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"Chen Jun, after I return to my country to report on my duties this time, I will rush to the Third South Condemned Fleet to serve as the commander of the fleet on December 1st. The station is in Manila. In the future, your ocean freighter will go to the Philippines to purchase goods directly. Contact me and I will provide you with convenience." Taiji Ota is satisfied with this number.

In fact, he also understood in his heart that the leaders of the military command gave him a transition period. It is estimated that he will stay in the post of commander of the fleet for at most a year and a half, and will be transferred to the reserve service, but this is a matter of face. Lots of good-looking.

In the Japanese navy, Ota Taiji did not have any outstanding achievements. The reason why he was able to be reused and promoted to lieutenant general was because of his deep roots and rich qualifications. Marshal Togo Heihachiro's adjutant also participated in the world-famous Tsushima Naval battles, this resume is too prominent.

"Congratulations to the General for becoming the commander of the fleet. In the future trading in Southeast Asia, you will inevitably have to trouble you. I can give you enough benefits for the local palm oil, tobacco leaves, wood, cane sugar and rubber."

"My cooperation with the Kwantung Army Command is mainly cotton cloth, but due to the shortage of cotton resources, it is very difficult to meet the needs of the 13th Army itself."

"I hope that before the general's departure, I will be able to allocate a batch of cotton cloth from the Japanese textile industry to specialize in strategic material transactions with Jiangtong District. The more the quantity, the better, but the price of Japanese merchants is too high, which is not conducive to exchange. Therefore, I also hope that the Central China Liaison Department can provide subsidies." Chen Mingxiang said.

The Huatong Trading Company and the Kwantung Army Headquarters exchanged materials with each other. This is the reason for the internal battles in the Japanese Army, and it is also a historical issue.

However, Chen Mingxiang’s textile factory output is fixed, and all the cotton cloth is given to the Kwantung Army Command, which will inevitably affect the original material smuggling. Under such circumstances, it is also a reasonable requirement to use a batch of cotton cloth as a buffer.

For Ota Taiji, he was about to transfer to the military post, and there was no need to look at the faces of those chaebols and how ugly it became. Logistics support was a matter for the military.

Moreover, Chen Mingxiang’s ocean freighter will be transported from the Philippines to Lubin in the future, so no matter how he has to give him the commander some benefits, the tangible benefits come first.

The right does not have to expire, and while the Central China Liaison Department still has the power to control materials, help Chen Mingxiang once more, which is good for future cooperation.

"In this way, you will send a report to the headquarters of the 13th Army, clearly marking the amount of cotton cloth needed, and for good reasons. Lieutenant General Shimomura has just arrived in the Shanghai stock market. For the time being, Shigeru Sawada will do this kind of affairs. Decided, he has been in contact with you for a long time, and he also knows the importance of Huatong Trading Company to the Thirteenth Army. There should be no problem. Those textile merchants will not be arrogant for long.” Ota Taiji said.

With the coordination of the Central China Liaison Department, the new commander of the 13th Army, Lieutenant General Shimomura, agreed to temporarily allocate 4,000 pieces of cotton cloth to the Huatong Trading Company, but it was requested that they must be supplemented by the end of November, and the clothing and clothing of the winter troops should not be affected. Quilts are used.

The fleet arrived at the Shanghai port from Zhenjiang Port, loaded 4,000 pieces of cotton cloth prepared in advance on the ship, and then proceeded to Yingkou Port. It was not until a week later that Chen Mingxiang reported to Major General Furuno Yoshiwu of the Kwantung Army Headquarters Manager. Power generation, ready to settle the payment outside the customs.

Cotton cloth does not need to be settled, because cotton yarn is used for cotton cloth, but the materials shipped to Yingkou Port this time are not only cotton cloth, but also tung oil, bristles, rosin, tungsten ore, cane sugar, etc. Chen Mingxiang also prepared for the headquarters I bought a few large boxes of special cigarettes, in addition to red wine, cigars, and specialties from Southeast Asia.

"Mr. Chen, our Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd. has always been the control agency for salt in the Shanghai stock market. It is responsible for all salt import and sales. I heard that you sent 2,000 tons of salt from the Changlu Salt Plant in Tianjin. I don’t know. Is there such a thing?" A Japanese businessman named Kiyoshi Kudo found the location of Haiyuan Salt Company.

This guy is the representative of Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd., but his attitude is completely different from those coal merchants on the Shanghai stock market. He bows when he enters the door and behaves very easy-going. Moreover, he did not come empty-handed this time, and he also brought rare Japanese tea. And porcelain as gifts.

"Mr. Kudo, there is such a thing. The 13th Army Command and the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Institute complained about the shortage of salt supply, so they entrusted me to handle this matter. Every month, two thousand tons of salt were shipped from the Changlu Salt Plant. A salt processing plant will be built in the Shanghai stock market to turn coarse salt into fine salt."

"Please don't be nervous. I have no plans to seize the Shanghai stock market salt market. Only 500 tons or 1 million catties of these two thousand tons of salt will remain in the Shanghai stock market. Coarse salt will be put on the market and sold to the public, while fine salt will be provided. For the garrison and Japanese nationals, the rest has to be supplied to the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, and Anhui."

"There are more than 4 million people in the Shanghai stock market. It is calculated on the basis of one catty of coarse salt per person per month. That is also more than four million catties, which is equivalent to two thousand tons of table salt. My share of this will not affect your Huazhong Salt Company. How much impact the club’s operation has caused, the price will also be operated according to your pricing." Chen Mingxiang said.

People put on a posture of courtesy first and then soldiers. He is also easy to negotiate. As long as he gives a similar share, he is unwilling to renew the incident. The market outside the Shanghai Stock Exchange is so large that thousands of tons of salt disappeared in a blink of an eye. It is a situation in which demand exceeds supply. Why bother to clash with Japanese merchants in the salt industry?

After all, the chaebols in the textile and coal industries are all offended!

"Mr. Chen, you are misunderstood. Our Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd. does not intend to oppose the Haiyuan Salt Industry Company’s sales of salt in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. With cooperation, everyone will complete this important task together and get the reward they deserve." Kudo Kiyoshi said hurriedly.

Chen Mingxiang was taken aback for a moment, what's going on?

After Kudo Kiyoshi's explanation, he knew that the other party really came to cooperate. The fundamental reason was that he wanted to use his fleet to transport salt from the Lianghuai Saltworks to Central China!

There is no problem with the production of salt in the Lianghuai Saltworks. The annual output is over one million tons, but the waterway transportation to various places in northern Jiangsu where the Lianghuai Saltworks is located has problems!

Not only did the military ships not be used by Japanese merchants, they also requisitioned a large number of civilian ships to transport materials to Japan. With the progress of the war, the gap in Japan's domestic food and various daily necessities was increasing, including raw salt for food and industrial raw materials.

Although Japan is an island country, due to its topography, it lacks high-quality salt farms. It is relying on the Lianghuai and Changlu salt farms that plundered China to support Japan's raw salt demand.

Because of the lack of ships, the salt wholesale of Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd. has always been intermittent, which has also caused the current price to soar. Not only the Shanghai stock market, Jinling and the ordinary people of various provinces, but also the Japanese garrison and Japanese nationals are also very serious about this. dissatisfied.

Under such circumstances, Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd. asked for help from the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Institute, and Ota Taiji pushed Chen Mingxiang out. Haiyuan Salt Industry Co., Ltd. has the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the largest private fleet in Central China, and win-win cooperation. Is the only solution.