The journey starts from the Titanic

SAIC Motor learned from Ford Motor's propaganda methods and organized a car fleet to "swagger through the city" in major cities across the country, allowing citizens to witness the appearance of the national car!

The price is only 1 yuan of legal currency, which is equivalent to half a year's salary of university professors. This price is very competitive.

Of course, a librarian can't afford it with a large salary, but it doesn't mean that the working class does not want to own a cheap car. If the librarian is able to buy a car.

In fact, if in Shanghai, the monthly salary of librarians has risen to 2 yuan.

The middle class, such as white-collar workers, teachers and government employees, generally earn more than 5 yuan a month.

We have no way to compare the living standards of these people in another aspect in history. However, in this aspect, the industry and commerce in the area under the rule of the Zhi Gong Party have developed rapidly, creating tens of millions of jobs, and the urbanization curve has risen rapidly. The rural population flooded into the cities or emigrated overseas.

Optimistically, the proportion of urbanized population in the Southern Customs Union area is approaching 25%, which is equivalent to an urban population of 50 or 60 million. This is a veritable golden age, and the income of social residents has generally increased.

In another aspect of history, the urbanization of the population did not exceed 1% until 5 years!

It can be seen that in the past ten years, from Guangdong and Guangxi to the entire south, the Zhigong Party’s ruling Wuhan is also about to pass the first five-year plan. Although the country is divided as a whole, the main body has undergone earth-shaking changes. Steel production has exceeded one million tons. Aircraft and artillery, the establishment of a relatively complete industrial system, can be regarded as an industrial power, and it is in the middle of Italy.

Of course, this kind of change is only available to a small number of people who are interested. Most people just think that life is a little better, that there are more factories and cities are developing, and life is far from satisfying them.

If foreigners are still superior in a rented city like Shanghai, Chinese people are still the target of bullying.

However, at the moment, the foreigner standing on the top floor of the Chinachem Hotel, the tallest building in Shanghai, does not feel good, and he does not feel that the foreigner can stay high in Shanghai for too long.

Although he is the Lou King of Shanghai, the famous Jewish tycoon Sassoon in Shanghai, the owner of Nanjing Road, commonly known as the "Lord of the Road", not long ago built this famous Chinachem Hotel at his feet, almost the whole of Shanghai was trampled on. Underfoot.

"It's hard to imagine. When I built this building, I never thought that there would be such a day, from the steel marble electric elevator to the designer engineering team, everything needed for the building can be bought in this country!

This country has made amazing progress in industrial development in recent years.

Of course, I still like European lights and American elevators."

Sassoon looked back and exclaimed to the other Jew.

In front of him, Sassoon, who is usually proud, is respectful and friendly, because he is the president of American China Bank and the helm of Asian finance—Little Kadoorie.

"It is true. Nowadays, the second villa of the Kadoorie family no longer has to buy materials from faraway Europe." Little Kadoorie smiled.

Regarding China's economic data, American Hua Bank has far more detailed information than Shanghai Customs data.

"Shanghai is indeed a magical capital. You can only use magic to describe its city. Even me, the small half of the founder of Shanghai's industrialization, sometimes finds it incredible when I look back at it."

Little Kadoorie is a little proud of his heart. The boss is far away and he is not well known. Don't everyone think that he and American China Bank created the industrial myth of Shanghai?

In Zhi Gong Dang, even though Xiao Kadoorie is a foreigner, he has gained considerable recognition.

The automobile trend is booming in Shanghai, and Shanghai’s economy, industry and trade are equally important. The steel, shipbuilding, machinery and electrical industries led by Baosteel’s Xingang Industrial Zone have an industry scale of 100 million US dollars. Much better than the other face position.

Little Kadoori stood in front of the window and looked at the traffic on Nanjing Road below. There was actually the recently popular Shanghai brand Qianyuan National Automobile on Nanjing Road. The frequency is quite high, which seems to confirm the strong sales of Shanghai brand cars.

Chapter 217

In recent years, the Wuhan government has made great efforts to dredge the Yangtze River Channel, and the Huangpu River is no exception. After dredging, the Bund Wharf can berth up to 20,000 tons of ships during high tide.

On the other side is Pudong. The Chinese built an industrial zone on the other side of the Huangpu River, gathering light industry sectors such as textiles, food, clothing, hardware, etc. There are forty or fifty large and small enterprises, of which the newly-built textile factory by Dasheng Group is the largest.

The steamship China Merchants Group has a booming business, mainly because of Shanghai's busy foreign trade, and more and more local companies have developed. Ships enter the Huangpu River almost every week to deliver various goods to Southeast Asia and even European and American countries.

As their neighbor, Sassoon watched the Pudong Industrial Zone on the other side develop step by step. He praised: “The China Merchants Shipbuilding Corporation has reappeared brilliantly, and it has robbed a lot of business from Swire and Jardines. Become a ship of China Merchants. America and China Bank made another big deal and used huge sums of money to revitalize China Merchants and Jiangnan Shipyard!"

Sassoon was a little envious, and looked back at the relaxed little Kadoorie.

It is a pity that I am engaged in real estate business. American and Chinese Bank invests in physical industry. Even if American and Chinese Bank invests in infrastructure, it is only outside the concession. The two sides have never had the opportunity to cooperate.

Sassoon Jardine Swire and British American Tobacco are called Shanghai’s four largest foreign banks, but compared with American China Bank, they are nothing short of a big deal.

Not to mention American China Bank, even HSBC Bank is inferior to HSBC. Because of its active participation in the mainland railway business, HSBC has successfully invested in projects such as the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway and the Han-Shanghai Railway. It has made a lot of profits. He Yangxing was left behind.

"Du Yuesheng managed China Merchants very well. China Merchants' stocks rose. After reducing some of its stocks, America and China Bank held few China Merchants stocks, and basically recovered the previous investment."

Little Kadoorie smiled and said modestly.

Speaking of stocks, the Shanghai Stock Exchange has generally risen in the past two years. After the US-China Consortium has securitized its early investment projects, such as the railway, shipping, coal, and steel companies, it has obtained unimaginable returns through stock and bond business.

Perhaps Sassoon has just built the Chinachem Hotel, and the investment has not yet been recovered, and the pressure of funds will make him so enthusiastic.Little Kadoori thought to himself.

"I know that your bank has sufficient funds. Ten years ago, Citibank's assets exceeded one billion U.S. dollars. Today, America and China Bank is not too much to make money?"

Sassoon laughed, paying attention to Kadoorie's expression in his eyes.

Facing Sassoon's temptation, Little Kadoorie smiled faintly and raised his chin somewhat proudly: "Of course."

Today, its own funds exceed 500 million U.S. dollars and deposits more than 100 million U.S. dollars. In the past decade of rapid economic development, China's private capital has been activated and invested in the industrial and commercial fields.

American China Bank is the most attractive bank for warlords, private businessmen and former aristocratic politicians. They are willing to invest their money in American-Chinese Bank, because the rate of return on investment of American-Chinese Bank is much higher than that of HSBC. The Bank of China invested in the US financial market, and now after making a profit in the US capital market, these funds are flowing to Asia.

Although the financial business is profitable, the biggest asset of American China Bank is the monopoly of domestic finance and industry. It has invested in major domestic banks such as Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of Communications, Agricultural Bank, and controlled major industrial sectors such as petroleum, railway, coal and electricity, including military industry and scientific research departments. Control three or four billion dollars in assets, indirectly control two to 30 billion dollars in assets, or more.

These are only assets in China. If you add Nanhua's assets in other regions, the assets of American China Bank will double.

If you switch to Japan, it is equivalent to adding up the big chaebols of Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and Fuji.

What is a rich and enemy country?

America and China Bank has surpassed the level of "enemy" countries. Sometimes Kadoorie himself finds it incredible. How can he become a small shareholder and manager of this huge asset?The opportunities in life are amazing!

He admired Situ Nan, conscientiously doing the work of Xiao Gui Cao Sui well.

"Well, let's not talk about these gossips, you ask me, let me visit your building, and mention Shanghai's auto industry, do you still like Shanghai's auto market? I can't think of a time when Shanghai real estate tycoons are also short of money. ?"

Little Kadoorie sat down and looked at Sassoon, with a smile on his face, teasing.

The real estate agent is the one who lacks the most money, because most of his hands are real estate.To start a big project, it is natural to find a banker!

"It is not directly related to cars, but it is also related. Cars are expanding the scope of civic activities. The Shanghai government is overhauling roads, bringing a wave of new business opportunities. I can't always confine myself to concessions."

Sassoon said with emotion, he did not expect that he would take the initiative to invest in the rental industry. Shili Ocean Market is still prosperous, but in terms of development speed and development potential, it is far inferior to Baoshan Xingang Industrial Zone.

In terms of conditions such as plant, land, water and electricity, the newly planned industrial zone in China is far better than the public concession and French concession. The government encourages industry and commerce, and the business environment in China is not worse than or even better than the concession in all aspects.

Relatively speaking, the rise of the Chinese realm means the decline of the concession.After all, the rise of the concession was based on the turbulent situation in China and the melee of warlords.It is like the domestic reform and opening up, and Hong Kong loses its window function.

After the completion of the Greater Shanghai Plan, driven by American-Chinese companies, dozens of Chinese companies have invested in Jiangwan. Jiangwan is expected to replace the concession as the new financial and commercial center of Shanghai. "I am optimistic about the second phase of Jiangwan, where it is the most Potential business center."

As an ambitious real estate developer, Sassoon couldn't wait and couldn't helplessly miss the opportunity for the rapid development of Shanghai Huajie. He conceived a shortcut to cooperate with American China Bank.

"It turns out that the place you like is not on lease. You can't speak well outside. Without the British lobster soldiers to protect your investment, you are not afraid of—?"

Little Kadoorie asked.