Chapter 56: Hoarding is not a surprise

This was Chen Zikun’s first time taking a photo. Xiong Xiling asked the housekeeper to take him to find a photo studio called "Meifang" near the front door. Standing in the pavilion and pavilion setting, facing a huge camera, Chen Zikun was a little at a loss. Under the guidance of the photographer, he put on a fake suit collar and sat upright on the chair.

The master buried his head in the black cloth, pressed the shutter, and with a "pop", the spotlight emitted a dazzling light, a ball of white smoke evaporated, and the photo was completed.

The photo receipt was handed over to the housekeeper of the Xiong Mansion. They were responsible for the matters such as picking up photos and sending letters. Chen Zikun went straight to the car factory and came to the backyard. He saw half of the yard full of coiled wire mesh. After entering the main room, Zhao Dahai and his wife were sitting and drinking tea.

"Brother Dahai is here, please sit down and don't get up. Your injury is not cured." Chen Zikun greeted.

Zhao Dahai still stood up: "Da Kunzi, you underestimate Brother Dahai. What's this injury? He has been jumping around long ago." As he said that, he patted his chest, stole the horse and punched twice, and it was still full of vigor.

Chen Zikun said: "Brother Dahai is strong, like a locomotive. Okay, I won't talk much. If you couple have time to do it recently, do me a favor."

"You're welcome, just say something." Dahai's wife is also a cheerful person, quick-witted person.

"I saw all the stuff piled up in my yard. I asked them to collect it from the Dong'an Market. The prices of these things will increase in two days. Then we will make a profit."

Zhao Dahai wondered: "Isn't it just some iron gauze nets? This thing is very common on the market. Do you have any gossip?"

Chen Zikun said: "The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. In short, you can help me continue to buy them, and you can buy as much as you can."

Zhao Dahai said: "Iron yarn mesh is commonly used to prevent mosquitoes and flies in summer. Although it is common on the market now, the season is wrong. Merchants will definitely not press too much goods. But if you want to buy all the iron yarn mesh in the city, I guess it will be several hundred or thousands of dollars. Da Kunzi, can you take out so much?"

Chen Zikun said: "I can't take it out, so I asked Uncle Xue to pull all the rickshaws into the pawnshop."

"Do you do it?" Zhao Dahai and his wife shouted at the same time. Da Kunzi's work is always shocking, and this time is no exception. Dahai's wife couldn't help but look at her husband. Usually she felt that her husband was unpredictable enough for her to do things, but this time, there was finally someone who was unpredictable than him.

Zhao Dahai also thought so, treating rickshaws as pawn shops. Although he can turn over some cash, he has a lot of discounts when redeeming. Since Da Kunzi has so much courage, he proves that he must be sure to win.

"Okay, I'll help you." Zhao Dahai and his wife looked at each other and agreed.

...

In the past two days, Chen Zikun has been busy purchasing iron yarn nets. He mobilized all the coachmen of the Unisplendour Car Factory and all the people he could mobilize to sweep away the iron yarn nets on the market in Beijing. As Zhao Dahai predicted, due to seasonal reasons, the iron yarn nets did not have much inventory, but it also took Chen Zikun's efforts to treat all the rickshaws as not enough. In order to raise money for him, Zhao Dahai secretly sent his silver pocket watch to the pawn shop.

After some acquisition, the front and back yards of the Ziguang Car Factory were filled with iron yarn mesh. Chen Zikun bought a lot of wood and a few baskets of iron nails and took everyone to do woodworking work in the yard. He made screen window frames, divided into door frames and window frames. The wood frames were stretched with iron yarn mesh. Although the process was simple, the workload was too large. In addition to mobilizing the driver, Chen Zikun also brought the neighbors of the slums.

The silence of the past became a noisy factory, with the sound of sawing wood and smashing nails forming a symphony of labor. Under the coordination and organization of Chen Zikun, everyone was divided into different teams. Some cut iron yarn mesh, some saw wood headlines, and some smashed nails. After forming a production line, labor efficiency was greatly improved. In addition, there was a powerful logistics team to cook for everyone. Each meal was either meat-filled dumplings or white flour steamed buns stewed meat. Xing'er carried the teapot and greeted her everywhere. Drink water when she was thirsty, don't be tired.

Chen Zikun came back from outside and just stepped into the yard when a little boy suddenly passed by with a small hammer and almost tripped. Chen Zikun grabbed him: "Gou Sheng, what are you doing?"

Gou Sheng is Zhao Dahai’s six and a half years old son, and he laughed and said, “I’m helping my father with work.”

"Son, you're naughty again." Zhao Dahai walked over and held his son on his shoulders. Looking back at the mountains of screen frames, he said with some concern: "Da Kunzi, you have a lot of money, what if..."

"Haha, there is no case, look." Chen Zikun handed the Morning Post in his hand to Zhao Dahai, with the black title on it very eye-catching, "The Interim Rules for Public Toilets of the Beijing Health Bureau were issued"

"Oh, Da Kunzi, you are a god, you are a god, you know before you know!" Zhao Dahai couldn't help but sigh after browsing ten lines at a glance. The newspaper was very clear. The Beijing health authorities carried out mandatory sanitation maintenance on the city's official cottages, including the addition of iron mesh doors and windows to prevent mosquitoes and flies from growing, spraying disinfectant, cleaning regularly, and maintaining them by dedicated personnel. For convenience, the division of the maintenance responsible persons is disposed of according to the old manure industry regulations, that is, the expenses of this money must be counted on those manure valves.

Chen Zikun smiled and said, "Brother Dahai, it's not that I'm ahead of my prediction, but that this rule was formulated by me. Although the Health Bureau has made some changes, the specific terms have basically not changed. I thought to take this opportunity to make some affordable things for everyone, so I took my own initiative. In order to prevent the news from leaking, I should not be surprised by it."

"You boy, you have a good idea." Zhao Dahai excitedly punched Chen Zikun on the shoulder, looking back at the screen frames that were piled up higher and higher, and felt happy. This time he could make a big profit.

After the newspaper published the temporary rules, except for Yu Deshun, the other manure industry bosses just sneered, but the newspaper caused an uproar in society, and all walks of life expressed strong support. Some university professors also published poems and essays in the newspaper, claiming that the official cottages on the streets and alleys were "a cancer in the beautiful Beijing." It is said that President Xu Shichang also spoke, instructing him to be hygienic.

The Health Bureau was supported by all walks of life and was determined to do this beautifully. It was not until this time that the manure industry bosses woke up and hurriedly purchased various sanitary equipment, such as iron gauze nets, fly swatters, lime powder, and disinfectant. However, all of these things rose overnight, especially the iron gauze nets for mosquitoes and flies, which were extinct on the market in Beijing and could not be bought with white oceans.

This is a life-threatening thing. Although iron yarn nets are not valuable things, there are no factories in and outside Beijing. If you want to order goods, you can only go to factories in Hankou and Shanghai. How can you do it? The health bureau has spoken out. Don’t do it if you can’t do it well. There are a lot of people waiting to contract the manure tray. For example, Yu Ji did it well...

The sense of crisis came. The manure bosses were looking for these life-saving goods everywhere, but they were really looking for it. A car factory in Xuanwumen specialized in selling iron screen windows and iron screen doors. The size was exactly in line with the specifications of the doors and windows of the official thatched cottage. All the hardwood strips were nailed with iron yarn mesh. The quality was very good. The iron screen door also had an elastic old rhee rubber inner tube that could automatically close the door.

Almost overnight, all the screen doors and windows made by the Tsingguang Car Factory were sold out, and the scraps of the stockpiled iron yarn mesh were sold out. Not only did they recover the capital, but they also made a lot of money. The rickshaws and pocket watches in the pawnshop were redeemed. Chen Zikun also sent a big red envelope to everyone who participated in helping, and even the dog leftover was not taken down.

The coachmen received the money and happily went to find a small restaurant to drink. Xing'er's family usually had no regular businessmen. This time, they made a lot of money by helping Chen Zikun. Each of them received a thick red envelope. Chen Sanpi's money for wine and Guo'er's book fee was also settled. Xing'er and her mother were even more happy to be together.

"Da Kunzi, I have a house and a family business, so it's time to become a family." Xing'er's mother said.

Xing'er's face was secretly red.

"I'm still young, there's no hurry." Chen Zikun said heartlessly.

Xing'er stomped her feet and left. Xing'er's mother sighed, "The mother and daughter are in love with each other. Of course she knew her daughter's thoughts. To be honest, Da Kunzi is really good. She is good except for her father or mother. She is good at everything. She has a good personality and can make money. Such a good son-in-law can't find her lantern. Unfortunately, it seems that Da Kunzi doesn't mean that to Xing'er.

I can't hurry up, take it slowly, the woman chases the man and has opportunities in the future, and Xing'er's mother is full of confidence.

...

The next day, Xiong Xiling suddenly sent the butler to invite Chen Zikun over. Chen Zikun went back to the house and took a bag and followed the butler over.

When he arrived at the living room of Xiong Mansion, Xiong Xiling's face was a little strange today, and seemed to be in a bad mood. He said lightly: "Sit down."

Chen Zikun sat down with a big golden knife, with bright eyes: "Old Xiong asked me to come, but for the sake of the reform of the manure industry?"

"No need to mention that matter. Today, I received a call from the Police Department, saying that someone was hoarding goods and doing speculative business under my name." Xiong Xiling's tone was faintly regretful and angry.

Chen Zikun smiled: "This is nonsense. I had long expected that a slut would do this dejected thing."

Xiong Xiling said: "You have swept all the iron yarn nets in Beijing these days, and have recruited a group of workers to make screen windows and screen doors overnight, and take advantage of the introduction of public toilet management rules to make huge profits. Is this all fake?"

Chen Zikun was extremely calm: "It's all true."

"Oh... you disappointed me very much." Xiong Xiling picked up the tea bowl and didn't want to say anything more.

The butler shouted at the door: "Send out the guest~~"

Chen Zikun left without tactfully, but laughed.

Xiong Xiling said, "Why are you laughing?"

Chen Zikun said: "I laughed at the old man who has always had a reputation, but I was blinded by the little girl."

Xiong Xiling became even more strange: "How do you say this?"

Chen Zikun said: "I hoarded it, but I didn't. Everything I did was for the environmental sanitation in Beijing and the livelihood of the people at the bottom."
Chapter completed!