Chapter three hundred and ninety first Russian shock
The opening of the Northeastern Provinces Agricultural Products Trading Center is not grand. It can even be said to be very low-key. Most people don't know what this kind of center does. However, a series of important negotiations will be held here soon, and the final decision will be on the entire soybean.
The ownership of the industry can even be said to have had such a great impact that it can be recorded in the annals of history.
Japan's oil industry duo, Kimura Yasuo and Shimoda Yoshi, the heads of Nissin Oil Factory and Santai Oil Mill, personally led the team. Including the Japanese Consul General in Fengtian, Masasuke Akajiri, more than a dozen Japanese people all arrived here. The purpose was
Discuss the soybean issue with Fengtian.
Of course, these guys are not so honest, and they came to negotiate reluctantly. Shimoda Yoshi complained: "Kimura-kun, this time you let the Chinese take the soybeans. This is a shame to the imperial business community. The Fengtian government has again
Then the so-called trading center was established, which made it clear that it wanted to control the pricing power of soybeans. This is a very dangerous signal!"
"That's right, but this time the Fengtian government completely relied on its abundant funds to catch us off guard." Kimura Yasuo glanced at Akajiri Shosuke and then said: "Mr. Consul General, the imperial government has not expressed anything about Fengtian's actions.
What? Are we going to let them do whatever they want?"
Akajiri Shosuke also held his stomach and said in a deep voice: "Fengzhang is smelly and hard, and there is no need to beg the empire. Apart from the means of war, the imperial government does not have any suitable methods."
In addition to using strong force as a backing, the two most common tactics used by the great powers to control China are arms sales and loans. These two are actually the common means used by later powerful powers to control the world. Which country's weapons have the military bought?
It's natural to decide which country to seek refuge in. After borrowing money, you have to endure all kinds of harsh conditions, and in the end you are completely controlled by others.
But these two invincible trump cards have lost their effect when it comes to Fengtian. Fengjun has its own weapons production system. Although the level is very low, it can basically meet the needs. The Japanese arms Fengtian still looks down upon.
.In addition, through Zhang Tinglan's troubles, most of the wealth accumulated by the Eight Banners princes for hundreds of years was extorted. Fengtian's funds were suddenly sufficient, and there was no need to beg the Japanese.
After all the calculations, the only method the Japanese can use is to throw off their arms and go for a big fight. However, launching a war is not a trivial matter. Domestic issues must be considered, international opportunities must be weighed, and it depends on Britain and the United States.
In short, the attitude of other countries, launching a war just for a few soybeans, is really unjustifiable.
"Kimura-kun and Shimoda-kun. This time, the Fengtian government is using its financial resources to compete with us. You should respond with economic means instead of relying on the imperial government for everything. Are powerful Japanese companies still afraid of provocations from the Chinese?
?”
"Of course we are not afraid." Kimura Yasuo said: "It's just that we have a little trouble with the funds on hand, and a large number of bonds cannot be discounted. As long as we wait for us to slow down and mobilize enough capital, we are fully capable and can easily defeat
Chinese people.”
"It's good to have confidence. The Chinese say that a man can bend and stretch, so let's survive this period for the time being." Masasuke Akajiri sneered and said: "This time won't be too long. The United States has already been involved in the battle in Europe, and the great powers are fighting against each other.
The winner will soon be determined. As long as the victory is achieved, Russia's bonds will definitely soar, and the polar bears will turn their heads east. By then, the pressure on the Fengtian government will inevitably increase sharply. Zhang Zuolin has no choice but to surrender to the empire.
Choice!”
After hearing Akajiri Shosuke's words, Kimura and Shimoda finally nodded happily. They also had to make preparations again. This time they had proved that those comprador businessmen were unreliable. They wanted to build their own acquisition network and prepare enough funds to be in a suitable place.
The opportunity struck a fatal blow to the Fengtian government.
"Three days ago, American businessmen came over and purchased 30 million kilograms of soybean oil in one fell swoop. The need was very urgent. We can only finish this business first and let the Chinese people be proud for a while, and then look for opportunities to kill them!"
The Japanese reluctantly sat in front of the negotiation table. The person in charge of negotiating with them was Hong Lei, the representative of Fengtian Trading Company. In addition, Zhang Tinglan and Qiao Lanyun also sat at the side of the negotiation table to help Fengtian.
"Japan hopes to purchase three million quintals of soybeans. We completely agree, but we need to discuss the price carefully. The minimum price per quintal cannot be less than four yuan per quintal. Three million tons is 12 million yuan, and we only
Accept cash payment, money and goods will be cleared.”
After Yasuo Kimura heard this, his eyes widened: "This is robbery. Last year, the purchase price of soybeans was only about three yuan. How could it increase so much this year? And we can't do cash transactions."
Accepted!"
"Since it is a negotiation, both sides must come up with their own conditions. What does Japan want?"
"We should maintain the purchase price last year. We need to pay you after selling the soybean oil."
After Hong Lei heard this, without saying a word, he reached out and folded the documents in front of him, and was about to get up and leave. All other representatives from China did the same.
When Akajiri Masasuke saw that the negotiation was about to collapse at the beginning, he became anxious and said hurriedly: "Does Fengtian have no sincerity in negotiating at all? Are they in such a hurry to leave?"
Zhang Tinglan stopped, turned around and said with a smile: "Mr. Consul General, it's not that we are not sincere, but the conditions of you Japanese are too unreliable. Don't you know that three oceans is our lowest purchase price? Don't you know
Do you want us to sell you soybeans at a loss? Is this what you call sincerity?"
Faced with Zhang Tinglan's questioning, Akajiri Shosuke didn't have much to say. He could only say: "Since it is a negotiation, we must state our respective conditions and then talk slowly."
Saying this, Akajiri Masasuke gave Kimura Yasuo a wink and asked him to raise the conditions appropriately. Kimura had no choice but to say: "The price can be raised to three yuan and fifty cents, but we are still opposed to cash payment. I think the best
A good option is to use bonds as collateral. The credibility of the Empire of Japan is like gold. We can provide Fengtian with a batch of soybean bonds, which are bonds with very high returns and are very popular in the market."
Hong Lei had long been instructed by Zhang Tinglan and knew very well what the so-called soybean bonds were. They were just dangerous financial derivatives, and the Fengtian government would not want them.
"Mr. Kimura, three yuan and fifty cents per load is just our cost price. We will never accept it. In addition, in addition to cash payment, we only accept shares. If we use the shares of Nissin Oil Refining Plant and Santai Oil Mill
As collateral, we can still discuss it!"
"What?" When Kimura and Shimoda heard this, they immediately raised their eyebrows. These guys from Fengtian were so bold that they wanted to get involved in the oil pressing plant. It was so abominable!
They shook their heads like rattles: "Absolutely not. The shares in the oil pressing plant must not be handed over to you. It is related to the interests of the empire in southern Manchuria. Don't have any wishful thinking."
"We don't want an oil mill, but since we want to buy Fengtian soybeans, we have to provide convincing collateral. In addition to cash, only shares can barely qualify for this. The rest are too risky.
, we have no interest at all!”
The negotiations between China and Japan reached a deadlock in an instant. Zhang Tinglan watched with cold eyes. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to get some shares of the oil mill, but now it seems that the Japanese attach much more importance to the oil mill than imagined. This is no longer the case.
It's possible.
Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Since the two sides cannot reach an agreement for the time being, we can talk slowly."
"No, the oil pressing plant is in urgent production now, and this problem must be solved as soon as possible!" Shimoda Yi said loudly.
Zhang Tinglan also frowned and snorted coldly: "Are you still prepared to buy and sell by force?"
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting out of control, Akajiri Shosuke hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhang, Fengtian cannot guard a pile of soybeans. You still have to sell them, and Japan is the best and only buyer. We should still have a good talk."
Let’s talk and strive for a win-win result.”
Zhang Tinglan nodded slightly: "I think the conditions between the two sides are too different. We can't reach an agreement for a while, and we have to take into account Japan's production. We can only reach a temporary agreement temporarily. We will provide Japan with 600,000 tons of soybeans, and the Japanese side will pay in cash."
The payment is four yuan per load, not a penny less!"
Zhang Tinglan proposed this method. Kimura and Shimoda looked at each other. This was indeed a compromise. Although the price was a bit high, they had to hold their noses and accept it. What they needed most was time.
After the first negotiation, Hong Lei came to Zhang Tinglan and said: "Commander-in-Chief, 600,000 dan plus what the Japanese purchased themselves will be enough for them for two months. After two months, we may still have
Do you have any instructions for negotiating?"
Zhang Tinglan nodded slightly: "In two months, too many things can happen. You must be prepared to dismantle the Japanese oil industry. Their good days are about to end."
Hong Lei obviously had no way of understanding Zhang Tinglan's words, but he did not dare to violate them and could only prepare to go with full of suspicion.
In fact, it didn't take more than two months, twenty days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the cold November. The ground in the three northeastern provinces has been covered with a layer of white snowflakes. This winter is colder than in previous years. Zhang Tinglan
During this period, I didn't move much. I just hugged my beloved wife, gathered around the stove, and ate frozen pears, just like an ordinary Northeastern person.
However, he was very uneasy in his heart. This was just the calm before the storm. The pace of the Russian October Revolution was getting closer and closer. An old Russian empire was about to collapse and a new red empire was about to rise. This was China's only way to regain foreign lands.
Regarding the opportunities in the Northeast, Zhang Tinglan was deducing the future action plan over and over again in his mind, looking for the possibility of using small things to make big gains.
It was November 10th. As soon as Zhang Tinglan got up from Zhou Xinyao's warm body, the captain of the bodyguard Shen Hua sent a message: Just three days ago, a majority party uprising occurred in Petrograd, the capital of Russia, and the provisional government was dismissed.
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