The Rosso War in Europe also had little impact on Europe, and the economic crisis in the United States, across the ocean, was still raging in the country.

Mass factory closures have led to record unemployment rates, and many penniless people have been confined to living in cardboard shacks. They have called this kind of cardboard shack "Hoover House", begging sacks "Hoover bags", and animal-powered carts "Hoover cars" (mocking Hoover's words when he became president that every American family should have a house to live in, every family has a car, and every pot has a chicken).

Their daily task is to go to the employment agency to find a job, remember the times when the alms are served in various parts of the city, and then try to see if they can have a lunch (or dinner).

According to statistics, the number of unemployed people in the United States has remained at about 13 million for a long time, and these unemployed people have been unable to find jobs in the cities for a long time, which has led to the instability of social order, and many desperate people have to engage in illegal business, which made American gangs popular at that time.

Many people can't stand the drastic changes in American society and many people leave the United States, according to statistics, during the Great Depression, the United States had a net export of population.

While ordinary people were starving, ironically, a large number of agricultural products in the United States were burned because they could not be sold, and the Mississippi River was known as the Milky Way at the time. Because the unsold milk is dumped into the river in large quantities, causing it to change its color.

Since the people are so miserable, it is naturally no better to be a factory. The lack of purchasing power of the people has left products in warehouses, resulting in many factories and enterprises being unable to operate. In 1931, the number of factories and enterprises filing for bankruptcy reached 31,578, a record high.

And at a time when American companies are bankrupt in large numbers, every business and factory is struggling to survive. Now for them, orders are everything, and he doesn't care where you come from, whether the money is legal or not, as long as it is money, he can get everything he wants from the United States. As long as they are willing to give money, those factories and enterprises dare to sell as long as they have.

So this is also the fact that Viktov is very satisfied with his current work. Now the capitalists gather around them every day, trying to sell their factories to themselves. Boast it like a flower, just to buy a reasonable price.

True, Viktov was the head of Soviet procurement in the United States, specializing in the procurement of equipment and technology needed by the Soviets.

I remember that when he first set foot in the United States, the Great Depression had not yet broken out, many Americans were full of hostility to the Soviet Union, and there were many stubborn entrepreneurs who put on an ugly face and openly declared that they did not intend not to sell any equipment and technology to the Soviet Union.

This made Viktov indignant and had a very bad sense of the United States. When the capitalist economic crisis broke out, those who openly said that they would not sell anything to the Soviet Union ran up to themselves and begged them to buy their things as long as they had. It's a tragicomedy of Shakespeare, and Viktorf is a lot happier to watch.

It also deepened his understanding of capitalism a lot, and the great revolutionary teacher Comrade Lenin was right when he said that capitalists can sell the rope to hang themselves for the sake of profit.

After that, Viktor's work in the United States was much better, and many of the equipment and technologies that were urgently needed in the Soviet Union were bought by Viktor in the bankrupt factory. In the past, these devices and technologies cost a lot of money, but now they can be sold to their owners or escrow banks with a small amount of capital.

As a result, Viktorf was also honored by the country for his work in the United States. But for Viktorf, the domestic recognition is only the icing on the cake, as long as he can continue to be in charge of procurement in the United States. It's not that he has any bad thoughts about the purchase fee, Viktov is not stupid, the purchase fee is clearly marked and there are many people watching each other. How could he make a mistake on such a matter of principle, but he liked to see the tragic scenes of capitalism, which made him extremely comfortable as if he had eaten honey.

In order to ensure that he stays in the United States in the future, and sees that the American people are in dire straits, Viktorf still needs to work hard.

"Lewski, return the information of the Tolk Tractor Factory and tell their boss, Mr. Tolke, that we are not satisfied with his offer, and if he does not reduce the price, we will stop talking to him about the acquisition."

The secretary, Lewsky, hurriedly walked in and took the information. "Okay, I'll do it."

But when Lewski walked to the door, he couldn't help but ask. "The Tork Tractor Factory is, as far as I know, the lowest price in this batch, so why send it back?"

The secretary's words made Viktorf raise an eyebrow. "You want to know why?"

"If it's not convenient to tell me, then I'll send the information over immediately."

Although he didn't know why his boss said this, Lewsky knew that he shouldn't be too curious to go there at this time.

"It's okay, it's not news that you can't know. Since you want to know, I'll tell you. I saw Viktorf say with a frosty face. Because the information shows that the Tork tractor factory is a new factory that has been open for five years, and its equipment is also brand new. What I learned was that the Tolk Tractor Factory was indeed a new factory that had only opened five years ago, but the equipment was purchased from second-hand equipment. The money from selling the second-hand equipment was up to Mr. Tolker. ”

After hearing his boss's words, Lewsky couldn't help but scold. "This damn profiteer."

And in his heart, Lewsky once again scolded the profiteer, no wonder the profiteer introduced his niece to him, and it turned out that he still had this idea. Fortunately, his boss was shrewd and didn't let himself fall into it.

After watching the secretary leave, Viktorf couldn't help but laugh. In fact, where did I know about this situation? It only takes a slight leak of Mr. Tolker's offer, and then others will inevitably inform themselves of its bad side. Over and over again, you'll know all about these factories. Then, in the infighting of a group of capitalists, it is enough to choose the most suitable Soviet one to buy.

This is also a little trick from Viktov to facilitate his choice.

And just as Viktorf was complacent about this, a staff member broke in.

"Comrade Viktorf, a batch of our acquisition targets in Detroit was bought ahead of schedule."