"This time I invite all the generals to come to Shanghai and come to my Haiyuan Salt Company to guide the work. The main reason is to deal with the salt problem in the Changlu Salt Plant. I have received the exact news that the North China Salt Industry Co., Ltd. and the Central China Salt Company
They have secretly joined forces to exclude Haiyuan Salt Company and monopolize the salt industry in North and Central China."
"Their operation method is not complicated. First, they reduce the supply of salt to the market and compress the supply quantity to various regions. Second, they raise the price of salt, doubling it in a short period of time, and then put the responsibility on me.
On the head."
"The North China Salt Industry Co., Ltd. said that I had invaded salt fields and exported a large amount of salt to central China, causing a shortage of civilian salt in North China. It requested that the salt fields be taken back and the salt quota in North China be revoked."
"Huazhong Salt Company said that I had mismanaged the shortage of supply in the responsible area, which led to a shortage of local supplies and skyrocketing prices. It requested that the salt sales rights of the Lianghuai Salt Farm be revoked and the responsible area be taken back."
"It is natural for businessmen to seek profit, and there is nothing wrong with that. I will not be jealous when I see them making money, but any action must have a prerequisite and must not offend the interests of the empire and the local government. They have raised the price of salt for their own benefit and reduced their rights to
Investing salt in the market is already a criminal act."
"Salt is a necessity for people's lives, and it can even threaten their survival. If they can't eat salt for a long time, they may smuggle salt or rob salt. If they are used by the military or the underground party, this will seriously threaten people.
Social stability will have serious consequences for our common cause." Chen Mingxiang made an opening statement first, setting the tone for today's conversation.
In addition to the three Japanese major generals from North China and Kinoshita Sakae from Central China, after discussion, they also specially invited Horiuchi Ujo, the Consul General in Shanghai. Salt affairs are under the responsibility of the Consulate General in Shanghai. This Consul General has a great voice.
Quan is a figure that cannot be avoided, not to mention that Kiyonomi Shiozawa currently holds this type of position.
These are all collaborators who have deep interests involved with Chen Mingxiang. They are all providing convenience and protection to Haiyuan Salt Company, and they are all enjoying the salt sales dividends of Haiyuan Salt Company.
In other words, there are no outsiders here, so Chen Mingxiang dares to set such a tone. The fault is definitely not his own, but the Japanese chaebols in North China and the old salt merchant groups in Central China.
This is Chen Mingxiang's office on the second floor of the office building of Haiyuan Salt Company. Everyone drinks tea and chats to solve the problem and come up with a feasible plan. Lunch will be eaten at Mara Villa. Wang Zhen is making preparations. In the afternoon, Salt
Ze Qingxuan and others will return to North China.
"We have already started taking action in Central China. After receiving Chen Jun's reminder, I have asked Huazhong Salt Co., Ltd. to stop negotiations with Huazhong Salt Company, so as to prevent Huazhong Salt Company from using the Lianghuai Salt Field to use Haiyuan Salt
Industrial companies create constraints," Horiuchi said in the city.
"Next, it's time for our gendarmerie to appear. According to Chen Jun's plan, he will provide a list of salt merchants. The gendarmerie in various places will be responsible for arresting people, sealing the doors, and transferring the hoarded salt to the local partners of Haiyuan Salt Company.
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"In order to prevent Huazhong Salt Company and salt merchants from jumping over the wall in a hurry, Chen Jun has contacted new salt merchants in various places in advance to take over the site in the shortest possible time, increase supply to the market, and quickly stabilize salt prices.
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"I talked with Horiuchi-kun about this matter. The empire is indeed implementing new policies, but the premise is that it must be beneficial to the interests of the empire. In order to prevent some people from getting too hot-headed, they must be more direct when it is time to pour cold water on them." Kinoshita Sakae
City said.
Central China has already set an example. If you want to continue to receive dividends from salt, you in North China must also take some actions to ensure that there will be no problems with the salt from the Changlu Saltworks.
"After receiving Chen Jun's telegram, I have put forward my opinions on this matter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet. The base camp also does not support this short-sighted behavior of the chaebols that interferes with North China for personal gain. This time I came to Shanghai,
I also want to jointly work with the Consulate General in Shanghai to accuse the chaebol’s actions to the cabinet.”
"The North China Salt Industry Co., Ltd. has half of the imperial government's share capital, and the chaebol's early actions have angered the military. They cannot afford to cause any trouble. We can guarantee that Chen Jun's two salt fields in Tanggu Salt Field will not be taken back.
, the supply of goods will not decrease." Kiyonomiru Shiozawa said.
According to the private agreement reached with Chen Mingxiang, Changlu Salt Farm's salt dividend is 30%, and the profit of the 2,000 tons supplied to the Shanghai stock market is calculated as 2,500 yuan per ton, which is 1.5 million per month.
In fact, the price of table salt in Shanghai now has reached 5 yuan per catty, which is an increase of more than 3 yuan per catty. However, the new increase will not be calculated this time. Chen Mingxiang must be given some benefits.
The two salt fields of Tanggu Salt Field, plus the private salt purchased locally, will soon supply 6,000 tons of salt to other areas. Each ton is also calculated at 2,500 yuan, and the total is equivalent to 15 million yuan, 30%
It's 4.5 million yuan.
In other words, the Consulate General in Peiping, the Military Police and the Secret Service Department in North China can get at least 6 million yuan in China Reserve Certificates from Chen Mingxiang every month.
The banknotes in North China are United Bank Notes, which are equivalent to the Japanese yen according to regulations. According to the agreement between the Bank of North China and the Bank of Central China, the ratio of United Bank Notes to China Reserve Notes is 100:18. In this way, six million
The China Reserve Bonds are equivalent to 1.08 million yuan of joint bank bonds.
But in fact, everyone knows what is going on. The basis for issuance of United Bank Bonds is much worse than that of China Reserve Bonds. It is a kind of waste paper that can be printed as much as it wants.
It’s impossible to spend money in central China with Union Bank coupons.
"We have also considered the issues raised by Chen Jun. In fact, the troubles in North China are much smaller than those in Central China. Our resistance is only the North China Salt Co., Ltd., a state-owned company. As for the salt merchants in various places, as well as the local government
The intensity of intervention is negligible," Tajima Hikotaro said.
"If they insist on establishing a monopoly, the gendarmerie will naturally have ways to deal with them. I will ask the gendarmerie from all regions to come forward to talk to the downstream salt merchants, talk to the leaders of the Xinmin Association and the cooperative, and then report it to the North China Expeditionary Force Headquarters
, a certain share is set aside from the Changlu Saltworks, and the military police are responsible for controlling it, directly cutting off the chain of interests between them and the downstream. No matter how good the money is, you have to have the life to spend it!" Yano Otonzaburo said.
The method of dispatching the gendarmerie headquarters in North China is much milder than that of the gendarmerie headquarters stationed in Shanghai. They directly warned the salt merchants downstream of the North China Salt Co., Ltd. and the salt rationing cooperatives. Without this
Without support from both sides, the salt produced by North China Salt Industry Co., Ltd. cannot be sold.
Facing the threat from the gendarmerie, the chaebols are not enough. These two major rationing systems must know how to choose. Naturally, the most important thing is to save lives first.
