Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, along with the construction of the railway connecting the north and south of Jiangxi Province, Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River are also undergoing dredging and cleaning projects at the same time.
The Ganjiang River, as the only tributary of the Yangtze River, also benefited from this. The river channel was dredged, and a large number of reefs were cleared by explosives, which also greatly facilitated the communication between Ganzhou and the outside world.
Now Ganzhou's external transportation can rely on railways or waterways, which has become extremely convenient. This has also greatly deepened Ganzhou's exchanges and exchanges with the outside world, and brought a lot of new things from the outside world to this hilly and mountainous area.
Although there are railways and river transportation along the Ganjiang River, land transportation in Ganzhou is still very inconvenient.
Although it is not as steep as the Yunnan-Guizhou Sichuan area, nor as undulating as the mountains and rivers of the Qinling Mountains, it is a hilly area with not much undulating mountains and rivers, but transportation in hilly areas has always been a problem.
No, Xiong Laosan rode a bicycle with two baskets of mountain goods and walked dozens of miles of mountain roads before arriving in Gan County, intending to sell these mountain goods in exchange for some silver.
Since the railway was built, mountain products here in Ganzhou have become more popular. Winter bamboo shoots, dried bamboo shoots, herbs, Ganoderma lucidum, dried powder, glutinous rice, etc. can also be exported in large quantities.
Xiong Laosan is a small rural businessman who specializes in going from village to house, buying grassland, Ganoderma lucidum, dried bamboo shoots and other mountain products from the villagers, and then selling them here in Ganzhou.
"Huhu~huhu~"
"It's really tiring. I probably won't be able to do it for a few more years."
Arriving in Gan County, Xiong Laosan breathed a sigh of relief and found a place to sit down and take a breath.
The southern Gansu area is mountainous and hilly, and the mountain roads are winding and difficult to walk. Even though the court is currently carrying out large-scale infrastructure construction, Ganzhou is also building cement roads leading to Guangdong and Fujian, but most of them
The area is still mountainous.
In the past, there were many mountain bandits in southern Jiangxi, which were a nuisance. Later, the court vigorously suppressed them, and then the banditry in southern Jiangxi was gradually eliminated.
The reason why there are so many bandits here has a lot to do with the natural geographical conditions of southern Jiangxi. The hilly area is full of mountains. It may not be as steep as the Shu Road and Qinling Mountains, but under ancient conditions, bandits were still very common.
It's easy to survive.
After taking a short rest, Xiong Laosan continued riding his bicycle and took his mountain goods to a familiar store and sold them at a good price.
With convenient transportation, local products are easier to sell, and prices have risen a lot.
"Xiong Laosan~"
"I see you carry this burden every time you go into the city. It's tiring and you can't carry much. In my opinion, you might as well buy a motorcycle."
"With this motorcycle, it will be much more convenient for you to go anywhere, and you won't be so tired."
Boss Li, who was buying local goods, looked at Xiong Laosan, who was half dead from exhaustion, and gave a kind suggestion.
"motorcycle?"
When Xiong Laosan heard this, he also asked in confusion: "What is this motorcycle?"
"Motorcycles are something that just appeared here in Beijing before the Chinese New Year. Like cars, they use internal combustion engines, but motorcycles only have two wheels, which are similar to bicycles."
"But this trailer doesn't require you to use your feet. When going uphill, you can easily go up by pressing the accelerator. It's very powerful."
"A few days ago, I saw someone buying a motorcycle, carrying hundreds of kilograms of stuff. It was very fast and could go uphill very quickly."
Boss Li also took out a newspaper, which introduced detailed information about motorcycles.
"Is there really such a motorcycle?"
When Xiong Laosan heard this, he immediately became energetic.
As a small vendor who traveled from village to village, he used to walk and carry a load to sell some things and buy some mountain products.
Later, he got a bicycle, which made him much more relaxed. He bought a bicycle and traveled from village to village. It was more relaxed and he could carry more goods each time.
But a bicycle is a bicycle after all. It needs to be pushed uphill, and if you load too much cargo, you will be exhausted even if you go up the hill. However, there are mountains everywhere in southern Jiangxi. It is not easy to do small business from village to house.
Every time I do something, I will be exhausted, my feet will be sore, and my legs will be numb.
As he gets older, Xiong Laosan feels more and more overwhelmed. When he goes up a slope, he often needs someone to help push him, or to separate the goods and transport them up.
"Of course~"
"There is a newly opened motorcycle shop not far ahead. You can go check it out."
Boss Li nodded solemnly and said.
After Xiong Laosan heard this, he quickly rode his bicycle to the motorcycle shop.
Soon, Xiong Laosan arrived at the motorcycle shop. The entire motorcycle shop was very well decorated, and there were more than a dozen motorcycles placed there.
But contrary to the irritation in other places, the business here is extremely deserted, and there are not many people coming to see it. For new things like motorcycles, people here are not able to accept it all at once.
Of course, this has a lot to do with the economic level of the Ganzhou area. The southern Gansu area has been a poor area since ancient times. The mountainous areas are poor, the transportation is inconvenient, and the information is not smooth. People's spending power and consumption level are far inferior to those in Liaodong and Hezhong.
, in areas such as Beijing and Tianjin.
Many people were immediately frightened when they heard that this motorcycle cost more than 200 taels of silver.
Although many people now go out to work and earn a lot of money, this motorcycle is still too expensive when it sells for more than 200 taels of silver.
The common people have some money in their hands, but there are still too few people who can take out 200 taels of silver at once. Therefore, of the dozen or so motorcycles in the store, only 2 were sold from the moment they were purchased.
This makes Boss Lai, the owner of the motorcycle shop, anxious to death.
When he saw Xiong Laosan riding a bicycle with two large baskets on the back, Boss Lai immediately became energetic and hurriedly stepped forward to entertain him.
"Is the boss coming to look at the car?"
"Yes, I heard that your motorcycle is so powerful that you don't even need to pedal when going uphill, right?"
Xiong Laosan stopped his bicycle and looked at the two motorcycles displayed in the store with great interest, two-wheeled motorcycles and three-wheeled motorcycles. He fell in love with the three-wheeled motorcycles at a glance. These three-wheeled motorcycles have
It is a large carriage, which is very helpful for Xiong Laosan when he travels from village to village doing business, as it can hold a lot of things.
"Of course~"
"Let me tell you, this motorcycle is driven by an internal combustion engine. This internal combustion engine is the internal combustion engine in a car. You just need to add gasoline to it. It does not require you to pedal hard like a bicycle. It only needs to
Just control the direction, gear and throttle."
Boss Lai nodded quickly, and then said enthusiastically: "Come on, come on, I will show you the experience."
After that, he asked Xiong Laosan to sit in the back compartment of a three-wheeled motorcycle, and he drove the three-wheeled motorcycle quickly on the road.
After casually strolling around for a lap or two, Boss Lai patiently began to teach Xiong Laosan how to drive this motorcycle.
Driving a motorcycle is not difficult, and it is a three-wheeled motorcycle, so it only took more than ten minutes for Xiong Laosan to learn to drive a motorcycle with style.
After driving the motorcycle for a few turns, we came to a steep slope. We shifted into first gear and pressed the accelerator. The three-wheeled motorcycle took two adults up the hill in no time.
“This thing is really useful!”
After parking the three-wheeled motorcycle, Xiong Laosan couldn't help but admire it.
With this thing, it will be really convenient and much easier for me to go from village to house to do business in the future. The key is that there is a windshield in front, so the winter will not be so cold in the future.
"Haha, of course~"
"Let me tell you, these motorcycles are very popular in the north right now, and the supply exceeds demand. We in the south are relatively lagging behind, and it's a little later. In addition, people don't know enough about it, so not many people buy it.
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"However, its performance is superior and it is very suitable for the mountain roads in our south. It will definitely be a big seller in the future."
"If you buy it now, it will be in stock. If you are in the northern region, you have to pay first and then wait for the goods."
When Boss Lai saw that Xiong Laosan liked it, he started talking endlessly about the benefits and conditions of this motorcycle.
"How much does this motorcycle cost?"
Xiong Laosan nodded while listening. Only by trying this motorcycle in person can we know its benefits. After thinking about it, he decided to buy one.
"If you buy it now, it only costs 210 taels~"
Boss Lai saw that Xiong Laosan wanted to buy it, and he was also a small businessman, so he should have some money.
"210 taels of silver, isn't this too expensive?"
When Xiong Laosan heard this, he couldn't help shouting.
"It's very expensive. That's because my purchase price is very expensive. My purchase price is 200 taels of silver. I only make a little profit."
Boss Lai smiled and said: "That is to say, everyone is not familiar with it now. When everyone is familiar with it and likes it, then they will have to wait for money."
"210 taels of silver, that's cheaper. How about a round number?"
Xiong Laosan thought about it carefully and decided that he still had to buy it. With this thing, it would be much easier to do business in the future. As for money, it was not a big problem. He had accumulated some money from doing business for many years.
The two sons also went to Nanchang early to work and sent a lot of money back home.
"No, no, that way I won't make a single tael of silver. Why don't you let me earn a few taels of silver?"
"They are all in business. Everyone knows in their hearts that if you don't sell 200 taels of silver, you will lose."
"Okay, okay, I'll sell you one, I'll sell you one. I really won't make you any money at all. You're too good at bargaining."
After some haggling, Xiong Laosan finally bought a three-wheeled motorcycle for 200 taels of silver.