Chapter 348: Trip to Tibet(1/2)
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spn Zhang Shusheng’s trip to Tibet came soon. Since the purpose of this trip to Tibet was to personally experience the actual situation in Tibet in order to decide what kind of policies to implement next, he also wanted to give people a breather by the way.
It took a lot of time to relax during the battle, so it took a lot longer than a normal inspection of the place.
In order to keep confidentiality, this trip was extremely simple. We did not bring any important military or political officials with us. The only people accompanying us were two special security guards from the Central Committee and a senior intelligence agent from the Special Intelligence Department who had been working in Tibet for a long time. Boss Zhang’s trip to Tibet
, his identity is a traveler who acquires Tibetan mastiffs and precious Tibetan medicine.
Guard ** Feng pretends to be Boss Zhang's personal bodyguard, and guard Fan Keming acts as the driver. As for veteran intelligence agent Qiao Yu, due to his many years of work experience in Tibet, he is familiar with everything in Tibet and has a Tibetan identity arranged by the Special Intelligence Department.
Today, he still uses the same identity he had in his early years: Tibetan Bagel, who is regarded as the Tibetan guide in a group of four.
The Qamdo Garrison District received an order from the base camp that a special operations team was about to arrive. According to the order, the commander of the Tibetan Garrison District, Zhuge Sheng, arranged for an elite 105th Mechanized Division to also arrive near Chamdo in advance. Their mission was to carry out n grassland operations.
Long-distance marching exercises, but the marching speed and marching direction will be synchronously commanded from the base camp.
Their role is to maintain an absolute deterrent force within tens of kilometers of Zhang Shusheng's four-person team, and to be able to provide support through tanks, armored vehicles or plateau helicopter response within an hour or even less under special circumstances.[
On October 25, 1945, a modified military 135 transport aircraft arrived at Qamdo Caoyong Airport and was slowly descending.
, "The sky in Tibet is really as blue as the sea."
After Zhang Shusheng lowered the altitude of the plane below the clouds, he looked out from the side and saw a clear blue sky without any pollution, giving people an ethereal feeling.
He had never been to Tibet before his rebirth. Even in this era, it was his first time to go to Tibet. He had been to the northern and southern Xinjiang areas, but the scenery and culture of Tibet were very different from those in the mainland.
Quite looking forward to it.
"Boss, this is what the world calls the place closest to the sky. I have lived here for twenty years and I almost don't want to go back, haha."
Bagel's words lead him to say that he came to Tibet earlier than the time when Tibet was liberated. At that time, he was only in his twenties and "was resettled to Tibet as a nomad and stayed there for twenty years."
"It can be said that I am used to seeing the scenery of Tibet, and I almost forgot the scenery of the big cities in the mainland.
When he learned that he had been selected into this special task force, he returned to Beijing to report on his duties. He had been officially promoted to the director of the Qinghai-Tibet Region of the Special Intelligence Department and had the rank of senior colonel of the National Defense Forces. With great excitement, he received emergency corresponding training.
, and then joined the group.
The two guards in the team were extremely disciplined. Not to mention, they were like cold machines. Even when they saw Zhang Shusheng, the excitement released in their eyes seemed to be on fire.
, but they could abide by their duties and neither dared nor talked much with the chairman. However, the performance of the two of them was very suitable for the position of bodyguards and drivers.
Zhang Shusheng did not deliberately ask them to do anything. Instead, he specifically communicated with this "Tibet Master". Bagel was also cautious at first and lowered his head involuntarily when speaking. However, he received special intensive training and was ordered by the chairman of the committee.
After two times, he was finally able to perform his duties as a guide normally and regarded this head of state, who could make the world shake by stomping his feet, as his boss.
In his opinion, isn't the chairman the boss? The biggest boss of the people in the country.
As an excellent old intelligence officer, Bagel's life experience and self-adjustment ability are extremely strong. After changing his attitude, even Zhang Shusheng couldn't see any flaws in this person. This was just for a bag of salt, a box of
Just a soap or a lighter can serve as a tour guide for half a month.
Zhang Shusheng is a middle-aged Tibetan man. Zhang Shusheng is very satisfied with this forty-year-old Tibetan tour guide. At least along the way, he heard a lot of things about Tibet from him, both good and bad, positive and negative.
Whenever Zhang Shusheng asked, he would tell him firmly and without any modification.
"Yes, the place closest to the sky is the spotless world."
When Zhang Shusheng mentioned the place closest to the sky, he couldn't help but think of the song "Heaven" by Tengger and another song "Road to Heaven". Both songs without exception praised the world that is closest to the sky. With a move in his heart, he
Instead, I decided to publish these two songs anonymously in the Sound of Music newspaper after I go back this time, which can be regarded as a recollection. Anonymous
Or publishing lyrics under a pen name is what he often does. Since the Southwest period, he has published many of his favorite songs under multiple pen names or anonymous names, and then designated the copyright proceeds to a certain charity. Later, this behavior
It has even created a trend, and many people have followed the trend in creating and donating their royalties and profits.
While the plane was descending, Zhang Shusheng took a look at the situation in Qamdo.
Because it is located in the Hengduan Mountains and the Canglan River, Jinsha River, and Nu River basins, it is an important town in eastern Tibet. There are many mountains near the city of Qamdo. The mountains are like long dragons stretching across the prairie, with extraordinary momentum. Just talking about the first impression,
The feeling that Qamdo gave him was similar to that in some areas in northern and southern Xinjiang, with a different kind of wilderness feeling reflected in the desolation.
The plane is about to land. Transport planes are always bumpier than passenger planes. Fortunately, the foursome are not ordinary people and have better physiques than ordinary people. The change in cabin pressure when the plane descends does not cause them much discomfort.
As for altitude sickness, it is relatively mild. Firstly, the degree of altitude sickness is related to personal constitution. Secondly, after arriving at the plateau by plane, altitude sickness will generally appear with a delay.
Although Bagel knew that the chairman must have seen the introduction of Qamdo, even the pictures and audio and video introductions, he still acted as a guide and introduced the situation of Qamdo to his boss. A city built in a valley with a population of more than 20,000 people, because
Due to some policy issues, some Han people have moved in. Currently, Tibetans and Han people mainly live together, and of course Tibetans are the largest group.
After getting off the plane, Zhang Shusheng and his party did not have any extra time to stop at the Tibetan security area. A modified off-road anti-vehicle drove directly to the stop. The off-road vehicle is relatively large, powerful, has very good protection effect, and the glass is also special
It is anti-glass and has a spacious interior. The guard and driver are in the front row, and Zhang Shusheng and Bagel sit in the back row.[
The off-road vehicle drove directly to Qamdo City.
Since Qamdo is an important thoroughfare into Tibet, it is also the first important town on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway after entering Tibet.
The problems in Tibet are quite special, but inconvenient transportation is definitely one of the most critical basic links. After the liberation of Tibet, the central government immediately started the construction project of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway and the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. The first ones to be opened to traffic were
The entire "Qinghai-Tibet Highway" has reached the standard of a secondary oil road or above in mountainous areas, while the Sichuan-Tibet Highway was opened to traffic later.
The reason is that in later generations, problems occurred repeatedly on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, and various natural disasters and disasters continued. In order not to repeat the same mistakes, Zhang Shusheng personally intervened in the construction project of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway and built it with very high requirements, without hesitation to invest more funds.
To build a better road, we can afford to wait even if the progress is slow. The importance of building two good roads into Tibet is really too great. The railway problem cannot be solved for at least ten years. So, building two good roads will
Highways can also solve many urgent needs.
There are actually many cars entering Tibet, and there are even more cars stopping in Qamdo for supplies and meals.
After Zhang Shusheng and his party entered Qamdo in their off-road vehicle, they felt a completely different style from the cities in the mainland.
Most of the buildings in the small town are newly built. The money for building the houses includes "government" subsidies, and it is also due to the Tibetan people making their own fortunes. The buildings are mostly two-story and five-story buildings, and there are very few seven-story buildings.
I saw that there is only one building, and there are none with more than seven floors. It is really not cost-effective to install an elevator.
Among the bustling people in the small town, "some are wearing traditional Tibetan clothes, but most of them are actually wearing some clothes from the mainland, such as jeans, shirts, suits, and most of them are really good clothes."
The price is not expensive, and the clothes reflect the latest trend. The key is that these simple clothes are more convenient for work than traditional Tibetan clothes.
Most of the people's faces were red with plateau red, and their eyes always showed a kind of friendliness. Occasionally, off-road vehicles honked their horns. The eyes of those Tibetans who turned around also showed friendliness. Some even bent down slightly to welcome these distant people.
Incoming guests.
Although Tibetans don't know much, they know that such Han people generally come from the mainland.
Zhang Shusheng's first impression of Tibet was very good.
When I was in college, there was a Hui classmate, a Uyghur classmate and a Mongolian classmate in my class. There was also a Uyghur roommate in the same dormitory. The Uyghur male classmate had a more perverse personality and had more huhu intestines, which he had accepted since he was a child.
It was a Chinese education, and the Uyghur language was not as good as Mandarin. He didn’t have much contact with that male classmate, but the overall feeling was okay. In comparison, another Uyghur student who was in the same dormitory was completely
A modern "trendy" man who is kind and friendly. He talks about football, basketball, and music all day long. He talks about the differences between ethnic groups and says, "Those people are all sick here. They live a good life. Everyone."
There is no difference. The Hui students are awesome. They are still on the study committee of the university. The Mongolian students can’t speak Mongolian. She is a very gentle girl. If she didn’t say that she is Mongolian, Zhang Shusheng would not be able to tell that she is not Han.
As for Tibetans, he had never come into contact with them. If he really had come into contact with them, he often encountered them when he was queuing up to buy tickets on a train in his previous life. After all, the Qinghai-Tibet line was opened at that time, and Tibetans in Chengdu often bought tickets to go back to Tibetan areas.
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I just arrived in Qamdo this time, and my first impression was very good.
The problem of eating is easier to solve. The off-road vehicle is parked in a specially reserved parking space on a small street. Walking down it is a restaurant street. On this street, there are shops owned by Han, Tibetan, Uighur and Hui people.
, various tastes, drivers and guests coming down the Sichuan-Tibet Highway most like to eat here, it is cheap, the service is simple and the portions are full.
Naturally, the four of them were led by "Boss." Zhang Shusheng did not enter the first "Bashu Restaurant" but walked into a restaurant owned by a Tibetan next door. There was not even a signboard, only a handwritten Tibetan signboard with Chinese characters on it.
"Eat and drink" is very simple and straightforward.
"Please take a seat."
Seeing the guests arriving, a young Tibetan woman quickly came over to greet them, and she actually spoke in Chinese.
Zhang Shusheng signaled Bagel to order, and Bagel ordered barbecue, highland barley wine, fried highland barley, cakes, and camellia oleifera. He handed it to his boss to look at. Zhang Shusheng saw that there was rice on it, so he added a basin.
Rice. He Ning and Lu Yunyan were worried that he would not be accustomed to Tibetan food, so they had prepared a lot of food in the off-road vehicle, including potatoes, tomatoes, and meat.
The order was served very quickly. It was Zhang Shusheng's first time to eat Tibetan food. He ate it very quickly and the taste was pretty good, especially the barbecue was very authentic, but the rest was just fine.
Because it was not meal time and there were no extra customers in the store, an old Tibetan man came out from behind and sat next to Zhang Shusheng and handed him a cigarette.[
"Thank you." Zhang Shusheng took the cigarette, ignored the vigilant look of the guard next to him, signaled that it was okay, and put it on the old Tibetan man's lighter and lit it.
, "Young man, you are here to do business in Tibet." Unexpectedly, the old Tibetan man spoke very good Chinese and had a distinct Sichuan accent. Zhang Shusheng guessed that this old man had probably traveled to Sichuan and Tibet before.
, "Old man, I'm from Chengdu. I plan to buy a few Tibetan mastiffs and some rare Tibetan medicines, such as cordyceps." Since Zhang Shusheng is dressed as a businessman, he naturally comes here to cook.
Now he asked the other three to continue eating. He ate quickly and just finished chatting with the old Tibetan man.
"Tibetan Mastiff? That thing is very powerful. It is used by herdsmen to guard their livestock. It is very precious." I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it.
Tibetan medicine is easy to buy. There are people selling it in many pastoral areas and towns, and there are many businessmen like you." The old Tibetan man did not smoke the cigarette in his hand, but took out the leaf cigarette, which made Zhang Shusheng sigh with emotion.
He is a veteran of traveling to Sichuan and Tibet. "When I was young," I traveled to Sichuan and Tibet. I have been to Chengdu, with the big boss."
It can be seen that you, old man, were used to traveling around the world, haha."
Zhang Shusheng's words made both of them laugh.
The old Tibetan man agrees with the saying that he is used to traveling around the world.
, "Old man, how are you doing now? Is the new 'government' treating the Tibetans well?"
To be continued...