The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

When Hong Kong was at its worst, the stock market hit the bottom, and the exchange rate reached 1 US dollar to 10 Hong Kong dollars.

There was a long queue at the bank entrance.

Liu Tao originally prepared 3 billion US dollars, and later invested 4 billion US dollars. Later, he invested more than 5 billion US dollars after the payment arrived.

In addition, the various companies under Panshan Group invested heavily in Hong Kong, built factories, recruited soldiers, and the confidence given by the top, so that Hong Kong stabilized.

And now, it can be said that the overall situation has been determined.

The first to rebound was Hong Kong Electric Group. At its peak, the share price of this group reached 14.8 Hong Kong dollars and the total market value was 7.4 billion Hong Kong dollars.

With the arrival of the stock market crash, Hong Kong Electric Group did not escape the fate of a sharp drop in market value. At the lowest point, it fell to 5.9 Hong Kong dollars per share, and the market value fell to 2.95 billion Hong Kong dollars, directly falling below the 3 billion Hong Kong dollars mark.

And this is the lowest market value of Hong Kong Electric Group since 1978.

Liu Tao bought the bottom and took over Hong Kong Electric Group at a price of 5.9 Hong Kong dollars per share.

After taking over Hong Kong Electric, it was announced that a huge amount of money would be injected into Hong Kong Electric, and several major benefits were announced, such as Hong Kong Electric Group will invest 20 billion Hong Kong dollars to build new power stations and expand the capacity of the group's existing power stations.

Now Hong Kong Electric Group has completely recovered its lost territory and is about to unify the power supply market in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Electric Group is only one aspect, which is insignificant compared to others.

Now the largest real estate developer in Hong Kong is none other than Liu Tao!

The largest banker in Hong Kong is also none other than him!

Especially banks. After integration, the banks he controls have formed fourteen banks, including two large banks, four medium banks and eight small banks.

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) and Hong Kong Bank are two large banks. Among them, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) has the right to issue Hong Kong dollars, just like HSBC, and its scale is no less than HSBC; Hong Kong Bank is a large bank formed through integration, which is smaller than Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) and HSBC, and does not have the right to issue Hong Kong dollars.

The four medium-sized banks are Hong Kong Construction Bank, Hong Kong Commercial Bank, Hong Kong Development Bank and Hong Kong Yonghong Bank. These were the four medium-sized banks in Hong Kong. They could not hold on and were bought at a low price and changed their brands.

The eight small banks are not large in scale. They are the integration of more than a dozen small banks.

Because the development of Pengcheng in recent years has been highly affirmed by the superiors, and the special administrative region has been further opened up, allowing Hong Kong, Macau, Formosa and overseas Chinese to open banks in Pengcheng, these fourteen banks have entered Pengcheng.

This also made the stock prices of these banks soar after re-listing and they were very popular.

After all, everyone knows that opening a bank makes money, and the mainland is a large market. Entering now means a good opportunity to make money.

For these banks, there are a lot of opportunities in Pengcheng. Not only can they collect deposits, but they can also lend money to earn interest rate differences.

Liu Tao reported to the leader on the work in Hong Kong. Although there is still a lot of work to be done, it is undoubtedly a very good start now.

"We must speed up the construction of the first Type 054 frigate and the first Type 052 destroyer, and strive to send them to Hong Kong in 1987, so that the citizens of Hong Kong can not only see the might of the combined brigade, but also see our advanced warships, so that our compatriots can truly embrace a powerful China from the bottom of their hearts." The leader said meaningfully.

Liu Tao showed a solemn look and nodded heavily.

This also means that the first Type 054 frigate and the first Type 052 destroyer will be assigned to the South China Sea Fleet.

However, he thinks that the leader is right to do so.

Since the beginning of the Age of Discovery, the world has ushered in the era of the ocean.

The overlord of the ocean will be the overlord of the world!

Now the 20th century is also the era of the ocean!

Hong Kong, this is the last overlord of the ocean. The British Empire occupied it step by step through unequal treaties with its powerful ships and guns. If you want to completely remove the colonial imprint in the hearts of Hong Kong compatriots, you need not only the modern army shown by the combined brigade, but also a strong navy, surpassing the current British Royal Navy.

At the same time, this is also a safe demonstration, showing that China has the confidence and ability to maintain the security of Hong Kong, whether on land or at sea. It also tells Chinese businessmen, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan businessmen and overseas businessmen who want to invest in the mainland that China has the strength and ability to provide a safe environment.

A safe environment is something that many businessmen attach great importance to.

A place with turmoil and frequent wars has an extremely bad business environment.

A safe and stable social environment is definitely an important prerequisite for a good business environment.

Liu Tao realized that the first ship of the Type 052 destroyer must be built within two years so that it can catch up with 1987.

Because the warship is built, it must be tested and then trained.

Otherwise, if it is rushed, it will only be a mess, and it will leave a bad impression on people.

Sure enough, not long after, the Navy gave the first ship of the Type 054 frigate and the first ship of the Type 052 destroyer official hull numbers and names.

The first Type 054 frigate is officially numbered 541 and is officially named "Hong Kong Island". Hong Kong Island is the commercial and political center of Hong Kong. It is the main island of Hong Kong and the second largest island in Hong Kong, second only to Lantau Island.

Back then, the British took over Hong Kong Island during the First Opium War, which was the beginning of Hong Kong's becoming a colony.

Naming the first Type 054 frigate as ‘Hong Kong Island’ is of great significance.

The first Type 052 destroyer is officially named ‘Hong Kong River’ with the hull number 521. It can be said that this naming is full of significance and is also a kind of expectation.

It can be said that the higher-ups racked their brains for 1987.

The official naming gave everyone motivation and made everyone more motivated.

Liu Tao also participated more in the construction of the first Type 054 frigate and the first Type 052 destroyer, thereby speeding up the construction of the two warships to ensure that the two warships can smoothly participate in the 1987 celebration.

The 1987 celebration is a national event, and it can even be said to be the most important thing in 1987. There is no room for carelessness.

Even Liu Tao is full of cleanliness.

Liu Tao will solve any problems encountered during the construction process as soon as possible.

At the same time, Liu Tao also heard the news that the Navy began to form a crew formation for the first Type 054 frigate, Ship 541, ‘Hong Kong Island’, and the first Type 052 destroyer, Ship 521, ‘Xiangjiang’.

The Type 054 frigate has a staff of 200 people, including 19 aviation personnel.

The Type 052 destroyer has a staff of 280 people!

This requires that most of them must have a college degree or above, which is far higher than other similar troops in terms of high education level.

After all, these two warships are very advanced and have a large number of advanced equipment, which ordinary people really can't operate.

At the same time, these will also be the seeds for the future development of the Chinese Navy, and will reserve talents for other large warships in the future.

In addition to the usual training, these crew members must also receive a lot of professional and technical learning and prepare in advance.

Although the total staff is 480 people, there are more than 2,000 people, and the competition for the final 480 places can be imagined.