Shadow Spy

Chapter 108 Preparation for Barter Trade

At 05:30, after the two confirmed the goods to be traded, Wen Qiang left with a happy smile. The deal had reached the implementation stage, and his first mission after coming to Shanghai was about to be completed!Although it is not directly killing the enemy or gathering intelligence, being able to make money through transactions and solve the military command bureau's funding problem is as good as killing a few traitors. Boss Dai will definitely be satisfied!

Li Junhao did not do this for the needs of Boss Dai. What he wanted was to take this opportunity to trade the products of national enterprises in Shanghai to the Kuomintang-controlled area, and the materials in exchange would be purchased by the United States, so as to prevent the Japanese from making any gains. That’s right!
The condition that is extremely favorable to him now is that he has been promoted to the position of Assistant Naval Attaché, and the possibility of rationally utilizing the US Navy's Yangtze River patrol fleet in China has been achieved.

Another point is that Li Junhao has more ideas about the military position and rank he has now obtained. The war is about to begin. Compared with civilians, the military profession will face more dangers of war, but there are also ambitious people who can make contributions. The time depends on what the individual can seize.

Li Junhao has not made up his mind yet. Should he find a ship to transport goods by water?He needed to measure the success rate of this kind of transportation, but he really had no confidence - not in himself, but in the Japanese army!
After thinking carefully for a long time, he decided not to place his hope on the Japanese army to abide by the rules, unless he had enough background and force to escort! ——
At the end of the day, although nothing major was done, two key issues were solved, and the initial goal was achieved.

When returning home from get off work, Li Junhao felt that he should increase the entertainment atmosphere at home, so he got off the car and bought an exquisite bamboo-carved mahjong set. He took it back to add new items to his friends at home, and also taught his two bodyguards some Chinese lessons. culture.At this time, he never expected that such a small act would actually bring up the atmosphere in the Guard, and rubbing hemp in his spare time would become a fashion, and later even spread to the entire Marine Corps!

For the two bodyguards Jackie and Nick, they escorted Diplomat Panson to work before going to work. Within an hour, they heard that their boss was not only promoted to the level of first secretary, but also transferred to the assistant military attaché of the embassy attaché office. Moreover, with the rank of Lieutenant Commander, he has become one of his own!Isn't this exciting?There was lots of laughter and joy on the way home. When we got home, there was a new mahjong toy, which made them very happy!

Li Xiaoyu felt a bit ridiculous when Li Junhao asked her to teach two American soldiers to play mahjong with Xiaoyu. However, during the practice, she found that Jieqi and Nick were so interested that they even started learning on their own initiative in order to understand the meaning of the patterns on the mahjong. Chinese!

During this process, Xiaoyu followed and learned English without speaking. Even Xiaohu, who had always avoided learning, actively came over. Seeing the clumsy movements of the two soldiers, he became anxious and began to learn to speak English with only the words he knew...

In this regard, Li Xiaoyu feels that Mr. Pan Sen is really awesome. Not only can he play mahjong himself, but he can also use his entertainment skills to guide American soldiers to learn Chinese and stimulate teenagers who are tired of learning to learn English. It is a miracle!However, she quickly fell into the fun of mahjong and almost forgot her teaching task!
What made Li Junhao happy was that Xiaohu also brought back good news. The warehouse in Fenghuang Village had just been emptied. When he heard that he wanted to use it, the leader of Thunder Jun immediately decided not to accept external orders for the time being and would use it first.In this way, another problem is solved.

This night, Junhao Mansion was very happy! ——
The next day was Wednesday. In order to ensure that the transaction went smoothly, Li Junhao called the Consulate General directly to ask for leave - he was not going to work today, he was going to make a lot of money!

Starting from ten o'clock in the morning, Li Junhao went out with two bodyguards and went to two factories and two trading houses to inspect the goods. With 200 million French currency in hand, he was full of confidence!After the initial inspection of various materials, the seller will arrange a vehicle to be sent to the Fenghuangzhai warehouse at Shiliupu Pier. After a second confirmation, the balance will be paid on the spot to receive the goods!The transaction process went smoothly. Cotton yarn, cotton cloth, paper stationery, mechanical and electrical products and other goods were delivered to the Phoenix Village warehouse one after another... Li Junhao was sitting at the door of the warehouse. As long as the goods were put into the warehouse in full, he would pay in cash!The situation is better than he imagined. The four factories and merchants who sell goods are all very honest. Not only the quality of the goods delivered is above the standard, but the quantity is only a lot higher. Business is not easy to do now, and it is hard to find big customers. !
After the quantity of the goods was determined, Li Junhao informed Wen Qiang that Boss Dai could deliver the goods to Changsha. The two agreed to hand over the materials in Changsha in 10 days.

At this time, he had decided that it would be better to take the goods himself. Now that he has a navy status and is an assistant military attache, he can use the name of reporting to the Chongqing Embassy to travel on a naval gunboat, which is faster than a cargo ship. If everything goes well, it will take less than three days to reach Changsha.

This first barter trade was extremely important to both Li Junhao and Wen Qiang.

For Wen Qiang, it was an opportunity to prove his ability to work. For Li Junhao, it was a good thing to be able to earn money, support the Anti-Japanese War, and complete the material collection task of the Consulate General.

The quantity of goods was large enough, and it took a whole day to receive and take inventory. Xiaoyu, Xiaohu, and Li Xiaoyu all came to help. Because it involved private work, he did not ask Brown to come. The two bodyguards were only responsible for guarding the perimeter and did not participate directly. Come in.

Because it ended a little late, Li Junhao simply called Wang Baohe Restaurant and ordered a table of dishes to take home. By the time he finished eating, it was almost ten o'clock.
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On the morning of Thursday, May 5, Li Junhao went to the military attache Colonel Hobbs to ask for instructions about going to Chongqing.Although Hobbs didn't think it was necessary, he thought that the young man might want to take a boat trip down the Yangtze River, which was no big deal, so he agreed with a smile and helped him contact the Yangtze River Fleet of the Navy. It happened that two gunboats were coming in six days. Departing from Shanghai and patrolling along the river to Chongqing, he would just have to board the ship in advance.

That night, he asked Xiaohu to call the brothers who were looking after the warehouse in Fenghuang Village out for dinner in advance. Then he went to the warehouse, collected all the goods, and completed another preparation work.

In the afternoon, he went to Ayres again, settled Li Xiaoyu's matter, and arranged her to join the translation team of the Consulate General. She could come to work the next day, and for the time being he would follow Miss Hanprey, the first secretary of the Commercial Department. , engaged in translation work in business negotiations, he even went to find this old superior and asked him to take care of him and get things done properly.

(End of this chapter)