"Please rest assured, Sir, the Imperial Navy is very supportive of my career in Shanghai. At such a critical moment, I will never let go of the chain. I will try my best to get everything together within a month, no matter how much it costs."
Two hundred tons of tungsten ore. If you want to see the complete version for free, please search it on Baidu," Chen Mingxiang said.
Chen Mingxiang readily agreed to the request of the Kodama Agency of the Japanese Navy and said that he would do his best to serve the navy.
In fact, it would be impossible not to agree. The material control work in the Kuomintang-controlled areas is like a broken sieve, with air leaking everywhere, and tungsten ore smuggling is very rampant.
Since this requirement must be fulfilled no matter what, it is better to do things beautifully so as to gain the gratitude of the Japanese Navy.
"Thank you Chen Jun for your support to the navy. Don't worry, the Imperial Navy will not let you suffer. I will give you a price of 1,500 US dollars for a ton of tungsten ore. This will bring you huge profits. I hope it can
Make more transactions." Kodama and Shifu were very satisfied with this.
"The difficulty is too high. The navy needs tungsten ore, and the army also needs tungsten ore. This is a strategic material explicitly controlled by the Chiang Kai-shek District. I am also very embarrassed. Even this batch of tungsten ore cannot be traded in the Shanghai market. Change
Do it for Zhenjiang!" Chen Mingxiang said.
Tungsten ore is an important rare metal for the military industry and is also a controlled material explicitly controlled by the Yamashiro government. Since the outbreak of the war, the British and American countries have increased the import of tungsten ore. The Yamashiro government's finances have also used tungsten ore exports to repay loans from the British and American countries.
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However, the smuggling phenomenon in the Kuomintang-controlled areas is very serious, and a large amount of tungsten ore flows into the occupied areas. The reason for this situation is not because of the Military Command Bureau. The tungsten ore smuggling of Huatong Trading Company is so small that it can be ignored.
In the tungsten mining area of Hunan Province, the mining cost of one ton of tungsten ore is 4,500 French currency, but the official purchase price of the mountain city government is 3,800 French currency, and a ton of tungsten ore will cost 700 French currency!
In Gan Province, the mining cost of one ton of tungsten ore is 4,900 French currency, but the official purchase price is 4,300 French currency, and a ton of tungsten ore requires a compensation of 600 French currency.
The mountain city government lowered the purchase price and exported it to British and American countries at a high price to repay loans, leaving those tungsten miners unable to even make a living.
The cost of tungsten ore is less than five yuan per kilogram, but the price offered by smugglers is twelve to fifteen yuan per kilogram. What kind of gap is this?
There is no problem in letting people be patriotic. What the mountain city government is doing is forcing the miners who mine tungsten ore into a dead end. Coupled with the depreciation of the legal currency and the skyrocketing prices, they have to have something to eat, right?
The purchase price of the Kodama Agency is on the high side, exceeding the smuggling price. The total value of two hundred tons of tungsten ore reaches 300,000 US dollars, which is at least 6 million in legal currency!
Chen Mingxiang only needed to pay two million French currency to complete the payment settlement between the company and the bureau headquarters, earning four million French currency in one transaction!
But for the more than 3,000 tons of tungsten ore lost every year, it is not a shocking amount. From now on, at most, we can deal with it by producing 10 to 8 tons of tungsten ore every quarter.
"The losses actually reached a ratio of one to four. The U.S. Navy did a great job this time. I have always believed that Japan is not an opponent of the United States. Now there are indeed signs."
"I really hope I can hear such good news every day. Then the victory of the Anti-Japanese War will no longer be a long process. Compared with such a result, hundreds of tons of tungsten ore will not play a key role. You can generate electricity for the bureau headquarters.
, requiring that I must achieve my goal.”
"Before the Japanese invaders are driven out of China, my intelligence work in Shanghai still needs the support of the Japanese navy. I cannot refuse this shameful deal for the time being." After Chen Mingxiang and the other four left, he poured himself a glass of wine.
, drank it all in one gulp.
Of course he was unwilling to do such a thing. He also knew the role of tungsten mines, but for the sake of long-term strategic goals, he had to complete the tasks assigned by the Japanese army. This feeling was really uncomfortable.
Fortunately, tungsten ore is not tungsten ore. Two hundred tons of tungsten ore may be extracted into only 80 tons or less of tungsten ore powder.
"The favor they gave you is really great. They promised to dispatch two transport planes at the end of the month to fly us to Hangzhou to participate in the founding ceremony of the border camp in the four provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Anhui. This kind of treatment is very high. I haven't yet
I’ve been on a plane before!” Wang Zhen said with a smile.
After talking about the tungsten ore, Chen Mingxiang asked Kodama and Shifu by the way, hoping that he would inquire whether any navy transport planes would arrive in Hangzhou at the end of the month. He was going to attend the celebration ceremony at the secret service headquarters.
As a result, Kodama and Shifu gave accurate answers on the spot. There was no problem with the transport plane. He would arrange for the transport plane to take off to Hangzhou at the end of the month, and it would be specially provided for Chen Mingxiang.
In order to show their respect for Chen Mingxiang, Kodama and Shifu specially arranged for him, Wang Zhen and his entourage to fly on a plane, and the little bosses of the Shanghai Experimental Zone to fly on the same plane.
The roads at this time were quite difficult, and Chen Mingxiang really hated riding in cars or trains. It took seven or eight hours to drive about 200 kilometers of road.
The road conditions were so bad at the critical moment, the bumps were uncomfortable, and the ride was sore and my back hurt. Although the condition of the transport plane was very bad, it was very fast!
The Japanese transport planes travel at a speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour. At this speed, they can easily arrive in more than 20 minutes without consuming much gasoline.
"What's the point of riding in an airplane? It's shaky and full of noise. It seems that the war environment is constantly changing. I have wanted to use Japan's relationship to do some ocean-going trade from Southeast Asia. I have to make arrangements before leaving to get the ocean-going ships as soon as possible.
Go around the Nanyang area and come back with scarce goods from transportation points." Chen Mingxiang said.
"The local grain and important minerals are all occupied by the Japanese army, and you can't make much money from a ton of grain minus the freight. I don't think it's necessary," Wang Zhen said.
Chen Mingxiang's fleet mainly uses the Yangtze River waterway, and its route is from Shanghai to Shancheng. There is only one ship that can do ocean transportation. The current situation is very complicated, and she is also afraid of something happening.
"You silly girl, it takes half a month for the ship to go back and forth. In addition to smoothing the relationship and purchasing goods, one trip a month is good. What kind of grain am I transporting?"
"I mainly purchase some local coffee, cane sugar, palm oil, tobacco leaves, medicines and other important materials, as well as fruits and precious specialties, to give gifts and build relationships. After all, they are imported goods. To send goose feathers thousands of miles away, the gift is light but the affection is heavy.
!" Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.
A message excited Boss Dai for a long time. The Japanese Navy suffered a huge defeat in the battle with the U.S. Navy at Midway Island, losing four aircraft carriers, one heavy cruiser, and more than 300 aircraft. This was very important to the Yamashiro government.
That's good news.
Although one victory cannot reverse the situation in the Pacific War, it also means that the Japanese Navy has suffered a defeat. Perhaps there will be more and more good news like this in the days to come!
Boss Dai also knows very well that comparing the war potential of the United States and Japan, they are not on the same level. The United States loses four aircraft carriers and may be able to build them in one month. Japan loses four aircraft carriers and it takes four months to replenish them. Industrial
The gap between manufacturing capacity and raw material reserves is too big.
