"Who is Boss Ma yours?"

The middle-aged man's gaze only stayed on Perez for a moment, and then fell on Zhang Yang's body, obviously this Director Chen knew Uncle Ma's identity very well. Even if the two of them go together, one of them, as Uncle Ma's descendant, should also be flamboyant.

"It was my uncle who gave me something after he died some time ago."

Zhang Yang directly expressed his intention.

"Oh? You are his nephew, but I didn't expect Uncle Ma to leave his property to the descendants of his family, it seems that he has a very close relationship with you. ”

Director Chen's understanding of Uncle Ma was somewhat beyond Zhang Yang's expectations, and he didn't expect that the director of the textile factory in Shanghai would be very familiar with some of Uncle Ma's situations.

"Come on, sit down first."

Perhaps sensing Zhang Yang's doubts, Director Chen first motioned for Zhang Yang and the two to sit down, and then explained with a smile:

"You probably don't know very well. When Boss Ma acquired Dahua Textile Factory, it was my uncle who helped handle it, and a few years ago, the old factory director died, and Boss Ma entrusted me to take over the position of factory director through Guò's agent in Myanmar. That's four years. ”

Director Chen obviously remembered the previous time, and his face was a little embarrassed. And Zhang Yang was not in a hurry to urge the other party, but took this opportunity to have a good understanding of the current situation of Dahua Textile and several other industries.

"All I know is that there is a tea plantation and a paper mill, which was mostly destroyed by Japanese planes a few years ago and was rebuilt later. The business of the tea plantation was not too good, and it was taken over by Boss Ma from a Hui merchant (Anhui merchant). Now I can only say that it is not up to it. ”

And with the introduction of Director Chen, Zhang Yang was also more and more disappointed, although before coming. He had expected these industries to decline and even go out of business, but he did not expect them to be so bleak.

Uncle Ma's original name was Ma Fuyuan, the word Changfu, his hometown was in Hubei, but he began to follow his uncle and uncle to run business since he was a child, and later when he was in the war, he simply settled abroad. One stay is more than 20 years. Uncle Ma also came back a few times in the middle, and successively acquired some factories at low prices, but fortunately, they operated effectively later. But it was also prosperous for a few years, and after knowing that the war began, it gradually declined.

In Shanghai, Uncle Ma has a total of four industries. They are the chief of Dahua Textile. There is also a tea plantation, a paper mill and, before that, a flour mill.

Due to the imbalance in the development of light and heavy industries during the Republic of China, most of Shanghai's industries were concentrated in light industry, and because of the situation at that time, most of them were basic industries, such as textiles and matches. flour, soap and much more. In addition, part of the industry was occupied by foreign businessmen. As well as the four major families supported by the Kuomintang, the major gangs in Shanghai, and the control of big businessmen from all over the country, the remaining private property is difficult to survive.

And Zhang Yang inquired about the flour mill, and learned that it had completely closed down two years ago, and Uncle Ma's dividend was also the last one. Although flour is a daily need, it could not stand the two flour mills controlled by foreign businessmen in the vicinity, and was finally forced to close down.

In the remaining three industries, the performance of paper mills is mediocre, which can be maintained at a level of no loss, and Dahua Textile is also declining day by day due to the impact of foreign commodities. Although the tea consumption at this time has decreased, the supply channels of the tea garden have been very stable, and there are also tea gardens in Anhui and Zhejiang, which are all profitable.

This strange scene is what Zhang Yang learned, originally in his opinion, the flour mill and the textile mill should be the best, but the truth is completely reversed.

"I don't know if Mr. He came to Shanghai this time, did he want to take back the textile factory, or was he going to change hands?"

Director Chen guessed the purpose of Zhang Yang's trip, and Zhang Yang did not hide it, and directly told his intentions, preparing to get rid of all these industries.

Such a result is not unexpected, in fact, Director Chen already had this guess in his heart, nodded and said:

"If Mr. He, you want to transfer the factory, I know a few bosses who want to buy it. They had also come to the door to inquire about the acquisition before, but Boss Ma did not agree at that time, so I rejected them. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Director Chen said: "Although the efficiency of the factory is not high, the machine and employees can still afford to support it, and there are many textile factories that are almost unprofitable." If you want to change hands, you should still be able to sell it, but the price may be lower, after all, in this world, you don't have to worry about anything, and you may die in a blink of an eye. ”

"Then please trouble Director Chen, contact these bosses who are interested in acquiring, and the specific price can be negotiated."

Zhang Yang nodded, since he planned to make a move, then do it neatly, and wait until the end of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression later, there are still a few years of liberation war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to fight, and the domestic economy during this period can be said to be mired in a quagmire, and bandits are rampant everywhere. Let's not say that Zhang Yang is not here at that time, there is no way to keep an eye on these factories, even if there is nothing to do in the factory, I am afraid that the performance will be lower and lower day by day, so it is better to act early.

When they left the textile factory, there was an additional director Chen in the entourage, and with this old Shanghai leading the way, they were in the paper mill and tea plantation, but the problem was quickly solved. The next day, the three of them took the time to go to the flour mill that had closed down, checked around, and confirmed that the owner of the flour mill had died in the war, so they had no choice but to leave.

In the next few days, Zhang Yang and Perez did nothing else, and met with those who wanted to buy these factories, among which the tea plantation business was good, but because the offer was the highest, no one cared about it. The most negotiated is undoubtedly the head of Dahua Textile.

Not long after, the first negotiation of Dahua Textile was completed, and it was a businessman (Jin Shang) from Shanxi who made a cash transaction with gold bars and Dayang, and the money obtained Zhang Yang found a German bank, all of which were exchanged for US dollars, and Perez managed to contact the friend in France and transferred the money to the other party's account.

The two of them have to stay for a while, and it is inconvenient to carry a large amount of cash, so it is naturally more convenient and safe to take this method.

It didn't take long for the paper mill to have news, but the acquisition was an industry belonging to the Green Gang, and the price given was fair, knowing that the Qing Gang was so powerful in Shanghai, it didn't plan to raise the price temporarily, and after the two sides confirmed, it was sold directly to the other party, and the big Green Gang paid directly in US dollars.

And the rest of the tea garden, although there are inquiries, but there are not many ready to make a move, which makes Zhang Yang quite helpless. Unlike those bosses who do business, the tea merchant industry still has a gap and exists, and if one accidentally loses money, it will hurt the muscles and bones. What's more, there is a war going on right now, and no one dares to guarantee that there will be no problems with the purchase channels of the tea plantation.

The two had been in Shanghai for four days, and after securing the textile and paper mills, Zhang Yang and Perez had just returned from the tea plantation, and after learning something about the big shopkeeper there, as soon as they returned to the mansion, the middle-aged man handed over a letter sealed with wax.

"This is ......" Zhang Yang was a little puzzled.

"It was a strange man who asked me to pass it on to you, and he said you understood when you read the letter."

"Okay, thanks."

Zhang Yang took the letter, didn't ask any more questions, and then returned to his room and opened it, not surprisingly, the sender of the letter was a Communist Party member. The address and time are written on it, and I hope to meet with myself once.

When he saw the letter, Zhang Yang knew the other party's purpose, it must be related to the batch of arms sponsored by the United States, the day before yesterday, Xu Jingman, the woman, came to the door again, but there was still no gain.

"What, to go?" Perez wiped his pistol beside him, looked at Zhang Yang and asked.

"Let's go once, if we don't make this matter clear, we won't want to stop this way."

……

The next morning, Zhang Yang went to the appointment on time, and knocked on the door according to the code mentioned in the letter at the gate of a very quiet and hidden courtyard, and it didn't take long for a middle-aged man in a gray robe to open the door and let the two in.

"Hello Mr. He, I am He Zhiguo, a member of the Communist Party, and I am very happy to meet you. In addition, we are all our own family. ”

They were greeted not by the person who opened the door, but by another middle-aged man who wore a pair of round-rimmed glasses and looked very bookish.

The man who opened the door stood outside the door, obviously warning of the arrival of strangers, and Zhang Yang and they came to the house at the invitation of the other party.

"Mr. He is busy with his career, so I don't have much time to delay it, and I just open the skylight and say something."

He Zhiguo went straight to the point and said: "I believe that Mr. He also learned from the military commander that the United States will sponsor a batch of arms for us." Although our Communist Party is not as strong as the Kuomintang, it is for the welfare of the people, and I believe you should be familiar with the deeds of resisting the Japanese. ”

Perez was in this ornament, Zhang Yang nodded in understanding, and then He Zhiguo continued:

"I heard that Mr. He and Mr. Morpheus have a close relationship with General Chennault of the Flying Tigers, so He has a reluctant request, that is, he hopes that Mr. He can help and win this batch of arms for our Communist Party. I can swear to God that we will only use this batch of arms on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, and there will never be any reselling of arms or dealing with ordinary people. ”

He Zhiguo's face was very stern. (To be continued......)