Chapter 803: Steel Business Opportunities
The explosion of the ammunition depot of the Neon Military Department soon caused a lot of waves in Shanghai.
In the concession, the ammunition depot in the compound of the Neon Military Department was blown up in a grand manner, which was a great insult to the Neon Country.
At the meeting of the Ministry of Industry and Bureau in the afternoon, the representative of the Neon State was furious, insisting that the Beiyang government sent someone to do it, and asked the Beiyang government to give an explanation.
Naturally, the Chinese directors categorically denied it, and accused the Neon Military Department of its own mismanagement, which caused the explosion of the ammunition depot, and demanded that the Neon Military Department must provide compensation for the citizens who lived nearby and suffered losses.
At the meeting, the directors of several other countries followed suit, saying that there must be a misunderstanding, and asked the chief inspector to investigate as soon as possible and arrest the real culprit.
The reason why countries have opened ports in several coastal cities in China is to do business with China.
A peaceful and stable environment is what all countries are willing to see, and only in this way can the people live and work in peace and contentment, have money to spend, and earn money.
The war in Europe in the past few years has almost wiped out the wealth accumulated by Britain and France for many years, and now is the stage when they need to stabilize trade channels and recuperate, and they naturally don't want to see Shanghai chaotic again.
The same is true in the United States, where a war in the north last year drove many rich and wealthy families to Shanghai, and many of them opened cotton mills.
By pouring cotton yarn, the United States has made a lot of money in the past two years, and it has just tasted the sweetness, and of course it refuses to wean.
The most important thing is that the consuls of various countries know very well that anyone can do this, but the Beiyang government absolutely cannot do it.
Since the end of Xinhai, the establishment of the Beiyang government, all parts of the country have entered a state of warlord separation, big battles and small battles have been fought non-stop, just last year the two departments in the north also broke their wrists!
The current situation in Beiyang is that it exists in name only, no one is convinced of anyone, and the major warlords are holding back their strength to fight for the boss.
They haven't figured out their own affairs yet, how can they come all the way to provoke the Neon Country?
This situation made the director of Neon very dissatisfied, and threatened to contact Beiping through the Qingdao garrison to ask for an explanation, and if he could not get a satisfactory answer, he would not rule out the use of force.
Subsequently, the neon directors brushed their sleeves away, and the meeting of the Ministry of Industry and Bureau also broke up unhappily.
After Xu Wenqiang finished the meeting, he came to Feinan's place as soon as possible.
After listening to his story, Feinan also felt a little tricky.
He vaguely realized that this matter might be inseparable from him.
At that time, after the explosion, he was one of the first people to arrive, and he also went around the fire himself, trying to find "Trench Coat Fanan" and Huanhuan.
He remembered that when he first got there, he saw a figure faintly behind the ammunition depot, but after chasing it, he disappeared out of thin air.
At the time, he thought it was "Trench Coat Fanan", but now that he thinks about it, maybe not.
He recalled the contents of the note.
The first is that the cycle is not over.
Could it be that the explosion of the ammunition depot of the Neon Military Department was also done by him?
Could it be that he chooses to go back again in the future?
He wasn't sure, but the news from the Neon Army the next day confirmed his suspicions.
The Yawata Iron Works was bombed.
Much like the last time he went back, the newspaper reports were the same.
The Hachiman Steel Plant was attacked by a white man, and all the furnaces were blown up, leaving no possibility of repair.
He couldn't think of anyone else who would do it but Fernan himself.
Sure enough, the cycle really isn't over yet.
This incident hit the neon country hugely, and the country was full of mourning, triggering a series of chain reactions.
On Shanghai's side, the attitude of the neon directors has changed rapidly compared to yesterday, and they no longer mention any use of force, but instead put pressure on the chief patrol room, asking them to arrest the culprit.
It is very realistic between countries, and yesterday the neon country showed toughness, and that was because it had the advantage of force.
But today is different, its bottom is exposed, and naturally it doesn't dare to be loud anymore.
The war is about logistics, and the Yawata Iron Works is the largest government-run ironworks in the Neon Country, if it falls, the Neon Country will have no use for steel, how can it make guns and cannons, and how can it still fight?
All countries are very aware of this truth, and the neon country itself knows it, so naturally it doesn't dare to jump anymore, so it can only continue to put pressure on the chief patrol room.
However, there is Li Yu on the side of the general patrol room, and Xu Wenqiang is also in the Ministry of Industry Bureau, and they are dumb and decided.
But that's not all, Fei Nan smelled a huge business opportunity from this, and that night, he secretly invited Bin Bucheng and Mr. Sun to come to the hotel and talk with them all night.
They weren't the only ones who smelled the business opportunities, and many compradors in Shanghai were also stimulated by this news to sleepless all night and anxiously prepared.
The annual production capacity of Yawata Steel Works can reach more than 500,000 tons, accounting for 70%-80% of the national production of Neon Country.
Once it interrupts production, most of the military and railroad construction in the Neon Nation will have to stop.
But how can these projects be stopped?
Neon Nation will inevitably have to spend money to buy it to make up for this gap.
Where can it be bought from? Not China?
Therefore, the next day, all the compradors and merchants in Shanghai who bought and sold steel products and raw materials tightened their mouths and greatly increased their quotations.
All of a sudden, countless phone calls and letters rained down on Han Yeping's company.
Han Yeping is China's largest iron-making company, and the Neon Nation has been eyeing it and wants to annex it.
This time, the Hachiman Iron Plant was destroyed, and the Neon Kingdom would definitely quickly increase its offensive against Han Yeping.
In the past, Han Yeping's Daye Iron Mine had to export tens of thousands of tons of iron sand to the Neon Country every year, and now that such a thing has happened, the Neon Country must be eager to eat all its production capacity in one bite.
However, this will definitely cause a lot of slowness on the Beiyang side, and the two sides will definitely start a difficult tug-of-war.
These are not the problems that the businessmen have to consider now, and now all the businessmen are only thinking about one thing, that is, to get more steel from Hanyeping Company as soon as possible, and the price of this thing will definitely rise wildly!
That night, Mr. Sun set off overnight and went to Hanyang to negotiate orders with the senior management of Hanyeping Company.
Bin Bucheng was in the hotel, and together with Feinan, he got out the sketches and production plans of the rolling mill and other equipment.
Fei Nan found Ryusi and asked him to hoard steel, buy as much as he wanted, and eat it all.
Long Si did not doubt his ability, and began to send people to contact the big compradors on the same day, buy the steel raw materials in their hands, no matter how high the price is, do not bargain, and buy them all.
Fei Nan had promised him that no matter how expensive he bought now, he could sell it again at least ten times the price in the future, or even higher.
The current financial strength of Long Si's charitable fund is comparable to that of the largest comprador families in Shanghai, and he has cash in his hands.
The charitable fund joined the rush to buy, and the compradors were not angry, they themselves had a share in the fund, which also shows that the managers of the fund have a business vision, and their income is more secure, which is a good thing.
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