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"Chen Jun, you have done a very good job with this matter. The current increase in food prices in the Shanghai stock market is unbelievable to me, and the market is seriously lacking in supply. Not only that, the imperial army’s military rations are also extremely tense and can only wait until the grain is produced. The grain in the district is mature and supplemented."

"Under such circumstances, the Gendarmerie Command does have to reserve some rice. I have already applied to the 13th Army Command. I will pay you a voucher of 1,000 yuan per stone of rice. I will give you this afternoon. Send it over." Kinoshita Eiichi said with a frown.

The Shanghai stock market prices are rising so fast that even Japan was caught off guard. Faced with this situation, they have no effective means to control the market. The key is that there is no food to adjust.

Not only that, the Japanese army’s ration was also greatly affected. In the production areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, due to various resistances, the ration plan was severely defeated, and the gap was too far from the target. With the threat of food shortage, the supply standard had to be lowered.

Chen Mingxiang went to Suzhou this time to deal with the Qingxiang Committee and sent 1,000 tons of Suzhou rice to the gendarmerie headquarters. At least in terms of food, there is no need to worry in a short time.

The price of rice in the Shanghai stock market, in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Grain of the Jinling Government, is RMB 820 per stone for japonica rice, and RMB 800 per stone for indica rice.

But now, it is impossible to buy a one-stone for one thousand yuan in the vouchers, and the price of japonica rice on the black market has directly reached 1,500 yuan per stone for the vouchers.

"Your Excellency, everything else can be done, but food is the most basic guarantee for the citizens. When the price rises to this level, most citizens simply can't afford it and can't buy it anymore."

"As the most important industrial production base of the empire, maintaining the social stability of the Shanghai stock market is the top priority. I am worried that something big will happen because of the lack of food!" Chen Mingxiang said with a worried expression.

After he and Li Shi** finished receiving the grain, they immediately returned to the Shanghai stock market. Ten thousand tons of grain was also shipped from Zhenjiang to the Shanghai stock market. All he had to do was to collect the money.

The plan that has been promoted for a long time will also be launched at this time. Chen Mingxiang is ready to cooperate with the underground party to strike in the Shanghai stock market, forcing the Japanese businessmen to put pressure on the Japanese garrison and the Jinling government to solve the current dilemma .

The Japanese and the puppet government would never dare to slaughter the workers at this time, that is because their heads were squeezed by the door!The only way is to agree to some conditions and maintain the normal operation of the factory. The imperial army is still waiting for the materials from the Shanghai stock market to fight the US army!

When it comes to mobilizing workers to work like this, the Military Manpower Bureau can only stare, and only the underground party, which is the most intimate and intimate with the people, can do this.

"Faced with this situation, the Consulate General in Shanghai and the 13th Army Command, as well as the Navy and the Gendarmerie, held several joint meetings together. There is really no good way to solve it. We can only wait until the rice matures in July. Only in the future can we fundamentally relieve the pressure on food."

"I heard from the Suzhou Gendarmerie report that you have brought in a batch of miscellaneous grains this time to be used by the municipal government to help the people's livelihood, but I have to remind you that you must never let the administrative agency of the municipal government operate it. It’s not bad for one to get into the hands of citizens."

"These corrupt and greedy bureaucrats do not give up every opportunity to make money. When necessary, you can operate under the name of the gendarmerie headquarters and the consulate general in Shanghai." Kinoshita Eiichi said.

He believes that Chen Mingxiang is thinking about the interests of the empire, and by the way, he wants to gain some prestige and accumulate some capital for the future, so he actively considers the food shortage in the Shanghai stock market, and is even slightly moved.

Chen Mingxiang left the military police headquarters and rushed to the Marine Corps headquarters by car. He also prepared a thousand tons of rice for the navy. If he wants to play well in the Shanghai stock market, no one can offend the two.

"Chen Jun, you are an old friend of the Navy. Thank you very much for sending a thousand tons of rice to the Marine Corps this time. Of course I will not disappoint you for your kindness. I will give you the price of black market rice. You want gold or dollars."

"General Yoshida Yoshida, commander of the fleet, has given you special instructions. Huatong Trading Company will help the navy continue to purchase materials, especially grain, cloth and strategic materials. All payments are paid by the Kodama agency, and U.S. dollars can be used. ." Makita Kakusaburo said.

The navy is the focus of the Japanese government. It has always had sufficient funds, and naturally it is also very generous. It has always ignored the payment method of gold and US dollars.

"Your Excellency, my biggest headache is food, and the rest is easy to talk about. I don't know how many tasks are given to me by the Fleet Command?" Chen Mingxiang asked, which was also in his expectation.

"The navy's personnel in China is about 70,000. I need you to provide 30,000 tons of rice, all paid in US dollars. The price is based on the highest price in the market. The time is from now to the end of the year." Makita Kakusaburo said .

Even if it is the lowest, the Japanese army’s food standard must be one catty of rice a day, 70,000 tons is 35 tons, a year is more than 12,000 tons, and compressed, these 30,000 tons of rice can basically last three years. Survival guarantee.

The price of a ton of rice is currently 20,000. It is estimated that the price will be at least doubled at the beginning of the operation. Calculated on the basis of 40,000 Zhongchu Vouchers per ton, 30,000 tons equals 1.2 billion Zhongchu Vouchers. Note that it is Zhongchu Vouchers!

There is no direct exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the China Reserve Certificates. It is about five yuan and five equivalent to one Japanese yen, four yen to one U.S. dollar, and 22 yuan to the concept of one dollar. Depreciation, one hundred Chinese savings vouchers may not be able to exchange for one dollar!

It depends on how Chen Mingxiang and Kodama's agency operate, but there will be no surprises in the result. As long as the quality and quantity are met, other behaviors can be accommodating, it means that more money is spent!

Therefore, in this transaction, Chen Mingxiang, the Kodama agency, and the Marine Corps command can finally get the benefits they need. It is a happy situation for everyone.

"Not to mention 30,000 tons of rice, but 3,000 tons of rice is also a problem for me now, so let me find merchants who manipulate black market prices. I may need the cooperation of the Kodama agency and the intelligence office. I have always been too lazy. Deal with these people." Chen Mingxiang said.

The key reason for the rapid rise in the price of rice in the Shanghai stock market is that those black-hearted businessmen who make a fortune into the country secretly manipulate prices. Regardless of the life and death of the common people, they hoard a large amount of grain and continue to raise the price. Not only the common people hate this group. Even the Japanese and the puppet government hated their teeth.

For their own interests, neither of these two aspects hope that the food prices in the Shanghai stock market will soar. Once the Shanghai stock market is disordered, it is a very bad thing. The Japanese consider the reduction of production capacity, and the Wang puppet government considers finances and taxes. Damage is also accompanied by image damage.