Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

Chapter 166 Arms Procurement
"Ayao, you need to settle accounts with the society!" Qi Gudong had a sullen face, and changed his temper faster than turning the pages of a book, "Without the society, you wouldn't be where you are today. What's the point of being able to fight in the underworld? You need power! No matter how old the Heshengyi sign is, it can make fellow underworld people follow the rules. Without this sign, you would have been chopped into pieces long ago!"

"Yes, I admit it, but I have already paved the way for the society in the arena of life and death. It's your own fault that you failed to feed the food. Blame me." Wang Yaotang spread his hands.

Gu Dong's face was dark. "No one has ever done what you said. It's just empty talk. No one knows whether it will work or not."

"You want to build a golden body and gain fame? No problem. You can pave the way for the society. Not only will I not let the fans go, but I will also ensure that all the places are clean. Other societies will not be able to come in and sell fans. I can also mobilize the relationships that the society has accumulated over the years to push you to run for councillor!"

Member of Parliament? Wang Yaotang's eyes lit up. "Okay, I'll go and split it 30% to 70%, I'll take 70%!"

"Impossible, 60% to 40%, the society gets 60%."

"Only 60% for what?"

"The Dafei Company will pay for it, and the company that moves the goods will pay for it. Your people don't need to take risks."

"Oh, it's just flying a big plane. One trip is paid 1000. We can easily get a few hundred people from the housing estate to do it. A big plane is only 50. I can afford this."

"What about the port? Do you have it? How do you receive the goods? Where do you store them? How do you ship them? Will the goods get moldy if they are piled up in the warehouse?" Ji Gu Dong sneered, "The society has a network of relationships built up over a hundred years. What do you have?"

"40:60."

"Impossible, fifty-fifty at best."

"Hey, Uncle Dong, don't go too far. Relationships are always renewed. Old relationships don't need to be forgotten. If you insist on a 50-50 split, why not settle separately? I'll deliver the goods to the port, and you can settle with me at 7 yuan. We can calculate independently, and the accounts will be clear on how much we make and how much we lose, so we don't have to argue."

"No." Qi Gudong waved his hand. "A society is not a company. There's nothing wrong with arguing. I'd rather someone take advantage of it to make a little money than if everyone follows the company's rules. After a long time, it will inevitably split."

Wang Yaotang was stunned for a moment, then thought about it carefully, and realized that this was indeed the truth. He looked at Qi Gudong with some surprise, the old guy was quite something.

He is not good at doing business, but he is very good at understanding people's hearts.

After arguing for a while, they finally decided to split it 50-50 as Ti Gudong suggested. It's awesome that the society has channels.

Thousands of tons can be easily digested by restaurants, small vendors and slums. If it were Wang Yaotang, there would be nothing he could do.

Half an hour later, Chigudong and Uncle Lin stood at the window, watching Wang Yaotang get into the car and leave. Behind him, Ah Sheng lowered his head and cleaned up the debris on the ground.

"Do you think it can work?" Uncle Lin asked in a low voice.

"Little God of Wealth." Gut Dong chuckled, "If you say he is loyal to the society, I definitely don't believe it, but if you say he can make money, then I will definitely believe it."

"So are you really going to get rid of this fan thread?"

Ah Sheng paused for a moment, then quickly quickened his sweeping motion and said, "Boss, can you please wait a while before talking to me? It would be fatal if I heard too much!"
"As long as Cai Shenyao is kind-hearted and can make clean money, who would want to leave him?" Qi Gudong snorted, "Let's wait until he succeeds."

……

"You actually did it!" Wang Yaotang took the document with a look of surprise and looked down at it.

"As long as there are US dollars, nothing is impossible." Sang Yunkai smiled as he sat on the sofa. "Somalia was once a British colony. Even though it is independent now, Siad still wants to implement socialism, but economically it still cannot completely break away from the Commonwealth. It is just a company in name only. Somalia doesn't care even if there are any negative impacts."

"The people in that damn place are so poor and rude."

“Haha, Hong Kong’s status as a British colony is not without any advantages.” Wang Yaotang chuckled.

Sang Yunkai's expression froze.

Somalia Umbrella Security Company, all documents are written in English, which looks easy.

"One hundred thousand dollars is enough? No other conditions?"

"Yes, indeed. Although I think it doesn't matter even if Somalia suddenly denies the Umbrella Corporation, it's very difficult to verify anything in that damn place." Sang Yunkai shrugged. "They require you to export millions of dollars worth of industrial products every year, and they also hope to buy arms from you."

"I really can't imagine how they pay for this. With camel meat?"

Wang Yaotang laughed and said that Somalia is actually rich in resources.

But the United States does not want Britain to control Somalia.

Europe does not want the United States to control Somalia.

The wealthy in the Middle East do not want the Western world to control Somalia...

Somalia is in chaos!

After getting the documents, Wang Yaotang prepared to go north again.

……

At Luohu Port, Director Shi smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Wang Yaotang. He did not expect to meet again in less than a month.

After a few pleasantries, everyone got in the car and headed straight for the guesthouse.

"This is Deputy Director Zhao of the Foreign Trade Bureau."

"This is Mr. Wang Yaotang, a patriotic Hong Kong businessman."

"This is Mr. Cai Yijie, a patriotic Hong Kong businessman."

After another round of greetings, including some compliments on Wang Yaotang and Ajie's youth, everyone entered the guesthouse.

"Purchase arms?" Although Deputy Director Zhao knew something about it in advance, he couldn't help but feel it was ridiculous.

At that time, the country did export arms, but they were almost all sold at a half-price rate, and in most cases it was considered good if it did not lose money.

In the international arms market, customers pay more attention to the country's strength and reputation, rather than price and quality. Of course, in terms of quality, domestic arms cannot compete with those of the United States and the Soviet Union.

However, all previous arms deals were between countries, and this is the first time that a private company has purchased the weapons.

A few days ago, after Wang Yaotang passed the message through Director Shi, we have been studying whether it can be sold!

If it is Saudi Arabia, the UAE or the like, it will definitely not work because they have not established diplomatic relations. However, China and Somalia have established diplomatic relations for 60 years and have even sent ambassadors.

Of course, it is unilateral. Somalia did not send an ambassador and has no money!
更重要的是79年10月，索马里以3310万美元的价格从国内采购了26架战斗机……虽然只支付了20%的定金。

Establish diplomatic relations, have procurement precedents, Somalia's legal companies have the qualifications to purchase arms, and in 79, the old man also said that "China has no choice but to become an arms dealer", so from all aspects, it can really be sold...

Although, the boss is a Hong Kong Chinese.

Although, this is obviously a shell company that is selling dog meat under the guise of sheep meat.

But it’s really legal!
Of course, a very important reason for this is that Wang Yaotang purchased a very small quantity and did not require it to be a brand new product, so selling it would not have much of an impact, so the Foreign Trade Bureau decided to give it a try.

Hearing Director Zhao nod in agreement, Wang Yaotang clenched his fists tightly.

A list was handed to Wang Yaotang, and Ajie and Awei came over immediately.

Refurbished Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, caliber 7.62×39mm, magazine capacity 10 rounds, priced at US$45.

56-1, caliber 7.62×39mm, folding stock, magazine capacity 30 rounds, price US$55.

Type 56 light machine gun, caliber 7.62 mm, magazine capacity 100 rounds, price $380
40-round launcher, priced at $300, with each warhead costing $120.

The 75mm recoilless rifle costs $1500 and the shell is $90 per round.

Type 56 14.5mm quadruple anti-aircraft machine gun, US$14800.

Wang Yaotang wiped his face to prevent his eyeballs from falling out.

Ajie and Awei next to them were not much better.

Although they are all old ones that have been renovated.

Although they are all left over by the militia.

Although, it is a heavy firepower!
Ajie suddenly grabbed Wang Yaotang's hand, with only two words in his eyes: buy like crazy!

If this is brought back, no matter what Xinji or Shenghe company is, whoever disagrees will be shot down!
Everyone was beaten to pieces!

What is the Royal Hong Kong Police?

Wang Yaotang nodded heavily, no longer caring about being reserved at this moment, "I want it!"

"56 Type 200 rifles, with three magazines and 3 rounds of ammunition."

"56 Type 10 light machine guns, equipped with double drum magazines, 100000 rounds of ammunition."

"40 guns, 10 guns, 100 warheads."

"Five 75mm recoilless guns, 5 rounds of ammunition."

"A quadruple anti-aircraft machine gun and 10 rounds of ammunition."

That's it? Director Zhao blinked, turned his head and looked at Director Shi, and suddenly felt that the previous emphasis was a bit too much...

It's just 75 US dollars in total. What's the point of discussing it all?
On the other side, Ajie, Awei and Wang Yaotang were so excited that they were trembling slightly all over. Damn, so many munitions, enough to fight a war of independence!

After all, not every country can have thousands of people participating in village wars and more than ten cannons.

Fortunately, Wang Yaotang had seen the world a lot, and soon calmed down, with a smile on his face. "In addition to the Umbrella Company, I also own a Shuangshi Food Company. This time, I plan to build a branch in China, initially purchasing 1000 tons of edible oil, and in the future I will also purchase meat including chicken, duck, fish, and staple foods such as rice."

"It's not a big problem." Deputy Director Zhao sat up straight. Arms and the like were one-time deals. He was more interested in food procurement.

Food is the primary need of the people, and this purchase will be continuous and long-term.

"There are many cooking oils, such as rapeseed oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, and sunflower oil. I wonder what kind of oil Mr. Wang wants?"

"Canola oil and peanut oil, what's the price?"

"Rapeseed oil is $2000 per ton, and peanut oil is $2200 per ton."

Wang Yaotang laughed and said, "Considering that we have a pleasant cooperation, I will follow Director Zhao's price."

"Haha, thank you very much. I wonder what payment method Mr. Wang uses?"

"How about the US dollar!"

"Mr. Wang is a righteous man!" Director Zhao gave a thumbs up.

"Of course, I also have a small request. I want the company to be on the seaside and be able to moor small boats."

Director Zhao looked at Director Shi.

Director Shi nodded without asking any more questions. "There are a lot of industrial lands in Shekou District. We can grant you a piece of land near the sea."

"Haha, good." Wang Yaotang was very happy. "Return the favor. If Director Shi and Director Zhao have any problems purchasing, you can also tell me. If I can, I will help deliver it."

The two looked at each other and their eyes lit up!
(End of this chapter)