Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

Chapter 1346 The Happy Life of the People of Haojiang

Da Bao casually called out "Second Brother." Lian Hu was playing with Nuan Nuan when he heard Da Bao call him. He smiled and looked up.

"It's been a while since we've stretched our legs. After dinner, let's go to the Black Dragon Club to digest our food."

Lian Hu happily agreed. He was so bored in Haojiang, with no fights to fight and all he could do all day was beat up trees.

"Aren't those old gangs in Macau reacting? Casinos are such a lucrative business, I don't believe they wouldn't want a piece of the pie."

"Boss, you guessed right. I've already heard the news. Moro Bing and Broken Tooth Giant have joined forces and arranged to meet with Dragon Tiger Gate for negotiations tonight at midnight. I guess it's going to be a bloody battle. Anyway, I don't care. Whoever wins can talk to me."

Limpy Ho was very interested when he heard this. He didn't know how fierce the gang fights were in Macau, and he really wanted to see for himself.

"Boss, I heard that this time, in order to give us a hard time, the Yamaguchi-gumi has invited the long-retired Japanese gambling saint, Yoshiomi Saeba, to come out of retirement. This Yoshiomi Saeba has been gambling for thirty years without losing. It is said that he has an unparalleled skill in playing cards."

From Thailand, a sorcerer named Nai Chai is also coming. It's said he has a snake that can see through things and discern the numbers on the cards.

There's also Philippine gambling tycoon Chen Jinquan; these three are just the most famous. I've heard there's another mysterious expert who will appear.

Da Bao snorted. "Swiping cards is just changing cards. Do you really think he's the God of Gamblers, Stephen Chow? It's normal for him to have supernatural eyes and be able to see the numbers, but so what?"

Even with supernatural abilities, nothing surpasses the power of consciousness. As for Chen Jinquan, Da Bao didn't even consider him a threat. Instead, he was quite interested in that mysterious expert.

"No matter who comes to gamble, they have to put up real money. Want to beat me? In your next life."

Da Bao paused for a moment. The local gangs in Macau were a complex and intertwined group. He could still give them some face as long as they didn't go too far. If they provoked him, he might as well teach them a lesson and let them start over.

“He Xin, we’re running our own casino, we can’t be controlled by others. Let’s set up a security department. I refuse to believe that I have money and power. These so-called powerful outsiders, or local bullies, are no match for me in any aspect. Do you think I should fawn over them? Do they deserve it?”

He Xin pondered for a moment, considered his words carefully, and then spoke.

“Boss, you’re right. We can crush them in every aspect. There’s no need for us to be subservient to them. But these local bullies are from the surrounding villages. Their relationships are complicated. We can’t just drive all the villagers out of Haojiang.”

Da Bao looked up at him, smiled, and said.

"Why not? No matter who affects the development of Haojiang, I will have the government drive them away. Don't forget, this is our territory. Those who obey will have food to eat, and those who don't will not have food to eat, but will be eating paper money candles instead."

He Xin ordered the production of a batch of chips in denominations of five, ten, and twenty dollars. He then instructed the government to issue a public notice stating that all residents of Haojiang, aged fifty and above, regardless of gender, could collect fifty dollars worth of chips daily from five to seven in the morning at Sands International and Yongle Palace.

These chips, once accumulated to 500 yuan, can be exchanged for cash or used at the casino to place bets alongside other patrons; betting alone is strictly prohibited.

He Xin stood up in surprise, slapping his hands together hard. With a loud crack, everyone present winced in pain for him.

"Great, boss, great! With the people's hearts aligned, no one can shake the foundation of our casino from now on."

He Xin happily spun around in the room, counting on his fingers.

"There are 187,000 people in Haojiang now, of whom 32,000 are over 50 years old. The daily loan disbursement is only 1.5 million, which is a great deal. Even the government should commend us."

In the 1960s, the monthly income of local residents in Macau was only one thousand patacas. The casinos were handing out money every day, which was like the casinos were providing pensions for the residents on behalf of the government. And one million five hundred thousand was just a drop in the ocean for the casinos.

"In addition, I will fund the government to open a hospital in Haojiang, mainly for residents over fifty years old, to receive free treatment for any illness. Also, during the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the Lantern Festival, and the Double Ninth Festival, the casino will give residents seasonal gifts. I want the people of Haojiang to feel that having a Haojiang identity card is the happiest thing in the world."

Lame Ho laughed out loud.

"I'm so happy, I even want to move to Haojiang to live."

Rose's eyes gleamed. She was an extremely proud person who believed that no one in the world could surpass her. Now, seeing Da Bao's generosity, she couldn't help but admire him greatly. However, she didn't even dare to covet such an outstanding man.

Ye Han stood up and extended his hand to offer it to him.

"Come on, my big boss, I'll show you around this new Haojiang City and see if it's completely different from what it was a year ago."

Da Bao stood up with a hearty laugh, and shook hands with Ye Han. He didn't call Zuo Mingyue and the children, since Haojiang was still not very safe. He would only let his wife and children come and go freely in Haojiang after he had cleared all the obstacles.

……

In just one year since I last visited Haojiang, it has undergone tremendous changes. First of all, there are many more buildings, and all the buildings in Haojiang are European in style.

The roads have been widened. What used to be stone-paved and uneven is now almost entirely paved with asphalt. This is the result of Da Bao's 50 million yuan investment in the government.

Seeing that he had achieved such great results with only a small amount of money, and watching the residents laughing and joking by the roadside, Da Bao couldn't help but smile softly.

Ye Han was still wearing his blue cloth robe, as he always did unless it was a formal occasion. He pointed at the residents on the roadside with his finger.

"Over the past year, what I've seen most is this kind of relaxed laughter. Brother, thanks to you, Macau has become so much better. Even Boss Guo said so. If he hadn't gone to the Governor's Mansion to deliver an invitation today, he would definitely have come to stroll around the streets."

Da Bao nodded and said.

"Perhaps this is the value of our money—bringing more smiles and less worry to more people. Brother Ye, with our wealth, there's practically nothing in this world we can't buy."

So money is just a number. Adding or subtracting a zero doesn't matter. That's my reason for giving money to residents today—to help others within my means.

As the saying goes, "If Macau is doing well, we are doing well; if we are doing well, Macau will do even better."

Yip Hon nodded in deep agreement. For the next thirty years, he donated two-thirds of his income to charity, and his reputation remained untarnished—a testament to the virtue he had cultivated.