The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

In Queen Mary Hospital, Xu Caiying gave birth to a little princess, Lin Zhichao's first daughter, named Lin Wanzhu.

The boys of the Lin family are named after three characters, with the middle "rui" representing the same generation; the girls are also named after three characters, with the last character "zhu" representing the same generation. For example, if Lin Zhichao has a second daughter, her name will be ‘Lin Huizhu’.

"Honey, do you like Wanzhu?" Xu Caiying leaned on the pillow and asked Lin Zhichao.

There are four sons in the family, and her husband may not want to have another son, so Xu Caiying asked this question.

Lin Zhichao held Xu Caiying's hand and said calmly: "Our Lin family is not that big. Every child is my treasure. How could I not like Wanzhu? What's more, it's really good to have a daughter. Don't Worry!”

A daughter can also take charge of Lin Zhichao's career, as long as she is good enough; of course, in theory, the business that a daughter inherits or takes charge of will definitely be a non-core industry, such as the future clothing industry.

Tang Caiyun, who was holding Lin Wanzhu at the side, couldn't put it down. Although she was not her own child, the two sisters actually regarded her as her own as each other's children.

"Since my husband feels that the family does not have many people, then we will continue to have children until you are satisfied!"

When Lin Zhichao heard this, he turned back to Tang Caiyun and said, "Who do you think I am! You have to consider your body, and too much is not necessarily a good thing. You have to keep up with the energy in educating them."

He suddenly thought of Luo Yingshi and his wife Du Lijun. They were really capable of giving birth. The couple actually gave birth to 9 children in a short period of time, with a minimum interval of only 14 months. The key is that Du Lijun was not only very beautiful, but also lived to be 104 years old and still alive in later generations.

Although Tang Caiyun has given birth to three sons, each one is separated by a little more than two years. More importantly, with Lin Zhichao's nourishment to her body, Tang Caiyun has super recovery ability and returned to good condition within a month.

Tang Caiyun hugged Lin Wanzhu and said, "I still want to have another baby!"

In her heart, she also wanted a daughter, but she was worried that if she said it, Xu Caiying would have other ideas!

Xu Caiying didn't have the city, so she immediately said: "Then if my sister has another son, she can't cheat! After all, if you give birth to four, I have to give birth to four too. The task is so heavy!"

It’s not that she thinks giving birth is painful, but that giving birth is troublesome!

Tang Caiyun scolded: "You girl! Fortunately, there is no interested mother-in-law in our family, and my husband also dotes on us. Otherwise, you wouldn't have had a choice in this matter. In a big family, everyone would have a lot of children."

Lin Zhichao was also thinking that the more children the better. However, considering the energy for training, ten are enough for the first wave, four each for Tang Caiyun and Xu Caiying, and Hepburn will have two more.

There may be more in the future, but the nature will definitely be different by then!

After sitting for a while, Lin Zhichao went to work.

Xu Caiying and her daughter were taken care of by Tang Caiyun, while Wu Wenying stayed at home. After all, there were still four children at home. Although there is a nanny at home, there must be supervision by the owner. Song Qiaoling will also help, after all, she is her daughter.

Lin Zhichao came to Cheung Kong Holdings, and then deputy general manager Huang Changhong came to his office and handed him a tender document.

"Boss, the tender document for the Cha Kwo Ling Quarry in Kowloon has been prepared. Please take a look at it!"

He picked up the bid document and looked at it seriously.

There are dozens of large and small quarrying areas in Hong Kong, but they are strictly managed by the Hong Kong government and private mining is not allowed. In the process of mining, there are also strict requirements for all stone mining business owners.

Hong Kong's quarry industry has a long history of development, dating back to 1841 when the British army occupied Hong Kong Island. Subsequent construction required a large amount of stone. Shau ​​Kei Wan, Shek Tong Tsui and Morrison Hill along the coast of Hong Kong Island, Qian Tso Wan, Ngau Tau Kok, Lei Yue Mun and Ho Man Tin Quarry Hill along the Kowloon Peninsula were all major mining sites at that time. At that time, concrete technology did not exist in Hong Kong. Stone quarries were mainly used as the main building materials for early buildings, retaining walls, reservoirs and seawalls.

After 1900, concrete technology emerged. As the main building material, Hong Kong's stone mining industry shifted to focus on the production of gravel. The labor intensity of some manual processes decreased, creating opportunities for female workers and other groups to enter the stone mining industry.

Male workers are responsible for tasks that require strength, such as "shooting guns", "chopping mountains", and chipping away huge rocks; female workers and the elderly use stone hammers, drills, etc. to break stones to make the gravel raw materials needed for concrete; before getting off work every day, The weight of the broken stones is calculated, and wages are paid based on the records.

Nowadays, Cheung Kong Industrial's warehouses are filled with various machinery, so Lin Zhichao plans to enter the quarry industry and eventually form a monopoly.

After all, the quarry industry is an industry that is not inferior to cement and sand, and the supply of cement in Hong Kong is currently controlled by the British (Qingzhou Yingni). The sand industry is actually a loss-making industry. In the past life, Taipei was digging sea sand to eat I made a big loss because I didn’t make much money.

As for saying that Airship Tai is some kind of 'Tsar', that is pure nonsense. The sand in Hong Kong is basically made of sea sand. The sea sand can be washed, and after the washing process is completed, it is regarded as river sand. In some projects, the sand is not even washed, and sea sand is used directly.

As for the issue of longevity, according to Lin Zhichao’s understanding, there are many buildings that are more than 60 years old in the previous life - many high-rise buildings built in the 1950s have not been demolished, such as Champagne Building, Tan Palace Building, China State Construction Building, etc. Countries such as Japan and Taiwan almost all use sea sand for construction. After all, there is no river sand.

Airship Tai is an agent of river sand in the mainland. It can only be said that you can make some money, not to mention that after ten years of sports, who will collect sand for you. In his previous life, Airship Tai went to sea sand hunting purely to ease the relationship with the Hong Kong government. He took on a large number of government projects and then set the price very low to ease the relationship with the Hong Kong government.

Therefore, in the field of building materials, Lin Zhichao has no intention of touching the sand; in the field of cement, he will directly acquire Qingzhou Yingni in the future.

The quarry industry is the highlight of Yangtze River Industries, and of course it will also involve steel (ship breaking), aluminum alloy and other fields in the future; in short, it is normal for a real estate company to have dozens of branches.

"4.1 million Hong Kong dollars, is there any hope of winning the bid?" After reading the bid, Lin Zhichao gave his price.

Huang Changhong said: "The probability of winning the bid is very high. It can be said that it is a sure shot. The price may even be a bit high!"

Lin Zhichao didn't believe it because he knew that there was someone who was also coveting this stone mine.

It turns out that last year, despite the obstruction of Japanese official Yoshida Ichiro, Lui Che-woo still obtained the procurement approval. It must have been through some channel. As a result, the two companies even "raised prices". Fortunately, everyone later understood that raising prices was a lose-lose thing, so they each started a bidding strategy of one at a time and one at a time.

Therefore, based on the money earned from the Yangtze River Trading business, Lu Zhihe probably earned at least four to five million. At the same time, Lu Zhihe is not stupid. With so many machines in his hands, he must have set up a construction company and is preparing to get involved in infrastructure construction and quarrying.

"The price is not necessarily high! There is a businessman in Hong Kong named Lui Zhihe who is also reselling war surplus materials in Japan. He has machinery and equipment in his hands, so he may have the same idea as us."

Huang Changhong said: "However, there are dozens of large and small quarry mines in Hong Kong. There are always ways to obtain quarry, either through acquisition or cooperation. If we win this quarry, we can also cooperate with others, or acquire it to expand the industry. Capture the market quickly.”

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "Then bid at HK$4.1 million. There is no technical problem."

"OK"

The other side.

Lu Zhihe confidently filled in the price of '3.8 million Hong Kong dollars' and prepared to seal the bag and bid.

His father and partner Lu Jinzha reminded: "Should the price be higher, so that we can steadily beat the competition?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhihe laughed carelessly, and then said: "Father, other people's ideas are to use stone hammers and drills, and they will inevitably consider the cost of mining. But now I plan to use mechanized production of stone ore, and the price has already been It’s stable.”

Seeing that his son was full of confidence, Lu Jinzha was already a little proud before he spoke. Indeed, in the past year, my son suddenly became prosperous and received approval to purchase war surplus supplies from the US military stationed in Japan. As a result, he made a fortune and made many business friends.

Therefore, Lu Zhihe has developed a proud and complacent character, and Lu Jinzha, as a bystander, can still see clearly.

"The Yangtze River Trading Company is also purchasing surplus war materials for the US military stationed in Japan. They must also have a lot of machinery. Think about it, will their boss Lin Zhichao take a fancy to this stone mine?"

Lu Zhihe immediately objected: "No! I have thought about this matter. According to my understanding, although Lin Zhichao is a veteran businessman in Hong Kong real estate, he has not invested in real estate for a long time. Since he does not invest in real estate, why would he take a fancy to it? A quarry business? Shouldn’t it be an upstream industry instead of a downstream industry?”

Lu Jinzha thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he said no more.

At this time, Lu Zhihe did not expect that Lin Zhichao was obstructing him when he almost failed to obtain the approval; therefore, he had no intention of competing with Lin Zhichao in the ring.

At the same time, he was even more proud. When he snatched a batch of goods from Yangtze River Trading, the other party could only take a step back. Of course, later he also understood that if the two companies broke out in fierce bidding every time, their profits might be reduced. reduce.

Because of this, the American consul was happy with the presence of two Hong Kong buyers.

So after he won once, he no longer competed, but bid reasonably; then everyone formed a tacit understanding, and one party won the right to purchase once. Of course, there are also other businessmen here.

Lu Jinzha then said: "How long can your country continue to trade?"

The so-called international trade is to purchase war surplus materials and then sell them not only in Hong Kong, but also overseas. Since Hong Kong is a free trade port, it is very convenient to do this kind of business.

Lu Zhihe said: "The surplus war supplies are becoming less and less, so I plan to enter the construction and stone mining industry this year. The specific time is estimated to be the end of international trade within one or two years."

Lu Jinzha was also a wealthy businessman. After the war on the peninsula, he also made a lot of money by smuggling supplies. But he has many sons, so it is impossible to take care of Lu Zhihe too much.

On the contrary, now, Lu Zhihe has become prosperous through his own efforts and stands out among his brothers. So when he heard that his son wanted to cooperate, he immediately agreed.

Two days later.

The Hong Kong government announced that it won the bid for the mining rights of the quarry in Cha Guo Ling, Kowloon - Changjiang Properties.

Because real estate companies in this era are all called real estate companies, the current real estate business of Yangtze River Industrial is still conducted under the name of Yangtze River Real Estate. Only when they are listed in the future will Yangtze River Industrial and Yangtze River Real Estate be separated.

Lu Zhihe was stunned when he heard the news. He was really surprised that someone had a hand in it.

Lu Jinzha immediately taught his son: "There are a lot of machines in the hands of others, and they may not even sell much, so entering the construction industry and stone mining industry is smooth. You are too careless this time! If you can think of Yangtze Real Estate, you will bid , I believe you will definitely pay more than 4.2 million Hong Kong dollars, because you know that your opponent is very powerful. But you just didn’t expect this!"

Lu Zhihe's face suddenly turned red, and he said awkwardly for a long time: "I can only find another chance!"

Lu Jinzha immediately said: "If you wait any longer, your machines may become rusty. Instead of waiting for the government to come up with the mining rights, you might as well acquire a quarry and start working on it first."

Lu Zhihe nodded and said: "Yes, I understand!" (End of Chapter)