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These days, most products basically have no freight logistics system.

The freight logistics here refers to the commodity economy era in the future, when materials are sold all over the country.

A big key to this is the special planned economic system of this era.

Many commodities, agricultural products, and raw materials are produced and sold locally and are self-sufficient.

Except for some very scarce things that can be supplied to other places, in fact, most industrial products are in a state of not worrying about local sales.

This situation can be seen from the fact that many state-owned enterprises had a hard time in 1978 and there was no work to start.

But Dongquan Village is a mountain village, and the items that can be produced are predictable, and it is basically impossible to have industrial products.

That leaves only agricultural products and raw materials.

In the current environment of unified purchase and marketing, the transportation of these two things is actually risky.

After all, according to regulations, they must be sold to supply and marketing cooperatives.

Some ordinary unified marketing commodities are okay, even if they are caught, the problem is not so serious.

If it is like some products that are at the military level, the problem is serious.

So at this moment, He Qiang has actually become alert.

When Zhao Laoliu saw He Qiang's look, he immediately knew that he had caused the other party to misunderstand him, so he hurriedly explained:

"Qiang Waer, don't get me wrong. There will be absolutely no problem with the things we asked you to help transport! We have been doing this for many years!"

At this time, Mrs. He also asked seriously:

"Xiaoliu, you have to make this clear. Our family will not get involved in illegal activities, no matter how much the price is. Don't let it harm my youngest son."

Zhao Laoliu was a little anxious when he heard the doubts of Mrs. He.

He knew that today's matter all depended on Mrs. He's nod of agreement. If he couldn't give her a satisfactory answer, then this deal would definitely fail.

So, Zhao Laoliu patted his chest and promised:"Third Aunt, I grew up under your care, don't you know my nature? How dare I cheat you.

To be honest, the tractors in our village are really too old.

When transporting those goods, they not only consume fuel, but also break down easily.

The cost is too high, so we are thinking about whether we can cooperate.

In the past, we used the broken tractor in the village for transportation.

Every year, it cost a lot of money just to repair the machine repeatedly and the time wasted.

We are just making some hard-earned money in our village.

Who doesn't want to make more? It's not easy for everyone these days!

"

At this point, Zhao Laoliu paused, sighed, and continued:"Actually, I also want to buy a new tractor for the village, which will not only improve the transportation efficiency, but also save a lot of fuel. However, the village has limited funds and cannot afford a new tractor. I can only try to reduce the transportation cost to the lowest, so that I can make more money for the village."

He Qiang listened to it and muttered in his heart.

How can this be without funds?

How can you make some hard-earned money? You said that you have been working for so many years, it is impossible that you really have no profit at all?

If there is really no profit, how can you have worked for so many years?

People will not get up early without profit, this is an unchanging truth from ancient times to the present.

So the meaning of Zhao Laoliu's words is actually very obvious.

Transportation must be time-sensitive. Even in the planned economy era, if the freight is late, you have to treat the other party to a good meal and give some gifts to dispel the other party's resentment, right?

These costs, plus the maintenance costs, are all money.

A lot of leaders in the village want to share the"pork", the higher the cost, the less they get.

It's fake that they can't afford to buy a tractor, and it's true that these leaders think they don't make enough money!

"So, Uncle Six, what on earth are you selling? There is no need to find my tractor to help transport the local specialties in the mountains, right?"

He Qiang was also curious at this time, what on earth were Zhao Laoliu and the others selling.

After all, the quantity was not large, so there was no need to transport it many times, and there was no need to go to him to find a solution.

After hearing this, Zhao Laoliu said honestly:"In fact, there is a kind of white stone in a mountain here. When I went to the county for a meeting, I happened to meet the director of a stone tool factory in Lingnan Province, and I got in touch with him."

Old Lady He asked curiously:"Are you talking about white marble?"

When Zhao Laoliu heard this, he nodded hurriedly, and then complimented Old Lady He:"You are worthy of being the third aunt, you know what it is when you hear it, and the director of the stone material factory told me the same thing at the time."

After hearing this, Old Lady He whispered to He Qiang:"Although this white marble is not real jade, in those days, many wealthy families in the city also used it for home decoration, and it looks quite grand."

In fact, even if Old Lady He didn't explain, He Qiang knew it in his heart.

Because among the businesses run by Tian Jun in later generations, there was this stone business.

Their county is a major producer of white marble, with rich mineral veins, and even a large industrial park was established in later generations!

Tian Jun talked about these things when he occasionally came back to his hometown to visit him.

At the beginning, Tian Jun also wanted to help his good brother, and proposed to He Qiang that he should go to the company in the white marble industrial park to be a security manager.

That is to watch the place.

He Qiang actually did it, but because he slacked off at work too much, he even slept directly after drinking during work, and finally even caused the security guards below to follow suit, making the company a mess, and was finally fired by the manager.

When this happened, Tian Jun just acquiesced.

It was really He Qiang who couldn't help it.

He Qiang didn't blame Tian Jun for this, after all, he was indeed a bit outrageous.

Of course, the two brothers began to gradually become estranged except for meeting during festivals.

After all, Tian Jun's company is getting bigger and bigger, and its business is getting more and more extensive.���His worth is getting higher and higher.

It is really hard to get close to a childhood friend like He Qiang who is willing to sink into depravity.

"So, did the village committee sign a supply agreement directly with the stone factory in Lingnan Province?"

He Qiang asked Zhao Laoliu.

Zhao Laoliu nodded hurriedly, and then explained:"We can't be blamed for this.

It's really because the county supply and marketing cooperative doesn't accept this white marble.

After all, our own stone factory in the county has a lot of goods that can't be sold.

They have nowhere to sell this white marble!

They don't have sales channels in other places, and after they really let them pass it on, those stone factories in other places are unwilling to take it because the price is too high.

So in the end it became like this.

It's not that our village deliberately wanted to bypass the supply and marketing cooperative, and we didn't sell it to private individuals.

It's not speculation!

"

Having said so much, it cannot hide the fact that the transportation was done by the He family, a self-employed family!

He Qiang already knew why Zhao Laoliu and the others came to him.

It didn't matter because the food business was too special. If they asked other villages to help with tractors, they would definitely be caught.

At that time, other villages might not only ask for transportation money, but also ask to join in as"shareholders"!

After all, that's how it was in the collective era. As long as you worked hard, you would be considered a shareholder, but you couldn't invest in the shares.

If you dare to say that, other villages will dare to make a fuss and say that you are taking the capitalist route!

So finding them privately is nothing more than to ensure that the core interests of Dongquan Village are not interfered with by others.

After all, to be honest, both parties are not serious in doing this job in this era.

If the He family has any crooked thoughts, they will be investigated if they report it, which will be a lose-lose situation.

"We'll take this job!"

He Qiang knew very well that as long as Dongquan Village didn't report him, there wouldn't be any trouble.

1979 is coming soon, and by then this matter can be even more open and aboveboard.

It's just helping with transportation. As long as both sides have the same statement, it can be said to be voluntary help. It's enough for Dongquan Village to produce the oil.

Who can say there's something wrong with this?

Do we still want the people's unity?

Zhao Laoliu breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face became even brighter:"Qiang boy, don't worry, the freight can be discussed, and I will definitely not let you suffer any loss, otherwise how can I have the face to explain to the third aunt?"

He Qiang nodded and said politely:"Sixth uncle, we are all family, we should help each other! Let's come up with a rule for the freight, and I'll make an suggestion. Do you think this will work?"

"This tractor can pull several tons at a time, let's say five tons at a time. When transporting from the village to the county, each time it is delivered to the buyer, the other party will use the receipt as a voucher for settlement after signing for it. As for the price, I think we should do this. You will be responsible for the oil in the transportation process, and as for the remaining freight, we will follow the official market price. How about it?"

Zhao Laoliu agreed without hesitation when he heard it.

There is nothing to say. According to the official freight price, how can this price be unfair? If he goes to negotiate with other villages, he will have to pay a higher price.

As for finding a transportation company, it is also impossible to be cheaper. The main reason is that there are many things to do and it is easy to cause trouble.

""Sixth uncle, since we have no objection, you can directly coordinate with my second brother He Liang on the transportation of goods in the future. He is responsible for driving the tractor. As long as he finishes transporting the building materials from my brick factory every day, the rest of the time he can help you transport the white marble."

He Qiang also pushed He Liang out at this time.

When Zhao Laoliu heard this, he immediately raised his glass to He Liang and said enthusiastically,"Come on, Xiaoliang, let's toast! I'll trouble you in the future!""

"No trouble, no trouble!"

It was something He Liang had never experienced before, and his face was flushed with excitement. He quickly stood up, raised his glass and toasted Zhao Laoliu, and drank it all in one gulp, then turned the glass upside down and gestured:

"Uncle Six, I did it!"

Zhao Laoliu was very satisfied with He Liang's respect. He couldn't help but secretly admire his own wit and felt that this cooperation with the He family was really a brilliant move!

"Come on, Xiaoliang, eat some food, let's have a good drink today!"

Zhao Laoliu greeted He Liang, and also did not forget He Laotai and He Qiang, and then said:"If you are not in a hurry today, have dinner before leaving! The lunch was rushed, I have asked someone to prepare it, let's have a good meal in the afternoon!"

Considering the current living standards of this era, the sincerity of this table of food is really not low.

However, Zhao Laoliu obviously wanted to show He Liang and the others more sincerity, and obviously planned to continue to spend a lot of money. But for He Qiang, no matter how good the food is, it can't be better than the meat animals in his family who are raised on"irrigated" green feed.

And He Laotai also knows the truth that favors are owed, and she doesn't plan to eat this dinner in the evening, so she waved her hand and refused:

"It's time to go back later in the afternoon. I haven't fed the chickens yet. If I go back late, they will lay eggs."

After hearing this, Zhao Laoliu cast his eyes on He Qiang, obviously hoping that He Qiang would persuade Mrs. He.

But He Qiang also shook his head and said,"Uncle Liu, there are many days in the future, so this meal is not a big deal. Let's find a time to get together later."

Zhao Laoliu's eyes were full of pity, but he didn't force him to stay. He had to raise his glass and planned to drink with He Liang.

There is no such thing as drunk driving these days, and He Qiang didn't care about it.

Because with the speed of the tractor, even if He Liang wanted to do something, it would be difficult.

""Uncle Liu, it's not that I don't want to drink with you, but I have to drive my family back home in the afternoon, so we can't delay this matter any longer. Come on, next time I will not go home until I'm drunk with you!"

However, He Liang's mind was very clear, and he declined Zhao Laoliu's invitation to drink.

The man who had been nagging by his wife for a long time was determined to follow He Qiang because of his inner desire for progress.

Knowing that he had to go home in the afternoon, getting drunk by then would delay things, wouldn't it?

���Seeing this, Lao Liu was at a loss for words.

How could he persuade others to drink in this situation?

However, even so, the atmosphere at the dinner table was still very good.

The old lady and several village cadres chatted about family matters, and for a moment, they looked harmonious.

After dinner, Zhao Laoliu and a group of village cadres escorted He Qiang's family to the car.

Both parties enjoyed the meal very much.

The village committee was quite satisfied with the freight quoted by He Qiang.

And He Qiang was also very satisfied with the freight.

Because he was not a state-owned unit, there were not so many labor expenses, and there were no leaders who would include extra expenses in the cost.

However, compared to He Qiang's idea, He Liang was obviously a little confused about He Qiang's quotation, and asked:

"Qiangwaer, shouldn't our freight be higher? You see, those porks that don't require tickets are about half as expensive if you bargain in the market."

Grandma He didn't say anything, but looked at her grandson with interest, waiting for him to explain why he made such a decision.

Today, she didn't interfere with He Qiang's decision at all, just to see what her grandson thought now.

After all, He Qiang had performed very well before, which made Grandma He have great trust in him. She believed that he would be able to do it well.

"Second brother, there is no end to the money we can make in this world. We don’t need to be too greedy. It’s enough to earn what we deserve. Besides, when we calculate it all, the profit is quite a lot."