"I think Chen Jun's judgment is logical, don't look at the coal merchants in Shanghai who are not moving now, and maintain a wait-and-see posture, in fact, they are still trying to monopolize the coal market."

"They believe that Chen Jun will not be able to support the market of millions of quinquettes in a short period of time, and that the Shanghai market will continue to maintain a shortage of briquettes, and when our administrative intervention fails, the pricing power of the market will return to their hands." Taiji Ota said.

This is in Wang Baohe Restaurant, Chen Mingxiang invited everyone to eat the most famous Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, in fact, it is a name, people of similar status to their status, can these crabs be rare?

"How hard can this briquette be to make? The key is that the supply of coal is timely, since Chen Jun plans to hold out until the end of the year, I will allocate it to you according to the amount of 50,000 tons of coal per month, and our Central China Liaison Department and North China Liaison Department will report together. ”

"It is a shame for the empire that the merchants came to China with the army to do business and enjoy the various resources provided by the army, but instead of being grateful for the gifts of the empire, they used the privileges granted to them to blackmail the government to seek greater benefits."

"This battle is related to the face of Xingyayuan, and it is also the face of the empire, only success is not allowed to fail, I don't believe it, with the resources in our hands, can't we fight a group of merchants?" Shiozawa Kiyotoshi said with a sneer.

The Koyain was the supreme ruling body in the occupied area, controlled by the cabinet, and involved in the navy, army, foreign affairs, and treasury departments, and almost all important decisions were made by local branches, so to speak, they represented the common interests of the Japanese government and the military department, and had the power to allocate local resources.

Power in Japan is in the hands of the cabinet and the military ministry, everything must be premised on war, and when the actions of the zaibatsu touch the interests of the country, they are bound to be sanctioned.

The army and businessmen are complementary combinations, and the Xingyayuan can't sanction these coal merchants too much, but it is necessary to beat it a little, and the master-slave status must be clearly distinguished, and it is not allowed to cross the line.

"Several generals, although this battle has not begun, but there is no doubt that our victory is the inevitable result, this month, the production of briquettes in Jincheng alone, has reached 300,000 quintals, if this month the briquette factory in Shanghai is started, I am confident that it will increase to 600,000 quintals, there is still room for improvement."

"The problem that Xingyayuan needs to consider is not how to play tricks with this group of people, but to plan the layout of the Shanghai briquette sales in the future, and my opinion is that they must form a sufficient threat to them so that they dare not ignore the will of the empire." Chen Mingxiang said.

It is clear that these coal merchants have not many means at their disposal, and they want to play tricks or scoundrels to interfere with the production and sales of briquette factories, and the military police headquarters in Shanghai is worried that there is no excuse!

If you want to strike the market, Xingyayuan can provide a lot of subsidies, you can take out a loan from Zhengjin Bank if you don't have enough funds, and also provide coal resources and free water and electricity, can this group of businessmen beat him?

"You're right, we have also considered the sale of coal in the entire Shanghai market, among which the public concession area is the most densely populated and the most consumed market, which is the top priority, and controlling this territory will choke their lifeblood."

"In view of their shameful behavior, your Yuchang Coal Company must occupy the lion's share of briquette sales in the Public Concession, and this matter is non-negotiable. According to the calculation of 500,000 quintals of briquettes, you account for 300,000 quintals, such as the French Concession area and urban areas, you have the index of 100,000 quintals. ”

"As long as the basic amount of 400,000 quinques is maintained, no matter how small they do, they don't need to be afraid in the future, at most 600,000 quinques, the market will be stable, in view of the imminent revocation of the Xingya Academy, I have also communicated with the Consulate General in Shanghai, and the Consul General agrees with this method." Taiji Ota said.

After the abolition of the Hunga Academy, it became the Ministry of Greater East Asia, and the consulates general of each region replaced the function of the liaison department, but no one was afraid of such a situation again, so it was inevitable that a consensus would be reached.

These people present were all participants in the solution of the coal shortage problem in Shanghai, and they spoke a lot more casually, and in the process of eating and drinking, they finalized the countermeasures against the coal merchants in Shanghai.

Chen Mingxiang undoubtedly benefited greatly, in fact, he said to those coal merchants that he wanted to monopolize the sale of briquettes in the public concession, which also meant that the sky-high price was overpriced, and he also knew that it was impossible.

Occupy 40% of the total share of briquette sales, this is the bottom line given by Xingyayuan, and it must be put in place, as for how many Lianmei accounts will be unable to operate as a result, that is their own problem.

"Mingxiang, the patrol room on Xiafei Road in the French Concession called the company's headquarters, and the headquarters called me again, saying that it was your wife who was kidnapped in a café on Xiafei Road!" Ji Ji hurriedly came to Wang Baohe Restaurant.

The café is a shop on Xiafei Road, so it is natural to report to the Xiafei Road patrol room under the French Concession Public Board of Directors, and when they heard that Chen Mingxiang's wife was kidnapped, the people who patrolled the house almost went crazy, and while sending people to survey the scene to block the traffic, they called the headquarters of Huatong Trading Company.

The headquarters office of the Bank of China received a phone call and immediately called the Yuchang Coal Company, and today Chen Mingxiang greeted him in advance, and he was going to receive important guests in the new company.

When Ji Ji received the call, he was also frightened and hurriedly came to Wang Baohe Restaurant.

"You first explain things carefully, what the hell is going on!" Chen Mingxiang stood up suddenly.

"It was a black Chevrolet sedan without a license plate, about four people, with guns, and they were driving very fast, and the patrol of the French Concession saw the car enter Joan of Arc." Ji Ji said.

"Bastard, these bandits are simply crazy, they dare to attack Chen Jun's wife, I will tear them apart and feed them to the dogs!" Kinoshita Eichi suddenly jumped like thunder.

It's a slap in the face, in front of Shiozawa Kiyonobu and Yano Otozaburo, he is even more angry, and there are still people in Shanghai who dare to kidnap Chen Mingxiang's family, which is absolutely unacceptable.

"If they dare to arrest people in the French Concession, they must have premeditated, and the distance between Joan of Arc Road and the Bund means entering the Public Concession, I immediately called the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and asked them to quickly block all the intersections of the concession, strictly inspect all vehicles, and ask His Excellency the General to send a gendarmerie to assist."

"In order to prevent these people from entering Hongkou, I will call the Marine Corps Command, also set up a temporary roadblock in Hongkou, mobilize people from the police station to enter the public concession to carry out a large-scale search, even if it is three feet into the ground, I will find people out!" Chen Mingxiang gritted his teeth and said.

"Could this be a ploy of intimidation by the coal merchants?" Taiji Ota said suddenly.