Chen Mingxiang's decision to close a textile factory in Suzhou was really not a lie to the bureau headquarters, but his judgment of the current situation, or rather the situation prompted him to make such a choice.

It's not just because of the raw materials, the reasons are complicated, so he has carefully considered it, thinking that closing one is very beneficial to his future.

"At the end of March and the beginning of April, I am going to close the largest Suzhou No. 1 Textile Factory, and all the cotton resources that can be collected in Suzhou Province will be invested in the No. 2 Textile Factory and the No. 3 Textile Factory, so that normal operation can be maintained."

"Cotton cloth is a necessity of daily life, and some of the textile factories in Shanghai that have been recovered from the Japanese army will also start work one after another, so that a large number of textile workers will be needed, and I see that several have begun to advertise in the newspapers for recruitment."

"You also know that most of the female workers in our three textile factories are because they have no way to follow from Shanghai to Suzhou, and they can't take care of their family affairs.

"I'm going to let go of all the workers who voluntarily left their jobs, and Haven is counting the number of people and estimating that at least half of them will return to Shanghai. Of course, there are also a large number of unemployed workers in Shanghai, and I can recruit them again when I need to, but the general environment is unfavorable, and I have to make some changes. Chen Mingxiang said.

No matter how greedy the Japanese invaders were, they still had to let the people in the occupied areas have cloth to make clothes, which is an indispensable material for daily life.

As far as the current situation is concerned, most people can't make a set of clothes in a year, and it is not a problem to continue to wear them by sewing and repairing, and it is not a problem to be ugly. It's just that the population base of Shanghai is too large, and with the demand of the occupied areas of the provinces, some textile factories have to start production.

The output will certainly not be very large, the distribution of cotton is in the hands of Japanese merchants, and electricity is given priority to Japanese merchants, and it is not easy to survive in this situation.

Chen Mingxiang's textile factory is dominated by tens of thousands of skilled female workers brought from Shanghai to Suzhou, and he is not a capitalist who earns hard-earned money through exploitation.

But at least half of the female textile workers, also because of their families, will not leave his textile factory, in terms of treatment, he works here for a month, it is estimated that he will work in Shanghai for three to four months.

As for welfare, it is a dream in other companies, but he can provide cheap grain, soybean oil, matches, salt, etc., and it is very good that other textile factories can eat.

"You are pessimistic about the future situation, I have no objection to you closing the factory, but I am a little curious, is there also a strategic consideration for your move?" Wang Zhen said with a smile.

She has never objected to Chen Mingxiang's decision-making, nor does she attach much importance to the interests of the textile factory, even if she does nothing now, future generations will not have to worry about life problems.

"Before the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the situation will only get worse and worse, don't expect the textile factory to become more and more prosperous, the order of the Kwantung Army has not been there yet, it may have been affected by the war situation, I plan to go to Guanwai the day after tomorrow to test the tone of the management department of the General Headquarters of the Kwantung Army."

"If they don't plan to continue to place orders with us, or if the number of orders is very small, I will simply close down the second and third factories and concentrate the workers in the first factory to continue production, so that we can reach the current 50 percent output."

"Cotton is the key to restricting textile mills, but no one can solve this problem, the Japanese army's dispatch army in China, the Kwantung Army and the puppet army of Wang's puppet government, adding up to more than two million, the amount of cotton cloth consumed is extremely amazing, this is not counting, Japan's civilian and Southeast Asian Southern Army, that is a bottomless pit, how much cotton cloth is not enough."

"Cotton cloth and cotton yarn are the main materials that I exchange with the Kuomintang region, the textile mills have reduced production, and they can't get enough materials for exchange, and the problem is the Japanese themselves, and they want to control the right to allocate and purchase cotton, and they want me to engage in smuggling, how can there be such a good thing?"

"It is impossible to increase the supply of cotton to me, this is the limit set by the Japanese army's own needs, and the only way for them is to squeeze out a part of the share from the Japanese merchants, so as to reduce the supply to the interior, which is a dilemma."

"My industry has long made many people red, sooner or later will become the target of public criticism, in addition to the cigarette factory, silk weaving factory and tea factory, I will no longer engage in industry, focus on the operation of salt, these are not so sensitive after all." Chen Mingxiang said.

"I took a look at the accounts of the Chang'an Trading Bank of the Haiyuan Salt Industry Company yesterday, and the salt we transported to the Guotong District, so far, the bureau headquarters has not settled a dime to the trading bank, which is more than 3,000 tons of salt, worth more than 10 million legal currency." Wang Zhen said.

"It is estimated that after a New Year, the financial situation of the bureau headquarters has deteriorated again, and when encountering such a major festival, the Military Command Bureau also has to fight and go through the motions.

"You notify the Chang'an Trading Bank and ask them to prompt the bureau headquarters to settle the account, and make a request to the trading bank itself, we can't open our mouths, that's looking for excitement." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

The local station of the Military Command Bureau opened its mouth to ask the bureau headquarters to settle the payment, this is simply a joke, do you want to get mixed up in the Military Command Bureau?

"Isn't that right? Since you know that the financial situation of the bureau headquarters is not good, and you still have to make a request from the trading bank, will Boss Dai be angry? Wang Zhen asked.

"So I asked the Chang'an Trade Bank to mention this matter themselves, they are all veterans, they know how to operate, the distance between us and the trade bank is too far, the trade bank's capital turnover is difficult, and the money from the headquarters cannot be sent to the national control area in a short time, which is completely reasonable, you don't understand, it's troublesome if you don't do it!" Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

He felt a little uncomfortable, so he thought about adding to Boss Dai's blockage, the work of the direct station was impeccable, providing the bureau headquarters with the foundation to enter the Yanzhou base, whether to get in or not is not my problem, but the bureau headquarters withheld the payment and did not pay, what is going on?

Moreover, he cannot give the bureau headquarters the impression of being wealthy, because this will cause problems to the bureau headquarters, and when he encounters this kind of thing in the future, he will deduct the payment for the goods casually, and he will not be able to support the expenses of the Military Command Bureau.

During the Republic of China, the banks were not developed, and the funds from the headquarters of Haiyuan Salt Company could not be transferred to Chang'an through the banks controlled by the Japanese puppet, which would also bring great risks.

When the Chang'an Trading Bank was established, the manager went with a large amount of start-up capital, as long as the payment of the bureau headquarters was settled, there would be no financial difficulties, I found a source of money for you, but you are dragging your feet, what is this called?