Break out of the courtyard

The day after Zhang Heping returned to the capital, he was invited to optimize the household registration system.

Because there was no Internet in the country, the relevant household registration information was registered and saved in various places. The local household registration information was copied once a month using a hard drive, and then the hard drive was taken to the superior unit to summarize the household registration information, and finally summarized into the household registration system database in the capital, waiting to be connected to the Internet in the future.

Zhang Heping went to optimize the household registration system and mentioned the capital's household registration issues of his cousin Ma Lili and his nephews and nieces. He also spoke maliciously about how the director and deputy director of the Capital Second Garment Factory abused their power for personal gain and used household registration to threaten female employees to sacrifice themselves.

Speaking of which, the capital's household registration and the issue of hooliganism towards female employees are all under the jurisdiction of the department where the household registration system is located. After Zhang Heping said this, the matter became a serious matter.

On May 5, after Zhang Heping taught a group of young people how to maintain software and hardware on a daily basis in the household registration system computer room, he said goodbye and went home.

Then, I found my eldest cousin Ma Lili sitting in the main room of Yard No. 7 with a happy look on her face.

"Cousin!" When Ma Lili saw Zhang Heping coming back, she excitedly handed him three ID cards. "Our household registration has been finalized. These are the ID cards of Xiaochun, Xiaopeng, and me."

Zhang Heping scanned the three ID cards and confirmed that the addresses were all in Courtyard 3 next door. He then returned the ID card to his cousin and said with a smile, "Have you received your household registration booklet, grain and oil booklet?"

Ma Lili said happily: "The street office is working on it. Let me pick it up tomorrow."

"Have you called your uncle and his family?" Zhang Heping walked into the house with a smile and touched the head of his equally excited nephew Zhou Xiaopeng.

"Thank you, third cousin!" Zhou Xiaochun, the niece standing by, thanked Zhang Heping.

"If you really want to thank me, then try to get into college, then get a job, and bring honor to us." Zhang Heping said, looking at his eldest cousin Ma Lili who hadn't spoken, and urged:

"Go call home! The phone bill is just a few dollars, is there any need to be so polite to us?"

The Zhang family still has a balance of more than 90 yuan in their phone account. Based on their previous monthly consumption, it will probably take until the s to use it up.

Ma Lili responded, but did not rush to make the call. Instead, she asked, "Cousin, our factory also has three factory managers, one director and two deputy directors, who were taken away. Did you ask them to do this?"

Zhang Heping picked up a box of biscuits and ate them while passing them to Zhou Xiaochun and the others. "I just reported the bad things in the factory that you told my mother about. It's not that I asked them to do it. It's mainly because they have dirty hands."

Zhang Heping saw that Ma Lili looked a little embarrassed, so he thought for a moment and then said, "If anyone in the Second Garment Factory embarrasses you, you should not work there anymore."

"Look at those self-employed people out there. The hardworking ones have already made a fortune. If you dare to go to Shenzhen, I will open a garment factory for you there and staff you fully. You only need to be responsible for design and daily management."

"I..." Ma Lili hesitated.

The main reason was that her capital residence was obtained just after the three factory directors were taken away, and some people in the factory had already used this to spread gossip about her, but those people didn't know how she did it and didn't dare to say it to her face.

If those three factory managers were released, or if the new factory manager heard her gossip, her life in the factory would be very difficult!

"Take your time to think about it. You can even set up a tailoring stall in front of your door. If you need any fabric, I'll ship it to you from Shenzhen. You just need to know that you have more choices than those factory workers, and the current policy encourages self-employed people."

Ma Lili was urged to go and make a phone call. Less than two minutes later, she ran back and called Zhang Heping, saying that Director Wang had just called and asked if Zhang Heping was at home.

About half an hour later, Director Wang walked past the roadside stalls beside the lake and entered the Zhang family's Courtyard No. 7.

"Heping, the higher-ups have agreed." Director Wang Sumei said with a smile, and waved to take Zhang Heping to the rooftop of the gatehouse.

"I have a question I need to confirm with you!" Wang Sumei whispered to Zhang Heping, "You only have 29.9 billion magnesium dollars in your Bank of China account. For the rest of the money, do you plan to exchange it for magnesium dollars with Hong Kong dollars, or transfer it from Huifeng?"

"All is fine!" Zhang Heping said with a smile, "As banks in Hong Kong have successively connected to the electronic trading system, they have also connected to the electronic trading system for securities."

"In addition, Hong Kong Island is connected to Japan and Southeast Asia through the Internet. Now, you can remotely trade the Japanese stock market from Hong Kong Island. In the future, it is possible to remotely trade the stock markets of Southeast Asian countries."

"Many factors have led to a lot of overseas funds flowing into Hong Kong Island. Therefore, Huifeng and Standard Chartered Bank have more magnesium dollars, so they are not afraid of exchanging a large amount of magnesium dollars."

After hearing this explanation, Director Wang started talking about the cooperation. "The higher-ups have approved your agency qualifications. Once the satellite communication, networking, and positioning systems are built, we will immediately invite bids for commercial development. We will then send you a bidding invitation letter."

"In addition, the higher-ups have agreed to one thing!" Director Wang took out a brown paper bag from his briefcase and handed it to Zhang Heping with a smile, "Open it and take a look!"

"National distribution license approval document?" Zhang Heping looked at the page of paper he had just taken out of the brown paper bag with some surprise, and a bold idea flashed through his mind.

Should we take the opportunity to invest in domestic factories on a large scale, and then use this approval document to break the monopoly of state-owned enterprises and regional areas, and add fuel to the reform and opening up?

However, when Zhang Heping thought of the wave of layoffs in his previous life, he rationally suppressed the thought.

Doing so will only disrupt the pace of reform and opening up, disrupt the gradually opening up of the market, and increase the losses of state-owned enterprises.

Zhang Heping put away the approval document sent to the Heping Group and said with a smile, "Does this mean that we can sell cars in China?"

Seeing that Zhang Heping only mentioned cars, Wang Sumei couldn't help but smile and said, "In addition to cars, there are also phone cards, bank cards, and precision instruments to sell."

As expected, this approval document was restrictive and did not include daily chemical products, health products, computers and other products under the Peace Group that were still profitable.

"I understand!" Zhang Heping returned the brown paper bag to Director Wang and said with a smile, "Auntie Wang, you will keep this approval document, and you will send someone to be responsible for the sales in the mainland."

"What's the matter?" Director Wang saw Zhang Heping return the brown paper bag and thought that he was dissatisfied with the fact that Tingmei Health Products could not be sold domestically. "Are you dissatisfied with this approval document?"

"No!" Zhang Heping shook his head and looked at the people coming and going on the other side of Houhai. "This approval document solves the sales problem of the automobile factory. The automobile factory can focus on exports and supplement domestic sales in the future. It can be said that we can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat."

"It's just that the ban on private car purchases has not been lifted. State-owned enterprises and public institutions' car sales business requires you to send someone to communicate. I'm too lazy to waste energy on such matters."

When Director Wang heard this explanation, he believed it and nodded in agreement.

"By the way, Shuimu University would like to invite you to their School of Computer Science to give a lecture on Chinese systems and Chinese programming." Director Wang smiled and said, "Don't worry, the participants are all scholars who are familiar with history, so you don't need to go on stage to teach history."

Wang Sumei's seemingly joking words were actually alluding to Zhang Heping's lecture at Dongdu University, and she was subtly reminding him not to favor one over the other.

Zhang Heping nodded and said, "Then let's go. It's a good opportunity to consult Xiaobei and Xiaonan about what conditions they need to meet when they return to college next year."

Director Wang Sumei's eyes lit up and she asked happily, "Have you decided to let them come back to college?"

"They chose it themselves. Xiaobei wants to go to Shuimu University, and Xiaonan wants to go to Capital University. The two schools are close to each other, so the brother and sister can take care of each other." Zhang Heping said here, a little worriedly: "I hope they can make some simple friends in college!"

Wang Sumei smiled but did not answer. She had already started planning in her mind to arrange for some young men and women to accompany her to study.

"Auntie Wang, please contact the school to arrange the time! I have just finished the work on the household registration system. After I finish the work on Shuimu University, I will go back to Hong Kong Island to follow up on the construction progress there."

Wang Sumei smiled and said, "How about tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is May Fourth Day. Isn't the school holding a commemorative event?" Zhang Heping immediately changed the subject and said, "As long as they are free, I can go anytime in the next few days."

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After seeing Director Wang off, Zhang Heping sat for a while next to Lao Zhang's shoe repair stall outside the door, looking at the stalls selling snacks, cold drinks, clothing, vegetables, furniture, books and the like with boredom.

It was 6:20 in the evening. The students had already finished school and people getting off work were passing by the stalls one after another. Business was still very active, but the transaction volume was very low.

Zhang Heping watched the vendors happily counting the bills and thought again of the domestic sales approval document.

If he really sets up a large number of joint ventures in the mainland, these self-employed individuals will be his natural distributors, wholesalers and retailers.

Then, it will be time for those workers who think they have a "iron rice bowl" to worry.

The second sister Zhang Pandi rode a bicycle to pick up her mother Ma Xiuzhen who had gone out to attend the "house-exchanging conference".

Just as Zhang Heping was about to go downstairs to the kitchen, he was pulled aside by his second sister Zhang Pandidi.

Then Zhang Pandi whispered, "Brother, I received a notice today asking me to go to the Seventh Bureau of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office to coordinate publicity work involving Hong Kong and Macau, as well as communication with Hong Kong and Macau journalists."

Zhang Heping smiled calmly and said, "It seems that the New Year gifts you gave out during the New Year have paid off!"

Zhang Pandi hesitated and said, "But I know nothing about news propaganda, I'm afraid I can't do this well!"

Zhang Heping smiled and said, "You have no confidence in yourself, but the people above you have great confidence in you. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Zhang Pandi looked at Zhang Heping in confusion.

"Because all the TV stations, radio stations, newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong are named Zhang!" Zhang Heping patted his second sister Zhang Pandi's shoulder, who looked surprised, and said with a smile:

"Wait a minute, I'll call Shu Ting and buy back the media in Macau. From now on, if any reporter in Hong Kong or Macau dares not listen to you, I'll end his career!"

After saying this, Zhang Heping went to the east gate house next door and called his home in Hong Kong Island.

Zhang Pandi still couldn't believe it. She was transferred to the Seventh Bureau of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office because her brother controlled the media in Hong Kong Island and now wanted to control the media in Macau Island!

Just as Zhang Heping was making the call, his eldest cousin Ma Lili, with an embarrassed look on her face, entered Yard No. 7 with her husband Zhou Chengwen and brother-in-law Zhou Chengwu.

The three of them stood in the yard for a while. Zhou Chengwu, holding a pot of Clivia, would occasionally go to the door of the east gate room to take a look, and then hang around outside the door.

After Zhang Heping finished talking to his concubine Chen Shuting, he spoke a few words to his first wife Tang Xin, then put down the phone and smiled at his second sister Zhang Pandi:

"Aodao TV and radio stations are in some trouble. They have not yet implemented a shareholding system and are currently wholly owned by the Macau government. They need some public relations work."

"However, newspapers and magazines in Macao don't have to worry, as acquisitions should be easy."

The second sister Zhang Pandi asked in a complicated tone: "Brother, it will cost a lot of money to buy those TV stations, radio stations, newspapers and magazines!"

"It's not about money!" Zhang Heping looked at Zhou Chengwu who was walking outside the door and said, "You just need to know that our family is the richest in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan! Even if it is ranked in the world, our family's current wealth can be ranked in the top 20!"

"If you have any problems in the future, just tell me directly, don't hide your incompetence; things that you find difficult may be very simple for me."

"Yeah!" Zhang Pandi nodded heavily.

"Let's go see what Zhou Chengwu and the others are planning to do."

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping was the first to walk out of the room.

"Brother Heping, this is the city flower I bought from Jichun City. I brought it back from Jichun specially for you!" Zhou Chengwu handed a pot of Clivia that had just grown two leaves to Zhang Heping with both hands, like presenting a treasure.

Zhang Heping took the clay flowerpot with a diameter of more than 20 cm with one hand and turned the pot to see the growth of the Clivia inside.

The speculation of Clivia in Jichun City was a common scam in the past.

At the same time, there were also incidents of speculation in five-needle pine trees in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, as well as scams related to price hikes.

"After the Clivia germinates, it will grow its first leaf in one and a half months, and the second leaf in five months. It usually takes about four years for it to bloom." Zhang Heping lowered the flower pot, looked at Zhou Chengwu who was grinning, and asked, "Do you know what species this Clivia is?"

"Monk Clivia!" Zhou Chengwu said in a high voice, "This is a rare variety cultivated by the monks of Huguo Temple in Jichun. They cultivated it to have 7 pairs of leaves. It can be sold for at least this much!"

Zhang Heping looked at the five fingers Zhou Chengwu stretched out on his right hand and threw the flower pot directly to him. "What do you want from me?"

Seeing that the Clivia he spent 300 yuan to buy was thrown back to him by Zhang Heping, Zhou Chengwu caught the flowerpot in a panic, thinking that it was a close call.

This is the cheapest Clivia he can buy.

If it was a few dollars more expensive, he wouldn't even have enough money for the fare back to the capital.

"Brother Heping, Jichun City has lifted the price limit on Clivia this year, designated it as the city flower, and encouraged everyone to grow it!" Zhou Chengwu held the flowerpot tightly with both hands and smiled, "With just such a small plant, I can sell it for 5 yuan after growing it for two or three years!"

"I want to borrow some money from you to buy some Clivias to raise. Don't worry, I will pay you back double the money when I make money!"

"Humph!" Zhang Heping glanced at the silent Ma Lili and Zhou Chengwen and sneered, "You don't even understand the basic logic of this scam, how can you make money and pay me back?"

"A scam? How could it be a scam!" Zhou Chengwu smiled at Zhang Heping in order to borrow money. "Jichun City has designated it as the city flower, and has even advertised in newspapers how to grow and appreciate it. So many people are growing Clivia, how could it be a scam?"

"The Clivia in your hand is just a grass. If you sell it to your brother for 100 yuan, it will only be worth 100 yuan; if you sell it to your sister-in-law for 1 yuan, it will be worth 1 yuan."

"You bought this pot of Clivia back for 10 yuan. Do you think it is worth 10 yuan? Do you think I would be stupid enough to spend 10 or 20 yuan to buy this plant?"

"As long as no one buys Clivia during the transaction, it will be a worthless grass! Do you understand?"

"This is the logic of this scam. Whoever takes over this pot of Clivia and fails to sell it will lose money!"

"Now, get out! If you can sell this pot of Clivia at a price higher than the purchase price, you will be eligible to participate in this scam. Then, you can wait for the day when the incident happens and be caught to eat peanuts!"

Zhang Heping’s last words are a bit scary, because in the past, people who speculated in Clivia were basically not caught.

"Chengwu, come back with me!" After listening to Zhang Heping's explanation of the logic of the scam, Chen Liqin walked out of the doorway and grabbed her second son Zhou Chengwu who had a stunned look on his face.

Seeing Zhou Chengwu being pulled into the doorway by his mother, followed by his cousin Ma Lili and her man Zhou Chengwen, Zhang Heping asked calmly, "Zhou Laoer, do you dare to go to Shenzhen?"

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