MTL - Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat-Chapter 7 pull investment
Chapter 7 Investment Pulling
When Fang Lang returned to the Charles Jose, Captain Cross looked at Fang Lang who returned empty-handed with a look of surprise and asked: "Hey! Fang, why did you come back empty-handed?"
Of course Fang Lang didn't return empty-handed, he had an extra Patek Philippe's first-generation perpetual calendar watch on his wrist. For this watch alone, Fang Lang's impression is that there are only four pieces in the world, and the auction price reached more than 70 million. This is what Carlo must give Fang Lang as a gift.
At Carlo's suggestion, Fang Lang bought two Ruger P08 pistols for fifty dollars, because according to Carlo's knowledge, the Ruger P08 pistols are very popular in the American collectibles market, but the specific value depends on him. It's not clear, Fang Lang accepted his suggestion after thinking twice. Not to mention an extra source of wealth.
"Mr. Captain, I was on the streets of Italy. Apart from pizzerias and pasta shops, I really don't know what to bring to the United States." After finishing speaking, he shrugged and looked at Captain Cross helplessly.
"Haha Fang, haven't you discovered the beauties that are specialties on the streets of Italy?" Captain Cross started joking with Fang Lang between men.
"Mr. Captain, I haven't noticed the difference between Italian girls and American girls yet, I think I need your personal demonstration and guidance."
Obviously, women are always the most attractive among men's topics, and Fang Lang didn't need to answer. The crew around him began to talk about the difference between Italian beauties and American beauties. The atmosphere was so enthusiastic, which made Fang Lang blend in. The speed of the team is fast.
In this way, time passed quickly, and there was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, before the sky was fully lit, the Victory Wheel of Charles Joss set sail, and Fang Lang also started his voyage life again after his rebirth.
Captain Cross originally thought that the young Fang Lang was suspected of bragging when he said that he was competent for the shipping work of large ocean-going ships. However, when the first officer took Fang Lang with him, he became familiar with the location of the equipment on board and how to use it.
Fang Lang's performance surprised all the sailors on the ship. He was almost competent for any role on the ship, as if he had rich working experience for every position. This made Captain Cross very satisfied and felt that he had finally found his kind.
Because in this era of European and American countries, captains do not need to be the same as modern China. They have to start from the grassroots sailors step by step, and have to take exams one by one before they can finally take the captain qualification exam. After receiving a major in navigation at the nautical school, boarding a ship is a management position. As the chief engineer of an ocean-going container ship in modern society, Fang Lang has a captain's qualification certificate and needs to take turns when the captain is resting.
Captain Cross is an exception, because he is a black man. Even if you are better than a white man in American society, you cannot enjoy the same treatment as a white man. Therefore, he also started from the most basic sailor, and finally passed his own Hard work, coupled with the shortage of captains during World War II, has the opportunity to become a rare black captain.
This made Cross like Fang Lang very much. Although he was traveling with the **** fleet, he had no chance to choose the route independently, but when the two were discussing, Fang Lang had a very rich reserve of navigation knowledge, seasons, climate, ocean currents, and weather. There is a lot of geography knowledge that even Cross has never heard of.
I am also very proficient in the use of navigation equipment on board. The sextant, compass, radio compass, and astronomical clock are all ready to use. The measured route, longitude and latitude are very accurate.
Fang Lang's sailing skills were unanimously recognized by the crew on board, and he was directly assigned to be on duty after passing through the Strait of Gibraltar.
In fact, Fang Lang also has unfamiliar equipment, such as anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-submarine guns on board. As long as there is a chance, Fang Lang will go to maintain these guns and artillery with the soldiers. After all, this is a man's romance. I don't know if the **** fleet is too large, or because the Germans know that this is an empty ship returning to the United States, and it has no attack value, so after fifteen days of sailing, Fang Lang did not encounter the attack of the German Navy submarine force. Arrived in New York, the largest port city on the east coast of the United States.
During this period, the New York port was basically crowded with the Liberty and Victory ships traveling to and from Europe, and there were no free berths to berth other merchant ships, so basically American soldiers were seen at the port. Now because it is a time of war, in order to pursue the efficiency of loading ships, there are basically three shifts. The loading and unloading work in the port is basically in a state of people resting and equipment, so the efficiency is very high.
Originally, based on Fang Lang's understanding of bulk carriers like the Victory Ship, it would take about ten days to fill a 7,000-ton Victory Ship. As a result, Captain Cross told Fang Lang that they were loading and unloading materials and overhauling the ship in New York. The time was only three short days.
In fact, Fang Lang has been observing Captain Cross and the others on the boat. After getting along for nearly half a month, Fang Lang feels that Captain Cross and others are trustworthy. After careful consideration, in order to maximize the benefits and expand the quantity of his single purchase, he still decided to bring all the crew members into his plan, and of course he would not tell everything.
Just before the ship was about to dock, Fang Lang found Captain Cross and said seriously: "Mr. Captain, I wonder if we can talk alone!"
Cross looked at this outstanding young man, picked up the pipe in his hand and took a light puff, then nodded and said, "Of course, Fang, you can talk to me anytime you have anything on your mind."
Although he didn't know what Captain Cross was thinking, Fang Lang knew that he must have misunderstood something, but he didn't care.
"Mr. Captain, after half a month of getting along, I am very grateful that you have not treated me as an outsider at all. In order to thank you for your care during this time, I have a small business, which may allow you to make a small fortune. I don't know if you are interested."
Hearing that Fang Lang could make everyone a small fortune, his heart moved, and he said with a smile on his face: "Fang, of course we will not refuse things that can make us rich. I don't know if we can talk about what we are doing specifically. Things that violate military discipline are not acceptable." , everything else is fine."
"I don't know if it is a violation of military discipline to carry some personal items on board?"
Fang Lang's answer made Captain Cross feel relieved. Seeing that this kid was about to dock, he suddenly wanted to chat with himself mysteriously. He thought he was going to do something illegal and criminal! The result is trying to smuggle some goods. I think American soldiers can do things like transporting drugs with military planes. You use the boat to carry some personal items, and you still make it so mysterious and scary.
"Of course there is no problem, you can bring as much as you want, but what do you mean by bringing us to make a fortune together!"
"I have a source of income in my hand. Now invest a hundred dollars. I will purchase the goods and help transport them to Italy for processing. I will guarantee you three times the profit. I don't know if you are interested." Fang Lang will not tell the real profit The less people they know about this lucrative business, the better.
Hearing Fang Lang say that there are three times the profit, Cross's eyes widened. Not every business has such a high profit.
"Fang, are you serious?" Cross said seriously.
"Of course, you don't have to worry about anything. If you invest in me, I will purchase it, and you will help me transport it. I will sell it and guarantee three times the profit, which is not enough for me. If this time goes well, you will help me purchase it in the future and ship it to the destination. Hey, I'll pay you three times the price, how about it?" Fang Lang also looked directly into Cross's eyes and said seriously.
Some people may think, don’t these crew members themselves know the price of cigarettes on the battlefield! Why not buy it yourself and sell it yourself? In fact, the main market for cigarettes is in the front-line battlefield. The crew of the navy's transport fleet basically have no time to stay in the war zone, and they are constantly transferring supplies back and forth.
For the short stay in the war zone, most American soldiers will go to women. After all, in the war years, soldiers put their heads on their belts, and they would earn money if they lived an extra day. So, in this situation There are not many people who can think about making money.
However, there will definitely be some black market merchants who will find these crew members to buy cigarettes, but merchants want to make money and will not let these soldiers earn too much, so Fang Lang promises that the triple profit will definitely allow all crew members to participate.
(end of this chapter)
