Wind spy

“The provincial government highly agrees with the Haiyuan Salt Company’s operating methods for the market. For a long time, the transportation problem has not been resolved, resulting in a shortage of salt in the market. The people suffer from it. The provincial government is very anxious about this. The provincial chairman also has trouble sleeping and eating."

"On behalf of the provincial government, I solemnly declare that you must work closely with Haiyuan Salt Company to sell salt at a prescribed price to relieve the people's hardship. You must not violate regulations because of petty profits. The provincial government will severely crack down on this. Don't try to challenge the authority of the government by chance."

"Before New Year's Day, this should not be publicized in advance. After the Ministry of Finance has acquired the assets of Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd., and has taken over the salt sales right of the Lianghuai Salt Farm, it will be officially announced."

"I would like to remind everyone that you are all businessmen, and making money is the most important goal. Don't mix up those intrigue upper-level struggles. Honestly following the Haiyuan Salt Company to sell salt is the right choice. You can understand this by yourself. "Li Shiqun said.

This is to support Chen Mingxiang, to warn these salt merchants in advance not to get entangled with the future Huazhong Salt Company's Li Hongshou. He, Li Shiqun, has the final say on the territory of Jiangsu Province.

Chen Mingxiang said that in the future, the Huazhong Salt Industry Company jointly established by the Ministry of Finance and the salt merchants will definitely break their hands with Haiyuan Salt Industry Company. They are really unwilling to lose this wealthiest land, not to mention that they have always been the game. The makers of the rules, at least in the salt industry.

Calculating carefully, in fact, Li Hongfang has no other means to use. The only thing he can do is to secretly connect with Chen Mingxiang to encourage salt merchants everywhere.

But Chen Mingxiang has the support of the Japanese and the assistance of Li Shiqun in Jiangsu Province. Is this useful?

Definitely useful!

Selling edible salt is an ancient industry, which is a semi-monopoly industry in nature. It is usually a combination of government and business to maintain normal operations. Salt tax is the country’s economic lifeline and the main financial income pillar. Therefore, salt merchants and the government are closely related and their influence It is also very scary.

The sale of table salt is an extremely profitable industry, which has been the case since ancient times. Salt merchants have amazing wealth. With such capital, they have formed a huge network.

Whether it is the original Shancheng government or the current Wang puppet government, even if the Japanese are manipulating them, they can keep their own interests. The troubled times are still prosperous, relying on the link of interests.

Compared with this group, Chen Mingxiang's importance is much worse. First of all, the business of this product has never been taxed, and no one dared to collect taxes from him, but salt merchants did not dare to do so.

Secondly, salt merchants are an ancient group that affects the right to speak of most military and political leaders. When these forces are gathered together, even people like Zhou Naohai cannot be suppressed, and they are bound to make compromises.

"These salt merchants have been immersed in the industry for many years. They are all treacherous and cunning people. On the surface, they have nothing to do with us, but secretly they don’t know what the hell is going on! The water in this industry is very deep. It’s not good to be planted in a pit."

"Minister, starting from tomorrow, I need to send people from the Secret Service Headquarters to watch their every move. From Li Hongfang in Jinling to the rich and experienced salt merchants everywhere, they must be put under surveillance. Some measures have been taken." Chen Mingxiang said.

Li Hongfang was very reluctant to give up this site, and he would have trouble sooner or later. In order to avoid future troubles, the situation must be kept in the bud.

Table salt is an important material related to the vital interests of the people in Central China. There is no room for compromise in this matter. People resist killing Buddhas and Chen Mingxiang has no shortage of decisive determination to kill them.

Regardless of the profit of one catty and two cents, 4,500 tons of salt a month is the profit of 1.8 million in the voucher deposit. There are more than a dozen companies, how can one person get more than one hundred thousand. As the price of salt rises, no one may want to get more than 200,000 or 300,000 yuan, not because it is not making money.

"No problem, I will call the experimental areas later, arrange for someone to implement your requirements, and find two insiders in this group to inform them. If they don’t know life or death and have to do something, I don’t mind opening. Start the killing ring, first catch a chicken and kill it for them to see." Li Shiqun nodded and said.

He used spy methods to monitor the words and deeds of the salt merchants, with the reputation of killing people without blinking at the secret agent headquarters. Whenever he finds a salt merchant, he is not afraid that the other party will not cooperate. There is no force in the province to stop him.

There was no urgent matter to be dealt with in the Shanghai stock market. Chen Mingxiang lived in Suzhou. The relief food had been transported to the Shanghai stock market by train and temporarily stored in the warehouse at Shiliupu Wharf.

Wang Zhen appeared on his behalf and was responsible for contacting charitable nongovernmental organizations, including Zheng Tonghui and other journalists. With the help of the municipal government’s resources, he built shanty towns in the ruins of the Zhabei area and bought cotton-padded quilts, pots and pans, and briquettes. Furnace and other materials.

"The temperature has started to drop. You have to move faster. I will call Lu Ying later and ask him to hurry up to arrange the police to take to the streets, gather the homeless families into the new shanty town, and send police officers to maintain order."

"First let the company’s truck transport a batch of grain, set up a cauldron to cook porridge and steam wotou, buy some pickled vegetable bumps, cook a pot of vegetables every week, put more fat slices and more oil, and just eat wotou can’t support it. Live, at the end of the month, I will hand out some scraps and rags to the Shanghai stock market, and the victims will make some clothes to wear." Chen Mingxiang called.

"Ming Xiang, when are you going back to the Shanghai stock market? Many people come to your home during this time, and more people call. It is estimated that they want to benefit from the salt industry." Wang Zhen asked.

"Don't worry, it will take some time to withdraw the salt monopoly right. I will wait until New Year's Day to go back. I will go to Jinling in the middle of next month. At the end of the year, I will deepen my friendship with the Mei Department. We have to do something for real. We must deal with these matters before Zhou Aohai visits Japan." Chen Mingxiang said.

He is now sitting in a textile factory every day, and occasionally to a tea factory and a silk weaving factory. The last important task in the 31st year of the Republic of China was an order for 50,000 cotton cloths from the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

As soon as I returned from outside the customs, the first batch of 30,000 pieces of cotton cloth was shipped from the Shanghai port, and the Kwantung Army General Command’s management department also sent 50,000 pieces of cotton yarn, and the textile mill is currently operating at high speed.

Although the workers are nervous and busy, they are in a very good mood. The big boss Chen Mingxiang said that as long as the tasks are completed, there will be two days of rest during the New Year's Day, and an extra month's salary will be given during the Spring Festival. This makes everyone motivated!

It was not until December 16 that 20,000 pieces of cotton cloth were shipped from Zhenjiang Port to outside the customs, and Chen Mingxiang left for Jinling by plane on the 17th.