Chapter 81
The wooden box was quickly bought, and after bidding farewell to Shu Jinxi, he left Lyon and headed for Marseille.
Fortunately, Wang Wenwu arrived in time. If it had been one day later, the ship would have left. The ship sailed calmly and arrived in Mumbai, India. The cargo ship needed to dock in Mumbai for a few days. There were many goods that needed to be disembarked, and there were many goods that needed to be transported from India.
China.
Because it was a cargo ship, the cabin was very small. While it was docked, Wang Wenwu planned to take a good look around Mumbai. He then told Jacques, who was escorting the ship, about the salary increase and asked him to take good care of his cargo. Wang Wenwu went ashore.
Call a car and take it to the best hotel, the Watson Hotel in Mumbai. The front desk of the hotel said that the hotel features spacious and open balconies on each floor, which connect the guest rooms arranged around an atrium courtyard.
After two days of visiting Mumbai, I found that Mumbai's textile industry is very developed, the economy is very active, and the streets are very lively.
But Wang Wenwu no longer had the money in his pocket to purchase goods and transport them back to China. As for the kerosene in space, Wang Wenwu was not completely sure and dared not put it on the market, so he had to give up.
It is also necessary to talk about the problem of Indians using their hands when eating. I have long heard that Indians and Pakistanis use their left hand to clean themselves when going to the toilet. Therefore, they only use their right hand when eating. When shaking hands with others, if you extend
Left hand, that is also disrespectful to the other party. However, it is more laborious to tear naan with one hand, so Bombay Wang Wenwu always does not adapt to their eating habits.
Especially when it comes to cooking vegetables, Indians especially like to grind the vegetables into a paste, which can be green or yellow-green in color. When eating, if it is naan, just tear off a piece and dip it into the vegetable paste with your hands. If it is rice,
, just pour the vegetable paste on top, stir and eat.
Of course, this kind of special food cannot be enjoyed by one person. Wang Wenwu ordered a table of Indian specialties and invited Jacques to join him. In the end, the problem was solved by ordering Western food.
After the ship has loaded the goods, it sails directly to Shanghai. Because the cargo ship does not go to Tianjin, it can only unload the goods to Shanghai.
Because it was originally made of broken pieces, in order to protect the appearance, a lot of hay was stuffed in the bag. When unloading, no one noticed that what was being unloaded was a rifle. Wang Wenwu took the opportunity to put a small amount of kerosene and ammunition together.
After learning more about the price of kerosene, I found that kerosene was sold at two cents per catty. In order not to attract others' attention, it was always sold in small batches to the outside world. After the arms were on board, the kerosene in the warehouse was sold out in one go.
It is Shanghai. Apart from Shanghai, there may be no other city in China that can absorb so much kerosene. At this time, lighting was not yet popular in China, and people used kerosene to light lamps.
China is rich in kerosene. Due to the current environment and technology, production has not been started. All domestic needs must be imported from abroad.
Even if only a fraction of the amount was sold, Wang Wenwu, a high-priced commodity like kerosene, not only shipped the arms back to China without spending any money, but also made thousands of dollars.
Sun Muen's father was indeed a local snake in Tianjin. He quickly helped Wang Wenwu find a safe warehouse. When the goods were unloaded, he sent a butler to invite Wang Wenwu to a banquet. He just needed to bring a letter from home to Sun Muen's family.
It was said that the banquet was actually a family gathering. Only Sun Muen's family was present. Sun Muen's father was named Sun Yunchuan. Wang Wenwu didn't know what Sun Yunchuan did.
Sun Yunchuan looked at the young man in front of him. Although he didn't know what was in the warehouse, Sun Yunchuan knew that if all the goods in the warehouse were sold, this boy would have a lot of money.
So he said with a smile: "You are the husband of classmate Mu En, how should I call you?"
Wang Wenwu cheered up as soon as he walked in. Such a big man would not invite someone to dinner for no reason. Now he knew that the meat show was coming, "The elders in the family call me Wenwu. You are Miss Sun's father and my elder. You call me
It’s civil and military, how can I not agree to it?”
"In this case, I will call you Wenwu, and you will call me uncle."
"Hey, Uncle Sun, this is the letter from home that Miss Sun asked me to bring." After saying that, he handed the letter from home to Sun Yunchuan.
After seeing it, Sun Yunchuan had tears in his eyes and said: "Oh, thank you Wenwu. My daughter has never left my side! But the young eagle always has to grow up, and I can't keep her tied to me.
, she wants to see the outside world, which is a good thing!"
"I admire Miss Sun for deciding to go to France to study alone when she didn't know any French."
"I'm also proud of her. How is she living in France? How is her food?"
Wang Wenwu talked about the Ritz Hotel and French food, and especially asked the butler to bring up the gifts Wang Wenwu brought.
"Uncle Sun, these are the things I brought home from France, and they are also things that Miss Sun often eats."
"Oh, let's try it then!"
Sun Yunchuan called the chef and quickly prepared the food and served it. It can only be said that it is indeed a wealthy family, and there is even a Western cook.
The cook was also very quick and served it quickly. Sun Yunchuan took a bite and said, "Well, it is indeed different from the Western food in China."
Wang Wenwu introduced the customs and customs of France.
After the meal, Sun Yunchuan took Wang Wenwu to the study, handed him a cigar, and lit it for Wang Wenwu himself.
Sun Yunchuan said: "Wenwu! What are you bringing back?"
Sun Yunchuan should know that Wang Wenwu had brought back a large number of guns. Although he didn't know what Sun Yunchuan had in mind, Wang Wenwu was still hesitant to say anything. Sun Yunchuan said again: "The current situation is chaotic, and it is natural that you have some ideas.
, but even when the current situation is chaotic, you can’t fight alone!”
It seemed that Sun Yunchuan wanted to get a bite of guns and arms. Wang Wenwu didn't want Sun Yunchuan to look down on him, so he said, "Uncle Sun, this is my first time to start a small business. I want to make some money to live on."
Sun Yunchuan's smile became stronger and stronger, and he said: "You are not a small business. A small business does not use such a large warehouse. You are also my junior. How about taking care of your uncle Sun?"
Although I feel like I've been beaten, it's not bad if I can get rid of it all at once. After all, it will take a long time for Wenwu to sell so many guns by himself, and these guns are all made from rags. I don't know if they will be kept for a long time.
I wonder if the bolt of the gun will be rusted to death again, "I wonder what price uncle plans to offer!"
"What good stuff do you have in that pile?"
"Nearly six thousand intact French Lebel M1886s, and 8x50mm ammunition!"
Sun Yunchuan was surprised. He didn't expect that the young man in front of him had obtained so many guns. He asked curiously: "You said it was a small business, but I can't even eat the goods in your hand! Why don't you count on me?"
How about taking a stake?”
Chapter completed!