sbdcsierra Chapter 475 The war must be fought and business must continue. I, Li Yunlong, am very reliable!
Chapter 475 The war must be fought and business must continue. I, Li Yunlong, am very reliable!
Lin Zhenhua was very cautious about this and replied worriedly: "Old Zhao, opening up this transportation line is indeed good for us, but some things are not as simple as we think. If this is a trap set by the devils, then we will be in great danger. I think it is better to be cautious about this matter and explore the way first. Trading medicine worth thousands of dollars, even if there is a problem in the middle, the loss can be controlled within a certain range!"
"In addition to this, there is another point that must be considered, which is what role does the 358th Regiment play in this transaction? If the benefits are small, Chu Yunfei will definitely not be willing to do it. If the benefits are large, it will be very uneconomical for us. The balance in between is too difficult to control."
"As for raising the price of drugs to increase profits, this idea is the most stupid. The Japanese are not fools and want to make money. If we don't leave them enough profits, they will never be fooled. In the end, we are the only ones who lose, and Chu Yunfei only needs to sit back and collect the money. It's okay once or twice, but if it happens too many times, both sides will definitely have something dirty to do with this matter, and then it will affect foreign trade."
Lin Zhenhua expressed his inner worries, and Zhao Gang fell into deep thought after listening. Li Yunlong just listened quietly, and he didn't take the matter too seriously.
"College student, Lao Zhao, you know that I, Li Yunlong, am not willing to suffer a loss. To put it bluntly, I, Li Yunlong, never do business that loses money. Even if I do business with others, I have to take the lion's share. After the college student's analysis just now, I finally realized that something is wrong. Regardless of whether this business is successful or not, it will not have a big impact on Chu Yunfei. The only one who really has to bear the risk is us."
"If the Japanese are going to rob us, I'm afraid we will just suffer a loss in the end, and it will put us in a dangerous situation. We really need to be cautious about this matter. If Chu Yunfei really wants to act as the middleman of the transaction, he can't just eat and not work. On the one hand, he has to guarantee the Japanese side, and on the other hand, he has to ensure that we can get the materials for the transaction in time. Only in this way will I be willing to let Chu Yunfei take the benefits. I won't let him take the benefits for nothing without doing any work."
Li Yunlong repeated it twice in succession, expressing his opinion on the matter. He meant that this deal could be done, but there must be someone to back it up, and Chu Yunfei could be the backer. Lin Zhenhua and Zhao Gang thought that Li Yunlong's idea was also very good. If Chu Yunfei could convince the Japanese, such a deal could indeed be done.
"Lao Li, this matter is entirely yours. As long as you can handle it well, I will use one month's allowance to buy you some wine. Wine is a precious commodity these days. Alcohol is distilled for disinfection. In addition, food is strictly controlled. If things go wrong, even sweet potato wine may be hard to drink. No matter how high the price of sweet potato wine goes, I will find a way to get you six bottles. I have only one request for you. If you don't do it, it's fine. But if you do it, it must be done safely without any problems."
When Li Yunlong heard that there was a good wine reward, he agreed happily: "College student, just wait and see! I, Li Yunlong, always do things from beginning to end, and I am absolutely reliable. Just leave this matter to me. I will take full responsibility for it within three days, and it will not affect my command of the battle in the next few days."
"Chu Yunfei's incident this time reminded me that the transaction with Chen Minggeng cannot be interrupted. Even if we only open a nighttime transportation line, we have to keep this transportation line running. My reasons are very sufficient. The first is that the raw material reserves in our base are insufficient and need to be supplemented by Chen Minggeng. Chen Minggeng's methods are getting more and more powerful now. He can get us rare metals and rubber, and also some bullets. Such a good source of materials must not be given up."
"The second point is that the future food crisis has already begun to show signs. Since the beginning of spring, the fields have been irrigated two or three times. The rainfall this year is half of that of last year. If we hadn't built canals and reservoirs in advance, the consequences would be disastrous. We can only ensure that the summer harvest will not be reduced, but we cannot guarantee it when it comes to the autumn harvest. Before, college students, you said that natural disasters will not last for one or two years, but will last for three years."
"Our base only has food reserves for five months and twenty days. Even if we have a good harvest this year, we can only guarantee that there will be no food problems until March next year. If we accept refugees, a food crisis may break out by the end of this year. We must find ways to store more food."
"Chen Minggeng can help us buy compressed biscuits and canned meat. There is no limit on the quantity. If we can get 30 tons of daily necessities from Chen Minggeng every day, we can get nearly tons a month and tens of thousands of tons a year. We can feed nearly more people or increase our food reserves to six and a half months, which is very beneficial for our protracted war of resistance."
"If we are very wealthy by then, we can even support the brigade and the headquarters. We have to plan these in advance to avoid being in a rush!"
Lin Zhenhua and Zhao Gang were persuaded by Li Yunlong and decided to restart the air transport line to alleviate the pressure on material supply in the base.
"Lao Li, I think we should import a large amount of cooking oil from Chen Minggeng. The problem of the soldiers having no oil to eat must be solved. The cottonseed oil we squeezed before can't meet the needs of the base at all. We must find a new source of cooking oil. The soldiers have no oil in their stomachs, and their consumption of rations will only increase."
"I heard from Chen Minggeng that he can help us buy a batch of palm oil from Southeast Asia. The taste may be a little worse, but it is absolutely fine when eaten. It is still difficult to buy soybean oil and peanut oil in large quantities from outside, but as long as we pay a little price, he can fully guarantee the supply of edible oil for our base."
"I didn't agree to this before, mainly because we need to stockpile raw materials for military production. Now our demand for raw materials is not as urgent as before. We can fully allocate some transportation capacity to help us transport food and cooking oil."
"With the number of heavy transport aircraft we have now, we simply cannot meet the demand for transportation capacity. I will send a telegram to the base in a moment to restart the production of heavy transport aircraft. We must ensure that in half a month, our daily cargo throughput reaches 60 tons. We only need to reserve 2 to 3 months, which is enough to meet our oil needs for the next year!"
Zhao Gang said excitedly, "College student, do your best on this matter. The base will fully cooperate with you. We must not only find a way to feed the soldiers, but also feed them well. Only in this way can the combat effectiveness of the troops be rapidly improved. When recruiting soldiers before, more than 90% of the soldiers were so hungry that they were pale and thin. They were unable to undergo military training at all. After a full month and a half of recuperation, the soldiers could only do half of the basic training. After three months of recuperation, the soldiers could complete all the basic training."
"This is also the reason why the soldiers' combat effectiveness improved faster and faster. With sufficient food supply and eating oily meat every now and then, the soldiers' bodies recovered quickly."
Li Yunlong also agreed with this matter very much, otherwise he would not have proposed restarting the air transportation line. The three of them discussed the transaction with Chen Minggeng in detail, quickly contacted the transit station, and then contacted Chen Minggeng through the transit station to determine the time of the transaction. The air transportation line that had been suspended for more than 20 days was opened again.
Shentouling position, the location of the 358th Regiment’s headquarters.
"Captain Chu, our vanguard troops have evacuated to Xiaohei Mountain. It was very safe along the way and we did not encounter any ambushes from the Japanese. Our main force will evacuate Shentouling tonight and is expected to arrive at Xiaohei Mountain the day after tomorrow morning. As for the transaction with Hirata Kojiro, I have already sent a telegram to Li Yunlong and just received a reply from Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong is willing to let us be the middleman, but we need to provide a guarantee. If there is a problem with the transaction, all losses will be borne by us." Chief of Staff Fang Ligong said angrily.
Chu Yunfei was not surprised. Li Yunlong was a man who could not afford to suffer any loss. This time he was going to give up nearly half of the profits for nothing. Even if this happened to him, he would not be so magnanimous. The fact that the negotiation did not break down directly was beyond his expectation. From this point, it can be seen that Li Yunlong's situation was not as good as imagined.
"Brother Ligong, we can agree to Li Yunlong's conditions. We only need 30% of the profit. If we ask for too much, it will easily lead to dirty things between the two sides. You can call Hirata Kojiro back and ask him to prepare 30,000 yuan worth of goods. We will conduct the first transaction in five days."
"We have to fight the war, but we can't stop doing business. I'm hoping to make a fortune from this and buy some weapons and ammunition for our 358th Regiment. In addition to ammunition, we also need to buy more fuel. Half of the fuel we stored has been used up. Mechanized troops are really unaffordable. Armored vehicles are all oil guzzlers. Add to that our huge transport team and six fighter jets, and the demand for fuel is really too great. We simply can't afford it with our current military budget."
"Send another telegram to the old commander, requesting an improvement in the treatment of our 358th Regiment. No matter what, we must ensure that we have enough money to buy fuel. Otherwise, so many vehicles will really become scrap metal and will have to be discarded by us. Not only will they not be of any help, but they will become a burden to us. I think I understand what Li Yunlong said. Even if we can afford the equipment, we may not be able to use it!" Chu Yunfei said with melancholy.