Liu Mengxiong couldn't say any more after this. Even he, an optimist, couldn't help crying.
After hearing this, many of the onlookers wiped away their tears again. It was obvious that Shisanlang's words touched upon the sad past of many people.
Lin Sanqi patted Liu Mengxiong on the shoulder and comforted him:
"Everything is in the past. What's in the past is in the past. What's important is to look forward. When you achieve success in Hong Kong and return home in glory, all the hardships you've endured will become your medals of honor."
Liu Mengxiong wiped away her tears and said firmly:
"I'm not going back, not in this lifetime. My entire family is dead, and I'm the only one who escaped. From now on, Hong Kong will be my home."
Lin Sanqi was silent for a moment, thinking that it was normal for young people to say angry words when they were wronged.
Each of us must love our country, but the country must also love its people. These are mutually reinforcing.
"By the way, what did you do in the mainland?"
Liu Mengxiong then remembered that this was an interview, so he replied seriously:
"I graduated from Guangxi Agricultural University and worked as a middle school teacher after graduation. Later... So I understand English. Although my Cantonese is not standard, I have no problem communicating in daily life."
After arriving in Hong Kong, refugees often try every possible means to conceal their identities, and this concealment usually starts with correcting their accents.
Most of those who fled to Hong Kong came from Guangdong and Guangxi and could speak fluent Cantonese, but Hong Kong locals could still quickly distinguish the difference between Hong Kong-style Cantonese and Cantonese-style Cantonese.
For example, people in mainland China use the words "toilet", "shit pit", "restroom", "donsi", etc., while people in Hong Kong are more fashionable and use the word "toilet".
Hong Kong locals can tell that you are from the mainland just by listening to some daily expressions.
Lin Sanqi doesn't mind whether the Cantonese is standard or not, as long as it can be used for daily communication and there is no need to talk at cross purposes, otherwise business will be impossible.
When he heard that Liu Mengxiong was from Guangxi, Lin Sanqi smiled and said to Wang Jin and Huang Xiaoji beside him:
"Hey, this guy is your fellow villager?"
Wang Jin also responded: "I've heard the accent for a long time."
Lin Sanqi learned a famous Guangxi meme: "Cousin, I'm out."
Hahahaha~~~
The staff of Lingnan Pharmaceutical nearby all laughed, obviously trying to flatter the boss and give him enough emotional value.
Liu Mengxiong's mouth twitched, thinking that the Guangxi dialect was really strange, but he still smiled foolishly.
Lin Sanqi also took an English newspaper at this time and said:
"It doesn't matter if you don't have a diploma. There's no Xuexin (China Higher Education Student Information and Career Center) anymore, so there's no way to verify authenticity. But if you can speak standard Mandarin and English, you can be sure, even if you're not a university student."
Lin Sanqi said this to the people around him. He doesn't care about diplomas, he only cares about ability.
After finishing his English newspaper study, Liu Mengxiong successfully joined Lingnan Pharmaceutical.
After interviewing two people, the refugees watching saw that the company was sincere in recruiting people, offering the highest salary and benefits, and could also help them obtain Hong Kong ID cards.
Now some people who were originally waiting and watching also came forward to sign up.
Seeing the refugees eager to sign up, Lin Sanqi handed the stall over to Uncle Lin Liu:
"Uncle Six, I'll leave this to you. Actually, the person I'm looking for is simple. I have only one standard: a graceful and elegant demeanor. As for academic credentials, they're not important. As long as they can speak English, they're almost all college graduates."
Uncle Lin nodded, and he had some idea of what kind of employees his nephew liked.
But it was obvious that the tragic stories told by the three young refugees just now touched his heart. To put it simply, Uncle Lin Liu softened his heart.
"Qizai, Uncle Six has something I want to discuss with you. Do you think we can recruit more mainland Chinese people to work in the company?"
Lin Sanqi was a little surprised: "Oh, Uncle Six, do you have any new ideas?"
Uncle Lin asked the staff to start recruiting and pulled Lin Sanqi aside:
"No, Uncle Six thinks this way. Several companies under our family's name are developing very rapidly. Whether it's the pharmaceutical industry, the sand and gravel company, or the logistics and transportation company, they all need manpower.
Can we recruit more people from this group of refugees and give them a chance to survive?
Look at the environment here, it's so bad and harsh. Although they won't starve to death, the Hong Kong Eagle government treats them like pigs. They don't even have basic medical care, and there's nowhere to go when they're sick."
Lin Sanqi understood. This was Uncle Six's sudden surge of sympathy, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
"Sixth Uncle, you know that the companies under our family's name all have professional requirements. For example, for hospitals, you need a medical degree. For pharmacies, you need to know foreign languages and Cantonese. Even for transportation teams, you need to be able to drive a large truck. These are not things that ordinary people can do."
Uncle Lin Liu was obviously unwilling to give up, so he offered another suggestion:
"Then we can also open some garment factories and textile factories. The job requirements for these are not high. As long as you are willing to work hard, anyone should be able to do it."
Lin Sanqi looked at the densely packed cabins in front of him, feeling somewhat conflicted.
The requirements for opening a garment factory, textile factory, etc. are indeed not high, but these factories have very thin profits and only make money by exploiting workers.
If the Lin family really exploits their compatriots in the mainland, forcing them to work 16 hours a day without rest all year round, they will definitely be criticized in the future as a black-hearted factory, a conscienceless family, and their primitive accumulation has blood on their hands.
But if he doesn't exploit them, it would be equivalent to supporting thousands of compatriots from the mainland. Will the Lin family be able to support it financially?
Besides, as a pharmaceutical businessman, he may not be able to get textile orders because he has no connections.
Of course, he could also travel through time and bring advanced textile machines with him, so that one worker could manage eight textile machines. However, this would require a higher quality and a higher number of workers, and would not provide a large number of jobs.
What's more, Lin Sanqi also knew that Hong Kong was about to enter the era of real estate and financial services, and the overall decline of industry was inevitable.
When a large number of factories close down and a large number of workers become unemployed, and these mainland refugees are dependent on the Lin family, the Lin family will be in a passive position. They can't really establish a Big Circle Gang, right?
The hope of the mainland refugees to settle down and work in peace and contentment in the future has not been realized, and it is entirely possible that it will eventually turn into a situation of gratitude and resentment.
Lin Sanqi finally shook his head and explained:
"Sixth Uncle, I understand that you sympathize with your compatriots, but there are hundreds of thousands of refugees in Hong Kong, and this is not a heavy responsibility that our Lin family can take on.
Once we are ready to take over these refugees, the Hong Kong Eagle government will definitely agree to get rid of this huge burden. We, the Lin family, will be responsible for the management of hundreds of thousands of people and will be responsible for all their food, accommodation, birth, aging, illness and death.
Sixth Uncle, have you ever thought about whether our Lin family is strong enough to support hundreds of thousands of people? If things go wrong, our entire family will be dragged down. After all, our Lin family has not yet completed the original capital accumulation.
When Uncle Lin Liu heard this, he sighed heavily and said:
"Qizi, you are right. It was Uncle Six who was too simplistic."
Lin Sanqi thought for a moment and said:
"We will slowly figure out a solution for this. For example, Uncle Wu is in charge of the gravel company now. We can definitely set up our own construction company in the future, buy land and build houses. This will require a large number of construction workers, and we can recruit them from the refugees.
In addition, the 35 pharmacies we have now are just the first phase. We will later open stores all over Hong Kong, throughout Southeast Asia, and possibly even around the world. This will require a large number of staff, who can also be selected from these refugees.
I see there are still many children in the refugee camps. We can open schools there and provide free education for these children. We can also open vocational schools to train the talents we need and use them in the future.
Even in the present, our family can set aside some funds to set up a hospital in the refugee camp to provide basic medical services to our compatriots in the mainland. Sixth Uncle, what do you think? "
When Uncle Lin Liu heard this, his eyes lit up instantly:
"Okay, Qizi, you are very thoughtful. I will follow your instructions immediately. I believe your father will not object."
On the way home in the car, Lin Sanqi kept thinking about this question.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees might be a burden if not handled properly, but if handled well, they could become the Lin family's base in Hong Kong.
But how to strike the right balance in between is not something that can be decided on a whim.
If they easily take over these hundreds of thousands of refugees without a complete plan, I'm afraid the Lin family will be the first to suffer the backlash.
Therefore, Lin Sanqi could only be extremely cautious and not dare to have any ulterior motives. (End of this chapter)
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