In the exchange of materials between Huatong Trading Company and the Kwantung Army Headquarters, the Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai did not play any role, but Chen Mingxiang still paid dividends according to a 20% share. This approach naturally won over Kinoshita Sakae City and the Military Police Headquarters.
Appreciation from all.
After lunch, Kinoshita Eiichi took Chen Mingxiang back to Mara Villa in his own car. By the way, he also mentioned Kato Torajiro's background and resume.
"The current smuggling price of tung oil is US$40 per quintal. I offered the Kwantung Army US$60. This transportation cost 50,000 quintals, which is equivalent to US$3 million."
"The export price of pig bristles is US$400 per load. I offered the Kwantung Army a price of US$500 and transported two thousand loads. The actual purchase price was only US$250, which is another million US dollars."
"Tungsten ore costs $2,000 per ton. I transported 100 tons, which is $200,000. Plus other goods such as rosin, dyes, felts, and cane sugar, the total is up to five million U.S. dollars."
"I paid a high price for the goods. Excluding the bureau's part, I can earn about 60% of the share, which is three million U.S. dollars. It is claimed to be a profit of 1.5 million U.S. dollars."
"The Kwantung Army spent US$500,000 on establishing relationships, and the remaining US$1 million was given to the Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai, US$200,000, and then was given to Zhou Fahai and related parties in various places, which is about US$300,000. This is
The first income was two million US dollars, 30% of which was gold!”
"Cotton yarn is barter, and no one participates in the sharing. I sent 10,000 pieces of cotton yarn to the bureau headquarters. I earned 2,000 yuan per piece. According to the ratio of 1:1.5, the minimum is actually 3,000 yuan.
, this is 30 million French currency, and based on the exchange rate of the central bank of the mountain city government, this is 1.5 million U.S. dollars."
"In fact, I don't want to make this money. However, the bureau headquarters is in urgent need of capital turnover. I will not purchase these strategic materials in large quantities. The bureau headquarters will do it through other channels. Of course, others do not sell it at a high price like mine. I
I still chose to take over.”
"Based on the current situation, this situation may continue until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. I said, Miss, can you listen to me first? This can easily destroy a man's sense of accomplishment. It only takes three and a half hours to fly! Go!
, Pour me a cup of tea!" Chen Mingxiang said with his mouth dry and stared at Wang Zhen.
His original intention was not to export so many strategic materials to foreign countries, which would be equivalent to consuming the war resources of the Kuomintang-controlled areas. This was a short-sighted act of beating himself up.
Unfortunately, this matter will not change according to his will. Boss Dai does not agree. In order to maintain the operation of the secret service with more than 40,000 people, the Military Command Bureau has no other way to give Huatong Trading Company the amount of strategic materials.
This is several times what Chen Mingxiang asked for.
Boss Dai's theory is that the more than 40,000 agents of the Military Command Bureau can cause huge threats and destructive power, and the export of this little material is a drop in the bucket for the entire Japanese war.
As the United States entered the war and gradually launched a counterattack on Guadalcanal, Boss Dai believed that this strategy was correct. Japan would be finished sooner or later. Maintaining the interests of the Military Command was fundamental, and this was also his greatest capital.
After returning to Villa Mara, Wang Zhen liked the sable and lynx skins he sent but had no interest in the boxes of dollars and gold.
Love of beauty is a woman's innate nature, even for a female agent. She turned over and over looking at the fur, not listening to Chen Mingxiang's words at all.
"It's almost the end of the year. You should also pay attention to the bureau headquarters. Everyone knows that you have made a lot of money in the smuggling business this year. Maybe Boss Dai is also watching with eager eyes!"
"This time I got another order of 50,000 pieces of cotton cloth from the Kwantung Army Headquarters, and I earned an additional 25,000 pieces of cotton yarn. Even if it is 8,000 French currency per piece in the Kuomintang-controlled area, it is still worth 200 million French currency, equivalent to one
Ten million dollars!"
"Some time ago, the stall was too big and the expenses were really staggering. I was worried about our family's liquidity problems. Now it's better. As long as the money is back in the account, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief." Wang Zhen smiled.
He said and quickly made him a cup of tea.
Even in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, where wealthy businessmen were everywhere in the past, there were only a hundred people who could spend ten million US dollars. Chen Mingxiang actually made so much from just one business.
Wang Zhen feels numb to money now. His men are so good at making money. Although not all of the money belongs to the family, most of it is fine.
What is the concept of ten million US dollars?
Before the outbreak of the Pacific War, one acre of land in the public concession and the French Concession cost more than 3 million French currency. This amount of money could buy 66 acres of land!
She was also worried that Chen Mingxiang would attract a lot of attention. Huatong Trading Company was famous in Central China and there would be too many jealous people. It didn't matter anything else. The key was the attitude of the Military Command Bureau.
After all, Chen Mingxiang's identity is a strategic agent of the Military Command Bureau. The money he earns during the execution of tasks can be said to belong to the Military Command Bureau, or it can be said to be his own. It all depends on how Boss Dai views it.
Others don't know, but she knows it best. It's true that Chen Mingxiang earns a lot. If he saves it all, 20 million US dollars is no problem, but most of it is used to invest in opening factories.
The silk industry includes reeling and silk weaving factories, as well as silkworm breeding farms and mulberry gardens. The tea industry includes tea factories and tea gardens. There are also two cigarette factories, multiple briquette factories, and three textile factories. The costs alone are astronomical.
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"Yes, this is the largest profit since I started smuggling business. I feel terrible when I think about it. When I first started the smuggling industry, making hundreds of thousands of French currency every month was considered a lot of money. Now
It often costs millions of dollars!”
"This is due to two reasons. The first is because the Kwantung Army was upgraded to the general army in October and expanded a large number of troops. In addition, as winter approaches, the demand for cotton cloth has skyrocketed. However, the textile companies outside the Kwantung Army cannot cope with the increase.
In order to resolve the conflict of interests with the Kwantung Army, they had no choice but to rely on external forces."
"Secondly, due to the cancellation of the establishment of the Greater East Asia Province by the Koga Institute and the resignation of Taiji Ohta, I was given 30,000 pieces of cotton cloth at one time. Otherwise, I would not dare to accept this order, and indeed I would not be able to complete it. It is due to various factors.
After facilitating this transaction, there will be no such good opportunity in the future."
"That's not how the account is calculated. My cotton yarn can be given to the bureau headquarters at most six thousand French currency. If I have to leave a profit of two thousand French currency for the Bureau headquarters, it only amounts to US$7.5 million."
"Since this is all pure profit, I plan to keep four million for myself as emergency working capital, and then give one million to Boss Dai, Director Mao and Secretary Pan, and spend half a million to give bonuses to the workers. The remaining two million will be
As year-end activity funds.”
"You don't have to think it's too shocking. My little wealth is far behind some people in the Kuomintang-controlled area, and it's even just a fraction of others!" Chen Mingxiang said.ntent
