After dinner, the two of them each took a bottle of Coke and stood on the balcony on the third floor to admire the night view for more than an hour. After discussing their schedule for tomorrow morning, they went back to their rooms to rest.
The next day, after eating some plain porridge and steamed buns in the hotel, the group left the hotel.
Outside the hotel, all the leaders of the county had arrived. Seeing that these people were not doing their proper work, Zhou Lan felt a wave of anger and said,"Milords, please return! Now that the people in the county are unstable, as government officials, you should take care of the people and stabilize the place. I'm just a woman, so I don't dare to trouble you!”
Everyone saw that Zhou Lan's expression was not good, so they hurriedly bowed and said something about having a safe journey before leaving dejectedly.
"These guys don't have good intentions. They're not here to send Miss off. They're clearly here to ask for an official position!”Yuxiu looked at the backs of everyone as they left. She spat and said angrily.
"Yuxiu, why do you say that?" Yin Yong asked in confusion.”
Yuxiu said," Young Master Yin, you don't know. These people came yesterday. They said that after Wu Duquan and Wu Duocai were arrested, the important officials in the county did not report to each other, and it was very inconvenient for them to do things. They even restrained each other. Although they did their best, the situation in the county was still chaotic. They hoped that the government would send someone to take charge as soon as possible to end this chaotic situation. They also said that they loved the people as their own children, did their best, and did their best…Young Master Yin, tell me, if this isn't asking for an official position, what is it? Once the Woos fall, these people will have their eyes fixed on the county magistrate's throne. Moreover, many of the Woos hold important positions in the county government. With the Woos 'fall, ten to twenty positions will be vacant at once…"
"Haha, water flows downward, and people strive for higher ground. This is human nature!”Yin Yong laughed.
Zhou Lan said," It's a pity that they miscalculated and expressed their feelings wrongly. How can I have the right to speak about these things?!"”
"No matter what, at least they did one thing right. Look, with these three cars, we don't have to walk anymore!”Yin Yong pointed at the three Ford Model A cars parked outside the hotel and smiled.
Very quickly, everyone had already arranged their boarding methods. Yin Yong, Zhou Lan, and Yu Xiu took one car and walked in the middle. Qian Jin, Sun Jie, Li Hao, and Zhou Zhong took one car and walked in front. The rest squeezed into one car and walked at the back of the line. Although Yin Yong was sitting in the front passenger seat and couldn't squeeze next to Zhou Lan, he didn't feel bored listening to Zhou Lan introduce the scenery and folk customs along the way. Moreover, it was the first time He Mei took a car, and she made a fuss along the way, which added a lot of color to the journey.
Although the road from Yuechi to Nagqing wasn't easy to travel, it was fortunate that cars were still rare goods for ordinary people in the country in this era. There were very few of them, so there wouldn't be a traffic jam. Without a large number of heavy-duty vehicles driving, the road wouldn't be full of big pits. After nearly ten hours, the three cars finally drove into Nagqing safely.
Ever since the Republic of China, although Sihe had been constantly at war, Nachin had been ruled by Liu Xiang since 1926. It was relatively stable. The stable environment and Nachin's location at the water and land passes made the market very prosperous. However, the roads in Nachin were not very good. Everyone had to abandon their cars and let the driver drive back. Everyone carried their luggage and walked into the ancient city of East Sichuan.
Zhou Lan sent Yin Yong and the others to a hotel owned by the Mu people near the Chaotian Gate in Naqing. She left after agreeing to look for Yin Yong again tomorrow. The trip this time was too dangerous, so she had to go home first to prevent her family from continuing to worry about her.
After Zhou Lan and Yu Xiu left, Yin Yong took out the bank account that he had seized from Blackhand Chen and handed it to Qian Jin. He asked Qian Jin to bring He Mei and Zhou Zhong to the City Bank to withdraw the money. He also asked Qian Jin to buy two sets of clothes for each of them. He also sent Zheng Xiong and Wang Yu to the city to gather information and understand the situation of the foreign companies in the city.
At dinner time, the five of them returned one after another. The 1,500 USD deposit slip became 1400 USD in cash and 210 Yuan Datou. It should have been 230 Yuan Datou, but 20 Yuan Datou were spent on purchases.(At this time, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the ocean was about 1: 2.4, but it was not fixed. It depended on the city and the social environment at that time. It was fine during normal times, but during wartime, the exchange rate fluctuated greatly.)
Yin Yong asked Qian Jin to keep the US dollars. He only took two Yuan Datou and played with them. The rest of the money was divided among the nine of them in case they went out alone.
Zheng Xiong and Wang Yu had also inquired about the locations of the foreign firms in the city. There were more than 30 foreign firms of various sizes in the entire Naga Kingdom. Among them, the largest ones were the Third Empire's Kong Shi Foreign Firm, Li He Foreign Firm, Rui Ji Foreign Firm, the Great Eagle Empire's Li De Le Foreign Firm, Tai Gu Foreign Firm, the US's Hua Qi Foreign Firm, Long Sheng Foreign Firm, etc. Zheng Xiong also specifically pointed out that the Third Empire's Rui Ji Foreign Firm was owned by German Jewry.
"Alright, I'll go to Li He and Rui Ji tomorrow…"
It was Yin Yong's responsibility to go to the foreign firm to buy machinery and equipment, but with the 1,400 USD he had on him, it was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for expensive machinery and equipment. How should he get the money? It seemed that he had to think of a way to deal with Rui 'er.
After communicating with Rui 'er for more than three hours, he finally confirmed three items as his stepping stones.
The first item was five bottles of 100 tablets of sulfuric acid. The second item was the blueprint of the MG34 machine gun and a physical item (containing 1000 rounds of ammunition). The third and most important item was the blueprint of the No. 1 tank that was about to be successfully developed by the Third Reich.
In order to exchange for these four items, the energy points in Yin Yong's hand instantly shrank by half. Five bottles of sulfuric acid for one energy point (all 500 pills added up to only one tael, which was more expensive than gold); The MG34 rifle design was 100 energy points, and the machine gun was 5 energy points per machine gun (including 5 200-round ammunition belts). The No. 1 Tank Design cost 500 energy points, so he had 606 energy points in total. Now, he only had 350 energy points left. Moreover, he still had to exchange them for Liu Xiang's gift. In this case, he did not have much energy points left! He could only hope that these things could be sold at a reasonable price. Otherwise, he could only beg for food!
The next day, Yin Yong left Zhou Zhong and Wu Tao to stay behind and brought the others to Lihe Trading Company.
Li He Trading Company was a trading company established by the Third Reich. It mainly dealt in metal, machinery, firearms, and local products. Perhaps influenced by the strict citizens of the Third Reich, even the Chinese working in the foreign firm were also very strict. Seeing Yin Yong and the others carrying wooden boxes and luggage boxes as if they were moving, they became more cautious. After carefully asking Yin Yong about his purpose, they welcomed Yin Yong and the others into the VIP room and served each of them a cup of coffee. After that, they went to the manager's office at the back to invite the boss.
After a while, a tall foreigner in a tuxedo walked into the VIP room.
Without waiting for the Chinese staff to introduce him, he stretched out his hand and walked over to Yin Yong. Before he could even shake his hand, he said in a pure Chinese accent,"Good morning, gentlemen. I'm the manager of Lihe Yanghang's Naqing branch, Andreas. I didn't know how many distinguished guests had arrived, so I didn't welcome you.”
" Mr. Andreas, you're being too serious…" Yin Yong reached out his hand and shook the other party's hand gently."If Mr. Andreas could predict the future, I wouldn't dare to visit you. I don't want Mr. Andreas to pry into my privacy!”
"Haha, if I could predict the future, I wouldn't be staying here. I heard that the US stock market is recovering recently. Why don't I go to the US stock market directly? It's enough for me to spend for a few lifetimes!”Andreas laughed and said,"Sir, please take a seat…"
"May I ask for your name?"
"I am Yin Yong!"
"So it's Mister Yin. May I know what Mister Yin wants to sell?”
" It's a serious matter," Yin Yong said." I don't dare to show it to others easily. May I ask, Mr. Andreas, if your shop has a secret room?"”
Andreas shook his head and said,""I don't have a secret room, but if Mr. Yin doesn't mind, you can come to my office to discuss it in detail. It's absolutely safe!”
"Good!"
"Then please follow me, Mr. Yin!" Andreas brought Yin Yong to the manager's office on the third floor. Other than his office, there was only a small room on the third floor for him to rest after work. Without his permission, no one could enter the third floor, so it was very safe.
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