Chapter 675: Countermeasures to Solve the Coal Shortage
It turns out that after receiving pressure from Chen Gongbo, the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Yuan was also worried that the lives of people in Shanghai would be seriously disrupted because they could not buy briquettes, causing unrest in the Shanghai market.
In the name of the Liaison Department, he convened the major Japanese coal companies that controlled the Shanghai coal industry to solve the problem, hoping that they could understand the empire's difficulties and put the briquettes in their hands on the market as soon as possible to eliminate hidden dangers to social order.
However, the result made him angry. Japanese businessmen from the Shanghai Gas Association, the Carboniferous Federation and the Dazhong Lianmei Company all expressed their opposition to the request made by the Liaison Department, believing that this approach was serious administrative interference and would damage the company.
to the interests of imperial merchants.
It is the nature of businessmen to seek profit. It is not impossible for them to consider the empire, but there must be a major premise, that is, the situation must threaten the lives of the Japanese.
If the Japanese expatriates in Hongkou cannot afford briquettes, that is negotiable. As for the Chinese people in Shanghai, they are completely the lambs to be slaughtered to make money, and they must not give in.
Lieutenant General Taiji Ohta was so angry with his country's businessmen that he immediately reported the results of the discussion directly to the headquarters of Koya Institute.
It also pointed out in the cable that the Japanese coal companies in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, for the sake of their own interests and regardless of the interests of the empire, have become potential factors that threaten the social order of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Measures must be taken quickly to impose sanctions, otherwise, it will inevitably affect the entire Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Stablize.
It happened that at this time, Wang Jingwei approached the top military adviser Matsui Tataro and the top economic adviser Kazuo Aoki in Jinling to express serious concern about the coal shortage problem in Shanghai. The two men conveyed the attitude of the Jinling government to the base camp and the cabinet, and also informed them
Gave it to Xingyayuan Headquarters.
"That's right. I'm worried that the citizens of Shanghai will be resentful of the empire and the Jinling government due to the inconvenience caused by fuel difficulties. If there is any large-scale unrest, it will be a heavy loss to the empire."
"As the foreign affairs commissioner and deputy director of the Social Affairs Bureau of the municipal government, I am directly responsible for this. If I want to eliminate the hidden dangers of the empire and the municipal government, the best way is to have influence on the coal industry and control the production and sales of briquettes.
The right to speak."
"After reporting to the Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai, General Kinoshita was very supportive of my idea and promised to help me get the briquette factory and machinery as soon as possible. At the same time, I leased a batch of cargo ships from the Navy to transport coal from North China to Shanghai.
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"Thank you General for your support. I will report the itinerary to the Military Police Headquarters and we will leave for Peiping as soon as possible. General Kinoshita was originally going to contact me General Yano Otonzaburo, the commander of the North China Military Police Force, so we have to wait first."
Chen Mingxiang said.
What these words mainly reflect is that he played a leading role in this incident and made a lot of preparations for it. He also wanted to leave a better impression in the mind of General Taiji Ohta. As long as this old devil is in Shanghai
After a day, you should show him your "best" side.
As for the visit to Yano Otozaburo, it doesn't matter if it happens sooner or later. This is a long-term job. Obtaining the qualifications to purchase and sell coal is the most important thing.
"Chen Jun is indeed a good friend of our empire. He has done a very beautiful job and always thinks ahead and does things first. This is very rare."
"The Cabinet and the Xingya Yuan have made clear demands to me and the Central China Liaison Department to fundamentally solve the problem in a short time to ensure that such troubles will not happen again in the future, and to authorize me to use the coal resources in North China. I have
I contacted Minister Shiozawa Kiyonbu and he completely agreed with my plan."
"I will take you to the North China Liaison Department to apply for a coal transportation certificate. Kailuan Coal Mine will be responsible for transporting the coal to Jincheng Port by train. It will not be too late for you to visit Yano Otonzaburo in Jincheng."
"In the past, the headquarters of the Military Police Headquarters stationed in China was Jincheng. The North China Military Police Headquarters was in Peiping. The reason why Yano Otonzaburo stayed in Jincheng during this period was to ensure the transportation of Jincheng Port. Japan's domestic
Materials are tight, and a large amount of coal, cotton, metal mines and grain need to be transferred from North China. In fact, he won't be able to stay long and will return to Peiping soon."
"You don't need to worry about the payment. Just transport the coal to the port for loading. I will first use the funds from the Central China Liaison Department to settle internally with the North China Liaison Department through Zhengjin Bank. Then you go back to Shanghai and wait until the briquettes are sold out before contacting Central China.
It’s just a matter of partial settlement, which can also bring some benefits.”
"Since the empire also needs coal resources very much, we can't give you too much. I will give you 50,000 tons of crushed coal in the first batch, which will be shipped to the Shanghai market to make briquettes and put on the market. We will first stabilize the situation in the Shanghai market, and then we can allocate it every month
You’re thirty thousand tons.”
"I have already applied for the Shanghai coal sales qualification and transportation certificate for you. I will fill in the name column when I get back. I have said hello to Kazuo Aoki. Even if the Hingya Institute is revoked, you don't have to worry about it being revoked.
Qualifications." Taiji Ohta said.
The Japanese coal merchants really disgusted him. He was about to return to the country and join the reserve force to enjoy life. These people just wanted to cause trouble.
He also understood Chen Mingxiang's strategy, which was to use his absolute advantage to flood the market with low-priced goods, forcing the hoarding merchants to spit out the goods, and the goal was achieved.
As long as coal can be transported, Chen Mingxiang will always be in an invincible position. Even if these businessmen play tricks, Chen Mingxiang does not have to be afraid. They are just trying to muddy the waters!
"The municipal government hopes that I will raise the price of briquettes in the Shanghai market to 25 yuan per quintal in the first stage. When imperial merchants and Chinese businessmen resume normal retail sales, it will then increase it to 30 yuan per quintal, but the maximum cannot exceed
This number." Chen Mingxiang said.
"I also agree with this standard. The price of thirty yuan per load of China Reserve Bonds is not low. The basic salary in the Shanghai Stock Exchange is only forty or fifty yuan. The empire hopes for the long-term development of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. It cannot treat the most basic
The demands of life are also messed up.”
"You may not know that starting from January this year, the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Institute will allocate one million US dollars to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce every month as a subsidy for coal. I will apply to the headquarters of Xingya Institute and give you part of the subsidy.
." Taiji Ohta said.
The Japanese coal merchants have been pulling strings to force the Japanese government to pay subsidies to the Shanghai Municipal Administration, which is really unbelievable.
It can also be seen from this that it is impossible for these businessmen to follow the Japanese government's game rules. Profit is the most important thing. This is the nature of businessmen.
"You prepare half a million US dollars in cash for me. I will take it to North China to establish connections. In addition, I will select a batch of high-quality silk and tea as gifts for local dignitaries."
"Tomorrow morning I will contact two transport planes through the Thirteenth Army Headquarters to send the company members to Xinjing and Jincheng. You notify the people from the two intelligence offices and mix with the company team to the destination. I will tell you the total number of people.
That's enough, let them know tonight to prepare." Chen Mingxiang said when he returned home.
