Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 299 Concerns
Early in the morning on the 20th day of the first lunar month, Gao Taiyuan brought his nephew Gao Jiangcheng to the post station.

Qu Shaoyang took a look and found that Mr. Gao's nephew was of medium height. Although he was not particularly handsome, he was not ugly either. He was just a pretty decent young man.

The two chatted for a while and found that Gao Jiangcheng's conversation was acceptable and not vulgar.

He is also not like some scholars who talk a lot of nonsense when they open their mouths.

Qu Shaoyang was very satisfied with Gao Jiangcheng. He had found an assistant in the general office.

Qu Shaoyang was in a hurry to recruit a team and did not stay in Phoenix City for long. He set off for Anton early in the morning of the 21st.

The main thing is that Qu Shaoyang doesn’t know where the Chen brothers are now. Anton is close, so he will go to see them first. If they are not there, he will go to Yingkou to look for them.

The Qu family has business in Andong, and Fuxingxiang Warehouse is a large place, so there is no need to stay in an inn after entering the city.

The group headed straight for the warehouse. When they arrived, they saw that the business was quite good with people coming and going.

Of course, most of them come to buy various mountain products and skins.

As soon as Qu Shaoyang and his party entered the shop, they were spotted by the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper of Anton's Fuxingxiang Warehouse also had the surname Gao. He was the son of the old Gao family in Daqinggou Village, named Gao Sheng.

When Gao Sheng was young, he attended a private school for a few years. Later, he followed the Chen brothers into the mountains and became a gangster, a senior official in charge of money and grain.

The Double Gun Gang was gradually transforming into a caravan. Just as Anton was planning to open a warehouse, Chen Yunzhe arranged for Gao Sheng to be the storekeeper and to gather information along the way.

Gao Sheng knew Qu Shaoyang. When he saw Qu Shaoyang coming in, he hurried forward and asked, "Hey, how come the boss has time to come?"

"Oh, I'm here to look for my elder and second brothers. I wonder if they are in Anton right now?"

Qu Shaoyang had something important to do and didn't have time to waste, so he went straight to the point and asked.

"Boss, let's talk in the back."

There were many people in the warehouse lobby, and it was not a place to talk, so Gao Sheng quickly asked Qu Shaoyang and his group to move to the back.

Everyone came to the backyard and sat down. Gao Sheng asked people to serve tea and then spoke.

"Boss, you came at an unfortunate time. Both of our bosses are not in Anton.

I heard that the first boss went to the escort agency in Liaoyang. The second boss came here after the New Year and stayed for two days before rushing to Yingkou. I guess he is in Yingkou now. "

Qu Shaoyang was stunned when he heard this. He could understand why Chen Yunzhe went to Yingkou.

What is Chen Yunhan doing at the Liaoyang Escort Agency?
Ever since the incident with the Chen family that year, Chen Yunhan was afraid of being implicated in the escort agency, so he never dared to visit his master's family again.

We haven't had any contact for several years. Why did you suddenly go to Liaoyang Escort Agency?
“Since neither of them are here, forget it.

Manager Gao, please clear out a few rooms for us so we can rest for the night."

Qu Shaoyang sighed and thought that he had to go to Yingkou.

Fuxingxiang Warehouse was rented in a large courtyard, with five shops facing the street and five main rooms at the back.

The east end was reserved for Chen Yunzhe and his brothers to live in, the west end was where the shopkeeper and his employees lived, and the east and west wing rooms were used as warehouses.

Qu Shaoyang brought his people and they could just live in the two rooms at the east end.

So Manager Gao immediately asked people to clean up the place, heat up the kang, and prepare some good food for Qu Shaoyang and the others to stay.

Qu Shaoyang had other things to do during this trip to Anton.

So the next day, he took the official letter issued by the Dongbiandao Yamen and went to the Andong County Yamen to meet with the Andong County Magistrate.

After discussing with the magistrate of Andong, a branch office of the Wood Tax General Office should be set up here.

All timber transactions in the Andong market must be registered at the branch office of the General Office.

In addition, all the material warehouses in Andong that have mountain sites in Changbai Mountain must also apply for licenses here. Without the permission issued by the General Office, they are not allowed to build mountain sites and cut wood. Andong is under the jurisdiction of the Dongbian Road. Since it is an order from the Dongbian Road Office, Andong can only obey orders.

In the end, the branch office of the General Office temporarily borrowed the former Dianshi Office, and would build another one later as appropriate.

The Dianshi Office had been idle for several years and was a bit dilapidated, so Qu Shaoyang left Zhou Chuanzhi and others in Andong and asked them to find craftsmen to repair it.

Qu Shaoyang led two people and left Anton to Yingkou to find Chen Yunzhe.

Fortunately, Chen Yunzhe was in Yingkou, and Qu Shaoyang found him when he got there.

"Shaoyang? Why are you here? Are you here for the explosives thing?

Alas, this is a bit difficult to handle.

The foreign company said that the engineering explosives you want, also called safety explosives, were invented by a Swedish man named Bell, and it seems to have only been out for a few years.

That thing is said to be extremely powerful and is currently a banned item for our Qing Dynasty.

Of course, as long as you pay enough, they can make it, but the price will definitely not be cheap.”

As soon as Chen Yunzhe saw Qu Shaoyang, he hurriedly told Qu Shaoyang the news about the explosives.

"Brother, just tell the foreign company about the explosives. As long as we can get them, the money doesn't matter."

The formula of safe explosives was not a secret at all in later generations. Many people knew what it was, and Qu Shaoyang also understood it.

But knowing it alone is useless. Without the corresponding technical talents and equipment, Qu Shaoyang can't just create it out of thin air, right?

They are in urgent need of explosives, but they can't make them themselves, so they can only buy them at a high price.

"Okay, then I'll talk to them and ask them to buy a batch for us.

However, this year’s spring is definitely too late, and there is not enough time.”

We don’t have this thing in China. It has to be shipped across the ocean from a faraway foreign country. It takes at least several months, and at most half a year.

That’s why Chen Yunzhe said that it would definitely not be possible in the early spring this year.

It will be late, so be it. There is nothing we can do about it. It’s because we can’t produce it domestically. Qu Shaoyang can’t do anything about it.

"Brother, I came here to discuss something important with you."

Putting the issue of explosives aside, Qu Shaoyang quickly told Chen Yunzhe about his appointment as the general manager of wood tax.

"Brother, I'm still in need of an assistant who can stay in the Anton branch office. I wonder if you can come and help me?"

Before Chen Yunzhe could react and congratulate Qu Shaoyang, Qu Shaoyang asked.

This question confused Chen Yunzhe.

"Ah? You want me to be an assistant? Is that possible? With my status?"

"Why not? You are the second in command of the Double Spears Gang and you are also a thug. Not many people have seen you.

Besides, the Double Gun Gang didn't do anything bad, and now they have become a security team, right? As long as we spend some money, this matter can be easily settled."

Qu Shaoyang had already thought about it. At most he could just spend some money. Considering the wealth of the Chen brothers, it was just a drop in the bucket.

"Not only this, but also the one in Kuandian. We were wanted criminals back then.

Although the Tong family and the Jiang family have fallen now, they still have a foundation in Kuandian, and they are afraid that someone will dig up the old case.

It doesn't matter if I'm the assistant or not, but it would be bad if I implicate you." Chen Yunzhe thought a lot.

(End of this chapter)