The reason why Japan launched the criminal war of invasion of China was to turn China into a colony and to plunder China's rich resources.

In the process, the Japanese government also set up several notorious "national policy" enterprises, which were funded by the government and the Japanese chaebol, and were supervised and managed by the liaison departments of various parts of the Koya Academy.

The puppet Manchurian state-owned South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd., referred to as the Manchurian Railway, has the Central China Revitalization Co., Ltd. in Central China, and the North China Development Co., Ltd. in North China, which is equivalent to the economic and material control agency cooperated by the Japanese government, the military department and the chaebol.

The North China Development Company's main plundering business was coal and ancillary electricity, salt and derivatives, cotton and textiles, and then metal minerals and grain, and in the 31st year of the Republic of China alone, 25 million tons of coal were mined, and more than 8 million tons were shipped to Japan for military and civilian fuel.

"Didn't these chaebols react violently to the sudden mobilization of so many coal resources? The price we give is flat, the same as the price of shipping to China, and they don't make much money. Taiji Ota asked.

"I gave instructions in the name of carrying out the secret mission of the cabinet, there is no need to explain to them, and they do not have the guts to obstruct it, things are often like this, once our attitude is tough, the businessmen will obediently obey, nothing more than a group of moths who are greedy for life and afraid of death!"

"I have already said hello to the Kailuan Coal Mine in Phoenix, and I will give priority to sending 50,000 tons of crushed coal to Jincheng Port, which can be completed in a week, and in view of the transportation to take care of the needs of the empire, it will definitely be transported to the port in about half a month."

"Let's go through the internal settlement, the procedures are relatively simple, just wait for you and Chen Jun to sign, you can ship the goods and load the ship, but in terms of ships, I can't help." Shiozawa Kiyonobu said.

"Your Excellency General, please rest assured, in terms of transportation, I can guarantee that as long as the formalities are completed in the North China Liaison Department, I will set off for the fleet in Shanghai, and I can transport all 50,000 tons of coal at one time." Chen Mingxiang hurriedly said.

"Shiozawa-kun, with the help of the Imperial Navy, Chen Jun has already assembled a fleet that can transport about 100,000 tons of cargo at a time, and is currently recruiting captains, first mates, sailors, etc., so it will take a week." Taiji Ota said.

The opportunity is in front, you have to have such a ability to seize, this is the reason why Taiji Ota is willing to contribute, Chen Mingxiang has such the ability to do what he says, you try it differently, if you want to form such a large fleet, it is not an easy thing, the ships may be requisitioned by the Japanese army, or they will be forcibly "leased" by Japanese companies.

"Chen Jun really has a huge amount of energy in Shanghai, this short board can be made up, it is easy to do this, admire! In fact, the briquettes used in daily life have no technical content at all, mainly relying on coal, and when this batch of goods arrives in Shanghai, those businessmen are estimated to be dumbfounded! ”

"But I suggest that the briquettes be made directly in Jincheng, and then transported to Shanghai, this effect is better, the other party is completely unvigilant, and will definitely be caught off guard."

"Most of the briquettes in Jincheng are handmade, the most primitive way, shake the briquettes! But there is a special machine in Shanghai, Chen Jun can transport some of it to Jincheng to build a briquette factory, I will greet you, and the electricity bill is more preferential, even if the profit is a little thinner, but the obstacles of the Shanghai coal enterprises to you have been reduced a lot. Shiozawa Kiyonobu said with a smile.

The idea of this Japanese major general is definitely bad pus, but Chen Mingxiang thinks it is very practical, it is simply good!

The briquettes do not have technical content, Shanghai used to use the hand-cranked way to make briquettes, and later after the improvement and creation of the coal king Mr. Liu, there have long been machine-made briquettes, but most of the Jincheng side still take the hand-cranked way.

"Thanks to His Excellency the General's suggestion, I then sent electricity to the company, asking them to hurry up and purchase briquette machines, send a ship to Shanghai first, and wait for me to visit the headquarters of the gendarmerie in North China, and then look for a suitable place to build a briquette factory near the port of Jincheng." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

One ton of briquettes is 20 quintals, and the selling price is 25 yuan per quintal, which is 500 yuan, which can earn at least 150 yuan per ton, and the municipal government subsidizes 200 yuan, adding up to 350 yuan per ton, and the monthly sales of 10,000 tons are 3.5 million yuan, which is 3.5 million yuan, which is equal to 175,000 US dollars.

Chen Mingxiang's coal company in Shanghai certainly can't eat alone and wants to give away some of its profits, but in any case, it has at least $120,000 a month.

To ensure the stability of this income, Shiozawa Kiyonobu was the key person, so when General Taiji Ota excused himself to leave the house to go to the toilet, he placed a large leather case in front of Shiozawa Kiyonobu.

"Your Excellency General, you have worked hard for my coal business, I am very sorry not to go, this activity fee should be regarded as a little reward for me, please be sure to accept it." Chen Mingxiang bowed and said.

This big suitcase contains 200,000 US dollars in cash, this price is enough to match Shiozawa Kiyono's identity, and also match his value, even if it is a major general of the Japanese army, few can resist the temptation of 200,000 US dollars, there is no risk in such a thing as coal quota, not to mention that it has been approved by the Xingya Yuan and the cabinet, so you can take it boldly and with confidence.

"Thank you Chen Jun for your gift, I will accept it, if there is anything in North China in the future, you can open it to me, as long as it is within my ability, I guarantee that there is no problem." Shiozawa Kiyonobu said with a smile.

Chen Mingxiang has a limit on the time and number of times he can come to North China, and there is still a lot of business in the Shanghai market, so he decided to take the most direct and effective method to smash the key people with dollars.

Although it seems that the expenses are staggering now, but after two months of operation, I can recover the cost and have a slight surplus, and I will earn more in the future.

"I am very unfamiliar with the situation in North China, and I need to get the guidance of His Excellency the General from time to time, so for this reason, I hired you as a consultant of the Beiping Branch, only you and I know, I will ask the manager of the Beiping Branch to send you 20,000 US dollars every month, as the monthly salary of the consultant."

"The business of the Beiping branch is not much, that is, coal, cotton, salt and grain, which are completely within the scope of your work, and at the end of the year, I will calculate the company's profits and give you a dividend, which will not be less than 200,000 US dollars."

"You also know that the reason why I purchase these materials is not simply for my own benefit, cotton is mainly for my textile factory, and the cotton yarn and cotton cloth produced will be used to exchange strategic materials with the Jiang Tong District, and the salt will be supplied to Shanghai as a part, and the rest will also be used as exchange materials." Chen Mingxiang said.