"Chen Jun, this is a material procurement list specially given to you by the dispatched army headquarters. It requires that the task must be completed before October 5th. The time given to you is actually only three months." Sawada Shigeru received him at the headquarters.
Chen Mingxiang.
"General, did you get it wrong? This is the material purchase order from the Central China Liaison Department of the Koya Institute, and it also has the signature of General Taiji Ohta!" Chen Mingxiang was confused after taking one look at it.
"This is the type and quantity of materials listed by General Taiji Ohta of the Central China Liaison Department of Koya Institute to Huatong Trading Company. Your company is a military-controlled enterprise. They are not qualified to issue orders directly. They must convey them through the dispatched army headquarters.
." Sawada Shigeru said with a smile.
"There are too many items on this list. It will take Huatong Trading Company at least half a year, or even longer, to complete this target. I'm afraid it won't even be able to get half of it in three months."
"Huatong Trading Company's relationship with customers in Jiangtong District is all fixed, and the monthly shipment volume fluctuates very little. The Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Yuan should know this situation. Why do they give me a job that can't be completed at all?
This mission is beyond my comprehension!"
"If the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Yuan believes that the company is in their hands and can make more contributions to the empire, I can hand over the company." Chen Mingxiang said with a wry smile.
The task itself is not important, but the intention behind it is difficult to figure out. He thinks that the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Institute has the idea of Huatong Trading Company and wants to force him to hand over the company, otherwise why would he?
So messy?
In fact, Huatong Trading Company, despite its great reputation, is just an empty frame. The company's working capital in its books is its own, its transportation fleet is its own, and the office of Bank of China belongs to the Military Police Headquarters, so it has no assets at all.
He personally controls all of the company's major customers, and is also affiliated with the Military Command Bureau. This nature guarantees that no one can pry them away.
"Mr. Chen, you have misunderstood. With the imperial army backing you, no one dares to rob your company. This is not what the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Institute means."
"You don't quite understand the key. The base camp established the Army's 17th Army and the Navy's Eighth Fleet in May to take charge of operations in the South Pacific and prepare to cut off the shipping routes between Australia and the United States."
"This is a front-line combat force. The military must give priority to allocating supplies, otherwise it will affect its combat effectiveness, which will result in insufficient quotas for other garrisons in Southeast Asia."
"The war is about the economy and logistical support. Although the empire's military manufacturing industry is very developed, domestic resources are too scarce. Moreover, after the huge consumption of the war in Southeast Asia, domestic raw materials for military industry are extremely short. This will
It will cause serious consequences.”
"For this reason, the empire urgently needs to mobilize strategic materials from all over China and transport them back to Japan as soon as possible to make up for this shortcoming. The cabinet and headquarters decided that this work will be specifically responsible for this work by the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Institute."
"But when it comes to the supply of materials for so many imperial troops in the Southeast Asian battlefield, General Taiji Ohta thought that the Central China Liaison Department of the Koya Institute could not bear it, so he proposed to the dispatched army headquarters that Huatong Trading Company should also share part of the tasks. You know
What's going on?" Sawada Shigeru said.
Japan itself does not have many resources and basically relies on imports. Even if it has some strategic reserves, it cannot support such a large-scale war. There has been no breakthrough in the Chinese battlefield, and it has opened up the Southeast Asian battlefield. Material consumption has become a fatal flaw.
How to solve this problem? Of course, we must plunder the resources of the occupied areas to fill the hole!
China, with its vast territory and abundant resources, is the first choice of the Japanese government and military. The Southeast Asian countries have occupied it for too short a time and have not yet reached the capacity for blood transfusion.
However, the strategic materials such as tung oil, bristles, rosin, and lacquer that the Japanese army needed were basically the most abundant in southern China, so it was normal for them to issue quotas to the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Institute.
"But General, the quantity this time is too much, far beyond the limit that the company can bear. I don't have materials for exchange, nor do I have that much liquidity. Even if I do, the company's customers are like this
It’s impossible to get so much supply in a short period of time,” Chen Mingxiang said.
"I know the situation of Huatong Trading Company very well. There are detailed records of the amount of materials provided every month. It cannot be completed in three months, and since the textile factory started to be relocated, the number of transactions has been declining.
"
"The smuggling method between you and the Chiang Kai-shek area mainly relies on cotton yarn and cotton cloth. The Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Institute will organize the supply of goods for you, which will be provided by Japanese textile companies. If you need to purchase it directly with legal currency, you can apply to General Taiji Ohta."
"In fact, the empire is preparing to abolish the Koya Institute and form a new department. I'm afraid General Taiji Ota's time in China is running out. You have to seize this good opportunity. The dispatch army headquarters means that three months
The minimum must be 60% completed, no less!”
"If you can achieve this goal, next year, General Hata Shunroku will personally apply for an Imperial High Medal for you!" Sawada Shigeru said.
These words gave a lot of information, especially Taiji Ohta's departure was an opportunity. There was a deep meaning in it. When Chen Mingxiang returned home, he thought carefully about it for a long time.
It's not that he doesn't understand what opportunity is, but how to use this opportunity. Taiji Ohta wants to complete this mission and return to Japan in glory. Under this premise, he can accept almost the same conditions.
"Secretary, Mingyue sent an interesting message. After Yingzuo Zhenzhao and Qingqi Qingyin were transferred, Li Shiqun lost his backing and actually asked Chunfeng to help him get closer to Matsui Kyutaro, the new top military officer of the Wang puppet government.
Consultant, I hope to continue to receive support from May’s agency.”
"Dongfeng has doubts about this matter. So far, Japan has not taken any action against Li Shiqun. The commander-in-chief of the dispatched army, Shunroku Hata, is very supportive of Li Shiqun's rural clearing work. It is really difficult for him to succeed in this matter.
.”
"Once Chunfeng facilitates this matter, Li Shiqun may have a barrier during Matsui Kyutaro's term, which will be very detrimental to future work. But on the other hand, Chunfeng's current latent activities require Li Shiqun's protection and support, especially
It's Huatong Trading Company's problem." Mao Renfeng said with a smile.
The number one enemy of the Military Command Bureau, Li Shiqun, the top person in charge of the secret service of the Wang Puppet Government, was very powerful and domineering in the Wang Puppet Government. Li Shiqun, who was able to compete with Zhou Fahai, actually wanted to ask Chunfeng for help!
Look at how well the strategic agents of the Military Command Bureau have done their jobs. Mao Renfeng also looked proud when talking about it.ntent
