Seven hundred and twentieth chapters spy shadow suspicion three
Chen Mingxiang had no way to stop this behavior of the Jincheng Gendarmerie. The current environment was like this, but he ordered Sun Dingxin to give each stevedore two yuan of banknotes as a subsidy every day. He would not feel bad if he was given more.
But the situation doesn’t allow it!
"How is the situation at the salt farm? According to the current production, can we deliver 2,000 tons of coarse salt normally every month?" Chen Mingxiang asked.
This is another newly opened source of revenue, and it is also intended to alleviate the shortage of salt in central China. Prices will naturally rise due to shortages. This is a basic market law.
"What we can get are some small salt farms in relatively remote corners. They do not have the ability and foundation for large-scale production. It is a bit reluctant to ask them to complete the task of two thousand tons of coarse salt every month!" Sun Dingxin
He said with a sad face.
In fact, the gendarmerie is not that unreliable in what they do, because Chen Mingxiang's profit from selling salt is shared by the gendarmerie. If it is not done properly, wouldn't it be like shooting himself in the foot?
Those salt farms are small in scale and look shabby, but the actual output is not low. Let alone 2,000 tons of coarse salt, even 4,000 tons of coarse salt is no problem.
But Sun Dingxin knew very well in his heart that what the hell did the military police know about salt production? In front of Murano Naohiro, he would definitely complain and want to fight for more resources.
Moreover, the several small salt fields designated by the military police were indeed small retail investors that the Japanese army did not take a close look at. The salt fields in the Changlu Salt Field were all occupied by the North China Development Company and Japanese businessmen. They were developed in just one year last year.
More than 440,000 tons of coarse salt are sent to Japan. Without such a solid foundation, how could there be the capital to transport such an astonishing amount of coarse salt to Japan?
The Changlu Saltworks still uses the old method, which is to directly use seawater to brine to make salt. First, the seawater is led to the evaporation tank. When the concentration of sodium chloride in the brine is close to saturation, it is then placed in the regulating tank, then to the crystallization tank, and then seeded twice.
The salt causes crystallization and becomes coarse salt.
It can be seen from this that on the one hand, it must have a superior geographical location, and on the other hand, it must have sufficient area. These two conditions are indispensable.
"If I can't get enough, I will think of a way. No matter what, I must ensure a minimum of two thousand tons. In fact, Major General Yano meant at least four thousand tons. For the Changlu Saltworks, this number is easy to achieve and will not affect the empire.
Interests."
"What your Excellency, General, is thinking about is that the exchange ratio of the China Reserve Bonds and the United Bank Bonds we got is 100:18, and the value has shrunk too much. Does Chen Jun have any good ideas?" Murano Naohiro said.
According to Chen Mingxiang's distribution plan, the North China Military Police Headquarters can make a profit of 30% from the two thousand tons of coarse salt, which is 1.5 million in China Reserve Bonds.
However, with the abundant resources of the Changlu Salt Farm, the military police were still dissatisfied with this income and wanted to double the figure.
One and a half million China Reserve Bonds will shrink to 270,000 when converted into Union Bank Bonds, because Union Bank Bonds are equivalent to the Japanese yen. Although the purchasing power is not as good as China Reserve Bonds, this is the financial policy of the Japanese government.
The gendarmerie felt they had suffered a huge loss.
The Japanese army has the ability to print federal banknotes. This thing is said to be equivalent to the Japanese yen, but there is no way to exchange it for one yen. It is nothing more than a means and tool of plunder. Of course, the military police are not far away from holding federal banknotes.
Silver certificate.
"The empire does not allow China Reserve Notes to be equivalent to the Japanese yen. Only Manchukuo Yuan and United Bank Notes are equivalent currencies. I have no good way to solve this problem for the time being. If I want to exchange it for hard currency, it is basically impossible.
Possibly, there simply aren’t that many on the market.”
"And no matter whether it is China Reserve Bonds, United Bank Bonds or Manchuria Dollars, they cannot be directly exchanged for gold, US dollars and silver. This is also a helpless thing. We cannot fight against the general environment."
"In this way, I converted part of the dividend into physical goods. Based on four thousand tons of coarse salt, it is about three million China Reserve Certificates. I provided one million in supplies, and the rest was in cash."
"The Gendarmerie Headquarters will come forward to negotiate with a suitable Japanese businessman. The other party will provide you with Japanese yen, but the amount of cash will be greatly discounted, and there will be expenses for the modification. This is also a no-brainer." Chen Mingxiang.
said.
"Very good, Mr. Chen, you are worthy of being a member of our military police system. You are very considerate. I will send a message to General Yano when I get back, and we can discuss how to handle this matter."
"I know that your strategic materials are basically smuggled from the Chiang Kai-shek area in the southwest. You can deduct the cost, but as long as it can be converted into Japanese yen, we don't care about this loss." Naohiro Murano said with great satisfaction.
This method is not Chen Mingxiang’s initiative. This is how it is done in Central China. The only difference is that the Japanese company designated by the military to receive supplies provided payment to Huatong Trading Company in legal currency at first, and later became China Reserve Bonds.
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The Japanese chaebols who followed the military to China to plunder wealth were not only found in Central China, but also in North China. They just turned materials into Japanese yen.
It's definitely not okay if the quantity is too large, as it will be investigated and punished by the military. However, if the materials of one million Chinese reserve certificates can be converted into 100,000 yen at most, this is completely acceptable.
It was already dark when we returned to Jincheng. It was Naohiro Murano who treated us to a meal of so-called oden in a Japanese tavern and drank some sake, but it took more than an hour to finish. Then Chen Mingxiang sat down with the military police.
The car arrived at Yamato Hotel.
This hotel belongs to a chain and is managed by the Hotel Section of the Manchuria Railway Transport Department. It has the largest number of hotels outside the customs and is also the most high-end modern hotel today. Even ordinary Japanese are not eligible to enter.
Although Mantetsu was behind him, facing the distinguished guests of the local gendarmerie and being protected by four gendarmerie, the manager of the Yamato Hotel nodded and bowed, personally led Chen Mingxiang to the most luxurious suite, and told the waiter to receive him well.
It is indeed the leading luxury hotel in Jincheng. The suite actually has a separate bathroom and flush toilet, which shows its class.
Chen Mingxiang checked the room carefully and found nothing similar to a bugging device. He was sitting on the sofa and just lighting a cigar when there was a sudden knock on the door.
I don’t know many people in Jincheng, who would come to my door at this time?
Chen Mingxiang is not worried that someone will be unfavorable to him in such a high-end place. He has his own bodyguards and four military police outside, and no one can approach his room casually.
A name vaguely emerged in his mind.
"It turns out that Ms. Yoshiko Kawashima is here. It really surprises me. Please come in!" Chen Mingxiang said with a smile. He guessed right. This female traitor is really here.
Although the two of them had only met once, Chen Mingxiang could clearly see that Kawashima Yoshiko was very interested in him. There were complex emotions in his eyes that could not be concealed, and there was also some greed. Of course, this did not involve men and women.
