The common people of Shanghai mainly use briquettes as fuel for cooking and boiling water and heating, so this is an indispensable necessity for life.

After the outbreak of the Pacific War, it was no longer possible to transport Indian coal, which was mainly operated by British companies, to Shanghai, and the coal was mainly dependent on supplies from North China.

The Japanese army listed coal as an important controlled product, plundered a large amount of high-quality coal from North China to Japan, and imposed strict restrictions on the supply of Shanghai.

The Japanese army's strategy was to reduce the amount of coal used and save more resources for Japan, but it did not prevent the people of Shanghai from using briquettes.

It's also impossible, you can't let the people eat raw rice and can't even drink hot water, right?

But the problem is that the supply of coal has decreased, and there is an imbalance between supply and demand, which in itself has led to an increase in the price of coal.

Not only did Japanese businessmen raise transportation costs and wholesale prices, but also those speculative businessmen who had difficulty making a fortune also took the opportunity to hoard and raise prices, and the value of the Central Reserve Bills was not trusted, and the purchase of briquettes rose, all of which led to a coal shortage in Shanghai.

Chen Mingxiang's idea of fighting coal in North China, Kinoshita Sakae, as the commander of the military police, of course, should fully support it, in addition to being able to obtain long-term dividends in this industry and increase his own income, which is also the behavior hoped by the Japanese side, it is estimated that the military police headquarters will be rewarded by the superiors.

But in fact, he thought too much!

Chen Mingxiang felt that those speculative businessmen were too shameless, and it was just a matter of hoarding other things, and even the price of briquettes had to be raised, didn't this force the people to death?

He wants to take advantage of this opportunity to engage those speculators to the death, suddenly pull down the entire coal market, force these people to spit out the hoarded coal, and he can still have a good reputation.

"I will plan the matter of the ship slowly, and this will not be able to be operated in a while, but Your Excellency General, whether you can transport goods from North China, the help of the gendarmerie system is the key, and I need your support." Chen Mingxiang said.

"The army gendarmerie in North China was first called the Huaxia Garrison Gendarmerie Corps, and later it was changed to the headquarters of the Huaxia Gendarmerie Corps, with its headquarters in Jincheng."

"In May last year, it was renamed the North China Military Police Dispatch, and the current commander is Major General Otozaburo Yano, which is divided into nine gendarmerie units and a training center, with a total number of 2,595 people."

"Don't go to Beiping when you go to North China this time, go to Jincheng to visit Major General Yano, I will greet you in advance, you should know his weight very well in your heart, even if the North China Liaison Department handles the formalities for you, without the support of the Military Police Headquarters, your business will still not be able to be carried out."

"Fortunately, I don't have any personal conflicts with Major General Yano, I have known each other before, and we often chat together during meetings, and our words can carry a little weight, if you want to dredge the gendarmerie in various places, you have to be coordinated by Major General Yano, which can save a lot of time and energy." Kinoshita Eichi said.

This method is absolutely correct, Chen Mingxiang also understands the reason, let him go to the gendarmerie in each region to make contacts, he doesn't have that kind of effort, maybe he will run into a dog's temper, and the matter will not be good.

Major General Yano greeted directly from the headquarters, and with the order of the commander, whoever dared to grin at the gendarmerie below would definitely actively cooperate, and at this time he would throw some money at the gendarmerie in various places, and the relationship would soon be established.

The longer the contact time in the future, the more he will find the gendarmerie to do something with the financial benefits he provides, it will definitely be a pleasure.

"From July of the 29th year of the Republic of China, Saburo Miura attempted to assassinate the commander-in-chief of the dispatch army, Nishio Shouzo, was transferred back to China, and Kinoshita Sakae came to Shanghai to serve as the commander of the military police, and now in July of the 31st year of the Republic of China, it is about two years."

"My Huatong Trading Company has provided at least 50 million fiat currency dividends to the headquarters, and Kinoshita Sakae himself can get more than 25 million, and it was only then that I felt that it was worth the money, and I finally fed the dog."

"With his greeting, I made a heavy bet and stunned Otozaburo Yano, the gendarmerie system in the entire North China region will soon become my resource, just with this matter, 50 million fiat currency is too worth it!" Chen Mingxiang walked around the living room excitedly.

Wang Zhen was directly stunned by this set of figures, in two years, there are 50 million fiat currency in dividends alone? Then it was quickly restored, but it was only two and a half million dollars, so as not to be stunned.

This shows that the important factors of Chen Mingxiang's success, first of all, the long time of contact, and secondly, the frequent giving of benefits, these two points add up, if it is not successful, it is really hell.

If Chen Mingxiang directly holds more than $2 million, there will be absolutely no current effect in a short period of time, and the entire military police headquarters in Shanghai will soon become the backyard of his home.

The first step in weaving the network is, of course, to have a starting point, and now that the relationship between the North China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy and the North China Military Police Headquarters has been opened, and with Chen Mingxiang's ability to manage interpersonal relationships, a huge intelligence network is about to take shape.

"Mingxiang, let's have a drink, I wish you to extend your hand to North China and successfully form a new network, this is your victory, but also the victory of our Military Unification Bureau, and at the same time, it is also the victory of the War of Resistance!" Wang Zhen turned around and went to the wine cabinet to get wine and glasses.

Chen Mingxiang did not refuse, at present, the Japanese army did not launch a large-scale offensive against the Shan Cheng government's national control area, and he could not get information, since Mao Sanmu was arrested in Shanghai, the operation corps of the Military Command Bureau also disappeared, and it was the time to lay down the intelligence network.

"Imai-kun, I understand what you mean, I also know very well what Li Shiqun is worried about, during this period of communication with the base camp, the result is that the status quo needs to be maintained, that is to say, Li Shiqun and the agent headquarters still have to operate normally."

"The problem is that Chairman Wang Jingwei, President Chen Gongbo, Minister Zhou Gaohai and others of the Jinling government have quite a lot of criticism about Li Shiqun and this secret service, believing that they have been tyrannical, forcibly plundering, covering up smuggling, and disobeying control, which has seriously ruined the reputation of the Jinling government."

"I'll be honest with you, I really don't want to take over this mess left by Ying Zuojun, this is a big pit, whoever comes has to fall, I've already found a relationship to ask for a change to a military position, and I don't want to deal with this group of people anymore." Matsui Taikuro said.

This was a conversation at the Mei Agency's residence, and the first thing he would see when he came to Shanghai was his good friend Takeo Imai, and the two had a very good personal relationship.

Hearing the meaning conveyed by Takeo Imai, Matsui Taikuro let out such a feeling, and when he was the top military adviser in the puppet Manchukuo, he did not have this feeling of exhaustion.

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