A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 65 Pheasant Car

Chen Guangliang personally came to the Traffic Department to deliver the "dividends" and asked Smith about the subsequent license issues.

Three months have passed since the last batch of licenses (60 large licenses) were approved by the Transportation Department. After that, although Changjiang Car Dealership used various means to obtain 70 licenses from "Wang's Car Dealership", Chen Guangliang still felt that the development was too slow.

Moreover, although Changjiang Rickshaw Company seems to own 175 rickshaws, Chen Guangliang's equity ratio is less than 40%.

So, how could Chen Guangliang not want to continue expanding?

"Mr. Chen, the problem right now is that traffic in the concession is already quite congested, so we're being very cautious about issuing rickshaw licenses. Furthermore, rickshaws' failure to comply with traffic regulations and hinder the operation and development of public transportation are all serious problems. So, it's not that I don't want to continue cooperating with you, but given the current environment, I can't issue new licenses, at least not this year."

Smith formally informed Chen Guangliang, which made Chen Guangliang's idea go down the drain.

"Mr. Smith, is there no other way?"

Smith shook his head. Although he also wanted money, he still had to abide by the laws and regulations of the Municipal Council and it was impossible for him to issue new licenses at will.

Seeing this, Chen Guangliang could only say: "Okay, let's work together again next year. Don't worry, I will send you dividends on time every month."

Smith said, "Okay, you are a man of your word. And since you are Li Chao's friend, you are also my friend."

It seems that Li Chao is beginning to be valued in the Transportation Department.

This is a good thing for Chen Guangliang!
On the way back, Li Chao caught up with him and asked, "Do you know how many illegal taxis there are in Shanghai right now?"

Chen Guangliang didn't know what he meant, but replied: "It should be quite a lot."

Changjiang Car Dealership also has 7 illegal cars, but the license plates of these illegal cars are more genuine, so the possibility of being detected is low.

Throughout Shanghai, rickshaw license plates are divided into various categories:
Big Notes: For example, the license issued by the Municipal Council can not only be used to do business in the International Settlement, but also in the French Concession and the Chinese Concession, so it is called the "Big Notes".

Small Note: In contrast to the "Big Note", it can only be used in the French Concession and the Chinese Concession.

Others: There is another type of license plate that can only be used in Huajie. Even the Huajie license plates themselves are divided into those for running in Zhabei and those for running in Nanshi.

In addition to the above license plates, there are also quite a lot of "wild cars".

After all, a lower quality rickshaw only costs fifty or sixty dollars, and a brand new one costs just over a hundred dollars.

Suppose you use a rickshaw that costs fifty or sixty yuan to run a "scam" without paying rent, you may get your money back in more than a month.

Under such circumstances, there are naturally many people who take risks.

Li Chao said: "In the concession, there are nearly 1 public rickshaw licenses and nearly 0.8 private rickshaw (non-operating) licenses, while the number of illegal rickshaws is about 1, and they are still increasing. The number of public rickshaw licenses has been controlled within 1924 since 1; however, the number of private rickshaw licenses has been increasing, and the number of illegal rickshaws has become increasingly rampant."

Private rickshaws are rickshaws purchased by wealthy individuals and painted black. These rickshaws are mostly used to transport male owners to and from get off work or to school, and their hours on the road are limited.

Chen Guangliang's mind moved, and he said, "You mean, let Changjiang Car Dealership increase the number of 'wild cars' to expand its scale?"

Li Chao nodded and said, "That's right. You have our traffic department watching over you now, plus you have connections with the patrol police, so you have an advantage over other illegal vehicles. Even if you're discovered, your vehicle will be confiscated, so the loss won't be that big."

Yes!

Or maybe I was too conservative and didn't think of increasing the number of illegal vehicles.

In fact, in another five years, the number of illegal vehicles in the concession may increase to 2.

On the other hand, whether it's the traffic department or the patrol officers, they don't "hate" illegal vehicles, because illegal vehicles are also their side hustle. Patrol officers can extort money from illegal vehicles when they catch them. It's like a "cash cow."

"You're right. It seems this is the only way to expand now!"

Li Chao added, "Well, I'll try to get you a batch of license plates so they're indistinguishable from the real thing."

Nowadays, his monthly dividend is equivalent to his half-year salary. In addition, thanks to the cooperation between the Transportation Department and the Yangtze River Vehicle Dealership, he is also highly valued by the department chief.

So, now that he has both good career and financial luck, he naturally starts to pay attention to the car dealership's affairs.

"Okay, I'll give you 2% of the shares." "% is fine, I'll also pay, this is normal cooperation."

"also"

This business is not a zero-cost business. If you operate a "wild car", the risk will also increase accordingly.

Of course, to operate this batch of "wild cars", Chen Guangliang will no longer hold any grand ceremony, but will put them into operation in batches in a low-key manner.

When I returned to the Yangtze River Base (Yuyuan Road), I saw Inspector Gao chatting with Zhou Xinggao!
Although Zhou Xinggao is Chen Guangliang's "bodyguard chief", he does not need to follow Chen Guangliang all the time. Generally speaking, Chen Guangliang only travels with two people.

"Inspector Gao, are you here?"

In order to win over Gao Hu, Chen Guangliang gave Gao Hu the dozens of dollars left after paying off the loans for the 20 rickshaws he had swindled.

For 20 cars, the normal monthly rental cost is 600 yuan. After deducting 30 yuan for operation and other expenses, and then deducting the '500 yuan car payment (for 10 consecutive months)' that needs to be repaid, there will still be 60 to 70 yuan left.

Chen Guangliang did not take this part of the money, but gave it all to Inspector Gao for tea.

Inspector Gao had also witnessed Chen Guangliang's methods and had received benefits from him, so he naturally took care of the Changjiang Car Dealership and introduced some people from the patrol team to Chen Guangliang.

Gao Hu smiled and said, "I know that Brother Zhou likes guns, so I specially got two pistols and some bullets and sent them to him."

He had some understanding of Zhou Xinggao. He knew that he had served in the Beiyang Army before, and that he was a skilled and courageous general under Chen Guangliang.

Based on this, Gao Hu believes that Chen Guangliang is much stronger than some other car dealerships.

Chen Guangliang watched Zhou Xinggao take out two pistols, and then Zhou Xinggao introduced them: "The guns that Inspector Gao brought are imported bolt-action pistols, and the 8-round single-row insert magazines are all brand new."

With a gun in his hand, Zhou Xinggao seemed like a different person.

If he was not Zhou Xinggao's "savior", and Zhou Xinggao now received hundreds of dollars in dividends every month, Chen Guangliang would not dare to keep such a powerful man.

Because as far as he knew, in cases of kidnapping in this era, the chances of the bodyguards committing the crime were quite high.

"Keep your self-defense tools safe and don't show them off casually. By the way, did you give the money to Inspector Gao?"

Zhou Xinggao quickly said, "Inspector Gao is only willing to charge 100 yuan for the cost, originally..."

Gao Hu smiled and said, "It's just a favor between friends. Just charge the cost!"

A pistol costs about 40 dollars, plus the money for bullets, so Gao Hu really didn't charge too much.

However, Chen Guangliang never touched the gun from beginning to end. After all, he needed to be on guard against Gao Hu.

Although it is not illegal to carry a gun in this era, most wealthy people will own a gun for self-protection, and this type of pistol is most suitable for businessmen and military officers, but Chen Guangliang will not trust anyone.

For example, he now has a "security team" with a total of four people. Although Zhou Xinggao is the team leader and the two drivers were also selected by Zhou Xinggao, Chen Guangliang arranged his younger brother Lin Feng to join the team and learn skills from Zhou Xinggao.

Balance is very necessary!

After drinking tea with Inspector Gao for a while, Chen Guangliang asked Zhou Xinggao to see him off.

Zhou Xinggao then handed Chen Guangliang a gun and said, "Boss, take this!"

Chen Guangliang, however, was playing with the Luzi pistol in his hand (Luzi is the old northern dialect name for a small pistol with a magazine inside the grip), and then said, "Give it to Lin Feng, you teach him."

Zhou Xinggao nodded and said, "This kid is not bad. He has a lot of strength and has learned some basic martial arts for a few years. He is a good bodyguard material."

"Then as a master, teach them more. I will need a lot of people in the future!"

"Don't worry, boss. I promise to train you a strong bodyguard team."

Zhou Xinggao didn't feel like he was committing himself to Chen Guangliang, but rather that he had found a good boss. This boss was developing rapidly, was extremely smart, and had a very bright future.

(End of this chapter)