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Chapter 9 Ways to Make Money (Second update, please recommend and collect)

He's actually a rookie!

Anderson, who has been wandering the streets for more than [-] years, understood everything from the blank look on the other party's face.

At that moment, Anderson wanted to slap himself in the mouth.

Gold watch, you have to get a damn gold watch.

Gold watches are very valuable!

Because of this, things like gold watches can buy everything in the market, including extremely tight "gas coupons."

Looking at this guy's changing expression, although he didn't understand what was going on with this guy, Li Yian still took the initiative to send out the invitation.

"Can I buy you a drink?"

"Have a drink? There's not a lot of alcohol quota."

Anderson said in an uncertain tone.

"Even if you are a diplomat, it is the same."

"Is there a bar near here?"

Why invite this guy to drink?

Of course Li Yian has his own plans. The existence of the black market means profit and wealth. Anyone who has bought vegetable bags knows this. For him who is thinking about how to make a fortune, this is like discovering a new world.

However, the New World also needs to find someone to inquire about. The second-tier dealer in front of them is the best candidate. There is nothing wrong with knowing some market conditions.

"...Gasline coupons. Of all the coupons, the most precious ones are gasoline coupons, because almost everyone needs gasoline. It was even controlled earlier than food. Because of the control, fuel, food and other regulated items, They all appear on the black market, and the trade is very active. After all, everyone needs it, and "gas coupons" are "hard currency". You can use it to exchange for everything, food, luxury watches, gold coins..."

After two long-lost glasses of whiskey, Anderson learned everything he could about London's black market transactions.

It also gave him a basic understanding of all this. For some "quick-minded" people, material scarcity and rationing are also great opportunities for illegal profit-making. Shop owners can often obtain scarce goods and sell them privately at a higher price. Black marketeers sell whatever is in short supply on certain streets, and buyers know the goods come from shady sources.

"...Meat, at the port, hundreds of tons of meat are lost every day. The lost meat naturally goes to the black market, and is sold to people in need at several times the price, sir."

Anderson said in a serious tone.

"I know that the quota for you diplomats is much higher than that of ordinary people. You even have a ration of 10 packs of cigarettes every week, but in many cases, you don't need these because they put food, cigarettes, I’ll send you a wine card to the embassy, ​​and if we cooperate, I guarantee you’ll earn at least ten pounds a week.”

In Anderson's opinion, the man standing in line might just be a small person in the embassy. For such a small person, a dozen pounds would definitely be tempting to him.

"Just like your bag of food, you spent about 2 pounds, but I can sell it for 4 or even 5 pounds."

“So what sells best?”

"Cigarettes, and sugar."

Anderson said directly.

"Cigarettes must first be supplied to the army, so there are always not enough cigarettes on the market, and they need to be purchased with cigarette coupons, and those coupons can only buy a few packs, I mean a month, so cigarettes are the best-selling ones. As for sugar, Well, who doesn’t need sugar?”

As he spoke, Anderson shouted directly to the person behind the counter. “Billy, does your wife need some candy?”

"do you have?"

"You see, right? Every kitchen needs sugar. Although we have sugar coupons, we can't buy enough sugar."

"why?"

"According to the newspaper, it was because of German submarines, which kept sinking merchant ships, but in reality? It's because for Downing Street, sugar, milk, meat, and tobacco are not as important as tanks, airplanes, and cannons. They won’t spend their precious foreign exchange on these things, so they push everything to the Germans and let ordinary people overcome the so-called difficulties.”

Anderson took a sip of whiskey and then spoke.

"So, everyone cannot do without the black market. Everyone needs the black market. Even the guys who drive postal flights at the airport will put boxes of cigarettes on the plane in the United States. In the United States, a pack of Lucky Strike or Camel cigarettes only cost a dozen or twenty cents, but here you can sell them for at least a pound.”

"The profit is so high? Then wouldn't they be able to make a lot of money in one trip?"

Anderson finally figured it out. The guy in front of him knew nothing about the black market.

"Sir, look at you, you don't understand the market at all! British control is the same as the United States, but the degree of control is not as strict as here, but there are also quotas. Although those pilots who fly mail planes can entrain some, But it's just a few, and they can't buy more. Otherwise, not to mention the pilots, even the crew at the port will carry boxes of them. You know, the ship is much more spacious than the plane. The pilots Even if they want to take it, they may not have that much room, but the ship is different. If they want, they can definitely put a lot on it, but the problem is not that they can buy as much as they want."

quota.

It turns out there are quotas for buying cigarettes in the United States! It’s not something you can just buy if you want. No wonder the price is so strong.

Li Yi'an, who was popularized about market information, also got a piece of information from this black marketeer.
  "You mean, there are planes flying from England to the United States?"

"Mail plane."

Anderson explained.

"Long before the war, there were postal planes traveling between the UK and the United States. They were planes specially used to transport postal parcels. They flew large planes and could even fly directly from the UK to the United States. However, at that time, who could have imagined , a pack of cigarettes can make ten times the profit? It’s a pity that they can’t buy enough cigarettes, otherwise they will definitely fill the entire plane.”

Anderson's sigh made Li Yian's eyes light up, and he immediately realized that this might be his opportunity, and it was even very possible that this was the New World.

After thinking about it in his mind, Li Yian took the initiative to refill a glass of whiskey for him, spending a total of 7 ration coupons. He didn't ask until the wine was served.

"So do you know where these mail planes land?"

"It's right at the seaplane dock on the Thames. Who knows? Compared to those guys, the big guys prefer to buy things from the ship crew. You can never imagine what the crew will bring, cigarettes, sugar, coffee, etc., all Everything, but..."

Anderson, who took advantage of others' soft words and drank another glass of whiskey, continued to popularize science.

"They don't want pounds, because pounds can't buy anything in the United States. They want dollars, which of course they don't have, but watches, cameras and even antique furniture are their favorites. There are shops like this everywhere in the port. Those things can be sold for a good price in the United States, especially watches and cameras. You know, the country bumpkins in the United States can't take good photos of good watches and cameras at all. German and Swiss products have always been their favorite. , but now because of the war, of course they can’t buy those things.”

Finally, after two glasses of whiskey, Anderson asked the business again.

"Sir, do you have any gas coupons? I can offer a high price..."

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