Rebirth in 1970: I work as an educated youth in a forest farm

Border trade between the two countries has a long history.

In the late Qing Dynasty, people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait had frequent exchanges. Merchants from Heihe and Aihui could set up shops in Blavishensk to do business.

At around ten o'clock in the morning in summer, merchants gather on the river bank with the sound of gongs as a signal, and then take boats to the other side, where they randomly set off firecrackers to attract Russians to their stores to make purchases.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the gong was sounded, and the merchants locked their doors and closed their shops and returned by boat. At night, the wooden house was guarded by Russian soldiers, and items were never lost.

The Russians also went to Aihui and Heihe, or went to Bukui (Qiqihar) via Heihe and Mergen (Nenjiang River) for business.

Nine years after the reign of Emperor Guangxu, the gold mining industry on both sides of the Longjiang River rose, and the population increased dramatically, which promoted the development of cross-strait trade.

At that time, Aihui and Heihe were quite prosperous, but the Russian farmers and workers were not as diligent as the Chinese, so all daily necessities were purchased in Hua'an.

At the end of the 19th century, there were more than 500 Chinese shops doing business in Blavishensk.

After the Gengzi tragedy in Russia, the lives and property of the Chinese people were wiped out, and non-governmental trade between China and Russia was temporarily interrupted.

In the eleventh year of the Republic of China, the Soviet Union implemented a planned economy and prohibited trade between border residents. The Republic of China government also sealed the border in response, but barter trade between the border residents of the two countries was still secretly carried out.

In 1933, after the Japanese invaders occupied Heihe, non-governmental trade on the Sino-Soviet border was banned.

In 1957, the State Council approved the opening of the Heihe Port.

In August, delegations from the Heihe region and the Amur region met in Blagoveshchensk.

Establish the principles of small-scale border trade of "equality and mutual benefit, exchange of what is needed, barter, no foreign exchange, living within one's means, balanced imports and exports, and no mutual arrears".

Sixty years later, as Sino-Soviet relations deteriorated, trade volume shrank. By January 1970, border trade passed for the last time and then ceased.

The non-governmental trade between the two countries has been interrupted for too long, and neither side knows what the other needs, let alone what they need in terms of currency exchange.

So this time when border trade started, it still adopted the method of barter.

Sheng Xiping and others quickly walked to the riverside, where people from the border guard station would conduct a preliminary inspection.

Sun Jinggang and others have been in Heihe for more than half a year. They have contacts with all parties and have acquaintances on the border defense side.

Therefore, the other party did not embarrass them and passed the inspection quickly.

After walking a little further along the river, we reached the island. At this time, there was a second inspection.

The inspection here is stricter. Everyone has to open the packages they bring and check them one by one to make sure there are no prohibited items.

Fortunately, these people who checked were also familiar with Sun Jinggang and others. They only made a cursory check and let them pass in a few minutes.

There is a simple trading hall on the island, which is similar to an open-air shed. It is no better than going to the big market in the countryside.

At the beginning, both parties had little experience, and the trading room was a mess, with no stalls or shelves.

Opposite, a group of tall and tall people, wrapped like black bears, were looking this way curiously.

Sheng Xiping led his people to find an open space, spread the canvas they had prepared in advance, and then put the goods they brought on the canvas.

Next to it, there is a sign with the name of Teng Yue Trading Company written in Chinese and Russian.

This sign was a signal that Sheng Xiping had agreed with others before. When the other party saw the sign, they would take the initiative to contact him.

Previously, Sheng Xiping had contacted Mao Zi through Chen Ruiqing's channel.

Coincidentally, one of them really lives in the Far East, and he is very powerful, and he is very capable in both the military and political fields.

Sheng Xiping made an agreement with the other party in advance. He would exchange various daily necessities and light industrial products with the other party for wood, steel, fertilizer, machinery, etc.

Sheng Xiping was not an official. Before border trade started, he had to go through the city to contact the other party.

Sheng Xiping also had worries in his heart, fearing that the news would be leaked in advance, and if others intercepted him, then he had stocked up so many goods in advance and pointed to sporadic trade, and wanted to switch to the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse?

The people on the other side also had concerns. No matter how good both sides said in the letter, they didn't dare to believe that Sheng Xiping had such strength before meeting him in person.

Therefore, the two parties agreed that they would meet on the big island on the first day of the border trade, and all matters would be discussed in person.

There were goods on display here, and a few people came over from the other end. When they saw the white wine and red sausage in the box, their eyes lit up.

Sun Jinggang and others had learned Russian in advance. Although they did not know much, they only knew some daily vocabulary, which was enough for this time.

When they saw someone coming, Sun Jinggang, Zhang Zhiqiang and others even said hello with gestures.

Pan Desheng also poured a few glasses of white wine with great discernment and handed it to the other party to taste.

The people opposite took a sip of the liquor and drank it. After finishing the drink, they kept smacking their mouths with a look of enjoyment on their faces.

Someone nearby cut a few slices of red sausage and handed them to the people opposite.

The red sausage was ordered at the Bingcheng Food Factory, and it was frozen and hard in the warehouse. The ones we brought to the island today were specially moved to the house last night to slow them down.

This kind of red sausage was originally learned from Maozi. The taste is very similar to theirs and is easier to accept.

Sure enough, several people took the red sausage, immediately put it in their mouths, chewed it and swallowed it, and then gestured their thumbs to Sheng Xiping and others, "Master Hala."

As several people were talking, their eyes were fixed on the white wine. It was obvious that the greedy man had been lured out.

It's freezing cold in Maozi, and both men and women like to drink, especially hard liquor. For example, the vodka produced in Maozi is a high-strength liquor.

Today's Maozi is already in decline. All kinds of daily necessities are in short supply, not to mention wine, which is definitely a scarce item.

"Desheng, pour them two more drinks. It doesn't matter. This is the first time we meet. We are all friends."

Sheng Xiping winked at Pan Desheng and others, indicating that they would be poured a few more drinks.

When doing business, the initial promotion is the most difficult. As long as you can attract a large number of customers, it's just a few bottles of wine. It's a piece of cake.

When Pan Desheng and the others heard this, they immediately poured more wine, still one glass for each person.

The people across from them were so happy that they took the wine glass and took another sip. Then they nodded to Sheng Xiping and the others and mumbled.

Then, several people opened the packages they had brought, and inside were some woolen coats, leather boots, binoculars, etc.

Then, the two sides talked and gestured there.

"Mr. Sheng, they said they would exchange a woolen coat for a bottle of wine."

"The man said he would exchange a pair of leather boots for a bottle of wine."

Sheng Xiping came here this time with a translator. At this moment, the translator opened his mouth and said to Sheng Xiping in disbelief.

Sheng Xiping laughed when he heard this, "Qiangzi, Desheng, just exchange according to this standard."

A bottle of liquor costs almost one yuan, and a woolen coat can be sold for more than twenty yuan. This business can earn more than ten times the profit, which is already very good.

In this way, those few people quickly completed the transaction with Zhang Zhiqiang and others.

Those tall and muscular men cheered happily and gave Zhang Zhiqiang and others a big bear hug with great enthusiasm.