Chapter 446 Import of Complete Equipment
There is nothing wrong with tobacco, alcohol, and tea.
But when the neighbors heard He Yuzhu say that bicycles and radios might be allowed to be used in the future, they were very excited.
"Zhu Zi, are you telling the truth? Can I really buy a bicycle without a ticket in the future?"

"That's for sure,"

He Yuzhu first gave the neighbors a positive answer, and then explained the cause of the matter.
“Speaking of which, the high-priced goods are just like what you think, in fact, they are just to recover the money from those with high salaries and ease the monetary pressure.
For example, Uncle Yan, who earns 70 yuan a month,
A family of five needs about 5 kilograms of flour and 20 kilograms of rice every month, and the remaining 10 kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes plus a little meat and vegetables. How much can we spend in a month? Do we have 70 yuan?"

Seeing He Yuzhu compare Yan Bugui, the neighbors all burst into laughter.
"Of course not. Old Yan is very stingy. He has exchanged all the fine grains at home for potatoes and sweet potatoes. He can't spend 20 yuan a month. 15 yuan is enough."

"Wow! I'm shocked. Old Yan can save 4-50 yuan a month, which is nearly 600 yuan a year.

And that doesn’t even include his rent!”

……

The neighbors all lamented that Yan Bugui's family was rich, which made him look helpless. He wanted to explain, but found that no one was listening to him, so he could only stand there and worry.

Seeing this scene, He Yuzhu thought to himself that he deserved it and dared to bring hatred to me.

Just as I thought of this, I heard a neighbor ask,
"Zhu Zi, when will this expensive bicycle be released and how much will it cost? Let's start saving money now. After saving for a few years, we should be able to buy one!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Zhuzi, do you have any definite news?

If we can really buy one, we will start saving money now and spend 10 years to buy one.”

He Yuzhu actually knows about the high-priced bicycles.
This year's high-priced dishes were a huge success. Next year, they launched high-priced candies and high-priced cakes one after another, bringing in 33 billion yuan in revenue throughout the year, greatly alleviating economic pressure.

By 1962, they began to launch high-priced bicycles, with the price of the frame rising from 160 yuan to 650 yuan.
More than 10 vehicles were sold in the vicinity of Beijing alone within 4300 days.

However, He Yuzhu couldn't tell his neighbors about this accurately, otherwise the price alone would scare them away.

I could only say ambiguously,
"Didn't I just say that whether it can be accomplished and whether there is any definite news depends on whether everyone supports it and whether the people have any objections.
If you really want to buy a high-priced bicycle, then support the high-priced dish above. "

Although the price of the high-priced bicycles is still unknown, the neighbors all want to buy the bicycles without tickets. However, when they feel their almost empty pockets, it seems that they cannot afford to buy them, let alone a plate of fried pork slices at a high price of 16 yuan.

"Zhu Zi, your He family, along with Old Yi and Old Yan, are the richest in the courtyard.

You should support the high-priced dishes.

We still need to save money to buy bicycles in the future, so we can’t afford to spend money recklessly.”

"No, we have to save money to buy bicycles, so we dare not do anything rash. We still need your support. We will cheer you on from behind!"

……

Just as the neighbors were praising He Yuzhu and others, He Yushui walked in from the gate of the courtyard.
"Dad, brother, uncles, what are you doing?" He Yuzhu was quite confused when he heard his sister's voice.

"Today is not Sunday, why are you back, Yushui?" He Yuzhu turned his head while speaking, and then he saw He Yushui carrying a Type 38 rifle on his back.
When He Yuzhu saw it, the neighbors naturally saw it too, and they all asked with a smile,

"Hey, Yu Shui is a militiaman in the school. He even has a gun."

"Well, Uncle Yan, I used to go to the shooting range with my brother and shoot guns. Now I am the leader of our school's militia, and I am in charge of the training of my classmates!"

After showing off, He Yushui looked at her brother and made a request.
"Brother, the school principal said that he would conduct live-fire shooting, and asked me to come back and ask you if you can take our schoolmates to the shooting range."

Seeing that his sister had become a squad leader, He Yuzhu naturally could not discourage her work enthusiasm. After all, all the militias in Beiping were under their control, so they could just make random arrangements.
"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to go to your school tomorrow to see how you're doing.
If it's ok,
I agree that you can go to the shooting range.

But if the militia you train as a squad leader is not up to standard, I won’t give you a backdoor!"

Seeing that his brother had basically agreed, He Yushui nodded with a smile.

"Yes, brother. Just wait and see!"

Listening to the brother and sister's words, Yan Bugui and other neighbors couldn't help but sigh that He Yushui had made it big, and He Daqing was really lucky.
Then they went back home, and then they heard the shrill screams of Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangfu and the other children in the courtyard.

He Yushui was so scared that she stuck out her tongue.

The next day, after handing over the school affairs of He Yushui and his friends to Zhou Yiming, He Yuzhu stopped caring about them because he had more important things to do.

After Yan Bugui mentioned the Lou family's matter yesterday,

He Yuzhu was shocked to find that the appearance of this high-priced commodity would indeed attract hatred from wealthy merchants like the Lou family. In addition, it would only be a few years before that time came, so it was better to prepare for some things in advance.
So after He Yuzhu finished dealing with the militia's affairs, he took the opportunity of the lunch break to ride his bike to Lou's house.

When we arrived at Lou's house, Lou Zhenhua and his wife had just finished lunch.
"Zhu Zi, why are you here?"

"I came here because of something."

As he walked into the Lou family, he told them what happened last night, and then continued,
"Dad, high-priced goods are a good thing for most people, but it's a little unfriendly to our family.
It just so happens that a [five-member team for the import of complete sets of equipment] has been established.
The State Council even instructed that "all important technical information that can be purchased should be purchased from the West by all means, and if it cannot be purchased, other methods should be used to obtain it."
I think this is an opportunity.

I just don't know if you are willing to join this work.
By then, I can stay in Hong Kong Island and won’t have to deal with all these messy things in the north.”

When Lou Zhenhua heard He Yuzhu say that he could stay in Hong Kong Island permanently, he was immediately tempted. After all, except for the few years after the founding of the country when he was busy with work, he felt like he was becoming a waste in recent years.
If he could go to Hong Kong Island, he would naturally be willing to go there.

It's just that there are still some issues that he hasn't figured out yet, so he doesn't dare to make a decision easily.
"Zhu Zi, I know that Hong Kong Island is now the most important window to the outside world for our Da Xia.
But can I really go there with my status? Also, can they really buy important technology for us, Daxia?"

(End of this chapter)