Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

Chapter 224: Jigudong's Ambition
"Are you saying that there is an insurance company behind those pirates?" Ajie seemed to have discovered some big secret. He looked around like a thief and asked in a low voice.

"No, we just need to let it go. Why do we have to dirty our hands? Is the police behind He Shengyi?" Wang Yaotang smiled and shook his head, shaking the three pieces of paper in his hand. "It's easy to support pirates. We can sell some arms to the fishermen in the fishing villages along the coast of Southeast Asia. No, we don't have to sell them. We can buy them on credit and then give them the information."

"We have sea charts, waterways, weapons, and fishermen have their own boats. Tell them the rules of robbery. If one village doesn't do it, or two don't do it, find 100 people, and someone will do it."

"As for the rest, we will find the ones who sell stolen goods, negotiate, and launder money. Well, if there are pirates in Hong Kong Island, we can do all these businesses, including selling arms!"

"Then what should we do?" Aji asked in a deep voice.

"Do big things in a small way, and do small things in a big way." Wang Yaotang said with a smile: "Since the target is only the ultra-low temperature refrigeration equipment, there is no need to focus on the cargo ship. What's more, we don't even know its sailing route now."

"Wait, wait for him to deliver the goods, wait for them to find someone to complete the installation, and then we just need to keep an eye on the fishing boat that bought the goods. The disappearance of a fishing boat will cause much less noise."

"That will take a long time." Aji frowned.

"This is relatively simple. Just keep an eye on it. This period of time is a good opportunity for the newly recruited people to get familiar with the situation at sea." Wang Yaotang said with a smile.

……

The next morning, Wang Yaotang rushed to Tsuen Wan.

“So, you just told me that it’s from Tokyo to Kuching?” Wang Yaotang put his hands on his hips and looked at Qi Gudong speechlessly.

Qi Gudong touched his nose and turned his head away embarrassedly.

He arranged for someone to keep an eye on the place, learned about the company that purchased the equipment, monitored the shipping process, and obtained the shipping bill, and he thought that was enough.

"I don't understand either." Qi Gudong said with a light cough.

"Is it over if you just don't understand?" Wang Yaotang asked loudly.

"Hey, why are you yelling at me? I'm the boss, are you trying to rebel?" Qi Gudong shouted loudly.

"A loud voice will be useful?" Wang Yaotang had no intention of letting him go. "A loud voice can be used as a token of surrender?"

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"Keep an eye on it. Wait until the next shipment. You need to know the ship number, how many people are on it, which route it takes, which ports it will go to, and whether the cargo will be transferred by changing shipping companies. You need detailed information for every link." Wang Yaotang said unhappily.

"When did you get in touch with pirates?" Qi Gudong wondered.

"You are so curious at such an old age. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to hold on?" Wang Yaotang glanced over.

"If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me." Ci Gudong snorted coldly, wondering if it was the northern government who did it?

In Southeast Asia, the military is the bandits and the bandits are the military. No wonder he came up with such an idea.

Weren’t Xin Ji and Tiao Li already militias before? They also transformed themselves into social groups and almost defeated other social groups in Hong Kong Island.

At that time, apart from the two major gangs, the others were called "Gulli Gang", which means "Coolie Gang". Dock workers, miners, construction workers, vegetable and meat vendors, and fishermen were not taken seriously by the two major gangs.

If it weren't for the great riots in 56 that drove the British Hong Kong government crazy, the words "和", "联", "全", "东", and "同" would have never had a chance to come to power.

"Last time I talked about continuing to run the oil, is it okay now?"

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to prepare it tomorrow."

"Can we take something else?"

"what?"

"Meat!" said Qi Gudong heavily.

In the early 80s, the price of pork in Hong Kong Island was around 15. If the goods could be sold, the profit could be 5 times.

The profit from cooking oil drives these old guys crazy. It's even bigger than the profit from selling fucking white powder. It's simply terrifying.

Everyone always talks about it when they are drinking tea, wondering why they didn’t think of it before.

But in fact, everyone understands that it is useless to think about it. If there is no official cooperation from the north, where would the people get so much edible oil?

"Meat is a bit difficult. Generally speaking, there is still a shortage of supplies. As for cooking oil, it won't be a problem to plant more rapeseed flowers, but pigs need to eat grain." Wang Yaotang said with a frown.

Ju Gudong rolled his eyes and said, "What do you think about us importing grain and exchanging it for pork?"

"Why don't you say you can go over there and raise pigs yourself?" Wang Yaotang was speechless.

"What about the fish? Bring back some mid-range and high-end seafood."

"I definitely don't care. I can get you shark fin, abalone, or lobster even if you want them. The question is, are you going to go to war with Hetu?"

The name "Quan" was originally formed by vegetable, meat and fishermen, and was later taken over by "Huptu". Currently, the seafood market in Hong Kong is monopolized by "Huptu".

"Just sell your oil well." Wang Yaotang said unhappily.

"I'll fuck your mother, you look down on me." Qi Gu Dong angrily cursed, "So what if we merged the maps? Let's start a war, who's afraid of who?"

Wang Yaotang smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Wow, the boss is so tough now."

"Get out!" Qigudong's old face turned red, and he was shouting that 90% of his success was attributed to Wang Yaotang, and that the recent expansion of business of several other halls was also due to this.

"I'm leaving, I'm leaving. When will the Yau Ma Tei branch open and give Ah Ji a job?" Wang Yaotang asked. "You are so powerful now, you have the final say!"

Wang Yaotang pulled a chair over to Chi Gu Dong, "Uncle Dong, stop it. Why are you still throwing a tantrum like a child? It's as if I can't wait to rebel. Is there a possibility that I don't want to sit in this position now?"

"You, I..." Qi Gudong was dumbfounded, his mind went blank for a moment.

To be finished!

……

Pengcheng, Zhuyuan Hotel.

The first hotel open to the public opened on January 1 this year.

"Director Shi, Director Zhao." Wang Yaotang smiled and walked forward to shake hands with the two men.

"Why didn't you inform me when you came? You're so polite." Director Shi said with a stern face.

In fact, Wang Yaotang was a "dangerous element" who was under close attention, and Director Shi received the information as soon as he passed through the customs.

Whether it was the garment factory or cooking oil, they were just business transactions. Wang Yaotang did not make any patriotic moves, so his identity was still a gangster who invested in the mainland.

Especially the recent incident of 5000 people showing off their horses. Director Shi, who was just across the water, certainly knew about it. While he was shocked, he also quietly raised the value of "united front".

"I'm not being polite. I ask you to entertain us every time because I'm worried that Director Shi is short of funds." Wang Yaotang said with a smile.

"Hey, we still have money for a meal." Director Shi smiled and waved his hand.

"Come on, let's go in. Don't be polite with me. You know I'm so poor that all I have left is money." Wang Yaotang greeted with a smile.

The two of them laughed and said, "What a big capitalist!" and walked into the bamboo garden together with a smile.

This is a state-owned enterprise, so it's not easy to have beautiful women to accompany the drinking. So a few of them started chatting and toasting.

"I came here this time to trouble Director Shi about something."

"It's not a big deal. We are here to serve the people. Ayao, you are also a part of the people." Director Shi said with a smile.

"Of course." Wang Yaotang smiled and handed over a piece of paper. "I need some local people with few connections to do the work. I have selected a group of people, but I don't know what their personalities are like. I can only trouble Director Shi to ask them for me. If there are no problems, and for them to work with peace of mind, I would like to bring their families over one after another."

He took the paper and just glanced at it, then looked at Wang Yaotang in shock. Wow, they all served in the army.

Director Shi is also a retired soldier. He felt very uncomfortable when he thought that these people actually swam across the sea.

I am angry that they have abandoned their country and that they have been corrupted by capitalism, but I also understand that who doesn't want a better life?

Before he changed his job, he also thought that people across the water were all living in dire straits...

Who would have thought that even if the water was so deep, even the poorest could often eat meat!
It’s easy, one month’s income is equivalent to three or four years’ income here!
"They are all criminals." Director Shi said in a deep voice.

"You don't have to be in the country to contribute to the country." He leaned over and whispered, "The thing you mentioned last time has been found. It sailed out of Tokyo the day before yesterday. But you also know that I am not Mr. Huo. My identity in Hong Kong Island is not clean. If the news leaks out, it will be a thunderbolt. We have to be careful in doing things."

Director Shi then nodded and said, "It is not against the rules to check personal and family situations, but I can't do anything else."

"I understand. I won't make things difficult for you." Wang Yaotang smiled and raised his glass to clink with Director Shi.

After finishing this, Wang Yaotang smiled and said, "Someone from my company found eight Toyota Hiaces on the beach before. We waited for many days but no one came to look for them. If you find something, you have to hand it over to the police. Director Shi, please see when to arrange for someone to drive it away."

Director Shi was stunned for a moment, looking at Wang Yaotang with a helpless look, "You... I don't know what to say."

Without customs procedures, it is smuggling, and accepting donations of smuggled cars is illegal.

But now they are saying that it was picked up. As long as they pull it back and check the frame number and engine, if they are confirmed to be smuggled goods, they can be confiscated directly according to the law.

"Old Zhao, I think we should stay away from this guy. He is very good at exploiting loopholes in laws and regulations!" Director Shi said with a smile.

Deputy Director Zhao of the Foreign Trade Bureau said with a smile: "Don't change the subject. We'll split it in half when we meet. Don't think of taking it all for yourself."

Director Shi looked distressed, "Ayao, next time if there is something like this, let's talk about it alone."

"I will definitely do it next time, I will definitely do it next time." Wang Yaotang said with a smile: "Director Zhao, this is it. I want to increase the types of agricultural products I purchase by adding pork, live chickens and seafood. Or I can exchange them with grains like corn. Do you have any questions?"

Deputy Director Zhao lowered his head and thought for a while, "I think you, Ayao, are also a sensible person who understands the rules, so I will say a few more words."

"You say!" Wang Yaotang said seriously.

"Strictly speaking, according to the laws and regulations, even if you have paid for something, you still have to go through customs procedures to leave the port, otherwise it will be considered smuggling. It doesn't matter if no one is investigating, but once someone wants to investigate, it will be troublesome."

"I understand." Wang Yaotang smacked his lips. "I'll get it done as soon as possible. I'll cancel this company later."

"Well, it's good that you have it in mind. At least there will be no problem in the next one or two years." Director Zhao said with a smile: "Pork, live chickens, seafood, although domestic supplies are not abundant now, it is not a problem to squeeze out a few thousand tons a year. We in Guangdong can probably solve this problem ourselves."

"There's no need to exchange. Foreign exchange is precious."

"Okay, I got it." Wang Yaotang smiled and picked up the wine glass. "I'll contact you when I'm ready."

"Here, cheers."

(End of this chapter)