Chapter 62: Xia Li Car Dealer
The person Wang Jin wants to learn is Gu Zhuxuan, the owner of the rickshaw business in Shanghai, who is the famous rickshaw businessman in Shanghai, who has helped the new, the fourth tycoon of the Shanghai stall in history. Of course, he is still just a young generation of the Qing Gang who has just emerged. As for whether there will be such achievements in the history of later generations in the future, it depends on whether Wang Jin gives face to him...
Gu Zhuxuan, from Yancheng, Jiangsu, ranks fourth at home, so his nickname is Gu Si, also known as Rumao.
When he was young, his family was poor. At the age of 16, he was famine in northern Jiangsu. Gu followed the refugee army to Shanghai to make a living, and took advantage of pulling rickshaws. Later, he joined the Qing Gang, gradually expanded his power in Zhabei, recruited disciples and became a famous gang leader.
At the beginning of the 20th century, when Gu Zhuxuan stepped onto the Shiliupu Wharf with his quilt on his back, he looked at the bustling street market with no extravagance and made it his highest ideal in life. He had no backing and only had all his strength, so he rented a broken shanty town on Xinjiang Road in Zhabei and relied on a rickshaw from the Public Concession Xieji Company. Rickshaws are known as rickshaws in Shanghai, and it is not a good job to pull rickshaws. On the 39th, the northwest wind thrusts into bones, and his hands and feet were covered with frostbite. The asphalt on the road in Dafutian was hot and the asphalt on the road was burned with hot, and a row of water was burned on his feet. Gu Zhuxuan, who was sixteen or seventeen, was not afraid of suffering, and finally survived.
Gu Zhuxuan was generous and righteous, dared to stand up for justice, and made his mark among the rickshaw drivers in northern Jiangsu. According to the introduction, Gu Zhuxuan then appointed Liu Dengjie, the leader of the Qing Gang, as an old man. Liu Dengjie, from Siyang, Jiangsu, and was the leader of the Jiaxing Guards of the Qing Gang. After moving to Shanghai, he once entered politics and accepted disciples. He gradually formed a mixed force in the Zhabei, Hongkou and Caojiadu areas. After Gu Zhuxuan had a gang backer and was named Tong Ge, he successfully entered the public concession police room to serve as a Chinese detective.
The Chinese detachment in the Concession era was a pawn in front of foreign masters, and in front of the citizens, the King of Hell. Although the salary was not high, the amount of money was extremely high.
Gu Zhuxuan was a Chinese Investigator, not only greatly expanded social relations, but also learned a lot of skills of intrigue and extortion. In addition, he also accumulated considerable wealth. In order to gain a foothold and expand his career, Gu also appointed Huang Jinrong, the inspector general of the French Concession Police Office.
After accumulating some funds, Gu Zhuxuan resigned from his position as a police station, bought several rickshaws, drove a car dealer in Zhabei, and began to become a boss. At that time, on the beach, the police in the concession were popular in China, which was to confiscate the rickshaw license plate on the pretext of violating traffic rules, and force the owner to spend money to redeem it. Because Gu was a policeman, his former colleagues always had to give him some face, so that the rickshaws in his car dealership would always pass without any obstacles. Of course, Gu Zhuxuan often cared about the local snakes in China. Whenever the new director of the Fourth District Police Office in Zhabei took office, he would send a brand new chartered car. As a result, Gu's car dealership became bigger and bigger, becoming the "king" of the rickshaw industry. Gu Zhuxuan became the target of respect for coolies from northern Jiangsu. They joined the door, and Gu opened the house to recruit disciples and expanded his power.
Wang Jin wanted to take such a 13-character person under his command and help manage the gang forces under the control of the Shanghai branch of the New Restoration Association. But he was just thinking about it, and he was not so stupid as to go to the Shanghai Qing Gang to poach their corners. Not to mention what the Shanghai Qing Gang reacted, Gu Zhuxuan, who had already made a name for himself, wouldn't agree. How good is it to be a boss himself, why should he work for others? Speaking of which, he is also an ambitious and ambitious person!
Among the refugees who have been wandering in Shanghai due to various natural disasters and man-made disasters, Jiangsu and Zhejiang people near Shanghai account for the majority. The dialects of the two places can be heard everywhere in the Shanghai Concession. In addition to the refugees in these two places, there are also many refugees in Anhui in Shanghai, which is only a little less than those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In the early stages of the development of the Shanghai New Restoration Association branch, we should still pay attention to local relations and closeness. When the villagers saw the villagers, they were crying...
Soon, the rickshaw drivers in the public concession all received news that the "Xiali" car shop wanted to integrate all rickshaws in the public concession. Just like the people from Jiangsu Gang, everyone united to take care of them. When they heard the news, the rickshaw drivers in the public concession were very dissatisfied. They had already found out the details of the "Xiali" car shop. Two young men from Nanyang actually wanted to be the boss in Shanghai. They were so brave!
However, as a large number of Anhui rickshaw drivers from the public concession joined the "Xia Li" car shop, those who originally wanted to watch jokes could not laugh out loud. They immediately guessed that the "Xia Li" car shop had the background of Anhui boss. What was even more shocking was that the A San patrol police and Annan patrol police who were usually showing off their power in the public concession were very polite when they encountered rickshaws with the "Xia Li" car shop sign while patrolling, and they were very polite without any sign of making things difficult.
Now everyone understood that the "Xia Li" car dealer has a great background and may have close contact with the British inspector of the police station. The rickshaw drivers in the public concession who were waiting and watching were no longer hesitant. They urgently hoped to receive fair and just treatment, and joined the "Xia Li" car dealer with the recommendation of their colleagues and friends.
In less than half a month, with the stunned attention of a group of "outsiders", more than 70% of the rickshaw drivers in the public concession joined the "Xia Li" car shop. For a time, the "Xia Li" car shop became famous and was ranked alongside Gu Zhuxuan, who was located in the French concession, and was known as the two major car shops in Shanghai!
The reason why the "Xia Li" car dealership has developed so quickly is inseparable from the loose policies proposed by Wang Jin. The rickshaw drivers are all poor people. He set up this car dealership to lay a foundation in Shanghai and create a loose intelligence network by the way. Not to mention that they can find any confidential information, but at least ordinary market news should be no problem, right?
Therefore, for the rickshaw drivers in the public concession, he adhered to the principle of voluntary non-compulsiveness. For rickshaws that join the "Xia Li" car shop, the car shop will charge a small franchise fee every month and provide some news circulating on the streets and alleys without them taking any other things. The car shop will provide them with logistical support and communication with the concession police station.
Chapter completed!