It turned out that after the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Institute was under pressure from Chen Gongbo, it was also worried that the lives of the people in Shanghai would be seriously disturbed because they could not buy briquettes, which would cause turmoil in the Shanghai market.

In the name of the Liaison Department, he summoned the major Japanese coal producers who controlled the coal industry in Shanghai to solve the problem, hoping that they would understand the difficulties of the empire and put the briquettes in their hands on the market as soon as possible to eliminate the hidden dangers of social order.

However, the Japanese merchants of the Dahu Gas Society, the Coal Federation, and the Dazhonglian Coal Company objected to the request of the Liaison Department, believing that this was a serious administrative intervention that would harm the interests of the imperial merchants.

It is not impossible for merchants to think about the empire by nature, but there must be a major premise, that is, the situation must threaten the lives of the Japanese.

If the Japanese expatriates in Hongkou could not afford to buy briquettes, that would be negotiable, but as for the Chinese people in Shanghai, they were completely lambs to the slaughter who had amassed their wealth, and they would resolutely not give in.

Lieutenant General Taiji Ota, who was angry with the businessmen of his own country, immediately reported the results of the discussion directly to the headquarters of the Koya Academy.

In addition, the telegram pointed out that the Japanese coal enterprises in Shanghai, which do not regard the interests of the empire for the sake of their own interests, have become a potential factor threatening the social order of the Shanghai market, and must quickly take measures to sanction them, otherwise, it will inevitably affect the stability of the entire Shanghai market.

At this time, Wang Jingwei found the top military adviser Matsui Taikuro and the top economic adviser Kazuo Aoki in Jinling, and expressed serious concern about the coal shortage in Shanghai, and these two people conveyed the attitude of the Jinling government to the base camp and cabinet, and also reported it to the headquarters of the Xingya Academy.

"That's right, I'm worried that the citizens of Shanghai, because of the inconvenience of life caused by fuel difficulties, have a grudge against the empire and the Jinling government, and if there is any large-scale unrest, it will be a great loss to the empire."

"As the foreign affairs commissioner of the city government and the deputy director of the Social Bureau, I have a direct responsibility for this, and the best way to eliminate the hidden dangers of the empire and the city government is to have influence on the coal industry and control the production and sales of briquettes."

"After reporting to the military police headquarters stationed in Shanghai, General Kinoshita was very supportive of my idea and promised to get the briquette plant and machinery for me as soon as possible, and at the same time, I leased a batch of cargo ships from the navy to transport coal from North China to Shanghai."

"Thank you for your support, I will report the itinerary to the military police headquarters, we will leave for Beiping as soon as possible, General Kinoshita was going to contact General Yano, the commander of the gendarmerie sent to North China, General Yano, so I have to wait first." Chen Mingxiang said.

The main embodiment of these words is that he played a leading role in this incident, and made a lot of preparations for this, and also to leave a better impression in the minds of General Taiji Ota, as long as this old devil stays in Shanghai for a day, he will show him the "best" side.

As for meeting Otozaburo Yano, it doesn't matter if it's early or late, it's a long-term job, and it's the most important thing to get the qualifications to buy and sell coal.

"Chen Jun is worthy of being a good friend of our empire, he has done a very beautiful job, and he can always think about things in front and do things in front, which is very rare."

"The Cabinet and the Liaison Department of Central China have made clear requests to me and the Central China Liaison Department that we must fundamentally solve the problem in a short period of time to ensure that such troubles will not occur again in the future, and authorize me to use the coal resources in North China.

"I'll take you to the North China Liaison Department to apply for a coal handling certificate, and the Kailuan Coal Mine will be responsible for transporting the coal to Jincheng Port by train, and it's not too late for you to visit Yano Otozaburo in Jincheng."

"In the past, the headquarters of the headquarters of the military police headquarters in China was Jincheng, and the headquarters of the gendarmerie was sent to Beiping in North China, and the reason why Yano's Otozaburo was stationed in Jincheng during this time was to ensure the transportation of Jincheng Port, and Japan's domestic materials were tight, and a large amount of coal and cotton needed to be transferred from North China, as well as metal mines and grain, in fact, he would not stay long, and he would return to Beiping soon."

"You don't have to worry about the payment, the coal is transported to the port and loaded. I will first use the funds of the Central China Liaison Department and the North China Liaison Department to settle through the internal settlement of Zhengjin Bank, and then you will return to the Shanghai market, and then settle with the Central China Liaison Department after the briquette is sold, so that you can also get some benefits. ”

"In view of the fact that the empire also needs coal resources very much, it can't give you too much, the first batch of 50,000 tons of crushed coal will be given to you, and it will be transported to Shanghai to make briquettes and put them on the market, first stabilize the situation in Shanghai, and then you can be allocated 30,000 tons every month."

"Shanghai's coal sales qualifications and handling certificates, I have already handled it for you, and the name column will be filled in when I come back, I said hello to Kazuo Aoki, even if the Xingya Institute is revoked, you don't have to worry about being revoked." Taiji Ota said.

The Japanese coal merchants really disgusted him, and they saw that they were going to return to China and transfer to the reserve in a short time to enjoy life, and these people just wanted to make trouble.

He also understood Chen Mingxiang's routine, which was to throw low-priced goods into the market with an absolute advantage, and force those hoarding merchants to spit out the goods, and the goal was achieved.

As long as coal can be transported, Chen Mingxiang will always be invincible, even if these businessmen play tricks, Chen Mingxiang does not have to be afraid, it is originally to muddy the waters!

"The municipal government wants me to raise the price of briquettes in Shanghai to 25 yuan per quintal in the first stage, and then to 30 yuan per quintal when imperial businessmen and Chinese businessmen resume normal retail, but the maximum cannot exceed this figure." Chen Mingxiang said.

"I also agree with this standard, the price of 30 yuan in the reserve bonds is not low per load, the basic salary in Shanghai is only 40 or 50 yuan in the reserve bonds, the empire is looking forward to the long-term development of the Shanghai market, and it can't make a mess of the most basic living needs."

"You may not know that starting from January this year, the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Institute will allocate one million US dollars to the Ministry of Industry and Bureau every month as a subsidy for coal, and I will apply to the headquarters of the Xingya Institute and give you a part of the subsidy." Taiji Ota said.

It is really unbelievable that Japanese coal merchants are going around and forcing the Japanese government to pay subsidies to the administrative organs of Shanghai.

It can also be seen from this that it is impossible to get these businessmen to follow the rules of the game of the Japanese government, and it is the nature of businessmen that profit is the most important thing.

"You prepare me with 500,000 US dollars in cash, and I will take it to North China to run relations, and the other is to select a batch of fine silk and tea as gifts for local dignitaries."

"Tomorrow morning, I will contact two transport planes through the headquarters of the 13th Army to send the members of the company to Xinjing and Jincheng, and you notify the people from the two intelligence departments to get to the destination together in the company team, and I will just say the total number of people, and inform them to get ready tonight." Chen Mingxiang said when he returned home.