Chapter 52: 1866 Germany (4)
After getting 200 thalers, Huang Xuan found a Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and rented a warehouse in the port, which Huang Xuan was already very familiar with, and did it smoothly.
"The Honeywell Chamber of Commerce should be able to buy some of the grain." Lorraine's method of investigation is different, he directly scans people's safes, as long as there is cash to pay the bill, everything is easy to say, there is no credit for plane travel.
"Which one?" These chambers of commerce stationed at the port don't have big signboards, in fact, even if they do, Huang Xuan won't know them.
"Go straight to the third one."
Huang Xuan tightened his clothes, he had just bought a tight blue shirt that Prussians often wear, as a teenager, his figure was much thinner than the usual Prussians, and this dress was too wide.
The Honeywell Chamber of Commerce has a dark red gate with two Romanesque columns standing on the front steps, which looks a bit like a crappy hotel, but lacks two doormen.
Huang Xuan looked left and right and walked in. The people on the street were in a hurry, as if they were chasing something, and not far away the shouts of the boatmen came, with a thick central accent, as if they were condensed.
"Do you want wheat?" Lorraine translated Huang Xuan's voice as if he were a middle-aged man, perhaps the Germans were very old, but it didn't sound special.
In Germany, wheat is not only used as a staple food such as bread, but is also the main ingredient for beer, so it tends to be more expensive than rice, and of course, rice is rarely grown in the Rhineland.
The Honeywell Chamber of Commerce was an export-oriented chamber of commerce, taking advantage of the rise of German capital, to export goods from domestic sources to Europe and the world, like all chambers of commerce in this period, they had few main projects, and whatever someone was willing to buy was a commodity that could be exported.
A sleepy-eyed fellow looked up, wearing a dirty white hat and dressed like a down-and-out sailor, with a quill in his mouth, and said, "Only commodities are bought here." You know? Hillbilly, where are you from. ”
"This guy's voice is really like Huang Jianxuan, a nasty collapse." Huang Xuan said this to Lorraine, he looked at the shiture on the guy's face with disgust, and said, "5,000 thousand pounds of wheat, can you eat it?" ”
The guy blinked his eyes a few times, moved his eye feces a few millimeters, chewed with the pen in his mouth, spit it out violently, and scolded: "Hillbilly, get out." ”
Huang Xuan's face froze suddenly. Where has he been scolded by such a person, since he was a child, people have coaxed him, and he rarely accommodates others. If he occasionally meets one or two idiots at school, he will also politely maintain his demeanor, but that is demeanor, just politeness, and he was really scolded by this kind of guy with a face to "get out", and his heart suddenly became angry.
I want to be here for two days, first as a forest guerrilla for a day, then blackmailed by a drunkard, stinky in a stuffy carriage all day, and now taking care of other people's business, and being looked down upon, this filthy guy in front of me is clearly racist.
Huang Xuanmeng kicked on the counter, kicked the opposite counter with people and things, and then stepped over the account documents scattered all over the ground, grabbed the man's collar, and slapped him with his backhand.
At this time, the room full of people was stunned, and several people who were originally going to watch the excitement were also stupid on the spot, not knowing what to do.
Huang Xuan moved his shoulders comfortably and said to Lorraine: "The current body is much better than before. ”
"Every time traveler has a stronger physique than that." Lorraine was very shocked Huang Xuan and said: "Your physical foundation is too poor, in the era of the Great Plane, a body like you cannot become a time traveler. ”
"Whatever." Huang Xuan pouted, the guy on the ground was still covering his face and cursing something, Huang Xuan went up and made up for him again, and scolded: "Idiot." Lorraine didn't translate.
At this time, the rest of the Prussians reacted, and the two sturdy guys yelled, rushed up and wanted to catch Huang Xuan, but he threw them out one by one, and the room suddenly became even more chaotic.
"It's a nuisance." Huang Xuan helplessly watched more and more Prussians drive out, and he was a little scared in his heart, this is the legendary Germany where all the people are soldiers, and he casually took out two kittens and dogs with strong biceps.
Several tall men in short shirts blocked the door, and Huang Xuan was leaning against the wall and said to Lorraine: "Why don't we go home first?" ”
"At least 30 tonnes of wheat are in the warehouse at the docks, and if you go back now, not only will you lose your money, but you will waste your energy."
Huang Xuan felt that Lorraine's stinginess was really outrageous, and he could still use idioms, but unfortunately it was not a good word.
"What then?" He asked.
"I'm sure you have a solution."
Huang Xuan took a deep breath, learned to be calm on TV, and then became even more panicked, when an elderly Prussian with a monocle walked in from the back door of the counter, looked at the messy cabinet room with a gloomy face, and said, "What's the matter?" ”
"He hit me." The guy who was beaten and swollen in the face said with a big tongue.
Faced with more than a dozen Germanic men who may have been transferred to the militia, Huang Xuan felt that it was better to convince people with reason, he coughed and said, "He refused to accept my wheat and insulted me." ”
"Huh?"
The fat-faced man hurriedly explained: "He said that he has 5,000 thousand pounds of wheat, such a troublemaker......" He said more and more in his voice, and finally stopped, and the old man's face became more and more gloomy.
Huang Xuan smiled in his heart, this guy is afraid that he has really been beaten to the brain, if it were him, he would at least find some reasons why the other party wanted to take credit or raise the price, instead of talking about what he thinks.
Although the old man's face was as dark as if he had been stepped on, he still did not get angry after all, but turned to Huang Xuan and said, "What he said ......"
"I did want to sell you 5,000 pounds of wheat." He looked at the strong men around him and said, "There are 60 thousand pounds of wheat in my warehouse at the dock. ”
The old man glanced at the counter on the ground, and was not at ease to let Huang Xuan out of the door, but said to a person beside him: "Guderian, you go to the dock to see, this gentleman, which chamber of commerce do you belong to?" ”
Where did Huang Xuan have any chamber of commerce, he simply took out the rental contract and key on his body, threw the latter to Guderian and said, "Let him see it himself, and we'll talk about it later." ”
The Germans in the room were a little surprised that Huang Xuan was so relieved to hand over the key, but it was only surprised, and in their minds, there were people watching the warehouse.
"Go pour a cup of coffee." The old man glared at the fat-faced man on the ground as he spoke, and turned to leave.
The Germans who were present quickly cleaned up the room and moved out the smashed counter, and the whole small hall quickly returned to normal. Huang Xuan sat on a chair with one leg crossed, a cup of coffee in front of him, and looked at the sloppy man who had been beaten half of his face with provocative eyes. In addition to the three men's men standing in front of the door, the environment in front of them is also comfortable.
Guderian quickly returned to the Chamber of Commerce, he greeted Huang Xuan in a friendly manner, and told others to take care of him, and then walked quickly to the backyard, Huang Xuan looked at the fat-faced man, and made a slashing gesture with his hands on his back.
was called up by the provocateur, and then immediately pulled by the staff next to him on the stool, Huang Xuan opened his mouth and laughed twice, although he didn't say anything, but everyone knew what he was laughing at.
Without waiting for the other party to attack, Guderian strode in again, smiled at Huang Xuan, and said, "Mr. Adolf, please." ”
Honeywell's backyard, like other German chambers of commerce, was enclosed in a courtyard structure with low bungalows, and the storehouse was built closest to the main entrance, and in the middle of the yard were planted some flowers and plants, mostly of ordinary species, but also robust.
Adolf waited quietly in a living room in the backyard, with a French-style table and chair in the middle, and after a small episode, his face was still calm, and he was savoring a glass of red wine in his hand.
Huang Xuan sat on the chair opposite Adolf with a big grin and said, "Are we talking about business, or are we discussing something else?" ”
"Business, of course." The old man has a German way of speaking, his speed of speech is very fast, but the rhythm is orderly, although Huang Xuan can't understand his language, he can still feel that this is a very regular Prussian.
"And what about the price?" Huang Xuan said straightforwardly.
Adolf smiled and said, "52 pieces per thousand pounds." "I was given two dollars more than the previous shop.
Huang Xuan happily stretched out a hand and said, "Deal." ”
Guderian looked at Huang Xuan with a look of surprise, and kept such an expression until he was sent out of the door, perhaps in his opinion, such a stylish transaction should not appear in an Asian person, it was a transaction of more than 3,000 thalers.
With a few chamber of commerce staff to inspect the wheat in the warehouse, Huang Xuan successfully got 3120 thalers, I have to say that the Germans are still very regular in doing business, even if Huang Xuan is only one person, Guderian did not directly take the wheat in the warehouse. In France, the situation may be completely different.
Saying goodbye to a few people, Huang Xuan took the money to rent several warehouses again, and then put the wheat, rice, corn and spices and cane sugar he brought into them, and then looked for several chambers of commerce, and sold them one by one at a price slightly lower than the market.