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Chapter 505: Chapter 415: Procurement Company (Please Subscribe!)_1
The families were still wrapped up in the shock of the table’s ’golden shells’.
Tang Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He had at last put to rest their idea of giving these away, each one costing two hundred thousand RMB. Such a valuable item, even his uncle might hesitate to give away.
A few minutes later.
Everyone reluctantly accepted this reality, feeling a great deal of heartache that ten or so houses were eaten away by them. Although these seafood items couldn’t be traded, they were still valuable. The lack of a market did not diminish their worth.
"Tangtang, these are really valuable. Make sure you don’t take them again," Mother Tang warned. She felt so heartbroken that she even copied Li Jianguo, using a small knife to scrape every last bit. Every scrape might be worth a couple of hundred; it wasn’t okay to waste it.
"Mom, don’t worry. While we don’t have much, but we can afford to have it occasionally as a family treat. It’s not like he sells them, and he doesn’t finish them himself. We’re helping by eating a bit, even improve the ecological environment on his side. Otherwise, these shrimp and crabs live quite cramped.", Tang Qing laughed and cried at his mother’s actions.
That was no empty talk. Right now, the beach in the training area was almost overrun with stupid crabs. They didn’t like swimming deep in the sea, but preferred staying near the shore. So they appeared to be many. If they were spread in the vast sea area, Tang Qing would have difficulty catching even one crab.
And these stupid crabs loved to fight; sometimes they would even gang up. Watching hundreds of crabs brawl, Tang Qing would laugh so hard he could barely close his mouth. It was too interesting. If he did a live broadcast of crab fights, I guess it could attract millions of people to watch.
They’re cramped?
What a ridiculous reason.
How rich must you be to dislike such wealth.
Well then.
They don’t understand the world of rich people, even Tang Kai suddenly felt like a fake tycoon. This is a real tycoon. He’d rather give away good stuff; he absolutely wouldn’t sell it.
Okay then.
No need to get stuck on that anymore.
The conversation flowed to other topics, the waitress quickly cleared up the aftermath and served some fruit plates and tea.
"Tangtang, what course did you sign up for?" Tang Kai suddenly remembered this.
"I’ve signed up for Fudan’s finance major," said Tang Qing. He was going to start a bank in the future, or rather, he’s already started one now. Therefore, he’d certainly need to learn some related stuff. Besides, he didn’t find any other major interesting. It’s not like he’s going to sign up for an engineering major.
Electronics?
Information?
Computer Science?
He had zero interest in these.
"Oh? Why finance?" Tang Kai asked, puzzled. With Tang Qing’s huge enterprise, shouldn’t he be studying business management?
"No particular reason, I just think it might be a bit useful," Tang Qing honestly replied. He’s not going to need to look for a job in the future; so what he studies was merely either a personal interest or something useful, that’s all there is to it.
Tang Kai didn’t question further. Indeed, it didn’t matter what Tang Qing studied, as long as he felt like it.
Finance isn’t bad.
"And what about you, Jiaxue? What major did you sign up for?" Tang Kai looked at Lin Jiaxue and asked.
"I... I’ve signed up for Fudan’s journalism major," Lin Jiaxue said softly. When she first told her parents she intended to sign up for this major, they’d been worried for quite a while. However, with Tang Qing’s persuasion and her persistence, her parents eventually agreed. After all, the money they earned can ensure their daughter a worry-free life. If she likes journalism, then journalism it is.
"That’s not bad either. As long as you enjoy it. And Tangtang, since you’ll be going to the same university as Jiaxue, you should take good care of her. Otherwise, it’s on you." Tang Kai looked at Tang Qing and said. He wasn’t worried about whether they would pass the entrance exam. With their academic performance, they’re sure to get in.
At this point, he remembered the girl he’d seen at the school gate last time Tang Qing was there. He could only hope Tang Qing would handle things appropriately and not let Jiaxue down. Anything further was not his place to say, lest it backfired.
"Yes, I promise I’ll fulfill my responsibility." Tang Qing saluted and firmly stated.
A family reunion.
Came to an end in the warm and festive atmosphere.
As the driver, Tang Qing, of course, had the responsibility of driving people. He took his uncle’s family to the hotel, while others took a taxi back home.
...
When he got home.
Uncle and aunt were watching TV, while Qin Shiqi and her sister were doing their homework in the room.
Upon saying hello, Tang Qing sat down on the sofa, began to munch on an apple. Looking at his uncle’s somewhat old-fashioned house, Tang Qing noticed that there was one more thing to do before going to university: he’d lived here for many years and had developed some feelings for the place, but he couldn’t let his uncle’s family continue living here.
"Uncle, aunty, you guys should move to a larger house. This one is a bit old and small," Tang Qing suggested.
Qin Yugang was indifferent, "It’s okay. We’re used to living here."
"Uncle, aunty, housing prices will continue to rise in the future. If you buy one now, even if you don’t live in it, it will appreciate. Keeping money in the bank is the least profitable. Trust me, if you don’t have enough, I’ll find a way." Tang Qing urged.
Qin Yugang didn’t flat out reject the idea. Looking at his wife, he saw a glimmer of hope in her eyes. He knew his wife also wanted to move to a larger house. And now their family does have some money, so this problem wasn’t a big deal.
"I’ll consider it." Qin Yugang didn’t give a definite answer. After all, it’s not a rash decision to buy something worth several hundred thousand.
Seeing his uncle relent, Tang Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, just let me know if you need any help," Tang Qing said with a smile.
"I see, you little whiz," scoffed Qin Yugang. This nephew had made close to one billion RMB in assets, quite enough to give him confidence.
The aunt also thought that ’whiz kid’ was a joke.
She began to feel more upbeat.
She had made up her mind to buy a bigger and newer house. Over this period, from just the variety of gifts that Qin Shiqi and her sister received, cash alone exceeded two hundred thousand RMB. Also, considering her savings and the house prices in Qingyan City, they could afford a house that had more than 150 square meters. Of course, this would involve taking out a loan, but she wasn’t worried about not being able to repay it.
Both she and her husband had a Housing Provident Fund, and Tang Qing’s family was becoming wealthier by the day. Tang Qing’s second uncle was even an entity with tens of billions in assets.
She was full of confidence.
Tang Qing cleansed himself then returned to his room.
He entered the Command Room.
Sitting in the chair, he listened to Tang Yi’s report.
A week had passed since their last action. The two new territories had completed the registration of all residents. Even the isolated villagers in the deep mountains and old forests were located.
Every person must have an ID card, and every family must have a collective household register.
Village heads were also elected for each village.
Becoming the grass-roots managers within the territory.
These village heads were gathered for several days of centralized training before they were dispatched back to their villages, carrying the policies of the territory back with them. The villagers, all of whom preferred to grow their own food over cultivating flowers from which they gained minimal profit, were greatly encouraged by these policies.
Hence,
They quickly accepted the various regulations within the territory.
Lastly, which also happened to be today, the fighters had managed to confiscate all the firearms within the new territory. Their astounding analytical capacity had left everyone flabbergasted, with some even viewing them as omniscient, and believing them to have an ability to read minds.
Seeing this,
Tang Qing couldn’t help but smile.
However, along with these good pieces of news, Tang Yi also delivered some not so good news.
The territory’s infrastructure construction was slowed by the lack of materials.
The cement and iron factories had only just begun to operate, and even though Wangsa was urgently redistributing and a large number of vehicles were transporting cement and rebar every day, it still wasn’t enough to keep up with the territory’s consumption rate.
At present, the planned roads and bridges, the construction of the five towns, the construction of the Yonggu military facilities, and the civil house construction in various villages, have basically divided up the whole amount of supplies and reached the limit of supply.
If a new source of infrastructure materials is not found, the construction speed of the territory is likely to be severely delayed.
Tang Qing did not want to see this happen.
The development of the territory must not be tripped up after having only taken a few steps. This would be a significant blow to the morale of the citizens of the territory.
Tang Qing quickly ordered: "Tang Yi, immediately establish a procurement company domestically to purchase infrastructure materials. But remember, these materials should best have no identifying marks. We will directly procure from manufacturers. There shouldn’t be an issue with the rebar, we could get a small factory to produce them if needed, but cement may be a bit troublesome as they usually come in packaging from the factory.
In this case, we could establish a cement packaging factory in a remote area of the territory. After the cement is teleported from the mainland, we can affix our own labels and packaging. We’ll use the remaining funds from last time to purchase supplies, which should last us a while – if that’s not enough, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it."
This was Tang Qing’s decision – to procure materials from the mainland and then use the teleportation nodes to transport them, as other countries simply wouldn’t be able to provide such large quantities, and this method also reduces the chances of being discovered.
Things would be much easier within the mainland.
After all, Tang Qing did earn the reputation of ’Infrastructure Maniac’ for a reason.
"Yes, commander," saluted Tang Yi.
"By the way, to keep the operation confidential, establish several companies, spread out the procurement. Set up our own logistics, use only level-one fighters as drivers, purchase a lot of factories for each company to distribute the focus. Teleport once a week, don’t destroy used cement packaging on site to avoid environmental pollution, instead teleport them back to the mainland and store them in warehouses," Tang Qing instructed.
If a factory owned by a company is only bringing goods in and not shipping anything out, it would certainly attract attention. Therefore, having multiple distribution points is a necessity.
"Yes, commander," Tang Yi responded.
In order to prevent any surprises, it was important to prevent things that shouldn’t occur from appearing within the territory. Otherwise, it could lead to big problems.
With the strong supply volume from the mainland.
The continuing infrastructure construction in the territory shouldn’t be an issue.
PS: Chapter two, another Chapter to go.
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