Chapter 714: New Beijing Trip
"To get enough strategic materials from the Chiang Tong region in the southwest, the most important thing is cotton yarn, which is the material that the other party needs the most, of course, I know that the empire also needs it, but the list of goods issued by the Kwantung Army Command is contraband strictly controlled by the other party, and I need enough bargaining chips."
"In fact, if you inquire about it, you will know that in the smuggling trade between Huatong Trading Company and Jiang Tong District, cotton yarn and cotton cloth account for at least 60% of the share." Chen Mingxiang said.
Lieutenant General Yukio Kasahara, chief of staff and supply supervisor of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, Major General Yoshitake Furuno, chief of staff of the manager, and Kiyohide Takada, chief of staff of the supply prison, together with Takeda Ko, held a meeting with Chen Mingxiang.
The content is naturally how much strategic materials the Kwantung Army Command needs and how much materials it needs to pay, which is also a very critical negotiation.
"The situation you mentioned, our headquarters knows, for the sake of cotton yarn and cotton cloth, you have been squeezed out by the imperial textile merchants, and you have to move three textile factories from Shanghai to Suzhou, according to the construction speed, it is estimated that the construction will start at the end of September." Takeda nodded and said.
The intelligence department of the Kwantung Army Headquarters naturally had a general investigation of Chen Mingxiang, not to mention the intelligence agency of the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department in Shanghai, and fortunately when Lu Kunyu left, Chen Mingxiang did not have his current status, otherwise she wanted to lurk outside the Guan, which would be a very dangerous thing.
"The problem of cotton yarn will be deployed by our headquarters, the key is that we need a lot of cotton cloth, winter is coming, and the cotton clothes of the imperial officers and soldiers need to be implemented as soon as possible." Lieutenant General Yukio Kasahara said.
"If all are leading muslin, the price of each piece in Shanghai is 10,000 pieces of storage coupons, and the current price of 20 cotton yarns is 6,000 pieces of storage coupons, considering the cost of shipping and weaving costs, I hope the price of cotton yarn will stabilize at 5,000 pieces of storage coupons."
"Let's put it this way, I will give the Kwantung Army 1,000 pieces of cotton cloth, that is, 33,000 horses, and you need to give me 1,500 pieces of 20 cotton yarns, this price and proportion is the greatest sincerity I can come up with at present." Chen Mingxiang said.
"The price Chen Jun said is indeed not exaggerated, in this way, the Kwantung Army plus the number of imperial expatriates is about two million people, plus a part of the logistics reserves, I need at least 30,000 pieces of faucet muslin every quarter, and I will give you 45,000 pieces of twenty cotton yarn according to the proportion."
"It's September now, and I'll set you for winter cloth to be completed by the end of December, and there are still more than three months to go, and these 30,000 pieces of faucet muslin must all be shipped to Manchukuo, at least 10,000 pieces a month."
"But the 45,000 pieces of cotton yarn we need to pay you, I will try to ship all of them to the port within a month, and you need cotton yarn to produce cotton cloth, which is a little sincerity on our part."
"In addition, I won't let you suffer, all goods, including cotton yarn, will be shipped from the territory of Manchukuo to the port, and all the costs of your goods after they arrive at the port will be borne by our Kwantung Army Command, and let's talk about the second type of goods, that is, tung oil." Major General Yoshitake Furuno said.
Is the price really not exaggerated?
In fact, the leading muslin cloth in the Shanghai market is 8,000 yuan of central storage bonds, and Chen Mingxiang raised it by 2,000 yuan, but the price of cotton yarn is 7,000 yuan per piece, and he compresses it to 5,000 yuan, and he earns 2,000 yuan per piece, and he has earned half a piece of cotton yarn in and out.
Coupled with the ratio of one piece to one and a half pieces, Chen Mingxiang used such a price to account for the Kwantung Army, which is obviously a lion's mouth.
What kind of concept is this, every time Chen Mingxiang sells a piece of faucet muslin to the Kwantung Army Headquarters, he has to earn a piece of cotton yarn from the Kwantung Army Headquarters!
Then again, who would have done such a deal without such profits?
The reason why the representatives of the Kwantung Army had no objection and were still making great efforts to provide convenience was, on the one hand, the demand of the Kwantung Army Command itself, and on the other hand, knowing Chen Mingxiang's hardships.
Monopoly can indeed produce the greatest benefits, but the money earned from the exchange of materials, he himself gets only a part, but all the forces that are touching the edge are staring at him, and their eyes are going to glow.
If you want to transport goods out of Manchukuo, in addition to the local secret services, gendarmerie, and police system, as well as the economic department of the government, the people in the headquarters will also get a benefit.
There has never been such a thing before, and the Kwantung Army Command has always liked to live behind closed doors, and neither the General Headquarters of the Dispatch Army nor the North China Front Army Headquarters in the Kannai are willing to deal with the Kwantung Army, and they have become the type of people who hate dogs.
Everyone knows that the Kwantung Army's cotton cloth supply is insufficient, and the strategic material reserves are insufficient, and if it can exchange materials with the Kannai, it will inevitably produce huge benefits, but unfortunately no one can do it.
Now that the Kwantung Army Headquarters has finally opened up the channel of exchange between the north and the south, Chen Mingxiang's Huatong Trading Company has collided head-on, and no one has opened their mouths, which is a strange thing!
If Chen Mingxiang wants to engage in smuggling business with Jiang Tong District, he must also obtain permission from the Central China Military Police, the Mei Organ, and the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy, and he also has to establish good relations with the Jinling government.
If Chen Mingxiang is not allowed to make money, people will directly pick on him, and the Kwantung Army Headquarters will not be able to take others, Chen Mingxiang is not mixed outside the customs in the first place.
"Thank you for your efforts for the exchange of materials outside the customs and in central China, I will invite you to dinner tonight, and you will choose the place, so let's relax." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.
The negotiation lasted for three days, and every detail of the cooperation was repeatedly discussed, cotton yarn, tung oil, bristles, rosin, tungsten ore, cotton cloth, etc., one category by one category was finalized, and finally a cooperation agreement was formed.
The Kwantung Army Command was rich and wealthy, and there were not many objections to the price, but the quantity needed made Chen Mingxiang very troubled, and he wanted too much, he couldn't hold it at all, so he had to cut some of it.
"Chen Jun is too polite, the cooperation agreement between us has been approved after reporting to the commander last night, and it will be implemented in accordance with the agreed terms."
"Tonight, the manager will come forward to entertain you, we are landlords after all, I will send a car to pick you up at six o'clock, and rest first in the afternoon." Koshiwu Furuno said with a smile.
Listen to what a shameless statement it is to regard oneself as a landlord in a occupied area in a foreign land, and it also reflects Japan's wolf ambitions.
Of course, Chen Mingxiang will not waste three days of contact time, this is also a great opportunity to get closer, he secretly gave Furuno Yoshitake 100,000 US dollars, Kasawara Yukio 100,000 US dollars, and Takada Kiyohide 10,000 US dollars, otherwise, why would the Kwantung Army Headquarters invite guests to dinner?