Chapter 233 Fragrant
Seeing Juanjuan being pulled by Songsong, Wu Ma was so frightened that she quickly stopped them: "Songsong, let go of Juanjuan quickly, or she will fall."
Songsong opened his mouth and loosened the corner of the clothes that Juanjuan was biting, allowing him to run forward by inertia.
Juanjuan ran forward by inertia and threw herself into Wu Ma's arms.
Aunt Wu held her firmly and asked, "Are you hurt?"
Juanjuan smiled and shook her head, put her arms around Wu Ma's neck, and kissed her on the cheek.
"You kid, Aunt Wu's face is full of the smell of oil smoke." Aunt Wu smiled so hard that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.
"It smells so good." Juanjuan giggled.
Wu Ma was amused by her and started laughing too. She patted her little butt gently and said, "Tell me, why are you all running to the kitchen?"
"Give some meat to Songsongruanruan and Jizizi." Juanjuan pointed sideways at the animals behind him who looked expectant.
"We didn't buy chicken today, so there are no chicken legs, only pork!" Aunt Wu let go of Juanjuan and reached out to rub her soft head.
"Woof woof. Pork is fine too." Songsong wagged his tail happily.
Si Jinchen looked at the little guy beside him: "Songsong, Ruanruan, you two have gained a lot of weight."
"Woof woof. Our hair is fluffy, not fat." Ruanruan absolutely refused to admit that she was fat.
"Cluck, cluck. Eat less. You've all gotten fat." The hen looked around at the two of them.
"Woof woof. Aren't you fat yourself?" Songsong looked at the chicks that were as fat as balls.
"Chickens, you should eat less. If you run away anytime, you will definitely be stewed into soup." Si Jinchen looked at the chickens seriously.
"Oh oh oh. We are not stupid, so we won't run away." The flower chicken is very self-aware.
Aunt Wu let Juanjuan go and asked them to wait in the living room while she went to prepare food for the little ones at home.
Old Madam Si was sorting the clothes of her two children upstairs. When she heard their voices, she came downstairs and saw only Miao Jiu and Si Ning sitting in the living room.
"Where are the two little ones?"
"In the kitchen, most likely to get food for Songsongruanruan." Si Ning shook his head helplessly.
Madam Si frowned slightly: "You have gained a lot of weight. You don't want to move even if you eat more."
She is now worried about the health of several animals at home. Although they get a lot of exercise every day, they are still visibly plump.
Siming went to the General Administration of Customs.
Chen Yongnian was not surprised to see him. He just let him sit on the sofa, served tea and then let them leave.
He sat down opposite Siming and said, "I heard that you sent a lot of things out of the city on ships and started recruiting the civilians who had fled from outside the city."
"Si Ming, what exactly are you going to do? I don't know if those people sent secretly have arrived yet. If you do this, you might be targeted."
"If I do nothing, they won't target me?" Siming looked at him and asked.
"This can be done secretly, but it's too conspicuous to do it openly." Chen Yongnian sighed.
"Didn't you find an excuse for me about the cargo ship, saying it was cargo for Sitian's business?" Si Ming smiled faintly, supporting his chin with one hand and resting it on the armrest on the sofa.
"It's not good for you to be too smart." Chen Yongnian's eyes were full of smiles.
"But I don't care too much about the conscription. There must be people to suppress the bandits, and the soldiers who died in my hands must be replaced, right?" Siming smiled faintly.
"I don't think those things in the ship are really cargoes, but it's better to send them out of Beiyang City to avoid them from discovering them." Chen Yongnian put one hand on the armrest of the sofa.
"I came to you today because I need your help." Siming went straight to the point.
"The most I can do is help you put the items on the boat into the water. I really can't help you with anything else." Chen Yongnian said modestly.
"You are being a bit modest. You have been in this position for so many years. Who would believe that you don't have some connections?" Siming looked at him with a smile.
"Tell me, what do you need me to do?" Chen Yongnian probably guessed something.
Those goods sent to Beiyang City would pass through the docks, and how could he, as the General Administration of Customs, not know about it? He just used his own means to turn these things into ordinary commodities.
"I need overseas connections to help me smuggle machine tools." Si Ming said, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.
Chen Yongnian's expression froze for a moment, and it took him a while to relax: "Ordnance machine tool?"
"Yes." Siming looked at him while holding the teacup.
Chen Yongning stood up from the sofa, put his hands behind his back, and walked around the room a few times, clenching and unclenching his fists.
"How much do you need?"
"What kind of equipment and machine tools are needed?"
"New or secondhand?"
He threw out a series of questions and waited for Sima Ming to answer.
Sima Ming knew that he had a channel, but he still needed to see whether this channel was safe.
"Lathes, milling machines, drilling machines, planers, grinders, wire drawing machines, and punching machines."
"I'm thinking of setting up a small arsenal. I need 20 to 30 lathes, 10 to 15 milling machines, and 5 to 10 drilling machines, grinders, and punching machines."
"There are also several other auxiliary equipment."
"Hiss!" Chen Yongnian took a breath of cold air after hearing this. You know, these things are all contraband.
The quantity he wants is so large, how can he buy it and deliver it?
"Si Ming, you know, it's very difficult to buy even one of these things. It's uncertain whether the customs over there will approve it or not."
"Let's put that aside for now. Even if customs approves it, have you ever thought about the price of these things? A used one costs nearly 10,000 silver dollars, not to mention the price of a brand new one."
"Can your Governor's Office really afford such a large sum of money?"
"I think you can afford the amount I quoted you at the moment. Just tell me the amount you need to pay." Si Ming was not alone, so he had some confidence.
Chen Yongnian felt a deep sense of powerlessness when he saw how calm and composed he was.
He sat on the sofa and stared at Siming for a long time: "I can help you greet the customs across the street, but these things will not eventually enter Beiyang City as equipment from the arsenal."
"I know. I have several factories. Buying machinery and equipment doesn't seem like a big deal, right?"
Siming knew that if he agreed, he wouldn't have to worry about the customs on the other side confiscating their things, it would just cost more money than normal factory equipment.
Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem.
"It seems that this matter is not something you came up with on impulse. You have even thought about how to deal with it." What else did Chen Yongnian not understand?
"I've had this idea for a long time, but you know the Governor's Office has always been short of money. Since we've made a lot of money this year, we can put this matter on the agenda."
Sima Ming smiled faintly.
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