The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 456 Return to Hong Kong
In April 1984, 4 Indian troops surrounded the Golden Temple, and then the government forces launched a fierce attack on the Golden Temple and more than 10 other temples.

This is a humiliation to the Sikhs!

Now, they, the Sikhs, want revenge, to realize their dream and establish their own Khalistan!
The Golden Temple, the holy place for the Sikhs!
At this time, countless police officers were patrolling around the Golden Temple.

"Bang, bang, bang~~~" Suddenly, a dozen men with big turbans on their heads and big beards showed their guns.

"Da da da~~~" Gunshots rang out and countless policemen screamed.

Sikhs also opened fire in other directions.

The Golden Temple, as a holy place for the Sikhs, is naturally the first place to be taken control of, rather than falling into the control of the Indian police.

In order to control the Golden Temple in one fell swoop, a full thousand troops were prepared.

The Golden Temple is the most sacred center of worship for Sikhs and is known as the 'jewel in the crown of Sikhism'!
This is the first shot in the Sikh nation's independent nationhood, and this shot has already been fired.

In just less than half an hour, the police were either beaten to death, injured, or knelt on the ground in surrender!
Gunshots rang out throughout Punjab, and the uprising officially began!
There is fanaticism in every Sikh's eyes!

The telegram about the establishment of the 'Khalistan State' quickly spread throughout the world, and everyone's attention was once again focused on the South Asian subcontinent!

When Liu Tao saw the news, he couldn't help but gasp.

In just half a month, the entire Khalistan State controlled Punjab, which is an area of ​​more than 5 square kilometers!

"This is going to be a good show!" Liu Tao muttered to himself in a low voice.

He didn't expect that his unintentional action would trigger such a horrific chain reaction.

This butterfly effect is so terrible!

Liu Tao shook his head slightly. It was too far away. The most he could do was to transport some weapons and ammunition through Pakistan. As for the rest, he was powerless.

As the Spring Festival approaches, Liu Tao visits various companies to inspect them.

In order to celebrate the New Year, the New Year celebration activities have already begun.

Multiple departments jointly organize New Year celebrations, including movie screenings, dramas, concerts, dance performances, etc.

With so many companies, it is impossible for Liu Tao to visit every one of them. He will only choose some to visit.

The first stop was naturally Panshan Machinery Factory!

As the root of Panshan Group, although Panshan Machinery Factory is now under the jurisdiction of Southwest Ordnance Industry Group Corporation, it is very special and its status and influence are enormous.

Liu Tao visits Panshan Machinery Company in person every year!
The water of Panshan River flows and appears clear.

Because of his emphasis on the environment, industrial wastewater and domestic sewage are first transported to the sewage treatment plant through pipes, and then discharged into the Panshan River after treatment at the sewage treatment plant.

The number of people under the jurisdiction of Panshan Machinery Company now, including employees and their families, has reached 20!

The grains, vegetables, chickens, ducks and pigs grown in the surrounding towns and villages are all sent to Panshan Machinery Company.

Liu Tao did not hold a meeting. Instead, he took his people to walk among the workers, greet them and understand the real situation of Panshan Machinery Company.

The entire area is like an independent society, with factories, shopping malls, residential buildings, schools, hospitals, etc. It is very complete. Liu Tao also went to the air-raid shelter to take a look and inspect it!
Air-raid shelters are not only used as air-defense measures in critical moments, but also for storing supplies, materials, and production lines.

Although it is almost never used, you have to have it just in case. It is the bottom line thinking!

Liu Tao not only visited Panshan Machinery Company, but also went to other companies to take a look.

As for the cadres who were discovered and punished by him, they would not be able to celebrate this New Year.

February 2th, the 5th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Liu Tao brought his men to Hong Kong, and their first stop was Yuen Long.

Yuen Long District is located in the northwest of the New Territories of Hong Kong. It consists of Ha Tsuen Township (including Hung Shui Kiu, Pak Nai, Lau Fau Shan, etc.), Ping Shan Township (including the western part of Yuen Long city center, Heng Chau, Tin Shui Wai, Tsim Bei Tsui, etc.), Shiba Township (including the eastern part of Yuen Long city center, Au Tau, Nam Sang Wai, etc.), Kam Tin Township, Pat Heung (including Shek Kong, etc.) and San Tin Township (including Lok Ma Chau, Mai Po, etc.). Yuen Long District extends to Chau Tau in the east, adjacent to Ma Tso Lung in the North District, and to Hung Shui Kiu in the south, connecting to Lam Tei in Tuen Mun District. It covers an area of ​​138.56 square kilometers, which is three times that of Kowloon and 1.8 times that of Hong Kong Island. It is the third largest administrative district in Hong Kong, second only to Lantau Island and Tai Po.

This is an alluvial plain and the only plain in Hong Kong.

The northern part of Yuen Long is only separated from Pengcheng by the Pengcheng River!
If it weren't for Liu Tao, this little butterfly, almost all of Hong Kong's industries would have moved north to the mainland in the mid-to-late 1980s.

The direct impact of industrial hollowing out on Hong Kong is a rapid reduction in low-level job opportunities. Hundreds of thousands of workers who previously worked in garment factories, toy factories, and electronic watch factories lost their jobs and fell back into the poverty class.

Although Hong Kong has been seeking transformation and vigorously developing the tertiary industry such as tourism services, these cannot completely replace the supporting role of industry in Hong Kong society, especially the Hong Kong real estate market, which has ushered in a golden decade since 1985.

Although the booming real estate industry has created many new jobs, the soaring housing prices have rapidly pushed up the cost of living in Hong Kong, directly causing the Hong Kong economy to enter a round of rapid inflation.

After the reform and opening up of the mainland, Hong Kong's industry inevitably began to move northward. However, because of Liu Tao, while old factories were constantly closing, new factories were also constantly opening.

The bosses of clothing factories, toy factories, and electronic watch factories went to the mainland to invest and build factories, and a number of new electronics factories quickly rose up in the factories they vacated.

In just a few years, Hong Kong's industrial structure has almost completely changed.

The country has shifted from exporting low-profit, low-tech light industrial products such as clothing and toys to exporting high-tech electronic products, high-tech home appliances, and high-tech value-added products such as computers, automobiles, motorcycles, air conditioners, refrigerators, color TVs, game consoles, DVDs, and portable music players.

In the port terminal area, container terminals are also being gradually added.

Looking at the prosperous scene in front of us, with heavy traffic, bright lights and wine, it is absolutely hard for anyone to imagine that in 1982, this place was so chaotic and the economy was at a low point.

It can be said that Hong Kong’s economy has now recovered to its peak in 1982 and has become even more prosperous.

The most obvious manifestation of this is that the area and price of land agreed to be transferred by the Hong Kong government last year were far higher than previous levels, setting a new record.

The rising land prices are a double-edged sword. For the Hong Kong government, selling land can earn a lot of money. It is simply making money without doing anything. The money comes too easily, and it is more profitable than any other industry. The Hong Kong government has money and can also invest in public services such as education, medical care, and transportation.

But the downside is that housing prices will only go higher and not lower. After all, developers are not fools, nor are they philanthropists.

Real estate developers buy land at high prices, so they will naturally sell houses at high prices.

After all, the wool comes from the sheep.

These real estate developers are smarter than anyone else.

(End of this chapter)