In the vicinity of the Yuanshan Martyrs' Shrine in Taipei, between the green trees and flowers, there is a reinforced concrete building built by the mountain, which was originally a guest house for receiving American military officers, in 1969, because the municipal construction to widen the road, Chiang Ching-kuo moved here from No. 18 Chang'an East Road, renamed the Seven Seas Residence, and after he took over as "president" in 1978, it was called the Seven Seas Mansion by the people. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The Seven Seas Mansion is an elegant and intimate house, the house is divided into two floors, the second floor is a private space, mainly composed of Chiang Ching-kuo's study, living room, bedroom and a round table dining room, the first floor in addition to the Chinese and Western dining rooms and kitchen, there are two reception rooms, the larger one is used for foreign guests, and the smaller one is used for family gatherings.

In the conference room for receiving foreign guests, there are two rows of simple solid wood sofas and rectangular coffee tables, there is a Western-style fireplace directly behind, and some vases and decorations are placed on the cabinet shelves next to it.

According to the reports they provided, Shen Chong had close contacts with many high-ranking officials of the Communist Party, this is Gu Mu, a united front expert, who had rebelled against Wan Yi, the colonel of the 667th Regiment of the 112th Division of the Northeast Army in 1938, and is now the vice premier, holding a number of positions and being in charge of foreign economic ...... This is Zhou Jiannan, who has been engaged in united front work and intelligence work in the third and fourth decades, and is now the deputy minister of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry, and the young man next to him is the second son Zhou Xiaochuan, and Shen Chong once chatted with him all night for a long time......"

Wang Sheng spread out a few photos of Shen Chong and others, and introduced the characters to Jiang Jingguo, who listened very seriously, but did not speak.

"In addition to having dealings with many high-ranking provincial and ministerial-level officials, Shen Chong also has inextricable ties with the mainland military." Wang Sheng picked up the last photo and said: "This girl's name is Ning Yining, nicknamed Ning Ning, is the granddaughter of Ning Rushan, Ning Rushan is one of the 55 generals awarded in 1955, and is now a member of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party. ”

"This girl is quite immature, she looks less than 20 years old." Sun Yunxuan, who had not spoken, looked at the photo and teased: "Even if you use a beauty trick, she is too small, right?" Besides, Ning Rushan's generation of famous generals, can he do this kind of friendly trick? ”

"The Communist Party has always done everything to engage in united front." Wang Sheng smiled contemptuously and said: "Our people in Beijing have heard a lot of rumors about Ning Rushan selling his granddaughter to a capitalist as a little wife for the sake of profit. ”

"Okay, even if what you say is true, Ning Rushan is already a member of the Military Commission, and he is in a high position, what benefit will he give his baby granddaughter to Shen Chong?"

"For these." Wang Sheng changed a document, spread it out on the coffee table, knocked on the photos inside, and said: "IBM mainframe computer, if it is fully equipped, one costs 5 million US dollars, Shen Chong ordered two in May, shipped to Hong Kong at the end of July, and then disappeared, this time he went to the mainland, and brought 500 Apple II personal computers, all donated to universities in the mainland, computers are high-tech products, and have a major role in the military, Dean Sun, if I remember correctly, Taiwan currently has more than 100 computers, There are less than 4,000 people who can use these machines, right? (Note 1)

"That's right." Sun Yunxuan nodded and said: "However, these more than 100 computers in Taiwan are all machines above the minicomputer, and personal computers are not counted, they are new things that have only appeared in the past two years, and their functions are limited and not enough for military use." ”

"But the personal computer can train the talent to use the computer, which is very important, the machine is dead, the person is alive, and the value of the pilot is far greater than the value of the airplane." Wang Sheng turned his head to face Chiang Ching-kuo and said: "Mr. Chiang, in March this year, the United States changed the export level to the mainland to Category P, that is, 'friendly non-allies', and relaxed export restrictions, and I have received reliable information that next month the US Deputy Secretary of Defense will lead a military delegation to Beijing, and the agenda includes the sale of radars, transport helicopters, electronic reconnaissance devices, and computer ...... with advanced military software."

Jiang Jingguo, who had been unwavering, frowned, raised his hand and motioned for Wang Sheng to take the document, then put on his glasses and browsed it carefully.

"Shen Chong is just a Hong Kong businessman, what does it have to do with these?"

"A businessman is true, but he is a businessman who is very good at making money." Two months ago, Wang Sheng was still sneering at Shen Chong's financial resources, but after the impact of Jardine Matheson and Gameboy, he no longer dared to have the slightest contempt, he showed a solemn face, and said: "In 1978, the mainland and Japan's Nippon Steel cooperated, intending to use 7 years to build a modern steel plant in Shanghai, this project is very important, but it is currently suspended, because the mainland has no money, they only have about 4 billion US dollars of foreign exchange, but they signed more than 7 billion US dollars of outsourcing contracts, Now there is no way to continue, many contracts have been cancelled, the Japanese are very dissatisfied with this, has submitted a diplomatic protest, in this case, if the mainland military wants to buy weapons and equipment from the United States, it is very likely to ask Shen Chong for financing, after all, he has a precedent for helping the mainland buy Boeing 747. (Note 2)

"That just means he's a business broker." Sun Yunxuan disagreed, and said: "The mainland can use him, and we can do the same, and we can also give the benefits that the mainland can give, as long as it is good for Taiwan's economy, what does it matter if it is accommodating." ”

"This kind of grass on the wall at both ends of the head rat is treacherous, and he has no discipline at all, how can he be allowed to do whatever he wants in Taiwan."

"Shen Chong is now in a neutral position, what good will it do to Taiwan if you go to deal with him and force him to the other side of the sea?"

"I didn't say that I wanted to deal with him, I meant that we should take strict precautions, be wary of him using interests as bait, and help the Communist Party to engage in united front work in Taiwan.

"Not poor? You go to the countryside of Tainan to see if you are poor! The per capita GDP is less than 2,500 US dollars, how can it not be poor?! ”

"Don't make noise, the economy must be up, and political work cannot be relaxed." Jiang Jingguo closed the document, raised his hand to stop the increasingly fierce argument between the two subordinates, and said, "Dean Sun, tell me about the relevant information you have." ”

Sun Yunxuan also came prepared, he opened the briefcase, first took out a magazine, and said: "This is the "Time" magazine published in early August, Shen Chong is the cover character, the title is 'Son of Knowledge Economy', this is the third time he has appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine, the first two times, one is last year's 'software patent', and the other is 'Boeing flies to China' in June this year, in addition to "Time", he has been on the cover or headline of almost all world-class authoritative media in the past year. ”

He put down the magazine, took out a document fixed with a paper clip, and said: "Shen Chong proposed the concept of knowledge economy last year, and then showed the world what is the knowledge economy and the great value and impact brought by the knowledge economy by developing business software and video games, such as the VisicalC he invested in and developed, which is considered to be the greatest productivity tool after the electronic calculator......

"In the past year, there have been more than 300 professional papers on the knowledge economy in the United States, including articles by top economists, and almost all of them believe that the knowledge economy will be the 'industrial revolution' of the 20th century, and the electronics and software industries will become the new economic growth engine......

Sun Yunxuan briefly introduced some of the assertions about the knowledge economy, and then concluded: "Shen Chong is not a lucky person who made a fortune by luck, he has a very keen eye and very forward-looking thinking, and has the ability to match it, so although he is very young, he is already a world-class business star, and his every move has attracted the attention of the media and the industry." ”

"So what? No matter how much attention he gets, he's just a businessman. ”

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Note 1: In 1977, Taiwan had only 120 computers and more than 3,000 operators, of which only 26% were programmers, and the rest were maintenance personnel and perforation operators, and could not be professional computer talents.

Note 2: In 1980, China's foreign exchange reserves were insufficient, and many foreign purchase orders were cancelled, about half of which came from Japan, and Sino-Japanese relations fell to the bottom.