In the 1980s, Tokyo and Hong Kong were fully international metropolises, so the flights between these two cities were quite busy. It can be said that there were flights taking off and going back and forth every day.

It's normal if you think about it carefully, because in the 1980s, it was the time when the Four Asian Tigers were rising crazily, and it was also the best period for Japan's economy. Therefore, in this era, there were close exchanges between Tokyo and Hong Kong, which was perfectly normal.

Even if China and Japan resume diplomatic relations and direct flights, in fact most of the time, people-to-people exchanges between China and Japan are transited through Xiangjiang.

The reason is very simple, that is, although China and Japan have normalized diplomatic relations and opened direct flights between China and Japan, there are few flights and serious restrictions. It is basically impossible for ordinary Chinese people to fly directly from the mainland to Japan.

Most of them let Japanese tourists come to the mainland.

Therefore, if ordinary mainlanders want to go to Japan at this time, most of them choose to go to Xiangjiang first, and then transfer from Xiangjiang to Japan.

Although it is troublesome for mainlanders to go to Xiangjiang at this time, it is still much easier than flying directly to Japan.

In the final analysis, the reason why Xiangjiang has been economically prosperous from the 1960s to the 1990s is mainly due to the geographical environment and political environment.

Because from the 1960s to the 1990s, Xiangjiang was the only window for mainland China to trade with the Western world, so it relied on transit trade and the mainland market to make Xiangjiang so powerful.

Once the mainland begins to directly integrate with the world, especially after entering the WTO, the role of Xiangjiang's transit window will weaken, and it will naturally decline.

Therefore, the greatness of Xiangjiang does not have to do with how powerful the people of Xiangjiang are, nor does it have anything to do with whether they work hard or not. It is entirely a matter of location advantage and political advantage.

Just like the magical city of Shanghai, the reason why it is awesome has nothing to do with the locals in Shanghai. It is entirely due to the geographical advantages and political support.

Without the Yangtze River outlet and government support, it would be basically impossible for Shanghai to become the number one economic city in the country.

To put it bluntly, none of the so-called first-tier cities in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen rely on location advantages and policy support. If you rely solely on yourself, you will really save money.

In short, buying a direct ticket from Tokyo to Xiangjiang went smoothly, customs clearance went smoothly, the flight went smoothly, and entering Xiangjiang went smoothly after landing. Everything went smoothly.

After entering Hong Kong from Kai Tak Airport, in order to rush for time, Cao Zhiqiang did not stay to browse around Hong Kong. He took a taxi directly to Guangjiu Station, then took a train at the southernmost end of the Xiangjiang section of the Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway, that is, where Xiangjiang and Shenzhen take the train.

Get off at the pick up point.

After getting off the bus, the three of them walked to Luohu Bridge across the Shenzhen River. After crossing Luohu Bridge, they reached Shenzhen in China.

Since the documents of Cao Zhiqiang and the three of them were complete, there was no difficulty along the way.

Well, yes, these days, it is very troublesome to leave the country, but it is much simpler and more relaxed to enter from abroad.

For example, during card inspection, there is basically no detailed inspection. They simply check whether there are any contraband and then let them go directly.

The inspection here mainly uses a metal detector to detect whether there are any metal products on the body. There is basically no other inspection, and the luggage is not even searched. At most, a wolf dog comes over to smell and smell, probably to detect whether there are illegal drugs.

In other words, as long as you don’t bring any metal contraband or illegal drugs, you won’t have to worry about passing the customs.

For example, if you bring a box of electronic products, it will basically be ignored.

The inspections were not as strict as later.

From this perspective, if Cao Zhiqiang is willing to be a backpacker at this time, he can also make a fortune. After all, many things in Xiangjiang, especially electronic products, are now being snapped up in China.

Of course, Cao Zhiqiang's ability to pass the customs so easily is mainly related to the fact that he has complete documents. If he did not have the status of a state-owned enterprise manager, a domestic official passport and a Japanese business visa, he would not have been able to pass the customs so easily.

In 1983, official passports and Japanese business visas were not available to ordinary people. If they could get them, there was a high probability that there was a big backend, and ordinary domestic checkpoints did not dare to check them randomly.

Therefore, the reason why the checkpoint personnel in Shenzhen and Xiangjiang conducted very few checks on Cao Zhiqiang and his party was probably because they were concerned about their identities and did not want to cause trouble, so they only conducted necessary checks and let them go after careful inspection.

As soon as you enter Shenzhen, you can immediately feel the difference.

The biggest difference is the level of prosperity.

It can be said that coming to Shenzhen from Xiangjiang feels like suddenly coming to the countryside from a big city.

This is normal. Shenzhen was just starting out in 1983, and the most luxurious hotel was just the Zhuyuan Hotel, a Sino-foreign joint venture.

Although Shenzhen was already a well-known window to the outside world with frequent trade exchanges, in terms of infrastructure construction, not to mention compared with Xiangjiang and Tokyo, even the capital city was far behind.

Of course, this is only temporary. With policy support and the location advantage of being close to Xiangjiang, Shenzhen's rise will only happen sooner or later.

No matter what, the three of them arrived in Shenzhen without any danger, and immediately checked into the Zhuyuan Hotel, which was also the best hotel in Shenzhen at this time.

Because after returning to China, RMB was available again, so Cao Zhiqiang, who was not short of money, did not hesitate and directly booked a presidential suite for himself and Anping, and also booked a presidential suite for Xu Chun, who is a woman.

A business room.

Of course, even though we stayed in a luxury hotel and Cao Zhiqiang paid for it in advance, an invoice still had to be issued.

After all, Cao Zhiqiang is on a business trip for the country and nothing else, but this kind of travel expenses must be reimbursed.

Reimbursing travel expenses and saving money are secondary. The main thing is to use these invoices to prove the behavior traces of Cao Zhiqiang and his party and how they got here.

The intelligence power in the country is not as powerful as legendary at this time. The actions of people like Cao Zhiqiang are unknown to most people unless they apply specifically.

Having a travel invoice can save you a lot of trouble and explanations.

After checking into the Zhuyuan Hotel, Cao Zhiqiang asked everyone to remain silent, that is, not to call anyone, including Uncle Lin in the capital.

In other words, theoretically, only the three of them knew about this operation.

After that, Cao Zhiqiang ate and slept in the room. Anyway, he just rested in various ways.

During this period, Cao Zhiqiang acted very calmly, as if he just wanted to visit Shenzhen on a whim and stay in a hotel here.

Until three o'clock in the afternoon that day, he suddenly asked Anping to buy tarpaulins, raincoats, blankets, pillows, kerosene lamps, flashlights, as well as some drinks, snacks, comics and other things.

After Anping bought the things, Cao Zhiqiang waited until four o'clock in the afternoon before suddenly asking Anping to hire two taxis. The requirements were that the cars should be good and the gas should be full.

Although Cao Zhiqiang's request was strange, because he had been beaten before, Anping didn't ask any questions and just implemented it seriously.

Soon, Anping hired two fully-oiled Crown cars, each with a driver.

Next, Cao Zhiqiang asked Anping and Xu Chun to put all the things Anping had bought before in the second Crown car. Then Cao Zhiqiang and Xu Chun got into the first Crown car, and Anping sat in the second Crown car.

In the car, they started off one after another.

As for where to go, it’s easy, it’s to Shekou Port.

Shekou Port has been opened at this time, but it is still only a passenger terminal, mainly undertaking passenger transportation services from Shekou to Xiangjiang.

As for the cargo terminal, there is none at this time, and construction has not even started.

Fortunately, in Luohu District, once you leave the city, there are farmland and barren hills on both sides of the road. There are no street lights and there are very few vehicles. I often go very far without seeing a car, which is very special.

desolate.

Keep walking and you will see some signs from time to time on the road, most of which say "Time is money, efficiency is life."

During the drive, since neither Cao Zhiqiang nor Xu Chun liked to talk, the driver kept listening to music, mostly Hong Kong and Taiwan songs, and "Blooming Life".

When Cao Zhiqiang asked, he realized that "Blooming Life" is still popular today and even goes abroad and is very popular in Hong Kong.

The driver had relatives in Xiangjiang and said that "Blooming Life" had already been sung by someone in Xiangjiang at this time, but the singing was not as good as the original singer "Ah Qiang".

In response, Cao Zhiqiang just smiled indifferently, without any excitement or joy.

After all, he has passed that primary stage and has higher pursuits.

After walking for more than an hour, we finally arrived at Shekou Port.

Shekou Port is not too busy at this time. Except for Shekou Port and Shekou Industrial Zone, most of the people moored outside are fishing boats.

According to the driver, the reason why Shekou Port is not too busy now is because most of the people traveling to and from Xiangjiang do not go through this passenger terminal, but through smuggling fishing boats.

In other words, people who actually go to Xiangjiang from Shekou rarely go through the Shekou Pier, while most people who come to Shenzhen from Xiangjiang take the Luohu Bridge instead of taking a boat to Shekou.

The reason is very simple. Shekou is too far away from the SZ city and too desolate. Except for smugglers, not many people are willing to go farther and enter through Shekou.

This is also in line with the characteristics of the times. After all, this year is only 1983, and Shekou Port has just opened, and it is still early to be prosperous and prosperous.

Of course, this is also in line with Cao Zhiqiang's expectations.

After all, Cao Zhiqiang's goal is to have a good pier with few people. If there are too many people, it will be difficult for him to operate.

After arriving at Shekou Port, Cao Zhiqiang did not let the master drive into the dock, but asked to continue driving along the seaside road to see the scenery.

Shekou Port is located in Shekou Liuwan. In addition to the passenger terminal and customs station, there are also large tidal flats around it. There are many places suitable for docking ships.

Of course, without a pier, the nearby tidal flats are only suitable for small and medium-sized ships, and large ships cannot dock directly at the port.

However, Cao Zhiqiang thought about it and realized that if he used a fishing boat to carry the things in his carry-on space, it would be just fine. It was not impossible.

It would even be easier if it was transported by a beach landing ship.

In other words, there are actually many places around that are suitable for landing on the beach.

Cao Zhiqiang asked the driver to drive along the coastal road while he kept searching with his eyes.

Finally, Cao Zhiqiang found a fishermen's pier with many fishing boats.

When we parked the car and asked, we found out that it was a pier belonging to a nearby fishing village and was mainly used for the villagers' fishing boats to dock.

Since it is a fishing village, it naturally relies on fishing for a living, so it is normal to have a fisherman's wharf.

But now, in addition to fishing, there is also a seafood processing factory, a so-called township enterprise, which mainly processes dried fish and kelp, carrying out so-called diversified development.

It is said that these seafood processing plants are the policies of the new town mayor. They are joint ventures invested by a Xiangjiang businessman. The processed seafood will be sold directly to Xiangjiang, and the profits are not bad.

Profit is actually secondary. The key is that once this seafood processing factory was established, it provided many jobs. Many fishermen's wives could work in the factory and no longer had to go to sea all day.

Hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang was overjoyed and immediately parked his car and entered the village. Then he found a villager as a guide and walked around.

Finally, Cao Zhiqiang took a fancy to a warehouse converted from a private house and decided to rent it directly.

Since the money was given easily and the house at this time was indeed not expensive, the villagers were not unambiguous and quickly rented the house to Cao Zhiqiang. They even went to the brigade to sign and stamp the contract, which was a bit of a guarantee.
To be continued...