Kodama Agency has many properties in Shanghai, especially in the Hongkou area. This time we visited a small courtyard with a strong Japanese style. It looks ordinary from the outside, but the scene inside is like being in Japan.
There are cherry blossom trees growing in the yard, and they are the famous weeping cherry blossoms, which are the favorite species of Japanese people. But now is not the flowering season, so there is no such thing as cherry blossom viewing.
The house and corridors are all made of wood, with sliding doors and wooden floors. The rooms are covered with tatami mats. The tea sets, wine sets, and dishes are all made from Japanese porcelain.
Chen Mingxiang, Lieutenant Commander Ono, Kodama, Shifu and Major General Matsushie, the four of them sat in a room, drinking sake and tasting tuna sashimi that had just been shipped to Shanghai.
Chen Mingxiang also knows that entertaining guests in this way is the highest standard in Japan.
"Chen Jun, I heard from the head of the Kodama Agency that the trading volume of Huatong Trading Company and Minhua Company of the Kodama Agency has plummeted during this period, less than one-tenth of what it was before." Major General Matsuki said with a smile.
Have you met Tuqiongdagger?
You know that this meal must be about cargo. You can't do anything with the Army's Military Police Headquarters, so what's the point of attacking a little guy like me?
"General, you also know that this is an order from the Army. It is said that the Military Police Headquarters is still shouldering the mission. I gave the Navy a 10% share, which has made General Kinoshita unhappy. He said that this is a typical elbow out.
Let’s use the army’s resources to subsidize the navy.” Chen Mingxiang said.
Lifting Kinoshita Eichi out would also relieve his own pressure. Anyway, the old Japanese said that if the Kodama Agency found trouble, it would be blamed on him.
Major General Matsue also felt a headache when he heard Kinoshita Eichi's obstruction. We are all major generals, but one is a navy and the other is an army. There is no reporting relationship between them. What's worse is that the navy and the army are incompatible. The commander of the military police
If the Ministry does not buy into the account of the Kodama Organization, that is also the inevitable result.
"Chen Jun, I know you are in a difficult situation. The Kodama Agency has also received a death order from the Military Command Department and must complete the specified strategic material reserve tasks. If you can think of a solution, the Navy owes you a favor, and I owe you one too.
Favor." Major General Song Zhi said solemnly.
I don’t want your favor!
Chen Mingxiang wanted to say this, but he was doing intelligence work, so he might not be able to get help from the Navy. He could sell a favor to Major General Song Zhi without losing money.
Just like this time, if we didn't have a good relationship with the Navy, how would we know the approximate time of the Tianma?
As long as you can get information about the Tianma, it's worth paying a certain price, and it's not easy to offend the navy.
"The Kodama Agency itself has inherent disadvantages. Purchasing strategic materials on land cannot be compared with the army. Chen Jun, I can give you five times the profit, all settled in gold dollars."
"I can also promise you that as long as there is an Imperial Navy, you will have the privilege of passage and will receive special protection. Your industry will not be interfered with by Japanese companies." Kodama and Shifu said.
This old spy was really anxious, and the conditions he offered were very sincere. Chen Mingxiang was not afraid that he would not honor them. As he said himself, on land, the navy could never defeat the army.
"It's not that there is absolutely no way. We should not focus on the Shanghai market. In fact, strategic materials can be traded in areas outside the Shanghai market. In this way, we can take advantage of the navy. Can your Excellency the general and the head of the agency understand what I mean?
"Chen Mingxiang said.
"Good idea, this is definitely a good idea. Chen Jun, you are really an elite in business. The problem that has troubled me for so long has been solved by you in one sentence." Kodama and Shifu were overjoyed.
This is the problem caused by inertial thinking. Why do you have to trade in the Shanghai stock market, trade near the place of production, or trade in places where naval power radiates? Isn’t it the same?
Chen Mingxiang's purchasing stations in Hunan and Gan provinces transported the goods to the Yangtze River, and his purchasing stations in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces transported the goods to Qinzhou, which was controlled by the Japanese navy. The Kodama Agency was only responsible for allocating manpower to receive the goods at designated locations.
Just the goods.
Everyone contacted through the radio station, and the headquarters paid the money directly to Chen Mingxiang in the Shanghai market according to the agreed price. In this way, it was easy to get rid of the surveillance of the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters.
"Your Excellency, General, Your Excellency, Chief of Agency, there is an old saying in China that if you walk too much at night, you will definitely hit a ghost. There is no wall that is airtight. It is very risky for me to do this."
"The amount of supplies transported to the Shanghai market has decreased, and the Military Police Headquarters will definitely be suspicious. Therefore, I cannot completely open my door to supplying supplies to the Kodama Agency. Let's say 30%. Let's follow this ratio first." Chen Mingxiang said.
Don't think of Kinoshita Sakaeichi who is stationed in the Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai as a fool. This old guy is famous for his insidiousness and cunning. For the sake of safety, Chen Mingxiang did not dare to go too far.
"Thirty percent is not enough. The share is too small to meet the needs of Kodama's agency. Mr. Chen, I want at least 50% of the total." Kodama and Shifu were about to eat half of it in one bite.
"Your Excellency, Chief of the Agency, I can understand your feelings, but it is difficult for me to do it. The ground belongs to the Army, and I rely on the Military Police Headquarters. Without this support, I will be worthless." Chen Mingxiang said lightly.
In fact, his heart is still inclined to sell strategic materials to the Japanese Navy. There are more than one million Japanese troops in China. They are the most direct threat to the country, ravaging and poisoning the people and plundering China's wealth.
However, the navy is relatively small in number and does nothing. It is estimated that only a few countries will be destroyed by occupation by the navy. It is better to give to the navy than to the army, although this is also an act of supporting the enemy.
But for his own mission and to be able to lurk better, he had no choice. The army was the key to the situation, and he knew clearly what was more important and less important.
For the Kodama Agency, if it loses the support of the Military Police Headquarters, it will lose value to them, and it will turn against them in a blink of an eye.
"Mr. Chen is right, let's take a 30% share. If you need help from our navy, just ask." Rear Admiral Song Zhi made the decision.
The Public Discussion Bureau of the French Concession often holds cocktail parties. Although France has surrendered to Germany, it has not interfered with the normal operation of the French Concession. The French people are very adaptable.
However, tonight, there will be a bright spot. Wang Qianhe, the owner of Baochang Textile Factory, attended the reception with his niece Wang Zhen, which instantly stunned the entire audience.
Wang Zhen, who was wearing a blue and white striped Western-style dress, charmed the guests present with her elegant temperament and elegant ladylike demeanor.
"Old Wang, why have I never seen your niece before?" asked a wealthy businessman from the concession.
"When Jinling fell, she evacuated to the mountain city and worked in the Central Bank. She just came back a few days ago, and I brought her to see the social scene in the concession." Wang Qianhe said with a smile. Search "Spy Net Jizhong" on Baidu
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