At this point, Hong Yanwu finally found a good way to quell the dissatisfaction of the district government to Hu Lu.
On the other side, the old man’s trip to Tianjin was not in vain.
In fact, Hong Lucheng lived up to his son's trust and spent almost all of the 20,000 yuan given by Hong Yanwu wisely.
Although they didn't bring many things back, only a little over ten, but it must be said that the old couple knew how to pick and buy, and everything they brought back was absolutely exquisite, and they were all items worthy of being put into the Forbidden City.
A pair of Ming Hongzhi yellow-glazed hollow revolving vases with "Fu Lu Yan Continuous" is the largest, followed by a Yongzheng dynasty flat pot with dragons and five brocades, and a Kangxi Gu Yuexuan "Jade Huchun" vase.
There are three small items, an jade ring ring, a Song Dynasty Duan inkstone and a Ming Chenghua Doucai chicken cup.
But the most valuable and rare thing is calligraphy and painting.
It is precisely because of Wang Yunlin, an expert, that I dare not hesitate to take action when I encounter something good.
This time they not only bought a volume of Huang Tingjian's large-character calligraphy "Renting Poetry Volume" at a large price, a volume of "Diamond Sutra" copied by Yan Zhenqing, and a volume of "Qianlong Grand Reading" painted by Lang Shining.
"Lucky Formation".
And luckily, I actually found a copy of the middle hall handwritten by Wanyan Linqing, the distant ancestor of the Wanyan family, during the Jiaqing Dynasty.
Needless to say, this is no longer an ordinary thing and must be taken down.
What a great comfort it is to Yuntai and Wang Yunlin to get this thing?
As for Hong Yanwu, he actually didn't need so many things to satisfy him, just the pair of hollow revolving bottles was enough.
This is because in the previous life in 2010, when Hong Yanwu fled and negotiated with foreigners to "pledge equity" in order to betray the enemy, a Qianlong pastel hollowed-out "Auspicious Days Are More" revolving vase was auctioned in London at that time.
This piece of porcelain greatly exceeded its original estimate of 800,000 to 1.2 million pounds at the auction, and was finally sold at a price equivalent to RMB 554.1 million.
When the news came, not only did the domestic media report wildly, but the foreigner who was discussing the equity issue with Hong Yanwu at the time even had a special chat with him about the news for a while, expressing his disbelief that Chinese porcelain could be worth so much.
Therefore, this incident left a very deep impression on Hong Yanwu.
Well now, he has a pair in his hands.
No matter how ignorant he is, he cannot understand the value of craftsmanship and art. But he knows that these are all official kilns, and they are all hollowed-out revolving vases.
Moreover, the gap between one piece and a pair, Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty and Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, is all obvious.
No matter what happens, it won't be too bad? Isn't it worthwhile to exchange 20,000 yuan for hundreds of millions?
So he was full of joy, and on August 30, Hong Yanwu was going to host a dinner party at the Jianguo Hotel, the first French restaurant in Beijing, Justine’s, to entertain his relatives.
One is for the parents to greet each other and celebrate the arrival of the new semester for Hong Yanru and Xiao Hongjun.
As for the benefits of having a good relationship with my father, it will be reflected at this time.
Although other members of the family were opposed to this proposal, they all thought it was a bit expensive and were afraid that Hong Yanwu would waste the money he had.
But my father happily made the decision, saying "Let's all go, who will eat if he doesn't eat? If we spend more, he can live in peace." The matter was settled.
And when we got there this time, the old man was so happy that he opened two bottles of "Champagne King" and ordered a two-pound "Napoleon Cake", so that the Hong family's children finally tasted real champagne and authentic Western pastries.
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This is so good, Hong Yanwu spent his money happily.
Because obviously from now on, he no longer needs to waste unnecessary words with his family on explaining his financial resources.
Perhaps during this trip to Jinmen, being able to find the handwriting of our ancestors would be a good omen for the descendants of the Wanyan family.
Two days later, in Longkou Village, southwest of the capital, an all-villagers meeting specially convened by Secretary An also went smoothly.
No one expected that the establishment of a handicraft factory and the promotion of Zhaoqing as factory director were approved almost unanimously.
And after it passed, everyone was enthusiastic and full of hope for the future, which was far more successful than any previous village meeting held by Secretary An.
In fact, this is no wonder. This result is certainly because Secretary An has high prestige and seniority in the village, as he is the branch secretary.
Because the surname An holds almost all important positions, there are only a few branch organization members in the village committee with the surname Wei and Gong.
But the key is that the profound changes in the concept of wealth brought about by the emancipation of ideas and the opening of policies have already activated people's strong desire to improve their lives.
Although the dream of getting rich from eggs can be shattered, the yearning and pursuit of wealth awakened by the times are like an elf escaping from the cage and will never be captured again.
Zhaoqing seized on this point. At the meeting, he not only publicly announced that he had borrowed 5,000 yuan of start-up capital from relatives, but also made a promise and guarantee that he would help the villagers get rich. Only then did he win the villagers
They support from the bottom of their hearts.
In fact, even if Secretary An didn't make arrangements for him in advance and build up good connections. Even if he didn't have Secretary An as his father-in-law, he would definitely gain the support of everyone.
At that time, Zhaoqing himself said so.
"Who wants to be poor? I don't think anyone here will miss the poor days of the past. We have been hungry and struggling for decades. Who still has the energy to struggle anymore? Today, who
Don’t you want to do something beneficial for yourself?”
"Then what are the benefits? Making money is the most affordable. With money, we can have enough food, wear new clothes, build new houses, and only the bachelors in our village can marry wives. But if we want to make money, how do we make money? Everyone now
You know, chicken butt banks are no longer popular. Now I am having a better time raising quails. But if everyone raises them together, it will no longer be profitable."
"So to make everyone live a better life, there is only one ready-made way, which is to open factories and completely get rid of the situation where we rely on the weather for a living. What is the difference between farmers and city people? Isn't it right here? In the city.
People have a fixed income, but we don't. People in the city have various welfare guarantees, but we don't. But don't be afraid, don't worry. Because from this day, from the day our handicraft factory was established, we started to have it.
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"Of course, although we have only 60 workers at the beginning, and although welfare guarantees are not yet available, everything is achieved bit by bit. As long as everyone can work together with me, I swear everything will be
It might happen.”
"Here, the advance guarantee I can give you is that workers in the factory will be recruited based on their ability, and their wages will be determined after entering the factory. They will earn the same amount of money as workers in the city, and will be paid on time every month. However, some skilled workers are not paid on time.
It doesn’t matter to housewives who can’t go to work in the factory, they can still do piecework work to earn some extra money. As for next year, I want to more than double the size of our factory.”
"And if any of these three things cannot be realized, let me step down. If I lose money by opening the factory, I will pay for it myself. Because I am here to do it for the benefit of the entire village, so that everyone can stop losing money.
I can live a good life. Everyone asks, can it be done? Should I do it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience roared, as if a pot was boiling.
Many people clapped and shouted, "Great! A capable person has come out!"
“Firmly support Party Secretary An’s decision!”
"Whoever doesn't fuck is not a son of a bitch..."
"It's the turtle grandson!"
"It's a dog day!"
Farmers who have been poor for a long time use such language to express their attitude. Messy means that they are united, and vulgar means that they are excited.
Then, the whole place suddenly fell silent. That was because Zhaoqing actually took out 5,000 yuan in cash and handed it to the village accountant in front of everyone.
The process of these money changing hands is like holding a grand ceremony comparable to worshiping gods and worshiping ancestors.
Under the public gaze, almost everyone was stunned.
It took a long time before someone said, "Oh my god, this is so much money. This is the first time I've seen it."
Indeed, nothing is more attractive to people who are accustomed to poverty than real money.
Once their souls awaken, once they see hope, these farmers may even sacrifice their lives in order to escape poverty.
From this moment on, Longkou Village was never the same again.