lcionline Chapter 870: Boss Dai is worried
Chapter 870: Boss Dai is worried
When he arrived at the office, Okamura looked around.
This was arranged for him by Lin Ze himself. It cannot be said to be magnificent with carved beams and painted rafters, but it can be described as neat and elegant.
Sitting behind the large Huanghuali wood desk, Okamura was clearly very satisfied. The adjutant went to make tea. Okamura said, "Mr. Lin, go on."
Lin Ze nodded. "Take Yuancheng as an example. It's located on the north bank of the Yellow River, offering easy irrigation and flat terrain. Northward, it's a basin, so it produces grain, but grain isn't its primary concern. Salt production has been around since ancient times, and it's marketed to the northwest and central plains. Salt-related industries are flourishing. The place you're staying in is owned by the Salt Merchants Association. Besides the Salt Merchants Association, the North China Development Corporation has also established a salt company here. Drying, boiling, and transporting salt requires salt workers, vendors, and shop assistants. These people need food and shelter, which gives rise to restaurants, inns, and even brothels."
Okamura pondered, "So if we control salt, we control wealth. If we control wealth, we control people. If all the young and strong are in the salt industry, there will be fewer disturbances in the countryside. Then we can manage it, send people to collect grain taxes, or simply exchange salt for grain. Then the problem of military supplies will be solved."
Lin Ze said excitedly, "I have never figured out this final trick, but I didn't expect the general to reveal it in one sentence!"
Okamura waved his hand. "How do we control the salt?"
"General, since we already have the Salt Company, the Salt Merchants Association, and the various vendors operating under it, they used to operate independently. Now, why not integrate them? Either by exchanging shares, injecting capital, or merging them. We can integrate Yuancheng Salt into one, with production, transportation, and sales as the three main divisions. In this way, the scattered salt workers will become employees of the company, and the scattered vendors will become employees of the sales company. The profits will then be turned over to the government for its use..."
Okamura was very happy. "Yoshi! In this way, southern Shanxi can finally be stable. Lin Sang, you are really a talented person. Don't worry, I will not treat you unfairly."
Lin Ze said modestly, "Your Excellency the General has already made up his mind. I am just throwing out some ideas to stimulate discussion."
"In that case, since Huagu is keeping an eye on the intelligence, you should start implementing the salt industry reforms. If you can see results, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Lin Ze smiled secretly in his heart, that's it.
The so-called trick of taking people, money and property was what he had left over from his time in Tianjin.
Through this move, Tianjin's industries are either directly or indirectly controlled by him. The current setup of Tianjin can be seen as a large monopoly group. Of course, this monopoly is not competing with the people for profits. Things like port construction and import and export trade are not something that ordinary people can handle. On the contrary, because of the continuous development of this monopoly economy, people have benefited, so all industries are prosperous and the market is prosperous.
Through this monopoly, all forces became part of the Lin Group. The flow of people and money was all controlled by Lin Ze. That's why he made Tianjin like an iron barrel in a short period of time. Even if Lin Ze is no longer in Tianjin, as long as this monopoly economic community exists, his influence will not be weakened.
Now that he has nothing to do, he plans to build another community like this in Yuancheng, and upgrade Yuancheng's salt production at the same time, which will be a big gift to the local area and make his trip worthwhile.
As for whether the profits earned will be used by the devils for military purposes, don’t even think about it!
The North China Development Corporation has been in a "losing money" state until now, and the North China Front Army has not been able to take a penny from Tianjin so far, but everyone thinks it is normal.
This kind of exploration is a long-term thing and it will not produce results in three to five years!
As for three to five years later...
Lin Ze said goodbye and was about to leave when Okamura's adjutant suddenly stopped him and said embarrassedly, "Colonel Lin, can you do me a favor?"
Although this adjutant was only a major, he had been handling clerical affairs for Okamura. As the saying goes, a seventh-rank official is in front of the prime minister, and Lin Ze has always had a good relationship with him. Niu Saner often gave gifts to this guy, and he often took time out of his busy schedule to go to the restaurant to enjoy himself, and considered himself to be a close friend of Lin Ze.
"Suzuki-kun, what you said is that your business is my business. What can I do?"
Adjutant Suzuki Qingkong was overjoyed and whispered, "The general has to go to Jiang County tonight. Originally, all the necessary vehicles were shipped by train, but the train had a problem in Datong, and the general arrived by plane first, so they're short of vehicles. Sedans are fine, but we're short of a few trucks for the escort."
Lin Ze's heart moved, Jiangxian County?
Jiangxian County is on the northeast side of Yuancheng, and further north is Yicheng. Why is Okamura going there in the middle of the night?
Could it be that they were checking the results of the 37th Division's northward sweep?
I thought this in my heart, and without hesitation, I said, "The salt company has transport trucks. I'd like to dispatch a few. Do you want drivers?"
Suzuki Qingkong said quickly: "The driver is not needed. Colonel Lin, please keep this matter confidential. It is my fault for not arranging a vehicle..."
Lin Ze patted him and said, "What are you talking about? Isn't this the truck you prepared in advance? When we get back to Peking, let's have a good drink at the restaurant."
"Thank you, Colonel Lin. I'll treat you then!"
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Mountain city, Luojiawan.
Boss Dai looked at the telegram on the table and fell into deep thought.
The telegram was sent from the Yuancheng Group, well, now it should be said to be the Jinnan Station.
Jinnan Station reported that they received a tip-off that the Special Operations Group's insider in the Yuancheng Gendarmerie had obtained an intelligence report, so they intercepted it halfway and took the initiative to attack while the Special Operations Group was transferring the intelligence report and intercepted the intelligence report.
According to intelligence, the Japanese army has gathered in Jincheng and Bo'ai areas, and Qinyang and Wenxian will be the main attack directions.
Boss Dai ordered Shen Xing to spread out the map and look at it carefully.
"An attack on the eastern front?... This is consistent with the Japanese attack on the 27th Army in Lingchuan a few days ago."
Shen Xing smiled and said, "It seems that the various groups in Jinnan are quite useful. You just ordered them to work hard to gather intelligence, and they have already reaped some rewards. Do you want to upgrade the specifications of Jinnan Station and send some people over there?"
Boss Dai shook his head. "The Japanese are cunning. This information may not be true."
"Commander, is there something fishy about this?"
Boss Dai stood up and paced back and forth. "If they were planning to attack Qinyang and Wenxian, why would this information appear in Yuancheng?"
Shen Xing said nothing, he was not good at this.
Boss Dai muttered, "But this information was intercepted from the Special Operations Group. If the Japs wanted to cheat and deliberately feed false information to the Special Operations Group, why did they feed it to them? It's really hard to understand!"
"No news yet on the Golden Buddha?"
Shen Xing shook his head. "If there was any news, Xiao Wang would definitely kick the door open."
Boss Dai was immediately amused. "It's already this late, and you still have the mind to tell jokes! File this intelligence for now, and don't report it to the War Situation Room yet!"
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