Xiong Danian pondered for a moment and said, "For example, foreign cloth, matches, foreign medicine, foreign cigarettes, etc."

Zhang Yunhe's eyes flashed with an inexplicable glint after hearing this. He smiled and said, "Mr. Xiong, although these things are all labeled as foreign goods, except for medicines, the profit of other goods is not great. Moreover, the profit is small and the goods are large, and it is also difficult to transport them!"

"These days, if the profits aren't high, there's really no point in doing business in foreign goods. After all, the world is so chaotic right now. It's not worth it to make so little money and then have to take on huge risks in transportation all day long!"

Xiong Danian pretended to be quite helpless and said, "To be honest, Mr. Zhang, I also want to do high-profit foreign goods business, but those foreign goods businesses require too much capital, which I really can't afford. I can only do these goods businesses that require less capital and are not strictly controlled by the Japanese!"

Zhang Yunhe smiled and said, "Indeed, high-profit foreign goods businesses often require a lot of capital. Things like foreign liquor, perfumes and cosmetics, foreign jewelry, valuable furs, and even opium from India are all luxury goods, but if you can find a market for them, you can make a killing!"

Xiong Danian shook his head and said, "I don't have the capital to buy these luxury goods right now, so I'm only dealing in foreign cloth, matches, foreign medicine, and foreign cigarettes. I wonder if Mr. Zhang has any connections? Can we buy them in bulk?"

Zhang Yunhe said, "Foreign cloth, matches, and foreign cigarettes are easy to deal with. There's no problem with the supply of these goods. Mr. Zhang needs them today, and I can get them over for you to transport tomorrow. However, foreign medicines are a bit more troublesome. You know that the Japanese have very strict control over medicines now. There's no problem shipping other goods out of the concession, but foreign medicines are strictly controlled by the Japanese and are not easy to transport!"

"Because of the war, medicine prices have skyrocketed over the past three or four months. So far, not only are the prices of standard Western medicines, but even the prices of traditional Chinese medicines and Chinese patent medicines have more than doubled!"

"There's an anti-inflammatory drug called sulfa in Western medicine right now. It's very effective and has a great therapeutic effect on wound infections, pneumonia, meningitis, and intestinal inflammation. However, it's expensive, so most people can't afford it. Furthermore, the Japanese control this drug even more strictly than other goods!"

"One advantage of this medicine is its small size. A box can hold 100 boxes, and a truck can carry over 200 boxes. Covered with waterproof tarpaulins, it's very convenient to transport. If Mr. Zhang wants to make money, he could purchase some of this medicine. However, the transportation risk is very high. If the Japanese soldiers seize it, not only will the goods be confiscated, but I'm afraid you might also lose your life!"

At this time, Liu Huilan said to her colleague, "Teacher Chen, when we came in just now, we saw a tailor shop next door. I want to go see if there is any good material to make two sets of clothes to wear for the New Year. Why don't you accompany me?"

Teacher Chen understood and immediately agreed: "Okay!"

After saying that, she stood up and said to her husband, "Old Bear, you take your time chatting with Mr. Zhang. Teacher Liu and I are going out for a walk and will come back to see you later!"

"Okay, remember to settle the bill when you go downstairs!" Xiong Danian said.

"Oh, I see!"

After the two women left, Xiong Danian began to seriously discuss the purchase of matches with Zhang Yunhe.

He took out a shopping list and handed it to Zhang Yunhe, saying, "Mr. Zhang, this is my shopping list, take a look!"

Zhang Yunhe took the purchase list and looked at it. To be honest, the quantity of these goods was small and there was not much profit.

Xiong Danian said with a smile: "My purchase volume is not large this time. I want to test the waters first. I will increase the purchase volume after I open up the sales channel!"

Zhang Yunhe nodded. "I understand, I understand. I can prepare these goods before 3 pm tomorrow, but Mr. Xiong will be responsible for the transportation himself!"

Xiong Danian thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Zhang just said that the Western medicine called sulfa is very effective. I wonder what the current price of this medicine is?"

Zhang Yunhe explained, "A few days ago, Zhang Yaolin asked me to get him a batch. The purchase price for one box is 2300 yuan. Since Mr. Xiong's wife is a colleague of my wife, I can't be so rude. I can only offer 100 yuan less per box. Any lower and I won't be able to justify it to the foreigners!"

Xiong Danian thought for a moment and said to Zhang Yunhe, "Mr. Zhang, what if I ask for more? Can the price be lowered?"

"How much does Mr. Xiong want?" Zhang Yunhe asked.

Xiong Danian held up two fingers: "200 boxes!"

Zhang Yunhe thought for a moment and said, "Then reduce the price by 100 yuan per box!"

Xiong Danian shook his head and said, "1800 per box. If it's possible, it's a deal!"

Zhang Yunhe refused without a second thought: "Mr. Xiong, it's fine if you bargain, but you have to make money for me and the foreigners. If the price is this, why would the foreigners smuggle it to us? Why not just sell it privately to the Japanese?"

"If Mr. Xiong is truly interested, 2100 per box is the lowest price. If this price is not enough, then this deal will end here. Of course, the goods on Mr. Xiong's purchase list can be traded normally. The prices of these items are already public and transparent, and there is no room for bargaining!"

Xiong Danian pondered for a moment and then said, "Okay, let's do as Mr. Zhang said, 2100 per box. But I have one condition. We can get the goods on the cargo list from the concession ourselves and then ship them out. However, the transportation risk of these 200 boxes of sulfanilamide is too great. With my ability, it is basically impossible to take it out of the concession safely. Once it enters the Chinese area, it will definitely be stopped by the Japanese!"

"So I hope Mr. Zhang can find a way to help transport these drugs to the Zhongshan Road area for trading!"

Zhang Yunhe frowned after hearing this. In this day and age, how could someone dare to do such a head-losing business without any ability? Generally, people without power and background wouldn't even dare to touch it.

Zhang Yunhe believes that there must be a powerful force behind Mr. Xiong, but Jiangzhou can be ruled out because Jiangzhou does not need to go through Songhu to purchase Western medicine. Guangzhou and Hong Kong in the south can both be used!

Could it be someone from the cave? Or maybe a member of a big gang or a big family?

Zhang Yunhe couldn't figure out where Mr. Xiong came from, so it was okay for him to help transport the goods to Zhongshanli area, but he couldn't help for free.

Thinking of this, he said to Xiong Danian, "Mr. Xiong, this is very risky. I can ship the goods to the Zhongshan Road area for trading, but it's very troublesome. I need to get through a lot of connections. There are checkpoints, outposts, and patrols along the way. This will cost a lot of money, and you have to pay for it!"

"So, we have to pay more!"

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