For two consecutive days, the Japanese spies from the Gendarmerie Special High School Class and the Marine Corps Intelligence Department were arresting people, but the intensity was not as high as the first time, and there were only six people in total.

But the problem is that in terms of their grain business scale, they are already considered medium-sized households in the industry, which obviously issued a warning that if they have no attitude, they will start to capture large households.

Six thousand tons of coarse grains were put into the market, which finally had some effect, but Chen Mingxiang discovered new problems. The traditional concept of the people in the Shanghai market believed that coarse grains could not be used as staple food and were extremely repulsive to barbecue noodles, bean noodles, sorghum noodles, etc.

The main food in the Shanghai market comes from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui in central China. The staple food is rice. Coarse grains are used to feed livestock in the Jiangnan region. Suddenly, in an international metropolis, they had to be replaced with coarse grains for food. They could not accept it psychologically.

"The purpose of our joint investigation team this time is to alleviate the food shortage in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. It is to get life-saving food from these speculators, and to catch people cannot solve the actual demand. The millions of people in the entire Shanghai Stock Exchange also require procurement, transportation and sales channels from grain merchants. The behavior of fishing out of the pond is not advisable."

"People must continue to catch up, but this is done to give citizens confidence. The government is still taking measures to solve the problem. In order to ensure smooth food in the future, it still needs to be resolved through negotiations." Chen Zhishuo, deputy director of the Ministry of Finance, said at the meeting.

The attitude changed a little quickly. Could it be that it was influenced by the forces behind the speculators? When we started to take action, what effect can the negotiations have in this case?

But Chen Mingxiang didn't say anything. He thought that something must have happened that he didn't know. It would be unwise to speak before he figured it out.

"If these speculators are not shocked enough, they will only be perfunctory. How can the negotiations make actual progress? If you want to achieve results in a short period of time, I suggest that you directly arrest the most influential speculators and enter the interrogation room of the military police headquarters, and you are not afraid that they will not cooperate!" Major Gangmura said with a sneer.

"Kun Gangmura, please be careful not to be impatient. Violence can only solve the current problems, but it cannot allow the Shanghai market to gain long-term stability. This will also harm the interests of the empire." Horiuchi shook his head and said.

There are strange things every year, and there are so many today! Even the Consulate General in Shanghai actually agreed with the Jinling government's opinion, and Chen Mingxiang couldn't help but frown.

After the meeting, Chen Mingxiang and several Japanese officers returned to his office for tea. He had just sat down and started talking, but Yuki Horiuchi came.

"Consul General, what happened?" asked Nakasa Ono.

"The imperial government and the military department decided that starting from June, the dictation and tutoring of grain in the Shanghai market will be transferred to the Jinling government. We, Japan, will no longer be responsible. This is also because of the food shortage problem, which has affected the image of the empire. In the future, the food problem will be operated by the Jinling government's Food Department. So, I am not able to refuse their meaning." Horiuchi said.

Since the implementation of oral food tutoring has become a complete mess, the key is that there is no solution to this problem.

Most of the rice in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places was requisitioned by the Japanese army and turned into military rations, and a large part of the remaining ones were requisitioned by the Wang puppet government. It was really not a surplus grain to deal with the food shortage problem.

The Japanese side felt the anger of the people and decisively threw the matter to the Wang puppet government, making it their behind-the-scenes operations. In this way, the forces behind the speculators began to play a role.

"Dingling!"

Chen Mingxiang picked up the phone and heard it, and then handed it to Horiuchi Yuki. This was called by the Consulate General in Shanghai, but he knew that the strike probably had begun.

"What? A major strike occurred in the imperial factory in Shanghai? I understand. It was all caused by food issues. I will go back to deal with it later. You can find out the specific situation first!" Horiuchi Yuchi put down the phone with a dark face.

Chinese employees of more than 20 Japanese companies launched a strike today, requiring the factory to provide workers with food necessary for survival, otherwise they would not start work.

It is absolutely impossible to ask these unscrupulous Japanese businessmen to raise their wages. Besides, it is impossible to increase the 320 RMB deposit coupon every month, so there is no way to alleviate the difficulties of eating food at home. The purpose this time is to get food. It doesn’t matter if you give a little salary, but you must survive!

"The method of the Jinling government is not feasible. Consul General, for the sake of the empire's interests, this matter must be handled quickly. Otherwise, it may affect the normal operation of this industrial base and seriously interfere with the material supply system of the Imperial Army."

"What's more serious is that if a general strike in the entire Shanghai Stock Exchange broke out because of this incident, it will be very unfavorable for you and all institutions stationed in Shanghai. If the base camp and cabinet blame it, it will be a huge trouble!" Chen Mingxiang said.

The underground party has already begun to take action. If he does not take the opportunity to fuel the fire and speculates to put some eye on the spot, he will not be the strategic agent that the Military Affairs Bureau is proud of.

But speaking requires skill, first of all, bring out the interests of the military. The Shanghai Stock Exchange is an important base for supplying war materials. In the war, Japan, from the emperor to the civilians, is busy with this matter!

Then there is the issue of responsibility. As the Consul General, Horiuchi must be most worried about the severe reprimand from Tokyo. Maybe he may lose his official position and dismiss his post.

"I agree with Chen Jun's opinion. First, the factories and workers negotiated for two days. The UHC immediately arrested the leading elements of the speculators and directly arrested the gendarmerie headquarters prison."

"We soldiers are not good at this kind of thing. If Chen Jun comes forward to negotiate with them, it must be completely resolved within two days at most and cannot affect the production of war materials in the empire." Major Gang Village stood up and said.

"Kangcunjun said it well, and the Marine Corps Command also means this. If small matters are not handled well, it may cause bigger events. In any case, large-scale turmoil in the Shanghai Stock Exchange cannot be caused."

"Your Excellency, Consul General, after all, is just a group of speculators and has no impact on the empire. But if hundreds of thousands of workers in the Shanghai Stock Exchange start to make trouble, the problem will be too big!" Ono Nakasa also said.

"Okay, you can go and do it immediately, Chen Jun, you are responsible for negotiating with the speculator at the Gendarmerie Command. If you don't cooperate and hurt the interests of the empire, I will take their lives!" Horiuchi said.

This is how the selfish Japanese people are. Once they are involved in their own interests, they are like jackals with their tails trampled on, and they immediately jump up and reveal their fangs.
Chapter completed!