Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 307 Meeting

Chen Yunhan followed Qu Shaoyang's advice and went to Changfeng Escort Agency to propose marriage with great fanfare.

This action won the unanimous favor of everyone in the escort agency.

There are many disciples in Changfeng Escort Agency, but only a few of them are truly qualified to accompany guests at banquets.

Among the other disciples, some who were more cunning ran outside and chatted with their neighbors.

When Chen Yunhan and his party came to the escort agency, many people around saw them, and many of them were curious about who was proposing marriage.

When they saw the young apprentice from the escort agency coming out, many people spontaneously surrounded him and asked him questions in a roundabout way.

These young disciples were all smart and eloquent, and they could explain things clearly in just a few words.

My future son-in-law is the commander of the militia in Kuandian, his brother-in-law is the chief of wood tax in Dongbiandao, his brother-in-law is the assistant, and he is also a student, and he will take the examination for a scholar next year.

Moreover, the future son-in-law has been engaged in business for many years and has businesses in Yingkou, Andong, and Fengtian, and has accumulated a lot of wealth.

These young apprentices have a good grasp of the degree, and they render things appropriately based on facts.

When the others heard this, they all sighed with emotion. The He family girl had driven away so many men before, so it turned out that they were not destined to be married.

Look, now that fate has arrived, hasn’t he found a good one?

For a moment, everyone was envious and moved.

Then, the news spread quickly around as if it had legs.

The banquet in the escort agency hadn't even finished yet, but almost half of Liaoyang City knew about it.

In Changfeng Escort Agency, after three rounds of drinks, everyone slowed down the pace, ate slowly, and chatted more.

The meal ended at the beginning of the afternoon. The men were all drunk and their faces were flushed, and their voices were much louder than usual.

Qu Shaoyang and others still had a lot of things to do and could not stay for long.

The two families have already decided on the marriage, and the next step is to get engaged and get married, which requires the involvement of both parents, so Chen Yunhan and the others have to hurry back to Maoer Mountain.

So, the group said goodbye and left. Before leaving, Sun really wrapped a big red envelope and gave it to Zhao Sangu.

"Her third aunt, I'm sorry for the trouble you have taken in the child's marriage. Please accept this little token of my gratitude.

When the child gets engaged and married, I will have to trouble her third aunt to help. "

Sun pulled Zhao Sangu's hand and said with a smile on her face.

Chen Yunhan asked Zhao Sangu to propose marriage and paid enough money. At this time, the He family gave another part, so Zhao Sangu could be considered to have made a profit this time.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will take care of the fourth young lady's marriage. I will make sure it's fine."

Aunt Zhao Sangu accepted the red envelope with a smile on her face and left with Chen Yunhan and his party.

Qu Shaoyang and the other two drank some wine, then fell asleep when they returned to the inn. When they woke up, they got together to discuss the matter.

Qu Shaoyang and Chen Yunzhe are busy with the affairs of the General Office and cannot get away to return to Maoer Mountain for the time being.

All he could do was let Chen Yunhan take his men back to Maoer Mountain and explain what had happened here to his family.

One is the marriage of the two brothers of the Chen family, and the other is how to deal with the house in Kuandian. Doctor Chen and his wife are needed to come over as soon as possible.

So the next day, Chen Yunhan led his men back to Maoer Mountain, while Qu Shaoyang and Chen Yunzhe took a few other people to Andong first.

On the Anton side, Zhou Chuanzhi and his colleagues found a number of craftsmen and made some repairs to the originally dilapidated Dianshi Yamen, so that it now looked presentable enough.

As soon as Qu Shaoyang and Chen Yunzhe arrived in Andong, they immediately asked someone to notify the Andong Ship Guild and the managers of the material warehouses and docks in the city to hold a meeting together.

The official document about the establishment of a new wood tax office in Dongbiandao has been sent to the subordinate counties a few days ago, and Andong has also received the news. The Ship Association has always wanted to pay a visit to the general manager, but never had the chance.

Now that I have heard the news, I dare not delay for a moment and rush here immediately.

The other shopkeepers were the same, they all wanted to know what this newly established general office was all about. It concerned the interests of each family, and no one was willing to be left behind.

In this way, all the people in Andong City who were related to the timber business gathered in the general office.

Qu Shaoyang personally convened a meeting for these people and told everyone one by one the proposal that he and Chen Yunzhe had prepared in advance.

The main purpose of the meeting was to tell these people that all future timber-related business activities in Dongbiandao must be registered with the General Office.

Only after registration and the issuance of a license by the General Office can each family's mountain or water field start work.

If you start work without a license and get caught, all the timber will be confiscated and you will also be fined.

Of course, as long as these lumberyards and material warehouses obtain licenses according to procedures and pay taxes, the General Office will protect their legitimate rights and interests.

For example, in the past, there were gangs of bandits who collected protection fees and set up camps along the line to eat the food, fight against gangs, and cheat gangs.

As long as you report it to the General Office, we will find a way to resolve it and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the wood bosses from infringement.

"Everyone, I called you here today for two important things.

One is that the government wants to promote a new method of weaving rafts, changing the original "character-weaving" method to "soft-weaving" method.

We used to use the original style, which required a special person to use an adze to make all four sides of the wood flat, and then drill holes to make the tiles.

This method of rafting wastes wood, increases labor costs at the mountain site, and is also slow in the rafting process.

It is easy to get stuck in shallow water. If you get stranded, you will have to wait until next year to get to the destination.

Not only will it delay things, but the wood will also not sell for a good price if it is left in water for a year, exposed to the wind and sun."

"I am also a wood-handling man. In recent years, I have figured out a method of soft penetration. This method is more flexible and can be used regardless of whether the water is strong or weak.

Moreover, a row can hold more wood and does not require so many wood handles, which can save a lot of costs. "

Those who came to attend the meeting were all big managers of lumberyards and material warehouses. What they cared most about was whether they could make money.

When they heard about the new way of dressing, they all opened their eyes and listened attentively.

"Another thing is that I plan to use explosives to blow up the sentry posts and reefs along the way this winter while the water level of the Yalu River is low.

In this way, future raft exiles will be much safer and there won't be so many deaths.

Of course, this explosive is difficult to obtain and requires a high price to purchase from foreigners.

This money can only be collected from various mountain and water fields, and an appropriate fee will be charged for each raft.

I think this is better than spending a lot of money to carry out the task if something goes wrong."

Qu Shaoyang said this not to seek their opinions, but to inform them. Regardless of whether these people agree or not, what should be collected must be collected.

"Sir, I wonder how much silver this tax will collect? How long will it take to blow up the sentry post?" someone asked.

“It is currently estimated that it will take two to three years, and I hope to blow up all the outposts as soon as possible, so that I won’t have to worry about it in the future.

You can rest assured that I will hire specialized blasting personnel to shorten the time as much as possible and strive to clear the waterway as soon as possible."

Qu Shaoyang hoped to blow up all the sentry posts within a year, but the operation was quite difficult, so he preferred to be safe.

(End of this chapter)