"Dad, is this difficult?" Hong Kang asked.

"With our strength, it's not difficult to do this." Hong Zhennan said, "But what's the reason?"

"If we forcibly break them up, we may become the target of public criticism. We cannot become the next [White Eyebrow Club]. Like those Ma Zai boys who belonged to the [White Eyebrow Club] before, it is impossible to survive in Yau Ma Tei now."

"Dad, what do you think their purpose is for establishing this society?"

"Hold together!" Hong Zhennan recalled his own experience, "I left my hometown and came here without any friends. If we don't want to be bullied, we have to hold together to stay warm."

Hong Kang said: "That's right. So, dad, if your strength can protect them, after they are dispersed, others will not have so much gossip."

Hong Zhennan looked embarrassed: "But Yau Ma says it's big or small, even if you include your uncle Fei Bo, there are only a few of us, and we can't cover such a large territory."

Hong Kang said: "That's why we need to recruit people!"

Hong Zhennan said angrily: "Don't you need real money to recruit people? Doesn't the problem go back to the beginning, how to make money?"

At this point in the conversation, Hong Zhennan had given up hope.

After all, he is just a nine-year-old child. He seemed to speak in an orderly manner before, but he didn’t know enough about life!

Hong Kang said: "Dad, you can recruit the sanitation workers from the "Youth Martial Arts Society" first and promise to give them higher wages."

Hong Zhennan's eyes widened, "How can I give them higher wages? The question is where do I make money?"

Hong Kang organized his words: "Dad, you can collect money from those shops and vendors."

Hong Zhennan frowned and said displeasedly: "You mean charging protection money?!"

He thought, is his son going to do some evil things?

Did you learn bad things from someone?

Although he, Hong Zhennan, was just a rough guy, he always behaved and acted with integrity.

"No, no, no, it's not protection fees, but property management fees." Hong Kang said calmly.

"Property... management fee?" Hong Zhennan didn't understand the meaning of this word.

"Yes, it's the property management fee! This is where our first pot of gold came from."

Because Hong Kang discovered that there is no specialized property company to do this now, and although there are environmental protection workers,... it's really hard to explain.

Originally, the property management company was supposed to be a combination with the real estate community, and it had to be contracted first.

But Hong Kang deliberately didn't say this. Anyway, there are no detailed rules in this regard in this era. Those shops in the past were willing to hand over protection fees, which shows that they are not too difficult to accept this.

After listening to Hong Kang's introduction, Hong Zhennan.

"This...isn't this still similar to protection money?"

"Of course it's different." Hong Kang firmly denied it and said in a loud voice, "First, the money we charge is much less; second, we really pay for the corresponding services, including cleaning and order maintenance fees."

Due to limited conditions, Hong Kang only planned to do these two aspects at the beginning.

Hong Zhennan frowned: "Please tell me carefully."

Hong Kang said: "We provide them with daily hygiene and order maintenance; and the current vendors are in disarray, and they can be consolidated by then..."

The more Hong Zhennan listened, the more his brows relaxed and his expression became more relaxed.

Because the ideas proposed by Hong Kang are practical.

It's not the kind of method that bullies others.

The next day, Hong Zhennan went to discuss with several other people.

…

Time flies by in such a hurry, and seven years have passed by like this.

In seven years, a child can grow into an adult; in seven years, spring and autumn can come and go seven times.

In seven years, Yau Ma Tei, an old place in the past, can be rejuvenated.

Seven years ago, [Spring and Autumn Society] came into being.

As soon as it took action, it eliminated two other social organizations and established its leading position in Yau Ma Tei.

And the president, Hong Zhennan, has become the talker of these streets.

Next, those shops and vendors thought that the people to whom they paid protection fees had changed, and things were going smoothly.

But soon, the [Spring and Autumn Society] proposed a mysterious property management fee, and everyone thought it was just Hong Zhennan who made up the name to make money.

But within a week, everyone discovered that this [Spring and Autumn Club] was really different from those other clubs.

There were fewer gangsters on the street, and then they dressed in uniform orange uniforms and began to clear away the garbage in the streets and alleys, even the nooks and crannies were not spared.

Then a big green bucket about the height of a person appeared in front of the shop. There was one in front of every three shops, saying it was for daily garbage.

At first, everyone was not used to it, but after three or two days, the benefits were obvious.

The streets are cleaner, all kinds of odors and odors are reduced, and the passenger flow increases.

Now, everyone consciously follows the requirements of the [Spring and Autumn Festival] and throws garbage to the designated location; if a new merchant does not comply, everyone will point fingers.

Then, some young and Dangerous boys saw that there were no peers on the street and thought that this street was unprotected, so they wanted to blackmail them, but they were quickly taken care of by Luo Zitao and his men.

Over time, the name of [Spring and Autumn Meeting] gradually spread.

Afterwards, Hong Zhennan followed Hong Kang's suggestion and came forward to persuade these merchants to join the [Spring and Autumn Meeting]. Together, they established a chamber of commerce to strengthen ties with each other and help each other.

Due to their reputation, everyone was reluctant to object, but they were not very active either. They were mainly afraid that Hong Zhennan and others would fall out; fortunately, the conditions for joining were not strict, and they only needed to pay a certain membership fee, which was 500 yuan, which is equivalent to two months of dockworkers' wages.

wages.

Those merchants didn't want to pay for it and were angry, but they soon changed their minds.

One of the merchants who joined was a fish stall, and they were originally waiting for others to come to buy them every day. However, under the influence of the Spring and Autumn Festival, they established a cooperation with a large restaurant and were responsible for supplying aquatic products to this large restaurant.

In less than two months, I have earned what it took more than a year to earn.

At this time, those merchants were jealous with envy.

Realizing the energy of the [Spring and Autumn Festival], they all took their membership fees and wanted to join, but at this time, it was not that simple.

The business you engage in must have a good reputation and be promising.

In this way, [Spring and Autumn Club] soon had more than a dozen merchants join, and everyone's connections and resources were allocated. Everyone developed prosperously, and [Spring and Autumn Club] also changed its name to [Spring and Autumn Chamber of Commerce].

After that, it is time to plan and adjust the shops on the street, which side is the food area, which side is the snack street, which side is the clothing area, etc.

Originally, this should be an official power, but no one pays attention to the oil and sesame industry because there is no oil and water.

So, after much stumbling, the [Spring and Autumn Chamber of Commerce] made it happen.

The streets now look completely new compared to seven years ago.

And Hong Zhennan's prestige here is growing day by day.

Of course, it was not all smooth sailing. A big event happened three years ago.

At that time, there was a fight with the "K" font.
Chapter completed!