"Mr. Hardy, this is a big matter. I need to go back and discuss it." Luo Jincheng said.

Such a big matter involves the entire Hongmen, Luo Jincheng needs to discuss it with other gang managers. Although the leader said when he left that now all gang affairs will be decided by him, he still wants to ask for the opinion of Boss Situ.

"No problem, I'll wait for your reply." said Hardy.

After Luo Jincheng returned, he immediately called together the gang's top leaders for a discussion. After talking about his conversation with Hadi, Luo Jincheng said, "The Hadi Group wants to use the Hongmen channel to sell off the military's surplus supplies. To be honest, I am very optimistic about this business."

"Americans don't like many things, but once these things are shipped to those poor areas, they immediately become good products and will definitely sell well."

A hall master nodded and said, "Those things should be easy to sell. The American soldiers are tired of those canned foods and rations, but there are food shortages in many places. If we transport them there, there will definitely be a lot of people who want them. And the clothes, the quality of those soldiers' clothes is absolutely excellent. As for the size and color, the worst that can happen is that they can be cut and re-dyed."

Another leader said: "Right now, there is still a lot of chaos in Malaya and Indonesia, and the struggle for power is very fierce. Some people have already expressed their feelings towards us Chinese. The leaders there think that the Chinese should establish their own armed forces. If we can get more weapons over there, it will definitely be a great support for them."

"Political power comes from the barrel of a gun. As long as they have guns, the Chinese can still have a say. This is a good opportunity," someone said.

Someone else said, "The leader has been raising funds and materials for the country. I think this is a rare opportunity. There is no better material for the country than these. Although Mr. Hardy said that the United States has an embargo on the country, it seems that he is not opposed to shipping things to the country. The worst that can happen is that we can transfer the goods to Southeast Asian countries, then transfer them to Macau, and then smuggle them into the country."

"What a pity, he doesn't sell those heavy weapons, but only logistical supplies and light weapons." Someone sighed.

"There's no way. They are doing business and can't take risks by defying the American ban," someone said.

However, some people also mentioned: "Isn't the 10% they gave a little too little?"

Luo Jincheng shook his head and said, "This business is huge, it may reach hundreds of millions of dollars. You can do the math, 10% is tens of millions of dollars."

"The most important thing is that they need these things urgently. We have to get them there even if we don't make any money. Besides, we can make money. Hardy's company only wholesales them and lets us sell them. We can add a little to the price, so there will be profit."

The others nodded as they listened.

No one present objected to this business.

Seeing that all the managers agreed, Luo Jincheng immediately sent a telegram to Hong Kong, where Mr. Situ was at that time.

"The Hadi Group wants to cooperate with our company to sell post-war surplus materials, most of which can be converted to civilian use. What do you think?"

A few hours later, Luo Jincheng received a reply.

“We must do this business well!”

......

San Francisco Manor,

After Luo Jincheng left, Bill looked at Hardy and said, "Boss, you said I have a share in this deal?"

"You are indispensable."

"Doesn't Los Angeles control a shipping company? I plan to sell fifty cargo ships to this shipping company at a low price," said Hardy.

This shipping company was acquired from a former mafia family. It originally had five cargo ships that mainly sailed to South American countries such as Brazil and Cuba, transporting a wide variety of goods.

This shipping company is a formal company and the items it transports all go through legal procedures. The so-called smuggling is just smuggling private goods under the premise of legal transportation. For example, the goods being transported this time are sugar cane, mixed with hundreds of tons of tax-free coffee beans, hundreds of boxes of Havana cigars, and even drugs with higher profits.

"Fifty ships?" Bill's eyes widened in surprise. "How much would that cost? Shipping companies can't afford to buy so many ships now."

"Cheap." Hardy said with a smile.

"How cheap can it be?" Bill asked.

"A Liberty ship costs $360,000 and is 80% new. You can't even buy a fishing boat for this price anywhere else. A Victory ship costs $600,000. It's a 15,000-ton cargo ship. You can't find one at this price even with a lantern," said Hardy.

Logically speaking, Los Angeles is Hardy's industry. Why would Hardy sell ships to Los Angeles Shipping? Isn't this just transferring money from one hand to the other?

That's not really the case.

The first is to support this shipping company, hoping that it will become stronger and become one of the shipping giants. Of course, the smuggling business will also grow bigger and bigger.

Another reason is to bring money from Los Angeles.

Although Hardy and Los Angeles have a jurisdictional relationship, they have no direct economic connection. Selling the ship to them is equivalent to taking Los Angeles' money legally and reasonably into one's own hands.

And the money that is transferred is legal.

There are many more.

The money that Los Angeles pays to Hardy is only 30% of its revenue and profits, and in order to develop, Hardy has not taken money from them for a long time.

By selling the freighter to them, Hardy Shipping will belong to Hardy 100%. A simple calculation will show that Hardy has made a lot of money from this transaction.

Of course Los Angeles also did not lose out, as he got the freighter.

40 Liberty ships and 10 Victory ships, with a total price of 20.4 million. You can owe the money first and use the ships.

This is the benefit given by the boss.

"I am planning to do this business with the Hongmen. I believe they will agree. Even if they don't agree, it doesn't matter. We can still find someone else. By then, a large amount of materials will be shipped to all parts of the world, and you can expand your business while transporting them." Hardy said.

Bill thinks this is indeed possible. The boss is amazing and has arranged the future development route very clearly.

......

The next day.

Luo Jincheng came to Bill Manor again, "Mr. Hardy, we agree to do this business with you."

"It's a pleasure working with you then." Hardy smiled and extended his hand.

Luo Jincheng also stretched out his hand.

The next issue was the details. Hardy said, "Mr. Luo, please contact other local Hongmen associations. I have a list of supplies here. Everything that can be sold is marked on it. Ask them to study it and see what can be sold and how much it costs. I will then ship the goods they want."

The Hongmen in various places have a better grasp of the local situation and know how big their appetites are, so they are allowed to place orders based on the situation.

Luo Jincheng took over a thick stack of information, which contained the names and quantities of various materials. Many of the things made Luo Jincheng's eyes water.

In the past, I had to work very hard to get things together on my own. Now that I’m working with Hardy, what I had before is nothing.

"I'll go back and contact them now." Luo Jincheng said.

"As for transportation, I plan to entrust it to the Los Angeles Shipping Company, and they will be responsible for delivering the goods to various places." Hardy said.

"OK."

The Hongmen influence is not only in Asia, Europe, and America, but also in Africa, including France, Britain, Germany, Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Brazil, Panama, Jamaica, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, South Africa... a total of more than 30 countries.

Wherever there is a Chinatown, there are traces of the Hongmen.

Now that World War II has just ended, many countries have not yet recovered from the trauma. Even the two victorious countries, Britain and France, are having a very difficult time, not to mention Germany. Asian countries have been ravaged by Japan, and the people have big problems with food and clothing.

It can be said that the only country in the world that is doing well right now is the United States.

After Luo Jincheng returned, he immediately contacted Hongmen organizations in various countries, sent them a list of supplies, and asked them to study on their own what products could be sold there.

Many people drool when they see the items in the catalog.

Canned luncheon meat, canned beef, canned chicken, canned fish, etc. are things that American soldiers are tired of eating, but to some people they are luxury goods. Such products are also sold in some local areas, but the prices are several times more expensive than Hardy's batch of goods.

For example, the factory price of a can of luncheon meat is 12 cents, the normal selling price is 20 cents a can, but Hardy's wholesale price is only 4 cents.

In fact, Hardy has doubled the price, and the military's base price is 2 cents a can.

If they get these things, I guess there will be a lot of people wanting them even if they sell them for 10 cents.

Of course, there are freight costs for shipping, and these freight costs have to be included in this batch of goods, but even with the freight costs, there is still profit.

A 10-kilogram barrel of egg powder costs only $3, and a field army ration box costs only $5. You should know that this box can provide a day's food for 10 soldiers, and it also contains cigarettes, candies, drink powder and other things.

Medical kits, medical equipment, sterile cotton, medical bandages, as many as you want.

Tents and mosquito nets that no one wants are valuable items in Southeast Asian countries. If you have one, your whole family can move in with you.

Americans dislike military telephones because they are ugly, but some people value their sturdy and durable quality. There are more than 100,000 of these telephones.

There are also telephone lines that are 300,000 kilometers long.

No one wants discarded tires in the United States, but people in other countries do. Although some of them are considered discarded, they are still completely usable.

Even if it cannot be used in the car, it still has other uses. If that doesn't work, you can disassemble it and make rubber slippers.

There are various types of military uniforms. The US military has a wide variety of uniforms. A soldier has dozens of full sets of uniforms. There are so many uniforms that have been discarded by so many American soldiers. Now people in many places don’t even have clothes to wear. Military uniforms can be modified into good clothes.

The quality of military boots is beyond reproach and many people like them very much.

The duck down quilt is thick and warm, the blanket is pure wool, what? The color of the quilt is not good-looking. Will people who don’t even have a quilt complain about the bad color?

The belt is made of pure cowhide and has a brass buckle. In this era, a military belt is comparable to LV luxury goods in later generations.

And the most important thing is weapons.

This batch of catalog lists only includes light weapons, various guns and bullets, and even grenades and mortars are missing. It is mainly for the first time to test the waters.

Moreover, this business has a very favorable condition, that is, you can receive the goods first and pay later. This is a huge temptation for many businessmen.

If you ask them to spend millions of dollars to buy goods, most of them can't come up with it, but if you ask them to put in the effort to sell goods, these people are not hesitant.

Chinese people are very hardworking and are not afraid of working hard.

Many halls placed orders one after another.