PDLP Chapter 308: Getting in touch 2
Chapter 308: Getting in touch 2
Hou Xiaoge guessed that this would be the result. In the military camp, if he hadn't only given a little living allowance every month and saved the rest for these guys, they would have eaten and drunk it all long ago.
"Okay, then distribute the supplies!"
Hou Xiaoge directly asked someone to move two boxes out from a separate pile of supplies nearby.
The cigarettes were Yanhuang brand cigarettes produced by Hou Xiaoge’s company, and the wine was Tianmen wine, a bottle weighing half a pound.
These were the only things Hou Xiaoge distributed personally, a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of wine per person. Everyone laughed happily as they received the supplies.
"You can't drink alcohol at other times of the day. You can only drink it during holidays!" Hou Xiaoge warned.
"Yes!"
There is no order without rules. As a leader, Hou Xiaoge still needs to remind his subordinates all the time and not let them get carried away.
After distributing the rewards, everyone started to set up tents and sleep.
After daybreak, they rested in the valley for another day. The horses stayed in the space, while everyone drove twenty cars directly out of the valley.
After leaving the valley, everyone naturally forgot about the matter of the space. They only knew that they moved supplies to a place last night.
A day and a half passed in the space, and it was evening outside. Everyone camped in the dark at their original place.
After checking that there were no dangers such as foreign troops on the opposite farm, Hou Xiaoge also released the hole from the day before and let his younger brother go to deliver warmth.
Having already been described as fairies by the first group of teammates, the second team of mercenaries became impatient and quickly asked teammates who could translate to convey the warm message.
Soon, dozens of women appeared at the farm gate, wearing their best clothes and waiting for customers like cabbages.
Marina naturally went as well, but after learning about yesterday's transaction volume, she felt that the competition tonight was a bit fierce.
Some girls with outstanding looks and plump young wives outshined her, which made her feel a little disappointed.
Marina used the supplies her boyfriend Will gave her yesterday to exchange for enough food for her family for two months, except for two loaves of white bread to share with her children.
It would be great if she could grab a meal ticket tonight, but unfortunately she is a little old, already in her thirties, and can't compete with the young people.
The next morning, the mercenaries, who had spent a comfortable night, held their waists and sneaked out of the farm with smiles on their faces.
After daybreak, news reached the surrounding areas that the farm had not waited for the caravan yesterday, so they arrived early today.
On that day, the outskirts of the caravan became a small market, and even local peddlers appeared to hawk their wares.
In the afternoon, Alman came with the coordinated supplies and convoy, and Hou Xiaoge and the team became alert.
"Mr. Hunter, my friend, nice to see you again." Arman walked over with a smile and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Yes, my friend." Hou Xiaoge smiled and gave the other person a gentle hug.
"Hunter, I have to say that you are really lucky. This time, when the governor heard that you are a caravan from the Eastern Allies, he specially approved a lot of good things." Alman praised himself with a smile.
"Thank you, my friend!" Hou Xiaoge naturally understood what the other party meant and wanted benefits.
Finally, the two parties directly exchanged vehicles during the transaction instead of transferring them, which was too troublesome.
However, part of Hou Xiaoge's car was American-made, with a large cargo capacity and was more expensive than Russian-made ones, so he exchanged them for two for one.
More than three million rubles were used to exchange for fifteen trucks of supplies for Hou Xiaoge, although the number of trucks was still less than that of Hou Xiaoge's side.
However, the contents inside were of great value, and these vehicles were also towing six cannons.
Although Hou Xiaoge had little contact with military affairs, he had collected quite a few artillery pieces of different calibers. He could tell at a glance the calibers and functions of these artillery pieces: three 45mm anti-tank guns and three 76mm field guns.
As soon as Hou Xiaoge saw the cannon, he knew that the price of this thing could never be based on the market price. After all, no one is a fool, and it’s China’s fault for not being able to make it!
Sure enough, the other party sold a cannon that originally cost only 40,000 or 50,000 rubles for twice the price. Hou Xiaoge could accept this and felt it was not a loss.
In addition to artillery, the Kazakh party brought a large number of German equipment, including Mauser rifles and light and heavy machine guns.
The weapons and ammunition in these ten vehicles alone were worth two million rubles, and the remaining five vehicles were mechanical equipment. In the end, Hou Xiaoge still owed the other party nearly 200,000 rubles.
Fortunately, Hou Xiaoge left another car as a cover to carry supplies, and directly unloaded five boxes of red medicine from the car, which settled the account.
Everyone was happy with the deal. Hou Xiaoge even gave the other party two boxes of red wound medicine. This thing is money. One box is worth at least 40,000 to 50,000 rubles. It can be easily cashed in on the black market or on the battlefield and the value can be more than doubled or tripled.
"Director Arman, I wonder if you can make some deals with your military in the Russian Bear?" After beating around the bush for a long time, Hou Xiaoge finally asked the purpose of this trip.
"Of course I know him. There are soldiers sent to the front line from every village and every state in Kazakhstan." Arman answered the question irrelevantly.
"Director Arman, we are all friends now. You should know that I am not asking about ordinary soldiers." Hou Xiaoge pretended to be angry.
"Ha ha!"
"Hunter, I was just joking just now. My eldest brother is the chief of staff of the 316th Infantry Division, with the rank of major general. I wonder if this level is high enough?" Arman said with a smile.
"But it was assigned to the 316th Division of the th Infantry Guards Division?" Hou Xiaoge had also done some strategy when he came here, so he naturally knew.
"It seems that the reputation of the 8th Guards Division has spread to the far East. My elder brother will definitely be very proud when he knows about it." Arman also felt proud of it.
Hou Xiaoge complained in his heart that he only found out about it yesterday when he was chatting with a junior leader who was involved in farm transactions.
But a sedan chair is carried by people, and sometimes words of praise are more effective than money, and he is not a pedantic person.
"Then could you help make an introduction? Although our Yanhuang Alliance has connections with the Red Army on the Russian side, we still hope to gain more friendships." Hou Xiaoge said with his eyes lighting up.
"My friend, do you want to go to the front line of the Russian bear to do business?" Alman asked in surprise.
“Yes, we have our own transportation channels and can airlift supplies.
Now that Prussia is losing ground, the Russians on the front lines should have captured a lot of weapons. Instead of turning them in as waste or throwing them into a warehouse, it would be better for us to trade with each other.
Through this transaction, Alman, you should have seen the strength of our Yanhuang Alliance.
If we go to the Soviet Union, as long as they can provide the weapons we need, we can provide more cigarettes, alcohol and even medicine.
Of course, if this deal is successful, we will not forget our Kazakh friends.
I will inform the company and provide you, Arman, with a batch of scarce food for free as political support, with the quantity not less than 3,000 tons." Hou Xiaoge tempted.
At first, Arman didn't care much when he heard about helping to introduce someone. At most, he would just send a telegram when the time came.
But when he heard about the 3,000 tons of grain, he admitted that he was moved. This amount of grain was enough for tens of thousands of people to consume in a year, was very valuable, and would also be helpful to his future.
"My friend, I admit that your conditions have impressed me. I have decided to take you to Russia in person to lobby the Kazakh military to provide you with assistance." Arman said with shining eyes.
"Thank you so much, my friend." Hou Xiaoge pretended to be excited and shook the other person's hand.
Three thousand tons of food is really a bargain, one ton of corn is only eighty rubles. Ukraine will be recovered this month, and we can exchange it directly from there in the summer. We don’t even need to transport it ourselves, we can just let Arman find the railway of the bear.