Chapter 13: The Murder on the Victoria (4)
Drinking black tea at the tea house, after talking, I learned that when Chen Shouting was negotiating the acquisition of the Tianjin Kaibu Printing and Dyeing Factory, I also learned that the British merchants in Shanghai had unsalable a large number of smudged cloth.
(Dizzy!) When I was at home, I said that there was a large number of unsalable British calico, which was coaxed into making up my father's investment! How is it that there is really a batch of smudged British "flower cloths"???
Am I now straight-hearted and proverbial?! So what am I fighting for? Just say "Little Japan will sink tomorrow"! ~~~~ But that's impossible! Hey! Alone YY in ~~~~~~)
It turned out that this batch of cloth was originally ordered by the British government from the textile king Alessandro Engels in Manchester, but due to the mistake of the workers in the control of temperature during printing and dyeing, the 20,000 pieces of cloth were not well colored, and the color was blurred after a long time of moisture, making this large batch of cloth a defective product. But this is a military cloth! The fabric was heavy, strong and wear-resistant, and of high quality, and Alessandro Engels was reluctant to destroy or sell it at a loss, so that he could lose a lot of money invisibly.
So I thought of China, the dumping ground for Western industrial products. This is the "British calico" oolong incident.
Listening to Chen Shouting's explanation of the cause and effect of the matter, my eyes lit up, maybe the oolong I made up can really make me a fortune! At this time, I had a plan in my mind that would not allow the British to take advantage of me, but also make a fortune for myself.
"Sixth Brother Chen went to Shanghai for this batch of cloth?" Whether or not my plan can be implemented or not, the key point lies in Chen Shouting. I asked tentatively.
"Me? ~~~ I can't! I can't fit this cloth. I'm just going to see if there's a chance to pick up some oceans. Chen Shouting shook his hand, then took out his hand-rolled clay cigarette, lit it and smoked it.
"Sixth brother, do you think we can work together?" I continued to test Chen Shouting's attitude.
"Oh? Little brother is also interested in this batch? Chen Shouting was very puzzled, this boy was a son of an official eunuch at first glance, how could he also pursue profits with these businessmen?
"I am not satisfied with the sixth brother, and the younger brother gave me 100,000 silver dollars when he came out of the house this time, so I am a little tight on hand. After hearing what you said about this batch of cloth, I have a plan in my heart to make some pounds to spend.
(At this time, the pound is stronger than the dollar, and the empire on which the sun never sets for a century is no joke, the pound is an international currency at this time, and it can be consumed in any corner of the earth at this time)
I wonder if the sixth brother is interested? ”
"Oh! Interesting! 100,000 is still tight? You're kidding, little brother! I'm afraid you don't know that your sixth brother is from a begging background, right? If you really are my brother, see if I don't whip you with big-eared melon seeds!
~~~ However, I, Chen Liuzi, have been trading for so long, and I haven't made any British money! This can be there! I like it! Hehehe~~~ Brother, tell me how to make money? ”
At first, Chen Shouting was very angry when he heard my attitude of taking money inappropriately. It came from begging for food, and the most unaccustomed thing was the anointed children who didn't know the blessings in the midst of blessings, but later they were overshadowed by the obsession of making foreigners' money over their anger towards me.
"Sixth brother, don't be angry! Listen to me. The sixth brother was born in printing and dyeing, if the brown-green cloth is smudged and dyed back to the original color, can the sixth brother do it? ”
I know Chen Liuzi's ability, because I have watched "The Great Dyeing Workshop" three times, and what impresses me the most is that Chen Liuzi uses soil methods to achieve the problem of dyeing differences that cannot be done by modern industrial production processes. He was also working on brown-green cloth at the time. Although the clips on TV have not yet happened in this time and space, Chen Liuzi's craftsmanship is there! Just let it happen in advance.
"That's no problem! The color of green dye is impregnated, that is your sixth brother's unique skill! It's not that the sixth brother is fooling you, we are the only one in China! When Chen Liuzi talked about his craft, it was indescribable pride. Just as he was about to boast about himself again, he suddenly realized:
"Brother! Are you saying the cloth is brownish-green? ~~~How do you know? ”
Of course I know, because Britain changed its red uniforms to brown and green uniforms from the time period before and after World War I. Since it is said to be a military cloth, this must be brown-green, no run!
"I have a friend who used to be the translator of this foreigner, and he told me about it a few days ago, and I didn't care about it at the time."
I lied knowingly. No way, I have to have a reason why not!
"That's great! In this way, we don't have to worry about the cost, and we can eat all of this batch, brother. Chen Liuzi became excited.
"How much money is that?! If you just do the work of dyeing cloth, you can do it yourself, Sixth Brother! What are we going to do?! I'm talking about the three of us working together to make a lot of money! Earn big pounds! ”
Zhang Mazi has been quietly listening to me talking about business with Chen Liuzi, and he has never interjected. At this time, I heard that there was something about him? Hurriedly asked:
"Is there anything else about me here? I'm not in business! ”
"Big brother didn't let you do business! Can you let you join in then? ”
"That's fine! I still have some savings! ”
Eldest brother! You are too modest, others don't know your family background, how else can I not know? I was told in the movie for a long time. Hehe.
"Two big brothers! Listen to my plan, and then talk about cooperation. ”
"The sixth brother first took this batch of cloth in the name of Hongju Printing and Dyeing Factory, and at the same time I found a relationship to win the order for this batch of British military uniforms, and after the order was won, the sixth brother began to print and dye, and then we took this cloth to make military uniforms and sell them to the British."
Chen Liuzi's eyes lit up suddenly. He is a trader, and he understands the Tao inside, but Zhang Mazi is confused.
"In other words, we made money twice with the same batch of cloth? I like the boost that this deal has done! Brother, we made this deal! The more Chen Liuzi spoke, the more excited he became.
"Why buy cloth first? Since we can win the order for military uniforms, let's buy cloth directly, why bother? ”
Seeing that Zhang Mazi still didn't understand a little, he explained again:
"Brother Zhang! Let's put it this way------ I was able to win the order for military uniforms because my quotation, even if it was made in China, and shipped back to the UK was much lower than their domestic purchase price.
The reason for such a low quotation is that China's labor costs are low, and the other main reason is this batch of defective fabrics.
But foreigners don't know how to sell our cloth at a low price, and the sixth brother printed and dyed it into qualified high-priced finished cloth as soon as it changed hands, and these finished cloths were made into finished military uniforms by us. So to put it simply, buy low-priced cloth and sell high-priced clothes! ”
"Hey! ~~~ Isn't this just buying low and selling high! Zhang Mazi simply thought he understood.
In fact, this transaction is not so simple! If anything goes wrong, you can't get it done. But I don't want to explain it, it's too brain-consuming. And then he said:
"I simply calculated, after removing the cost of buying cloth refurbishment and the cost of making clothes, our profit for each set of military uniforms is about eight pounds, and 20,000 pieces of cloth are counted as six sets of military uniforms according to one piece of cloth, that is, 120,000 sets of military uniforms, 8 X 120,000 = 960,000 pounds, and now one pound is equivalent to about 10 silver dollars, which is 9.6 million silver dollars."
Looking at the two surprised "movie protagonists" who breathed straight, I laughed.
"Two brothers, can you still do this deal?!"
"Gotta get it!"
"Do it! It's so doable. Seeing that everyone was unanimous, I continued:
"Of the 9.6 million of them, 600,000, I plan to buy 2,000 sewing machines and build a garment factory, this garment factory is counted as the three of us, as long as this transaction starts, we will have a steady stream of orders for military uniforms in the future, at that time, our brothers just lie down and count the money."
The reason why I am not afraid that the garment factory will not have orders is because I know that as soon as the war starts, all countries in the world will purchase armaments, and at that time, the military uniform will make the garment factory make a lot of money.
After the three of them discussed the details of the operation in Shanghai, they saw that it was getting late, so they dispersed.
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At night, the moon shone brightly on the sea, and only the roar of the Victoria's steam turbine resounded in the night sky.
After tossing my beautiful third aunt, I came to the crew lookout deck at 10 p.m., because during the day I heard that the third mate, Scott, was on duty tonight.
I want to have a credible witness who is not present, and there is no better fit than the third officer, Scott. At this point, the three mates and I lit cigars and praised each other. The reason why the relationship between the two can be so harmonious is because the relationship between the little yellow croaker during the day is not more suitable than gold.
"Mr. Eric, aren't you going back to sleep?" Scott asked, looking at his watch.
"Oh! You know Scott, for first-time people on a luxury cruise, it's always exciting to sleep! ”
"Hehehe! Yes! I understand! When I first got accepted for this job, I couldn't sleep for three nights. ”
I looked at my watch and it was almost time to act.
I took advantage of the fact that the third mate turned around to look at the sea, and slashed him with the grappling fist I learned in the army. Then he threw him directly into the space with his mind. Originally, I didn't plan to use the space until I figured out all the functions of the space, for fear that something would go wrong.
But today it had to be enabled. Although I am still figuring out the function of the space, I have already figured it out. The grass in the space can be killed.
The reason why I know is thanks to the pug raised by my second aunt. I hate women with pets the most, and every time I go to find the second aunt, this pug barks at me every time, once I took advantage of the second aunt's absence, directly threw the pug into the space, and then I saw a surprised scene in the consciousness space, only to see the puppy standing on the green grass was quickly melted and absorbed. No way! A sharp weapon for killing people and burying corpses! So I'll watch it tonight.
(Hey!) Didn't you throw the third mate in too? ~~~Hehe~~~ Rest assured! The stone platform of the altar is not to kill. How could I kill my witnesses! And the stone platform I can order it to stop time. Hehe, isn't it awesome!? So the third mate is now lying on the stone platform, and time stops falling asleep! )
I quickly reached Fujii's room, avoiding the crew on duty as much as I could. I really can't avoid it, so I enter the space. In this way, I first came to the cabin of the four ronins in Fujii. I knocked on the door. After a long while, the Japanese asked:
"Who?"
"I'm Taro, and my father asked me to deliver something for tomorrow morning."
I said vaguely in Japanese.
After a while, I heard the sound of the door opening, and before the people inside could react, I flashed in silently with my terrifying speed, and reached out to the ronin who opened the door with my hand, and when the ronin was about to scream, my hand had already touched him, so I directly "went in" with my mind, and the ronin disappeared on the spot.
I gently closed the door and walked into the four-room cabin, one by one tossing the remaining three sleeping ronins into the space as fertilizer. Then I turned on the light and quickly and unhurriedly cleared all the Japanese belongings into the space, and cleaned the room as if no one had ever lived there. Finally I checked it again, and then I closed the door. Same operation ~~~
"Who?"
"I'm Murata, and I've discovered the secret of that Chinese today."
I found the name on the ronin's knife. So they pretended to be him.
The door opens, disappears, closes, disappears again, turns on the light, cleans the room, checks, everything is OK! The space is wonderful! What a quack! ~~~~~~
Sighing in my heart, I sped all the way back to the crew's lookout deck. The third pair was released, and since time on the altar was static, I turned his watch two minutes faster, and then helped him to stand where he had just looked at the sea, and gently patted his face.
"Mr. Third Mate! Mr. Third Mate! ~~~~~~”
"Oh! Am I asleep? Scott asked in a daze.
"Yes! Mr. Scott, you're so tired! But it doesn't matter, you're just taking a tired nap, and you see it's only been two minutes. As he spoke, he held up his watch to show him.
"Oh my God! I'm so tired today. ”
"Come on! Mr. Scott, smoke a cigar for a pick-me-up! "I kept an eye on the time, and when I saw that the hour hand pointed to two o'clock,
"Mr. Scott! It was a pleasure to chat with you! I'm going back to my room, so I'll leave these two cigars for you to refresh yourself! What a lovely evening! ”
"Me too, I wish you a good night!"
When I returned to my room, I breathed a sigh of relief, I didn't seem to feel anything when I came to this plane to kill people for the first time! Maybe it's because I went to the battlefield in my previous life!
I don't want to, I find out that the passenger is missing tomorrow, and I don't know what will happen!
Stretched out her hand and hugged the third aunt who was muttering, and fell asleep ~~~~~~