Ye Qing smiled and auctioned the elixir Mowanji, collecting 2.1 billion. He spent one billion to buy 5% of the shares of a silkworm farmer, and gave 600 million to Shen Junyi to put in the hospital as a charity fund. The remaining 500 million was transferred to Ciaohu.
But Cunning Tiger couldn't keep the money. He had to hand over 300 million to Wu Rui and keep 200 million for himself.
This money is definitely enough for the army to complete the re-equipment and even continue to order some heavy-duty pickup trucks, heavy machine guns, bullets, and even rocket launchers.
But Cunning Tiger is the kind of person who has a strong sense of worry.
The monthly military expenditure of 10,000 soldiers is 10 million, plus miscellaneous expenses such as weapon maintenance, bullet consumption, gasoline, diesel, etc., another 10 million is enough.
But the monthly expenditure of 20 million was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Ciaohu smiled sheepishly and said, "For this money, I even considered customs."
The total volume of goods handled by Muse Customs each year is around US$5 billion. Although, like the Muse Gao Border Trade Zone, only heavy taxes are levied on some special commodities, agricultural and sideline products are tax-free.
And this special product includes gambling stones. The tax rate is as high as 100%.
But customs tax revenue is the enemy of the military government, and anyone who touches it will die.
Ye Qing asked curiously: "How do you plan to get money from the customs?"
Grand Master Luozhu snorted coldly: "I don't want to use my identity as an old man to get those confiscated stones from the customs and resell them to you."
In the backyard, a bonfire was blazing, and the adjutant Wei Hezheng was sweating while flipping the roasted deer. When he saw the crowd, he shouted: "Stand at attention and salute."
The soldier who was setting up the tables, chairs and benches in the backyard put down the tables, chairs and benches in his hands as if reflexively, and stood upright with a snap.
Since Tiger Camp started recruiting soldiers, Baihu has asked Wang Jian and Fan Tong to serve as instructors to help train new recruits. Then, the twenty-five weapons experts brought by Song Youqing took over from Wang Jian and Fan Tong and continued to train these new recruits using domestic methods.
Anyway, just like the military training for college students, the emphasis is on obedience and discipline, training these lazy Burmese soldiers into soldiers who obey orders and obey orders.
When Ye Qing stood at attention and saluted, he felt as if he had returned to the military camp in China. He quickly put down the stone in his hand, stood up straight and shouted loudly: "Hello, comrades."
"Hello, Chief."
"Good job, comrades."
"Serve the people!" More than a dozen Tiger Battalion soldiers shouted in unison at the top of their lungs, with an air of anger like a bullfight.
Ye Qing nodded with satisfaction: "Disband on the spot!"
Everyone sat around on the plastic chairs, and Ye Qing continued to ask: "The Grand Master has a way to get the confiscated stones from the customs."
"Don't confuse the concepts!" Great Master Luo Zhu glanced at him with disdain: "That is a valuable gambling stone, not a worthless stone.
But even if I can buy this batch of stones from the customs based on my reputation, only a few of the money will fall into the hands of Cunning Tiger and the others. It will be difficult to fill this big hole.
Therefore, if you want to raise an army of ten thousand, you must have a stable financial source. "
Ye Qing nodded. The customs was under the direct control of the military government. Whether it was military rank or administrative division, it was higher than the three Cunning Tiger brothers and sisters.
The only way to get confiscated gambling stones from customs is to buy them through connections.
Precisely because Muse Customs did not give it to him for free, Ciaohu only made a middle price when he resold the stone to himself.
He reiterated his old words: "My brother asked me just now which of the two ways to make money from the Burma Highway should I choose."
Cunning Tiger nodded affirmatively, and Master Luo Zhu also looked over attentively.
"The first method Brother Qi said is actually a one-and-done solution." Ye Qing smiled and began to analyze the pros and cons of the two methods:
“The logistics companies that travel on the Burma Highway all have profound backgrounds. If we ask them to pay protection fees, it will be a big trouble for us.
On the other hand, the only way to prevent the mountain army from going down the mountain and looting passing convoys is to eliminate them.
But not every mountain army can find their copycat. The mountain army's looting of passing convoys was also random. Therefore, this approach is not advisable. "
Grand Master Luozhu blinked. Although Ye Qing did not say it clearly, the implication was that without the Shanjun, the convoy traveling on the Yunnan-Burma Highway would be safe, so who would be willing to pay the protection fee.
"The most important thing is that the first method makes it easier for people to pick peaches."
Cunning Tiger understands this sentence instantly.
Although Grand Master Luozhu had already sent the letter of appointment to Shan State General Wu Rui, appointing Tan Lang as the Lashio garrison general with five thousand troops.
But Muse is not his own, Lashio is not greedy, and most importantly, the Burma Highway does not belong to Shan State General Wu Rui.
Cities and roads are all owned by the military government.
Once there is no Shanjun rebellion on this road, relevant households will be parachuted in. At that time, all the plans will be in vain.
Ye Qing said confidently: "However, the logistics company belongs to you. As long as it is managed properly, apart from the portion turned over to General Wu Rui, the remaining money will be enough to support the army."
Grand Master Luozhu said solemnly: "But what should we do if the Shanjun rebels!"
"Buy a car!"
"If you want to buy a car, of course you have to buy a car!" Master Luo Zhu frowned and said, "How can you set up a logistics company if you don't buy a car?"
"I'm talking about not just buying trucks, vans and luxury buses, but buying more Warrior pickup trucks."
Ye Qing chuckled and said: "Muse Lashio has ten thousand soldiers, so we can't let them idle.
At that time, our logistics company will be an armed escort, with two heavy-duty pickup trucks equipped with heavy machine guns in front, followed by two trucks behind.
The drivers of the convoy also underwent simple military training and became soldiers when they picked up a gun. The mountain army would dare to rob such a convoy. "
Grandmaster Luozhu and Ciaohu's eyes suddenly lit up.
Even Qi Yu gave a thumbs up. What businessmen who come to do business in northern Myanmar lack most is a sense of security.
Not only did mountain troops of various ethnic groups descend from the mountain to rob, but government troops also often set up cards to collect protection fees. If they were not careful, both people and money would be lost.
I want to hire the army for protection, but I can't find the connections. Even if there are connections, the army doesn't have this business.
But if Ye Qing did this, all the problems would be solved.
A convoy with an armed military escort will give businessmen a sense of security.
For businessmen, anything that can be spent to eliminate disasters is no big deal.
By then, business will be pouring in.
Moreover, other logistics companies simply cannot imitate this method.
After all, Muse and Lashio are in the hands of cunning tigers and greedy wolves. One will ebb and flow, and eventually, other logistics companies will be brutally eliminated.
"The most profitable business is not gambling on stones, gold or minerals."
"what is that?"
"The most profitable business is monopoly." Ye Qing said enthusiastically: "As long as we monopolize the logistics from Mandalay to Muse, everyone is working for us.
I can guarantee that General Wu Rui’s annual dividends are astronomical figures. "
Grand Master Luozhu's heart moved: "There are also Wu Rui's shares."
