Bright Sword: Double penetration of the dealer, shocking Li Yunlong

He soon thought of a piece of information he had received earlier.

Before the war, Umbrella Corporation and the Soviet Union had a deal for antique treasures, using natural rubber as the exchange.

And the quantity seems to be not small, at least more than 10,000 tons.

Ten thousand tons of natural rubber is no small amount.

You should know that in 41, the rubber consumption of the United States was only about 25 tons per quarter.

This also explains why the bearded man was willing to exchange a treasure like the Amber Palace for 50,000 tons of natural rubber.

Duncans nodded and said, "That's not called smuggling, that's called a channel. Minister, do you need it?"

"Yes, of course!"

Then he said to the dean: "Give me an office. I want to have a good talk with Mr. Duncans."

In an office, Duncans, Li Jingrong and Speer sat opposite each other.

Speer glanced at the yellow-skinned Li Jingrong in surprise.

"Is this Mr. Duncans's attendant?"

Duncans shook his head and said, "No, this is my partner. He's mainly responsible for the Asian market. The rubber is also shipped here through Mr. Li Jingrong's channels."

Now there is absolutely no need for him to pretend to be a secretary or anything like that.

So Li Jingrong appeared directly as a partner.

A strange light flashed in Speer's eyes, and then he extended his right hand and said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Li."

Li Jingrong also smiled and extended his hand, saying in fluent German, "Mr. Minister, let's get straight to the point."

Speer nodded and said, "Of course. How much natural rubber can you provide?"

Natural rubber was more expensive than synthetic rubber, especially for the Third Reich, which had huge demand.

But natural rubber is better than synthetic rubber in all aspects, the most important of which is that it can save oil.

Li Jingrong said directly: "We can provide 10,000 tons of natural rubber every month, but the price may be higher."

"Mr. Minister should also be aware of how strict the Allied naval blockade is right now. In order to maintain this channel, we have to pay a heavy price."

Speer frowned slightly after hearing this, and then said, "That's natural. So, what price do you envision?"

"At $5000 per ton, we only accept US dollars, British pounds, gold, or barter transactions. This is already a very reasonable price."

"5000 USD!"

This price was indeed not high for the Third Reich. After all, it was wartime and the international price of rubber was rising.

"We can accept this price. We hope Mr. Li can ship the rubber here as soon as possible..."

The demand for rubber is very high now because of the war.

If we can provide 12 tons of natural rubber every month, that would be tons a year.

The remaining gaps only need to be filled with synthetic rubber.

It can save them a lot of oil.

After hearing this, Li Jingrong smiled brightly and said, "Of course, we will be able to ship the first batch over within half a month."

For him, it only takes two trips back and forth to transport the rubber.

And you can make a lot of money in just these two trips.

In modern time and space, the price of natural rubber per ton fluctuates in RMB.

The cost of 10,000 tons is 100 million RMB, which is about 15 million US dollars.

If sold to the Third Reich, it would be $5000 per ton, which is $ million.

Don't forget, this was $1941 million in .

To put it simply, the purchasing power of this 5000 million US dollars will only increase tenfold in the future, which is 10 million US dollars.

Spending 100 million RMB in exchange for 500 million US dollars in revenue in a month is simply a huge profit.

Just trading it back and forth can make thirty times the profit, it's still a comfortable job to be a time and space trader.

Then the two sides chatted in the room, waiting for news from the ward.

More than two hours later, there was a knock on the door.

The dean walked in, his face full of joy as he said, "Everyone, the results are out."

Upon hearing this, the group quickly came to the ward.

"Minister, the high fevers of three of the five seriously injured have subsided, and one has returned to normal."

"We cleaned the wound again and found that it has indeed improved. As long as it is treated properly, it will not be infected again."

Speer took a deep breath.

In just two hours, the persistent high fever caused by the wound infection subsided. The effect of penicillin was so terrifying.

Compared to sulfa drugs, this drug is much more effective.

If this medicine is used in war, it can treat a large number of wounded soldiers, and at least allow more than half of the wounded soldiers to return to the battlefield.

These soldiers who have fought on the battlefield are all veterans, so it is quite cost-effective.

The next major issue is price.

Thinking of this, Speer turned to Duncans and said, "Mr. Duncans, perhaps we can discuss its price."

"Of course!"

Hearing this, smiles appeared on the faces of Li Jingrong and Duncans.

Compared to rubber, this is big business.

Speer had seen firsthand how effective penicillin was, and he knew it probably wouldn't be cheap.

However, when he heard the price, he still couldn't help being shocked.

"Two hundred dollars a pop? Today isn't April Fools' Day."

Speer certainly knew that the price was exorbitant and there was still a lot of room for price reduction.

Duncans spread his hands and said, "Mr. Minister, we invested $200 million in research and development to develop this new drug. If the price is less than $, we will have almost no profit margin."

"However, considering that the Third Reich is our most important partner, I can still make some concessions."

Duncans' $500 million in R&D expenses came to him without any hesitation.

But if we don't say this, how can we make money from the Third Reich?

The Third Reich swept across the European continent, gathering all the wealth of Europe, but it was very rich.

Every time the mustache thieves occupied a country, they would begin to rob the country of its gold, foreign exchange, various priceless artworks, antiques, jewelry, etc. in the museums.

They also demanded occupation fees from these countries.

The income from the so-called occupation fees alone amounted to more than 100 billion Reichsmarks.

It would also be reasonable to get a piece of the action by using penicillin yourself.

Speer said sternly, "Ten dollars a pop. That's a price we can accept for 07."

Duncans said helplessly, "Mr. Minister, this price is a bit too high. We can lower it to $180 per bottle."

"We're giving away $20 for each one, which is enough to show our sincerity."

Speer didn't believe it at all, as he knew these businessmen very well.

"Then let me be honest: $50 a dose. If the price exceeds this, we would rather let the soldiers use sulfa."

When Duncans saw that the price was almost close to what he had expected, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.

But he remained calm and said, "We can't accept this price either. It's $100 a tube. You know how effective penicillin is."

"And this is 80 units of high-dose penicillin, and at $100 a dose it's a very low price."

"If we can, we can dilute the dose to 20 units at $50 per dose."

"If that's the case, both parties should be able to accept it."

从80万单位稀释到20万单位的话，一支80万单位的就可以变成4支20万单位的，加起来依旧是200美元。

How could Speer, the old fox, not know this? Naturally, he could not accept this price.

So the two sides held three days of negotiations, and each side made great concessions.

In the end, the German Empire decided to purchase 30 million units at a price of US$100 each, with each unit being 20.

Speer thought the price was still too high.

But who knows? Umbrella is the only company that has penicillin now.

Faced with Duncan's tough attitude, they had no choice but to accept the price.

However, the two parties also reached an agreement that when the purchase quantity reaches a certain scale, the price needs to be renegotiated.

The first batch of orders is worth up to $3000 million.

And how much did Li Jingrong pay to purchase a ton of penicillin? The cost of $3000 million was less than $.

The profit margin is as high as thousands of times, which shows how terrifying the profit of penicillin is.

This ton of penicillin could generate at least hundreds of millions of dollars in profit for him.

This is just the beginning.

The civilian market of the Third Reich was what he valued most.

After expanding into Europe, Umbrella will begin to enter the military and civilian markets of the Allies.

It is expected to generate more than one billion US dollars in revenue each year in the next few years.

After completing the negotiations, Li Jingrong planned to take a walk around Berlin and bring some gifts back to Wang Yingqiu.

When the Japanese army was preparing to launch a large-scale mop-up operation, Li Jingrong temporarily transferred her back to the headquarters on the pretext of work.

Now they have evacuated successfully with the headquarters, and the wounded over there also need this highly skilled doctor.

“Crunch, crunch…”

When he passed a street corner, he heard the sound of tracks.

I saw a column of four tanks passing by.

Li Jingrong took a look and immediately recognized what kind of tank it was.

A 24-caliber short-barreled tank gun and two MG34 machine guns.

If his guess was correct, this should be the D or E type of the Panzer IV.

These two models are the only ones that use a short-barreled gun and are equipped with two MG34 machine guns.

As for the F and F2 types, they will not be put into service until 42.

"tank!"

When seeing these tanks, Li Jingrong also had some thoughts in his mind.

The profits from heavy weapons such as tanks and aircraft are also considerable.

Before, they did not have the strength to do so and did not dare to snatch food from Krupp's mouth.

But maybe now I can get involved.

It just so happened that Germany was having some trouble facing the Soviet T34 tanks.

If he had launched a tank and submitted a bid, he would have been guaranteed the order.

However, the tanks used modernly are too advanced, so he will have to look for them carefully after returning.

If the two countries fight more fiercely and the polar bear suffers greater losses, it will also be beneficial to China.