The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 569 Kong Jie's Mysterious Deposit

The disguise of Kong Jie and the others was very good this time, they followed John and Joe Foss into the restaurant, but John and the two were unaware of it.

After entering the restaurant, John and the two went straight to the second floor, which was the private room they had booked in advance.

Kong Jie and the monk followed closely behind.

After John and Joe Foss entered the private room, they immediately closed the door behind them.

The monk knocked on the door first, and the wooden door opened, and Joe Fuss looked at the young man in front of him with some vigilance.

Seeing that the young man in front of him was Chinese, Jobs asked in Chinese:
"Sir, what's the matter with you?"

The monk said: "I belong to Mr. Xu."

"Mr. Xu!"

Joe Fuss looked up, and sure enough, he saw a man dressed as an ordinary person not far from the monk, and he immediately recognized Kong Jielai.

"Please!" Joe Fuss hurriedly opened the room, stepped aside, the monk stepped sideways, Kong Jie entered the room first, the monk entered the room immediately, Qiao Fusi looked around twice and then closed the door.

When Kong Jie entered the room, John, who was originally sitting on the chair, got up to greet him, "Oh, my friend, Xu, we meet again."

The two embraced warmly, and then separated readily, which was counted as a meeting etiquette.

Kong Jie smiled and said, "John, I really didn't expect you to come here in person for this transaction."

With a smile on his face, John gestured for Kong Jie to take a seat, and said, "Xu, this business is not small. I don't feel relieved if I don't come here in person."

When John said that, Kong Jie also had a little expectation, and the two exchanged a few more casual greetings, and then went straight to the topic.

Kong Jie asked straight to the point: "John, last time I, Joe Foss, brought you the list of munitions. I wonder how your preparations are going?"

"How much did you bring this time?"

While speaking, Kong Jie had already taken his seat, sitting on the seat opposite to John.

Qiao Fusi had already sat down, and the monk did not need Kong Jie's instructions, but was already skillfully leaning sideways by the wooden door of the private room, always alert to the wind and grass around him.

John didn't answer Kong Jie's question directly, but looked at the vigilant monk and said with a smile, "Xu, is this your new subordinate?"

"Brother!" Kong Jie said.

John was stunned for a moment, then smiled, turned to the topic and said:

"Xu, you have such a cheerful personality. It seems that you came here for this batch of ammunition when you met me this time."

"only……"

John looked a little embarrassed.

"Rifles, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, you even want M2 60mm mortars, these are the standard weapons of our US Marine Corps, Xu, your appetite is really big, these weapons even if I , and it’s not easy to get one.”

"You are a friend I recognize, but to get these equipments, I need to pay too much, and I have to take a lot of risks, this..."

John didn't finish the rest of the sentence. Kong Jie understood what such an old fox was thinking.
As for what price and risk John needs to pay, these are all nonsense in Kong Jie's view.

If it had cost so much, John wouldn't be here.

The leading party in this transaction seems to be leaning towards John quietly.

Joe Fuss on the side followed John and smiled confidently.

Kong Jie was silent for a moment, and then smiled brighter under the doubts of John and Joe Fuss:

"John, I think you know better than me that with your motherland's strong military capabilities, the most important thing your motherland lacks are these weapons, which in your opinion are nothing."

"Is it the standard weapon of your Marine Corps? I guess these are far inferior to the weapons and equipment of the elite army?"

"These weapons will even be eliminated by you soon, and these eliminated weapons will have the largest market in our China, because here, even these weapons that you may soon eliminate are enough to deal with the backward Japanese army. equipment."

"That's why I'm here today. As a friend, I can't bear to watch you transport these weapons that will soon be obsolete back to China at a higher cost."

"Maybe the maintenance and transportation costs along the way have exceeded the value of these weapons themselves?"

John was silent, his smile gradually froze, and Joe Foss on the side quickly closed his grinning mouth.

The facts are exactly as Kong Jie said.

The batch of arms orders that Kong Jie proposed to John may be regarded as a batch of quite sophisticated equipment by the Japanese army, the national army and the Eighth Route Army.

But in the eyes of arms dealers like John, there is nothing unusual about these equipment.

If he hadn't met Kong Jie, the buyer, John would have found a way to sell the large amount of weapons and equipment hoarded in the concession before withdrawing from the concession.

As for the source of that batch of equipment, there is naturally support provided by the military.

The U.S. military has the habit of handing over some obsolete weapons to some arms dealers, thereby bringing greater benefits to the military.

Taking advantage of the war between China and Japan and taking advantage of the convenience of the concession, dumping a large amount of arms and making war fortunes is the usual style of the United States.

But during this period, the relationship between Japan and the United States has also become tense. Many arms and equipment in the concession were too late to sell, and the warehouses stocked a lot of unsalable arms.

If the ammunition and equipment hoarded could not be sold, and they had to spend a lot of money to transport them back to the country, they might only be sold at the price of scrap metal. John would never do such a stupid thing.

John's deliberate manipulation before was just a businessman's nature, and he wanted to sell it for a price.

Both are smart people.

With a frozen smile, John knew that small tricks would not be able to deal with Kong Jie, so he pointedly said:

"Xu, to borrow an old Chinese saying from you, let's be open and honest! I need to know how much you can accept, and how much of my batch of arms can you eat? If your appetite is not as big as I imagined, I can only change to one buyer, whether it is the national army or the Japanese army, I think they are all willing to take over this batch of arms."

Kong Jie asked back: "The national army and the Japanese army, can they give you a satisfactory price?"

"The future situation of the concession, I think John will definitely be able to find out some information through your news channel. The Japanese are watching, and they are waiting for you to be forced to evacuate, and they will just take advantage of it for nothing!"

"Will they give you a satisfactory price? They will never, they will only wait until you have no other choice, buy the arms in your hands at the price of cabbage, or even snatch them directly."

"As for the national army, under the blockade of the Japanese, it is difficult for you to find a smooth channel. It is not known how long it will take to open up a channel like the one between us."

"But how long can you businessmen and your American troops stay in the concession?"

"In addition, those secretly smuggled national troops have always been stupid. They like to buy things that can bring them benefits. Are they willing to use money to exchange these weapons that they only use when they need to fight devils on the battlefield?"

Following Kong Jie's narration, the expressions of John and Joe Fuss changed slightly.

Indeed, Kong Jie was the most suitable buyer that the two had finalized.

Kong Jie struck while the iron was hot: "There are not a few businessmen in the concession who know the direction of the wind. I heard that many American and British businessmen are trying to sell their factories in China."

"However, the Japanese are eyeing these factories, and Chinese businessmen dare not buy them. The Japanese wait for you to buy them at the lowest price when you are desperate."

"Don't tell me, John, you have the heart to sell the factories in China and the ammunition you have hoarded to the Japanese at such a low price, and sell them to troops who are very likely to become enemies of your motherland in the future?"

John's silent face was a bit ugly, his throat seemed to be dry, he waved to Joe Foss beside him, "Joe, pass over the teapot, the weather is really dry, my throat is almost smoking with thirst. "

He took the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, took a few sips, and John seemed to have recovered.

"Xu, I want to hear what you mean."

Obviously, at this time the leader in buying and selling has been successfully transferred to Kong Jie.

Captain Kong's face was not filled with any complacency, but he said righteously:
"John, we are friends, and friends who have crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, time and space, and races."

"There is an old saying in China that when a friend is in trouble, he draws his sword to help."

"I can assure you that our subsequent cooperation will be very pleasant."

"The future direction of the concession, I think you already know very well in your heart. How long you American businessmen and the American army can stay in the concession may not even be clear to you."

"So the follow-up cooperation between us must hurry up."

"If some things are not planned in advance, it will be too late when the fire is imminent."

Having said that, Kong Jie raised his first finger:
"First, John, I can pay for all the factories in China under your name, including those of some American businessmen around you."

"I dare to buy what other merchants dare to buy, and I dare to buy what other merchants dare not buy."

"As for the price, I will definitely satisfy you. In addition, I still say that, I only conduct these businesses through John you as a middleman, so the favors from the friends and businessmen around you are only in your hands. on John."

As for how much John, the middleman, will earn from it, this is a tacit understanding between the two, so there is no need to say more.

Listening to Kong Jie's promise, John's eyes lit up.

Kong Jie then raised his second finger: "Second, as for how big my appetite is, you can try it, John. In a word, no matter how many arms you have, as long as you can send them over, I can give them Affordable price."

"There is only one principle, you can't fool me with junk."

"Of course! But...Xu, are you sure you're not joking?" John's breathing became a little short.

Kong Jie said: "I never joke when it comes to big things."

After all, there was obvious hesitation on the faces of the two of them, John.

Kong Jie said: "Well, I think the munitions list I sent over from Tojo Foss last time, John, you probably didn't send them all according to the quantity this time, so I'll pay you a deposit in advance."

"The deposit, right here?" John looked suspicious. When Kong Jie and the monk came in, they seemed to have nothing on them.

How are they going to give this deposit?

"Monk." Kong Jie shouted.

The monk who had been guarding the wooden door responded, then pulled off his coat and took out a stack of blueprints from close to his body.

In the confusion of John and Joe Foss, the monk put this set of drawings in front of John.

Kong Jie signaled John to open the drawings to browse, John nodded and started flipping through the drawings.

John turned the first page with a face full of confusion. At first, he still didn't take it seriously, but as he continued to flip, his expression gradually changed to surprise, and finally to inexplicable excitement and excitement.

"This, Oh my god, this is incredible, Xu, how did you get such a blueprint?"

This time it was Kong Jie's turn to show a disapproving smile.

"This is the wisdom of our Chinese people. How about it, John, are you satisfied with my deposit?"

Excited, John even hugged the blueprint and replied, "God, this is so satisfying. The value of this blueprint is far greater than the batch of munitions you need!"...

(End of this chapter)