Chang'an Trading House was specially established by Chen Mingxiang. The purpose was not only to provide a channel for the bureau headquarters to implement latent plans to the Yanzhou base area, but also to open up a new source of revenue for the Military Command Bureau and relieve financial pressure.
From the establishment of this trading house to the present, the latent plan has not made any achievements, but the salt business has been very prosperous. In just two months, more than 3,000 tons of salt have been shipped from the salt field in Yanzhou, part of which
It was kept in Shaanxi Province for sale, and part of it was shipped to Sichuan Province.
The Military Command Bureau handed over the salt to the salt merchants in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, and not only received a large amount of money from it, but also established a cooperative relationship with the big forces behind the salt merchants, consolidating its position.
Those who can trade in scarce supplies such as salt naturally have the backing of big figures from the upper echelons, and are involved in very deep interests. When they make money, they must speak well to the Military Command Bureau. This is also a strategy used by the Military Command Bureau to build relationships.
However, Lianfeng Company, a subsidiary of the Military Command Bureau responsible for the salt reimbursement of Chang'an Trading House, reported to Boss Dai that Chang'an Trading House had not shipped salt to the receiving point for a long time. Major salt merchants asked the company one after another, which also caused a lot of trouble.
Under great pressure, the targets set by the manager cannot be completed this month.
Dai Li thought there was something wrong with Chang'an Trading House and hurriedly asked Mao Renfeng to inquire about the cause. In his opinion, this line must not be interrupted, not only for money, but also for additional resources.
"It's my fault for saying this. It was me who made the decision and didn't ask the manager's office to settle the settlement for the trading bank because the money was misappropriated by the bureau headquarters. During the Chinese New Year, all local stations increased their funding applications, appointing official residences, attendants' rooms and various yamen
Gifts, condolences and pensions to the families of military commanders all require money."
"I asked the management office just now, and their reply was that our military reunification commemoration meeting will be held in more than 20 days, and the funds are far from the requirements. The management office had no choice but to focus on the payment of Chang'an Trading House. Originally, I only
I planned to borrow a batch, but after a lot of messing around, I didn’t even get a penny allocated." Mao Renfeng said helplessly.
From the establishment of the Military Command Bureau to the present, the funds have never been enough. It is simply a bottomless pit. Although the committee has given special funds, the actual expenses are several times or even ten times more than this amount. This depends on
The Military Command Bureau took the responsibility on its own.
Whether it is the write-off and application of funds for local stations, they are the basis of operation. The local stations of the Military Command Bureau are responsible for spending money. At most, they assist the headquarters in making money. They can write off the expenses themselves and use the money to support the headquarters.
Yes, there is only one Chen Mingxiang.
The financial operation of the direct-affiliated station is that the Military Command Bureau does not allocate a penny of funds. The expenses of the directly-affiliated station are directly deducted from the smuggling profits of Huatong Trading Company and the bureau headquarters. Chen Mingxiang lists all expenses and makes a write-off form.
, after signing, return it to the bureau headquarters. Boss Dai will sign and send it to the manager, and just file it directly, without even a financial review.
Huatong Trading Company, which is directly controlled by the station, is responsible for more than 70% of the funds of the bureau headquarters. This is the privilege given to Chen Mingxiang by Boss Dai. It does not matter even if Chen Mingxiang is corrupt.
Besides, there is no one who can compare with Chen Mingxiang. This guy has more than a dozen factories and a lot of extra income, so he doesn't need the funds of the Corruption Bureau headquarters.
"Since the payment for the goods has not been settled for a long time, which has affected the business development, why did Chang'an Trading Bank not ask for money from the headquarters of Haiyuan Salt Company? Dongfeng shouldn't refuse the funding, right?"
"Send a telegram to Chunfeng and ask him to send money to Chang'an Trading Company as soon as possible. With his current income, this little money will not be difficult for him no matter how difficult it is. It's not like the headquarters won't give it. The sale of salt cannot be interrupted no matter what.
." Dai Li didn't take it seriously.
"Secretary, Chang'an is the territory of our Kuomintang District, and the distance from Shanghai is too far. Moreover, Haiyuan Salt Company has no deposits in banks in the Kuomintang District, so remittances are inconvenient."
"Pan Qiwu just came back from the Shanghai Stock Exchange. I heard from him that Dongfeng's current financial situation is also very difficult. He does make a lot of money, but his expenses are even greater. I think it's a bit too much to talk to him about such things." Mao Renfeng
Said with a wry smile.
"How is this possible? I know the transaction volume of Huatong Trading Company in Dongfeng with the Kuomintang-controlled area last year. Excluding all expenses, even if it is a 20% share, how can it make tens of millions of French currency?"
"He opened more than a dozen factories in the occupied areas, especially cigarette factories and tea factories, which are very profitable industries. He also engaged in salt trading, but he only had more than 10 million French currency in capital. For him,
What difficulties could there be?" Dai Li was a little stunned.
In his eyes, Chunfeng was extremely rich right now. Not to mention 10 million French currency, he could have spent 30 million or even 50 million. They gave him half a million US dollars once during the Chinese New Year. How big is this?
Handwriting?
There were times when the bureau headquarters was seriously short of funds. He even considered temporarily borrowing money from Chen Mingxiang. As a subordinate of the Military Command Bureau, he must provide unconditional help to the bureau headquarters. He was not a defaulter, so he would pay back every penny to Chen Mingxiang when the time came.
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There are no such selfless subordinates. Chunfeng makes money based on his ability. He also enjoys benefits and conveniences. He can't do such a thing by turning his personal property into funds for the military command bureau.
Public is public and private is private. There are many big capitalists in the mountain city government, such as Minister Kong. His family's money is estimated to be tens of millions of dollars, and the committee did not let Minister Kong use money to support the Anti-Japanese War.
"In order to deepen the relationship with the Japanese and puppets, Chunfeng spent money like water during the New Year's Day to the three major forces of the Expedition Army Headquarters, the North China Front Army Headquarters and the Kwantung Army Headquarters, as well as the major subordinate secret service agencies, military police and garrison troops.
The dividends paid to senior generals amounted to as much as two million US dollars."
"Send red envelopes and condolences to the intelligence agencies, gendarmerie and marines stationed in Shanghai, send condolences to the 61st Division of the 13th Army, send condolences to the Third Fleet of the Front Fleet, and also send condolences to Wang during the New Year period.
The high-level officials of the pseudo-government and the city government sent gifts, which in total amounted to more than one million U.S. dollars in materials and cash."
"The management office has roughly estimated that Chunfeng's income last year was basically all spent on building relationships, including the income from his factories. The holiday expenses of the bureau headquarters have not yet been calculated. Even if he has ample money, he will not be able to spend tens of millions in cash.
So easy." Mao Renfeng shook his head and said.
In fact, the Military Command Bureau is severely short of money. Boss Dai and Mao Renfeng also privately asked the management office to calculate how much Chen Mingxiang's income can be and what the ratio of expenses to income is. However, it cannot be said whether this kind of thing can be done, and only a few people know about it.
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The money earned by Huatong Trading Company last year made the manager of the bureau headquarters red-eyed when he saw it. But when he went to work in the first month and calculated his expenses, his heart beat a little faster. Chen Mingxiang can really spend it!
In addition to the data reported by the manager's office, Chen Mingxiang gave Mao Renfeng 300,000 US dollars, Pan Qiwu received 200,000 US dollars, and Boss Dai received 500,000 US dollars. This added up to another one million US dollars. It is estimated that all the family's financial resources were spent.
