Chapter 82: Clothing, Food, Shelter and Transportation (Part 2)

  Gao Yang set a standard for the acquisition of frozen pork, with a price limit of 8,000 yuan RMB per ton and a total amount limited to 200 million RMB per month.

  In 1925, the Chinese were called the "Sick Man of East Asia" by the world. The main reason was that most people had been malnourished for a long time and could not afford to eat meat, looking pale and sickly. Gaoyang is preparing to sell some at low prices in the market.

  Of course, Gaoyang is currently unable to meet the consumption needs of all people and can only prioritize guaranteeing the consumption of important departments such as the military, students, and workers.

  Clothing, food, shelter and transportation are the main consumptions of human life. In terms of food, it mainly includes rice, meat and oil. Solving these items basically solves the problem of eating.

  Gao Yang had originally planned to purchase a batch of ocean-going fishing vessels and take them back to the 1925 time-space, after all, in 1925, the marine fishery resources were extremely rich. With just a casual effort, they could have an annual catch of tens of millions of tons.

  It's just a reminder that in the modern time and space, the fishing boats from engines to nets and winches were all black technologies in 1925!

  Before you have the power to fight against the whole world, it's best to build or buy a fishing boat in this time and space in 1925. There is no need to expose your secret for this. Gaoyang seriously accepted Yuan's advice.

  Since ancient times, clothing has been a must-have for humans to keep warm and windproof. In 1925 China, textiles were also the second-largest consumer goods after food.

  The area under Gao Yang's control was relatively good, and people's living standards were barely considered wealthy in China at that time.

  In those years, in most places, many families were so poor that they only had one pair of pants, whoever went out wore them. They would go to work in the fields at night, afraid of being seen with their buttocks exposed while working. That kind of life is simply beyond the understanding of modern people.

  Gao Yang assigned Fang Nan Yu to purchase textiles, which was to order a large quantity of 40-count cotton fabrics. Most cotton products on the Chinese market are either 30-count or 40-count. High-end fabrics above 60-count are mostly exported and rarely seen domestically, and those above 60-count are used for high-end clothing, which Gao Yang does not need.

  Gaoyang requires cheap prices, large quantities and general quality. Gaoyang's bottom line is that 40 branches of white pure cotton cloth with a width of 2.3 meters per meter are within 13 yuan RMB, and 10 million meters are purchased every month.

  It was Gao Yang's idea to bring the plain cotton cloth to be printed with flowers in local printing and dyeing factories after 1925, which would increase jobs for some people.

  In 1925 China, only people living in big cities would go to clothing stores to buy clothes, the vast majority of Chinese people bought a few meters of cloth and made their own clothes at home.

  The leftover fabric can be used to make clothes for the kids. For an ordinary family, buying fabric and making clothes is a big expense, usually only done during holidays and festivals.

  Gao Yang's plan was to dump large quantities of low-priced cotton cloth on the market. 40-count cotton is just average nowadays, but in 1925 it was considered high-quality goods. The main product during the Republic of China period was still 21-count cotton cloth. The difference in quality between the two can be seen with the naked eye. Moreover, Gao Yang's large purchase of cloth had another reason, which was to strike at Japan's economy.

  In 1925, most of the market share of cotton cloth in China was occupied by foreign firms, with Japanese firms having the largest share. In Shanghai alone, there were about 200 wholesale dealers specializing in Japanese goods, and the sales volume of Japanese goods accounted for 70-80% of the industry's total output.

  In addition, the Japanese also exported a large amount of silk products to China. The pattern is simple: buy cotton and raw silk from China at low prices, process them, and then sell them back to China, making huge profits to develop their own economy. This routine has been used for decades or even hundreds of years.

  Gaoyang is preparing to engage in a textile war with the Japanese, using low-priced high-quality cotton cloth to squeeze out the Japanese market share, severely damaging Japan's foreign trade exports and pressuring Japan's economy, forcing Japan to enter its militaristic era even earlier.

  As for housing and road transportation, Gaoyang has already started large-scale construction of roads and bridges. Building railways is too expensive, and Gaoyang's current economic strength cannot afford to purchase steel rails and other components on a large scale. Gaoyang's solution is to build highways, connecting major cities together.

  In 1925, there were more sand and gravel, now mainly buying various grades of cement and steel bars, as well as sand digging equipment and stone crushing machines. In modern times, domestic cement and steel bars have always been said to be of poor quality, but in 1925 they were considered top-notch products.

  For the massive consumption of cement, Gao Yang required Fang Nan Yu to purchase at least 200 million RMB worth of cement per month at a price not exceeding 330 yuan RMB per ton.

  As for the more important rebar, Gao Yang's requirement is that the procurement price per ton does not exceed 3,500 yuan RMB, and the monthly procurement quota is 100 million RMB.

  It adds up to a staggering amount, with nearly 100 million RMB being spent unknowingly every month! Indeed, money is not easy to spend. Moreover, the volume of goods transported has increased, and Gao Yang still needs to build large warehouses in Africa and in the space-time of 1925, which further increases the risk of exposure.

  In 1925, time and space were still good, and it was easy to hide on one's own turf. Modern times are more troublesome, it seems that the African affair must be handled as soon as possible.

  To transport these purchased materials to Africa, Gaoyang also asked Fang Nan Yu to purchase a batch of bulk cargo ships in the name of SC Trading Company's shipping company. After arriving in Africa, they would be loaded into storage spaces by Gaoyang and taken back to the time-space of 1925.

  After finishing work, Gaoyang set off for Africa. After more than a dozen hours of flight, he arrived in Africa. As soon as he walked out of the airport, he saw that Claude was already waiting for him.

  "The weather here is really hot, doesn't Africa have four seasons?" Gaoyang took off his jacket, put on sunglasses, looked up at the sun that was still lavishly splashing its passion in the sky, and asked Claude with a helpless expression.

  Claude smiled and said, "Boss, I've been here for almost 10 years, but I've never experienced a cold time. It's always this hot." Gaoyang shook his head helplessly and got in the car to turn on the air conditioner.

  Gao Yang first inquired about the local government's requirements on the car and after reading the official letter, Gao Yang confirmed that the local government was going to embezzle his assets. Gao Yang immediately led his men to the town where the poaching gang gathered when they went to the mining area for the first time.

  A few hours later, Gao Yang and his party entered the town without stopping for a long time and rushed to Carlos' bar. They found the boss of the bar, Carlos, the biggest local snake head.

  After some brief small talk, Carlos invited Gao Yang to sit down. "Respected Mr. Smith, oh no, I mean respected Mr. Gao, I don't know what brings you to me this time?" Carlos said with a smile, stroking his bald head.

  After sitting in the car for several hours, Gao Yang felt uncomfortable and leaned back on the sofa, propping up his legs and pulling out a cigarette. "Mr. Carlos, I want to see Chief Enzuba, can you pass on the message?" Gao Yang said with a faint expression after lighting the cigarette.

  "Haha, Mr. Gao, I think you've misunderstood something. I'm just a businessman who deals with fur trade, if you want to buy some handicrafts or something, I can help you with that. As for Enzo Bapu, I don't know such an important person." Carlos said with a hint of coldness in his eyes, gently stroking his chin and smiling.

  Gao Yang's eyes turned cold, his voice sank as he said "Tell En Zu Ba Qiu Zhang I'll only wait for him for 3 hours, after 3 hours I'm leaving!" After that, he stood up and left directly.

  Carlos sat behind the office desk, with a complex light flashing in his eyes. After Gaoyang left, he rubbed his bald head hard and thought for a moment before pressing the phone "Prepare the car for me!"

  Gao Yang and his group arrived at the hotel in the center of town to take a temporary rest. As early as when Gao Yang first contacted Carlos, he had already asked Yuan Dian to thoroughly investigate his background, knowing that he was closely related to the Punu people. The Punu people were the main anti-government armed forces within the country's borders. Before arriving in Africa, Gao Yang had already asked Yuan Dian to thoroughly investigate the intelligence on the Punu people.

  Gao Yang's plan was simple, to support the Punu people in establishing a new government closely tied to Gao Yang. As compensation for helping them come to power, everything in the mining area would be kept secret.

  Waiting is the most boring thing, Gao Yang leaned on the sofa with his legs on the armrest, wearing headphones and holding a tablet to watch Zheng Xiu Jing's music video. While watching the video, Gao Yang had a faint smile on his face.

  More than two hours later, the bodyguard knocked on the door and reported that Carlos was visiting with a few people. Gao Yang slightly raised the corner of his mouth, put away his tablet computer, and let the guests in.

  Soon Carlos and several black men dressed in local attire walked in accompanied by bodyguards.

  After mutual introductions and pleasantries, they took their seats separately. This place used to be a French colony, so locals basically all speak French, and Gao Yang does too, so there was no barrier in communication.

  Gao Yang leaned back gently on the sofa, looking at the robust-looking Enzuba chief sitting opposite him, and smiled slightly before speaking: "Chief, I think you've been waiting for me to come, haven't you?"

  The chief of Nzu looked like a robust man, but his big eyes, which were black and white, revealed the owner's lively expression.

  Nzu Ba's chief clasped his hands together, smiled and revealed a set of pearly white teeth, saying "Mr. Gao, I heard you've been having some trouble lately. Is there anything I can help you with?"

  Gao Yang lifted his leg, with his left elbow propped on the armrest of the sofa, and said lightly, "Chieftain, I think you've misunderstood something. It's not that you're helping me, but rather you need my help!"

  "Alright, Mr. Gao, it seems we now have a common enemy. As the Chinese saying goes, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.' So, I suppose we can consider ourselves friends now. Shall we discuss how to deal with our common foe?"

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