When the convoy returned to Shanghai, it was already mid-afternoon, and Chen Mingxiang was in the study room of the Marat Villa, and first called Kinoshita Rongshi to report that he had returned, and that he would come to the headquarters tomorrow morning, and this time he would bring some tea, which was regarded as the welfare of the military police headquarters.

Immediately after that, he made another telephone call to the Social Affairs Bureau, the Inspection Team, the Foreign Affairs Office, the Public Concession Industry Bureau, the Security Command, and the Special Service Headquarters.

Unexpectedly, when he called Ono Nakasa, he was actually told that he would come to Mara Villa for dinner tonight, and his tone sounded very happy.

"You're a celebrity in Shanghai now!" Wang Zhen said with a smile.

"What do you mean? Wasn't I a celebrity in Shanghai? Chen Mingxiang felt inexplicable.

After taking the newspaper brought by Wang Zhen, I learned that it turned out to be a silk advertisement and a tea advertisement, as well as a picture of Li Shiqun's "inspection" of the silk weaving factory, which was published in the form of a front-page headline in the "News Daily", and also made a large introduction.

Zheng Tonghui is still very beautiful, the photos are taken well, and the content introduction is also very good, the history of silk and tea in Suzhou and Hangzhou, as well as the cultural heritage, are condensed into his goods, and the words are refined and the pen is sophisticated, which is simply a beautiful prose.

"Zheng Tonghui borrowed 100,000 yuan in savings bonds from me, saying that you mean to open a restaurant in the French Concession, and also said that in the future, all departments under your command will go to this restaurant for consumption." Wang Zhen said.

"That's right, this group of people has done a lot of good things to the people in Shanghai, but the most embarrassing thing is that they have no financial resources, and there is no way to see so many refugees in a hurry."

"Leaning a part of their resources is also tantamount to doing good things for the people, my identity is special, it is inconvenient to do such a move, I can only rely on their hands." Chen Mingxiang said.

"I bought two sets of shops on Xiafei Road in the French Concession, the big one is ready to open a silk village, and the small one is used to open a tea house, and now the situation in Shanghai is unstable, and many French businessmen have withdrawn, and I have got the title deed paperwork, which is my name, and it is currently being renovated."

"The Japanese captured the concession, and you got five shops, and the location is very good, and the area is very large, so you don't have to buy any more shops." Wang Zhen said.

Chen Mingxiang sighed with some emotion in his heart, Wang Zhen's assistant is getting faster and faster, he can almost keep up with his own rhythm, and he is a lot more mature in doing things.

"The real estate in the French Concession, even if I give you a private property, I know that you are my woman, but I don't even have a decent property, which is a bit unreasonable, I know that I have always been very generous."

"This is also very beneficial to future work, with your own business, you are also the boss, you don't have to stay at home every day, which limits the scope of activities."

"Tell the chef to hurry up and go shopping and cook, I will mainly eat Japanese food tonight, and they will come to eat later." Chen Mingxiang said.

At this time, the guards suddenly came to report, saying that Shimada Kiyoken Daisa, director of the First Economic Bureau of the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy, Soichiro Ueda, chairman of the Shanghai branch of the Japan Textile Association, and Ling Xianwen, chairman of the Shanghai Material Control Committee and director of the Social Bureau, came.

"Looks like someone has been staring at me! I was thinking about what I could do with it, and they sent it to my door, and great! Chen Mingxiang knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.

"What are these people doing in our house, they don't have any friendship, they have official business to talk to the office!" Wang Zhen said very unhappily.

"They are also afraid that their actions will provoke the Japanese military, so they sneakily want to make a deal with me in private, maybe a warning, or an ultimatum!"

"Since you're here, it's not good to turn them away, so you can go to the kitchen and prepare dinner first, and I'll just receive these people myself." Chen Mingxiang said.

He knew the two Japanese who came, but he had never dealt with each other, and he didn't need to guess the purpose of coming, it must have been to buy his three textile factories.

The three medium-sized textile factories in Shanghai have become prosperous under the protection of Chen Mingxiang, and they are indeed a thorn in the side of Japanese textile enterprises, and they have long wanted to acquire or entrust them.

And this matter has never stopped, these greedy Japanese chaebols have even sued Chen Mingxiang to the Xingya Academy and the military department many times, but unfortunately, the military has its own considerations and has never succeeded.

The reason for this situation is, first of all, that there is no need to pay any taxes, because it is the nature of the "military management enterprise" of the military police headquarters, and who will collect taxes is not looking for excitement?

Cotton yarn and finished cloth do not need to be considered for sale, even if the output is expanded by a hundred times, there is no way to meet the needs of the national control area, and 24 hours to start work is too little.

will not be bullied, the usual way of Japanese textile enterprises is to make the Japanese ronin make trouble, sabotage, smash and burn, but who dares to use this set on the territory of the military police headquarters?

These three textile factories now have a large number of skilled workers, and they have expanded their scale and number of machines, and have become an important part of Shanghai's textile industry, which has made the Japanese even more jealous.

"Brother, I was forced to do so this time, they found His Excellency the Mayor, and their attitude was very tough, and His Excellency the Mayor had no choice, so they pushed the matter to me, in fact, we are a family, and I don't want to come." Ling Xianwen said in a low voice.

Before entering the living room, he pulled Chen Mingxiang and first stated his position and attitude, for fear that this cautious guy would hate him.

"Chen Sang, the purpose of our visit this time, I think you must also know it in your heart, with the continuous expansion of the empire's cause, it has now covered the entire Southeast Asian region, and the military supplies of hundreds of thousands of imperial troops have formed an arduous supply task."

"Our imperial textile enterprises in Shanghai have very heavy production indicators, and at the same time, they have also brought huge demand for cotton, which is the most critical point."

"And your three textile factories occupy a large share of cotton resources in Shanghai, hindering us from supplying cotton products to the imperial army, this matter has attracted the attention of the Xingya Academy, so Director Shimada came with him." Soichiro Ueda said.

After sitting down in the living room, he didn't even have a cup of tea, which is not the etiquette for entertaining guests, so it can be known that the purpose of their line has long been well known, so he went straight to the point.

"That's right, Chen Sang, we also know that the textile mill you control also serves the empire, but things have priorities, the empire's army in Southeast Asia urgently needs cotton products, otherwise it will affect the combat effectiveness, and the Xingya Academy needs your cooperation." Shimada Kiyoken said.