Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 196, Overt and Conspiracies (asking for monthly tickets)

October 6, 1959, the fifth day of the ninth lunar month, Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong.

An airplane landed on the airport runway and taxied to the parking area. Many passengers got off the plane one after another, including Zhao Mancang.

After returning to Hong Kong and Kowloon, Zhao Mancang breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past few days, after completing the transaction with Francis, he showed his presence in front of Zhuang Xiaoting, well, it should be said that he gained some experience points, and then returned to Hong Kong and Kowloon.

His current experience value balance is close to 9,000, and he is only one or two transactions away from breaking 10,000.

Inside the manager's office at the HSBC headquarters building in Central, Hong Kong Island.

Pu Weishi and Joseph saw Zhao Mancang, whom they had not seen for a long time, and they showed very happy smiles on their faces.

Because the price of gold has now soared to $41.37 per ounce, which is a crazy price.

Starting from August this year, the price of gold began to rise slowly. After the end of August, the rate of increase has accelerated.

At the end of September, the price was only around 39 US dollars, but now at the beginning of October, the price has reached 41.37 US dollars.

too crazy!

Ning Shujia, who brought in tea, looked at Zhao Mancang with a tearful look in his eyes, and all he could see was Zhao Mancang.

How could Ning Shujia say she didn't like such an outstanding man?

It’s a pity that she is just an ordinary clerk at HSBC.

If it weren't for her good looks and figure, she would have no chance to meet Zhao Mancang.

"Mr. Zhao, if you want, you can take her away now." Joseph said with a smile. Ning Shujia blushed immediately and her heart was pounding.

Zhao Mancang originally wanted to refuse, after all, Ning Shujia was not a qualified experience value tool.

I've met him quite a few times, but each time I only get 2 or 3 experience points, which is extremely low.

However, he suddenly thought of something and asked:
"Ms. Ning, which school did you graduate from?"

The reason he asked this was because Zhao Mancang remembered that he might still need an accountant.

Next, he will increase investment in Hong Kong and Kowloon, and will need more talents. If Ning Shujia has a good academic background and decent abilities, then instead of letting her work as a waitress at HSBC, it would be better for her to go to the company under his own name to gain some training.

After all, we are acquaintances, so I'm just helping out.

There is no need to ask, Ning Shujia has an academic degree, not from the University of Hong Kong, but from the University of Sydney.

The university in Australia is not very impressive at all, no wonder her salary is only HK$580.

That’s all. Zhao Mancang couldn’t say anything else.

After skipping the small topic of Ning Shujia, Zhao Mancang discussed with Pu Weishi and others about the gold position closing.

Within the next week, all the gold stored at HSBC's headquarters in Great Britain was closed and sold.

Because Zhao Mancang knew that the price of gold would not last long and would start to fall after November.

Sam's side will not allow such a powerful existence, and the skyrocketing gold price is not a good thing for the US dollar.

Besides, after the skyrocketing gold prices, gold transactions around the world will become more frequent, and gold mines will increase mining to take the opportunity to make a profit.

Pu Weishi nodded in agreement and instructed Joseph next to him to do a good job of communication in this regard and make sure it is perfect.

Zhao Mancang is now a big client of HSBC, so of course they have to treat him with caution.

"Also, I have some gold in my hands, as well as the gold I have stored with you. Please help me convert all of it into US dollars. I think you can do that, right?"

Hearing what Zhao Mancang said, Pu Weishi was overjoyed. Of course there is no problem.

However, when they learned that Zhao Mancang still had two million ounces of gold in his hands, Pu Weishi and Joseph Grant were stunned.

Two million ounces of gold?
At the current price of US$41.37 per ounce, this is US$82.74 million.

Originally, Pu Weishi thought that Zhao Mancang only had about 60 million US dollars in cash assets, but he didn't expect that he actually brought back 2 million ounces of gold!
Simply incredible!

"Hiss, Mr. Zhao, where is all this gold?"

Pu Weishi was now even more excited. If this batch of gold could be traded at HSBC, their bank's vault would hold more gold.

This was still the gold standard, and the printing of the Hong Kong dollar depended on the British pound. However, the entire capital world was based on the Bretton Woods system, which was based on the gold standard.

Therefore, gold is the real hard currency.

If it were just a few tens of thousands of ounces, Pu Weiss would certainly not be so excited.

But it's two million ounces, so it's impossible not to be excited.

"It will be shipped here tonight. Please prepare well..."

Zhao Mancang didn't want to show off in broad daylight, it would be much better at night.

However, he had to call two people to help him drive, otherwise it would not be suitable.

In Qifa Building, Zhao Mancang stepped in. Fang Xiaohui at the front desk smiled in surprise and called out sweetly, "Hello, Boss."

Fang Xiaohui has become somewhat accustomed to her boss's elusive appearances.

I used to think that such a boss was not so good, especially last time when Alex brought a group of police officers to the company and took away the company's cash. Fang Xiaohui was really scared and had some complaints about the boss.

But afterwards, when Zhao Mancang took out the big red envelope, Fang Xiaohui immediately shouted "Long live!"

Although the red envelope Fang Xiaohui received was not big, a red envelope of 300 Hong Kong dollars was already a big surprise for her, a small receptionist.

Now she feels that since the boss doesn't come to the company often, she, as the receptionist, can take a break.

Fortunately, I didn't slack off just now, otherwise, I would have been scolded by my boss.

After entering the office, Zhao Mancang briefly learned about the sales of several newspapers and magazines such as the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily, and then Chen Liangsheng mentioned Louis Cha.

"Oh, what happened to Louis Cha?"

Zhao Mancang actually has no interest in Louis Cha as a person, and he has no interest in what the other party is doing.

In this time and space, it is absolutely impossible for the other party to have the fame he had in the original time and space.

He took over the titles of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Deer and the Cauldron, and so on. It can be said that his fame was severely damaged.

The most famous Jin Yong novels in later generations are The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes. As for Louis Cha's The Sword of Royal Blood and The Snow Leopard, they are actually quite inferior.

The more famous novel would have to be Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, because the plot of this novel is more tense and the characters are very vivid. Every detail in the work can feel the author's profound understanding of the world of martial arts, life encounters, and the fickleness of fate.

Unless Louis Cha of this time and space can create a novel even more awesome than Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Zhao Mancang is not sure.

If Louis Cha is the protagonist of the world of martial arts novels in Hong Kong and Kowloon, then the appearance of Zhao Mancang has cut off all of this.

Moreover, they founded the "Liberty Press" before, but it didn't seem to take off. Could it be that it suddenly took off again at this time?
"Boss, the sales of the Liberty Press have exceeded 10,000 because their serialization of The Return of the Condor Heroes has reached its most exciting part."

Hearing Chen Liangsheng's words, Zhao Mancang couldn't help but laugh.

The sales volume just broke 10,000, which is really miserable.

I just wonder if Louis Cha will let the dragon knight appear again later?

This kind of plot with a cuckold protagonist is said to have been written by a friend of Louis Cha in the original time and space. There are also rumors that it was caused by Louis Cha's broken heart.

But does it matter whether it’s true or not?
Because during the many revisions and refinements later on, Louis Cha did not change this plot, which shows that he was still very satisfied with the Dragon Knight plot.

Since the establishment of the Liberty Press on March 23, the newspaper has been published for more than half a year, but its sales have only now exceeded 10,000.

It's simply a shame and a shame.

You should know that the four newspapers, namely, "Hong Kong Daily News", "Ming Pao", "Sing Sing Daily" and "Kwong Fai Daily", have all exceeded 50,000 in daily sales.

Why is the gap so big?
The most critical point is marketing. The Liberty Press started relatively early, but their marketing is a mess, and they are reluctant to invest huge amounts of money.

Louis Cha is just as stingy as Shaw Brothers' Shaw Brothers, both of them are miserly.

The remuneration for articles is very low, and the salaries of editors and other staff are not high either, so how high can the quality of the Liberty Press be?

If it had not started serializing The Return of the Condor Heroes, the Liberty Press would have been no different from a tabloid and would never have gotten off the ground.

But even The Return of the Condor Heroes could hardly save the Liberty Press, because four newspapers including the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily News were serializing very exciting martial arts novels, and the most important thing was that they were published in large quantities.

Since readers have four choices, naturally they don’t have as much demand for The Return of the Condor Heroes.

Otherwise, there would only be one very exciting martial arts novel like The Return of the Condor Heroes to choose from, and then the sales of "Liberty Press" would certainly continue to rise.

It’s just a pity that in this time and space, the Liberty Press will definitely not be able to do well.

"Oh, I see."

Zhao Mancang nodded and said nothing more.

Whether the Liberty Press fails or not, Louis Cha probably won't come to the Hong Kong and Kowloon Daily News for a job interview again.

After all, Louis Cha is not short of money, he will not starve to death, what he lacks is just an opportunity.

Especially after he became a boss, it would be even more impossible for him to come and be an employee.

Unless Zhao Mancang hunts down and blocks the "Liberty News" and suppresses this newspaper, making it impossible for them to survive.

But the newspaper market in Hong Kong and Kowloon will only become more prosperous, and the price per newspaper will continue to rise. Although there is fierce competition in the newspaper industry, Louis Cha, Shen Baoxin and Pan Yuesheng are not ordinary people and will definitely survive.

So Zhao Mancang was too lazy to target anyone, it was pointless.

After finishing this topic, Zhao Mancang called Bruce and Chen Liangsheng, and brought a few people from the finance department.

In the evening, Zhao Mancang also called several lawyers from Hongyuan Holdings, including Orly Fax, and several people drove from Villa No. 66 in Deep Water Bay to the HSBC headquarters in Central.

Villa No. 66 in Deep Water Bay has not been completely completed, which means it is not yet time for acceptance. Moreover, after the decoration is completed, it will need to be left for a few months and aired out before people can move in.

However, even if there is no acceptance, Zhao Mancang can park several cars at the villa, so that transporting gold will become much easier.

Two million ounces of gold isn't very large, but it is very heavy.

Because this is 57 tons of gold. Even if there are five cars, each car can get more than 10 tons.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang directly used ten cars for transportation. In this way, each car could carry five tons of gold, which was much easier.

Of course, the load capacity of an ordinary car is only about four tons. The cars that Zhao Mancang took out were all Mercedes-Benz sedans with enough horsepower to move five tons of gold.

What's more, to get from Deep Water Bay to Central, you have to pass through Pok Fu Lam Road, instead of crossing the mountains on the Hong Kong Island side and coming down from the top of the mountain.

If you walk along Pok Fu Lam Road, the terrain is relatively flat and the probability of an accident is much lower.

When the convoy arrived at the HSBC Building, Pu Weishi, Joseph and others were already waiting, and the entire entrance was filled with HSBC security guards and staff.

Because this is gold worth more than 80 million US dollars, HSBC cannot help but be nervous and cautious.

Fortunately, the whole process went extremely smoothly and there were no accidents.

It was not until the two million ounces of gold were carried into the bank's office hall that Chen Liangsheng, Bruce, Orly Fax and others realized that their boss was actually transporting gold. They were all stunned.

In particular, the hands of several financial staff who helped check the gold were shaking.

These golds are all standard gold. By looking at the marks on the gold bars, you can clearly confirm that this is gold shipped from North America.

However, there is not much gold with such a mark.

In addition to the gold from North America, there is also gold marked on the British Gold Exchange, gold from other places, and even crudely made gold of insufficient purity.

In short, it is very messy and it is impossible to fully determine the specific source of this gold.

One thing that can be confirmed is that not all of this gold was obtained through formal banking channels.

But what does this matter?

As long as the gold enters HSBC, it is HSBC's gold. Who the hell dares to interfere?

Pu Weishi also asked everyone to keep tonight's operation confidential, and Zhao Mancang didn't need to say anything, because the former was more afraid that the outside world would know that HSBC suddenly had so much more gold.

There are still many rampant robbers in this era. If they get wind of the situation, they are likely to rob HSBC Bank.

Zhao Mancang didn't care about all this. After the money was deposited into HSBC, it would be 82.74 million US dollars.

Adding the gold margin and US dollar margin previously deposited in HSBC, as well as the net profit of US$11.2 million earned from a loan of HK$850 million, Zhao Mancang's total deposits in HSBC exceeded US$107 million.

The two Hong Kong dollar loans, which were worth US$130.7 billion at the time, were all converted into gold for investment, with a total investment of 3.73 million ounces of gold.

Including the gold margin and the like, Zhao Mancang invested a total of 4.06 million ounces of gold in HSBC.

The average purchase price at that time was US$35.19, and now it is US$41.37. The difference is US$6.18, and the gross profit is US$25.09 million.

But it is impossible to keep all of this money, because the interest on a loan of 850 million Hong Kong dollars, or 130.7 billion US dollars, for half a year is quite high.

Several million dollars in interest must be deducted here, as well as benefits given to Pu Weishi and Joseph to prevent them from getting jealous.

The profits still need to be distributed properly, so the profit that actually falls into Zhao Mancang's hands is only about 18 million US dollars.

However, the gold deposits at the time were all gold he took out from the system space, about hundreds of thousands of ounces, and there was no need to deduct costs for this part.

Therefore, all in all, Zhao Mancang's total deposits in HSBC are currently US$107 billion.

However, this money will be used up soon because it will also be needed to buy land at low prices, industrial buildings, and other investments. Money is needed in all aspects.

In the next two days, Zhao Mancang used the same trick again and took half of the three million ounces of gold in the system space to Standard Chartered Bank and First Citibank for safekeeping.

After the settlement, Zhao Mancang's deposits in Standard Chartered Bank and First Citibank reached US$93 million respectively.

Chen Liangsheng and his subordinates didn't know what to say. This guy is too rich.

Orlyfax and others from Hongyuan Holdings had their eyes shining and asked Zhao Mancang if he had any investment plans?

They are obviously a legal team, but now they are busy with investment.

Orley and his team are a professional team of business acquisition lawyers. They are professional in business acquisitions, but they are not so good at investment.

However, Zhao Mancang is at the helm and they are responsible for the execution, which is a perfect combination.

Zhao Mancang certainly had ideas about this, but he needed to set up a few shells and then ask Pu Weishi for help.

In a luxurious private room at the Peninsula Hotel, Zhao Mancang found Pu Weishi. After having a good meal and a drink, he put forward his request.

"What? Mr. Zhao, you want to acquire Wharf Holdings?"

After hearing this, Pu Weishi's pupils were shocked and his brows were furrowed into a shape of "川", as if he could pinch a family of three flies to death in the next moment.

He was indeed surprised, but after reacting, he frowned and said:

“I’m afraid this will be difficult.”

Hong Kong & Wharf Company Limited, referred to as Wharf Corporation, is mainly engaged in port transshipment business and owns freight terminals such as Wharf Terminal.

It was originally founded by British businessman Robert Barrack in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island in 1871. Later, due to land restrictions in Wan Chai, it moved to Tsim Sha Tsui Pier in Kowloon, and was then renamed Wharf & Company.

After the death of its founder, Roger Rogers, Wharf Holdings fell into the hands of the Keswick family of Jardine Matheson.

On this day in 1959, Wharf Holdings had already begun moving to Kwai Chung Pier, but the Ocean Terminal had not yet been built on the land of the original Wharf Pier.

Even so, Wharf Holdings is no longer a small business.

Zhao Mancang and his colleagues often travel between Kowloon Peninsula and Hong Kong Island on the Star Ferry, which is one of the properties under the Wharf Holdings.

It is not an easy task to acquire Wharf Holdings. As for the price, it is hard to say. It mainly depends on whether the Keswick family is willing to let go.

Pu Weishi politely rejected Zhao Mancang, and the latter was not angry.

He was just asking. Now he has money, but it is not property, so it is a bit difficult to deal with.

The Keswick family is definitely a qualified capitalist. Once he opens his mouth to acquire, the other party will definitely ask for a huge price.

For example, if the price is directly asked for 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, how can Zhao Mancang bargain?

However, Zhao Mancang still asked Pu Weishi about the information about the Keswick family to see if there was any information that could be used.

"The Keswick family is not currently short of money. Otherwise, you wouldn't need to say that."

Pu Weishi immediately understood what Zhao Mancang meant and shook his head.

Upon hearing this, the latter still did not give up and was thinking about how to get the other party to sell the Wharf Group to him.

It has to be an open conspiracy. If that doesn't work, then it can be a secret conspiracy.

We were about to enter the 1960s, and once we entered the 1960s, it meant that the economy in Hong Kong and Kowloon began to slowly recover.

The economic downturn that began in 1958, after the settling down of the whole year of 1959, and with more refugees coming from the other side of the strait, the economic recovery of Hong Kong and Kowloon was not a problem.

The outside world may not know this yet, but many people are pessimistic about the economy of Hong Kong and Kowloon, but Zhao Mancang knows the future economic trends.

Besides, it’s impossible for Zhao Mancang to wait until the 1970s to acquire Hutchison Whampoa, right?
By that time, Pao Yue-kong, the Dragon King of the Sea, and Huanggua Li and others will appear on the scene, which will make things even more troublesome.

What's more, ten years is too long for Zhao Mancang.

It’s better to become famous early, and the same goes for making money.

After finishing his conversation with Pu Weishi, Zhao Mancang began to think about how to take over Hutchison Whampoa in a "legitimate" way.

He immediately found a private detective and asked him to help investigate the situation of the Keswick family, especially their financial situation.

The Wharf Holdings fell completely into the hands of the Keswick family, and Zhao Mancang had no choice but to start from it.

Either the value of Wharf Holdings is greatly reduced, or the Keswick family is short of money, or both are done simultaneously. Only in this way will Zhao Mancang have a chance to take over Wharf Holdings.

Secondly, Zhao Mancang asked Orley and others to take action to plunder valuable land in Hong Kong and Kowloon, and at the same time began to look for construction companies. Changda Real Estate Company was about to take action.

Two days later, Zhao Mancang contacted a professional manager named Wei Shoucheng through the headhunting company Heidrick & Struggles. After he passed the interview, he was hired as the general manager of Changda Real Estate Company.

"Mr. Wei, you have experience working for large companies and are good at management. After you join us at Changda Real Estate, your first project will be to acquire two buildings on Hennessy Road in Hong Kong Island."

“The second task is to build an industrial building on Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui.”

This is a test for Wei Shoucheng. Only if he can pass the test will Zhao Mancang continue to keep him. Otherwise, he will leave when the two-year contract expires.

After arranging all this, Zhao Mancang stopped bothering him.

There is still a severe shortage of talent in Hong Kong Island. Otherwise, Zhao Mancang would definitely start messing with related technology companies, such as radio companies.

Unfortunately, there is a serious shortage of talent and there is no way to recruit talent from the mainland, so Zhao Mancang can only wait.

In the office of China Resources Company on Tin Wah Road in Central, Hou Jianhua and several others were holding a meeting to discuss the recent grain procurement.

Throughout 1959, the drought in our country became increasingly severe, the grain harvest was much less than the previous year, and there was a food shortage throughout the country.

For this reason, the higher-ups arranged for China Resources to purchase large quantities of grain from abroad.

Although 'Comrade Li' brought back a lot of food, this line is just a line, and more depends on China Resources Company.

What worries Hou Jianhua and his colleagues is not other issues, but transportation and price issues.

Not to mention transportation, safety is indeed a critical issue when transporting food back from different regions such as Australia, Europe, and the United States.

But the problem is still the cost!

Taking the Maple Leaf Country as an example, food prices are already very low, but they are still very high for Hou Jianhua and others, and they want to reduce costs.

Starting from the Port of Vancouver, grain was transported by merchant ships, crossing the Pacific Ocean, heading south along Tokyo, then entering the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, and arriving at the Tianjin Port.

The total cost is very high, far higher than the selling price of "Comrade Li".

Ugh!
Difficult!

Just when Hou Jianhua and his colleagues were having a headache, a staff member knocked on their office door and brought back a telegram from outside: Comrade Zhao Mancang from the 108th Department is back.

Hou Jianhua, Gui Nian'an and Li Chengwu were suddenly startled and all stood up.

"Comrade Zhao, how much gold did you bring back this time?"

Gui Nian'an's first sentence has already explained many problems: A good cook cannot cook without rice!
The higher-ups asked China Resources to cut costs as much as possible. The reason was simple: they had no money left.

Before the beginning of this year, our country still had more than 4 million ounces of gold reserves. However, in the past six months, although Zhao Mancang has continuously brought back tens of millions of US dollars in cash and gold, and Qiu Shigui and others brought back 13 tons of gold to Beijing some time ago.

But they could not resist the fact that 'Comrade Li' brought back various types of atomic bomb equipment, machine tools, large trucks, food and other materials and equipment, as well as related technologies, from abroad one after another.

These materials are very valuable and can quickly empty our domestic warehouses.

What's more, 'Comrade Li' also said that the next transaction might be for the world's most advanced vacuum tube computer, worth more than 150 million US dollars.

How can we possibly afford such a large amount of money with the limited assets we have in our country?
In the history of the original time and space, from uranium exploration to the manufacture of the first atomic bomb, according to the prices in 1957, the total amount of funds we invested in atomic bombs was as high as 2.8 billion yuan.

This is the total investment over ten years, with an average annual investment of 280 million RMB, which is almost over 100 million US dollars.

At that time, the price of a computer was as high as 150 million US dollars, which was more than our annual investment in the atomic bomb.

However, what happened during the National Day in October this year has forced us to speed up the development of the atomic bomb. Even if it costs more manpower and resources, it must be completed.

Before the October National Day parade, Khrushchev came from Moscow to negotiate the long-wave radio station.

The result was naturally an unhappy parting.

We were even threatened and ridiculed. After all, we were poor and backward. We couldn't develop atomic bombs, nuclear submarines, etc. in ten years, let alone twenty years.

Khrushchev also said that our country is currently experiencing a drought that has not been seen in a century and is facing many difficulties. It would be better to agree to their long-wave power station plan.

Faced with such ridicule, the teacher said, ten thousand years is too long, we must seize the day!
Therefore, to sum up, there is a severe shortage of money at the moment.

Hou Jianhua, Li Chengwu, Gui Nian'an and others were not very clear about it, but they could definitely guess the reasons behind "cost control".

Therefore, when Zhao Mancang came back, Gui Nian'an immediately asked the telegram interpreter how much gold he had brought back.

"Leader, Comrade Zhao said there are fifty tons of gold!"

The telegram interpreter was very excited. As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Jianhua and others clenched their fists excitedly.

Fifty tons of gold is equivalent to 1,763,000 ounces, or US$72.96 million.

This is a very large amount of money.

Gui Nian'an and his colleagues work and live in Hong Kong Island, and are very familiar with the current international gold price, so they quickly calculated it in their heads.

"Where is Comrade Zhao?" Hou Jianhua was relatively calm and asked a more critical question.

Half an hour later, China Resources Company dispatched hundreds of people, including almost all the security personnel at the headquarters.

Near Jigong Mountain outside the island, in the waters where the Pearl River meets the sea, when Hou Jianhua and his team came over, they finally saw the merchant ship they wanted to see.

After the two sides met, Hou Jianhua and others couldn't wait to check the gold.

Zhao Mancang smiled and said:

"Everyone, let's go back to Baiyun City first. After all, it's not very safe here."

"Yes, yes, let's go back now. It won't be too late to check later."

Li Chengwu agreed, and Hou Jianhua and the others were no longer in a hurry to look at the gold.

Even so, as soon as the merchant fleet entered the Pearl River Estuary, Hou Jianhua and his team could no longer wait.

"The total weight of gold this time is about 55 tons, but the purity may not be enough, because..." Zhao Mancang briefly explained the situation.

This batch of gold was all dug up by Zhao Mancang from Mindanao. In addition to the 40 tons of gold he found from the dwarf Tokyo people, he also added 15 tons from the system space.

Because there is so much gold in his system space.

As of March of this year, the space already held eighty-three tons of gold.

Originally, Zhao Mancang thought that the gold would gradually decrease, but who knew that it would not, but instead increase in amount.

The food, centrifuges, accelerators, large trucks, machine tools, etc. shipped back from North America were all paid for with rutile.

Then after trading these things with Ma Jiugong, Zhao Mancang exchanged them for more US dollar cash and gold.

It can almost be said that most of the gold reserves in our country have been exchanged by him.

In addition, the US dollar cash and gold he brought back as a warrior of the 108 departments also returned to his hands. Some of them are currently in the space, and some are kept in HSBC and other banks.

Because all this gold and US dollar cash had to be "cleaned" by the bank before Zhao Mancang could send them back to the capital under the pretext of completing the mission. Otherwise, it would be easy to be exposed.

Now it is 55 tons of gold, and he will send it back by himself, but it may not be the case in the future.

In short, he must change.

Hou Jianhua and the others' lips trembled as they looked at the gold in front of them. Their world views were shattered again, and then reorganized.

Zhao Mancang had passed through Hong Kong and Kowloon several times and asked China Resources Company to help transport gold, although this favor was almost free, after all, Zhao Mancang could transport it back by himself.

But every time they go through this, Hou Jianhua and others have to reorganize their three views.

From the first time we brought back ten tons of gold in March to the current fifty-five tons of gold, each time it’s more than the last.

While Hou Jianhua and his colleagues were clearing the gold, Jiang Kebo, the head of China Resources' headquarters in Beijing, also received a telegram from Hong Kong and Kowloon. He suddenly stood up in surprise.

"Xiao Wang, are you sure you didn't mistranslate the telegram? Is the fifty tons of gold mentioned here real?"

As a leader, Jiang Kebo was used to many ups and downs, and he could remain calm even under great pressure. But this telegram was of great importance, and he had to treat it with caution.

Telegraph interpreter Xiao Wang was also extremely nervous, but he still said seriously, "Don't worry, Boss. I'm absolutely sure. But just to be on the safe side, do we need to send a secret telegram to Hong Kong Island and Baiyun City to confirm it again?"

"Well, go quickly." Jiang Kebo regained his calm expression and gave the order.

Three and a half hours later, telegrams came back from Baiyun City and Hong Kong and Kowloon, announcing that a total of 55 tons of gold had arrived in Baiyun City and was being transferred to Baiyun Airport.

hiss!
After seeing this telegram, Jiang Kebo could no longer suppress his excitement and his face flushed.

So, Jiang Kebo hurriedly ordered Baiyun City to do the relevant security work, and then he rushed to report to his superiors.

At 8:30 the next morning, a convoy of several cars set out from Lingjing Hutong and headed straight for Nanyuan Airport.

By the time we arrived at the airport, the convoy had become very large.

The entire airport was also under martial law, as hundreds of fully armed soldiers arrived and stopped anyone approaching the airport.

Soon, several Il-18 passenger planes landed at Nanyuan Airport one after another, and 55 tons of gold were successfully transported to the capital.

If you look up at the sky, you will find that there are several fighter jets flying overhead.

The fighter jets were carrying out an escort mission. There was no other way. This batch of gold was too important, and no caution was too much.

When Zhao Mancang got off the plane, although he was mentally prepared, he was still stunned for two seconds by the scene in front of him.

At the same time, I felt a sinking feeling in my heart, because there were quite a few leaders coming, which showed that they were really short of money, and also that the drought in 1959 was very serious.

It can almost be said that it was attacked from multiple sides, with a sense of tragedy and desolation as if being attacked from all sides.

But because of this, we need to burn our boats even more.

The leaders and others praised Zhao Mancang highly, and the exaggerated praise made Zhao Mancang blush.

It was two hours later when Zhao Mancang left Lingjing Hutong.

The leaders didn’t say anything about the reward, but I think there’s a high probability that there will be a special medal of merit, right?

This is a golden ticket to immunity from death!
Although he already had a special medal of merit, it belonged to "Comrade Li", not him, Zhao Mancang.

Unless he is willing to let the alias of "Comrade Li" be exposed, but this is impossible.

As soon as the car stopped at No. 8, Guozi Lane, Luoma Street, Zhao Mancang couldn't wait to get out.

"Old Wei, you've been chattering all the way, it's time to take a break. I'm going home first and will see you later."

Upon hearing this, Wei Huayong hurriedly called him.

"Don't rush to see your wife, sit down and have a drink of water first."

Zhao Mancang didn't even bother to say anything more to the other party, because Lao Wei was so enthusiastic that he couldn't stand it.

What's more, he wanted to go home and visit. The last time he came back secretly, Lin Wan was already very dissatisfied.

Just now in Lingjing Hutong, the leader told Zhao Mancang that the KGB had already withdrawn and there would be no Moscow people in Denglai Hutong at all.

As long as Zhao Mancang is careful, there won't be any big problems.

Even if he met with the greedy little cat Lin Huijun, or told Zhang Dongyue and the others, as long as they kept the secret, there wouldn't be much of a problem.

However, Zhao Mancang still didn't want to cause any trouble, as he was afraid that Lin Wan would be frightened.

The leader still said that he would send someone to protect Lin Wan and her daughter in a while.

Before making this decision, the leader asked Zhao Mancang if he was willing.

Because the leader was also afraid that Zhao Mancang would "overthink" and think that this protection actually meant surveillance.

After thinking about it, Zhao Mancang agreed.

The reason is very simple. If Lin Wan is willing to leave the capital, there really won't be so many problems.

Humans are social animals. Unless faced with a life-or-death situation, they will naturally not choose to leave their homeland.

Even Lin Wan thought that after Zhao Mancang's bad experience in Moscow, it would be safest for him to stay in Beijing. If he went to Hong Kong Island, he would have to rely on himself and would not feel safe at all.

In Courtyard No. 7, Denglai Hutong, Zhao Mancang walked around the door and then used a kite to send a message to Lin Wan.

The latter has ended her maternity leave, but little peach Zhao Juntao has not yet stopped breastfeeding, and little bun has not yet stopped breastfeeding either.

So, Lin Wan has to go home once every hour and a half.

Fortunately, Denglai Hutong is very close to the Grain Bureau, and the leaders of the Grain Bureau also received instructions from above, so they naturally gave the green light to Lin Wan's application.

Lin Wan had to work for an hour and then go home to rest for an hour, which made her feel embarrassed.

But neither the leaders nor the colleagues have any gossip, so who would dare to gossip?

Anyway, three staff members have been transferred, including a cadre.

"Mom, look, the kite has fallen down. Let's go return it to the owner."

Five-year-old Lin Huijun screamed loudly when she saw the kite fall in her yard.

Lin Wan didn't take it seriously at first, until she saw the note on the kite, her heart began beating faster.

At this moment, her mother Zhang Dongyue came out of the room and said, "Wan'er, Xiao Taozi has fallen asleep. You..."

(End of this chapter)