Chapter 1000: Ninety-six at the top (Happy New Year's Day!)
A group of Shanghai grain speculators were invited to dinner at Mara Villa. When Chen Mingxiang called, he made it clear that he was asking for their help in purchasing grain in Jiangsu Province.
This group of people did not dare to neglect at all. Chen Mingxiang was not a real grain merchant. He was an official businessman responsible for purchasing grain for the Japanese army and the municipal government. This time he would probably help the Japanese army purchase military grain in Jiangsu Province.
"We are all acquaintances. Let me get straight to the point. This time I received a commission to purchase 30,000 tons of new rice in Jiangsu Province. But as you know, I am not usually involved in the business of grain.
, I just want to purchase military rations for the Military Police and Marine Corps, so I need your channels to help me complete this task first."
"You don't need to think about money. You don't have to spend a penny. I have already prepared it. The purchase of food is just a formality. But I need your transportation tools and local connections to help me transport the food."
Go to the designated place."
"The grain purchased from northern Jiangsu has to go through Wan Province and reach Jieshou. You don't have to worry about the rest. The grain purchased from southern Jiangsu has to go to Huangshan and Qimen. I have a dedicated person in charge of this matter. You can get two yuan per ton.
The price difference is one hundred yuan," Chen Mingxiang said.
There were all experienced people present, and they knew immediately that Chen Mingxiang's transaction was not with the Japanese army, but with the Kuomintang-controlled areas. This shows that this senior official of the Jinling government is a big red in the eyes of the Japanese.
People are doing business privately with the Kuomintang-controlled areas.
They were not surprised. Chen Mingxiang specializes in smuggling. He probably trades in everything except guns and ammunition. Moreover, they themselves have dealings with businessmen in the Kuomintang-controlled areas.
"Director Chen, what should we do if we are transporting grain to you and are inspected by Japanese soldiers during the process?" Zhang Shumin asked.
"Mr. Li Shiqun, the Provincial Chairman of Jiangsu Province, will issue a grain transportation permit for everyone and send a security team to escort it. Your grain is nominally collected grain shipped to the Grain Bureau. After completing my batch, you will do it yourself.
Grain procurement in Jiangsu Province also enjoys the same treatment."
"As for the transportation in Anhui Province, you can go through the territory controlled by the Jinling government army. As long as it is reported to be delivering goods to Jieshou, it will be smooth and the army will provide various conveniences." Chen Mingxiang said.
It turns out that Chen Mingxiang and Li Shiqun joined forces to sell grain from Jiangsu Province to the Kuomintang-controlled areas for profit, so there would be no problem with this cooperation, and 30,000 tons of rice is not a lot.
The conditions offered by Chen Mingxiang were not unreasonable. In addition to giving them a profit of 6 million, he also gave them an offer that was impossible to refuse. The provincial government would provide protection for their food purchases!
In the next three days, they discussed with Chen Mingxiang their respective transportation channels and which routes to take. Finally, they compiled a detailed transportation plan, which was to be provided to the bureau headquarters, and the theater commander was also required to be notified in stages.
Cooperate with the department to receive food.
Wang Zhen was busy depositing the money to the Shanghai Branch of the China Reserve Bank, but after walking around outside and returning to the bank vault, the Shanghai Branch of the China Reserve Bank transferred the money to a bank in Suzhou according to her request.
Bank, it will take a week for the bank to process such a large amount of money.
Huatong Trading Company's transportation team only undertakes very few tasks in the transaction. It mainly transports grain from grain-producing areas to places designated by grain speculators. It is considered an employment function.
"Secretary, Mingyue has sent a message. The preliminary preparations for Chunfeng's food plan have been successfully completed, the funds have been put in place, and the transportation method and route have been determined. It will be launched on the 20th."
"He asked the bureau headquarters to send specific managers and radio teams to Qimen County and Jieshou to take on the task of contacting the third and fifth war zones respectively." Pan Qiwu found Dai Li and said.
"That means there are still two weeks left. You should notify Qi Wu immediately and send Dai Xingbing to lead a team to Qimen, and Wu Gengshu to lead a team to Jieshou to be responsible for cooperating with the plan of the direct station."
"We took the express channel and sent the news newspaper about the establishment of the Shanghai Higher Police School of the Wang Puppet Government's Police Department to the committee. The old man was very happy when he saw it. He praised Chunfeng for bringing glory to Huangpu this time and for him.
It has reached the ultimate level of being a hidden agent of the Military Command Bureau, reaching the highest level."
"Seeing Chunfeng wearing Japan's second-class Ruibao Heavy Light Medal and the Puppet Manchukuo's Jingyun Medal, the old man immediately decided to award the Blue Sky White Sun Medal, ranking ninety-sixth. He also said that after Li Shiqun was eradicated, Chunfeng would wear the Mountain City
Take a picture of the government medal and show it to him." Boss Dai's tone was filled with envy.
When Pan Qiwu heard that Chen Mingxiang had been awarded the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun, he immediately became jealous. His students were favored by the old man and would surely prosper in the future, with unlimited fame and wealth. This was also his honor as a teacher.
But the two big bosses of the Military Command did not expect that the strategic agent of the Military Command whom they were so proud of, the recipient of the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun, was currently sitting and drinking tea with the underground party.
"Old Zheng, these more than 600,000 French currency were donated by me to the base area, and the more than 20 large gold bars were funds I gave to the Shanghai underground party, mainly to solve the food problem. Buy more food and save it, and you will definitely be able to use it in the future
To alleviate the crisis, the price of black market rice has officially reached 2,100 yuan per stone, and it will definitely increase several times or dozens of times after the Chinese New Year. If your restaurant wants to survive, it will not work without food." Chen Mingxiang said.
These gold and money were all taken from Lin Zhijiang's house. Chen Mingxiang would have no use keeping them in his hands, so he might as well give them to the underground party.
"Comrade Mingxiang, thank you. This can solve a big problem for comrades. As long as my Yunhua Restaurant can still operate normally, I can always buy some coarse grains for food. If I open a restaurant without rice, this business cannot be done, but gold
It’s not cost-effective to switch to China Reserve Bonds, but you can get some small benefits by buying it directly.”
"Let me tell you news. The two base areas of southern Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu have now started to buy grain. The price of grain in Jiangsu Province has just reached 1,000 yuan. We used gold to trade, and the grain merchants gave us a discount, which is about 900 yuan.
You can buy it for just one stone."
"It is estimated that in less than a week, comrades from the logistics departments of the two base areas will be able to complete the purchase, which will also alleviate the great food difficulties for the people in the base areas." Zheng Tonghui said.
Chen Mingxiang considered that if a swarm of people poured into Jiangsu Province to buy grain, it would put too much pressure on Li Shiqun, and problems might arise. After considering this, he finally decided to let the people in the underground party base purchase grain from the grain merchants in Jiangsu Province.
In this kind of transaction, which can easily reach tens of thousands of tons, the grain purchased by the underground party does not play a big role. It mainly relies on his operation and the grain speculators.
