The cost of each of the special drugs developed by Abu was about two shillings, and the price of selling them to the Japanese was two pounds, and the profit was about twenty times.

The price of two pounds is also more than gold, one pound is equal to 7.32 grams of pure gold, two pounds is 14.64 grams, and the weight of a special medicine is only about ten grams.

The price is set so high that ordinary soldiers will definitely not be able to afford it, and it will have a great impact on sales.

Roque doesn't care about this problem, it was originally limited to materials, and now the output is not high, Japan wants to buy in large quantities, and Roque can't provide it yet, and now it's the best, which not only ensures profits, but also achieves the goal.

Yamaguchi Muxiang didn't expect the price of the special medicine to be so expensive, but he didn't hesitate much, the RAND Bank agreed to provide a loan for the Japanese government, one of the conditions of the loan was that the Japanese government could only use the money to purchase materials locally in Johannesburg, so it was impossible for Yamaguchi Muxiang to take the money away, in this case, Yamaguchi Muxiang could only open to buy, buy, buy.

After learning more about the Johannesburg market, Yamaguchi finally realized that Johannesburg was a treasure to the Japanese government.

Japan is a country with many individuals and few lands and few resources, so Japan can only take the road of external expansion, and when Yamaguchi Kisho did not arrive in Johannesburg, he once thought that Johannesburg was a poor country with nothing but gold.

After coming to Johannesburg, Yamaguchi Kisho discovered that Johannesburg had medicines and weapons urgently needed by the Japanese Empire, delicious potato vodka, high-quality wool textiles, steel and machinery urgently needed by the Empire, and this "poor country" even had electricity.

The only regret is that the prices of goods in Johannesburg are very expensive, and even compared to Europe, the prices of goods in Johannesburg are a bit outrageous.

However, in this era of "soaring prices", the prices of goods are rising all over the world, and although the prices of goods in Johannesburg are expensive, they are not to the extent that Yamaguchi Sho cannot accept.

For example, although the price of the special medicine produced by the Johannesburg Medical School is expensive, the effect is indeed very good, so it seems that the price is not unacceptable.

Another example is the mortar produced by the Nyasaland Arsenal, although the price is also very expensive, but it is indeed convenient to use, and the power is also good, compared with the artillery used by the Japanese army, the mortar is more suitable for the short stature of the Japanese soldiers, and the relatively backward level of equipment.

In 1904, the Japanese army did not even reach the level of mule and horse, and the transportation of military supplies basically relied on manpower, and compared with the large and difficult to move field artillery, the advantage of mortars was simply not too great.

Even potatoes, which were used only for brewing wine and raising livestock in Johannesburg, were urgently needed by the Japanese Empire.

Of course, the Japanese Empire was not as extravagant as Johannesburg, using potatoes to feed livestock, and Japan also tightened its belt for the Russo-Japanese War, and even the emperor took the lead in thrift, and many civilians in the country could not even eat potatoes.

So Yamaguchi's first order was given to the Johannesburg Agricultural Association to buy agricultural products.

"Thank you, Mr. Brontë, for your cooperation, let's go have a drink together and celebrate the successful completion of the first purchase." After signing the agreement, Yamaguchi sent an invitation to Brontë, a senior employee of the RAND Bank.

The loan from the RAND Bank to the Japanese government can only be used to purchase materials in Johannesburg, so the RAND Bank has to send someone to supervise Yamaguchi Muxiang's use of this money, to be precise, the loan from the RAND Bank to the Japanese government is in the hands of Brontë, and every purchase of Yamaguchi Muxiang must be approved by Brontë.

For such a private invitation, Brontë was of course happy to accompany him, so the group went to the largest oak bar in Ziwei Town.

The Oak Bar is still lively, the drunks seem to be sleepless, partying day and night in the Oak Bar, although the Chinese in Ziwei Town make up the absolute majority, but most of the people who hang out in the bar all day long are white, and the Chinese sometimes come to have a drink, but not every day.

Oak Bar features a wide variety of cocktails, with a bar counter filled with a variety of bases, sparkling crystal bottles illuminated by fluorescent lamps, colourful cocktails, bands playing melodious music, barmaids in the bar, and the air filled with the glitz of purple and gold fans.

"I really didn't expect it to be so prosperous here, and it's not inferior to London." Yamaguchi Sho has a good impression of the town of Shiwei, because of the war in Japan, all industries withered, and the entertainment venue such as bars is basically unpopular.

As for comparison with London, if you don't consider the scale, the prosperity of Purple Town can be comparable to that of central London.

"Then you must not know what it was like here a few years ago, after the end of the Boer War, Ziwei Town was also in ruins, and Ziwei Town at that time didn't seem to be called by this name, it seemed to be called- I'm sorry, I also forgot, the current Ziwei Town is enough to make people forget everything before." Brontë is a resident of Ziwei Town, and of course he likes Ziwei Town.

Although the headquarters of the RAND Bank has now moved to Nyasaland, the largest branch of the RAND Bank outside of Nyasaland is in Ziwei Township, and the Johannesburg branch is not as large as Ziwei Township.

"Is it all because of Lord Nyasaland?" Yamaguchi Sho was very curious about Roque, and after going around in circles for a long time, he finally turned the topic back to Roque.

"Who's to say it's not, Purple Town is the Lord's private property, this Oak Bar, as well as Purple Tree School, Purple Hospital, and everything else in Purple Town is the Lord's." Brontë finally had reservations and did not say that Roque was still a major shareholder of the RAND Bank.

"It's incredible, let's talk more about the Lord, he's a legend—" Yamaguchi Sho said obviously.

Brontë didn't care, there was nothing that could not be said about Roque's experience, and the vast majority of Johannesburgers were proud of Roque.

It was not until the fifth glass of wine that Brontë gave a general account of Roque's experience, of course, only to the part known to the public, and not to the public about Portuguese East Africa and Belgian Congo.

"It's—it's incredible." Yamaguchi Sho's expression was a little complicated, all this happened to a Chinese, and Yamaguchi Sho regretted it very much in his heart.

It seems that if the Cape colonial government had chosen a Japanese to go to Cape Town to be a police officer at that time, then Roque's experience could have happened to a Japanese, if that-

Yamaguchi couldn't help but think about it.

If Roque knew, I'm afraid he would have laughed off his big teeth.

At the time of checkout, Brontë paid with a loan from the RAND Bank to the Japanese government.

This is also a local consumption in Johannesburg, and it is certainly not illegal.

"Do I need to bring you two bottles of vodka?" Brontë was very generous, and the Japanese government paid for it anyway.

Yamaguchi Muxiang immediately heard the strings and knew the elegant meaning: "Bring a few more bottles, thank you Mr. Brontë for your hard work in the past few days, and we will continue to cooperate in the future, I hope everything goes well." ”

The Japanese have a talent for bribery.

After settling the bill, Yamaguchi suddenly discovered a very important problem.

Normally, the liquor sold in the bar should be on the high side.

However, the vodka sold by Oak Bar to Bronte and Yamaguchi was cheaper than the price offered by the Agricultural Association to Yamaguchi.

This is very abnormal, it is said that the Japanese government is purchasing in bulk, and the price offered by the agricultural association should give a certain discount.

"Ha, Mr. Yamaguchi, you probably don't know that the Oak Bar and the Vodka Distillery are both the Lord's property, so the Oak Bar can get vodka from the distillery at cost price, and the vodka sold to you has to add a part of the consumption tax, so it's normal for the price to be a little more expensive." Brontë's explanation seemed reasonable, but Yamaguchi always felt that something was wrong.

However, it was clear that now was not the time to get to the bottom of the problem, and the next day the Nyasaland Arsenal sent more weapons for Yamaguchi to test, and Yamaguchi immediately forgot about vodka.

Compared with food and medicine, weapons are the bulk of procurement, food and medicine only play an auxiliary role in war, and weapons are the key to determining victory or defeat.

The test was carried out at the training ground of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division, and when Yamaguchi arrived at the training ground, he found that there were still several Russians on the training ground.

The Russians, who had received the news for a long time, finally arrived too late, but fortunately, it was not too late.

When the enemies saw each other, their eyes were red, and Yamaguchi Mu Xiang looked at a few Russians who were like tall horses and big hairy bears, and then looked at his short, thin and skinny weak chicken figure, and his eyes immediately returned to normal.

Compared with Yamaguchi Muxiang, Russians who are generally more than 1.8 meters tall have a huge advantage, so the Russians are gearing up and preparing to teach Yamaguchi Muxiang a lesson.

"Gentlemen, please pay attention to the order, and you are not allowed to do anything in the barracks, otherwise you will be punished by military law." An officer of Chinese origin uses English to stop the impulsive Russians.

"Damn locusts—" one Russian blurted out.

That's right, this is the attitude that white people should have towards the Chinese in this era.

The Chinese officer's face changed, and before he could speak, a Russian who seemed to be an official scolded the Russian who had just gone off the rails: "Shut your stinky mouth!" ”

Suo Chao, who was in charge of organizing the test, watched coldly, the sentence that the Russian blurted out just now would at least increase the price of weapons purchased by the Russians by five percentage points, if the Russian officials knew that his stinky mouth had caused such a big trouble, I don't know if they would shoot this guy directly.

It's all gray animals anyway.