Shadow Spy

Chapter 268 Unlimited supply of low-priced coal

That night, Li Junhao's phone kept ringing, and various people came forward to plead for mercy. Many of them he didn't know, and he didn't know who could have such a big face to invite so many people. Even the people from the U.S. Consulate General There are several of them!He was even thinking that it would be interesting if Commercial Counselor Thain also called. He really wanted to hear what the other party would say?Unfortunately, Thain didn't call.

In fact, with his current status and strength, no one in the concession can order him except Consul General Ayres.As long as the Japanese army did not dare to invade the concession directly, the Japanese companies that controlled the coal trade association had no hope of resisting his "tyranny".

Li Junhao was surprised when he learned that the current price of briquettes in Shanghai has reached 15 yuan/ton, because according to his understanding, the current price of raw coal in various parts of China is generally between 1.5 yuan/ton and 5 yuan/ton, the closer to the origin The cheaper; when making briquettes, one-third of the loess must be added, which means that two loads of raw coal and one load of loess can be made into three loads of briquettes.

The normal price of transporting coal from Kailuan to Shanghai is less than 3 yuan per load. After being made into briquettes, the cost per load is about 2.5 yuan. However, the unscrupulous coal industry association actually sells it for 15 yuan, and it wants to continue to increase the price. price!

The reason why he set the price of each load of briquettes at eight yuan is because the price of the finished briquettes he purchased from the system mall was 1 gold coin for five loads, which is equivalent to US$0.84 per load. Calculated based on the current Shanghai-Shanghai dollar market price of 1:8, The cost reached 6.72 yuan, plus the costs of personnel, transportation and sales process, the cost was 8 yuan/ton, which was barely the same.

The price given by the system made him suspect that in its pricing principle, the labor cost was very high.

There is a reason for him to think so. In the system, the best lump coal can be purchased for 1.5 gold coins per ton, while loose powder coal is not even available. It may be that the grade is too low.

Based on the concession’s population of 400 million, which is counted as 80 households, and assuming 1 quintal of briquettes per household per month, 80 quintals, or 4 tons, would be needed, which would cost US$67.2. With his current funds, he would not be able to sustain him for several years. question.

As for the [-] tons of coal and [-] tons of briquettes that are currently seized, he does not want to move it for the time being. On the one hand, he does not want to confirm the facts, and on the other hand, he does not want the Japanese and unscrupulous businessmen to underestimate his strength.
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Before 2 a.m. on Sunday, February 4, long queues formed at the entrance of the 214 coal stores in the concession.

At nine o'clock sharp, all coal shops opened at the same time and started selling briquettes.

Because there were so many people queuing up, the person in charge of the coal management office introduced purchase restrictions with great experience - each person could only buy one load.

This measure made some people dissatisfied, but before they could complain, the police officer on duty who had undergone simple training explained that there was plenty of coal now, but transportation and distribution required manpower and time, so the purchase was restricted; but the Ethnic Affairs Committee I would like to assure the public that supply will continue and prices will not increase!

The sales staff also promised that from now on, they will be open every day from [-] am to [-] pm.After hearing this, the citizens calmed down. At eight yuan a load of briquettes, how much loss would the Ethnic Affairs Committee have to bear if it does such a good thing? What more can they ask for?
This kind of situation happened in various coal stores, and there were more than a dozen cases of riots. The police officers on duty were not used to the troublemakers, so they immediately stepped forward to take them down...

Later investigation found that these people were hired hooligans!For those who did not say anything, those who voluntarily confessed and assisted the police in catching the instigators behind the scenes will be detained for one week; those who refuse to confess will be sentenced to hard labor for three months.During this process, if it is found that he has a criminal record or has acted in a manner that endangers the people, he will be severely punished.
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At this time, in an izakaya in Zhabei, the Japanese Concession, six directors of the Shanghai Coal Industry Association were sitting together to discuss the current situation. The atmosphere was very solemn.

The association has a total of 48 members, including 18 Japanese businessmen and 30 Chinese businessmen. However, the board of directors is composed of three Japanese businessmen and three Chinese businessmen. It is obvious who is in charge.In fact, these Chinese businessmen who followed the instructions of the Japanese and harmed citizens all over Shanghai for their own personal gain are no different from traitors!
What happened this time was beyond their expectations. No one expected that the concession authorities would be so tough!They used to do this several times a year, using measures such as stockpiling and sales restrictions to reduce supply. When the market price rose to the required level, they would release the goods to maximize profits. The concession authorities had no control at all in the past!
But unexpectedly, this time the Ministry of Industry and Industry Bureau came forward forcefully and took over the matter. Not only did they ask them to re-examine the registration, they also closed the store and the goods yard!Today, they actually used their stores to start selling briquettes... This time, they were extremely passive.

At first, they thought that the newly established Ethnic Affairs Committee was trying to use the seized goods as a good example, but the people sent to inspect reported that the coal in the twelve cargo yards had not been touched!This surprised them. Is it just relying on the small inventory in those stores?That won't last a few days.

Because of this understanding, the six directors finally agreed to wait and see...

What they don't know is that in order to prepare for this sale, Li Junhao has prepared [-] tons of briquettes and [-] tons of coal lumps in the Jinliyuan Wharf warehouse area (this is prepared for factory production), which can completely guarantee the demand of the concession for one month. , if not enough, restock at any time.He still doesn't believe that the little devils and traitors can't be cured! ——
The next day, citizens who were concerned about coal prices went to those retail stores and found that the coal stores opened again at nine o'clock, and the price was still eight yuan per load. Although the purchase limit was still one load per person, it was enough. Got it!

In fact, ordinary people only need one month’s worth of inventory, and they can’t afford to store more!

Thanks to word of mouth, the citizens knew that coal stores continued to operate normally, and they felt relieved, and the market quickly returned to calm...
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On Monday, Li Junhao did not attend the morning meeting at the consulate. Instead, he arrived at the Jiaozhou Park Military Camp early in the morning and hosted the graduation ceremony for the third batch of newly trained police officers at the Police Training Center.

This batch of trainees is generally good. Only 50 people were eliminated during the five-week training period, and 1450 people successfully graduated.

After the ceremony, the best 500 people were picked up by the Wolf Warrior Brigade, and the remaining 950 people were taken away by Yang Shixiong - the formation of the People's Army Self-Defense Corps was officially put on the agenda.

Today is the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month in the lunar calendar. Li Junhao has a lot to do. He has to arrange the festival affairs of each unit, arrange the festival welfare of the police station, arrange the duty work of the Ethnic Affairs Committee, and ensure the supply of coal during the festival... There are really many things going on.

(End of this chapter)