"The provincial government highly agrees with Haiyuan Salt Company's market operation methods. For a long time, due to the transportation problem that has not been solved, there has been a shortage of salt in the market, and the people have suffered greatly. The provincial government is very anxious about this. I,
The provincial chairman also has trouble sleeping and eating."
"On behalf of the provincial government, I solemnly state that you must cooperate closely with Haiyuan Salt Company and sell salt at the prescribed price to relieve people's poverty. You must not do any illegal behavior just for petty profits. The provincial government will severely crack down on this.
Don’t try to challenge the authority of the government out of luck.”
"Don't make this matter public before New Year's Day. We will make it official after the Ministry of Finance acquires the assets of Huazhong Salt Co., Ltd. and takes over the salt sales rights of the Lianghuai Salt Farm."
"I would like to remind everyone that you are all businessmen, and making money is the most important goal. Don't get involved in the intrigues at the top. The right choice is to just follow the Haiyuan Salt Company and sell salt honestly. Understand this sentence for yourself.
"Li Shiqun said.
This is to support Chen Mingxiang and warn these salt merchants in advance not to get involved with Li Hongfei of the future Huazhong Salt Company. It is Li Shiqun who has the final say on the territory of Su Province.
Chen Mingxiang said that in the future, the Huazhong Salt Company jointly established by the Ministry of Finance and salt merchants will definitely have to compete with Haiyuan Salt Company. They are really unwilling to lose this most affluent territory, not to mention that they have always been the game.
Rule makers, at least in the salt industry.
After careful calculation, Li Hongfei actually had no other means at his disposal. The only thing he could do was to secretly connect and encourage salt merchants from all over the country to oppose Chen Mingxiang.
But Chen Mingxiang has the support of the Japanese, and Suzhou has the assistance of Li Shiqun. Is this useful?
Definitely useful!
Selling salt is an ancient industry, and it is a semi-monopoly industry. It is usually a combination of government and business to maintain normal operations. Salt tax is the economic lifeline of the country and the main revenue pillar of the finance. Therefore, salt merchants have a close relationship with the government and their influence
It's also very scary.
Salt sales are a hugely profitable industry. This has been the case since ancient times. Salt merchants have astonishing wealth. With such capital, they have formed a huge network.
Whether it is the original Shancheng government or the current Wang puppet government, even if it is controlled by the Japanese, they can protect their own interests and remain prosperous in troubled times, relying on the link of interests.
Compared with this group, Chen Mingxiang's importance is much lower. First of all, this guy never pays taxes on his business, and no one dares to collect taxes from him, but the salt merchants dare not do this.
Secondly, salt merchants are an ancient group that affects the voice of most military and political officials. When these forces gather together, people like Zhou Fahai cannot suppress them, and they must make compromises.
"These salt merchants have been immersed in the industry for many years. They are all treacherous and cunning people. On the surface, they are working with us, but secretly they don't know what they are doing! The water in this industry is very deep. I have stepped in with one foot, and I don't know where to step.
It won’t be good if it falls into a pit.”
"Minister, starting from tomorrow, I need someone from the Secret Service Headquarters to keep an eye on their every move. From Li Hongfei of Jinling to the well-known and experienced salt merchants from all over the country, they must all be included in the surveillance scope. If they refuse to drink alcohol and drink wine as a fine, we have no choice but to take
Some measures have been taken." Chen Mingxiang said.
Li Hongfei was very reluctant to give up this territory and would cause trouble sooner or later. In order to avoid future troubles, he had to control the situation in the bud.
Salt is an important material related to the vital interests of the people in Central China. There is no room for compromise on this matter. People who stand in the way kill Buddhas, and Chen Mingxiang has no shortage of determination to kill decisively.
Don't look at the profit of two cents per catty, 4,500 tons of salt a month is the profit of 1.8 million China Reserve Bonds. If divided by a dozen companies, one person can get more than 100,000, and after the New Year, with
With the rise in salt prices, no one is likely to receive more than 200,000 or 300,000 yuan. It’s not that it’s not making money.
"No problem. I will call each experimental area later and arrange special personnel to implement your request. I will also find two insiders among this group of people to report the news. If they don't know how to live and die and insist on causing trouble, I don't mind doing it.
Before you start killing, first catch a chicken and kill it for them to see." Li Shiqun nodded and said.
He uses secret service methods to monitor the words and deeds of salt merchants. With the reputation of the secret service headquarters, he is not afraid of non-cooperation when he finds a certain salt merchant, and there is no force in Jiangsu Province that can stop his methods.
There were no urgent matters that needed to be dealt with on the Shanghai side, so Chen Mingxiang settled in Suzhou. The relief grains had been transported to Shanghai by train and were temporarily stored in the warehouse at Shiliupu Pier.
Wang Zhen came forward on his behalf and was responsible for contacting charitable non-governmental organizations, including Zheng Tonghui and other members of the press. With the help of municipal government resources, he built shantytowns in the ruins of Zhabei area and purchased cotton-padded clothes, quilts, pots and pans, and briquettes.
Stoves and other supplies.
"The temperature has begun to drop. You have to act quickly. I will call Lu Ying later and ask him to hurry up and arrange for the police to go to the streets, gather the homeless families into the new shanty towns, and dispatch police officers to maintain order."
"First let the company's truck transport a batch of grain, set up a big pot to cook porridge and steam steamed buns, buy some pickles and dumplings, cook a pot of vegetables every week, add more fatty meat slices and more oil, you won't be able to survive just eating steamed buns
Come on, at the end of the month I will send some leftover rags to the Shanghai Stock Exchange so that the victims can make some clothes to wear." Chen Mingxiang said on the phone.
"Mingxiang, when will you return to Shanghai? During this period, many people came to your home to see you, and even more people called you. They probably want to reap benefits from the salt industry." Wang Zhen asked.
"Don't worry, it will take some time to get back the salt sales rights. I will wait until New Year's Day before going back. I will go to Jinling in the middle of next month. At the end of the year, I will deepen my friendship with the people who are related to the Mei Bureau. Yamen
We also need to find something affordable, and these matters must be settled before Zhou Fahai visits Japan." Chen Mingxiang said.
He now works in textile factories every day, and occasionally visits tea factories and silk weaving factories. The last important task in the 31st year of the Republic of China was the order for 50,000 pieces of cotton cloth from the Kwantung Army Headquarters.
Just after returning from outside the customs, the first batch of 30,000 pieces of cotton cloth was shipped from the Shanghai port, and the management department of the Kwantung Army Headquarters also sent 50,000 pieces of cotton yarn. The textile factory is now running at high speed.
Although the workers are busy and nervous, they are in a good mood. The big boss Chen Mingxiang said that as long as the tasks are completed, they will have two days of rest during New Year's Day and an extra month's salary during the Spring Festival, which makes everyone very motivated!
After waiting until December 16th for 20,000 pieces of cotton to be shipped from Zhenjiang Port to outside the customs, Chen Mingxiang took a flight to Jinling on the 17th.
