boyutpedia Chapter 127 It's easier to get things done if you have connections.
Chapter 127 It's easier to get things done if you have connections.
Su Dao was in a hurry to go down the mountain to finalize the business on the grassland, so Chen Tuo and the others had no choice but to follow him down the mountain.
Besides Su Dao and Morigen, Bai Long and Su Mo also rode down the mountain on a reindeer sled.
They went up the mountain early in the morning to order the style of the wolf hat, and came down the mountain just after noon. By the time Xiao Kai arrived at the educated youth settlement, it was almost dark.
They used a key to open the wooden cabins in the cold region that had just been built before the registered educated youth left.
Chen Tuo also discovered some details that differed from those in the Northeast forest region.
The heating stove, made entirely of bricks and stones, was likely inspired by fireplaces from abroad.
The long flue runs from east to west, and there are also underground passages connecting the entire row of kang beds.
With red bricks as the interior, stone slabs as the exterior, and cement mortar for grouting, it can be considered both a practical application and an exploration of quality of life and spiritual needs.
Inside the enormous furnace, round pine branches were placed, and the cast iron furnace door was closed in an instant.
The whooshing sound of the flames coming from the furnace immediately dispelled the chill from everyone.
After Zhang Taibao brought Xiao Kai over, the temperature in the dormitory slowly began to rise.
Only after the stone-built stove and flue were slightly warmed up did they begin to feel warm.
This is only possible in a forest area. In other places, who would dare to use a stove with such low thermal efficiency for heating?
Although the stove in the dormitory was burning hot, the temperature on the kang (heated brick bed) rose quickly.
After burning a few pieces of firewood, the kang (heated brick bed) surface, covered with fine sand and wooden planks, was already quite warm...
He briefly told Xiao Kai about the small achievements on the mountain.
Whether it's a wolf-head hat or a hunting vest, it all requires Najiu and the female hunters to sew it stitch by stitch.
The blue wolf hat that Chen Tuo finalized this morning will take at least two or three days to be seen as the actual finished product.
After discussing the results, Chen Tuo brought up the expenses, and incidentally mentioned Su Dao and Morigen's business.
"Chen, the forestry bureau canteen, the town canteen, the various forest farms' mountain areas, log cabins, and timber yards should still have some wild boar hides..."
Chen Tuo spoke simply. Upon hearing that Su Dao wanted to transport guns to the grasslands, Xiao Kai, realizing the risks, dared not agree to such a life-threatening request.
In the Xinganling hunting grounds, the most frequently hunted prey is not pheasants or rabbits, nor roe deer or red deer, but wild boar.
Wild boar hides are rough and not very useful; in summer and autumn, they would simply be thrown into ditches and ponds.
In winter, collecting wild boar hides from various places can yield hundreds of pieces without much trouble.
In the hunter settlements in the mountains, wild boar hides, after being cooked, can be used as bedding.
Having made concessions within his capabilities, Xiao Kai wanted to find an opportunity to slip away.
Although the Forestry Bureau turned a blind eye to the border trade of border residents and hunters, he really dared not get involved in a business involving more than two hundred guns.
"Section Chief Xiao, can the Forestry Bureau allocate tools, supplies, and even funds?"
Although Chen Tuo couldn't see the details of what was happening in front of him clearly, he had a general impression of it.
Just like his sustainable creative direction, it's impossible for him to influence forestry production.
The hunters of the Xingan Mountains can only rely on themselves to continue their traditions.
The fact that the higher authorities have shown any attitude and that the Forestry Bureau has allocated some tools and supplies is already the best that has been possible in recent years.
If we want to concentrate human, financial and material resources to support this, we may have to wait until hunting and guns are banned, and the fishing and hunting traditions truly die out.
Chen Tuo's starting point was to prohibit hunting and gun use.
Guns can be sold at the market, and guns can be sold at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Guns are now considered toys and production tools, with few restrictions.
"Then I'll go ask Uncle Sun!"
Just because Chen Tuo can understand it doesn't mean Xiao Kai can understand it.
Guns are weapons, and Xiao Kai wasn't familiar with the specific prohibitions against them.
But just because he's not familiar with it doesn't mean no one in Songling is.
Sun Changkui of the Armed Forces Department was actually in charge of this area.
Xiao Kai took the opportunity to avoid suspicion, and Chen Tuo did not try to persuade him again.
The continuation of the hunters' lineage in the mountains is related to his future; this is the most fundamental motivation.
He could easily make a sewing machine or a shoe-making machine.
However, transforming the settlements and hunting villages throughout the Xingan Mountains is not something that can be done easily.
Without money, yet still needing to achieve results, that's where Xiao Kai's future lies.
The choice was not up to him...
No sooner had Xiao Kai left than Hong Ye arrived.
There was a stove in the dormitory for educated youth, and uneaten wild fruits in the snow pile behind the gatehouse.
Chen Tuo's invention of mountain fruit soup and Hong Ye's pan-fried and smoked wolf meat in the pot were the feast for everyone.
The sweet and sour fruit salad, though not as fiery as Songling Bai, is still a dish that no one dislikes.
Before Xiao Kai, who had gone to ask for advice, could return, Su Dao, Morigen, Bai Long, and Su Mo were knocked out by the sweet and sour mountain fruit salad with little alcohol flavor.
With the supplies provided by Xiao Kai, the Xiaoyangqi educated youth settlement is not short of bedding.
The hunters in the mountains did not have the same strict separation between men and women as those living in the countryside.
Moreover, at the far end of the dormitory, there were two separate rooms separated by wooden boards.
After settling the four drunkards in, Chen Tuo then spoke with Wu Laowai, Guan Dunzi, and Guan Tianpeng about going up the mountain.
"Uncle Wu, Uncle Guan, your plans to go up the mountain are basically settled. Tianpeng, I still suggest you find a job."
Wu Laowai and Guan Dunzi going up the mountain can increase Chen Tuo's influence in the Beishan settlement and help the hunters communicate with people down the mountain. There's nothing wrong with that.
However, it was very inappropriate for Guan Tianpeng to go up the mountain.
If they really became hunters, although they would have opportunities to come down from the mountains, staying in the mountains permanently would definitely affect their normal lives.
"Chen Zhiqing, you don't need to persuade him. He's never been a well-behaved person since he was a child. If he were truly well-behaved, I wouldn't have left him with me!"
Before Guan Tianpeng could speak, Guan Dunzi made the decision for his nephew.
The son that his younger brother Guan Wang adopted was exactly like him when he was young; he was a troublemaker from a young age.
If he were in the city, even if he didn't die now, he'd probably be stuck in jail by the fence.
Family members know their own children best.
The Guan brothers understood clearly that things were different now than before; murder was punishable by death...
"Chen, the educated youth, I just love shooting things. I can't stand living in the city or the village!"
After Guan Tianpeng expressed his opinion, seeing Wu Laowai gently shake his head, Chen Tuo did not try to persuade him any further.
People today are still simple and honest, but they also have a wild side. Guan Tianpeng is likely to be the future of swords and guns.
Perhaps being a hunter in the mountains is the best way out for him.
With the decision made that the three of them would go up the mountain to become hunters, Xiao Kai, who had gone to town to ask for advice, returned to the educated youth settlement.
"Chen, Uncle Sun said that as long as the registration is done over there, it's fine!"
Xiao Kai went to ask Sun Changkui, who was recuperating at home, and he also heard about the Forestry Bureau's attitude towards the mountain people.
Those who wish to come down the mountain are welcome; those who stay on the mountain just need to avoid causing trouble for the forestry bureau.
As for the firearms in Su Dao's possession, the Forestry Bureau restricted their distribution simply to prevent accidental injuries caused by too many people going up the mountain.
In the days when guns could be sold at markets and bought from supply and marketing cooperatives, guns were simply commodities.
There are many unregistered guns. When Su Dao's guns go to the grasslands, as long as they are registered and not stolen or robbed, they are considered safe.
No one cares where the Water Beads and the old Buick came from; only the Armed Forces Department has the ammunition for these kinds of firearms.
Even if you don't register now, there will be a day when you do.
Sun Changkui not only finalized the destination of the guns for Xiao Kai, but also the transportation method.
That was to transport the guns to Jagdaqi under the guise of the Forestry Bureau's logistics department.
If Su Dao wants to exchange horses, hides, or tea in Hulunbuir, he can directly ask the local supply and marketing system to help him register.
Alternatively, herders who have switched to new guns can register at their local area.
This is where having connections at higher levels makes things easier, something that neither Su Dao nor Xiao Kai dared to do.
Sun Changkui offered a few pointers, and it was just a matter of turning a blind eye...