Chapter 217 Destruction (55)

Seeing that Jia Zhang had finally agreed to quit smoking, Jia Zhang naturally would not neglect it.

The next day, he struck while the iron was hot and packed up all the opium and utensils in his house and sent them to the street government early in the morning.

Hand in your belongings and receive compensation from the street government.

Then, under the guidance of the staff, I went to a nearby pharmacy to buy smoking cessation medicine.

While he was busy completing this series of tasks, the neighbors in the courtyard had not yet had time to go out for work.

Seeing Jia Dongxu coming back,
Yan Bugui was the first to come forward and ask about compensation.
"Dongxu, you handed in so many things. How much compensation did the street government give you? Can you make back your money?"

Hearing Yan Bugui's words, Jia Zhang chuckled, then looked at him awkwardly.
"Uncle Yan, what are you thinking about?

How could the street government possibly compensate according to the market price? What if someone bought opium from those dealers at a low price and handed it over to the street government? Wouldn’t the street government be made the scapegoat?
The higher-ups only gave 1/3 of the market price as compensation, not a penny more.

Uncle Yan, I haven't had breakfast yet.

I have to go to work after breakfast, so I'll go back first. You're busy!"

Seeing Jia Dongxu walking towards the middle courtyard, Yan Bugui immediately returned home with a sad face. Then Aunt Yan asked curiously,
"Old Yan, what did Dongxu say? How much compensation can I get?"

"It's only one-third of the market price. This amount of money is not even enough to fill the gap between our teeth. Wife, what do you think we should do now?"

"Pay it, what else can I do?
Zhuzi is watching in the courtyard. If you dare to take the opium from home out to exchange for money, he will arrest you and lock you up.

It would be fine if I could release it in two days.
If this guy is shot directly like the tobacco pipe owner yesterday, it would be a great injustice for us."

"This plagued pillar,

Since he went to the police station, we haven't benefited much from him. We feel even more uncomfortable than before.
Now it has directly cut off our source of income. I am so angry just thinking about it."

But you can complain about it.

Yan Bugui did not dare to really offend He Yuzhu, and he did not want to be arrested by the police station and made an example of someone who was shot, so he agreed to his wife's suggestion without thinking.

"Let's do it!
Then you can hand over the things at home to the street government after I go to work. I won’t go there to avoid being upset.

Remember to bring the money back, at least you can make up for it, don’t lose it.”

"I know, I know. I won't make any mistakes."

As soon as Jia Dongxu returned home, he immediately handed the smoking cessation pills in his hand to Jia Zhangshi.

"Mom, when you feel the urge to smoke, just try one and see how it works. If it works, that would be great."

After taking the smoking cessation medicine from her son, Jia Zhang carefully examined it.
Then he asked suspiciously,
"Dongxu, are you sure? Can a pill like this be comparable to smoking?

Have you figured it out?
If it doesn't work, I, your mother, will be in a state of despair."

"Don't worry, Mom. I bought this at the drugstore under the guidance of the street government staff. There must be no mistakes. Don't worry!"

I heard my son say that he bought the smoking cessation medicine under the guidance of the street government staff.
Jia Zhang immediately believed in the effectiveness of the smoking cessation drug.
At the same time, I am worried about the price of this smoking cessation drug and whether there is any trick involved.

But she did not ask Jia Dongxu directly. Instead, she thought about going out to ask around in the next two days to see if she could buy some cheap ones, or simply prepare it at home using the recipe published by the street government.

Maybe I can get some more money from Yi Zhonghai by then. At the same time, I promised Jia Dongxu.
"Since the comrades from the street government took you to buy it, it should be correct. When Mom gets the urge to smoke, try one.

If I could, I would definitely quit smoking.
I'll arrange a blind date for you then. It will definitely be fine this time.
Eat your meal quickly, and then go to work immediately after eating."

The neighbors of the courtyard went out to work one after another. He Yuzhu also came to the police station with his hands behind his back.

Then we were given the task of transporting the opium and various instruments confiscated yesterday to No. 14 Chang'an Street for registration.
Then wait for processing.

He Yuzhu, who received the task, didn't say much.

Instead, he followed the soldiers to move everything out of the warehouse and load it onto the truck, and then followed Ye Dapeng and others to transport the things to No. 14 Chang Street.

When you arrive at your destination,

He Yuzhu and his companions found that the place was already crowded with people, and the opium and utensils brought from various districts were piled up like mountains.
When handing over the items, he even asked about how those above him were going to deal with these things.

"Comrade, I heard from the older generation that

In the past, when Lord Lin imported opium from Humen, he used the method of soaking quicklime in water and then burning the opium.

But now we have so much opium in Peiping alone. If we add the seizures in Songhu, Nanjing, and eastern Guangdong, the amount of opium is many times more than that of the past.

Are we still using the old method?

Such an expensive thing, you can’t afford it! "

Seeing that He Yuzhu knew about the smoking ban in Humen at such a young age, the staff immediately laughed and shook their heads.

"Of course not.

When Lord Lin banned opium in Humen, he only destroyed more than 2 boxes and more than 1000 tons of opium.

But now more than 100 years have passed.
The amount of opium produced in Daxia each year is many times more than what was confiscated back then.
Not to mention whether we can afford quicklime, just finding enough quicklime to destroy so much opium is a huge problem.

Judging from what the leaders above said, we should burn all the opium."

I heard that this is the plan.
He Yuzhu immediately recalled the video of the third brother burning opium that he had seen on the Internet in later generations.
The reason why he could remember it was,
Of course, it was because the process of the third brother burning the opium was so bizarre.
Not only were the officials in charge of the burning and the crowds watching around excited, but even the reporters covering the event looked overly excited.

The speech is incoherent.

The reason why the third brother burned the opium on the street instead of using more scientific methods was that
In fact, it is similar to the current situation in Daxia.

It’s all because of poverty!

It’s just that Daxia is no longer poor 70 years later, but my third brother is still the same as he was more than 70 years ago, with no progress.

Of course, it is not a big deal if the leaders above choose to burn it.
Firstly, there are a lot of people smoking in Daxia. At this time when everyone is supervising smoking cessation, the worst that can happen is that they can just give out a few more smoking cessation pills.

Second, the Military Control Commission did not have no measures.

For example, in March, the wind was still blowing from the southeast in Beijing, and the place where the opium was burned was in the northwest corner of Beijing City, outside Deshengmen.
Minimize the impact of the burning work on the people of Beijing.

(End of this chapter)