Shanghai, public concession.
After Wen Desi and the others came out of the jewelry store, they did not go looking for a hotel, but asked the coachman to go to Yangtze River Road in later generations.
The other team he sent out in the morning was divided into three groups, one of which was specifically responsible for buying houses and had already bought a small detached house here.
This villa is located near the Huangpu River.
It is a three-story European-style building with a construction area of about 700 square meters and a garden of about 1,000 square meters surrounded by walls.
This was determined during the previous investigations.
The original owner was a European businessman who was eager to make a move because he was about to return to his country.
The biochemical man sent by Wen Desi ate it for 30,000 silver dollars.
"Mr.
Wen, the housing prices in the Shanghai Concession are much more expensive than those in Neijiang, so I spent 30,000 yuan," reported Biochemical Renhui, which is responsible for buying a house.
"Well, almost.
The housing prices in Shanghai are one of the most expensive in China, and they remained like this until the 23rd century."
Wen Desi didn't care about the price, and there were running water and electricity here.
Wen Desi walked around the villa and found that the furniture and other living facilities here were basically complete.
At most, the bedding could be changed once before it could be occupied.
Then he took out a drawing and ordered: "Jia Bushong, you go find a builder tomorrow to renovate part of the garden outside and buy some warehouses around the land that we still need for the dock.
No matter what you buy, Or rent, get me a few rooms, at least 5,000 square meters.”
"Yes, Mr.
Wen, we will do it tomorrow."
Jia Buxiong is the biochemical man responsible for buying a house.
Wen Desi planned to build this place into a base in Shanghai, but just one villa would definitely not be enough.
By evening, the other two groups also came back.
"General Reporter, we have consulted seven foreign companies about the weapons and machinery you ordered.
This is the information I compiled."
After one of the biochemical people reported, he handed over a memory card.
"Mr.
Wen, this is the market data you want for light industry, chemicals, metals and other raw materials."
The person in charge of the other group also took out a memory card.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Wen Desi took the memory card and put it into his handheld computer to browse.
After watching it for a while, Wen Desi couldn't help but sigh: "The market in this era is really completely different from that in later generations."
Compared with later generations, industrial products at this time seemed very expensive, while agricultural products and raw materials seemed too cheap.
The difference between industry and agriculture was too big.
This is still in a coastal metropolis like Shanghai.
If it is in the mainland, the price difference is even more outrageous.
The unit price of the 1903 Springfield rifle is 38 yuan, and the bullets are 45 yuan per thousand.
The unit price of the 1900 pistol is 40 yuan, and the bullets are 42 yuan per thousand.
The unit price of the Madsen light machine gun is 260 yuan, and the unit price of the Maxim heavy machine gun has reached about 1,000 yuan.
New gadgets like cars were also very expensive.
Although in Wen Desi's eyes, such cars were extremely crude, but they still cost 2,000 to 3,000 yuan.
At that time, a luxury European-style carriage only cost 500 yuan.
Wen Desi thought for a while and said: "Xia Ya, you go buy a batch of weapons tomorrow.
If you want 300 rifles, choose the 1903 Springfield style, with 300,000 rounds of bullets.
Let's go for 1903, 300 of them, and 300,000 rounds of bullets. . 40 Madsen light machine guns with 200,000 rounds of ammunition, and 10 Maxims of the same caliber with 100,000 rounds of ammunition.”
"In addition, there are also boats.
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I want to buy five steamboats for inland rivers, all of which can be driven to the inland rivers."
"There are also machines, the latest generators, steam engines, sugar presses, paper machines, brewing machines and various machine tools, all the latest ones."
"There are also livestock, large European cold-blooded horses, Arabian horses for cavalry, 200 stallions and mares, various well-bred pigs, cattle and sheep."
Wen Desi opened the plan and assigned procurement tasks to the biochemical people.
His money goes as quickly as it comes.
A quarter of the 2.12 million pounds he just received was lost in the blink of an eye.
In the end, there were three people left who had not received the mission.
At this time, he said: "Banazar, when the weapons come back, you will go to the United States and take the Antelope 670.
This is the plan."
Wen Desi added: "The household registration management in the United States is very chaotic now, especially in several border states such as Montana.
There is almost no concept of household registration management.
As long as you have money, you can get a real identity certificate.
Of course, if necessary, , you can silence the insider forever.”
"Yes, Mr.
Wen.
Make sure to complete the mission."
Balnazar is a cyborg with a Germanic appearance.
That's right, this time Balnazar and others went to the United States just to resolve the identity issue.
Of course there is no problem in using those fake passports now, but if they become bigger in the future, they will definitely attract the attention of all parties.
If they don’t have a true identity, it’s really hard to explain.
However, it is not too difficult to obtain an identity in this era.
There is no Internet or DNA identification at this time.
As long as you have money, it's not a problem at all.
A month later, Wen Desi led a fleet and sailed to Sichuan.
This time he spent a lot of money in Shanghai and bought a large number of machinery and weapons, which caused a small stir in the Shanghai market.
At present, only part of the goods here are not in stock, and the remaining parts are not in stock and have to be shipped from Europe.
Some of them have to be made on the spot and will not arrive within two or three months.
Wen Desi had many things to do and did not have time to wait in Shanghai, so he asked Cromi to stay in Shanghai and returned to Sichuan.
In addition, he also sent several people to Beijing with some artificial diamonds and artificial gemstones for sale.
The Tatar princes and nobles over there are rich, so why don't they let them shed some blood?
"However, after this business is done, it's almost done," Wen Desi thought with some unfinished thoughts.
The market for luxury goods such as diamonds and gemstones is not very large.
If too much investment is made at one time, not to mention depreciation, it will definitely attract the attention of all parties.
Wen Desi's current strength is too insufficient.
It would not be fun if he caused trouble.
The batch of diamonds sold in Shanghai this time has attracted the attention of some interested people.
If he hadn't had the sign of being an American citizen, someone might have come to his door.
Therefore, although he still has a lot of inventory in hand, he does not dare to continue shipping in large quantities.
However, the funds obtained this time can already meet the needs of farming development.
Now that Balnazar and the others have not come back, Wendsi has no choice but to go back by boat despite his reluctance.
But fortunately, this fleet is now all steamships, which are at least faster than sailboats and paddle boats.
He is now sitting on a rented 500-ton passenger ship.
In addition to him, there are also a group of talents recruited in Shanghai, mainly engineers, technical workers, agronomists, and crew members who drive steamships. , as well as several doctors, veterinarians and lawyers, with Chinese and foreign nationalities, totaling more than 300 people.
In order to ensure the safety of this cargo and people, Wen Desi also hired two inland river gunboats from the U.S.
Navy to serve as escorts.
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When they were about to leave Jiangxi, something unexpected happened.
"Mr.
Wen, we caught a smuggler," Jia Buxiong came in and reported.
"Why are we smuggling on this boat to Sichuan?"
Wen Desi was a little curious.
Doesn’t this smuggler have no brains?
Jia Bushong said: "Yes, judging from his accent, he is from Jiangxi."
Wen Desi was feeling bored now, so he said: "Haha, it's interesting.
When people from Jiangxi go to Sichuan, they have to sneak this guy here.
Let me ask what's going on
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