Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 318 Interest is the best driving force

At this time, Da Ma felt vaguely that he was overstating himself by running a dog racing track with his brothers.

But after carefully calculating the future benefits, I really can’t bear to give up.

Therefore, Da Ma both loves and hates Chu Xiangqian, who is thinking of dog racing ideas.

Seeing Chu Qianqian asking him how much money the ghost guy wanted to extort, Dama sighed and said, "If we follow the rules, the police station and other direct management departments will have to pay 50 to smoothen the relationship.
The Development Department, Environment Department and the like generally charge 30.

If these two companies asked for 50 million, we would bite the bullet and give it.But the guy from the Development Department actually asked for 100 million.

The Environment Agency also offered a price of 80.

If we agree to this, the people in the first four departments will definitely ask us to pay the difference, and they may think that our brothers are playing tricks on them.

It’s obvious that someone is looking for them to prevent our brothers from hosting dog racing events. "

Chu Xiangqian felt something in his heart. He didn't know anyone at the Environment Agency, but the Development Agency was under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State. If he could find Hader, it would be easy as long as he gave him money.

However, the root cause should still be the Jockey Club, which is worried that greyhound racing will take away their business and social influence.

After thinking about it, Chu looked at Dama Qianqian and asked, "Are you planning to open formal betting in the greyhound racing venue, or off-site betting?"

Da Ma said without thinking, "Chu Sheng, you reminded me before, for the sake of trouble and to make it easier to get the qualification to open a dog farm.

I definitely want to open a betting point outside the venue, otherwise I wouldn’t even be able to pass the land office level. "

"This is easy to handle." Chu Xiangqian laughed and pointed to the tidal flat in front of the newspaper office. "I will help you get the Development Department and the Jockey Club. You brothers will provide money, people, and work to build this land. .

However, the Jockey Club agrees not to stop you, and the Development Department and Environment Agency still need to pay no less. "

Da Ma himself knows that Ma will definitely be behind the scenes.

So after the Development Department jumped in to take action, he knew that even if the Development Department and the Environment Department were dealt with, it would still be useless.

Now that I heard that Chu Xiangqian helped with the Jockey Club, I was naturally willing to let Chu Xiangqian give it a try.

Think of it as spending money to avoid disaster.

After careful calculation, the newspaper warehouse, factory building and cement floor project requires 150 million yuan. The engineering team costs about 10,000+, plus the 60 benefit fee for the Development Department and the Environment Agency, which is about 230 million yuan.

This is much easier than trying to find a relationship between the two brothers. There is no need to talk about it, there is no need to take detours, and there is no need to waste money.

Otherwise, let alone 230 million, even three or four million may not be able to get things done.

It's just that the money spent during this period was indeed a bit too much, and because Yuen Long was competing for the battlefield, it also cost a lot of money.

Malaysia does not have much cash on hand right now.

After thinking about it, he said with a thought, "Chu Sheng, we brothers don't have much money. But we have a construction team, and we can find ways to get the building materials on credit first.

Do you think this will work? Doesn’t the newspaper office want to build staff dormitories?
I will take out the dormitory space.I was also responsible for the sand, steel, cement and payment required for the work.

1栋能住40户的5层楼，大概30万。我给报社建2栋。甚至报社这10亩地需要的水泥，我也成本价卖给报社。

After completing these two projects, you can help me with the Jockey Club. "

After hearing this, Chu Xiangqian knew that the fat man wanted to earn construction fees.

The newspaper expansion and the two dormitory buildings combined can earn at least 2 to 30 yuan in engineering expenses.

In addition, he has a sand field in hand, and the cost of digging sand by himself is very low. The expansion of the newspaper office worth 150 million yuan and the two dormitory buildings worth 60 yuan. On sand alone, he should be able to save another 10,000+.

If cement and steel bars can be paid on credit, the fees you need to pay will be even lower.

Chu Qianqian thought for a moment and realized that this was a win-win situation.

Just as he was about to agree, his eyes suddenly rolled.

Although you can get things like cement and steel bars on credit, you still have to find factories to purchase them.

In the end, you have to pay back the money.

In this case, it is better to ask him if he is willing to import from the mainland.

Just because there is no need for shipping, steel bars and cement from the mainland should be cheaper than those from Nanyang.

And Xiao Ma is short of money now. As long as the quality is no worse than that of Nanyang, when the brothers borrow projects again in the future, they may be willing to purchase goods from the mainland.

As for whether the British would stop them, as long as there was money to be made, the two brothers could do whatever it took to smuggle cement.

In this way, even normal tariffs are not required.

The cost is even lower.

He pulled Dama aside and took out a cigar from his pocket. After the two of them lit it, Chu Qianqian smiled and said to Dama, who had a vigilant expression on his face.

"Is there any cement from the Mainland on the market on Hong Kong Island?"

Da Ma was stunned for a moment, then nodded mentally, "Yes, there are, but the quantity is very small. If Chu Sheng has a way, he will definitely be able to do this business."

Chu nodded forward, and then asked, "How is the quality of cement in the mainland?"

Dama thought for a while, "I have never bought cement from the mainland, but I heard that the quality is not bad. If you can buy cement specially used for building large projects, the quality will be even better."

I just heard that there has been a lot of construction in the mainland in recent years, and we are short of cement and steel bars.Even if we have money, we don’t know who to buy it from. "

Chu Qianqian immediately came to his senses. From 52 when China and Red Polar Bear negotiated construction aid, to 54, 156 key projects had been negotiated.

Basically, it is equivalent to helping China build a full-scale heavy industry system.

It's just that China's foundation is still weak. In 57, the total industrial output value increased by 1952% compared to 128.6.

Although the steel output is 535 million tons, the more projects are built, the more basic materials are consumed.

However, Chu Xiangqian still believes that by supplying some cement and steel bars to Hong Kong Island to build dozens of buildings and pave some cement roads, the mainland can easily squeeze out these resources.

And after all, this is about earning foreign exchange.

"I'll help you contact the seller. The price is cheaper than in Nanyang. And if you have a fleet, you can just ship it in directly."

Malaysia's eyes lit up. Just by eliminating the tariffs on shipping and customs declaration, it can save [-] to [-]% of the cost.

First, it will be provided to the construction companies of the community. When the scale expands and the sales become stable, even if you declare customs and import from land and become a wholesaler, the annual income will be considerable.

Besides, in the beginning, they only brought in cement to build two buildings and ten acres of cement land. Even if the ghost guy knew about it, he would just spend 2 to [-] yuan to bribe the ghost guy marine police.

When Malaysia and others were about to agree, they secretly said that there was no need to do business directly with the mainland.

I heard that there are several companies in Macau that specialize in doing business in the mainland.

To put it bluntly, these companies are agents in the mainland. Buying from them may be a little more expensive, but it is safer.

After Chu Xiangqian listened to Da Ma's explanation, the first thing that came to his mind was Nanguang Company.

This company was established in 49 and is a truly Chinese-funded institution. Its main task is to import scarce goods from the mainland.

But now, it seems like things are not going well.To put it bluntly, I still don’t have the money to make trouble.

By leaving this matter to them, it can be regarded as helping the mainland to expand its import and export business.Even if he doesn't participate and can't make money from it, Chu Xiangqian is still willing to be the middleman.

"Okay, I'll help you find someone to contact them."

Da Ma nodded hurriedly. He had already thought about it and found someone to set up a company in Macau.

Let the shell company negotiate business with Nan Guang first, and then let the company on Hong Kong Island do business with the shell company.

As long as it is not contraband, the British will not cause trouble for themselves in this business.

Once the business becomes big, just taking [-]% or even half of Hong Kong Island's cement market will be enough for the brothers to earn several million every year.

Chu Xiangqian returned to his office and first called Youguangqian, asking them to prepare a full tiger banquet in the evening.

Then he said hello to Da Ma and He Yisheng, drove out, found a phone booth, and called Qian Guotai.

After seeing him, Lao Qian couldn't help complaining, "Go forward, we have met a lot recently. We have to find a more confidential way to communicate."

Chu Qianqian thought for a while and nodded, "I did see him too often."

After thinking about it carefully, I suddenly said, "I have acquired three stores in Causeway Bay, and I am planning to open a prescription and a branch with backbone.

How about you just come over and help me? "

Qian Guotai stood up in surprise, "Are you crazy?"

Chu Qianqian waved his hand and said, "Uncle Qian, if you only pass the information I gave you back to the mainland, it is actually safer for you to work in the pharmacy than to stay at the Xinhua Society's Hong Kong branch."

Qian Guotai thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

As a semi-official branch, the British are always keeping an eye on it.

Although my name does not appear in the branch, I am still familiar with some comrades in the branch.

If anything goes wrong, your identity may be exposed.

Although Chu Xiangqian did not provide much information, he could provide a large amount of foreign exchange and supplies to the mainland.

The importance cannot be overstated.

But if this happens, let alone being promoted back to China in the future, he might have to stay in Hong Kong Island to cooperate with Chu Xiangqian for the rest of his life.

But for Chu Xiangqian, the safer Qian Guotai is, the safer he himself is.

Moreover, if Qian Guotai jumped out of the foreign affairs agency, he would be able to avoid that storm in the future.

Chu Xiangqian remembered clearly that in the first year or two of the storm, many foreign affairs personnel were directly recruited back.

In fact, all the foreign affairs personnel in an entire region of Southeast Asia went back without leaving behind.

It would be several years before the superiors realized that this was not going to work.

Chu Xiangqian was not worried that Qian Guotai would betray him, but he had no confidence in the newly sent liaison officer, let alone any trust.

Qian Guotai is really excited now, "How about I work as an accountant in the pharmacy and help you keep an eye on the pharmacy's business?"

Chu Qianqian shook his head, "There is no difference between the accountant and the shopkeeper. The more generous you are in the pharmacy, the less people will doubt you."

Qian Guotai thought for a while and finally said, "I will report this matter to the superiors first and wait until the superiors make a decision."

Chu Xiangqian naturally knew that this matter could not be accomplished by just agreeing in private.

While nodding, he talked about cement and steel bars.

When Qian Guotai heard that the first batch of cement cost about 7 to 80 Hong Kong dollars, his heartbeat began to accelerate.

Not to mention making money or not, the 80 yuan in foreign exchange alone is enough for the mainland to find ways to promote this business.

Not to mention that according to Chu Xiangqian's intention, once the business stabilizes, it will cost Ma Ma a minimum of 200 million Hong Kong dollars to import cement a year.

In 60 years, the mainland's foreign exchange reserves were only US$1.05 million, which is equivalent to 4.2 million Hong Kong dollars and 2500 million pounds.

Exports were 63.3 billion, while imports were 65.1 billion.

In other words, there is a deficit of 1.8 million Tianchao coins.

If we can earn an extra HK$180 million a year from just steel and cement, we can make up for the 1% deficit.

Qian Guotai agreed to this without hesitation, "Don't worry, I will report to the superiors when I get back, and this matter will be left to Nanguang Company. It is a serious business, so there is no big problem."

After saying that, Qian Guotai hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "Go forward, will there be any problems with Da Ma?"

Chu Qianqian shrugged, "It's no secret that I'm from the Mainland. I'm doing serious business. The more I hide it, the easier it is to be suspected.

Besides, I have never been exposed to military matters here on Hong Kong Island, nor have I held an official position, so I have no access to confidential information.

I also do business with some ghost guys and my business is getting bigger and bigger, so no one will doubt me. "

Qian Guotai felt relieved.

Chu Xiangqian continued, "By the way, help me import a thousand boxes of Bamboo Leaf Green medicinal wine."

Qian Guotai looked at Chu Qianqian in surprise, 1 boxes equals 1.2 bottles, and secretly thought, what does this guy want with so much wine?
Chu Xiangqian didn't explain, and casually took out a few rolls of 500 Hong Kong dollars each, "Here are 6 Hong Kong dollars. This batch of wine will be shipped as soon as possible.

When it's time to pour, you store the wine at Kwai Chung Pier and the warehouse where the medicinal materials are stored, and I will find someone to move it away. "

Duan Hongchun, the owner of the restaurant, said that the purchase price of the export-style Bamboo Leaf Green Liquor that I drank at Youguangqian was only 5 yuan a bottle.

There are 12 bottles in a box, and one thousand boxes is exactly 6 yuan.

Tiger bone wine uses green bamboo leaves as raw material.

There are more than a dozen half-person-high wine jars in Xinshou Village, weighing 1.2 kilograms, and it only takes about 10 days to make tiger bone wine.

These 1.2 kilograms of tiger bone wine should be enough for one year.

Qian Guotai thought for a while, but still didn't ask Chu Qianqian why he wanted so much wine.

He took the money and said, "If you hurry, it can be shipped from the warehouse in Nanguang tomorrow."

Chu nodded forward. Since the business was settled and there was nothing else to do, he said hello to Qian Guotai and left.

The Malaysian side received a call from Chu Xiangqian, confirming that the cement business could be done.And for the first batch of cement worth 80 Hong Kong dollars, someone would contact him to discuss the business.

Fatty Ma was so excited. Once the business stabilized, he would be able to grab a lot of projects just because the cement was cheaper than others.

He couldn't help but feel excited, and at the same time he also realized that Chu Xiangqian's energy in the mainland far exceeded his imagination.

And considering that he is so close to people like Ge Bai, since Gui Lao doesn't care about Chu Xiangqian's origin, he doesn't have to worry about big trouble when doing business with the mainland.

At around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Chu drove forward and went directly to Hader's office.

Upon hearing that Chu Xiangqian was talking about the big and small horses, Hader couldn't help scratching his head.

"Chu, regarding the dog racing project, several directors from the Jockey Club have said hello to me."

(End of this chapter)