1929 I am a chaebol in the United States

Lu Chen followed the ship to the dock of Hamburg Port. As soon as he got off the ship, he saw William and Hans waiting for him at the dock.

As soon as Lu Chen got off the boat, William ran over.

"Boss, you're finally here. The old chief of Edinburgh has asked me about you many times."

Lu Chen said to William, "Although it's a little late, I brought a lot of food this time. By the way, William, have you rented the warehouse?"

William said: "After receiving the telegram, I rented the warehouse. This time I also hired a few transport trucks to facilitate unloading of goods."

Lu Chen nodded and pointed to the freighter behind.

"The goods are all up there. Ask someone to move them to the warehouse."

William signaled to Hans and his men, and they immediately drove to the receiving area.

William pulled Lu Chen aside.

"Boss, I've rented a house for you nearby. I'll take you there to rest, and you can leave this place to Hans and the others."

Lu Chen shook his head and said, "No, please help me contact Mr. Edinburgh and tell him that the goods have arrived. I will wait for him to come and exchange them."

"Okay, I'll contact you shortly."

Lu Chen continued, "By the way, William, I want to ask how the factories in your country are doing now."

William said with some disappointment: "Alas, many factories have closed down now. Even the factories that have not closed down are having a hard time surviving now."

Lu Chen asked in surprise: "Is it so serious?"

William said: "It is so serious that the workers in the country have been organized. They are marching and striking everywhere. How can those workers have the energy to produce anything?"

Lu Chen was surprised and said, "Hey, what about your government? They don't care?"

William said angrily: "What a shitty government. It's useless and only knows how to raise taxes. The country is in chaos because of them."

Seeing that William's face was not right, Lu Chen decisively interrupted the topic. Seeing Hans and his men loading food into the warehouse one truck after another, Lu Chen was a little excited, wondering how many good things he could get here this time.

After Hans and his men moved all the grain to the warehouse, William left the dock to contact Edinburgh.

Lu Chen walked over to Hans and the others.

"Hans, has anyone come to bother you recently? Xiaorizi already knows that it was us who blew up their Black Dragon Society."

Hans pouted and said, "Boss, don't worry. We don't care about those agents who are just living a small life."

"I am mainly worried that Xiao Ri will put pressure on your government and then arrest you."

Hans smiled disdainfully and said, "At most they only saw our outlines, they don't know who we are at all. Even if they found out about us through your line and reported us to our government, the government would not dare to hand us over. Don't worry, boss."

Lu Chen was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Your government doesn't dare to hand you over? Why?"

Hans smiled and said, "Because we are veterans and members of the Veterans Association. Hand us over. Then it won't be just the workers who are marching."

After hearing what Hans said, Lu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had already caused his family to lose the factory, and now he didn't want to cause these people to suffer with him.

Thinking of this, he thought of Fu Mingzhuo again. He wondered how he was doing after the factory closed down.

Thinking of this, his hatred for Xiao Rizi became even stronger. If possible, he really wanted to throw a mushroom bomb at Xiao Rizi right now.

After chatting with Hans and the others about other things for a while, Lu Chen realized that it was time to eat before he knew it.

Lu Chen took Hans and the others to a restaurant and had a simple meal. Then they went to the warehouse to wait for Edinburgh's arrival.

More than an hour later, Lu Chen discovered that a convoy was slowly approaching him from a distance.

When the car arrived at the warehouse door, Lu Chen hurried forward to greet Edinburgh.

But Edinburgh did not walk towards Lu Chen after getting out of the car. Instead, he walked to the other side of the car and opened the door. Then Lu Chen saw an old man in a tuxedo walking out of the car.

Then the soldiers brought by Edinburgh saw the old man coming out and saluted him consciously.

When Lu Chen saw this situation, he thought to himself, this must be a big shot coming. Judging from the reactions of these soldiers, he must be a prestigious big shot.

I just don't know why this big shot came here to see me.

Edinburgh brought the old man to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen smiled and greeted Edinburgh:

"Mr. Edinburgh, I'm so sorry I'm late. Please forgive me."

Edinburgh waved his hand casually, indicating that he didn't take the matter to heart.

Lu Chen asked: "Mr. Edinburgh, who is this old man?"

Edinburgh introduced: "This is Mr. Paul."

Lu Chen quickly stretched out his hand, ready to shake hands with the old man named Paul.

But Paul didn't extend his hand, which made Lu Chen very embarrassed.

In order to hide his embarrassment, Lu Chen quickly changed the subject. He retracted his hand, pointed at the warehouse and said, "Mr. Edinburgh, I have put all the food in the warehouse. There is the 5,000 tons of food you asked for. There is also the extra 5,000 tons of food I bought this time."

When Edinburgh heard that the food had arrived, he showed joy in his eyes, but it soon disappeared.

He said to Paul, "Old Chief, all the food I want to buy is in this warehouse."

Paul nodded. He said, "Since you are here to solve your food problem, I will not hold you responsible this time."

Then he looked at Lu Chen and said, "Young man, you came here to trade without reporting to our government. This is considered smuggling."

Lu Chen was anxious. He said, "Old man, please listen to my explanation. I just arrived and haven't had time to report yet. So, I will ask someone to report right away."

Paul waved his hand and said, "Since you brought food and the price is not high, I will not hold you responsible this time."

Lu Chen quickly thanked

"Thank you Mr. Paul for your tolerance."

Paul continued, "Tell me, besides weapons, what else can you accept in exchange?"

Lu Chen quickly said: "Machinery and equipment, US dollars, gold, I accept them all."

Paul thought for a moment and said, "Then I wonder what products you have."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "The only commodity I can get right now is food."

Paul continued to ask: "Can you continue to maintain this price?"

Lu Chen said: "If it is traded in US dollars or gold, the price will be higher. If it is traded in weapons and mechanical equipment, then I can keep the price the same."

Paul looked at Lu Chen with a half-smile and said, "Young man, don't think that I don't know the prices outside. I know that our rifles are very expensive in your country, China."

Lu Chen said calmly, "The weapons will only be sold at such a good price after they are shipped to China. You have to know that I have to take great risks when selling these weapons in China. If things go wrong, not only will I not make any money, but I will also face a catastrophe. I have taken on so much, and I think I should also make a corresponding profit."

Paul nodded and did not dwell on the question any further. He said, "If so, I can help you set up a multinational trading company here. What do you think?"

Lu Chen did not agree immediately. He knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch. He asked, "I wonder what I need to do."

Paul said, "Help us purchase supplies at a low price, and we can pay you with weapons and machinery and equipment."

Lu Chen asked with some confusion: "Mr. Paul, you just said that you can ship the weapons to other countries and sell them for a better price. Why do you want to do business with a small businessman like me?"

Paul smiled and said, "You just said that it would require the government to intervene, and we are not the government."

"Then you can also send people to other countries to sell them."

Paul smiled bitterly and said, "We don't have any channels. The arms trade is controlled by the Jews. If we come forward, they will target us."

Lu Chen wanted to understand more clearly, but was stopped by Paul. Paul said, "Little brother, you just need to tell me whether you agree or not."

Lu Chen immediately said: "I agree."

Paul continued, "We may have to renegotiate the price."

Lu Chen said, "I wonder what price you are going to pay for the supplies, Mr. Paul."

Paul said, "Our Mauser rifle production cost should be around $6, and the Maxim heavy machine gun production cost is about $200. Bullets, 20 rounds, 1000 dollars. Let's trade at this price, what do you think?"

Lu Chen nodded quickly. At this price, he would make a lot of money as long as he could sell it in China.

Paul continued, "Okay, in addition to the 5,000 tons of grain you traded with Edinburgh, you will immediately have another 5,000 tons of grain. Then trade at this price."

Lu Chen quickly said: "I still have 5000 tons of corn in my warehouse. The current price of corn is $10 per ton, which is worth $5 in total."

Paul smiled and said, "Okay, young man, your price is very cheap. Tell me what you want this time."

Lu Chen said: "Five thousand rifles and one million rounds of ammunition."

Paul said in surprise: "Oh, boy, you don't want a heavy machine gun?"

Lu Chen said: "The deal between me and Mr. Edinburgh can be exchanged."

Paul nodded and said, "Okay then."

Then he turned to Edinburgh and said, "You should make a deal with the young man."

Edinburgh nodded and said, "Mr. Lu, tell me what you need."

Lu Chen said: "Still according to the original price?"

Edinburgh said with a grim expression: "Yes, it will still be based on the original price."

Lu Chen said, "Forget it. I want to exchange for some 60-caliber mortars and shells. Mr. Edinburgh, please name a price."

This is what Paul said: "60 caliber mortar, the price is $300, and the shells are $2 each."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "The grain I traded with Mr. Edinburgh included 4000 tons of wheat and 1000 tons of corn. The price of wheat is $12 per ton. Is that okay?"

Paul said, “Okay.”

Lu Chen said: "50 mortars and the rest need shells."

Edinburgh did not expect that Lu Chen did not ask for the agreed item, but asked for the mortar without an agreed price, which saved him from causing any loss in front of Mr. Paul. He could not help but feel grateful to Lu Chen. He nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll give you 50 mortars and 2 rounds of ammunition. The rest will be given to you as a gift."

Lu Chen said a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Edinburgh, I also want a sniper rifle, don't know."

Edinburgh waved his hand and said happily, "It's a small matter. I'll give you one and then give you two spare barrels."

Lu Chen said happily: "Thank you so much, sir."

Paul was very surprised that Lu Chen did not ask Edinburgh for a rifle or Maxim. He admired the fact that Lu Chen could resist such a great temptation at such a young age.

Actually, Lu Chen originally wanted the Maxim heavy machine gun, which would bring him a lot of profit. But he was a little afraid that Edinburgh would cause trouble for him later, so he changed his mind temporarily.

After the price was agreed upon, Lu Chen and Edinburgh began the transaction.

Edinburgh moved out 5,000 rifles that they had brought with them, and then said that the next batch would bring bullets, artillery shells, mortars and sniper rifles.

Lu Chen also said that it was no problem.

A few hours later, after watching the last truck carrying grain leave the warehouse, Lu Chen said to William, "William, can you please help me register a trading company in Germany? I'll use your name, okay?"

William asked puzzledly: "Why use my name."

Lu Chen said, "I plan to set up an office in China's Magic City. It is easier for foreign companies to do business in China. I will let you be a manager there. How about it?"

William smiled and glanced at Lu Chen and said, "Boss, you are so cunning. I will agree if you give me a raise."

Lu Chen said indifferently, "Okay, help me get it done as soon as possible. Then you can go to Shanghai, rent a warehouse first, and then set up an office. I'll give you an address, and you can use this address to help me find Fu Mingzhuo, the man who came with me last time. Ask him to wait for me at the office, I have something for him to do."

William patted his chest and said, "I will definitely help you, boss, to handle these things properly."

After saying that, William rode a motorcycle out of the warehouse.

Lu Chen said to Hans again: "Hans, please help me contact the cargo ship. Once William has set up the company, we will set off."

Hans nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do it right away."

Lu Chen called the gunner Ike over again. He said excitedly:

"Ike, now I have a cannon too, why don't you take me to do some target practice with live ammunition?"

Ike quickly said, "Boss, this won't work."

Lu Chen asked: "Then I'd like to trouble you to go to Huaxia with me. We can contact each other at sea."

After hesitating for a moment, Ike nodded in agreement.

After William registered the company, Lu Chen gave William 1 US dollars and asked him to leave early and rush back to Shanghai. Lu Chen followed the cargo ship and set off one day after William left.