Chapter 37 Successful Transaction!
Hu Dajia rubbed his hands and said with some embarrassment, "How can this make it?"
Chen Jiaju waved his hand and said, "Brother Hu, to be honest, this batch of goods is given to everyone, but Brother Shi said that he said that you, Brother Hu, are chivalrous and righteous. It seems really good today. Just because you insist on not selling drugs for the Chinese, I am very admired. Nowadays, we sell so much tobacco abroad. Does this invariably save the domestic people? Based on this, we will make a final deal on this business.
Hu Da's heart was hot and said, "Good brother, with your words, brother, I bet that your loyalty hall will have a bright future! I didn't say anything, brother. Let's do it. Those tobacco sales agents will accept my goods tonight. In this way, you have helped me solve a big problem. If I can't deliver the goods tonight, my brother's reputation will stink in the future.
Chen Jiaju understands the mood of Hu Dajia. He is also willing to deliver it quickly so as not to have many long dreams. When he comes out of the dock, he has been followed by people. The longer it takes, the more unsafe it will be. Singapore in this era is far from the strict laws of future generations.
Hu Da's head immediately invited the brothers outside the door to gather, and all the people who could go out went out and followed Chen Jiaju to the place where he stayed.
Chen Jiaju hired two carriages on the road, and soon came to the inn where he stayed and looked at his watch. It was only nine o'clock, and the members of Zhang Xiaoping's guard had not rested.
Chen Jiaju whisperedly arranged for the team members to load the wooden box in the room into the carriage and quickly left the inn with Hu Dajia. At this time, Chen Jiaju obviously saw some figures leaving here quickly. He smiled at Hu and said, "Brother Hu is still experienced. Look, how fast the mouse over there runs!"
Hu Da's head snorted and said, "Those who must have come from your brother and you are watching from the dock. They are all local Malays. These damn indigenous people, who have a relationship with the British, don't know that the sky is thick. If there is a chance, I must take good care of them."
For the wooden box loaded with soot, Chen Jiaju makes people have one box for every 50 catties, so that there are only 20 boxes in total. The two carriages run very lightly. About half an hour later, under the guidance of someone, the carriage entered a warehouse area.
Hu Da's headman whispered to Chen Jiaju, "Brother, further ahead is the trading place. There are too many people here. The other party may not dare to come out. Why don't we keep some manpower?"
Chen Jiaju observed the four directions and agreed, "Brother Hu is right. In this way, let's take five people in separately, so that it is safe and not to be given a handle."
Hu Dajia nodded and began to order his men to be on guard everywhere. Chen Jiaju also left Zhang Xiaoping as a warning, but Chen Jiaju still gave Zhang Xiaoping a attentive look. After all, he didn't have much contact with Hu Da's family for a long time, and he had a guard against others! Zhang Xiaoping nodded to understand.
Chen Jiaju and others continued to move forward and soon entered a spacious warehouse.
It turned out that the person who traded with Hu Da's owner was an Englishman. He saw Hu Da's generous handshakes and hugs with the other party. Hu Da's owner did not talk nonsense and came up and said directly, "Dilong, my goods are coming. Have you brought your things?"
The Englishman rolled his eyes and said, "Hu, can you call my name? How many times have I told you? Don't say my nickname. Please call me Mr. Cotton."
Chen Jiaju feels a little interesting. This British, nicknamed Dilong, actually speaks fluent Cantonese. It seems that this guy is a Chinese.
The British came to the wooden box pile and motioned for someone to open it. Soon a box of cigarette pieces appeared in front of everyone. The British carefully checked the quality of the cigarette pieces, and then checked the cigarette sheets box by box, and immediately someone quickly repackaged it. It seems that the process is very proficient. Very professional.
An hour later, Mr. Kerton said with a smile on his face, "Hu, it's very good. They are all high-quality goods, a total of 1,30 catties. Damn it, what catties do I hate most is? Why don't you Orientals know how to use pounds?"
Hu Da was overjoyed, but he controlled his emotions well and said, "Since there is no problem with the goods, then trade quickly. I don't want to dream too much at night."
Cutton smiled and said, "No problem, I'll settle it for you. Well, dear Hu, the total value is 1.23 million yuan. Do you want a check, or use pound cash or something else?"
Mr. Hu was choked. How could he know so many things? Chen Jiaju said, "I don't know if Mr. Kerton can solve the promissory notes of HSBC Bank?"
As soon as Chen Jiaju said this, everyone was stunned. Yes, Chen Jiaju speaks authentic English, but not in the London accent, but in the New York accent.
Mr. Cutton was stunned for a moment, quickly reacted, and said with a smile, "It turns out that this gentleman is still a knowledgeable person. No problem. Naturally, I have the promissory notes of HSBC in the British Empire. What else do you have?"
Chen Jiaju said, "It's better to exchange it for US dollars. We will be useful in the near future."
Mr. Cotton complimented, "Aha, this young gentleman knew at a glance that he came from the United States, but our checks here are based on pounds. If you want to exchange dollars, you still need to go to HSBC in person."
Chen Jiaju nodded to know, and Mr. Keton immediately handled it for him. At the beginning of this year, the pound is still very strong, but Chen Jiaju knows that in the next few years, the pound will gradually decline, especially against the US dollar. The exchange rate has fallen sharply for years. In this case, the fool also knows how to convert money into US dollars.
Soon, Mr. Kerton completed the formalities and sent a check worth 130,000 pounds to Chen Jiaju with both hands. Chen Jiaju carefully checked it. No problem, the goods were genuine.
Mr. Keton, who was beside him, said proudly, "Please rest assured that our British Empire's cheques are the safest in the world. To be rude, even if someone can imitate the pound, it is impossible to imitate our checks!"
Hu Da, who is beside him, naturally thinks that Keton is bragging, but Chen Jiaju said in his heart, yes, British pounds and related financial bills are indeed the safest in this era. His complex anti-counterfeiting technology and special paper are not easily imitated by anyone in later generations.
Hu Da's head has already been stimulated by such a huge amount of money. He didn't care about forgery or forgery. He said excitedly to Chen Jiaju, "Brother, that's it?"
Chen Jiaju also couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and smiled and said, "Yes, the transaction is over."