Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Hu Zhenhua sat on the sofa and read the full text of the agreement.

The agreement was obtained by Atlan, and it was not a secret. Most of the parties knew about it.

The agreement consists of eight articles and 24 clauses, which comprehensively settle the reactionary actions of the authorities from legal, economic, political and military aspects.

After reading it, Lao Hu felt relieved.

If I were the head of the family, I would never sign this agreement, because once signed, they would most likely be convicted as war criminals and would have to spend the rest of their lives in prison.

Hu Zhenhua suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a similar plot in a certain movie!

It’s settled, everything is settled!

Suddenly, Qu Xiaodou came in and handed two telegrams to Lao Hu.

"Boss, Yu Bing sent a telegram saying that the Qing Gang has suddenly started competing with us for ships on the market! Also, Vice Chairman Guo said that some high-ranking officials in Shanghai are secretly selling off real estate and land. The telegram also specifically mentioned that Madam Cuicui and the Bureau Chief's wife, An Lan, have become close friends who can talk about anything. An Lan hinted that the Bureau Chief wants her to quickly sell off all her real estate!"

In fact, An Lan is not Wang Yu’s wife, but his lover.

Wang Yu’s wife is Xiang Yingxin, who was sent to a mental hospital in 1947!

Hu Zhenhua suddenly understood!

The authorities should be determined to fight.

As for releasing the news of the peace agreement, it is probably a smokescreen by some corrupt officials whose purpose is to sell off their assets.

Hu Zhenhua sneered. It’s not that easy to run away!

When the crisis has not really hit, the majority of people are optimistic.

There may be many high-ranking officials in Shanghai selling their properties, but there must be more people waiting and watching!

Every day of delay will cause the housing prices to go up a little more.

Hu Zhenhua decided to add fuel to the fire. He took out a piece of manuscript paper and started writing quickly. The title was: War is precisely an opportunity for the Magic City!

In 1843, Magic City was opened as a trading port. At that time, the city's population was more than 20. After that, the population of Magic City grew rapidly.

In 1900, its population exceeded 100 million, making it the largest city in the country;

In 1919, the population of Shanghai was 245 million.

In 1947, the population of Shanghai was 430 million.

The first major influx of people into Shanghai was during the Taiping Rebellion. After conquering Suzhou, Hangzhou, and other cities, the Taiping Army launched three unsuccessful attacks on Shanghai.

These three battles turned Shanghai into a safe haven, and as a result, people from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places flocked to Shanghai.

In the following seventy or eighty years, whenever there was a war, the population of Magic City would grow rapidly, and all kinds of talents and wealth would pour into Magic City.

After a full hour, Hu Zhenhua looked at the manuscript and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The main point of this article is that Shanghai is an international city where the West holds significant interests. If Shanghai were to face the risk of war, the powers would undoubtedly intervene. Precisely because of its security, if war breaks out elsewhere, talent and assets will flee to Shanghai, thereby boosting its economic development.

In a nutshell: war is good for Shanghai, and housing prices will continue to rise!

"Go call Xiaoliu!"

Xiaoliu, whose real name is Wang Lin, is the sixth among all his cousins. He has a great advantage, which is a good memory.

After Hu Zhenhua read the manuscript three times, Wang Lin immediately recited it word for word!

"Xiaoliu, have you ever been on a plane?"

Wang Lin shook his head.

“Never!”

"Dare to sit?"

Wang Lin thought about it and answered decisively,

"It's no big deal, I dare you!"

"Alright! You're going to fly back to Shanghai right now and recite the content to Vice Chairman Guo. And you're going to secretly arrange for someone to publish it in the newspaper. Tomorrow morning, I want everyone in Shanghai to know about this article!"

"no problem!"

"Go down and get ready first!"

After sending Wang Lin away, Atlan suddenly asked,

"Chairman, how do we resolve the ship issue?"

Hu Zhenhua smiled and asked,

"Atlan, you are the CEO of the company. What should you do if you are asked to take the lead?"

After a brief thought, Art's heart was swept away and he was filled with passion.

"Chairman, don't worry, I know exactly what to do!"

Atlan's heart was filled with desire.

Since joining Tongan Company, he has never presided over any major decision-making. This time, it is a very good opportunity. As long as he seizes it, he can gain a foothold in Tongan.

Atlan joined Tongan later, but was given the same status as the Four Pests, which made Yu Bing and Zhao Zhi very dissatisfied. Because the Four Pests provided Tongan's start-up capital, Atlan had been given a high position from the moment he joined, frequently visiting the residences of politicians and celebrities, enjoying unlimited glory.

Yu Bing and Zhao Zhi believed that Atlan was just a freeloader and did not deserve the same status as them.

If it weren't for the pressure from Guo Da Chong and the support from Lao Hu, the two of them would have attacked Atlan long ago.

In addition, Atlan did not make much achievement in opening up the route to Jinling, and even Guo Dachong began to be dissatisfied with him.

So, Atlan is eager to prove his worth.

It has no value and can be easily replaced.

Hu Zhenhua heard Atlan asking for a fight and asked with a smile,

"Can you tell me what you plan to do?"

"I plan to publish the original agreement in the newspaper, predicting that war will inevitably break out. Chairman, you have already prepared the article, and I am just taking advantage of it!"

Hu Zhenhua burst into laughter.

Seeing that Hu Zhenhua was in a good mood, Atlan continued,

"The Qing Gang is trying to steal our ships, so we can just sell them to them at a high price!"

Hu Zhenhua already knew what he was going to do and waved his hand.

"I won't ask about the specific process. You and Xiaoliu should return to the Magic City together to preside over this matter!"

Atlanta was delighted and stood up quickly.

"Chairman, don't worry, I will definitely do this beautifully!"

Hu Zhenhua nodded and casually wrote a letter of appointment.

"Okay, from now on, you are the CEO of TA Cruise Company. You are fully responsible for this matter. Just a reminder, the Red Army has set the deadline for signatures as 4:20 PM on April 12th. Once that time comes, war will definitely begin!"

Atlanta was happy and quickly expressed his opinion.

"Yes, I understand! Chairman, please wait for my good news."

……

After Atlan left, Hu Zhenhua immediately went to the telegraph room.

Lao Hu applied for this radio station from Secretary Qi in order to keep in touch with Shanghai.

"Send a telegram to Wang Zhi immediately to inquire about the status of the airport construction!"

"Yes!"

Back in the afternoon.

Chongming County,

A runway 800 meters wide, 30 meters wide and 30 centimeters thick is gradually taking shape, which is the minimum requirement for the takeoff and landing of the C47 transport aircraft.

If we follow Hu Zhenhua's requirements, it will definitely not be completed within three days.

In order to save time, Wang Zhi took a huge risk and lowered the standards.

The workers worked in four shifts, 24 hours a day, and hundreds of trucks were moving back and forth, transporting concrete and dumping it in designated places.

Along the river, countless migrant workers were like ants, washing stones and sifting sand.

Although the project was rushed, the quality control was very strict: there must be no dirt on the surface of the stone, and the sand must not leave any marks on the towel after wrapping it in a white towel!

A large construction site with tens of thousands of people is a huge test for the organizers.

More than 400 meters of the main runway has been paved and it will be completely completed after tonight.

500 meters from the runway.

A building covering an area of ​​more than 400 square meters rose from the ground. It took only one day from the start of construction to completion.

There are four big characters hanging on the door lintel: Friendship Store.

This store is almost undecorated and sells only about twenty kinds of items, such as rice, flour, brown sugar blocks, cloth, snowflake salt, soybean oil, soybeans, soap, towels, toothpaste and toothbrushes, aluminum lunch boxes and other daily necessities.

The things are not expensive. Take rice for example, one dollar costs 35 kilograms of refined rice.

The workers who built the airport were paid just one dollar a day!

Of course, the Friendship Store also has some special commodities that are priced in US dollars, such as radios, which cost US$50 each, and small generators, water pumps and other industrial products!

There should be more varieties of food, such as milk powder, biscuits, chocolate...

Friendship Store is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TA Company.

This store is an extremely important part of Hu Zhenhua's future plans. All kinds of operating regulations and even the store layout were designed by him personally.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the Friendship Store opened amid a burst of firecrackers.

There was no publicity, no introduction, and no host, but the restaurant was packed with customers.

Because there are more than 50,000 migrant workers building the airport, they are paid out like water every day.

When migrant workers have money, they naturally spend it!

The clerk put up a loud speaker at the door and kept shouting into the microphone,

"Please line up and avoid crowding. We have plenty of supplies!"

Seven columns of troops, so majestic!

The man at the front of the line was a man in his forties, but his face looked exactly like a man in his fifties.

He handed over a dollar and said,

"Half a dollar for rice, and half a dollar for brown sugar!"

On the outer wall of the Friendship Store, there is a huge banner with the price of each commodity marked on it. Considering that most people are illiterate, there are pictures painted on the banner, making it clear at a glance!

The clerk quickly matched the two items and handed them over.

The man weighed it, as if doubting its weight. The clerk saw his thoughts and shouted,

"There's a fair scale nearby. You can weigh it again. If it's short by a certain amount, we'll double the compensation. Next!"

The man walked up to the fair scale and put the things on it.

Full weight!

Finally, a smile appeared on his face.

He was about to leave when he suddenly felt uneasy and put his shoulder pole on it to weigh it.

Now, he finally felt relieved!

"Hey bro, how much is the water pump?"

"20 USD!"

"Is the ocean okay now?"

"Now the dollar is 50 yuan!"

The person asking the question shook his head!

The village really needs a water pump. Everyone lives by the Yangtze River, but often worries about watering the fields. What if there was a water pump?

No, this water pump also needs to be equipped with a diesel engine, which is sky-high in price!

The questioner did not give up and asked,

"Can that little tractor in the yard have a pump? How much is it?"

"You can bring it, $50 or $125!"

The man who asked the question bought some food and salt and ran away. He planned to go back and collect money to buy a tractor and a water pump.

There are about one or two hundred people working on the construction site in the village. If everyone contributes one dollar, it's not a problem.

The man was stopped by someone as soon as he ran out of the Friendship Store.

"Second brother, do you want to exchange for rice?"

The man was very alert and shouted,

"Who is your second brother? You must have recognized the wrong person!"

The visitor slapped his mouth and smiled foolishly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. My name is Wu Lie, and I'm from Shandong. Since Confucius was the second oldest child, 'Second Brother' is a respectful title in our place!"

The man nodded.

"So that's how it is. My name is Zhou Xing. How do I exchange rice for yuan?"

Wu Lie looked around cautiously and said in a low voice,

“友谊商店的东西你也知道，相当于2块大洋零75个铜板才能换1米元，在我这里，2块大洋零50个铜板就可以换1米元！”

150 copper coins can be exchanged for 1 dollar!

Zhou Xing didn't quite understand and asked,

"What's the meaning!"

"What I mean is, if you use dollars to buy a water pump, it will cost 50 dollars. If you exchange it for dollars from me, it will only cost 47 dollars!"

Zhou Xing opened his mouth wide, it was really hard to understand.

"Why is that so?"

"Because the Friendship Store needs rice to import goods, rice is expensive!"

Zhou Xing still shook his head.

"Can't understand!"

Wu Lie was overwhelmed. His superiors had assigned him to be a scalper, and he couldn't even explain the first order clearly. He waved his hand.

"You don't need to understand, just know that you can save money by asking me to exchange rice and yuan before buying!"

Zhou Xing understood this sentence. Just as he was about to answer, Wu Lie stared at another person who asked for the price.

"Second brother, do you want to exchange for rice?"

"Get lost! Who is your second brother?"

……