The Lord of the World Begins from the Siheyuan

Li Ming hates troubles even more, and it is more enjoyable to make money steadily to buy machines and technology for development.

"Well, let's be polite first and then fight."

The water in the electric kettle was boiling, and Lou Xiao'e stood up to make preparations.

"The equipment of the ham sausage factory is being installed. Don't you really want to go and see it?"

"I won't go. I don't know how to install it, and it will cause trouble if I go. I'll go and see it again when they start trial production."

"Three trading companies quoted us the price of casings. One of the more expensive ones is a relative of Councilor Chen."

Li Ming decided: "Since Councilor Chen is willing to come to our opening ceremony, let's use the one from his relative's house."

Lou Xiao'e always listened to his words, so the matter was settled.

She talked about her new knowledge, "I used to think that ham sausage casings must be made from pigs or sheep, but I didn't expect that they could be made manually."

Li Ming smiled and said: "Technology is advancing, and the company should track more cutting-edge technologies in the future. There are many business opportunities in it."

Artificial casings such as fiber casings, collagen casings, and plastic casings have been used on a large scale for many years in countries and regions such as Ou, Magnesium, and Japan.

Japan imports large quantities of natural casings from my country to produce high-end sausages, and exports large quantities of artificial casings to us.

1986年的数据，日笨进口我国的猪肠衣大约100多万米，羊肠衣1000多万米。（成年羊的小肠有20-30米，甚至50米。）
The main livestock raised in the north and south are different. Jincheng exports sheep casings in large quantities, and Shanghai exports pig casings in large quantities.

my country's casing exports have a tradition.

1936——1938年的数据，全国肠衣总出口额为国币7亿6887万元；而作为出口的大宗商品，丝的出口额为国币4410万元，仅占肠衣出口额的6%。

Li Ming's ham sausage factory prepares several types of casings and produces both high-end and low-end products.

The port city is a trading port, so there is no need to worry about the supply of casings.

After answering Lou Xiao'e's call, my uncle rushed to the office quickly.

"I was just talking to a grain importer about purchasing."

"The grain business here in the port city has very strict regulations. Importers can only sell grain to wholesalers Mihang, and retailers can only purchase goods from Mihang. The relationship between the three is very clear."

The eldest uncle came in and complained a lot, then slumped down on the sofa chair, waiting for Lou Xiao'e to pour him tea.

Li Ming chuckled and said, "If we don't complicate things, how can those Yingguo guys and treacherous people profit from it?"

In fact, there are also reasons for stabilizing market supply, but when it comes to the issuance of license rights, there is naturally a nominal fee.

The eldest uncle gave a thumbs up and praised: "Hit the nail on the head."

"I think Hong Kong City's laws are just like this. It's so complicated that it's impossible to figure it out without the help of a lawyer."

"Brother, did Manager Tang's visit to the dock with various gangs go smoothly?" Li Ming asked straight to the point.

"It's going pretty well. But I'm a little worried that when the business is booming, those people will break the rules and get involved."

The eldest uncle then added: "We are not people who speak vernacular, so we are not in the same group as them by nature."

This is why Li Ming has always emphasized that the sales company must visit the dock first.

Others can use a local accent, call them "fellows", and have a haha. People who know each other can help negotiate many things, and they also pay attention to food and appearance.

He is not so easy to talk to others. He takes advantage of others and takes the lead.

If Li Ming had to step in to solve all the messy things, he would be too lazy to make money.

"Big gangs only do things that are profitable, such as pornography, gambling, drugs, and real estate. They look down on troublesome businesses like ours."

"Small gangs, don't fight head-on. Go around that small area first, and I will deal with them while you stay."

The elder brother-in-law thought that his brother-in-law’s status was unusual and that he really didn’t need to care about the small gang, so he asked instead:

"Speaking of real estate, house prices in Hong Kong City are going down, and you still ask Consultant Huang Fuyi to pay attention to villas?"

Li Ming just bought a house, of course he knew that housing prices were unstable.

As for the reason, everyone knows.

The fiery incident has spread to Hong Kong City.

Some people are afraid and want to run away. The property must be sold.

There are many sellers and few buyers, and those who sell are still very anxious. Buyers can't justify it without ruthlessly killing them, so price reduction is inevitable.

These sellers are not just worried randomly, they are quite well-founded.

Macao, across the sea, what happened in the past two months has not returned in name, but in fact it can be regarded as a return.

Controlling the situation for decades in advance is also a factor that will make Macao more stable decades later.

Firstly, Li Ming is not afraid of changes, and he will live there first; secondly, his money comes easily, and the 200 million he picked up for free is still sitting in the small world, and he doesn't feel bad if he loses.

Not to mention other things, the bulk of foreign trade is still in the port city, and this trading window really needs to be preserved.

"The decline in housing prices is only temporary. The Hong Kong city's economy is now so prosperous that rising housing prices are inevitable."

"If housing prices continue to fall, the only way is for the economy to completely decline. Hong Kong City doesn't look like it's going to decline now."

The eldest uncle sat up straight and said, "Dad thinks nothing will happen to Hong Kong City, otherwise our family would be the first to run away."

Li Ming smiled and said: "Brother, you don't need to test me. I asked Xiao'e to start a career here, which has already proved that there will be no big problems in Hong Kong City."

The eldest uncle chuckled and said, "You know more inside information. Based on dad's judgment alone, I still feel a little guilty."

"Don't worry. With the money you earn this year, if you have no projects to invest, you can start buying real estate in the second half of the year."

My uncle asked: "You mean house prices will reach the bottom in the second half of the year, and you can buy the bottom by then?"

Li Ming said: "I don't know if it's the bottom, but I'm sure it won't drop much in the next few years."

"The panic in the market is all in the early stage. The more times the same topic is raised, the more people will get used to it."

“In a year, it’s almost time to become immune.”

The eldest uncle asked: "When is the best month to start? It's not that I'm greedy, it's mainly that I don't have enough money."

"I really don't know about this. If you plan to buy it with a loan, you'd better not get involved."

Unless you live there yourself, buying a house with a loan is an investment with several times leverage, and it is easy to liquidate your position before making money.

Hong Kong City’s housing prices are notorious for skyrocketing and plummeting, making it easier to liquidate your property.

Many well-known entertainers have suffered big losses.

Lou Xiao'e also advised: "Brother, we'd better do business safely. When we have more funds in the future, we can diversify our investments."

The eldest uncle smiled and said: "diversify your investments. Xiao'e, you know a lot of new words."

"I don't read for free."

On Sunday, Li Ming's time was also very tight.

After discussing the opening of the business with the Lou brothers and sisters, he returned to the capital first.

Ever since he took charge of the security department, there was no concept of weekends off. In the past, when the factory had nothing to do, he could arrange his time at will.

Throughout January, the boss of the steel rolling mill basically had room and board in the factory, fearing that he would be pulled down if he was not careful.

It is rare for people like Li Ming to leave the factory and wander around.

Yang Dakui pushed out of the section chief's office holding a large stack of printed matter.

"Section Chief, these are the tabloids from yesterday afternoon and this morning." There was no way to subscribe, so I had to send someone to buy them all.

There is a fee for helping him with this private job. At the end of the month, Captain Fan Jiawen will give him the statistics sheet for review.

"Thank you for your hard work. Sit down and have a sip of hot tea. Are there any articles that are more relevant to us?"

"There is a proposal to visit the commune. I deliberately put it at the top." Li Ming glanced at it and saw that it was a proposal from more than 20 teams.

Ten days ago, no one recognized Duo Quan, and everyone went their own way. Now they want to join forces to do it together.

This matter has something to do with him, but not much.

The relationship means that after they join forces, someone in the city will come out to take charge of the work. It will not be like now where the person in charge cannot be found.

It doesn't matter much. He is not responsible for the connection between the steel rolling mill and the city. He can do whatever he likes.

"Senior."

"Just tell me if you have anything to say." Li Ming scanned the tabloid headlines one by one without raising his head.

Yang Dakui asked with a smile: "I heard that the new ideological learning competition in our factory was proposed by you."

"I suggested it."

"You have made the people in our security department miserable."

"You feel the pain yourself, right?"

"It's really not true. Everyone has been very heavy-headed these days, and they all feel dizzy when warming up by the fire in the office."

Li Ming chuckled and said, "If you want to blame, just blame the people in the workshop for causing trouble for our security department."

"If they are calm, I won't think of these tricks. If they are still restless, I still have many tricks to use."

Yang Dakui said depressedly: "Then I have to talk about them."

While drinking tea and chatting with his section chief, Yang Dakui waited for section chief Li to read the headlines at a glance before sending the tabloid to the office building.

Since there is no ordering channel and the printing time is uncertain, it may only be printed every few days, especially since there are many tabloid contents that may become inaccurate after two days.

The person who purchased it did not want to take responsibility, and the person who gave the order was afraid of being implicated. The steel rolling mill could not order tabloids in the name of the mill.

Spending a large sum of money to buy dozens of tabloids every day, Section Chief Li is the only one in the entire steel rolling mill.

Regardless of whether he is literary or military, he is not afraid of others pulling his hair.

Lou Xiao'e didn't need to read the tabloid now. He read it himself and asked his subordinates to send it to the small conference room in the office building.

Those who want to see it can feel free to do so. Anyway, they can push it to Section Chief Li.

Many people who want to know the latest trends have to appreciate it.

Bang bang bang bang bang.

"Please come in!"

"Section Chief Li." Team leader Qiu succeeded the staff building engineering construction team.

"Team Leader Qiu."

Yang Dakui took the initiative to escape first, holding the tabloid in his arms.

Perhaps because of riding a bicycle, Team Leader Qiu was sweating on his forehead in the cold weather, "Chief Li, something serious has happened."

"Don't be anxious, sit down and speak slowly."

Team leader Qiu first reviewed his own mistakes, "It has been freezing recently. We were a little negligent and relaxed our security work."

"Hundreds of meters of wire and some tools such as wire cutters were lost in the construction site warehouse."

"When was it discovered? Who was the first to discover it?" It is also Li Ming's responsibility to investigate the theft case at the staff building site.

Team Leader Qiu replied: "Deputy Team Leader Du and I are doing a month-end inventory today. We just discovered what we have just discovered, but we don't dare to announce it yet."

"Exactly how many meters of wires are missing?" Li Ming wanted to make a preliminary judgment on whether the nature of the case was a casual one or a gang crime.

Team leader Qiu had a good memory and reported a bunch of data, "According to the records on the registration form, there are 180 meters of multi-strand copper core plastic white wire, 200 meters of copper core plastic blue wire, and 200 meters of aluminum core plastic green wire. rice, 3 wire cutters, 3 electrician's knives, 3 iron-sucking switch coils, needle-nose pliers, carp pliers, and light bulbs."

"It's not too much or too little, it's all miscellaneous. A single person committed the crime many times, or two or three people worked together to steal it once."

Team leader Qiu said anxiously: "The quantity is still a bit high and we can't hide it. Deputy team leader Du is secretly watching the warehouse at the construction site headquarters. I will rush back to the main factory to find you for help."

"I'll call two people to go over together. Let's check the scene first."

Team leader Qiu asked again: "Please find someone who is more reliable and tight-lipped. It would be best to wait until they are found before announcing the news of the theft."

"They won't talk nonsense until the case is solved, so as to prevent the thief from getting the information and destroying the stolen goods." Li Ming not only agreed, but also thoughtfully helped find an excuse.

"Yes, yes. Thank you so much, Chief Li."

"It's our duty, let's set off now."

Li Ming worked vigorously and quickly, driving people to the construction site of the third phase of the staff building.

Lao Zhang, the doorman, saw the pickup truck belonging to Section Chief Li and immediately walked out of the doorman's room.

Team leaders Xiao Wei and Qiu got off the back of the car with their bicycles.

Team leader Qiu ordered: "Old Zhang. Officer Wei is in charge here."

"Section Chief Li wants you to ride on my bicycle and go to the warehouse together."

Lao Zhang felt confused, but he just listened and said, "Then I'll trouble Director Wei."

Xiao Wei smiled and said, "It'll take a while."

Li Ming drove into the construction site first without waiting for Qiu and the others.

A row of temporary bungalows was built when Li Ming was the team leader.

Deputy Team Leader Du heard the movement of the pickup truck and stepped forward to greet him: "Chief Li."

Li Ming closed the car door, "Will the temporary warehouse still follow the previous rules, with dedicated personnel to take care of the items?"

Deputy team leader Du said awkwardly: "Because there has been no construction recently, the implementation has not been very strict."

Normally, the rules are not enforced, and they don't take it seriously when nothing happens.

If something goes wrong, don't complain if the responsibility falls on you.

Li Ming raised his hand to stop the construction site workers who looked into the lounge and saw him coming out. Li Ming didn't say any more nonsense:

"Let's go to the warehouse first."

Deputy Team Leader Du said as he walked: "Okay, please go this way."

"Team Leader Qiu and I want to take advantage of the time we have today to do the inventory first, so as not to be too busy tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

"It's still the rule you set. These small and easily lost items are put in this warehouse. These are the ones that are rare."

Li Ming asked: "When you opened the door, the door lock was intact?"

Deputy Team Leader Du pointed at the warehouse lock, "It's in good condition, as usual."

“When was the last time everything was complete?”

"No construction has started this month. The last time I entered the warehouse was last month when I was taking inventory. There are two keys, one is mine and the other is with the electrician captain."

"Are there many people staying here at night recently?"

Deputy team leader Du replied: "There are only about 10 people. It's too cold to lay floors, and there is no work. Most of them go home to live."

"The Datongbu where they sleep is just at the end of the warehouse. If the movement is smaller, they won't notice it."

Not far away, Team Leader Qiu took Lao Zhang to the warehouse.

Since Section Chief Li left the construction site, the quality of Lao Zhang's cigarettes has dropped significantly. Like everyone else at the construction site, he misses Section Chief Li's generosity.

Even though his legs and feet were inconvenient, Lao Zhang hurriedly greeted: "Hello, Section Chief Li." (End of Chapter)