Chapter 175: The International Situation behind the Great Depression Part 1
Chapter 175 The international situation behind the Great Depression Part 1
Author: Deep Blue Country
Chapter 175 The international situation behind the Great Depression Part 1
The residence of Guangyuan Trading Company in the Shanghai Public Settlement.
Although Yue Yingfeng, a half-way monk, was not familiar with business, with the help of the Han family boss Han Pi, the company was still established very quickly. After the recruitment advertisement was published in the Shanghai newspaper, it was completed in just three days.
Had an interview.
As Han Lin himself said, the century-old concession is a huge shame for China, but it is undeniable that there is a large talent pool here, and it is not difficult to find suitable managers, financial personnel and business personnel for trading companies.
As long as you can afford the reward.
The trading company's business is divided into two parts. One is international export business. Except for bristle and tung oil, the purchase of other materials depends on the export orders received by the company. The other is import and domestic sales, which depends on what imported materials the company has purchased.
Then find a suitable next wholesaler.
Han Lin used the silver payment to order a batch of commodities worth millions of dollars from the United States, including Western medicines, medical equipment and dressings, cigarettes, condensed milk, cans, cosmetics and other daily necessities, as well as kerosene and ink, etc. The business personnel of the trading company,
Based on the batch of goods ordered by the big boss, we started looking for businessmen in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou to negotiate the first cooperation.
Han Lin made coffee in the office because Lieutenant Colonel Bratton called the company and said that he was bringing a German businessman named Erich to visit his office to discuss cooperation.
Of course he was very enthusiastic about buying and selling, and he was well aware of the Germans' intentions.
"Welcome Mr. Bratton and Mr. Erich to my trading company!" Han Lin greeted them directly at the door of the company's residence to express his respect.
"Mr. Han, you and Mr. Erich discuss business first. After finishing the work, we will talk again!" Bratton said directly.
These Germans are old-fashioned in how they do things. They don't even want to say a few polite words beforehand!
Germany deliberately gave away profits, and the cooperation between the two parties naturally went smoothly. The purchase list given by Erich included Chinese soybeans, peanuts, peanuts and sesame, tungsten ore, tin ore, bristles, tung oil, etc. Han Lin gave Erich
The Greek purchase list includes German dyes, electrical products, telegraph and telephone equipment, photographic equipment, hardware tools and paper.
It only took more than an hour for the work to be completed, and the efficiency was really very high.
"Mr. Han, I heard that you are undergoing extensive renovations on a garden villa on Betain Road. According to the construction staff, after the renovation is completed, you will set up a private high-end club. This is true.
"Yes?" Bratton asked with a smile.
"It's like this. Since I founded my own trading company in Shanghai and gradually joined the business community in Shanghai, I naturally need a social place to deepen contact and enhance friendship with friends, expand my personal connections, and at the same time, also provide opportunities for people like me to
It provides a convenient venue for social events in Shanghai."
"My club is tentatively scheduled to officially open at the end of May. I hope that Mr. Bratton and Mr. Erich can become the first members of the club and often attend the cocktail parties and dances I hold. I also believe that everyone would like to know more
New friends." Han Lin nodded and said.
"Of course, Mr. Erich and I are honored to be invited by Mr. Han. I feel that your attitude towards the empire is very friendly, and you are also very concerned about news from the empire," Bratton said.
There was something in these words, and he believed Han Lin could understand them.
It was precisely because Han Lin's information was so well-informed and accurate, and he had close contacts with the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, that the German Consulate in Shanghai made the decision to proactively contact him.
Erich was a relative of the intelligence department. He was ordered to cooperate with Han Lin and offered a price much higher than the market price, which would definitely bring huge profits to Han Lin.
"Shanghai is the financial center city in Asia and an international metropolis. It has an extraordinary international status and has formed a special environment. Due to the existence of the concession, people from various countries are constantly flowing and the amount of information collected is extremely rich, which is not limited to
China itself can involve East Asia or Asia, and even many countries in the world."
"I came from a police background, and was later selected to do intelligence work in the secret service. Before I officially joined the job, I was transferred to the Gendarmerie Headquarters as a military police officer. Maybe I have some curiosity in this area, and I like to collect international information.
The information, plus knowing a few well-informed people, give people the impression that they know a lot, but in fact they cannot be compared with professional intelligence personnel." Han Lin said with a smile.
He was responding to Bratton's cryptic question, and gave an equally cryptic answer, very modestly, because he knew that the more he refused to admit his involvement in intelligence matters, the more the other party would not believe it.
Guess for yourself!
"What does Mr. Han think of the current international situation?" Bratton really didn't believe it.
"We are just chatting. I just say it casually. You don't need to take it too seriously. My judgment is that the situation after the end of World War I will definitely be broken. Just like the Third Reich, it is impossible to endure the various constraints after the defeat of World War I.
, The rise of the German nation is destined, and if you want to break the shackles imposed on the empire by countries such as Britain and France, war is inevitable," Han Lin said.
No one knows the entire history of World War II better than him as a time traveler. Therefore, he can easily find topics that interest the other party. At the same time, his huge knowledge reserve can make judgments that the other party highly agrees with.
analyze.
As long as it doesn't involve specific people or events, he can say whatever he wants. Don't think that there aren't powerful people in other intelligence departments who can get the same answer.
"Mr. Han's statement is very bold. So how will Britain and France react to the rise of the empire again? You also know that Britain and France have always maintained a high degree of vigilance and suppression of our empire!" Bratton laughed.
He said.
He simply does not believe that a Chinese military police officer can understand the current international situation. In his eyes, China is still very backward. In terms of economic and military strength, its international status is not as good as Japan's.
This was also a test question he gave Han Lin. He wanted to test whether Han Lin really had secret intelligence channels and was really qualified to cooperate with the imperial intelligence department.
"Since the end of World War I, Britain and France have experienced slow economic development, rising unemployment, and rising anti-war sentiments. Britain's focus is to preserve its overseas colonies, while isolationism in the United States is prevalent and it is also unwilling to directly participate.
In the affairs of various countries, including Europe, no one likes to fight. This is a great opportunity for the rise of the empire." Han Lin said with a smile.