Reborn as the richest man in India.

Chapter 5 The largest slum in central Mumbai

"That's right." Jogo patted his forehead, awakening the dreamer with a single word.

I can completely start a new foreign trade company, and it has nothing to do with my father's company.

"However." Hu Lin said again, "How about your efficiency in India, I don't know if you can complete various procedures in one month and then get the business license. And we will wait for ten days at most. If you can register within ten days It’s a new foreign trade company, then the business I just started can continue.”

Having said all this, Qiao Ge didn't dare to hesitate anymore, thanked Hu Lin, and went back immediately.

We must hurry up.

Hu Lin is right, the efficiency of things in India is too low.

However, if you want to work efficiently, it is not impossible.

This requires money to clear the way, coupled with relationship management.

Jogo decided to go to Singh for this matter. His credit manager status in Mumbai is quite easy to enjoy and he knows a lot of people. If he comes forward to find someone, he should be able to set up the new company as soon as possible.

He returned home first and found that Singer was already here.

Singh got in touch with some old Gupta friends and invited them to come here for an evening gathering.

After hearing Jogo's words, Singer couldn't help but frown on the new company.

"No matter what, let's do it now." Singera took Jogo to the industrial and commercial department to handle the company registration.

On the way, Singer and Jogo told the truth that he could find some people, but it might not be easy to do it within ten days, and he couldn't guarantee it.

Although India has made some economic reforms now, such as the restrictions on foreign trade are not as strict as before. In the past, relevant licenses were required to carry out. Now many industry licenses have been cancelled, but some related procedures are still necessary and time-consuming. Yes for sure.

Once you have submitted all the required documents, you will be waiting for the results.

Of course, Singer had already called for help.

Qiao Ge can only place his hope on God now. If the company cannot be completed in time, then the road of foreign trade will not work for the time being.

"If it doesn't work out, what else can I do with my [-] principal?" Qiao Ge had to prepare for the worst.

He must guarantee to repay the bank [-] rupees from next month, which means that he has to earn [-] rupees a month. This is the money his father earns in a year, and the pressure is huge.

In the evening, three friends of the old Gupta came to the house. Singer contacted more than a dozen people during the day, several of them made various excuses to shirk on the spot, and some were ambiguous, and finally did not come.

The three people who came at this time are almost old Gupta's real friends.

Rahudi Lubai, Gaomisha Nar, and Senao Fuda are engaged in the textile industry like old Gupta.

The scale of Lahudi and Gaomisha is similar to that of old Gupta, and they have several small workshops under their names.

Senao broke through this limitation and set up a small factory with more than 60 workers. Of course, he is also the richest among them, with an annual income of about 30 rupees.

Senao is in his early 30s, ten years younger than the old Guptas.

Jogo was a little bit emotional, but the young people were more aggressive, but Senao did not do foreign trade, but ran his own factory.

Like my father, they are a bit conservative, maybe there is trouble with the labor union, but when the factory grows bigger, the money it makes is obviously unmatched by a small workshop with less than seven people.

Just like the ungrateful Gu Dali, he has nearly 100 workers, and he does foreign trade, so he earns a lot more than Senao.

Singer did not tell them that Jogo had reached an agreement with the Chinese. Before the deal was actually completed, he didn't want to cause extra trouble, so he just said that Jogo wanted to inherit the old Gupta's mantle and continue the export business.

The three of them did not hesitate about this, and immediately expressed their support. They returned the money that old Gupta had returned to them, saying that they would pay back when Jogo had money, which added up to 20 rupees.

Jogo didn't refuse, he accepted it.

And the three of them also said that as long as Qiao Ge needs it, their goods can be given to him at cost price, and the deposit can also be waived, just to help him tide over the difficulties and pay off the loan.

Jhogo was very grateful for this, and he knew it was their kindness.

In this way, Jogo has 30 rupees in his hands. If he pays a 30% deposit, he should be able to get 600 bales of cotton. The three of Senao don’t need a deposit. Jogo thinks that in this way, the total amount can reach 700 bales.

If the newly registered company does not come within ten days, Qiao Ge feels that he will use 700 bales of cotton to negotiate with Hu Lin and the others tomorrow.

The difference between 200 packs and 1000 packs is 5 times. If it is 700 packs, more than half of them have already been given, and the gap is not so obvious. Besides, I can still do without them paying a deposit, and it should be possible.

Jogo couldn't help thinking of Adani, the richest man in his previous life.

Although Adani belongs to the untouchable class, his family is considered wealthy in the local area.

Adani voluntarily gave up his university studies and ventured out into the society. After coming to Mumbai, he worked as a diamond sorter. During this period, he discovered some business opportunities in the diamond industry, and soon he switched to diamond trading.

In just one year, Adani, who was under 20 years old, earned millions of rupees.

He then established Adani Exports Ltd. in 1988, mainly exporting cotton textiles.

My current path is almost the same as his. Jogo is full of expectations. If his foreign trade company is established, he will really be one step ahead of Adani.

The next day, when Qiao Ge went to Zhao Rui and the others to explain their intentions, they were still rejected unexpectedly.

Jogo was very puzzled by this.

It was Hu Lin who gave him an explanation.

This kind of practice is not in line with the rules. They are doing legitimate business, and the deposit they should pay will not be small.

If this matter is reported by someone with a heart, they might think that they bullied Jogo, which is obviously not good for the improvement of relations between the two countries, and is contrary to their original intention.

Qiao Ge was speechless for a while. Hu Lin and the others really wanted to take care of the overall situation, but this further showed that there was no need to worry about being cheated when doing business with them.

It seems that I can only wait for my new foreign trade company to come down, otherwise other ways will not work.

In the next few days, besides taking care of his parents, Qiao Ge will mostly go outside. He needs to get familiar with the surrounding environment. Although he has the memory of the original body owner, he sees the world from a different angle now. He needs to find opportunities to make money .

Accompanied by Ketu Seth and Luke Tonde, Jogo is going to visit Dharavi, the largest slum in Mumbai, because there are five small workshops owned by his father.

The small workshops are now closed, because there was no money left to buy cotton and cotton cloth could no longer be produced.

Now that Jogo has 30 rupees in his hands, it is reasonable to buy cotton for the small workshop to continue processing.

But now he already knows that the recent export to Europe has basically stopped due to the blockage of the canal, so the cotton cloth produced at this time cannot be sold at all, which also caused the price of cotton cloth in Mumbai to plummet. Isn't it a loss to reproduce?
Thinking of this, Qiao Ge only hopes that his company can be established in time, this is definitely a great opportunity.

Cotton is also backlogged, which means that it can get goods from suppliers at a cheaper price.

Qiao Ge doesn't know how long the government's suppression can last. If they let go of the suppression, I believe there will be some foreign trade chambers of commerce who will contact the Chinese business group. Who will have trouble with money?
Now those people dare not do business with the Chinese because of the government, but they have nothing to fear.

In addition, the new cotton in the southern cotton-producing areas will be on the market soon.

印度棉花分三个产区，北部产区棉花采摘时间在10-11月，中部产区采摘时间在11-12月，南部产区采摘时间在12月到次年1月。

Cotton from the northern and central production areas was already on the market last year, and a lot of it is now backlogged at the port. This year's southern cotton is almost on the market.

Since there is still a backlog of cotton in front, with the listing of southern cotton, the market price will continue to fall, and the supply exceeds demand, which is for sure.

The price of cotton in India has dropped a lot compared to a few months ago, and this trend will continue as long as the canal remains blocked.

Ketu and his father, Uncle Seth, worked at the pier, mainly loading and unloading cargo.

They came back because there was no work due to the dock strike, and they didn't go to the parade with those people.

Aunt Seth's son-in-law, Luke, helps people to drive and transport goods. In fact, it is almost the same kind of tractor, and he mainly picks up jobs in the suburbs of Mumbai.

India’s tractors should not be underestimated. In previous lives, India’s tractor output was the largest in the world, and it was a powerful tractor manufacturing country. It was exported to many countries such as the United States and Europe, and it was recognized by them. China’s tractors are really inferior to India.

They are all affected by the shutdown of the port.

The textile factories and other factories in the center of Mumbai in the early years have been relocated to inland cities in recent years, because the land in the urban area is getting more and more scarce, and the labor is getting higher and higher.

This is the law of economic development.

Factories in developed countries are transferred to developing countries, and economically developed coastal areas of the country are transferred to poor and backward inland areas.

Even now, some small workshops can still be seen in the slums, such as Jogo’s father. The labor in the slums is cheap, but the environmental conditions are very poor, and the quality of the products produced is not high.

The slightly larger factories generally moved away.

Led by Ketu and Luke, Jogo entered Dharavi, the largest slum in central Mumbai.

Although Old Gupta's five workshops are all here, only a few kilometers away from his home, Djogo has never been here.

This is the old Gupta did not want his son to come to such a place, so Jogo came here for the first time.

The slum described in the Indian movie "Slumdog Millionaire" is here. After the movie won the Oscar, it became famous and became one of the must-see places for tourists.

In his previous life, Qiao Ge had seen some videos, pictures, etc. on the Internet, but now he experienced it personally.

Jogo walked along a muddy path beside a ditch. The water in the ditch was pitch black and filled with all kinds of mud and garbage. Black and white bubbles appeared from time to time on the surface of the water, exuding a disgusting stench.

On both sides are dilapidated houses built randomly, densely packed, most of them are shacks made of wood boards, plastic boards, cardboards, and plastic films, and only a few are small bungalows made of bricks. It looks like two or three floors, and the floor height is so low that people have to bend over to get in.

Garbage can be seen everywhere, with flies flying around, bugs crawling around, and sewage flowing across.

Some outsiders who have just settled here are basically open-air.

Fortunately, it is the dry season, and the winter in Mumbai is not too cold.

Otherwise, it would be unbearable to be in the open air in winter. For example, the temperature in northern India is lower, and poor people are frozen to death every day in winter.

孟买气温一般都大于20℃，6月到9月为雨季，10月到次年5月为旱季。

Summer is rainy, humid and hot, with a maximum temperature of 44°C and a temperature of around 25-30°C in winter.

"Ah?" Qiao Ge suddenly felt that the soles of his shoes were sticky. He lifted his foot and looked down. He had won the lottery and stepped on a lump of blackened 'gold'. It was really burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. Wet, he almost threw up straight away, it was so disgusting.

"Master, you have to be more careful about this, why don't you walk slowly?" Ketu said a little embarrassedly.

"Master Gupta, why don't you go back, this is really not the place for you." Luke also said.

He and Luke were not surprised by these things, fearing that Jhogo would not be able to bear it.

Qiao Ge rubbed the soles of his shoes on the muddy floor for a long time, and wiped off the lumps. As for the smell, in fact, there were all kinds of stench around him, and he couldn't tell which was which.

"It's all here, let's go and have a look." Qiao Ge had to look at the five small workshops under his father's name.

Learn about the output, cost, etc. of small workshops.

Along the way, the roadsides, especially those corners, are scattered with landmines in various shapes.

There are few toilets in India, let alone the slums.

The man is okay, even during the day, he just finds a corner to squat in, even if he is seen by others, that's all.

The women are miserable, try to drink as little water as possible during the day, and most of them can only go outside to find a place to solve it until dark.

So it is not surprising that you may step on a landmine while walking.

Moreover, the environment of the toilet is unbearable to look at directly, and the feces and water are flowing. For some people, it is better to solve it outside.

As for scrubbing with the left hand after the Indian tuba, this is the practice of the poor and low-level Indians, not the rich.

Maybe the rich don’t necessarily use paper, but there will be a flushing faucet in the toilet in their home, and a hose can be picked up and flushed against the chrysanthemum to ensure cleanliness.

This is the case in the toilet at Jogo's house.

This is equivalent to the smart toilet that can wash butts later, it is nothing more than manual now, without the drying function.

"Master."

"Master Gupta, when can we start work?"

The workers working in the workshop lived almost in the same place. When Ketu and the two introduced Jogo's identity to them, these people immediately surrounded them respectfully.

They are very concerned about when the workshop will start. During this period, the old Gupta can no longer pay them wages, and their income has dropped a lot.

Because looking for other jobs, there is not much in one day, and it is not possible to find jobs every day.

"Work will resume soon, please wait for a few more days." Qiao Ge comforted.

Most of these people are from his father's village. Since the old Gupta developed, many people from the village have come to join him.

After all, Old Gupta is the most promising person in the village since its establishment over a hundred years ago.

"Master, do you remember us?" a voice called out.

I saw two young people in their 20s pushing through the crowd and walking to the front.

Jogo heard the reputation, and couldn't help blurting out: "Gal, what's wrong with your head?"

These two people are from the same village of old Gupta. If you count their seniority, they are probably cousins ​​with Jogo. Old Gupta couldn’t stand the request of relatives and friends in the village, so he brought them two to Mumbai five years ago. .

In the beginning, these two people worked in a small workshop, but within two years they went out to mix with the society by themselves, on the road.

Jogo had met them a few times before, and they were not very familiar with each other. Old Gupta occasionally chatted about what happened after them at the dinner table.

(End of this chapter)