Chapter 693: Crying and Showing Your Strength (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)
"Your Excellency, the Mayor, the North China Liaison Department of Nippon Koya Institute has approved my coal purchase and coal transportation qualifications. I will be given 50,000 tons of coal in the first month, and 20,000 tons of coal every month thereafter.
To stabilize the coal price in Shanghai, the North China Dispatch Gendarmerie Headquarters and the Jincheng Gendarmerie will fully provide guarantees."
"In view of the extremely serious coal shortage problem in Shanghai, Major General Kiyonori Shiozawa, the North China Liaison Minister of Koya Yuan, suggested that I launch a surprise attack on the coal industry in Shanghai. This will only make the coal merchants in Shanghai feel unbearable pain. They will
Only then can we do business according to our rules of the game.”
"To this end, with the help of the Jincheng Gendarmerie, I temporarily took over a number of briquette factories in Jincheng and also opened a large briquette factory. I am currently making preliminary preparations and waiting for the briquette machines purchased from Shanghai to be shipped to Jincheng
, construction will start immediately." Chen Mingxiang said.
The day after he returned to Shanghai from Tianjin, he came to the city government. After all, he was also a senior official with three positions. In addition to canceling his leave, he also made a serious report to Chen Gongbo on his activities in Beijing and Tianjin.
, the city government has to subsidize 200 yuan of China Reserve Certificates for every ton of briquettes.
I used to think that this subsidy standard was okay, but as Japan's military coupons will stop being used in April next year, China Reserve Bonds will depreciate in half a year at most, so this subsidy is no longer enough.
The depreciation of banknotes is a very scary thing. Chen Mingxiang needs to complete his business layout in Central China, North China and outside the customs within this six months so that he has enough strength to deal with such a situation.
"Brother Mingxiang, your ability to do things is far beyond my imagination. As long as the price of coal can be brought down and citizens no longer have to worry about fuel, the prestige of our municipal government will be established. If you do this well, you
Not only are you a contributor to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, but you are also a contributor to the Jinling Government. I will consider your future."
"But you also have to consider the practical difficulties. Shanghai has a population of four million, accounting for more than half of the urban area. The amount of briquettes used is very alarming. Can the output of these briquette factories you have temporarily organized be guaranteed to disrupt the market?
The effect?" Chen Gongbo asked.
His worries are not unnecessary. This matter is of great importance. Since he came to Shanghai and became the mayor, he has done everything according to the instructions of the Japanese. The dignified Legislative President of the Jinling Government and the mayor of the Shanghai Special City are just like
He is a puppet on strings, he has to do whatever others say.
The coal shortage problem in the Shanghai Stock Exchange has finally aroused the resentment of the Japanese government. Moreover, this matter is closely related to the lives of citizens. It is a critical time to establish his personal image, so he naturally needs to pay special attention to it.
"Mayor, please don't worry. There is no technical content in making domestic fuel such as briquettes. The key lies in whether the coal channel is stable. If it were not for the fact that the coal given to me was rationed and the reaction of Japanese businessmen, I would have been able to
Monopolize the production and sales of the entire urban area."
"The first month is the running-in period, and the preparations in all aspects are definitely not perfect. I plan to produce the first batch of 10,000 tons of briquettes, which is 200,000 dans, and put it on the market. In the second month, the output will reach 300,000 dans.
It will continue until the end of the year. After the briquettes are shipped to the Shanghai stock market, they will be sold at a price of 25 yuan per quintal."
"Coal merchants in Shanghai have been hoarding coal for at least three months. Therefore, the price may not change significantly in the first month or two after my operation, but I judge that they will not last for three months at most.
If you negotiate with me, you will be unable to withstand the threat in the fourth month."
"Mr. Mayor, my current financial resources can support me for five months at most. This has reached the limit. I hope you know that although I am dealing with matters related to the Japanese Empire, the price of a ton of coal in the coal mines controlled by the Japanese army
It’s also around four hundred yuan.”
"This means that I will invest 20 million in China Reserve Bonds in the first month, and in the following four months, I will invest 8 million in China Reserve Bonds each month. In total, this is more than 50 million, just to buy coal.
the cost of!"
"Including the cost of opening a briquettes factory, buying machinery, water and electricity, fleet transportation, loading and unloading and labor, etc., I can't afford less than 60 million. I am already stretched thin." Chen Mingxiang said, seemingly in a dilemma.
Whenever you talk to your enemies, you must give half-truths and half- lies. You cannot lie outright. You must be able to withstand scrutiny, find excuses, and have room for maneuver.
The lie is that as a strategic agent of the Military Command Bureau, Chen Mingxiang has always made decisions for long-term tasks. How could he do something without leaving any way out?
The companies and factories he currently operates are the biggest bargaining chip for him to fulfill his responsibilities and complete his mission. It is absolutely undesirable to spend all his resources to put himself in danger.
The Kailuan Coal Mine was controlled by the Japanese army and Japanese businessmen. The purchase and transportation costs for the coal given to Chen Mingxiang were settled internally by the Central China Liaison Department and the North China Liaison Department of Xingya Yuan, and there was no need for him to come up with the money first.
Because of the coal shortage, Taiji Ohta was held accountable by the Koyain headquarters. He was so angry with the Japanese chaebol that he was also given an important resource, allowing him to sell the briquettes and then pay the fee to Central China Liaison
department.
But only Taiji Ohta, Kiyonori Shiozawa and the three of them knew about this matter. Even if Chen Gongbo was in a high position, how could he have this channel to obtain such confidential information from Koya Institute?
"Commissioner Chen, who doesn't know that you are the God of Wealth in Shanghai. Coal is a scarce commodity in Shanghai. It will be sold out when it is shipped to Shanghai. It doesn't make sense to cry about poverty, right? Is it because the textile factory has been relocated?
With the smuggling business, liquidity has been affected?" Mo Guokang said with a smile.
She is not causing trouble but assisting. Chen Gongbo is a shrewd person who is not easy to fool, otherwise he would not be in his current position. Explaining the doubts clearly in time will help the subsequent conversation.
Mo Guokang is a practical woman. She wants to gain profits from the sale of briquettes. Of course she is very concerned about Chen Mingxiang's affairs, even to the point of partiality. The Jinling government's money is not her money, but the money in her pocket.
It's really your own money.
There were both financial interests and a vague good impression between her and Chen Mingxiang. After being together for a long time, it was abnormal for her not to feel anything at all.
"Secretary Mo is absolutely right. There is no need to worry about selling the briquettes right now. It can be turned over in two months. But the problem is, I spend more as I earn, and I really don't have that much money."
"It's easier to just concentrate on this one thing. As you know, I have been under a very heavy burden recently. I need funds everywhere. For the textile factory, I have already applied for a loan from the China Reserve Bank."
"I spent more than 10 million just to establish relationships in Beijing and Tianjin. Otherwise, coal has always been controlled by Japanese chaebols. How could I have received such authorization and convenient conditions?"
"With another 20 million in funds, the company's most important smuggling business will be greatly affected. I even have to worry about the accountability of the Military Police Headquarters." Chen Mingxiang explained.
