Chapter 676: Countermeasures to Solve the Coal Shortage
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With the rank of Chief of the Central China Liaison Department of Koa Institute and Vice Admiral of the Navy, Taiji Ohta rushed to Peiping in person. The head of the North China Liaison Department of Koa Institute, to be precise, it should be the Vice Minister Major General Shiozawa Kiyonori. Of course, he had to go to the airport to greet him.
It was also the first time Chen Mingxiang set foot on the land of Peiping.
Yang Junchu, the manager of the Peking branch, was also waiting at the runway of the airport with two company employees and a truck.
They arrived in Peiping at noon the day before yesterday and were temporarily staying in a hotel. The Central China Liaison Department had notified the North China Liaison Department of this matter. Otherwise, they would not be eligible to enter the Japanese military airport.
"It seems that our branch's business in North China will not face too many difficulties. Look at the energy of the boss. He actually got off the plane with the Vice Admiral of the Navy. They are so familiar with each other. The Japanese general who picked up the plane is said to be
The power in the entire North China region is very strong." A staff member said in a low voice.
"Aren't you talking nonsense? If the boss doesn't have such upper-level connections, how dare he open a branch to Peking? This is Major General Shiozawa Kiyonori of the North China Liaison Department of Koya Institute. As long as you do business in North China, you must accept his
manage."
"You don't know the origin of this truck. It was sent from the headquarters by a senior officer of the Japanese North China Expeditionary Force. The boss's network of connections can scare people to death." Yang Junchu said with a smile.
The force supported by the Japanese Army Headquarters and the secret service in North China was called the Puppet Provisional Government. Although after the establishment of the Wang Puppet Government, it was renamed the North China Political Affairs Committee of the Wang Puppet Government, but it was just a name change. Wang Jingwei could not command this group of people in North China.
Traitor.
The traitor Wang Kemin first chaired this so-called political affairs committee. However, relying on the support of the Japanese army in North China, he not only made the North China area so airtight that the Jinling government could not penetrate it at all, but he also treated Wang Jingwei with very disrespectful words.
For this reason, he soon suffered a bitter blow. He was defeated by Wang Jingwei, the number one traitor in China, and was removed from the post of chairman of the Political Affairs Committee. From this point of view, although he was also a traitor, his weight in the hearts of the Japanese
Still not enough.
The current chairman of the puppet North China Government Affairs Committee is Wang Jitang, who is also a great traitor. He once served as a high-ranking official in Anhui Province during the Beiyang Government and received a knighthood. Later, he defected to the Japanese invaders, visited Japan, and met with the Japanese Emperor.
Now that we have come to Peiping, we have to talk about the mayor of the Beiping Puppet Government. He studied at the Japanese Army Military Academy and served as the Peking Police Chief of the Yamacheng Government and the Mayor of Ludao City. His name is Yu Jinhe.
"Your Excellency, General, welcome to Peiping!" Kiyoshinobu Shiozawa said with a smile.
"Mr. Yanze, let me introduce to you. This is Chen Mingxiang and Chen Jun. He has too many part-time jobs, so I won't explain them one by one. He is the manager of Huatong Trading Company, a military control company of the Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai. He specializes in providing services to Central China.
The imperial army in the region purchased strategic materials and was awarded the second-class Imperial Treasure Juko Order by His Majesty the Emperor." Taiji Ohta said with a smile.
In the eyes of the Japanese army, no matter how many concurrent jobs Chen Mingxiang held, they were all secondary. The most important thing was his position at the Military Police Headquarters.
"Your Excellency, General, I am no stranger to the name Chen Jun. The North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters is very envious of the troops in Central China. It is because of rare talents like Chen Jun that military supplies have been saved a lot of trouble, even for the troops in North China."
The imperial army also relies on the material support from Central China." Kiyoshinobu Shiozawa said with a smile and bowed slightly to Chen Mingxiang.
"Thank you, General, for your praise. I am not worthy of it. This small achievement is really not worth mentioning. I will do business in North China in the future. I also ask for your strong support, General. If there is anything that is not in place, please let me know."
Your Excellency, please bear with me!" Chen Mingxiang said, bowing deeply.
The airport is not a place for talking. The North China Liaison Department came this time with four cars and two trucks. Chen Mingxiang himself took a car, two Japanese generals took a car, Ohta Taiji's entourage took a car, and Chen Mingxiang's entourage took a car.
The cars and two trucks were all Japanese military police, responsible for protection and security.
This time Chen Mingxiang brought a batch of fine tea and silk, as well as a batch of red wine and cigars, and a special supply of cigarettes.
Yang Junchu loaded the specially marked gifts into the trunks of four cars of the North China Liaison Department, and loaded the rest into the truck he drove.
The North China Liaison Department of Xingyayuan is located in the east courtyard of a compound in Tieshizi Hutong, Peking. This was an official office of the original Beiyang Government, and the west courtyard is where the North China Expeditionary Forces Headquarters is located.
The interior has been transformed into a Japanese style. Kiyonobu Shiozawa's VIP reception room also has sliding doors and tatami mats on the floor.
After entering the house, Kiyonomi Shiozawa made tea and thanked Chen Mingxiang for the gift.
This time he got two kilograms of the best Longjing tea, two pieces of fine Hangzhou silk, a box of cigars and two boxes of French red wine. The North China Liaison Department received a hundred barrels of specially supplied cigarettes in iron barrels.
"Mr. Yanze, your North China Liaison Department is much better than our Central China Liaison Department. The industrial and commercial strength of Shanghai City accounts for half of China. However, it is accompanied by frequent problems and conflicts between the military and the chaebols.
The relationship is getting worse and worse, and I am troubled by a lot of shit every day."
"Chen Jun came to Peking with me to handle the coal business this time. The purpose is not to seek money. This is the intention of the gendarmerie headquarters in Shanghai, the Shanghai Special Municipal Government, the Central China Liaison Department and the Public Concession Industry Bureau.
The shortage problem has posed a serious threat to the Shanghai stock market."
"Everyone is our own people, so I won't say anything about the situation. In the final analysis, the coal shortage in the Shanghai stock market was artificially created by the coal merchants in the empire, who combined with the Chinese coal merchants in order to seek more profits. It's really too much.
It’s embarrassing!” Taiji Ohta said helplessly.
Although the responsibility cannot be entirely placed on the Japanese coal merchants, the problem is that the distribution rights of coal are in the hands of Japanese merchants, and it would be meaningless to cover up the matter.
"Your Excellency General, the conflict between the military and the plutocrats has never subsided. This is nothing new. I also have a deep understanding of it in the North China Liaison Department. There are also conflicts caused by interests here."
"The North China Development Company, managed by the North China Liaison Department of Koa Institute, has repeatedly had conflicts with Japanese chaebols such as Mitsui, Mitsubishi, and Okura over the price of coal. We hope that the price of coal shipped back to the country will be lower, so as to increase the income for the domestic people.
There are some benefits, but the chaebol don’t think so.”
"Those businessmen are short-sighted. No, it should be said that they can't see anything except money. How can they have an empire in their hearts? They enjoy the resources brought by the military but are unwilling to contribute to the empire. What they earn in China is not enough.
If there aren't enough, you have to make money for your own country's goods. They are all a bunch of bastards!" Kiyonomi Shiozawa said with a wry smile and shook his head.ntent
