Lin Zhensong naturally knew what Deng Wenru meant. Dayang was not pure silver. It was generally mixed with other things. If the price of silver was not much higher than Dayang, then casting Dayang with silver and selling it through some channels could indeed make him a fortune.
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However, Lin Zhensong did not intend to do this business. It was not because of his high moral character, but because after what happened in Shanghai last time, he did not like this kind of business.
Moreover, the arrival of this batch of silver also made Lin Zhensong a little worried, fearing that this matter would affect the Lin family's arrangements in foreign silver markets.
"Alas..." Thinking of this, Lin Zhensong sighed and smiled bitterly at the two of them: "It's a bit late now. I have already spent money to buy a lot of machines abroad to start a factory, and now I don't have much left.
It’s such a pity that the money is gone.”
Hearing this, Lu Jingde was a little puzzled and asked: "Isn't this right, Lao Lin? Why haven't I heard you talk about this before? Also, what factories are you planning to open?"
"Don't worry, Lu Gongji, I won't compete with you for business. Although I haven't decided what kind of factory to open yet, it will definitely be different from yours.
Besides, my factory will not be opened here in Shanghai, but will be located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and the goods will only be sold around there. Your goods will be sold by sea to various places along the coast, so we will not conflict."
Hearing Lin Zhensong's words, Lu Jingde's face smiled like a flower, making Lin Zhensong and Deng Wenru helplessly shake their heads.
Deng Wenru thought about what Lin Zhensong said and felt something was wrong, so he asked: "Old Lin, is there anything else you are hiding? You have already bought machines, so why don't you know what kind of factory you want to set up?"
Lin Zhensong heard this and explained: "What I bought was not a new factory, but a batch of old factories that someone abroad bought, dismantled and sold."
Lu Jingde heard this and asked in confusion: "Is the new machine bad? Why are you buying that scrap metal?"
"What scrap metal? That's a good thing. Not only are there a lot of machines, but they also come with technical data and technicians from those factories. This is a sure-profit business."
Hearing Lin Zhensong's words, Lu Jingde's eyes lit up and he said hurriedly: "And there are also technical data and technicians? This is really good stuff, you can share some of it with me."
Hearing this, Lin Zhensong waved his hands impatiently and said: "Okay, okay, the ship is here. Let's find a place to talk about this later."
After saying that, Lin Zhensong followed everyone's gaze and looked at the big ship docking at the dock.
Seeing this, Lu Jingde looked at Deng Wenru beside him and asked: "Old Deng, how much silver are you going to take this time?"
Hearing this, Deng Wenru asked: "Tell me about yourself first. How much do you want to buy? I heard that you suffered a small loss last time?"
"What a small loss? It's a big loss, okay? It cost me nearly 100,000 oceans!"
Hearing this, Deng Wenru was also surprised and asked: "Why did you lose so much? Didn't you say you only lost a few thousand before?"
"Alas..." After hearing this, Lu Jingde sighed and said, "I'm sorry to tell you! I happened to have some Japanese yen on hand at the time. As soon as I heard that the Japanese yen was devalued, I immediately took action.
I wish I had been tricked."
After hearing this, Lin Zhensong came back and asked: "Lu Gongji, how come you have yen in your hand? You also lost a hundred thousand oceans, so you must not have hundreds of thousands of yen in your hand? You don't
Could it be that they are working together with the Japanese?"
"How is it possible..." After denying it, Lu Jingde immediately explained: "These yen were given to me by someone from Beijing and Tianjin when they purchased goods. I didn't want them at first. He gave me some profit before I accepted them.
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Moreover, the yen was not hundreds of thousands, only 140,000 to 50,000. I sold it too late that day, and the price of the yen was almost at the bottom when I sold it. Fortunately, my batch was not in ten yen denomination, so I did not lose so much.
awful."
Lin Zhensong frowned after hearing this, and asked again: "Who are the people buying goods from you? Are they working for the Japanese?"
"No, I checked their background. They are just ordinary businessmen. These yen should have flowed into Beijing and Tianjin from the northeast, and then into their hands."
Speaking of this, Lu Jingde couldn't help complaining: "These guys are really, aren't they obviously trying to trick me?"
After hearing this, Deng Wenru shook his head and said: "Lao Lu, stop complaining about others. If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for being greedy. You picked up sesame seeds and lost the watermelon. It's really..."
"Oh...who says it's not the case? So I thought! This time, exchange all the banknotes in your hands for silver bricks to avoid any further trouble."
After hearing this, Deng Wenru was about to say something when he heard the old foreigner speak loudly and immediately attracted his attention.
"Everyone, everyone, come here and listen to me. I have brought you good things this time, a lot of silver bricks..."
Upon hearing Yin Zhuan, except for the few people in the middle and Lin Zhensong, everyone present immediately started whispering among themselves. Apparently not many people knew the news.
Seeing everyone's performance, David couldn't help but smile. After everyone calmed down a bit, David continued: "I, David, I believe everyone knows me, and I am definitely a friend you can trust."
"Eh heh heh..." As soon as David's words came out, there was a burst of boos. Obviously David was definitely not what he said.
Seeing this scene, David was not upset and continued to say shamelessly: "This time, I am here to help everyone solve their problems.
I believe everyone present is aware of what happened in Shanghai before. Some people even experienced it personally and lost money. They understand that banknotes are not trustworthy, so I specially brought silver bricks for everyone.
The quality of the silver bricks this time is absolutely good, and the price is absolutely fair. I guarantee everyone’s satisfaction. Come on, come on board with me and take a look at the goods!”
After David finished speaking, he took the lead in clearing the way and walked to the bridge. Seeing this, everyone followed him.
Although everyone did not believe in David's character, his words were not unreasonable. Many people present were indeed worried about the issue of banknotes. After the last incident in Shanghai, many people had already begun to exchange banknotes for oceans.
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However, because everyone started to support Dayang, their exchange was not too smooth. Now that there are other opportunities, everyone naturally wants to take a look.
After getting on the boat, the group of people followed David around, and finally came to the door of a warehouse. There were people guarding the door with guns. After the guards confirmed David's identity, they were let in.
As soon as everyone entered the warehouse, what they saw were rows of wooden boxes, which filled most of the warehouse. David didn't waste any time, just took a crowbar from one side and pried open a box.
"Bang..." The lid of the wooden box was lifted aside, stirring up a burst of dust, but everyone didn't care and gathered around the wooden box.
Inside the box, all that came into view was silver light. It took a lot of effort for David to take out a silver brick from the box, allowing everyone to see the whole thing.
The specifications of the silver bricks are large silver bricks that are two centimeters thick, twenty centimeters wide, and forty centimeters long. Such silver bricks are placed vertically in the box, with two rows of them.
Such a silver brick may be worth about 300 oceans. The box is 1.4 meters long. One row costs 70 yuan, and the second row costs 140 yuan. One box is worth more than 40,000 oceans. This makes many people present.
, my eyes turned red.
Because this box is a big fortune for many people present, not to mention that there are at least more than a hundred boxes in this cabin, which is a huge fortune.
However, no one took any action. After all, there were guards with submachine guns at the door. They were all wealthy and there was no need to take such risks.
What's more, I don't know how much this box weighs, and there aren't many people here who can carry ten yuan, so it's useless even if I try.
Looking at everyone's gaze, David directly took out a few more pieces and handed them to the people who gathered around, letting them take a look.
Lin Zhensong was also handed a piece. The three of them gathered around and studied it. After making sure that there was no problem, they handed it to others.
After everyone had looked at them once, David said: "These silver bricks are of the best quality. If you don't believe it, you can check them one by one."
After saying that, David casually opened a few wooden boxes around and took out the silver bricks. Lin Zhensong and the others took a look at them, and found that the quality was indeed similar to the ones just now.
"How's it going? Boss Lin, are you satisfied? How much are you going to eat today? There's not enough here, and more silver bricks are coming."
After hearing this, Lin Zhensong smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. David is joking, how can I have so much funds to eat this cabin full of silver bricks?"
"Sigh...Boss Lin, stop joking with me. In the whole of Shanghai, who doesn't know that Boss Lin has the largest amount of funds?"
Hearing this, Lin Zhensong immediately explained: "Mr. David, please don't ridicule me. I did have some money back because I lost my job before, but now it has been used to buy a new job, and my money is tight."
ah!"
After hearing this, David felt a little disappointed and asked, "I wonder how many boxes Boss Lin is going to eat today?"
Hearing this, Lin Zhensong made some calculations in his mind and said with a smile: "Mr. David invited me here today, so of course he has to give me some respect. In this way, I can reserve 10% of the cabin! I don't know how much it is?"
Hearing this, David was speechless for a while. Just now he said he had no money, but this time he offered 10% guarantee. He really didn't know what to say.
However, David did not hesitate, and said with a smile: "Boss Lin, there are about 150 boxes in this cabin, and a total of 15 boxes. What do you think, Boss Lin?"
"No problem, I just don't know what the price is? Mr. David would like a better discount."
David listened and said with a smile: "The selling price I prepared is one hundred and ten dollars per silver brick, but this is the retail price. Since Boss Lin directly guarantees 10%, I will also give you 10% profit. One silver brick is ninety dollars."
How about nine dollars?”
After hearing this, Lin Zhensong secretly estimated that at ninety dollars, it was much more expensive than foreign silver prices, but it was not too expensive.
During this period of time, Lin Zhensong paid a lot of attention to silver. He knew that a silver brick of this size is a 260-ounce standard silver brick, and the price is more than one hundred US dollars at US$0.4 per ounce.
Now the international silver price is fluctuating below 0.4, and the silver bricks shipped to China sell for US$99, which is actually quite fair.