The First Volume: The Empty Spirit Chapter 62: Goods That Are Hard to Part With

  "Sell it to the government?! Ya Zong, you're not joking with me, are you? But Ya Zong's habit of joking aside, do you really have a way to sell that batch of military supplies directly to the government?"

  Directly doing business with the government, although the profit is low, it opens up this channel, and there's also the foreigners' arms trade route. With these two lines connected, every year you can just sit there and collect money.

  "That guy who just walked out, the one who looks a bit shabby, is that Old Zhao? A well-known comprador in the British Concession. I didn't expect even someone like him would come to find Eighth Master, really didn't think so."

  A top comprador in the British concession deliberately looked for someone like Baye, dressed very plainly, without servants or bodyguards following him, and not even riding a carriage. His purpose was of course to hire thugs to kill people, which is a deadly handle. However, after being said by Wang Yaoyu, Baye's face didn't look good.

  "Yaozu, on the path there are rules and regulations. Without them, nothing can be accomplished. You're also very clear about this point. Many people come to me to discuss business because they trust me. I cannot break the rules for other things!"

  Ba Ye was warning Wang Yaozu, but from Ba Ye's eyes, Wang Yaozu saw Ba Ye's greed. People at the bottom need to follow rules, but people at the top can modify and break rules for their own benefit. Now Ba Ye just needs an excuse.

  "Old Eighth, you've misunderstood. My intention wasn't to use this as a threat against him, but rather to take advantage of the opportunity to pull in one more person. Foreigners have laws that prohibit them from directly selling large quantities of arms to China, but the profits from arms trading are just too great, so some foreigners came up with another method. That is, under the name of private companies, they go through Chinese compradors and deal with the government or local warlords. A large portion of foreign smuggled arms come in this way. And once something happens, it's always the Chinese comprador who gets pushed out to take the blame. This time, if it weren't for that batch of French arms being illicitly sourced, and foreigners wanting antiques, we wouldn't have gotten our hands on them."

  To get such a large military arms deal. Wang Yaowu also didn't expect it beforehand. The few big smuggling syndicates of military arms are all powerful forces with deep backgrounds, and even have high-ranking officials from the party and state investing in them. Other people who want to make a fortune from military arms can only do small business, and in the past year, Ba Ye sold at most 700 long guns, which was often not enough to meet demand. It's just that this time's goods are too big, the risk is too great, and it's impossible to sell them out in batches over a long period of time. Otherwise, the profit would be even greater. Those military arms smuggling syndicates, for those who emerge as competitors with certain strength, will definitely be attacked from both black and white sides.

  "This is indeed a good way, when buying and selling, it's all about making money. We just need to give Zhao a certain percentage of the profit, and then help him out with other things, I believe that with your support, he will be very happy." Ba Ye was persuaded so easily, everything was simple, for the sake of money, all the rules were just an excuse.

  "Old Eighth, you're the real deal, I'm just a minor official who's barely scraping by. However, selling to the government is our last resort, because not only do we have to give them a discount, but also kickbacks to the officials. And with the low price they offer, it's almost like we're selling those antiques directly to foreigners at cost. I hope we can wait a bit longer, maybe a big buyer will show up soon."

  Wang Yaoyu said. The eighth master took the opportunity to drink tea and thought for a moment, smiling and saying: "It seems that you are also a person who doesn't like to show off, Yaoyu. You and your people are different from us in the Taoist way. The more unknown you are, the more terrifying you are, and the easier it is to do great things. Yaoyu, Shanghai will be the world of young people like you in the future. I just want to make some extra coffin money. However, what you said is also right. Doing business also depends on opportunities. Let's wait a bit longer, and besides, we need to help Zhao Maiban solve his troubles first. Yaoyu, I believe in you!

  "Master Ba, rest assured that I will never break the rules you set for me. If there ever comes a day when I do, Master Ba can send his 36 heavenly warriors to find me and I won't even lift a hand in defense. For those who don't follow the rules, there's only one path - death! With that said, Master Ba, I bid you farewell. Let's set a deadline of one month from now!"

  Wang Ya Zu left, when he left the place, he didn't leave through the main gate, but through the back door. And it was only after confirming that there were no people around the back door that he went out. Sometimes it's better to be a little more careful. Wang Ya Zu also doesn't want too many people to know about his relationship with Ba Ye, this can be either big or small, and it's easy to make an issue out of it.

  After leaving the Ba Ye Di mansion, Wang Ya Zu went to a coffee shop to have a cup of coffee and thoroughly relax. In the coffee shop, he sipped on rich coffee, listened to French music playing from the phonograph, and gazed out the window at the bustling crowds in the sweltering heat, feeling relaxed yet also having a special kind of feeling.

  And in order to have such leisure, Wang Yaizu also had to work hard to have such spare money for consumption.

  Wang Ya-zu returned to the small building, as for what Wang Ya-zu went out to do, no one would ask where Wang Ya-zu went. This is a habit and also a taboo. If everyone who goes out has to be asked, it will be chaotic inside. Such things are more mysterious than catching Communist Party members, and inquiring about others' financial situation and secrets is the most detestable and untrustworthy thing.

  "Yaozu, let's plan for the day after tomorrow night. The day after tomorrow night, Ya doesn't have to be on duty either, and it will also give Ya some time to prepare. You haven't seen little Chen in a long time, right? This kid is growing up so fast, I can barely carry him now." Le Xin's son Le Chen was already seven years old, Wang Yaozu had met him several times, he looked very much like Le Xin, and his eyes were just like Diwu Ya.

  "Alright, the day after tomorrow I won't have any trouble either. The Northeast Army's affairs aren't urgent anyway, even if it's a high-ranking official from Nanjing coming to Shanghai, they'll still need to play for ten days or half a month first. At that time, I'll be emptying my stomach to thoroughly enjoy the small dishes made by your sister. Today's weather is still so hot, it's almost been half a month and there hasn't been a single drop of rain, it's really unbearable."

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  In the summer, many people always hope for rain because when it rains, the temperature drops. Although the weather is still stuffy, at least it's not as hot as before. But if you encounter that kind of light drizzle and then stop, with a sky full of dark clouds, it's also unbearable.

  "Deputy Director Wang, are you free tonight? I discussed with my brothers and we were thinking of going to a nightclub on Xizang Road that we often go to. Are you interested in joining us? In the past, it was always you who paid the bill, but this time, let me treat you. If you take a liking to any of the dancers, you can just bring her home."

  "What's wrong, didn't you have enough fun last night? Besides, the dancers at the nightclub aren't that easy to get along with. Can you guys even dance?" Nightclubs are not brothels, and dancers are different from prostitutes. Nightclubs are for rich people and foreigners, but the guys inside are all local thugs, experts in extortion, murder, and arson. When it comes to dancing, they're really clumsy.

  "We rough guys can't go to those high-end nightclubs, mid-range ones are fine. We can let the dancing girls lead our brothers to dance, and it's more fun to touch and hug while dancing than to take off their clothes and go to bed directly. Besides, that nightclub is also under our Green Gang's control, it's easy to bring the dancing girls home. Vice-Stockholder Wang, are you going or not?!"

  There are many cases of hanging sheep's head and selling dog meat, but it's just a gimmick. After all, the ultimate goal is to take women to bed. Even in formal European dance parties, they still end up taking their lovers to bed, or even on the grass outdoors if there's no bed.

  "Go, of course I'll go, why not? Maozi you're treating me, so I'll definitely give you face. At that time, I won't be polite either, Maozi you should know, my vision is very high, at that time you'd better be prepared to lose big.

  Not going would be impolite, although Tie Tou's face didn't look good, directly refusing wasn't good either. Wang Yaozu wouldn't be foolish enough to just be invited once and then go to the other side."

  "Alright, it's settled then. We'll ride our bikes there together after work. I'll go make a reservation now!" Ma Zi said as he walked past Tie Tou, giving him a defiant glance before walking off to make the call.

  Iron Head was caught off guard by Mao's sudden move, he didn't expect him to take action so quickly. Originally, Iron Head thought that Mao would wait for a while before making his move again, but just last night, after the chaos had subsided, Mao made his move. Iron Head also had plans of his own, planning to win over Wang Yaozu, although both men were secretly jealous of Wang's luck and achievements, it seemed that in order to overpower each other, they would have to win him over.

  But Tie Tou didn't show any expression at this time, even if he was annoyed in his heart, there was no sign on the surface. At this time, if you say something with a bad tone or make an ugly move, it will be very unfavorable to yourself. Tie Tou can only endure for now and wait for the next opportunity. If Maozi can invite Wang Yaoyu, then Tie Tou can also invite Wang Yaoyu, the key is still to look for opportunities.

  As for the internal strife between the two group leaders, Wang Yaoyu was secretly delighted. The two groups of people were at odds with each other, biting and scratching, which meant that no one would come to compete with him, and they would also try to win him over. This was beneficial to Wang Yaoyu. Gunsmoke Unheard Volume 1: Empty Spirit Chapter 62 ?? Hard-to-Sell Goods