And just because of North Korea's feelings, the Republic and South Korea were not able to establish diplomatic relations until August 1992. At that time, the trade and economic ties between the Republic and South Korea were so close that it would be a lot of trouble if they did not establish diplomatic relations. (Read books, novels are faster.
Better. Read a book.) That’s it. We also took care of North Korea’s feelings and sent people with a memorandum of understanding. But whoever thought that North Korea backhanded us stabbed us.
In 1993, the capital bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games. At that time, because of the preparations and the effective behind-the-scenes operations, no one thought that the Republic would lose. The Olympic bidding delegation even had a heart-to-heart with the central leadership. As a result, at the last moment, Samaranch spat out
But it was "Sydney"! At that time, everyone was shocked. The Republic actually lost by two votes. After checking, it was found that North Korea's vote actually went to Sydney!
The difference of one vote, years of hard work, and huge investment of funds were all in vain. It can be seen from this that the stick is really not a good thing for him!
Enough chatter and let’s get down to business!
Xue Xiang stated the rapid growth of foreign trade, which can be said to be the ultimate move to defeat Chen Dahe.
However, in order to establish a victory, it is not enough!
Xue Xiang obviously did not want to give Chen Dahe another chance to organize a counterattack, so he resorted to his last trump card: "If Xiaoshan is built as a port, because it is located in a pulse position, it is a bridgehead connecting the Korean Peninsula and the Sea of Japan. If the port is built, what will happen to Xiaoshan?"
The internal and external competitive advantages will be far better than those of Liangang, Wutai of Qilu, and even Tianmen! Obviously, this is not only the case for us in Xiaoshan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has seen it, and even overseas Chinese are also paying attention. To be honest, some time ago, when I went to Hong Kong Island to promote investment, some patriotic Hong Kong businessmen mentioned this matter. After detailed consultations, on behalf of the Xiaoshan County Party Committee and County Government, I have discussed their investment
Image, and signed several investment agreements, which promised that once Xiaoshan is built as a port, they are willing to participate in the construction of the motherland!"
"For the sake of brevity, I will not go into details about those companies. I will only mention two that all leaders are familiar with. One is Shengshi China Company, which is the largest ancient culture trading company in Asia. Its president is originally from the capital. He visited the capital last year and also
He once donated one million Hong Kong dollars to the Beijing City Government, and was in Pengcheng, a special economic zone.
There is also a real estate company with undeniable economic strength. This company is willing to invest in port transportation infrastructure. The other is the famous Bao's Shipping. Bao's Shipping is also the best among the world's shipping companies. They are willing to participate in the construction of container terminals.
Construction, and future shipping work!”
"Perhaps this is not intuitive enough, but let's talk about the important point. Bao's Shipping has signed an investment contract of HK$30 million with the Xiaoshan County Party Committee and County Government, and Shengshi China is willing to invest US$20 million to build the port. This means
They are two documents of intention agreement!”
While talking, Xue Xiang took out two folders from his shoulder bag and showed them on the table!
After Xue Xiang finished speaking, he also took out the folder, but no one said anything, and the young man who was taking notes did not come over to help Fu Yanguo collect the documents.
The whole place fell into a strange silence. Speaking of which, the whole room was full of high-ranking officials. There were too few things that could surprise them. Thirty million Hong Kong dollars, twenty million U.S. dollars, converted into
The RMB is only 100 million yuan. For heavyweight units such as the State Planning Commission, the State Economic Commission, the Economic Reform Office, and the Construction Bureau, it can only be regarded as normal. Even Chen Dahe handles more than this amount of funds every year!
The reason why everyone was shocked was because the two words in Xue Xiang's words aroused everyone's nerves!
Those two words? Hong Kong dollar! US dollar!
Taken together to form one word, it is foreign exchange!
The Hong Kong dollar is just fine. It has limited purchasing power and the country is not lacking it. However, the US dollar, the only international currency nowadays, is really needed by the Republic, to the point of demanding it.
To elaborate, the current Republic has been in existence for more than thirty years. Although the relationship with the United States has not been good for most of that time, the pursuit of the US dollar has never eased. But that is it, at this time
, the Republic’s U.S. dollar reserves are still less than 30, of course, the unit is 100 million. Even in the last year of the 1980s, the U.S. dollar reserves still did not reach three digits.
The Republic is extremely short of U.S. dollars, but the U.S. dollar is the international currency, and people recognize it for international purchases. When the Republic began to reform, it was short of everything except labor. Therefore, the pursuit of U.S. dollars has almost become a
This is a political task related to the national destiny. Earning foreign exchange through export has become the highest honor of all state-owned enterprises.
It is easy to understand that many seemingly unbelievable transactions are related to the US dollar! For example, something worth ten yuan in China can be purchased for only one yuan abroad, but why the transaction is completed only because the foreign businessman paid
A U.S. dollar worth one yuan. Of course, export companies will not lose money, because some countries will use RMB to fill the price difference, and often reward their exports to earn foreign exchange!
It was such a crazy pursuit that the republics of later generations would store dizzying amounts of foreign exchange and become the world's largest foreign exchange reserve country and the largest creditor of the United States!
I have to say, one peck and one drink seems to be a sure thing!
It is precisely because the country is extremely short of foreign exchange. Nowadays, when reforms have begun, trade exports are almost insignificant compared to those in the 1990s. At this moment, the Republic's demand for US dollars has almost reached its highest level, but its ability to pursue US dollars is extremely low. Therefore, Xue Xiang throws
Offering 20 million US dollars is undoubtedly a huge pie, and it immediately stunned all the senior officials!
"Twenty million? Or US dollars? Comrade Xue Xiang, I, did I hear it correctly?"
Shen Suan, director of the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance, suddenly stood up, kicked over his seat, ran to Xue Xiang, grabbed Xue Xiang's big hand, and his whole body was shaking!
It’s no wonder that the application plan is so impulsive, because this year’s export foreign exchange earning tasks are far from meeting the standards. The Administration of Foreign Exchange has urged it countless times. Now that we have these 20 million US dollars, there is no need to worry!
Xue Xiang smiled and said: "Yes, twenty million U.S. dollars. I can guarantee this with my party spirit. If necessary, I think the investment in Bao's Shipping can also be converted into U.S. dollars!"
Another sugar-coated bomb, and the atmosphere at the venue immediately became heated!
Without waiting for the young man who was taking notes to take action, Wen Kuanfu pressed down on the conference table and pulled the two documents in front of Xue Xiang, spread them out, and pushed them in front of Fu Yanguo. Fang Hongjian, deputy director of the State Economic Commission, and the Office of Restructuring
Deputy Director Wang Chongshan, without caring about propriety, stuck his head out.
The rest, Wang Yongyuan, deputy director of the State Administration of Construction Engineering, Shang Pinguo, deputy director of the State Administration of Surveying and Mapping, and Shen Suan, director of the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance, surrounded Xue Xiang and asked about the specific situation of Xiaoshan, and talked about planning enthusiastically.
construction, and financial allocations.
Chen Dahe alone sat slumped on the chair with an expressionless expression, his eyes blank, looking up at the ceiling.
Because, at this moment, even a fool knows that the overall situation has been decided and there is no turning back!
Not to mention that the construction of the port in Xiaoshan County will indeed help cope with the increasingly frequent East Asian trade. It is just to attract tens of millions of dollars. Even if there is objection to redundant construction, the country will probably have to invest!
It can be said that in this battle, Xue Xiang did not lose the advantage and lost the people, but he firmly seized the opportunity when the country was short of foreign exchange and decided the outcome in one battle!
In fact, from here we can also see the principles of the Xue family, which is to always anticipate the enemy plane first, take one step, and look ten steps ahead. Almost at the moment when the enemy plane flattened the Yingzui Gorge, Xue Laosan decided to win. !
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Winter has arrived again, with strong winds and heavy snowfall.
In a clean and bright hut, five people, Xue Xiang, Liao Guoyou, Song Yuntong, Wang Gang, and Chu Chaohui, sat around the stove, holding bottles of wine and a pot of black dog meat, enjoying the rare leisure in this winter.
The reason why we talk about rare leisure is that since Xue Xiang went to Beijing alone in mid-October and negotiated the establishment of a port in Xiaoshan County, no one had a moment of leisure.
Not to mention the sight of Xue Xiang returning to the county that day, and the scene of Huayuan Prefectural Committee Secretary Chen Jian leading all the prefectural committee members to pick him up, nor the excitement of the signing ceremony of Hong Kong business representatives, when Provincial Party Committee Secretary Deng Yongjia came in person. Let’s not even mention the sensation of Vice Premier Peng of the National Academy of Sciences arriving in person on the day when the construction of Xiaoshan Port was started.
Even after settling in, the sudden influx of tens of thousands of people into Xiaoshan County overwhelmed everyone in Xiaoshan County. Not to mention that there were still tens of thousands of people to eat, drink, and defecate, and even Xue Xiang also had a headache. Once I had the idea that there were not enough cadres.
Fortunately, among these tens of thousands of people, except for the state-owned infrastructure units that require the full coordination of Xiaoshan County, most of the rest are the first batch of businessmen from the Republic who came to the sea for business opportunities. This group of people, Xue Xiang also A temporary commerce bureau was set up to deal with the problem, and the rest was handled by the invisible hand of the market.
They have been like this for several months. It is now past New Year's Day, and it is considered to be the year 1982 in the Gregorian calendar. It is cold and freezing, and thousands of trees are desolate. According to the laws of nature, it is considered to be the time to grow. It has been noisy for several months. Xiaoshan County is no exception. Even the harbor construction department has also stopped work.
This hut was built in Fengle Township, a few miles away from the original Yingzui Gorge. It was a single-yard house. It was being built at the foot of Tiandang Mountain. At that time, the construction period was progressing and things were complicated, so Xue Xiang had no choice but to stay nearby. Director, but he did not want to go to the Fengle Township Government to occupy the magpie's nest, so Chu Chaohui had no choice but to have a small house built here.
Fortunately, Chu Chaohui knew Xue Xiang's temperament well. Not only did he choose the location at the foot of the mountain with great scenery when building it, he also tried to be simple in terms of the materials used. It was a tiled house with an office desk and chairs inside, and that was it.
Sure enough, Xue Xiang was so happy to see it that he moved his office here.
Today, during the winter break, Song Yuntong shot a black dog, found a master chef, and packed up the dog meat. Then he made an appointment with Liao Guoyou, went to the hut, set up the stove, stewed a pot full of it, and started here. Excellent enjoyment.
Originally, sitting around the fire in winter was a wonderful thing, and having wine and meat together was even more wonderful.
Not to mention this black dog meat, which is the best among dog meats. As the saying goes, if the dog meat rolls three times, the gods will not be able to stand still. This is the black dog in question.
A pot of dog meat contains almost half a kilogram of chili peppers, and if the food is cooked properly, just smelling the aroma will make your body sweat.
Good wine, good meat, and a few friends with whom we can chat well. When we get together, there will naturally be more topics to talk about. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to read it and recommend it as a registered member of Book Literature.