Chapter 24: Gains and Losses

Especially as a businessman, you must always be careful, don't be unlucky because of your greed!"

In order to explain this truth to Ning Weimin, in order to make him pay attention to this truth.

Kangshude even recounted a personal experience of his first arrival in the capital as a practical example.

Decades ago, because of the famine, the old man Kang who came to the capital from his hometown was only an eleven-year-old down-and-out boy who couldn't get enough to eat.

When he first arrived in the capital, he was alone and helpless.

Not to mention that there is no money on him, and he doesn't even have relatives and fellow villagers around.

Fortunately, when he came, the weather was already warm.

The capital is also the capital of the first good, and the people are kind and relatively wealthy.

Relying on a few bites of food from the well-wishers in the city, he would not become a starving man on the side of the road.

It's just that the days when you are called Hanako are not as easy as ordinary people think.

Because although the old society was chaotic, the underground rules were orderly and the hierarchy was strict.

This is especially true for the largest city in the country, such as Beijing.

In the imperial capital of several generations, the beggar gang organization has become more developed.

In almost every area of the city, there is a corresponding beggar organization.

In fact, since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the beggars in the capital have been jointly controlled by the beggars of the "blue pole" and the "yellow pole".

The "Yellow Pole" is composed of the children of the Eight Banners who are in dilapidation and poverty, and is an organization of high-level beggars.

The "Blue Pole" is the leader of ordinary beggars, and there are people from all over the world who come to Beijing.

No matter which pole they have, they are all factions in the gang, and they are often distinguished by the surname of the group leader.

For example, for Hanmen, Qimen, Guomen, and so on.

People like those who join these organizations are professional beggars.

They don't want pancakes to eat and drink, just money.

Those who are called "on the pole" by the people are also called "poor families".

Therefore, if outsiders want to live by begging in the capital, it is tantamount to infringing on their interests.

It's easy to talk about what you want to eat and drink in the small alleys, but it's impossible to ask for money on the streets.

Because the prosperous streets and shops are the places where these organized beggars beg for a living.

Not only has they already been carved up by them, but they also have strict internal rules and methods.

Each of them abides by the rules that they can't get out of bounds, and they never allow others to set foot in their own territory.

When an outsider is found to be attempting to beg, violence is used to evict or punish him.

To tell the truth, beggars like these broken families are actually quite a vicious force.

Not only can't outsiders be provoked, but even ordinary merchants who do business in Beijing have to be kind and good-spoken.

Otherwise, once they break the jar and break it, they will be able to disturb your chickens and dogs and close the door.

The degree of domineering is similar to that of the dung tyrants and vegetable tyrants in the old capital, as well as the ruffians and hooligans who eat the Tianqiao artists.

Perhaps, however, Kanshud was born with the potential to become a businessman.

Relying on his innate shrewd mind, he found a new way in such a situation, found a blind spot for begging, and successfully broke through the blockade of the beggar gang in the capital.

That is the entrance of a special business place with red lanterns hanging in Bada Hutong every day.

Reach out to the rich people who come and go here with their well-dressed women around their waists and swaggering in and out of the place. 

There is no doubt that beggars would not be allowed in a place like this.

The owner of the club is afraid of bad business.

But Kangshude's method is more ingenious, and he doesn't know how to beg.

Instead, try to clean up yourself, and then wait dead at the door with a box of matches.

As soon as he saw the rich and "working women" take out their cigarettes when they went out, he trotted forward.

Then on tiptoe, by taking the initiative to give the rich a fire.

I hope that the rich uncle will be happy and give them a little money.

At the same time, because he begged for a living at the door of people's homes, he was also very respectful to those "big teapots" and women engaged in special occupations.

The "uncle" is long, and the "girl" is short. Not only did they call it well, but they also knew how to use the reward money to buy cigarettes and give them cigarettes.

It should be said that his young age, thin small body, and good popularity that are good at likable let him take advantage.

With his pitiful appearance and this self-taught rudimentary PR skills, he gained a certain degree of tacit approval and found a place to earn a living here.

Later, because he became more and more attentive to his business and mastered more and more pleasing tricks, his livelihood entered a virtuous circle.

The cleaner he cleaned up his appearance, the more money he demanded from him.

The better the cigarettes he bought for the "girls" and "big teapots", the more help he would get.

Until he was almost able to get out of this business every day to a big ocean, he stopped buying cigarettes as a reward.

Instead, it consciously translates into more affordable returns, and regularly evens out a portion of the profits to those "girls" and "big teapots".

In this way, he and these people really become people on the same line.

Then, with these girls as "nurseries" and "big teapots" to help him, it was easier for him to get more money.

For example, which guest has a good face, that guest has a bad temper, and that guest has a big hand.

With the "big teapot" reminder and guidance, he can choose the target in a targeted manner.

If he encounters those guests who have no intention of rewarding, the "girl" who accompanies him will also help him.

As long as they are angry, coquettish, and help to say a good word, it usually works immediately. 

Men, it's such a stinky virtue, and love is amplified in front of women.

Even if he is a master who doesn't drop the copper in private, he is often afraid of this kind of swaying.

As long as the girls use a little trick, most of the guests will honestly become cash cows and consciously and voluntarily drop their money.

So when the weather turned cooler, Kanshud was already in a good mix.

Not only did he buy a new cotton coat to keep out the cold, but he also found a simple townhouse to live in.

You can also eat braised and boiled fire, or rotten meat noodles.

But it's a pity that success is also shrewd, and defeat is also shrewd.

If it is said that at this point, he can meet such a well-off life, and he will continue to work like this.

Maybe there are still a few more years to live.

It's a pity that his heart is big.

He did not measure his own strength, and actually tried in vain to develop this business model to industrialization.

He took the initiative to recruit orphans and teach them how to beg for money.

Then disperse the little beggars under his command to "business" in front of different clubs in Bada Hutong.

At the beginning, it was indeed smooth sailing, and Kangshude's income suddenly doubled several times.

However, this kind of good business that can make a lot of money from the comfort of it doesn't last long.

Because the huge profits should not be underestimated, and the size of the movement is not the same.

As soon as there are many people, they lose their concealment, which is no longer something they can hide.

Not to mention the sidelines, let's just say that he takes these little beggars to collect money every day.

Then the gang went to the restaurant to eat, which is a new thing that people can't ignore.

Soon, the head of the local beggar gang found him.

On a snowy night, several beggars smashed open Kanshud's residence.

not only rewarded him with a "kidnapping", but also broke the little finger of his right hand.

He also ransacked his money, stripped off his cotton clothes, and took away all the little beggars.

Even completely ignored his pleas to share a portion of the money to keep his livelihood.

He was ordered not to appear in his own territory in the future, or he would die.

In this way, under the blow of dimensionality reduction, Kangshude had no strength to resist.

Everything that happened to him was like Lao She's camel Xiangzi, desperately saving money to buy a car.

As a result, one night when the dream was almost achieved, he lost everything because of Detective Sun's extortion.

fell into a blank expanse, and I didn't know where to go.

In the end, the old man couldn't help but express such feelings to Ning Weimin.

"O Weimin, violence is just the helplessness of stupid people. Those people only know how to solve problems quickly by force, but they ignore the long-term interests. In the end, they will undoubtedly not be able to run as well as I do. ”

"But more importantly, their stupidity has brought me more destruction than I can bear. At that time, I didn't know how to keep my eyes on the low, I didn't know how to accept it when I saw it, I was too confident, and I was fascinated by profit, which was the way to get trouble. ”

"The most useful thing I've learned from this is to be cautious at all times, try not to take unnecessary risks, and learn to take what I see. Because once the business can make huge profits, it will always be coveted and constantly cause trouble. ”