NIP Chapter 2694 Choose One of Two (Bonus Chapter, Please Follow for Part 2)
Chapter 2694 Choose One of Two (Bonus Chapter, Please Follow for Part 2)
Chapter 2694 Choosing One of Two (Bonus Chapter, Please Follow for Part 2)
Cheng Jinyun did not answer immediately, but instead smiled and said, "Yes, if we want to buy explosives, we don't have to rely on importing them from outside anymore, it's too dangerous."
Wang Yue understood that Cheng Jinyun was probably from the Yan'an area. Although he was puzzled as to why Yan'an needed more military factories since it already had one, he was still reluctant to sell to the Yan'an area.
Therefore, Wang Yue raised his questions, "How much do you want? And how do you plan to pay? You're not like Mingtai, who hasn't paid yet, are you?"
When Cheng Jinyun saw that Wang Yue didn't ask which side she was on, but directly asked how much goods he wanted, she looked at Mingtai with some uncertainty, because he didn't seem reliable at all.
Mingtai knew what Cheng Jinyun was worried about, so he smiled and said, "Just ask. Whether you can do it or not is Boss Wang's problem. Anyway, he will have to pay compensation if he breaches the contract."
Cheng Jinyun thought it made sense, so she said seriously, "We need one hundred guns and five thousand rounds of ammunition. We can exchange them for anti-inflammatory drugs. I wonder if Mr. Wang can provide them?"
Wang Yue was somewhat amused and exasperated. This anti-inflammatory drug had somehow ended up back in his possession. He chuckled and said, "Why don't you just sell the anti-inflammatory drug to Mingtai and then have Mingtai give me some silver dollars?"
Mingtai hadn't expected Cheng Jinyun to be able to provide anti-inflammatory drugs. Knowing that these were in short supply, he immediately agreed, "Then I'll give you a high price, so you won't lose money."
Cheng Jinyun did not refuse Mingtai's offer, and the three parties quickly reached an agreement.
This can be considered a win-win situation for all three parties.
Wang Yue acquired a large amount of silver dollars and gold. Although these things were of no use to him for the time being, they would still be useful for him to exchange for money in other worlds in the future. He promised not to throw them away again next time.
Of course, Wang Yue doesn't necessarily need these things in this world, but no one gets up early without a reason. If Wang Yue didn't accept a single penny, Cheng Jinyun and Mingtai probably wouldn't believe it.
Moreover, anti-inflammatory drugs were very profitable at that time. At their peak, a single dose of anti-inflammatory drugs could sell for at least the price of a small yellow croaker. However, the cost of these anti-inflammatory drugs was very low for Yan'an, so Yan'an was not short of money at the moment!
This is why Wang Yue left behind the production equipment for anti-inflammatory drugs, but not any money.
Because that's where the money is made from anti-inflammatory drugs, and the soldiers provide some security.
Therefore, if Wang Yue doesn't talk about money with a rich person, that person will definitely suspect his motives!
After this collaboration, Cheng Jinyun quickly bypassed the platform and contacted Wang Yue to arrange a second batch of goods. This time, he wanted more: a thousand guns and 10 rounds of ammunition.
After Cheng Jinyun finished speaking, she still said with some uncertainty, "Boss Wang has far too many guns and ammunition this time. It might be difficult to make the deal in Shanghai. I wonder if it's possible to arrange it elsewhere?"
After thinking it over for a moment, Wang Yue arranged to meet Cheng Jinyun in the sea area near Pingyang County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, and asked her to prepare to pick up the goods at the dock there.
Although Wang Yue doesn't have many ships anymore, he still owns some docks. He can easily control the crew of a ship using a control talisman, and then put the cargo in after they leave the port. He doesn't need his own fleet at all.
Therefore, the second batch of guns and ammunition that Cheng Jinyun requested quickly arrived at the delivery location.
Of course, this successful cooperation was also based on a cash-on-delivery transaction. The silver dollars and gold bars were taken away by Wang Yue at sea beforehand, without leaving a trace.
After the second perfect trade, the third one began.
Because the chosen transaction location was very secretive, only a group of agents knew that the New Fourth Army had acquired a large quantity of weapons and ammunition, but had no idea where they came from.
However, the sources of the weapons were limited to a few places, so the Japanese began a thorough investigation into whether the weapons came from Chongqing, Nanjing, or foreign businessmen.
The money earned from selling anti-inflammatory drugs in Yan'an wasn't just for buying guns; it also went towards purchasing other supplies. Therefore, they had no choice but to increase their sales of anti-inflammatory drugs.
However, although domestic anti-inflammatory drugs are precious, they are not easy to sell if the quantity is too large. Therefore, if Yan'an wants to increase its shipment volume, it can only find other sales channels.
Mingjing thus became one of the key figures in the sales of anti-inflammatory drugs.
Mingjing naturally spared no effort in helping with sales, and as a relative of an important figure in the new government, she was also provided with many conveniences when selling to outsiders.
Furthermore, with the Japanese and the Americans, French, and British locked in fierce battles in Southeast Asia, there is a high demand for anti-inflammatory drugs, making this a very profitable business.
Mingjing's goods were of good quality, and the merchants in Southeast Asia were very satisfied with them. In order to continue trading in the future, they collected a lot of materials needed for anti-inflammatory drugs and sold them to Mingjing cheaply, as requested by Mingjing. Mingjing also secretly transported them to Yan'an.
With Mingjing's help, the quantity of anti-inflammatory drugs from Yan'an increased significantly, which in turn accelerated the sale of these drugs.
Although this earned them more money and allowed them to purchase more supplies, including guns and ammunition from Wang Yue, such a large-scale operation initially went unnoticed. However, over time, it inevitably attracted the attention of Nantian Yangzi.
After all, even an ordinary person can find the truth in the smallest clues with careful investigation, let alone experts like Yoko Minamida and the others from the Special Higher Police.
Therefore, Nantian Yangzi arranged for Wang Manchun to investigate Mingjing. Wang Manchun knew that Mingjing was an obstacle between her and Minglou, so she also wanted to remove this obstacle.
However, Wang Manchun now has no other background, and apart from this position, she is someone who can be discarded at any time.
Therefore, in order to achieve her goal, when Nantian Yangzi asked her to monitor him, Wang Manchun said to Nantian Yangzi, "Miss Yangzi, this matter is probably not easy to handle. Because of Minglou's identity, if we don't have concrete evidence, we have no way to do anything to Mingjing."
Nantian Yangzi smiled and said, "We've already arranged for Lone Wolf to go to the Ming family mansion. He can help obtain evidence; he just needs to keep a close watch on things." Wang Manchun didn't dare to delay and immediately accepted the order before asking, "Miss Nantian, I don't know why you suddenly suspect Ming Jing. Although I also want to get rid of her, she seems to be just an ordinary businesswoman. Many of the Ming family's businesses are also serving the new government!"
Seeing that Wang Manchun knew nothing, Nantian Yangzi realized that Wang Manchun had no connections anymore. She looked at Wang Manchun with pity before saying very seriously, "Because our investigation revealed that the Ming family has a large amount of anti-inflammatory drugs flowing into the market, so we need to find the source of these anti-inflammatory drugs."
Wang Manchun was utterly shocked upon hearing this. Anti-inflammatory drugs are as valuable as gold; if the Ming family had them, they would have been under strict control long ago. How could they allow Ming Jing to sell them? So she said uncertainly, "But although the Ming family also has a pharmaceutical factory, they don't produce anti-inflammatory drugs at all. Where did they get them from? Is the information confirmed?"
Yoko Nanada shook her head, somewhat uncertainly, and said, "I really don't know. However, according to the information, that anti-inflammatory drug comes from the north and may be a Soviet product. We can buy these drugs, but we can't let them fall into the hands of the US military in Southeast Asia!"
Upon hearing Nantian Yangzi's words, Wang Manchun's murderous intent towards Mingjing rekindled. However, she suddenly thought of the Japan-Soviet treaty and said uncertainly, "If Mingjing is indeed a businesswoman cooperating with the Soviet Union, I'm afraid we can't do anything about her, right? Didn't the Empire just sign a mutual aggression pact with the Soviet Union? Can we take action against Soviet businessmen?"
Nantian Yangzi frowned, glancing at Wang Manchun with displeasure. She felt that this woman had become somewhat indecisive since losing her backing, so she said disdainfully, "That's precisely why you found the evidence! What would we need that for if there was no treaty?"
Nantian Yangzi didn't want to dwell on this issue too much. Instead, she said very seriously, "There's one more thing I need you to ask. Does Wang Yue want to buy a ship? I can help make connections. He can buy it from the Empire's shipyard. We take good care of friendly merchants!"
The main reason was that after the naval battle between Japan and the United States, although the United States suffered heavy losses, they quickly transferred a large number of submarines from other places to attack Japanese merchant ships, which seriously disrupted the supply lines of Japanese merchant ships.
Therefore, Japan also needs a middleman to help transport supplies and avoid American attacks, thus buying Japan time.
Upon hearing this, Wang Manchun asked uncertainly, "How could Boss Wang possibly listen to me? Miss Nantian is quite familiar with Boss Wang, why don't you go and ask him yourself?"
Nantian Yangzi looked at Wang Manchun and said coldly, "Miss Wang, I think you know that you no longer have a backer. If you can no longer be used by the empire, someone can take your place at any time! Think carefully about what will happen to you if you lose this position!"
Wang Manchun understood what he meant; he wanted her to use her beauty to seduce him. Thinking of her senior brother, she said with a grim expression, "Miss Nantian, Mr. Wang already has Yu Manli by his side. Do you think he would be interested in me?"
Seeing that Wang Manchun understood, Nantian Yangzi smiled and said, "I didn't say you should marry him, I just said you should try to win him over. Besides, Mr. Minglou can't be with you for the time being, you should be very clear about that."
Wang Manchun felt somewhat humiliated; she felt that Nantian Yangzi was giving her a choice.
Either get rid of Mingjing, then she can become Minglou's wife. This way, not only can the sales channel for this anti-inflammatory drug be cut off, but the Ming family can also be completely bound to them.
Either Wang Manchun would stop being Wang Yue's mistress and let Wang Yue help Japan transport supplies.
In short, she was just a tool!
Wang Manchun's face darkened, but knowing she couldn't afford to lose her temper at this moment, she forced herself to say, "Miss Yangzi, I need to think about it."
Nantian Yangzi didn't press the matter. She smiled and said, "I know you probably want to kill Mingjing, but I think if you kill Mingjing, Minglou will be even less likely to stay with you. So, you don't really have many choices!"
In fact, Nantian Yangzi thought that by making Wang Manchun feel extremely resentful as Wang Yue's lover, Wang Manchun would lose the opportunity to be with the person she loved, and thus she would harden her heart and kill Mingjing!
Nantian Yangzi felt that this way he could kill two birds with one stone, and Wang Manchun's future happiness was not even a consideration for him.
Wang Manchun knew in her heart that since her uncle died, it seemed that besides being a dog helping the Japanese bite people, she was only left with the function of using her beauty to seduce others. If she didn't use it, she would probably be ostracized soon!
Wang Manchun originally planned that as long as she could marry Minglou, she would have a new backer, but Mingjing's situation was a dead end.
Mingjing can kill anyone else, but he, Wang Manchun, cannot be killed!
Wang Manchun understood this, so he only had one path left.
Wang Yue and Yu Manli were unaware of these things. After selling guns and ammunition several times in a row, Wang Yue had to start building an arsenal, even though he still had a lot in stock. Otherwise, he would not be able to supply the needs of the New Fourth Army.
Therefore, Wang Yue sent Yu Manli to find Ming Jing, intending to purchase ores and other materials from the Ming family, and also to allow him to use a piece of land for 550c to produce and process bullets and guns.
Because this area was originally enemy territory, it had to be extremely well-hidden and could not be discovered.
Therefore, the best place for this factory would be in the Ming family's mines.
Since these ores don't need to be transported out, Wang Yue can simply take the 550c out of the cave in the mine, and then the weapon can be transported out directly.
This is why Wang Yue insisted on going to Mingjing, because he couldn't trust anyone else.
Mingjing, having collaborated with Wang Yue several times, knew Yu Manli. Hearing that Yu Manli had come looking for her, she asked curiously, "Ms. Yu, what brings you here? Has our new order been completed?"
Yu Manli said earnestly, "My brother wants to cooperate with your Ming family."
Seeing that Yu Manli didn't seem to be joking, Mingjing asked uncertainly, "How exactly will we cooperate?"
Yu Manli stated Wang Yue's request directly: "Of course, we want to buy your mine and all your people so they can continue to work for us. We need a stable source of ore."
Upon hearing this, Mingjing immediately shook his head and said, "That won't do. The Japanese are watching those mines nearby. If I sell the mines directly to you, our Ming family will be in trouble."
(End of this chapter)