Siheyuan: Living in the People's Community, with a Heart for the Red Star

Old Yang led everyone back to the villa and held a small celebration. The main participants were some relatives of the Fang and Deng families and everyone in the villa.

During the dinner, Lao Yang announced that all Changle company employees would receive an extra month's salary, and the staff in the villa would receive an extra month and a half's salary. Each of the friends and relatives who came to celebrate could receive a Changle gold coin, each with a face value of 1000 yuan, which could be exchanged, consumed or collected in all companies under the Changle Group.

Friends, relatives and servants cheered and congratulated loudly: "The boss is so powerful! The boss is so domineering!

The boss (master) is invincible!

May the leader enjoy eternal happiness for generations to come!"

Old Yang took Haitang and the other three ladies to accept the congratulations from the crowd, and then took the three ladies around the tables or small circles, drinking a lot of wine. The younger generation of the Fang and Deng families also pulled them to drink a lot of wine, and finally all the men present were drunk.

After seeing everyone off, Lao Yang called Butler Tian to ask about the handling of the deaths in the competition.

Steward Tian reported: "All participants signed an agreement before the competition. The six people who died received compensation of 50 Hong Kong dollars each, and their masters also received 50 Hong Kong dollars in compensation. The company paid a total of 400 million Hong Kong dollars in compensation, which has been handed over to their relatives. Master Huo, who won a game, was given 100 million Hong Kong dollars and was hired as a boxing and kicking coach in our Changle company. The data of the outside handicap will not be delivered until tomorrow."

He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it. All the money you have will be put into the public account."

Seeing that Steward Tian had no other reports, Old Yang ordered: "Send a message to the East Continent Trading Company to purchase a batch of new communication systems and 70 Ford trucks, and send them to the mainland. Specifically, they are for the commander of the Sichuan Mianyang Military Sub-district, Shen Zhigang. In addition, three luxury cars will be purchased and sent over. This is my personal donation. Also prepare a batch of food, and prepare 70 trucks of food to be handed over to the troops receiving the goods."

Manager Tian wrote them down one by one in his notebook. Old Yang continued, "We will continue to increase the export of grain and daily chemical products to the mainland, increasing the previous amount by 30%."

Steward Tian took out a document and handed it to Lao Yang, saying, "Master, this is the news that was delivered in the last few days."

After Lao Yang took it, he glanced at it casually and said, "Is there anything special?"

Butler Tian replied, "No, the world has been relatively peaceful recently."

Old Yang said calmly: "That's good, nothing else to do, go and get busy!"

Butler Tian bowed and left the room.

He picked up the information and glanced through it briefly. One piece of news caught his attention: the Holy Knights sent by the Holy See had a conflict with a gang in Hong Kong. More than 30 people from the local gang were killed or injured, but no one from the Holy See was injured. It was quite interesting. It seemed that the Holy See was not all a bunch of good-for-nothings.

Lao Yang came to the living room and saw four girls sitting on the sofa chatting, so he went over and asked, "Why are there only four of you? Where are the others?"

Rose stood up, hugged Lao Yang's arm, pulled him to sit beside her and explained, "Mom and Sister Cui went back with the tribe members, leaving only Sister to accompany me. She said she would come back later. They have been away from the family for quite some time, so it's a good opportunity for them to go back and stay for a while to deal with family matters!"

Holding Rose's hand, she said to them, "The competition is over. I will concentrate on my training for the next period of time. You can rest assured and take care of your pregnancy at home. Let others do anything. Haitang, remember to urge the shipping company to speed up the purchase and manufacture of cargo ships. Ocean shipping will be the long-term direction of our development in the future!"

Finally, he turned his gaze to Deng Lijuan and said, "Sister Mudan, please take care of the three of them for me. I will be away from home a lot from now on, so please take care of the family, sister!"

Deng Lijuan quickly agreed and said tactfully: "Brother-in-law, you don't have to be so polite. I have nothing to do anyway. Living here and taking care of them will be considered as paying for their living expenses!"

After coaxing the three ladies to sleep at night, he explained the arrangements for the recent period to housekeeper Tian and flew to the Pacific Ocean overnight to absorb and convert energy.

They rushed to the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Since they had been here for a while, it didn't take much effort. They found the Mariana Trench and plunged into the sea and sank rapidly. When the depth reached 8 kilometers, they began to feel around while absorbing and converting energy.

Soon it was the end of April, during which he only returned to the villa once. After a month of absorbing space, it had reached 4 cubic meters, and the strength had reached about 6.2 kg, adapting to the pressure environment of the seabed. In this month, he explored the Mariana Trench almost completely, and found that the deepest part was about more than 2300 meters, which was similar to what was published online before the crossing. This means that he soon reached the limit of absorbing energy, but when exploring the seabed, he also found a downward sloping channel in the northern part of the Mariana Trench, roughly in the line of Mount Fuji in Japan.

According to Lao Yang's observation, this channel may be caused by the subduction of the plate. The specific depth is unknown, but it may exceed the deepest depth known in the world. Lao Yang decided to carry out the absorption in this channel in the future. If the channel depth is limited, he also decided to dig it manually to make the channel deeper and more suitable for absorption. As for whether it will affect the Japanese archipelago, there is no psychological burden at all!

On April 4, he finished his practice and returned to the villa. After spending some time with his three wives, he called Butler Tian to the study to ask about the preparations for the martial arts conference.

Steward Tian took out a small notebook and reported: "After April 4th, we will start to accept registrations from all over the world. Because our martial arts conference is an unofficial competition, it has not caused a huge response internationally. Only some sects and societies in the world have signed up to participate. Those who come are some independent practitioners with good kung fu, and there are not many people who are from real sects. Wudang and Shaolin in the mainland have not responded so far. When the time comes, some small sects in the mainland that are not doing well will send their capable disciples to participate. Those who sign up internationally are all here for the high prize money, and foreign underground forces basically have not sent anyone to participate. So far, we have received registration requests from a total of 20 people, and all of them have been transferred to the prepared board and lodging places to provide them with good accommodation, food and practice venues."

"According to our staff's observation, the powerful masters in this group include: Tongbei boxing master Yu Daohong, Bajiquan master Gong Fan, Pikongzhang master Zuo Ming, Xingyiquan master Tang Yishan and Zhang Dongliang, Wing Chun master Qian Bodang and Ren Zhengming, karate master Putian Yifu, taekwondo master Li Zhengming, Muay Thai master Tubacha, Italian boxing champion Tu Mi'ao, American Hongmen master Jiang Huai, Zhengyi sect master Tian Daochang, Putuoshan master Erxin, Indian master Bola, European boxing champion Lidar, African boxing champion Cuba, etc. There may be other powerful figures, but we haven't found them yet."

"This time, Japan has sent a large number of ninjas to participate in the martial arts conference. They strongly requested to add assassination competition items. European players also emphasized the need to open a special boxing competition..."

Old Yang interrupted and ordered, "Don't mention this special request again. We are the ones who make the decisions for our martial arts conference! There won't be so many competitions. The only purpose of practicing martial arts is to defeat the enemy. Publish a notice to tell them that all competitions are for the purpose of killing the enemy. There won't be any competitions or spectator events. Those who are not sure about participating don't have to participate. The first condition must be made clear to everyone. All participants must sign a life and death agreement. Those who don't have the ability should not sign up."

Butler Tian hurriedly wrote it down. Old Yang signaled Butler Tian to continue reporting, and Butler Tian continued, "The competition venue has been prepared, and it is a rented Happy Valley venue. After the full venue is opened, it can accommodate about 2 spectators. The competition venue is divided into three arenas for simultaneous competition. The planned number of competition days is four days, the first three days are knockout rounds, and the fourth day is the final round. The competition is divided into three events, cold weapon long-range, cold weapon close combat, and fist and foot fighting. Each event will determine the first, second, and third prizes. The first place in each event will be the king of the world, and a certificate, trophy, and high bonus will be prepared. All participants who are injured, disabled, or dead will receive compensation provided by our company!"

Old Yang nodded and asked, "Besides the martial arts conference, is there anything else you want to report?"

Steward Tian flipped through the notebook and replied, "The trenches in the manor have been dug and grouting is in progress. The progress is almost the same as the original plan. There is news from the shipping company that Germany and Britain are willing to sell us the warships that are about to be eliminated, but the guns and military radars on the ships will not be provided to us. They can be replaced with corresponding civilian radars and 28mm ship-borne machine guns. Mr. Kong asked the master if you would like to buy it?"

Seeing that Lao Yang tapped his thigh with his fingers but didn't answer, he continued to report: "Mr. Wu from the East Continent Trading Company sent a message saying that the mainland's demand for various advanced equipment and technologies is increasing, and they hope that we can help purchase and transport them. Some officials have even begun to bribe and intimidate our personnel, threatening that if we don't meet their needs, we will not be able to continue. Mr. Wu asked if we need some countermeasures?"

He looked up and paused, and saw that Lao Yang still did not indicate that he would continue to report: "Master Deng of the Changle Gang also brought news, asking whether the gang can continue to expand. Currently, there are more than 12,000 members and more than 700 full-time bodyguards. The Macau and Taiwan gangs have repeatedly proposed to develop in Hong Kong, hoping that we will allow their goods to enter the market. Some European forces have also come to Hong Kong to find Master Deng, hoping to cooperate with Changle to smuggle cigarettes and alcohol, and are interested in selling a batch of Chinese antiques that can be auctioned in Hong Kong. Large societies from all over Japan have also come to us, ready to follow the example of the Yamaguchi-gumi and cooperate with us. Miss Harada and Master Deng don't know how to deal with the inquiries, and have suggested waiting for your return before giving instructions."

Seeing that Old Yang was still thinking with his eyes closed, Butler Tian continued, "Two days ago, Mr. Lei Luo, the inspector of the Kowloon District, sent a visiting card, inviting you to have afternoon tea together. Since you were not at home, it was not confirmed. Wu Shihao from Kowloon Walled City came to visit you a week ago with gifts, but since you were not at home, he had a cup of tea with the first lady and left. He did not make any requests, but just said that he came to visit. President Li of Huaguo Bank, President Li of Xinhua News Agency, and many wealthy people in Hong Kong have sent visiting cards, inviting you to have tea."

After the report, Butler Tian immediately prepared a pen to record Lao Yang's instructions.

He pondered for a few minutes and then said, "Deal with a few things first. I'll arrange the rest after I think it through. Inform Mr. Kong of the shipping company that warships must have main guns, secondary guns, and carrier-based machine guns. Warships without main guns are no more useful than transport ships. Let him continue to negotiate with the other party, and continue to build or purchase giant cargo ships; the smuggling in the mainland must continue, and more food investment must be made, while the amount of electrical appliances and luxury goods must remain the same. Don't worry about those who threaten us; just continue to execute the New Manor, there's nothing to say; contact Inspector Lei Luo later to see what time he is, and arrange a meeting in the next two days; notify Deng Junlai about the gang matters and let him make the decision himself. Hong Kong is so small, and our number has reached a bottleneck. Whether to expand the enrollment will be studied and notified later, so don't worry about it, I'll tell him directly; reply to other people's invitations and reject them, I don't have time to play with them. That's all, I'll tell you if there's anything else, go and make the arrangements!"

Butler Tian immediately nodded, turned around and left the study.

He thought in the study for another half an hour, and left the study after organizing his thoughts.

He went to the living room, picked up the phone and called Huaguo Bank. The operator transferred him to President Li's office. Ever since Huang Jincheng returned to the mainland to take up his post, President Li has been hoping that he would provide a new batch of foreign exchange reserves. After all, the assets under his name are very good, but not many people have opened accounts in Huaguo Bank. After the call was connected, President Li warmly invited him to have a meal together to enhance their relationship, saying that he had brought two jars of good wine from the mainland. Lao Yang politely refused, saying that he had been practicing outside recently and might have to go out to practice hard after the martial arts conference. He also implicitly told the other party that if the time was right, he would deposit a large amount of foreign exchange again. President Li hung up the phone with satisfaction.

Lao Yang called Xinhua News Agency again. When the other party heard that it was Li Dazhuang, the gang leader, he immediately transferred the call to the president. The president implicitly proposed to meet with him to discuss in detail. Lao Yao politely declined, saying that he was busy with the martial arts conference and would not go out in the short term, nor would he accept interviews, and then hung up the phone.

After thinking for a while, he picked up the phone and called Changle Company, asking to be transferred to Deng Junlai. After Deng Junlai answered the phone, Lao Yang instructed him: "For foreign forces, you must insist: cooperation is allowed, but we Chinese cannot be harmed. Drugs and weapons should be sold in Japan and Southeast Asia as much as possible. Goods from Hong Kong must also be blocked. Except for old drug addicts, Changle is prohibited from recruiting new drug addicts."

"We can cooperate with Japanese gangs, but we must keep one thing in mind: we eat meat and they drink soup. Otherwise, we are prohibited from smuggling goods with them. Of course, we will take people and human organs as long as they have them!"

Let Deng Jun handle it himself, and finally told him: "Don't report this kind of thing again in the future. The manor and Changle Gang will be separated openly in the future. After the martial arts conference, the position of Changle Gang leader will be passed to you!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone, leaving Deng Junlai on the other end of the phone with a confused look on his face!