A few days later, Luo Jincheng brought two people to Bill's manor again, bringing a thick order.
Hardy picked it up and looked through it.
At first glance, I saw the order amounts of the halls in various places. The South African hall ordered 2.63 million, the Brazilian hall ordered 1.98 million, the Malayan hall ordered 3.42 million, the Thai hall ordered 1.65 million, and the Vietnamese hall ordered...
The final total reached $75 million.
Of course, this price was the price that Hardy marked up based on the military's base price. He at least doubled the price of these materials, and at most tripled it. It was not that he raised the price for the Tang Gang on purpose; this was the price at the expo.
There are also a lot of guns and ammunition in this batch of orders. Some countries clearly ban guns, but Hadi doesn't care about that. That is a problem that the Hongmen needs to consider. Anyway, the sales requirements given to him by the military do not prohibit the sale of weapons to these countries.
As for China, it was not on the list, but Hardy saw that Hong Kong's demand for goods was as much as more than 4 million US dollars worth of supplies. Hong Kong could not digest these goods at all, so it was self-evident where they would go in the end.
"Okay, I'll have the military start preparing the goods and deliver them directly to the dock," said Hardy.
Luo Jincheng was slightly excited when he heard Hardy's agreement. This big deal was about to begin. He believed that as long as these things were shipped over, he would definitely make money.
Back in Los Angeles, Hardy met with Colonel Beach and handed him the order, "Prepare the supplies according to this catalog, send them to the port of San Francisco, and then load them directly on the ship."
When Colonel Beach saw the catalog list, he was immediately excited, "Mr. Hardy, you are amazing. You have sold another 75 million dollars."
"I haven't received the money yet. I can only get it back by selling it," said Hardy.
"Haha, as long as we sell it, are you afraid that they won't pay?" Colonel Beach said with a smile.
"Bichi, we still need to track this batch of goods. You should send five staff members to each location to be in charge of sales statistics and feedback. Before the goods are sold out, the ownership of this batch of goods still belongs to us." Hardy said.
"Okay, Mr. Hardy, I'll arrange some people." Beach replied.
Beech prepared supplies and kept shipping goods to the port.
The Los Angeles Shipping Company obtained 50 cargo ships and urgently recruited captains and sailors. Originally, these Liberty and Victory ships had corresponding captains and sailors. Later, when the fleet was disbanded, all of them retired and returned home.
However, these people were registered in the military. Hadi had someone find their files, called and telegraphed them one by one, asked them if they were willing to come back to work, and offered them high salaries.
Although the United States is experiencing post-war prosperity, it is difficult to find a job. After a decline in military orders, many factories have laid off employees, and nearly 10 million soldiers have retired. It is difficult to find a good job. After receiving a call from Hardy Company, many people choose to return to work on freighters.
After all, the salary is high.
Moreover, it is much safer now than before. In the past, we had to be on guard against ambushes and sinkings by German wolf packs at any time. Now it is just normal shipping, the risk has been reduced countless times, and the wages are two or three times that of ordinary workers, so it naturally attracts a large number of people.
The first group of people were first arranged to work at the Los Angeles Shipping Company, and 50 captains and crew members were quickly assigned. These people had just left the freighters for two or three years and were familiar with the job. Some of them even returned to the ship they had been on before, so they could start working without any training.
The cargo was loaded onto the ship in batches. During this time, Hardy came to inspect. Bill, the president of the Los Angeles Shipping Company, and the captain of the ship were with him. Standing on the ship, he suddenly remembered something, "I heard that there are pirates in many places now, right?"
The president of the shipping company nodded and said, "According to the latest situation report, pirates are present in the waters of West Africa, the Gulf of Guinea, the Strait of Malacca and Southeast Asia, and the situation is most serious in the waters of Southeast Asia."
"Half of our ships sail in the waters of Southeast Asia. I am a little worried and hope nothing goes wrong," said the president of the shipping company.
Hadi thought to himself, praying is useless. You believe in God but those pirates don’t. It’s better to rely on yourself than on God.
He thought about it.
"Equip each ship with 10 M2 heavy machine guns and sufficient ammunition. Each crew member must be equipped with a submachine gun. Also, have each ship carry 100 bazookas. If any pirates dare to approach our ships, tell the captains not to hesitate and open fire. I will be responsible if anything goes wrong."
"I'll ask Beech to deliver the weapons later, and you have to organize a training for the crew." Hardy said.
The president of the shipping company swallowed his saliva and said, "Boss, you are going to turn our cargo ship into an armed merchant ship."
Hardy said calmly, "If it weren't for the time constraints, I would have wanted to equip these freighters with close-in weapon systems. When it comes to pirates, there's no need to hold back. It's best to kill them directly."
"Okay, boss. I'll arrange training for them once the weapons arrive. These captains and crew members were former soldiers, so it's easy to train them," said the president of the shipping company.
Two weeks later,
After all the supplies were loaded onto the ship and all the weapons were on board, the cargo ships set sail and left the port for their destinations.
Hardy had surplus crew members, and the remaining people were enough to expand 50 ships. Hardy Group also had a shipping company, and after recruiting a president and management team, the shipping company started operating.
Whether it was taking over shipping business or leasing them to other shipping companies, these cargo ships had found a destination in less than a month.
......
The cargo ship sailed against the wind and waves to various ports. Los Angeles is very close to Cuba, and a shipload of cargo was quickly delivered to the port. This batch of cargo had export documents from the US military and was quickly unloaded. There was no war in Brazil now, so there were no weapons in this batch of cargo.
As for canned food, candies, clothes, boots and other things, the Brazilian government didn't care at all. After the things were moved to the warehouse, the Hongmen organization came to contact them and took away some of the supplies with bills of lading to sell them.
These organizations have their own channels in the local area, especially with almost all the local Chinese. The Chinese are very hardworking and smart, and many of them run small businesses in the local area, such as grocery stores, clothing stores, and small factories.
The cans were placed in the most conspicuous place in the store, with a slogan on them: "U.S. Army special luncheon meat cans, only 0.5 reais per can, pure beef cans, only 1 reais per can, chicken cans, 0.6 reais."
Many people came to watch. At that time, the United States had won the Second World War and was a beacon for people all over the world. No matter which country it was, they all yearned for the United States, so their products were naturally popular.
The price of these cans was much lower than that of normal cans. Some people immediately paid for a few cans, preparing to go back and try what authentic American soldier canned food tasted like. People who participated in World War II told them that American canned food tasted very delicious.
The clothing store is filled with American military uniforms, including field jackets, green military uniforms, camouflage uniforms, undershirts, vests, tweed coats, trousers, striped trousers, etc.
The prices of these clothes are generally not high, and the store can also help to change the size. Of course, some alteration fees will be charged.
The shoe store sells a variety of American military boots, which are very sturdy and suitable for ordinary workers. Many people like them when they see them.
So when these goods arrived here, many people started to buy them, and gradually a trend formed among people, thinking that wearing a US military uniform on the street was very cool, and sales became better and better.
......
A cargo ship was heading to Malaya. Instead of entering a regular port, it anchored in a remote sea area under the guidance of the local Hongmen Gang. Then someone drove a small boat and transported some of the cargo away.
The captain was very puzzled and asked the Hongmen manager: "We have procedures issued by the US military, and this is not a smuggling activity?"
The middle-aged manager waved his hands helplessly, "The government will not allow the guns and bullets to be taken ashore. Once we take the guns away, you can stop at the port and unload the cargo normally, and there will be no problem."
Dozens of bags of guns and bullets were finally unloaded, and the cargo ship arrived at the port to unload the cargo. The cargo was then stored in the local port warehouse following normal procedures awaiting sale.
In another place, some people saw the large number of weapons and clenched their fists excitedly. A young man with a side parted hair said: "Those Malays bully us and oppress us. We Chinese make up one fifth of the population in Malaya. We must have our own status."
"Power comes from the barrel of a gun. As long as we organize and arm ourselves, those Malays will not dare to act so brazenly."
Others echoed.
There are 5,000 rifles, 2,000 submachine guns, and several hundred thousand rounds of ammunition, enough to form a real team.
.......
There were two other cargo ships sailing to Hong Kong. Hong Kong needed the most cargo this time. One of the two ships was the Liberty and the other was the Victory. Hardy's order to them was not to rush back after they passed through, but to stay at the port as he had other uses for them.
The Liberty was in front and the Victory was in the back. The two ships were about 50 nautical miles apart, sailing on the endless sea. The weather was good today and the sea was calm. The idle crew members gathered on the deck to smoke, chat and sunbathe.
Suddenly someone shouted, "Look over there, there are two boats approaching us."
People looked in the direction he pointed.
They found that there were indeed two ships heading straight in their direction. The tonnage of these two ships was not large, that is, 50-ton fishing boats, but their speed was much faster than their ocean-going cargo ship.
"Could it be pirates?" someone said.
Before coming here, they had specially conducted anti-piracy training, so the first thing they thought of was pirates.
The first mate reacted and shouted, "Quick, whether it's us or not, we must be on alert. Go notify the captain, gather the others to come quickly, and the rest of you take out your weapons."
“Yes~!”
These people responded together and took action immediately.
After all, they have all served in the military. Although they do not need to fight face to face on the battlefield like infantrymen, they are still trained soldiers who have participated in real wars and are much stronger mentally than ordinary people.
The two ships were getting closer and closer, and it was obvious that they were coming with bad intentions. The captain already knew the situation and came over with more than 20 other crew members, including the repairman, who went on deck.
The two fishing boats relied on their high speed to shuttle between the freighter and some men stood on the deck, pointing submachine guns at the freighter.
One hundred percent pirates.
At this moment, two fishing boats quickly surrounded the freighter and prepared to get close to it. Many pirates were already standing on the decks of the fishing boats, holding rope hooks in their hands, waiting for the opportunity to climb up as soon as they got close to the freighter.
The people with guns below will be responsible for guarding and protecting those who are climbing, and they will shoot if any crew member dares to show his head.
They have always been successful in this way in the past.
But they didn't know that they were running into a tough opponent this time.
Just when the two fishing boats were about to get close, several black gun barrels suddenly extended from both sides of the ship. Machine guns were inserted into racks and firmly grasped on the deck. Next to them were long magazine chains full of yellow bullets.
"Fuck you guys! Fire!"
Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da!
Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da!
There were tearing sounds and huge bullets were fired wildly at the two fishing boats. Some of the people standing on the decks of the fishing boats were shot through the body, some had their heads blown up, and the rest were terrified. They had never encountered such a ferocious fleet before. A few who were lucky quickly hid in the cabins.
"Do you think you can get away with this?"
Several men pulled out bazookas.
whoosh whoosh whoosh~!
Boom boom boom~~~!
Some rockets hit the panel, some hit the cabin, and some went straight into the cockpit. There were loud explosions, and finally the whole ship caught fire violently.
The fishing boat on the other side suffered even worse than its companions. After being hit by two rounds of artillery fire, its fuel tank was hit and it exploded and burned directly. The thick smoke could be seen dozens of miles away.
“Ding ding ding ding ding~!”
The Victory ship behind sent a telegram asking what happened and whether support was needed.
"It's okay. Both pirate ships have been destroyed." Free Cycle Channel.
The captain of the Victory was a little annoyed after watching it. Why didn't they let us meet one? That way we could have some good fun. It was too boring on the sea.
Two days later, the two cargo ships arrived safely at Victoria Port in Hong Kong.