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Monday, February 11, 1630, the thirtieth day of the lunar month, Chinese New Year's Eve.

The entire city is lit up, with the streets and iconic buildings lit up all night long. Even if the cabinet now comes up with the slogan "try to be as frugal as possible", the Manchester city government will pay $1,000 an hour for electricity for the lighting project this Chinese New Year's Eve.

At night, fireworks are flying in the sky of Manchester City, and children with candy and firecrackers and small lanterns are running around on the snow-cleared streets; Families are fragrant with wine and food, men, women and children push cups, laughter and blessings.

Radio Manchester City's Chinese New Year's Eve special radio programme is underway, and the most vulgar programmes include not only special national memories, but also congratulatory messages from various overseas local governments. The various construction projects introduced by the state to stimulate the local economy have been made public one by one, which has made the people full of anticipation and small and medium-sized business owners.

On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, Ren Changle, who has always been not low-key, once again showed his local tycoon style, and several friends and families were invited to celebrate the holiday together in his family's luxury estate.

These include Su Zining and his wife, Yan Xiaosong and his wife, An Shaoqing and his wife, Zhu Xiaoli and his wife, Liu Yun and his wife, and You Qi and his wife...... and the Adelaides. Except for the low-key Zhu Xiaoli, who is a soldier, the others are all high-ranking elites or private entrepreneurs in this country without exception.

After a high-level dinner, the young children were served by the accompanying nannies of each family, and the older ones lit fireworks and hide-and-seek in the courtyard of the manor. But most of the girls still stayed quietly by their parents' side. The adults were drinking and chatting in the manor hall, and Ren Changle even paid a lot of money to invite a few musicians from Radio Manchester City. Play music in the corner of the hall to cheer up.

"Mr. and Mrs. Ren, on behalf of my father, I wish you good health!"

In the crowd, Elizabeth, who was dressed in a beautiful winter dress, took her father Adelaide's arm and toasted to Ren Changle and his wife with a smile. More than eight years later, as Adelaide's second daughter Elizabeth has high hopes and is now just 20 years old, after graduating from an Ivy League college with a major in accounting last year, she was pulled into the group by Yang Wenwen, and now she has become Yang Wenwen's new assistant to the president. In order to replace Igrina as Group Executive Vice President.

"Miss Elizabeth is the pride of the Group, Mr. Adelaide, not only for her brilliant mind, but also for her ability to appeal to so many good lads!" Yang Wenwen smiled and nodded magnificently, and praised politely. Adelaide, who is nearly 50 years old, suddenly smiled.

As the general manager of the most important "Mayflower Transportation Company" under COSCO International Trade Group, Adelaide has relied on the sharp rise in domestic ocean shipping prices in the past year or so, not only earning a lot of profits for the group, but also taking advantage of the policy support of the national "Shipping Incentive Act" to raise funds to add two new 1,000-ton full steam-powered merchant ships.

"About ordering merchant ships. You Qi and Shi Yige are here today, you can have a good chat. Liu Yun's wife Chen Na walked over from the side, followed by You Qi and Shi Yige, the bigwigs of Beiyang Shipping Company.

Chen Na is one of the core shareholders of Ren Changle and Yang Wenwen Industries in the early days, and is a member of the board of directors. Now Chen Na has made a lot of gains in this bundled interest group.

"The slipway is free and ready to start. However, I still recommend that you choose the latest five-masted long-sail merchant ship, which is suitable for all near-shore and ocean-going routes, and it is not a problem to take headwind routes. The cargo capacity is also large. The overall operational efficiency is a notch higher than that of the Aoguang class, and the economic life cycle is also longer. It's a little more expensive. But installments are also fine. ”

After marrying Xia Qiuyun, Xia Qiuyu's sibling sister the year before last, You Qi, a once thin young man, also began to get lucky slightly, but compared to Ren Changle's size, he was still quite capable. At this time, Shi Yige, because of his new wife Igrena, and the relationship with Yang Wenwen's family have improved by leaps and bounds in recent years. Now the two of them are "fooling" Ren to order a new ship type from Beiyang Shipbuilding Company.

On the other hand, An Shaoqing and his wife, who control the Standard Oil Company of North America, are discussing with Zhou Junting and his wife of Xinhua Chemical Company about the establishment of a new coal dry distillation chemical enterprise in Beiyuan Town, Haizhou, which the two companies will jointly invest in the new year.

Zhang Li, who has been poaching skilled workers from Xinhua Chemical Company for a long time, and Zhou Junting, who is both a competitor and a close partner, are like brothers and sisters.

In the corner, Yuan Xinyi and Caterina were chatting about children on the sofa, while their husbands Su Zining and Yan Xiaosong seemed to have disappeared as early as after dinner.

"Hehe, everyone, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, everyone enjoy it. In addition, there will be a raffle for children to answer questions and give out New Year's money, which will be hosted by Mr. Adelaide and Miss Elizabeth. After three rounds of drinking, Yang Wenwen, the hostess of the manor, walked to the center of the hall and politely announced that the wine party had entered another rhythm.

With some heart, the heads of the careers of various families began to leave the scene for various reasons. Zhang Li left the old public security Shao Qing, Chen Na left her husband Liu Yun, and even Xia Qiuyu left Zhu Xiaoli, and everyone walked through the corridor in twos and threes, towards another quiet corner.

In a luxurious study, Su Zining, Yan Xiaosong, and Liu Xin and Ren Changle, who had only appeared once at the beginning of the banquet, had been talking for a long time in the smoke.

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“…… Both houses of Congress are strong right now, especially in the House of Representatives. After the change of office, Lao Qi is obviously lacking in momentum, and many policies are now being 'forced' by the National Assembly to the cabinet. However, judging from Lao Qi's attitude, it should be a compromise with Bao Zitu in private. According to the rules, the National Assembly only has legislative and supervisory powers, but now it has used the Science and Technology Commission and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to interfere with the executive power of the cabinet. ”

Liu Xin smoked hard, because he stayed up late to write reports for a period of time, and his eyes were slightly bloodshot.

"In order to stabilize internally, who of us doesn't know the character of Qi Jianjun, an old bureaucrat? Fucking for the sake of stability, just take our interests and divide the big pot of rice equally?! Lao Tzu is going to Zhong Lao to sue them! Ren Changle slammed on the dropped cigarette butt with one kick, and a cloud of ash was suddenly left on the beautiful English carpet. Liu Xin's opinion of 'raising the proportion of profits handed over by state-owned groups' was killed by Lao Qi before it was sent to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission for review. On the contrary, this year's state-owned group investment budget has increased by 300,000 yuan compared with previous years, and those guys really lack the dividends of 1,000 yuan every year? Su Zining, Yan Xiaosong, how many of you really can't speak at the government meeting? ”

"You don't like that, but some people take it very seriously, and no matter how small a mosquito is, it's meat." Yang Wenwen pushed open the door with a group of friends, while blocking her nose with her hand. frowned at the smell of smoke in the closed room, while coldly looking at her husband's indignant face, "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, not to make you lose your temper!" ”

"My nerd has already inquired clearly, and the state-owned energy and mining group has circled the coal-associated oil shale mining area explored on the east bank of the middle reaches of the Song River in advance. I didn't give any good face when I wanted to talk about it. Last year, a group of students majoring in coal chemistry at national universities and higher vocational colleges were all signed employment contracts in advance, and according to their posture, they wanted to hold on to the mining area and get it themselves in a few years! Zhang Li sat on the side and poured wine like a noblewoman, but there was a hint of irrepressible anger in her eyes, "Now the demand for European lamp oil and domestic coke, tar and asphalt has increased a lot. If the mining area is in our hands, the company's profit will increase by at least 400,000 yuan per year! ”

"Of course, the dividends of the shares of the state-owned group are owned by the 'whole people'. Therefore, the higher the profits of the state-owned group, the more dividends will be distributed by the 'whole people'. 400,000 profits are lost in your hands, and only we, the shareholders of Standard Oil, can take the lion's share. In the hands of the state-owned group, 500 people can each get a few hundred yuan more. Compared to the idea that they are playing with the Beiyang ship that you are starting. At least not yet from your existing cake. Yang Wenwen said unhurriedly to the "best friend" after the crossing, and the words were full of "who told you how to do it at the beginning".

"Stone and I will not sell the shares of Qingcheng Shipbuilding Company! Originally, it was a favor to help Guan Ruzhong. I am willing to invest in Haizhou. You Qi on the side said coldly, his expression was extremely serious.

Outside the window, a salute could be heard firing from the direction of the Manchester City Garrison Headquarters, and clusters of faintly visible colored light could be reflected on the thick curtain cloth. Even though Yang Wenwen had announced that today was just a party, all kinds of dissatisfaction were still growing in this small space, and by the end, Ren Changle had closed his eyes and was drowsy.

Su Zining did not participate in the grievance meeting, but just looked at Yan Xiaosong, the real behind-the-scenes initiator of this Chinese New Year's Eve cocktail party, with a smile.

"With the exception of the immigration program, Congress has frozen most of the Eastern proposals, and I need your help." Yan Xiaosong stood up, looked at every capitalist nouveau riche present sincerely, and said word by word, "Maybe everyone thinks that this is the responsibility of the Congress or the cabinet, but all the problems lie in the lack of national capacity. ”

"State-owned Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and Animal Husbandry Group, State-owned Energy and Mining Group, State-owned Construction Engineering Group, State-owned Pharmaceutical Group, State-owned Import and Export Group...... All of them account for the country's most upstream advantageous resources, how can such a large family be insufficient? Ren Changle opened his eyes, a little yin and yang, "The state-owned import and export group, there are also national transportation subsidies every year, it is said that the freight is settled internally, and the posting is profit." Haha, I also got a 200 yuan bonus from the state-owned ocean shipping company this year! ”

"Yan Xiaosong, do you mean that the 'Pearl Island Investment Encouragement Draft' proposed by Lao Qi is to hope that our private companies will undertake the operation of the Far East and provide support for the country's oriental layout? If I'm not mistaken, that's a pass-through cost...... As for the reduction and exemption of land transfer fees and the subsidy for migrant transportation, these innocuous contents are obviously avoided and trivialized. Not to mention me, if any of them want to go to the Far East to open a factory or do trade, the investment in manpower, material resources, energy, and transportation capacity in the early stage is not a small amount, and it is necessary to help the country transport immigrants, how can it be so easy! ”

Zhou Junting is relatively calm, and generally understands the purpose of the National Assembly and Premier Qi Jianjun.

"Everyone can calculate the accounts very clearly, but the development of the country does not depend on the efforts of a few people. Ren Changle, Lao Zhou, Sister Yang, in your eyes, Su Zining and I are government officials, and investors holding your thighs. Say it to the private part. The Far Eastern market is really big. To the public, it is for the national events that we have crossed. As long as everyone works together, the benefits will not be less than those of the Atlantic. As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Su Zining. Seeing that the dead party still had an attitude of "nothing to do with himself", Yan Xiaosong sighed, and the wry smile on his face became more and more prosperous.

Quietly looking at his friend Yan Xiaosong, who was like a demon after returning to China, thinking all day long about how to restart the frozen large-scale Oriental Plan, Su Zining fell into deep thought.

In the 17th century, China and the United States produced and sold the world's finest goods, and the state-owned groups were reluctant to shift their center of gravity eastward. There is nothing wrong with this fact that it is a rational choice that attaches more importance to the practical interests of the West, and it is also the core policy of the country that must stabilize the fundamental pattern of the country.

Su Zining was not surprised by the ambitions of Ren Changle and others, who actively participated in the Eastern Expedition, and even understood that domestic private capital was looking for an opportunity for a major strategic adjustment. Just like the large capital investment of Ren Changle and others in the Caribbean and Brazil in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

From a restless point of view, starting with the Atlantic Checkers Project, the "Eastward Advancement Doctrine" under the banner of safeguarding the country's maritime strategic interests is actually more marketable among the private sector, and there are even enthusiastic and stunned young people from the military behind it. But everyone knows how big the time, labor and material costs will be. Therefore, it is not unreasonable for either the Congress or the government to push the "burden of the Far East" onto the private wing of "Easternism".

In a word, no matter how much dissatisfaction you have with the country's decisions, both in your heart and on the outside, you can see the future interests of the Far East. But if you want to move forward, someone has to do it. The game between Westernism and Easternism, and the contradiction between the state-owned faction and the private-owned faction, are only inevitable episodes in this process.

"Everyone understands this, but they have to take us as pioneers. They will come again to pick up the bargain later, and this kind of patriotic hat should not be buttoned up. The number of ocean shipping companies of the state-owned import and export group is more than three times that of ours. If they don't run, they are qualified to accuse us of being selfish? ”

Ren Changle drank the dry throat-moistening wine in one sip. There was a snort of wine in his mouth: "Brother Yan, we brothers have nothing to say about their private relationship." Wenwen and I were able to invest a little bit in Brazil, and it all depended on you and Brother Su working hard at the beginning. If you want to be short of money, I don't say a word to Changle, you can give it away for nothing, but let those individuals treat us as fools in the name of the country, I really don't have the leisure to do so. I understand the reason why everyone drinks soup together, but which of us don't run around outside all day long, running around with our heads in the sea? They sit at home and relax, and still expect fairness? ”

Ren Changle may be really drunk, and the words he said were very prickly, and the other friends present were silent, and Su Zining and Yan Xiaosong were embarrassed in the "cracks".

"In fact, from the very beginning, we didn't have a real state-owned enterprise."

After nearly a minute of dead silence, Su Zining suddenly spoke, and the self-deprecation in his eyes surfaced clearly and unmistakably this time.

"Looking at the current situation, we are just doing things for ourselves with a well-known concept of national capital inertia. At present, several state-owned groups occupy the most upstream of the national industry, with state-owned shares accounting for 51%, and the remaining 49% belong to multiple funds composed of hundreds of families behind the scenes......"

“…… The profits of the state-owned groups that are handed over to the state treasury every year are only 30 percent of the annual net profits, but 50 percent of them are divided into our names under various names, and then the state needs to maintain investment every year. More than half of the state-owned shares, but more than half of the annual income does not belong to the state, and even the actual control does not belong to the state......

Su Zining's plain and long "self-talk" seemed to touch everyone's nerves, making people's hearts tremble and secretly unhappy at the same time.

If the state-owned faction that truly stands in the perspective of national interests has it, why should it reject the opinion of "raising the proportion of annual profits paid by state-owned groups"? In the final analysis, such state-owned enterprises are only to take care of a special kind of "fairness" of some people, a group of large private enterprises with "state-owned fig leaf".

The state-owned legislators are slowly delaying the approval of the Securities and Exchange Act, which is probably also a kind of "worry" that the "gap between the rich and the poor" will intensify.

Premier Qi Jianjun's suggestion of "shooting" Liu Xin may be precisely to prevent this kind of "scar-shaking" behavior that may lead to more anger among the "state-owned faction" in China. Of course, Qi Jianjun didn't know that this idea was actually made up by Su Zining behind his back.

Reminiscent of the SASAC and Premier Qi Jianjun's "stripping" of Banco Nacional Ultramarino from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last year, it once caused strange dissatisfaction among some people in China. Banco Nacional Ultramarino, which now specializes in lending to European sovereigns, is the only state-owned enterprise in the country that is wholly owned by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) and the Ministry of Finance. And Bao Zitu and Qi Jianjun, who are trying to keep Banco Nacional Nacional right and gradually reducing the proportion of private fund shares in the newly established state-owned enterprises, are the real state-owned faction in this country.

However, the real intention of Bao Zitu and Qi Jianjun to "increase the investment budget of the state-owned group", deny the "increase in the proportion of profits handed over by the state-owned group", and promote the "private capital to take over the eastern route" is just to alleviate the contradiction between "X private ownership" and "Y private ownership" on the basis of ensuring the stability of the state's basic finance.

Thinking of this, the people in the study suddenly realized.

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The New Year's bell rang on Chinese New Year's Eve, and the people in the neighborhood could be faintly heard in the distance. At this time, in the living room of the manor, under the auspices of Elizabeth, the children of every family were very happy, and everyone got the New Year's money prepared by Yang Wenwen.

Half an hour later, Ren Changle's lavish Chinese New Year's Eve party finally ended, and the carriages took the family away.

But Su Zining and Yan Xiaosong did not choose to walk with their wives and children, but still chose the common night walking mode. The two of them walked under the colorful night sky, both frowning.

"Su Zining, is there really no way? You originally estimated that the state would be able to support me for two to three years, but it ended in less than a year and a half. Now it is not only a question of how many immigrants will increase each year, if we delay the precious time of these years, so many of the effects achieved by our Eastern Expedition will be weakened, or even disappear, but the gains will outweigh the losses! Yan Xiaosong stopped and called out to his friend.

"There's only one way to satisfy you, but a Pandora's box." Su Zining turned around and looked at his anxious and stern friend with a smile.

Yan Xiaosong was stunned for a moment, and instantly showed joy. He knew that Su Zining must have been thinking about a solution long ago in the process of "being in a daze".

"If you're not afraid of a big tail, learn from Europe." Su Zining raised a finger and pointed to the east, "Authorized by the state, the nouveau riche will be mobilized to form the 'East India Company', it is best to have another national participation, not to touch the cake of the state-owned group, the country will only make money and not lose!" Not only to increase immigration to the country, but this monster can also support you in anything in the Far East in the future. But if you think about it, the end result may not be what you envisioned. ”

"Huh?!" Yan Xiaosong almost swallowed a puff of cigarette, staring blankly at Su Zining's harmless smiling face, and a number of shots slowly appeared in his mind.

Another huge ceremonial flower exploded in the dark night, and the vigorous light group was very oppressive and cast on the retina, so gorgeous that people's pores tightened.

(To be continued)