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"This time the Japanese navy is really generous. It sold us three 10,000-ton freighters at a price of 100,000 U.S. dollars, and also leased two 9,000-ton ships, four 7,000-ton ships, and four 5,000-ton ships. For the thousand-ton class, the rent is only 10,000 vouchers per month per month, and the expiry date is not indicated. This is almost like a white pick!" Wang Zhen looked at the ship purchase agreement and lease agreement and said with joy.

"You can see that it is similar to white picking. Don't the Japanese navy know it in your heart? Tell you, this is support in exchange for two hundred tons of tungsten ore, ten thousand tons of tung oil and one thousand tons of bristles!"

"Tungsten ore can help the navy manufacture weapons and equipment, tung oil can help warships and ships to prevent rust and corrosion, and bristles can make barrel brushes. These three are all strategic materials embargoed by the Shancheng government!" Chen Mingxiang said with a lip.

"In fact, this also shows that there is a big gap in Japan's domestic war resources, otherwise the navy will not exchange such preferential conditions for strategic materials, which is a good thing for us." Wang Zhen said.

"Your thinking has entered a misunderstanding. Instead, I believe that the situation is not as bad as you said. Otherwise, the Navy would rather increase the purchase price of strategic materials for me than promise to give me so many ships."

“Japan’s steel resources are extremely scarce, and shipbuilding also takes time. Every ship is a valuable asset of the navy. This just shows that the Japanese navy can still support it, even though it was hurt in the midway naval battle, it has not yet reached the building. The situation is about to fall."

"I heard a joke just now that the navy has concealed the result of the naval battle on Midway Island for a long time. When the news spread, do you know what the army did?" Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

"According to the fierce conflict between the army and the navy, the army learned that the loss of four main aircraft carriers in the midway naval battle must be gloating, and then it made a big mockery of the navy." Wang Zhen said after thinking about it.

"You too underestimated the contradiction between the Japanese Navy and the Japanese Army. I tell you that the news has just been spread. The big men of the Army Staff Headquarters actually sat together and celebrated with drinks!" Chen Mingxiang remembered the scene of the admiral's cursing. , I feel very comfortable.

After the Marine Corps Headquarters signed the agreement, Kodama and Shifu invited those present to eat at the secret reception location of the Kodama Agency, and they also enjoyed high-level geisha performances.

Maybe it was a little too much to drink. The admiral who was present yelled at the leaders of the army base camp and was very excited. Only then did Chen Mingxiang know that there was something like this.

Of course, he did not find it strange, nor did he laugh at the contradiction between the Japanese Navy and the Japanese Army. The Yamashiro government had twin brothers, the military commander and the middle commander, and their behavior was not much different.

Chen Mingxiang was deeply influenced by the teacher Pan Qiwu. When it comes to the Central Bureau of Statistics, he hates his teeth. Boss Dai and the Central Committee have a deep hatred. The two sides are like cockfighting. They have to blind the other's eyes. .

"How to solve the plane problem?" Wang Zhen asked.

"I'll find the Gendarmerie Command to coordinate this matter. The navy has a limited number of airports. I'd better take an army transport plane. No matter how tight the transportation is, there is no problem with a few people." Chen Mingxiang said.

"Jingle Bell!"

At this moment, the telephone at home rang, and Chen Mingxiang picked it up and heard that it was Chen Gongbo who called and asked him to go to the mayor's office immediately.

"The price of briquettes in the Shanghai stock market has generally risen, which has seriously affected the lives of citizens. The current public opinion is very detrimental to our municipal government. They have accused me, the mayor of incompetence, and cannot even provide the most basic living security."

"At present, the price of briquettes has reached a staggering 30 yuan in the savings certificate. Even so, there is no market. Japanese coal merchants and coal merchants among Chinese merchants in Shanghai stock market saw the market rise and held a large number of briquettes. Refusing to release the goods on the market, deliberately continue to raise prices for huge profits."

"I just went to the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Institute to negotiate. I wanted to transfer the coal ball to the city government. But it was rejected. The other party still insisted on the coal coal federation. However, the Japanese side has not There is no effective plan."

"Our Jinling government has always attached great importance to people's livelihood affairs. This is related to the basis of governance. Even things like briquettes cannot be resolved. Isn't it a joke?" Chen Gongbo was very annoyed.

The briquettes may seem inconspicuous, but they are the epitome of the administrative work of the municipal government, because ordinary people must rely on this fuel in their daily lives and are an important resource that cannot be replaced.

The entire Shanghai stock market’s briquettes is also a huge industrial chain. The most upstream is the Shanghai Stock Exchange Gas Association. This is the main organization of the Japanese army to control the Shanghai stock market. It is responsible for transporting coal to the Shanghai stock market. Become briquettes, and then assigned to the next link, which is Union Coal.

The so-called Lianmeihao is actually a wholesale organization composed of Japanese merchants and Chinese businessmen. It controls the actual distribution of briquettes. Finally, it directly faces the common people. It is called the Merchants Association. It is composed of retail organizations such as briquettes shops. .

The problem now is that the wholesalers of Union Coal have briquettes retail stores in their own hands and are unwilling to distribute goods to other retail organizations. And these black-hearted Japanese businessmen and Chinese businessmen who are making money from the country, in order to obtain greater benefits, The requirements of the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Institute and the Ministry of Industry of the Public Concession Bureau were ignored, and a large amount of coal briquettes were hoarded, resulting in a serious shortage of briquettes on the market.

Chen Gongbo is the mayor of the puppet Shanghai special municipal government. In order to maintain his image of "loving the people like children", he strongly urged that the distribution rights of briquettes go to the Shanghai Municipal Material Control Committee. A clash of power.

Coal is a material strictly controlled by the Japanese aggressors. The Central China Liaison Department of the Hingya Institute will certainly not delegate this power to the city government, and serious differences have emerged between the two sides.

"Your Excellency Mayor, please don't be anxious about this matter. As a commissioner of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government, I have discovered the seriousness of this problem and have discussed with the Gendarmerie Headquarters in Shanghai. I have also consulted the Central China Academy of Sciences Opinions of the Liaison Department and the Ministry of Public Concession."

"The views of the Japanese side are consistent with our city government. They don’t want a crisis in the necessities of life that are related to the vital interests of the people. This will also affect the image of the Japanese army. I will try to get involved in the briquettes business and bring down the price. "Chen Mingxiang said.

Chen Gongbo, the second person of the Wang Puppet government, is his backer in the Wang Puppet government, and even more so in the Shanghai stock market. The relationship between the two must be maintained.

As long as it is something that is beneficial to the people, it is his responsibility and obligation to make suggestions and actions for the city government.