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Chapter 120 The Inevitability of History and Interests
Xian Yaowen did not answer Jordan's question directly, but only told him that he would introduce someone to him in a few days.

Although it was almost dinner time, he did not have dinner with Jordan. Instead, he went to the teahouse where the Shan Jin Lou plaque had not been hung to pick up Cen Peipei, and met Cheryl at a Western restaurant downstairs in Alexandria Building.

Cheryl has returned from Singapore. She has rented an office in Wayan Street, a little-known bustling place in Singapore.

The reason why this bustling place is rarely known is because the Chinese in Singapore call it "in front of Tongji Hospital". Most people know this, but only a few people know the official street name.

After listening to Cheryl talk about what he had seen in Singapore for a while, Xian Yaowen quickly finished off his steak, and then picked up the information that Cheryl brought back from Singapore and read it.

Last year, when Xian Yaowen saw the term "Committee for Mutual Economic Assistance" in the newspaper, he counted the time and guessed that the "Export Control Coordination Committee" should have been established. However, this organization was probably not open to the public, so he didn't see it in the newspaper at all. Can't find any information about it.

The Export Control Coordinating Committee can also be called the Paris Coordinating Committee, or Batumi for short. Its role is to impose embargoes and trade restrictions on the member states of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. To put it bluntly, Batumi is an organization of the free world camp against the communist camp.

As long as the war on the Korean Peninsula continues, based on the efficiency of Western international organizations, Batumi will formally implement a stricter embargo on the mainland in half a year to nine months at most. After testing, wrangling and adjustments, about half a year later, Batumi will officially implement a stricter embargo on the mainland. The severity of the embargo will be escalated again, depending on the direction of the war.

From the perspective of the smuggling business, the stricter the embargo, the better the business and the more profitable it will be.

From a legitimate business perspective, the stricter the embargo, the harder life will be. Raw materials can be secretly shipped to Hong Kong. How to ship finished products and how to import them to Western countries will become a big problem.

From the perspective of British interests and diplomacy, the United Kingdom has practiced pragmatic diplomacy for hundreds of years. The British recognition of the new mainland regime was out of consideration of its own interests. First, British-owned groups still have a large amount of investment in the mainland, only in Shanghai. There are still hundreds of millions of pounds of investment left, and most of the investments are in real estate, which cannot be liquidated and withdrawn in a short period of time.

Second, Hong Kong has irreplaceable value to the UK in trade, politics, military and other aspects. The British government naturally does not want conflicts caused by ideological differences to harm its own interests.

For the mainland, Hong Kong is a window for external exchanges and trade. For the United Kingdom, Hong Kong's re-export trade means great benefits. Once the embargo is implemented, most of the re-export trade will be transferred to Macau, and Hong Kong will lose a large part of it. For "justifiable" interests, from London to Hong Kong, government officials and capital are all jumping up and down to scold you, Washington.

However, Macau does not have the conditions to become a good entrepot. The water depth of Macau’s outer harbor restricts the entry of cargo ships over 3000 tons. Ocean-going cargo ships can only deliver goods to Macau by small boats after completing the transfer of goods from large ships to small boats at the Hong Kong pier. , which means that regardless of whether it is legal or not, the goods will pass through Hong Kong.

With the embargo, Hong Kong's economy, which has just begun to recover, will face a fatal blow. The industry will bear the brunt first, and then spread to all walks of life such as banking, warehousing, foreign trade, transportation, etc. Hong Kong's status as a trade center in the Far East will gradually be lost, and business will be affected. Shrinking will naturally lead to production cuts, suspensions or closures. Once a company collapses, the number of layoffs and unemployment will naturally increase sharply, ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of people waiting for food, which will make the Hong Kong government very anxious.

In order to solve the problem of eating, according to the "witness" of the British issuing privateering licenses, the smuggling business may enter a seemingly illegal, but you only need to go to the port authority or some temporary agency to apply for an inexplicable license and pay a sum of money. Inexplicable charges, no one will be caught in the chaotic period.

There is an outbreak of eye diseases in Hong Kong, and all the men are blind. They cannot see or know anything. If any unlucky person is targeted by the United States, consider yourself unlucky and go to court to go through the motions. He will be imprisoned and punished as necessary. , if it should be confiscated, it will be confiscated.

Xian Yaowen boldly speculates that when the embargo is tightened for the second time, the British in Hong Kong will usher in a smuggling feast. From top to bottom, from public to private, there will be interests involved in smuggling activities. This is why Cherish Feathers He is not resistant to smuggling at all. They will all become the same fucking beast, let alone Ah Er, let alone Ah Da, and everyone will pretend to have collective amnesia. When this period is wiped clean in the future, they can still sit together in well-dressed clothes and talk about the character of gentlemen.

Xian Yaowen is not afraid of smuggling at all. As long as he doesn't wear the hat of a smuggling leader, as long as he doesn't cause trouble for Washington, "I agree, but the people don't agree" and forces people to name names for sanctions, this fat guy Just eat slowly and don't choke or hold on.

The only thing he is worried about now is Zhonghua Garments. In order not to delay business, it is very necessary for him to build a branch factory in Nanyang and find several OEMs.

The most suitable place to build a factory in Nanyang is naturally Singapore. There should be another Conglong Gong waiting for him to trigger it. In the future, it is also possible to cooperate with others to establish a "Temasek Lee & Sin" Holdings Co., Ltd.

The information that Cheryl brought back was quite rich, covering politics, economy, and the composition of the Chinese population. It was of great help to him in understanding Singapore. However, there was a lack of information about ladies from wealthy families, otherwise his third or fourth aunt should be It can be a Singaporean Chinese. Now it seems that he has to wait for him to find a partner. He can only be ranked fifth or sixth.

"It's a pity Zheng Yueying. If I stayed here, I could train her to help me manage the smuggling business. Why is she just a love brain? She's going to sell drugs. Damn it."

Xian Yaowen looked at the information in his eyes, but he was thinking about women in his mind. Since the first step of the concubine's senior management team was taken, there was no need to hold on to it. The second step, the third step, should be taken as soon as he saw it. Women with potential in the past ran through his eyes like a revolving lantern, spinning around a few times, and the name Qi Weiwen was highlighted.

"This woman's background is too complicated. According to Wang Shuning, she should be very capable and can definitely manage the smuggling business. Do you want to provoke her when you get the chance?"

"Zhou Ruoyun is not a bad girl, but her family background is too good. She will never be someone's concubine. Being a wife is hardly interesting... Zhou Maochen doesn't seem to be very old. He probably hasn't contracted a serious illness. There is no chance of death. There is basically no chance.

Let Yaowu come forward?
Still not working, don’t rush.

Start with Zhou Xiaohuan, befriend him, and persuade him to learn from Li Shimin and understand the truth that those who want to achieve great things can also kill their close relatives?
It’s better to rest. We can see that Zhou Xiaoyun is difficult to deal with through Lin Wanwan’s incident. I am not the Zhou family’s son-in-law. Even if I want to provoke the Zhou family, I should make friends with Zhou Xiaoyun and fight with him. This grandson’s methods are vicious and his appearance is ugly. It's better not to offend if there is no big benefit.

If there is a big benefit, the revenge of my father-in-law and my uncle must be avenged. Anyway, I am also the son-in-law of the Cen family, half a son-in-law. What can I say? If I don't avenge my father's hatred, I am no longer a son. "

"master."

"Huh?" Xian Yaowen raised his head and looked at Cen Peipei.

(End of this chapter)