"Brother Zhao, how much readily available cash do you have right now?"
Zhao Daming was taken aback, wondering if this kid had come to borrow money. He paused for a moment...
"About five thousand yuan."
These days, five thousand yuan in savings is definitely a huge sum of money, while his annual salary is only five or six hundred yuan.
“Brother Zhao, take my advice and use all this money to buy treasury bonds.”
Zhao Daming grinned, his face contorted in a grimace.
"Brother, it's not that I don't trust you, but your sister-in-law won't approve of this."
Zhang Cheng chuckled.
"Brother, as long as you have treasury bonds, I can turn them into cash immediately."
You have five thousand treasury bonds, I'll give you five thousand dollars.
"What the heck?"
Zhao Daming's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
That shop on South Street that buys back treasury bonds—one hundred treasury bonds for fifty yuan, maybe with some eggs and flour mixed in—how come this kid can get them for one-to-one?
"Brother, you're not kidding me, are you?"
Zhao Daming lowered his voice.
"Brother, do I look like the kind of person who would joke about something like this?"
Zhao Daming stared at Zhang Cheng for a long time, and saw that his expression was calm and not fake.
He pondered for a moment, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.
"Then tell me the truth, why are these treasury bonds so valuable in your hands?"
Zhang Cheng just smiled and didn't reply.
"Brother, some things are hard to say, you know what I mean."
Zhao Daming, being the kind of person he was, immediately understood seven or eight parts of the situation upon hearing this; this kid probably had powerful connections behind him.
His eyes darted around, and he suddenly slapped his thigh.
"Okay, brother, wait for my news. Tomorrow, I'll gather 10,000 yuan in treasury bonds for you!"
He's made up his mind to take a gamble.
Zhang Cheng knew what was going on and wanted to ask Zhao Daming for help.
"Sweetness"
Sufficient amounts must be provided.
Treasury bonds are a way to deliver tangible benefits without easily giving anyone cause for criticism.
"Brother, now you can tell me what kind of help you need, right?"
Zhao Daming chuckled and said, "To do such a big favor right off the bat, this must be a great help."
But he trusted Zhang Cheng; that kid wasn't someone who didn't know his place.
"Brother, are you familiar with Jiaxing?"
Jiaxing?
Zhao Daming frowned.
Not familiar with it.
However, two of my old comrades-in-arms are doing quite well over there.
"Here's what happened: two batches of goods I brought in from Wenzhou were seized in Jiaxing."
Which department deducted it?
Zhao Daming raised an eyebrow.
"They're not from the government."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Daming's face darkened.
"Was it near the national highway, that they intercepted you by those thugs?"
"Um."
Zhang Cheng nodded.
"This is... quite a troublesome matter."
Zhao Daming sighed.
"During this period, the county has received many reports of people being charged tolls on the national highway in Jiaxing."
The county is also discussing whether to report it to the province.
However, I heard that those people have connections to the road administration. They were dealt with during a crackdown a couple of years ago, but they've resurfaced this spring.
He pondered for a moment,
“Here’s what I’ll do. I have an old comrade-in-arms in the Jiaxing Public Security Bureau. I’ll ask him to inquire for you.”
"Thank you so much, brother!"
"We're brothers, it's too formal to talk about these things!"
Zhao Daming waved his hand.
"By the way, have you had lunch yet?"
Not yet!
"That's great! You can get another free meal at the station!"
Zhao Daming laughed heartily, stood up,
"Let's go eat!"
After grabbing a quick lunch at the police station, Zhang Cheng went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.
After greeting Mo Qijing behind the counter, I went directly to the second-floor office and found Director Zhao.
Upon seeing him, Director Zhao took an envelope from his drawer and handed it to him.
"Xiao Zhang, this is the money Tianyao Company paid for your trademark, five hundred yuan. Please count it."
"Okay!"
Zhang Cheng accepted it with a smile, and put it in his pocket without looking at it closely.
Director Zhao picked up his enamel mug, took a sip of strong tea, and squinted at Zhang Cheng.
"You little rascal, you never come here unless you need something. So, what new tricks have you come up with this time?"
Zhang Cheng scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly.
"Director Zhao, I just wanted to ask if your supply and marketing cooperative has any vehicles that run the Wenzhou route?"
"oh?"
Director Zhao put down his teacup.
Why are you asking this?
Zhang Cheng then recounted in detail the troubles Li Yuanyuan had encountered in Jiaxing, as well as the matter of clothing sourcing.
After listening, Director Zhao remained silent for a moment, his fingers tapping absently on the table.
"The supply and marketing cooperative does indeed have a lot of clothing materials transported from Wenzhou."
However, those were special vehicles allocated by the province, and it was common for them to run once every two weeks.
Besides, it's taboo for a private car to transport your own goods.
"Director Zhao, is that car owned by Funing County itself?"
"No, it was arranged and coordinated by the province."
"I see..."
A hint of disappointment appeared on Zhang Cheng's face.
If it were a vehicle from the county, with Director Zhao's connections, perhaps they could make an exception.
Seeing Zhang Cheng's gloomy expression, Director Zhao suddenly laughed.
"Kid, don't be so grumpy."
Zhang Cheng's eyes lit up.
"Director Zhao, do you have a solution?"
Director Zhao kept everyone in suspense, then slowly took another sip of tea.
"Well, there are ways, but it depends on whether you have the guts and the brains."
He lowered his voice.
"Go and get a small truck that's about the same color and size as the provincial supply and marketing cooperative's freight truck."
Before each chartered vehicle departs from Wenzhou, the delivery station here will be notified by phone in advance.
"Then, you can have your car follow the special vehicle at a distance, all the way back to Funing."
This method does sound feasible.
Two similar-looking vehicles, one in front of the other, would likely be mistaken by passersby as a supply and marketing cooperative's transport team.
But Zhang Cheng also understood that the key to this matter lay in the driver of the private car. Why should he let you follow him? Why should he help you cover for him?
Seeing Zhang Cheng's shifty eyes, Director Zhao realized he had grasped the crux of the matter and gave another enigmatic smile.
"As for how to get the driver ahead to give you a ride, that depends on your sincerity, Xiao Zhang."
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