"Your Excellency Mayor, the North China Liaison Department of the Japanese Koya Institute has approved my qualifications for coal procurement and coal transportation, and will give me 50,000 tons of coal in the first month, and 20,000 tons of coal every month thereafter, which will be used to stabilize the price of coal in Shanghai, and the North China Military Police Headquarters and the Jincheng Military Police will provide full support."

"In view of the particularly serious problem of coal shortage in Shanghai, Major General Kiyonobu Shiozawa, director of the North China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy, suggested that I should carry out a surprise attack on the coal industry in Shanghai, and only by making the coal merchants in Shanghai feel unbearable pain can they do business according to our rules of the game."

"To this end, with the help of the Jincheng gendarmerie, I temporarily took over a number of briquette factories in Jincheng, and also opened a large briquette factory. Chen Mingxiang said.

On the second day after he returned to Shanghai from Jincheng, he came to the city government, and he was also a high-ranking official who held three positions; in addition to canceling his leave, he also made a serious report to Chen Gongbo on his activities in Pingjin and Tianjin, and the city government had to subsidize 200 yuan per ton of briquettes.

In the past, I thought that this subsidy standard was okay, but as Japan's military stamps will be discontinued in April next year, the value of the central reserve bonds will be depreciated in half a year at most, and this subsidy is not enough.

The depreciation of banknotes is a very terrible thing, and Chen Mingxiang needs to complete his business layout in Central China, North China and outside the customs within half a year, so as to have enough strength to deal with such a situation.

"Brother Mingxiang, your ability to do things is far beyond my imagination, as long as the price of coal can be pulled down, the citizens will no longer worry about living fuel, and the prestige of our city government will be established. If you do this well, you will not only be a hero of the Shanghai market, but also a hero of the Jinling government, and I will consider your future. ”

"But you also have to take into account the practical difficulties, the population of Shanghai is as high as 4 million, and the urban area accounts for more than half, and the amount of briquettes used is very staggering. Chen Gongbo asked.

Since he came to Shanghai to become the mayor, he has done things completely according to the instructions of the Japanese, and the dignified president of the Jinling Government and the mayor of the Shanghai Special City are like marionettes, and he has to do whatever people say.

Finally, the problem of coal shortage in Shanghai has aroused the disgust of the Japanese government, and this matter is closely related to the lives of citizens, and it is a crucial time to establish his personal image, so it is natural to pay special attention to it.

"Your Excellency the Mayor, please don't worry, there is no technical content in the production of briquettes, the key is whether the coal channel is stable. If it weren't for the rationing of the coal given to me and the reaction of the Japanese merchants, I would have been able to monopolize the production and sales of the entire urban area. ”

"The first month belongs to the run-in period, all aspects of the preparation is certainly not perfect, I plan to make the first batch of 10,000 tons of briquettes, that is, 200,000 quintals on the market, the second month to reach 300,000 quintals, this output will continue until the end of the year, after the briquettes are shipped to the Shanghai market, at a price of 25 yuan per quintal."

"Coal merchants in Shanghai have been hoarding coal for at least three months, so there may not be a significant change in the price in the first month or two after I operate, but I judge that they will not last more than three months and will come to negotiate with me, and in the fourth month they will not be able to withstand the threat."

"Your Excellency Mayor, my current financial resources can be supported to five months to the maximum, which is already the limit, I hope you know that although it is dealing with matters related to the Japanese Empire, the price of a ton of coal in the coal mines controlled by the Japanese army is also four hundred."

"This means that I will have to invest 20 million in the first month, and in the next four months, each month will be 8 million in the reserve, which adds up to more than 50 million, just the cost of buying coal!"

"Counting the costs of opening a briquette factory, buying machinery, water and electricity, fleet transportation, loading and unloading, and labor, I can't get it without 60 million, and I'm already stretched." Chen Mingxiang said with some embarrassment.

Whenever you talk to your enemies, you must be half-truthful, you can't lie purely, you must stand up to scrutiny, make excuses, and have room for maneuver.

The lie is that Chen Mingxiang, as a strategic agent of the Military Command Bureau, has always made decisions for long-term tasks, so how could he allow himself to do one thing without leaving a way out?

The companies and factories he is currently running are his biggest bargaining chips in fulfilling his duties and fulfilling his mission, and it is absolutely not advisable to devote resources to putting himself in danger.

The Kailuan Coal Mine was controlled by the Japanese army and Japanese businessmen, and the purchase and transportation costs of the coal given to Chen Mingxiang were settled internally by the Central China Liaison Department and the North China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy, and he did not need to come up with the money first.

Taiji Ota was held accountable by the headquarters of the Koya Institute because of the coal shortage, and under the smoke of the Japanese chaebol anger, he also gave an important resource, allowing him to pay the expenses to the Central China Liaison Department after the briquettes were sold.

But this matter is only known to Taiji Ota, Shiozawa Kiyonobu and the three of him, even if Chen Gongbo is in a high position, how can he have this channel to obtain such confidential information from the Xingya Academy?

"Commissioner Chen, who doesn't know that you are our God of Wealth in Shanghai, coal is a scarce material in Shanghai, and it can be sold out when it is transported to Shanghai, so it makes no sense to cry poorly, right? Could it be that the relocation of the textile mill, coupled with the smuggling trade, has affected the working capital? Mo Guokang said with a smile.

She is not dismantling the stage but assisting, Chen Gongbo is a shrewd person who is not easy to fool, otherwise he would not be able to get to his current position, and explain the doubts clearly in time will help the follow-up conversation.

Mo Guokang is a practical woman, she wants to profit from the sale of briquettes, of course, she is very concerned about Chen Mingxiang's affairs, even to the point of eccentricity. The money of the Jinling government is not her money, but the money in her pocket, which is really her own money.

There are both monetary interests and a vague good feeling between her and Chen Mingxiang, and it is not normal to get along for a long time without feeling a little.

"Secretary Mo is so right, the briquettes will definitely not be sold at the moment, and they can be turned around in two months, but the problem is that I earn more and spend more, and I really don't have so much money."

"It's easy to simply concentrate on this one thing, and you know, my recent burden has been very heavy, and I need funds everywhere, and I have already borrowed money from the Central Reserve Bank for the textile mill."

"I'm in Pingjin and Tianjin, and I've smashed more than 10 million yuan just by opening up relations, otherwise coal has always been controlled in the hands of the Japanese chaebol, how could I get such authorization and convenience?"

"With another 20 million in funds, the company's most important smuggling business will be greatly affected, and I even have to worry about the accountability of the gendarmerie command." Chen Mingxiang explained.