Lin Mo still agreed with Su Hongjie's statement. A lot of the Lin family's property was brought about by the skyrocketing land prices, house prices, and rents in Shanghai. Naturally, he knew how much it would take to hide his identity and mission if he wanted to buy property in Shanghai.
Invest.
Moreover, there are risks such as losses. Just like when they seized the spy in Nanjing, the industries operated by the other party, the real estate purchased, etc. will basically be confiscated by them. The same is true for Su Hongjie and others lurking in Shanghai, although there are a large number of people here.
It is not the territory of the Japanese, but once it is exposed, it will be extremely difficult to recover all the investment. The Japanese may interfere with others and put pressure on others, or they may attack the buyer who made the offer, etc., so there will definitely be losses.
Therefore, it is impossible not to operate. Even as Su Hongjie said, it is not enough to even out the expenses. At least the losses must be evened out, and even greater profits can be made to provide more convenience for their activities, tasks, etc.
support.
"How's it going? Are you interested? The bigger the business, the tighter the other party's defense. Now I have no chance alone. If I don't participate, I will give up."
Lin Mo tapped his fingers on the table, and after thinking for a moment, he replied: "Don't let people approach the money shop these days, don't even pay attention, just forget about it, there is no such place.
We had intercepted a large amount of money from this group of Japanese spies before, and they were in trouble later because of it. Now that they know we are coming, they will definitely pay special attention to it and be careful. There will definitely be more precautions and arrangements in the money shop.
No matter what, I can't decide now. I need to see if there is a suitable opportunity when the time comes, but you must not get closer, spy, or investigate these actions during this period.
Firstly, this kind of action will be very risky during this period. You are our rare local support in Shanghai for this operation, so we can't lose anything; secondly, if you are false and true, mislead, interfere, and attract the other party's attention, then we can have a chance.
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Su Hongjie had no objection to this. After hearing this, he nodded and agreed, even quite approving of it.
"Senior, how much do you know about Lan Weimai's silver speculation and trading?" Lin Mo took a sip of water, lit a cigarette, and continued to inquire about other information.
"Lan Wei Ai?" Su Hongjie was obviously stunned for a moment before replying: "You are talking about Lan Wei Ai Road, right? That is already in the French Concession and the South City. I am currently mainly active here in the North City.
To be precise, it's north of the Suzhou River, but things there have been turbulent for a while, so I know the general situation, but not much in detail."
Lin Mo frowned and asked, "Senior, didn't you develop your power south of the Suzhou River, especially the public concession and the French Concession south of the Suzhou River?"
When Su Hongjie heard this, he smiled helplessly again and said: "We have arranged some activities over there, but we have not yet established a firm footing. The intelligence and other work has just begun, and it is not going too smoothly."
What Su Hongjie said is that he has not established a firm footing, that is, he has not purchased a property to run the business, and has no real family business to cover his business. Even his status, activities, and work have been affected.
It's definitely not that Su Hongjie doesn't want to buy and operate property there. The main reason is that land prices, house prices, and rents are too high. Even if some remote locations can afford it, most gangs are entrenched and wreaking havoc. The operating costs are high and there will be a lot of trouble.
The main reason is that there is no money. The area north of the Suzhou River is not as lively and prosperous as the area south of the river. It was burned down by fire before, so Su Hongjie had the spare energy to acquire many industries here and let his people initially establish themselves. Of course
, the prosperous area here is mainly the sphere of influence of the Japanese, so he acts extremely cautiously.
"Lan Wei Ai's main business is to accept silver mortgages and lend Japanese yen for investment and speculative silver traders. They use Japanese yen to conduct silver speculation transactions. After all, our currency is silver dollars. If we use silver dollars to buy silver, then
Didn't you take off your pants and fart?
The scale of the business is also very large. There are more than 20 shops, large and small, just for mortgage lending. They even set up a silver exchange directly there. The exchange's silver transactions are now numerous in Shanghai.
The contents published in newspapers and periodicals are mostly based on rumors and fabrications. In fact, they are suppressing and excluding people, because many other people are also engaged in this business, including the business of mortgage lending and borrowing currencies of Britain, France, the United States and other countries, but it is completely
Not as hot as the Japanese.
However, these shops are indeed just puppets. They are controlled by Japanese banks in Shanghai and Japanese consortiums behind the scenes. But why do they operate so prosperously? Is there something fishy in between? I don’t know how to operate it in detail, how big it is, etc.
Clear.
But one thing is that there are definitely powerful people behind this who are directing and even controlling it. You can get a glimpse of it just from the clever choice of places. If you have any thoughts, you must be cautious and cautious about it."
Su Hongjie reminded him before continuing to explain: "Choosing the location outside Japan's sphere of influence has, to a certain extent, circumvented the Chinese people's distrust of the Japanese and even the fear of entering Japanese territory for transactions.
Lanweimai Road is the boundary between the French Concession and the Chinese border, with the Japanese sphere of influence behind the Suzhou River, and the Public Concession in the middle. The French Concession, for most traders, basically eliminates the need for cross-border trade.
The Japanese forces are meddling indiscriminately and are worried about causing trouble.
The Japanese opened all their shops on the Lanwei Oihuajie side. This area nominally belongs to the Huajie and belongs to the national government. However, as can be seen from the name of the road, the national government cannot get involved at all. In fact, the French Concession has control.
However, with the power of the Japanese in Shanghai, they can completely call it the French Concession. They only recognize nominal ownership but not actual control. As a result, for the Japanese, no one can actually control them here. It is a zone without jurisdiction.
You can act with confidence."
Lin Mo nodded after hearing this and asked Su Hongjie to help him investigate and understand some basic information. He had no other requests. Su Hongjie couldn't figure out what he was thinking, but he chose to agree directly without being too curious.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Senior, the time is almost up, so let's say goodbye first. I have prepared a lot of gifts for you, and we will talk in detail later when we have enough time."
Su Hongjie nodded and said: "Be more careful! I will arrange the weapons and information properly. I won't say much else. Take care!"
"...Take care..." Lin Mo also responded. Su Hongjie got up and knocked on the door. After a while, there was another knock on the door twice. Lin Mo immediately stepped out from the crack of the door that Su Hongjie opened, and then looked as usual.
He took quick steps towards the stairs.
"Sir, are you back? I just waited for a while and didn't see you back. The tea was placed directly on the table for you." The waiter on the third floor had just come out of the private room with a small tray. When he saw Lin Mo coming back, he hurriedly said
made a sound.
"...went to the bathroom..." Lin Mo replied casually, took two steps and then looked back, asking: "Has the guest I'm waiting for not arrived yet? It's been more than a quarter of an hour, and he's not far away.
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"Then I'll go down and ask you to see if there's a mistake!" the waiter responded.
Lin Mo nodded, then turned around and said, "I'll go down and have a look too! Even if it's a little delayed, we should be almost there."
After saying that, Lin Mo followed the waiter downstairs and asked at the counter to confirm that no one had been looking for him. He went out with a somewhat anxious look on his face. He looked around at the door and waited for a while before returning to the store anxiously.
Here, I want to make a call and ask.
"Lao Li, I'm sorry! I was delayed for a while because of something. I almost went to the wrong place, so I kept you waiting for a long time."
Lin Mo had already picked up the phone, but the sound came just in time. A man in his thirties, dressed as a businessman in a silk coat, walked over quickly with an apologetic look on his face, explaining as he walked.
"If you were one step later, I would have made all the calls I have made to you." Lin Mo complained a little, and then said: "Just in time, just order whatever you want! It will save you trouble later.
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"...Okay, okay..." In response, the man was not polite. After asking the shopkeeper a few questions, he directly ordered a few things. Lin Mo also ordered a few more. There was not much politeness between them, and they seemed to have a good relationship.
long time.
"Shopkeeper, do you have any herbal tea or iced drinks? It's so hot today, it's almost killing me." After ordering, the man asked directly while fanning himself with his hands.
"There is herbal tea, but the weather is too hot and it doesn't have much effect. There is an ice room not far away where you can get iced drinks. But the weather has been too hot recently and the price of machine-made ice has soared. The store now only has
Can use ice storage."
"...Hmm...it's made with ice. Drinking it won't make you feel dizzy, right?" The man was a little hesitant and a little confused. He wanted to drink but was afraid of problems.
"If there is no gastrointestinal discomfort, there will be no problems. How much ice can the ice making factory make every day? In fact, there are many cold drinks that use ice storage. They just say that they use machine-made ice, and which ice-making shop
The ice storage bought in the room is also specially stored for consumption."
The man nodded and said: "Buy more soda that is chilled with ice water. It is best to carry a bucket of ice water to keep it soaking. If you add ice directly, use less soda!"
"...Okay..." The shopkeeper nodded directly and called the waiter to give direct instructions. After watching him finish the arrangements, Lin Mo on the side also threw some copper coins on his tray as a tip to prevent Zhu Sanbao from not understanding the situation and exposing his flaws.
That's right! The man in his thirties is Zhu Sanbao after changing clothes and makeup. He was responsible for observing the situation nearby. After Lin Mo finished the negotiation and came to the door to look around, he would come over to cooperate with the acting and not stay here in the store.
What strange impression, to avoid possible tracing, etc.
"This damn weather is getting hotter day by day, and I don't know how long it will last. Don't newspapers report every day who is begging for rain? How come I haven't seen a drop of rain come down after begging for so long?"
Zhu Sanbao complained, and the shopkeeper interrupted and said: "Didn't the newspaper say that many masters and Taoist priests have been asked to come to pray for rain? Maybe it will arrive in two days."
The store owner! Naturally, he picked up good things and wanted to hear what he wanted to hear. Zhu Sanbao complained and complained as if he had met a confidant. In the end, he felt very comfortable. Zhu Sanbao also bought the shopkeeper a bottle of the most expensive soda and drank it.
While chatting, the two of them said goodbye and went back to the private room on the third floor until the food was served.