Chapter 185 The Fantasy of the Big Shot (Second update! Please vote for me!)

I will become an important person

Every time, whenever faced with a choice, Nikolaev would always say this to himself. He knew better than anyone else whether he could succeed. He was the branch manager of a Russian commercial bank in China.

, the status of this branch is also very important. He spent a lot of effort to climb to this position. Although he is only the branch manager of Lianyungang, this new city, in his view, this is an opportunity.

Now, in Nikolaev's view, he has seized this opportunity.

“State of the art and the best”

A series of extremely exaggerated words came out of Nikolayev's mouth.

As if he was afraid that Captain Han next to him would not believe it, he quickly walked to the brand new field gun. The light blue metallic paint on the gun body and shield reflected the light in the sun.

"...The most important m1902 field gun uses a new gas-type recoil and retraction device, which allows it to fire shells at a rate of 24 rounds per minute, and is the same as the 38-type field gun used by Japan and the expensive

Compared with the Krupp 1903 field gun widely used in China, not only does it have a faster rate of fire, but its shells are heavier. The Japanese and German field artillery projectiles weigh 6 kilograms, while its projectiles weigh 6.23 kilograms, and the shells are heavier.

, more powerful, and its range is longer, more than 8.5 kilometers,..."

While introducing the m1902 field gun that he had worked so hard to get from the Primorsky Governorate, Nikolayev couldn't help but recall that he was born into a not very wealthy family. He was born in an ordinary family.

I am afraid that he will not be able to change much in this life. At most, he will become a small employee of a company, which is already very good. When he thought of the wealth that this business brought to him, he chuckled complacently.

At this time, he even imagined a spacious balcony and room in his mind, which was both the office of the foreign company and his residence. Of course, it was the foreign company he founded.

In the past, he thought that starting his own foreign company would be a long journey. But now, he knew that the opportunity for rapid success was right in front of him. As long as this business was completed, he would be able to own his own foreign company. Soon, he would be

A senior executive in a certain foreign company.

Listening to Nikolaev's extremely exaggerated tone when he was bragging about himself, Han Wutian just nodded indifferently, which was regarded as agreeing with Nikolaev's words. Han Wutian was no stranger to the M1902 field gun made in Russia.

, when he was studying in Japan, he had come into contact with this kind of artillery, but it was a trophy of the Japanese army during the Russo-Japanese War.

This kind of artillery is indeed more advanced than the Krupp M1903 and the Krupp-imitation Type 38 field gun, with a faster rate of fire, a longer range, and more power. This is the reason why he was not rejected.

"...each door costs 10,000 yuan, sixty doors totaling 600,000 yuan, one hundred and twenty ammunition trucks, each costing 1,500 yuan, totaling 180,000 yuan, and ten preparation vehicles, each carrying three

One thousand two hundred yuan, totaling 32,000 yuan, the same artillery harness, for the front horse, 120 sets, 350 yuan for each set, a total of 42,000 yuan, for the rear horse, one

One hundred and twenty sets, NT$400 each, NT$48,000, same riding equipment... m1902 type shrapnel, with cartridge, 70,000 rounds, NT$20 each, total NT$1.4 million

…”

While Nikolayev was making quotations with the list, engineer Tiele of the Second Light Industry Machinery Factory, an artillery expert hired from the German Lüfer Machine Gun Factory, was inspecting the assembled artillery.

"Nikolaev, this gun still has... it's an old gun."

Tiele, who raised his head and adjusted his glasses, pointed at several of the artillery pieces and continued talking.

"These thirty-one guns may have fired more than 200 rounds, so the price of the guns must be reduced by at least 30..."

"What……"

Nikolayev was surprised and quickly explained.

"Mr. Han, my price is already 15% lower than the cheapest Japanese, and the unit price of artillery shells is 30% lower. It can be said that in order to get this business, I have offered the lowest price. As for the old cannon, this,

Chief Han, you have to know that even if you buy cannons from the Japanese, what you buy are refurbished old cannons. This is especially true from the Germans, and they will sell you new cannons at the same price. I have...

"

Regarding Nikolayev's explanation, Han Wutian smiled indifferently. He was telling the truth. Both Japan and Germany often export old weapons that have been eliminated by their own armies. After a little renovation, they will use new weapons.

sell.

"alright,"

Putting down his hand, Han Wutian looked at Nikolayev and said.

"Let's settle at the price we agreed on before, but Mr. Nikolayev"

Looking directly at the other party, while Nikolayev looked happy, Han Wutian's expression gradually became serious.

"I hope this is the last time"

"Of course, we..."

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Nikolayev answered in a squeaky voice, but he listened to Han Wutian say.

"Is there anything else Mr. Nikolayev has to do? If not, a gentleman has summoned you."

"Summon me?"

Sitting on the sofa, Nikolaev looked at the surprisingly young man in front of him. He was Li Zicheng, the founder and owner of this city.

However, in Nikolaev's view, the young man lying on the hospital bed in front of him was probably more eye-catching because of his wealth.

"Mr. Li, if I knew I was coming to see you, I would have prepared a gift. Please forgive me for being rude."

Nikolayev said respectfully, he understood that if he could get help from the man in front of him, he could bring him hundreds of thousands of Chinese silver dollars every year just by getting a supply of wood, not to mention...

"I'm sorry, because of my health, I can only meet you here."

Apologizing, Li Zicheng sighed secretly in his heart, sitting in a wheelchair and lying on a hospital bed were all just to create illusions, especially in front of outsiders.

"Mr. Nikolayev, I heard that you are planning to open a foreign business of your own?"

Li Zicheng admired the forty-year-old Russian in front of him in his heart. He admired his courage more. His courage was fully demonstrated in the arms trade that had just been concluded. Other foreign companies

Manager, there is no problem in buying guns, but buying cannons is difficult for everyone. In the end, Nikolaev, who usually only supplies wood, took the initiative to find the company and said he wanted to give it a try.

With the idea of ​​seeking medical treatment in an emergency, the company did not refuse and gave him 100,000 yuan in funding. The fundamental reason for the urgent need for artillery was that the domestic situation was urgent. Lianyungang must have a certain ability to protect itself in order to survive the upcoming crisis.

Survive in the coming troubled times.

Although the Second Light Industry Machinery Factory is currently developing artillery, due to various reasons such as raw materials, it still cannot produce artillery in March and February. Outsourcing is the only way to solve the problem, but Lianyungang is different from local

Warlords and local warlords can buy artillery through foreign banks, and they also have that power, but Lianyungang cannot.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Li, I hope that my company and your company can continue to cooperate as in the past."

What Nikolayev meant was very simple. He just wanted to take over the timber business in Lianyungang. As for the arms, it was just an adventure for him to complete his accumulation. He really didn't want to take the same risk again.

Once, after all, something happened, whether in Russia or China, it would be enough to bankrupt him.

"You did me a favor, and I will do you a favor. If you set up your own company, then you can entrust Liuhe to purchase wood,"

"Li, Mr. Li..."

Seeing Nikolayev's expression of surprise, Li Zicheng smiled and pointed at the teacup on the table in front of him.

"In the first half of this year, Lianyungang imported 650,000 yuan worth of timber. If my estimate is correct, your profit should be 15,000 yuan a year, at most 200,000 yuan."

this……

Nikolayev smiled awkwardly. The profit of the timber business itself was very limited, but it was impossible to open a foreign company only to do the timber business. It could also be...

"Even if we are doing other businesses, a profit of 300,000 yuan a year may be the company's greatest potential in the next five years."

Looking at the other party with a smile, Li Zicheng murmured with emphasis from time to time. The security department has handed over this person's information. He is an adventurer from Russia who wants to make a fortune. For this kind of person, he came here.

He is chasing wealth for the people, and now he wants to "give" him a fortune.

"Liuhe is planning to establish a company, um, a trading company. Of course, the purpose of establishing this trading company is to develop overseas markets, such as the Russian market..."

His eyes opened slightly, and Nikolayev murmured in his heart. What did Mr. Li mean...

"Last year, Russia imported 483 motorcycles from Germany, the United States, Japan, and France. In the first half of this year, 77 motorcycles were imported from Japan alone. The total price is more than 10 million yen, and now..."

Smiling, Li Zicheng stood up and looked directly at Nikolayev and said.

"Now Lianyungang can also manufacture locomotives, and they are more advanced than Japanese locomotives, with a larger load capacity and faster speed. How about it? Are you interested in giving it a try?"

Try? What he meant? When Nikolayev was surprised, Li Zicheng continued.

"According to the convention of foreign companies for mechanical products, the manager's commission is 5 for less than 5 million yuan, 7 for more than 5 million yuan, 10 for more than 10 million yuan, and 1 million per year."

one million a year

With his eyes wide open, Nikolayev felt a lump in his throat and was speechless. He knew that this was... this was an opportunity, if, if...

Looking at Nikolayev with a smile, Li Zicheng knew that he could not refuse this temptation. The reason why he chose him to help the company open up the international market was because he liked his "desire for adventure". A small timber merchant, in San

Anyone who can open up joints within a month and pull out a batch of arms from the Russian arsenal, and then convince the other party to deliver the goods first and pay later, is a talent no matter how you look at it, at least when it comes to developing markets, especially in developing markets.

on the official market.

Russia is a backward power, but it has a developed railway transportation system, but its locomotive manufacturing industry is quite backward. 70% of its locomotives are imported, and 500 locomotives are imported every year.

A market worth nearly 100 million yuan, with a profit margin of over 60%, is definitely a big piece of meat.

Now is the perfect time to open up the Russian market. Next year, when the world war starts, Russia will no longer be able to import motorcycles from France, Britain, and Germany. It can only import motorcycles from the United States and Japan, and the quantities are larger. If it can now

If Russia sells the locomotives in Lianyungang, then next year, just exporting locomotives to Russia will bring in profits of tens of millions of yuan a year.

What's more important is that after the war starts, Russia, which has no more choices, will even have to import machinery, equipment and weapons from third-rate industrial countries like Japan. It can completely open up its reputation as "Made in China" with the help of locomotives, thus increasing its reputation as "Made in China".

Many goods and even arms are exported to Russia.

"Li, Mr. Li, I..."

Faced with the temptation of one million, Nikolayev hesitated. He could not refuse this opportunity, but deep down in his heart, he was more eager to own his own foreign company, rather than just being a foreign trader like now...
To be continued...