Chapter 81 Passport

   "The country needs me?"

  Liao Chengde's complexion changed drastically, and he repeated several times in his mouth before he asked in a low voice, "I don't know what the country needs of me?"

  He came from the mainland in the 1960s, and he is well aware of the horrors of the era of political obscurity. Although I have been in Hong Kong for many years, but in this special place of Hong Kong, I am surrounded by media that vilify the mainland all day long, and I am still quite vigilant about political things in my heart.

However, he also knows that the current mainland is very different from before. The era when politics was in command and people were labeled casually has passed. Now the mainland is focusing on economic development, and its attitude towards foreign businessmen is also the same as before. Very different.

   Now people from the mainland came to him and asked him to do things for the country as soon as they asked him, which made him a little at a loss for a while.

  In the final analysis, he is just an ordinary businessman in Hong Kong. He has always pursued the principle of keeping a low profile and making a fortune in silence.

  He didn't understand why the relevant departments of the country would find him.

What Liao Chengde didn't know was that he left a very good impression in the central government. First of all, he was one of the first few batches of Hong Kong businessmen to invest in the mainland. Later, he became the initiator of the "Hope Project" and directly funded many Children who are out of school due to poverty.

After what happened last year, Western countries led by the United States launched an all-round blockade against China from the military to the economy and culture, and the comprehensive cooperation between China and the United States since the 1980s came to an abrupt end, and the relationship between China and the United States also came to an end. Therefore, it fell into the lowest point since the establishment of diplomatic relations.

   This blockade caused a lot of trouble to the Chinese government at that time. Many large-scale joint construction projects at home and abroad were forced to stop, and even aid from certain countries stopped. The most troublesome thing is that many materials and materials urgently needed in the country can no longer be obtained through normal channels.

  In this case, many sophisticated machinery and weapons imported from abroad cannot continue to be used due to lack of parts, which has caused great harm to the defense industry.

  Before the reform and opening up, China also had several countries with very strong friendships. One of these countries was often able to import weapons from advanced Western countries and then smuggle them into China. But in this blockade, even these countries are on the list.

   This way will not work, only through *smuggling.

  The best choice for smuggling is Hong Kong, a free port.

  Hong Kong is a place, in fact, the foundation of fortune is that it is a free port. Free ports refer to ports or regions where all or most foreign goods can enter and exit duty-free. Hong Kong is located at the center of China and neighboring Asian countries. It is not only at the mouth of the Xiangjiang River, but also in the center of the Asia-Pacific region with rapid economic growth. It has the best time and place. The opening of free ports can expand entrepot trade, and obtain various trade fees from it, and expand foreign exchange income.

  The Asian Pacific Rim has six of the world's top ten ports, namely Hong Kong, Singapore, Kaohsiung, Kobe, Busan, and Keelung. Among them, Hong Kong and Singapore have been competing for the first place in the world's port throughput. (Data for 1990)

Last year, the throughput of all ports in Hong Kong was close to 5 million TEUs, with an average of more than 10,000 TEUs passing through here every day. Inspection, which also provides conditions for the smuggling of certain prohibited items.

  In fact, some shipping tycoons in Hong Kong who made their fortunes by shipping have transported some urgently needed supplies to the mainland government.

Originally, the mainland government could find these traditional rich people, but this time the sanctions are so severe that many overseas companies dare not have excessive contact with these people. After all, for these private transactions, people who are high enough I know it well.

  Under such circumstances, Liao Chengde, a "famous patriotic businessman" with a strong net worth and an innocence in the past, came into the sight of the relevant departments.

   "If you have any lack of financial resources, we can support the Congress, and even let the Macau side spit out part of it." After explaining the purpose of coming, Luo Dengtang did not forget to point.

   "What do I need to do?" Liao Chengde lowered his head and thought for a long time before cautiously probing. The matter is so important that he can't agree to it outright, he must understand the whole process of the matter.

"Actually, you don't need to do anything. You just need to register a trading company and do business in a serious manner. We have already taken care of the supply and receiving of goods. Now we only need to go through Hong Kong." Luo Dengtang smiled slightly and gave Liao Chengde A reassurance.

  What he didn't say is that Liao Chengde will soon obtain the right to settle in Australia, which will dispel the concerns of some countries in some ways.

   "I need to think about this matter carefully, can you give me some time?" After half an hour of silence, Liao Chengde still couldn't make up his mind.

   "No problem. I know this incident is a bit sudden. Mr. Liao can call me anytime if he has an idea." Luo Dengtang made a phone call gesture and stood up. "Actually, you don't need to have any psychological burden. It's okay if you don't agree. Maybe we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

  In silence, he clicked a sentence, which sounded like a courtesy and a threat.

  Liao Chengde's heart tightened again.

"Can I ask, is there anyone else like me in Hong Kong?" Liao Chengde frowned. He knew that his question was very abrupt and childish, but it was of great importance. He had to ask a few more questions.

"Mr. Liao, your question makes me very difficult. You must know that this is against our organizational principles. But I can tell you privately that among your collectors, there is a very famous gentleman who is also within his power Helping the country, we are grateful to him. As far as I know, he will be elected to the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China soon."

  CPPCC, full name is Huaxia People's Political Consultative Conference, is a patriotic united front organization, most of its members are democratic parties and patriots without party affiliation. It is equivalent to the House of Representatives in the United States and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom.

  * Member of the Standing Committee is equivalent to a senior official in the Chinese administrative system, and is one of the highest ranks that people from other parties can get. With this identity, basically you don't have to worry about politics anymore.

The great collector that Luo Dengtang mentioned, Liao Chengde also understood who he was referring to. That gentleman is indeed a bigwig in the collection circle in Hong Kong, and he is also well-known in the world collection circle. Some people even call him one of the top five collectors in the world. .

  Carefully concealing the shock in his eyes, Liao Chengde also stood up, shook hands with Luo Dengtang, and then respectfully sent him out the door, until the car had disappeared from sight, he kept waving goodbye.

Liao Chengde, who returned home, was in a state of disarray. He knew very well that this was a very good opportunity, enough to multiply his family's wealth several times, but in his subconscious, he still wanted to maintain a sufficient relationship with politics. distance.

  After thinking about it for a week, Liao Chengde still couldn't make up his mind, and he was full of thoughts all day long. Liao Xiaohua, who had been completely reborn, saw all this, but when he wanted to ask what was going on, Liao Chengde kept his mouth shut and didn't reveal anything.

   A few days later, Liao Chengde, who was still thinking about weighing things up, suddenly received a call from Zhong Shi.

   "Zhong Sheng, is something wrong?"

   Liao Chengde was very surprised by Zhong Shi's phone call. In his impression, Zhong Shi hardly called on his own initiative, but once he called, it meant that there might be a chance to make money.

   "Old man Liao, do you want to make money?" Zhong Shi on the phone said haha, and first threw out a temptation.

   "..." Liao Chengde was silent for a while. If it were him before, he would definitely ask questions impatiently, but now he doesn't have the heart to think about these things.

   "Uh... It seems that they are really right. Did something happen to you recently?" Zhong Shi on the other end of the phone touched his chin with a clear attitude.

   Zhong Yi and Liao Xiaohua encouraged him to make this call. Liao Xiaohua saw Liao Chengde's recent performance in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, but he couldn't help at all, but he knew that Zhong Shi was very important in Liao Chengde's mind, so he might be able to help.

  So he approached Zhong Yi, the two had a private discussion, and then told Zhong Shi about the situation in detail, and only then did the phone call come about.

   "I can't say a word, Zhong Sheng, can you come to Hong Kong recently?" Liao Chengde lingered on the phone for a long time, subconsciously adopting a begging tone.

   "No problem!" Zhong Shi also became serious and agreed.

  ...

  Three days later, in the Liao family mansion, the door of the study was tightly closed, and Liao Xiaohua and Zhong Yi stayed outside with their ears tightly pressed to the door, trying to eavesdrop on the conversation between Zhong Shi and Liao Chengde. But this door is too thick, and the sound insulation effect is very good. The two eavesdropped for a long time, but they couldn't hear a single word, so they could only give up dejectedly.

   "This is a good thing! Hurry up and agree!"

  In the study, after listening to Liao Chengde's narration, Zhong Shi slapped the table suddenly, with an uncontrollable joy on his face, and said loudly. He had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.

   As for Liao Chengde's use, he had planned a long time ago. This plan is to use his identity to be able to link up with the mainland officials. With the identity of a Hong Kong businessman, it will be much more convenient to conduct activities in the mainland in the future.

  He is very clear that after the return of Hong Kong, being a Hong Kong businessman has incomparable inherent advantages in certain places and fields.

   "Huh?" Liao Chengde was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that Zhong Shi would have such an attitude towards such a question that had troubled him for a long time. Before he could react, Zhong Shi dropped another blockbuster.

   "If you can solve the problem of the trading company, I will write off Xiaohua's gambling debts, but I want ten one-way permits!"

  300 million Hong Kong dollars is exchanged for ten one-way permits, with an average of 30 million Hong Kong dollars, which is about 7 million yuan. This price is enough to buy 100 one-way permits in the Mainland, which can be said to be a serious loss.

  But Zhong Shi didn't care, he had no way to buy a one-way permit in the mainland, and more importantly, with 300 million Hong Kong dollars, he could build a relationship with Tian. This deal was too good for him.

  Money, Zhongshi has a lot of money, he doesn't care at all, the relationship is the most important thing in this deal. (Thank you very much for the editor’s recommendation and the support of all book friends. The author will continue to work hard and hope that more friends will pay attention to this book) PS: I checked the information of Barings Bank on the Internet today, and found that there is a passage "sell 100 All September futures were bought by him, worth as much as 80 million pounds." What a **** nonsense, no matter if it is Singapore, CME or Osaka Exchange, the value of one Nikkei index contract is basically 800,000 pounds, according to CME's Algorithm, (NKINDEXX5USD, when the RB index was below 20,000 points, excluding the pound-dollar exchange rate) the index should be at 160,000 points, which is simply ridiculous!

  (end of this chapter)