sjar Chapter 128 The Life of a Mountain Man
Chapter 128 The Life of a Mountain Man
There were only two hunting rifles brought into the mountains, one in Zhang Yaoyang's hand and the other in Chen Ergou's hand.
After Zhang Yaoyang brought Chen Ergou's second uncle back to Zhaojia Village to live out his retirement, the old man had nothing to do, so he was busy getting bullets, and before he knew it, he had filled two large baskets.
He himself couldn't count how much he had done, but he did it early and late, and even asked the lazy Uncle Chen to help him.
Uncle Chen, who was originally a little withdrawn and unmovable, was infected by his second uncle's excessive enthusiasm and quietly helped.
So, when he learned that Zhang Yaoyang and Chen Ergou were going into the mountains, he naturally hurriedly asked them to take their weapons with them.
Zhang Yaoyang threw the bullets into the warehouse with his backhand and hung a bullet belt on his body to hide his tracks.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, guarded the 100 people and headed towards the Shiwan Mountains in the early morning.
After leaving the village, the cool breeze in the mountains and forests reduced the feeling of heat a lot.
Zhang Yaoyang was not in a hurry to take people to the mountain where resources were abundant, but instead led people to open up a road.
These roads are overgrown with weeds and thorns, which affects their entry and exit.
His idea was this: every time he went into the mountains, when everyone was in the best physical condition, he would lead the others to clear the way, and after working for a day or two, he would get to the point.
The labor force of 100 people thrown into this wilderness may seem insignificant, but the effect they produce is not small. If they go a little deeper at a time, one day they will be able to create a path that can be directly accessed by cars.
As for the food for these 100 people, that is simple. They just rely on what the two of them get from hunting. If they catch one or two large wild animals a day, they can fill their stomachs.
There are a lot of wild vegetables and fruits in the mountains and forests. You can cook them using local ingredients and eat the most natural, freshest and delicious food.
The men didn't care what Zhang Yaoyang's plan was. Whoever gave them milk was their mother. Since they entered the mountains, they only wanted to have enough to eat and then leave the forest alive.
As for how much benefit Zhang Yaoyang could bring them, they all listened to his arrangements and did not dare to have any objections.
The benefits of going into the mountains, in Zhang Yaoyang's words, are different every time, and need to be converted into money before being distributed as dividends.
As organizers, he and Chen Ergou will bear the responsibility for everyone's safety, as well as the risks of hunting, and will receive one-fifth of all supplies.
Half of the remaining was used as raw materials for building the factory, and the rest was divided equally among themselves.
For example, if there were mountain products worth 10 yuan, he and Chen Ergou would first take 2 yuan, and then 8 yuan of the remaining 4 yuan would be given to the factory. Then, the 98 people would equally divide the final 4 yuan. In total, each person could get more than 4000 yuan.
This is already a sky-high price for most people. A trip up the mountain is enough for them to lie down at home for several years.
Therefore, they worked very hard, wishing they could build a winding mountain road within a day.
In the evening, eating meat, talking about life, and listening to Zhang Yaoyang talk about the prosperity of Kyoto, it also broadened these people's cognition a lot.
This should be the last time that Chen Ergou goes into the mountains. After that, he will start to get busy with the marriage arrangements. The wedding date is set for July 19th in the Gregorian calendar, which happens to be a weekend and is suitable for getting married, accepting marriage proposals, worshiping and praying, etc.
As the best brother was getting married, Zhang Yaoyang naturally couldn't be too shabby and prepared a big gift for him, but the gift was still on the way.
He didn't tell anyone about this and would just wait until the goods arrived. It would definitely amaze everyone in Zhaojia Village.
Even people in Qingyang Town and even Taiping Township would be shocked.
When everyone finally fell asleep in the excitement, Zhang Yaoyang left quietly.
His portable space had become so large that it would take him a long time to fill it up completely.
When he is satisfied, he will go home.
With him around, the safety factor in this area is very high. All kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants have been cleared out long ago. Therefore, the person on night watch is actually just a pretender and is useless. He is too lazy to arrange for him and just lets everyone sleep peacefully.
On the first night, everyone was a little nervous. It would be difficult to sleep well in this wilderness without anyone watching.
Later, I was really tired and fell into a deep sleep.
As soon as the day dawned, I was awakened by the chirping of countless birds in the forest.
At this time, a bonfire had been lit in their camping site, and Zhang Yaoyang, who had been busy all night, appeared like a ghost.
Looking at the smile on his face, one can tell without any guessing that his gains tonight must have been good.
Most of them are very rare and valuable medicinal herbs.
This time, he decided to sell these goods to the big city of Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Mainly, the residents here like to use medicinal herbs in their meals, and the demand is even greater than that of pharmacies.
As merchants from all over the country and from all directions flock here, business opportunities become more numerous.
This is the place where the economy is most active and where business is best done in this era.
Compared with Kyoto, it is more suitable for economic trade.
As long as his goods are good, it is quite easy to sell them.
Of course, he did not forget to chop more wood, so that he could make another trip to Kyoto to deliver the goods when he had time, and bring back all his customized furniture along the way.
The total time for this round trip is set at three months, so there is no need to be too anxious.
After leading everyone to pave the road for half a day, they finally arrived at a road that was more difficult to walk on.
There is a big earth pit here. It would be very difficult to fill it with rocks and soil. It would be easier if we built a bridge.
Zhang Yaoyang went to the nearby forest alone, picked up ten pieces of wood, chopped them into pieces with a few clicks, and asked everyone to carry them over and lay them flat on the road.
In order to improve safety, after laying two layers, a layer of rocks and soil was covered on top.
This way, the road will be much easier to walk on next time you pass by.
After completing this, the road paving work came to an end and the official hunting activities officially began.
They would be instructed to collect herbs during the day and to cut down trees at night.
These woods will be piled up into a pyramid shape, layer by layer.
Just leave it there and wait for Zhang Chaowei's tractor to drive to the wooden bridge, and then move and load the goods, thus saving heavy labor output.
At this time, people still couldn't see the point of wood processing. In their opinion, there were already many ordinary carpenters who could make furniture. Basically, there were one or two such capable people in every village.
But who would have known that the furniture Zhang Yaoyang wanted to make was not ordinary furniture at all, but also had to be made abroad, with emphasis on design and meticulous craftsmanship.
It requires an experienced craftsman with superb skills.
The money you can earn from exporting a set of furniture can be hundreds or even thousands of times more valuable than the raw wood materials.
Materials have a price, but craftsmanship is priceless. Abroad, foreigners value this technology the most.
This is the starting stage and the market space is huge. He can easily divide up the overseas market.