1929 I am a chaebol in the United States

Lu Jiaming quickly returned to the living room. He looked at Lu Chen with a complicated expression and said:

"Xiao Chen, my superior wants to meet with you. After listening to your analysis of your daily life, he is very interested in you. He wants to talk to you in person."

Lu Chen didn't expect that his elder brother would report what he said to his superiors. But he thought it was nothing. His elder brother's leader wanted to see him, which might be a good thing.

He smiled and said, "Brother, did your superior say when to see me?"

Lu Jiaming said a little embarrassedly: "Originally, I wanted you to stay at home for one night. But the boss insisted on seeing you today, so you can only go with me to see the boss today."

Lu Chen said indifferently: "Brother, it's okay. I have to stay in China for a while anyway. After meeting the superior, it will be the same if I come back to live here."

Lu Chen followed Lu Jiaming out of the living room, got into Lu Jiaming's car, and headed for a manor on the outskirts of Magic City.

After more than half an hour's drive, Lu Jiaming finally stopped at a manor with a very old feel. Lu Jiaming got out of the car and walked to the two red-painted doors, holding the two door handles and knocking for a while.

Soon an old man in a cotton-padded jacket opened the door. Seeing that it was Lu Jiaming, he hurriedly said to Lu Jiaming respectfully:

"It turns out that it is Master Lu. Please come in, the master has been waiting for Master Lu in the room for a long time."

Lu Jiaming waved to Lu Chen, signaling him to get out of the car. Lu Chen then slowly got out of the car and followed Lu Jiaming into the manor.

Walking into the manor, the first thing Lu Chen saw was a large flower bed with an evergreen tree planted in it. Following Lu Jiaming around the flower bed, Lu Chen saw a yard paved with bluestone. Behind the yard were rows of houses.

Lu Jiaming seemed to come to this yard often. He didn't even ask the doorman to show him the way. He just took Lu Chen to a side room.

Lu Chen asked curiously:

"Brother, why are you taking me to the side room? Shouldn't meetings be held in the hall?"

Lu Jiaming didn't look back and said directly: "Let's go directly to the commander's study. Not to the hall."

Lu Chen muttered in annoyance: "This commander really looks down on us. Is he planning to receive us in the study?"

Lu Jiaming looked at Lu Chen with some amusement. He explained in a low voice: "The hall is used to receive all guests. The study is a private place. Only close people will be received in the study."

Lu Chen was a little skeptical. This was not the case in the TV series he watched. The study was the place where subordinates were summoned. Could it be that the TV series had portrayed it wrong?

Soon Lu Chen followed Lu Jiaming to a side room on the left. Lu Jiaming knocked gently on the door.

After a while, someone opened the door. As soon as he entered, Lu Chen began to look around the room. There were all kinds of porcelain in the room. Then there was a tea table in the middle of the room. There was a small charcoal stove next to the tea table. There was also a teapot on it.

At this time, a man in his forties or fifties sitting behind the table said to Lu Jiaming:

"It's Jiaming, come and sit down."

After saying that, he took out two teacups from under the tea table and placed them opposite him.

Lu Jiaming and Lu Chen came to the tea table and just sat down. The man picked up the teapot and poured tea for them.

"Try it, both of you. This is a top-notch oolong."

Lu Jiaming picked up the teacup, sniffed it first, and then took a sip. Then he said, "Commander Wu, thank you for your expense. This is indeed the best oolong tea."

Lu Chen glanced at Lu Jiaming, then looked at the small cup of tea in front of him, picked it up, and drank it all in one breath.

He felt that this oolong tea had no other taste except bitterness. Moreover, such a small cup of tea was not enough to quench one's thirst.

Seeing Lu Chen finish his tea, Commander Wu immediately poured another cup for Lu Chen. He looked at Lu Chen and said:

"I guess you are Jiaming's brother, Lu Chen."

Lu Chen tapped the table with his fingers to express his gratitude. Then he said, "I am indeed Lu Chen. Commander Wu, you don't have to add more tea for me. I am very familiar with this tea. Let's not waste such good tea."

Commander Wu laughed, "I didn't expect Brother Lu Chen to be so humorous. I heard from Jiaming that you said Xiaorizi would invade our China. Is that true?"

Lu Chen nodded, and he repeated what he had said to Lu Jiaming to General Wu. General Wu nodded. He said to Lu Chen:

"Brother Lu Chen, it's a pity that you don't join the army. How about you become a staff officer in our army?"

Lu Chen quickly waved his hand to decline: "General Wu, you flatter me too much. I'm just a businessman and I don't know anything about the military. Besides, my eldest brother is already in the army. I'm the only one left at home to accompany my parents. If they knew that my eldest brother got me into the army, I guess he wouldn't dare to come home again."

After hearing this, Commander Wu stopped forcing her to do anything. He said, "I heard from Jiaming that you have an arsenal abroad, and now you are returning to China to sell the weapons produced by your factory to the troops. I don't know if it's true."

When Lu Chen heard Commander Wu asking about his arsenal, he thought about how to answer. If he said that the arsenal was produced by himself and had no background in the United States, Lu Chen was worried that he would be controlled by Commander Wu, so he thought of Green. If he brought Green into the picture, it would probably make Commander Wu dare not think of anything else.

So Lu Chen replied:

"I did have this idea. I got support from General Green of the U.S. Army in the United States and opened an arsenal. After supplying the army, there were still a lot of surplus weapons. I wanted to go back to China to see if there was any market for them."

When General Wu heard that Lu Chen was actually supported by an American general, he was somewhat shocked. He could not help but glance at Lu Jiaming. He learned from Lu Jiaming that the William Trading Company in Magic City was also Lu Chen's business. He originally thought that Lu Chen was supported by the Germans. Unexpectedly, he learned about an American general from Lu Chen.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Lu family is really not simple. Not only did they produce a military hero, but also a business genius. He thought for a while and said:

"I wonder if there is any difference between the weapons you produce, Brother Lu, and those produced in Germany."

Lu Chen boasted immediately: "General Wu, the weapons I produce are no worse than those in Germany. First of all, all the production equipment in my factory is imported from Germany. Not only that, the steel we use is a new type of steel developed in the United States. It is much better than the steel used in Germany.

Commander Wu, you should also know that after World War I, Germany was restricted by those powers. Those powers were afraid that Germany would become strong again. They united to control Germany's military development. Strictly speaking, the weapons sold by Germany now are all stocks produced in the past.

But we are different, we are just produced in the factory, the quality is definitely beyond reproach.”

After being fooled by Lu Chen, Commander Wu began to feel that what Lu Chen said made sense. He knew that Germany was restricted by the Western powers. And what Lu Chen said was that the newly manufactured guns must be of better quality than the previous stock guns. He felt that it made sense.

He was somewhat moved by what he heard. You know, his army is not as good as the Central Army. His army's weapons are all the old ones he brought from Guangzhou. The government did not allocate them a new gun. He asked Lu Chen:

"I wonder what the price of the weapons you produce is, Brother Lu."

When Lu Chen heard Commander Wu asking him about the price, he couldn't help but feel happy. He felt that this order was definitely secured. He thought about it and said:

"A rifle costs 100 silver dollars, a Maxim costs 1000 silver dollars, and an 80-caliber mortar costs 1000 silver dollars. Commander Wu, I'm definitely giving you the lowest price. If you go to other arms dealers, their prices will definitely be higher than mine."

Commander Wu continued to ask: "What about the price of bullets and shells?"

Lu Chen said, "Rifle bullets, 100 dollars for 1000 rounds. Mortar bullets, 20 dollars a round. What do you think, Commander Wu?"

After hearing the price, Commander Wu fell into thought. Lu Chen continued, "Commander Wu, if you buy weapons from me, I can let one of your companies of soldiers go to the US military for training. What do you think?"

Hearing Lu Chen's condition, Wu Junzhang's eyes lit up. The Central Army invited German instructors to come to China for training. If they were to escape harm, then he would send the entire company to the United States for American training. It must be no worse than the Central Army.

Commander Wu was very tempted by Lu Chen's offer. He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I will order 10,000 rifles, 500 Maxims and 500 mortars from Brother Lu.

For ammunition, I ordered 20 mortar shells."

Lu Chen was overjoyed. He didn't expect that he would get such a large order on his first day back in the Magic City. But he was not satisfied. Lu Chen quickly picked up the teacup and said:

"Thank you, Commander Wu. Since you are so generous, I can't be stingy. Commander Wu, I want to cooperate with you."

Commander Wu looked at Lu Chen with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "I wonder how Brother Lu wants to cooperate."

Lu Chen said, "Commander Wu, you know that I don't know many people in China. I know even fewer big shots like Commander Wu. I would like to ask Commander Wu to introduce me to some clients."

When Commander Wu heard Lu Chen's words, his face changed immediately. Asking him to introduce business to Lu Chen, wouldn't that be helping others to increase their strength? How could this be possible? So he was ready to refuse.

Seeing the change in Commander Wu's expression, Lu Chen quickly said:

"Commander Wu, if you cooperate with me, I will definitely not let you suffer any loss. For every business you introduce to me, I will reduce your original price by half. Moreover, I can also let you send an extra company of people to the US military for training and study. What do you think?"

When Commander Wu heard Lu Chen's terms of cooperation, he thought that if he introduced ten business deals to Lu Chen, he could get free weapons. Would Lu Chen be so kind?

He asked tentatively. "Brother Lu wouldn't give me such a big benefit for no reason, right?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "My brother works for Commander Wu. It's normal for me to give you some support, Commander Wu."

Commander Wu still didn't quite believe Lu Chen. He didn't believe that pie would fall from the sky. He said, "Brother Lu, if you have any requests, just tell us."

Lu Chen was a little confused. He didn't know why Commander Wu said that. But since others wanted to give him a benefit, he certainly couldn't refuse it. He thought for a while and said:

"Commander Wu, I don't have any requests. I just want you to take care of my brother."

Commander Wu glanced at Lu Jiaming, then smiled and said to Lu Chen: "Don't worry, little brother Lu, Jiaming is my trusted and beloved general. I will definitely not treat him unfairly."

After Lu Chen chatted with Commander Wu for a while, he stood up and said goodbye. After Lu Chen stood up and left, Commander Wu kept Lu Jiaming and talked for a while before he left the Wu family.