Chapter 444: Lao Li talks business with Boss Du
In a hall in Tianjin, Mr. Situ is located in the main seat, followed by Boss Du, and Li Yunlong is sitting next to the two.
"Captain Li, this time your method to resolve the crisis at the dock will open my eyes."
"I was surprised by the fact that more than a hundred good Japanese spies, plus a small team of Japanese soldiers, I was so embarrassed that I could not even lift my head by you!"
Mr. Situ picked up a glass of wine and said with a smile.
Li Yun laughed: "Mr. Situ praised me. These soldiers of my Li Yunlong were selected from hundreds of thousands of people. They were quite a bit stretched out, otherwise they would not be able to take on the task of escorting you this time."
"This is not quite skillful!" Boss Du smiled and said, "Du had contact with some German people because of business reasons."
"From them, they learned that the German troops seemed to have small troops like Captain Li, who often carried out some special tasks!"
"The army of Commander Li should be the special forces like them, right?"
Li Yunlong laughed: "Boss Du is indeed a person who has seen the world, and he is different from us mud legs."
"We brigade commander also considered this, so we sent us to carry out this mission."
"But then again, if we make such a fuss tonight, the Japanese will inevitably strengthen the vigilance of Tianjin City. I'm afraid our next action will be much more difficult."
The monk who was feasting on the side was stuffed with food and said hesitantly: "Captain, I went out to see it just now. The Japanese have put the station in martial law. If we want to go back by train this time, it is simply hitting the Japanese's gun!"
Li Yunlong looked at the monk with food residue on his lips and felt embarrassed.
"Monk, can you pay attention to your image? Don't be reincarnated like a starving ghost? I'm missing you?"
Seeing this, Mr. Situ and Boss Du laughed: "Captain Li, it's okay. I think you should be hungry, so let's continue talking about us."
As he said that, Boss Du lit a cigar and picked up the red wine: "Captain Li, you don't have to worry about the train, our people can solve this problem."
"But the place where you get off the bus will not be in Jinzhong, but Yuncheng!"
Li Yunlong laughed: "Then the relationship is better. Yuncheng is now the place for our Eighth Route Army. From there, we can save a lot of trouble."
As soon as Li Yunlong finished speaking, Boss Du and Mr. Situ burst into laughter.
"Captain Li, since the official business has been finished, Du wants to talk to you about private matters, or rather, want to talk to Captain Li about cooperation."
Li Yunlong was stunned and his face suddenly became dark. He still knew what kind of business Boss Du was doing.
Although the transactions made by Boss Du can be said to be huge profits, that kind of business is shameless after all.
"Boss Du, I, Li Yunlong, are just a rough man and I know nothing about business matters. Moreover, our Eighth Route Army has the discipline of the Eighth Route Army. I think you should look for someone else when you are talking about cooperation."
Seeing Li Yunlong refuse, Boss Du immediately laughed: "Captain Li, you must have misunderstood."
"Although Mr. Du is a family who is engaged in the opium business, the cooperation I want to talk to Captain Li is not this!"
Li Yunlong was stunned: "Boss Du, since you said that, then I, Li Yunlong, will not hide it." Gu
"Our Eighth Route Army is short of money now, but there is still a bottom line. If there is a business that benefits China, I, Li Yunlong, will never agree."
Boss Du smiled slightly, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed them to Li Yunlong, and signaled Li Yunlong to tint one.
Li Yunlong glanced at Boss Du and slowly lit it. As the smoke hurt, some different fragrance came out of the tobacco.
"I guess this cigarette and several cigarette brands in the enemy-occupied areas have a mellow flavor, and the smoke smell is not that choking."
Boss Du smiled and said, "Captain Li is indeed an expert."
"This kind of cigarette was specially developed by us. The customer base is mainly women. From the current situation, this cigarette is very popular among some ladies in the opera house."
"However, the tobacco used to make this cigarette has very strict requirements on the climate. After our research on this, our people found that the environment in northwest Shanxi is extremely suitable."
Li Yunlong immediately understood: "Does Boss Du want me to help with planting?"
"Not bad!" said Boss Du: "I know that the people in the northwest Shanxi are poor and have a difficult life, so I plan to provide some livelihoods for these people."
"I will arrange people to send this tobacco seed to the headquarters of Commander Li, and then Commander Li can distribute it to the people around the headquarters."
"When the acquisition season comes, I will make the acquisition at a price of five percent higher than the market!"
Li Yunlong was stunned and turned to look at Zhou Weiguo beside him: "Xiao Zhou, what do you think of Boss Du's proposal?"
Before joining the army, Zhou Weiguo was a wealthy family in silk business. Even though he was not interested in doing business, he had heard of it since he was a child.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Weiguo said: "Captain, Boss Du's proposal is good. Growing tobacco can indeed bring additional benefits to the people."
"And the most important thing is that this will open up the commercial channels between the Magic City and Northwest Shanxi, and the merchants who have contact with us can also benefit from it."
"The materials donated by patriots from all over China can also be delivered continuously through this channel!"
Boss Du laughed: "Captain Li, your subordinate is very comprehensive in his view of problems and has some commercial attainments."
"Since that's the case, then will Captain Li do this cooperation or not?"
Zhou Weiguo smiled and said, "Boss Du, of course we have to do this cooperation, but the profit you give is really low."
"The profit margin between the price of tobacco and the price of cigarettes is quite large. Even if it is five percent higher than the market price, I'm afraid Boss Du can still make a lot of money."
"As far as I know, in addition to environmental requirements, the cultivation of tobacco also requires a lot of manpower to care for it. In this way, the workload of those people may be much higher, and they also have crops in the fields to take care of."
Mr. Situ, who had not spoken for a long time, nodded and smiled: "Boss Du, this little brother has made some sense. I think you should raise the price a little more."
"It is the national crisis. Although we are a gangster, we have to seek more benefits for the people."
Boss Du frowned slightly, thought for a moment, turned to look at Li Yunlong: "Since Mr. Situ has spoken, I will make less money, which is fifteen percent higher than the market price."
Li Yunlong glanced at Zhou Weiguo, saw him nodding at him, and immediately said, "Since that's the case, then I, Li Yunlong, agreed to this cooperation. I wish us a happy cooperation!"
Chapter completed!