lcionline Chapter 874 Keep your mouth shut
Chapter 874 Keep your mouth shut
"Stand up and talk. Don't kneel all the time. This is no longer acceptable."
In fact, Lin Ze got a great advantage in this matter. The salt fields originally belonged to someone else, and now the salt company has forcibly taken them back. Although his shares have been lost, shares are shares after all, not cash.
Moreover, Lin Ze wants to establish a general salt company, which will be managed by the North China Development Corporation and will be a subsidiary of the company. Then the functions of Yuancheng Salt Pond, Changlu Salt Field and other companies will belong to the company's subsidiary companies.
After being diluted layer by layer, the shares that Ma Mingyuan held in Yuancheng Salt Company were not enough to be included in the head office, so Ma Mingyuan went from being a rich man in Yuancheng to a worker.
Of course, from another perspective, for a talented person like Ma Mingyuan, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase his talents.
Which one should you choose: owning numerous assets in a small city and doing nothing but collecting rent, or becoming the head of a subsidiary of a large Y-company?
Anyway, there is a reason for every choice. It’s not that Ma Mingyuan chose the latter, but that he got the latter opportunity when he had no choice. How could he not be grateful?
Ma Mingyuan was delighted and took the opportunity to ask, "May I ask Director Lin, should the Wang and Bai families also follow the same procedure..."
Lin Ze picked up his teacup expressionlessly. "Improving the salt business, purchasing machinery, and hiring workers doesn't cost money?"
Ma Mingyuan suddenly didn't dare to speak anymore.
Lin Ze's words have already sentenced the Wang and Bai families to death. Therefore, the assets of the Zhang, Wang and Bai families will be the source of funds for the improvement of Yuancheng Salt Administration.
At this point, after Lin Ze's arrangements, the so-called four major families in Yuancheng had disappeared.
In the eyes of ordinary people, these four companies are all unattainable behemoths, but when it comes to Lin Ze, they are like paper, which will fall down with a push and break with a poke, all depending on his mood.
Ma Mingyuan coughed and said, "Director Lin, as you know, we have a road that goes all the way to the Western Regions. Although there are bandit problems, there are always business people coming and going. I have found a pair of sisters from another ethnic group and would like to give them to you for your appreciation."
Lin Ze put down his teacup and said righteously, "Who do you take me for? Now that the war is imminent, and the general has come to Far City in person, do I think I will just eat, drink, and have fun all day, indulging in pleasure?"
Then Lin Ze stood up and said, "This won't happen again!"
Ma Mingyuan hurriedly said: "Yes, yes!"
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Lin Ze was busy tasting the food, while the villages near the salt lake had already become a sea of joy.
When Zhang Youye brought the money home, Zhang Quanyou almost had a heart attack.
"Son! You robbed a wealthy man!"
"Of course not, this was sent by Mr. Lin!"
"Who is the Lin family?"
"Mr. Lin is one of us! He's not a devil! Dad, now that you have money to see a doctor, I'll go get a doctor tomorrow!"
Zhao Quanyou was about to say, if it wasn't the devil, then it was a traitor...
The words came to his lips but he swallowed them back and slapped himself. He was so confused. Traitors were giving money to ordinary people!?
"Dad, why are you slapping yourself?"
"Dad is happy!"
Dongjia Village.
In a thatched hut, several capable men sat together.
"Old Jin, what exactly do you mean by 'dog traitor'? Killing a local tyrant like Zhang Yijian is certainly no pity, but Lin is clearly a traitor, so why is he giving money to the people?"
Jin Zhixing is a foreigner, tall and strong. He came to Yanchi to work two years ago.
At first, the private salt works did not dare to accept him. Later, seeing that although this man was tall, he was honest to the point of being cowardly, they kept him.
Jin Zhixing's brows knitted together, and after a long pause he spoke, "Of course the Japs and the Second Japs won't side with the common people. They're handing out money, and they must have ulterior motives. What worries me is that most of the salt workers are young and strong, and they're handing them money for no apparent reason. They're even spreading rumors that they want to bring all the salt workers into the Salt Company, obviously because they're afraid they'll cause trouble! But why are they so afraid of them causing trouble that they want to rein them all in?"
One person was surprised and said, "Could it be that the Japs really want to attack Zhongtiao Mountain from Yuancheng to the east? Are they doing this because they are afraid of instability in the rear?"
Jin Zhixing said, "Last time, the comrades from the Special Operations Group got the intelligence, but they were ambushed halfway through sending it out. The intelligence clearly said to attack from east to west, but if they want to attack from Yuancheng, then wouldn't that mean they're going from west to east?"
After discussing it for a long time, they still didn't know what to do. Finally, Jin Zhixing said, "I'm going to Fengling Ferry to report this to my superiors!"
Just when Lin Ze was dealing with the affairs of Yanchi, parts of the Japanese 33rd and 35th Divisions suddenly attacked the 27th Army stationed in Lingchuan.
The 27th Army was defeated and forced to retreat.
Lingchuan is in the northeast, and to the south is the area of Bo'ai, Qinyang and Wenxian along the eastern line of Zhongtiao Mountain.
This move also made people increasingly believe that the Japanese were about to launch a war from the eastern front.
Salt Merchants Association, inside Okamura's temporary headquarters.
Hanatani came to report intelligence matters to Okamura.
"Your Excellency, General, I personally led the military police and a squadron stationed in Far City to conduct sweeps and raids in the eastern part of Far City for days, creating a strong momentum. At the same time, we strictly inspected all major thoroughfares such as Maojin Ferry and checked for suspicious individuals. It can be said that even if the south wanted to gather information, their people would be unable to advance or retreat."
Okamura still gave this young man from an aristocratic family some respect, praising him, "As expected of the flower of spies. The headquarters sent Hanaya-kun to help us, which gives us a better chance of victory."
The general praised Hua Gu Zheng, and Hua Gu Zheng was very happy.
This man was indeed clever. Unable to suppress his urge to show off, he asked, "Perhaps the General and I are in tune with each other and already know what you are thinking. It turns out that your arrangement for me to release false information was just a trivial step."
Okamura raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean?"
Hua Guzheng smiled and said, "I used to be puzzled. Giving the Red Zone false intelligence might cause mutual suspicion between the Red Zone and the South, but it would also inevitably arouse suspicion. How could the Red Zone obtain such military secrets so easily? Now I understand. The General did it on purpose. If the Red Zone didn't suspect anything, then it would be better to let them suspect each other. If the Red Zone suspected something, it would be exactly what the General wanted!"
If the Red Zone doubted the intelligence, they would certainly think the opposite, thinking the Imperial Army wasn't attacking from the east, but from the west. Furthermore, your Excellency the General is personally stationed in Far City. Although the information is strictly sealed, over time, your information in Far City will inevitably be known to others, creating the illusion that the Imperial Army is attacking from the west.
Speaking of this, Hanaya was very excited, "In fact, the Imperial Army's offensive route is neither the Eastern Front nor the Western Front..."
Okamura slammed the table and said, "Hanatani Masa! Are you here to guess riddles with me?"
Hanaya realized that he had been showing off too much and quickly lowered his head, "I'm sorry, General!"
"Forget it, go ahead and do your thing. Remember, watch your mouth!"
"Ha! I got carried away for a moment. Please forgive me, General!"