Chu stepped forward and slapped the round ground behind Feifei, "After breakfast with me, I will send you to the newspaper office to work. I have to go to the law firm to do business. Or, you can walk to the newspaper office by yourself."
Feifei shook her head hastily. She didn't want to be late for her first day at the newspaper office.
If you arrive at the newspaper office at 10 or 11 o'clock, you will definitely be criticized by the people at the newspaper office.
At early 8 o'clock, Chu Qianqian drove Feifei and walked a few hundred meters to the outside of the newspaper office.
I wanted to put her down and leave, but the little girl held her tightly in her arms, begging to go in with her.
Chu Xiangqian knew what Feifei was thinking, so he turned off the car and took her hand into the newspaper office.
Now all the newspaper employees who saw him said hello and said hello, they all knew that the boss's new secretary said she was a secretary, but in fact she was the boss's woman.
Entering the chairman's office, Chu Xiangqian pinched Feifei's pretty face and said with a smile, "Are you proud now?"
Feifei's face turned red, knowing that her little thoughts were not hidden from her man.
She held his arm and twisted around and said, "I'm just a newbie who just went to junior high school and doesn't know anything. If you don't support me, someone will definitely look down on me."
Chu rolled his eyes forward, women who relied on men to get to the top were the most despised by the middle and lower classes.
But then I thought about it, Feifei was my woman's business, maybe it had been spread all over the newspapers yesterday, I should despise it, but I still despise it in my heart.
The female employees who should be envied will still be envious and jealous no matter how well Feifei does in the future.
"Okay, I may not be free tonight, so you can take your own rickshaw back to the Peninsula Hotel."
The little girl who regarded Chu Qianqian as her man pouted when she heard this.
Fortunately, she was born poor after all, so she knew that she would have to get used to Chu Xiangqian not being with her often.
I could only send Chu Qianqian downstairs pitifully and watch him drive away.
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Chu Xiangqian came to the law firm. Norton, Ward and the lawyers they hired had already arrived.
After spending a lot of time, he finally settled the matter with the security equipment company. Norton ordered 20,000 sticks as soon as he opened the door.
Chu Xiangqian instantly understood that this boy must have called Mountbatten last night, and after getting his grandfather's approval, he dared to order 20,000 sticks.
Chu Xiangqian originally planned to find a reason to test whether Norton had any problem with the production of stick sticks in the mainland.
Unexpectedly, this boy took the initiative to pull him to the window, "Master, I called back to London last night and asked a few experts that the cost of producing this kind of swing stick in England would be 1 to 1.5 pounds.
If special steel is used, it will cost more than 5 pounds a piece.
Although ordinary steel is available on Hong Kong Island and the cost is about 30% cheaper, the quality of the steel cannot be guaranteed.
Therefore, we can not only contact the north side, but after asking about the price and confirming that the quality is OK, we can also find a company in Macau and let them purchase the goods and sell them to me.
In this way, we have no responsibility at all. "
Chu Qianqian immediately frowned, and when he was wondering if someone was trying to harm him, Norton smiled and said, "Master, actually you don't have to be so cautious.
The swing stick is said to be a weapon, but it can also be said to be a fitness equipment.
The Americans not only have basically no control over this aspect of things, but also cannot control it.
Besides, this is Hong Kong Island, and we have always done business with the north.
Yesterday, I learned from a friend of the Secretary for Home Affairs that Hong Kong Island needs to import 8,000 live pigs, 600 live cattle, and 100,000 live poultry every day.
There are also a large number of vegetables, grains, oils, and fish, which also need to be imported.
We actually hope to get more agricultural products at lower prices from the north.
If this can be accomplished, the little steel we import will become insignificant. "
Chu Qianqian smiled, knowing that the British might have doubted his identity for a long time.
But that's right, he himself came from the mainland, and after arriving in Hong Kong Island, he was brought in by sika deer and tigers. No matter how well he concealed it overtly or covertly, it only needs to be inferred from the results.
Basically, you can be sure that you must be connected with the mainland.
But that doesn't mean you're in danger.
There is also a wealthy man in the United States. Not only can he do business between the red polar bear and the United States at will, but even one of the top three airlines in the United States is controlled by that person.
The total asset value once ranked among the top ten in the world.
He even dared to invest tens of millions of dollars in Moscow to build large-scale ultra-luxury hotels and several import and export companies.
After all, Americans and red polar bears also need a communication channel.
And some things that are lacking among each other also need to be bought and sold by individuals.
As for Hong Kong Island, there are quite a few Chinese who maintain good relations with the mainland and the British.
Moreover, the British themselves don't care much about economic exchanges. After all, it is a capital society. Only London politicians will consider politics, but in the eyes of people below, making money is the first priority.
During the Vietnam War, the British 100% wanted to see the Americans defeated.
Otherwise they wouldn't have stayed around to watch the fun.
Chu Xiangqian knew that the British were relying on the United States' power while constantly fighting with the United States.
Even Chu Xiangqian knew that an overly powerful United States would not be a good thing for Britain, a troublemaker in Europe.
But the United States has every intention of suppressing Britain.
Of course, in the eyes of the British and Americans, the biggest opponent now is the red polar bear, not the mainland.
But knowing the general trend of the future does not mean that Chu Xiangqian has to participate in those major events.
You can't change anything by yourself, so you might as well help the mainland to a limited extent according to your own plans and ideas.
Thinking of this, Chu shrugged and said, "There are some things that outsiders like us cannot get involved in, and today is a good thing for both parties. Who knows, the relationship between the two parties will start to deteriorate again tomorrow.
When the time comes, the first ones to get into trouble will be little people like us.
Instead of doing this, it is better to just make money and ignore politics.
The rest, let those sitting in that position worry about it. "
After hearing this, Norton couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He also knew in his heart that his master was making a statement.
The ending was not bad, at least Norton knew that although the officials on Hong Kong Island would be dissatisfied with Chu Xiangqian's attitude, they would not deliberately target him.
In the past few years, Boss Huo would transport embargoed items to the mainland one by one. Although the British kept making trouble for Boss Huo, they did not do anything dirty.
Otherwise, it is not impossible to arrest people by force.
Of course, the British are also worried about the attitude of the mainland, and they are even more afraid that the mainland will make excuses and rush over with their people.
So there is really no need to worry too much about Chu Xiangqian.
Norton nodded hurriedly and whispered to Chu Qianqian, "Master, my grandfather told me that as long as it doesn't involve politics and does some business, the most it can do is check our company's accounts.
But the current situation in Hong Kong Island is that as long as you have money, many problems will not be a problem. However, it would be best if no one gets caught. "
Chu Qianqian laughed and patted Norton on the shoulder, secretly saying that capitalists are indeed capitalists.
As long as their bottom line is not exceeded, making money is the first priority, and they don't care at all about side issues.
Some people even make money from it.
"Don't worry, we only do the right thing and are legitimate businessmen."
Norton chuckled, but in his heart he didn't quite believe what Chu Xiangqian said.
But as long as it doesn't cause big trouble, it's really nothing to him.
Then he rolled his eyes and said, "Master, you mentioned the sweat horse, how many days will it take for it to arrive?"
Chu nodded forward, and Norton continued with a smile, "If I take two horses of sweat and blood back to London, I believe that many people will only focus on those two horses and lose their curiosity about the stick-throwing business. .
Moreover, when I give those two horses to Aunt Margaret, our business with the north will be noticed and protected by MI5. "
When Chu Xiangqian heard this, he understood that MI6 was for external purposes and MI5 was for internal purposes.
MI5 is not generally active in covering up royal secrets and scandals.
At the same time, even in MI6, for a long time in the future, all the heads will be people of noble origin.
Chu Xiangqian suddenly felt in his heart that he should not avoid Margaret like the god of plague, but should take the initiative to contact her.
For one thing, this woman has basically completely eliminated the possibility of inheriting the throne.
But after all, she is the king's biological sister. Her status is high enough and she is willful enough. When it comes to dealing with her, both the royal family and Downing Street have a sense of restraint.
"Give me three days. I will personally go back to the mainland and select the two best blood horses and send them over."
Chu Xiangqian said that, but in fact he just wanted to leave Hong Kong Island for two or three days and transport food to an uninhabited island not far from the mainland.
Separating from Norton, Chu Xiang drove forward while asking Ti Qing to check again and again to see if anyone was following him.
Fortunately, everything was still normal. I drove to several gas stations and bought a dozen barrels of fuel.
I bought a second-hand motorcycle and a bicycle.
Only then did they arrive at Kwai Chung Pier. Da Zhuang and Hong Niu, who were guarding the grain depot, took them into Xinshou Village and threw two pheasants to them.
I was thinking of renting a boat and going out to sea to find a small island.
But then I thought about it, since Norton had hinted it, the British guy was probably paying attention to me.
The food he and Baifanyu bought might be within sight of the British.
In this case, it is better to be careful.
I hurriedly put the 2,910 bags of 100-jin bags of grain that had been stored in the Xinshou Village warehouse back to the grain warehouse at Kwai Chung Pier.
Driving the car into the dock warehouse, Chu Qianqian was wearing a hat and ordinary clothes.
After searching around the pier, I quickly spent money to rent a small speedboat.
This kind of boat can only sail offshore at most, so not only is no one asking about it, but it is also easy to rent.
After asking someone to fill up the tank, Chu Xiangqian pretended to be fishing at sea and left the port in a speedboat.
In just one afternoon and one night, the speedboat successfully arrived at Mong Cai, a city 341 nautical miles away.
At 4 o'clock in the morning, when it was still dark, Chu Xiangqian put away the speedboat and pretended to be a businessman from Hong Kong Island who came to Yue Nan to purchase food.
I thought that this trip would not go smoothly, and there was a high probability that it would return without success.
Unexpectedly, I could easily find a grain merchant willing to sell grain in the port.
Chu Xiangqian just made some inquiries, and this Chinese man who knew Cantonese complained that business was not easy to do and he often encountered troubles of one kind or another.
If he hadn't been unable to part with his family business, he would have planned to move his family to Hong Kong Island.
Chu Xiangqian understood as soon as he heard it. This guy was testing himself to see if he could help him gain a foothold in Hong Kong Island.
After thinking about it, Chu Xiangqian didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either.
Anyway, the domestic shortage is only over the past two years. If we can really buy a lot of food from this person, it is not impossible to help him move to Hong Kong Island in a few years.
He took out 15,000 pounds, which is 240,000 Hong Kong dollars, and planned to buy at least 580,000 kilograms of grain from the other party. Unexpectedly, Yuenan was indeed the main venue for rice.
The price is much cheaper than in Hong Kong Island.
It's right to think about it for a moment. On the one hand, sea transportation is not cheap, and on the other hand, although Vietnam and Nanjing are at war, the past two years in the north have not only been smooth, but the war has not spread here yet.
Food is naturally much cheaper than that shipped to Hong Kong Island.
If he hadn't bought too much and would easily be suspected, Chu Xiangqian wanted to buy three to five thousand tons instead of just 300 tons, which was 600,000 kilograms.
However, Chu Xiangqian did not transport it directly, but rented a warehouse.
Then the big iron lock was locked, and the tits patrolled outside again and again at night to make sure no one was watching, and then all 300 tons of grain were collected into the Xinshou Village warehouse.
And after this cooperation, I also wrote down the mailing address of the grain merchant who sells my grain.
Next time, if you send a telegram directly from Hong Kong Island, you can buy grain delivered to Hong Kong Island from him.
As for what he told Norton that it would take three days to go back to the mainland to buy horses, Chu Xiangqian no longer cared.
On the contrary, it would take five or six days to go back. Maybe Norton and Ward would feel more at ease.
After all, the longer it takes, the more troublesome it will be to transport things into Hong Kong Island. It also means that Chu Xiangqian's network of connections is not as strong as imagined.
After getting enough sleep, Chu Xiangqian waited for another whole day, and Titmouse never noticed anyone staring at the empty grain warehouse on the dock.
Then I felt relieved and drove the speedboat to Hong Kong Island overnight.
Fortunately, there are tits in the sky to guide the way. Even if you deviate temporarily, you only need to look at the compass on the speedboat and let the tits fly west. It won't take long to see the inland coastline.
If Chu Qianqian still lost his way, he might as well just jump into the sea.
When he arrived at the waters of Hong Kong Island, Chu Xiangqian did not go to Kwai Chung Pier.
And continue to sail east, all the way to Clear Water Bay, and then sail north
It took more than three hours to enter Dapeng Bend, and it didn't take long to find an uninhabited island.
Chu Xiangqian did not take out all 300 tons, but put 150 tons, which is 300,000 kilograms of grain, 20,000 kilograms of breadfruit, and 20,000 kilograms of dried fish on the island.
As a result, the only big fish left in the Xinshou Village warehouse are the 2,400 kilograms caught in the past few days.
But with 800 kilograms a day, Chu Xiangqian wasn’t worried at all that he was short of big fish.
After thinking about it, I even put the 5,340 kilograms of chestnuts I had saved in bamboo baskets on the island.
10 chestnut trees weigh 100 kilograms a day, 3,000 kilograms a month. Not to mention eating it yourself, it is enough to satisfy the sales of the market that is about to open next to the fire station.
(End of chapter)
