Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, I, the rice class leader

Chapter 259 Chapter 259: Murder must be punished!Break the franchise!
It's definitely possible to talk, but Gao Yao doesn't want to talk.

“It benefits oneself and harms others, bullies the poor and favors the rich, is hated by gods and ghosts, and is known to everyone.”

Gao Yao said quietly: "You, Yu Sheng, depended on opium. I didn't talk about it back then. After all, everyone was doing it at that time. But your father, Li, was killed. At that time, your family had already announced that they would withdraw from opium, and you would be banned for life." Then enter Haojiang."

"I thought you guys would retreat bravely and just give up when things get better."

Gao Yao said coldly: "The result was good for you. You first opened a refinery in Liyuanshan to engage in yellow arsenic, and then later moved to a water house?"

Back then, Li Qishen bought Etoushan not because he had a unique vision and wanted to do real estate business, but because he wanted to buy it and open an opium refinery...

As for the subsequent switch to real estate, it was just to follow the trend.

Limin was sweating profusely and shouted, "What's wrong with me?"

“The biggest sin these days is not having money.”

"Go and see for yourself, which of these tycoons is a good man or woman?"

"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit..."

Limin Ze's words stopped abruptly, but Gao Yao slapped him unconscious.

"Nerves, so much nonsense."

Gao Yao said leisurely: "You Li family are really deceiving the gods."

……

It was dark, the streetlights flickered, and the telephone exchange on Hennessy Road roared.

The sky is shaking, the earth is trembling, and the heaven and earth seem to be split.

Angry fire erupted from the ground, blowing out countless black smoke and blowing sand, gravel and dust into the air.

The entire Hennessy Road windows were shattered by the bombing.

Countless disheveled neighbors ran out barefoot: "The earth dragon has turned over, the earth dragon has turned over."

"Falling on the street."

Someone yelled: "How could an earth dragon turn over here?"

When they ran to the street, black smoke and flames rose together, and everyone was shocked: "Oops, there was an accident at the telephone switchboard."

"It's over, it's over, the phone can't be reached."

A group of people were all talking, some were shouting to put out the fire, some were shouting to call the fire department first...

The long street suddenly became chaotic.

The wise and powerful people shouted there: "There is something wrong with this smoke. Go to the windward place quickly."

The loud bang on Hennessy Road was so earth-shattering that it was almost heard throughout Hong Kong Island. Some people who didn't know what was going on thought they were back in the Japanese occupation era.

There were screams, howls, and fear everywhere.

The Fire Department rushed to the scene of the incident as soon as possible. The fire was raging, and the only thing they could do was to barely control the fire.

No one noticed that someone was running wildly into the sea in the darkness.

The lights flickered in the middle of the mountain, and wherever there was a Lord, all the lights were on.

When Gao was about to walk out of the study, there was almost a mess outside.

"husband."

Bai Yuechang shouted: "Oops, the phone can't be reached."

"It seems that something big happened."

But Axia said: "I see there is thick smoke at the bottom of the mountain, maybe there was a fire."

"Dahua has sent people to investigate, we will find out later."

"The worst thing I'm afraid of is a fire accident."

Bai Yuechang said, "Could it be that there was a call from over there?"

Gao Yao smiled slightly, comforted the two women softly, and then said, "Nothing serious will happen."

"Miss Finn."

Gao Yao called Sister Fen: "Get some midnight snacks for the ladies."

"I'll take a look."

"Husband, you have to be careful."

The two women blurted out at the same time, with worried looks on their faces. Hong Kong Island is now full of monsters. If something really happened, what would happen?

"It's okay."

The concierge came to report: "Master, Master Zhou is here, and there is also Young Master He from the He family."

These are all Chinese celebrities who live in Mid-Levels. When something happens, they immediately think of Gaoyao.

"fine."

Gao Yao said: "I will go and greet you personally."

When he walked to the gate, he saw Zhou Xinian and He Hongzhang walking quickly. When they saw Gao Yao, they both felt relieved for some reason.

"Chairman Gao."

Zhou Xinian clasped his fists, with a rare look of surprise on his face: "Something big seems to have happened down the mountain."

"The Governor's Palace Guards have begun to blockade the mountain."

Originally, a gentleman should not stand under a wall, but Gao Yao, who knew this well, immediately said: "I am going down the mountain to have a look."

Zhou Xinian hesitated to speak. He thought for a moment, no matter how bad he is, he can't be so bad that he falls?Then he said: "It should be."

"Hongzhang."

Gao Yao said to He Hongzhang: "It's not a big deal."

"Sir He is already old, you might as well go back and stay with him."

He Hongzhang hesitated.

Zhou Xinian also followed suit: "Jazz's health is important. If something goes wrong, we Chinese will lose our flag."

Since the matter was serious, He Hongzhang said embarrassedly: "Then I will go back to accompany grandpa."

Gao Yao and Zhou Xinian were riding down the mountain in the same car. Zhou Xinian was worried: "Chairman Gao, what exactly happened?"

"What kind of world is this?"

The earth-shattering loud noise almost wiped out Zhou Xinian's soul. He was really afraid of falling again.

"Maybe it was an accident."

Gao Yao was relieved: "The war is over."

“No one can dominate me anymore.”

Gao Yao looked calm. He could not change the overall situation at the moment, but there was no problem with small punishments and big warnings.

The foreign companies have too much management rights, so they just take advantage of this opportunity to make changes.

The place is easy to find, and the thick smoke and the roar of people are all guides.

When it got closer and closer, Zhou Xinian shouted: "Telephone switchboard?"

"Oh!"

He slapped his thigh: "How could something happen here?"

The entire Hennessy Road has been blocked off, and no one is allowed to enter. At this time, it is inconvenient for Gao Yao and Zhou Xinian to drive in.

The two got off the bus first.

The passers-by gathered around suddenly shouted: "Mr. Gao, it's Mr. Gao."

"With Mr. Gao here, we feel at ease."

Zhou Xinian felt a little envious. He thought that Chairman Gao was so famous...

Gao Yao handed over his hand and said, "Dear neighbors, please let Dr. Zhou and I go in for a look."

“It’s windy and cold late at night, so the elderly and young children can go back to rest first.”

"Believe in the Hong Kong government and trust us."

When Gao Yao spoke, the people around him said one after another: "Of course we believe Mr. Gao's words." Then they dispersed.

As soon as the passers-by left, the security pressure was greatly reduced. All the police officers on duty were filled with gratitude. They saluted one after another: "Mr. Gao, Mr. Zhou."

Further inside, there was a temporary command vehicle. After a few ghost guys got out of the car, Zhou Xinian said, "I didn't expect McIntosh to be here."

McIntosh was the number one brother in the police force at that time and had great authority.

Gao Yao looked at the still smoking telephone switchboard and said, "With such a big matter, does he still want to stay in Armory Street?"

"MR. Gao, MR. Zhou."

A grateful McIntosh shook hands with the two men and said, "Thank you for supporting the work of the police force."

"how is the situation?"

"It's kind of bad."

McIntosh said: "Judging from the current peripheral situation, the explosive was Shimase dynamite."

"Fortunately, the telephone company said that no engineers will go in for maintenance tonight, and there should be no casualties."

"The blessing among misfortunes."

McIntosh nodded: "But I'm afraid we won't know the details until the fire is put out."

He knew that Gao Yao and Zhou Xinian were coming on behalf of the Chinese people, so he did not dare to neglect them at all, so he added: "The command car is a little crowded."

"We set up an observation post upwind."

Gao Yao agreed: "Okay, let's go over there."

Come on, Gao Yao will definitely have to stay up all night today. He took a look at the situation, and then called to the younger brother: "Go to the restaurant and bring some midnight snacks."

"People are like rice and steel. We cannot let Sirs work hungry."

Zhou Xinian looked sideways, why didn't he think of this?

It's said to be an observation point, but it's actually just two tables set up under a street lamp. Most of them are foreigners.

After observing it, Gao Yao asked directly: "When will the phone be re-opened?"

Yes, he thought these guys were from the phone company.

The telephone company is British-owned, and there are many powerful people joining it, so it has a 50-year franchise.

"MR. High."

One of them sweated, and then said: "We still need to discuss, discuss."

Gao Yao sneered: "Discuss?"

He said to Zhou Xinian: "It seems that everyone is going to be deaf for a while."

"Hey." Zhou Xinian sighed: "Fortunately, there is a telegram."

The faces of the people at the phone company turned green.

Gao Yao looked at the scene with an expressionless face. Franchise is such a good thing. Such a big thing happened, but these guys from the phone company still acted as if nothing had happened.

This is because there is absolutely nothing we can do about it.

It's already the 20th century, but in a free city like Hong Kong Island there is still such a decadent idea. Gao Yao thinks it must be changed.

After a while, a car with a crown on the front drove in. Everyone was moved. The Governor was also alarmed?
It was indeed Grantham who came. Such a big thing happened not long after he took office, and his anger could hardly be suppressed.

“Disaster or man-made?”

The Governor-General, who has both executive and legislative powers, can do almost whatever he wants without being restricted.

In Hong Kong Island, Grantham's authority lies only under God.

Of course, this is just a theory. After all, there is a Colonial Office above the Governor.

However, local officials on Hong Kong Island certainly would not dare to confront Grantham.

McIntosh, who was sweating profusely, gritted his teeth: "Sir, judging from the current situation, it should be man-made."

"well."

Come up and build the telephone switchboard first?

This was a military measure. Grantham's heart suddenly sank. He looked at the flames at the scene and then looked around. Fortunately, the nearby tenement buildings were not affected: "Let's get to the bottom of it."

Then he strode over to Gao Yao and the others.

"Congressman Gao, Councilor Zhou."

Grantham nodded slightly first. He admired Gao Yao and Zhou Xinian's spirit of coming under such circumstances, so he wanted to say hello first.

"How soon will the phone lines be open?"

Grantham asked a question that Gao Yao had asked. There is no way. Currently, the telephone is the main method of communication for everyone.

Especially for those businessmen, having a phone and not having a phone are two different concepts.

"2...2 weeks."

The man who spoke was wet all over, as if he had just been fished out of the water.

Grantham was very dissatisfied: "Two weeks?"

Gao Yao sneered, that's not what this guy said before. I'm afraid he has to deal with Grantham in the past two weeks.

"Your Excellency the Governor."

The phone company was ready to go bankrupt, and Gao Yao was not interested in taking advantage of the situation. He said directly: "I think they don't have an emergency plan at all."

"If the company doesn't have the storage, then re-procure, transport, assemble."

Every time Gao Yao said something, the faces of the people at the phone company turned pale.

Needless to say, Grantham saw that the people at the phone company were indeed perfunctory. He glared at the group of guys in front of him, and then snorted: "You said it for two weeks."

Gao Yao and Zhou Xinian walked aside, and they talked as they walked: "It's so outrageous."

"Thanks to the Dadong Telegraph Bureau, we can use telegraphs to communicate with outside business."

"This time it was just an accident at the switchboard. If the phone lines were also disconnected, I don't think the phone company has the corresponding reserves."

Chinese people have been dissatisfied with telephone companies for a long time. Installation is expensive, maintenance is expensive, service is poor, and the most uncomfortable thing is that there are no choices at all.

And since most of the people in the phone company are Westerners, these people don't care about the identity of the Chinese, so Zhou Xinian was also treated badly.

Gao Yao said to Zhou Xinian: "We must be careful about what happened today."

"Dr. Zhou, I would like to propose a proposal to abolish the franchise."

“It’s better to have multiple companies competing than to be dominated by one company!”

Zhou Xinnian was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that Gao Yao had this idea. He immediately lowered his voice and said, "Chairman Gao, there are many Westerners behind the phone company."

"That can't be helped."

Gao Yao said: "The telephone company's attitude is arrogant. Their delay will reduce everyone's opportunity to make money."

"What if this happens again in the future?"

Zhou Xinian sighed: "I don't think the Hong Kong government will agree."

"It's man-made."

Gao Yao lowered his voice: "Dr. Zhou, if we don't break the telephone franchise, if we build a high-rise building later, the telephone company will raise the price and charge higher installation fees. Will you pay it?"

The phone company does not have a clear charging standard, and even if it did, it would certainly not be implemented.

Zhou Xinian complained: "What's more, there are additional installation fees for installation."

"His mother's money belongs to those guys."

As long as there is corruption in any franchise, if what goes up is effective, then of course the kid below will also benefit.

"A flower does not have a hundred-day red flower."

Gao Yao said meaningfully: "Dr. Zhou, we may not always be so majestic. We have to guard against him."

Zhou Xinian thought that Gao Yao had made up his mind.

Gao Yao asked again: "Even if the proposal fails, what will we lose?"

“Will Westerners look at us differently because we curry favor with the phone company?”

"how is this possible?"

Zhou Xinian was right in thinking that if he didn't succeed, he would not suffer any loss.

If it works, that would be incredible.

Seeing Zhou Xinian's intention, Gao Yao struck while the iron was hot: "Dr. Zhou, think about it, the telephone company has held the franchise for more than 20 years and has made a lot of money."

"But it is not listed on the market. This kind of specialized company is unwilling to go public and pay dividends. It is very shameful."

Listed companies on Hong Kong Island will pay dividends, usually four times a year.

If the telephone company goes public, for example, as a blue chip stock, it just refuses to do so.

Although it is said that it is free to go public, an ordinary private company enjoys the benefits brought by the franchise but does not stop its business.

To be honest, it is really heartbreaking.

"Do it."

When Zhou Xinnian saw Ge Lianghong approaching, he whispered: "We will talk about it when we get back."

"Two gentlemen."

Grantham, who had been patrolling around, approached: "I never expected that such a thing would happen. What do you think?"

Gao Yao and Zhou Xinian shook their heads in unison, joking. It would be wrong to say anything at this time.

And looking at Grantham like this, I'm afraid I don't want any opinions. Of course, these two foxes will not speak casually again.

After all, Gao Yao had already stabbed the phone company before, so this was too much.

"What a bad day."

Gao Yao said: "Don't worry, the media will report it fairly and impartially."

Zhou Xinian thought to himself, someone on horseback has taken the lead again and fucked your mother.

Grantham's stiff face squeezed out a smile: "MR. Gao, thank you."

"Dead, dead."

As the fire subsided, firefighters went in to search the ruins and found dead bodies.

Everyone was moved and walked towards the building with Grantham in their arms.

McIntosh stood in front of him and said, "Sir, please be careful that fireworks are poisonous." He was pushed away by Grantham without saying a few words.

Gao Yao looked at Mai Jingtao with pity. This ghost guy doesn't know what to do when and what to do?

Immediately he shouted: "Aren't you going to let the reporters in?"

The governor went to the front line regardless of danger, but he couldn't grasp such a good subject?
Dry!Zhou Xinian lamented that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. He is really old. It seems that Chairman Gao will have more communication in the future.

McIntosh suddenly understood, and he immediately commanded the police officer next to him: "Let the media friends come in, quickly!"

Reporters swarmed in, including people from distant daily newspapers.

Gao Yaoyao saw it clearly. At this time, why do you need to be polite?It will definitely be cheaper for your own people.

"President Sun, come to the front."

Gao Yao said: "We must take pictures from multiple angles to capture the situation in which the Governor ignored the danger."

"Yep."

Gao Yao deliberately spoke in English, and Mai Jingtao heard it clearly. In his eagerness, he couldn't think much about it, and immediately ordered his subordinates: "Listen to Mr. Gao."

Sun Liren rushed out in response, followed by 3 or 4 reporters, squeezing directly to the front.

As for the reporters at the back, they could only form a circle and take additional shots from the outside.

Zhou Xinian sees all this, damn, young people can always turn bad things into good things.

Not only did he give his newspaper a chance to get ahead, but he also made the top brother of the police force grateful?

Mother Lei’s!
Grantham also heard all this. He thought to himself that fortunately MR. Gao was here. Sir Jian was right. Wherever MR. Gao is present, this honor is indispensable.

After some posing, the reporters were asked to wait outside.

Only Ge Lianghong, Mai Jingtao, Gao Yao, Zhou Xinian and others were still at the scene.

It was steaming and made them sweat, but no one left.

"This…"

The burned body was not completely burned, but the general outline could still be seen, especially the ring on its hand, which made it clear at a glance that it belonged to an upper class person.

That's a big deal.

Zhou Xinian came forward to take a look, and he suddenly shouted: "Lijia, this is the ring of Lijia."

Lee family?

McIntosh's face turned pale. There was only one Lijia in Hong Kong!
"Take this ring off, take it off."

Zhou Xinnian had dealt with the Wuyi Gang the most before, among which the Li family was naturally indispensable, so he still knew a little about the rules of the Li family.

"Every male in the Li family will create a ring when he reaches adulthood."

"Look inside. The owner's name will be engraved inside."

The ring was taken off, and there were indeed three words engraved on it: Benefiting the People!

The expressions of the people at the scene suddenly changed.

(End of this chapter)