At about 1 p.m. on October 1, 1977, under the leadership of Director Xu, we came to Chung Ying Street Town, Sha Tau Kok, which is located on the border between China and Hong Kong.

It is bounded by Sino-British Street, the north of the street belongs to the Chinese guard, and the south side is guarded by the British side, and the merchants and citizens of both sides who enter this quarantine area can move around and do business freely in the town.

After we entered the town, in order to speed up the investigation, the five of us were divided into two groups, me, Xiaoda and Brother Lide, Ouyang Fengxing and Li Xiaohu, so we conducted interviews with the citizens of both sides of Zhongying Street Town, as well as a social survey.

On the side of Yingkong Street, it mainly deals in gold and silver jewelry, handicrafts, as well as imported daily necessities and electronic products and other small industrial commodities.

On the side of Zhongkong Street, it mainly deals in dried agricultural products such as mushrooms, fungus, star anise, longan, and tea from the mainland, as well as precious Chinese herbal medicines such as Tianqi, ginseng, and cordyceps, as well as liquor, sugar, dim sum and condiments from the mainland.

The whole market is very busy, and the streets are crowded!

Border people, businessmen and tourists on both sides buy this various commodities here, the commodity signs here are all in Hong Kong dollars, it is difficult to see the goods priced in RMB, they mark the exchange rate between Hong Kong dollars and RMB is 1:15, and the exchange rate between Hong Kong dollars and US dollars is 5:1!

In other words, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the yuan is 1:75, and the yuan is very worthless here, and it is seriously undervalued!

At this time, the monthly income of ordinary people in the mainland is between 15 yuan and 35 yuan, which can support a small family of 3 to 5 people! However, here, a month's salary for mainlanders can only afford one imported toothpaste!

We were shocked by the results of this survey.

We have seen that the mainlanders who are active here are either engaged in the business of low-value agricultural and sideline products and food, or they are also doing coolies such as carrying goods!

However, the customers who patronize the mainland stores are basically Hong Kong merchants and citizens, because they are Chinese, therefore, they have a very strong demand for cheap and high-quality mainland goods in the mainland, they are crazy to purchase mainland agricultural and sideline products and food in the shops opened by mainlanders, many of them carry goods out of the store with large bags and small bags, at the same time, outside the store where the mainlanders started, there are many Hong Kong trucks parked, and coolies are moving goods to the car!

The foreign tourists who come to the port city here are mainly to watch the excitement and take pictures, etc., they are not interested in the mainland's specialties and goods, but they are very curious about the mainlanders, these foreigners will buy some mainland medals, red five-pointed stars, military hats, military uniforms and Chinese tunics and other handicrafts!

When we were wandering around the town, we accidentally came to a government-run currency exchange office set up by the Chinese side in the town, and we saw a sign outside the exchange window that read: The exchange rate between the US dollar and the yuan is 1:2! The exchange rate between HKD and RMB is 1:0.4!

We also see that this exchange window is closed, the dust on it has accumulated very thickly, and there should have been no currency transactions here for a long time!

Ouyang Fengxing pointed to the price signboard on the exchange window, and he said with a smile: "Did they make a mistake?!" I'm dizzy! What the hell went wrong?! Could it be that I didn't learn math well?! There is a 37.5 times difference between the official foreign exchange price here and the foreign exchange market price of Zhongying Street! Doesn't the mainland official do market research?! How do they price it like that?! ”

I said, "Alas! This is a question of international trade and money! Currently, the continent is a closed, self-sufficient economy! The pricing mechanism of goods and services in mainland China is different from that in the international market! That's why we see these strange phenomena! The actual purchasing power of RMB in the mainland is very strong, and 10 RMB can go to a restaurant for 10 people to have a meal! However, it is only worth 4 Hong Kong dollars when you arrive in Hong Kong City! And 4 Hong Kong dollars, you can't even buy a lollipop in Hong Kong City! Why is this so?! Because, the prices of goods and services in the international market are denominated in US dollars! ”

Ouyang Fengxing smiled and said, "Stationmaster! It's a pity that you don't want to be a professor! This CIA is harmful! Blunt strangled a great Chinese economist! ”

A few of us laughed out loud!

We were standing outside the currency exchange window chatting, and before we knew it, we were surrounded by currency exchange solicitors, who looked at us with expectant eyes and whispered to us in Cantonese, "Gold for dollars!" Redeemed at the international rate! "Dollars for RMB! Discounted price 1 to 80! How many are changed! ”

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After the investigation at Chung Ying Street, we went to Man Kam To, which is a land trade port, mainly for small and medium-sized trucks in China and Hong Kong, and there is no pedestrian border control channel, so there are no pedestrians here, so we only took pictures.

Officer Xu said that when we investigate the stranded people who have illegally crossed the border, it is best to go to the villages near the Luohu port, where tens of thousands of outsiders are gathered to cross the border!

So, we drove to that village.

When we arrived at that village, we found that the village had become a big town with all kinds of houses as far as the eye could see!

The narrow and dirty streets here are crowded with people, and on the streets and streets, there are small businessmen selling all kinds of imported goods to passers-by! Small businesses are constantly selling "Authentic imports!" Perfumes, cosmetics! I used an ugly girl to become a beauty! "Original Japanese electrical appliances! VCR, TV! It's got it all! You want to come with me! "......, these hawks are filling the streets!

The streets here are crowded with mainlanders, Hong Kong people and foreigners, so maybe these pedestrians fretted the streets. Therefore, they have turned a blind eye to what they are seeing, and they are all walking in a hurry as if nothing happened!

So, the five of us pretended to be sailors who had just arrived here from the mainland and were going to make a living overseas, and conducted interviews and surveys with the mainlanders here.

As a result of our interview, 90 percent of the mainlanders said that they were also prepared to cross the border through various means, because the income of ordinary workers and office workers in Hong Kong City is several thousand to tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars per month, and as long as they arrive in Hong Kong City, they will make a fortune!

Some of the mainlanders we surveyed were repatriated, and they all said that as long as they still have their lives, they will definitely go to the port city again to make a living!

After the investigation in Luohu Village, Officer Xu drove us to see the power plant, reservoir and water plant here, and learned from the person in charge there about their basic situation in terms of power supply and water supply in the border area.

After surveying the infrastructure, we went to a workshop area where the villagers had set up their own initiative.

Director Xu smiled and said, "Ah Cai! The villagers here have relatives from overseas! They moved power generation equipment, fuel oil, equipment and raw materials from the port city to set up factories by waterway, and then recruited mainland water customers stranded here as workers! Alas! Since there is no personnel management in these places, there are often public security cases! We cleaned up the illegal factories many times, but they fought guerrilla warfare with us! When we left, they came back to set up factories! If we set up a bonded zone, the manufacturers here should be willing to open a factory in our bonded zone! Let's go and interview these manufacturers! ”

So, we pretended to be a Hong Kong City businessman and interviewed the owners of several processing workshops.

The results of the survey are that most of the owners of the workshops are locals, and there are also people from Hong Kong City, who are mainly engaged in simple manual processing such as electronic product components and electrical assembly, clothing accessories processing, processing equipment, raw materials, accessories, etc. are transported here by water, and then, using villagers' homesteads, self-reserved land or wasteland to their own factories, processed products and semi-finished products are transported back to Hong Kong City by water or land!

In terms of labor expenses, the workshop owner pays Hong Kong dollars to workers according to half of the labor costs of the port city, and the manual money that the workers get every month can be exchanged for 300 to 400 yuan in the market, so the workers are willing to do it, and the owners can also earn a lot of processing fees, plus the land rent here is cheap, and there is no need to pay the high electricity and water bills in the port city, so the entire operating cost of the workshop is several times lower than that of the port city, and there are many people looking for jobs here, and it is very easy to recruit workers! As long as it is not seized, you can definitely make money!

When the investigation came out here, it was already dark, and we had to go back to the guest house.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, we returned to the guest house, and after dinner, we had a meeting with Director Ma, Gu Yunong and Secretary Xu in the conference room of the guest house.

I briefed them on the entire survey, and after listening to it, they had a discussion.

Director Ma smiled and said, "Ah Cai! You've worked hard today! We know you are professional social investigators! Your investigation today is very professional, and it involves many aspects and is relatively rich in content! Tonight, you will work harder, put together an investigation report for us, and give us a set of photos and audio recordings that you have taken! Tomorrow morning, we'll have another meeting to discuss how we can work together next! ”

After the meeting, Director Ma gave us an office.

The five of us were in the office, and we installed two laptops, as well as peripherals such as printers and electronic input devices.

Xiaoda and I were responsible for writing the report, Li Xiaohu and Ouyang were responsible for the recording and editing of the audio and photo materials, and Brother Li De was responsible for making tea for us!

That's how the five of us got to work.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, we finally completed the compilation of the "Social Research Report on the Establishment of the China-Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Trade Bonded Zone", as well as the printing of the printed version, and completed the collation and compilation of photos and audio recordings of the investigation process.

After finishing these tasks, we packed up our equipment and went back to the dormitory to wash up and rest.

At 9 o'clock in the morning of October 2, after breakfast, we handed over the printed version and electronic version of the "Research Report" to Director Ma.

Director Ma smiled and said, "Alas! You are all international high-tech talents! Rest for now! Let's have a meeting of our own! I brainwash the people you report to me! After lunch, you can head back to Port City from here! We're going back to report back to the top! We will definitely implement this free trade zone as soon as possible! ”

Then, the five of us went back to the dormitory for tea and chatting.

Ouyang Fengxing smiled and said, "Alas! It seems that the CIA has become friends with them! ”

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Did you show them your CIA documents?" ”

Li Xiaohu smiled and said, "Why don't you watch it?" We don't bring a CIA work permit, how can we go through the customs border inspection on both sides of the port? The mainland border inspection said that because Director Ma greeted them, they let us come to this guest house! The customs also said that let's hurry up on the mainland side and apply for a new mainland border permit, otherwise, they will arrest us! ”

Everyone laughed!

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At noon, Director Ma and their meeting ended, and we ate together in the canteen of the guest house.

After eating, Director Ma and Secretary Xu gave each of the five of us a mainland border pass.

Director Ma smiled and said, "Ah Cai! You've done a great job! In the future, don't bring those troublesome documents when you come here again! Bring your citizenship ID and this pass and you're ready to go through our customs! In the future, you have new colleagues to come over and ask Secretary Xu to apply for a pass for them! As long as anyone comes to help us, we welcome it! Go back and help us and do business research in our bonded area in the port city area! ”

After the conversation, Brother Li De drove back to Yangcheng with Uncle Ma and their convoy.

The four of us took our luggage and belongings, etc., and the people who returned to Gangcheng got into the business car driven by Li Xiaohu and them, and we went to Luohu Port, where we were going back to Gangcheng.

After crossing the Luohu port, we talked in the car.

Ouyang Fengxing said: "Ah Cai! Do we really want to help them? ”

I said, "That's how it should be!" One of the functions of our service station is economic penetration! Of course, after we go back, we will report the results of this survey to Jefferson, as well as the needs of the mainland! ”

Li Xiaohu said: "Ah Cai! I think this business can be done! The business in China and Britain is so hot! If there is a regulated market and it is open to do it, the business there will definitely be very hot! There are many people in the mainland, and there must be many people who buy goods! Right? ”

Xiaoda said: "Alas! Now, mainlanders have no money! I don't think this will happen so quickly, will it?! ”

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At 3 p.m., we returned to the service station and sent our "Research Report" to Jefferson and the CIA centralized management department, along with photos and audio recordings of the investigation.

At 8 p.m., we received a reply from Jefferson and the centralized management department, who believed that the mainland's project to establish an international industrial bonded zone in the border area was just another clear response from the Chinese side to the North American group's encouragement of Western companies to enter the East Asian continent at the beginning of this year, and perhaps a signal that the mainland was about to open up to the Western market, so that we should actively cooperate with the mainland's actions.

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At 10 a.m. on October 3, when Xiaoda and I were working in the office of the service station, we received a commendation order from the centralized management department of the CIA headquarters for those who have contributed to promoting China's opening of the market.

As the action planner, commander, and key executor, I will be rewarded with 2 million US dollars;

As an assistant to the action planning and command, and a key executor, Xiaoda will be rewarded with $1.5 million;

Tao Yanfang, as part of the key executors, was rewarded with $1 million;

Ouyang Fengxing, as part of the key executors, was rewarded with $500,000;

Li Xiaohu, as part of the key executor, was rewarded with $500,000.

After receiving the award, Xiaoda, Yanfang, Ouyang Fengxing, and Li Xiaohu ran to my office to congratulate and chat.

Yanfang smiled and said, "Ah Cai! This may be the last reward I get from CIA headquarters! ”

Li Xiaohu smiled and said, "Stationmaster! It's so easy to make money by working with you! It seems that we have to help the CIA do the rest of the work! ”

I said, "Yes! Doing market research is not a difficult task for us! Xiaoda, you go and call Xue Meifeng! Let's discuss some of this market research together! ”

Xiaoda called Xue Meifeng to come to my office, and after Xue Meifeng came, we began to discuss market research on attracting investment for China's China-Hong Kong Free Trade Zone.

First of all, I introduced the basic content and planning of the construction of the China-Hong Kong Free Trade Zone, and then we began to discuss.

Xue Meifeng smiled and said, "Stationmaster! It's so easy! That's where I run a furniture factory at home! Just ask the port bosses! Now there are many people in Hong Kong City, and there is little land! Everything needs to be imported, and the cost of production is so high that it will go to heaven! In addition, the authorities have a lot of taxes, and many factories need to be relocated, and if the factories are not relocated, they will go out of business! The mainland has such a good development plan! They must have dreamed of going! ”

I said, "Minister Xue! You are indeed a business wizard! In order to solve the problem of employment of people in the mainland, we first introduce industries that require a large number of labor in the free trade zone! Now, we divide the labor according to the industry, Li Xiaohu is responsible for the research of the textile industry such as clothing, Ouyang Fengxing is responsible for the electronic product manufacturing industry, and Xue Meifeng is responsible for the market research of the furniture and other daily necessities manufacturing industry! ”

Ouyang Fengxing said: "Stationmaster! What exactly is the research? ”

I said: "The production scale, the number of workers, raw materials, finished product logistics, and the cost of land, plant, water, electricity and other costs in the production process of your enterprises, as well as the needs and expenses of business support!" In short, you have to conduct research on the factors of production related to the enterprise, and the more detailed the better! ”

Xue Meifeng smiled and said, "Ouyang! Little Tiger! You two uneducated guys! In the future, you will send me to study in college! You two high school graduates, you don't have any knowledge of economics at all! In the future, how will you help Ah Cai manage the company?! ”

Everyone laughed!

In this way, after we arranged the research work for the investment attraction of the China-Hong Kong Border Area Free Trade Zone Project, Li Xiaohu, Ouyang Fengxing and Xue Meifeng carried out work in various parts of the port city.

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