Wind spy

Factional struggles also exist within the Mei organization. Saito Osa is part of the military police system of the Army Ministry, which is not the same as the headquarters staff headquarters where Kenshiro Shibayama is located.

He is responsible for the affairs of the police and the security team in the entire Central China region, contacting the Ministry of the Interior, the work of the Police Department is under his direct management, and he is a heavyweight in the May agency.

"Don’t worry, even if you don’t make this call, General Shibayama will not want to arbitrarily place his subordinates on my site. Regarding the police school, the Tokyo Gendarmerie Headquarters has instructions that must be brought into the control of the gendarmerie system. This is an uncompromising order."

"The military police system controls the police system in the occupied areas. This was agreed at the beginning. Kitazawa is a member of the headquarters of the ice city secret service. He has a deep conflict with the Gendarmerie Command of the Kwantung Army. Major General Kato Tomojiro is involved in this matter. And will choose to support us."

"I know that Kenshiro Shibayama is acting as the highest military advisor under the instructions of the military department, but the military police system is under the direct control of Prime Minister Tojo. You don't have to worry about his pressure. In addition, I will give you a few names and you will write them down. Hurry up and write the letter of appointment. I will send them to the Shanghai Stock Exchange to contact you."

"We are not outsiders, and I have something to say. These military police officers are all my confidantes. They will not interfere with the operation of the police school. They will only provide you with convenience. Your Excellency also sent a telegram asking me to help you. , I will not let other forces interfere with your Superintendent casually." Saito Osa said with a smile.

Although Kenshiro Shibayama is the highest military adviser, he does not have the power to replace the plum organs at will. He has to send a report to Tokyo. The gendarmerie system is involved. The report must be sent to Hideki Tojo. The leader, Shibayama Kenshiro will never be biased.

During his tenure as the Supreme Military Adviser, Lieutenant General Matsui did not replace anyone, but continued the layout of the Kasa Akira period. This was a very clever approach. Therefore, the order he issued was quickly implemented.

"The Chamber of Commerce for Unification held its first meeting. As the so-called new officials take office, are there any major measures?" Wang Zhen asked with a smile, taking over Chen Mingxiang's coat and briefcase.

After the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, a meeting of all the directors was held the next day to set the focus and goals of the first phase. Of course, Chen Mingxiang participated, and he had to give these people some face.

"There is nothing new. They are still in accordance with the requirements of the Japanese, focusing on the control of cotton yarn and cotton cloth. From now on to the 23rd, all manufacturers and sellers of the textile industry in Shanghai and China will register their inventory of cotton cloth. With cotton yarn, I think this will become more and more interesting." Chen Mingxiang took a sip of tea after sitting down and took a cup of tea from Wang Zhen.

Cotton yarn cotton cloth is one of the most important control materials of the Japanese army. Since the beginning of the occupation of the Shanghai stock market, it has been strictly controlled. The Wang Puppet government accepted the material control power, and the Japanese army demanded that the Shanghai stock market should also be controlled.

The purpose of the Chamber of Commerce and Unification is to find out how much inventory is in the entire Shanghai stock market, and then discuss how to operate it with the Japanese side. Needless to say, the amount of cotton yarn also represents how much cotton can be produced.

"The Japanese businessmen in Shanghai must be very dissatisfied that the Japanese government has given material control to the Wang puppet government and lost vested interests. The registration will definitely be resisted. These people from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, how dare you offend the Japanese? ?"

"The survival of the Huashang Textile Mills is mostly related to the interests of senior government officials. Either they pay protection fees or these people have shares. The Chamber of Commerce wants to figure out the total inventory of the entire Shanghai stock market. Impossible," Wang Zhen said.

"You are right, but it is still not comprehensive. The big men of the Chamber of Commerce, who have been in the business world for decades, are all mature old foxes. In fact, they made this decision. The purpose of this is not whether this requirement can be implemented, but to see what kind of resistance will be encountered in the implementation process." Chen Mingxiang said.

With a little bit of mind, who doesn't know the thing behind material control?

The specific persons in charge of these Chambers of Commerce and Unification had long understood that their work was not easy to carry out, so they made a trial first, and also gave an explanation to the Japanese and the puppet government.It's not that we are unwilling to do it, but that something is wrong with you, and the work of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry cannot be promoted.

"Boss, someone sent a package outside saying that it was a special product from Jincheng that Miss Jin had brought to the Shanghai stock market. I asked him to wait in the concierge for a reply." The bodyguard at the door walked into the living room and said.

This is a beautifully packaged wooden dessert box with the famous candied chestnuts inside. Chen Mingxiang poured it on the coffee table and opened the bottom paper. The bottom was a file bag. After taking it out and opening it, he took out a stack of paper and glanced at it. Nodded in satisfaction.

"It's true, take 10,000 U.S. dollars to the people who came here!" Chen Mingxiang said.

The file bag contains the archives of Kitazawa Hei. This is naturally the masterpiece of Yoshiko Kawashima. It not only has photos but also describes in great detail. It is similar to what Chen Mingxiang saw in the headquarters of the Bingcheng secret service. It shows that this female spy has a deep mind. , I also worked hard on the collection of intelligence.

There is also a piece of paper with a pen writing on it: Li Hongfu, chairman of Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd., arrived in Jincheng yesterday and held talks with the head of Huabei Salt Industry Co., Ltd., preparing to unite to exert pressure on the Japanese government to regain salt farms and salt sales. right.

Chen Mingxiang knew what was going on at a glance. Not only did he extract thousands of tons of salt every month from the Changlu Saltworks, he also got two consecutive high-quality salt fields in the Tanggu Saltworks, which also directly violated the interests of Japanese businessmen.

But in the face of the consulate general in Peking, the headquarters of the North China Gendarmerie, and the forces of the North China Front Army Secret Service, they really did not dare to object clearly.

However, the greed of Japanese businessmen is endless, and they will never give up the benefits they have obtained, so they plan to cooperate with Li Hongfeng's Huazhong Salt Company to exert influence on the Japanese government.

As for the reason, it is nothing more than the Haiyuan Salt Company disrupting the salt market, obstructing the delivery of raw salt to Japan, undermining the material control strategy, etc., requesting the Japanese government to intervene in the Consulate General in Peiping and the Consulate General in Shanghai, and cancel Chen Mingxiang’s right to use the saltworks and Right to sell salt.

For this reason, the chaebol behind the North China Salt Corporation will definitely come forward to exert influence on the senior officials of the Japanese government and completely take back the control of the salt.

Haiyuan Salt Company has the right to sell salt in Jinling, Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, and Zhenjiang in Central China. It extracts 10,000 tons of salt from the Lianghuai Saltworks every month. Li Hongming naturally opposes such a thing. Huazhong Salt Company intends Monopolize the salt market.

Out of his own interests, Li Hongming is of course willing to cooperate with Japanese businessmen in North China, and he also protested to the Consulate General in Shanghai. It is estimated that he may also take countermeasures with salt businessmen.