The next night, Du Lin showed up at the appointed restaurant on time. The restaurant was not a famous one, but it was distinguished by its elegant style and quiet environment. Although the place is not big, with less than ten tables, it is always full and requires a queue. But this time, Du Lin and the others didn't need to queue, and they couldn't see anyone else in the restaurant. He booked a three-hour time slot in the evening.
It wasn't that Du Lin was stingy and didn't want to book the whole night, but that the restaurant owner didn't agree. He moved the reservations of some individual customers to after 8:30, and the three hours before that were all Du Lin's. For this reason, he You need to pay a booking fee of 1,000 yuan per hour.
Dulin was thinking about something when Garfield's laughter suddenly sounded outside the door. He immediately put away his scattered thoughts and stood up to greet him.
After Luke was arrested, Garfield had vaguely realized that maybe this was Dulin's fault, because Dulin behaved a little abnormally when he was negotiating with Luke at his home that day. He simply took the meat from his mouth. Give some to Luke. At first, Garfield thought that Dulin might be a little afraid of Luke, including Luke himself. It wasn't until Luke was arrested that he discovered that it was all a trap, and Luke jumped into it on his own initiative.
Since he was able to realize this, Garfield made up his mind to try not to offend this guy Dulin unless necessary. If one day he was tricked or resented by him, it would definitely not be a pleasant thing. matter. It just so happened that he was able to complete what Du Lin asked him to do this time. While helping Du Lin, he also found a business deal for his friend, so he could please both sides, so why not do it
As for whether they can negotiate, they won't keep him in the ledger in their mind in the end. If they can negotiate, it will be a favor.
He can still do a business like this that guarantees profit without loss.
"This is Mr. Thomas!" Garfield introduced Dulin to the middle-aged man on his left wearing casual clothes. He has blond hair, a very tall figure, and his shoulders are slightly higher than the average person. Although he was smiling, he could not hide the unique military aura beneath his impetuous surface. Garfield introduced Dulin to Mr. Thomas again, "This is the famous Mr. 350,000 from Ilian. He has helped me a lot."
Garfield had already held that piece of land, but he never thought of building anything. The coastline of Ilian is like a crescent that runs north to south, embracing part of the sea water. The piece of land in his hand, which is the manor where Dulin currently lives, is on the tip of the crescent in the north. His original idea was to build a dense commercial cluster, but the place planned by Ilian was a little far from the real commercial core area.
If you can indeed make money by building a landscape, the investment will definitely not be small, and it will take longer to make a profit. Finally, he thought about it and decided to build a luxurious manor. The overall cost was about 180,000 to 200,000 yuan, and the land was sold for 360,000 yuan in one go. It has not been sold for half a year. First of all, the local rich already have more than one villa and manor outside the city. There is no need to spend 350,000 to buy another manor.
Secondly, everyone was familiar with it, so the price was definitely not negotiated, and it was delayed for a while, until Dulin showed up and took it in cash, which made Garfield relieved.
Dulin shook hands with Mr. Thomas, said a few words, and led the two of them to sit on the best table in the restaurant - a balcony extending from the main body of the building, made of ten centimeters of glass. As the ground, the whole person feels like sitting in the air!
Below are the cliffs and the sea. Occasionally, the waves are rougher and some spray hits the low-end glass, which always makes people feel scared. But once you get used to it, it feels different.
"I'm asking Mr. Garfield to invite you this time. I have a business deal that I want to discuss with you. Please forgive me. I have a lot of things to transport and go to many places. I don't know if you have enough transportation capacity. And enough ships." Du Lin took out three metal cylinders and gave one to the two of them. He asked kindly: "Try the top-quality mycelium collected from the provincial capital."
King Shengya was the political core of the Shengya Dynasty in the past. After the destruction of the Yaoxing Empire, the empire bulldozed all the buildings here related to the royal family of the Shengya Empire. The prosperous city immediately turned into ruins, and the royal family of Shengya also Beheaded here. I don’t know if there is something magical about the blood of these royal families, but mycelium soon appeared in the ruins. Now it has become the mainstay of the local economy. A collection is organized every April to collect these wild mycelium. , made into a paradise for sale.
Such a top-notch paradise costs one hundred and twenty yuan, it is the top-notch product!
Garfield smiled, cut it open and took a sip. He nodded with a smile, feeling inexplicably happy. After a while, his eyes returned to clarity, "It is indeed a good thing. It was a waste of money."
Compared to Garfield's casualness, Thomas' movements seemed measured. He also took a bite, and the muscles on his cheeks trembled. The tight facial muscles gradually relaxed a lot, and he also showed some smiles.
He blinked and put one hand under the table. Dulin guessed whether he had twisted the muscles in his thigh. "Let's put it this way..." He paused, as if he was thinking about how to speak, "I I have about seven 10,000-ton freighters and five freighters converted from warships. I am the best around here..." He suddenly realized something, but it was obviously not sincere not to continue talking at this point, so he could only continue: " The largest shipping contractor." He calmly put the paradise into a metal cylinder and suffocated it. He said something he shouldn't have said.
Du Lin captured this point very keenly. According to the latest military laws, after all weapons are removed from a warship, it must be dissolved. This involves some secrets on the warship, such as how many standard weapons can be carried and how much can be stored. Ammunition, how many soldiers can it hold, what is the speed when fully loaded, what is the maximum speed when empty... This data may not seem like a big deal, but it will become fatal information once a war breaks out. But he said that he had a ship converted from a warship, and there was no doubt that he must be from the military.
Navy business is not news in certain circles. Garfield also told Dulin that Dulin not only had no worries about it, but also put down all worries.
Although the military style of doing things is a bit too refreshing and unreasonable, as long as they are not greedy when working with these people, they are the best partners.
"Mr. Thomas, you are a very cheerful person. I think I have understood your strength. Now let's talk about my requirements. Every month I have to transport at least half a million bottles of wine to various docks in the empire. This number will increase in the future, and the price is easy to negotiate. As long as the safety of these things can be guaranteed, I can make appropriate concessions. "
Thomas' eyes widened, and he almost blurted out: "Smuggling alcohol?"
Dulin shook his head, with a serious and upright expression on his face, "No, no, no, Mr. Thomas, I am a legal and legally protected businessman, how could I violate the laws of the empire? I have a brewing license and a liquor sales license in Ilian. The license is just that my customers buy a little more each time, so they need me to provide some transportation services. Whether their behavior is illegal or not has nothing to do with me!”
Thomas chuckled, Dulin's quibbling made him amused, and at the same time he gained confidence in the deal. Just as Dulin considered it, he also began to consider the benefits. An upright bootlegger used the potential power of the navy to smuggle bootleg liquor for him. He gained the safety of the cargo on the sea, and the navy also gained a long-term source of income.
This is almost something that does not need to be thought about. As long as Dulin can come up with what he said, then the Navy will definitely have the ability to deliver it to various dock areas according to his requirements. Once this kind of transportation network is formed, no matter how the terminal changes, it will not change. It will affect their cooperation, and it is even less likely to destroy this cooperation.
Because both parties are "legitimate businessmen", Dulin himself does not leave Ilian, and the drinks and funds are all delivered in Ilian, which is legal.
The cargo is on the navy ship. No matter whether the cargo is clean or unclean, as long as it is floating on the sea and the navy says it is legal, it is legal!
As for the rest, it has nothing to do with them.
This is definitely a big business. If a bottle of wine charges 50 cents for transportation, it will generate an income of at least 250,000 yuan every month, which is almost as much as the income in the first half of last year. Thinking of this, Mr. Thomas' breathing became a little faster. Once this deal is concluded, his position within the Navy will become even more solid, and he will have the opportunity to touch the position behind what is known as the "red line that cannot be crossed" - Rear Admiral!
After the Great Patriotic War, both the Empire and the Federation have realized that without a major military breakthrough in the short term, the war will basically not break out. After a civil war, both sides have figured out each other's true and falsehoods, and there is no point in starting a war rashly except to waste people and money. In the future, who knows how long the peace will last, it is basically impossible to be promoted from colonel to major general.
Not to mention that Mr. Thomas didn't have any strong support behind him. He became a colonel because the Navy felt that the rank of colonel would make businessmen feel satisfied and secure. Otherwise, he would still be just a lieutenant colonel.
With a sincere smile on his face, he said, "I think we can talk in detail."
Thanks to the popularity of "Xingyinlongjun", all the additional updates and debt repayments will be completed within this month, with a total of 44 chapters... suddenly it feels like a lot. Of course, even if I can’t finish it, there’s still next month!
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