Living in a Siheyuan

Chapter 137 Company Establishment

After Li Ping'an had fooled the Dafei Gang, he went straight back to the car.

It was already very late, so Li Pingan drove home to rest.

The next day, after breakfast, Li Ping'an went to the study to discuss with Lou Zhenghua.

When Li Pingan said that he had conquered the Dafei Gang, Lou Zhenghua also showed a surprised expression.

He also knew about the Dafei Gang. Although this gang didn't commit crimes like other gangs, it was well-known in the port area.

He really didn't expect that Li Ping'an had already subdued them in just a few days. This made him think more highly of Li Ping'an's ability.

"Ping An, I didn't expect you to do such a great thing quietly. It's really beyond my expectations."

"If we can really subdue the Dafei Gang, it will be much more convenient for our shipping company in the future. We can also work more freely."

"Dad, don't worry. I'm going to reorganize them today. Then I want Lu Dehua to be their deputy leader and keep order over there. What do you think?"

Lou Zhenghua thought for a moment and said, "Okay, it's also important to arrange someone from our side. After all, we have just subdued them, and it will be reassuring to have someone from our side watching over them."

"Dad, I'll find you another driver."

"It's okay. My old friend has some retired soldiers who just came from the mainland. I can just go over and ask them for two people."

After agreeing on these things, Li Pingan took Lu Dehua to the Dafei Gang.

After arriving at Dafei Gang.

Da Fei had already been waiting for them at the door with a group of people.

When he saw Li Pingan and Lu Dehua get out of the car, Da Fei ran over and said, "You are the ones sent by my master, Master Xu, right?"

Li Pingan has become immune to Da Fei calling him Master. This guy is the kind of guy who takes advantage of others. You can't make it clear to him.

Li Pingan nodded and said, "Hello, Brother Dafei, my name is Li Pingan. His name is Lu Dehua, and he will be the deputy leader of your Dafei Gang from now on."

"I will be mainly responsible for the shipping company's affairs in the future. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Da Fei also enthusiastically shook hands with Li Pingan and the others and said, "Don't worry, Brother Pingan. I will definitely cooperate with you to the fullest. With your joining, our Da Fei Gang will definitely get better and better."

Following Dafei, they entered the warehouse headquarters.

It's very quiet here today.

I guess Dafei stopped all his business just to welcome the two of them.

Da Fei also called everyone back and solemnly introduced Lu Dehua to everyone, asking them to listen to Lu Dehua in the future.

As for Li Ping'an, he just mentioned it briefly and then it passed.

This is also what Li Pingan requested.

In the future, he would let Lu Dehua take care of all the gang's affairs, and he would only be responsible for the legitimate business.

In the next few days, Lou Zhenghua also registered a shipping company, which was called Ping An Shipping Company.

This name is auspicious and can represent Li Ping'an.

By the time Li Pingan found out, Lou Zhenghua had already registered. That was all he could do.

Afterwards, they rented and bought three large ships and five or six small boats for near-shore sailing for the shipping company.

In this way, the shipping company was established.

Lu Dehua also achieved remarkable results.

After he displayed his superb martial arts in front of those minions, he instantly became a celebrity in the Dafei Gang.

Especially after forming a team of about fifty people, I taught everyone Bajiquan.

This made Lu Dehua's reputation in the Dafei Gang flourish.

Even the gang leader Da Fei followed Lu Dehua to practice boxing.

This also led to the Dafei Gang recruiting a lot of younger brothers recently, and completely occupying places like the port docks.

Now that the shipping company has been established, it's time to start doing business.

With the care of the Dafei Gang, it can be said that Li Pingan's Ping An Shipping Company has no shortage of business.

This is the territory of the Da Fei Gang, and most businessmen still give face to the Da Fei Gang.

So, Li Pingan and his crew's ship had already started sailing.

Now their company is personally managed by Lou Zhenghua.

Li Ping'an is responsible for negotiating business outside, purchasing supplies and other matters.

Now that everything is on track, we should start considering purchasing supplies for the country.

It's only June or July now. What is the country most lacking? Of course, it's food.

By the second half of this year, the food crisis in the entire Dragon Country was slightly alleviated.

We are still in a period of transition.

So Li Ping'an discussed with Lou Zhenghua how to get food for the country.

During this time, Li Pingan had ordered the ships that were delivering goods to purchase some food. He also had a lot of food in his own space.

For now, that's about enough.

From now on, you can just transport and purchase at the same time.

After listening to Li Ping'an's report, Lou Zhenghua thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's send less this time. Find a few of those small boats near the coast and send them to the country."

Li Pingan said, "Dad, then you should contact them as soon as possible to see where we are sending them this time. You should also ask for the specific time so that we can make arrangements."

Lou Zhenghua nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go ask them right away. Let's make arrangements as soon as possible."

A day later, Lou Zhenghua brought back accurate news.

He called Li Ping'an to his office and said, "Ping'an, this time the higher-ups mean that if we can, we should transport the food to Tianjin Port. That's where food is most in short supply right now."

Li Pingan thought about it. It would take more than half a month to go back and forth to Tianjin Port. And since it was the first transaction, he was a little worried.

"Okay, Dad. This is our first transaction, so I want to deliver it myself. I want to take a look at the situation over there as well."

Lou Zhenghua thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you can go there in person. If you have the chance, go back and see how your family is doing. If you don't have the chance, don't force it."

"Okay, I get it, Dad. I'll make the arrangements then."

After saying goodbye to Lou Zhenghua, Li Ping'an arranged for people to load the ship.

The row of more than a dozen large warehouses here were originally owned by the Dafei Gang, and they often rented them to passing merchant ships for temporary use.

But now they all belong to Ping An Shipping Company.

It contains grain that Li Ping'an recently purchased, as well as grain that he took out of the space himself.

It filled up seven or eight warehouses.

This time, Li Ping'an selected three cargo ships that could carry 500 tons of grain.

This time, only 1,500 tons of grain were sent to the country.

Although this amount of food is not much for the entire country.

But it can also solve the urgent needs of some areas at present.

With so much grain, just loading it onto the ship is a very time-consuming task.

Fortunately, this is our own dock, so everything is more convenient.

After arranging the loading, Li Pingan called Lu Dehua over again and asked him to select a dozen people to be assigned to each ship.

This will also ensure the safety of every vessel.

In this way, after good arrangements by Uncle San, the boat was finally loaded.

Li Ping'an also wanted to leave with these three ships.

Before leaving, Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e were very reluctant.

In all the years they have been together, they have never been apart for so long.

Li Pingan comforted the two girls last night. He comforted them again today. Then he left completely.

When we arrived at the port, three ships were ready.

Lou Zhenghua also saw them off at the port.

After saying goodbye to them, Li Ping'an boarded the middle ship.

The captain's surname is Zhao, and everyone calls him Lao Zhaotou. He is an experienced old sailor.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, with a roar, three ships loaded with food slowly left the port and headed for Tianjin Port.

On the boat, Li Ping'an was taken into the cabin by Old Zhao.

This place is much worse than where they lived when they first came here.

It was just a small room with nothing in it except a bed and a small cabinet.

Besides, it was very narrow in there, and two people couldn't even turn around inside.

Old Zhao said a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Li, this is the current condition on the ship. This is the best room on the ship. Other rooms have three or four people squeezed together. The best one has two people squeezed together. You just have to make do with it."

What could Li Pingan say in the face of such a situation? He could only accept it.

"It's alright old Captain, I can handle anything. You don't have to worry about me."

Seeing that Li Ping'an really didn't care, Old Zhao felt relieved.

He said, "Mr. Li, you can rest here. Call me if you need anything. I will have someone bring it to you when you eat."

"The food on our ship is relatively simple. If you need anything, just let me know in advance and I'll ask the chef to make it for you."

Li Pingan still had a lot of food in his space. If it didn't taste good, he could just eat what was stored in his own space. There was really no need to worry about it.

So he said, "Old Captain, there's no need to be special. I'll eat what you eat. Don't worry, I've also been through hardships. I'll do anything."

Now Mr. Zhao was completely relieved. He didn't expect that Mr. Li was so easy to talk to.

After arranging Li Ping'an's affairs, Old Zhao went back to look after the boat.

The round trip would take more than half a month, and although they were sailing along the coastal waters, they still had to be very careful.

Especially when encountering special weather conditions, we need to find a port nearby to stop.

All decisions along the way have to be made by this old captain based on his rich experience.

Fortunately, the weather was good in the following days and the three ships sailed smoothly.

During this period, Li Ping'an mostly rested in the cabin or went into the space to take care of it.

Now that Lu Dehua and Liu Mi are gone, he has to take care of it by himself.

After sailing for seven or eight days, we finally approached Tianjin Port.

People on several boats showed expectant expressions.

After rocking on the boat for seven or eight days, everyone missed the feeling of being on solid ground.