As soon as the middle-aged man made a concession, Zhou Chengru realized that there was room for bargaining in this transaction.

After all, those farm tools and iron pots are second-hand, so the Japanese will either fold them into their own hands as scrap iron or sell them.

Ordinary people want to buy farm tools and iron pots, and they usually buy new ones. Even if the Japanese dealers deal with it at a discount, the amount of purchases of ordinary people is very limited. Maybe they cannot be sold all of them in a year or two.

The best way is to deal with the things in batches, even if the price is the first.

Therefore, the bottom line for the middle-aged man in front of him must be much lower than his current offer, otherwise he would not be so confident to negotiate with him and reduce 10% of the price with his mouth.

After thinking through all this, Zhou Cheng was more confident than before and answered without hesitation: "The price of 60% is still too high. We can add 20% to the price of scrap iron at most."

The middle-aged man continued to shake his head and watched Zhou Cheng continue to compromise: "We sell it to Guijun at a market price of 50%. If it is lower, we will not make any profit."

Zhou Cheng shook his head and said, "It's still too high, far exceeding our budget. In this way, I will increase by 40% on the basis of scrap iron. With these 40% of the profit, you can not only save the transportation fee, but also make another 20%!"

The middle-aged man obviously hesitated for a moment. Although he quickly shook his head to object, Zhou Cheng still noticed the change in his face.

This shows that the quote just now is almost approaching his bottom line. Maybe he wants to make a little more money, and then shakes his head and rejects it.

This time he took a step back: "40% of the market price is our lowest bottom line. If it is lower, we will not sell it!"

The middle-aged man's offer was similar to the one he had just made. Zhou Cheng decided to take an intermediate number that both parties could accept, end the negotiation, and then discuss the most important food.

Looking at the middle-aged man, he replied: "I can increase the price of scrap iron by 50%, which is also the bottom line of our National Salvation Army. No matter how high it is, I won't buy it."

After saying this, Zhou Chengru breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the middle-aged man.

My quotation should have exceeded the bottom line given by the Japanese. Then I saw that the middle-aged man pointed his head decisively: "I agree, just increase it by 50% based on the price of scrap iron!"

"Before I came, my boss had already counted the specific weight of the farm tools and iron pots. According to the quote you just made by Captain Zhou, your army needs to prepare 23,000 yuan of oceans or gold of the same value to buy them."

"As long as your army has prepared the money, the farm tools and iron pots can be delivered to the Guijun Defense Zone at any time. We will pay the money and deliver the goods at the same time!"

Zhou Cheng replied confidently: "Don't worry, we will be ready. Next, let's talk about food."

"You just said that you can provide us with 23 million kilograms of food at one time. If our National Salvation Army wants all of them, how much do you want?"

The middle-aged man thought he had heard it wrong, stared at Zhou Cheng with disbelief and asked: "Captain Zhou, you just said that the National Salvation Army planned to buy all 23 million kilograms of grain!"

"No?" Zhou Cheng stared at him and asked.

The middle-aged man immediately explained: "No, it's too good!"

"I remember you only asked to buy 10 million kilograms of grain yesterday, but now it suddenly increased to 23 million kilograms. It was a bit too surprising and I didn't react for a while."

For middle-aged people, Zhou Cheng's answer not only surprised him, but also made him happy.

After receiving the task of the military headquarters asking him to sell all 20 million kilograms of grain, he did not have much confidence.

Because Zhou Cheng said it clearly yesterday that the national rescue army only had 10 million kilograms of food.

If the military headquarters adds only one or two million kilograms of grain, he can find a way to sell it.

But the military headquarters added a task to him was 12 million kilograms of grain, which was more than doubled. No matter how capable he was, he would never let the National Savior Army buy more than twice as much food.

Moreover, the National Salvation Army has only four defense areas and only one regiment of troops. Even if they want to buy more than 20 million kilograms of grain at one time, the regiment headquarters may not have that much money.

The result was very different from his own judgment. Zhou Cheng increased the amount of grain purchased to 23 million kilograms as soon as he opened his mouth, which was really surprising.

Once this transaction is completed, you will successfully complete the additional tasks assigned to you by the military headquarters. After returning to Taiyuan, the rewards given to you by the military headquarters will definitely increase exponentially.

In order to win this deal and prevent Zhou Cheng from being scared away by his own lion, the middle-aged man decided to directly report a honest and honest price that Zhou Cheng could accept, and then talk to him slowly.

I thought for a while and replied: "Among the 23 million kilograms of grain, about 10 million kilograms are white flour, more than 5 million kilograms are millet, and more than 7 million kilograms are miscellaneous grains."

"According to the current market price, the value of these grains is more than 145,000 oceans."

"Because you buy a lot of food at one time, and you are so sincere, we can make a little compromise and settle the settlement directly at the price of 140,000 oceans."

"Like the farm tools and iron pots just now, as long as your army prepares oceans and gold, we will immediately send the food to your army defense zone."

"But because the amount of grain is too large, it is impossible to bring it all at once. Therefore, 23 million kilograms of grain need to be traded in four times. Just prepare 35,000 yuan of oceans before each transaction."

After the half-hour bargaining ended, the final transaction price of both parties was locked at 120,000 oceans. Together with the ocean where farm tools and iron pots were purchased, a total of 143,000 oceans were blocked.

As soon as the middle-aged man left with a satisfied smile, Tang Yufeng frowned, and then asked anxiously: "Captain, although the price you are talking about is very low, far lower than my estimate, even so, we can't afford so much money!"

"And do we need to buy more than 20 million kilograms of grain at one time? Although grain is very important, it is likely to become a hard currency on the battlefield in North China in the future, but we don't need to buy so much back?"

"According to the plan you revealed to us yesterday and last night, after the autumn harvest is over, we will not only purchase grain on a large scale in the defense zone, but not only prevent a grain from flowing out of the defense zone, but also go to the Japanese and puppet troops to collect grain on a large scale."

"Under normal circumstances, it is definitely no problem to acquire more than 20 million jin."

"In addition, what we are about to buy is a total of 50 million kilograms, which is enough for the entire army to eat for five years. Will it be too much?"

Zhou Cheng knew more than anyone how serious the next drought would be.

Moreover, this year is the first year of a severe drought. Although the drought is not particularly serious, the grain in the ground will still reduce production due to water shortage.

Because the National Salvation Military Defense Zone temporarily reclaimed hundreds of thousands of acres of arable land, even if the grain yield per mu decreases, the total grain output will not only not decrease, but may also increase.

The Japanese and puppet troops occupied the areas, which not only did not increase the arable land there, but also wasted a lot due to war.

If the food in the fields is reduced due to drought, the total grain output in the areas occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops will definitely decrease exponentially.

If there is little food, the common people will definitely keep the food in their hands and hide it just in case.

By then, there will definitely be very little grain circulating on the market and the price is high, and it is very likely that even 10 million kilograms of grain will not be bought back.

Zhou Cheng did not explain this matter and directly replied in an orderly tone: "Fifty million kilograms of food are not much, so this matter is settled."

"Old Tang, you are about to prepare for a 53,000 yuan ocean, and prepare for the first transaction with the Japanese and puppet troops."

"I will solve the ocean needed for the subsequent transaction."

"After the transaction is completed, we let the Japanese lose their wife and soldiers, and we have not gained any benefits."

The Second World War II Command, the Chief of Staff hurried into the commander-in-chief's office: "Sir, the intelligence department has just sent a secret piece of intelligence. The intelligence reported in it is very unfavorable to us and must be dealt with as soon as possible."

While speaking, he handed the information in his hand to the commander-in-chief, and then continued: "The above said that the Japanese meant to win over the national rescue army."

"Under the joint blockade between us and the Japanese, the food in the national rescue army will eat less and less, and food may be cut off at any time."

"It was originally a good opportunity to destroy the National Savior Army, but the Japanese actually chose to leave the olive branch for the National Savior Army at this time, wanting to sell food to the National Savior Army to help them overcome the difficulties."

"If the National Salvation Army develops a good impression of the Japanese through this transaction, decides to cooperate with the Japanese, and finally defect to the Japanese directly, and is adapted into the Imperial Army. Not only will we not be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman through the fight between the National Salvation Army and the Japanese and puppet troops, we will also have an extra strong enemy!"

"I think the war zone must deal with this matter as soon as possible. We must never let the national rescue army surrender to the Japanese. We must also find ways to fight. The more harsh they fight, the greater the benefits we will get?"

The commander-in-chief's brow also frowned into a big Sichuan character, staring at the chief of staff with a bad attitude, asking: "Is the information true?"

"Confirm!" the Chief of Staff replied.

"The National Salvation Army has already negotiated with the Japanese negotiators. The National Salvation Army purchased more than 20 million kilograms of grain from the Japanese at a price of 120,000 oceans. The first batch of 6 million kilograms of grain will be traded in four days."

"The National Salvation Army is trying to find ways to raise the ocean and gold needed for the first transaction."

The more the commander-in-chief heard, his face became heavier, and he stared at the chief of staff and said with a serious order: "We must not let the transaction between them be completed smoothly, and we must find a way to destroy it, and strive to turn this transaction into the fuse for them to irritate each other. It would be best if both sides could fight directly."

"Chief of Staff, you first figure out the specific location of their trading location. The faster the better, then formulate a specific action plan to strive to turn disadvantages into favorable ones!"

The Chief of Staff nodded: "I have asked the intelligence department to investigate, and there will definitely be good news coming back today!"
Chapter completed!