Chapter 6 Burning the Cold Stove
The son is older, and he must have a reason to take in the father and son, not to mention that this is really not a big deal. Li Guanyun did not object, and Uncle Wang could only follow the request of the eldest young master to send Wang Jingui and his son to a warehouse not far away.
Sent Wu Shounan and other Chaozhou bosses away, and the family of three went home in the same car.
There was a driver, Li Guanyun didn't ask much, went directly to the car and drove into the Li family's mansion on Confucius Street, pushed the car door and walked into the office on the first and second floors, then closed the door and asked, "For the people, do you plan to go back to the United States?" β
The Li family's mansion has a total of five, but the Li family in Saigon has only four.
Such a big house naturally can not be empty, the first into the office area, the left side of the gate is "Nansheng Rice", the right side of the "Hefa Shipping" office. Customers who want to buy ferry tickets to Hong Kong and Singapore, or customers who want to ship goods to Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, come here to buy tickets or discuss sea freight business.
There were workers in the carpentry mills, as well as men in the rice mills and shipping companies. After closing, I have a home to go home, and I don't have a home in Xidi and live with the driver and bodyguards, which is equivalent to a collective dormitory.
The third entrance is also a dormitory, but it is for the captain, first mate, crew of the shipping company, and the captain and boatmen of the small boat. The people who run the boat are very hard, the room is very clean, there is a special person to clean it, a special person to cook, and when they come, they don't have to take care of anything.
The fourth entrance is for the principals to live, although the carpenter Wang Bo has a home on the embankment, but the two sons are older, they are married and have children, it is better to live here quietly. The same is true of Gu Bo of Nansheng Rice Industry and Li Bo of the shipping company, with them and their old wives here, the huge house is not very deserted.
The middle-aged man who got up at the desk to greet him was named Liu Jinghui, and his status in the Li family was extremely special, sometimes going to Hong Kong, sometimes to Singapore. Although he is a Hakka, Li Guanyun trusts him very much, and entrusts him with all business matters when he is away.
Of course, there's a reason for that.
Since his grandfather's generation, his family has been a housekeeper for the Li family. Li Guanyun has played with him since he was a child, and he is commensurate with brothers. His son, Liu Jiachang, who went to Petain Bridge to manage the Pingchuan faction some time ago, is also a small man with Li Weimin, and now he is in charge of taking care of the Li family's dozens of shops in the west embankment, and the second landlord who collects rent.
Respecting the old and loving the young is the fine tradition of the Chinese nation, Li Weimin didn't dare to treat him as an ordinary "executive", let alone treat him as a person, so he called Uncle Liu sweetly, and then turned around and smiled: "Dad, I'm about to tell you." There's something to deal with, if you don't go, can you give me some travel expenses. β
In charge of such a big business, he has always been a man of his word, his son has grown up, and suddenly has his own idea, Li Guanyun is really a little unaccustomed, he glanced at Liu Jinghui, and asked puzzledly: "What are you going to do, what is the matter?" β
Li Weimin didn't answer his question directly, and while obediently helping him massage his shoulder, he asked rhetorically: "Dad, why did you send me to the United States to study seven years ago?" β
"The United States is strong, and in the future, no country will look at the United States, and the same will be true for doing business. If you want to keep this family business, you have to look far and long, and you can't only deal with the French and the British like us. β
"Who do you think is the most successful businessman, I mean China, in Chinese history."
Li Guanyun was confused by the question, and thought for a while before smiling: "Hu Xueyan." β
"Hu Xueyan is indeed successful, but in my opinion he is not the most successful."
Liu Jinghui was happy, and couldn't help but smile and asked: "For the people, then who do you think is the most successful?" β
"LΓΌ Buwei."
Li Weimin straightened up and explained with a smile: "Dad, Uncle Liu, I heard some rumors before I came back, some high-ranking officials in the United States, some congressmen and very influential Catholics are very optimistic about Wu Tingyan, thinking that he is the best person to deal with the current chaos, and he is now working as a consultant in a research institute of our university. β
Li Guanyun and Liu Jinghui, one is an outstanding businessman and the other is an outstanding senior manager, how can they not know the allusion of "strange goods can live", the two glanced at each other again, and asked quietly: "Do you want to burn the cold stove?" β
"With this opportunity, why not? Even if he can't come back and can't be prime minister, we won't have much to lose. β
The reason why the Chinese business in Xidi has been so successful is largely related to the good handling of political and business relations. It's just that no one thought that the "Seven Distances", which had a bad record, could be recruited and rode on the heads of the Chinese with the support of guns and Baoda.
If you can get in touch with the future prime minister, the Li family's business will definitely be able to flourish, Wu Guanyun was moved, stared at him and asked, "How sure are you?" β
Li Weimin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Dad, no matter what, Vietnam is still a French colony. The French are uncompromising, and it is useless for Ngo Dinh Diem to have the support of the Americans. No one can say for sure, how can I be sure? β
"It's nice to think of it that far away."
Li Guanyun got up and paced back and forth in the room twice, then turned around and said, "Since you want to do it, let's do it." Money is not a problem, you Uncle Liu can prepare it for you now. β
Li Weimin said softly, "Dad, I want $50,000." β
"I said that money is not a problem, give you 100,000!"
Wu Guanyun waved his hand, and then said: "Jinghui, we can't be idle when we go to the United States to burn cold stoves for the people." It seems that Ngo Dinh Diem has a few brothers, and if you ask, they are not in Vietnam. β
Not everyone has the opportunity to live in strange goods, Liu Jinghui smiled understandingly, picked up the phone and began to inquire about the news.
Meanwhile, a skinny monkey-like guy sneaks through the back door into the "Big World Casino".
He walked around the gambling table, found a Pingchuan soldier who was reprimanding his subordinates, nodded and reported: "Sixth brother, that kid has been hiding at home for five days, and only went out with his sister today, first went to the movies, and then went to the woodyard. After staying in the woodyard for a while, he ran into a group of bark pickers fighting, took in two poor ghosts, just took his Laozi's car back, did not go to the Jingwu Guild Hall, did not contact those idle Chinese. β
As a river thief with dozens of lives on his hands, Ruan Shan has been able to survive until now and be able to wear a police uniform, because he is bold and careful.
The Chaozhou Gang will take revenge if they have revenge, or they don't start, and it's not a little bit black to start.
What's more, the Li family is so rich, they want to take revenge, they want to kill one or two people, and they don't need to do it themselves. extorted a sum of money from the Chaozhou Gang, Ruan Shan was really a little afraid, and he had been sending people to keep an eye on the Li family father and son these days, for fear that they would secretly do it.
He weighed it and warned with a blank face: "They don't necessarily have to go in person if they want to find someone, just a phone call away." During this time, give me a little peace, don't be alone, don't go out alone. β
A little minion was not convinced, and patted the gun on his waist: "Sixth brother, what is there to be afraid of, they dare to retaliate, I will destroy his whole family." β
Ruan Shan slapped him violently, and roared violently: "Destroy his whole family, idiot, if the seventh brother hears it, destroy your whole family first!" β
The little minion covered his mouth and asked with a sad face: "Sixth brother, how can the seventh brother help them?" β
"If you say you're stupid, you're stupid, who are they, they're rich businessmen, if they destroy their family and scare the rich businessmen away, who does the seventh brother care about collecting taxes and what do they pay the brothers? Be honest with me, and don't do anything else. β