Chapter 68: Corn (3)
Under the command of Yang Xianjian, all aspects of the purchase, transportation and sale of corn soon became eyebrow-raising.
At this time, I couldn't help but admire Yang Xian a little.
You must know that the information closure of this era is unimaginable, we belong to the army, the transportation equipment is relatively comprehensive, so the feeling of this aspect is not very deep, but the peaceful society is difficult to imagine, for example, in the military family before, there was no news of the front-line fighters for several months or even years, which directly led to the fact that the family thought that their son had sacrificed, and even rumored that he surrendered and was shot, and so on.
These things would be hard to imagine in modern times...... In modern times, it's just a matter of calling a cell phone and asking for a few words.
However, in this era when even telephone calls are reserved for high-income families, communication with each other is mainly through letters.
However, the shortcomings of the epistle are also obvious...... The cultural level of the army is not high, some soldiers can neither read nor write, and few military dependents can read and write, plus some uncertain factors, such as the loss of letters, changes of address, loss of new addresses, etc., it is not uncommon for soldiers to lose contact with each other.
For example, there was such an incident in our synthetic battalion: a squad leader of the third platoon introduced a partner when he went home to visit relatives, and he felt very good with each other, and the squad leader exchanged letters with the woman frequently after returning to the unit. When he came back, the girl told him that he had moved to a new address, and told him in the letter that she would send it to the new address the next time he came.
Who knew that things were so coincidental, and when this squad leader read the letter, he was hiding from the side...... This is a common occurrence in the army, because the soldiers of the army often read it openly for the soldiers to have fun after receiving the letter. Especially those letters of love and love. That's what the warriors love to read publicly.
This may be the habit we developed when we were hiding from the cat's ear piercing, so we have left this tradition until now. As a result, some shy warriors would hide the letter or hide it in the shelter.
I don't know if the squad leader was too excited to read the content of the letter, so he was distracted or what, and after going to the side station, he went out directly with his pants, and the letter was forgotten inside. When he remembered the letter in twenty minutes and came back to look for it...... Where there is still the shadow of the letter, it has long been used by others as waste paper to wipe the buttocks.
I can't reply to this address once I lose it.,It's not a big deal if it's modern.,The woman wrote back to ask what's going on, and there will be a new address! But women in this era are very face-saving, and when they see that the man doesn't write from them, they think that the other party is dissatisfied with them or has an opinion, and they don't reply in a fit of anger. So what was originally a good marriage disappeared silently.
When I heard this, I was so angry that I called the squad leader out and gave him a hard beating: "If the address is gone, won't you inquire?" If you can't take a leave of absence and go back to find it, it's rare for us to be soldiers to find a favorite daughter-in-law, look at how many of our troops are in their thirties or singles, are you so inappropriate? ”
The squad leader replied aggrievedly: "Battalion commander, I am a squad leader, if I take a leave of absence, what will happen to those soldiers under me?" Aren't I worried that it will affect the training and tasks of the troops?! ”
I was speechless when the squad leader said this, and what the squad leader said was also the truth, the soldiers of the synthetic battalion were all from all over the world, and many of them had to go home for more than half a month. Being a squad leader is really not suitable for this.
I feel quite helpless when I think about it, the pain of our soldiers. There are very few women in the army, and it is difficult for a pair to face such and such dangers......
On the other hand, this also shows that it is not easy to do things and establish contacts in this era, such as contacting buyers, contacting sellers, etc., most of which need to be completed directly to the city where the buyer and seller are located, and the traffic in this era is not very convenient, so it takes ten days and half a month to open up a trade channel casually, and it is not uncommon to have a few months if the distance is far away.
However, Yang Xianjin has a way to basically contact this qiē within two days, and even the specific matters have been almost discussed, as long as he signs a contract.
Sometimes I think that even if I use the troops, the armed police, and even the Public Security Bureau, I may not be able to catch up with Yang Xianjian's speed!
When I asked about this, Yang Xianjin replied: "This is the advantage of being a soldier, our comrades-in-arms are all over the world, and if you find any one, you can rest assured that you can leave things to them, and they will treat my business as their own." If it were someone else, it would be difficult to do this! ”
When I heard this, I couldn't help but suddenly realize, and then I remembered that Yang Xianjin was a veteran of the era of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, of course he would have his own comrades-in-arms, and these comrades-in-arms were born and died on the battlefield with him, and of course they could trust each other with this experience.
Trust is a very important factor in whether the network is useful and reliable.
Of course, because of my reminder, Yang Xianjian's qiē was done in secret.
The first is the allocation of personnel.
Yang Xianjin handed over this corn trade to Zheng Jiayi, Zheng Jiayi has been following Yang Xianjin for a while, Yang Xianjin thinks that he is fully capable of undertaking this task, and at the same time, this is also an opportunity for Zheng Jiayi to refin.
This distribution process naturally did not transfer Zheng Jiayi and several employees or do anything, which will undoubtedly make Fuxiang Company suspicious and investigate what Zheng Jiayi and others did.
At this time, I really feel that the mall is a bit like a battlefield in some aspects, such as this information, all kinds of disguises, secrecy, deception, etc., which are not much worse than the means we use to confuse the enemy on the battlefield. Fortunately, the soldiers were already accustomed to this qiē when they were on the battlefield, so it was still easy to use at this time
In order to reduce unnecessary trouble, and at the same time, in order to make Fuxiang Company underestimate the enemy, Zheng Jiayi and these people were actually laid off.
As for the reasons for layoffs, the advanced companies at this time have a good excuse: the company's reputation has been severely damaged, customers have been lost, business has shrunk, etc., so they have to lay off employees...... If you don't lay off employees, the company will collapse, and everyone will have nothing to eat.
As for where these employees, that is, Zheng Jiayi and others, went after the layoffs, Fuxiang Company naturally did not care. So Zheng Jiayi and others were very smoothly arranged to work in the corn trade.
The second is trade.
Trade may seem like nothing wrong with contacting buyers, sellers, and then cars or wagons for transportation.
Saying that these are not difficult things for us, buyers and sellers have Yang Xianjian's connections to support, which is accumulated by him in business for more than ten years, and a considerable part of them are Yang Xianjian's comrades-in-arms, that is, iron brothers, so it is very convenient to contact, and a few phone calls basically know what the price of corn is all over the country. Then you only need to add the freight to compare, and you will know which province is more cost-effective to buy from.
Not to mention transportation, the railway department is inextricably linked with the troops, and many soldiers have joined the Ministry of Railways after being demobilized.
Some people say that China is a country built on a network of relationships, but in fact, the network of relationships in modern society is still a small amount compared to this era.
Take the "speculation" that is being cracked down on now, there is a slogan that describes the situation of this era in this era: "One billion people are 900 million down, and there are still 100 million to seek."
Of course, this is an exaggeration, but it also shows that there are a lot of "fallen masters" in this era, and what does the fallen master rely on to get the national distribution materials and then resell them to the market?
Relying on relationships and bribery is also one of the reasons why the state wants to vigorously crack down on "speculation", because this kind of behavior is undoubtedly a breeding ground for corruption, and there is even a kind of shape like a wild horse that cannot be controlled.
Fortunately, Yang Xianjian's network is still quite large, and it is from all walks of life, including officials, businessmen, transportation, etc., which also shows that I didn't see the wrong person before.
But even so, we don't dare to be careless.
The reason is very simple, if this matter is known to Fuxiang Company...... No one can imagine what the consequences would be.
As mentioned before, Fuxiang Company may sabotage and obstruct, and even more strictly it is Fuxiang Company that may still intervene in this corn trade.
Just as Fuxiang Company stepped into our wholesale business, Fuxiang Company can also become our competitor in the corn trade.
If this is the case, we will be miserable, although we have the advantage of the network at home, but Pan Shunde has the advantage of Hong Kong, so there will be a new price war in the corn trade...... It's not hard to imagine that if this happens, we will be the ones who will lose.
In response to this, Yang Xianjin and Zheng Jiayi took a lot of painstaking work.
For example, when looking for a buyer in Hong Kong, he did everything possible to avoid a company related to Pan Shunde, and he still used a new face.
In terms of corn transportation, I would rather spend a little more freight than go through a certain province, and there is really no way to stay in a certain province, that is, to send some employees who have never shown up in advanced companies to operate.
All these actions have only one purpose, that is, to prevent Pan Shunde from discovering the corn trade as much as possible, or even if he does, he will not know that the corn trade is his enemy, the advanced company is running. (To be continued......)