Chapter 498: Risks and Opportunities III
"You mean that the Japanese army has agreed to your plan, and we can send away fifty-six merchants this time?" Riddle said in surprise.
Unexpectedly, Chen Mingxiang's communication with the Japanese army was so effective, and the original number was doubled, which was also a good thing for him and Mingside.
When the Japanese government repatriates diplomats and administrative personnel, they will get a huge amount of political capital at home, and these capitalists will inevitably be rewarded with something in return.
The people in the concession area saw the brutality and bestial behavior of the Japanese army in Shanghai, and they did not want to stay for a moment in the concession area occupied by the Japanese army, and the more times like this, the more they would be grateful.
"But before evacuating, you must find a guarantor for these people, sign a letter of guarantee, and if they leak this to the news media after returning home, the Japanese army will kill the guarantor's entire family."
"This is a rigid measure stipulated by the military police command, and 56 companies must have at least 224 guarantees, and they must not be deceptive, otherwise they will be in trouble." Chen Mingxiang said.
"The Japanese are really careful enough, this is because they are worried that the matter of collecting money and releasing people will be exposed, and they will be severely punished by the military department, no problem, I will start operating it immediately, and I will hand it over to you tonight."
"The newly selected twenty-eight businessmen are still operating in the same way as before, the industry belongs to you, and the money will not be less, Mr. Chen, thank you for your help this time, I will apply to the government in the future to reward you." Minsted said.
"Let these fifty-six families pack up their valuables at home, and I will send a car tomorrow afternoon to transport people and things from house to house to the Marat Villa, and drive them to the mountain city by boat at night."
"Remember, if you can't take it away, find a place to hide it, only bring the most valuable gold jewelry, don't be reluctant at this time, or give it to me for safekeeping."
"I am taking a great risk for this, the Japanese may have to search before getting on the ship, and once the large items are found, no one can leave, and there may be a threat to their lives." Chen Mingxiang said.
Riddle and Minside glanced at each other, their expressions of great gratitude, Chen Mingxiang could do this, they couldn't think of it, which shows that the other party is not greedy for the money of these businessmen, but sincerely builds relationships for themselves, or leaves a way out for the future.
At noon on the third day after the occupation of the concession, the trucks of the Huatong Trading Company continued to speed through the concession, with the pass of the Marine Corps posted on the windows, and Shimada Nakasa personally supervised it on the street.
More than 200 British and Americans, carrying a little belongings, were gathered at Marat's villa, where Chen Mingxiang was waiting.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry that I can't do more for you, although I don't like the existence of the concession, but I also have to admit that you have made great contributions to the development of the Chinese and Shanghai markets, becoming the largest financial center and the most prosperous city in Asia."
"At eight o'clock tonight, I will send you on the freighter, and you will be able to reach the mountain city in about a week, the process is thrilling, and the relationship between all aspects has been unimpeded, please wait with peace of mind."
"On the freighter, I have prepared fifty-six gifts for you, all of which are unique specialties of China, ceramics from Jingdezhen, black tea from Qimen, jade from Xinjiang, silk from Hangzhou, and some handicrafts, I hope to add some memories to your days in China."
"There is a lot of food on board, including wine and cigars, so please don't be too sad and treat this trip as a journey, because I believe that we will have a chance to meet again."
"Maybe it was because after the victory of the Great War that I went to visit you in a foreign country and enjoyed your hospitality, or maybe it was because you revisited your old place and returned to Shanghai again, and I fulfilled the friendship of the landlord."
"I want the chef to cook some meals, and at noon today, I will accompany everyone to drink some rice wine and eat some hairy crabs, as well as authentic Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine, I'm afraid that for a long time in the future, you can only reminisce in your hometown." Chen Mingxiang stood in the hall of Marat's villa and said a few words.
Since he wants to do it to the extreme, he arranged for the chef of the Bank of China to cook a sumptuous meal for more than 200 people and send it to the villa, and then set it up in the form of a buffet in the restaurant.
He knew very well in his heart that these people must not be able to eat and sleep well, and their faces were very haggard, don't look at it as just a meal, the effect is very good.
"This young man is amazing, he must be a powerful person in the future, listen to what he said, and when the day of victory, he may get more than us." Riddle sighed.
"If he didn't have such ability, how could the Japanese pay so much attention to him, and how could they have the ability to send so many people away? Let's go, let's have something to eat, it's been three busy days, and I haven't had a good meal yet. Minside said.
At half past six in the evening, Chen Mingxiang was sitting in the car, followed by ten large trucks pulling more than 200 people, following behind a car, driving from the horse-drawn villa to the 16-shop wharf.
This is the car of Ono Nakasa, the intelligence department of the Marine Corps Command, who personally led the convoy and drove through more than a dozen passes along the way, not to intercept the convoy, but to prevent tracking vehicles.
At half past seven, the convoy arrived at the wharf, where a local cargo ship from Shanghai was already waiting, and the wharf was full of military police and marines.
Captain Gao Dao, head of the Huxi military police detachment of the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters, and Xiao Dao, the leader of the military police squad at the 16 Pu Wharf, were responsible for the operation, and the two received a box of cigars, a box of red wine, and a large red envelope of $2,000.
The gendarmes opened the boxes of the foreigners, took a casual look and let them go, and the gendarmes on duty each gave a hundred dollars in red envelopes.
In fact, these people brought valuable gold and jewelry with them, and the gendarmes would not search their bodies, they were nothing more than pretending.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to leave, let's get on board, and if you have any requirements, tell the captain and wish you a smooth journey!" Chen Mingxiang said as he stood next to the boarding escalator.
Merchants and family members shook hands and hugged him, and some girls kissed him on the lips and invited him to their hometown.
Chen Mingxiang's harvest was very large, and these fifty-six businessmen naturally knew that the pie that fell from the sky was thrown down by him, and they left letters of thanks, with addresses and contact information in addition to the words of thanks.
At eight o'clock, the freighter began to set sail, and more than 200 people all came to the deck, looking at the big Shanghai market where they had lived for many years, and constantly beckoning.
is not only waving to Chen Mingxiang, but also saying goodbye to Shanghai, which can be said to be the second hometown, and the women let out suppressed cries!