Chapter 389: The Harvest of the Cocktail Party Four
No wonder the inspection team was seized power, and the materials in Shanghai could not be exchanged with the Kuomintang region, but there was no strong reaction from the top of the Japanese army, because these Japanese enterprises were needed to produce munitions for the war!
The Japanese chaebols were also one of the banes of the war, and these greedy and shameless Japanese businessmen frantically plundered mineral resources, grain, coal mines, cotton, raw silk, salt, and other resources in various parts of China, and also seized and forcibly controlled factories in China, exercising control over China's industry and commerce, and committing heinous crimes.
The two most famous chaebols, Mitsui and Mitsubishi, acted the most despicable, even selling drugs in the occupied areas and forcing the common people to grow opium.
During World War II, the Japanese military department and the Japanese chaebol were like grasshoppers on a rope, and the military department relied on the chaebol to provide materials and weapons and equipment for the criminal war, and the chaebol needed the military department to occupy land and population through war, and provide various resources for production and sales.
This close relationship leads to the fact that the military department often needs to consider the needs of the chaebol when waging war, and it is not surprising that this happened.
"Your Excellency, General, I think that if this phenomenon is not curbed, it will be the Imperial Army itself that will suffer if it continues to be tossed like this for a long time. And you also understand that smuggling is a big mess and involves a huge interest group. Chen Mingxiang put on a posture of planning for the imperial army.
In fact, of course, he wanted to inquire about the time when the war began, and the logistics supply was related to the success or failure of the war, and the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy must know some secrets.
"I don't know the specific time, the preparation period given by the military department is a full six months, in fact, the top level has not made up their minds now, after all, the new strategy will touch the interests of Britain and the United States and other Western powers."
"Next month, the Imperial Army will have a military operation, enter the southern part of the French Indochina region, and test the reaction of the British and American countries, so as to facilitate the reference for the final decision, Chen Jun, the more fierce they are, the better it will actually be for you." Shizue Tsuda said meaningfully in the last sentence.
Strictly speaking, these words are leaks, but to Chen Mingxiang, a person involved in the logistics of the war, they are not leaks.
The Japanese army was already stationed in the northern part of the French Indochina region, and this trip to the southern region was only a military move, not a war.
Senior officials of the Japanese side, officials of the consulates general of various countries in Shanghai, officials of the city government, and officials of various districts and counties left the venue one after another after more than half an hour.
Now that the big names are gone, the cocktail party has also entered the lively stage, and the nightlife of the international metropolis of Shanghai is very rich, and many people plan to play in the club until ten o'clock, and then go out to continue to be chic.
"Commissioner Chen, you don't seem to be very honest tonight!" Mo Guokang returned to his seat, looked at him with a smile and said.
Chen Gongbo was in a bad mood after the meeting, and he found a place to continue the negotiation with Zhou Gaohai and Ding Mocun, which gave her a chance to dance to the rhythm of the music.
"In the face of Miss Mo, who is glamorous, if you are a man, you will not be honest, if you want to blame, you are too charming!" Chen Mingxiang went to the dining table and brought her a plate of pastries and a plate of fruit.
Call me dishonest? You're kidding?
With Chen Mingxiang's identity, he refers to the identity of a hidden agent, even if Mo Guokang takes the initiative himself, he will not cross the line, there must be a bottom line for everything, and if he offends Chen Gongbo, the gains outweigh the losses.
Besides, although this woman is beautiful and amorous, she is not an easy type to deal with, her ambition exceeds that of most people, can she obey Chen Gongbo's words, can she be an ordinary woman?
Of course, it is inevitable to take a small advantage during the dancing, but Chen Mingxiang passively accepts it.
The big beauty sent to the door will inevitably come into contact with the body when dancing, if this is also dishonest, then Mo Guokang's provocative little actions should go to the street to show the public.
"Your Excellency the Mayor wants you to come to the office tomorrow morning and convey the content of this evening's meeting, this time Huatong Trading Company has the important task of preparing materials, and the two Japanese just now are representatives of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of the Japanese government."
"In addition, the Japanese side is ready to give the Jinling government some power to set up a central material control committee, and Mei Si Ping will serve as the director, and it is now in the preparatory stage."
"In fact, in my opinion, it is nothing more than a name, and if the Japanese do not abolish their own material control organs, this committee of the Jinling government is tantamount to pure decoration." Mo Guokang said.
The financial foundation of Wang's puppet government is weak, and Finance Minister Zhou Gaohai has implemented the method of living within the limits of income, and the revenue and expenditure have basically remained balanced, but tariffs, a pillar source of revenue, have ostensibly returned to the Ministry of Finance of Wang's puppet government, but in fact, if Wang's puppet government wants to use it, it has to negotiate with Japan's Zhengjin Bank, and the power is still in the hands of the Japanese.
Wang's puppet government is not willing to be a puppet, and is constantly demanding power from the Japanese government, and material control is one of them, in short, it is equivalent to the control of materials.
For example, in the 29th year of the Republic of China, that is, the Central China Cotton Association, which was established in February last year, belonged to the control organization, and unified pricing, unified purchase, and unified distribution of cotton in the occupied areas.
But the Japanese army will not let go easily, Mo Guokang's meaning Chen Mingxiang is very clear, that is, to give a false name first, when to give you actual power, it depends on the needs of the Japanese government.
"Life is not good, the imperial army really looks up to me, and I will go on a mission every three or five times, did you say a specific time?" Chen Mingxiang asked.
"Who doesn't know that you are the smuggling leader in Shanghai, it's useless to complain to me, the Japanese stipulate that from July 1 to December 1, it is about half a year as your material procurement period."
"The provincial and municipal governments and district and county offices in all parts of the Jinling government are responsible for collecting daily supplies such as grain, cotton, raw silk, tea, timber and salt."
"Huatong Trading Company is still responsible for smuggling transactions with the Guotong Zone, purchasing important minerals, pig bristles, tung oil, rosin and other strategic materials, and the Japanese side will provide sufficient funds this time, and it will be allocated to you within a week." Mo Guokang said.
"Isn't that eccentric? The companies of the Southeast Trading Company and the Japanese intelligence agencies are all comfortably collecting money, but they just took me out to send me on a mission, seeing that I naturally look like a bully? Chen Mingxiang said with some dissatisfaction.
"They also have tasks, but the sum of the shares is not as good as one-tenth of yours, General Ying Zuo said, the Southeast Trading Company mainly supports the funds of the secret service headquarters, and the Lingnan Company under the Mei agency has no extra ability to supplement the funds for the Mei agency and the intelligence agency in Shanghai." Mo Guokang said with a smile.
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