Chapter 319: The Past
If you talk about who has the most oil and water now, you can find out the munitions procurement officials behind these forces.
If Shao Nian had some friendship with these people......
Then these cloths, let alone 800 pieces, can be silently digested by these huge and rich people, even if they are doubled.
Therefore, what the young man on the other side said was really right, now, only he can have the confidence to deal with the inventory in his hand.
But a piece of goods is only sold for 100 yuan, which is too cheap.
As a German cloth with a factory price of 150 pieces, this is equivalent to cutting the price by one-third after compressing all the costs.
Isn't it a little too low?
Just when Frederick was hesitating, Shao Nianshi said something again, which made him immediately give up his plan to bargain again, and completely handed over his inventory to Shao Nianshi's hands.
Because Shao Nianshi impressed him with the follow-up interests he cared about the most, compared with the current short-term small losses, Frederick paid more attention to the long-term interests after he left.
If Shao Nianshi can solve this trouble smoothly and show the power behind him, Frederick will not mind, and after returning to China, he will maintain a long-term friendly contact and trading relationship with Shao Nianshi.
After all, Shao Nianshi promised him: "If I can successfully solve this batch of goods, I hope that Mr. will give me a chance to hand over all the remaining inventory before you leave into my hands." ”
"On the premise of basic trust, I will definitely arrange this batch of goods for Mr. clearly. ”
"When the time comes, Mr. will leave me an account with Deutsche Bank or Citibank, and I will pay the balance of these goods to Mr. Wang's account. ”
"Oh, by the way, sir, in order to show my greatest sincerity, I, Shao Nianshi, promise that if Mr. entrusts me with the trading resources of this piece of Qingcheng, China, I will import no less than 5,000 yuan of net profit materials from Mr. every year. ”
"As a sign of my sincerity, no matter how much goods I have bought this year, if there is more, I will pay my husband according to the normal amount of profit. ”
"But if it is less, I will also make up the difference in the small part of the profit to Mr. at the end of the year. ”
"Mr. Frederick, do you think my proposal fully reflects my determination to cooperate?"
"With this kind of guarantee, can you hand over the trading company that Mr. left in Qingcheng to me without any worries?"
After speaking, Shao Nianshi looked into Mr. Frederick's eyes with a smile, and waited for the other party's response with an almost straightforward look.
This condition is already on the surface, and the standard happens to be stuck on Frederick's bottom line.
Even if it's just a little bit of rubbing, from the current point of view, Shao Nianshi is also the best choice for Mr. Frederick in China.
If Shao Nianshi could really settle all this before he left, Frederick felt that he would not have a big problem working with such a person.
And once this person gives up his insistence, then he will compromise very quickly.
When Frederick had finished smoking the little tobacco he had left, he took a string of keys from his waist and handed Shao Nian one of the large brass padlock keys to Shao Nianshi, and made one last request to him.
"Lao Huang, who looks at the warehouse for me, has followed me since I came to Qingcheng. ”
"Because of his loyalty, I paid him more than the workers who guarded the warehouse. ”
"I only hope that after I leave China, Mr. Shao will continue to hire him as your warehouse manager. ”
"Until he shows any betrayal, please pay him the salary I have set. ”
For Frederick's last request, Shao Nianshi could not say that he was not surprised.
After seeing too much about the arrogance of foreign adults, Shao Nian never thought that there were foreigners who would have the kindness and respect that the Chinese people deserved.
But today, Frederick actually said something like that to him.
Shao Nianshi felt that it was the wisest thing to do to find someone like Frederick to take advantage of the fire.
Because it is precisely with such kindness that Shao Nianshi can be convinced that the decision he made is quite correct.
This gives him a lot more confidence when he imports some 'special' products from overseas.
Therefore, for Frederick's last request, Shao Nianshi agreed to it in one bite.
And after the old gentleman left the dock, Shao Nianshi returned to the dock warehouse as soon as possible and got in touch with the old man Huang in Frederick's mouth.
The old man settled his home in a mixed residential area of sailors, porters, and fishermen not far from the wharf.
Because he knew that his owner was going to bring someone to pick up the goods today, he waited outside the warehouse early in the morning.
No matter how worried the uncle was, his job might not be guaranteed because of the change of owner, he just squatted silently at the back of the warehouse until Frederick left, and he didn't step forward to disturb abruptly.
Therefore, when Shao Nian went and returned, and opened the warehouse with the key given to him by Frederick, intending to see the condition of the cloth, the two men met dramatically at the back door of the warehouse.
As the new owner who was almost harpoked out of two holes by this old man's family...... Shao Nianshi didn't blame this old man for his thoughts at all.
Shao Nianshi was very happy, because he found that the old man guarding the warehouse actually had an extraordinary fighting level.
When he made it clear with great speed that he was and said that he would hire the old man to continue to be his storekeeper according to the old rules......
Shao Nian only got a life from under the tip of a long-handled harpoon with a cold light.
"Small, little owner, I'm really sorry. ”
Old Man Huang retracted his harpoon with some embarrassment, and smiled his weather-covered face with wrinkles on his face.
But Shao Nianshi didn't have a grudge at all, but he was very curious about the two under the hands of this old man surnamed Huang.
"The little boss is asking me about these two tricks? This is nothing, I was also a person who served on the Beiyang warship in the early years. ”
"Harpoons are like spears, they're what I'm used to. ”
"Originally, I was able to get a life from the ship and retire, which was already considered a fate, after all, when I was called up, it was already after the Treaty of Shimonoseki and the time when the Navy Division was rebuilt. ”
"The place of service happens to be Weihaiwei, which is the closest to Qingcheng......"
"If you can retire from the ship safely, isn't it because the little old man is dead!"
Speaking of this, Uncle Huang seemed to miss that extraordinary past very much, and his eyes involuntarily drifted in the direction of the sea.
provoked Shao Nian, a person who was almost two generations behind Uncle Huang, and followed the other party's gaze and threw himself to the coastline.
"Look, it's only been a few years, and the original court has disappeared completely, and the generals who gathered us together are still in the hands of those of us who have a lot of brains. ”
"Those who saw clearly ran out early, and the generals who said that they wanted to take their brothers to live a good life, but in fact they just set up a mountain by themselves, were clearly distinguished. ”
"Although it will be a little dangerous at that time, I have finally gained freedom, even if I am incognito, I don't have to worry about my safety anymore. ”
Hearing Uncle Huang say this, Shao Nianshi's mind seemed to flash something.
He tried his best to calm down his boiling blood, as if he didn't care about anything, and asked the next question as if he was chatting: "Uncle Huang, listen to what you just said, did our navy still have a mutiny?"
"After all, I'm not a native of Qingcheng, so I don't know when this mutiny happened, and whether it will have an impact on our Qingcheng. ”
After all, this big port near the sea, if it is said that the only maritime territory in China that can resist the remaining ones, there are only a few guards left.
From Liugong Island, which is equivalent to an island station suspended along the coastal line, Weihaiwei's navy should be in the north, second only to Jinzhou, and the second largest in Liaoyuanwei still belongs to China's naval guards.
Then their existence is equivalent to living in the last line of defense in Qingcheng.
If one day, the war comes from the sea, the garrison of Weihaiwei will be the last hope that Qingcheng will still belong to China.
Therefore, Shao Nianshi expressed his concern about coastal defense, and it was not too abrupt.
Regarding the curiosity of this young owner, Uncle Huang did not hesitate to talk to him more.
He looked at the sea, and while walking to the beach because of Shao Nianshi, he told Shao Nianshi some of the things that happened back then.
"At that time, my position on the ship was not very high, don't look at my first recruitment, it is not because I am an old local fisherman and have the ability to read the wind and stars. ”
"When the ship is on board, I am only responsible for observing the changes in the stars and the tides in the surrounding seas. All we do is record and collect information and intelligence related to the sea surface. ”
"Because I was my age at the time, I couldn't have the same room for growth as young people. ”
"So I, the older middle-aged man who was conscripted for the last time before the reorganization, was able to work in his post for ten years. ”
"About a dozen years ago, there was one of the biggest military coups on our ships. ”
"A group of young officers are unwilling to obey the command of Wen Laoga, the current supreme commander of the Bohai Fleet, and want to actively get closer to the new Nationalist Government that Mr. Sun is preparing to form, and plan to drive the seven ships of the Bohai Fleet south to join the Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, in an attempt to accomplish one China and fight hard with the ideals ......of the Chinese revolution."
But their plans were leaked. ”
In order to get promoted, the whistleblower stabbed the things planned by everyone directly in front of Wen Shude's eyes. ”
"You know the final result, that day, the entire deck of the Haichen was covered with blood. ”
"We, the soldiers who worked on the lookout, were deployed to the deck to ...... the blood of these young men Give the clean ...... clean"
"I'm too old to see this kind of scene anymore. ”
"Those kids, those young officers, are the most elite babies in our north. ”
"What's wrong with them?"
"After graduating from the best military school and receiving the best education, they are all top-notch talents in our Qingcheng. ”
"Our navy uniforms, how beautiful they are, they don't look like the army, they are gray all day long, you must know that even the little soldiers are wearing white. ”
"Those dolls, they're all big and tall. ”
"The officer with whom I have the best relationship is the one who comes to our squad to get information every day, the chief of the Classified Intelligence Section. ”
"How old was it at that time, in his early twenties, and the doll was only five or six years old......
"When you laugh, it's like a rising star on the sea, and that's called a bright hall. ”
"Don't say it, it's a little similar to the little owner. The appearance of a smile is very similar. There is also a surname, you say coincidentally, one of my favorite chiefs also has the same surname as the little owner. ”
"At that time, I couldn't read or write, and I didn't know much except to read the sky. ”
"But Captain Shao didn't dislike me at all, and he always liked to talk to me more when he was spending a lot of time on the deck. ”
"Captain Shao's hands are also very skillful, and he has been stationed on the island for a long time, and he can carve a set of chess pieces with a set of small carving knives. ”
Speaking of this, Old Man Huang's smile slowly disappeared.
"However, since that year, Wen Laoga, a foolish thing, wanted to do it alone, there have been many waves of people in our Weihaiwei station......"
"I don't know where those people came from, but there were many young officers who had been in contact with them. ”
"Captain Shao was one of those at that time, but I knew that Captain Shao was completely different from those officers who rushed to the head. ”
"He hid in my observation room, and when he was chatting with me, he wished he was just like me, he didn't know anything, he didn't understand anything. ”
"To have a good craft, to have a good physique to support a family, to have a big house, a few acres of fertile land, to eat and dress warmly, and to be a family together in a down-to-earth manner is the greatest happiness. ”
"I was still laughing with Chief Shao at the time, saying that even if he was for his own little master, he had to be a capable and understanding person, right?"