Why did Okaki Katsuo ask Chen Mingxiang's coal company to increase the production of briquettes and apply for special coal subsidies from the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Institute?
He is not a military officer, but a counselor at the Japanese Embassy in Jinling. He belongs to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Japanese government. He currently serves as the general director of the Public Settlement Bureau of Industry. He actually controls this hard-won territory on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an integral part of the Japanese cabinet. It has always been an independent faction and is neither close to the military nor the cabinet. It actively increases its influence in national affairs.
The representative figure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is Matsuoka Yosuke. When he was the foreign minister, he even forced the then Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro to resign as the head of the cabinet to eliminate his interference in the government.
It can be seen that the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not a yes man or a puppet, but has its own thoughts and will, and will not be easily influenced by the cabinet and the military.
The Public Settlement Industry Bureau is the highest administrative agency of the Public Settlement. It manages a population of 1,586,000 people and is the main population gathering place in Shanghai. Therefore, Oka Katsuo, who has a great responsibility, must do everything possible to maintain it.
This hard-won territory.
The coal shortage problem in Shanghai is becoming more and more serious. Of course, the most affected areas are the public concession areas. In view of the fact that local coal merchants and Chinese businessmen have colluded to hoard, causing residents' lives to be in trouble, and the reputation of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau has been hit. Gang Qisheng
The man was already furious.
It happened that Chen Mingxiang, with the support of the Military Police Headquarters and the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Institute, and the power of the North China Liaison Department of the Xingya Institute, mobilized coal from North China to alleviate the coal shortage in Shanghai. Oka Katsuo was immediately delighted and did not hesitate.
Hesitant support.
Chen Mingxiang actually earned this 600,000 US dollars for nothing. Of course, at least half of it had to be distributed as dividends and half of it should be kept as income. But no one else would dare to think of such a good thing, and his investment began to receive generous returns.
"How do you plan to distribute the monthly dividend of 300,000 US dollars?" Wang Zhen asked curiously.
"Taiharu Ota and Kiyonori Shiozawa each have 100,000, and Katsuo Okaki and Eichi Kinoshita have 50,000 each. Until the subsidy is cancelled, the 15th of next month will be the first battle between me and those profiteers.
From now on, we must be prepared."
"My ten briquette shops are ready to open for sale. In order to prevent anyone from causing trouble, I will ask the Military Police Headquarters to send Japanese military police to the scene to supervise, and the Special Agent Headquarters Shanghai Experimental Zone and the Police Station will come forward to maintain order."
"The briquettes on the 14th can be transported to Shiliupu Pier. I will use all the vehicles of Huatong Trading Company and the Marine Corps Command for emergency transportation. If necessary, please ask the Thirteenth Army Command for support."
"This is a tough battle. You can only succeed but not fail. Japan's Koya Academy is watching, Wang Jingwei of the Jinling Government and Chen Gongbo of the Municipal Government are watching, and Katsuo Okaki of the Ministry of Industry Bureau is watching. You must be beautiful.
to get things done." Chen Mingxiang said.
"But the shipment of 200,000 tons of briquettes to the Shanghai market will never be hidden from the eyes of those coal merchants. Will they obstruct it?" Wang Zhen asked worriedly.
"Obstruction? Why are they obstructing? What are they using to obstruct? You have to understand the truth. I had no intention of operating secretly. As long as I can bring down the price, I will achieve my goal. Although I have the ability to monopolize the entire coal business in Shanghai
, but that won’t work.”
"The briquettes I sell are made in Jincheng. Even if they knew it, they couldn't guess my strategy. They thought I wanted to lower the coal price in a short period of time. Therefore, the first stage was to wait and see. After about two months,
They won’t be able to hold on any longer. The second stage is negotiation, and in another month, the third stage is submission.”
"Going to higher-level relations? This matter was decided by the Xingya Yuan. Shanghai is of extraordinary importance to Japan. It is the logistics base for the war! To play hard? It is supported by the Military Police Headquarters and the Marine Corps Headquarters.
Who dares to look for excitement?"
"Even a Japanese ronin has to keep his tail between his legs when encountering Japanese military police. What's more, the Public Concession Industry Bureau is a force of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Special Higher Education Section of the Consulate General in Shanghai specializes in dealing with Japanese people. I'm afraid they won't take action.
If something really happens, then it’s called liveliness!" Chen Mingxiang said.
There is enough wealth to get involved in the industry, and a strong relationship network to settle everything. In other words, wealth forms a relationship network, and the relationship network brings resources. If such a combination cannot succeed, it is unreasonable!
The key is that this is an opportunity brought by changes in the situation. Those damn greedy Japanese businessmen and some Chinese businessmen who are struggling to make a fortune have caused a serious coal shortage problem, causing social order to be greatly threatened.
Facing the upcoming turmoil in the largest international metropolis in the Far East, not only the Wang Puppet Government and the Puppet Shanghai Special Municipal Government cannot accept it, but also the Japanese government and military ministry.
As long as the big shots at the top take things seriously, it will be much easier to handle. The matching resources are extremely generous. Chen Mingxiang has completely occupied the right time, place and people, and success is inevitable.
"Let these bastards be arrogant for a few days. I'm waiting for the 15th of next month. You can say this to me. Look at our city government. It can't even deal with a group of businessmen who are bullying and hoarding. It's really cowardly!
"
"You came back at the right time. Our work of cleaning up the countryside in Shanghai has just begun. As the director of the blockade material management office, you must also get into the situation as soon as possible to share some of the pressure for me. Considering that your task is the top priority
, Secretary Mo will help you."
"You two are the people I trust most. You must work closely together. Those offices below are dishonest and unclean. You must also be careful to avoid making our city government laugh at the Japanese." Chen Gongbo said.
Still want to work closely together?
We are close enough now, okay? If we get any closer, I will pry off your female secretary and lover!
Chen Mingxiang knew that Mo Guokang had always had a good impression of him, and it would be a joke to ignore Chen Gongbo, but as long as he exerted a little effort, it would not be difficult to put a hat on this big traitor!
Fortunately, as a strategic agent of the Military Command Bureau, he has strong self-control and has never had such an idea, otherwise something would have happened long ago!
Chen Mingxiang knew that Chen Gongbo wanted to give Mo Guokang a share of the benefits. The most amazing thing was that Chen Gongbo allowed him to interfere with Mo Guokang, but he was very uneasy about the organizations below and worried that those people would be greedy and excessive.
The ridicule and dissatisfaction of the Japanese army.
What is this behavior?
Typically, only the boss is allowed to set fires and subordinates are not allowed to light lamps!
It is normal for my close relatives to benefit from the work of clearing the countryside. If you reap benefits, it will ruin my reputation.
On the surface, this kind of logical thinking is not at the level of a big shot who once served as a high-ranking official in the mountain city government. However, it is pure official thinking of the Wang Puppet Government, and it is also a method used by his subordinates. Only by following him will you gain benefits!
