The deposit order that Tang Dao took out was naturally the deposit order that the German and military divisional equipment given to Tang Dao by Chief Wu.

The deposit slip worth $1 million worth of Krupp Far East Branch made Lou Dehua messed up in the wind for a while, then he smiled bitterly and threw Tang Dao's hand: "Col. Tang Dao, in your Chinese dialect, you are really bad. I know how bad the Saburo Okabe was when he negotiated with you."

Tang Dao's deposit slip was naturally familiar to Lou Dehua. This was one of Krupp's large-scale arms orders in the Far East. The worst thing was that the goods had arrived long ago, but no one paid the final payment to pick up the goods.

Although the "cargo owner" suddenly appeared now, the 15% discount instantly offset the joy that should have been.

"Haha, my friend, don't you think this is another kind of mutual help? If no one can pay the follow-up payment, the large amount of equipment that your company has worked hard to transport from thousands of miles away can only be decayed and moldy in the warehouse. A deposit of a mere million US dollars may not be enough for your company to lose!" Tang Dao replied with a laugh.

"No, no, if our company transports this batch of arms back to the country, it will also recover funds without losing money. It will never be like Colonel Tang Dao, you think." Lou Dehua pretended to be angry.

This is also the last stubbornness of this businessman. Otherwise, the 150% discount he had promised would make him feel pain in his liver and kidneys. The total amount of the entire order would be as high as US$3 million, which would make him give away a profit of US$450,000!

What does 450,000 US dollars mean in this era? Comparing the value of guns and cannons may not reflect the purchasing power of hundreds of thousands of US dollars. Just compare the cost of the USS Hornet aircraft carrier launched by the USC denim in early 1938 for only 31.8 million US dollars.

This almost means that Lou Dehua opened his mouth and one percent of the Bumblebee aircraft carrier is gone. You said Lou Dehua can hold on! Don’t talk about any friends now, I’m afraid even his wife will not admit it.

"Hehe, I remember that this batch of equipment has been shipped to our country for almost half a year! With the current dress-up speed of your army, Mr. Lou Dehua, do you think that if your company transports it back from a long distance, there will be such a broken iron, and that army advisor will not dislike it?" Tang Dao chuckled. "Besides, with my understanding of the Germanic nation, it is one of the most trustworthy nations, which is better than the greed of the Xilaibo people who are trying only money."

"I, the Germans, are naturally different from the greedy Helaibers."

Seeing Tang Dao talking about this, Lou Dehua nodded in agreement with him.

The Xilaibo, who was very skilled in business, had already aroused public anger in the German Empire, which was one of the reasons for the tragic liquidation in the future. Unfortunately, even Lou Dehua probably didn't expect that Yuan Xiansheng would do so well and almost sent the entire empire to hell.

"So! There are big customers coming to the door and the businessman is going to run away with the goods?"

"No, no, the amount of this order is too large, and it has exceeded my Far East manager's authority to deal with it independently. If the funds are not recovered, it will be difficult for me to explain to the head office.

Dear Colonel Tang Dao, if I do this, I'm afraid I won't have to wait a few years later, my dear nephew will kick out of the family on the grounds of having enough money." Lou Dehua made a pitiful final resistance.

Tang Dao just smiled but stopped talking.

He believed that his friend would have a way to make up for his promises.

This guy is simply a wolf with a grin! The brighter and gentler Tang Dao's smile, the more buzzered Lou Dehua's head was.

Holding the cigar, he took two more sips to calm his thoughts. Lou Dehua finally made up his mind: "This is it! Because this is a contract that has been decided long ago. In order to ensure the company's profit, there is no discount on the amount, but I can help you transport it out of Tianjin City and arrive in Handan. Next, I can't do anything to you. All freight is waived."

"Haha, the deal!" Tang Dao laughed loudly.

This is the answer Tang Dao wants most.

For Tang Dao, the most important thing is how this batch of weapons is quietly transported out of Jincheng, which the Japanese army is heavily guarded by heavy troops. If it was originally designed to transport through ant moving type, I am afraid that the entire war would not necessarily be able to transport this batch of equipment to the Taihang Mountains after the end of the war.

If possible, he was even willing to pay the businessman friend another million US dollars for transportation.

"Huh~~~" Seeing that Tang Dao answered readily, Lou Dehua couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and finally made up for the deficit of hundreds of thousands of US dollars.

However, seeing Tang Dao smiling cheerfully, the shrewd businessman reacted immediately.

This is not right! He has to take the risk to help transport hundreds of kilometers, and Tang Dao cannot thank him! Why is it the same as how much advantage he has taken Tang Dao?

"But, Dear Colonel Tang Dao, can you pay with so much cash? I remember that the total amount of this order exceeded US$3 million. It is worth about 13 million to convert it into your country's most hard-core currency, Yinyang!

Also, Colonel Tang Dao, don’t just ask for a deposit of US$1 million. This is the overall purchase price. If you disassemble it and buy it, the price may increase by at least 30%. No, because of the increase in transportation, warehousing and other costs in our company, the price may increase by 100%. "Lou Dehua, who felt that he was cheated by Tang Dao, was determined to make a stop to Tang Dao.

At least, we must make the Tang Dao, who seems to know everything, bigger.

No matter how wise you have, this money is not born out of thin air.

Of course, more importantly, Lou Dehua needs to determine whether Tang Dao is qualified to pay the final payment. If not, no matter how to treat Tang Dao as a friend, this batch of goods will not be given to Tang Dao.

This is the most basic principle of a businessman, and Lou Dehua will not violate it.

Just like how his eldest nephew hugged the thigh of the bearded leader, the profits of Krupp must be guaranteed. After all, tens of thousands of employees in the company also need to eat, right?

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content below! "Mr. Lou Dehua can be assured of this, and the payment will be collected! The amount is still signed according to the past contract. I am a little more, so don't you lose one bullet." Tang Dao promised seriously. "And I hope that the cooperation with your company will not stop there. I will have more weapons and equipment to customize from your company in the future."

"It's better not to have a next time. This time my company has taken great risks. If it is discovered by the Japanese, it will be difficult for me to explain to them. Maybe they won't do anything to me, but my company's business in China in the future will be more difficult, and even the existing ones are difficult to guarantee. The possibility of me being forced to go back is higher than 90%. Lou Dehua looked bitter.

He was indeed a little impulsive just now. In order to make up for his previous promise, he thought of using the inspection-free pass to transport coal through the railway train, and the special train of iron transported the weapons and equipment ordered by Tang Dao to the coal mine controlled by his company in Handan.

But he just calmed down and thought that transporting to Handan was easy, but it was indeed more than 200 kilometers away from Taihang Mountain! The Chinese did not have trains and cars, and they were transported by manpower alone. The Japanese were neither blind nor fools. How could they not think of Krupp?

Tang Dao is so smart. When he sees this person's face, he knows what he is concerned about, it's nothing more than being discovered by the Japanese.

But if he could open the Krupp Company line, it would almost be equivalent to opening up an arms supply line from sea to Tianjin City and then to Handan. How could Tang Dao give up?

"I can assure you Mr. Lou Dehua that as long as we arrive in Handan, our army will be responsible for where to transport it secretly and safely, and will never involve your company." Tang Dao made a serious and serious guarantee.

"But Colonel Tang Dao, what guarantee do you have?" Lou Dehua didn't sarcastically in his blue eyes, but he didn't trust him.

China has been retreating steadily on the battlefield in North China, and the area where he is now is already the last line of defense for the Chinese army in North China. As a result, Tang Dao vowed to ensure that he could go deep into the Japanese-controlled area to transport a reorganized infantry division equipment to the gods without knowing it. This is something that no normal person would believe!

"Haha, I think Mr. Lou Dehua may have some misunderstandings about my current position. Yes, Tang is now just the commander of an infantry regiment, but Tang still has close friendly forces, such as the Eighty Army..." Tang Dao smiled.

"Eighty Army..." Lou Dehua stayed for a few seconds, as if he was enlightened.

Lou Dehua himself works in arms, but he is not an avid military enthusiast. On the contrary, he prefers humanities, but this does not mean that he has never heard of the famous name of the Chinese 80th Army.

In fact, if you have a little understanding of China's past twenty years of history, the army that predecessor of the Eighty Army is a must-know-know point that cannot be avoided.

Establishing the people's political party, establishing the first working people's regime, a strategic shift of 10,000 kilometers long that attracted the attention of the world, and willing to join the former mortal enemy to fight against the powerful enemies who invaded the motherland... are all miracles achieved by this army.

However, this does not add anything to the guarantee of Tang Dao. What really makes Lou Dehua believe in the guarantee of Tang Dao is the performance of the Eighty Army on the battlefield in North China.

It was this peasant army that became the Japanese army's major concern in the battlefield in North China.

They may not be very tough on the main battlefield, but when the Japanese division gathered on a large scale and made rapid progress, they broke into pieces and entered the rear of the Japanese army, forming an indestructible but extremely painful harassment and combat against the Japanese logistics transportation.

Imagine that the main legions are fighting hard in the front, and the rear transport team is also working hard to contribute to the battle in the front, transporting food and ammunition. As a result, they are frequently attacked. Not only are the personnel losses heavy, but the pain is that the food and ammunition are hijacked and transported to the front line. If the commander is not having a headache?

But what is even more painful is that this group of peasant soldiers never operate on a large scale, ranging from a thousand people to a few dozen people. When they encounter soft persimmons, they will pinch them. When they encounter hard, they either retract back to the mountainous areas or hide in civilian villages, making hundreds of thousands of air commanders of the Japanese North China Front Command as powerful as an elephant slapping a flies.

Now the 80th Army's harassment of the Japanese army is not only in Jin Province, but has penetrated into Hebei Province a few months ago, and even the Pingjin-controlled area has reported their activities.

If this army had fully assisted, it would be possible to complete this seemingly impossible task.

"If this is the case, I am quite interested in the subsequent cooperation you proposed. However, Colonel Tang Dao, you have to pay all the final payment. Friend, you know that I am a serious businessman." Lou Dehua was completely relaxed at this time, but he started to joke.

"With this, it should be enough to pay your final payment by Mr. Lou Dehua!" Tang Dao took out another piece of paper from his arms and handed it over.

Since he had the opportunity to talk to this big arms dealer, why didn’t Tang Dao make enough preparations? He knew even more clearly how to maintain friendship with merchants. Sincerity and keeping promises are the foundation, but sufficient interests are the real driving force.

The silver deposited by the 29th Army into the Bank of Four before leaving was enough to open the hearts of any capitalist.

"Oh! God!" Lou Dehua saw clearly the amount of silver written on the white paper and several seals of Western banks, and became a fool again.

He himself didn't know why he was so shallow today, and he was shocked by Tang Dao at any time.

But there is no way, the massive amount of silver calculated by tens of millions of wealth still makes him stunned.

This may be the magic of ancient Eastern civilization! Even a middle- and low-level officer can actually master such terrible wealth, what about those high-ranking officials and generals?

"These silver..." Lou Dehua swallowed and asked with some difficulty.

"With the permission of Commander Song of the 29th Army, I can use half of them, about 30 million Yinyang, worth about 7.5 million US dollars!" Tang Dao answered very realistically.

Lou Dehua, the Chinese general who once ruled half of North China, knew that he was indeed qualified to have such a large amount of silver, and he was extremely familiar with the seals of several major Western banks.

What's more, it's meaningless to fake Tang Dao in this matter.

"Okay, what other weapons and equipment do you need? As long as you can pay, I promise that in just 3 months, you can go to Handan to pick up the goods." Seeing that the money was already there, Lou Dehua spoke more neatly.

"The equipment I want is just a little money. I will naturally give you the list later. I don't know if your company accepts yen and gold!" Tang Dao smiled faintly.

"Yes, we have a trading company in Japan, which can be exchanged in Japanese yen, and gold is even more common in the world, but the exchange rate may fluctuate a certain amount of time, but as long as Colonel Tang, you have it, I can exchange it with the highest exchange rate within half a month." Lou Dehua nodded firmly.

This is the first large order that Tang Dao helped him get in China during the war. Excluding various expenses, the net profit will be more than 60%. No matter how you say, the customer must be served well. The losses caused by fluctuations in the redemption ratio are counted as a ball!

"Okay, I have about 10,000 ounces of gold and 2 million yen here. Because it is inconvenient to carry it in Tianjin, I will first deliver it to Mr. Lou Dehua and you will bring it back. You should act as the part of the final payment I paid first." Tang Dao said.

Lou Dehua's mouth twitched slightly!

At this time, the ratio of Japanese yen to US dollars was about 2.5 to 1, worth about 800,000 US dollars. With an ounce of gold, it can be exchanged for 45 US dollars, which is 450,000 US dollars, a total of more than 1.2 million US dollars. Why did it seem to be so light and take it out when it comes to Tang Dao?

Could he be friends with the legendary super rich second generation?

Of course, it is not the first time that Tang Dao is paying money out like a magic trick. The huge amount of funds that keep flashing have made Lou Dehua almost numb. The point he is curious about is not here.

"Dear friend, aren't you afraid that I will take your money and it will be gone forever?" Lou Dehua was quite curious about how Tang Dao would answer him.

In an instant, he thought of many answers.

He has seen the powerful Tang Dao, and he has also seen the cunning Tang Dao.

"Friend, if a single million USD can make a direct Krupp family jealous of money, how could the Krupp family go from a small workshop to the number one arms dealer in the German Empire?" Tang Dao grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

He shook the paper in his hand, "What's more, I still have nearly 8 million US dollars here, but I plan to talk to you about an investment with my dear Mr. Lou Dehua!"

"Oh! God, come and kill this devil who is waving the check!" Lou Dehua covered his head with his hands. "The smell of money has almost completely sunk, even if there is hell ahead!"

How can a shrewd businessman not knowing that this is Tang Dao’s trap?

Originally, it was just a normal order delivery, and Tang Dao paid him to deliver the goods. From then on, even if he was a friend, he would just meet again in the world for a long time. At most, he would only risk being guilty of the Japanese once.

But if they cooperate with Tang Dao for a long time, their friendship will become more and more stable, but that means they will die and offend the Japanese.

The Japanese will never tolerate that there will be a long-term channel for providing arms to China.

Don't think this will be a top secret. A large number of German weapons being brought to the battlefield is the biggest exposure in itself.

But Tang Dao's hands were filled with the smell of money, but it really made him unable to extricate himself! This damn businessman gene.
To be continued...