I wanted to say 10 yuan for a box of 4 sticks, but as I spoke, Qian Cathay once again doubled the price despite the domestic price increase of 50%.
"It's 20 Hong Kong dollars for a box of four. If you want it, I'll get you thirty or fifty boxes next time."
Chu Qianqian curled his lips. The price was more expensive than some mid-range Cuban cigars.
However, compared with the price in the United States, a Cuban cigar priced at US$1.25 is indeed not expensive.
He casually took out 2,000 and said, "Give me 100 boxes."
Qian Guotai cursed secretly that his quotation was too low. The guy next to him was a big water pipe. He had enough money to buy 6 movie theaters at the same time and decorate them at the same time.
This item alone costs more than three million Hong Kong dollars.
Moreover, this kid also gave himself a lump sum of HK$2.4 million in cash last time. In other words, since he came to Hong Kong Island in February, by mid-April, he can earn 2 million in a month.
Thinking of this, Qian Guotai was both excited and had a headache.
Being too good at making money is not necessarily a good thing. Fortunately, Chu Qianqian asked Cathay Pacific this time to discuss with him how to transport the 291,000 kilograms of rice collected in the Xinshou Village warehouse back to the country.
Then tell him that he still has the same amount of rice at Kwai Chung Pier.
By the way, when can 100 kilograms of Hetian jade, 100 kilograms of chicken blood stone, and 100 kilograms of Tianhuang stone be shipped?
Finally, let’s talk about throwing sticks.
When Qian Guotai heard that Chu Xiangqian had prepared 582,000 kilograms of rice for free in China, his eyes nearly burst out.
It’s not that China doesn’t know how to buy grain from abroad, but large-scale grain transactions have always been strictly regulated by various countries.
Therefore, it is simply unrealistic to buy thousands or tens of thousands of tons of grain.
Relying on the Nanguang Company in Aocheng to purchase grain and transport it into the country is really a drop in the bucket.
And foreign exchange is also a problem.
Of course, the amount that can be transported is at least a supplement, so when he heard that Chu Xiangqian had obtained 291 tons of rice, Qian Guotai was excited and grateful.
If this batch of grain is transported back to the capital, it will be enough to consume almost one-tenth of the capital's food consumption for a day.
And this is only the first batch, and the capital itself has a food distribution plan. This extra amount will greatly improve the problem of food shortage.
Suppressing his excitement, Qian Guotai asked in a low voice, "All the food is at Kwai Chung Pier?"
Chu shrugged forward, "Only half is stored over there. I have to show off first to avoid being targeted by the British or even the Americans. I found someone to hide the other half.
And I have already established a relationship and can leave the port at any time.
So the question now is how to luck? Should it be shipped to Guangdong or sent to Tianjin by sea? "
Qian Guotai's pupils shrank. Chu Xiangqian said that he could leave the port at any time. Does that mean that this guy has spent a lot of money to bribe the Marine Police and the ghost guy in the gate?
If this is the case, the value will be great.
Then Qian Guotai realized the problem and hurriedly said to Chu Qianqian, "Qianqian, you must never do this kind of thing again in the future. No matter how good the confidentiality means, there will always be mistakes.
Therefore, your most important job is to make money and establish a foothold in Hong Kong Island, do you understand? "
Chu Qianqian looked at Qian Guotai with a worried and anxious look in surprise, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm more afraid of death than you think."
Qian Guotai was stunned, then laughed.
This is not the first time that Chu Xiangqian has said this. Even when he first hinted that he would come to Hong Kong Island to get rid of the traitors, this kid said that he would only have contact with himself, or even only with the top leaders of Guo'an.
It's like before he even started going abroad, he was worried that he would be exposed internally. People like Chu Xiangqian would not risk their own safety.
Of course, Chu Xiangqian's role is becoming more and more important.
Money and food are indeed the most scarce supplies in the country these days.
After Qian Guotai calmed down, he subconsciously picked up the fishing rod, put another bait and returned to the sea.
After thinking silently for a while, he said, "The first batch should go overland. If you are sure that the people you have are fine, then transport half of them to the New Territories.
Then tell me the address and I will notify the mainland to have it shipped. "
Chu Xiangqian shook his head, "I'll ask someone to find a small island not far from the mainland. Put the things on the island. It won't be difficult for you to transport them away, and it will be easy for me to keep them secret."
After all, a pile of 291,000 kilograms of grain, or a full 2,910 100 kilograms of grain, would be easily discovered in the New Territories.
If this thing is done, we can transport it to Tianjin in the future, or we can find a small island in the sea. This way my men don't have to dock and arouse suspicion. "
Qian Guotai swallowed again after hearing this.
This is equivalent to saying that Chu Xiangqian has recruited at least a hundred people on Hong Kong Island?
And if a person of his character can trust these subordinates, then in his heart, these people must be his confidants and die-hard loyalists.
I couldn't help but secretly curse myself for being too negligent in understanding Chu Xiangqian.
But then I thought about it, the big boss, even the bigger boss said, don’t worry about Chu Xiangqian’s whereabouts in Hong Kong Island, let alone investigate him.
Of course, at that time, the superiors just thought that Chu Xiangqian would become one of the sources of foreign exchange.
So I feel that letting him develop on his own is safer than interfering.
And it seems that he himself did very well.
Including the number of people who really knew Chu Xiangqian's identity, there were less than ten people in total.
Four of them are his prospective father-in-law, prospective second uncle, and prospective daughter-in-law’s grandfather.
So much so that Qian Guotai is the only front-line staff member.
Seeing that Qian Guotai was silent, Chu Xiangqian said impatiently, "Okay, just do as I say. Otherwise, I don't think the people in the mainland can keep it 100% confidential after contacting my people. "
Speaking of this, Chu Xiangqian suddenly realized that 291,000 kilograms of grain itself was a problem.
He secretly thought that he would still have to get a batch of the same amount of grain from the market in the next two days and store it in the warehouse at Kwai Chung Pier again.
As long as there is no shortage of food there, if the British and Americans know that so much food has been obtained from the mainland, they will check carefully and find that there is no problem at Kwai Chung Pier.
Basically I won’t check it a second time in the future.
At the same time, the market at the fire station has to be opened.
These days, Sanjiang Shui has been taking a few of his subordinates to keep an eye on the studio and filming, otherwise the market would have opened long ago.
As long as we continue to sell food, we can make a fuss about it.
When he mentioned this matter, Qian Guotai naturally agreed and gave Chu Xiangqian a few more days to deal with the matter.
After talking about the food, Chu Xiangqian said with a smile, "Uncle Qian, should you give me the 300 kilograms of jade I want? I paid for this."
Qian Guotai smiled awkwardly, "It's not like you don't know that in order to keep things confidential, the big boss can't transport things directly to Guangdong. When the plane comes in, it can't be hidden from the ghosts at the airport.
So we can only go by sea.
And in order to keep it secret, even the comrades who transported it didn't know what it was, so the speed couldn't be faster. "
When Chu Xiangqian heard this, he didn't say anything more.
Finally, the matter of swinging the stick was brought up, and even the design drawings were shown to Qian Guotai.
This thing is actually not difficult. Elementary school students can remember it after seeing the drawings and annotations.
"I have to talk to the big boss about this," Qian Guotai said. After thinking about it carefully, he followed what Chu Xiangqian said and exported the sticks in batches.
It can indeed be said to be raw materials.
Not only does it reduce the difficulty of exporting, it also basically won’t attract anyone’s attention.
But once it is actually sold in the market, it will inevitably attract the attention of others.
Qian Guotai suddenly felt that there was no need to let Chu Xiangqian take the slightest risk for this benefit.
And to be honest, the domestic demand for steel is very large now.
Once the polar bear experts leave, in order to complete more than 200 key projects, the country will prepare more and more raw materials for steel and cement.
That's why last time Chu Xiangqian said he wanted to build an electric fan and bicycle assembly factory, the superiors rejected it so quickly.
Chu Xiangqian shrugged indifferently. This was already the second time that he had taken the initiative to help the mainland get an exit.
If I have any ideas in the future and leave the mainland, I won't be able to blame myself.
I immediately made an idea to Norton, asking him to pay for the patent and build a swing stick assembly factory here on Hong Kong Island.
At that time, the sales in England can be handed over to him.
As Mountbatten was already the supreme commander of the Infant Kingdom, it was easy to purchase some sticks for the military police.
After using it for a period of time and confirming that there is no problem, it will be easy to open the market in England.
By the way, the stick can also be exported to the United States in the name of Norton.
When the time comes, I will hide behind my back and silently make a fortune, and it won't matter if my name is given to Norton.
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After thinking about this, Chu Xiangqian felt much better.
He took out a piece of breadfruit from his handbag and handed it to Qian Guotai.
"Uncle Qian, have you ever heard of breadfruit, a specialty of Southeast Asia?"
Qian Guotai was stunned, and then he remembered the information about breadfruit in his mind, and even recalled the dried breadfruit he had eaten in Vietnam a few years ago.
A smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Unlike the baobab fruit in Africa, the breadfruit tree in Southeast Asia is a close relative of the jackfruit, and the breadfruit is similar to the jackfruit.
This fruit is said to be a fruit, but in fact it might as well be said to be food.
He took it and cut it open with a knife, and immediately the smell of toast hit his face.
When eaten, it's almost like baked potatoes.
And if you hold it whole in your hands, it feels like it weighs about ten kilograms.
If this was imported in large quantities from Southeast Asia, the Americans and British would not care at first.
After all, this stuff has never been a mainstream food. Even in Southeast Asia, only some island and forest natives still use this stuff as food.
After eating a large piece, he was sure it was the same as what he had eaten before. He quickly put down the fruit and asked Chu Qianqian, "Can you give me this fruit? There should be a way to get some to Hong Kong Island?"
Chu Qianqian smiled and nodded, "It's about 150,000 kilograms a month, which is 75 tons, plus about 20,000 kilograms of dried fish. Ask your superiors if this business can be done.
If I keep giving them for free, it will be fine for three to five months. If it takes longer, I will not be able to do business in the future.
Moreover, I cannot guarantee that I will get this business every month. After all, it depends on the actual supply of goods from my partners in Southeast Asia. "
Qian Guotai had no doubts about what he said, and in his heart, he was still looking forward to the arrival of the domestic rainy season, which would alleviate the drought in the mainland.
It will only take a few months to harvest this year's food.
But the food issue in these few months has become critical.
"I will report this to my superiors when I get back, but..."
Qian Guotai hesitated and hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed to tell Chu Xiangqian that he should first order 150,000 kilograms of breadfruit and 20,000 kilograms of dried fish for this month.
Although Chu Xiangqian had just said that he was willing to give it free for three to five months, all fools knew that if he really did this, it would be chilling.
Chu Qianqian saw this and guessed it after just a little thought.
Secretly, breadfruit and dried fish are all products of Xinshou Village.
And there are indeed a lot of breadfruit every month. They are sold in large quantities on Hong Kong Island, so they may not all be sold out.
It would be better to send them to the mainland, firstly to save more people, and secondly, to be able to exchange for antiques, jade, or other things.
Just thinking about it, it seems that in the mainland now, except for agricultural and handicraft products, there are basically no attractive goods.
Forget it, let the superiors discuss it first.
He glanced at the Novice Village warehouse and saw more than 22,700 kilograms of fish inside.
He smiled and said to Qian Guotai, "I have about 20,000 kilograms of breadfruit and 20,000 kilograms of dried fish here, and they will be placed on the selected island together with this batch of grain.
I will also look for partners in Southeast Asia to place orders for next month. It’s been a full month, so I think it’s time for the boss to come up with a plan, right? "
Qian Guotai nodded hurriedly. If he still couldn't make a decision in a month, then he might as well stop buying breadfruit and dried fish.
Chu Xiangqian reminded, "My side will be the cost price, plus the shipping price to the country. I don't make money in this area, but I hope to export something domestically that can make me make money in Hong Kong Island.
Otherwise, I won’t make money in this business, and there are other ways to make money. But those of my subordinates who volunteer to help the mainland can continue to do so for a long time with more than just their passion.
At least, if someone takes a risk, you can't make him unable to afford food. "
Qian Guotai sighed, "Don't worry, your proposal is good. The superiors will definitely consider it more comprehensively and won't let you suffer."
Chu Xiangqian trusted his superiors very much. There were foreign enemies, and the subordinates he had created in the eyes of his superiors were dedicated to serving the country.
When necessary, we will even sacrifice our own people to preserve those who contribute to the country.
Qian Guotai thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Go forward, didn't you get a lot of sika deer and tigers from Southeast Asia?
Then you will definitely be able to get a lot of deer antlers, deer treasures, tiger penis and other things, plus your uncle Mr. Gong Ruomei runs a medicine shop on Hong Kong Island itself.
In this case, you might as well switch to domestic herbs. If necessary, we can even give you a few formulas for some finished Chinese medicines.
If you import the most basic raw materials such as medicinal materials from China, not to mention the British, even Americans will not care.
Then make finished medicines, such as Shenbao pills, on Hong Kong Island. Maybe you can become a famous drugstore family here on Hong Kong Island. "
Chu Xiangqian's eyes really lit up this time.
I am really willing to help the country, even for free.
But deep down, I know that giving too much free stuff is actually very dangerous for me.
On the contrary, exchange and business are the long-term solutions.
As for things like Shenbao, not to mention now, even after many technological drugs appear in the future, the sales volume will always be very high.
Nowadays, at least among the Chinese in Southeast Asia, there is definitely a big market.
The more he thought about it, the more Chu Xiangqian felt that Qian Guotai's proposal was good.
Moreover, the drug stores in Xinshou Village might be able to synthesize medicines such as Liuwei Dihuang Pills.
I secretly thought that I would go to the drugstore to buy some medicinal materials and try it soon. If it works, this business can be done not only on Hong Kong Island, but also the Chinese in Southeast Asia are potential customers.
When Qian Guotai saw that Chu Qianqian agreed, he was very happy and secretly relieved at the same time.
After all, asking others to pay is not a long-term solution.
As long as both parties have needs, not only will the relationship be stronger, but Chu Qianqian will also be more active and proactive when he sees that he can make money.
"By the way, last time you mentioned the three steps into the courtyard through the front door, the land deeds and house deeds have been processed for you. There are also mailed gifts from your master, uncle, Yi Yiantian and others. We have also arranged for your second uncle Xue Jianguo moved into that compound himself."
(End of chapter)
