Chapter 232： :develop overseas markets

Originally, there were a lot of supplies in the Nevada warehouse, and for the varieties that were not available here, Colonel Beech asked the logistics department to transport them from various warehouses.

Don't doubt the ability of the logistics department. They have a lot of energy to operate, but they could support the operation of tens of millions of troops at the beginning.

A week passed quickly.

Today is the first day of the'Post-War Material Sale Expo'. Many people drove to the area. By noon there were already nearly a thousand people.

It seems that there are not as many people as there were when selling jeeps, but now people are not private buyers, not just buying a car, but merchants.

At the same time, Colonel Beech’s sales team is also waiting.

People waited to open the door, stood chatting under the car, and looked at the barren desert around. Someone said: "How to choose a remote place like Nevada, if it is on the east coast."

Why set the expo location in Nevada?

Because here is the closest to Las Vegas, people who come must first take a plane to Las Vegas, and then drive over here.

These businessmen are generally richer. Since they come to Las Vegas, how can they not go to the casino for a round?

Since going to the casino must go to the most luxurious and lively Hardy Hotel, the business of Hardy Casino in the past two days has been much better than usual.

Hardy has calculated everything that can be calculated.

There is no speech and no opening ceremony.

When the door opened, the event started. People flocked into this huge warehouse to find the materials they were interested in. The lights in the warehouse were bright, and two rows of lights were specially added for this event.

The items are placed on the shelves, with labels and prices affixed to each item, and there are salespeople from Colonel Beech around. You can ask them at any time if you want to know which items.

Most of the businessmen who come here have their own areas of expertise. Some specialize in viewing weapons, so they don't go to the equipment area, and some specialize in viewing equipment, so they don't look at weapons.

Two businessmen were looking at the uniforms.

"Wool blanket, this is not bad, but the color is a bit ugly, but at a price of 3.5 US dollars, someone should be willing to buy it. After all, a real wool blanket costs 12 US dollars." A humanity.

The person next to him thought for a while, "In fact, it doesn't matter. We can get a quilt cover. If you put the blanket in, you won't see the original color. The quilt cover is not expensive."

"Yes, that's the truth. We want a batch of woolen blankets." As he said, he wrote down the number in his notebook.

Someone is looking through the clothes.

Navy winter sweaters, winter sweatshirts, socks, military boots, collars, leather gloves, field shoes, military trousers.

They wondered how they should sell them back.

Cheap is cheap, but the color is all green. If you are not a soldier, no one wants to wear it. A guy suddenly said: "We can buy a part, contact the factory, and use it as a worker's work clothes."

"This is a good idea, let's try it in a batch." The companion echoed.

Someone was looking through the Air Force leather jackets, and they have to say that these leather jackets are really beautiful. Someone ordered a batch of them and prepared to take them back and sell them for a try.

The firearms area is the most lively. Half of the merchants who come are for these weapons. In the United States, weapons are out of date at all times. Old weapons are still liked by some people. There are still many people who collect them. Hardy sells weapons at low prices. As long as these merchants take them back and tidy them up, they can sell them at a good price.

It is not a problem to make a backhand several times.

Revolvers, rifles, carbines, submachine guns, automatic pistols, machine guns, and more than one variety.

There were even captured Japanese and German weapons, which was very messy, but these people liked it very much.

Various cars are also popular.

The jeeps have been sold out, but there are a large number of other vehicles, armored combat vehicles, tractors, trailers, and so on.

Someone asked the salesperson next to him, "Why is there no truck?"

"The trucks are all sold out." The salesman said.

Trucks are versatile and are the most practical thing. Hardy took all the trucks early and got them at the lowest price.

Where there is a lively place, there is a deserted place, and there is an area with tents, mosquito nets,

Many people walked directly over to kayaking and some people stopped, and the salesperson immediately stepped forward to sell them enthusiastically.

"Does this gentleman want a tent and a mosquito net? Kayaking is very good. It is especially suitable for families to go out. The family is camping by the river. These equipments are very suitable."

The businessman shook his head: "It is estimated that few people are willing to live outside and feed mosquitoes."

"Field prospecting, scientific investigation, animal observation, etc. can also be used." The salesman continued.

"This sales volume is not much."

"It's okay, we don't limit the number here, dozens of sets and hundreds of sets can be ordered." The salesman smiled.

Other salesmen are also pushing hard.

"The explosives produced by DuPont Explosives Company are of very good quality and can be used for mining gravel. We have tens of thousands of tons as much as you want."

"Fighter sales are on sale. A Mustang fighter is only $6,200, a P47 Thunderbolt is only $8,800, and an F4f Wildcat is only more than 4,000. You can definitely make a lot of money if you buy it back and get a flying club."

"Gas masks are completely used in special factories."

"Steel helmets can be used as safety helmets on construction sites."

"Typewriters, ice cream machines, ovens can be used for household purposes, and they can be placed in bar grocery stores. They have a wide range of uses."

"Does anyone want a first aid kit? First aid kits are cheap."

"Canned luncheon meat, canned beef, canned fish, all kinds of canned..."

Some merchants choose the goods, then place an order and sign a contract with the sales company, which makes it clear how much it takes.

As for transportation, Hardy does not provide free shipping.

You can go to a nearby warehouse to pick up the goods yourself, or you can ask the sales company to deliver them to you. Of course, the army will drive you directly to your home after the logistics costs are calculated.

In the evening, Colonel Beech rushed to report to Hardy with a summary of sales.

"Mr. Hardy, the sales data are coming out. Today, the chief engineer sold 23.5 million U.S. dollars worth of goods. I haven't sold as many products in one day in half a year. The post-war material sales expo you created is really amazing. ."

Hardy was not as excited as Colonel Beech.

Looking at the data, it seems that guns and bullets are the most sought-after items, which account for half of the total sales. The United States cannot help but guns. Guns are a necessity for the public and are easy to save. There are countless gun shops in the whole meter, so there is insufficient sales data. Surprising.

The remaining half are very mixed, including almost everything, but the quantity is not large, thousands of tens of thousands, and even some have only dozens of sets.

Hardy shook his head helplessly.

"Mr. Hardy, you don't seem to be very satisfied with today's sales?" Colonel Beech asked cautiously.

"Beach, you have done a good job. Today, I can sell more than 20 million US dollars. I am naturally happy, but you have thought about it. What we need to deal with is also worth more than 3 billion US dollars according to the minimum price given by the military. , Even if it sells 20 million this time, how long will it take to sell."

"You have to know that today is the first day, the number of orders is definitely the most, and there will not be so many people tomorrow, and people choose the best sellers. All the hard-to-sell ones are kept. In the future, more and more customers will be ordered. The less you come, the sales will plummet."

"I'm thinking about how to deal with the remaining billions of materials?"

The excitement of Beech’s just now disappeared. It was indeed the case. Today, what people like to ask for is picked away, and there are fewer and fewer people who are left and willing to ask for it.

Hardy picked up the order and looked carefully.

One thing he discovered was that the sales of those cans were far below his expectations. Originally, he thought he could sell millions of dollars, but only a few hundred thousand dollars.

Oh shit,

He only costs 4 cents for a can of canned luncheon meat, 8 cents for a can of canned beef, and a few cents for other cans, but at this price, no one wants it.

no way,

Americans are living too extravagantly now, they all like to eat fresh, and don't want bread overnight, let alone food that has been several years apart.

The merchants were afraid that they would not be able to sell them, so very few people wanted them.

As for the field meal sets, no one bought them. They contained a complete set of things. When the merchants bought them back, they needed to unpack and classify the items in the same way. It was too much trouble, so the field meal sets only sold more than two thousand in total. set.

However, Hardy had two items sold in quantity that exceeded his expectations, namely, medical kits and medical equipment.

100,000 sets of medical kits were sold, which is not a small number.

Medical equipment including glass syringes, infusion hoses, infusion bottles, lancets, surgical scalpels, arterial clamps, hemostatic forceps, suture needles, disinfectant cotton, and measuring stretchers are also sold in large quantities.

And these things were bought by the same company.

This made Hardy a little puzzled, who would buy so many medical devices at once? Could it be related to Asia?

Indeed, as Hardy had expected, the number of merchants in the next day dropped sharply, with only three or four hundred people, and sales staff provided almost one-to-one services.

Today, only more than 4 million worth of supplies were sold, and even less on the third day.

Although Hardy was dissatisfied with the result, Major General Williams was very happy. In just one month, he sold more than 30 million supplies. He was already very satisfied. He even called Hardy to celebrate. .

Hanging up the phone, Hardy thought about it and said to Beechcraft: "Although some supplies can be sold every day, I think it’s still too slow. I plan to open up overseas markets."

"Overseas market, where?"

"Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Asia." Hardy said.

Hardy had just returned to Los Angeles and suddenly received a call from Bill, "Boss, San Francisco has found something."

"what's the situation?"

"Don't we have smuggling channels? My subordinates recently discovered that someone was transporting a large number of military supplies on board. I sent someone to secretly investigate. There are a large number of firearms, some medical supplies, and a large number of medical kits."

It suddenly occurred to Hardy that someone had bought a large number of medical kits from him a few days ago.

"Do you know whose goods it is?"

"It's from the Tang People's Gang."

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