Another news came from Japan, but it was sent back by Xia Simin.

After the revolutionary delegation who visited Qingdao last time returned to Japan, they wrote their experiences in Qingdao into books, which were widely spread among the Chinese revolutionaries in Japan. Huang Xing led the country and joined others to form a volunteer team to recruit Chinese revolutionaries in Japan to participate in the work of saving the country and strengthening the country.

This also caused a great sensation among the Chinese revolutionaries in Japan. Originally, the East China government had a certain degree of knowledge in Japan, but most people knew little about it. The revolutionary delegation who visited Qingdao had a certain reputation among the Chinese revolutionaries in Japan. Therefore, they came forward to call for a call and recruited 3,400 people in less than two months. Many people did not join because they were temporarily unable to escape, but they either asked someone or sent a telegram or sent a letter to express their registration.

Seeing that 3,400 people had been recruited and people had been signed up, Huang Xing and Xia Simin discussed and decided to organize a group of people first, led by Chen Tianhua, Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin to Qingdao. Huang Xing and Xia Simin remained in Japan and continued to recruit personnel. So Xia Simin immediately sent a telegram to Qingdao to tell the East China government about the situation in Japan.

After receiving Xia Simin's telegram, the East China government also agreed to their suggestions, because it is the time to employ people, and the Japanese Chinese revolutionaries can be regarded as people with cultural knowledge, and the current talent that the East China government lacks the most. Therefore, the East China government immediately called back and asked Huang Xing, Xia Simin and others to determine the number of people who came to Qingdao and the list. Qingdao will send ship tickets and arrange for the reception.

Three days later, Xia Simin sent another telegram, confirming that there were 278 people and a list of personnel who came to Qingdao this time. However, Qingdao and Japan did not have direct routes, so they could only transfer from Shanghai. Therefore, the East China government ordered the Shanghai New District to be responsible for receiving these Japanese Chinese revolutionaries and arranged for merchant ships to send them to Qingdao. At the same time, they were officially called Japanese overseas returnees.

When Yang Yuxin, the head of the Shanghai New District, received the order from the Qingdao Executive Yuan, the Japanese overseas returnees had already set a ticket for their return journey and would arrive in Shanghai in 3 days to transfer the ship. However, the problem is that the shipping companies in the Shanghai New District are now unable to send ships.

It turned out that the East China government prepared a large amount of materials for the war, most of which were purchased through the Shanghai New District and then transferred to Qingdao. Because Shanghai is not only the commercial center of China in this era, but also has the convenience of Yangtze River waterways and sea transportation, so the convergence of economic exchanges between the north and the south. Most of the materials needed by the East China government, such as grain, medicinal materials, wood, cloth, iron ore, etc., need to be purchased from the south, and the Shanghai New District naturally becomes a transit station. The Shanghai New District is not only responsible for ordering, price negotiation and other work, but also arranges ships to transport materials.

Although Yang Yuxin should not be responsible for the business of the shipping company, the transportation of materials is under the supervision of Yang Yuxin. Therefore, Yang Yuxin is also well aware of the operation of the shipping company. Due to the purchase of too many materials by the East China government, there are still a large number of personnel exchanges between Qingdao and Shanghai every day. Moreover, as the time for the East China government to participate in the war is approaching, the materials are increasing, and they must be transported to Qingdao as soon as possible for distribution. Therefore, the shipping company is now overwhelmed, and the flight schedule of the ship has been scheduled for 6 or 7 days. Moreover, in the next 2 or 3 months, a large amount of materials will be shipped to Shanghai New District.

After receiving the order from Qingdao Executive Yuan, Yang Yuxin immediately negotiated with the shipping company, asking them to squeeze out a passenger ship, but the shipping company was in a difficult situation because all the airlines had already been determined. Once a change occurs, it will affect the whole body, and the subsequent flight plans need to be adjusted. This will make it difficult for the shipping company to work. Therefore, after inspection, the shipping company believed that it would not be able to squeeze out the flight within at least five days, and after five days, it depends on the situation of other flights. Compared with railway transportation, the biggest disadvantage of shipping is that it is too unstable. One is that the shipping is greatly affected by the objective environment; the other is that the maintenance and repair of ships are too large.

Moreover, the main business of shipping companies is still mainly freight, and passenger transport accounts for only a small part. There are not many special passenger ships, but mostly passenger and cargo ships. In this way, ships are mainly freight transport and carry not large passenger capacity, usually around 300 people. Therefore, it takes a whole ship to send all Japanese returnees to Qingdao. However, it is also a troublesome to keep these people in Shanghai and wait for ships.

Although the last visiting group talk was also received by the Shanghai New District and stayed in the Shanghai New District for 2 days, the last visiting group had only 20 people, but this time it was nearly 300 people. It is also a troublesome to accept the hosting, because the bid for accepting these Japanese returnees cannot be too bad, so you can't let these nearly 300 people squeeze into the big shops. Moreover, the payment for receiving the hosting is paid by the Shanghai New District Government, which is not a small number.

As the person in charge of the Shanghai New District, Yang Yuxin not only purchased materials for the East China government, but also was responsible for the economic interests of the Shanghai New District government. However, in recent years, he has made considerable achievements in developing the economy of the Shanghai New District. In the past three years, the tax payments of the Shanghai New District have ranked among the top 5 in the East China government cities. However, strictly speaking, the Shanghai New District cannot be regarded as a city, but only a district, so it is very rare to achieve such achievements.

Of course, the Shanghai New District itself is backed by the Shanghai platform, and it is also a transit station for the East China government's foreign economy. These are favorable conditions for the development of the economy in the Shanghai New District, but Yang Yuxin's implementation and decision-making power are also indelible. Now there are more than 100 travelers who have settled in the Shanghai New District or lived for a long time, and the density is second to Qingdao; among them, there are 32 administrative public officials, including 7 people in the Shanghai office, and the rest are all time travelers who invest in and start businesses in the Shanghai New District. In addition, a group of time travelers who do not live in Shanghai for a long time but also invest in the Shanghai New District, actually have more than 100 travelers who have invested in the Shanghai New District. There are 76 companies registered by time travelers. These two density figures are the first in the East China government.

Although the reception fee for Japanese overseas returnees is less than 300, it is not impossible to afford to arrive in the Shanghai New District, but Yang Yuxin is not willing to spend this money in vain. On the other hand, there will be a new group of new guests in the Shanghai New District. If Japanese overseas returnees stay in Shanghai, they may occupy some of the passenger and travel resources.

After discussing the shipping company for a day, there was no result. Yang Yuxin had to give up his plan to send the Japanese returnees away immediately and instead consider how to resettle them.

When he returned to his residence, during dinner, Yang Yuxin also talked about this matter with his wives and concubines, and he couldn't help but complain, such as "A sentence above will make you tired from the bottom", "The Executive Yuan will move his mouth and break his legs by himself".

The others didn't say anything, and Bai Liusu suddenly said, "Chief, we can't get busy with our own ships. We can rent other ships."

Jiang Yi also said: "Yes, you are very flexible in your usual mind. Why is it so stubborn? It's not the only one of our shipping companies in Shanghai that travel to Qingdao. There are also Shipbuilding Merchants and the Gulf Shipbuilding Company. You can rent their ships for use, so it's better to save them."

Yang Yuxin said: "Did you think I had never thought about renting a boat? But the price of renting a boat is too high, and it is hard to say that I am in Qingdao. I have worked in Shanghai for 3 or 4 years, and the shipping company is also one of my political achievements. As a result, when it is time to use it, the boat is not enough. Isn't this making my face lose its light?"

Bai Liusu said: "Chief, I think the price is easy to talk about, because two days ago I saw the newspaper saying that the Tianjin route of the Gulf Shipping Company is very bad. Now there are 5 or 6 ships vacant. If we go to rent a boat at this time, we should be able to rent a good price."

After hearing this, Yang Yuxin felt a little moved. If it was really like Bai Liusu said, going to find Taikoo Shipping Company to rent a boat, it would indeed reduce the rent. And it could also alleviate the dilemma of insufficient ships in the shipping company.

At this time, Jiang Yi said: "I also think there is nothing to be embarrassing about chartering a boat. It is an extraordinary period and not a normal state. Therefore, it is reasonable to insufficient shipping power. If you prepare the ship according to the current shipping volume, then a large number of ships will be vacant after the war is over. Moreover, Shanghai's primary task is to ensure that the materials we need are purchased and delivered to Qingdao in time. As long as this goal is achieved, the rest are secondary, and the means to achieve this goal are less important. Now we seem to have accumulated a lot of materials and don't find a way to solve them as soon as possible. This is the biggest mistake. If you still have any concerns, you might as well use chartering as a suggestion and send them to the Executive Yuan. I guess the Executive Yuan will definitely agree. If the Executive Yuan endorses you, you will have much less responsibility."

Yang Yuxin nodded and said, "This is a good idea. I will draft the draft immediately and send it to Qingdao Executive Yuan overnight." After a pause, he turned to Bai Liusu and said, "Liusu, you go to the Pacific Foreign Service tomorrow and talk to them about their intention to rent a boat."

Although Bai Liusu is Jiang Yi's assistant now, because of his strong ability to do things, Yang Yuxin has left many things to do to Bai Liusu. After all, he is his own person and is more reliable in his work. Jiang Yi didn't care too much, anyway, the meat was rotten in the pot.
Chapter completed!