The sale of briquettes depends on the number of people, and the public concession is the most populous place in the urban area, and it is also the largest cake in the briquette sales market, bearing a three-fifths share.

Chen Mingxiang was not in a hurry at all, he took out his cigar and cut off the cigar head, lit it with a match, and slowly spit out a puff of smoke. He knew that according to the other party's negotiation concept, it would be very good to give himself a fifth of the market share.

He didn't speak, he smoked and drank tea, and the negotiation immediately went into an awkward state.

"Mr. Chen, this is not your attitude to solve the problem, no matter what, the public concession area cannot be monopolized by you, and the sales volume of the remaining area cannot bear the survival of the thirty-four United Coal Ships." Boss Zhang said.

Putting out the 34 Lianmei is to warn Chen Mingxiang that you will have to face the joint attack of the 34 in the future, for your own survival, the Lianmei will definitely unite to deal with you together, can you withstand it yourself?

"What do you think is your business, the board of directors of the Ministry of Industry Bureau of the Public Concession has reached an exclusive sales cooperation intention with me, as long as my supply is enough to support, this is my territory, and you can go to protest with the Ministry of Industry Bureau if you have the ability."

"I still say the same thing, if you can convince the Central China Liaison Department and the Garrison Headquarters of the Xingya Academy, I can sell the company to you, I don't miss this little money, I toss this little every day, I am annoyed if you don't bother."

"There are too many coal numbers, what kind of problem is this, you can take the opportunity to kick out a few, more monks and less porridge is not conducive to the development of the industry, I am in front, what a good reshuffle opportunity is this?" Chen Mingxiang said indifferently.

I can't go on!

Chen Mingxiang's hole card is administrative intervention, he controls the administrative resources of Shanghai, has the official authorization of the Shanghai Special Municipal Government, and has the support of the administrative forces of the Garrison Headquarters, the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy, and the Bureau of the Ministry of Public Concession Industry.

"Chen Jun, why do you have to limit the price of briquettes to twenty-five yuan a load, is there any explanation for this?" President Yamashita asked.

"How can you get 20 yuan per load of storage coupons for wholesale, the actual manufacturing cost, a ton of coal plus loess plus water, at least one and a half tons of briquettes, that is, 30 quintals, the export is 600 yuan, plus the price difference of coal itself, earn 200 yuan per ton, the whole Shanghai market consumes at least 50,000 tons of briquettes every month, 10 million profits, and a family has hundreds of thousands."

"The Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy, the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and the Municipal Government, after strict cost accounting, formulated this price, the purpose of which is to lower the price of briquettes in the market, which is to maintain the stability of social order and the interests of the Japanese Empire in Shanghai."

"I advise you, it's useless to negotiate with me, and I can't be the master, so don't waste time here, who should I find whom, maybe you will go through the above road and kick me away?" Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

Go down the road above, is that possible?

Even if he promised the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Academy at this time, it is impossible for Chen Mingxiang to withdraw from the coal market, and all the forces involved in this have already set up the dishes and chopsticks and are waiting to eat, you want to take the pot away, how can there be such a cheap thing?

"We have offended the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy, the Bureau of the Ministry of Public Concession and the Municipal Government, and it is very difficult to fight relations at this time, but we have our own advantages, and the sales network throughout the Shanghai market, no matter how powerful he Chen Mingxiang is, he will not be able to occupy the market in a short period of time." President Hirano said.

Coming out of the office of Huatong Trading Company, this group of people immediately convened the boss of the Lianmei to discuss how to solve this problem, and when they heard that Chen Mingxiang wanted to monopolize the briquette sales market in the public concession, the conference room immediately became like a fried pot, and they reprimanded Chen Mingxiang for his greed, which was a matter of life and death.

"I immediately greeted those retailers, not to buy from Yuchang Coal Company, as long as we cooperate with our actions, we can consider giving more quotas in the future, if anyone is disobedient, then simply close the door, and you can't get a load of briquettes." President Yamashita said.

"According to the news from Jincheng, Chen Mingxiang only has one briquette factory, plus the local briquette factory in Jincheng, the output is not more than 300,000 quintals, and the number of briquettes needed in Shanghai is still far away. Boss Zhao said.

"The trouble is that the gendarmerie command has imposed military management on five large briquette factories on charges of disrupting market order and illegally hoarding control materials, and has seized 300,000 quinquets, and there has been no movement until now, I am worried that it will become Chen Mingxiang's killer weapon, and we have to guard against it!" Boss Zheng said.

The Lianmei was qualified to receive coal from the Dahu City Gas Company and then transport it to its own briquette factory to make briquettes, but some time ago, the military police headquarters suddenly carried out an inspection and sealed off the five factories that were making briquettes, and the goods in the freight yard were under military control.

Japan's Dahu City Gas Society protested to the Military Police Headquarters, but Major General Kinoshita Eichi ignored this and wanted to exert influence through the domestic chaebol, but the coal shortage issue involved the Japanese government's grand strategy for Shanghai, and the Cabinet and the Xingyayuan even had the heart to kill, so the protest was ineffective!

"You don't have to think about these five briquette factories, the gendarmerie headquarters wants to clean us up, and some of them are excuses, don't look for trouble, and cause unnecessary problems."

"You don't have to worry about the 300,000 quinquettes, Mitsui and Mitsubishi and other chaebols behind us have come out to put pressure on the Military Police Headquarters and the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy, and we must not use this batch of goods to hit the market price and affect the interests of Japanese businessmen." President Yamashita said.

"It looks like I can only gamble, just bet that Chen Mingxiang can't fill this hole, millions of quinquettes are not so easy to make, send someone to keep an eye on Yuchang Coal Company to see if he has any back-ups." President Hirano said.

But the next day, they stared, Yuchang Coal Company opened five briquette factories, began to make preparations for production, but there was no coal to come, Huatong Trading Company's convoy, a steady stream of loess to the factory, the Japanese military police at the gate to implement a guard, so not afraid of Japanese ronin to make trouble.

Although the freighter transporting briquettes set sail, Chen Mingxiang's other four freighters also arrived at Jincheng Port, three of which were the largest 10,000-ton freighters and one was a 9,000-ton freighter, which could transport nearly 40,000 tons of coal to Shanghai at one time.

Chen Mingxiang can naturally think of the countermeasures they can think of, and this coal alone can make enough briquettes for a month in Shanghai.