Chapter 9 Eat dumplings
Fred had news that this time ten wagons of flour were to be shipped to Russia, all of which had been sold from the United States and were of high quality. He asked the 27th Division to prepare, this was the first time to cooperate, and Fred didn't dare to go too far, he only asked Zhang Tinglan to start with the flour of the five wagons.
Zhang Tinglan introduced the situation to Sun Liechen and Zhang Zuoxiang: "We can move five wagons this time, each wagon is about 40 tons, and we can leave 70% of it, and then fill the gap with the stagnant grain." It's only one hundred and forty or fifty tons, and the amount is really not too big, so it's a big deal for the six masters, and it's really a bit exciting! ”
Sun Liechen's face was also full of joy, since he knew Zhang Tinglan's method of making money, he didn't know what to say, this young man was bold and had many ideas. Now the whole of China, starting from the great president Yuan Shikai to the ordinary people, who is not afraid of foreigners, but this young man dares to fight the idea of foreigners, how can people not be admired.
"Stinky boy, you are entertaining me, one hundred and fifty tons, that is, one thousand five hundred quintals, once it can be sold for four yuan on the market, it will be six thousand yuan, this is not a small amount, if you can get two or three times a month, the salary of one of our divisions will be enough!"
Sun Liechen said and said to Zhang Zuoxiang: "Fu Chen, Tinglan has such a great ability, but you didn't tell us at all, it's too unkind to be a brother!" ”
Zhang Zuoxiang was just laughing dryly on the side, Zhang Tinglan's performance in the past few days made him feel that it was simply upside down, from a teenager suddenly turned into a little god of wealth who turned his hands into clouds and covered his hands for rain, if it wasn't for the fact that there was no change in appearance, Zhang Zuoxiang even thought that his son had changed someone.
Sun Liechen and Zhang Zuoxiang transferred 200 of the most reliable subordinates, and at the same time got 50 carriages to transport grain, and after everything was arranged, Zhang Tinglan found Fred as agreed, and then came to the Wenguantun Railway Station together.
Wenguantun is in the north of Fengtian, the feng shui is excellent, most of the dignitaries and dignitaries choose the cemetery here, Wenguantun is also named after this, it is not far from Fengtian, and it is relatively hidden, just to avoid the eyes and ears of others.
At about ten o'clock in the middle of the night, everyone came to the Wenguantun Railway Station, where a train had already stopped, Fred had already said hello, Zhang Zuoxiang and Sun Liechen instructed their men to unload the aged grain loaded on the carriage first, and then start to carry fresh flour from the train.
It was the first time these soldiers had done this kind of work, and they had hardly ever seen so much white face. These soldiers from poor families are only willing to spend money to buy a few catties of flour and make dumplings when it comes to the Chinese New Year, and they can't usually eat this kind of fine food, so everyone is extremely excited.
Zhang Tinglan had promised on the road that everyone who participated in the transportation would be rewarded with twenty catties of flour, and these people immediately came to the spirit and worked very quickly.
"Zhang, is this the replacement food you prepared?"
At this time, Fred opened a bag of aged grain prepared by Zhang Tinglan and them, which contained moldy and spoiled grain, exuding a pungent smell, and there were a lot of stones, grass sticks and other sundries mixed in it, and even a lot of mouse feces, which were basically things that even animals didn't eat.
Zhang Zuoxiang and Sun Liechen were still a little unhappy, these rotten and spoiled grains were all obtained from warehouses and some large households, and due to the rush of time, all the rags were made up.
"Mr. Fred, we'll get some slightly better food next time, don't worry!"
Sun Liechen explained to Fred with a little apology, who knew that Fred actually shook his head, "Brigadier Sun, you misunderstood, I don't think you need to prepare so much food." You should know what the animals eat, and it is enough to prepare forage for the gray animals! ”
Fred's words couldn't be more clear, that is, he was telling Sun Liechen that they could use the things that the animals ate as food next time, and they didn't need these things that were still useful.
This shijie is too crazy, isn't it? Sun Liechen even doubted his ears, he thought he was dark enough, but he didn't expect this foreigner to be darker than himself, this is really a mountain higher than a mountain.
Eating grass for the front-line soldiers, and if he can think of it, he is not afraid of causing a mutiny? Zhang Tinglan, who was on the side, was not surprised at all, these Jewish bankers only had interests in their eyes, and they would do whatever they wanted to make money, so this kind of thing was completely expected.
"Mr. Fred, you're getting bolder, is there any good news?"
"Zhang, I can't hide anything from you, you are the little fox that the Chinese say. The tsar's nephew has just taken over power in the Far East, in the eyes of that guy there is only money and women, as for the rest, nothing else, with him in the Far East for a day, things will go very smoothly for us! ”
Sun Liechen couldn't help but interject when he heard this: "There is a big problem with the military supply, won't the Russian government investigate it?" ”
"There will never be such a thing, there are many uprisings in Russia, there are peasant riots, and there are constant strikes by the left. In such a chaotic country, there must be a robbery of military supplies, taken away by mobs, burned by fire, consumed along the way, in short, there are too many ways to make food disappear! Fred shrugged indifferently.
At this time, Sun Liechen was completely convinced, and his feelings were not only so chaotic in China, but also in Russia. Moreover, these Russians seem to be more crazy than the Chinese, and even the military supplies are so casual, they are simply taking the war related to the fortunes of the country as a child's play, and there is no reason for this kind of country not to fail miserably.
Zhang Tinglan suddenly rolled his eyes and thought of a good idea: "Since Russia is at war, there must be a shortage of materials, right?" ”
Fred is such a keen guy, as soon as he heard Zhang Tinglan's words, he suddenly thought of what he meant, and he was also ecstatic, "Zhang, do you think we should smuggle to Russia?" ”
"Weishenme, no?"
"And what do you think is better?"
Zhang Tinglan thought for a moment, and then said: "I think it's just tobacco and alcohol, the number of alcoholics in Russia can be said to be unparalleled in the world, and as for tobacco, it is a profiteering industry, what do you think?" ”
Fred smiled, "Zhang, you are a genius, I think you have to be determined to do business, and you will definitely become the richest man in China in the future!" ”
The big and small foxes negotiated another deal in a blink of an eye, Sun Liechen and Zhang Zuoxiang on the side didn't know what to say, it turned out that there were opportunities to make money everywhere, the key was to see if there was such vision and courage, of course, at the critical moment.
At this time, the soldiers had already loaded the grain, Zhang Tinglan and others quietly left the civil official tun, after the flour was transported back, Lao Zhang had been waiting for a long time, this is the future money of the 27th Division, Zhang Zuolin did not dare to slack off, when he saw bags of white noodles, his eyes were full of smiles.
"Seventh master, I have an idea, this time we got one hundred and fifty tons, that is, 300,000 catties, and we can't sell so much white noodles for a while, can we give five catties of white noodles to each soldier, so that everyone can eat a meal of dumplings, which can be regarded as the welfare of our 27th Division!"
Lao Zhang glanced at Zhang Tinglan thoughtfully, and guessed what Zhang Tinglan meant, this time the 53rd Brigade made trouble, which proved that Lao Zhang's control of the army was not strong enough, and at this time, the white face was undoubtedly helping Lao Zhang to regain the army's heart. The soldiers in these years are also very simple, that is, whoever gives money, they will mix with whomever they want, and whoever can make their subordinates live well will listen to whomever they want!
Thinking of this, Lao Zhang also nodded in agreement, he immediately ordered to draw out 60,000 catties of white noodles, and the next day he gave white noodles to all the soldiers, and at the same time took out a thousand yuan of ocean to sell meat and vegetables for everyone.
The entire 27th Division was suddenly jubilant, being able to eat a meal of meat-stuffed dumplings is definitely a New Year's enjoyment, taking a bite of the oily dumplings everyone feels extremely enjoyable, two days ago the soldiers who complained about Zhang Zuolin's arrears of military salaries instantly only knew that they were grateful to Dade, the division commander still felt sorry for the big guys, the salary was all paid, and the dumplings were eaten, isn't it just to compensate everyone, what else is there to complain about!