"Haha!" Ayres laughed, "Your Excellency, I really hope that little Ogur can take my place so I can retire sooner...... But little Oggie's heart was not in the White House, and he always wanted to be able to personally command the troops to teach the Japanese a lesson......"

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Li Junhao, who was in Shanghai, did not know that he was being discussed at a meeting in the White House, and that he was now beginning to deal with the issue of Japanese-funded enterprises in the concession.

The concession has long been completely in the hands of Li Junhao, but there has always been an ugly stain, that is, there are as many as 300 Japanese-funded enterprises in the concession!

These Japanese-funded enterprises are involved in various industries such as textiles, printing and dyeing, machinery, salt, sugar, clothing, tobacco, and alcoholic beverages, and their influence in the Huhai Concession is still very extensive.

Li Junhao didn't deal with them before because he didn't prepare alternative measures, but at this time, he basically completed the relevant layout and could take action.

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On Monday, April 14, ten days after Li Junhao's return to Shanghai, all Japanese-funded enterprises in the concession began to be investigated, from small shops on the adjacent street to textile factories with tens of thousands of looms.

This action was very sudden, so the Japanese-funded enterprises did not have the slightest preparation, and more than 5,000 businessmen and employees were arrested, and various raw materials and goods worth tens of millions of dollars were seized, which immediately caused a sensation inside and outside the concession......

The Japanese side is really anxious this time, and the Japanese gendarmerie has all been dispatched to surround the entrances of the various concessions, but the scale of more than 1,000 people in total, and then dispersed like this, it will be a joke for the police and American soldiers who defend the concession, not to mention that reinforced concrete pillboxes and sentry towers have been built at every roadblock, and there are armored vehicles of the US army waiting for them!

Subsequently, in response to the protest of the Japanese side, the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry of the Concession held a press conference, at which the reporters' questions were clearly answered: After investigation by the Tax Inspection Department of the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry of the Concession and the Economic Investigation Section of the Anti-Smuggling Department of the Police Bureau, it was determined that the Japanese-funded enterprises in the concession had committed organized tax evasion and evasion, and that the amount of tax had been very long and huge, so the concession authorities had taken resolute measures to check the accounts of these enterprises and recover the taxes due......

No matter what the truth behind this answer is, but now that the concession authorities have expressed their position, it is true, and no matter which side of the party can change the conclusion!

When the residents of the concession were cheering, the Japanese were angry, but when they wanted to put forward a rebuttal, they found that none of the Japanese-funded enterprises paid taxes on time and in accordance with the regulations, which was too embarrassing!

In this regard, Chief of Staff Yang Shixiong, who was in charge of coordinating the implementation of this plan, was of course fully prepared, and from the day of the operation, he threw out evidence of tax evasion by 20 to 30 Japanese-funded enterprises every day, and reported it through newspapers and radio stations in the concession area, which absolutely occupied the highest point of legal theory.

The timing chosen by Li Junhao is very crucial, and earlier, the concession police had not yet ascertained the status of these Japanese-funded enterprises; Later, the plan for the Japanese army to move south will be implemented, and if it is so stimulated, the Japanese will probably launch it in advance out of anger, which is not good!

It should be said that this timing was chosen very well, and the Japanese themselves were embarrassed, regardless of the military and political aspects, the economic forces behind these Japanese-funded enterprises, large or small, were asking the government and the military for help; Anyway, these Japanese-funded enterprises owe the taxes due from the concession! Now it becomes completely ignored, unless it is to directly tear the face, storm the concession and complete the occupation, you can only wait for the ruling of the concession authorities!

At present, it is impossible to start a war, the Japanese side is not ready, they are reckless, but not stupid, they know that this point in time is not right, so they completely give up the means of force, thinking of using diplomatic or economic and trade means to solve this matter, and are even ready to sacrifice part of their interests.

What the poor Japanese don't know is that this operation was carefully planned, and in the case that the Japanese businessmen could not come up with sufficient tax payment certificates, they could only get their enterprises back by paying full taxes and fines, and the assets, such as enterprises, stores, and inventories that could not be paid, would soon enter the auction process - after selection, the auction qualifications were all Axis businessmen such as Germany, Italy, France (Restoration), Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania, no matter which one won the auction, it was not easy for the Japanese to go back!

For Li Junhao, this big money action should be the last, and it will not be easy to get the wool of the Japanese in the future, at least in the concession.

Originally, he still wanted to rob ...... No, it was the seizure of the Zhengjin Bank, Japan's largest financial institution in the Far East, but it is a pity that its branch in Shanghai is located in the Japanese concession area, and it is a pity that it cannot reach it, so it can only be stopped.

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Most of the Japanese businessmen were expelled from the concession because they could not pay the taxes within the prescribed time and the corresponding properties were confiscated, and their employees were basically dismissed or even expelled, and the atmosphere in the concession was clear!

Of course, the Japanese-funded enterprises are extremely dissatisfied with such a result, and they are protesting to the concession through the Japanese Consulate General almost every day, and the Ministry of Industry Bureau even organized a special team to deal with it - isn't it just, take your time!

Li Junhao's move was a little too ruthless, and he really cut the Japanese with a knife, and the Japanese military's feelings were not obvious, but the Japanese businessmen were about to go crazy, and they united and complained to the Japanese Consulate General and the Central China Liaison Department of the Xingya Academy in groups, asking for help, and fed back to the mainland, Mitsubishi, Mitsui and other big conglomerates also began to put pressure on their governments......

Because all diplomatic activities in Shanghai were ineffective, the Japanese Foreign Ministry's letter of protest was finally handed to the US State Department by its ambassador to the United States, and received a reply that "it will be carefully studied."

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On May 2, the Consulate General of Shanghai received a telegram from the State Council and forwarded the letter of protest to Li Junhao, who also replied that it needed to be studied and replied...... Then, there was no follow-up.

From May 5th to 7th, the auction was a success, and all the Japanese properties seized by the concession authorities were successfully bid, and the buyers were all Axis merchants or enterprises, which made the Japanese angry but helpless!

But in this way, Li Junhao greatly raised the danger he might face by one level, and Ayres in China sent him a harshly worded telegram of criticism!

(End of chapter)