Back to the villa rented in the core area of the concession, Du Youfu and his wife, who had been living in the villa, also felt very embarrassed. In the eyes of their husband and wife, this villa was obviously rented by Hu Biao, but it became the home of two in the concession.

Although I guessed that Hu Biao was not an ordinary person, he did not stay in Shanghai many times. But Du Youfu and his family can have today, more because of Hu Biao's employment. If Hu Biao hadn't hired them, their family would have been displaced by now.

Looking at the returning Hu Biao, the two couples also said respectfully: "Young Master, you are finally back!" ”

"Thank you couple! Let you guard this home for me, don't you feel annoyed, right? ”

"What about that! What about that! This is the young master's kindness, and it's too late for us to be grateful! ”

"Aunt Fu, prepare a few more dishes in the evening, I want to invite friends to dinner at home. During this time, did my foreigner friend call? During the time I'm not at home, no one bothers you, right? ”

"Mr. Brooke has called and asked when the young master will return. The little one also told him according to the young master's instructions that the young master had gone to meet his friends in other places. Later, he didn't say much, only said that the young master could call him back when he came back! ”

"Okay, then you can prepare a dinner party for me first, and I'll call Brooke back!"

"Okay, young master! Then you are busy first, and the little ones are ready first! ”

looked at Du Youfu and his wife, who began to be busy, and thought of the Dua couple who were currently in the slum. Hu Biao felt that Dua's two children could be brought here to live. The slums are not as safe as they are here.

Although Hu Biao also wants to help more people, he is well aware of his limited ability. What can be done may be to shelter this family. Sometimes, people do need a little fate between people, and his Du family undoubtedly has this kind of fate.

It's just that the Du family follows him, and there shouldn't be any danger in the short term. But in the long run, no one knows what the future holds. If possible, before the situation changes drastically, Hu Biao will also take the family away.

I dialed the phone number of Brooke's residence in the concession, and not long after I connected it, a voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, I'm Brooke!" ”

"Old friend, I'm back! Listening to your voice, it seems that you are very tired, how are you doing? ”

"Hu, is that you? God, you're finally back! Are you home? ”

"Yes! I just came back today, and I heard my housekeeper say, you called me. You know, I'm out of town, and it's hard to get in touch with you. If you don't mind, how about having dinner at my house later? ”

"Thank you for having me! I'll be right here! Some time ago, my uncle happened to give me a bottle of red wine! ”

From Brooke's happy voice, Hu Biao could somewhat judge that this young man who came to Shanghai to pan for gold was afraid that he had been waiting for him for a long time. The things that Bruker entrusted to trade before should have arrived.

If the quality is good, Hu Biao also plans to order more goods from him when he comes back this time. Those goods that were used as controlled materials by the Japanese army have not been easy to sell recently. The reason is simple, it is very difficult to ship these goods out.

If you are not careful, you may be confiscated by the Japanese army. In this case, Hu Biao believes that if someone is willing to buy it, those foreign businessmen will be happy to sell it. After all, Hu Biao only needs goods, but there is no headache for foreign businessmen in terms of transportation.

Not long after the call, Brooke, who was a little anxious, appeared in front of Hu Biao's rented villa. In fact, Hu Biao's rented villa is not far from where Brooke lives. This area is home to the Mellek diaspora.

If it weren't for Brooke's help, Hu Biao wouldn't have been able to live in it even if he had money. The simple reason is that for many expats living here, they don't want to see strangers. In their hearts, these foreigners also look down on Chinese people.

"Hu, you're finally back. Damn, there's been a war here and there lately, and I'm so worried about your safety! ”

"Thank you! My friend! But I think, are you worried that I won't be able to come back, and you won't be able to get the balance back, right? Come in first, my butler is cooking, and while there is still time, we are drinking and talking about business. ”

"Hu, you make me so sad! I'm really worried about your safety, how can you think I'm like that? ”

"What kind of people? Could it be that you came to me today and didn't talk about business? Friendship is friendship, but business still has to be discussed! Only this time, you have to compensate me. Do you know how hard I work to liaise with business for you? ”

As soon as he heard this, Brooke's eyes lit up and said, "Hu, have you contacted your friend?" ”

"Of course! We have a philosophy in China, called wealth and danger, if you want to make money, you always have to take some risks, right? ”

Laughing and leading Brooke into the living room, Hu Biao quickly found the glass. Others replace wine with tea, but when they come to Hu Biao, they replace tea with wine. And Hu Biao knows better that Brooke still doesn't like the so-called tea.

Knowing that the things that Hu Biao asked Brooke to purchase on behalf of him have arrived, Hu Biao also said directly: "Brooke, as long as there is no problem with the goods, then I will still convert the balance in gold." For gold, you should like it, right? ”

"Of course! Gold is the most valuable currency! It's just that this time I spent a lot of favors to help you procure these things. Hu, then, should you give me another order? ”

For Brooke's directness, Hu Biao didn't think it was strange. Many times, foreigners will distinguish between friendship and business. When it comes to business, Brooke will naturally be more attentive. Only interests are the bond between the two to maintain their friendship.

Looking at Brooke's expectant expression, Hu Biao also quickly said, "Of course!" Just one thing, I believe you should be very clear. At present, the Japanese army has controlled the land and sea passages in Shanghai, and it is difficult to transport large volumes of goods out.

Since we want to do business, then we must pursue higher profits. Although I have not been back for a long time, I have heard that many Western medicines in Shanghai have been strictly controlled by the Japanese army. The medicines you ship are not easy to sell, right? ”

In the face of Hu Biao's inquiry, Brooke also nodded helplessly: "Indeed!" Those dwarf mules, it's so damning! Didn't you think the weapons we made were good? Isn't this time going to buy a batch? ”

"Some weapons will be purchased, but there will be no more than three hundred people at most! I had limited transportation channels, and I was able to transport weapons and ammunition to the rear in large quantities, which was easily discovered by the Japanese army. Most importantly, your weapons are not common to the anti-war forces.

This time, I went to the rear and contacted some old friends from my father's generation, who were all high-ranking military and political officials of the Nationalist Government. You know, it's expensive to maintain that kind of connection. Therefore, I can only import some valuable and small goods.

If you can buy the medicine collected by the concession merchants for me, then I will still give you a return of 10% of the total amount according to the old rules. Of course, the price you give me must be 10% lower than the market price, so that I can make money.

Correspondingly, if you can talk about lower prices, those gains are yours too. Some medicines also have an expiration date. If they don't sell them soon, they'll be worthless. How can you talk about it, you don't need me to teach you, right? ”

"That's nature! How many can you eat? ”

With the full-scale war between China and Fuso, arms dealers and pharmaceutical merchants from various countries also knew that this was an excellent opportunity to make money. It is a pity that with the Japanese army controlling the coastal entrances and exits, many Western medicines have become control materials.

These supplies are used in the city, and the Japanese army will not say much. However, if you want to sell to the rear theater, the Japanese army will set up layers of inspections. In many cases, people carrying medicines were captured and executed by the Japanese army.

Although these medicines are very valuable to bring to the rear, there is a way to bring them over. The sales channel was blocked by the Japanese army, and many foreign businessmen who did the pharmaceutical business have been in a hurry recently! As Hu Biao said, some drugs have a shelf life!

Facing Brooke's inquiry, Hu Biao grinned and said, "Ten kilograms of gold, how about it?" If you can buy more, give me a little more time, I'm sure I'll be able to eat more. The premise is that the quality of the medicine must be guaranteed. ”

Hearing that Hu Biao opened his mouth to say ten kilograms of gold, Brooke also knew that this was a big business. When Hu Biao said that he would purchase some equipment and a small number of weapons from other countries, Brooke also knew that this order was worth a lot.

Having money to make is undoubtedly the most anticipated for a gold digger like Brooke. Even if many of the goods purchased by Hu Biao are materials that are currently strictly controlled by the Japanese army. But the problem is that these materials are only traded in the concession.

After the transaction is completed, they don't have to worry about how the materials are transported to the leasing industry. I believe that many foreign businessmen are willing to do this kind of business of sitting in the concession and only collecting money. Even if the price of the sale may not meet their psychological expectations.

The question is, what's the point of making money if something shipped from home can't be sold? If you only need to transport the goods to Shanghai to sell, then the recovery of funds will be faster, and you can make money by shipping a few more batches of goods!

When Du Youfu and his wife brought the carefully prepared food, Hu Biao and Brooke, who were chatting happily, also began to talk about wine. After eating, Hu Biao also personally sent Brooke out of the house, and agreed to go to the concession warehouse tomorrow to see the goods.

Not long after sending Brooke away, Hu Biao brought Du Youfu again and mentioned that he should take his grandchildren to live here. Facing Hu Biao's explanation, Du Youfu shook his head and said, "Young Master, forget it!" This kind of place is not for them! ”

"Ah Fu, when I come back this time, I won't stay in the city for too long, and I will go out again in a few days. There has been a disturbance in the city recently, so it's safer to bring them here. You didn't ask me what I do, but you should be able to guess some of them.

On your son's side, there's nothing wrong with them being adults. But children are different, Ah Da and his family have to watch the store to do business, and they don't have much time to take care of the children. When I have time, I'll ask my friends to arrange for them to go to school, and you'll listen to me! ”

"Thank you, young master! I... ”

Looking at Du Youfu and his wife who were about to kneel, Hu Biao naturally hurriedly stopped. For Hu Biao, taking care of everyone's time, being able to take care of Du Youfu's family is also a comfort in Hu Biao's view. Some things have to be done step by step!