The next morning, Xu Xiangyang went to Qian Wenqing and asked him to continue the investigation.
However, he felt that some things were untrue, so he was skeptical about their investigation results.
After all, Cao Yajun is a cunning fox. Who knows if he is setting a trap?
Xu Xiangyang had never been to that place in the suburbs before because he was afraid of being caught.
But it is definitely impossible to catch him, he has space! They don’t have it!
"Brother Xu, business on the black market hasn't been very good recently. I don't know what's going on. Maybe someone's targeting us." Qian Wenqing said uneasily, "Their prices are much lower than ours. They must be deliberately targeting us."
This incident happened in the past two days. He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after what happened yesterday, he knew it.
Xu Xiangyang looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Logically speaking, their prices are very reasonable. If they are any lower, it is obvious that they will not make money in the black market. So what are they trying to achieve?
If someone like him does business without any capital, he will definitely make as much money as he sells.
But who can be like him?
Cao Yajun?
Xu Xiangyang intuitively felt that this was unlikely. After all, there were many people on Cao Yajun's side, and the expenses were already high. If they didn't make money, what was the point of playing?
Qian Wenqing said, "I didn't care at first, but I found out yesterday that they were always selling their goods a little lower than us. If I sold them a penny lower, they would also sell them a penny lower."
Isn't this obviously targeting someone?
Xu Xiangyang thought for a moment, "Did I offend someone?"
There are local tyrants in every place, and you can't tell who dislikes them.
Qian Wenqing shook his head. "I've inquired before. There's only one Mr. Jiang in Nancheng District, but they don't have any goods, so they can't offer anything at a low price."
In the South City area, he had already found out who the local bosses or powerful people were.
However, this place is not a wealthy place, it is a slum.
Most of them are workers with limited spending power.
So the cornmeal that Xu Xiangyang had brought out before was particularly popular, and then there were some miscellaneous small things.
Although they don’t make as much money as before, the volume of goods has increased, so their commission has not decreased much.
Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but wonder, could it really be Cao Yajun who did it?
He pursed his lips and said, "Wait a few days. If we don't lower the price, won't they want to compete? It depends on how much stuff they have."
This thing is not inexhaustible, so he doesn't believe it. Is there really someone like him who has space?
Qian Wenqing of course listened to him, so he nodded directly to show that he understood.
When he was about to leave, Xu Xiangyang stopped him and said, "Give everyone a subsidy of five yuan a day until things return to normal."
He did this mainly to reassure everyone that not everyone has the same long-term vision as he does.
Qian Wenqing was very puzzled. Even if the profits were not good these days, why would they give subsidies?
It’s not like they didn’t make money before. If we give them so much, what if their appetite gets bigger?
"Brother Xu, this isn't good. It's only been two days." He couldn't help but persuade him.
Xu Xiangyang shook his head and replied, "Xiaoqing, you have to think about it. We still have a lot of new people here. Sometimes we can't use tough measures, right? Of course, we can't always indulge such a bad habit."
They can come to a place like this because they have nowhere else to stay. Who doesn’t want to work in a factory and be a worker?
You have a stable job and you can retire with a pension.
Their jobs are precarious. To put it bluntly, they might be arrested at any time. Who will be able to take care of them then?
Therefore, sometimes it is better to give some sweet treats than to use threats.
Qian Wenqing nodded, as if he understood what he meant.
Benefits must be given, but whether these benefits are taken for granted or with gratitude depends on what he says.
In the evening, Xu Xiangyang had dinner with everyone here. He bought a lot of cooked food and two chickens.
These newcomers have been here for over a month and have never had such a sumptuous meal.
Normally we stew potatoes with meat, but that’s only during festivals.
Two long wooden tables were put together and could accommodate more than ten people at once.
In addition to Xu Xiangyang, they now have a small team of eleven people.
There are five of them, Heizi, Dong Erxiao, Lin Linmin, and Qian Wenqing, and six of them are newcomers, all of them are young people around 18 or 19 years old.
"Brother Qing, what day is it today? The food is so delicious." Xiao Ping is also a newcomer. He has been here for a month. Seeing so many delicious foods, his eyes widened.
He usually talks a lot and always asks questions, but no one says much.
Sometimes talking a lot is not a bad thing. At least when selling goods, you work very hard, and others can't stand it and buy some. Selling goods depends entirely on your mouth.
Qian Wenqing stood up, cleared his throat, and said, "It's like this, you newcomers have been here for more than a month, and you understand the situation here.
Brother Xu has arranged for everyone to have a good meal today so you can relax. Of course, I have some good news to tell you."
Having said this, he stopped and looked at the others.
Everyone was confused. Why didn't they say anything?
"What good news? Brother Qing, you're still keeping it in suspense." Xiao Ping was a little impatient.
Who doesn’t want to know about good news?
It's so hard to hear good news these days.
Qian Wenqing smiled, and seeing that everyone was anxious, he said leisurely: "Because someone has been causing trouble while selling goods in the past few days, Brother Xu is considerate of everyone and will give you a subsidy of five yuan per person per day.
This subsidy is not given for free. You have to sell your products well. Once things return to normal, this subsidy will be discontinued."
I'll give you the money, but you have to do your job well.
At this point, everyone was quite surprised, but more than that, happy.
They had not been working for long, so naturally they had to buy food when they had money, but the money was limited, and if they sold less, they would find it difficult to balance.
Qian Wenqing added, "Don't be too happy too soon. Although our place looks good, with good food and drink, we also provide accommodation and pay you wages."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Indeed, if this was a long-term, risk-free job, they would want to do it for the rest of their lives.
"But how could such a good thing happen?" Qian Wenqing poured a bucket of cold water on him and said, "You all know how dangerous this place is, but there's one more thing. If you dare to do something behind my back, I won't say anything else, but you won't be able to leave the house the next day."
"Maybe you don't understand, but you can give it a try and experience the consequences of doing this. It doesn't matter!"
Having said this, the others looked at each other in confusion.
This job is indeed very dangerous, and sometimes you have to be careful not to get caught.
But risks come with big rewards!
In the face of these, other things can really be ignored.
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