On New Year's Day last year, in order to adapt to the changes in the situation and cover up the huge wealth he had obtained from smuggling transactions, monopoly operations and commercial activities so as not to be remembered, Chen Mingxiang held a large-scale condolence event in the name of deepening relations.
Activity.
The major secret service agencies, gendarmerie and garrison senior generals under the three major forces of the Expeditionary Forces General Headquarters, the North China Front Army Headquarters and the Kwantung Army General Headquarters received a dividend of two million US dollars.
Needless to say, the Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai and the Marine Corps Headquarters in Shanghai, the intelligence agencies of the Japanese Army in Shanghai, the Thirteenth Army Headquarters, the Japanese Divisions in Shanghai and the Third Fleet Headquarters also had very generous condolences and
Red envelope, this is another millions of dollars in expenses.
In addition to giving one million U.S. dollars to the three giants at the bureau headquarters, a total of more than four million U.S. dollars was spent from New Year's Day to Spring Festival in the 32nd year of the Republic of China, which scared Boss Dai to the point of disbelief.
"The sales volume of Huatong Trading Company in the entire 32nd year of the Republic of China has fallen by more than half compared to last year. So for this New Year's Day condolence event in the 33rd year of the Republic of China, I will cut down two-thirds of the expenses.
, I believe no one will object to this."
"Everyone knows that I haven't made much money this year. Even two textile factories in Suzhou have been closed. They are not blind. I am a businessman and I will not do anything to make money at a loss." Chen Mingxiang said.
Is this really what happened?
Everyone’s eyes are basically fixed on Huatong Trading Company. Everyone knows that this is Chen Mingxiang’s main source of income. However, due to the reduction of orders by the Kwantung Army Headquarters and the impact of the war, the transportation between the Kuomintang-controlled area and Shanghai City
It's not smooth. Huatong Trading Company's situation is indeed not strong, far worse than last year.
But Wang Zhen knows that he has actually made a lot of money this year, all of which come from his family's industry, and these have not received much attention.
First, there are the two cigarette factories, which are simply two cash cows. No matter how much they produce, they cannot sell enough. Second, there are the coal company and the salt company. They are both monopolies, especially the sales of salt, which is equivalent to sitting at home and collecting money.
Then there are tea factories and silk weaving factories. Tea sales and silk sales account for more than 30% of the supply of goods in big cities. Although there is only one textile factory, it basically has not stopped working. Looking at the increasing number of China Reserve Bonds on the books,
Wang Zhen didn’t even know how to spend it.
"Write me a quantitative standard, such as how to send it to the military police and the Marine Corps, how to send it to the leaders of the secret service, how to send it to the Japanese Army Headquarters and the General Headquarters. In addition to preparing red envelopes, I also have to make a red envelope.
Expedited production schedule.”
"New Year's Day is not long away. The factory must work overtime for production, otherwise the condolence activities will be delayed. As long as the Japanese are not driven out of China, relations must be maintained. Spending more time will also facilitate work. You also
It should be noted that foreign expatriates in concentration camps also need to send some condolences, as this is a resource we will rely on in the future." Wang Zhen said.
As long as she spends money wisely, she is not that kind of miser. Instead, she is worried that Chen Mingxiang's reluctance will affect the relationship with the Japanese generals. From this point of view, she is definitely a good wife.
In the Chen family, Chen Mingxiang basically doesn't care about money. He only has a general idea of the family's money, that is, large amounts of input and expenditure. He doesn't remember the scattered income and expenses at all, leaving them all to Wang Zhen to take care of.
What reassures him most is that Wang Zhen doesn't take money too seriously and never says a word more when he needs to use it.
In fact, he also knows what Wang Zhen is thinking. The key is that his family has so many sources of income. As long as they can't touch the dollar gold at the bottom of the box and their future life is guaranteed, Wang Zhen won't care too much.
"Zhou Fahai promised me that the China Reserve Bank would exchange China Reserve Bank bonds for a batch of gold and Japanese yen. This time, we will change the pattern. Except for a few generals and subordinate officers with good connections, the rest of us will receive Japanese yen in their red envelopes. They
You can definitely send it home to supplement your family income, and it must be very popular.”
"Keep a small part of the large gold bars exchanged, and find the old gold and silversmiths to remelt the rest and make one or two gold bars with the name of our Huatong Trading Company on them," Chen Mingxiang said.
"I know you are very cunning and know how to use the resources of the Wang Puppet Government to benefit yourself. I work part-time at the Shanghai Branch of the Reserve Bank of China. The currency reserves of the Reserve Bank of China include more than fifty dollars in gold alone.
Ten thousand taels, more than seven million taels of silver, nearly 400,000 silver coins and more than 27 million yen were confiscated." Wang Zhen said with a smile.
Following Chen Mingxiang's instructions, whether it was cigarette factories, tea factories or silk weaving factories, they all began to be busy with production tasks for New Year's Day, and also purchased some local specialties. Truckloads of supplies were transported to Huatong day and night.
Warehouse of a trading company.
The goods on the car are all stamped with condolences seals. The gendarmerie, puppet army and police from all over the country will let them go immediately when they see it. Everyone knows that Chen Mingxiang has the habit of expressing condolences on New Year's Day and dare not stop such things, even at the minimum.
No inspections were done.
Chen Mingxiang gathered a batch of China Reserve Bank bonds and took them to the vault of the Shanghai Branch of the China Reserve Bank. With Zhou Fahai's approval and the acquiescence of the Japanese, he exchanged a batch of gold bars and Japanese yen.
Of course, this matter naturally attracted the attention of Japanese intelligence agencies, because Chen Mingxiang did it openly and had no intention of hiding it.
For example, Kitazawa Ping reported this issue to Shibayama Kenshiro. Chen Mingxiang used this method to win over and corrupt the warriors of the empire!
"Your Excellency General, I heard that Chen Mingxiang has been very busy recently. He has prepared two warehouses just for condolences to the imperial army, and he also exchanged hundreds of gold bars and gold bars with China Reserve Bank's Shanghai branch.
For hundreds of thousands of yen, he is exploiting the loopholes of the Jinling government to benefit himself," Kitazawa said.
"Even the General Headquarters of the Dispatch Army knows about this matter. It is a special project specially applied for by Chen Mingxiang and signed and approved by Zhou Fahai. It is said that the Japanese yen will be used to issue red envelopes to the officers and generals of our imperial army, and the gold bars will be used to make
Commemorative Gold Bar.”
"It involves many vital interests. Let's not talk about this issue. Whoever opposes it will be unlucky! This wealth is flowing into the hands of the imperial army. In this regard, everyone turns a blind eye. It is rare.
The collective has become mute.”
"I'm warning you, don't make any small moves against Chen Mingxiang again. There are many people staring at Chen Mingxiang's New Year's Day condolences, with their necks stretched out. You must not do anything that would cause public outrage!"
"If it weren't for the fact that you targeted Chen Mingxiang many times, the Mei Agency would also be enjoying this kind of treatment. When Chen Mingxiang starts to express condolences, you don't know how many complaints you will receive." Kenshiro Shibayama said.
