After dinner, Zhang Hao immediately followed his eldest son to a large warehouse, where the last possessions of the old Zhang family were stored, and they could not be overestimated.
"Dad, don't worry, everything is safe and sound." Zhang Guoji assured him, patting his chest.
During the snow disaster, in order to protect the industrial area from being crushed by the snow, he spared no effort and mobilized all personnel on the island, thus minimizing losses.
"Okay, you did a good job." Zhang Hao looked at the supplies in the warehouse and said with relief.
Zhang Guoji followed up and asked: "Dad, when will these supplies start to be shipped?"
"We can start after our family moves into Taoyuan Special Economic Zone. Don't transport too much at one time. It's best to divide it several times so that it won't easily attract attention."
Zhang Hao replied.
Zhang Guoji suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Dad, I have channels here that can replace our old cans with new cans. Do you want to replace some?"
"What channel?" Zhang Hao became interested.
"My father-in-law's side, Suweilaxi Island." Zhang Guoji pointed to the compass, "The Japan-Korea Chamber of Commerce Alliance secretly built a canning factory, mainly to produce canned seafood. I just purchased a batch some time ago.
, it tastes pretty good.”
After saying that, he took his father to a corner of the warehouse.
He casually took out a can from the box.
Zhang Hao took the canned seafood from his eldest son. There were no patterns or words on the surface of the can. He weighed it with his hands and found it was quite heavy.
"How much does one weigh?"
"With the metal can, it's exactly one pound."
"How is the quality? How long is the shelf life?"
Zhang Guoji hurriedly replied: "I specially asked someone to inspect it. There is no problem with the quality. They are all fresh sea fish. As for the shelf life, it is the same as our canned beef, which is also about fifty years."
"Is there a can opener?"
"Yes, Dad, please wait for me for a while and I'll go get it."
Soon, the seafood can was opened. It was different from what was expected. There was no soup or water in the can, only hard fish meat, which looked very dry.
"Are you sure this is freshly canned?"
Zhang Hao expressed doubts.
"Dad, this is a brand new process. It seems to use two production processes of dehydration and freeze-drying. This has the advantage of ensuring the taste to the greatest extent."
Zhang Guoji quickly explained.
Zhang Hao nodded, then picked up a piece of fish and stuffed it directly into his mouth.
The fish meat is indeed very hard, comparable to air-dried beef, but the taste is really good, much better than our own canned beef.
Canned beef has a lot of fat and is bland and tasteless.
Seeing that his father was eating with gusto, Zhang Guoji asked casually: "Dad, how does it taste?"
"That's right." Zhang Hao nodded with a smile, and then changed the subject: "Don't change it, just spend money to buy it! Let me tell you a top-secret news, the official is preparing to demonetize banknotes, no matter how much money you have, it will be useless."
"Abolish banknotes?" Zhang Guoji was shocked.
"Well, to put it bluntly, it means cutting off the leeks of the rich and redistributing the total wealth of society."
"This is too radical and might cause a civil war." Zhang Guoji suddenly frowned.
Zhang Hao shook his head helplessly: "This snow disaster is too serious and the destructive power is amazing. If we don't do this, the entire social order will collapse."
"dad……"
"Okay, this matter is not as exaggerated as you think. Let's continue talking about canned food! Since it is useless to save money, it is better to purchase more canned seafood. No matter how expensive the price is, it is worth it."
"Dad, if it was before the snowstorm, it would be okay to spend money to buy it. At most, it would be more expensive. But now, everyone knows that hard times are coming, and they are all trying their best to stock up on food. If you have money, you can't buy food at all.
.”
Zhang Guoji smiled bitterly.
Zhang Hao touched his chin and couldn't help but be a little curious: "What do you think of changing it?"
"Actually, the replacement method is very simple. Canned beef is a scarce resource and is very popular in the market. I specifically inquired some time ago that one canned beef can be exchanged for five times the same weight of canned seafood."
"One to five? That's quite fair."
Zhang Hao nodded with satisfaction.
"Dad, our canned beef has a lot of fat, and fat is the most expensive thing these days."
"It's up to you! You can exchange part of it appropriately, but the prerequisite is that it must be kept confidential."
Zhang Guoji suddenly felt relieved: "Dad, don't worry, we will switch directly with my father-in-law, no one else will be involved, and no one will know about this."
"That's good. It seems like your father-in-law has done well these years?"
"He is now the president of the Japan-Korea Chamber of Commerce, and he still has some influence.
But having said that, compared with the island of New Guinea, whether it is the Japan-Korea Chamber of Commerce Alliance or our Xinfeng Island, they are more than one level behind."
Zhang Guoji said with emotion.
The island of New Guinea is the home base of the American Chamber of Commerce, and with the support of the Europeans behind it, its development rate is the fastest in Southeast Asia.
Zhang Hao snorted coldly: "Don't envy them, their good days have come to an end. Under the double blow of public ownership reform and demonetization, they will have to shed their skin even if they die."
"Dad, can I tell my father-in-law about the demonetization so that he can suffer less loss?"
Zhang Guoji probed softly.
"No, how can you guarantee that your father-in-law won't spread rumors outside? Your father and I finally stepped down, and I don't want to end the holiday without a guarantee." Zhang Hao said without hesitation.
"Okay! Just pretend I didn't ask."
Zhang Guoji gave up the idea on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Hao came to the place where the sugar was stored: "Boss, this sugar may not be brought into the Taoyuan Special Economic Zone. You can dig a cave in the nearby mountains and hide it well."
"Why can't you take it in?"
Zhang Guoji said doubtfully.
"Have you never studied chemistry? White sugar is too conspicuous. It is a strategic material and an important raw material for making bombs. It can easily get you into trouble.
You must also know that given the special environment of Taoyuan Special Economic Zone, the control of flammable and explosive materials is very strict, so we should not cause trouble."
Zhang Hao explained patiently.
This was a major omission he discovered during his inspection of the Taoyuan Special Economic Zone. Fortunately, he discovered it in time, otherwise it was unknown whether he could have saved this batch of sugar.
"I understand." Zhang Guoji suddenly realized, "But the cave digging project is not small, and construction machinery must be used. In terms of confidentiality..."
"What's so difficult about this? Just set up a mushroom-growing project and use it to deceive others. Our family hasn't done anything illegal, so there's no need to be overly nervous."
Zhang Hao comforted him.
Zhang Guoji nodded solemnly.
…
Time flies and the Spring Festival is here soon.
On the first day of the new year, Kunihiro Mitsui took his wife to Xinfeng Island in the name of paying New Year greetings, intending to have a good chat with his in-laws.
"Happy New Year, Archon!"
Zhang Hao smiled and waved his hand: "Father-in-law, I have retired, just call me Lao Zhang."
"Lao Zhang, can we have a few words in private?"
Mitsui Kunihiro said impatiently.
"Of course, let's go to the study." After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he waved to his eldest son: "Boss, follow me to the study!"
The reason for calling the eldest son is, on the one hand, to chat with multiple people to avoid embarrassing situations; on the other hand, the eldest son is very familiar with Southeast Asia and may be able to provide some information during the chat.
"Okay." Zhang Guoji agreed.
As soon as he entered the study, Mitsui Kunihiro said straight to the point: "Old Zhang, there is something wrong with the limelight recently. Can you help me analyze it?"
"What's wrong?" Zhang Hao asked.
"There are three main aspects. First, there is a sudden wave of selling in the market. Many high-quality companies are on sale at incredibly cheap prices."
Kunihiro Mitsui said worriedly.
Zhang Hao took a sip of tea and said vaguely: "This is nothing surprising. After this snow disaster, a large number of companies will definitely close down. Selling assets is also a way to save themselves."
"Is there going to be another economic crisis?"
Kunihiro Mitsui followed closely and asked.
Zhang Hao nodded immediately: "This possibility cannot be ruled out. In my personal opinion, the most important thing at this stage is to maintain the capital chain. Do not invest blindly. It is best to take it step by step."
For the sake of his in-laws, he didn't mind helping the other party, but there was a limit to what he could do.
"Investment?" Mitsui Kunihiro smiled bitterly, "How can we invest now? Let alone investment, we can't even raise the money to rebuild the factory now."
"There is no need to worry at the factory. The officials will not sit idly by and watch anyway."
"That's all it can do."
Kunihiro Mitsui sighed deeply, and then talked about the second thing that was wrong: "In recent days, gold has risen very rapidly. Is the legal currency about to usher in a new round of major depreciation?"
"In fact, the Federal Reserve has been over-issuing currency in recent years, and devaluation is a general trend. This year's situation is particularly special. In order to raise funds for post-disaster reconstruction, this is a no-brainer."
Zhang Hao made up a reason casually.
Of course, there must be factors in this regard, but the main reason may be attributed to the "demonement". The government should have personally taken action and secretly absorbed gold.
The purpose is simple, to squeeze out the last trace of the value of legal currency before demonetization.
After hearing this, Kunihiro Mitsui couldn't help but sigh:
"Well, this really makes matters worse. Once hyperinflation occurs, our real economy will be the most seriously injured. We don't know when it will end."
In fact, since the eruption of the Yellowstone volcano, the stubborn disease of hyperinflation has repeatedly plagued the federal economy and made everyone miserable.
Zhang Hao couldn't help but hint: "Don't worry, they say that new officials have three things to do when they take office. After Zhou Jiangyu comes to power, he will definitely be able to completely solve the inflation problem."
"Really? If it's true, that would be great." Mitsui Kunihiro finally showed a smile.
Zhang Hao didn't want to continue this topic, so he took the initiative to ask about the third thing that was wrong.
Mitsui Kunihiro replied: "The last thing, and what puzzles me the most, is that there is an exodus from New Guinea, and many companies have moved their headquarters back to Europa. It's really weird."
"Are many people leaving?"
"A lot. In fact, it started as early as two years ago. After this snow disaster, there has been a lot less."
Zhang Hao thought about it secretly.
Could it be that the "public ownership transformation" has been leaked? Or are Europeans prepared to resist to the end?
Zhang Guoji took the opportunity to interject: "Father-in-law, I think these people will come back soon."
"What's the reason?"
"Because after the snow disaster, the entire federation will inevitably fall into turmoil. The most stable place is ours."
After hearing this, Kunihiro Mitsui nodded repeatedly: "What you say makes sense. Europa has always been in chaos, and this snowstorm is so serious. The future is indeed not optimistic."
"Father-in-law, I wonder if you have ever thought about moving?" Zhang Hao suddenly changed the subject.
"Moving? Where?"
Mitsui Kunihiro was immediately confused.
You know, as the president of the Japan-Korea Chamber of Commerce Alliance, his family moved to Suweirasi Island more than ten years ago and will not leave easily.
Zhang Hao did not sell out: "Taoyuan Special Economic Zone, I wonder if my father-in-law has heard of it?"
"Taoyuan Special Zone? I heard that the government established a new special zone. It was originally called Taoyuan Special Zone."
Kunihiro Mitsui said subconsciously.
Zhang Hao gave a general introduction to the Taoyuan Special Economic Zone, and then invited the other party's family to move in with him and enter retirement life in advance.
Mitsui Kunihiro's eyes widened: "I didn't expect that the official secretly made such a big plan?"
"If you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries. This is the last retreat for the Federation, and it is also the last retreat for us people." Zhang Hao said earnestly.
"Lao Zhang, do you really want to move there?"
Zhang Hao nodded: "Well, except for Guoji and Meihui who need to stay, Guoxuan, Guodong and Guoliang will all move in with me. Father-in-law, you might as well consider it carefully."
"I am the president, and Mitsui Group..."
Mitsui Kunihiro was full of hesitation.
Zhang Guoji knew the real situation and helped persuade him on the spot: "Father-in-law, the company can let my brother-in-law take over. The Chamber of Commerce should just resign..."
"I'm going to go back and discuss this with your mother." Mitsui Kunihiro didn't rush to make a decision.
Zhang Hao couldn't help but remind: "You must be quick. The occupancy quota in the special zone is very popular. It is best to give me a reply before the end of the month."
"thanks, I will."
"By the way, the situation in the next few years may not be optimistic. Regardless of whether we go to Taoyuan Special Economic Zone or not, we must collect as much food as possible."
"Don't worry about this... Guoji has told me that I have intercepted a batch of cans from the cannery, and we will be 50-50 at that time."
Mitsui Kunihiro has a strong mind.
With his status as father-in-law, he has a very secure position as the president of the Chamber of Commerce. He is also the chairman of the canning factory, so he still has some privileges.
Zhang Guoji hurriedly explained: "Dad, these cans are used to exchange for our canned beef. There are nearly fifty tons in total and they are already on the way."
"Is there no problem with safety?"
"Don't worry, Lao Zhang, the cannery is not on Suweilaxi Island. It is the biggest secret of our chamber of commerce. Only a few senior officials know about it, and the official can't find it at all."