Shadow Spy

Chapter 25 Mr. Ayers shows his kindness

The last item of the meeting was to announce the work arrangements for this week. This was announced personally by Consul General Nelson Ayres. There were three main points: First, to continue the previous policy, maintain the stability of the public settlement, and protect the lives and lives of American expatriates. property security; the second is to strengthen intelligence work on Japan, detect its next military trends, and provide a basis for domestic strategic decision-making; the third is to try our best to promote the economic activities of American businessmen in the concession, and provide key assistance in the fields of machinery, electronics, arms, chemicals, etc. , strive for a larger market share.

Regarding the words of the boss, everyone in the meeting listened. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they had to take a serious attitude at this time. But in fact, everyone had already heard these contents and only a junior brother like Li Junhao found it very strange. Makes sense.

For Li Junhao personally, the first content has no real meaning, but the second content, his historical knowledge can be decisive!Whether and when to say it out depends on the timing!But the third item allowed him to see the opportunity to make a fortune. The next step was to think about how to make "money"!

What everyone didn't expect was that when the meeting was about to end, Consul General Ayres actually asked who the new colleague was. Li Junhao, who didn't react for a moment, was picked up by Han Puli next to him, and he quickly After reacting, he hurriedly said: "Sir, Mr. Ayres, I am Ognyan LI Panson, a native of Pennsylvania. I have just joined the Commercial Department as a first-class attaché. I am currently familiarizing myself with my work under the leadership of Miss Hanprey. …”

"Well, very good. I know you are a good young man!" Surprisingly, Ayers said, "Do a good job, little Ogg. I am very optimistic about you. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me directly!"

Hearing the words of the Consul General, everyone in the conference room was a little surprised - the Consul General's tone indicated that he not only knew the new first-class attaché, but also had a special personal relationship with him, so he would call him by his nickname.

Li Junhao was even more surprised and said hurriedly and respectfully: "Thank you for your kindness. I will work hard to live up to your expectations..."

"Well, take some time to sit at home in two days." Ayres nodded and said, stood up and walked out, "Do a good job, I will watch you." As he stood up, everyone stood up. Send each other off.

Waiting for the Consul General to step out the door, everyone's eyes were fixed on Li Junhao. Regardless of whether they knew him before or not, they all knew him now. The most obvious look in their eyes was envy, jealousy and hatred!
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When the meeting ended, Hanprey pulled him again when he was leaving, and he could only follow to see what his immediate boss had to say.

After arriving at the office all the way, Hanprey's secretary brought two cups of coffee that had been brewed and gently closed the office door.

"Mr. Panson, I didn't expect that! You have a special relationship with Mr. Ayers?" Hanprey said in a dissatisfied tone, with anger in his heart: This guy has such a relationship, and he conceals it, isn't he trying to harm himself? ?
"Miss Hanpuri, no, sister! I really don't know!" Li Junhao exclaimed, "I never wanted to hide anything, but...why the Consul General said that, I really don't know!" After staring into his eyes for a long time, I didn't know if I saw anything. I lowered my head and took a sip of coffee. After a moment of silence, I said: "Okay, I believe you. But I have a piece of advice for you: no matter you What kind of upper-level connections do you have, but if you can’t do your job well, you won’t be able to survive in the Far East! On this point, let alone the Consul General in Shanghai, even the President!”

Li Junhao really felt that he was wronged. His current identity was due to the ID card given by the system. As for the cause and effect, he was not clear at all. Consul General Ayers' performance today surprised him and he couldn't understand why he said that. ?At this time, he didn't know what to answer when faced with Han Puli's words.

At around ten o'clock, Li Junhao returned to his office. When he saw the expressions of Brown and Miliya, he knew that what happened in the conference room had reached their ears, so they looked at him with something wrong!
Li Junhao waved his hands helplessly and said: "Okay, let's work! My things are not that mysterious. Everyone will know about it in the future, so there is no need to guess now!"

"Oh, okay, BOSS." The two of them replied in unison, with a much more respectful and sincere tone.

Because he has just started work and has no specific work arrangements, he is still familiar with the job responsibilities. The main thing is to understand the work content of the Commercial Department, which includes the local business situation in Shanghai, especially the sales of American goods in Shanghai and even Asia. The market supply and demand situation is also responsible for investigating and monitoring the market competition of commodities from other countries, and assisting domestic enterprises and businessmen when necessary.

What he is currently studying is the current business situation in Shanghai and Shanghai, and he is deeply touched by it.
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During this period of April 1939, due to the relative "calm" in the concession, countless commercial capital, speculators and people who longed for a peaceful environment flocked into the concession, causing abnormal prosperity here.

In the concession, the powerful Chinese businessmen are mainly engaged in large-scale production such as banking, shipping, and grain; the medium-sized ones are mainly engaged in machinery, textiles, papermaking, cigarettes, matches, hardware and other industries; the small businessmen are engaged in trade, Logistics relies on the circulation of goods within and outside Shanghai;
There are hundreds of foreign companies mainly engaged in import and export trade, which vary in size. They import goods from all over the world to Shanghai, ranging from aircraft, ships, automobiles and other sea, land and air transportation vehicles, to medium-sized machinery and electricity. Equipment, fuel and other bulk industrial products, as small as paper, ink, stationery, daily necessities, cosmetics, etc.However, the sales of these products have dropped significantly due to the impact of the war, which has affected the interests of all countries.

Originally, among the main trade products of foreign companies, there was also the major item of arms. However, after the Sino-Japanese War became all-out, large-scale arms transactions were greatly restricted, especially the external transportation channels from the concession. The inventory of weapons and ammunition is extremely strict; therefore, the external sales of arms have dropped sharply. On the one hand, foreign companies have carried out more retail business in the concession, and on the other hand, they have developed more local agents to sell arms and weapons through Chinese businessmen. , as for what channel it is, they don’t care, or they don’t know.

In the report of the Commercial Office, there were letters of help from Springfield and Colt companies in the United States, hoping to get help from the Consulate General to increase product sales.

(End of this chapter)