Chapter 115: Canned

After recovering from the shock of being caught in the magnificent building in front of him, the strong interest that surged in his heart prompted Henry to follow the somewhat crowded flow of people into this luxurious exhibition hall called 'Oriental Star'!

The first thing that catches your eye when you enter the door is a semi-arc reception desk that is 10 meters long and 1 meter wide! Next to it are the reception staff standing in a row and dressed neatly!

The entire hall on the first floor, five meters high, is divided into a small checkered exhibition hall by pillars supported by steel, and almost every exhibition hall has a few hand-held albums and neatly dressed service staff standing at the door, and the exhibition hall is also placed, bananas, pineapples, fruits, papaya, durian and other tropical fruits, as well as canned fruits in glass jars!

"Hello, what's the name of something?" asked Henry, a little strangely.

"Hello, sir! This is the canned food developed by our Nanyang, it adopts a new production process, which can ensure that the fruit inside will not rot and spoil within half a year! And after our concoction, the taste of these canned food is also more delicious than ordinary fruits, you can taste it!" A young man heard the voice at the door and walked out of the exhibition hall.

Li Wen was a former peasant from Jiangxi Province who immigrated to Sulawesi Island more than a year ago, and after coming to Nanyang, he was not only given five acres of land, but also received two good indigenous daughters-in-law! Moreover, after more than a year of hard work, he not only learned to read and write, but also established his own fruit wholesale company with the help of the Bank of China, and became the first batch of people in Nanyang to become rich! And he has a good vision, after the Taiwan Academy of Sciences successfully developed food additives according to the formula provided by Huo Shan, and registered a patent, looking for cooperative companies to make canned food in various provinces in the whole Nanyang, he saw the advantages of this new product, and reported it in time, and in order to raise funds, he sold nearly 20 acres of land under his name, plus a loan from the Bank of China, with the machinery and equipment provided by zhèngfǔ, he set up his first canned food production factory with a monthly output of 20,000 bottlesNow these canned foods brought to the exhibition site are the first batch of products of his company!

"Xiao Wu, open this canned banana for this gentleman!" Li Wen instructed the receptionist standing at the door.

"Got it, Director!"

The lid of the can is a thin layer of iron, it is not difficult to open, in order to take care of the eating habits of Westerners, Li Wen took out the fork distributed by the expo and handed it to the foreigner in front of him with a smile!

After saying thank you, Henry forked a piece of banana and put it in his mouth with curiosity, and after chewing it slowly, a fragrant sweet taste immediately spread from his mouth! After swallowing it with a somewhat intoxicated expression, Henry couldn't help but praise, "It's so delicious!", and after speaking, he involuntarily forked another piece and put it into his mouth!

Looking at his appearance, Li Wen stood aside with a smile and didn't stop him!

In less than five minutes, a bottle of canned food, including the soup and ingredients, went into Henry's mouth! Only then did he remember that it was still someone else's thing, and he hadn't paid for it yet!

"I'm sorry, your cans are so delicious! I'll pay you how much is just now!" said Henry, pulling out a handful of colorful pounds from his pocket!

"No, sir, it's just a can!" Li Wen refused with a smile.

"Okay! I want to ask, where are these cans made, I want to buy a batch and ship it back to Europe for sale, of course, provided that its shelf life is as long as you say!" Henry said a little anxiously, with the taste of this canned fruit, I believe that as long as it is shipped back to Europe, it will definitely be sought after, and he will definitely be able to make a lot of money from it at that time! More than 20 years of experience in business make him believe that his vision will not be wrong!

"Don't worry! Our quality is absolutely fine! Moreover, these cans are produced in my own factory, if you need them, we can provide them to you immediately!" Li Wenshen said with some surprise, at this time he already realized that his first big business was coming today!

"Really, great, how much do these cans cost?"

"Their price is one silver dollar per bottle!" Li Wen said with some uneasiness. In fact, to put it mildly, the cost of these canned foods after factory production is only a dime! The reason why such a high price is set is that Young Master Huo wants to unify the prescribed price when this kind of commodity has just come out, with the idea of making things scarce and expensive, and making a lot of money as a result! Of course, this price is only maintained for half a year, and after half a year, then let the market adjust it!

"Silver dollars?"

Looking at the puzzled look of this foreigner, Li Wen took out from his pocket a silver dollar that Huo Jiajun only circulated in the internal provinces of Nanyang and the Pacific, and said with a smile: "This is the currency we use here, a silver dollar here is equivalent to one tael of silver, and the ratio with the pound is about 1:4!"

Of course, he could know this, and he only understood it before the start of the expo, after Huo Jiajun's intensive training!

Hearing him say this, Henry also understood the specific price of these delicious cans! Not how expensive but unexpectedly cheap, knowing that the price of each new commodity before it appeared was ten times or even dozens of times its original value!

"I need thirty thousand bottles of these cans, I don't know how long you will be able to provide them to me!" Henry asked after thinking for a moment, looking up.

"It only takes ten days! After ten days, you can go to Suzhou Province and Palu City to pick up the goods!" As soon as the door opened, there was such a big order, Li Wen seemed very excited, and hurriedly replied!

Now his factory has limited output, but this kind of canned food is only sold in Nanyang for only three cents a bottle, although it is cheaper than exporting, but twice the profit, he also makes a lot of money, and now his factory has expanded several times! 30,000 bottles of canned food can be done in just ten days!

"Su Province?" asked Henry a little dazedly, he had never heard this name after living in Nanyang for many years!

"Su Province is a joint name for Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands within our People's Army!" Li Wen said casually. These things are no secret among the provinces of Nanyang!

Hearing the words of the young oriental boss in front of him, Henry also nodded clearly, although he was British, he didn't care about the war in the South Seas, for him, doing business and making money was the most important thing!

"I know where you said, can we sign a contract now?"

"You can do it at any time!" However, we only have silver dollars in circulation in Nanyang, and foreign currencies must be exchanged at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the China Construction Bank, or the Bank of China!" Li Wen said with a smile.

At the beginning, Huoshan formulated such a policy in order to restrict the export of gold and silver to the greatest extent, crack down on pirated silver dollars, and protect the safety of currency in Nanyang!

Hearing his words, Henry couldn't help frowning, he felt that this was a bit troublesome, and it was the first time he had encountered a situation where the pound could not be used!

"Let's go, sir! There are bank outlets over there, which are not only convenient for exchange, but also can also save the trouble of circulating a large number of silver dollars through transfers! It is very suitable for large-scale transactions like ours!" Li Wen said with a smile on his face, pointing to a spacious room with a bank signboard written in four simplified Chinese characters.

Through the bright glass, Henry could see the inside of the room very clearly, and many Westerners like him had already begun to exchange silver dollars there!

"Well, it doesn't seem too much trouble!" said Henry, shrugging his shoulders.

After Huoshan introduced the advanced management method of the Bank of the Later World, the efficiency of the Bank of China has improved a lot, and in less than ten minutes, after Henry paid 30% of the deposit, the transaction between the two was completed!