The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

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Through Wang Weishan and his understanding of coming to Shanghai for a period of time, Zhu Bin has a better understanding of the foreign firms of this era, especially those that have a huge impact on China's trade and economy. Interest spokespersons and weapons and arms dealers are well aware of their powerful strength and influence, and must not be underestimated, let alone easily offended.

Among them, Shenchang Matheson and Chanchen Matheson representing American capital, Lihe Matheson and Lulin Mathematics representing German capital, Swire and Jardine Matheson representing British capital, etc., together with their banks, basically controlled China. 80.00% of the import and export and trade are the vanguard and trader of the big powers dumping their industrial products to China.

The managers and executives of these foreign firms have indistinct relationships with important figures at various levels in the domestic military, government, and business. And Shanghai Ruyu Qiaqing and other wealthy consortiums are basically born in the compradors of major foreign firms, and the industries they set up are also related to them. Complicated relationship between competition and cooperation.These people have great powers, and their influence cannot be ignored. If they are regarded as thorns in their eyes, it will be as difficult as heaven to accomplish things here!

Lihe Yangxing Co., Ltd. is the largest German business entity in China. The major shareholders behind it include: Krupp, a symbol of German industrial and military equipment giants, Zeiss, which is the world's top optical equipment, and Farben, composed of first-class chemical companies. Including large companies such as Bavs Chemicals and Bayer Pharmaceuticals), Hamburg Shipping Company, etc., can almost be said to be representatives of German industrial capital in China.

With the arrival of the German advisory group headed by Falkenhausen in 1930, the influence of Lihe Matheson in the military and political circles of the government increased greatly, and the trade volume was close to the number of hundreds of millions of marks.The ratings of various industrial products that the advisory group can relate to are all based on German products as the best, and others are criticized and belittled. After a few years, Lihe Foreign Firm has almost become the largest foreign firm in China. The incomparable cow coaxes.

Now that this big guy found him after hearing the wind, it goes without saying that this deal must not be bypassed by them.

Zhu Bin was surprised, but secretly delighted in his heart: "I'm afraid that not enough people will come, and more people will meddle. The greater the noise, the more dispersed the forces will be, and it will be easier to fish in troubled waters and use tiger skin as a banner!"

Don't hesitate, agree immediately.

That night, Wang Pingnan stayed in Baohua Temple to spend time with the big guys.With the great love and support of the folks from all walks of life in Shanghai, the soldiers felt warm all over their bodies. Even though they were exhausted after a day of training, soil work, and avoiding Japanese fighter planes, they still had a hot meal with canned meat as an accompaniment. After dinner, clusters of people sat around singing songs and telling jokes. Captain Wang Pingnan performed "Four King Kongs of Wudang" and "Five Dragons of Jiu-Jitsu" for everyone on a whim. Zhu Bin put down the ring to say goodbye to everyone The wrist and other activities were lively and lively, and the atmosphere was very good.

On the second day, the Japanese army rejected the mediation proposals of various countries. Not only did they continue to attack Zhabei, but they also sent more than ten warships to attack the Songhu Fort.On the same day, after many days of quarreling and wrangling, the Japanese Army and Navy finally reached an agreement on the number and resolution to send troops to Shanghai. In addition to the Third Fleet that had already been dispatched on February 156, the 2th Mixed Brigade could be mobilized and launched the next day. Going to Shanghai, the Ninth Division is urgently mobilized, ready to fight in Shanghai, the war is about to escalate further!

Zhu Bin was not very clear about these matters. Early in the morning, after arranging the day's training, he returned to the concession with Wang Pingnan, and first called on the core leaders of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Association in Shanghai, headed by the chairman of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, Yu Qiaqing. , roughly described the results of the past few days, the key is to give a preliminary explanation of his business plan.

It contains too much content, and I can't explain it clearly in a few sentences, but Zhu Bin grasped one point very cleverly. He only compared the efficiency and cost of traditional thousand-ton ship transportation and cargo handling with those after being converted into container ships. A simple comparison of the relevant data, only the loading and unloading efficiency is increased by 5 to 10 times!The packaging cost and loss reduction of goods, the increase of the speed of goods turnover, etc. have not been taken into account.

But just these are enough to brighten the eyes of all the veterans who have been up and down in the business world all their lives, as if they have seen countless gold and silver wealth rolling in!As for the astronomical manufacturing and production scale of other special equipment, all kinds of roads, railways, and ocean transportation throughout the world, and the countless projects that almost renovate relevant docks, stations, and freight yards around the world... This deal is indeed too big. changed!

After listening to this, Zhu Bin's eyes became more kind and hot. For a while, he wanted to persuade him to leave the Volunteer Army and concentrate on this unprecedented big business. However, it is not good to retreat at this critical moment, so I have to secretly resist Wang Pingnan, no matter what, to ensure his safety, and plan this business carefully after the battle is over.

After having a pleasant meal with the bosses at noon, Zhu Bin went to pay a return visit to General Manager Ma Yier, who had been waiting impatiently. Er expressed helplessness to accept this. Of course, the general manager expressed his satisfaction with Zhu Bin's initiative to let Shenchang Foreign Firm occupy a higher share in the entire cooperation than other foreign firms.But then, he encountered difficulties with Zhu Bin's request to buy his pile of old weapons.

"Dear Zhu, you know about China. Although I really want to sell this batch of weapons, it's not right now, whether it's the timing or who to buy."

In order to express his sincere apology, Ma Yier poured coffee for Zhu Bin himself, with a perplexed expression on his face.

Zhu Bin nodded to express his understanding.On weekdays, this transaction would make Ma Yier happy for several days, which is a big part of his heart.But now that the Volunteer Army wants to buy it, the issue is more sensitive.All foreign firms in China are very familiar with the attitude of the state government. Chairman Jiang and his gang are very displeased to see the [-]th Route Army, which does not listen to greetings. The money and materials given to them are in the millions, but the [-]th Route Army still lacks heavy weapons and ammunition. It is not that there is no place to buy them, and no one sells them!

China is the most important arms market in the world after the European War. This is recognized. For this reason, many foreign firms have a regular supply list of weapons, and Lihe Foreign Firm simply inquired about the needs of the foreign government through the advisory group. The weapons and other goods are directly transported to the Shanghai warehouse in advance. Once the contract is signed, the supply will be delivered immediately. The high efficiency is recognized as the first.So if they have no weapons, the 150mm caliber heavy guns may not be in stock, but there must be others!

However, none of them sell!It's not worth it to offend the government for a small profit in front of you, which will lead to the elimination of tens of millions of large transactions in the future!

Zhu Bin replied with a smile of full understanding, but he did not let it go, but went further: "I think we can look at this issue from a different angle. First of all, the weapons are sold to the Volunteer Army, not the [-]th Route Army. At present, the National Government may I will be a little dissatisfied, but what if the Volunteer Army becomes an army directly under the state? Especially the army that Chairman Jiang trusts?"

Ma Yier raised his eyebrows, but remained calm, and continued to listen to Zhu Bin.

"Secondly, you are about to retire. Wouldn't it be great to get rid of one of your worries before that and let your business in China perform perfectly for 30 years? Even if you offend the government because of this, the settlement will be a matter of later, and it may even be At that point you're already enjoying life easily and don't have to worry about it."

Zhu Bin's words hit the lesions in his heart that had accumulated for more than ten years, Ma Yi'er's complexion changed slightly, and the hand holding the coffee trembled unconsciously.

"Third, if I can come up with a bigger business, enough to make you make up for the loss caused this time, and even make a fortune, and also get great praise and favor from the government, do you want to do it?"

"What big business?!" Ma Yier finally couldn't stand the temptation, his introverted eyes sharpened suddenly, and he stared at Zhu Bin's face like a falcon ready to pounce on him!

Zhu Bin took a sip of his coffee slowly, and said in a good tone: "On the way to Shanghai, I overheard Captain Ma Han mentioning that the U.S. Navy is going to decommission a batch of old-fashioned warships, including two 'Florida-class' battleships. The lead ship "USS Florida" is being dismantled and dismantled in Philadelphia, and the other "Utah" is going to be converted into a training ship; there is also a "Wyoming-class" that will be decommissioned... Tell me, if we can buy two ships as gifts What kind of gains will you get if you give it to the national navy?!"