"The country needs me?"

Liao Chengde's face changed greatly, and he repeated it several times in his mouth, and then asked in a low voice: "I don't know what the country needs me to do?" ”

He came out of the mainland in the 60s and knew very well the horrors of the era of political sundulation. Although I have been in Hong Kong for many years, I am still quite vigilant about political things in my heart when I am in this special place and surrounded by media that vilify the mainland all day long.

However, he also knows that the current mainland government is very different from the past, and the era of being politically in charge and casually giving people hats has passed, and the current mainland government is even more focused on economic development, and its attitude towards foreign businessmen is also very different from the past.

Now people from the mainland come to the door and ask him to help the country as soon as he opens his mouth, which makes him a little overwhelmed for a while.

In the final analysis, he is just an ordinary businessman in Hong Kong, who has always pursued the principle of being a low-key person and making a lot of money in a quiet voice, and he has no ambitions, at most he wants to make more money.

He did not understand that the relevant departments of the Weishenme state 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 Hong Kong businessmen who invested in the mainland, and later he also became the initiator of the "Hope Project", which directly sponsored many children who had dropped out of school due to poverty.

After that incident occurred last year, the Western countries led by the United States launched an all-round blockade against China, ranging from military to economic and cultural aspects, and the comprehensive cooperation between China and the United States that began in the 80s also came to an abrupt end, and Sino-US relations fell to the lowest point since the establishment of diplomatic relations.

This blockade caused great trouble for the Chinese government at that time, and many large-scale domestic and foreign joint construction projects were forced to be suspended, and even aid from certain countries was stopped. The most troublesome thing is that many of the materials and materials that are urgently needed in the country are no longer available through normal channels.

Under such circumstances, many high-precision machinery and weapons and equipment imported from abroad cannot continue to be used because of the lack of spare parts, which causes major harm to the national defense industry.

Before China's reform and opening up, there were also several countries with very strong relations, and one of them was often able to import weapons from advanced Western countries and smuggle them into China. However, in this blockade, even these countries are on the list.

This road will not work, only through smuggling.

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

Hong Kong, in fact, is based on the fact that it is a free port. A free port is a port or area where all or most of the foreign goods can enter and exit duty-free. Hong Kong is located at the heart of China and neighbouring Asian countries, at the mouth of the Hong Kong River and in the heart of the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region. The opening of free ports can expand entrepot trade, and obtain various trade expenses from it, and expand foreign exchange earnings.

The Asian Pacific Rim region has six of the top 10 ports in Shijie, namely Hong Kong, Singapore, Kaohsiung, Kobe, Busan, and Keelung, among which Hong Kong and Singapore have been competing for the top spot in Shijie port throughput. (90 years)

Last year, the throughput of all Hong Kong's ports was close to 5 million TEUs, with an average of more than 10,000 TEUs passing through here every day.

As a matter of fact, some of Hong Kong's ship-to-ship kings have transported some much-needed supplies to the mainland government.

Originally, the mainland government could have found these traditional tycoons, but this time the sanctions were not trivial, and many overseas companies did not dare to have excessive contact with these people, after all, people at the top of the hierarchy knew about these private transactions.

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

"If you have any financial shortcomings, we can support on behalf of the congress, and even let the Macau side spit out some of it." After explaining the intention, Luo Dengtang did not forget to order again.

"What do I need to do?" Liao Chengde lowered his head and thought for a long time, and then cautiously probed. The stakes are so high that he can't say yes at once, he must understand the whole process of the matter.

"In fact, you don't need to do anything, you just need to register a trading company, do business seriously, we have already done it in terms of supply and receiving, and now we only need to go through Hong Kong." Luo Dengtang smiled slightly and gave Liao Chengde a reassurance.

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

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

"No problem. I know this matter is a bit sudden, and Mr. Liao has an idea and can call me at any time. Luo Dengtang made a gesture of making a phone call and stood up. In fact, you don't have any psychological burden, it's okay if you don't agree, maybe we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future. ”

In a silent voice, he nodded, which sounded polite and threatening.

Liao Chengde's heart was tight again.

"May I ask if there are other people like me in Hong Kong?" Liao Chengde's brows furrowed, he knew that his question was very abrupt and naïve, but the stakes were so high that he had to ask a few more words.

"Mr. Liao, your question makes me very difficult, you must know that this is against the principles of our organization. But I can tell you privately that even among your collectors, there is a very famous gentleman who also helps the country wherever he can, and we are grateful to him. As far as I know, he will soon be elected to the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. ”

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

The Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is one of the highest levels that can be obtained by people of other political parties. With this status, you basically don't have to worry about political things anymore.

The big collector mentioned by Luo Dengtang, Liao Chengde also understands who he is referring to, that gentleman is indeed a big man in the Hong Kong collecting industry, and he is also very famous in the Shijie collecting world, and some people even call him one of the five major collectors of Shijie.

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

Liao Chengde, who returned home, was in a state of confusion, he knew very well that this was a very good opportunity, enough to multiply his family wealth several times, but in his subconscious, he still wanted to keep enough distance from politics.

After thinking about it for a week, Liao Chengde still couldn't make up his mind, and he was preoccupied all day long. All this was seen by Liao Xiaohua, who was reborn, but when he wanted to ask what was going on, Liao Chengde kept silent and didn't reveal it at all.

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

"Zhong Sheng, is something wrong?"

Liao Chengde was very surprised by Zhong Shi's call, in his impression, Zhong Shi almost did not take the initiative to call, but once he called, it meant that there might be an opportunity to make money.

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

"......" Liao Chengde was silent for a while, if it was him before, he would definitely be eager to ask, but now how could he have the heart to think about these things.

"Uh...... It seems that they are really right, has something happened to you lately? Zhong Shi on the other end of the phone touched his chin, a clear look.

This call was made at the instigation of Zhong Yi and Liao Xiaohua. Liao Xiaohua saw Liao Chengde's recent performance in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, but he couldn't help anything at all, but he knew that Zhong Shi was very important in Liao Chengde's mind, and maybe he could help.

So he found Zhong Yi, and the two discussed it privately, and told Zhong Shi about the situation in detail, which led to this phone call.

"I can't say a word, Zhong Sheng, can you come to Hong Kong once recently?" Liao Chengde grinded on the phone for a long time, and unconsciously used a pleading tone in his words.

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

…………

Three days later, in the Liao family's mansion, the door of the study was tightly closed, and Liao Xiaohua and Zhong Yi stayed outside, their ears tightly pressed against the door, wanting 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, and the two of them eavesdropped for a long time, but they couldn't hear half a word, so they could only give up in despair.

"That's a good thing! Hurry up and say yes! ”

In the study, after listening to Liao Chengde's story, Zhong Shi slammed the table, his face showed irrepressible joy, and said loudly. He had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.

For Liao Chengde's use, he had a plan for a long time. This plan is to use his status to be able to link up with the mainland authorities, and with the identity of a Hong Kong businessman, it will be much more convenient to carry out activities in the mainland in the future.

He knows very well that after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, he has an incomparable innate advantage in some places and fields with his identity as a Hong Kong businessman.

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

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

300 million Hong Kong dollars for 10 one-way permits, an average of 30 million Hong Kong dollars for a single permit, into about 7 million yuan, this price is enough to buy 100 in the mainland, it can be said that it is a serious loss transaction.

But Zhong Shi doesn't care, he has no way to buy a one-way permit in the mainland, and more importantly, he can get in touch with the sky with 300 million Hong Kong dollars, this deal is too cost-effective for him.

Money, Zhong Shi has a lot, he doesn't care at all, 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, I hope more friends can pay attention to this book)