Zhuzi introduced the situation of the rickshaw driver in the old Shanghai.

In 1929, Buick just set up an office in Shanghai. Ford's most popular V8 model in China has not yet been produced. This car has not been popularized in the past. Many wealthy businessmen will choose to take rickshaws even if they can afford cars, because they can't drive cars. There are fewer drivers who can drive cars than cars, so rickshaws are the main means of transportation in old Shanghai.

The rickshaws in old Shanghai were controlled by gangs, and car dealers were driven by gangs. If you want to enter the industry, you have to pay rent. Among them, rickshaws that can pass through the concession are called "big notes", and rent of 1 yuan per day, but rickshaws that cannot enter the concession are called "little notes", and rent of 6 cents per day, which is equivalent to current membership money.

At that time, the overlord of the old Shanghai rickshaws was mentioned in the previous book, the boss of the Qing Gang's "Tong" generation, the "big head fragrance" of the Zhabei generation, and the leader-level figure of the northern Jiangsu people in the old Shanghai. The rickshaw shops in the entire Shanghai Chinese industry were his business.

In addition, there is also a man named Jin Jiulin, known as Jin Jiuye. He is the overlord of the French Concession and controls all rickshaw shops in the French Concession.

This Jin Jiuye is really the detective of the robber squad of the Criminal Section of the Police Office of the French Concession. He is also the apprentice of Huang Jinrong, one of the "three tycoons". Huang Jinrong was once the only Chinese inspector general of the police office of the French Concession, so as long as those involved in the police office of the French Concession are basically Huang Jinrong's apprentice.

In fact, Jin Jiulin was actually the "three tycoons" who deliberately supported him to fight against Gu Siye.

Mr. Gu is from northern Jiangsu and is very loyal, so many of the people from northern Jiangsu who come to Shanghai will join Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu also has a nickname called "Jiangbei Tycoon", which is enough to show that Mr. Gu was a very powerful figure in old Shanghai.

The "Three Tycoons" in Shanghai naturally would not allow Gu Siye to become bigger, but Gu Siye has seniority in the Qing Gang, and some of his subordinates have guns. He is also the leader of northern Jiangsu people. Even the "Three Tycoons" cannot blatantly treat Gu Siye. The rules within the Qing Gang must be abide by.

Therefore, the "three tycoons" could only start from other places. They supported Jin Jiulin to become the overlord of the concession in order to weaken the business of Gu Siye's rickshaw car. I will deal with you through legitimate business, and you can't say that I am a gangster!

This is the current rickshaw business pattern in old Shanghai. Gu Siye has a lot of people, but his car shop cannot enter the most prosperous French Concession. Although Jin Jiulin monopolized the rickshaw business in the French Concession, outside the concession, it is still the world of Gu Siye.

From this perspective, Gu Siye and Jin Jiulin are opposites.

Mr. Gu Si’s car shop will not take Chen Qiang in, but Jin Jiulin will not pay attention to this. Although Chen Qiang is on the blacklist of the Chinese rickshaw car shop, if you want to pull rickshaw, you can also go to the Jin Jiulin car shop in the concession to try your luck.

Chen Qiang had no idea about this information before. How could a driver who had just pulled the car for two days understand the tricks? Now that Chen Qiang knew this from Zhuzi, he suddenly felt like he had a treasure.

The reason why not selling the tabloids in the moon caused Chen Qiang to lose a lot of money. At least the eggs and two roast chickens per month flew away. Chen Qiang urgently needed a new business to make money, supplement his own nutrition and make his body stronger.

Drawing a rickshaw is a good choice.

Although the coachman in old Shanghai had the lowest job, he made a lot of money, which was enough to support the family.

For example, Mr. Lao She's "Camel Xiangzi" describes that after three years of car, Xiangzi saved up enough 100 oceans and bought a car of his own. On average, he could spend more than 30 yuan a year. This was a very good income at that time. Now he dares to buy a house with a loan.

The background of "Camel Xiangzi" is in the early 1920s. The prices were cheaper at that time, and the license plate was not expensive. Basically, you could apply for a license plate by buying your own car. Shanghai was different in the late 1920s, especially the "big note" license plates that could enter and exit the taxi industry had risen to nearly a thousand yuan. Ordinary coaches could not buy a car of their own in their lifetime, so they could only rent a car in the car shop and pay the money obediently.

But even in the car rental business, the driver's income is still very good.

For example, in the most prosperous French Concession, the starting price of rickshaws is 40 cents, while the starting price outside of rent is cheaper, and 30 cents are enough.

If Chen Qiang sells newspapers for one day, if he can't get a job, he will make three or four cents, which is only equivalent to the starting price of a rickshaw in the French Concession.

Of course, there was no price for kilometers in that era. If you run in the concession, you would charge a starting price of 40 cents. If you go far, you would be more important. If you pull heavy luggage, you would be more important. If you do rainy days, you would be more important. They would be more important. They would be based on the market price, and there would be basically no situation of slaughtering passengers.

Because car dealers are controlled by gangs, the gang children also know that the business of slaughtering customers cannot last long, so they have long set rules that they are not allowed to slaughter customers. They cannot break the steamed pot of porridge because of a mouse shit. If any coachman dares to slaughter the passengers, he will not be told that he can't pull the car in the future, and he will be beaten to be disabled by the gang.

Get back to the point.

After Chen Qiang learned about the sphere of influence of Shanghai rickshaws, he decided to go to the rickshaw shop in the French Concession to find a job as a coachman. Although he had to pay at least one ocean of money a day, the starting price of a train was 40 cents, and he only needed to attract four customers a day. In addition to the money, he made more money than he earned as a newspaper boy.

After a bowl of fish soup, Chen Qiang burped gently. The fish soup was just added with some salt, and the taste was indeed very delicious.

"I'll apply for a coachman tomorrow, and there will be fish and meat every day!"

Chen Qiang encouraged himself, finished eating the remaining fish, and fell asleep.

...

Early the next morning, Chen Qiang did not go to sell newspapers, but went directly to Bugaoli on Neyalpe Road in the French Concession.

Yarpei Road is the current South Shaanxi Road. Later Buckoli also became a municipal cultural relics protection unit in Shanghai. There are many former residences of celebrities, but Buckoli in 1929 was still a large area of ​​open space. It will not be until 1930 that French merchants will invest in building some residences.

Because this is an open space, it has become the parking lot of Jin Jiulin. The rickshaws controlled by Jin Jiulin are usually parked in the open space in Bugaoli. The coachman will come here to get a car and return it every day. There is also the largest rickshaw shop in the French Concession.

It was early in the morning, and there were endless drivers coming here to get a car. Some of them were driving rickshaws and some were specially used to pull charters for wealthy families. Everyone was in a hurry and in a hurry. Just like those who drove taxis in later generations, most of them were very anxious to drive.

Time is money in this industry.

Chen Qiang walked into the car shop directly, looked around, and saw a man in his forties sitting behind the table in the middle. He was a little fat, with a big belly, and his face was full of fat. He was looking at the account book at this time.

Chen Qiang walked over, bowed to the fat man, and said, "Shopkeeper, you are early."

The fat man didn't look up, but just turned his eyes and glanced at Chen Qiang. Seeing that Chen Qiang was not decent, he asked in a rushing tone: "What's the matter?"

"Shopkeeper, do you still lack people here? I want to drive a rickshaw." Chen Qiang said straight to the point.

This time the fat man raised his head, looked at Chen Qiang, and asked, "How old are you?"

"Seventeen, it will be eighteen after the Chinese New Year!" Chen Qiang was two years old, so as not to say that people at the age of fifteen would like to think they were young.

"Isn't a local?" the fat man asked again. He had already heard that Chen Qiang spoke without a local accent.

Chen Qiang nodded: "From Shandong."

"Is there a guarantor?" the fat man asked.

"No." Chen Qiang replied honestly.

"So it's a slut!" The fat man curled his lips disdainfully, then lowered his head and continued to read the account book, and said, "You slut, you are not a local, and you don't have a slut. You still want to come to me to pull a car? How far is it, don't get annoyed here!"

"Shopkeeper, look at me having the strength. I have pulled the car before. I will definitely be stable and fast in pulling the car..."

Chen Qiang planned to explain, but before he finished speaking, a word appeared in the fat man's mouth:

"roll!"

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Chapter completed!