sbdcsierra Chapter 1551: Zhao Family Joins the Gang
Chapter 1551: Zhao Family Joins the Gang
Chapter 1551: Zhao Family Joins the Gang
Although Zhao Jun had already made up his mind to stay in the mountains and take care of his family and business for the rest of his life, he still had to make money.
88 was destined to be the year when Zhao Jun's career took off.
After deciding to join forces with Zhao Weipeng, the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce had another way to make money.
One train car, earning 600,000 in two years, should be considered a safe bet. Another advantage of this business is that Zhao Jun does not need to worry too much.
The output of each forest farm is fixed, and the total income is fixed at 35 yuan per cubic meter. The wages for drivers, furnace operators, coal, porters, and truck rentals are also fixed.
In addition, there is food and drink for the workers. This can be compared with the meals in each field.
By then, Zhao Jun will arrange a trustworthy person to be the leader, and then he can go out to the mountains to earn money.
Zhao Jun has a plan for this year's mountain running, and his plan is to focus on money.
Zhao Jun would no longer go out of his way to hunt wild boars, roe deer, and red deer. His main targets were lynxes, Siberian leopards, and blind bears.
These three animals can bring huge economic benefits to Zhao Jun. Although the price of lynx skin has dropped, it is still 3,000 yuan per piece.
As for the Siberian leopard, a leopard skin costs 60,000 yuan. Of course, that means there are no bullet holes on the skin.
However, even if there are bullet holes, it doesn't matter. You can save two and sew them into a small quilt. Then you can upgrade your plan from "waiting to get rich" to "a lifetime of wealth", and you can even sell it for more money.
After the price of bear bile increased, four ounces of dry bear bile from a black bear costs about two thousand yuan.
Of course, Zhao Jun can't hunt whatever he wants in the mountains, but now Zhao Jun has nearly 200 forest rangers under his command.
These people go into the woods and walk all over the mountains every day, and they can see the traces of animals all the time. If they can provide accurate intelligence to the Zhao army, then everything will be fine.
For example, in the first half of last year, Zhao Jun killed a blind bear every now and then, precisely because there was always someone providing him with intelligence.
Hunting is done in three of the four seasons of the year. Only in summer is the heat unbearable, and the lush vegetation and luxuriant branches and leaves block people's sight, and people can't see the prey even if they are three or five meters away.
At this time, it is not suitable for hunting. But in July and August, when the red hammer comes out, it is a good season to release ginseng into the mountains.
Last year, Zhao Jun brought Zhang Yuanmin, Li Baoyu and Jie Chen to carry ginseng twice, and later he brought Zhao Youcai to visit Laozhaizi twice, but they were all minor fights.
Although hammers were carried out in every place, Zhao Jun believed that the number of hammers not carried out was much greater than that of those carried out.
Zhao Jun now knows about the five old men. This is definitely not a job that can be done secretly by three or two people.
Therefore, Zhao Jun decided to form a ginseng gang and do something big. By collecting ginseng, he could quickly raise funds and then charter more wagons, so that he could have the strength to charter all the 600,000 cubic meters of timber transportation of the Shanhe Forestry Bureau in three years!
Six hundred thousand cubic meters!
If one cubic meter costs thirty-five yuan, how much money can you make in a year?
As soon as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Xing San was the first to respond.
"Okay, kid, let's go to the mountains." Xing San said, "The third uncle will accompany you when the time comes."
"Jun Na." Zhao Weipeng said, "If there is nothing else to do, I will go with you."
"Uncle, it's a crime to be part of a gang that lets people go into the mountains." Zhao Jun said with a smile, "We have to eat and live in the mountains."
"Ah?" After hearing what Zhao Jun said, before Zhao Weipeng could say anything, Zhao Jinhui said, "Brother Jun, that's really interesting."
Zhao Jinhui's words made Zhao Jun laugh.
"Brother, is it interesting?" Zhao Jun said with a smile: "In July and August, there are a lot of bugs and mosquitoes. You..."
Zhao Jun stopped talking here. At this time, Wang Qiang took over the conversation and said to Zhao Jinhui: "Jinhui, you will have to gain weight by then."
"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed. Zhao Jinhui picked up a Yuanxiao with a spoon and put it into his mouth. While chewing, he said incoherently: "Then I want to go too. I've never been there."
"Hey, son!" Wang Meilan asked Zhao Jun, "You live in the mountains, so you have to build a temporary shed, right?"
"That's for sure." Zhao Jun said, "If we go there in a big group, we'll set up camp in front of the old place. We'll stay there for ten days or half a month to clean it out. After that, we'll go home to rest for a few days and then move to another place."
The traditional gangs all do this, and the Pangjia Gang in Yongshengtun also does this. They don't go home even if they can, but just eat and live in the mountains, saving time and energy, and investing all of it in the mountain-releasing.
"Is that possible?" Wang Meilan rarely disagreed with Zhao Jun and said, "It will be July or August next year. You'll only be married for a few months. Can you still live in the mountains?"
Zhao Jun was stunned by Wang Meilan's question. At this moment, Zhang Yuanmin put down his bowl and said to Zhao Jun: "Brother, no need. We did it that way before because the conditions were difficult. We are different now. We can just drive back and forth, right?"
"Huh?" Zhao Jun blinked his eyes and said, "Yes! Go in the morning and come back in the evening."
"That's right!" Li Baoyu echoed, and then asked Zhao Jun, "Brother, if we help to release the mountain, do we have to take the master's seat? Who will call the mountain after that, and we have to be respectful to them?"
"Of course." Zhao Jun said, "Since we are a member of the gang, we must abide by the rules."
"What do you mean, Jun brother?" Zhao Jun just finished speaking when Zhao Jinhui asked, "What are you talking about? What is the master's seat?"
"There is a story behind this." Zhao Jun said with a smile, "People without good fortune cannot find wild ginseng. If you walk past it, you won't even see the red hammer."
"Is it so mysterious?" After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Zhao Weipeng said, "I heard them say that ginseng can run away. Is it true?"
"I've never seen anyone run away." Zhao Jun shook his head to express his opinion, and then said, "But there is a Shao Tuzhao in Lingnan. The old man is over 90 years old. He is the old leader of the gang. Lingnan and Lingxi are all like this!"
When he said the last sentence, Zhao Jun gave a thumbs up.
"Is the old bearded man still alive?" Li Dazhi asked. Shao Yunjin used to be a subordinate of Widow Wang and was also from Shibadaogangzi. Although Li Dazhi was a junior and had never seen Shao Yunjin in person, he had heard of the old bearded man's name.
"It's good to live a decent life." Zhao Jun said with a smile: "The old man looks at the cards every day."
"How can one hand see the cards?" Jin Xiaomei asked. Zhao Jun laughed and said, "He crossed his legs, picked up a card, and put it between his thighs."
"Hey? Nephew." Zhao Weipeng didn't care how the old bearded man read the cards. He just pulled Zhao Jun and asked, "What's going on? Has the old man ever seen a ginseng run away?"
"He said he had seen it." Zhao Jun recalled the past experiences that Shao Yunjin had told him when he was a guest at the Shao family, and he said to Zhao Weipeng, "The old man said it was more than 70 years ago, and that it seemed like there was an emperor a few days ago, and he went up the mountain with his master.
He was also a member of a gang, living in a hut in the mountains for about a month. Then one day, he opened his eyes. The old leader knelt down and got up, tied up the big money and the red rope, and took the deer antler key to carry it out. It is said that when the reed head came out, it was as thick as a child's arm..."
"Don't listen to his bullshit!" Before Zhao Jun could finish, he was interrupted by Xing San. The old man said angrily: "The reed head is just a child's arm, how thick is the mallet?"
"It's just like a big white radish." Zhang Yuanmin added, who was also present that day.
"What happened?" Zhao Weipeng asked. Zhao Jun said, "He was young. He said, 'Master, please pay attention. Don't let the club run away.'"
"Pah!" At this point, Zhao Jun clapped his hands and continued, "After he said this, the gang leader, the second in command, slapped him in the face. His face turned pale from the beating."
"What are you doing?" Zhao Jinhui asked. Zhao Jun said, "Brother, you can't talk nonsense when you are out in the mountains. For example, when you want to eat, you can't say "eat", you have to say "get food". If you are tired and want to rest for a while, you have to say "get squat" when you want to sit down.
When you see the club, you have to shout at the mountain, and you can't shout randomly. When you are carrying it, you can't talk nonsense. It's just that his master is his second uncle, who was adopted out a long time ago, but there is this relationship, otherwise he would have been beaten to death in the mountains that day!"
"Is it that serious?" Zhao Weipeng said with a sense of justice: "Will someone be beaten to death for saying something wrong?"
"That's right!" Zhao Jinhui also shouted: "If I say it ran away, then did the ginseng really run away?"
"He ran away!" Seeing Zhao Jinhui asking this, Zhao Jun nodded and said, "He said he ran away."
"Ah?" The fat father and son were both stunned, and then they heard Zhao Jun continue to say: "As soon as he finished speaking, he ran away. His master was carrying ginseng and immediately felt something was wrong. He dug it down again, and the mallet became soft."
"Ah?" Everyone was shocked. Zhao Jinhui asked, "How can it be so soft?"
"Before he ran away, the reed head was fine." Zhao Jun said, "The rest of the mallet was just a layer of skin, soft and gummy."
"Is this running away?" Zhao Weipeng asked. Zhao Jun nodded and said, "Yes, he said he ran away."
As Zhao Jun finished speaking, Zhang Yuanmin took over and said, "The only thing left is the reed heads, which they are selling for eight hundred taels of silver. How much would it cost if we took them all out?"
"Ah?" Zhao Weipeng was shocked and said, "Fuck, eight hundred taels of silver is not a small amount. How much would it be worth now?"
"So that's what I mean." Zhao Jun laughed and said, "His master hit him hard again, and that side of his face turned pale, and it became symmetrical."
When Zhao Jun said this, everyone burst into laughter.
"Okay." After the laughter died down, Zhao Youcai said, "His master beat him to protect him, and that's it after he's done."
"Yeah." Xing San also said, "They're not like you guys hunting. You guys are just confused when hunting, but they're very disciplined when they're hunting. Even the slightest deviation is not acceptable."
"Hey, brother." After hearing what Xing San said, Zhang Yuanmin turned to Zhao Jun and said, "We went up the mountain to hunt, and you gave us 3131, that's all. We can't let the animals go back to the mountain, because you are the one who brought us here to make money."
"Yes, Jun brother." Jie Chen also said: "After listening to what the old man said, I finally understood. You took me to the mountains, which was like forcing me to pay you."
"Yes, kid." Seeing that Zhang Yuanmin and Jie Chen were so sensible, Xing San hurriedly said to Zhao Jun: "You always say that we earn money by being unjust. You can only get so much of the money from hunting and killing people. This is not the same as letting people go. If you form a gang, you must follow the rules."
"Then how do we divide it according to the rules?" Wang Qiang asked. After he asked, Zhang Yuanmin said, "Take out the club and sell it for money. No matter how much it sells for, the head gets 40% first."
Taking away 40% directly from the head may sound unreasonable, but it is actually quite reasonable.
If you don't have a leader when you're free, you'll have to rely on luck. If you follow the leader, he'll find the place where ginseng grows.
"The sidekicks take half, the mountain shouters take 10%." Zhang Yuanmin continued, "The remaining 45% will be divided among everyone."
When clearing the mountain, a group of people will arrange the sticks. After arranging them, they will push them one by one, looking for ginseng side by side.
The person on the far right is usually called the head gang leader, and the side gang leader is usually the person on the far left, who is second only to the head gang leader in terms of ability.
Hanshan is the person who discovered the ginseng. Whoever looks at the ginseng must have made a contribution, and there is absolutely nothing wrong in taking 10% away alone.
"Okay, that's a lot." Wang Qiang said with a smile, "If I stay at home, it's the same as staying at home. If we want to carry a large batch of seedlings and sell them for tens of thousands, we'll pay for it."
"That's right!" The person who echoed Wang Qiang was Li Ruhai. The boy said to Zhao Jun, "Brother, you must take me with you when you go to the mountains."
After saying this, Li Ruhai did not wait for Zhao Jun to refuse, and said: "Why? Because I watch the scenery every day."
The so-called sightseeing is dreaming, which is a good omen in the mountain. Usually in the morning, when the gang members get up to get food, the leader will ask who saw the sight and what they saw last night.
This view is a good omen in the mountain tour. Those who watch the view the night before have a high chance of sitting in the master seat the next day.
Just now, Zhao Jinhui asked what the master's seat was, but was diverted by his father's words.
The Laoye Seat is a seat made of tree branches and cattails by the gang members. After the gang members shout at the mountain, the leader will take up his tools and start carrying the ginseng. The person who shouted at the mountain will be invited to sit on the Laoye Seat.
After sitting on it, there were people fanning him, handing him water, and massaging his legs, and they kept serving him until the mallet was brought out.
"Ah..." Zhao Jun looked at Li Ruhai. He had heard Li Ruhai say that this child might think too much every day, so he would dream whenever he slept since he was old enough to understand.
"Okay!" Thinking that there was no danger in letting him go, Zhao Jun nodded and said, "Then I'll take him with you."
Seeing that Zhao Jun gave in, Li Ruhai was extremely surprised. He stood up, bowed to Zhao Jun and thanked him.
"Nephew!" At this time, Zhao Weipeng said to Zhao Jun, "Then let's make a deal. If you want to go digging for ginseng, take me and your brother Jinhui with you."
"Okay, uncle, that's no problem." Zhao Jun said, "There is strength in numbers. We are not afraid of having too many people. As long as they are our own people, the more the better."
"That's right!" Wang Meilan echoed, "I heard that some of them joined the gang and led their brothers' wives, sisters-in-law, and nieces."
"What's up, sister?" Hearing Wang Meilan's words, Wang Qiang asked jokingly, "Are you going with us too?"
"I won't go." Wang Meilan shook her head and said with a smile, "I still have a business at home. Besides, even if there is no business, I still have a daughter-in-law!"
After saying this, Wang Meilan pointed at Zhao Youcai and said to Wang Qiang, "Let your brother-in-law go when the time comes."
Zhao Youcai: “Hmm?”
(End of this chapter)