Chapter 792: Reputation First
"Mingxiang, you have been in the occupied areas and the Kuomintang-controlled areas for many years and have a close relationship with various forces. You have to ask you to find a way to do this. The transportation of our group and Yanzhou is basically done by people, such as dismantling the goods into parts, or bringing some small goods."
"If you want to use this method to make a piece of cotton cloth, a thousand pieces of cloth will be more than 30,000 pieces. It takes too many people and takes too long, so it is also a problem to be discovered." Zheng Tonghui said.
Chen Mingxiang nodded. He also knew the difficulties of Zheng Tonghui and the Shanghai underground party organization. The key is that Yanzhou is in the inner six areas, and it would be easier to deal with if it was on the beach. The underground party always had some relationships that could be used, and used ships to transport cotton back.
But there is no need to think about long-distance 6-way transportation. You can’t use too many vehicles and no trains. There are dozens of checkpoints set up by the puppet army, the Japanese army and the Shancheng government army along the way.
"It seems that there is only one way. Turn salt into money. You can buy cloth with the money yourself. In Shaanxi Province, there are some tricks that can be used?" Chen Mingxiang said.
Salt is a scarce material, and there are many people who have the idea. The officials and military of the local Shancheng government, and even the service agencies of the Central Bureau of the Military Affairs Bureau and the Military Affairs Bureau have secretly participated.
Of course, their purpose is not to benefit the people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, but to use salt to make profits for themselves. Money is the first priority. Chen Mingxiang gave equivalent legal currency and sent people to various places to purchase it. This way, bypassing the transportation link is the safest and safest way.
"It seems that there is only one way. When you come back from outside the customs, go to Chang'an to start a trade deal as soon as possible. We will prepare salt for you. The villagers urgently need cotton cloth to make cotton coats." Zheng Tonghui said.
He was also a little unwilling to accept that such operations would cause certain losses. Chen Mingxiang gave the base area a wholesale price because he had a textile factory himself, but the local acquisition in Shaanxi Province was based on the market price. The difference was a lot of money!
"Okay, please make a list of other goods. I will send a car to transport them to you. I will send someone to Chang'an to prepare for the trade business tomorrow morning. When I come back, the business will start to operate." Chen Mingxiang said.
"It's a pity that your identity is too sensitive, otherwise I would really want to invite you to visit the base area. The elders also want to talk to you." Zheng Tonghui asked with a smile.
"I think there is no chance at the moment. By the way, I almost forgot. You have to record a few international information. Japan will adjust its strategy to the Jinling government. On December 20, Wang Jingwei will visit Japan again. The specific content is as follows..."
That night, Oda Taiji came to Mala Villa for dinner and brought a booklet of 30,000 cotton cloth. Perhaps because of his transfer to military post, he was very excited and drank a lot of rice wine, told some inside stories about Japanese merchants in Shanghai, and some inside stories about the army, which broadened Chen Mingxiang's horizons much, and he couldn't buy these words with money. He didn't leave until after eleven o'clock.
Of course, Oda Taiji was not empty-handed when he left. Chen Mingxiang gave two tea gift boxes and a porcelain gift box. The boxes were all made of wooden and heavy in his hand. He carefully placed them on the back seat of the car, not in the trunk.
"I feel so distressed. I gave him 500,000 US dollars in cash at one time, worth 100,000 US dollars in gold and jewelry. These are all the blood and sweat of our China!" Wang Zhen returned to the living room and said.
"Although the value of the US dollar is high, it is not circulated in Japan. It is exchanged for hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is purely a dying person. He can only temporarily reserve it and wait for later operation. But gold and jewelry are different. They can be exchanged for yen. Since things have been done, they must do the best. Now it is not the time to feel sorry for money."
"I will go outside the customs tomorrow. I will get a lot of money when I come back this time. According to the agreement with the Kanto Army Command, the strategic materials need to pay half of the gold and US dollars. Look, when the plane lands, the family will have at least one million and five hundred gold bars." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.
Both US dollar and gold are used to preserve value and are not circulated on the market. However, when money is really needed, it can be exchanged immediately. China Reserve Coupons are 25,000 yuan per gold bar, and can be exchanged at various branches of China Reserve Bank of China at any time, let alone US dollars.
"Mingxiang, I think there is too much foreign exchange at home, and it is inevitable that people will be stared at. If the War of Resistance Against Japan is victorious, should we save part of it abroad and buy some industries in British and American countries? I heard that the upper class of the Shancheng government does this." Wang Zhen said.
Wang Zhen is not greedy for money, but is affected by the current environment. At the same time, she is also planning for her future life. Women's minds are different from men. These words are full of desire for home. It is normal for ordinary girls, but for female agents, it is not appropriate.
Fortunately, what she was thinking about was what would happen after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, which made Chen Mingxiang feel much more at ease and did not care about this kind of psychological activity. It is human nature to long for a better life. As long as it does not affect work, there is no need to make any corrections deliberately.
The second time he went outside the pass, the people who came to the airport to pick him up also reflected Chen Mingxiang's value. He was actually involved in the Chief of Staff of the East Army Command and Lieutenant General Kasahara Yukio, the Minister of Management, Major General Kobu Funo, the Chief of Staff of the Supply Supervisor, and Colonel Kodai, the Chief of Staff of the Commander of the Second Staff of the Command.
"I can't believe that the generals actually came. The specifications are too high and I can't afford it!" Chen Mingxiang said while shook hands with these people.
"Chen Jun keeps his promise. The original time was the end of December, but you completed the delivery of all the supplies in early November. The inventory of Yingkou Port was completed, and it was not bad at all. You deserve our high-level reception. Please get on the bus!" Lieutenant General Yukio Kasahara said with a smile.
Everyone is willing to cooperate with those who keep their promises. Huatong Trading Company or Chen Mingxiang has done this very well. Except for the price that is a bit ruthless, the rest are perfect. Of course, this is not a disadvantage. Why do people who have no money do these risky transactions?
Chen Mingxiang could not take the redeemed materials and the payment received. All parties were watching. It would be great that he could get three times.
How could they know that Chen Mingxiang's playing method was different from what they thought. The prices in the Kuomintang-controlled area were high, and the prices of cotton yarn he sold were naturally high. The strategic materials he exchanged were collected by the Military Control Commission. The price was relatively low, but it was much higher than those profiteering merchants. The gap here was too big.
Chapter completed!