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

"Feed?"

Ma Hongwei called the thermos manufacturer and asked, "Do you wholesale thermoses? I'm planning to buy 50000 thermoses with 316 antibacterial inner linings, all 1000ml. What's the wholesale price?"

"Do all 50000 insulated cups need to have 316 antibacterial inner linings?"

The manufacturer replied, "We don't currently have that much 316 stainless steel in stock, and no major manufacturer can provide that much. Besides, some smaller factories use 304 stainless steel to counterfeit it. Do you need 304 stainless steel? That's food-grade and cheaper."

Ma Hongwei asked, "If we add 304 stainless steel, could we make 50000?"

"almost!"

The manufacturer replied, "Currently, we only have 18000 units with 316 antibacterial inner linings, and more than 30000 units with food-grade 304 steel."

After thinking about it, Ma Hongwei felt that it would be more convenient to source goods from a single manufacturer.

Anyway, ordinary workers use 304 steel, so there's nothing that can't be used.

"Okay, then let's have both!"

Ma Hongwei asked, "What about the price?"

The manufacturer replied, "Boss, you ordered such a large quantity. The basic 1000ml 304 stainless steel inner liner costs NT$11.2 each, while the 316 antibacterial inner liner costs NT$15.4 each."

Ma Hongwei said, "I've already taken so much from you, so just give me the change!"

"Yes, yes."

The manufacturer said, "The 304 inner liner is 11 yuan, and the 316 inner liner is 15 yuan. The packaging is the most basic white box. If you need special packaging, you will have to pay extra."

"A white box will be fine for packaging."

Ma Hongwei said, "Then let's have 18000 316 stainless steel inner liners and 30000 ordinary 304 food-grade inner liners."

"Okay!"

The manufacturer stated, "18000 316 stainless steel insulated cups, at 15 yuan each, total 270000 yuan."

"30000 304 stainless steel liners, at 11 yuan each, totaling 330000 yuan."

"A total of 600000 yuan, with a 20% deposit, which is 120000 yuan!"

Ma Hongwei replied, "I will transfer the deposit after the contract is signed."

After both parties signed the contract, Ma Hongwei found a German-style individual mess kit, which is a food-grade aluminum product. It contains five pieces with a standard capacity of 1800 ml.

The retail price is 52 yuan, while the wholesale price is 25.5 yuan.

In purchasing these mess kits, Ma Hongwei spent another 112.5 million yuan to buy 50000 German-style individual mess kits.

Neither the thermos nor the individual mess kit had a production date or anything like that on them, so Ma Hongwei wasn't afraid of being exposed.

As for why I bought a thermos instead of a hot water bottle...

Although the thermos has a larger capacity, the inner liner is too easily damaged; it can easily break if you're not careful.

In addition, thermos flasks are too bulky to carry around easily.

The thermos cups that Ma Hongwei bought all have straps on them, so he can carry them on his back and keep them with him.

After the contracts were signed and the deposits were paid, Ma Hongwei thought, "Let me calculate it first, lest I run out of space."

The 48000 insulated cups, plus their packaging, require 177.36 cubic meters of space.

Each of the 50000 individual soldier's mess kits occupies 243.4 cubic meters of space.

Adding 450 cubic meters of rice and 140 cubic meters of canned goods, there is still 177.24 cubic meters of space left.

"There are still 177.24 cubic meters of space left. What should I buy?"

Ma Hongwei pondered: "We brought 30 tons of salt and 60 tons of oil before. Each person only had 2 qian (6 grams) of oil per day, so the consumption was even less."

"Although Vivi has already asked the commanders to give the soldiers more oil, I'm afraid it won't improve their condition much. Perhaps we should also bring some salt and cooking oil this time?"

Anyway, the salt and cooking oil are well packaged, so they have a longer shelf life and won't spoil.

Unlike rice and noodles, you don't have to worry about them getting damp or moldy.

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army is now expanding rapidly, with its numbers increasing, leading to a greater demand for cooking oil and salt.

So, Ma Hongwei decided to buy some more salt and cooking oil.

Ma Hongwei directly purchased another 60 tons of edible salt.

Anyway, it's only 1200 yuan per ton, so 60 tons would only cost 72000 yuan, which isn't that expensive.

This much salt, including packaging, takes up 72 cubic meters of space.

"As for cooking oil, how about we just buy lard this time?"

Ma Hongwei thought to himself, "We already have a lot of soybean oil, so buying some lard to mix with it will make it even more fragrant."

He remembers that when he was a child, living conditions were not so good, and his family would render some lard to use when cooking.

A pot of food, just by adding some lard with chopsticks, tastes completely different.

Moreover, lard has a longer shelf life than soybean oil and contains significantly more calories.

It's winter now, and the soldiers need warmth right now.

Buy some lard and send it over; it will make the soldiers more resistant to the cold and hunger.

Ma Hongwei immediately began searching for the price of lard.

Their locally produced lard from Central China, refined and packaged in barrels, which is already rendered, costs 7200 to 7600 yuan per ton.

If you buy a large quantity, it will be even cheaper, down to 7000 yuan per ton.

Although lard that is three months away from its expiration date will be cheaper.

However, lard is a risky product and it's easy for it to go rancid and spoil, so Ma Hongwei just bought the good quality kind.

In any case, the price of first-grade refined lard is only about 1000 yuan per ton more than that of non-GMO first-grade pressed soybean oil.

100 cubic meters of lard is exactly 64 tons.

With the remaining 5 cubic meters of space, Ma Hongwei planned to buy some medicine and other items.

……

night.

Ma Hongwei was leaning back on the sofa scrolling through his phone.

"Beep beep!"

Suddenly, his phone vibrated; someone had sent him a private message.

When Ma Hongwei opened it, he found it was a private message from Chairman Liu.

[Chairman Liu: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ma, for bothering you so late."]

[Mr. Liu: "My wife and some friends came over for a small gathering today. They saw that my wife is taking wild Codonopsis pilosula, so they thought they'd buy some to nourish her body. I wonder how much Mr. Ma still has?"]

"Oh, so you wanted to buy Codonopsis pilosula!"

Ma Hongwei was not only not bothered, but he was actually hoping for more business like this.

[Ma Hongwei: "I wonder how many each of Mrs. Liu's friends needs?"]

[Chairman Liu: "My wife has quite a few friends, I wonder if she weighs 600 jin (300 catties)?"]

"Only 600 jin?"

Ma Hongwei thought to himself, "I thought it would be 6000 jin (3,000 catties)."