Chapter 19: Hot and bustling purchasing surge

Five hundred yuan is not a small number in these days.

For many people, that is one person's monthly wage.

"Alright."

"Whether they're crazy or not doesn't really have much to do with us."

Li Yihu casually handed the cash to Liu Jiang and said: "Big brother put you in charge of keeping the accounts and money; don't mess it up."

"Got it."

Liu Jiang took the money and carefully put it away.

And just as Li Yihu went to close the courtyard gate, preparing to go back to sleep for a while.

Outside again came a voice: "Boss, are these birch woods you have laid out in your yard? How much are you selling them for?"

The three exchanged a glance.

Alright, here comes another one.

Nowadays, is it really trendy to be a sucker?

But they didn't know that this was just the beginning.

While they were helping load the second truck, the third and fourth trucks arrived at the gate.

And over the next two days, this bustling scene never stopped.

The timber inside dwindled, and the container Liu Jiang used to hold money changed from the original small wooden box to a later large cardboard box.

And upon seeing this bustling scene, Wang Lan and the others were so shocked their mouths couldn't close.

"Brother!"

Zhao Chen asked: "How did you know birch wood would suddenly become valuable?"

Li Jiaci's action of drinking water paused, then he slowly set down the water bottle and said: "Read the newspaper!"

"Ah?"

"The newspaper even wrote about this?"

Zhao Chen doubted: "But that's not right; if the newspaper said someone was rushing to harvest birch wood, how would Lu San not know? Does he never read the newspaper?"

"I don't know whether he usually reads the newspaper."

Li Jiaci said: "Even if he did read it, with his shallow vision he probably wouldn't spot the business opportunity."

After hearing his words.

The doubt on Zhao Chen's face grew stronger.

Obviously, he didn't understand what Li Jiaci meant.

Li Jiaci, seeing this, didn't beat around the bush and told him: "In April this year, the People's Daily published a news item saying they would amend the Forest Protection Law."

"Ah?"

"They already amended it that early?"

Zhao Chen frowned: "But... but back then we didn't see timber prices rise."

"That's because many people, like Lu San, have shallow vision."

Li Jiaci said: "Because back then many people thought this was just like when the Forest Protection Law was established in 1984; as long as they were willing to spend money to find connections, it could be easily resolved, so after avoiding the limelight for a while, they just kept doing things the same way as before."

"But just a few days before we came to buy timber, the several largest logging camps in the northern side all went bust."

"The bosses and managers of the logging camps, none escaped; they were all arrested, the lightest sentenced to five years, the heavier ones likely to face execution!"

"Holy shit?"

Zhao Chen widened his eyes: "Just cutting a tree, does it deserve getting shot?"

"Before, it wasn't like that."

"But the government now wants to make an example, to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys."

Li Jiaci said: "So, it's also their turn to be unlucky."

"Hmm..."

"No wonder timber prices are rising."

"The supply downstream is gone; we can only come buy inventory."

Zhao Chen frowned: "Brother, are all these things you read from the newspaper?"

"Of course, of course."

Li Jiaci cleared his throat, somewhat feeling guilty.

How could these things possibly be something he read from the newspaper?

When he worked as a logger in Three Sides Slope, he, just like Zhao Chen now, couldn't understand why, despite China having so many forests, Huaguo merchants still had to buy timber from Three Sides Slope and ship it back domestically.

Only when a merchant told him did he learn that domestically, as of 1998, it was expressly forbidden to arbitrarily cut down trees.

And that day, seeing that broken chair, he suddenly recalled this matter, and thus came the present frenzy of purchasing at the timber factory.

"Alright!"

Li Jiaci patted Zhao Chen's shoulder and said: "Hurry up and get to work."

"According to the current momentum, we'll be able to sell out all the timber by tonight at the latest."

"By then, we'll return to the city and really relax!"

Six o'clock in the evening.

The timber factory's 1,200 cubic meters of timber were sold out, not a single unit left.

And on the return trip, Zhang Chuqiang was responsible for driving, while the others sat in the back counting money.

"How much do you have over there?"

"Fifty-five thousand!"

And you?

Sixty-two thousand!

Second brother, how much do you have over there?

Ninety-three thousand.

I have one hundred seventy-four thousand six hundred here.

Liu Jiang looked at Li Jiaci and said, 'Brother, the total is three hundred ninety-four thousand six, subtract the seventy thousand to give to Lu San, add the thirty thousand previously given to Lu San, we this time earned a total of two hundred ninety-four thousand six!'

Hearing Liu Jiang's words.

A sound of inhaling rose inside the car.

What the fuck?

Li Yihu looked at the money in his hand, his hands shaking uncontrollably: 'Just, just these few days, we, we made this much money?'

'This, this money I feel a bit unsettled holding it.'

Zhao Chen's gaze was a bit wandering: 'I, I'm not dreaming, am I?'

Nearly three hundred thousand, in this era, that's a considerable sum.

According to a civil servant's monthly salary of over four hundred, that would be enough for them to work without eating or drinking for six or seven years.

Realizing this, everyone fell silent all at once.

After an unknown amount of time passed.

Still, Li Yihu was the first to cheer, hugging Li Jiaci and planting a kiss: 'Awesome, brother, you're so awesome, just these few days and we made this much money!'

Damn, I can't even imagine.

If we had a bit more cost and contracted a larger timber factory, how much more money would we make?

Zhao Chen, eyes full of excitement, said: 'I'm convinced, this time younger brother I'm totally convinced, brother; from now on whatever you say, younger brother will never doubt you again.'

If we say, at the beginning, they still had doubts about Li Jiaci leading them onto the proper path and doing business.

Then, at present, they have no objections at all.

And seeing their appearance, Li Jiaci unconsciously curled the corner of his mouth.

Immediately, he first took out seventy thousand from the money box and set it aside.

This seventy thousand.

This is for the upcoming payment to Lu San.

He then took out three hundred thousand from it and placed it elsewhere: 'This three hundred thousand is the startup funds for our next project, which cannot be touched.'

And the remaining twenty-four thousand six hundred, I will now distribute it among everyone.

Li Jiaci immediately counted out two thousand and handed it to Li Yihu: 'Second brother, this two thousand is yours.'

Brother.

I just need that six hundred.

For Li Yihu, two thousand is actually quite a lot.

After all, the six of them together could only earn that much before.

Li Jiaci, however, directly slapped the money into his hand: 'This is what you deserve, take it……'

Li Yihu looked at the money in his hand, pursed his lips, and gave a simple smile: 'Thanks, thanks brother.'

Third brother, this two thousand is yours, fourth brother……

Fifth brother, your two thousand I placed here; remember to take it when getting off the vehicle.

Having said that, Li Jiaci waved the remaining fourteen thousand six hundred in front of everyone and said: 'The remaining fourteen thousand six hundred will be under my control; you have no objections, right?'