Everything Xia Yuanzhang said was from the bottom of his heart. He had originally intended to introduce Li Jie to the Yuanbao Town Chamber of Commerce, but Li Jie had not been at home a few days ago, and he was a little worried about Li Jie's overthinking.
Therefore, this matter has been put on hold.
Both parties had intentions, so the next matter would be easy to discuss. Afterwards, Li Jie explained the general plan for the future to Xia Yuanzhang.
Although Li Jie purchased 300 long guns this time, he did not plan to recruit 300 people at once.
After all, a security team of three hundred people is too conspicuous.
Take a look at the security team next door. They only have twenty or thirty guns and fifty or sixty people, and they are all crooked, old and young. Their combat effectiveness is only slightly stronger than the army of the Qing Dynasty.
So a little bit.
If you encounter real gangsters or elite troops, they will probably be captured with a single charge. The security team like this can only scare some small characters, such as the old bat on Erlong Mountain, and Sanshui.
The old kite of the village.
While Li Jie and Xia Yuanzhang were discussing the matter of the security team, a man with disheveled hair and rags, who looked like a beggar, walked into Chun Hesheng's lobby with a happy face.
A waiter in the lobby saw this man and waved his hand in disgust.
"Go, go and beg for food elsewhere!"
Being mistaken for a beggar, the man immediately became furious.
"Who do you think is a beggar? Huh?"
As he spoke, the man rolled up his sleeves, raised his fists, and glared at the waiter fiercely.
Seeing the man's fierce look, the man's momentum weakened and he unconsciously took half a step back.
"You...what do you want to do?"
At this time, other waiters heard the noise and rushed over, surrounding the man. One of the older waiters stood out from the crowd and cupped his hands towards the man.
"I wonder what kind of hero this little brother is?"
Seeing this man's harmonious appearance, the man's expression softened a little and he cupped his fists.
"I don't dare to be called a hero. I'm here to find someone."
Looking for someone?
Hearing these words, the old man couldn't help but look at the man in front of him carefully, as if he wanted to see his true face.
"I wonder who the little brother is here to see?"
The man grinned: "I'm looking for my boss, Zhu Chuanwen."
After hearing this, everyone at the scene turned their attention to Chuanjie in the crowd. When everyone looked at him like this, Zhu Chuanjie was also very confused because he didn't recognize the person in front of him.
"Are you here to see my brother?"
The man's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Are you the boss's younger brother?"
"Yes." Chuanjie nodded blankly and asked, "Who are you? I've never seen you before?"
The man chuckled and explained: "The boss and I met in Laojingou."
This man is the big gold nugget of Lao Jingou. Although Li Jie recognized him as his younger brother a few months ago, the two did not go together.
After all, Da Jinli still has a younger sister who is still in the hands of the horse bandits. He can't leave her alone. Even if Da Jinli agrees, his mother, the big black girl, can't agree.
What's more, even if Da Jinli wanted to, Li Jie couldn't agree. When he and Zhu Kaishan came back, they transported a large amount of gold. The origin of this batch of gold was not so legitimate. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.
For the above reasons, the two finally broke up in Laojingou.
However, Li Jie did not completely let Da Jinli go. He left an address for Da Jinli and asked Da Jinli to come back to look for him after he finished his work and settled his wife, brothers and sisters.
The address Li Jie left was nowhere else but Chun Hesheng in Yuanbao Town.
Although Da Jinli claimed that his eldest brother recognized his younger brother, the young and mature Chuanjie was cautious and did not believe him easily, so he asked instead.
"What's your name?"
Da Jinli replied honestly: "My name is Da Jinli."
"Okay, you wait here."
After saying that, Chuanjie trotted into the back hall.
Chuanjie was thoughtful. Although Xia Yuanzhang didn't say where he would meet his guests today, based on past observations, he roughly guessed where Shopkeeper Xia and his eldest brother were.
I trotted all the way to the living room, and as expected, my eldest brother and shopkeeper Xia were both there.
When Xia Yuanzhang saw Chuanjie panting, he thought something had happened in front of him, so he spoke first.
"Hey, Chuanjie, why are you here?"
"My boss." After Chuanjie stopped, he first saluted Xia Yuanzhang, and then replied slowly: "There is someone outside looking for my eldest brother."
Immediately, Chuanjie turned his eyes and looked at Li Jie.
"Brother, do you know a man named Da Jinli?"
Li Jie nodded slowly and said, "I know you. Why, he's here?"
Chuanjie replied honestly: "Yes, he is in the lobby now."
"Okay, I understand. Go over and tell him to wait outside. I'll be back in a minute."
Regarding the matter of the security team, Li Jie and Xia Yuanzhang had almost reached an agreement. In a few days, Xia Yuanzhang would introduce Li Jie to the Yuanbao Town Chamber of Commerce.
Although the security team has not yet been formally established, according to Xia Yuanzhang, there will basically be no problems in this matter.
The only thing worth debating is the issue of 'insurance'. Although Yuanbao Town is a big commercial town, there are too many merchants in the Chamber of Commerce. When there are too many people, it is difficult to unify opinions.
If Li Jie's price is too high, I'm afraid it will cause some criticism.
Generally speaking, the security team's "premium" is charged on an annual basis. Referring to the security team in the next county, their annual fee is two thousand oceans in cash, plus two thousand oceans worth of supplies.
Four thousand oceans is already a high price for an ordinary security team, but for the security team that Li Jie is about to establish, it is obviously a bit low.
Li Jie plans to recruit the first batch of fifty team members. For these fifty people, Li Jie will not only provide them with food and accommodation, but also pay them a monthly salary of 10 yuan. In this way, the monthly expenditure on salary alone will be
Just 500 oceans.
Including food and accommodation, the monthly expenditure is at least 700-800 yuan, and the annual expenditure is more than 10,000 yuan.
This is exactly what Xia Yuanzhang is worried about.
Ten thousand oceans is too much!
Even if there are many wealthy households in Yuanbao Town, it is estimated that it will be difficult to pass such a plan.
Not long after Chuanjie left, Li Jie also took the opportunity to say goodbye.
"Shop Manager Xia, how about we stop here today?"
Xia Yuanzhang nodded silently, but looking at his expression, it was obvious that he had something to say.
After hesitating for a moment, Xia Yuanzhang finally said what was in his heart.
"Brother, I have a suggestion here. Regarding the insurance premium, I suggest you think about it carefully."
Although Xia Yuanzhang said it tactfully, Li Jie understood what he meant instantly.