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In the early morning of 12 April, when the morning sun had just broken and the morning sun had not yet risen, An Yi was still on the plane back to northern China after saying goodbye to Gong Qianyi, and on the Central street of Hong Kong in the south of the motherland, a convoy of three luxury black Rolls-Royce sedans was slowly heading towards the Governor's Palace. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lu Kaiming sat in the back seat of the second car, looking at the beautiful scenery of Victoria Harbour at dawn outside the window, silently thinking about his development in Hong Kong over the past year or so.

At this time, Hong Kong was not really the Pearl of the Orient in name. For Britain, known as the empire on which the sun never sets, Hong Kong has special and economic significance, and Britain's possession of Hong Kong is an important symbol of control of the Far East, which is directly related to Britain's prestige and interests in this region; Economically, Hong Kong is a financial, trade and maritime center, and a springboard for Britain to participate in the development of economic activities in Chinese mainland and its rights and interests in China, and from this base, Britain can quickly expand into South China and plunder China's resources. However, with the Washington Treaty establishing the status of the third naval power, and stipulating that ships can enter and exit Hong Kong and Philippine waters, Hong Kong's security has been threatened, so that the British government has gradually put the first country, economic and cultural centers and military bases in Asia, and placed them in the relatively safe Sing Zhou, which guards the main route of the Strait of Malacca.

Therefore, at least before Lu Kaiming's arrival in Hong Kong, the economic development here was almost stagnant, affected by the economic crisis, although Hong Kong has been open for many years, but in the eyes of Lu Kaiming, whether it is urban construction or industrial and commercial development, it is far behind Shanghai during this period.

However, this situation has changed somewhat since last year, since the 128 Incident after the Japanese army brazenly attacked Shanghai, a lot of funds have been withdrawn from Songhu and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and a steady stream of funds have been transferred to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Australia, and even South America, and other countries, and by the end of last year, the Great Wall has been rekindled, and the intensity of capital flight has intensified, and most of them have flowed to Hong Kong, which is closer to Shanghai and is relatively safe.

Hong Kong's economy has been stimulated by this, and various trading houses and processing factories have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Among all these enterprises, the achievements of the South China Group are the most remarkable - in just over a year, three large supermarkets have been opened in Central and Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island and Mong Kok in Kowloon. This sales model was promoted by Nanhua and soon spread to Southeast Asia, Australia and South America, setting off a revolution in the retail industry.

In addition, the South China Group also wantonly enclosed land in Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Kwun Tong, Causeway Bay and other places in Hong Kong, and built cigarette factories, match factories, paper mills, seafood processing factories, daily chemical factories, watch factories, fan factories, automobile repair factories and other factories with low technology content but which are of great help to improve people's livelihood.

Because King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom was very interested in the "direct selling" theory founded by Lu Kaiming, but he did not dare to take risks easily, and was more worried about the evil consequences of Lu Kaiming's warning, he quietly established a direct selling company by registering in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and other places, and then transferred some factories under the royal family that were on the verge of closure to this company to produce products such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, cosmetics, clocks and watches, and then let this company in the royal family, nobles and bureaucrats, The wealthy businessmen implemented a unique new sales model - as long as the person who buys the product automatically becomes the downline, the downline can continue to develop the downline and seek profits.

Edward VIII pretended to be interested in exploring this new marketing model, bought the goods, and personally promoted them to make the rest of the royal family his downline, and then said "incredible", which aroused great public interest and soon became popular in Britain and its colonies. Edward VIII had his own plans, and if unforeseen consequences did arise in the future, he could claim that he was also a victim, and then quickly dissociated himself from the matter.

This kind of downline personnel based on their direct or indirect sales performance, calculation and payment of remuneration, buyers buy goods not because they need to use, but to join to make money, it seems that as long as there are new members to join this sales model, you can continue to earn profits, quickly attracted the economic crisis in the lack of work but some spare money in the pursuit of people who have some spare money, behind the scenes *** controller Edward VIII thus benefited a lot, in a short period of time to accumulate a lot of wealth, quickly reversed the economic crisis since the royal financial embarrassment, The condition of living on food and clothing. Many of the aristocrats, bureaucrats, and wealthy businessmen at the top of the pyramid have also made a fortune.

King Edward VIII, who had made a fortune and had a lot of money, felt that he should be compensated by a certain outstanding economist, so he seemed to suddenly think of a distant colony, and very naturally inquired about the current situation of Hong Kong, and then very naturally praised Lu Kaiming, a pro-British Chinese entrepreneur, philanthropist, and social activist who had made great contributions to the vigorous development of Hong Kong's economy, and soon decided to award the knighthood to Mr. Lu Kaiming, who had set an example in the colonial construction of the British Empire, through the advice of the chamberlain. Finally, it was awarded by the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Pei Lu.

So nominally speaking, the current Lu Kaiming is also a British aristocrat, and the governor of Bei Lu is half a pound and eight taels, especially now Lu Kaiming throws money and opens an industry in Hong Kong to develop people's livelihood, so it attracts and drives other capital to invest in Hong Kong, so that the economy of Hong Kong and Kowloon has risen a few steps in just one year, so Sir Bei Lu has a very good impression of Lu Kaiming, and responds to requests without violating principles.

Lu Kaiming also has his own plans, although the areas where he has invested in the construction of factories are still very desolate, but they are all flat places, especially not far from the port and the bustling downtown area. Hong Kong's land resources are limited, and once Hong Kong Island and Kowloon are developed in large quantities, capital will naturally focus on previously inconspicuous places, and there is huge potential for land appreciation in Tsuen Wan, Causeway Bay and other places. Now taking advantage of the booming economy of Hong Kong to build a factory to make a lot of money, if the business is not good in the future, due to the development of the city, the price of land in the area around the factory must have increased several times, and when the time comes, whether it is to develop real estate by yourself or sell the whole land, you can make a lot of money.

Lu Kaiming is extremely kind-hearted, in line with the idea of making money for everyone, he has invited officials from the colonial government to join, so although the expansion speed of the South China Company is extremely amazing, but under the powerful money offensive, no one has the trouble of Lu Kaiming, and with the cooperation of Ah Biao's Hong Xingshe, the South China Group in Hong Kong and Kowloon can be described as a capital predator and a trust.

The convoy slowly stopped in front of the Governor's Palace, the British troops at the gate were already very familiar with Lu Kaiming, the second lieutenant on duty smiled and leaned forward to say hello, looked at the situation in the three Rolls-Royce cars, and saw that there were no suspicious figures, so he ordered the fence to be lifted and let the convoy enter the Governor's Palace.

The two cars in front of them started slowly and drove towards the parking lot in front of the Governor's Palace building. The rear door of a car in the back opened, and Zheng Jun, Lu's assistant, stepped out of the car, stuffed a fifty-pound bill into the second lieutenant's hand, and said with a smile that he would invite the brothers to tea. The second lieutenant happily patted Zheng Jun on the shoulder, and then raised the banknotes in his hands to several British soldiers in front of the gate, which immediately attracted a burst of cheers.

Sir Belle was enjoying breakfast with his wife in the dining room, when he suddenly heard a noisy shout, he couldn't help frowning slightly, he just wanted to get up and go to the window to see what was going on, but found that in the parking lot in the middle of the garden, two black cars had been parked, Lu Kaiming had already got out of the compartment of one of them, and couldn't help but be surprised, "Huh", turned his head and told his wife to eat by himself, then got up and greeted him with a smile.

In the living room, Sir Belle first gave Lu Kaiming a warm hug, and then welcomed him into his study, and asked straight to the point with a little greeting:

"Sir Lu, come to the Governor's Palace early in the morning, what advice do you have?"

Lu Kaiming did not hesitate, took out a thick stack of documents from his briefcase, and directly clarified the intention: "This is the procedure for changing the port of destination issued by the Jiangnan Group and the US West Coast Shipping Company....... since I received the power of attorney, I have been working on this matter with all my might, after all, the Jiangnan Group is now China's leading large consortium, and cooperating with it is very beneficial to expand the business of the South China Company in the mainland." I was worried that going through the normal channels would delay for a while and seriously affect my company's reputation, so I went straight to the Governor after receiving the certificate. ”

Bei Lu took the document and looked at it carefully, then called the Secretary for Administration, and after explaining it in detail, she explained it to the Customs Department, the Tax Administration and other relevant agencies one by one, and then said to Lu Kaiming: "Okay, when you go to the dock later, someone will handle the formalities for you." Sir Lou, is there anything else? ”

Seeing that things could be done so easily, Lu Kaiming decided to reciprocate: "At present, Hong Kong's medical facilities are still very backward, and I have the intention to build a hospital in Hong Kong and Kowloon, hoping to get the support of the Governor." ”

Bei Lu was very excited: "This is a good thing! Originally, I planned to allocate a sum of money in this year's budget to build a hospital in Cheung Chau and Hong Kong Island in the outlying islands area, but now that you are interested in public welfare, I just want to save the money and use it elsewhere. ”

"Cheung Chau?"

Lu Kaiming was stunned for a moment, nodded quickly, and said admiringly: "It's still the Governor's thoughtfulness." Although Cheung Chau is far away from Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, it has a wide geographical radiation, and people in Lantau and other places can also seek medical treatment at Cheung Chau Hospital when they are sick. Your Excellency the Governor, what do you think about the construction of three hospitals with my money, the land and professional medical personnel from the Governor's Office? After the completion of the hospital, Nanhua Group only holds 49% of the shares and does not participate in the management of the hospital......"

Bei Lu was a little surprised: "How can this work?" I can't let you contribute money and effort, and be wronged! ”

Lu Kaiming said with a smile: "Your Excellency the Governor has built the Kowloon Sub-Reservoir and the Aberdeen Reservoir to solve the problem of drinking water in Hong Kong and Kowloon, and now he has started to work on the comprehensive automation project of telephone line transfer, which will benefit future generations by Hong Kong and Kowloon." However, I always felt that these were not enough to highlight the merits of the Governor, so I wanted to build such a few hospitals, named by the Governor, so that future generations would think that it was the kindness of the Governor when they saw the hospital for medical treatment. ”

When had Bei Lu enjoyed such a direct sycophant, she couldn't stop talking: "Okay, good, I've never seen someone as enlightened as Sir Lu." It just so happens that I am studying the introduction of car ferry services into the Yau Ma Tei ferry, and I think this work will be handed over to the South China Group to be responsible, and now many bus companies are chaotic in management, and the service attitude of the drivers and passengers is bad, and the situation of delays or even suspension of operation occurs from time to time, and the Hong Kong government has the intention to change this situation, and decided to take out the bus operation rights of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon and outlying islands for bidding. ”

Lu Kaiming didn't expect his investment to return so quickly, and he was overjoyed, and immediately said: "Thank you, Lord Governor, for your trust." Rest assured, I will return 20% of the monthly bus company revenue to the Government, and in the next few years, I will strive to build and widen new roads around the island and Kowloon, so that Hong Kong's streets will be more spacious and tidy in every inch of land. ”

Bei Lu nodded in approval, and then frowned slightly, as if thinking of something: "More than ten years ago, Governor Lu Ji founded the University of Hong Kong, which is still talked about by people, in fact, it is also my wish to cultivate talents, but unfortunately I can't ...... it."

Lu Kaiming didn't know the unfinished meaning of Bei Lu's words, and thought to himself that since even the hospital was built for you, what harm would it do to build another university? Moreover, if Nanhua Company wants to take root in Hong Kong and radiate Southeast Asia, it needs more talents to join, and the establishment of a university is the best way, so it does not hesitate:

"Yes, Hong Kong has a population of more than one million, but there is only one university, which is really disproportionate, I have been hesitant to build more primary and secondary schools, or build universities, but now I understand that Hong Kong needs high-level talents, and it is urgent to open a university!"

Bei Lu was full of interest: "Sha Tin has not been effectively developed, if there is a university there, it will be very beneficial to the promotion of economy and culture and real estate development!" I've already thought of the name of this university, Belo University, dear Lu, what do you think? ”

Lu Kaiming praised repeatedly: "What a name, only the name of the Governor is worthy of this brand-new university." The Governor must have a blueprint in mind, so the university will be funded by our South China Group, and the land and faculty will be provided by the Hong Kong government, and after completion, like the hospital, it will still only have a 49% stake and will be managed by the Hong Kong government. What does the Governor think? ”

"Okay, happy cooperation!"

Bei Lu stood up, took the initiative to stretch out her hands, and clasped Lu Kaiming's hands tightly. Then the two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.