novelhk Chapter 429: The treasure is too tempting, rich enough to rival a country! (page 13)
Chapter 429: The treasure is too tempting, rich enough to rival a country! (page 13)
When it comes to port freight,
Wu Youde thought of a person, Li Chaoren.
Many people only know that Li Chaoren is a real estate tycoon, but in fact his port business is also very large.
His Hutchison Ports is one of the world's largest port operators.
It has 52 ports around the world, five of which are among the top ten ports in the world.
In Kowloon alone,
He controlled twenty-one of the thirteen ports, including Kwai Tsing Port.
But it was only 1954. What was Li Chaoren doing at that time?
He just took the 7,000 Hong Kong dollars he had saved from selling plastic flowers over the years and borrowed another 50,000 Hong Kong dollars from his uncle...
Officially started my own entrepreneurial journey!
Li Chaoren bought some obsolete equipment from Europe and the United States and opened a factory to produce plastic toys and household products, named "Yangtze Plastic Factory."
Meaning: The Yangtze River does not discriminate against small streams, so it can flow thousands of miles.
Therefore, there was no Kwai Tsing Port at that time, and there was no trace of Li Chaoren’s “Kowloon International Container Terminal”.
Wu Youde then told Chen Xueru in the letter that they could take over the northwest seaport of Victoria Harbour, which would be the location of the future Kwai Tsing Port and one of the world's largest container transport centres.
As for the construction of the port,
Wu Youde also referred to the practices of Li Chaoren in later generations and asked Chen Xueru to refer to those large ports abroad to build a modern container port.
He knew very well how convenient containerized freight was, how much manpower, material and financial resources it could save, and how much it could promote the development of a port!
Of course, he also knew that it would be difficult to build a modern container freight terminal from scratch, especially since Chen Xueru had never been involved in this field before...
How easy is it?
In the reply letter to Chen Xueru,
Wu Youde mainly elaborated on the prospects of modern containerized freight, and then told Chen Xueru to take it slow, first acquire the land, and then work slowly.
……
Do not know why.
Ever since Chen Xueru took Tian Zao, Li Hongli and others to Kowloon, Wu Youde felt that life was becoming more and more dull, so dull that it was boring.
Especially after sending Niu Longtai, Tong Fu and others away, this feeling became even stronger.
But there are so many people at home, and the house is still so lively every day.
You can’t finish playing cards in one night!
But Wu Youde still felt that this day was dull...
He felt that he was already living the life of a 70 or 80-year-old in advance. Every day he just drank tea, basked in the sun, wrote and listened to music.
During this time, I eat, drink, take a bath and play cards.
That's all.
After some self-analysis,
Wu Youde felt that his heart must have flown away...
Although the current environment is actually quite good and relaxed, there are still many constraints, such as when doing business.
From the beginning,
Wu Youde is just doing this for fun. He knows very well that he won't be able to do it for long, so why bother with so much effort?
Just play around with it.
But to be honest, it's quite boring to do things with such an attitude.
Because, without a sense of accomplishment, without a sense of expectation, it can't provide any emotional value!
And there is,
Looking at the chaotic situation of the Kowloon gang described by Chen Xueru in the letter, how could Wu Youde, as someone who has watched Young and Dangerous, remain calm?
Even Chen Xueru seemed a little bit overwhelmed, let alone him?
in fact,
To put it bluntly, Wu Youde is now a little restless. He also wants to go out and make a big splash and do something big. It is a bit too boring to stay in this courtyard every day.
……
Wu Youde, feeling unwell all over, decided to go out for a walk.
He rode his bicycle around the capital, going wherever he wanted. He first went to the Forbidden City and looked at the huge building with its gates closed...
He sighed with emotion. How did that sentence go?
Time has changed, and the world has undergone tremendous changes.
The country is permanent, but the emperors come and go.
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Hundreds of years ago, the emperor who was high above and looking down on all living beings probably couldn't have imagined that the future would be like this?
Wu Youde expressed his emotion and went to Antianmen again.
I admired it...
immediately,
He tilted his bike and drove away from there, and unknowingly arrived at Shichahai. He decided to take a walk along the coast. When he reached the south bank of Shichahai, he suddenly met many young girls.
They were all girls, at least twenty of them in the group.
They are all still very young, and most of them look to be around 20 years old. They wear blue cotton jackets, have long pigtails, and walk with their gaits swaying from side to side.
Wu Youde was stunned and surprised.
Hey?
Where are we?
Why are there so many girls here???
Wu Youde stepped on the brakes and stopped. Looking up, he found that there were many girls walking towards him in the distance. They all came out of a yard.
Using all his eyesight, he looked towards the gate of the courtyard.
Eh?
Prince Gong's Mansion?
Wu Youde was stunned at first, then he suddenly realized.
Yes, that's right.
Since Prince Gong's Mansion was sold to Fu Jen Catholic University by Pu Ru, it became a house for foreigners and was renamed Fu Jen Women's College, which was managed by the Sisters of the Holy Spirit.
after that,
Fu Jen Catholic University was merged into Beijing Normal University, and Prince Gong's Mansion became the Women's College of Beijing Normal University.
However, due to its huge size, Prince Gong's Mansion was the largest palace in the Qing Dynasty. It was successively the residence of Heshen, Prince Qing Yonglin, and Prince Gong Yixin.
The entire Prince Gong Mansion covers an area of about 60,000 square meters and has more than 30 architectural complexes of various types! !
The Prince Gong Mansion that was bought by Fu Jen Catholic University was only a part of it.
The remaining Prince Gong’s Mansion is still empty.
Wait till later...
The rest of the Prince Gong Mansion was successively occupied and used by several institutions, including Beijing Art Normal College, Beijing Art Academy, and China Conservatory of Music.
But at this time,
These schools have not yet been established.
So, now in Prince Gong’s Mansion, there is only the Normal University Women’s College, and most of the other courtyards are still empty!
It’s a full 60,000 square meters. How much of the space can a mere Women’s College of the Normal University occupy?
Thinking of this,
Wu Youde's heart moved, and his gaze towards Prince Gong's Mansion suddenly became hot, and his eyes became brighter and brighter...brighter and brighter...
Almost glowing!!
This is because he suddenly remembered something.
how to say……
There is a treasure in here!!
What a treasure!!
It’s a huge treasure!!!
Speaking of treasures, we have to talk about the history of Prince Gong’s Mansion…