Regarding Wang Zhen's concerns, Chen Mingxiang naturally knew very well that the bureau headquarters secretly sent people to supervise the operation of local stations. This was not a secret, but a tradition that started and continued during the period of the Secret Service.
The first is to prevent the local stations from using their power to act recklessly and violate the discipline of the Military Command Bureau. The second is to prevent the local stations from expanding too much in power and creating a situation where they are too big to lose.
"Since the bureau headquarters has assigned them to the directly affiliated station, they must accept the management and leadership of the directly affiliated station. This is iron discipline, but getting people's hearts back is a long-term process and cannot be achieved overnight. Being too impatient can only be counterproductive."
"These insiders sent to the directly affiliated stations will not be able to contact specific work in a short period of time. There is no need to care too much. You are right about one thing. The words and deeds of these top lines must be cautious and they must not be caught. Boss Dai
My suspicion is very serious," Chen Mingxiang said.
After the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the first shot was not fired. Considering the pressure from the Jinling government and Japan, further measures had to be taken, otherwise there would be no way to communicate.
But this time the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Unification did something smarter. The inventories of merchants in the Japanese textile industry were handed over to the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan to be responsible for registration. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Unification did not care. However, relevant merchants in the Chinese textile industry were ordered to complete the registration before the end of the month.
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Chen Mingxiang, the deputy secretary-general, just watched with cold eyes. He knew that with the brutality of Wang's puppet government, this work could not be implemented at all, and his energy was put into the game with the salt merchants.
"Your Excellency, Consul General, I have discovered since the Chinese New Year that the price of salt in Central China has risen without the permission of Huazhong Salt Co., Ltd., and the rate of rise is very fast. The price of salt in the city has risen from one yuan to
Two yuan, in rural areas it has increased from 80 cents to 16 cents, and the selling price has doubled."
"The hoarding of salt by salt merchants in various places is serious, and the amount of salt input into the market is decreasing day by day. This is a very dangerous signal. The salt merchants are colluding privately to raise prices, which will inevitably lead to a salt shortage and cause local people to resent the empire and the Jinling government.
Strong dissatisfaction.”
"The key is that the current salt sales in Central China are still operated by the Central China Salt Industry Co., Ltd. People everywhere and even the government will mistake it for the empire. They are letting the Consulate General in Shanghai take the blame while they themselves are reaping the benefits. This
It’s unacceptable!” Chen Mingxiang said.
This is obviously provoking trouble, but the data is not that he is just talking, but there is solid evidence. There are so many new salt merchants watching everywhere, and he knows the daily sales price of salt very well, except for Huazhong Salt Company
Yuhua Salt Company, a shareholder salt merchant and an old salt merchant, is also experiencing price increases. The two companies are acting jointly.
This means that Li Hongfei agreed to cooperate with the North China Salt Industry Co., Ltd. and began to take action against him. The strategy is not difficult to guess. He secretly raised the price of salt and reduced the amount of salt, causing instability in the salt market. This was used as an excuse to
It exerted pressure on Japan, caught Chen Mingxiang off guard, and attempted to regain market control over the Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou and Zhenjiang areas, as well as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Jinling.
Li Hongfei and the old salt merchants thought that Chen Mingxiang didn't know, but they never expected that every move was being monitored, and there were special agents in the Jinling District of the secret service headquarters tracking their actions.
Ma Xiaotian is now the executive deputy director of the Police Department. This is a position that Chen Mingxiang helped obtain. He will definitely show his performance in this matter. It will be good for him to have a deeper relationship with Chen Mingxiang in the future. Li Shiqun
Now that it is in a state of disarray, the situation at the Secret Service Headquarters is also a bit delicate.
"Chen Jun is right. I also heard Huazhong Salt Co., Ltd. report this matter. This must be a purposeful behavior. I considered that once Huazhong Salt Co., Ltd. gives the right to sell salt in central China to Huazhong Salt Co., Ltd.
Company, salt prices may rise even higher in a short period of time."
"These salt merchants secretly stocked up goods and raised the price of salt without notifying the Huazhong Salt Co., Ltd., which is tantamount to ignoring the empire's decision-making. If a large area of salt shortage occurs, it will affect the social stability of the occupied areas.
, how do you consider it affecting the interests of the empire?" Horiuchi asked in the city.
While the Japanese invaders were plundering China's salt, they did not want to cause chaos due to the lack of salt. This is a very contradictory theory. However, they currently have absolute strength and are qualified to make such a request. The Japanese government hopes that the occupied areas
Keep it stable so they can plunder more resources.
"The empire's new policy cannot be violated, and the price rise in the market is inevitable. The devaluation of China Reserve Bonds will naturally bring about inflation, but this kind of unfettered and wanton behavior must be punished, otherwise, in the future,
It will be very troublesome.”
"I suggest that the Consulate General in Shanghai slow down the negotiations between Huazhong Salt Co., Ltd. and Huazhong Salt Company, preferably until the end of June, and that you come forward to put pressure on the Jinling Government's Ministry of Finance and the Salt Administration
, forcing them to delay price increases."
"I plan to ask the gendarmerie from various places to come forward to search the salt merchants who are hoarding it, and seize the hoarded salt. The Haiyuan Salt Company will be responsible for finding a suitable local salt merchant to receive it, and sell a large amount of affordable salt to the market in a short period of time.
, and gradually restore the market."
"Rising prices cannot be suppressed by administrative means, but need to be channeled. The price of rice in the Shanghai stock market has reached 1,200 yuan per stone. This is a rule, but it must be within a controllable range."
"The price of coarse salt in urban areas can be adjusted to RMB 1.5 per catty first, and the price in rural areas can be temporarily adjusted to RMB 1 per catty, and will be adjusted quarterly depending on the situation." Chen Mingxiang said.
As he said himself, the rise in salt prices in various places is a very normal market law. It is better to block it than to block it. The currency value of China Reserve Bonds is falling. We cannot let salt merchants lose money selling salt, right?
His company never pays taxes, which does not mean that salt merchants do not pay taxes. The Jinling government tries every means to control the sales of salt for the sake of salt tax. Therefore, there is a huge gap in cost.
"I agree with your suggestion in principle. You are right. The empire's grand strategy cannot be resisted. The negotiations will end on June 30th and will be implemented until July 30th. I have won four things for you.
I can't help you much whether I can control your market in a few months," Horiuchi said in the city.
People who come from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and can serve as consul general are never mediocre. When it comes to foreign affairs, the reaction is almost impossible.
Horiuchi also knew in his heart that Chen Mingxiang wanted to use the power of the Consulate General to reshuffle the salt market, crack down on the power of old salt merchants, expand his local strength and influence, and even more to obtain the salt market.
