"Dad, is this difficult?" Hong Kang asked.
"With our strength, it's not difficult to do this." Hong Zhennan said, "But what's the reason?"
"If we forcibly break them up, we may become the target of public criticism. We cannot become the next [White Eyebrow Club]. Like those Ma Zai boys who belonged to the [White Eyebrow Club] before, it is impossible to survive in Yau Ma Tei now."
"Dad, what do you think their purpose is for establishing this society?"
"Hold together!" Hong Zhennan recalled his own experience, "I left my hometown and came here without any friends. If we don't want to be bullied, we have to hold together for warmth."
Hong Kang said: "That's right. So, dad, if your strength can protect them, after they are dispersed, others will not have so much gossip."
Hong Zhennan looked embarrassed: "But Yau Ma says it's big or small. Even if you include your uncle Fei Bo, there are only a few of us, and we can't cover such a big territory."
Hong Kang said: "That's why we need to recruit people!"
Hong Zhennan said angrily: "Don't you need real money to recruit people? Doesn't the problem go back to the beginning, how to make money?"
At this point in the conversation, Hong Zhennan had given up hope.
After all, he is just a nine-year-old child. He seemed to speak in an orderly manner before, but after all, he didn’t know enough about life!
Hong Kang said: "Dad, you can recruit the sanitation workers from the "Youth Martial Arts Club" first and promise to give them higher wages."
Hong Zhennan's eyes widened, "How can I give them higher wages? The question is where will I make money?"
Hong Kang organized his words: "Dad, you can collect money from those shops and vendors."
Hong Zhennan frowned and said displeased: "You mean collecting protection money?!"
He thought, is his son going to do those evil things? ?
Did you learn bad things from someone? ?
Although he, Hong Zhennan, is just a rough guy, he has always behaved and acted in an upright manner.
"No, no, no, it's not protection fees, but property management fees." Hong Kang said calmly.
"Property... management fee?" Hong Zhennan didn't understand the meaning of this word.
"Yes, it's the property management fee! This is where our first pot of gold came from."
Because Hong Kang discovered that there is no special property company to do this, and although there are environmental protection workers, it is really hard to explain.
Originally, the property management company was supposed to be a combination with the real estate community, and it had to be contracted first.
But Hong Kang deliberately didn't say this. Anyway, there are no detailed rules in this regard in this era. Those shops in the past were willing to hand over protection fees, which shows that they are not too difficult to accept this.
After listening to Hong Kang's introduction, Hong Zhennan.
"This...isn't this still similar to protection money?"
"Of course it's different." Hong Kang firmly denied it and said in a loud voice, "First, the money we charge is much less; second, we really pay for the corresponding services, including cleaning and order maintenance fees."
Due to limited conditions, Hong Kang only planned to do these two aspects at the beginning.
Hong Zhennan frowned: "Please tell me carefully."
Hong Kang said: "We provide them with daily hygiene and order maintenance; and the current vendors are in disarray, and they can be consolidated by then..."
The more Hong Zhennan listened, the more his brows relaxed and his expression became more relaxed.
Because the ideas proposed by Hong Kang are practical.
It's not the kind of method that bullies others.
The next day, Hong Zhennan went to discuss with several other people.
…
Time flies by like this, seven years have passed like this.
In seven years, a child can grow up; in seven years, spring and autumn can come seven times.
In seven years, Yau Ma Tei, an old place in the past, can be revitalized.
Seven years ago, [Spring and Autumn Society] came into being.
In one move, it eliminated two other social organizations and established its leading position in Yau Ma Tei.
The president, Hong Zhennan, has also become the talker of these streets.
Next, those shops and vendors thought that the person to whom they paid protection fees at most changed, and their lives were taken care of.
But soon, the [Spring and Autumn Society] proposed a mysterious property management fee, and everyone thought it was just Hong Zhennan who made up the name to make money.
But within a week, everyone discovered that this [Spring and Autumn Club] was really different from those other clubs.
There were fewer gangsters on the street, and then they dressed in uniform orange uniforms and began to clear the streets and alleys of garbage, even the nooks and crannies were not spared.
Then a big green bucket about as tall as a person appeared in front of the shop. There was one in front of every three shops, saying it was for daily garbage.
At first, everyone was not used to it, but after three or two days, the benefits were obvious.
The streets are cleaner, all kinds of odors and odors are reduced, and then the passenger flow increases.
Now, everyone consciously followed the requirements of the [Spring and Autumn Festival] and threw garbage into the designated location; if a new merchant did not comply, everyone would point fingers.
Then, some young and Dangerous boys saw that there were no peers on the street, thinking that this street was unprotected, and wanted to blackmail them, but they were quickly taken care of by Luo Zitao and his men.
Over time, the name of [Spring and Autumn Meeting] gradually spread.
Afterwards, Hong Zhennan followed Hong Kang's suggestion and came forward to persuade these merchants to join the [Spring and Autumn Meeting]. Together, they established a chamber of commerce to strengthen ties and help each other.
Due to face, everyone was reluctant to object, but they were not very active either. They were mainly afraid that Hong Zhennan and others would fall out; fortunately, the conditions for joining were not strict, and they only needed to pay a certain membership fee, which was only 500 yuan, which is equivalent to two months of dockworkers’ wages. wages.
Those merchants didn't want to pay for it and were angry, but they soon changed their minds.
One of the merchants who joined was a fish stall, and they were originally waiting for others to come to buy them every day. However, with the help of the [Spring and Autumn Festival], they established a cooperation with a large restaurant and were responsible for supplying aquatic products to this large restaurant.
In less than two months, I have earned what it took more than a year to earn.
At this time, those merchants were jealous with envy.
Realizing the energy of the [Spring and Autumn Club], they all took their dues and wanted to join, but at this time, it was not that simple.
The business you engage in must have a good reputation and be promising.
In this way, [Spring and Autumn Club] soon had more than a dozen merchants join, and everyone's connections and resources were allocated. Everyone developed prosperously, and [Spring and Autumn Club] was also renamed [Spring and Autumn Chamber of Commerce].
After that, it is about planning and adjusting the shops on the street, which side is the food area, which side is the snack street, which side is the clothing area, etc.
Originally, this should be an official power, but no one pays attention to the Yau Ma area because there is no oil or water.
So, after much stumbling, the [Spring and Autumn Chamber of Commerce] made it happen.
The streets now look completely new compared to seven years ago.
And Hong Zhennan's prestige here is increasing day by day.
Of course, it was not all smooth sailing. A big event happened three years ago.
At that time, there was a fight with the "K" font.
Because Hong Zhennan gave an order...·
