"Chen Jun, why do you have time to come?" Lieutenant Colonel Ono was very happy to see Chen Mingxiang.
Chen Mingxiang came to the Marine Corps Headquarters to take a chance. He saw that there were more sentries in front of the gate than usual, and the atmosphere inside was much more tense.
Once inside, groups of officers and soldiers were training in the playground, and the expressions of the officers passing by were extremely serious. All this indicated that something was about to happen.
The tegong cigarettes produced for the Marine Corps played a great role. When most officers saw Chen Mingxiang, they could barely say hello with a smile.
"Is there a big operation for the Marine Corps? It's so tense. People who don't know it think there's going to be a war!" Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.
"That's not true. It's just a routine performance. The Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai currently has no combat missions, and its combat effectiveness needs to be maintained through daily training." Lieutenant Commander Ono said.
Paralyzed, I will see a ghost if I believe you!
"Chen Sang, you came just in time, I just wanted to call you." Colonel Nakajima saw Chen Mingxiang as soon as he came out of the corridor.
"Your Majesty Colonel, what can I do for you?" Chen Mingxiang asked.
"The supply of food in Shanghai is relatively scarce now, and prices are rising again and again. Those bumpkins in the army are always causing trouble for our navy. Please give me some ideas about food."
"Prepare according to the number of five thousand people. The standard amount of one liter of rice per person per day should be reserved for at least one and a half months. I will give you the price of one hundred French coins and one stone of rice." Colonel Nakajima said.
One liter of rice is 1.25 kilograms. Five thousand people need 6,250 kilograms a day. One and a half months and 45 days, that is 281,250 kilograms, which is about 140 kilograms.
The weight of a ton is equivalent to 2,375 kilos of rice.
According to the current food prices in the Shanghai stock market, rice is 85 French yuan per stone. On the black market, it can be 95 or 100 French yuan. The total value is as high as 237,500 French currency. This transaction volume does not count.
Smaller.
"Your Majesty Colonel, this matter may be a bit difficult. Among Huatong Trading Company's customers, there are relatively few who are engaged in the grain business. One hundred and forty tons of rice can easily attract the attention of the army." Chen Mingxiang looked very embarrassed.
"Let's go, Ono-kun. It's a little inconvenient to talk outside. Let's talk slowly at your residence. This matter is very important." Colonel Nakajima said.
Is the Japanese army going to attack the concession?
When Chen Mingxiang saw the map on the table at Ono's residence, this idea suddenly occurred to him.
This is a map of Shanghai. There are some arrows drawn with red pen on the concession area. It seems to be the attack route of the Marine Corps. In order not to make the two Japanese devils suspicious, he folded the map and put it aside. It looked like
It's because you don't pay attention to this kind of thing.
"Chen Jun, regarding the food issue, you must help Colonel Nakajima this time, please!" Colonel Ono bowed.
"Since Colonel Nakajima has made a request, as a friend I will do my best to help. Please give me a month. I will divide it into five batches from the purchasing station in Anhui Province to purchase and transport this batch of food for you. The Marine Corps will send ships
Go directly to Anqing to pick up the goods and then transport them to the Shanghai terminal, so as to avoid the surveillance of the gendarmerie stationed in Shanghai." Chen Mingxiang said.
"Chen Jun, one month is too long. I need to complete the required food reserves before July 1st. This is clearly required by the Military Command. Please think of another way." Colonel Nakajima was very embarrassed.
They are all those damn armies. They control food very strictly by virtue of their dominance on the ground. Rice in particular is a controlled product of the army. The military police headquarters supervises grain merchants very strictly, and large transactions are subject to extreme restrictions.
big obstacle.
In fact, this is not the most severe time. People entering and leaving Shanghai will not be confiscated for the time being if they carry some food.
The Marine Corps' food supply is often obstructed by the Army Military Police. The grain merchants contacted by Huatong Trading Company use this method to purchase low-priced grain from areas outside the Shanghai City, and then sell it to the Marine Corps at the market price in the Shanghai City.
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Don't underestimate the more than one hundred tons of rice. One ton costs twenty standard bags, and one hundred tons costs two thousand bags. The merchants at Huatong Trading Company who are responsible for supplying food to the Marine Corps do not have such courage, and are afraid of the Military Police Headquarters.
To cause trouble for them, we need to bring food from other places.
"But the problem is, Colonel, it's less than half a month until July 1st, so time is too tight." Chen Mingxiang had a harder time than Colonel Nakajima.
But he was thinking in his mind that the Japanese Navy's Military Command required that the Marine Corps' food reserves must be completed before July 1st, which meant that the incident must have happened in July.
Nibi, the July 7th Incident is not over yet, and we are still preparing to start war in July?
"In this way, you are responsible for purchasing one hundred tons of rice. According to the method you said, I will immediately request to send a ship to Anqing and strive to complete this task by the end of June. At that time, I will serve you a drink to celebrate your victory and report it to the Military Command.
Please take credit for you." Colonel Nakajima said.
One hundred tons of rice is not that important. The key is how this thing is operated. Chen Mingxiang is a little confused.
"Your Excellency, Colonel, can you dial a radio station for me? I need to contact the radio station at the acquisition station in Anhui Province to start operating this matter as soon as possible?" Chen Mingxiang made a request.
"Radio stations are strictly controlled military supplies. Normally they cannot be approved for you, but this time the matter is special. I will immediately ask the warehouse to allocate you a latest model radio station and file it with the intelligence office of the headquarters.
, giving you special authorization so that you don’t have to worry about anyone causing trouble.”
"In addition, if your purchasing station has insufficient funds, you can ask your purchasing personnel to go directly to the Minhua Company's branch in Jieshou to withdraw the money, and it will be deducted from the payment." Colonel Nakajima said.
This time, the old Japanese were really anxious. They even gave them military equipment such as radios. Of course, how to use such things and who would use them depends on how they are used. So the extra-high school class gave them a radio.
"Chen Jun, this is the latest secret radio station developed by our Empire of Japan. It is small in size and high in power. It is the most advanced military radio station in the world today. Considering that it has greatly helped the Marine Corps this time, it has also contributed to the empire.
, I’ll give you two, one as a backup.”
"However, you only have the right to use and keep the radio station. The ownership of the radio station still belongs to the Intelligence Department of the headquarters. You cannot take it out of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Otherwise, if someone pursues it, even I will not be able to withstand it. This is already an exception." Ono.
Lieutenant Colonel said.
It’s really dramatic. The Special High School and the Secret Service Headquarters check the radio station every day, but they have openly obtained three films from the Japanese, and may continue to obtain them in the future. Isn’t this a huge irony? Search “Spy Network Jie Zhong Literature” on Baidu
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