Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters cast a net to block three
There are also factional struggles within the Ume Agency. Colonel Saito is affiliated to the military police system of the Army Ministry, which is different from the headquarters of the General Staff Headquarters where Kenshiro Shibayama is located.
He is responsible for the police and security forces affairs in the entire central China region, and liaises with the Ministry of the Interior. The work of the Police Department is under his direct control, and he is a heavyweight in the Mei government.
"Don't worry, even if you don't make this call, General Shibayama will not be able to place his subordinates in my territory at will. Regarding the police academy, the Tokyo Military Police Headquarters has instructions and must be included in the control of the military police system.
This is an uncompromising order."
"The military police system controls the police system in the occupied areas. This was an agreement at the beginning. Kitazawa Ping is from the Ice City Secret Service Headquarters and has deep conflicts with the Kwantung Army Military Police Headquarters. Major General Kato Tomarijiro has a lot of conflicts in this matter.
, will also choose to support us.”
"I know that Kenshiro Shibayama serves as the top military adviser in accordance with the orders of the military department, but the military police system is under the direct control of Prime Minister Tojo, so you don't have to worry about his pressure. In addition, I will tell you a few names. You can write them down.
Take the time to write a letter of appointment, and I will send them to Shanghai to contact you."
"We are not outsiders, and I will speak frankly. These military police officers are my close subordinates. They will not interfere with the operation of the police academy. They will only provide you with conveniences. Your Majesty the General also sent a telegram asking me to help you more.
, I will not let other forces interfere with your Police Department." Saito Colonel said with a smile.
Although Kenshiro Shibayama is the top military adviser, he does not have the power to replace people in the Ume Agency at will. He has to report to Tokyo, which involves the military police system. The report must be sent to Tojo Hideki, who started his career by relying on the military police.
Boss, it’s definitely not Kenshiro Shibayama who is biased.
When Lieutenant General Matsui served as the top military adviser, he did not replace anyone and continued the layout during the Kage Sasaki period. This was a very smart approach. Therefore, the orders he issued were quickly implemented.
"The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has held its first meeting. As the so-called new official takes office, are there any major measures?" Wang Zhen asked with a smile, taking Chen Mingxiang's coat and briefcase.
After the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a meeting attended by all directors was held the next day to set out the focus and goals of the first phase of work. Of course Chen Mingxiang attended, and he had to give these people some face.
"There is nothing new. They still follow the requirements of the Japanese and focus on controlling cotton yarn and cotton cloth. From now until the 23rd, all Japanese and Chinese textile manufacturers and sellers in Shanghai are required to register the cotton cloth in stock.
With Miansha, I think this matter will become more and more interesting." After Chen Mingxiang sat down, he took the tea cup from Wang Zhen and took a sip of tea.
Cotton gauze and cotton cloth were one of the most important materials controlled by the Japanese army. They began to strictly control them from the moment they occupied Shanghai. When the Wang Puppet Government took over the power to control materials, the Japanese army put forward a request to also control the cotton cloth and cotton yarn in Shanghai.
The purpose of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry is to first find out how much inventory there is in the entire Shanghai market, and then discuss how to operate it with the Japanese side. Needless to say, cotton cloth, the amount of cotton yarn also represents how much cotton cloth can be produced.
"The Japanese businessmen in Shanghai must be very dissatisfied with the fact that the Japanese government gave the power of material control to the Wang Puppet Government and lost their vested interests. They will definitely boycott the registration. How can these people in the Chamber of Commerce dare to offend the Japanese?
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"Most of the Chinese textile factories that can survive are deeply involved in the interests of senior government officials. They either pay protection fees or these people have shares. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants to find out the total inventory of the entire Shanghai stock market. It is almost
Impossible." Wang Zhen said.
"What you said is correct, but it's still not comprehensive. These big guys from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry are all figures who have been in the business world for decades. They are all old foxes who have actually made this decision.
The purpose is not to see whether this requirement can be implemented, but to see what kind of resistance will be encountered during the implementation process." Chen Mingxiang said.
Who with a little bit of brains doesn't know the things behind material control?
These specific leaders of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry have long understood that their work is not easy to carry out, so they first tried it out to give an explanation to the Japanese and Wang Puppet Government. It’s not that we are unwilling to do it, but that you yourself have made a mistake
The problem is that the work of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry cannot be promoted.
"Boss, someone outside sent a package, saying that it was a special product from Jincheng specially sent to Shanghai by Miss Jin. I asked him to wait at the concierge for a reply." The bodyguard at the door walked into the living room and said.
This is a beautifully packaged wooden snack box. Inside is the famous sugar-roasted chestnuts. Chen Mingxiang poured it on the coffee table and opened the bottom paper. There was a file bag at the bottom. He took it out and opened it. He pulled out a stack of paper and took a few glances at it.
He nodded with satisfaction.
"Really, give the person who comes here $10,000 to take away!" Chen Mingxiang said.
The file bag contains Kitazawa Pira's files. This is naturally the masterpiece of Kawashima Yoshiko. Not only does it have photos, but the description is very detailed. It is similar to what Chen Mingxiang saw at the Ice City Secret Service Headquarters. This shows that this female spy is very scheming.
, and also put a lot of effort into collecting intelligence.
There is also a piece of paper inside, with a line of pen writing written on it: Li Hongfei, chairman of the Central China Salt Industry Company, arrived in Jincheng yesterday to hold talks with the person in charge of the North China Salt Industry Co., Ltd. to prepare to jointly put pressure on the Japanese government and regain the salt field and salt sales.
right.
Chen Mingxiang knew what was going on at a glance. Not only did he extract thousands of tons of salt from the Changlu Salt Field every month, he also obtained two high-quality salt fields in a row from the Tanggu Salt Field. This also directly violated the interests of Japanese businessmen.
But facing the forces behind the Consulate General in Peking, the North China Military Police Headquarters, and the North China Front's Secret Service Department, they really did not dare to object openly.
However, the greed of Japanese businessmen has no limits, and they will never give up the benefits they have obtained, so they plan to join forces with Li Hongfei's Huazhong Salt Company to exert influence on the Japanese government.
As for the reason, it is nothing more than that Haiyuan Salt Company disrupted the salt market, hindered the transportation of raw salt to Japan, undermined the material control strategy, etc., and requested the Japanese government to intervene with the Consulate General in Peking and Shanghai to cancel Chen Mingxiang’s salt farm use rights and
Salt sales rights.
For this reason, the chaebol behind the North China Salt Industry Co., Ltd. will definitely come forward to exert influence on senior officials of the Japanese government and completely take back control of salt.
The Haiyuan Salt Company occupies the salt sales rights in Jinling, Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuchang, Zhenjiang and other places in central China, and extracts 10,000 tons of salt from the Lianghuai Salt Field every month. Li Hongfei is naturally opposed to such a thing. The Central China Salt Company plans to
Monopolize the salt market.
Out of his own interests, Li Hongfei was of course willing to cooperate with the Japanese businessmen in North China and also lodged a protest with the Consulate General in Shanghai. It is estimated that he might also cooperate with the salt merchants to take countermeasures.
