Prince Kong stared at Chen Qiang and asked in an arrogant tone, "You are Chen Qiang?" It's not the same as in the newspaper! ”

The arrogant and domineering appearance of the eldest prince of Kong did not surprise Chen Qiang, Chen Qiang had read some records about the eldest prince of Kong, and knew that this guy was a second ancestor, except for his own parents and the high-ranking aunt and uncle, even his own uncle was not taken into his eyes.

Chen Qiang has no good impression of this Confucian prince, but there is a saying that it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain, this Confucian prince is definitely not a righteous gentleman, and he is also the kind of unreasonable second ancestor, Chen Qiang can't offend him, so Chen Qiang nodded and said politely: "Yes, I am Chen Qiang, I have heard the name of Confucius for a long time, I have admired it for a long time, I have admired it for a long time!" ”

Prince Kong looked Chen Qiang up and down, and then said, "I heard that you have made a lot of money in the United States?" ”

"It's a little bit of money." Chen Qiang nodded, Chen Qiang used the stock market to make a national disaster in the United States, this is not a secret on Wall Street, and it is normal for Prince Kong to know.

"That's right, I recently had a big business that made money, and tomorrow you come over with millions of dollars, and I will count this business as your share." Master Kong pouted and held his head high, as if he had given Chen Qiang a lot of face.

"Kong Gongzi is really joking." Chen Qiang replied with a smile.

Chen Qiang said that he was joking, but he couldn't stop complaining in his heart, this Kong Dagongzi is really a lion's big mouth, and a mouth will cost millions of dollars!

Chen Qiang is not sure if Kong Dagongzi really came to ask for money, but if it were not in the United States, Chen Qiang would really be blackmailed by Kong Dagongzi, after all, Kong Dagongzi is really powerful in China. However, this is the United States, and Chen Qiang also knew Roosevelt, and Prince Kong didn't dare to do anything with him.

However, Grand Duke Kong said: "I'm not joking with you, I really have a business that can make money, originally I planned to find a few Yankees to cooperate, for the sake of you being Chinese, even if you have a share, those Americans, I don't trust them very much." ”

The serious expression on the face of the eldest prince made Chen Qiang a little overwhelmed. Chen Qiang couldn't figure out whether the eldest prince of Kong really had a business to do, or simply wanted to extort a sum of money from Chen Qiang.

"I don't know how much money I have to come up with for this business of Gongzi Kong?" Chen Qiang asked.

"Let's get two or three million first, and if it's not enough, I'll ask you again." Prince Kong looked very unconcerned.

"Obediently, one mouth is two or three million, do these second ancestors think that my money fell from the sky!" Chen Qiang snorted coldly in his heart, and said, "Two or three million dollars is not a small amount!" Can Kong Gongzi reveal some more information about this big business? ”

"Also, if you don't understand, you won't be willing to pay for it, so let's do it, you come to the hotel tomorrow to find me, and I'll talk to you slowly. By the way, don't come in the morning, I can't get up before 12 o'clock at noon. Master Kong said.

This prince Kong lives a bright life all day long, it can be said that he is the little prince of nightclubs in this era, if you don't go to the night life for a day, you will feel uncomfortable, and it is normal to sleep until the afternoon on weekdays. But now he is Madame Chiang's secretary, so he has a lot more restraint in terms of nightlife, at least he can get up at noon.

After Prince Kong left, Chen Qiang also began to hesitate, whether he should believe what Prince Kong said.

Although this Prince Kong has a bad record, and he is far inferior to his father in the political arena, but in terms of business, Prince Kong is far better than his father, of course, Prince Kong is doing the kind of speculative business, if you want him to do business, it can't be done.

After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the Yangzi Company established by the Duke of Confucius almost monopolized the entire China's trade with the United States, whether it was imported from the United States or exported to the United States, it was the master of Confucius who said that such as hoarding, monopolizing goods, raising prices, speculating, and even smuggling, were the sources of income for the Duke of Kong. At that time, many ordinary people held gold yuan coupons in their hands, but they couldn't buy anything, while Kong Dagongzi was sitting on a large number of commodities and making a lot of money and being rich enough to rival the country. Even some people in later generations believed that the economy of the Republic of China at that time was dragged down by this Prince Confucius.

The person who can accumulate a huge fortune is definitely not two hundred and five, and the businessman who can make a fortune rivals the country, even if he uses dishonorable means, is definitely a capable person.

In this respect, although the eldest prince of Kong has done a lot of ridiculous things, he is not a brainless gentleman, his business sense is absolutely first-class, and he can think of so many speculative ways to make money, it can be said that he has a flexible brain and is bold enough.

"Maybe this Master Kong really has a lucrative business?" Chen Qiang frowned and thought about it.

"This Prince Kong asked me to go to him tomorrow, if it is in China, this will definitely be a Hongmen banquet, but this is the United States, not a place where he can do whatever he wants. If I make an appointment with the White House, I can meet with President Roosevelt for at least three to five minutes, which even the domestic President Kong can't do! ”

"I don't have to be afraid of this Prince Kong, even if I offend him, it's a big deal if I don't return to China before 1949. Tomorrow, I might as well go and see what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of this Master Kong! ”

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At three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Chen Qiang arrived at the hotel and came to find this Prince Kong.

Mr. Kong sat on the sofa, crossed Erlang's legs, held a cigar in his hand, and was swallowing clouds and spitting mist with a comfortable face. The subordinates brought Chen Qiang over, and the eldest prince didn't even get up, just pointed to the sofa opposite and said one word: "Sit!" ”

After Chen Qiang sat down, someone brought tea, and Prince Kong was also generous, and directly threw Chen Qiang a cigar.

Confucius smoked the cigar, it must be the first-class cigar, but after Chen Qiang took it, he did not light it, he felt that this must be bought from the domestic scavenging people's fat ointment, this cigar, I don't know how many days of food money for the family, Chen Qiang really can't bear to consume these people's fat people's ointment.

"Thank you Gongzi, but I don't smoke, I'm an athlete, and I don't touch cigarettes or cigars." Chen Qiang opened his mouth and refused.

"Got it!" Kong Dagongzi didn't force it, he took a puff of his cigar, and then cut to the topic: "Since last year, the United States has banned the sale of new cars, you should know this, right?" ”

Chen Qiang nodded: "I know, not only cars, but all civilian cars, as long as they are new cars, are not allowed to be sold." Thanks to the fact that I bought the car early, otherwise I would have had to buy a used car. ”

"Used car prices have gone up a lot lately, you know?" Master Kong asked again.

"I've heard that the price of many used cars is already more expensive than new cars." Chen Qiang replied.

Since the United States is not allowed to sell new cars, the price of second-hand cars is rising all the way, of course, this is also a matter of course, the supply of new cars on the market has stopped, only second-hand cars can be circulated, and second-hand cars will be used because of various faults and fire accidents, resulting in losses, which has caused the number of cars on the market will continue to decrease, in the case of constant demand, the stock of cars is getting smaller and smaller, and the price of cars is naturally selling more and more expensive.

And in December 1942, the United States announced another policy, that is, the rationing of gasoline and rubber.

Oil and rubber are both important strategic resources, and in times of war, these resources are of course prioritized for the supply of battlefields, and the United States has to provide assistance from other allies, so it cannot be wasted as lavishly as before, and can only implement a rationing system and limit the supply of gasoline and rubber.

The situation of gasoline supply is better, after all, the United States has oil, but the supply of rubber is insufficient, and the rubber in this era is all natural rubber, and the production capacity is so much, if there is no limit, it will definitely not be enough. By 1943, even shoes would be rationed, because some rubber was consumed to produce them.

Gasoline is the raw material for car drive, and the rationing of gasoline will obviously affect the development of the automobile industry, and driving seems to have become a luxury, at least many people dare not step on the accelerator when driving. However, the United States is a country on wheels, and Americans' demand for cars is very large, so it can be said that cars are the necessities of Americans' lives, and the gasoline ration system has increased the cost of driving, which has caused the price of cars to rise.

This is a relatively easy to understand economic phenomenon, when the necessities of life are restricted, price increases are inevitable; If it is not a necessity, being restricted will make the price lower.

This is like pork, for the people is already a necessity of daily life, if certain policy restrictions are given in terms of feed, such as a certain nutritional content of feed to meet the standard, then the cost of pig raising will inevitably increase, and the price of pork will increase.

For many Chinese people, cars are not necessities of life, especially those who live in big cities, because public transportation is very developed, whether there is a car or not does not affect daily life, taking the subway is faster than driving, so the more restrictions on cars in big cities, the more car prices will fall, those limited number of big cities, 4S stores give preferential margins are often relatively large.

However, for Americans, cars are a necessity of life, so they should be applied to pork, and the more restrictions are placed on use, the lower the cost of using the car will be, and the higher the price of the car will be.

After gasoline rationing, cars seemed to become luxury goods, and the price of used cars in the United States skyrocketed. In 1938, the price of a new Ford car was $2,000, and in 1943, the same used Ford made in 1938 sold for $3,000. In the first five years, the price has risen by half. In later generations, there was a so-called price increase in the car, but in the United States at that time, it was really a price increase for a second-hand car. Second-hand cars are more expensive than new cars, I don't know if people think this is a second-hand car platform and tricks people!

The key point is that used cars in the United States are not only expensive, but also in short supply, and money may not be able to buy a car.

Getting back to the point, Prince Kong crossed Erlang's legs, he still didn't look at Chen Qiang with his eyes, but looked at the ceiling and said, "I just plan to do a car business." ”

"This Kong Dagongzi shouldn't want to resell second-hand cars in the United States!" Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

Kong Dagongzi continued: "Not long ago, I met the president of General Motors, and I know that General Motors still has a large number of new cars produced before 1942, and I plan to buy these new cars and then sell them to Americans. The U.S. car market is in short supply, and I estimate that I can make at least $2,000 on a car. ”

In the United States before World War II, you could buy a family car for 600 US dollars, of course, this kind of car is relatively cheap among the cars, which is equivalent to the current Chinese people driving a domestic car with about 40,000 landing. And slightly wealthier Americans will definitely choose a car with a price of about 1,500 to 2,000 US dollars, which is probably equivalent to the current Chinese people driving a joint venture brand with more than 200,000 landing. If you have money, you can buy the kind of car that costs more than $3,000, which is equivalent to driving a luxury brand C-class car now.

If Kong Dagongzi buys a $2,000 car from GM, then with the current situation where the supply of cars in the United States exceeds demand, it is really not an exaggeration to earn $2,000 for a car, after all, the price of a used car that has been driven for five years can be increased by half, and it is not an exaggeration to double the price of a new car that has not been driven for one kilometer.

If you sell 1,000 cars, you can make $2 million. With the current demand for cars in the U.S. market, not to mention 1,000 cars, even 10,000 cars can easily eat.

However, in the next second, Chen Qiang suddenly thought of one thing, the United States has promulgated a law that does not allow automobile companies to sell new cars, so how should Kong Dagongzi buy a car from General Motors?

So Chen Qiang said: "Gongzi Kong, if I remember correctly, now the United States does not allow automobile manufacturers to sell new cars, I don't think General Motors will violate the laws of the United States, right?" ”

"It is true that the U.S. government does not allow the sale of new cars, but there are several exceptions, government departments, the military can buy new cars, and foreign companies can also buy new cars from the United States, and the allies also have the right of first refusal." Grand Prince Kong said.

Chen Qiang instantly understood that Kong Dagongzi was going to buy cars from General Motors in the name of a Chinese company, and then sell them to the Americans!

Kong Dagongzi has a special status and an official background, and he can even buy a car in the United States in the name of the Chinese official, so that he will not be restricted by the purchase of a new car. This is tantamount to exploiting the loopholes of US policy.

I have to say that Kong Dagongzi really has a unique talent in terms of speculation.

And this kind of business can only be done by people of the status of Kong Dagongzi, who has the support of the top dignitaries and dignitaries in China, even if he takes advantage of the loopholes of US policy to make money, the Americans have no way to take him. If you are an ordinary businessman, if you dare to do this, the US government will definitely turn its face directly.

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