Lost and Spy

Chapter 1277 Stocking Business
All three tables were full.

"Brothers, ah, and sisters."

As the head of the district, a toast is naturally indispensable, but he, Young Master Meng, held back for a long time before he could choke out a sentence:

"Happy New Year's Eve, done."

cut!
I thought that an official as big as the district mayor could say something different toast.

Meng Shaoyuan was also a little embarrassed:
"I wish everyone, on New Year's Eve next year, you can still come alive to eat the New Year's Eve dinner!"

I rely on!

Why is everyone so angry?

What we said is not bad, it would be great if everyone is still alive next year.

Wu Jingyi also knew that this young master would not be able to hold back any words anymore. Anyway, she was also a secretary, so she could always help him share:
"Last year, under the leadership of District Chief Meng, the Shanghai District of the Military Control Bureau has won many battles, and a new situation has been created. On behalf of the District Chief and the Shanghai District Headquarters of the Military Statistics Bureau, I wish everyone a new year. Gong, get promoted and get rich!"

"cheers!"

The scene suddenly became lively.

Look at what people say, the district chief is the district chief after all.

"District Chief Meng, Secretary Wu, I respect you on behalf of the intelligence department." Song Deng, who had just been released, raised his cup: "Under the leadership of the district chief secretary, my intelligence department will definitely be able to make new achievements."

Toasting one after another, Meng Shaoyuan never refused to come.

After being the district chief for so long, he has not improved in other skills, but his capacity for drinking has improved.

When Li Zhifeng came to toast, he was also a rough man. Like the officer, he held back for a long time before saying: "District Chief Meng, Secretary Wu, I am toasting you on behalf of the guards. I hope that in the new year, you will be less exposed." Little shoes!"

There was a roar of laughter.

Rough people, rough people, this makes the head of this district seem to give you little shoes to wear all day long.

It's fine for others to respect him, but at the table of female guests, he, Young Master Meng, must personally respect him.

Young Master Meng is famous in Shanghai for being a lewd woman, plus he got a lot of money by pretending to be a fool that time, so all these female subordinates are wary of him.

Fortunately, it's Chinese New Year now and Miss Jingyi is here, so nothing will happen, right?
Don't look at what District Chief Meng said in his toast just now, but when he arrived at the table of female guests, his bones immediately became lighter: "I wish you more and more beautiful, and when the Anti-Japanese War is won, everyone can find good friends In-law’s family, your husband treats you like a queen, your father-in-law and mother-in-law treat you like a daughter, and you will have both sons and daughters, and the house will be full of wealth.”

Having said that, the atmosphere among the female guests immediately became lively, and seeing him, Young Master Meng, also made him feel much more pleasing to the eye.

Not to mention, many of these women can drink, except for Qi Xuezhen, Xiang Yuyanchu, and Ye Rong, who are all amazing in combat.

The question is, what kind of gentleman is he, Young Master Meng?
After drinking a cup, he moved a stool by himself, squeezed and sat down between Yu Yanchu and Ye Rong, wanting to share a table with them shamelessly.

"What are you doing?" Yu Yanchu glared at him.

"Eat, New Year's Eve dinner."

"I said what are your hands doing?"

"My hand? Hey, tell me, tell me, why are you so dishonest?"

"What are your feet doing?"

"Ye Rong, don't be wronged. Oh! Why are you stepping on me?"

After 1 minute, District Chief Meng was sent back by these women in despair.

What is it and what is it, anyway, it is the district chief, your boss, why don't you give me any face?
Wu Jingyi has long been used to the strangeness. If he can make Young Master Meng change his temper, the sun will probably come out from the west: "Just give me a little peace of mind. It's Chinese New Year."

"damn it."

Meng Shaoyuan just cursed, and suddenly realized that it was New Year's Eve, so he slapped himself lightly: "I wanted to give them New Year's gifts, but I don't have them now. Secretary Wu, I have prepared your presents."

He leaned close to Wu Jingyi's ear and whispered a few words, Wu Jingyi's face turned red: "Get lost!"

"Really, I had a lot imported from America."

Wu Jingyi was startled: "Why do you need so many nylon stockings?"

These nylon stockings are indeed a good thing.

In 1938, the DuPont Company of the United States invented silk stockings made of nylon, and soon nylon stockings became popular all over the United States.

This trend gradually spread to the whole world. The nylon stockings were listed on the first day. The company initially planned to sell [-] pairs at a price of two dollars each, but they were sold out in a short time.

But now, with a large number of nylon stockings on the market, it is not in short supply.

Those rich ladies in Shanghai and Chongqing also wear nylon stockings as a fashion.

The problem is, now is the present, and the future is the future. No one knows the magic of nylon stockings better than Meng Shaoyuan.

In more than a year, nylon stockings will not only become a hot commodity, but will even become a strategic control material of the US government!
A pair of nylon stockings for two dollars will soar to twenty dollars!

What's even more incredible is that there was even a sky-high price of four thousand dollars!

What is luxury?This is true luxury!
During World War II, stockings and chocolates were considered hard currency, especially stockings, and only the US military had the most stockings at that time.

Some American soldiers used these to seduce those girls. Some girls were even willing to sell their bodies for a pair of stockings. There were even some German girls who not only sold their bodies, but also sold some information to the US military.

The characteristic of nylon is that it is suitable for the production of military supplies such as parachute slings, cables, mosquito nets, hammocks, tents, and strapping straps.

Therefore, after the Pearl Harbor Incident, in order to give priority to the production of military supplies, the United States also listed nylon as a military supply.

The production of nylon stockings has been greatly reduced, and in order to ensure military use as much as possible, the U.S. government has also issued a call for people to donate stockings so that they can be reused.

As a result, stocking donation points were set up one by one in every neighborhood in the United States.

The sign said, Uncle Sam needs your stockings.

In three months, the United States collected 626127 pounds of old silk and stockings, or 284 tons.How much does a pair of stockings weigh?One can imagine the enthusiasm for donations at that time.

The same is true in China.

For this reason, the government even dispatched the army, saying that it wanted to protect a batch of "important military strategic materials" from entering Chongqing.

And this batch of so-called "military strategic materials" are actually nylon stockings provided to those wealthy wives.

With Meng Shaoyuan's personality, how could he give up such a chance to make a fortune?
His smuggling network quickly began to operate at high speed.

He ordered the purchase of nylon stockings in batches in large quantities and shipped them to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chongqing and other places.

Don't look at the backlog there now, but it won't be long before these nylon stockings will be turned into dollar bills.

How could Wu Jingyi guess what he was thinking, she only thought that this guy imported so many stockings just to pick up girls.

Otherwise what else can be done?
Now in Shanghai, a pair of silk stockings costs around US$1.5.

She really wronged Meng Shaoyuan this time!

(End of this chapter)