Li Lei was originally very curious about today's Xiangjiang, but the procedures were difficult to handle. Now that Xie Liren invited him, the procedures would definitely not be a problem, so he agreed.

Zhengda Kangdi is a foreign company, and its entry and exit is much more convenient than other institutions. Li Lei was given the name of a company employee, and the relevant procedures were quickly completed.

There were four people in total when we set off. The driver and secretary were in the front row. Xie Liren and Li Lei were sitting in the back row. After the car started, Xie Liren told Li Lei about the arrangements for the trip, "I have some official business to go to Xiangjiang, so let Ah

They force me to drive you around and look around, and whatever you want to buy will be borne by the company."

Li Lei's profits from futures have not yet been realized, and he doesn't have much money in his pocket. Xie Liren's arrangement is a timely help.

He did not carry the baggage of favors because of this. Not to mention the aflatoxin issue, just based on the olive oil futures information he disclosed, CP Group would definitely earn huge profits, and spending a small amount of money would be nothing.

When the car passed the train station, Li Lei saw through the window that a train had just arrived. The people in the car rushed down as if running for their lives, breathing in fresh air. Noisy pig snorts could be heard in the carriage.

"Stop, is this the 751 special train?" Li Lei shouted quickly. He had heard about this special train for a long time, and now he would definitely take some photos when he saw it.

"Yes, if people in Xiangjiang want to eat pork, they have to rely on three special trains: 751, 753 and 755. Since you are interested, A Lei, let's go in and have a look!" Xie Liren has also heard of this train.

The driver stayed in the car and waited, and the other three people went down together, enjoying themselves in the special zone. The secretary went to the door and reported the name of his unit, and a staff member led them to the platform where the 751 special train stopped.

In 1962, with the care of Comrade Wu Hao, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Railways jointly launched three express trains numbered 751, 753 and 755 (later changed to 82751, 82753, 82755), starting from Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Shanghai respectively.

It is shipped every day, fully loaded with fresh commodities for Hong Kong, and transported to Hong Kong via Shenzhen.

Ordinary trains take five days from Wuhan to the Special Administrative Region, but the 751 takes a special express lane. All cars encountered along the way have to give way. The whole journey only takes two days, and the same goes for the other two trains.

The main purpose of these special trains is to transport live pigs. After the special trains arrive in the special zone, the local import and export department will transfer them to COFCO's agency in Xiangjiang, Ng Fung Hong, a subsidiary of China Resources, for distribution and listing.

Although the transportation took a long time, the breeders continued to take care of the pigs on the vehicle. The pigs on board 751 were all healthy and lively when they arrived in Hong Kong.

It's just a pain for the breeders who escort the pigs. The carriages of these special trains are divided into upper and lower floors (there are also three floors of cars), and the floors are connected. The height of the floor is less than 1.4 meters, so everyone can only work inside with their waists bent.

Enduring the overwhelming stench, they shouted to drive the live pigs to stand up, feed them with water and feed; once they found dead, disabled, or defective pigs, they had to unload them from the train by hand and shoulder; feces and dust were in the air

It flew around and splashed on my face and body from time to time. The sweat was mixed with pig feces and urine, and I had no time to change it.

They have to eat and live with pigs, cattle and sheep for dozens of hours, fan the animals, feed them, give them medicine, and clean up their feces. They make themselves smelly but dare not relax.

The escorts transporting fruits and vegetables have to go on the road with the vegetables in the ice. Many people suffer from cold legs when they retire.

Fortunately, all these hard work and efforts were not in vain. The pigs transported by three special trains exchanged valuable foreign exchange for New China; one ton of pork can be exchanged for five tons of steel, and ten tons of pork can be exchanged for a tractor... which has provided domestic

He has made great contributions to the industrial construction.

Li Lei took out his camera and took a few photos, chatted with the breeder escorting the car, and then returned to the car. Through the chat and observation just now, he discovered a problem, "Mr. Xie, I think most of these pigs

They are all fat, do the people in Xiangjiang like them?"

Nowadays, the breeding industry in the mainland is mainly based on free-range breeding, which is large-scale. The proportion of industrialized breeding is relatively low. Naturally, people prefer to breed breeds that can grow fat.

Everyone is short of oil and water these days. What everyone likes the most is the big fat meat with five fingers of fat. One bite of oil will satisfy your craving. It can also be used to refine oil, and the lard is delicious for cooking.

Later, when the economic level improved and people no longer lacked fat and water in their stomachs, lean pigs gradually replaced fat pigs and became the new favorite of the market.

"There are many people complaining, saying that the fat meat is too greasy, but the price of imported lean pigs from other places is too expensive, so they can only make do with it for the time being." Xie Liren replied.

Li Lei nodded and kept these in mind. In the future, he might be able to get involved in this business. Whether it is supplying lean pigs or frozen meat, there is a lot of potential. Shuanghui made a lot of money from this.

The car restarted and drove south. After a while, it exited the customs and entered the territory of Xiangjiang. It passed through Tai Po, Sha Tin, and entered the Lion Rock Tunnel. After exiting the Lion Rock Tunnel, it arrived in the urban area of ​​Xiangjiang, which has been seen countless times in movies and TV dramas.

The place he had seen appeared before Li Lei's eyes.

Ding Xiaoxie took Fang Ting shopping in Yau Ma Tei, where Brother Haonan once opened the Kowloon Ice Room; Hung Hing Thirteen Sisters' Portland Street, where I heard there are many female Bodhisattvas; Brother Haonan's Causeway Bay, Pheasant

Chai Wan, Kwun Tong in Tai Tian Er, Sai Wan in Chan Yiu...

The Queen's Road East in Luo Dayou's song, the Lion Rock sang by Luo Wen, the next stop is Daimaruqian in Tin Hau, Nathan Road, Bader Street, Times Square...

Today's Xiangjiang is more approachable than what Li Lei visited in later generations. Perhaps this is because most of the Xiangjiang movies and TV series he loved when he was a child were set in the 1980s and 1990s. Now that he comes here, he naturally feels familiar.

a feeling of.

They did not go to the more famous Peninsula Hotel because of Shao Liushu, the Peninsula Hotel is mostly for people from the film and television industry, and Xie Liren came to Hong Kong this time and had many business activities to attend, so he stayed at the Hilton in Central.

This hotel was once the only five-star hotel on Hong Kong Island. Located at the old Murray Parade Ground, the 26-storey hotel was said to be the largest Hilton hotel outside North America at the time.

It was officially opened in June 1963. It was closed in 1994 after being purchased by Li Huagua's Hutchison Whampoa Group for HK$975 million and rebuilt into the Yangtze River Group Center.

Xie Liren had a lot of money and booked two high-floor suites. The location of this hotel was excellent. After entering the room, you could see Victoria Bay through the window while lying on the bed.

Li Lei was a little tired from the car ride and didn't want to move when he got to the room. Xie Liren looked at him and smiled, "A Lei, you have to rest for a while. When it's evening, we'll go to Fulinmen for a big meal first, and then go to a nightclub!"
Chapter completed!