Chapter 600: Preparing for the Move
"Look, this is the consequence of your impulsiveness, Director Mao just called, originally the action corps fought bravely in Shanghai, fought tenaciously, and achieved remarkable results, and the bureau headquarters was ready to praise and commend it, but because of this incident, it was given a punishment of guilt and meritorious service to see the after-effects."
"Boss Dai plans to apply for a promotion to the rank of major general in the army, and the two of you will also be promoted to the rank of colonel, so it's all in vain!"
"Boss Dai asked Director Mao to question the leadership of our action team, what is the intention of disobeying the order? As a punishment, we are not allowed to be promoted within three years, and we are only demoted, not promoted. Mao Sanmu took the telegram and showed it to the two, and his tone was full of unwillingness.
The major general of the army has entered the sequence of generals, which is the dream goal of every soldier, and seeing the rank in his hand fly like this, the depression in his heart can be imagined.
Wang Fuqian and Sheng Zhicheng breathed a sigh of relief, although they lost their rank of colonel and were one step away from being a general, but Boss Dai, who was angry, did not severely punish them, which was also a great luck in misfortune.
"Rest assured, as long as our action corps continues to make achievements in Shanghai, your rank of major general will come back sooner or later, the enemy is carrying out a large-scale search and arrest, we will temporarily avoid its edge, wait for the wind to slow down, and continue to implement the original plan." Sheng Zhicheng said.
Chen Mingxiang has been very busy these two days, what are you doing? He is presiding over Moyad's funeral on behalf of the city government, which is also designated by Chen Gongbo and Mo Guokang.
Mo Guokang insisted on holding a grand funeral for his younger brother, which was a "meritorious person" to the imperial army, and the Japanese army also sent people to go through the motions.
The assassination this time also made the Japanese puppet's attitude towards him more "intimate", and it was also an unexpected benefit, being shot by the guerrillas of the Military Command Bureau, which showed that he was a loyal follower of the empire.
"Chen Jun, General Kinoshita has already gathered sixty trucks in good condition for you, as well as a batch of gasoline, and the machinery and equipment you need, and the general also explained to General Shunliu Hata and General Furukawamineichi, and greeted the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy."
"The high-level is very dissatisfied with this matter, and agrees with you to move all the textile factories to Suzhou, for this reason, the machinery and equipment of the British and American textile factories are up to you to choose, what is easy to move, and the six generals of the six generals of Hata Jun also said that they want you to expand the scale and increase production, and exchange more materials for the imperial army from the Chiang Tong area." Shigeru Goto said.
He came to the funeral on behalf of the military police headquarters to express his condolences, and seeing that it was Chen Mingxiang presiding, he reluctantly bowed three times, put on three sticks of incense, and then ran to the side with Chen Mingxiang to talk.
"Goto-kun, is there a clue about the murderer?" Chen Mingxiang asked.
"Don't worry, I won't let my brother take these shots in vain, there has been some progress in the special lesson, you just wait for the good news!" Shigeru Goto's eyes are fierce.
Although Chen Mingxiang was worried about the brothers in the action team, there was nothing he could do, so that night, he called the owners of the three textile factories and held a brief meeting.
Boss Zhang of Fengchang Textile Factory, Boss Wang of Maoyuan Textile Factory and Boss Zhou of Chenghai Textile Factory, although they all knew that the textile factory was going to relocate, they did not know the specific situation.
"The situation in Shanghai is changing rapidly, Japanese textile companies want to dominate the textile market, even I can't keep you, everyone's cooperation will come to an end, and when the existing raw materials of the textile mill are digested, the textile mill must be closed, which is the general trend, not I can change."
"After my coordination with the Japanese army, I plan to buy all the machinery and equipment of the three of you, and the workers are willing to follow them to Suzhou, and I will arrange suitable positions, to be honest, follow me, you can still have something to eat, and staying in Shanghai is not a dead end, and life will be very difficult."
"Considering that most of the workers in the textile mill are women, I am allowed to go home one day a week, the train can get home in a few hours, and I can take the truck in the factory, and there is a round-trip bus every day, what do you mean?" Chen Mingxiang asked.
In fact, these words are nothing more than a confirmation that for the common people in Shanghai, there is only the emotion that their homeland is difficult to give up, and nothing else really matters.
In such a harsh environment, living is the only purpose, everything else is secondary, and Chen Mingxiang is not worried about any changes in this matter.
"Our three old guys have also discussed, and we are willing to give you all the machinery and equipment, and you don't want anything in the factory, Mr. Chen, thanks to your help in the past few years, we have also made a fortune, and the raw materials and sales are supported by you, we only take care of production, and our lives are very comfortable." Boss Zhang said.
"Yes, people should be content, we don't want to stay in Shanghai anymore, follow you to Suzhou City to find a place to settle down, so that at least we can get your protection."
"We have worked in this industry all our lives, and we have a little experience, if you don't dislike it, it's no problem for you to be a manager, don't pay a penny, it's just uncomfortable to be idle." Boss Zhou said with a smile.
"I conveyed your meaning to the workers, the vast majority of people are willing to follow you to Suzhou, Japanese companies are beaten and scolded, not to mention, they can't get money, in your factory for a month, you can work in a Japanese textile company for a year."
"The major workshops have been counted, except for those who are really unwilling to leave, there are about 9,000 skilled workers, and some are even willing to move their homes." Boss Wang said.
The wages of these three textile factories are the highest in Shanghai, the "cheap rice" of the Wang puppet government and the Japanese army is 200 yuan per stone, and the maximum salary of the textile factories is 67 yuan and one dime and two cents, but these three have more than doubled, basically the minimum is 140 yuan of central reserve coupons, and the highest can get 240 yuan of central reserve coupons.
Of course, although these wages could not allow the workers to live a good life, food and clothing were barely enough, and Chen Mingxiang's cotton purchase price was high, the shipment price was low, and the profit was not much.
"Then it's decided, I hired you as the deputy director of production of the three textile factories in Suzhou, with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan in the reserve coupons, and tomorrow I will take an experienced master to the British and American textile factories in the public concession to select machines, and we must pick the most advanced and best machinery and equipment to our factory."
"Don't be too realistic, other assets of the Anglo-American textile factory also have to be fished out, such as those electrical appliances, cables and others, sofas, coffee tables, tables and chairs, everything that can be used is pulled into their own bowls, and they are loaded on the train and transported to Suzhou as soon as possible." Chen Mingxiang said.
"Rest assured, boss, the masters in our factory are all experts, and the selection of machines will not be blind, you see, the textile factory in Suzhou will definitely be the best textile factory."
"We followed the truck transporting the machine, went to Suzhou to find a suitable house, and by the way, we also helped the new factory to make plans, and we could start working in a short time." Boss Zhang said.