The exchange with Xiang Yingxin came to an end, and it was almost time. Xu Rui immediately got up and came to the conference living room of the regiment headquarters.
When Xu Rui walked into the living room of the Youth League headquarters, the top shopkeepers or financial owners of more than a hundred large businesses, including Qiaojia Fu and Hou Jiawei, were already there. Not only did Xu Rui attach great importance to this dinner, but he also
The shopkeepers and financial owners of these shops in Baotou also attach great importance to it. To put it bluntly, no one will have trouble with money.
"I'm really sorry for keeping you Caidong shopkeepers waiting for so long." As soon as Xu Rui walked in, he clasped his fists and apologized, "I will punish myself with three cups later." Xu Rui's posture was very low, which made the businessmen present.
The financial owner or shopkeepers can feel a little calmer. At least this is a good start, isn't it?
To be honest, until just now, these business owners and shopkeepers were still a little worried.
There is no way, who let Xu Rui hold the handle of the gun in his hand? There is a saying that when a scholar meets a soldier, there is no way to explain it. When a wealthy businessman meets a soldier, there is no way to say it. He will only be slaughtered! This has been the case since ancient times.
Like this! Even with the support of Yao Dahai, the Central Supervisory Committee member, these Caidong shopkeepers are still unsure.
But at this moment, seeing Xu Rui lowering his attitude so low, these financial owners and shopkeepers finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that even if the conditions could not be agreed upon, they would not fall out. At that moment, almost all the financial owners and shopkeepers stood up one after another, saying they did not dare while returning gifts to Xu Rui. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
Xu Rui actually punished himself with three cups, and then got to the point directly.
"Today we specially invited all the financial owners and shopkeepers here for two things." Xu Rui wiped his lips and said, "One is about the compensation for various businesses, and the other is the issue of commercial tax reduction."
The rich man and the shopkeeper present all immediately pricked up their ears.
Xu Rui continued: "Yes, in this battle of Wuyuan, our Chahar Independent Regiment did win the battle with the full cooperation of the Sui Army. After Baotou was captured, some supplies were indeed seized. I admit that the seizure
Most of these supplies are illegal gains taken by the Japanese from various shops."
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "For example, there is a batch of funds. It is directly stated in the Japs' account books that they were taken away from the Fuzihao Bank in the name of war tax. There is also a batch of grain. The Japs are also very...
It is clearly stated that it was collected from the Wei Zihao grain store, and there are many others, so I won’t list them again.”
"Ordinarily, soldiers fight in wars to protect the common people."
"Every business in Baotou is also the property of the people of Baotou, and we should protect it."
The financial owner and shopkeeper present applauded vigorously, because everything is developing in a good direction.
Xu Rui pressed his hands to signal everyone to be silent, and then said: "So it stands to reason that the materials we seized from the Japs should indeed be returned in full. Whoever belongs to them belongs to them. For example, that sum of money should be returned."
The trade name should be restored, and that batch of grain should also be returned to the Wei trade name, and logically this should be the case."
Hearing this, all the financial owners and shopkeepers present paused in their hearts, and it was time to give up.
"But..." Sure enough, Xu Rui then said, "I have a better suggestion here. I wonder if all the financial owners and shopkeepers here would like to hear it?"
The wealthy businessmen and shopkeepers present looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Xu Rui asked them if they wanted to hear it. Do they dare to say they didn't want to hear it?
At that moment, Ma Gongfu, the chief shopkeeper of Fu Sheng Gong, stood up and clasped his fists and asked, "Please give me your instructions, Tuan Xu."
"Don't you dare. Shopkeeper Mada is too polite." Xu Rui quickly bowed in return and said, "That's right, since the Japanese invaded Suiyuan, Baotou's trade routes have been completely cut off, and Suiyuan's business environment has deteriorated even more. Everyone here
Life is not easy for you all, and we simply cannot last long with the little money and materials we have taken back from the Japanese."
Ma Gongfu sighed, shook his head and said, "If you can recover a little, it's better than nothing."
More than a hundred other wealthy people and shopkeepers nodded in agreement, wanting to get their money back.
Xu Rui was not angry, and said with a smile: "Have you never thought about re-opening the trade routes in Suiyuan Province and improving the business environment in Baotou?"
Ma Gongfu said: "Reopening trade routes? It's easier said than done."
"It all depends on manpower!" Xu Rui said loudly, "If all the wealthy people and shopkeepers can trust me and are willing to hand over the money and materials you deserve to me, I can use these money and materials to manage, clear up the Soviet Union, and do my best to
With all our efforts to clear up the Baotou Tea Road, I dare not say that it will definitely return to its previous heyday, but it is possible to restore it from ten stops to three or four stops!"
As soon as Xu Rui said these words, the entire conference room suddenly became deathly silent, and you could hear a needle drop.
It is pitiful to say that after the decline of the tea road, the people of the Baotou Chamber of Commerce did not fail to work hard. They even raised money to manage the Russians, but in the end, the green mountains could not cover it, and the rain and wind blew it away, because they had no monopoly on Vladivostok tea.
Compared with the profits from the road, the benefits given by the Baotou Chamber of Commerce are just drizzle.
At that moment, Ma Gongfu said: "Xu Tuanzuo can put himself in the shoes of our Baotou business community. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the entire Baotou business community. However, it is better to avoid dredging the Soviets, because compared with the Vladivostok Tea Road, we
The tea road in Baotou is indeed uncompetitive, so let’s not waste this money.”
"Shopkeeper Mada is wrong." Xu Rui said, "The Vladivostok tea road has been cut off!"
"Well, the Vladivostok tea road has been cut off?" Ma Gongfu was stunned when he heard this.
The more than 100 business owners and shopkeepers present here also looked at each other with strange expressions. In fact, they knew that the Soviet Red Army and the Japanese Kwantung Army were fighting fiercely near Chita. However, no one told this matter to the people in Vladivostok.
I connected it with the tea road, or even if I thought about it, I had no idea.
Because it is absolutely impossible to change the decision-making at the national level by relying on one's own efforts.
If it was during the heyday of Baotou's business community, it might still be possible, but now, Baotou's business community has long declined, and even if it tries its best, it will still be unable to do so. But with the support of the Communist Party, it may really be possible. After all, the CCP and
Theoretically, the CPSU was a family.
What's more, you don't have to spend real money.
Xu Ruike said just now that he would take the property seized from the Japanese and should have been returned to them, and go to sort it out and get rid of the Soviets. In this case, it might really be worth a try. After all, even if it fails, the loss will be
It's just a little bit of property that no longer belongs to them, but if things go through, the business community in Baotou will benefit the most!
Ma Gongfu was a little moved, but he couldn't decide this matter alone. He immediately said to Xu Rui: "Xu Tuanzu, can we discuss it first? Then I will reply to you?"
"No problem." Xu Rui said calmly, "Then I'll come back later."
After saying that, Xu Rui turned around and walked away. As soon as Xu Rui left, the entire conference room exploded in an instant. The financial owners and shopkeepers present started to argue fiercely. Obviously, not every financial owner or shopkeeper can
With a visionary like Ma Gongfu, many people only care about immediate interests.
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Guisui, North Route Army Headquarters in the World War II Zone.
"What did you say?" Fu Zuoyi stared at Ye Qijie and said in disbelief, "Xu Rui plans to use the money seized from Guisui and Baotou to attack the Soviets in order to clear the Baotou tea road?"
"Yeah." Ye Qijie nodded and said, "This Xu Rui really dares to think."
"What dare you think? This is whimsical! This is a waste of money!" Fu Zuoyi said angrily, "He only weighs a few pounds, and he dares to think about negotiating with the Soviets? It's strange that the Soviets would pay attention to him! No,
We can't let him help us, let him do whatever he wants with the money in Baotou, and we can't let him steal it from Guisui! We have to get it back as soon as possible."
Ye Qijie smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This money has already fallen into Xu Rui's belly, how can we get it out?"
Fu Zuoyi sighed and said helplessly: "This Xu Rui is really a waste of money."
"That's not necessarily the case." Ye Qijie shook his head and said, "Maybe Xu Rui can really clear the Baotou Tea Road. After all, the Siberian Railway has been cut off by the Japs, and the Vladivostok Tea Road has also been cut off, but the Soviets and the Mongols
But tea is inseparable from day to day. For a short period of time, tea merchants in the Soviet Union and Mongolia could barely support themselves with their inventory. But as time goes by, they will definitely have to find ways to import it from Europe at high prices. As a result, Baotou Tea Road has
Opportunity."
"It's too natural." Fu Zuoyi shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy to clear the tea road? Brother Xinwu, you don't know that when the Nationalist Government signed a military aid agreement with the Soviet government, they proposed to open a northwest tea road through the northwest.
We exported tea to the Soviet Union by highway to compensate for the equipment the Soviet Union provided to us, but the Soviets finally rejected it."
"Maintain, one moment and another moment." Ye Qijie still felt that there was something wrong and shook his head and said, "The Siberian Railway had not been cut off at that time. Of course the Soviets were not willing to open another tea road, because the Northwest Tea Road was within China and would definitely be cut off.
Along the way, the Rika collected a large amount of commercial taxes, which invisibly damaged the interests of the Soviet Union."
After a pause, Ye Qijie continued: "But now that the Vladivostok tea road is cut off, the Soviet government's first consideration is not the loss of commercial tax, but the availability of goods, because if the tea road in the Far East is not dredged, it means that
As the Soviet Union must pay high prices to import tea from Europe, the Soviet Union’s losses will be even greater!”
Fu Zuoyi was still not optimistic and shook his head and said: "After all, it's still just talk on paper."
"Okay, let's not talk about it then." Ye Qijie had no intention of arguing with Fu Zuoyi over this matter, so he changed the subject and said, "The equipment promised to the Chahar Independent Regiment has been accounted for. When will it be given?"
Fu Zuoyi immediately asked: "What kind of weapons and equipment are there?"
Ye Qijie said: "There are more than a thousand 38 big covers, but they are all damaged."
"It's too much." Fu Zuoyi shook his head and said, "Half is enough."
Ye Qijie said helplessly: "Okay, I'll give you half."
