PFC Chapter 414 Brother Yunlong, it’s not unfair for you to bear this blame, it was you who did it in th
Chapter 414 Brother Yunlong, it’s not unfair for you to bear this blame, it was you who did it in th
The 16 four-engine heavy transport planes of the third transport formation landed safely on the simple airport runway outside Niujiagou. Chu Yunfei, who learned the news, had already arrived in advance. Li Yunlong, who got off the same transport plane, exchanged a few words and took a truck to the headquarters of the 358th Regiment in Niujiagou.
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong took out a teapot, filled three cups with water, and placed them on the table. After Li Yunlong took the tea, he nodded and said, "Brother Yunfei, I have something important to discuss with you this time. I have nothing to hide from you. Let's be frank. I have read the transaction list you sent. There are many points worth discussing, especially the price. There are huge differences."
"Since two months ago, the prices of various materials have skyrocketed. This is indeed closely related to the international situation, but we have our own pricing system. Not to mention that we are not trading in real money, but in barter. The profit from this is greater than that from real money."
"The price Brother Chu gave is indeed the market price, but the price of our medicines is still the original price. I, Li Yunlong, have suffered a great loss. No matter how rich my family is, I can't bear it!"
Chu Yunfei had long anticipated that Li Yunlong would come to him. Regarding the price difference between the two parties, the people below had argued many times, but they had not come up with a practical solution. In the end, the two of them would have to make the final decision.
"Brother Yunlong, I have also noticed what you said, but the price of medicine is not easy to determine. After all, for patients, medicine is worth a fortune, but for healthy people, the value of medicine is greatly reduced, and it can be said to be worthless! It is very troublesome to estimate, and everyone has his own calculations. This is also the biggest disagreement between the two sides."
"In addition to weapons and ammunition, the biggest transaction between our two sides is medicine. If we don't resolve the differences between the two sides as soon as possible, it will have a huge impact on the subsequent transactions! Even if Brother Yunlong doesn't come to me, I will go to find Brother Yunlong. This matter really can't be delayed any further, otherwise it will cause huge losses to both of us."
Li Yunlong was very satisfied with Chu Yunfei's attitude. He had thought of a solution before he came. He proposed in a serious tone: "Brother Yunfei, let's not worry about the so-called international prices or domestic prices. No matter how they change in the future, it will not have much impact on us. I think we can adopt a fixed exchange system. For example, how much grain, copper ingots, iron ingots, and salt can be exchanged for 100 tablets of sulfa drugs? We can discuss it in advance and make the exchange accordingly in the future!"
"In this way, the differences between us will disappear directly, and the prices of various materials will not change due to changes in the situation. This is a good thing for both of us. For example, regarding the recent epidemic, we have not raised the prices of several medicines at all. If we really sell them according to the market price, even if we raise the price by 10 or 20 times, Yunfei will still have to suffer the loss."
Chu Yunfei nodded in agreement. Li Yunlong did not take advantage of the situation, which was indeed a noble act. This fixed exchange system could take into account the interests of both parties to the greatest extent and was indeed the best solution at present.
"Brother Yunlong, your suggestion is very good. Let's discuss the exchange ratio of various materials today, and implement it directly after the New Year. Today's transaction will also be calculated according to the fixed exchange rate. In this way, neither of us will suffer a loss, and we will not let the people below quarrel because of a little bit of profit, which will only hurt the feelings of the people below."
Li Yunlong did not delay and immediately started to discuss with Chu Yunfei. After two hours of verbal battle, they finally determined the exchange rate. After discussing the material transaction, Li Yunlong did not rush to have lunch, but asked seriously: "Brother Yunfei, I heard that you are going to leave northwest Shanxi in early April to avoid the devil's spring sweep. I wonder if this is a rumor or your real plan?"
Chu Yunfei didn't expect Li Yunlong to ask about this. He really had no idea of retreating at the beginning, but the old superior sent him many telegrams, asking him to leave northwest Shanxi as soon as possible to avoid the upcoming Japanese raid.
"Brother Yunlong, I, Chu Yunfei, am not going to hide it. My superiors have given me the order to retreat, but I don't plan to retreat directly. My 358th Regiment bought so many weapons and ammunition from your independent regiment, but they are not for display. We have to fight the devils before we leave. I, Chu Yunfei, keep my words and will never flee in advance. The alliance between us is unbreakable. Brother Yunlong, if you need any help, just let me know!"
Li Yunlong knew that Chu Yunfei was an upright person. He just needed Chu Yunfei's help, so he didn't hesitate and asked directly: "Brother Yunfei, I, Li Yunlong, am not a person who will repay a favor. I will not ask you for something you can't solve just because I helped you. I came to you this time to ask you to help me contact our headquarters. We have lost contact with the headquarters for half a year. We have sent liaisons several times, but we still haven't been able to contact them. I want to rely on Brother Yunfei's channels to help us contact them!"
Chu Yunfei thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be such a small matter. He agreed without hesitation: "Brother Yunlong, I, Chu Yunfei, will help you with this. However, I need the help of the old commander to contact your army's headquarters. This may take a long time. Please wait patiently, Brother Yunlong. The last large-scale raid by the devils had a huge impact on both of us. Even my contact with the old commander is intermittent."
"I, Chu Yunfei, have no reason to lie to you. We haven't received any supplies from the rear for three months. We have to rely on ourselves to buy all the supplies. We had friendly forces to help us before, but now they have retreated. There are only the independent regiment and our 358th regiment left in northwestern Shanxi. If we don't stick together for warmth, we will really have no one to help us!"
"As for the changes in the international situation, they don't have a particularly big impact on us. On the contrary, I think our lives will not only not get better, but even more difficult. Especially after hearing you say that a drought will break out this year, I have a bad feeling and have been trying every possible way to raise food."
"But the 212th, 236th, and 268th Regiments, which were on good terms with us, broke up and withdrew from the northwest of Shanxi a month ago. The reason was that they could not get enough food and the troops were severely reduced in number. They had to retreat from the mountainous areas to the rear. I estimate that only one out of ten troops could retreat to the rear. After all, the Japanese blockade was very tight. If my 358th Regiment had not occupied a large copper mine and salt and grain production areas, it would not have been possible to expand so quickly."
"But we have not been able to get supplies of weapons and ammunition from the rear. I even started a business with the puppet army, but the puppet army only dared to sell me dozens of guns and thousands of bullets at most each time. For my 358th Regiment, it was completely a drop in the bucket. With the help of Brother Yunlong, the strength of our 358th Regiment recovered very quickly, which gave me the confidence to fight the devils. Otherwise, in the absence of guns and bullets, I would really retreat according to the order of the old commander!"
Li Yunlong didn't know much about Chu Yunfei's situation in recent days, but one thing he was sure of was that Chu Yunfei's life was not easy, otherwise Chu Yunfei would not have complained to him. This had never happened before, which showed how depressed Chu Yunfei had been these days.
"Brother Yunfei, I, Li Yunlong, am not having an easy life either. I don't know what's wrong with the Japanese devils. They insist on keeping a close eye on my independent regiment. I even suspect that I killed Shinozuka Yoshio's son. Otherwise, why would they keep chasing me so closely?"
Chu Yunfei knew something about this matter, and he said happily: "Brother Yunlong, it's not unfair that you are being targeted by the devils. You killed Ichiro Hirata, the nephew of General Tada of the North China Front Army. This is the real reason why the old devil Tada and Kojiro Hirata are targeting you. You killed their relatives, how could they not seek revenge on you?"
Li Yunlong finally found out where the root was. To be honest, he really didn't know who Ichiro Hirata was. He had no impression of this person. After returning, he planned to find out who killed Ichiro Hirata and scold him. You could have hit anyone else, but you poked a hornet's nest and made the independent regiment lose the best opportunity for development.
Seeing Li Yunlong's gloomy face, Chu Yunfei added at the right time: "Brother Yunlong, I have already investigated this matter for you. It was your college student who killed Ichiro Hirata. I thought you knew about this a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to be completely unaware of it. However, it's not unfair for your independent regiment to bear the blame. It was your people who did it!"
Li Yunlong didn't expect that Lin Zhenhua had done this. His expression immediately changed 180 degrees. He smiled and changed the subject: "Brother Yunfei, today is New Year's Eve. We two brothers should have a good drink. You have to prepare a few more good dishes today. Li Yunlong has to beat you! I will leave on a transport plane at three o'clock this afternoon. It's only 12: now. We have two hours to drink. This time you have to take out all the good wine in your hand so that I can satisfy my craving!"
Li Yunlong did not mention the plague again. He had already learned in advance that the plague had been brought under control. As long as there were no problems with the supply of medicines, the plague could be eliminated in a month at most.