Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Chapter 458 The Curtain Opens
"It's warm, very warm. The sun feels warm on your body. It's more comfortable than taking a hot bath."

Zhang Guoxin expressed his most intuitive feelings.

While Chen Qi was envious, he couldn't help showing a look of disappointment: "Isn't the flight ticket cheap?"

"I'm not sure about other places. A plane ticket from Manila to Taoyuan Special Economic Zone costs more than 8 yuan, and a student ID card is half the price. You can save a lot of money."

Zhang Guoxin replied.

Although there are discounts for students to fly, the number of flights is limited to no more than three times per year.

"It's so expensive!" Chen Qi exclaimed.

Her parents are both working, and their family conditions are actually pretty good, but a flight ticket worth 10 yuan is definitely not something she can afford.

"Today's planes can only seat three to 40 people at most, and the operating costs are high. When larger planes become available in a few years, the fares will definitely come down."

Zhang Guoxin tried to comfort him.

Chen Qi nodded subconsciously, and then couldn't wait to take out his mobile phone: "Princess..."

"Don't, don't call me eldest princess, sister, just call me Guoguo." Zhang Guoxin interrupted.

She is an adult now, and her father has retired and does not care about public or private matters, so it is inappropriate to call her "princess" anymore.

"Guoguo, can we take a group photo?"

"No problem at all."

Zhang Guoxin smiled and nodded.

After taking a group photo, Chen Qi finally introduced the building in front of him: "Guoguo, this house is not for living in, but a geothermal well, which can heat the entire special zone."

"Geothermal well?"

Zhang Guoxin seems to have only heard it in geography class.

"Without these geothermal wells, it would be impossible to maintain the current temperature inside the special zone. My dad said that when he first came to work, the average temperature was only a few degrees Celsius, and it would drop to subzero at night."

"Are the geothermal resources here very rich? If I remember correctly, places with rich geothermal resources are usually accompanied by volcanoes and hot springs?"

Chen Qi shook his head: "I don't know the specific situation. Anyway, since these geothermal wells were installed, our family has never worn thick cotton jackets."

“Are there many such geothermal wells?”

"More. I remember reading popular science information before. It seems that there is a geothermal heating station for every ten square kilometers. There are estimated to be thousands of geothermal wells in the entire special zone."

"It's amazing. Speaking of which, aren't these geothermal wells natural air conditioners? It's a benefit at no cost."

Zhang Guoxin gave a thumbs up.

"This metaphor is very apt."

Chen Qi smiled and nodded.

After talking about the geothermal heating station, Zhang Guoxin then asked about the tourist attractions in the Special Administrative Region.

As a native, Chen Qi immediately introduced in detail: "There are many interesting places here, I won't talk about the general ones, everything that is available outside is almost available here.

Let me just talk about a few unique attractions!
The first is Jushi Mountain, located in the northern suburbs. Although the mountain is not very high, only more than 100 meters, it is very suitable for rock climbing; the second is Jinghu Lake in the southern suburbs, where you can fish for free and is the first choice for many people to go on vacation..."

"You can fish for free? Is that so good?"

Kuang Wenhui couldn't help but interrupt.

“I didn’t make it clear, but there are actually restrictions on free fishing. Firstly, it requires a single pole and a single hook, and secondly, you must go to a specific fishing location.

Violators will face huge fines, and in serious cases they may even have to go to jail. There have been people who were greedy and got in because they violated the regulations. "

Zhang Guoxin was also full of surprise: "Really not charging a penny? Aren't you afraid that all the fish will be caught?"

You know, fish is also meat, and the price is not cheap. Just catching a few big fish can be worth a month's salary of an ordinary person.

"I have also heard from people that the reason why the authorities do not restrict fishing is very simple, because fishing will speed up the recovery of fish stocks in the lake, allowing the fish to grow faster and reproduce more."

Chen Qi explained patiently.

"You didn't lie to me, did you? How is this possible?"

Zhang Guoxin was extremely surprised.

“I also asked my dad a similar question, and this is what my dad said. Fishing is definitely not a simple matter, and many times we catch nothing.

In other words, most people are equivalent to free fish food suppliers. To put it more bluntly, the cost they pay for fishing is much higher than the harvest. "

Chen Qi explained in detail.

Zhang Guoxin was immediately eye-opened: "Is there still such a cool operation? When I have time later, I will go fishing and see if it is so difficult to catch?"

"You will know when you go there. Mirror Lake is very deep and fish like to stay at the bottom. It is really difficult to catch fish, otherwise the official will not open it for free."

Chen Qi reminded solemnly.

Li Dajuan on the side saw this and immediately warned:
"Listen to grandma and don't sneak out to go fishing alone. Your dad has retired now and has plenty of free time. Let him go with you."

"Got it, grandma!"

Zhang Guoxin said carelessly.

A pond was dug in the yard of their old house, and including her, her father, brothers, nephews and nieces all developed the habit of fishing.

Chen Qi continued: "In addition to fishing, there is also cave exploration. We are lacking everything here except caves. There is an open cave in the city that is ten kilometers long. You can go there when you have time."

"Is there any danger?" Kuang Wenhui asked worriedly.

"Auntie, don't worry. This cave has been completely renovated and is a mature scenic spot. It is very safe. In the five or six years since it was opened, except for a few cases of falls, there has never been a major safety incident."

Chen Qi quickly comforted him.

"Hehe..." After hearing this, Zhang Guoxin's eyes suddenly lit up and he was eager to try: "I didn't expect there to be such a fun place here. To be honest, I have never done cave exploration before when I was so old! Sister Chen Qi, and others Any fun attractions?”

"Yes, you can also go rock climbing in the suburbs, go to the Panda Museum to see giant pandas, go to Xiaolong Mountain to soak in hot springs, go to the museum to see the Terracotta Warriors and Horses... In short, there are not too many interesting places." Chen Qi recounted his treasures.

"Terracotta Warriors and Horses? Aren't the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Chang'an?"

Zhang Guoxin said in surprise.

"I moved here a long time ago. In addition to the terracotta warriors and horses, the museum also has many famous cultural relics, such as the three major treasures of the Louvre: Monla Lisa, Venus de Milo and the Statue of Victory.

The British Museum's "Rosetta Stone", "Arabian Bronze Hand", "Book of the Dead", etc. are all famous and frequent in history textbooks. "

Chen Qi said eloquently.

Zhang Guoxin was very interested in these and asked the other party to inquire carefully, especially the oil paintings. After all, she had thousands of oil paintings to her name, many of which were exquisite.

In this way, Chen Qi acted as a tour guide, and everyone walked and chatted along the way.

An hour later, the park was finished.

In order to express his gratitude, Zhang Guoxin took his new friend back to the courtyard to have lunch.

Chen Qi finally met the former consul and the former first lady, and he was both nervous and excited. …

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Brothers Zhang Guodong and Zhang Guoliang finally arrived in Taoyuan Special Economic Zone.

Among them, Zhang Guodong not only brought his "wife" and children, but also his prospective father-in-law and mother-in-law.

After a short adjustment, everyone in the old Zhang family quickly adapted to the life in the "underground city". After all, it is difficult to change from luxury to frugality, but it is too easy to change from frugality to luxury.

March 3th, an ordinary day.

One wave does not settle, another wave rises...

The new governor Zhou Jiangyu once again threw a shock bomb and officially announced the new economic transformation plan, giving high-sounding reasons:
In order to better coordinate disaster relief and reconstruction work.

As soon as this plan came out, as expected, it immediately caused a storm in society. Even a "semi-closed" city like Taoyuan Special Economic Zone was affected.

After the news ended, Zhang Hao's cell phone kept ringing. He originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, but Zhou Jiangyu had something to ask for, so he had to give him face, so he had to bite the bullet and help calm the other person's hearts.

The first person to call was none other than the president of the Japan-Korea Chamber of Commerce:

Kunihiro Mitsui.

"Old Zhang, the sky is falling..."

Mitsui Kunhiro's tone was full of anxiety.

"Father-in-law, don't be anxious. Things are not as bad as you think. Let's take a long-term approach."

Zhang Hao quickly comforted him.

"Old Zhang, how can you let me calm down at this time? Zhou Jiangyu is really a fucking idiot. He didn't discuss it with us in advance and just wanted to kill everyone. It's just too much of a deception."

Being forced into a corner, Kunihiro Mitsui no longer cared about etiquette and started to curse.

Zhang Hao said frankly and honestly: "My father-in-law, I won't hide it from you. In fact, I already knew about this matter in advance."

"what……"

Kunihiro Mitsui pretended to be surprised.

In fact, this is all obvious. As a former consul, preparations for such a big policy change may have started a few years ago.

"My father-in-law, there is nothing we can do from above. If we don't do this, the entire federation will be disintegrated. It's the lesser of two evils. Please bear with me."

"Oh, it's not that we are inconsiderate. It's just that we went too far this time. No matter what, we should have discussed it with us in advance. We shouldn't have made a surprise attack. This is a sign of disrespect..."

Mitsui Kunihiro was angry and unfair.

"Well, I originally wanted to discuss it with you, but unfortunately, there was a snowstorm, which suddenly worsened the situation, so I had to rush on the horse."

Zhang Hao made up a reason casually.

As for whether the other party believes it or not, that's none of his business. It's better to have steps to get down than no steps at all.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it." Mitsui Kunihiro paused, and then changed the subject: "Lao Zhang, I have absolutely no intention of holding you accountable when I call you this time, but I want to hear your suggestions. "

"My suggestion is to go with the flow and don't make unnecessary resistance. Don't worry, the higher-ups will not take anything by force, and everyone will receive satisfactory compensation."

Zhang Hao had no choice but to say something against his will.

“We have just studied the compensation standards, and although they are a bit harsh, given the current situation, they are indeed quite reasonable.

To be honest, based on the experience of 30 years ago, if the higher authorities do not take action, many companies will go bankrupt this time, and it may even trigger a super economic crisis. "

Mitsui Kunihiro's attitude softened a bit.

Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief: "Well, if you can think so, I'm relieved. There are also hardships from above. If no coercive measures are taken this time, the entire federal economy will collapse."

"That's what we say, but we can't have one-size-fits-all policies from above, right? Like our Mitsui Group, some factories were not seriously affected by the disaster, and we can survive the crisis on our own." Mitsui Kunihiro said unwillingly.

"My father-in-law, we have a famous saying in Daxia, if the skin is gone, how can the hair be attached? At today's point, the first thing we need to consider is to actively save ourselves, rather than thinking about how to make money. In this current predicament, making money No amount of money will help.”

Zhang Hao said earnestly.

Mitsui Kunihiro sighed, and then asked humbly: "Lao Zhang, without the company, what do you think we should do next?"

"Don't hesitate, come and be my neighbor first! This wave of snow disaster is so serious that it won't recover for ten or eight years. To be honest, we can't do anything now. The only thing we can do is to wait and see what happens. .”

Zhang Hao sent out the invitation again.

Kunihiro Mitsui was a little moved, but he was also worried: "Old Zhang, is Taoyuan Special Zone safe?"

"I've moved here, doesn't it still explain the problem?" Zhang Hao asked.

"That's not what I meant. What I want to say is..." Kunihiro Mitsui organized his words and asked in a low voice: "Once you go to the Special Administrative Region, won't you have no power to protect yourself and can only be slaughtered by others?"

Obviously, as soon as this incident came out, the entire business community probably lost its most basic trust in the officialdom.

Zhang Hao has rich political experience. He knew there was something wrong with this as soon as he heard this, so he tried it on the spot:

"My father-in-law, have you contacted the Europeans?"

Mitsui Kunihiro did not hide anything: "We did not contact the Europa people, it was them who took the initiative to contact us and wanted to work together."

He is more willing to trust his in-laws than Europeans.

"Europeans want to fight to the end?"

Zhang Hao frowned suddenly.

This is a result that no one wants to see.

"It shouldn't happen. Europa has been very unstable recently. Mass incidents have broken out in several big cities. They don't have the confidence to fight a civil war.

If what I expected is correct, they probably want to bargain with them, or at least raise the redemption standard a little higher. The current price, to be honest, is slightly better than the cabbage price. "

Kunihiro Mitsui expressed his conjecture.

"As long as there is no civil war, let me tell you an inside story. The redemption price is negotiable. It's not a big deal to increase it by [-]% to [-]%, but don't be too greedy. The patience above is limited. Be careful in the end. The basket was empty."

Zhang Hao dug a huge hole in advance.

These are all Zhou Jiangyu's plans. Once the "demonetization" policy comes out, the higher authorities can use the excuse that businessmen are too greedy, leading to serious inflation.

As a last resort, demonetization was carried out.

This is called taking the "moral high ground."

Mitsui Kunhiro suddenly felt confident: "Lao Zhang, with your words, we can rest assured."

No one complains about having too much money. If you make more money now, it will be easier to make a comeback in the future.

After all, anyone with a little knowledge of economics will understand that "public ownership reform" can only solve urgent needs and cannot last long.

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(End of this chapter)