Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Sam, New York, inside a building in Manhattan, 1985.

Zhao Mancang was at the headquarters of Aucma Company to have Donald Elliott, the person in charge, carry out orders.

This time, ten Wall Street capital giants left, which directly reduced the US national debt by $500 billion.

In this brief market rally, Wall Street giants like Aucma made some profits, but not much.

First short, then long, then short again.

Such a large number of short-term transactions can indeed catch people off guard.

Regardless of the circumstances, these developments still made Donald Elliott very happy.

In less than half a month, Aucma made a profit of 230 million US dollars, which is really too much profit.

However, Zhao Mancang did not foresee the market continuing to decline.

So things stabilized, and there was no further short selling.

After all, according to the historical trajectory of the original timeline, a stock market crash was bound to occur. However, after this physical accounting was completed, such a stock market crash did not occur, which made Zhao Mancang realize that the time was not yet ripe.

This is the fact.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang's approach to this matter was simply to wait.

Judging from the current situation, it won't be long before Sam starts causing trouble.

We must get Kimura and Germany to voluntarily appreciate their currencies, thereby devaluing the dollar against the yen and the mark.

Only when the US dollar depreciates can Sam's export products become more competitive in the international market.

Although this physical settlement caused the dollar to depreciate somewhat, it quickly returned to normal.

Very unreasonable!

Therefore, the Plaza Accord is now the only option.

The physical debt settlement article personally planned by Zhao Mancang, along with the slow poisoning of those capital giants, was all retaliation for Sam and his group hiring Caribbean pirates to cause trouble in Yunlan City.

Although it's now a matter of tit for tat.

But Zhao Mancang was not satisfied.

Even if he was still not satisfied, Zhao Mancang would not take any further action, because if he were to cause trouble again, he would easily expose himself.

It's not that he lacked the means, but rather that he didn't need to.

The reason for this physical accounting was very clear to Reagan and his group.

For financial giants like the Morgan and Rockefeller families, let alone chronic poisoning, even with many other forms of poisoning, the doctors they employ are absolutely capable of detecting it.

But somehow it wasn't detected, and Zhao Mancang successfully poisoned them.

Reagan and his team were terrified that Zhao Mancang would use the same trick on them again.

In reality, Zhao Mancang couldn't be bothered with them at all.

Without Reagan and his incompetent allies, how could the subsequent events in Moscow have occurred?

Therefore, Zhao Mancang had to keep Reagan and his group around so they could continue to deal with Moscow.

The city of Beijiang, the municipal government office compound.

Lu Shengwen, Yang Kangsheng, Li Dawei and others sat respectfully, with Yang Kangsheng reporting on the situation.

Zhao Mancang was seated at the head of the table, listening to their work report.

"In the first quarter of this year, our city of Beijiang achieved a qualitative leap in GDP, growing by 12.3 percent compared to the same period last year."

The rate of economic growth is indeed very rapid.

Even Zhao Mancang was taken aback when he heard this.

However, after Yang Kangsheng's report, Zhao Mancang understood why Beijiang City's economic growth rate was so fast.

Let's first talk about the main industrial products of Beijiang City: clothing, steel, cement, petrochemicals, building materials, electricity, etc., all of which have developed very well.

Beijiang City is also home to the largest toy factory in the country, Beijiang No. 1 Toy Factory.

This factory alone now employs more than 100,000 workers.

There is also a massive clothing wholesale market, which houses more than 10,000 clothing factories.

Although most garment factories are not very large, some are even just small workshops with only two or three people, they are still garment factories.

From this perspective, the clothing wholesale market and toy factory industries already occupy a considerable scale.

In addition, there are car factories, etc.

What surprised Zhao Mancang the most was the tourism service industry, including hotels, scenic spots, restaurants and other tourism-related industries, which were developing very well.

The first quarter consists of January, February, and March, which includes important holidays such as New Year's Day, Spring Festival, and Lantern Festival, as well as spring outings and flower viewing.

Especially during the spring outings to admire the flowers, many domestic and foreign tourists flock to the area.

The city of Beijiang also has another elegant name: Flower City!

Actually, the nickname "Flower City" should actually refer to "White Cloud City," but nowadays, Beijiang City is developing rapidly.

There are so many places with flowers throughout the city.

The famous Cherry Blossom Tunnel, Longjiang Park, Ginkgo Street, Maple Forest Street, Bougainvillea Street, Sycamore Avenue, Jacaranda Tree-lined Avenue, and so on.

And there's that seven-kilometer-long central avenue, where the flowers are frequently changed.

Most importantly, this central avenue is not only a free place to enjoy numerous flowers, but it is also the most bustling central business district street in Beijiang City.

Yang Kangsheng also reported on the buildings along Central Avenue, noting that 92 buildings have been completed, with 68 already in use.

Because Beijiang City has very well-developed infrastructure and was built from scratch in all aspects, its environment is exceptionally beautiful due to its location nestled against mountains and by the water.

This has attracted a large amount of overseas capital to settle in Beijiang City.

"In January of this year, our Meishan Reservoir was completed, and the Meishan Golf Course was also put into use."

Zhao Mancang nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Meishan Reservoir is located in the eastern part of Beijiang City, near the mountains, and is one of the tributaries of the Beijiang River.

Building a small reservoir here would be a really good idea.

With such a reservoir, the overall environment in the vicinity will be improved.

There is no doubt that such a well-renovated community will bring great appeal to Beijiang City.

However, Lu Shengwen and Yang Kangsheng had some concerns: Is golf, a sport played by Western aristocrats in Europe and America, really suitable for China?
Whether it's suitable or not, you'll only know after you've tried it out.

Moreover, cities eventually need to develop, and nowadays, Beijiang City is not entirely populated by Chinese people, but also by a large number of foreigners.

Multinational corporations such as Toshiba, Toyota, Boeing, Zeiss, ExxonMobil, First Citibank, and HSBC have already established a presence in Beijiang City.

These companies are all foreign-invested; they employ not only Chinese people but also a large number of foreigners.

Therefore, golf courses, which are ideal venues for business discussions, are naturally the best choice.

It will gradually become one of the places that foreigners like to go to most.

"Yes, very good, you did a great job!"

After Yang Kangsheng finished his report, Zhao Mancang smiled and nodded, saying:
"You need to continue your efforts. As a government department, you must provide excellent service to all businesses, ensuring they can settle down comfortably in Beijiang City."

"I want to emphasize one point: the direction of the government's work going forward, especially regarding streamlined approval processes that can be simplified, should be streamlined as much as possible to reduce the number of trips people need to make." "We need more talent to come to our city of Beijiang; only in this way can our city maintain its vitality."

This point was briefly emphasized, and Lu Shengwen and others had already taken notes.

Next, Zhao Mancang changed the subject and asked Police Chief Lin Jizhong:

"Beijiang City now has a resident population of nearly ten million. Has the proportion of crimes within its jurisdiction increased?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jizhong sat up even straighter and quickly and respectfully answered.

It is now 1985, and the city of Beijiang has always been very strict.

In particular, numerous mobile patrol stations have been set up in many public places such as train stations and parks.

We will crack down hard on all possible petty theft.

Especially some Buddhist monks.

They often appear in crowded places.

Only in this way can they easily carry out their plan.

Therefore, warning signs are ubiquitous in such public places.

Even so, the number of such cases has not decreased.

The city of Beijiang needs to spend a lot of money every year.

Those numbers aren't just strings of numbers; they're money.

This is simply because the population of Beijiang City is increasing, and we want to solve this problem.

It’s as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang remained silent for a long while before saying:
"okay, I get it."

"I said, take note: next March, you must submit a detailed report on our Beijiang City's efforts in combating crime. It must be a complete report."

"We need to push for gun control."

"Secondly, starting this year, our Beijiang City will comprehensively install surveillance cameras in densely populated areas such as train stations, bus stations, docks, squares, and parks."

"In addition, we also need to install cameras on the city's main streets."

To protect everyone's property, Zhao Mancang was willing to contribute more funds.

However, his words brought a huge shock to Lu Shengwen, Yang Kangsheng and the others.

How much will this cost?

"Third, you all need to focus on criminal offenses, such as human trafficking; we must crack down on these criminal targets."

Zhao Mancang knew that it would be very difficult to achieve this.

As the saying goes, "The higher the virtue, the greater the temptation."

No matter what Zhao Mancang does, some things are indeed slow to take effect.

But no matter what, we need to work hard to promote and improve all of this.

The meeting is now almost over.

The development of Beijiang City is not solely reliant on Yang Kangsheng and his team to drive economic growth, social stability, reduce crime rates, and improve the well-being of its people. These are equally important.

When Zhao Mancang returned to the Limi Cave villa, he noticed that Zhao Zhirui's expression was somewhat off.

The father's eyes seemed to dart away.

"Xiao Rui, what's wrong?"

"Father, I'm fine. I'll go out now."

Zhao Zhirui spoke somewhat hesitantly, and this unusual behavior naturally aroused Zhao Mancang's suspicion.

However, he did not stop him, but let the child leave first.

After Zhao Zhirui left, Zhao Mancang turned to Liu Baochan and said:
Do you know what's wrong with your son?

"It's nothing, he probably did something bad outside and is afraid of you."

Liu Baochan said it rather casually, and Zhao Mancang immediately shook his head.

"Come in, all of you. Let me show you what's wrong with Xiao Rui."

Zhao Zhirui, born in September 1962, is a twin brother of Zhao Zhicheng and is 23 years old this year.

Now that the child is already so grown up, Zhao Mancang naturally can't still control him.

Therefore, there are many things that Zhao Mancang is not very clear about.

It's not that he doesn't go home often, but rather that he does have many children.

He can't possibly watch the child every day, can he?
The child isn't a criminal, and Zhao Mancang isn't an overly controlling parent, so how could he possibly keep an eye on his child every day?

As long as the child doesn't do anything illegal or criminal, they can live however they want.

Liu Baochan and Lin Wan followed Zhao Mancang into the study.

Inside the study, a supercomputer was running.

Zhao Mancang activated satellite monitoring and quickly located Zhao Zhirui's current position. He then swiftly dispatched a drone.

"Look, Xiao Rui has gone to a bar. Guess what will happen next?"

At this point, Liu Baochan and the others had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation.

She even playfully complained that Zhao Mancang was making a mountain out of a molehill.

"Heh, you'll soon find out whether I'm making a mountain out of a molehill," Zhao Mancang said with a sneer.

"I noticed Xiao Rui was acting very strangely just now, and this strangeness is largely related to him inhaling some kind of white 'flour'."

"As you all know, I'm a doctor. I could tell just by looking at his face."

what?
Liu Baochan was immediately shocked and exclaimed that it was impossible!
Her Xiao Rui is obedient, sensible, and very well-behaved. How could she possibly touch such a thing?
It's worth noting that at home, Liu Baochan paid close attention to this, often instructing her children, Zhao Zhicheng and Zhao Zhirui, on what they should and shouldn't do.

And Zhao Zhirui, who is already twenty-three years old, is certainly able to distinguish between right and wrong.

But unexpectedly, Zhao Zhirui still ended up touching this kind of thing.

"Hehe, nothing is impossible!"

Zhao Mancang was still sneering:

"Although Xiao Rui is already an adult, it's too easy for those things to enter Beijiang City."

Yang Kangsheng already emphasized this matter when he reported on his work today.

Bars, bathhouses, billiard rooms, and other similar establishments in Beijiang City sprang up like mushrooms after rain, appearing in the blink of an eye.

This is the kind of flour that came along with it.

In 1985, such a thing happening was not entirely unusual.

Some things are indeed difficult to achieve results without expending significant effort to address and combat such criminal activities.

As early as thirteen years ago, Zhao Mancang had already instructed the Longxing Research Institute to research wastewater testing technology.

But it hasn't become widespread yet. (End of Chapter)