"Brother Liu, this group of people has too strong control over that area. It seems that we can only let the team members take turns to investigate a little bit."
"Well! I'll go back and arrange for people to continue coming over for investigation! Will you go back together? Or..."
Lin Mo shook his head and said: "Brother Liu, go back and make arrangements! I want to go to Jungong Road and Puxi Road for a walk to see the situation.
By the way, Brother Liu, send me a few team members who can drive and meet me on the road, and I'll get some cars. Just relying on feet and rickshaws will have poor mobility."
"Okay..." Liu Zhenshan agreed, and after eating a few more mouthfuls, he left first. Lin Mo waited until Yi Wenbin and the other two had finished eating, then paid and left.
Lin Mo did not go there immediately, but went to the clothing store first and changed the clothes of the three of them. Lin Mo continued to play the role of the young master, got a pair of sunglasses and put them on, and a handsome young man appeared on the stage.
Yi Wenbin also changed his clothes, acted as Lin Mo's followers, and bought two new bicycles. As for why there were only two, it was because Liu Daxiang couldn't ride.
Liu Daxiang pushed the cart for Lin Mo, and Lin Mo walked gracefully in front. It really looked like that. Lin Mo bought another camera, and the three of them headed to Military Industry Road.
Yi Wenbin felt awkward driving a grown man like Liu Daxiang, and he complained all the way.
Fortunately, when we arrived at Jungong Road, we had to push the cart away. Lin Mo observed the surrounding situation while walking and took pictures with his camera along the way.
Halfway through, at the intersection of Puxi Road and Jungong Road, Shi Baocun brought a few people over to meet Lin Mo. After hearing about the investigation, Lin Mo asked a few people to continue checking along Jungong Road and wait at the end of the road.
Lin Mo and the others walked along Puxi Road, passing Qiujiang Wharf, Hujiang University, Open University Cotton Factory, etc., and entered the eastern part of the public concession, where they met up with Shi Baocun and others.
After exchanging information with each other, they dispersed and continued the investigation to see the distribution of Japanese forces in the eastern part of the public concession, especially the easternmost side of the eastern part of the public concession.
The situation is not very optimistic. Japanese-style decorated houses and Japanese people wearing kimonos can be seen from time to time, especially on the easternmost side, around the OUHK Cotton Factory and dormitories.
In fact, this has something to do with the Military Intelligence Office and Lin Mo. After all, the fire in Hongkou burned down a large number of houses, and the Japanese expatriates naturally dispersed to other areas where Japanese expatriates gather.
The investigation was almost done, and several people met at the agreed place. Lin Mo did not take them to get a car immediately, but left the East District of the Public Concession and went to the area where Lin's Trading Company in Shanghai was located.
After settling in several people, Lin Mo went alone to the vicinity of the Lin Family Trading Company, found a phone, and made an appointment with the person in charge of the Lin Family in Shanghai.
The branch of Lin's Trading Company in Shanghai is a three-story house that occupies a large area. If it were placed in Nanjing, it would be quite grand, but in the bustling area of Shanghai, it would be ordinary, but the location is very good.
Lin Mo opened a private room nearby, and not long after, the person in charge of Lin's Shanghai branch walked in, slightly covering himself.
The visitor was Lin Zhenping, who was of the same generation as Lin Mo's father. He had followed Lin Mo's father's four brothers since he was a child, and later took over the Lin family's business in the Shanghai area. He was a core member of Lin's business firm.
After all, although the Lin family is in Hangzhou, their previous import and export business was basically negotiated and handed over in Shanghai, which was once the core of Lin's business.
"This is the money you want!" Lin Zhenping took out three stacks of money from his briefcase and placed them on the table. They were three stacks of old Japanese yen, one in hundred-yuan denominations, one in twenty-yuan denominations, and one in five-yen denominations.
As for the ten-yen denomination, Lin Mo specifically asked not to use it, because when he was exploring the eastern part of the public concession, Lin Mo paid close attention and found that ten-yen had almost become a taboo item among the Japanese in Shanghai.
"Uncle Xie Ping..." Lin Mo put away the paper and chatted with Lin Zhenping about household matters.
"Uncle Ping, how is the silver investment going?"
Lin Zhenping heard this and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everything is going well. The funds to go abroad have basically been in place, and the majority of the positions have been fully occupied."
"Uncle, I hear you sound so professional. It seems like you've been working hard lately?"
"Of course! The Lin family is going to transform. If you don't say more quickly, I will give way!"
"How could that be possible..." Lin Mo and Lin Zhenping learned about the arrangements for foreign silver investment and knew that Lin Wenjie's cousin in the United States was very attentive, so Lin Mo felt relieved.
"Uncle Ping, how is the silver price trend recently? During this period, I have been busy with work and haven't paid much attention to these news."
Lin Zhenping heard this and said: "The international silver price is still fluctuating, rising and jumping, but overall it is rising, especially after the Lin family's funds intervened.
As for the domestic silver price, it is rising steadily. Silver speculation is hot, especially in Shanghai. Even if ships of silver rush here, the price of silver has not dropped.
Of course, the Lin family is also responsible for this. We are also considered a big silver dealer in Shanghai, and the value of the spot silver we hold exceeds tens of millions."
"Wait a minute..." Lin Mo couldn't help nodding at first, but the last few words made him confused.
"Uncle Ping, isn't that right? Didn't you invest your money abroad? How can you get so much money to buy silver? How can you buy so much in one go?"
When Lin Zhenping heard this, he explained to Lin Mo that after the banknote speculation in Shanghai, the money he planned to use for silver investment doubled several times.
Later, funds from the Military Intelligence Office were added. The Lin family felt that the amount of funds was too large, so they reduced some of the Lin family's funds and kept them.
"That's not right, Uncle Ping! Part of the remaining funds were transferred to my account, and there was also a part in reserve. There can't be tens of millions of dollars, right? After all, it was transferred into my account in batches one after another.
It won’t be less than a million.”
Lin Zhenping listened and explained: "It's not just what was left behind. When the Lin family first raised money, the land and properties in the Shanghai Concession were not moved, and they were mortgaged to buy silver some time ago.
Moreover, the purchased silver can be mortgaged to the bank, and depending on the situation, it can be lent out 50% to 90% of the market price. How many times can this be done?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Lin family borrowed 80% of the money, mortgaged a lot of silver bricks to banks and other places, and lent the funds to continue buying silver. This should be no problem, right?
After all, this situation is now a basic operation in Shanghai. Some guys have already done it five or six times, and many people already hold silver spot prices exceeding 10 million."
"It should be no problem..." Lin Mo smiled bitterly and shook his head. He really didn't expect Shanghai to play like this.
Good guy! Crazy leverage. If you buy silver for one million and mortgage it with 80%, it will be five million in the end.
Normally, this is definitely not a good thing. After all, leverage often means risks, but now that the Silver Bill is coming soon, this operation may be able to offset some of the risks, and why not make a fortune?
As for the Lin family's source of funds, Lin Mo was not surprised. After all, a large part of the Lin family's property was land and real estate in Shanghai. Even the Lin family had so many properties, and these properties contributed a lot.
After all, the Lin family has been in business for many years, and Shanghai is the most important place, so purchasing land and houses is indispensable. The current business office was built on the land purchased back then.
In addition to the residence, the residences of the Lin family members, the dormitories of the commercial bank staff, the goods warehouse and other places had to be prepared. The land price was cheap at that time, one hundred and eighty taels an acre, and they were all purchased and built by themselves.
With the expansion of Shanghai's urban area, the original remote places have long been reduced to prosperous neighborhoods. Land prices have increased hundreds of times, reaching hundreds of thousands. The Lin family has moved several times to warehouses and dormitories of commercial banks.
However, the Lin family did not sell the vacated land, but converted it into residences, shops, etc. for rent. The Lin family always shook hands with the real estate deed. This business was no less profitable than the Lin family's trade.
Having said that, Lin Mo still had some doubts, so he asked: "Uncle Ping, by accepting these mortgages, the bank will have to take a lot of risks. Will they be willing to bear it? And where does this much silver come from?"
"You don't understand the situation in Shanghai." Lin Zhenping smiled and explained: "The real estate land in Shanghai, especially in the concessions, has always been in hot demand. There is no need to worry about selling it. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.
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What's more, recently, for some reason, land prices have risen sharply. Some have gone up by 40 to 50%, some have doubled, and many have regretted their mortgages.
As for silver, it’s even simpler. The domestic currency is silver, what’s deposited in the bank is also silver, and what’s lent out is also the depositor’s silver. What if the bank won’t drop the price of silver because of it?
Even if the silver price falls and the lender fails to repay the loan, the bank will confiscate the collateral and the extra few percent of silver will become their profit."
Lin Mo was speechless for a while, which was also due to the inertial thinking of later generations. He didn't realize that this group of bankers were in business this time to make sure profits without losing money.
"As for the spot silver, it was mainly shipped by a foreigner named David. He was the first to ship large quantities of silver. Now at least half of the silver in Shanghai is shipped by him.
It is understood that the silver was shipped from Mexico and some countries in South America, which are the main producing areas of silver. In recent years, the silver market has not been good, and a lot of the silver produced has been lost in their hands.
The family behind David has considerable influence in the mining industry in these places, and it was the first to engage in this business, so this is the situation."
Hearing this, Lin Mo secretly mourned for this guy. No matter how bad his luck is now, it will hurt when the price of silver skyrockets. He doesn't know if he will be able to carry this thing when it arrives.
After chatting with Lin Zhenping about silver investment for a while, Lin Mo asked: "Uncle Ping, what happened to the work you asked someone to do on the night of banknote speculation? How is it going now?"
After hearing this, Lin Zhenping didn't react for a moment. It was Lin Mo who mentioned the body, and then Lin Zhenping remembered that Lin Zhenping had never asked about it after leaving it to others.
After thinking about it, Lin Zhenping gave Lin Mo an address and told Lin Mo to contact him so that Lin Mo could go and have a look.
The place was in Fahua District, so Lin Mo carefully put it away. He really wanted to see for himself how the things he arranged were progressing.
After bidding farewell to Lin Zhenping, Lin Mo met up with Shi Baocun and others to buy new clothes.
The clothes are more Western-style and more mature. Lin Mo's hairstyle has also been changed. His face is disguised and he wears sunglasses. He looks to be in his thirties.
After storing the bicycle, I went to Hongkou area of Zhabei and found a bike rental agency after giving a few instructions.
Originally he needed an identity document, but Shi Baocun scolded him in Chinese with a slight Japanese accent. Lin Mo came out again, spoke a few words in proficient Chinese, took Japanese yen, and gave him a large car rental fee and deposit.
The boss turned a blind eye and let a few people drive away with a car and a truck.
Using the same method, Lin Mo and others obtained six trucks and four cars from Japanese-run car dealerships in Zhabei, Hongkou, the East District of the Public Concession and other places.
Shi Baocun and others were left behind to drive away. Lin Mo took Yi Wenbin and Liu Daxiang and drove to Fahua District. Lin Mo originally planned to go alone, but was afraid of encountering something, so he took two more people with him.
Wen Bin and I can't drive.
Shi Baocun and the others naturally drove not to their homes, but to the east side of Yinxiang District to find a place to park, which is on the east side of the public concession.
The reason for this arrangement was that Lin Mo expected that the Japanese would definitely check the car afterwards. After all, no matter how many cars there were in Shanghai, there were still fewer people than people. It was easier to check the cars than the people, so Lin Mo chose to get the cars from the Japanese.
Shi Baocun also asked Shi Baocun to ride the bicycle and take it away in a truck. He also bought some more from various places for future use. Of course, the money spent this time was all in Japanese yen.
Lin Mo drove the car all the way to Fahua District and found a place to park two streets away from the destination, leaving Yi Wenbin and the two of them to go alone.
When they arrived, it was a three-story residential building. Lin Mo went up to the second floor and knocked on the door. After a while, an ordinary middle-aged man opened the door and silently welcomed Lin Mo in.
There were three other people in the room, one was a big man comparable to Su Hongjie's subordinate Zhao Da, one was a thin man, and the other was a gentle man wearing glasses and staring at Lin Mo with bright eyes.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The four people were clearly the ones who drove a truck to collect the corpses on the night of the Shanghai banknote craze. The ordinary middle-aged man was the boss Xuan Guoliang, the big guy was the second child Kuang Dacai, and the skinny third child Xie Changqing
, the fourth child wearing glasses, Zhang Hongsheng.
"Young Master..." The four of them called out respectfully. Lin Mo nodded in agreement with a smile and motioned for the four of them to sit down.
After a few polite words, they got down to business. On that day, several people received orders from Lin Mo to secretly collect the bodies of the Japanese expatriates who committed suicide that day and obtain their identities.
On that day, a few people drove a corpse collection truck and deliberately let themselves go to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau in the concession. They took advantage of the chaos to collect a batch of corpses and secretly transported them away. In total, they obtained more than twenty Japanese identities.
"Young Master, after that, we obtained a batch of Japanese identities through other channels. They all died unexpectedly after arriving in Shanghai. They were all dealt with very cleanly. Now there are fifty-two in total."
Lin Mo heard this, nodded, asked some more questions, and then asked: "What is the quality of these identities?"
After several people listened, Zhang Hongsheng replied: "Young Master, we have analyzed and divided into several levels based on identity, social status, complexity of experience, social relationships, family, etc.
The third level, forty copies, this group of people basically have complex social relationships and extensive contacts. Of course, most of the relationships are in Shanghai or hometown, which is of value, but they can only be used in ordinary disguises. A closer inspection will expose them.
The first two copies are of extremely high value. The family relationship is very simple or even nonexistent. I usually like to be alone and have few close friends. I have been away from home in China for many years, so there are no problems with language.
As for the ten points in the second level, it is between the first and third levels. There are usable aspects, but there are some deficiencies in this or that, and it is difficult to find people who meet the conditions."
Lin Mo looked at Zhang Hongsheng for a few more times. It was not easy. He guessed his purpose very well, but Lin Mo didn't mind. After all, he was one of his own.
