A confident smile appeared on Zhang Tinglan's face: "Old friend, don't worry, I have enough confidence. What you should worry about now is whether you can find enough sales channels." Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly and said: "The North Market has already found something.
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The light words sounded like thunder in Fred's ears. He was actually the first person to come into contact with the North Market, so he naturally knew the business opportunities contained in it, and he also knew the difficulty of it. If he wanted to do this,
This matter definitely requires a lot of effort, coordinating the interests of all parties, and is very tricky to deal with. I didn't expect Zhang Tinglan to solve it so quickly, which is really surprising.
Fred knows that Chinese people have the virtue of humility. Even if they are fully confident, they can only say eight points. Zhang Tinglan's statement has proved that the North Market is almost there. Now that he has formed an alliance with Zhang Tinglan, he naturally hopes that his career will
The smoother the better.
So Fred smiled and said: "Zhang, congratulations, you are the most capable young man I have ever met. It is my honor to work with you."
"Don't just congratulate me, we all congratulate each other." As he spoke, Zhang Tinglan took out a document from his purse and sent it to Fred.
"Old friend, without you I wouldn't be able to open up the situation so quickly. This is the share I leave to you."
As soon as Fred saw Zhang Tinglan's words being very formal, he knew that the gift package could not be too small. When he took it in his hand, Fred's breathing became rapid. It turned out that what Zhang Tinglan gave him was one-tenth of the shares of Xingye Company.
.Currently, Xingye Company nominally controls the North Market. One-tenth of the shares means one-tenth of the income of the entire North Market. In the next three to five years, this will represent a wealth of more than ten million, and in the future
It will also show geometric growth.
Holding a thin piece of paper in his hands was like a mountain of gold. He had never accumulated so much wealth in his life, and Fred's hands couldn't stop shaking.
"Old friend, I not only value the power and connections you have now, but also your own financial ability. Our business will become bigger and bigger, and you will always occupy an important position."
Jewish bankers are a resounding business card. They are a group of people who know modern finance best. As a latecomer, how can we not know the importance of controlling financial power? If Fred can be willing to take the helm for himself, he will be tied to the financial field.
It is possible to compete with Japan. From this perspective, Fred's value is unparalleled.
Fred's heart was also turbulent at this time. The Russian government was becoming more and more corrupt. It was really a question whether the Mud-Legged Giant could survive this war, and even if Russia survived, Fred had lost his confidence.
Opportunities for war wealth. In addition, during the period when he was in charge of Daosheng Bank, he was seeking personal gains and causing huge losses. Sooner or later, the headquarters would not let him go. Therefore, Fred also urgently needed a way out. Zhang Tinglan threw out the plan at this time.
Olive branch, how could he not be happy?
"Zhang, you told me last time that you should think twice, think about danger, think about change, and think about retreat! I have been thinking about this issue over and over again. I may reach the peak of my career because of this war, or I may lose everything, and you are mine.
Way out."
Zhang Tinglan smiled and stretched out his big hand, and the two held hands tightly. The alliance between the two people quietly became closer and closer. In the future, Zhang Tinglan encountered many crises because of Fred's strong capital.
Strength helped him turn the corner, and the close combination of capital and power showed unparalleled power.
"Old friend, let's not think about things that are too long-term. The business in Russia has just begun, and we will continue to make huge profits. I have already roped in two big businessmen to work for me. Their network of relationships is very large.
We can definitely provide enough products, the key now is up to you."
Fred carefully put away the certificate of equity at this time, and then said with a smile: "Russia is extremely short of supplies, and the black market is booming. Ordinary daily necessities have been priced at several times or even ten times the price, and the Russian dignitaries are also salivating.
.The Governor of the Far East is willing to allocate part of the wagons on a regular basis to import goods from us in the name of imported military supplies, including luxuries favored by the upper class nobles, and of course spirits, grain, furs, cloth and other daily necessities."
In the past few times, Zhang Tinglan and the others were still circling around the Russian military supplies train, which meant that they could only move their hands and feet when the train arrived. Now that the Governor of the Russian Far East has given the green light, they will directly arrange wagons to transport supplies.
This is so convenient.
And this also means that smuggling to Russia has stabilized and formed a stable chain. Zhang Tinglan is responsible for purchasing goods, and Tsarist Russia is responsible for providing protection. Transportation, sales and settlement are all handed over to Fred's Daosheng Bank. This is a perfect
cooperation method, but Zhang Tinglan also discovered problems in it.
That is, both he and Fred have other tasks to deal with, and it is impossible to focus all their energy on smuggling. However, smuggling goods has to open up all the joints, which requires specialized personnel. Zhang Tinglan also wants to use goods as a
weapons, and took the opportunity to infiltrate the Russian Far East. As we all know, the Russian Civil War and the subsequent joint intervention in Russia were China's only chance to take back the outer Northeast. This was also the time when the polar bear was at its weakest.
Zhang Tinglan definitely doesn't want to let this opportunity go, but it is extremely difficult to do so, especially since the Beiyang government cannot rely on it and cannot concentrate the efforts of the whole country. It will be difficult to regain the homeland with the help of a corner of the Northeast. But Zhang Tinglan doesn't want to
Giving up a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we can only plan ahead and put in a lot of effort, only then can we hope to win back the Outer Northeast.
In Fred's eyes, smuggling to Russia may just be a huge profit business, but in Zhang Tinglan's eyes, it has a much more significant meaning. From a different perspective, he sees different things.
"I am going to ask Fengtian Xingye Company to invest in establishing a specialized trading company mainly responsible for smuggling to Russia."
"This is necessary. I completely agree." Fred agreed happily. He had already meant this. As the business expanded, the things to be dealt with increased exponentially, and he did not have so much energy.
"I will assign the person in charge, and the finance will be jointly handled by both of us. In addition, I am also planning to set up a special public relations department, which will be mainly responsible for opening up business routes, buying more senior Russian officials, and protecting our products. We not only have to
The goods are sold to the Far East and also to Moscow."
The so-called public relations department is just Zhang Tinglan's rhetoric. In fact, it is an agency that conducts intelligence spying on Russia. Wherever the goods go, there are spies. Zhang Tinglan is ready to hand over this important job to Sun Anhu, the most trusted person.
Fred still didn't know what Zhang Tinglan was thinking, he just thought he wanted to expand his trade routes.
"Zhang, I have known for a long time that you are an ambitious person. Before you can swallow up the Far East, you are already thinking about Moscow. But I want to remind you that the nobles of Tsarist Russia are more greedy and want to
As trade deepens, at least half of the benefits must be given to them."
"More than half is nothing, even 70% or even 80% of the benefits can be given to them."
Fred's eyes suddenly widened and he said in surprise: "Zhang, are you not crazy? If we give away 80% of the profit, wouldn't we become working for the Russians? This is not cost-effective."
Zhang Tinglan waved his hand at Fred, "Old friend, I admit that you Jews are the best businessmen, but you have a shortcoming, that is, you attach too much importance to immediate interests and care too much about gains and losses. In fact, you and I both know that smuggling cannot last long.
I hope we can make profits from normal trade, and we can definitely build factories to produce military supplies for the Russians."
"Zhang, the investment in legitimate trade is too great, and the results are very slow."
"But we will have factories and valuable professional workers. Whether it is gold or banknotes, they are things that you cannot eat when you are hungry and drink when you are thirsty. Only by turning them into real production capabilities can we improve our strength."
In the industrial age, countries competed in terms of production capacity, industrial workers and resources. This was vividly reflected in the two world wars. If you want to strengthen the feudal system, you must have your own industrial system.
Fred seemed to be a little confused, so Zhang Tinglan simply clarified the problem.
"Old friend, bribe the upper echelons of Tsarist Russia at all costs, and then order a batch of arms production lines from the Allied Powers in their name. Fengjun needs its own military industry. As long as it can produce arms, Fengjun will surely soar into the sky. For this goal, I
Temporary benefits may be lost.”
When Fred heard this, he completely understood Zhang Tinglan's thoughts and was shocked by his thoughts. In fact, after the Eight-Nation Allied Forces invaded China, the great powers imposed restrictions on the export of weapons to China. Especially after World War I, the restrictions became even stricter.
Zhang Tinglan desperately hopes to have a certain arms production capacity. At the very least, he must solve the problem of bullets and artillery shells. It is best to be able to produce rifles by himself. Only by doing this can Fengjun be invincible.
Although the Fengjun Army was also known for its well-equipped equipment in history, it was achieved by cooperating with the Japanese to establish the Fengtian Arsenal. Zhang Tinglan was certainly unwilling to rely too much on the Japanese, so using the name of Russia to obtain production lines became the best option.
Good idea.
Fred also knew the risks of this kind of thing, but he also saw huge opportunities. Supporting a warlord force with great potential might be able to harvest the entire country!
"Zhang, it's not easy to do this, but I will try my best to arrange it. You are right, we should take a longer-term view. I believe in your ability. You will become a stock with great potential."
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"Well, we don't have to build an arms production line from the beginning. We can build some textile machines and food processing machines. These light industries also need to be developed, and they can also paralyze our opponents."
The two continued to discuss some details. Soon the first batch of trains from Russia would arrive. Zhang Tinglan wanted to establish a trading company as soon as possible and prepare sufficient goods. When he was about to leave, Zhang Tinglan suddenly asked: "How about cooperating with me?"
Have you ever sold arms before?"
Fred nodded subconsciously: "Yes, in fact, we have been selling it since the war started, a year before we cooperated with you."
"I wonder who those weapons were sold to?"
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