Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Ma Hongwei did the calculations.

The original price of 12000 military coats with fur and pure cotton lining was 162 million yuan.

With an 8% discount, or 92% off, the remaining amount is 1490400 yuan.

The 12000 cotton military caps made of fur and leather cost 900000 yuan, which is 828000 yuan after the discount.

12000 pairs of pure wool and cowhide boots, originally priced at 1440000 yuan, now priced at 1324800 yuan after discount.

The total price of this order after the discount is 3643200 yuan.

A 20% deposit is required, amounting to 728640 yuan.

"Mr. Ma, you said before that you would cover the shipping costs."

After the contract was signed, the wholesaler said to Ma Hongwei, "I just had someone calculate that the freight volume of 12000 wool-lined coats is 550.8 cubic meters, cotton hats are 180 cubic meters, and cotton boots are 240 cubic meters."

"A total of seven 17.5-meter flatbed trucks are needed to transport these goods to Lincheng. The total cost, including full truckload, loading and unloading, insurance, and palletizing, is between 28000 and 31000 yuan."

"Are you looking for something more expensive or something less expensive?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongwei immediately said, "Don't skimp on a few thousand yuan. Just get the more expensive ones, and I'll pay for the delivery."

"OK."

The supplier replied, "If there's nothing else, I'll get started on the arrangements."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing!"

Ma Hongwei said, "When you're loading the truck over there, make sure to send me the cotton-padded coat first. The shoes and hats can come a little later."

He had originally thought that now that the space had expanded, he could transport all the goods there in one go.

But now it seems that it's still not enough.

Before Xia Weiwei left last time, the space was 504 cubic meters.

After returning, the volume was increased to 648 cubic meters.

It is 144 cubic meters larger than before.

However, the total volume of these 12000 cotton coats, 12000 cotton hats, and 12000 pairs of cotton boots is 970.8 cubic meters.

It can't be transported away in one go.

So Ma Hongwei decided to ship 12000 cotton-padded coats over first.

The remaining 97.2 cubic meters of space will be used to transport 30 tons of salt and 30 tons of cooking oil.

Besides grains, salt and cooking oil are also essential for the human body.

People who do heavy physical labor need to consume a lot of oil and salt to keep their bodies healthy.

War is no easy task either; it's not just about firing a gun.

They had to carry weapons and supplies on a forced march, and they also had to dig trenches and so on.

After the shooting, the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat, exchanging bayonets.

……

The next morning.

Ma Hongwei left Xia Weiwei to mind the shop at the supply and marketing cooperative.

He then arrived at the warehouse.

Ma Hongwei has received a call that the first batch of cotton-padded clothes will be off the highway soon and will arrive soon.

At this moment, many boxes were already piled up inside the warehouse.

Inside are 30 tons of edible salt and 30 tons of edible oil.

These goods were all shipped from the Central Plains Province, which is not far from Lincheng, and arrived last night.

Shicheng is about a four-and-a-half-hour drive from Lincheng, and with the time needed for loading, the arrival will naturally be later.

"receive!"

With a thought, Ma Hongwei stored all the cooking oil and salt in his storage space.

Those cotton-padded coats are made of both wool and cotton, making them very easy to catch fire.

Ma Hongwei didn't want a sudden fire to burn all the goods.

So it's best to pack these away first.

Soon, two large trucks stopped near the warehouse yard.

Hearing the noise, Ma Hongwei came out.

"Hello, you must be Boss Ma?"

The driver got out of the cab, smiled, and asked, "Is this where all the goods are being transported?"

"right!"

Ma Hongwei nodded and said, "Just put it in the warehouse inside."

He pointed inside and said, "There are forklifts in there; you can use them if you need them."

"Alright, let's get started!"

The driver responded and immediately told his companion to get to work.

Since Ma Hongwei had already paid for the loading and unloading, he didn't need to hire someone else to unload the goods.

Ma Hongwei went inside and got a few bottles of drinks, handing them over: "Here, have some drinks. There's air conditioning in here, so you can come in and rest if you get hot!"

"Thank you, boss!"

The group quickly expressed their gratitude.

Although it was just a few bottles of drinks and a few polite words, it still warmed their hearts.

They felt that they could do a better job when they got to work.

Ma Hongwei found a pair of scissors, opened one of the packages, and even opened the clothes to see if the inside was pure cotton.

Several items were randomly inspected, and no problems were found.

Ma Hongwei then casually cut off a small amount of wool from the middle, lit it with a lighter, and tested whether it was real wool.

Real wool is similar to burning hair; the ash from burning it turns into powder when you pinch it with your hand.

When synthetic fibers that imitate wool are burned, they will clump together and produce a pungent plastic smell.

He examined the stitching and workmanship again and found no problems.

However, just because the first car is fine doesn't mean the others are fine too.

Ma Hongwei would conduct random inspections on each truck after it was unloaded.

After all seven vehicles had been inspected, Ma Hongwei thought to himself, "This supplier didn't try to fool me; we can continue our cooperation!"

He transferred the remaining balance directly to the other party.

"Mr. Ma, it's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Supplier Boss Xue said with a smile, "If you need to buy clothes again in the future, remember to take care of me!"

"Okay, we'll talk about it when we need it!"

Ma Hongwei said casually.

He thought that ordering large quantities of clothing from a factory might be slightly cheaper.

If, like this time, there's a sudden need for a large quantity of physical goods, then it's possible to trade with the other party again.

Looking at the clothes he had taken apart, Ma Hongwei shook his head and said, "I don't know how to sew. These can only be sewn up by the Eighth Route Army itself."

Afterwards, Ma Hongwei repacked the cotton-padded military coats and piled them up.

"receive!"

With a casual wave of his hand, he put all the cotton-padded military coats into his storage space.

As for the snow-resistant leather boots and cotton military caps, there's nowhere to put them for now, so let's leave them here in the warehouse!

"Let's go home!"

Ma Hongwei locked the door and drove away.

These cotton boots and hats aren't guns or ammunition, so Ma Hongwei isn't afraid of losing them.

It's not worth much anyway, so even if I lose it, I can just buy another one.

Back home, Ma Hongwei said to Xia Weiwei, "Those 12000 cotton-padded coats, 30 tons of cooking oil, and 30 tons of salt have all been stored in the storage space. You can leave tomorrow."

"Thanks."