Wind spy

The main road where Yuchang Coal Company is located is the most prosperous section of the public concession. Therefore, the Japanese Consul General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Shanghai went to the company’s premises at around 8 o’clock. Naturally, there are also Gangqi who followed him. Katsuo, the directors of the Ministry of Industry, and the deputy consul General Yanjing also came.

"Your Excellency Consul General came to sit for his subordinates so early. I am really ashamed. Come on, take a break and have a cup of tea. I guess other distinguished guests will have to come at half past nine." Chen Mingxiang hurried to the door.

"Chen Jun, you are a director of the Ministry of Industry and an important member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. You should come early. Hey, these fruits seem to come from Nanyang?" Junnei Gancheng said with a smile.

The rule for attending the opening ceremony is that you can’t come empty-handed, such as Diune Kanjo, Shioi, and Okaki Katsuo. The gifts are Japanese lacquerware, which is not high in value but very distinctive. The directors of the Ministry of Industry and Technology are gift money, and the lowest is also Five hundred dollars, everyone knows that Chen Mingxiang has no small money in his eyes.

Naturally, Chen Mingxiang would like to give back a gift. The gift he gave is very distinctive. Coffee, cigarettes, cane sugar and palm oil from Southeast Asia. The picture shows the scarcity of the precious things. Packed in cartons, each customer can get one. Copies.

"The Consul General is indeed very knowledgeable. The fruits served today were all shipped from the Nanyang area by freighters. They could be seen before the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Now it is very difficult. If your Consul General likes to eat, I Sending a batch to home is to taste something fresh." Chen Mingxiang said.

He has a ship that goes to Southeast Asia. This is not news. He has to go back and forth once a month to transport important materials such as coffee, cane sugar, palm oil, tobacco leaves, medicines, fruits and local precious specialties back to Shanghai. The tobacco leaves are made into cigarettes. , Palm oil and cane sugar were provided to the Japanese army.

This deal is almost the only one, and no one can be jealous. At present, there is only one of the ocean freighter in the entire Shanghai stock market, and the rest have been confiscated by the Japanese.

Although the U.S. forces are engaged in fierce battles with the Japanese on Guadalcanal Island, Southeast Asia is still peaceful. The Japanese navy holds the control of the waters, and Chen Mingxiang’s ships are not worried about safety issues.

When they came to the VIP room on the first floor, everyone was seated according to their status and status. Chen Mingxiang hurriedly asked Den Ji to make tea. A few Japanese didn't think so, but the traitors in the directors laughed strangely.

They all know the rumors of Chen Mingxiang and Den Ji, especially for Pan Sansheng wearing a hat, but they dare not say this in front of Chen Mingxiang.

"Chen Jun, I just passed a briquettes shop of Yuchang Coal Company on the way here, and saw a very amazing scene. According to the regulations, coal sales started at 12 o'clock, but now there are lines of hundreds of meters long. It can also be seen that the coal shortage problem is too serious." Okaki Katsuo said.

He is the general director of the public concession. The coal shortage is an urgent problem. He is also one of the most concerned about the contest between Chen Mingxiang and the coal merchant.

"As far as I know, people started queuing up yesterday afternoon. Because the briquettes shop is not large enough, they can only store 10,000 pallets of briquettes. This still takes up the surrounding blank space and half of the road. Quantity."

"The cargo yard of the briquettes factory still has 150,000 tons of briquettes waiting to be sold. The fleet is ready. The briquettes shop sells while supplementing. People who are close to the briquettes factory can go there and buy them. 300,000 tons of briquettes, about It can last ten to twelve days."

"The freighter will continue to return to Jincheng Port after unloading the briquettes, and wait for the briquettes from Jincheng to be loaded on the ship. In another three days, the coal shipped from Jincheng Port will be able to reach the Shanghai stock market. Five briquettes factories will start operations in 24 hours. The briquettes from Shanghai Jincheng can also be replenished, which can basically support the household fuel demand in the Shanghai stock market." Chen Mingxiang said with confidence.

These words are actually smoke screen bombs. As for the tens of thousands of tons of coal shipped from North China this time, when the sales of briquettes cannot hold up, they will directly adopt the method of selling coal and stab the coal merchants severely. This matter is not yet possible. Say.

He is credible to the people present. Except for Diane Kanjo and Okaki Katsuo, there is no friendship. If this news reaches the enemy's ears, his plan will encounter setbacks, and Union Coal will definitely take it in advance. The way of negotiation ends the war, which affects the effect of digging.

"Your Excellency, I chose to fight with them at this time for a reason. It’s a bit inconvenient today. When I go to the city government office tomorrow, I will report this issue specifically. You have given me so much trust. I must not Live up to your expectations." Chen Mingxiang said.

Chen Gongbo came very early, and he is also unprofitable. Tomorrow the headline of the newspaper will be published by the municipal government under his leadership, concerned about the difficulties of the people in Shanghai, and support the Yuchang Coal Company in order to effectively protect the interests of the people. News about selling cheap briquettes.

"No matter what the cost, the coal price must be brought down. I have already reported to Chairman Wang. He also agreed that the Shanghai Stock Exchange Branch of the Reserve Bank of China would provide financial assistance for this operation. Remember, this matter. The relationship is very important, and it is very important for us and the Japanese garrison. You must eliminate all difficulties, thoroughly stabilize coal prices, and control pricing power." Chen Gongbo said.

One after another, the heads of the major organizations of the garrison began to appear. Major General Kinoshita Sakae and Major General Yano Otosaburo from the military police system, Major General Ota Taiji and Major General Shiozawa Kiyoshino from the Koyain system, and Major General Makita and the third from the Navy system. The commander of the fleet, Lieutenant General Kawasaburo, Major General Shirosaburo Miyazaki of the Special Service of the Army Ministry in Shanghai, and Major General Kawamoto of the 13th Army Command rushed to the company premises.

The bizarre scene is that Lieutenant General Matsui, the chief of the Mei agency, appeared, as if sending a signal to the outside world that the relationship between the Mei agency and Chen Mingxiang was very stable. The so-called kidnapping of Chen Mingxiang’s wife by the agency’s intelligence department was just a rumor. .

These high-ranking generals were invited to the VIP room on the second floor. The VIP room on the first floor was filled with city government officials and regional leaders, as well as high-ranking business celebrities. It’s not easy to get a seat here. Most of the guests have to stand outside the door.

The onlookers are also crowded with people. By now, the entire Shanghai stock market knows that Chen Mingxiang is the person in charge of solving the coal shortage problem.

The price of twenty-five yuan and a load of briquettes also made people feel slightly satisfied. Although they hoped to be lower, compared with the current coal price, this is beyond imagination. I have never seen the price of goods during the war. It can fall.

At 10:58, the opening ceremony of the coal company officially began. The difference is that there were many people who spoke this time. The Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Institute, the Public Concession Ministry of Industry, the Gendarmerie Command and the municipal government all wanted to use this matter. Make some political achievements for yourself.