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Chapter 13 Boss Li with a profound background (first update, please collect and recommend)
  "Twenty cartons of cigarettes?"

In a bar in Little Italy Street next to Chinatown, Anastasia looked at the guests in front of him, holding a Cuban cigar in his mouth, and asked again.

"Are you sure how much you want?"

"Twenty cartons of cigarettes, maybe more."

After leaving Keville's watch shop, Li Yi'an, who had thousands of dollars in his pocket, said straightforwardly.

"Mr. Anastancia, if we can cooperate well, I may need more cigarettes next time. Of course, you must be able to guarantee the supply."

"Of course there is no problem with supply. We are the only one in New York that can provide enough cigarettes, Lucky Strike, Camel, everything!"

Anastasia looked at this guy in disbelief and asked.

"But are you sure you want that much?"

The reason why he asked this was because he knew very well that most of the crew members only carried cigarettes. They could only carry fifty or sixty cartons at most, plus dozens of pounds of coffee beans and other cargo.

But this guy opened his mouth with twenty cartons, and five thousand cartons of cigarettes was not much. After all, a smuggling ship could transport hundreds of cartons of cigarettes.

"Sir, I'm sure."

"In that case, you need to understand that each box of cigarettes needs to be sold with 100 pounds of coffee beans. This is a business rule. If you feel that you cannot accept the price, then just say you are sorry..."

Why tie in coffee beans.

Because the government lifted controls on coffee beans a month ago, the Gambino family, which had just shipped a shipment of Colombian coffee beans from Cuba, lost a lot of money. In order to process those coffee beans as quickly as possible, each box of cigarettes would be bundled with some .

Coffee Bean... I'm also very nervous in London!
  As a businessman, Li Yian certainly would not refuse the banknotes delivered to his door, and immediately agreed: "Of course, but we need to talk about the price again!"

Afterwards, Li Yian said directly.

"As we all know, your cigarettes are shipped from Cuba in small boats. Cigarettes there are not regulated. In addition, you purchase in bulk, so the price must be cheaper than in the United States. For our future cooperation, I hope you can give I have the right price!”

"Haha, okay, for long-term cooperation."

Anastasia said cheerfully.

"I'll give you the market price. I'm talking about the price in ordinary stores. What do you think?"

It doesn't float!
  Hearing this, Li Yian felt joyful in his heart and immediately agreed.

"Believe me, Mr. Anastasia, this deal is just the beginning of our cooperation. We will definitely continue to cooperate in the future, and you will never regret it."

"God bless, we can continue to cooperate!"

When the two people's hands were tightly holding together, Zhu Yihai, who was sitting next to him, had something strange flash between his eyebrows. He opened his mouth to speak, but the words had not yet come out.

Now the deal is done.

It's too late to say anything.

After the two parties agreed on the delivery method, Li Yian left Little Italy. On the way, seeing Zhu Yihai looking hesitant to speak, Li Yian asked.

"You seem to have something to say from the bar to now?"       "Mr. Li..."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Yihai told him everything he knew.

"Actually, you might be able to negotiate a lower price just now. The price they give you can at least double the profit."

Through Zhu Yihai's explanation, Li Yian finally figured out the origin of the cigarettes. It might be Cuba or Mexico. American cigarettes dominate the tobacco markets of the two countries.

After the war broke out, even though the United States implemented strict rationing controls on tobacco, exports to South American countries did not decrease. On the one hand, American tobacco companies were afraid of losing the market, and on the other hand, they wanted to win over South American countries - even in Under the premise of implementing a domestic quota system, the United States still maintains trade with South American countries.

Well, foreign guests are given priority, and the same goes for Midi.

This was also the time of Prohibition, so the black states who smuggled spirits from the Bahamas, Cuba and other places saw opportunities. Just like they did during the Prohibition era, they used small boats to transport various materials, including tobacco, to the United States, thereby making huge profits.

"...Because there is no cigarette tax, those cigarettes are at least half cheaper than in the United States. If they give you the market price, their profit will be at least double."

After explaining, Zhu Yihai said apologetically.

"I'm sorry, I didn't warn you before I went, so you lost a lot of money. I'm really sorry."

Is this business losing money?

Li Yian doesn't think so. According to the system's "reward and punishment" rules, he will definitely have to deduct experience points for losing money, but now the system does not deduct it, which means he has not suffered a loss. And from Li Yian's point of view, he didn't suffer at all.

"It's not a loss."

Li Yian smiled.

"Since everyone knows that buying cigarettes from Cuba can more than double the profit, why does Chinatown still want to buy cigarettes from Little Italy?"

"So what if you know, but you can't bring it in. Trafficking in illicit cigarettes is just like smuggling spirits during Prohibition. Not only does it require shipping, but you also need to bribe customs, police and many officials. We can bribe the police in Chinatown, as long as we give them money. , they would turn a blind eye, but outside of Chinatown, we don’t even know who to give the money to.”

In one sentence, it doesn't matter if you leave Chinatown. Why did the Irish, Germans, and Italians in the underworld have to engage in the smuggling business of alcohol during Prohibition, but there has never been a Chinese community doing this business? According to the nature of the Chinese people, it is Profitable business must be touched. The reason why I don't touch it is because...it doesn't matter, some businesses are not just what you want to do.

"So, channel!"

Li Yian said with a smile.

"Those Italians can make double the profits because they opened up that channel, so they have doubled the profits."

Looking at Zhu Yihai, although he didn't see clearly the key behind it, he was able to remind him, which showed that this person was quite honest. If this business continues in the future, this person can be used.

After checking the time, Li Yian said.

"It's getting late. Do you have any restaurant recommendations that you know well? It's been a long time since I've had Chinese food, and I'm so greedy."

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