Breaking through Guandong, I became Zhu Chuanwen

Chapter 16 Business 2
If the current situation can create "money", at this point in time, Zhu Chuanwen has indeed made a fortune.

In the morning, as usual, he went to other grain shops in Bingcheng, and he found that the price of this flour had increased by nearly 50% in Bingcheng.

Not only flour, but the entire grain industry, coal, and cotton have all increased in price.

But the rise is rising, but Zhu Chuanwen doesn't know who he can sell these to, and he can definitely make a fortune selling them to his peers.

This is exactly the disadvantage of a newcomer like Zhu Chuanwen, who has no connections or sources of information.

However, when one's own goods become a commodity in short supply, the business will come to the door by itself.

Zhu Chuanwen, lazily spread out on the chair, was still worried about how to maximize the benefits of the flour at home.

"Who is Zhu Chuanwen?"

Two men in Tsarist Russian military uniforms walked in with long knives.

"I am!" Zhu Chuanwen looked at the two soldiers, stood up abruptly, and said politely.

"I heard you have flour here?" the Tsarist Russian soldier asked directly without talking nonsense.

"Yes, do you need anything?" Zhu Chuanwen pretended to be calm and said calmly, although he was a little scared in the face of two menacing Tsarist Russian soldiers.

The Tsarist Russian soldier didn't speak, but just looked around in the store, with leather gloves on his hands, opened the grain hopper with the lid on, inserted his hand in, and the snow-white flour slipped through the black leather gloves.

"Good flour!" Andrei, the quartermaster of the Tsarist Russian Far East Army, praised it. It was the best earthen flour he had ever seen.

Tsarist Russia at this time had a vast territory, and the political center far away in Europe had long known that it was in their Far East, specifically the Qing Dynasty Kanto.They will have a war with Japan sooner or later, because this war is promoted by two major interest groups.

On one side is the Russian-French alliance, currently the main interest grabber in the Northeast.

On the other side is Japan, which regards Japan as a pawn and the platform of the United States and Britain, and is a careerist who is greedy for the interests of the Northeast.

The United States and Britain have repeatedly tried to extend their tentacles to the northeast, but they were always cut off by Russia.

The conflict of interests eventually turned into a war.

At that time, Nicholas II of Russia once said: "Time is the most important ally of Tsarist Russia."

Every day the Russo-Japanese War lasts, it will give Tsarist Russia a chance of winning.

Therefore, Japan couldn't afford to wait anymore, went to war without declaring war, and hastily launched the Russo-Japanese War...

It's also in their nature.

"How much flour do you have?" Andre asked.

At this point, Zhu Chuanwen realized that these two people were probably here to buy flour. Judging by their tone, they wanted a lot of flour.

"I still have more than 3 catties of flour in my warehouse in Sanjiangkou, and it may take some time to transport them." Zhu Chuanwen said truthfully.

In his opinion, more than 3 catties is already enough.But at this time of year, [-] catties of flour are only the daily consumption of [-] Russian troops.

War is about money.

"Can you get enough 3 catties before March 15?"

Zhu Chuanwen was surprised by Andre's words, and he began to calculate quickly in his mind.

It's February 1905, 2, and if the water mill didn't stop, it would be able to make up so much.

It's just that he still doesn't know the identities of the two of them very well. What are they doing?

"Don't know who you are?"

These two were the quartermasters of the Tsarist Russian Far East Army. Because they were too far away from the center of Europe, there was a shortage of supplies for the Far East Army. In the Battle of Lushun, the Russians lost more than 10 people, which was close to the destruction of a Manchurian army.The empire was really surprised, but also scared, and began to turn the imperial machine quickly.

After the defeat of Lushun, Tsarist Russia gathered 32 people around Fengtian to prepare for the next battle of Fengtian.

They plan to give the little Dongyang a head-on blow here.

And they are the quartermasters responsible for purchasing supplies.

"It's enough!" Zhu Chuanwen thought about it and said.He can be regarded as knowing where the evil wind of price increase is blowing.I also blame myself for knowing about the Russo-Japanese War, but forgetting that war is a good opportunity to make a fortune.

Two bullies were fighting, and he wished to fan the flames and make the battle more intense, but his ability was limited.

"What about the price?" another quartermaster, Wisconff, asked.

"100 rubles for 60 catties." Zhu Chuanwen said after some calculation.This is about the same price as foreign flour on the market today.

After hearing the price, Wisconfu was about to pull out his gun, but Andre pressed it down. Now Japan is their biggest enemy, and the Russian army as a whole believes that this battle must be won, so the Qing government has become their support. The object of the Northeast region was designated as a special neutral zone by the Qing government, which was written by the Russians.

As long as the Qing government remains neutral, the Russians themselves will safeguard their own interests.

When Zhu Chuanwen Wisconfu drew his gun, he backed away, cursing in his heart that he would not die for money, foreigners, this is a foreigner in the Qing Dynasty in 1905.

But seeing Andre holding him down, he gave up the idea of ​​avoiding him.It can also be seen from this that the two are headed by Andre.

He pulled Andre in with his hand, and said in a voice that could be heard by the two of them.

"Master Andrei, I haven't finished my words. This is just a quotation. In fact, I still follow the market price, but the price has risen rapidly recently. 50 rubles is my lowest price, and 10 rubles is for the two of you." Remuneration." Zhu Chuanwen whispered.

The two whispered for a while.

Andre was also surprised by Zhu Chuanwen's naked operation. He has been in the army for so long, and he has seen a lot of kickbacks, but this is the first time he has seen such a blatant one.

"I agree!" Andre agreed.

"Andre!" Wisconve shouted angrily. If it were him, he would send a team of guards to snatch this braided Qing man.Although General Ivanov asked them to use money to buy as much as possible, he knew how much room there was for free play in the word as much as possible.He intends to teach this Qing Dynasty man who wanted to pluck wool from their heads a lesson.

"Go, go to the next one!" Andre was very satisfied with the price.

On the way to the next grain store, Wisconff finally couldn't hold back: "Andrea, this is not machine flour, and the price is obviously high."

"Yes, it's 10 rubles higher." Andrei said slowly.

"Then you still pay? General Ivanov asked us to collect 100 million catties of flour from the market, but he gave us 60 rubles. You don't want that share.

The two of them had long thought of making a fortune from this matter.

So 50 rubles per [-] catties of flour was their bottom line. Zhu Chuanwen was lucky.

"Aren't you still worried about how to put the ruble given by the general in your pocket? Now, someone has already figured out a way for us."

"Who?"

"That Zhu Chuanwen just now."

"The price of flour is 60 rubles per hundred catties. But he is willing to give us 10 rubles of it in gold."

"Lovely businessman! But is it safe to do so?"

"He will put the gold in Lebari, and we only need to pay another 2.5 rubles at that time. However, he wants to use the railway to transport the grain from Sanjiangkou to Bingcheng." Andre looked at Wisconff.He knew that Wisconve had stayed in Ice City longer than him, and he became his superior purely because of the gap between nobles.

"Smart businessman, leave this matter to me. It's just 10 catties of flour. I'll just write a note and ask the railway bureau to deal with it." Wisconfu said confidently. In his heart, Zhu Chuanwen had already The hateful Qing people with braids turned into cute and smart businessmen.

(End of this chapter)