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Volume One: Living in Troubled Times Chapter 28: Smuggling

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    (Correction: The price of the land purchased in the previous chapter is wrong. It should be Paterson Street for 28 yuan per square foot and Jardine's Lookout for 5 yuan per square foot. I didn't understand the meaning of "mosquito" in Hong Kong.  It¡¯s yuan, not ten thousand, sorry.)

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    "You still made money?" Qin Lianfang's face became very ugly, staring at Meng Youtian's face as if she didn't know him, "Do you know that this is trying to make money for the country?"

    "Don't be a big hater." Meng Youtian's face darkened, he sat down in his chair and said angrily: "I was almost robbed by the big guys (triads) in Macau, and was extorted by the marine police. I made a lot of money.  The little money I have is just enough to rent a boat and hire people. What else do you want me to do, don¡¯t you know this is a risky thing?¡±

    Qin Lianfang's face softened slightly after hearing Meng Youtian's complaint, and she said, "Nothing happened? Just be careful in the future. But it's a good thing for you to transport medicines, why do you want to make money? This kind of thing is hard to say or not.  , What I know is that you are patriotic, but what I don¡¯t know is that you are just trying to make a fortune. Now that the country is in trouble, we should help generously."

    Meng Youtian pondered for a while and shook his head decisively, "No, although it may be misunderstood, it is definitely not possible to do what you said. Have you ever heard of the story about Confucius's disciples buying slaves and returning to China? Our family is not the one who smuggled supplies.  , if we do this, don¡¯t we push others into that category of people who are struggling to make money for the country. If those people lose their enthusiasm, won¡¯t this actually ruin the country¡¯s major affairs?¡±

    Qin Lianfang blinked.  Some of them didn¡¯t quite understand, so they asked tentatively: ¡°Are there many people smuggling?¡±

    Meng Youtian nodded and said: "To be honest, this is an opportunity for some people to make a fortune and a means of making a living. Didn't you see that the streets are full of unemployed workers? There are always some people who will choose to take risks in order to support their families.  ! In fact, there is not much money to be made from smuggling materials. Excluding ship rentals, clerks, customs, marine police, etc., there is very little left. And most people also have conscience and adopt reasonable and fair methods. Of course we  It¡¯s the best, the medicines are of good quality and quantity, and the prices are still the same as before.¡±

    "Yes, but I always feel uncomfortable." Qin Lianfang frowned, but still expressed doubts.

    "Now is not the most difficult time. We have to take a long-term view." Meng Youtian sighed and said: "The most difficult time will be when the embargo is passed at the United Nations General Assembly! However, from the perspective of the Hong Kong government  When we set out, it probably won¡¯t be too strict, or tight and loose at times. There is always a way. It¡¯s just that it¡¯s a bit far to go to Macau, and it would be nice if it was closer.¡±

    "The country will find a way, and the difficulties will eventually pass." Qin Lianfang no longer seemed to be obsessed with making money and making the country rich, and instead said worriedly: "Will the United Nations pass the embargo?"

    Meng Youtian looked at Qin Lianfang and nodded affirmatively.  Said: "How do you think the United Nations' resolution to send troops to North Korea was passed? The Soviet Union, huh. And Fatty Jin, they have tricked China."

    "Then can you change?" Qin Lianfang said with some guilt: "Aren't you very powerful?"

    "If I were so powerful, I would have just jumped back to my hometown with my ass. Alas -" Meng Youtian hesitated, smiled bitterly, shook his head, pondered for a moment, leaned forward, and whispered mysteriously  : "Actually, I have done something big, um, and you. This contribution is huge and will satisfy you."

    When Qin Lianfang saw Meng Youtian approaching, her heart couldn't help but beat a few times, and she said angrily: "You're coaxing me again. Tell me what your great contribution is."

    "I feel so bad after hearing this. I dare not tell anyone else." Meng Youtian whispered in Qin Lianfang's ear for a while, then leaned heavily on the chair, with a proud look on his face, and faced the astonished Qin Lian  Fang raised her eyebrows.

    Qin Lianfang stared at Meng Youtian with cat eyes, blinked slowly after a moment, came back to her senses, smiled ugly, and said: "I won't ask you why, you can't tell the truth anyway.  , I know you are powerful, just know that this matter is good for the country."

    Well, Meng Youtian stretched out his thumb and shook it, and praised: "Is this what makes people like you? In fact, even if I tell the truth, you won't believe it, so I can just live in confusion like this. Okay, now  It¡¯s time for you to relax, I have to go to work. These are difficult times. I don¡¯t want to lay off workers, but I don¡¯t want to lose money myself, so I have to spend more energy.¡±

    Qin Lianfang nodded slightly, watching Meng Youtian turn and leave, frowning slightly, and fell into a long thought.

    Judging from Meng Youtian¡¯s current economic situation, he no longer needs to use smuggling to accumulate wealth. What¡¯s more, smuggling is risky and the profits are not huge. He is also worried about whether he will be accused of making it difficult for the country to make money in the future.  So??, although he was doing it, he was doing it very secretly and fairly.  A dose of penicillin may mean the saving of a life. Whenever he thinks of this, he feels happy and feels that he should let go of his worries.

    Of course, this kind of smuggling may also be called breaking the "embargo" and contributing to the motherland, and it is called a patriotic act.  For most people engaged in this industry, it may be purely business talk, and it cannot be said that they consciously support the Chinese government; but in fact, this kind of business behavior is indeed a response to the economic blockade of Western countries at that time.  and sanctions from the Chinese government.

    In fact, during the Korean War, in addition to Chinese businessmen from Hong Kong and Macao, some capitalist countries and businessmen from these countries also used Hong Kong and Macao as bases to conduct open or secret trade with China.  At that time, many British-funded companies in Hong Kong also secretly had frequent business dealings with the mainland.  A British-owned company, one of the "four major British-owned foreign companies" in Hong Kong, made a lot of its "war fortune" at that time.  Even the then Hong Kong Governor Grantham and his wife were suspected of participating in maritime trade and made a fortune.

    Because of the material embargo, Hong Kong's re-export trade, especially the trade between Hong Kong and the mainland, has been severely affected, causing Hong Kong's business to decline, factories to close, and prices to soar.  The Hong Kong government has adopted an attitude of violating the United Nations' "embargo" regulations.  On the one hand, it continues to issue decrees to expand the scope of the embargo; but when the pressure from the United States relaxes a little, it secretly approves the export of "specific items" that businessmen apply for export.  In terms of controlling smuggling into mainland China, the Hong Kong government adopts a flexible policy that is sometimes tight and sometimes loose.

    In addition, the British police administration in Hong Kong at that time was chaotic and corruption was rampant. As long as underground activists had enough capital, they could clear any level.  In other words, by using money to open a road, smuggling can be carried out under the noses of the military and police.  The only trouble is the gangsters in Macau waters. They carry out armed robbery and bring great danger to maritime smuggling.  (To be continued.)
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