Chapter 7: Big Buying
Shanghai, Public Concession.
After Wen Deji and the others came out of the jewelry store, they did not go to the hotel again, but let the coachman go to the Yangtze River Road in the later generations.
The other team he sent out in the morning was divided into three groups, one of which was specifically responsible for buying a house, and had already bought a small western-style building here. Located near the Huangpu River, this villa is a three-storey European-style building with a floor area of about 7ooo square meters and a garden of about 1ooo square meters, surrounded by a fence outside.
This was determined during the first few reconnaissances, and the original owner was a European businessman, who was in a hurry to make a move because he was about to return home. The cyborg sent by Moonheir ate it for 30,000 silver dollars.
"Mr. Wen, the housing prices in the Shanghai concession are much more expensive than those in Neijiang, so I spent 30,000 ......," reported the biochemical man in charge of buying the house.
"Well, almost, the housing prices in Shanghai are among the most expensive in China, until the 23rd century...... "It doesn't matter if it's a price, and it's connected to running water and electricity.
Wen Desi walked around the villa, and now the furniture and other living facilities here are basically complete, and the bedding can be changed at most to live in.
Then he took out a drawing and ordered: "Jabuxiong, you go to a builder tomorrow and renovate part of the garden outside...... Also, some of the land around here has been bought...... We also need warehouses at the dock, whether we buy or rent, get me a few, at least 5ooo square meters. ”
"Yes, Mr. Wen, we will do it tomorrow ......" Jia Buxiong is the biochemical person in charge of buying a house.
Wen Desi is preparing to build this base in Shanghai, but a villa is definitely not enough.
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By evening, two other groups had returned.
"Report Mr. Wen, we have consulted seven foreign companies for the weapons and machinery you ordered, and this is the information I have collated......" One of the cyborgs handed over a memory card after reporting.
"Mr. Wen, this is the market information you want for raw materials such as light industry, chemicals and metals......" The person in charge of the other group also took out a memory card.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work...... Wen Deji took the memory card and put it on the handheld computer to browse.
After watching it for a while, Wen Desi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The market in this era is really different from that of later generations......
Compared with later generations, industrial products at this time were very expensive, and agricultural products and raw materials were too cheap, and the scissors of industry and agriculture were too different. This is still a coastal metropolis like Shanghai, and if it is in the mainland, the price difference is even more outrageous.
The unit price of the M19O3 Springfield rifle is 38 yuan, the bullet is 45 yuan per thousand, the unit price of the M19oo pistol is 4O yuan, the bullet is 42 yuan per thousand, the unit price of the Madsen light machine gun is 26O yuan, and the unit price of the Makqin heavy machine gun has reached about 1ooo yuan. The new gadget was also very expensive, although in the eyes of Wen Desi, such a car was extremely rude, but it also cost 2 to 3,000 yuan, and a luxury European-style carriage was only 5oo yuan at that time.
Wen Desi thought for a while and said: "Char, tomorrow you go to buy a batch of weapons, and if you want 3oo rifles, you will choose the M19O3 Springfield type, with 3o thousand bullets." Pistols, it's a pity that M1911 is not available yet, so I want Browning M19O3, and I also need 3oo pieces, and I need 3o thousand bullets. The Madsen light machine gun costs 4o units, 2o thousand bullets, and the caliber is the same as that of Haruta. Makqin wants 1o strong, bullets 1o million ......"
"In addition, there are boats, buy 5 inland river steam boats, and you need to be able to drive to the inland river. ”
"There are also machines, which need the latest motors, steam engines, sugar presses, paper machines, and brewing machines...... There are also all kinds of machine tools, all of which need to be ...... in the latest style."
"There are also livestock, large cold-blooded horses in Europe, Arabian horses for cavalry, 2oo stallions and mares, all kinds of good breeds of pigs, cattle and sheep......"
Wen Deji opened the plan and assigned the procurement tasks to the biochemical people.
His money comes and goes as fast as it comes. The £2.12 million that had just arrived was a quarter in the blink of an eye.
In the end, there were still 3 people left who did not receive the mission, and then he said: "Banazal, when the weapons come back, you will go to the United States and take Antelope 67o." This is the proposal ......"
"Hukou management in the U.S. is very chaotic right now, especially in several border states such as Montana, and there is almost no concept of hukou management. As long as you have money, you can get real identification. Of course, if necessary, you can silence the informant forever......"
"Yes, Mr. Wen. Guaranteed mission!" Banazar is a cyborg with a Germanic appearance.
That's right, this time Banazar and others went to the United States to solve the identity problem. Of course, those forged passports are no problem to use now, but if they become bigger in the future, they will definitely attract the attention of all forces, and if they don't have a real identity, it's really hard to explain. However, in this era, it is not too difficult to get an identity, and there is no network, DNA identification or anything at this time. As long as you have money, it's not a problem at all.
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A month later, Wen Desi sailed to Sichuan with a fleet.
This time, he spent a lot of money in Shanghai and bought a large number of machinery and weapons, which caused a small wave in the Shanghai market. Now the goods here are only a part, the rest of the part is not in stock, and it has to be shipped from Europe, and some have to be made fresh, and it will not arrive without two or three months.
Wen Desi had a lot of things, and he didn't have the kung fu to wait in Shanghai, so he let Chromie stay in Shanghai and go back to Sichuan by himself. In addition, he also sent a few people to Beijing with some man-made diamonds and man-made gemstones to sell. The Tartar princes and nobles over there are rich in wealth, so it's embarrassing not to let them shed some blood.
"However, this business has done this, and that's about it......" Wen Deji thought with some unfinished thoughts.
Luxury goods such as diamonds and gemstones will not be too big in the market, and if too much is invested at one time, not to mention the depreciation, it will definitely attract the attention of all parties. Wen Dehei's current strength is too insufficient, and it won't be fun if he causes trouble. The batch of diamonds sold in Shanghai this time has already attracted the attention of some well-wishers, and if it weren't for the fact that he had the sign of American citizenship, I am afraid that someone would have come to the door. Therefore, although he still has a lot of inventory in his hand, he does not dare to continue to ship in large quantities.
However, the funds obtained this time can already be used to meet the needs of the farming exhibition.
Now Banazar and they have not returned, and although he is reluctant, he has to take a boat back. But fortunately, now this fleet is all steamships, at least faster than sailboats and oars.
He is now sitting on a chartered 5oo-ton passenger ship, in addition to him, there are also a group of talents recruited in Shanghai, mainly engineers, skilled workers, agronomists, as well as the crew of the steamship, as well as several doctors, veterinarians and lawyers, the nationality is both Chinese and foreign, a total of more than 3oo people. In order to ensure the safety of this cargo and people, Wendesi also hired two river gunboats of the US Navy as escorts.
When they were about to leave Jiangxi, something unexpected happened.
"Mr. Wen, we caught a smuggling ......," Ji Buxiong came in and reported.
"What? Smuggling? Our boat is going to Sichuan......" Wen Desi was a little curious. Doesn't this smuggling guy have a brain?
Jia Buxiong said: "Yes, judging by the accent, he is from Jiangxi......"
Wen Desi was bored now, so he said: "Hehe, interesting, Jiangxi people go to Sichuan and still have to smuggle in? Bring this guy, I'll ask what's going on." ”
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