Nine hundred and fifty-eight chapters food is the lifeblood of three
Are you playing tricks on me? Do you want to use this kind of news to show your favor to me?
Please, how miserable I must be in your eyes, not even knowing such news?
"General Kinoshita of the Military Police Headquarters and General Makita of the Marine Corps Headquarters have already told me the news. I may even be assigned to the joint investigation team to serve as the liaison between the two sides." Chen Mingxiang said with a slight smile.
"I know you are powerful, so I want to tell you not to talk about this matter with others in public. So far, the matters of the joint investigation team are still confidential. This time, the Japanese side is keeping a close eye on all departments involved in the investigation team.
Those in charge have been severely warned not to leak any information to prevent important targets from fleeing the Shanghai stock market."
"Shanghai is an important industrial base and commercial center that is irreplaceable for both Japan and the Jinling government. I heard from the mayor that both sides are determined to catch a group of speculators this time to shock the entire Shanghai grain market.
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"The Special High School Section of the Gendarmerie and the Intelligence Division of the Marine Corps, as well as the City Police Department and the Public Settlement Industry Bureau Police Department, are secretly collecting information on speculators. When the list is released, they will start arresting people immediately." Mo Guo
Kang said.
Even you know it, and you still keep it a secret!
Chen Mingxiang smiled and said nothing. He was not aware of the private transactions between Mo Guokang and the Shanghai businessmen. This smart but useless woman had become the speculators' eyes and ears in the city government.
I want to become a spokesperson.
Chen Mingxiang sat behind Mo Guokang's desk and copied a new page of the application. The redaction of the numbers seemed very irregular, but he felt a little uncomfortable because Mo Guokang was a little close and their faces touched several times.
, he is not a fool, this woman must have done it on purpose.
Mo Guokang is naturally a beauty, otherwise Chen Gongbo would not have taken a fancy to her, but she overestimated her charm. Chen Mingxiang has never lacked beautiful women around him.
"When the city government was in the most difficult time, you thought of sharing some of the pressure for me. This is what I appreciate most about you. The large-scale food shortage in Shanghai has affected social order, and there have even been vicious incidents of food grabbing.
, as the mayor, I am deeply worried about this."
"Actually, this is a common phenomenon. It happens all over the country. I have given instructions to the Ministry of Food several times, asking them to provide some food for the Shanghai market, but to no avail. It is now the end of May and I can only wait until mid-July.
Let’s wait until the food is on the market.”
"But this situation must be alleviated. Some speculators control a large amount of grain and hoard it to drive up prices, which has had a negative impact on the city government. In order to combat speculation, Japan and we will launch a cooperation, and we will establish a rice grain store tomorrow.
Speculation Joint Investigation Team, this time you will serve as the Secretary-General of the investigation team, responsible for the contact and implementation of specific work." Chen Gongbo said.
Regarding the application for the purchase and distribution of 6,000 tons of coarse grains sent by Mo Guokang, he glanced at the specific figures, turned to the last page and saw Mo Guokang's seal, and signed directly without asking about it at all.
It's not that Chen Gongbo doesn't care about this batch of grain, but the specific people who handle it. One is Chen Mingxiang and the other is Mo Guokang. They are both direct relatives. The price is higher than the market price, but it is not outrageous, so there is no need for him to listen to the report.
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"No businessman who dares to do speculative business has a simple background. They are inextricably linked to some high-level officials and dignitaries. I don't want to offend them." Chen Mingxiang said.
"You, the secretary-general, don't have to come forward in person. The investigation team is headed by the Deputy Minister of Finance Chen Zhishuo and the Consul General in Shanghai Horiuchi Yujo. If something goes wrong, those people won't be able to find you, but it is still possible to smooth out the relationship."
"You are mainly responsible for sending the seized grain to the Central China Rice Distribution Agency of Japan, 30% of which will be given to Japanese expatriates, and the remaining 70% will be used for household registration rice rations. I hope that the rice in the hands of these speculators can barely survive until July.
." Chen Gongbo said with a frown.
Of course Chen Gongbo knew how powerful the forces behind these speculators were, because he was one of them, but now that the Japanese were determined to deal with these people, he had no choice.
In order to avoid anyone pleading for mercy, he will take Mo Guokang to Jinling to hide out tomorrow. Compared with Chen Mingxiang's sophistication and maturity, Mo Guokang's enthusiasm is still a bit behind.
It's not that she's not smart enough, the key is that her character is too greedy and she can't grasp the right balance. She can easily get sucked into the whirlpool, causing strong dissatisfaction among the Japanese.
After coming out of the city hall, Chen Mingxiang went to Yunhua Restaurant to find Zheng Tonghui. He felt that putting more pressure on the enemies would have better results.
"You and the comrades in Shanghai have thought together, especially those factories owned by Japanese businessmen. The current wages are pitifully low. Some only give out a little beans and whole grains, which offsets the daily remuneration. Let alone a full meal, hungry people
Deaths happen every day, and the situation cannot be changed for the time being, so we have to save ourselves."
"The comrades in Shanghai have formulated a strike plan and are preparing to mobilize workers from various industries to negotiate with these Japanese businessmen. The purpose is to be able to eat. The conditions cannot be too high or too low. I hope you can grasp the heat in this.
Can give suggestions.”
"Strike is not a trivial matter. If the enemy adopts high-pressure measures, it will cause great losses. We cannot let the workers bleed or even be massacred. You are the most suitable middleman." Zheng Tonghui said seriously.
In order to survive, workers must unite to fight the Japanese invaders, but without strong support, strategy is crucial.
Chen Mingxiang has a very special interest relationship with the Consulate General in Shanghai, which is responsible for economic affairs, and the Military Police, which is responsible for violent means. He can grasp the development of the situation in a timely manner and make reasonable judgments.
"I can say with certainty that launching a strike at this stage has no risk for the underground party and workers, and is also the best opportunity, because the food shortage problem in Shanghai has affected the entire industrial production, and even the Japanese themselves do not want to see it
to such a situation.”
"The Shanghai Stock Exchange has special significance for Japan today, including steel mills, copper mills, steel refinery plants, copper rolling mills and other non-ferrous metal smelting manufacturing industries, rubber plants, chemical plants, dye plants and alcohol plants.
Chemical companies such as factories, shipbuilding, gin manufacturing, silk reeling machine manufacturing, textile knitting machine repair and printing press manufacturing and other machinery manufacturing industries, as well as the textile industry that is famous throughout East Asia, are all resources that Japan regards as treasures, and they are very important to the war.
plays an important role.”
"What Japan wants is a manufacturing base that can continuously provide blood for the war, not a city where the population is lost, society is chaotic and starving. The war is already very unfavorable to Japan. In this situation, they dare not use violent means to solve the problem. The reason is
You need to protect your own interests," Chen Mingxiang said.
