Chapter 756: Waiting for the Opportunity One
Fengchang Textile Factory, Maoyuan Textile Factory and Chenghai Textile Factory, starting from Chen Mingxiang to establish Huatong Trading Company, started work normally under his protection, except for the relocation period, there was no machine stop at all,
More than 10,000 workers are carefully selected skilled workers, after the fall of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, there is no shortage of workers, the pressure of competition is also very large, and the technology almost has to smash their own jobs.
Don't look at the textile factory from Shanghai to Suzhou, there are textile workers who want to follow the work, but there is a high salary and good welfare, and they can go home four times a month.
When the textile factory was relocated, with the support of the military police headquarters, a large number of machines were removed from the Anglo-American textile factory, and the production capacity was greatly improved.
"I have never been worried that the textile mills will run out of orders, and at present, whether it is the national control area or the occupied area, there is a shortage of cotton cloth everywhere, because of the war, the output of the textile mills is far below the demand, but this is a necessity of life, and the business opportunities are unlimited."
"The biggest concern comes from the lack of cotton yarn and cotton supply, and as you know, the power to purchase cotton in the occupied areas is in the hands of Japanese textile merchants, which is an important control material and the economic plundering policy of the Japanese government."
"It's just a small fight but it doesn't matter, but the daily consumption of the three large textile mills is extremely amazing, I buy cotton on a large scale in the cotton-producing area, which is bound to cause a strong backlash from the Japanese Textile Association, and the textile mill relocated from Shanghai to Suzhou, isn't it because of this reason?"
"Fortunately, this time I reached a cooperation with the Kwantung Army Headquarters for material exchange, and I can transport the cotton yarn outside the customs to Suzhou, otherwise I would really panic."
"Think about it, more than 10,000 workers are counting on me to bring them income, and behind this, it may be more than 10,000 families and tens of thousands of people living security, and the burden on them is very heavy!" Chen Mingxiang said.
Ninety-nine percent of the workers in the textile factory are women, which is also a characteristic of this industry.
Chen Mingxiang believes that since he brought these workers to Suzhou, he has the responsibility to allow everyone to maintain the most basic survival needs, at least starve to death and freeze, and barely survive, so he provides as many benefits as possible within his ability.
"The workers are very satisfied with the current environment, there is no extortion by local ruffians and hooligans, there is no bullying by the Japanese hypocrisy, and the monthly salary in Shanghai is more than 60 yuan of central reserve bonds, which we have doubled, especially in the canteen, and the rice basically does not cost money."
"By the way, I have to tell you something, the price of rice in Suzhou is much cheaper than that in Shanghai, the Shanghai market is 600 yuan in the reserve of one stone of rice, and Suzhou is only more than 200 one stone of rice, everyone thinks that they can buy some cheap rice for their families."
"However, the Japanese have a very strict blockade of Shanghai, and if they are found to be carrying rice without permission, it will be confiscated and punished, although this matter is not big, but it is very important." Zhou Haiwen said.
The key is that the Japanese have very strict control over the grain-producing areas in the land of fish and rice in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and rice is either robbed to Japan or purchased at a low price as military rations, and the grain in Shanghai is restricted, the supply is decreasing day by day, and the price is bound to rise.
However, the price of rice in Suzhou Province was not as high as that of the Shanghai market, at least three times lower, so the workers wanted to use the difference in prices between the two places to buy some rice to bring back to the Shanghai market.
"This is easy to do, I just have to say hello to the military police headquarters, but anyone who goes home will take the car in the factory, and in Shanghai, who will dare to stop and inspect my car?"
"Let me tell you the good news, Li Shiqun will provide us with 150 tons of broken rice every month in the name of the provincial government's support for local enterprises, basically guaranteeing a subsidy of one pound of rice per person per day, which they can save and take home."
"The Qingxiang Committee plundered a lot of grain in Su Province, and Li Shiqun, as the provincial chairman, also has a lot of resources in his hands, I will discuss with him to buy low-cost grain for my textile factory, silk weaving factory, silk reeling factory, tea factory, etc. every month, and the canteen will continue to maintain the rice without money, and give an additional 30 catties of broken rice per person."
"In addition, the cotton plundered by the Qingxiang Committee in the Su Province will also be supplied to us in a batch, and the price can be said to be very affordable, only 60 yuan per bag, and I will finalize this matter this afternoon and transport the cotton back to be spun into cotton yarn as soon as possible." Chen Mingxiang said.
"The tea and silk needed outside the customs, I have been loaded and shipped to Yingkou Port, it is really not easy, the silk reeling factory and the silk weaving factory and the tea factory, are worried about sales, the silk and tea we produce are now high-end consumer goods, this time I am finally relieved." Zhou Haiwen said.
Silk was not meant to be worn by ordinary people, from the beginning of its birth to the present, it is a high-end luxury, if it is changed to the Ming Dynasty, even businessmen are not qualified to wear silk satin, which is a symbol of status.
As for tea, because of the impact of the war, the price has been falling for a long time, and the tea merchants and tea farmers have gone bankrupt, resulting in a lack of supply on the market, and the price has suddenly skyrocketed.
That is to say, Chen Mingxiang has such a channel, a network of relationships all over the country, and he has a huge commercial fleet in his hands, which can be transported to various places for sale, and he has made a lot of contributions to tea farmers in central China.
"The last time I watched you outside the gate of the Mega General Association, the group of people who were arrested by the gendarmerie were Nariko Kojima's men, right?" At noon, Li Shiqun was in the most luxurious restaurant in Suzhou, and specially entertained Chen Mingxiang.
This is the God of Wealth, who can bring him five million vouchers per month, plus the long-term profit from the sale of salt, which is worthy of his reception of the highest standard.
In addition to the benefits brought by the two positions of provincial chairman and secretary general of the Qingxiang Committee, the dividends given by Chen Mingxiang are his biggest source of wealth, and he can't resist it at all.
Other income also needs to support the secret service headquarters, and it also needs to make some connections, although he occupies the lion's share, it is impossible to monopolize it, and Chen Mingxiang's money can be completely put in his pocket.
"Except for this female spy like a mad dog, who else dares to spy on me so arrogantly in Shanghai? It is estimated that she has just come to Central China to serve as the head of the intelligence department of the Mei Agency, and she urgently needs highlights and achievements to stabilize her position, and the breakthrough point she chose is the agent of the Military Command Bureau who is lurking in the secret service headquarters codenamed Chunfeng. ”
"I have been serving in the secret service headquarters and the headquarters of the gendarmerie in Shanghai, and I have frequent contacts with the major Japanese military agencies in Shanghai, and I have all possible conditions, so I have become the target of suspicion, and she now vows not to give up until she achieves her goal."
"I came to Suzhou this time, and I didn't want to have any more conflicts with her, I felt that I couldn't bear it anymore." Chen Mingxiang said.