The journey starts from the Titanic

"So how is the trade with the Soviet Union?" Situ Nan asked again.

"Not very good. In order to survive, you have to smile at the enemy." Hans said lightly, but he was a little bit sad and angry.

Situ Nan smiled, feeling the fate of everyone and the group.He also explained to Hans about the investment of Occidental Petroleum in Europe, such as the oil refinery planned to invest in Frankfurt, and the oil sales company.

Taking advantage of the Dawes plan, Occidental Petroleum entered the German oil market boldly, and Stuart hoped to use BASF's sales channels and influence.

Chapter 188 Hammer and the US-Soviet Food Trade

Situ Nan looked at the young man Armand Hammer in front of him, with sharp and calm eyes, and he secretly praised him, no wonder it was so popular in the Soviet Union.

Hamer was also looking at Situ Nan, secretly surprised that Situ Nan was young. He didn't expect that the big man he wanted to meet was only a few years older than himself.

The two of them didn't speak, they exchanged their eyes in the air, and both developed a strong interest in each other. They both found similarities in each other.

Hammer's ancestors were Russians. His grandfather immigrated to the United States decades ago. His father was a soldier of the United States and a capitalist who ran a small pharmaceutical factory.

Growing up in such a family, Hammer had a keen interest in Russia since he was a child, and his attitude towards the Soviet Union did not want to hate the Soviet Union as much as the ruined Belarus.

But he is still a capitalist after all.A few years ago, Hammer was studying medicine at Columbia University. When he was a student, he had to take over the family's pharmaceutical factory that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Hamer's business talents have since manifested. He went to school while managing the family's pharmaceutical factory. When he graduated He is already a millionaire.

This is a remarkable achievement.

Later, Hammer went to the Soviet Union and even followed Lenin's path. He started a legendary business journey by fiddled with American food to the Soviet Union.

Facing the world blockade, the Soviet Union urgently needed to open up foreign relations. Hamer met the requirements of the Soviets. He was commissioned to import machinery and food from the United States and other materials that were in short supply from the Soviet Union. He became a middleman in the trade between the United States and the Soviet Union. Sole agent:

Including American Rubber Company, American Machine Tool Company, IBM Company, American Machinery Company, etc., the number is as high as 28, basically covering all aspects of American industry. A large number of machinery and equipment are exported to the Soviet Union. For the profitable American capitalists, they Wouldn't mind any doctrine or not.

After a while, Situ Nan spoke first, and he smiled slightly: "Mr. Hammer, my assistant said you have a treasure from Russia, you want to sell it to me?"

"Yes, sir. The best Russian easter egg, exclusively for the royal family." Hammer laughed.

Situ Nan is one of the largest collectors in the American collectibles market. He is famous for his favorite Russian eggs. It took Hamer a lot of thought to find Situ Nan. He happened to have a few Fabel eggs for sale. , The employer is naturally the one from the Kremlin.

After a while, a huge and exquisite egg appeared in front of Situ Nan. The blurred color was indescribably dazzling. Although it was not the first time to see such a beautiful egg, Situ Nan couldn't help but smile and nodded.

Situ Nan stroked Fabel's egg, a little bit fond of it."Oh! Beautiful Easter eggs, I like them very much, and I will give you a fair price."

Seeing that the easter egg touched Situ Nan, Hammer smiled slightly, and said in pain: "If possible, I think the price of ten thousand dollars is appropriate."

Ten thousand dollars?

Situ Nan looked at Hammer with some doubts. The price of ten thousand dollars was a bit low. The other party must have spent a lot of thought to transport this treasure to the United States.

Don’t give away the things you give to your door in vain, take the Russian national treasures as your own.In addition to a few of the Kremlin's hands, the treasures of the Tsar's family, Fabel's eggs, are probably in their own collection, right?

"Deal!" Situ Nan said readily, and signed a check to Hamer without saying a word.

After buying the menu, Situ Nan watched the easter eggs and ignored Hamer.

Hamer seemed to have something to say, but seeing Situ Nan's concentration, he couldn't get in for a while and didn't leave. It seemed unnecessary to stay here. He was secretly anxious: I didn't expect that guy to be so ignorant?So... how do the following topics expand?

Situ Nan saw Hamer's performance. He was sure that there was something wrong with Hamer, but he still hung Hamer aside and watched the eggs with interest.

After a while, he turned his head, pretending to be surprised: "Huh? Mr. Hamer, are you still here?"

"Yes, sir. I want to discuss business with you." Hammer smiled, but he cursed Situ Nan in his heart.

"Business? Good!" Situ Nan smiled.

"That's it. I want to buy 500,000 tons of wheat from you. I know that your California agricultural company stocks a lot of grain." Hammer laughed.

"It turned out to be a food business! No problem, I would take the liberty to ask, Mr. Hamer, what are you doing with so much food?" Situ Nan asked, looking at Hamer with a smile.

"It was shipped to the Soviet Union. There is a shortage of food there, and the grain harvest in the United States is very low. If it goes well, I think I will buy 1 million tons of food next time."

Hammer thought.There is nothing to conceal. As long as you go out and inquire, you will know that Hammer is the head of the US-Soviet trading company. He is not engaged in the US-Soviet grain trade once or twice.Every time food was shipped to the Soviet Union, the ship was filled with fur and caviar when it came back, and it was profitable when it changed hands.

"It turned out to be the Soviet Union!" Situ Nan suddenly realized, he hesitated, and then said, "I heard that the Soviet Union killed all landlords and killed all the landlords. No wonder the food was lost!"

It seems that this gentleman has a bad impression of the Soviet Union!Hamer thought to himself, this is normal. Situ Nan’s attitude is not the first time he has met Hamer. All American capitalists do not like the Soviet Union, and Hamer may be included in it.

When he was in Ukraine, he once saw trains full of corpses, all starved to death. Basically, the Eastern European plains were starving everywhere. The grain collection team promised to scrape the last grain, leaving only desperate farmers.

This also makes Hammer more determined what to do. Promoting grain trade between the US and the Soviet Union is of great benefit to both the Soviet people and Hamer himself. Why not do it?

For Situ Nan’s disgust towards the Soviet Union, Hammer pretended to have no objection. He calmly said, "Sir, this is a good business, isn't it?"

"Yes. It's just business." Situ Nan nodded with a smile. Businessmen should not be restricted by other things. As long as there is profit, why not?This is not illegal.

California Agricultural Corporation is one of the largest food producers in the United States. After the First World War, the American agriculture was in a recession and the grain harvest was plentiful, but the price fell for two years. However, the California Agricultural Corporation has grown stronger and cheaper from American farmers. He bought grain in his hand and sold it to Stony Food Company to process the grain into food for sale.

In addition, the rest of the grain is mainly exported to Asia, especially China. Through Meihua, these grains can be exchanged for many previous things, such as fur, tea, silk, etc., even population, mines, and land.

South China is undergoing industrialization. A large number of young adults are sent to factories, construction sites, and farms. These people consume a large amount of food every day. Even agricultural workers are mostly engaged in cash crop cultivation, and there is not much food grown in South China. There has not been a substantial increase, so the food pressure has been solved with American food.

Speaking of it, Situ Nan and Hamer are actually doing similar things, but on a larger scale than Hamer.

"Mr. Hammer, what do you think of the bootleg business? I have a lot of food in my hand, maybe you can..." Situ Nan suddenly laughed.

"No! This is not a good idea." Hamer shook his head quickly, looking at Situ Nan with a little astonishment. He didn't expect the other party to instigate him to engage in a bootleg business?

This is illegal!

"Haha! You misunderstood!" Situ Nan shook his head and smiled. He meant, don't Russians like drinking?Why can't the liquor be sold to the Russians?

Chapter 189 Hammer and the US-Soviet trade continued

Situ Nan's purchase of so much food was not completely sent to South China and China. Some of it was sold to Chinese companies in Chinatown, including the already bleached Chinese gang Anliang Tang.

Anliangtang built wineries on the Mexican border and the Nevada desert, and then sold liquor to underground markets.The United States is banning alcohol, but most Americans can drink alcohol, but the price is a little more expensive.

Gambling, bootlegging, became one of the major industries of Chinese Americans, and of course heroin was legendary. However, due to Situ Nan’s order, Chinese gangs moved from the U.S. to the border with Mexico, emigrating to Mexico to occupy territory while establishing local In the drug factory, the drug trafficking is left to the Italians.

"Speaking of Prohibition, I don't think there is a more ridiculous law in the world."

Situ Nan sarcastically said.The so-called American progressivism is nothing more than this, trying to make things that do not know the so-called.

Prohibition makes alcohol, which was originally an ordinary commodity, a rare product, and it is easier to induce criminals to get involved in this industry. Not only does it fail to achieve its purpose, but it also promotes crime!

Hammer didn't intend to engage in the bootleg business, but he also knew the huge profits, and nodded: "I heard that the gangs in Chicago are getting rich because of this stuff. They don't even look down on drugs. This is a terrible thing."

Situ Nan nodded and looked at the young Hamer, thinking that ten years later, Hamer relied on his keen business sense to obtain huge profits from Prohibition, and then went round and round to enter the oil industry, and finally became an oil tycoon, almost in the era of black gold. The last tycoon.

With a smile that made Hamer a little unpredictable, Situ Nan opened a bottle of crystal clear wine, the house filled with fragrance, Hamer's eyes lit up, his index finger moved, and the roundworm in his stomach was caught.

"Come and taste this! The one brought from my hometown should have a different taste than Russian vodka." Situ Nan smiled and poured Hamer a glass.