I want to be a good person

After eating and drinking, Zhang Aiguo took his horse for a walk to digest the food.

The ancient city is a typical Jiangnan residential area, with houses, arched bridges, rivers, ships, stone quays, docks, temples, churches, and ancient wells intertwined together to form a water town style.

I took a tour around Nanjing Middle School and felt the academic atmosphere of "Nanjing, a century-old city with many talented people".

There are countless warehouses, factories, cargo warehouses, coal yards and oil depots along the river.

I don't plunder ordinary people. As long as they are good people, there is no need to do so. I will stick to the bottom line.

Profits come from zero-dollar purchases of the devils, and the behavior of individuals and businesses must also conform to current social customs.

"The account has been settled and the cooperation is going smoothly."

"Please help me ship the goods to Shanghai as soon as possible. The consignee is Simei Grain Company."

"No problem, Mr. Zhao. If you need anything in the future, you can contact me by telegram."

The settlement was settled with a silver bill drawn on Citibank that had been deposited in advance, and the two parties bowed and parted.

In addition to the gold and spare dollars in the space, as well as some bank notes, Zhang Aiguo used all the remaining funds to purchase U.S. bonds.

The boss of Citibank in Shanghai even visited Zhang Aiguo and invited him to enter the free America.

The Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted in 1882 and was not nominally repealed until 1943. During that time, Chinese nationals were prohibited from becoming naturalized citizens and from leaving the country. There were only 8 Chinese people left in the United States. The so-called democracy and the so-called sanctity of private property were all jokes.

I declined the boss's kindness and told him that I had no idea yet.

You have to go there. It was at the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, when the Japanese were at their most rampant. You could buy things for free everywhere and there were shootings every day.

Zhang Aiguo and Simei Trading Company stockpiled large quantities of goods early on. It is better to buy a warehouse than to rent one. The apparent legal cover must be commensurate with the social status. Without a large supply of goods, it will be impossible to support residential, car and family expenses, which is bound to arouse suspicion.

Taking advantage of the trend of a sharp decline in the purchase prices of agricultural and sideline products and industrial products this year, we enjoyed the last good quality and low prices. In November, the so-called currency reform - the legal currency came out, coupled with the "11% rent reduction" policy, prices took off.

Zhang Aiguo purchased a large warehouse at Shilipu Wharf, paid the gang protection fee according to the market price, and arranged for his own men to take turns guarding the warehouse with guns before leaving.

In troubled times, plans cannot change much, we can only take one step at a time and see what happens.

The transaction involved the purchase of a total of 2000 dan of Luojian rice and white-stem rice, of which 1000 dan of white-stem rice was shipped to Shanghai by freight, and a telegram had been sent to notify the recipient of the goods.

Luo Jianmi stored it separately on the pretext of having other arrangements, and agreed to transport it away within seven days, and secretly put it into the space the moment the door was closed.

Luojian was sold at a wholesale price of 7.8 yuan per stone, and white stem rice was sold at 7.6 yuan per stone.

(Measurements vary from region to region. In this book, one stone is equal to 150 catties.)

The price of rice in the temporary capital Chongqing is now 100 yuan per 5 jin. Food is the hard currency during the war, and gold and silver cannot cure hunger.

The news of Zhang Aiguo's large purchase of rice was quickly spread, and he was greeted with smiles wherever he went.

I strolled around and looked at the wheat again. A bag weighed 200 kilograms and cost 3.3 yuan. I asked the price and learned that it needed to be fire-ground. I shook my head and left.

A 30-jin bag of flour now costs 3.3 yuan on the market, and the profit of a bag of flour is amazing. Rong’s Bingchuan brand and other flours have dominated the flour industry for many years, producing dozens of bags of flour a day. This industry is actually the largest industry in the Republic of China and also the most profitable industry.

The root of all evil comes from capital, not the system. Will those who get rich share the profits?

The answer is self-evident.

The profit of flour is amazing, but the profit will not be passed on to the hard-working farmers. The requisition and unified sales keep the price down.

Zhang Aiguo did not have the confidence to break into the industry. He had no background and no connections. Influenced by geopolitical factors, people from the chamber of commerce and associations naturally rejected him. In addition, there were too many government agencies and institutions involved, so it was not something that could be solved by last-minute efforts.

There are sufficient food reserves in the space, as well as non-staple foods such as oil, salt, and sugar, so food, clothing, housing, and transportation are all well prepared.

While strolling around, I took a look at other brands of bagged flour. The prices of Samsung and Double Horse were almost the same as that of Bingchuan. The most expensive one was the Queen brand, which sold for 5.4 yuan, followed by the Flower Basket brand, which sold for 4 yuan.

Table salt has invisible wings. Its price has more than doubled in the past ten years and is still flapping its wings hard to fly high.

Zhang Aiguo is wearing leather gloves sewn by Zhao Xinyu. Shanghai purchased two singer-songwriter foot-operated household sewing machines to allow women to do needlework, relieve loneliness and worries, and increase fun.

He entered the cloth shop, took off his gloves, and reached out his hand to touch the cloth.

There are brocade, satin, silk, damask, linen, cotton cloth, etc., as well as foreign cloth.

"welcome."

"I'll just take a look."

"Please, sir, please let me know how much you need. If the quantity is large, I can sell it at a low price."

"Let me take a look first."

The shopkeeper smiled and followed silently.

After walking for a while, he asked, "Sir, this is probably your first time buying cloth, right?"

"Oh, good vision."

Businessmen have thieves' eyes, and southerners tend to work in groups when doing business.

"I think you only look at the surface, not the number of threads, length, width, weight, roll, etc., not the thread ends, nor the type of fabric and craftsmanship, so you make this inference."

"I run a grain business and also a trading company in Shanghai. I have never touched cloth before."

The cloth business of the merchant company is a no-cost business, and the pricing is still determined by the shopkeeper who is in charge.

In principle, laymen can never command professionals. As long as you have the truth in hand, even if there are tricks, they will not be too serious.

"Sir, are you from northern Jiangsu?"

"Yes."

"got it."

The enthusiasm inexplicably diminished.

Zhang Aiguo also smiled.

"Thank you for letting me know. I'll take my leave now. I'll come back if you need me."

"welcome"

The gift left the cloth shop.

Shaking his head, it seems that the only way to make money is to make money in the way he knows it, that is, doing business with no capital and selling spoils.

After leaving the market, he mounted his horse and headed west, preparing to sail upstream along the Yangtze River.

He pressed his hat down and tightened his coat.

This time I didn't dare to be careless when riding a horse. I walked carefully for fear of being shot from behind.

Soldiers and bandits are inseparable. This was vividly demonstrated during the era when the Kuomintang was in power. When they put on clothes, they were soldiers. When they were short of money, they took off their clothes and became bandits. After deducting various expenses from the payment of salaries, it was rare for ordinary soldiers to receive the full amount, and there was no gray income.

The bandits and the blue and red sides were mixed up as a stopgap measure.

Earning some extra money unexpectedly and making a small fortune is everyone's obsession.

After the gun is maintained and loaded with fire, it can be taken out and fired at any time. In addition to the dung fork, the blacksmith shop also unexpectedly purchased a 15-centimeter-thick iron plate, 1 meter wide and 1.5 meters high, which he used as his own protective shield.

The city is behind him, the sun follows him, the Beijing-Shanghai line has a station in Changzhou, and Zhang Aiguo plans to take the train north.

The dirt road was very dusty and soon became covered in dust.

Take out the Chinese-made 0.75-liter field kettle. The bottle body is made of aluminum and has a capacity of 0.75 liters. In order to keep warm, there is also a canvas kettle cover.

He pulled out the cork and tilted his head back to drink some water.

He swallowed it down with a gulp, and felt an inexplicable palpitation in his heart.

Zhang Aiguo got off the horse without any hesitation.

As the action was in progress, there was a sound of bang, and the bullet pierced the kettle in my hand. The water flowed out and was a little cool.

"Clap"

Zhang Aiguo lost his grip on the kettle and it fell to the ground.

Bad luck.