coobybook Chapter 288 If this person doesn't know what's good for him, don't blame me for being
Chapter 288 If this person doesn't know what's good for him, don't blame me for being
"I will never forget Captain Li's kindness. If you need any help, just let me know. As long as I, Chen Minggeng, can do it, I will definitely not refuse. This is my way of repaying Captain Li for saving my life!" Chen Minggeng promised solemnly and sincerely.
This is what Li Yunlong was waiting for. It was not that he wanted to repay a favor, but he was forced to do so. The arsenal was running out of rubber, and if he could not find a suitable source of rubber, the production of Thunder fighters would have to be forced to stop, and even wheeled armored vehicles would be no exception.
After receiving the news from Lin Zhenhua, Li Yunlong was also worried. Now that he had finally found a way out, he had to find it no matter how great the cost. Otherwise, the arsenal would fall into a half-dead situation again, which was not what Li Yunlong wanted to see.
"Mr. Chen, let's be frank. I, Li Yunlong, like to speak directly. I heard that you brought rubber from Southeast Asia to sell. I wonder if Mr. Chen is willing to do a big business with us. Our independent regiment needs a large amount of rubber. I wonder if Mr. Chen can help us?"
"As for the price, it's easy to talk about. We will give Mr. Chen the same price as the market price. We will definitely not let Mr. Chen suffer any loss! I, Li Yunlong, am not the kind of person who learns to repay favors. I am really in trouble right now. I want Mr. Chen to help me. What do you think?"
Li Yunlong's request was indeed beyond Chen Minggeng's expectations. He thought that Li Yunlong would ask him for a huge sum of money, but he didn't expect that he wanted to do business with him. This really surprised him. He did not feel offended by Li Yunlong's straightforward character. On the contrary, he liked dealing with such people, who were generally more honest.
In addition, Chen Minggeng had been doing business for so many years and thought he had a good eye for people. He could see the sincerity in Li Yunlong's heart, but it was difficult for him to make a decision immediately. After all, the transportation of rubber was a troublesome thing. It was easier to transport it from Southeast Asia to China, but domestic transportation was a very big problem for him. If Hu Yuanyang had not asked him for rubber as a reward, he really didn't want to transport such cumbersome goods.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Minggeng spoke up, "Captain Li, I was in the pharmaceutical business before. If you let me help you get some pharmaceuticals, it would be relatively easy. Besides, pharmaceuticals are relatively small in size and can go through small roads and avoid the roadblocks of the devils and puppet troops. But rubber takes up too much space, and it is very difficult to transport it to Taiyuan City. This time it's not that I don't want to help, but I really can't solve the transportation problem. If Captain Li can help me solve it, I promise to provide you with about ten tons of rubber every month."
"In fact, the rubber business is a losing business for me. If my old friend hadn't asked me to get a ton of rubber, I really didn't want to take this business. In the end, I couldn't save face and shipped a ton of rubber in. But the money I spent on the arrangements along the way has already made me lose all my capital. I can help Captain Li buy rubber, but it's really difficult to help with transportation. This is also my greatest sincerity, and I can only help up to this point at present."
"If Captain Li needs medicine, I can help him purchase it. The price I give you can be 20% lower than the market price. This is to repay Captain Li for saving my life. I hope Captain Li can understand my difficulties and change the conditions."
The monk glared and was about to speak, but was stopped by Li Yunlong with a stern look. He asked Chen Minggeng to have a good rest and told him to talk about the rubber and medicine next time. Then he led his men out of the Hu family compound and arranged the transportation of the spoils.
"Captain, if you ask me, we should beat that old guy up. I think he did it on purpose. He said he was grateful to us, but actually he had no such intention. We should teach this ungrateful villain a lesson!" said the monk angrily.
Li Yunlong angrily scolded: "Monk, you son of a bitch, can you be quiet? We are asking for help now. If we can't solve the source of rubber, it will affect the production of weapons in the arsenal. This is our most important matter right now. Even if we suffer some grievances, it's nothing."
"Besides, this is our first meeting, so it's impossible to win their trust. If they agree right away, I'll think there's something fishy going on. Now that they've raised their difficulties, let's find a way to solve them. I plan to rush back to the base and have a good discussion with the college students to see if we can find a solution. Then I'll negotiate with the businessman named Chen. There's no rush for this. With nearly a ton of rubber as a base, the arsenal won't have to worry about rubber problems for half a month. It's finally solved our urgent problem!"
"Monk, you have to protect the other party's safety for me in the next few days. There must not be any mistakes. Whether our independent regiment can have a gas mask depends on you! Control your bad temper for me, and don't make trouble for me, but you can't weaken our momentum. We do need him, but we also saved him before, so we are even between the two sides. You can't act like a grandson in front of him. I can't afford to lose this person. Even if the deal is not done in the end, we can think of other ways. A living person can't be suffocated to death by urine!"
The monk replied sullenly, "Captain, you don't have to worry about safety. I, a monk, have never made any mistakes in my work. You should hurry back to the base and see if the smart college students in our independent regiment have any good ideas."
Li Yunlong was too lazy to talk to the monk anymore, so he took a cavalry squad and rushed towards the base. After two days of continuous journey, he finally arrived at the base at noon on the third day. After having lunch at the Xiaoyunling position, he took a truck to the arsenal. After notifying someone, he waited outside the arsenal. It was not until the evening that Lin Zhenhua came out of the arsenal and took Li Yunlong in.
"Old Li, why did you come back from so far away? Did something unexpected happen? This shouldn't happen. The Japanese's sweep is already coming to an end, and there's no news that they're going to attack our base!" Lin Zhenhua asked curiously.
Li Yunlong took the mung bean soup handed over by Lin Zhenhua, drank it in one gulp, and then replied slowly: "My return this time has nothing to do with the devils, but has a lot to do with the arsenal. When I attacked Pingyuan Town, I seized nearly a ton of rubber and rescued a Nanyang businessman. I learned from him that he transported it from Nanyang. I originally wanted to discuss a business with him, but he said that he couldn't solve the transportation problem. The ton of rubber he brought back took a lot of effort to transport. Not only did he not make any money, but he also lost a lot. He doesn't want to do such a losing business!"
"Although we cannot trust everything a merchant says, we can see that the profit is very small. It will be very difficult to get this merchant named Chen to agree. I am also a little undecided, and I have not figured out any good way to solve the transportation problem. I can only rush back overnight. I want to ask if you have any good ideas?"
"When I came back, I had already made arrangements in advance and asked the monk to be responsible for protecting the merchant's safety. The key issue now is that we have to find a way to solve the transportation problem and open up a secret transportation route. This is our most important task at the moment."
Lin Zhenhua pondered for a moment and replied, "Old Li, both land and water transportation are very risky for us. The only solution is air transportation. I think we can open up an air transportation route and choose a place where there are few people. As long as the other party prepares a usable open space in advance, our transport plane should be able to land."
"Although we have not yet achieved mass production of transport aircraft, as long as we can solve the problem of rubber sources, the problem of mass production can be solved within the next month. We need to prove that merchants will transport rubber to the inland, so that we can better implement this plan."
"If we only engage in the rubber business, the profit we get is relatively small. Didn't you say that this businessman also does pharmaceutical business? It just so happens that our independent regiment is now able to produce sulfonamides on its own. We can also give him some penicillin to sell and fill the gap before."
"When dealing with these merchants, we must use interests to bind them tightly to us. As long as the interests are big enough, they will never give up such a good business even if there are huge risks. We must strike the snake at its weakest point. From the conversation between the two of you, we can see that this merchant is also waiting for a good price."
"As for opening up the air transport line, you can tell him directly and ask him to find a few bases for us. Then we can use transport planes to continuously transport rubber to the base, and the rubber crisis will be resolved!"
After listening to Lin Zhenhua's opinion, Li Yunlong's face was full of smiles. A big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He said in a light tone: "As long as the transportation problem can be solved, this deal will be done. Next, I will discuss the price with him. At the same time, I will also take some of the medicines we have and give him the money for the ton of rubber. This is already very sincere. If he still doesn't know what's good for him, don't blame me for being ruthless. I must investigate the secret between him and Hu Yuanyang!"
"I absolutely don't believe that this businessman named Chen doesn't know that Hu Yuanyang has already defected to the Japanese. This old guy is playing tricks on me. It's just that we need his help now, so I can only turn a blind eye. But if he really doesn't know what's good for him, don't blame me for settling accounts with him!"
Lin Zhenhua also agreed and replied: "Old Li, I agree with your approach. We are doing business. We need rubber and the other party needs money. The two sides use interests as a bond. In addition, we saved his life. If he really doesn't know what's good for him, there's no need to be polite. We can't save an ungrateful person and let him bite us back. That would put us in danger. We must be very careful in handling this matter!"