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"He doesn't need to tinker with such a delicate thing to repair a car. He has learned other crafts?" Hong Tao has seen a few mechanical odometers that Fei Yang picked up, which are similar to alarm clocks, with gears inside.

"Before he opened the repair shop, he set up a stall to repair watches. Here, he found and repaired my watch from the ruins. Everyone has it. Oh, Brother Mouse, what brand is your watch? Listen. There is also an altimeter, where can I find it?" Speaking of Fat Sheep's craftsmanship, Bungy did not hesitate to praise him.

"I don't go around picking up junk like you guys. You Luo just grabs what he needs, and even picks what people like!" Hong Tao quickly retracted his wrist. It was bumped, and a leather case was specially made.

"Damn it, it's all rotten!" Bungy pouted, but he didn't dare to irony.As a member of the Judgment, he understands the ferocity of this hero better than anyone else.Just as he turned his head forward, he suddenly exclaimed.

Hong Tao raised his head when he heard the news, grinning a little even though he didn't make any exclamation.At this time, a ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds in the sky, projecting bright radiance to the earth, and it happened to shine on the International Trade Building Complex.

The glass curtain wall building, which should be resplendent and reflective on all sides, looks like an ancient building under the ray of light, showing mottled damage and dying years.

The glass curtain walls are all gone, and the exposed interior of the building looks like a honeycomb, but it is not as regular as a honeycomb. Various pipelines and decoration materials are swaying in the wind.

"Alas... Incompleteness is also beautiful!" Hong Tao was stunned for a long time before uttering a nonsense, he really didn't want to say that his hometown was incomplete.

"There are a lot of soldiers on the bridge..." Bungy probably didn't see anything beautiful, and he wasn't paying attention to the few skyscrapers that were torn apart by the earthquake. He was looking at the overpass with a telescope.

"Who dismantled my cable..." Hong Tao also raised his binoculars to look, this time his muttering was even softer.Compared with the Guomao building complex, the Guomao Overpass is well preserved, at least it has not collapsed.

But the steel cable he pulled down from the top of China World Trade Center Phase III was missing, and it must have been snapped in the earthquake.Even if it is still there, the Alliance Air Force will no longer use that crude and crude equipment for skydiving training. They should have better training equipment.

"... Checkpoint!" Just as he was about to take a closer look at the soldiers on the bridge, he was suddenly hit hard twice with his elbow.

"I said stupid pigs, we are not gold diggers, and we are not redeemers here, why panic?" After being hit like this, the eyepiece of the binoculars hit the bridge of his nose and made his nose sour. With tears in his eyes, Hong Tao A leg extension is a kick.

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"It's not the security team in black, it seems to be a soldier!" Bungy got kicked and didn't plan to stop, holding up his binoculars and continuing to report his observations, his tone full of nervousness.

"Put down the binoculars! Sit down firmly... Remember, the eyes of a good person don't flicker back and forth. When looking at people, don't dodge or stare at them!"

Hong Tao was really convinced. The life of gold diggers in the past ten years has left indelible marks on these people, making it difficult for them to reintegrate into normal society in a short period of time.

Bungy guessed right, the checkpoint under the Guomao Bridge was not a security team, but soldiers in combat uniforms.Their equipment is stronger than that of the security forces, all automatic rifles.There was an armored vehicle parked not far away, without a cannon, but the heavy machine gun on the roof was obviously well maintained, and the ammunition drum should not be empty.

"Transport team? Are you coming out for the first time?" The carriage was stopped by two soldiers a hundred meters away from the checkpoint. After seeing the pass, the older soldier glanced at the four people with foolish eyes. .

"Sir, your eyesight is amazing. It is indeed the first time we have come out to get work today. It is not respectful to be a newcomer. If there is anything wrong, please forgive me, forgive me..."

Hong Tao was not surprised by this evaluation, let alone whether the soldiers on duty would be familiar with each transport team, it is not difficult to guess the history just by the brand-new carriage and brand-new windbreaker.The old rules, a smiling face and two packs of cigarettes lead the way.

"Hehehe, let me guess again. Are you a new refugee?" The older soldier didn't accept the cigarette, but there was a smile on his face. Although it wasn't funny, it was definitely not a sinister smile.

"Look, your guess is really accurate. We've only been here for more than a month..." Hong Tao thought it might be because he was standing at the wrong angle, so he quickly moved his steps to the left so that the soldiers would not be able to grab things again. Saw by someone at the checkpoint behind.

"...Boom boom... Yes, there are also steel plates. It seems that you have heard about the risks of transporting, and it really costs money. I don't want cigarettes, and you can't pass this road. Turn around!"

The older soldier smiled even more, stretched out his hand to unbutton Hong Tao's windbreaker, knocked on the bulletproof vest, and pointed to the way with a playful face.

"Sir, you see, we just came here not long ago, we just scraped together so much money, we managed to make a living, and there are still several people in the family waiting to eat. If you think something is inappropriate, feel free to criticize it, and we will correct it immediately! "

This ending was totally unexpected to Hong Tao. The driver only said that the competition in this industry was fierce, and he never said that even the checkpoints were difficult to pass.Could it be that I sent less?Or did these soldiers see that they were newcomers and planned to blackmail them?

"Correction, must be corrected! You are on the wrong road. This is the way to enter the base from here. If you want to enter, you can get in. Get a special pass! If you want to get in, you have to turn right and go up there, understand?" The elder The soldier felt that the joke was almost done, and returned the pass to the confused pony.

"Oh oh oh... Thank you very much... These cigarettes are not worth much, I have already taken them out, you can take them!"

Hong Tao looked back and saw that there was indeed a sign on the side road, but he couldn't see what was written on it, probably to remind him of the route.Just now I was too busy teaching Bungy a lesson, and didn't pay attention to both sides of the road.

"Take it back, you won't need us in the future, keep it for the people who should give it to you. I think you are not too young, let me say a few more words. This business is not easy to do, try not to talk to us after you go up. Other transportation teams have disputes, so be patient when things happen."

"Don't pick up jobs that are too far away, no matter how much you pay, first pick the ones that others don't want to pick up and run a few times to understand the rules. Go, go..." The soldier pushed the cigarette back again, and patted Hong Tao's face shoulder, put away his smile and pointed to the overpass above his head to give Hong Tao some suggestions.

"Brother Shu, have we met a good man?" The carriage turned around and started on the road again, and the stupid pig moved his head close to him not far away.

"It's because we have encountered too many abnormalities in the past... Smoking fake cigarettes every day, suddenly smoking a real cigarette feels fake. The rules here are different from before. I wanted to tell the two of them these words. My order is that no one is allowed to stare at others, let alone make a move!"

nice guy?If this is the case, then the moral standard is too low.However, this soldier still gave Hong Tao a lot of touch, or comfort.

Back then, so many people didn't understand it all day long, so they insisted on establishing this system. Although there are big loopholes everywhere, at least the main framework is still usable.And the replacement managers are still improving and filling the vacancies, the general trend is good.

Turn out according to the road pointed by the soldiers, make a half circle from the east side, and finally get on the overpass.According to the introduction of the old man driving the car, this is the largest and most concentrated transportation team disbandment place in the capital safety zone.

The headquarters of Sun Changzhong's two transportation companies are also here, and the alliance has set up a station to release transportation business.Compared with the scattered work in the safe zone, transporting goods to the alliance is the most profitable.

However, the old man who drove the car also said that there is little hope of receiving the transportation tasks directly dispatched by the alliance. Most of them were taken away by Sun Changzhong's company, and the second or third guarantees were all profitable.

"It's really reactionary and afraid of death!" Hong Tao is now standing opposite the two companies, looking at the black letters on the sign and giving a preliminary evaluation.

It is located on the east side of Guomao Bridge, just south of the bridge, and there is a five-story building in the middle of a large skyscraper.The headquarters of the transportation industry in the Beijing Safety Zone, named Changfeng Freight and Zhongyi Transportation, are located in the building.

There are exactly two doors, one on the left and one on the right, which divide the building into two parts, east and west.Regarding this arrangement, Hong Tao quickly came up with an old world vocabulary, one organization with two signs!

Without asking anyone, he can roughly guess the significance of the establishment of these two companies, which is deceptive.Some people in the alliance must have questioned the monopoly of the transportation industry before, so Sun Changzhong and the people behind him created two companies to put an end to the allegations of monopoly in name.

Actually?Even if the two companies share an office building, the leadership team and staff of Baobuqi Company are still the same.This is pure deception, and it is unscrupulous deception.

When deceiving people, when he doesn't even bother to use his brains to make up nonsense, the arrogant and confident rogue face can be seen.To put it bluntly, they just want to save face for the alliance management. As for the people below, is there anyone below?Aren't they all livestock?Is it a waste of time to lie to cattle?

On the opposite side of this small building, more than a dozen carriages have been parked along the street, and each carriage has a sign with various words written on it, nothing more than being fast and punctual, handling with care, rain or shine , fair price and the like.

As one of the livestock, Hong Tao hated this state very much, but he couldn't get out of the mud without being polluted, so he had to find a way to eat in the mud.He is no stranger to this way of picking up work. When he was a child, there were people doing this at many intersections in the city, most of them were migrant workers engaged in decoration, cleaning, and housekeeping.

"Brother, can we stop here?" So he also drove the carriage eastward along the street, found a vacancy and stopped, and greeted the driver next to him.

"Go back, where did you get such a big face!" The coachman was in his 40s, wearing a cotton hat, with his hands in his sleeves, and he didn't even cover his eyes, very impatient.

"Brother, here's one..." Hong Tao didn't drive away immediately, he jumped down and walked over, took out a cigarette and handed over one.

"Smoke... Pata... New here?" The coachman looked at the cigarette case, thought it was not bad, snuffed his nose, and lazily stretched out his hand to take a cigarette.Hong Tao immediately put the lighter on top, this action made the driver's face less impatient.

"Yes, for the first time today."

"Which district?"

"South Fifth District!"

"South Fifth District...the District of the Third Ring Entertainment City?" The coachman narrowed his eyes and thought about it.

"That's right, have you been there?" Seeing that the driver was interested in talking, Hong Tao lit a cigarette for himself, and without asking if he liked it, he jumped lightly and sat on the board.

"... Do you think I have money to go in?" The coachman was a little dissatisfied with Hong Tao's familiarity, but he had already sat up and smoked other people's cigarettes, so it was not easy to blow down, so he endured it.

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"You have been in this business for a long time, right? We didn't touch the door for the first time. Please tell me a few words. I came out in a hurry in the morning and didn't bring any good things. This is a specialty of my hometown. Take Try it!"

Kicking his nose and rubbing his face, Hong Tao didn't take the driver's indifferent look at all, he reached out and took out a packet of snow lotus cigarettes from his arms and stuffed them in it.

"...Did you just come from there?" The coachman looked at the place of origin on the cigarette package, and seemed to understand something.

"No, I've been on the train for more than three days! If you say it's much better than ours, there are jobs everywhere. If I knew it earlier, I should have come here a few years ago."

"There's work everywhere, why do you have to do this job?" The coachman confused Hong Tao's accent. It sounded a bit like people from here, but it was more blunt, but it definitely didn't have the characteristics of Xinjiang.

"Isn't it possible to get around here? It just so happens that we know how to raise horses and set up cars. Everyone pooled up some money... Well, big cities also have troubles in big cities. Just renting a license will cost us all the money." When Hong Tao said this, his face was full of expectations for the future, as if he had stepped on the threshold of a better life.

This is what he learned from the refugees in the new sixth district. Even though those people work non-stop all day long and are exploited and bullied, hope is not dim at all, and they are all very optimistic.

"Bah, who's mother gave you such a bad idea, you are missing eight generations of great virtues!" But the coachman obviously didn't think so, so he started cursing directly.

"Ah..." Hong Tao's face was half dazed, and half of his face was full of expectations for a better life.

"Hi, new here?" But the coachman suddenly shut up, someone came from across the road, before the person arrived, the words came first.

"Yes yes yes... the first time we met, I will take care of you more in the future. Zhou Dafu, what's your surname?" After all, Hong Tao couldn't help scolding when he saw the person coming.

It is easier to talk one-on-one in this kind of place, but if there are too many others, there will be no serious talk.But the face and mouth can't show it yet, so I take out the cigarette and smoke another one.

"Zhou Dafu... isn't that selling jewelry? Can you be more serious, give up a fake name and plagiarize! Do you want to get a job? I will introduce you for a [-]% profit!"

The newcomer is a little younger, wearing leather pants and big leather boots. Although the leather is cracked in some places, he has a lot of style and is very rude in his speech. He feels a bit like a master.

"That's a good relationship... How much is the [-]% profit?" Two people sat on the carriage and one stood below. Hong Tao looked out of the corner of his eyes to see that the driver had turned his face to the opposite side of the street, smoked seriously and stopped talking.

"How much? You are such a stick. How much is the freight rate divided by ten? Do you know how to divide? Well done, I won't embarrass you. It happens that the company hasn't opened yet, so I'll be kind enough to tell you about it. rules."

"Look, from this intersection to the east, the north side of the road is waiting for work. Don't go to the south side of the road. That's where the live convoy has been found. If you want to know if you can stop, look at the curb. Every house has its own. The fixed location of home, don't jump in line, understand?"

Seeing Hong Tao's ignorant look, Fu Yi's interest was obviously higher, and he was really eloquent, and he could explain the rules clearly in a few words.After finishing the work, he took Hong Tao to the side of the road to have a look. The curb was indeed as he described, with the word 3 carved on a hard object.

"Oh, I see. You should park where there is no sign on the curb, right?" Hong Tao suddenly realized.

"Sure, I'm not stupid... But look, most of the people who come to look for carts come from the west. The further east you go, the less chance you have to get on the wheel. If you don't keep it all, you won't get a wheel for several days. I Let me introduce you to a job, and charging one-tenth of the introduction fee is not much, right?"

The leather jacket patted Hong Tao's shoulder carelessly, expressing that a child can be taught, and then introduced the disadvantage of being too far behind, and the advantage of getting kickbacks for introducing jobs to him.

Hong Tao looked to the east, good guy, the farthest carriage is almost a mile away.Isn’t this Nima just like the taxi line in front of the big hotel in the old world, and the leather jacket is the doorman and bellman of the hotel, who earn kickbacks by doing private work!

"It's really not much, give first and then give?" As a latecomer, of course, you can't expect to compete with the old driver for a fat job. It's not that it's fair or unfair. There are unspoken rules in any industry, and it's not too wrong for a newcomer to pay a little tuition.

"When you see the owner negotiate the price, go to the lobby and issue a certificate and pay right away! What are you vague about? Come on, Old Geng, are you slapping your conscience and saying that I'm a liar?" Fearing that Hong Tao would be worried, the leather jacket turned and yelled at the driver. voice.

"Yes, yes, it's all the truth..." The coachman seemed a little afraid of the leather jacket, trying his best to put on a smile and nodded in agreement.

"Then I will trouble you, we have two cars, and the horses are working for the first time. I am afraid they are not familiar with it, so please pull less, one car weighs 500 catties!"

Hong Tao could see that this leather jacket was probably specially stitched here, and he could get three or four bags of work, and then subcontract it to the transportation team for a cut.

As for why the transportation team asked them to chop again, it doesn't matter.They are familiar with getting jobs, and if they wait a day stupidly, maybe no one will take care of them.So, this money must be earned by other people, he earns money, and he is familiar with the procedures, a win-win situation!

"Such a good car, short-circuiting 1000 catties is no problem, but it is not enough for you to eat if it is short-circuited! What are you looking at, let's go, follow me to the lobby to register and get the bill of lading!"

Leather is really not a bastard who doesn't understand anything. He walked up to the two carriages and took a closer look at the horses that were harnessed to the carriages. The cargo capacity given is about the same.

In fact, when it comes to pulling carts, horses are not as strong as mules. It is a pity that there are only donkeys and mules in the pasture in the north of the city.Speaking of mules, if Hong Tao hadn’t been to northern Xinjiang and didn’t know the Crimea, he wouldn’t know that there are two types of mules.

Donkey mules are the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey, and horse mules are the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.The former is more like a donkey, better at running than a donkey, and has a gentle personality; the latter is more like a horse, stronger than a horse, but has a hot temper.

Safety Zone Office of the Highway Transport Administration of the Ministry of Transport of the East Asian Union!

This is the hall that the leather jacket took Hong Tao to, and it was also in the office building across the road.Fortunately, this office building is not only two brands of an institution, but three.It's too barebones, this nima is no longer a bureaucratic capital.Rights plus benefits, complement each other and promote each other closely, a big killer for harvesting wheat!

It is said to be an office, but it is actually a registration office. The freight contracts issued by various agencies of the alliance and the pass of the carrier company are registered here to bind both parties.

What should I do if the goods are lost or shipped out without payment?The former usually means losing money. If you can’t afford to sell your cart or horse, you can’t do hard labor.Doesn't the latter have a contract? Go to the safety zone management office to file a complaint.

According to Leather, so far as long as it is an alliance contract, there has never been a case of non-payment of payment.If it is a private entrustment, the management office will also make a judgment according to the contract, which is very fast.Because there are not too many such cases, it is easy to find out the facts.

As for the damage to the goods, there is basically no such thing.Fragile, flammable, fragile, and valuable goods will be transported by special vehicles, and it is not the turn of the private transport team to intervene.

In Langfang, Hong Tao was looking for leather clothes to go to the metal processing factory in Langfang, and he needed to transport winter clothes and mechanical parts.According to the receipt, there are three marijuana bags and eight crates in total, weighing just over 1500 kilograms.

Don't worry, this is only a one-way trip. When you come back, you have to bring back metal processing products of similar weight from the metal processing factory.It takes two days to go back and forth, and the fare is 5 yuan.

It sounds like a lot, and it only costs 1 yuan to dig soil in the moat for a week.But don't forget, digging the soil is still a matter of having a full meal. It doesn't matter, not only people have to eat grass but also horses.

It must be profitable, and it is more profitable than digging. Just add the money for buying horses and carts, and the annual license fee, and there is not much left.

Of course, this is the price that has been peeled off several layers.Hong Tao thinks, if he can get the first-hand job, at least 10 yuan will be charged for this job.If the distance is more than 100 kilometers, it has to be doubled.

Less than 100 kilometers is considered a short distance, that is, a horse-drawn carriage can arrive in a day, and there is no need to spend the night in the wild, so the risk is not too high.Beyond this distance is considered a long distance, and the danger is multiplied.

Chapter 662

The danger mentioned here is not zombies. After nearly ten years of cleaning up, zombies have gradually moved away from people's sight.Although every year the forces of all parties continue to send troops to encroach on the zombie-controlled area, most of the survivors have no contact at all, and even seldom listen to it.

But without zombies, it is still very unsafe in the wild without order, among which the same kind and wild animals are the first.If human beings harm human beings, nature will feel inferior. They are ruthless and accurate, and the efficiency is extremely high.

And as nature continues to erase the traces of civilization created by humans, wild animals that have quickly recovered their populations far away from human settlements are not far behind.

In the past, humans relied on technology to kill them casually, but now it's a bit reversed. Don't be left alone in the wild, especially at night, a group of wild dogs can kill people.

"Go, take it, pull out the goods according to the address, go and come back quickly... Oh, by the way, do you know the way?"

After fur clothing got his wish and got 1 yuan, his attitude was obviously much better. He took the receipt issued by the office in Hong Tao's hand, and pretended to be concerned, but he remembered something very important.

"I know you... I have a map, can you help me see if I should go this way?"

The homework was not for nothing. Hong Tao had already found the route on the map after he knew where he was going.Unlike in the old world, there are several flooded areas in the middle of the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, and the large and small paths are basically impassable. You have to detour from the Jinglan Line in the south.

"...I don't have a sports car, so go look in the hall, isn't there a big map on the wall!" Leather rolled his eyes, this incident obviously hit his shortcoming.

"Okay, don't worry, we won't be late... Oh yes, you said just now that we have to pick up the goods by ourselves?" Hong Tao really didn't see the map posted in the office, and was just about to check it when he suddenly remembered a key question.

"Tsk, hiss... I said you are a bit long-winded. If the delivery person doesn't pick up the goods, maybe the owner will deliver them for you!" The leather jacket seemed to have found a new target, and kept staring at the opposite side of the road, very uncomfortable. patient.

"But...but this address is inside the base, right?" Hong Tao handed over the map again.

"You...Cheng Chengcheng, next time you have so many questions, don't you understand that I will give you an extra [-] cents for the introduction fee! Take the list and go to the checkpoint to serve as a soldier, and they will let you in... I am unlucky today, no matter how much Tell me, do you have any contraband on you?"

"I don't know what contraband is, do you? My first guess is that you said that the people in the southern district are wicked enough. Why do people stuff it here just to make money. Go to the hall and look, there is a map next to it The list of contraband, don’t bring in anything on it, understand? See you soon!”