The Birth of the Hong Kong Island Family.

In Queen Mary Hospital, Xu Caiying gave birth to a little princess, Lin Zhichao's first daughter, named Lin Wanzhu.

The boys of the Lin family are named with three characters, the middle "Rui" means the same generation; the girls are also named with three characters, and the last word "Zhu" means the same generation.For example, if Lin Zhichao had a second daughter, the name would be 'Lin Huizhu'.

"Honey, do you like Wanzhu?" Xu Caiying leaned on the pillow and asked Lin Zhichao.

There are four sons in the family, and her husband may not want a son anymore, so Xu Caiying asked this question.

Lin Zhichao held Xu Caiying's hand, and said frankly: "Our Lin family is not very big, every child is my treasure, how could I not like Wanzhu. What's more, having a daughter is really good, don't Worry!"

A daughter can also take charge of Lin Zhichao's business, as long as she is good enough; of course, in theory, the business her daughter inherits or manages must be a non-core industry, such as the future clothing industry.

Tang Caiyun, who was holding Lin Wanzhu at the side, couldn't put it down. Although she was not born by herself, in fact, the two sisters were regarded as their own by each other's children.

"Since my husband thinks that there are not many people in the family, then we will continue to have children until you are satisfied!"

Lin Zhichao heard the words, turned around and said to Tang Caiyun: "Who do you think I am! You have to consider your body, and too much is not necessarily a good thing, and the energy to educate them must also keep up."

He suddenly thought of Luo Yingshi and his wife Du Lijun, they were really able to have children, a couple actually gave birth to 9 children in a short period of time, the minimum interval was only 14 months.The point is that Du Lijun not only looks beautiful, but also lived to be 104 years old and is still alive.

Although Tang Caiyun has given birth to three sons, each of them is separated by a little more than two years.More importantly, with Lin Zhichao's nourishment to her body, Tang Caiyun has a super recovery ability, and she recovered to a good state within a month.

Tang Caiyun hugged Lin Wanzhu and said, "I still want to give birth to another one!"

In her heart, she also wanted a daughter, but she was worried that Xu Caiying would have an idea if she said it out!
Xu Caiying didn't have a city manor anymore, and immediately said: "Then if my sister has another son, I can't play tricks! After all, if you have four, I have to have four. The task is so heavy!"

She didn't think giving birth was painful, but that giving birth was troublesome!

Tang Caiyun scolded: "You girl! Fortunately, there is no mother-in-law who has any interests in the family, and my husband also spoils us. Otherwise, how can you choose this matter? In a big family, who doesn't have a lot of children."

Lin Zhichao was also thinking in his mind that the more things like children, the better.However, considering the energy to be cultivated, ten in the first wave is enough, four for Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying, and two for Hepburn.

There may be more in the future, but the nature will definitely be different at that time!

After sitting for a while, Lin Zhichao went to work.

Xu Caiying's mother and daughter were taken care of by Tang Caiyun, while Wu Wenying stayed at home. After all, there were four children at home.Although there is a nanny at home, it must be supervised by the owner.Song Qiaoling will also help, she is her daughter after all.

Lin Zhichao came to Cheung Kong, and Huang Changhong, the deputy general manager, came to his office and handed him a tender.

"Boss, the bidding document for the Chaguoling Quarry in Jiulong has been prepared, please take a look!"

He picked up the tender and looked at it seriously.

There are dozens of large and small stone mining areas in Hong Kong, but they are strictly managed by the Hong Kong government and private mining is not allowed.In the process of mining, there are also strict requirements for the owners of various quarry enterprises.

The quarry industry in Hong Kong has a long history, which can be traced back to 1841 when the British army occupied Hong Kong Island, and the subsequent construction required a large amount of stone materials.Shau ​​Kei Wan, Shek Tong Tsui and Morrison Hill along the coast of Hong Kong Island, Qian Cao Wan, Ngau Tau Kok, Lei Yue Mun and Ho Man Tin Quarry Hill along the coast of Kowloon Peninsula were the main mining sites at that time.At that time, concrete technology did not appear in Hong Kong, and quarry was mainly used as the main building material for early buildings, retaining walls, ponds and seawalls.

After 1900, with the emergence of concrete technology, as the main building material, the quarry industry in Hong Kong turned to concentrated production of crushed stone, and the labor intensity of some manual processes decreased, creating opportunities for women workers and other groups to enter the quarry industry.

Male workers are responsible for the work that requires strength, such as "shooting guns" and "digging mountains", and digging out huge rocks; female workers and old people use stone hammers, drills, etc. to break stones and make crushed stones for concrete; before leaving work every day, The weight of the crushed stones is calculated, and wages are paid according to the records.

Today, Cheung Kong's warehouses are full of various machines, so Lin Zhichao plans to enter the quarry industry and eventually form a monopoly.

After all, the quarry industry is an industry that is not inferior to cement and sand, and the cement supply in Hong Kong is currently controlled by the British (Qingzhou British Clay). The sand industry is actually a loss-making industry. I made a big loss because I didn't make much money.

As for what kind of "tsar" the airship Tai is, that is pure nonsense.The sand in Hong Kong is basically made of sea sand, which can be washed. After the elutriation process is completed, it is regarded as river sand; even, the sand of some projects is not even washed, and the sea sand is used directly.

As for the life expectancy, according to Lin Zhichao's knowledge, there are many buildings in the past 60 years - many high-rise buildings built in the 50s have not been demolished, such as the Champagne Building, Tangong Building, China Construction Building and so on.In Japan, Taiwan and other countries, almost all of them use sea sand for construction, after all, there is no river sand.

As an agent of river sand in the mainland, Airship Tai can only make some money, not to mention that you have been playing sports for ten years, who will collect sand for you.In his previous life, Airship Tai went to search for sea sand purely to ease the relationship with the Hong Kong government. He took a large number of government projects and set the price very low, so as to ease the relationship with the Hong Kong government.

Therefore, in the field of building materials, Lin Zhichao did not think about touching sand in the past; in the field of cement, he will directly acquire Qingzhou Yingclay in the future.

The quarry industry is the highlight of Changjiang Industrial, and of course it will also involve steel (ship breaking), aluminum alloy and other fields in the future; in short, it is normal for a real estate company to have dozens of branches.

"410 million Hong Kong dollars, is there any hope of winning the bid?" After reading the bidding documents, Lin Zhichao gave his own price.

Huang Changhong said: "The probability of winning the bid is very high. It can be said that it is guaranteed, and the price may even be a bit high!"

Lin Zhichao didn't believe it, because he knew that someone was also spying on this quarry.

It turned out that although Japanese official Ichiro Yoshida interfered last year, Lui Che Woo still obtained the procurement approval. It must be through some channels.As a result, the two companies even experienced "price raising". Fortunately, everyone later realized that raising the price is a lose-lose thing, so they each started a one-by-one bidding strategy.

So according to the funds earned from the Yangtze River Trading business, Lu Zhihe probably earned at least 500 million.At the same time, Lu Zhihe is not stupid, with so many machines in his hands, he must have already established a construction company, ready to dabble in infrastructure and quarrying.

"The price is not necessarily high! There is a businessman named Lu Zhihe in Hong Kong who also resells war surplus materials in Japan. He has machinery and equipment in his hand, and he may have the same idea as us."

Huang Changhong said: "However, there are dozens of large and small quarries in Hong Kong. There is always a way to obtain quarries, or purchase, or cooperate. If we win this quarry, we can also cooperate with others, or purchase, and expand the industry. Quickly occupy the market."

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Then let's bid at 410 million Hong Kong dollars. There is no technical problem."

"Ok"

the other side.

Lu Zhihe confidently filled in the price of '380 million Hong Kong dollars' and prepared to seal the bid.

Lu Jinzha, his father and partner, reminded: "Should the price be higher, so that we can securely outperform competitors?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhihe laughed indifferently, and then said: "Father, other people's ideas are to use stone hammers and drills, and they must consider the cost of mining. Now I plan to use mechanized production of stone mines, and the price is already It's stable."

Seeing that his son was full of confidence, Lu Jinzha was a little proud and complacent before speaking.Indeed, in the past year, my son has suddenly made a fortune and obtained the approval for the purchase of war surplus materials from the US military stationed in Japan. As a result, he made a lot of news and made many business friends.

Therefore, Lu Zhihe has developed a proud and complacent character, and Lu Jinzha, as a bystander, can still see it clearly.

"The Changjiang trade is also purchasing materials for the US military stationed in Japan. They must have a lot of machinery in their hands. Think about it, will their boss Lin Zhichao take a fancy to this quarry?"

Lu Zhihe immediately vetoed it: "No! I have thought about this matter. According to my understanding, although Lin Zhichao is a veteran real estate businessman in Hong Kong, he has not invested in real estate for a long time. Since he does not invest in real estate, why would he be interested in it? A quarry business? Shouldn’t it be an upstream industry, should it be a downstream industry?”

Lu Jinzha thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he didn't say any more.

At this time, Lu Zhihe didn't expect that Lin Zhichao was behind him when he almost failed to get the approval; therefore, he didn't even think about fighting Lin Zhichao.

At the same time, he was even more complacent. When he snatched a batch of goods from Changjiang Trading, the other party could only take a step back; of course, he also understood later that if the two companies broke out fierce bidding every time, the profits might be huge. reduce.

Because of this, the American consul was happy with the existence of two Hong Kong buyers.

So after he won once, he stopped competing and just bid reasonably; then everyone formed a tacit understanding, and one party got the right to purchase once.Of course, there are also other businessmen here.

Lu Jinzha then said, "How long can your country continue to do business?"

The so-called international trade is to purchase war surplus materials, and then not only sell them in Hong Kong, but also sell them overseas.Since Hong Kong is a free trade port, it is very convenient to do this kind of business.

Lu Zhihe said: "War surplus materials are getting less and less, so I plan to enter the construction and quarry industry this year. The specific time is estimated to end international trade within a year or two."

Lu Jinzha was also a wealthy businessman, and earned a lot of money by smuggling supplies after the war on the peninsula.But he has many sons, so it is impossible to take care of Lu Zhihe too much.

On the contrary, now, Lu Zhihe has prospered with his own efforts and stands out among the brothers, so when he heard that his son wanted to cooperate, he immediately agreed.

Two days later.

The Hong Kong government announced that it won the bid for the mining rights of the quarry in Cha Guo Ling, Kowloon - Changjiang Properties.

Because the real estate companies in this era are all called real estate companies, so the real estate business of Cheung Kong is still under the name of Changjiang Real Estate.Only when they go public in the future will Cheung Kong and Cheung Kong Real Estate be separated.

Lu Zhihe was dumbfounded when he heard the news, he was really surprised that someone had meddled.

Lu Jinzha immediately educated his son, saying: "Others have a lot of machinery in their hands, and they may not even sell much, so they entered the construction industry and the quarry industry smoothly. This time, you are too careless! If you can think that Changjiang Property will bid , I believe that you will definitely pay more than 420 million Hong Kong dollars, because you know that the opponent is very strong. But you just didn't think of this!"

Lu Zhihe's face suddenly became rosy, and he said embarrassingly for a long time: "We can only find another chance!"

Lu Jinzha immediately said: "If you wait any longer, your machines may all get rusted. Instead of waiting for the government to issue the quarry mining rights, you might as well buy a quarry and start working first."

Lu Zhihe nodded and said, "Yes, I understand!" (End of this chapter)