He left a business bureau and drove into the city government compound and parked in front of Building 1. He had been here for many times. He was so familiar that he was like his own home. He closed the car door and walked in, "Oh, stop!"

A sudden angrily shout came from behind him, and Lu Li turned around in shock. It was two men, both wearing national defense green uniforms, with hat badges on their heads and shoulders as red as fire. The two of them called him, and their feet accelerated to the steps, raised their faces and looked at him, "Who are you? You can break in without asking? Do you know who this is?"

Luli blinked, and he roughly guessed the identities of the two people, "I know, it's Secretary Li's house."

"I know, I know, I'm still going in? What's your name? Where do you work and where do you live?"

"My name is Luli, I don't have a job, I live in Tianjin."

The two soldiers glared at the same time, obviously knowing him, "Are you Luli?" The older one laughed, jumped up the steps, and stretched out his hand to him: "Hello Li Zhengdong."

"Hello." Lu Li shook hands with him, "You are Brother Rong's elder brother, right? I heard him mention you to me several times, but I never had the chance to see you. This... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have rushed in so straightforward."

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if you know it's you." Li Zhengdong smiled and introduced him, "Our second son, Zhenggao, noble Gao. Zhenggao, what are you doing standing there?"

Li Zhenggao gave Lu Li a blank look, jumped up, stood beside his brother, shook hands with him, "One of us comes from Sichuan Province and the other from the capital; we have been in the army for several years and have started a family and started a business there. We haven't come back for a long time to see my father and the others, and later we found out that he was transferred here. We were afraid that he would be too busy with work and dare not disturb him. It was not until recently that we asked for leave to come back."

Luli nodded and said with admiration: "Yes, I heard Brother Rong talk about you."

Li Zhenggao asked suddenly, "I heard from my brother that you can fight, are you? It seems that even the iron beam was asked to fight?"

Lu Li smiled bitterly. This guy gave Kong Wu a strong man and spoke in a hurry. He looked so angry that he was so angry. He thought he was in a match with Wei Tieliang. "Actually, it's not possible. It's far from it. I'm not fighting with Tieliang. When it comes to fighting, I'm not his opponent at all. Fortunately, I'm flexible and he can't fight."

"You can't help but let me down. I practiced with Tieliang at the beginning, and he was unambiguous. He couldn't beat you. Why don't you try it?" Li Zhenggao spoke a little confusedly, often from the sky or the ground. This was the first time Lu Li came into contact with such a person. He couldn't help laughing, "No. No, it's really not possible. Besides, I haven't practiced for a long time and my movements have been born."

Li Zhenggao looked unyielding. Fortunately, at this time, Li Ting came downstairs before he rescued him, "Uncle (Dad)."

Li Ting saw Lu Li at a glance and raised his eyebrows, "Little Lu is here? What happened just now? Why are you so messing around?"

"It's okay, talk to Xiao Lu."

"Have you seen it all?" Li Ting asked with a smile, "Well, Xiao Lu, this time I came here to show that the matter in the south has been done?"

"That's right, there are still some problems, but it doesn't have much to do with me."

Li Ting could hear the unfinished meaning of his words and nodded to his two sons, "Okay, you two should do whatever you should do, I'll say a few words to Xiao Lu."

The two Li were stunned. They learned about Lu Li from some sporadic channels and also learned something about him, but they didn't know what they knew. Li Zhengdong was the eldest son and joined the army in Sichuan Province, and it was rare to meet his father; Li Zhenggao was in the capital and had more opportunities to meet Li Ting, but he was a bit stupid. Li Ting occasionally went to Beijing and when he met his father and son, they also talked about some common things about the weather. Therefore, when he saw Lu Li this time, he wanted to chat with this guy who had heard of his name for a long time, but he didn't want his father to give the order to expel him like this? The two were silent for a moment and stood up and went out.

Seeing his two sons walking away, Li Ting also stood up, "Xiao Lu, go out for a walk with me?"

"Okay." Luli knew that he had something to say to him, and naturally he could not miss it. Follow him and walk into the depths of the city courtyard.

Lu Li is not unfamiliar with the Li family, but he feels novel about the courtyard itself. When he walked with Li Ting, he discovered that the building area here is quite large, with a radius of several square kilometers! I don’t know how long I have been following the old man. In front of him is a lake. The September sun is shining brightly. There are some bananas, gladiolus and other plants planted by the lake. On the side of the lake is a vast grassland, and the scenery is really not bad.

Li Ting straightened his back, walked a few steps along the grass, and sat down at a stone table, "The Chairman called me."

He started to communicate with such words, which Luli didn't expect. After he hesitating for a while, he realized who he was talking about, "Oh."

"The old man talked to me for a long time. After listening to Comrade Chaodong's report on your situation, the old man gave important instructions, believing that under the current environment and external conditions, it is a very worthy of affirmation for a comrade with a party member to achieve such results in Hong Kong. More importantly, through you, many people, many Hong Kong people, especially Hong Kong businessmen, can realize that our Communist Party also allows and welcomes party members to do business."

"I understand that party members are allowed and welcome, let alone non-party members."

Li Ting smiled warmly and nodded slightly. It was really easy to talk to a smart person! "So, the purpose of calling me was to tell me that I hope you can do a bigger job in Hong Kong, and more importantly, let more people know your name; at the same time, you also need to be able to interact with some Hong Kong businessmen, do you understand?"

"I understand, do you want to use me... to make more people know the situation in our country, and at the same time, to allow more people to take the initiative to return to China and spend more of their energy on developing the motherland?"

Li Ting no longer expressed any more this time and said in an irresponsible question: "With Pengcheng, I will provide you with some necessary help as much as possible, although it is not 100%. It is also 80%, right?"

Lu Li laughed, "I understand. Actually, I thought about it at the beginning, and promised my aunt that she would go home by around October 1983. Of course, it was not that I would ignore the business here, but that I would focus more on domestic construction, with our Pengcheng and Guangdong Province as the focus."

“That is, there are two years left?”

"yes."

Li Ting nodded and suddenly asked curiously: "Xiao Lu. Although you are a party member, you are also a businessman. Tell me, if you want to come back to build Pengcheng, how do you plan to build it?"

"The first thing is to build a highway. To build a highway from Yangcheng to Pengcheng, we must build the most famous and highest-level highway in the country. I always believe that road construction is a bottleneck for the rapid development of a region and even a country. Think about it, with a smooth expressway, things from afar can be continuously transported in, and our own things can be transported day and night; this has led to a lot of business opportunities!"

"What?"

"You think, the driver drives a car to Yangcheng from here. It takes about five or six hours on the road. It takes seven o'clock in the morning. It takes one or two o'clock when you arrive in Yangcheng. You have to eat on the road, right? You have to spend money on your meal? This naturally drives the development of the surrounding areas. In a word, as long as these people have money in their hands, the next business behavior will appear. At that time, as the head of a city, all you have to do is wait to count the money."

Li Ting laughed loudly, but didn't breathe, and coughed violently, "You little guy! Do you treat me as a capitalist?"

One of the newspaper Luli smiled and said, "Of course, this is a joke from me, but some of it is not. When people who do this kind of business make money, they don't have to worry about their subsequent business behavior. They know very clearly what they need. What's more, they know very well how happy it is to have money in their hands, eat whatever they want, and wear whatever they want! Therefore, it will inevitably become a normalization."

"What... what after?"

"Um?"

"I mean, you think, what do you think, after people have money in their hands? What will they do?"

"Well," Luli blushed childishly and said in a low voice: "Uncle, my knowledge is not worth mentioning at all; don't be surprised."

"No, no, you say, you say."

"Let me take me as an example. I made a lot of money. At the beginning, I wanted to make my aunt and her family live a good life, eat whatever they want, and buy whatever they want, but this kind of thing doesn't cost much money. What's more, this pure material enjoyment has its limitations. If a person can eat, it's only three meals a day. Even if he is hungry before going to bed at night, he will only have four meals. Besides? After this material need is completely satisfied, it is a spiritual pursuit. And this pursuit is nothing.

Exhausted! I was doing business at home, and later I planned to take my aunt to the capital. In fact, I may not necessarily have to go to the capital. I think this kind of pursuit is spiritual. Look at the magnificent scenery I have never appreciated and enjoy the famous mountains and rivers of the motherland. In fact, if you look at it from a material perspective, this kind of action itself is very hard. Climbing a mountain requires physical energy, and traveling requires labor. This may not be a burden for a person's body; but in addition to physiology, it is more psychological satisfaction. Do you think?"

"Well, that's right. I think this is a dialectical way of thinking." Li Ting lit a cigarette with a smile and said, "Oh, you continue to say, you continue to say."

"I say this to you, not to brag about how rich I am, but another situation: Have you ever thought that for some Hong Kong people, especially Hong Kong merchants, they live in Hong Kong less than 30 miles from Pengcheng, which has become a British colony since 1842, and it has been more than a hundred years since today. It is not necessary to mention the people back then. Although Hong Kong people in the current sense fully receive British education and enjoy British life, most of them hold a heart that misses and loves the motherland!"

Li Ting was shocked by this, "Well, it makes sense, will you continue?"

"So sometimes I think that China's national policy of reform and opening up is really amazing! Especially taking Pengcheng as a window to open the door to the world. It is an unprecedented initiative. Of course, now, many Hong Kong people still have a wait-and-see attitude. At some point, businessmen are very brave. In order to make money, they dare to do any beheading business..."

Li Ting was stunned and suddenly burst into laughter! "Hahahaha! Well said, well said!"

Lu Li laughed a little and continued, "But sometimes, they are very brave. If there is a little movement, they will be scared to avoid cats and mice and hide from others. Moreover, this... fear will cause them to have a particularly serious psychological impact and will not be able to recover for a long time. Therefore, it has caused the current development of Pengcheng, which is still not on the agenda."

Li Ting said to him a little confused. After thinking about it carefully, he understood that Lu Li did not dare to express his feelings directly for some reasons! The so-called fear is naturally caused by political reasons; and the various struggles that have occurred since the founding of the People's Republic of China are the source of it! "Well, um, I understand what you mean. What else?"

"I think our Pengcheng can invite some Hong Kong businessmen to come back to China. First, let's take a look. As for any specific development, you can leave it to the next step - you have no one coming at all now, and even if someone comes, you are still worried. How can you build a good city?"

"I understand what you mean, but... At the moment, our Pengcheng really has nothing to show for others!?" Li Ting said with a wry smile: "It's like treating a guest. You can't invite someone to your house as a guest. You don't even prepare a cup of tea for others, right?"

Luli laughed! He gave Li Ting a thumbs up, "Uncle, this metaphor is too appropriate!"

Li Ting smiled and nodded, "Okay, just be serious."

"Serious, to be honest, I don't know much, but what you said makes sense. Now that our family is poor, it's hard to invite guests to sit down, but this may be considered a way to bring closer relationships with each other. The so-called son does not dislike the mother, and the dog does not dislike the family's poverty. For many Hong Kong people, it is well known that our development is backward. So, if we invite them over and ask them to walk around and take a look, can we also take this opportunity to ask them to invest?"

"How can this be done? Isn't this waving my tail to the bourgeoisie? I don't agree!"

"Uncle, this is definitely not a waving one's tail. In fact, I think it is the two sides who have taken out our advantages to cooperate."

"Nonsense, what advantages do we have that people need?"

"You don't understand this yet. China has more than 9 million square kilometers of land and more than 800 million people! If you take these two data out, which country in the world can compare with it? Not to mention a small place like Hong Kong! What's more important is that the people here are cheap!"

Li Ting was stunned and looked at him alertly, "What... cheap?"

"Manpower is cheap. Do you know that I open a hot pot restaurant in Hong Kong and how much salary I pay for local Hong Kong employees? If it is equivalent to RMB, it is about 1,400 yuan! How many people can I hire in China for the same price? Based on the salary of 70 yuan per person, it is 20 people! Think about it, if this advantage can be used, Hong Kong people will have to break the dog's head!"

Li Ting burst out laughing, "You mean..."

"I mean, as long as we can provide them with a safe and stable environment, and this environment can be ensured that it will not change, Hong Kong people, especially Hong Kong businessmen, will definitely start to take preliminary tests after the initial wait and see. When they will definitely have no problem, then, uncle, I can assure you that more and more people will come to the mainland with a lot of money and technology - what can Hong Kong make people great efforts? In addition to the expensive labor, the land area is only a little bit. Doing a small business can also provide family food and clothing. If you want to make a lot of money and make a fortune, you must come to the mainland! As long as this climate is formed, uncle and Pengcheng, as the first window for reform and opening up in China, will have earth-shaking changes!"

"...At that time, uncle, as the leader of your first city government team in Pengcheng City, you will be famous in history and admired by the people, and it will be easy for you to be in the hands of the people!"
Chapter completed!