readsfreenovel Chapter 228 Merchants are prone to have a country
Chapter 228 Merchants are prone to have a country
"My God, I never realized that you are a wealthy businessman and have a way to transport grain." The two men were shocked.
Those who were engaged in grain business in this era were from other places, so the quantity must be large. They were generally wealthy businessmen. Ordinary people did not have the channels and abilities.
"Thank you for being so polite, brothers. I just came here with my eldest brother to gain some experience. Now that we are in Guangzhou Bay, we plan to go to the "foreign world" for some fun!
But I didn't expect that I heard that this place was occupied by the Japanese within a few days after I arrived. My brother has been busy lately and can't take care of me, so I came out to take a look. "Hou Xiaoge kept bringing himself an identity.
"Your family is very powerful too. Guangzhou was recently captured by the Japanese, and food prices have skyrocketed especially after the fall of Guangzhou Bay. Brother, your family has supplies, so you're going to get rich!" Qiao Yuanmao said with envy.
"Oh! What kind of money can you make? Yesterday I heard from my brother that we transported a batch of grain here but the Japanese bought it at 30% of the price.
This amount of money is not enough for the freight. Fortunately, most of the food was not transported to the occupied area, otherwise it would have all gone to the Japanese." Hou Xiaoge said nonsense.
“That was because your eldest brother was not prepared and was caught off guard.
Don't worry! As long as we have food, we are not afraid of either the Kuomintang-controlled area or the enemy-occupied area." Qiao Yuanmao comforted.
"Indeed, my eldest brother said the same thing. By the way, Brother Qiao, what business are you in?" Hou Xiaoge didn't want to make up any more stories, so he changed the subject.
"I can't compare with you, brother. I used to do coal, transportation and steel business with my fellow villagers. Now we can't do these things, so I'm temporarily doing foreign exchange business here." Qiao Yuanmao said with a wry smile.
"Brother, you can do it too! Steel and transportation are big businesses. But it's the same for everyone. Now there's a war and nothing can be done." Hou Xiaoge sighed.
"By the way, brother, do you need to exchange some currency from the occupied areas?" Qiao Yuanmao didn't want to promote himself and attract business.
"I really need this, but I want to exchange Japanese yen and Japanese military notes for gold. I wonder if you can do it?"
Hou Xiaoge still has military notes and Japanese yen worth 10,000 or 20,000 yuan in his pocket. There is no point in keeping them and they are depreciating, so he might as well exchange them.
"Change. I do foreign exchange, both positive and negative." Qiao Yuanmao said with his eyes lighting up.
"Okay, brother, give me the address and I'll meet you in the afternoon." Hou Xiaoge nodded with a smile.
"Brother He, can you give me some of the food you have on hand?" asked the restaurant owner with a smile on his face.
"Oh? Brother, why do you need grain when you run a restaurant? Let us make it clear in advance that we will not sell it in small quantities if the amount is less than ten dan." Hou Xiaoge asked in confusion.
"Brother He, don't think that Boss Hu runs a restaurant. This is just his station. He is actually engaged in trade.
However, due to the control of the Japanese and puppet regimes and the scarcity of goods, he had no choice but to return to the base and become a noodle shop owner.
By the way, brother, go back and ask your elder brother if he has extra food, and if he can give me some.
Business is difficult now, but I have some customer channels here, so I can do this kind of business." Qiao Yuanmao explained with a smile.
"We have food, but I have to go back and send someone to check the two brothers' background. After all, we are afraid of encountering people who are trying to deceive us. I hope you don't mind." Hou Xiaoge bowed and apologized.
"That's impossible. How can we ship goods without understanding the buyers?" The two men smiled and nodded.
"Brothers, I came to Guangzhou Bay and want to have some fun. Do you have a detailed map?" Hou Xiaoge finally asked about his purpose after some attempts to build relationships.
"Oh! That's easy. When we go out to do business, we naturally need to be familiar with the area. I'll go in and get it for you, brother.
I marked some places here with a red pen. When you are traveling, try not to go to some restricted areas, because the Japanese are unreasonable there. "After a while, Boss Hu took out a map with the place names circled in red.
"Oh! Brother, this map is so timely. My elder brother has always not allowed me to go out. Now that I have this map, I can go out and enjoy the local scenery with peace of mind." Hou Xiaoge took the map with a look of surprise.
Qiao Yuanmao and Boss Hu on the side smiled at each other when they heard Hou Xiaoge's words. It turned out that this brother was really a precious rich second-generation.
"My two brothers, how much food do you need? As long as it's within 5,000 dan, I can still make the decision.
By the way, we brought a lot of bacon, salted duck eggs and preserved eggs this time. I can also make the deal as long as it is within 50,000 yuan." Hou Xiaoge collected the map and asked the two with a smile.
"I can eat less than 2,000 dan. Meat and eggs will cost about 30,000 yuan! If it exceeds that, I'll have to buy it on credit." Qiao Yuanmao said after thinking for a moment.
"Since Old Joe wants two thousand, I'll take the remaining three thousand. Meat and eggs will cost twenty thousand dollars.
If you have more, I can take it even if you add another fifty or a hundred thousand dollars." Boss Hu, who is engaged in import and export trade, obviously has a bigger appetite.
"My two brothers, I will talk to my eldest brother about this when I go back this afternoon. I will come to exchange the money with Brother Qiao in about two hours and give you a definite answer then.
But I have one request for buying grain, that is, you can't sell it to the Japanese. If you sell it to the Japanese, there will be no chance for us to cooperate next time." Hou Xiaoge said seriously.
"Of course, the Japanese invaders occupied Guangzhou Bay and Shanxi Province, killed many of my relatives, and robbed most of my property.
Mr. Hu just doesn't do business, and he won't deal with the Japanese devils. "When Boss Hu said this, he slammed the table with a ferocious look on his face.
"The same goes for Qiao. After the Japanese invaders captured Shanxi Province, every child in Shanxi Province had a blood feud with the Japanese invaders. Don't worry about this, brother! We will not be traitors." Qiao Yuanmao said with a look of assurance.
"That's good! It's easy for businessmen to have a country. Now is the season of the Anti-Japanese War. In my opinion, even if our business is difficult, we businessmen cannot hold back the country." Hou Xiaoge nodded and said.
"It's easy for merchants to own a country. Well said!" The two applauded.
After the chat, Hou Xiaoge took out money to pay, but was naturally rejected.
When leaving the restaurant, Hou Xiaoge didn't expect that he would meet two big bosses in an ordinary small town restaurant. He was really lucky.
In fact, Hou Xiaoge didn’t pay attention to what was written on the small sign next to the restaurant. It said "Jinshang Guild Hall Cantonese Temporary Residence".
After leaving the town, Hou Xiaoge changed his appearance and turned back, then used his mental power to check the hotel from a distance.
He trusted no one during this turbulent time in the country, not to mention the precedent set by the Shanxi merchants.
After using mental power to investigate, Boss Hu was instructing an accountant to mobilize funds, but Qiao Yuanmao had disappeared.
After squatting near the hotel for nearly two hours, Qiao Yuanmao also arrived, but he only brought two guards with him, and there were no black people around.
After confirming that both of them were fine, Hou Xiaoge teleported out of the city and rode a bicycle into the town.