Chapter 440 Walking Seeder
The two actions were converting debt into equity and hoarding gold; the other thing was Hong Kong’s famous Small House Policy.

The MacLehose government planned to develop the New Territories. In order to gain the support of the New Territories indigenous people, it planned to implement a "small house policy".

It is stipulated that male Hong Kong indigenous people who are over 18 years old and whose paternal lineage is descended from residents of recognized villages in the New Territories in the 1890s can apply once in their lifetime to build a three-storey (3 feet/27 meters high) village house within the recognized area, with an area of ​​no more than 8.23 square feet on each floor, without paying land premium to the government.

The government also established a "restriction on sale and transfer clause" that stipulates that if indigenous residents who own small houses want to sell or transfer them to non-indigenous residents, they must apply to the government for land premium and obtain written consent from the Director of Lands before they can proceed. The land for building small houses is usually located in villages or farmland in the New Territories or outlying islands.

This was originally a transitional policy of the John administration, but unfortunately, it was still being implemented in the 21st century, which led to the origin of the "Ding House" in the movie "Overheard 3".

As a member of Hong Kong, Wang Yuanchao naturally had to report to the authorities and add a clear deadline for this transition policy.

You know, he has accumulated a lot of land in the New Territories. These lands are worthless now, but in the 21st century, they are worth hundreds of billions!
Why did Hong Kong become so densely populated? Was there really no room left?
No, even in the 21st century, Hong Kong has only developed 25% of its land to accommodate such a large population.

Why is there still a lot of land not being developed?
Firstly, large developers are unwilling to do so. If there is more development and supply increases, housing prices will fall.

Secondly, there is the obstruction of homeowners. They have worked hard to buy a house and certainly do not want the house price to fall. In order to prevent their property from depreciating, they also clearly oppose development.

Thirdly, the existence of environmental protection organizations is actually the white gloves of developers.

Fourth, it is the policy of small houses. The Secretary for Development of Hong Kong, Paul Chan, once revealed a message: 56% of the government's land reserves will be used for "rural development", that is, "small houses".

Therefore, it is painful that there is a large amount of land but the government cannot develop it.

Is Wang Yuanchao so selfless?

Not entirely. In fact, the small house policy is indeed beneficial to him and the Wang family, but for Hong Kong, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

He wanted his family to remain deeply rooted in Hong Kong and did not want the city to be engulfed by the land.

This city is valuable, and his family is safe, isn't it?
So he still considered his family's descendants.

He considers Hong Kong as his own home...

The reason Wang Yuanchao gave was simple: if a family gave birth to seven or eight boys, in just a few generations, there would be no land left for development in the New Territories.

In fact, the New Territories is a concession with a 99-year lease.

So the authorities’ mindset is a bit like “I don’t want to treasure it if it’s not mine”! But this can only be understood, not expressed in words. The mainland government hasn’t come to claim it, so how can you take the initiative to say that you don’t want it when it expires?

Wang Yuanchao also played dumb, saying that Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories were all part of Hong Kong and the authorities could not treat them differently.

To this end, he also actively responded to Governor Murray MacLehose's warning about the stock market, and asked his father-in-law Liu Heqing and Commercial Radio General Manager Zhou Cong to start sounding the alarm for citizens in newspapers and on the radio.

Regardless of whether it is useful or not, first show the authorities your positive and obedient attitude.

At the same time, Wang Yuanchao also moved around among the major old families. These families did not start out in real estate and were easily convinced by Wang Yuanchao's reasons. The Chinese all understand the principle of having endless descendants.

The clan power and gentry in the New Territories were not simple either. After many parties reached a compromise, the Dingwu policy had two more restrictions than in history:

One is that the government will not provide land to families without land (this is very fatal. Historically, when males in the New Territories grew up, the authorities would provide them with land even if their families did not have land. Therefore, the authorities needed to reserve a large amount of land to cope with the growing number of males in the New Territories). In other words, only families with fields and land can use this policy; if your family does not even have land, you should just come to the city to work!

Another is that the parents' house must be inherited by one of their sons, and this son does not need to build a small house. Of course, if someone transfers his small house, his descendants will no longer be able to implement this policy!

In terms of time, only one sentence was added: This bill will be implemented on a trial basis for 5 years.

Because the development of the New Territories targeted other people's land, and those who didn't have any land had no weight at all. The residents and gentry of the New Territories also felt that this supplement was reasonable. After all, no one knew that there would be such a huge bonus in the gap of this policy in the future, right?

It was also because of Wang Yuanchao's efforts that the policy, which was originally supposed to be released in December 72, was not released until January 12.

There were many things to do, and the Spring Festival of 73 was particularly close. February 2 was New Year's Eve, and February 2 was the Spring Festival, so Wang Yuanchao did not return to the mainland before the New Year.

But he still found time to go to Guangzhou and pretended to call the art troupe to avoid worrying his family.

"Hello, this is Wang Sheng. Who are you?" The majestic voice of Deputy Director Wang came from the other end of the phone.

Wang Yuanchao said calmly:

"Hello, this is Wang Sheng. I'd like to report to the group. I may not be able to go back before the Spring Festival. I have a lot of things to do."

Wang Sheng was about to get angry. Who was so bored as to tease him?

After hearing the following words, damn, if it wasn’t his third brother Wang Yuanchao, then who else could it be?
Although he knew that someone might be listening closely to his third brother, he still couldn't help but smile, and said in a friendly voice:
"Everything is fine at home, don't worry. Will you come back after the New Year?"

Wang Yuanchao said:

"I have completed my mission here, and will report back to the group as soon as possible!"

Wang Sheng understood that his third brother could not give a specific time, and he didn't know what kind of trouble he had encountered over there, and it was impossible for him to escape.

So he said considerately:
"I understand. Take care of yourself.

If I can't come back in April, I can personally lead the team to Yangcheng to attend this year's Spring Fair, and we can meet and chat then!"

Performing at the Canton Fair has almost become a regular activity for the Railway Art Troupe. Wang Yuanchao finally sang a slogan:
"Don't stop fighting on the 30th, keep working on the 1st! Grasp the revolution, promote production, and work hard for the motherland!"

Then he paid the phone bill to the telephone booth owner and left.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Sheng first called his second son Wang Heping.

"Hello, I'm Wang Heping, who are you?"

"Second brother, it's me, Wang Sheng!" Wang Sheng adopted his brother's serious tone.

"Director Wang, are you looking for me?" Wang Heping immediately put on a playful smile.

Wang Sheng trembled and said:
"Yuan Chao just called and said he won't be back before the New Year."

After all, the third brother always comes back before the New Year, even during the tense times before, so why can't he come back now? Wang Heping immediately said anxiously:

"Why, what happened to him?"

Wang Sheng waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Can't you just hope that the third brother is okay? He said he's fine, but he's just been busy lately."

Wang Heping curled his lips and sighed:

"I guess even if he really has something going on over there, he won't tell us. After all, we may not be able to help."

Wang Sheng was speechless after hearing what his second brother said. After a pause, he said:
"I said, if he can't come back by April, we can go to Guangzhou to meet and talk with him, and he didn't refuse."

Wang Heping nodded:

"It seems that things are really a bit tricky. It's only January now."

Wang Shengdao:
"Last Sunday, Mom was still whispering to me that this year's New Year's Eve is on Friday, and it's only one day away from Saturday! I guess she is also worried that the Korean aid workers will be back soon! We can't say this to our parents, otherwise they will worry."

There is no holiday during the Spring Festival. If New Year’s Eve is on Saturday, then Sunday is the first day of the new year. The Wang family members are all workers and cadres, so they can almost have a Sunday off during the Spring Festival.

Wang Heping said:

"Then tell me what you want to say. I'll listen to you!"

Wang Sheng thought for a moment and said:
"Just say that he has had a lot of children recently and he is busy taking care of them."

Wang Heping burst out laughing.

Last year at the Spring Fair, the third child went out to school and we didn’t see each other.

Last year's autumn trade fair, the eldest brother went to Guangzhou in advance, but he didn't go. The younger sister went to college and didn't go either. The people from Bao'antang even went back to Hong Kong to give the third brother a message that the eldest brother had arrived in Guangzhou.

Then the third brother hurried over, had a meal, and went back the same day.

At that time, the third brother was bragging to his eldest brother about how many children he had in 72. His second sister-in-law had a second son, his third sister-in-law had a first son, and his fourth sister-in-law had a daughter whose name was very similar to his youngest sister, Wang Lili. The third brother said that he had the child with a foreign girl while he was studying abroad, but the girl didn’t want the child, so he brought her back to raise. In addition, his fifth sister-in-law was a foreigner and she also had a son…

It’s just that the third brother’s eldest wife is about to give birth, so he has to stay by her side. After all, his eldest brother’s wife is due on November 11, and she’s giving birth to twins.

These were shared with them by the eldest brother when he came back.

Wang Heping felt that his elder brother’s reason made perfect sense!
This is not made up. The third brother has the photo, but only the eldest brother saw it. At that time, the eldest brother's wife was still pregnant.

My eldest brother said that he felt suffocated when he heard it.

The eldest brother and his two brothers worked hard to have children, but they only had two each. Oh, the eldest sister-in-law and his wife are pregnant again. If nothing goes wrong, they will each have another child in 73. The two brothers are like a competition, chasing each other.

But none of them can compare to the third brother, who produced 6 in one year! Together with Wang Xiao before him, that’s 7!
It can be called a walking sowing machine!
【Wang Li OS: There are 8! There is another one, Yan Xiaocao, you don’t know it, right?】

[Wang Yuanchao OS: There should be 9! There is another one, Xu Damao’s kid, if nothing unexpected happens, he should also be his]

The two brothers discussed an excuse and went back to the courtyard together after get off work.

When mother Miao Cui saw her eldest son coming at this time, she was immediately delighted. She glanced outside and welcomed him into the house.

"Gou'er, take your brother and sister to play in the room. Grandma has something to say to your father and uncle!"

Big Dog Wang Wencheng took his two younger brothers and one younger sister to play in the house.

Wang Heping stood at the door as a sentry, while his wife Qin Jingru was preparing dinner in the kitchen.

Well, the mother thought that what he brought back must be good news! The second son was really tight-lipped. He got home first but pretended not to know. After all, the steel mill was closer to the courtyard than the art troupe.

Wang Sheng looked at Wang Heping, who still had an expectant look on his face. Wang Sheng couldn't help but sigh that the second-in-command had been in the position for a long time and was worthy of learning from him!
(End of this chapter)