Chapter 143: Our Business: Smuggling

Jiang Hao became busy.

Although the matter is handed over to his subordinates, he can't completely let it go, after all, they are all novices, and there are many things that he needs to keep an eye on, and there are still many things that he needs to take his ideas.

The boat is rented, it is a small fishing boat of 20 tons, diesel engine, but the speed is slower, from Syracuse to Tunisia needs to cross the Tunis Strait, about 150 nautical miles, and it takes about 10 hours to travel.

Jiang Hao had seen the boat, to be honest, it was very shabby, and it was rusty in some places, and he was really afraid that a wave would come and shoot it away.

But the conditions are limited, and now it can only be like this.

Lucca procured a quantity of food, flour and corn flour, all of which were locals and could be purchased directly from Sicilian farmers, as well as other things, such as cheese, butter, chocolate, ham, sausages, coffee beans, etc., which could only be counted as much as they could.

Ten boxes of red wine were prepared, which Jiang Hao specially requested.

There are many vineyards in Sicily that produce wine, but the climate in Sicily is not good, and the red wine produced can only be said to be average, even in later generations, the vineyards here have not been able to produce many famous wines after grape improvement, let alone now.

In the end, Jiang Hao deliberately got a batch of guns, a few pistols and a few rifles in the underground channel to defend himself, now is the war years, there will be no shortage of weapons, and it is easier to get these guns than to get food.

Everything was ready, Jiang Hao took a few of his subordinates to get on the fishing boat, and took advantage of the night to sail towards the sea.

They were ready to walk at night and cross the strait at night.

Jiang Hao was worried not only about the Germans in Tunisia, but also about the Italian Navy, and now it was 1941, and the Germans and the British were still fighting in North Africa, the battle was very fierce, and Italy was also involved in the North African war.

The Italian Navy is responsible for guarding the Mediterranean, and if Jiang Hao's smuggling ship is caught by the Italian Navy, the smuggled goods will be confiscated and they will be directly imprisoned.

Run?

Can you outrun a battleship with a small wrecked ship?

If you really run, they will bombard you with cannons, without hesitation at all, so Jiang Hao and the others also prepared the Italian flag, and when they were about to be discovered, they directly raised the flag to show their identity, hoping to get through the confusion and make the battleship think that they were fishing boats that secretly went out to sea to fish.

Tunisia is one of the key points of contention among many parties, and Jiang Hao did not dare to choose the largest city, Tunisia, but chose the nearest city to Siracuse, the small port city of Monastir in Tunisia.

At this time, the population of Monastir is only three or four thousand, which is about the same size as Syracuse, and Jiang Hao chose this place for a reason, the first is that this place is relatively remote and hidden, and the army will not pay too much attention to them, so it can be used as a transit station, and the second is that Luca Toni has a relationship here, and he has friends here, so it is easier to understand the situation here.

The first step to success in business is important.

The boats were slowly sneaking on the dark sea, and it has to be said that they were lucky not to see the Italian navy all night, and by the time the sun rose above sea level, they had already seen the land line.

The fish boat stopped at a deserted beach, Luca took 2 people off the boat to find his friend, and at noon, Luca came back with a man, and on the boat, Jiang Hao met this Tunisian named Adi.

Adi is in his forties, with a vicissitudes of life, but a pair of eyes are very shrewd, after the two shook hands, Adi said: "I heard Luca say, you brought food, now Tunisia is in urgent need of food, the Germans have taken everything they can take, countless people are hungry, even the rich people in the past." ”

"What price do you think these grains can be sold for?" Jiang Hao asked.

Adi spread his hands and said: "Now that the fiat currency has collapsed, I will use the lira to calculate, on the black market wheat flour is 40 to 50 lira a kilogram, corn flour is 30 lira a kilogram, cheese, butter, chocolate, ham, sausage, coffee beans are all luxury goods, there is no market." ”

Jiang Hao silently calculated in his heart, based on wheat flour and corn flour alone, it was about 4 or 5 times their purchase price, and the profit was still good.

"Now that fiat money has collapsed, how can the black market be traded." Jiang Hao asked.

"With gold, or jewelry, with works of art at home, lamps, clothes, furniture, curtains, books, silk fabrics, everything that can be exchanged can be seen on the black market, including women." Adi said helplessly.

When people are hungry, there is no bottom line.

Jiang Hao looked at Adi and asked, "I don't know if you want to join us and follow me to make money." ”

As soon as Adi heard this, he immediately stood up, stroked his chest and bowed to Jiang Hao, "Yes, Mr. Bernano, I had this idea when Luca told me, we are starving to death now, as long as there is a chance to live, I am not afraid of death." ”

Jiang Hao patted Adi's shoulder, which was regarded as agreeing to his joining.

"Mr. Bernano, I have some friends who are also struggling on the verge of starvation, and their families are the same, and I think they are also willing to work hard for food, can we recruit them. ”

"Yes, we also need subordinates in Tunisia, after opening the passage, I am going to hand over the affairs of Tunisia to Luca in the future, and you will be his deputy." Jiang Hao said.

Adi happily bent down and bowed again.

Later, Jiang Hao asked about the situation of the German guards in Monastir, these Adi didn't know much, only knew that the German army had left a company of troops here, and the officer was a German captain, and his name was not clear.

"Did the Germans strictly control the black market?" Jiang Hao asked.

"It's very strict, as long as you catch it, everything will be confiscated, and people will be put in prison, but after all, the German army has a limited number of people, and black market merchants have their own secret channels, so there are still a few people who are discovered by the German army." Adi Dao.

"Is there enough supplies coming out of the black market?"

Adi shook his head vigorously, "Not enough, never enough, too bad, now the price of food continues to rise, and many people are still hungry." ”

Supply outstrips demand, and that's the market.

Well, now it seems that the market outlook is very bright!

"Luca, Adi, find a secret warehouse, move these things ashore, and open up the black market channel to sell them as soon as possible." Jiang Hao said.

"Okay boss." Several people answered together.

At this time, Adi asked: "Boss, what are you going to exchange, paper money has become waste paper now, gold jewelry is the hardest, but all merchants are aiming at gold jewelry, so it is relatively less exchanged, if you exchange it for other things, such as books, blankets, artworks, etc., you can have higher profits, but transportation and sales are more troublesome." ”

Jiang Hao had thought about this question a long time ago and asked: "Is there a lot of tobacco in Tunisia now, and what is the price?" ”

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