In addition, two grenade production lines were also purchased. Although there is no production line, it can be made manually, which is how it is done in the north. But with the production line, the production speed is faster and the quality is guaranteed.
After paying the deposit, Li Mu only had three to four hundred thousand dollars left, which made him feel poor.
It seems that he must find a way to make some quick money. He currently has no shortage of domestic currency, but is short of foreign currencies such as US dollars.
After thinking about it, I found a bank, took out more than 900 kilograms of gold as collateral, took out a loan of US$900,000, and began to purchase materials that were extremely in short supply in the country.
The first was gasoline. A barrel of 200 liters cost US$3.20 per barrel. Li Mu purchased 100,000 barrels of gasoline at a time, which cost US$320,000.
Converted, one barrel is 200 liters, 100,000 barrels, 20 million liters.
One cubic meter equals one thousand liters, and twenty million liters equals twenty thousand cubic meters of space.
In addition, gasoline barrels also take up space. One hundred thousand barrels of gasoline take up about 21,000 cubic meters of space.
Li Mu purchased a large amount of steel and domestic scarce gunpowder raw materials for the remaining US$900,000, and finally spent it all.
The entire area is becoming more and more prosperous, looking a bit like a big city in the Republic of China.
As a result, when encountering such a rare and good place, it is indispensable to call friends and spread the word, and a large number of people who fled the war and moved inland came to Nanyang area.
A few days ago, the Office of the Commissioner specially calculated that the total population of the region has reached 6.3 million, of which 1.2 million have migrated from various places in the past six months.
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In 1916, the Swede Xin Changfu wrote "Coalfields and Coal Mining in Henan", describing Richthofen, Dinglan and Xin Changfu's investigation to Nanzhao. He believed that the geology of Nanzhao was different from that of other coal areas in northern Henan, and estimated the reserves to be 3,500 tons.
Thousands of tons.
More importantly, prices here are stable, and many foreign products are more complete than in big cities. In this war-torn era, they are even more precious and rare.
After finalizing the makeup, I placed an order with a large clothing factory, and now it's all finished. The fabric is good and the production is quite sophisticated. Now the whole army can finally change their uniforms.
Moreover, after referring to some concepts of German military uniforms, we can sum it up in one word: "handsome". Handsome military uniforms also have a lot of influence on the spirit of the army. At the very least, they can change the image of the army in the old era in the hearts of the people.
He is not afraid that others will have no money to buy it. These days, among the domestic warlords, big commercial banks, and rich men, who has not opened an account in a foreign bank and hoarded a large amount of foreign currency, and who does not hoard a batch of gold on hand.
However, due to the small reserves, except for villagers from nearby villages and towns who use coal and come over to mine some temporarily, there are no specialized companies that use machines to collect coal here.
The coalfield is located in the Funiu Mountains in the southwest, across the borders of Nanzhao and Fangcheng counties. It is a Jurassic coalfield and its reserves are not large.
Such iron-blooded methods and determination completely frightened many people. In addition, some new people were promoted and some talents were recruited from other places to enrich these positions. This incident did not cause any waves.
A few days later, news came from the laboratory in the mountains that penicillin was in the laboratory and had been successfully produced.
As a result, in a short period of time, they were all sold out, and Li Mu had more than 500 kilograms of gold, 2.2 million US dollars, and 300,000 pounds.
There is no more rustic look, giving people a feeling of being both tough and handsome.
Many people were dealt with very quickly, some were shot, some were sentenced, and some are still building roads in the mountains.
However, after all, in other people's territory, transportation is still needed. Li Mu naturally attaches great importance to the rare coal resources in Nanyang area.
After things were settled here, before returning to China, Li Mu heard news that someone had recently organized a flying club in the north to Kuala Lumpur, and many Nanyang Chinese were learning to fly airplanes there.
It also brings more technical talents from all walks of life to the Nanyang area.
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Li Mu visited it in the company of everyone and decided to purchase some coal mining equipment next time. He didn't care about the output, which represented confidence. Under special circumstances, even if external coal cannot be transported in, he can still be self-sufficient.
It seems that it is impossible to use this method to make quick money and arbitrage repeatedly. In fact, it is not bad if the water flows slowly.
When I arrived in Hankou, I contacted the buyer through Muwu Trading Company. I just sold about one-third of the inventory and recovered nearly three million US dollars. The shipment volume dropped sharply, and the market prices of various materials continued to fall.
Indeed, looking at these soldiers in camouflage uniforms shouting slogans and training in the military camp, who would have thought that this was the Republic of China.
The key is that in this era, most of the people who can bring their whole families to move here, except for those who are fleeing from famine, have some wealth or special skills.
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Li Mu instantly understood that so many supplies flooded into the market instantly, short-term needs were met, they were no longer so scarce, and prices naturally came down.
Since the banditry in the countryside has been wiped out, and all kinds of gray forces in the city have been wiped out, the level of public security has reached a new height.
Now that he had tasted the sweetness, Li Mu returned to Nanyang, unloaded the various weapons and equipment purchased this time, and then came to Hankou again and returned to Singapore.
On the contrary, it has made the entire region more prosperous.
However, the new military uniforms are indeed very popular. Not only soldiers, but also officers like them very much. Putting on the new camouflage uniforms makes everyone feel different.
It took two days to preside over the troops changing their uniforms. Li Mu looked at the familiar colors in front of him and the figures training, and felt inexplicable in his heart, as if he had returned to the real world.
Sure enough, strategic military supplies are the most profitable. Of course, after fighting for such a long time, both gasoline and various military raw materials are scarce, which is why the prices are so high and they are sold so quickly.
Thermal power generation relies heavily on coal resources. Although nearby Pingdingshan is a major coal-producing area, Shaanxi, which is right next to it, has extremely rich coal resources in many places.
After returning to Wuhan, Li Mu immediately used Muwu Trading Company to find suitable buyers for these in-demand goods.
Different from the current types of military uniforms, the new military uniforms of the security regiment were specially designed by Li Mu to imitate the camouflage uniforms of later generations.
In the current domestic situation, strength is the last word. No one will buy these hard currencies.
The influx of so many people has driven consumption, coupled with so many projects launched by Li Mu, driving employment and consumption. All kinds of businessmen saw opportunities, department stores, car dealerships, theaters, teahouses, dance halls,
Nightclubs, jewelry stores, jade shops, restaurants, Western restaurants... and movie theaters that can only be found in big cities have all emerged accordingly.
The scale of the purchase this time was larger, including gasoline, steel, gunpowder raw materials, medicines, various domestically scarce equipment, strategic materials...all kinds of materials, worth 3.2 million US dollars, were purchased, filling the entire space, without wasting time.
, returned to Wuhan again.
Half of the remaining goods were put in the warehouse in Hankou and bought slowly; the other half was brought back to Nanyang, where they could be used and sold to surrounding and northwest regions.
According to local chronicles, the Nanzhao coalfield has been mined since the early Qing Dynasty because the coal seams are shallow and easier to collect. The remains of small kilns can be seen everywhere. In 1870, the German Richthofen came to Nanzhao to conduct an investigation.
To this end, Li Mu specially found a large dyeing house to dye camouflage uniforms, and hired several well-known fashion designers from the Shanghai Concession at a high price to design this military uniform based on Li Mu's opinions.
The last batch of gasoline, steel, and gunpowder raw materials purchased were worth more than one million U.S. dollars. It is easy to see how scarce and popular they are in a war-torn country.
It is gasoline, steel, and gunpowder raw materials. They are all strategic materials that are currently in short supply in the country and are absolute hard currencies.
Even ordinary people's eyes lit up when they saw the security forces with a completely new look. This was very different from what they imagined as soldiers.
I haven’t worried about Nanyang for a while. Developments in all aspects are stable and construction has begun to bear fruit.
The current exchange rate between the British pound and the U.S. dollar is one to four, and 300,000 British pounds is equivalent to 1.2 million U.S. dollars.
On the other hand, as the administrative commissioner, Li Mu also carried out a major rectification of the administrative level of the entire region. With the gun in hand, no one dared to object or find fault.
Looking at the quiet and peaceful city in front of me, in the age of war, it seems even more rare and valuable and needs to be protected.
Originally, due to the war, some people from the coast and many big cities threatened by the war moved here. After living for a period of time, I felt the security environment and the level of government here, which is very rare.
The military training was in full swing, and Li Mu also began to inspect everywhere. On this day, he came to Nanshao Coal Mine, which is also a rare coal resource in Nanyang area.
The army is the best guardian.
After thinking about it for a while, Li Mu asked Su Ming to sign up for him. He had no other intention. He also wanted to learn to fly a plane.
Li Mu decided that these things would be sold in China next, and they would only accept gold, US dollars or pounds. He was so poor that he couldn't get rid of the problem, so he had to make a profit first.
In 1931, Wang You went to the Nanzhao County Coal Mine to conduct a geological survey and wrote a survey report.
Although only gold and foreign currency are accepted for purchase, the price is not cheap, and is several times higher than the foreign market price. However, with the current situation in China, it is good to be able to buy such strategic materials that are in short supply. Who cares about the price.
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Taken together, nearly four million U.S. dollars were accounted for this time.
Today is also the day for the army to change its uniform.
Before Li Mu came, he had to read too much information. He only saw the rough methods and steps on how to make penicillin. If he was asked to tell him something, he wouldn't be able to tell.
With the general method and steps, penicillin can be produced in the laboratory so quickly, which is not bad.
The next step is to turn this process into an assembly line, use equipment and raw materials, and mass produce it.
As long as you get it done, your financial resources will be stable in the future!