Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 250 and the first business in the Mainland

I wanted to say 10 yuan for a box of 4 sticks, but Qian Guotai once again doubled the price when the domestic price was increased by 50%.

"20 Hong Kong dollars a box of four, if you want, I'll get you thirty or fifty boxes next time."

Chu pouted forward, the price is even more expensive than some mid-range cigars in Cuban cigars.

However, compared with the price in the United States, a Cuban cigar priced at US$1.25 is indeed not expensive.

He took out 2 and said, "Give me a box of 1."

Qian Guotai secretly scolded himself for the low quotation, and the kid next to him is a big water hose, with so much money that he can buy 6 movie theaters at the same time, and also renovate them at the same time.

This item alone costs more than 300 million Hong Kong dollars.

Moreover, this kid gave himself 240 million Hong Kong dollars in cash at one time last time, that is to say, he came to Hong Kong Island in February, and now in mid-April, he can earn 2 million a month.

Thinking of this, Qian Guotai was both excited and had a headache.

Being too good at making money is not necessarily a good thing. Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian asked Guotai for money this time, in order to discuss with him how to transport the 29.1 catties of rice collected in the warehouse of Xinshou Village back to China.

Then tell him that he still has the same amount of rice at the Kwai Chung pier.

By the way, when can 100 kilograms of Hetian jade, 100 kilograms of chicken blood stone, and 100 kilograms of Tianhuang stone be shipped?

Finally, let’s talk about throwing sticks.

When Qian Guotai heard that Chu Xiangqian had prepared 58.2 catties of rice for free to the country, his eyes almost popped out.

It's not that the country doesn't know how to buy grain from abroad, but that large-scale grain transactions have always been strictly regulated by various countries.

Therefore, it is simply unrealistic to think about buying grain by thousands or tens of thousands of tons.

And relying on the Nanguang Company on the other side of Australia to buy grain and transport it into the country, it is really a drop in the bucket.

And foreign exchange is also a problem.

Of course, the amount that can be transported is at least a supplement, so when he heard that Chu Xiangqian had obtained 291 tons of rice, Qian Guotai was excited and grateful.

If this batch of grain is transported back to the capital, it will be enough to consume almost one-tenth of the capital's food consumption for a day.

And this is only the first batch, and the capital itself has a food distribution plan. This extra amount will greatly improve the problem of food shortage.

Suppressing his excitement, Qian Guotai asked in a low voice, "Is all the food at Kwai Chung Wharf?"

Chu shrugged forward, "Only half is stored there. I have to show off first to avoid being targeted by the British or even the Americans. I found someone to hide the other half.

Moreover, I have established a relationship and can leave Hong Kong at any time.

So the question now is how?Whether to ship to Guangdong, or to Tianjin by sea. "

Qian Guotai's pupils shrank, and Chu Xiangqian said that he could leave the port at any time. Does that mean that this kid has paid a lot of money to bribe the marine police and the ghosts in Heyguan?
If so, the value will be great.

Then Qian Guotai realized the problem, and hurriedly said to Chu Xiangqian, "Qianqian, from now on, you must never do this kind of thing again. No matter how good the secrecy method is, there will always be mistakes and omissions.

Therefore, your most important job is to make money and establish a foothold in Hong Kong Island, do you understand? "

Chu Xiangqian looked at Qian Guotai who was concerned and anxious in surprise, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm more afraid of death than you think."

Qian Guotai was taken aback, then laughed.

This is not the first time that Chu Xiangqian has said this. Even when he first hinted that he would come to Hong Kong Island to get rid of the traitors, this kid said that he would only have contact with himself, or even only with the top leaders of Guo'an.

It was like worrying about exposing him internally before he started going abroad. People like Chu Xiangqian really wouldn't risk his own safety.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian's role became more and more important.

Money and food are indeed the most scarce supplies in the country these days.

After Qian Guotai calmed down, he subconsciously picked up the fishing rod, put another bait and returned to the sea.

After thinking silently for a while, he said, "The first batch should go overland. If you are sure that the people you have are fine, then transport half of them to the New Territories.

Then tell me the address, and I will notify the mainland to transport it away. "

Chu Xiangqian shook his head, "I'll ask someone to find a small island not too far from the mainland, and if you store your things on the island, it won't be difficult for you to transport them away, and I can easily keep them secret.

After all, 29.1 catties, a full 2910 bags of [-] catties of grain piles, are placed in the New Territories and are easy to be discovered.

If this thing is done, we can transport it to Tianjin in the future, or we can find a small island in the sea.This way my men don't have to dock and arouse suspicion. "

Qian Guotai swallowed again after hearing this.

This is equivalent to saying that Chu Xiangqian has recruited at least a hundred men on Hong Kong Island?

And if a person of his character can trust these subordinates, then in his heart, these people must be his confidants and die-hard loyalists.

I couldn't help but secretly curse myself for being too negligent in understanding Chu Xiangqian.

But after thinking about it, the big leader, even the bigger leader, said, don't care about Chu Xiangqian's whereabouts on Hong Kong Island, let alone investigate him.

Of course, at that time, the superiors only thought that Chu Xiangqian would become one of the sources of foreign exchange.

So I feel that letting him develop on his own is safer than interfering.

And it seems that he himself did very well.

Including the number of people who really knew Chu Xiangqian's identity, there were less than ten people in total.

Four of them are his prospective father-in-law, prospective second uncle, and prospective daughter-in-law’s grandfather.

As a result, Qian Guotai was the only person on the front line.

Seeing that Qian Guotai was silent, Chu Xiangqian said impatiently, "Okay, just do as I say. Otherwise, I don't think the people in the mainland can keep 100% confidential after contacting my people."

Speaking of this, Chu Xiangqian suddenly realized that 29.1 kilograms of grain itself was a problem.

He secretly thought that he would still have to get a batch of the same amount of grain from the market in the next two days and store it in the warehouse at Kwai Chung Pier again.

As long as there is no shortage of food there, if the British and American guys know that the mainland has got so much food, they will check carefully and find that there is nothing wrong with the Kwai Chung pier.

Basically I won’t check it a second time in the future.

At the same time, the market at the fire station has to be opened.

These days, Sanjiangshui has been leading a few men to watch the set and shoot, otherwise the market would have opened long ago.

As long as we continue to sell food, we can make a fuss about it.

After talking about this matter, Qian Guotai would naturally not refuse to give Chu Xiangqian a few more days to deal with the mess.

After talking about the food, Chu Xiangqian said with a smile, "Uncle Qian, should you give me the 300 kilograms of jade I want? I paid for this."

Qian Guotai smiled awkwardly, "It's not like you don't know. In order to keep it secret, the big boss can't transport things directly to Guangdong. The plane transports it in, and it can't be hidden from the ghost guy at the airport here.

So it can only be shipped by sea.

And in order to keep it secret, even the comrades who transported it didn't know what it was, so the speed naturally couldn't be increased. "

When Chu Qianqian heard this, he didn't say anything more.

Finally, the matter of swinging the stick was brought up, and even the design drawings were shown to Qian Guotai.

This thing is actually not difficult. After reading the drawings and annotations, elementary school students can remember it.

"I have to talk to the big boss about this," Qian Guotai said. After thinking about it carefully, he followed what Chu Xiangqian said and exported the sticks in batches.

It can indeed be said to be raw materials.

It not only reduces the difficulty of export, but basically it will not be noticed.It's just that once it is actually sold in the market, it will inevitably attract the attention of others.

Qian Guotai suddenly felt that there was no need to let Chu Xiangqian take a little risk for this benefit.

And to be honest, the domestic demand for steel is very large now.

Once the polar bear experts leave, the country will prepare more raw materials for steel and cement in order to complete more than 200 key projects.

That's why the last time Chu Xiangqian said that he wanted to set up an electric fan and bicycle assembly factory, that's why his superiors rejected him so quickly.

Chu Xiangqian shrugged indifferently. This was already the second time that he had taken the initiative to help the mainland get an exit.

If there are any ideas in the future, if you leave the mainland, the superiors will not be able to blame yourself.

In my heart, I immediately put the idea on Norton's head, asking him to pay for the patent and build a stick assembly factory on Hong Kong Island.

At that time, the sales in England will be handed over to him.

As Mountbatten is already the Supreme Commander of the Infant Kingdom, it is a breeze to purchase some sticks for the military police.

After using it for a period of time and confirming that there is no problem, it will be easy to open the market in England.

By the way, the stick can also be exported to the United States in the name of Norton.

When the time comes, I will hide behind my back and silently make a fortune, and it won't matter if my name is given to Norton.
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After thinking about this, Chu Xiangqian felt much better.

From the handbag, he took out a breadfruit and handed it to Qian Guotai.

"Uncle Qian, have you heard of breadfruit, a Southeast Asian specialty?"

Qian Guotai was taken aback for a moment, then remembered the information about Breadfruit, and even recalled the dried Breadfruit he had eaten in Vietnam a few years ago.

A smile appeared on his face.

Unlike the baobab in Africa, the breadfruit tree in Southeast Asia is closely related to jackfruit, and the breadfruit is similar to jackfruit.

This fruit is called a fruit, but it is actually more like food.

He took it and cut it open with a knife, and immediately the smell of toast hit his face.

When it tasted, it was almost like a baked potato.

And holding the whole thing in my hand, just by feeling, it weighs about ten kilograms.

If this were imported in large quantities from Southeast Asia, the Americans and British would not care at first.

After all, this stuff has never been a mainstream food. Even in Southeast Asia, only some island and forest natives still use this stuff as food.

After eating a large piece, he was sure it was the same as what he had eaten before. He quickly put down the fruit and asked Chu Qianqian, "Can you give me this fruit? There should be a way to get some to Hong Kong Island?"

Chu Xiangqian smiled and nodded, "About 15 catties a month, or 75 tons, plus about 2 catties of dried fish, you can ask your superiors if this business can be done.

If I keep giving them for free, it will be fine for three to five months. If it takes longer, I will not be able to do business in the future.

Moreover, I can't guarantee that this business will be available every month. After all, it depends on the actual supply of my partners in Southeast Asia. "

Qian Guotai had no doubts about what he said, and in his heart, he was still looking forward to the arrival of the domestic rainy season, which would alleviate the drought in the mainland.

It will only take a few months to harvest this year's food.

But the food problem in the past few months has become the key.

"I will report this to my superiors when I get back, but..."

Qian Guotai hesitated and hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed to tell Chu Xiangqian that he should first order 15 kilograms of breadfruit and 2 kilograms of dried fish for this month.

Although Chu Xiangqian had just said that he was willing to give it free for three to five months, all fools knew that if he really did this, it would be chilling.

Chu Qianqian saw this and guessed it after just a moment's thought.

Secretly, anyway, the breadfruit and dried fish are all products from the Novice Village.

Moreover, there are indeed a lot of breadfruit every month, and they are sold in large quantities on Hong Kong Island, and it is really not necessarily sold out.

It's better to send it to the mainland, one is to save more people, and the other is to be able to exchange for antiques, jade, or other things is also a good thing.

Just thinking about it, it seems that in the mainland now, except for agricultural and handicraft products, there are basically no attractive goods.

Forget it, let the higher-ups discuss it by themselves first.

I looked carefully at the warehouse in Xinshou Village, and saw that there were more than 2 catties of fish in it.

He smiled and said to Qian Guotai, "I have about 2 catties of breadfruit and 2 catties of dried fish here, and they will be placed on the selected island together with this batch of grain.

Next month's order, I will also find a partner in Southeast Asia to order. It will be a full month. I think the higher-ups should come up with a plan, right? "

Qian Guotai nodded hurriedly. If he still couldn't make a decision in a month, then he might as well stop buying breadfruit and dried fish.

Chu Xiangqian reminded, "My side will be the cost price, and the freight price will be added to the domestic market. I don't make money in this regard, but I hope that domestic exports will allow me to make money in Hong Kong Island.

Otherwise, I will not make money in this business, and there are other ways to make money.But those of my subordinates who volunteered to help the mainland can continue to do so for a long time not only because of their enthusiasm.

At least, if someone takes a risk, you can't make him unable to afford food. "

Qian Guotai sighed, "Don't worry, your proposal is good. The higher-ups will definitely consider it more comprehensively, and they won't let you suffer."

Chu Xiangqian trusts his superiors in this matter. There are foreign enemies, and the subordinates he fabricated, in the eyes of the superiors, are those who serve the country with passion.

When necessary, even at the expense of one's own people, these people who have contributed to the country must be kept.

Qian Guotai thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Go forward, didn't you get a lot of sika deer and tigers from Southeast Asia?
Then you will definitely be able to get a lot of deer antlers, deer treasures, tiger penis, etc. In addition, your uncle, Mr. Gong Ruomei, runs a pharmacy on Hong Kong Island.

In this case, you might as well change the medicinal herbs with domestic ones, even if it is necessary, we can even give you a few formulas of some finished traditional Chinese medicines.

If you import the most basic raw materials such as medicinal materials from China, not to mention the British, even Americans will not care.

Then make finished medicines on Hong Kong Island, such as Shenbao pills, maybe you can become a family of pharmacies on Hong Kong Island. "

Chu Xiangqian's eyes really lit up this time.

I am really willing to help the country, even for free.

But deep in my heart, I know that if I give too much free things, it is actually very dangerous for me.

On the contrary, exchanging and doing business is the long-term way.

As for things like Shenbao, not to mention now, even after many technological drugs appear in the future, the sales volume will always be very high.

Now, at least among the Chinese in Southeast Asia, there must be a big market.

The more he thought about it, the more Chu Xiangqian felt that Qian Guotai's proposal was good.

Moreover, the pharmacy in Xinshou Village might be able to synthesize medicines such as Liuwei Dihuang Pills.

I secretly thought that I would go to the drugstore to buy some medicinal materials and try it out soon. If it was feasible, this business would not only be possible in Hong Kong Island, but Chinese in Southeast Asia would also be potential customers.

Seeing that Chu Xiangqian agreed, Qian Guotai was also very happy in his heart, and at the same time secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

A person who asks others to pay is not a long-term solution after all.

As long as both parties have needs, not only will the relationship be stronger, but Chu Xiangqian will be more active and proactive when he sees that there is money to be made.

"By the way, last time you mentioned the three steps into the courtyard through the front door, the land deeds and house deeds have been processed for you. There are also mailed gifts from your master, uncle, Yi Yiantian and others. We have also arranged for your second uncle Xue Jianguo moved into that compound himself."

(End of this chapter)