Shadow Spy

Chapter 120 Strategic Materials at Good Prices

When he got off work, Xiaohu drove out to pick up Li Xiaoyu.

During the meal, Xiaoyu talked about some things happening in the consulate general now.

First of all, due to the strong actions taken more than a week ago, the US and British Consulates took control of the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Now the number of people from various countries coming to the consulates for work has increased significantly; especially Political Counselor Sheehan, who also serves as the deputy general director and works The volume has increased several times, but I am enjoying it, and the entire government affairs office is busy. It is not like before that it only processed documents from the country.However, everyone is enjoying it - because even ordinary staff now have people coming to ask for help!
However, another thing is that everyone in the consulate is beginning to have a headache. It is the end of the month, but few people have completed the strategic material procurement task, and the heads of various departments are anxious.

Li Junhao was happy, he had been waiting for this time!The supplies I brought back can be sold at a good price.
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On Thursday, May 5, Li Junhao and Li Xiaoyu went to work together.After arriving at the consulate, he first went to see Military Attaché Hobbes and reported on the Yangtze River cruise. However, because Chongqing was being bombed by the Japanese army, he changed ships and returned home after arriving in Changsha. This reason had been telegraphed in advance. Reported.

Colonel Hobbs smiled and asked him how it felt to ride on the gunboat, but Li Junhao said that the boat was a bit small and was neither comfortable nor enjoyable enough!The two laughed at this.

Now that he is a lieutenant commander in the navy, Hobbes regards him as one of his own and has become much closer to him.

Next, the two talked about strategic supplies... Hobbes said worriedly: "Pan Sen, your mission seems to have been based on the share of the first-class attaché. How about it, can you complete it?"

"It should be okay." Li Junhao said.

"I really envy you!" Colonel Hobbs said, "I haven't settled here yet!" As a military attache, his mission share is more than twenty times that of Li Junhao. It seems that he will hand in a blank!

Li Junhao asked: "Colonel, are there many people who have not completed the material procurement task now?"

"A lot!" Hobbes said, "In other words, except for a very few people, most of my colleagues can't finish it!"

Li Junhao pondered for a moment, organized his words, and then said: "Colonel, do you know the total procurement task of our consulate this time?" His task was 1 ton of tungsten sand, 100 quintals of tung oil, and 100 quintals of pig bristles. , his boss at the time, Hanprey, said that as long as one of them was completed, he really didn’t know the overall task.

Hobbs thought for a moment and said: "My share of the mission is 20 tons of tungsten sand, 2 tons of tung oil, and 2 tons of bristle, as are the other counselors. Mr. Ayers' share is five times ours, plus the shares of other personnel , it is estimated that two hundred tons of tungsten sand, more than one hundred tons of tung oil and bristle will be needed! What's wrong, what do you think?"

"If I can purchase so many supplies, will there be any rewards?" Li Junhao smiled. The amount of supplies he got this time was enough.Um?Hobbes immediately sat up straight, excited and a little nervous: "Panson, are you serious?"

"Yes! But for such a large quantity, the price may be higher..." Li Junhao said.

"Price is not an issue!" Before he could finish speaking, Hobbes stood up, waved his hand and said, "Let's go... Panson, come with me to see Mr. Ayers! You have made a great contribution this time. , there will definitely be a reward!”
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Ten minutes later, in Ayers's office, the old man who heard the news was also happy. He came over and patted Li Junhao on the head, scolding him: "You brat, why didn't you tell me earlier if you had an idea? It made me anxious for a month!"

"Ah..." Li Junhao was "beaten" and said aggrievedly: "Uncle, I have already said hello to Hanpuri in advance, you know! Besides, I thought this was an easy task!"

"Relax!" Ayres relaxed and motioned for the two of them to sit in the reception area. He asked the secretary to serve coffee and notified the counselors to come over. Li Junhao needed to make tea by himself.

Hobbes had known that Panson de Ayres valued him before, but he didn't expect that the relationship between the two was so close. Although he didn't say anything, he kept it in his heart.You know, Ayers is a senior diplomat and expert on Far East issues in domestic politics. There were rumors not long ago that he will return to China soon to serve as presidential adviser and deputy secretary of state!From this aspect, Pan Sen’s background is certainly not simple!
After a while, Political Counselor Sheehan, Commercial Counselor Thain, Cultural Counselor Barrett, and Deputy Military Attaché Kelton all arrived. The reception area was full. Young Li Junhao very wisely gave up the sofa and mopped the sofa. The chairs sat aside to everyone's satisfaction.

The next moment, when Hobbs spoke and said that Pan Sen had a way to solve all the procurement of strategic materials, others were surprised. After receiving confirmation from Li Junhao, they all became excited!As for what I just said about the price being higher, it doesn’t matter at all!
Everyone here except Li Junhao are all professional diplomats or soldiers. They understand the current international situation and know that the war is approaching. At this time, why does the country order all overseas agencies to join the ranks of purchasing strategic materials? Make more reserves before war breaks out.

In fact, the U.S. government has long had a material purchase agreement with China, and its loans to the Kuomintang government were all pledged with Chinese specialties such as tungsten sand, tung oil, and pig bristles!However, once a world-class war begins, no one knows how long it will last and whether import channels will be lost. In order to snap up more shares during this period, price is really not worth considering.

Mr. Ayers’ secretary came in to serve coffee for everyone, and stayed to report the total number of procurement tasks for the Consulate General as requested by the boss: 500 tons of tungsten sand, 200 tons of tung oil, and 100 tons of bristle.

This number was much higher than Colonel Hobbs had previously estimated. It was not that he was wrong, but that Ayers took the initiative to undertake most of the tasks and did not issue them.In fact, the old man was already prepared to be punished if he failed to fulfill his duties, and did not transfer all the pressure to his subordinates. This way of conducting himself was certainly loved by everyone.

After knowing the quantity of supplies required by the Consulate General, Li Junhao was relieved. He now only has a lot more supplies, and the next step is to make money!
The Commercial Department has a dedicated person responsible for monitoring the black market in Shanghai. Thain made a call to the department to inquire, and soon got the latest prices. Tungsten sand is 1500 French currency/quintal, cooked pure tung oil is 300 French currency/quintal, and pig bristles are 3800. French currency/quintal, but there is a price but no goods; and it also shows that the price is still rising.

(End of this chapter)