Within a few days, Wang Mingkun and others had almost sold out the batch of problem cars at the Chase Company terminal, and at the same time, the car repair shop was officially opened.
"...papa papa..." Accompanied by the crackling sound of happy bamboo, the red silk on the sign was peeled off, revealing the five characters "Si Hai Qi Xiuxian".
The bank supervisor asked someone to rush to order the plaque. It's not too complicated, it's just five round iron plaques with a dark blue background and light green characters.
It was just opened today. Because the few people are good at craftsmanship and repairing second-hand cars, they have already gained some reputation in the neighborhood. The bank supervisor simply offered more benefits and cleaned up and renovated the warehouse next to it before letting them.
Official opening.
At this time, outside the gate, various types of vehicles were parked on both sides of the gate. These are the results of everyone's non-stop work day and night in recent days.
Most of them have been successfully sold, but when they heard that this place had opened, most people drove back to support them. Firstly, most of these customers were introduced by Boss Cao and others, so they knew the situation here, so they naturally came to support them at this time.
Help Boss Cao and others bring the car dealership to the forefront.
Both, domestic cars are very expensive, and they can buy them for a fraction of the price. Even if they are second-hand cars with problems, after being carefully inspected by a few people, the quality is actually much higher than the second-hand cars that are normally sold, so they take advantage of it.
Of course, you have to return some favors.
Of course, the current car price cannot be regarded as a fraction. If the exchange rate is converted from the current silver price and then the new car price is discounted, in fact, the price of a second-hand car is more than 20 to 30% of the price of a new car sold in China, which is considered a normal price.
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It's just that those new cars will not actually adjust their prices. The companies and agents that sell new cars are mostly monopolies in China. How can they change prices according to the market? This is why the second-hand car business is booming.
All three! It’s not like you can just buy a car and sit back and relax. The cost of subsequent repairs and maintenance is not low. For example, the interior decoration is extremely expensive if you make it yourself in China, let alone the parts that need to be imported from abroad.
It is estimated that the reason why second-hand cars can come in and be sold at such low prices may be due to the fact that these vehicles themselves have many problems. Later maintenance will bring a large demand for spare parts, thus dividing the monopoly power in the automobile industry.
Although spare parts are scattered here and there, just like oil, they can continue to bring extremely generous profits. Their power is not necessarily any worse than those who monopolize car sales!
The huge price difference between domestic and foreign vehicle prices also shows that it is impossible for car sellers, oil and spare parts interest groups to wear the same pants, at least now they are probably torn open.
It also means that this second-hand car business may not be temporary, but will become a long-term business. This is not good news for the Lin family who want to build cars.
Lin Mo had a headache. He didn't expect that the silver price trend it brought about would actually incite such a storm and backfire on the Lin family in this way. However, after reaping so many benefits, he could only bear the impact.
After Lin Mo received the message sent back by Wang Mingkun despite his busy schedule, he studied it carefully and found that there were many clues in it, and it was conducive to the layout of some subsequent actions, so he personally took charge of it and made some arrangements for its subsequent development.
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Lin Mo rode on the awning that He Changwen had propped up when he turned back that day. Of course, He Changwen was also holding it now, and propped the boat to the Dachang area, a waterway called Zoumatang.
"...Bang..." The awning was leaning against the river. On a very simple plank corridor made of a few logs, Lin Mo was worried that the slightly rotten logs would be knocked down by this.
Not long after, a small sampan with a temporary bamboo canopy set up on the boat also came over. The weather has been too hot recently, so there are many such temporarily modified boats.
Su Hongjie got out from under the awning and boarded Lin Mo's awning boat. He Changwen naturally jumped on the small sampan and floated to a distance with the support of the other party.
"Why do you still want to meet me at this time? What happened? Or has the situation changed?"
Su Hongjie, who came to meet him, stopped chatting and asked directly.
"The situation doesn't really change. It's just that a piece of work has taken off. I'll communicate with you before taking action and make some arrangements and preparations..."
Lin Mo explained the situation at Wang Mingkun's side and some related information to Su Hongjie.
"You mean, let me arrange for someone to come over and join in, so that when your mission is over and you evacuate, the shop can be handed over to my people smoothly and reasonably, and I can continue to run it?"
After listening to Lin Mo's introduction, Su Hongjie roughly guessed his thoughts. He had some intentions, but he still wanted to see the details.
Lin Mo nodded and said: "With the growing demand for auto repairs in Shanghai, even if it operates normally, it won't be impossible to operate here, and the status of auto repair workers is not low..."
The Republic of China was different from now. Auto repair was not a dirty and tiring job. At that time, workers who repaired cars had to wear white shirts and small suits, drink coffee, and eat Western food.
"...It is logical to contact those car owners. Even if these people are rich and powerful, they still have a certain social status. With these people, we can have more opportunities and come into contact with some information that is useful to us."
After listening to this, Su Hongjie asked: "You mean to turn that place into an intelligence station, and use the convenience of identity to find ways to get information from those car owners or spy on each other's situation."
Lin Mo shook his head and explained: "In terms of intelligence, it is recommended to only collect those who have leaked or boasted during daily interactions, and do not take the initiative to inquire and obtain information. Intelligence is only their secondary task.
Regarding the future positioning of this place, my idea is that it is a weapons station and a tool station. They will identify and establish weapons caches and reserve weapons for various future operations.
Considering the status of Shanghai, there will be many confrontations with the enemy here in the future. It is still relatively troublesome to get weapons, so it is necessary to stock up on guns and ammunition in advance and use them when necessary.
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Finally, this place can own, use, and replace various types of transportation in a long-term and reasonable manner. Whether it is hiding and transferring various sensitive things including weapons, or transporting these items to the people or places in need, it is of great significance.
Convenience and extreme concealment.”
Su Hongjie nodded. Although his existence was oriented towards action, mostly assisting in the work of field operations units like Lin Mo, but in his own territory, he was probably the one who usually used it the most.
Moreover, if the field units can carry out operations here smoothly, it will not be without benefit to themselves. They can not only attack the enemy, but also disperse the enemy's firepower. Otherwise, if they are unable to move and are forced out, then it will be impossible for them to do so.
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"I only have two people with the ability to repair cars. Can you see if it's suitable to go there?"
Su Hongjie thought for a moment, feeling a little helpless and powerless. After thinking about it carefully, he could only find two people who could be used.
Of course, this is a new member he has been looking for recently, and there are still a few old members who meet the relevant requirements.
It’s just that! He feels that this kind of place that requires dealing with all kinds of people for a long time, and will also have a large number of important items on hand, is not suitable for using old team members. They have appeared in the intelligence service for a long time.
There is no guarantee that someone will not recognize you, and the loss will be huge.
Duan Jiazeng, less than 30 years old, is currently working as a driver. He used to drive for a gang brother, but because of his friendship with a Japanese businessman, he also conspired with him to smuggle opium and endanger the Chinese people.
As for his father, he was beaten by Japanese ronin in the street for no reason and became lame. He wanted to take revenge on his gang brother and Japanese smugglers.
It's a pity that Yi is incompetent. The old and young of the family are waiting for him to support them. He can't abandon the whole family and take revenge himself, and involve himself and even the whole family.
But I didn't do anything, and I felt very uncomfortable, so I secretly passed on the situation to a young sergeant in the urban police station, who happened to have a background in the intelligence service.
You know, the opium business in Shanghai was a lot of money for the government to make money from. Even Boss Dai cooperated with Du Daheng to make money from it, so the situation was finally handed over to Su Hongjie.
He was responsible for investigation and surveillance, providing information to the police or gangs, and confiscated or robbed the opponent's smuggled opium several times, which directly caused the opponent's assets to shrink by more than half, and was suppressed and cannibalized by all parties, and it has been in ruins ever since.
The other party didn't suspect Duan Jiazeng, but he didn't know whether he was happy or scared. Something went wrong while driving, and the gang boss was unhappy! He beat him up and drove him away, and Duan Jiazeng went to a car dealership later.
Start renting.
Before, Su Hongjie didn't pay much attention to who sent the information. It wasn't until he completely went underground to carry out work that he felt that the other party might be able to use it, so he went to check.
Duan Jiazeng was an apprentice and learned step by step. He has very solid basic skills. He has systematically studied vehicle driving and troubleshooting. Over the years, he has gained rich experience and can solve most minor vehicle faults and problems by himself.
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Only those who need to replace parts and repair the car need to find someone to repair it. However, he is knowledgeable and knows where the problem is and how to repair it. Therefore, others cannot cheat him, and there is no problem if he turns to repair the car.
After Su Hongjie found the other party, he persuaded the other party to work for him. The requirements were that he would not do too dangerous work and that if something happened to him, his family must be properly taken care of.
Su Hongjie made a guarantee and made some practical arrangements, so the other party became his informant and outsider. In fact, he joined the intelligence department, but there was no formal establishment.
Su Hongjie had no better arrangements for the other party for the time being, so he was temporarily prepared to use his identity to help contact or explore information about some people.
The original plan for the future was to let him find opportunities to act as a driver for some important and key figures, so as to get closer to targets, gather information, and be used as a full-time intelligence and reconnaissance personnel.
However, he has not received professional training. Although his identity is helpful for getting closer to the target, it is not easy to get access to the core and key information, so it is a bit useless.
A car repair shop is relatively suitable, the job is fixed and relatively safe, it can alleviate the other party's concerns about having a family and a living space, and it is also relatively consistent with the other party's professional abilities.