Greed Makes People Advance
Zhou Zheng and Big Horse instantly sucked in a breath of cold air and looked at Lin Yi in disbelief.
Did they hear it right? Ten train wagons?
One train of leather would be 60 tons, and ten trains of leather would be 600 tons of goods.
" Boss, isn't this business a little too big?" Big Horse asked embarrassedly.
According to the previous calculation, a train of goods would cost three million yuan, so ten trains of goods would cost 30 million yuan.
If it was calculated according to the price of the sale, it would be even more amazing. It was almost 20 million rubles. Even if it was converted according to the black market exchange rate, it would be 160 million Chinese dollars.
"It's not that big. Ten wagons of goods are worth around ten million, and they're only worth forty to fifty million. If you include the transportation fees, the money that was extorted is only around thirty million.”Lin Yi said indifferently.
Hearing Lin Yi's words, everyone was stunned. Why was it different from them? It had shrunk several times in an instant.
" Boss, how did you calculate it? We sold three million worth of goods today and sold nearly 1.5 million rubles. Shouldn't these ten wagons be worth 30 million rubles and 1.5 million rubles?" Big Horse said in surprise.
" That's right. Many of our goods are leather hats and leather jackets. What do you think?" Lin Yi asked.
As soon as these words came out, it was like a basin of cold water was poured on everyone's heads. Almost everyone was speechless.
Lin Yi's train of leather goods, although the number of leather hats and leather jackets was not much, almost accounted for nearly half of the payment. In other words, out of the three million yuan, 1.5 million yuan was bought for these things.
Lin Yi's original intention was that Moscow was so cold that they definitely needed these things to survive the winter. In addition, the unit price was also high, which meant that the same batch of goods, leather hats, and leather jackets could get a higher return on capital.
However, after arriving in Moscow, the sales situation was not very good. These few leather hats and leather jackets were almost the last to be sold.
Lin Yi's previous thoughts were not bad. The temperature in Moscow was basically negative 10 to 20 degrees Celsius, but there were still many people wearing worn-out cotton-padded jackets and even thin windbreakers on the streets. Logically speaking, the sales of these things should be good.
However, he ignored the fact that the economic situation in the Soviet Union was worse than he had imagined. People already had to make a choice between eating and wearing warm clothes.
Obviously, most Moscow chose to eat their fill.
Therefore, the best-selling items were food, canned food, sausages, flour, and so on.
Next were some daily necessities and learning tools such as toilet paper, pens, and notebooks.
Although the leather hats and jackets were barely sold this time, they might not be able to sell next time.
Lin Yi knew very well that the situation in the Soviet Union would only get worse and worse. People would have to work harder to fill their stomachs. As for putting on a warm front, it was already a secondary choice.
It could be said that buying these leather hats and leather jackets back then was a wrong choice.
However, Lin Yi did not blame himself for this. Although he was reborn, it did not mean that he could remember everything clearly.
Besides, he had never been to the Soviet Union in his previous life. He had only learned about the Soviet Union from the news, television, and newspapers. How could he have known that the lives of the Moscow had reached such a difficult level that they could not even eat and wear warm clothes at the same time?
Moreover, to be able to sell three million worth of goods at such a high price this time, a lot of credit should be credited to Lin Yi's wine. That was a real windfall.
"In that case, a train of goods will only cost 1.5 million.”
"But if you buy from Ice City, the price of the goods will be 20% or 30% more expensive than purchasing from Hangzhou.”Big Horse calculated.
Initially, Lin Yi had planned to purchase them in Ice City. Later, he called the companies in Ice City, and the prices were much higher than those in Hang City. Moreover, they were so arrogant that they even wanted to pay 50% in advance.
After Lin Yi heard this, he let it go and directly purchased two trains of goods from Hangzhou.
But now, they definitely couldn't buy from Hangzhou anymore because Lin Yi couldn't afford to waste time.
It took four days to travel from Hangzhou to Moscow compared to the Ice City to Moscow.
With this time, Lin Yi could make a few more trips. The expensive 20% to 30% of the cost was nothing.
Everyone lowered their heads. Although the pressure of payment was reduced, the money earned was also less.
Lin Yi clapped his hands and said with a smile,"I really don't know if you guys are greedy or what.”
They could earn 20 to 30 million yuan from the 10 million yuan worth of goods. The profit margin was already more than 200%, but these people were still not satisfied.
Lin Yi was actually very satisfied.
With such a profit margin, it was no wonder that everyone wanted to be a master dealer in this era. The profits of a master dealer were too great. With ten trains of hands, one could earn twenty to thirty million.
Lin Yi himself had an impulse. Why did he have to do business? It would be better to do Master Dao.
Hearing this, everyone came to a realization. Indeed, the profit rate was more than 200%. If they were not satisfied, it would be too much.
In fact, they also understood in their hearts that they were just a little greedy for money.
From earning close to ten million per truck to only earning two to three million per truck, the difference was too great.
It couldn't be helped. Just as Lin Yi said, the Moscow couldn't afford to wear new leather hats and jackets. If these things were added, they would probably end up being unsalable.
In the past few days, they had even seen some Moscow setting up stalls on the streets. They could even sell their fur coats.
Wearing a thin shirt in the cold wind, he ran into the bakery shivering. He used the money he had exchanged for his fur coat to exchange for some hard bread to eat.
Seeing that Zhou Zheng and Big Horse had been silent, Lin Yi asked,""Any other questions?"
Big Horse and Zhou Zheng looked at each other and were silent for a few seconds. Zhou Zhengxian said,"What about your safety?"
Wu Yongnian and Xing Yuan also looked at Lin Yi worriedly.
With Lin Yi's arrangement, not only did four of the seven people leave, but most importantly, the three of them had also given up everything they could.
In other words, Lin Yi only had two interpreter left. How could this be?
Moscow was in chaos. What would they do if something happened to Lin Yi?
For Zhou Zheng and Xing Yuan, they didn't know if they had a future following Lin Yi, but they definitely had a future.
Lin Yi smiled." You don't have to worry about that. After you leave, I'll move to the best hotel in Moscow. I can guarantee my safety."”
Hearing this, Wu Yongnian and the other two nodded. What Lin Yi said was the best solution now.
After a few seconds of silence, Zhou Zheng seemed to have made up his mind. He looked up at Lin Yi and said,"I still have some comrades in the three eastern provinces. I can ask them to come over and help.”
Lin Yi's eyes lit up." Can I beat you?"
Zhou Zheng shook his head and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He said proudly,"I have been practicing martial arts since I was young. How can they be my match? In terms of martial arts, even five or six of them can't compare to me.”
Zhou Zheng suddenly remembered that this was not the time for him to brag. He quickly said,"But they aren't bad, they were all scouts.”
" Do you know how to fly helicopters and tanks?" Lin Yi asked.
Zhou Zheng shook his head again." They're not comrades from my last unit. They're from my old unit. The unit has been greatly reduced, and our old unit's number has been revoked.”
Hearing this, Lin Yi nodded. He didn't believe that the country would let such a group of people who could drive tanks, helicopters, and small warships out and do nothing. So they were Zhou Zheng's old troops.
Although he did not ask so clearly before, Lin Yi more or less knew that Zhou Zheng was kicked out of his last unit because he had committed a crime.
" But..." Zhou Zheng rubbed his hands in embarrassment.
"We can talk about the salary and benefits. The salary will be 1,000 yuan a month.”Lin Yi waved his hand and said heroically.
He also felt that he was short of manpower. Just like this afternoon, if he hadn't supported them, the two of them would have been smashed by the Russian auntie's chest.
Now that there were more train skins, Lin Yi was still worried that Zhou Zheng and the others would not be able to see through it. Now, if he could recruit Zhou Zheng's comrades, that would naturally be the best thing.
Hearing this, Zhou Zheng was overjoyed. He thanked Lin Yi on behalf of his comrade. A salary of 1,000 yuan was not low. Although it was not as good as theirs, it was equivalent to three months 'salary of an ordinary person.
In fact, Zhou Zheng didn't need to mention it. Lin Yi wasn't stingy. Everyone knew what was going on in Moscow now. It wasn't that he had to put his head on his belt, but it wasn't too much to say that he was risking his life to make money. Getting injured was definitely a common occurrence.
Today, other than Lin Yi and the two interpreter, Wu Yongnian and the rest were all injured.
After saying that, Lin Yi turned his head and stared straight at Big Horse.
A formless pressure instantly enveloped Big Horse. He felt as if there was a shackle firmly binding him, and a thin layer of sweat involuntarily appeared on his forehead.
The burden that Lin Yi had given him was too heavy.
It involved tens of millions of funds, dozens, or even hundreds of bulk goods.
He was just a young university teacher. He had never experienced such a thing, nor had he ever taken on such responsibility.
Lin Yi also knew that this was too difficult for Ma, but he believed that Ma could do it.
If there was a trade skill in this world, Ma was undoubtedly the person with the highest talent points.
In his previous life, all of Ali's platforms sold goods worth trillions of yuan every year.
Especially Ali itself, which was the earliest 1688, was a company where merchants traded with each other.
In the beginning, Ma tricked the merchants until 1688, but there were no buyers. Then, Ma and the entire team pretended to be buyers and bought the goods from the merchants.
The thing that Lin Yi was asking Ma to do now was actually almost the same as this, and it was even simpler.
After all, this was a serious business deal, and what Ma did before was called deception and deception.
Big Horse gritted his teeth." Alright, since you trust me, Boss, I'll definitely do a good job."”
He suddenly understood why he followed Lin Yi here. Wasn't it to grow his skills? Now that Lin Yi had handed the heavy responsibility to him, he didn't dare to take it on. What was going on?
Zhang Ying was going to look down on him when he got home.
Besides, the money was Lin Yi's. If Lin Yi wasn't afraid, what was there to be afraid of?
" After you go back, you can sign the contract with them in the name of the foreign trade company. Then, I will transfer the money to them. Is that okay?" Lin Yi instructed.
Big Horse shook his head." I don't have any problems here. It's enough for those companies to be happy to receive foreign trade orders.”
Ever since the establishment of China, all the way until the millennium, China's enterprises had always been burdened with a huge burden, which was to earn foreign exchange through export.
It had even reached the point where they were heroes based on whether they could earn foreign exchange or not.
If a company could earn foreign exchange through export, it didn't matter even if it lost money. The country would not only make up for all the losses, but the tax refund would also be unimaginably high.
It couldn't be helped. China urgently needed foreign exchange.
The introduction of new equipment, new technology, and anything that our country cannot produce on its own and needs to be purchased externally. To put it bluntly, even sending a spy to collect information requires foreign exchange. After all, they do not accept Chinese dollars.
Of course, US dollars and rubles were the highest in foreign exchange. If it didn't work, then British pounds and French pounds would do. Even Swadian dollars would do. He wasn't picky at all.
Big Horse hesitated for a moment." I'm just talking about how you're going to transfer money to them. With such a large capital flow, will it bring you trouble?"”
Lin Yi waved his hand and said indifferently,"If I leave from the United States, they won't ask about these things. The Soviets won't dare to investigate them.”
It was ridiculous to say that there were actually a bunch of banks opened by European and American countries in Moscow.
What was even more ridiculous was that the officials of the Soviet Union were still respectful to these Westerners and did not even dare to investigate.
However, it was ridiculous later on.
The United States secretly sent a large number of senior financial experts to work with the forces within the Soviet Union to plunder the country's wealth.
The situation was so absurd that the American psychologist Jeffrey. Saks directly helped Ye Liqin to revise the presidential decree. Hai personally drafted countless Russian laws and government regulations.
Even Summers of the US Treasury Department wrote a letter to the Russian Deputy Minister of Finance, giving detailed guidance on how to formulate and implement economic policies.
Under the careful care of the American doctors, the fate of the Soviet economy could be imagined.
" Did you notice anyone who might be useful today?" Lin Yi asked.
Reselling airplanes was the real purpose of Lin Yi and the others 'trip, not a small matter of selling some daily necessities.
However, he still couldn't find a suitable person to contact, so Lin Yi asked everyone to pay attention.
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