PFC Chapter 518 Blackmail
Chapter 518 Blackmail
Shanghai Stock Exchange, Meihua Building, Material Transportation Center.
"Mr. Abe, what a rare guest." Chen Yang led the expeditionary force headquarters staff officer Abe Mitsuhiro into the office with a smile on his face.
Mitsuhiro Abe was one of Tsukitaki's top clients and one of the first officers to join that giant network.
He used to be a subordinate of General Sato Fumiyasu, and because of his outstanding work performance, he was transferred from the logistics department to the operations staff.
Originally, he was not good at logistics, and it was his wish to be able to participate in the planning of front-line battles and war simulations.
"Director Chen, we don't need to be so polite." Abe Mitsuhiro sat on the sofa and said with a smile: "I came here this time because I want to ask Director Chen for help with something."
"Help? It's too serious. Just tell me what you need done." Chen Yang was very humble.
"The Red Party's robbery of supplies has been thoroughly investigated." Abe Mitsuhiro said, "At present, Director Nakanishi has concluded that the news of the transportation of supplies leaked out and the Red Party got the information."
"It has little to do with your operation center. Director Nakanishi is still investigating who leaked the information. Commander Xiwei specifically asked me to tell Director Chen, please rest assured."
Chen Yang nodded and said, "Director Zhongxi is indeed a man of great insight. He found the key right away. He is indeed a pillar of the empire."
"However, the reason why Staff Officer Abe came to me with so many troops should not be just for such a small matter."
Chen Yang looked at Abe Mitsuhiro with great interest. How could he not know whether he was the one who leaked the information?
However, since even General Nishio was willing to clean up his mess, things became less simple.
Abe Mitsuhiro agreed with a smile and said, "That's right, the war in China is escalating."
"The logistics department was under great pressure to supply materials. After Cabinet Mine came to power in January, he began to cut army spending in preparation for the southward march."
"In order to prevent the supply of materials from affecting the war in various places, Mr. Nishio wants Director Chen to raise a batch of materials."
"This is the list submitted by Mr. Sato. I wonder if Director Chen has any solution?"
I knew it wasn't that simple. Chen Yang took the list of supplies handed over by Abe Mitsuhiro, looked it up and down, and couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
The logistics department is so short of supplies that it’s in such a state.
It seems that Japan is not as rich as imagined.
Of course, Chen Yang played a great role in creating this situation.
If he had not colluded with a large number of logistics officers to continuously suck the blood of Japan, there would not have been such a serious deficit in logistics.
Just because Hiroyama Masaharu couldn't find any shortage of supplies doesn't mean they don't exist.
Those materials were all borrowed by Chen Yang. In addition to a part of the funding from the Osaka Chamber of Commerce, almost all the assets of the five major trading companies were emptied out, making it seamless.
But this kind of thing cannot be hidden, and after a long time, the problem will definitely become apparent.
Now the logistics department of the expeditionary force can only tear down the east wall and repair the west wall, hoping to stabilize the situation in China, intercept supplies step by step, and fill the holes.
"Staff Officer Abe, we are businessmen. There is no problem in raising materials, but I want to know whether so many materials need to be donated or borrowed."
"You should know that the amount of these materials is not small. If we force people to donate them, it may cause dissatisfaction with the empire."
"But if it's a loan, I have to have some collateral."
Abe Mitsuhiro's face changed slightly. This business has fallen on the heads of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
"Director Chen, what do you think we should do?"
Chen Yang thought for a moment and said, "How about this? We can ask the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and other organizations to donate part of it, I can raise part of it, and I can borrow part of it from banks in Britain, the United States and other countries in the name of the refinery."
"This will keep everyone in peace. If so many supplies were to be donated compulsorily, it would be a disaster for the Shanghai Stock Exchange,"
Abe Mitsuhiro nodded and said, "Director Chen is very thoughtful. How much time do you need?"
"Three days, maybe? I will gather all the supplies within three days, but I need a warrant from the expeditionary force headquarters."
"You know, I don't have the ability to ask the Osaka Chamber of Commerce to obey my orders."
Abe Mitsuhiro pondered for a moment and said, "I will go back and apply for the order from Lord Nishio. However, Director Chen, please don't make a big fuss, otherwise, I will have a hard time explaining myself."
Chen Yang nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do."
In the afternoon, on the car heading to the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Chen Yang closed his eyes slightly, silently calculating in his mind.
He knew very well that it was only a matter of time before the supply situation was exposed, and once it was exposed, it would be a chain reaction that would involve a large number of people.
However, he did not expect it to happen so quickly. Once these logistics officials started to take risks, the speed at which they devoured the supplies could only be described as terrifying.
The most crucial thing is that the local economy has begun to decline sharply due to the wrong decisions made by the Ministry of the Army in the past two years.
At this time, when Cabinet Mine came to power, he had no choice but to take a gamble and see if there was any other way to save the Empire State from collapse.
The navy is different from the army.
As the war situation in the Far East was unfavorable, Japan had no choice but to re-propose the strategy of moving south.
Japan's war in the Far East is going well. The navy will certainly be jealous of the army's achievements and will certainly work hard to restart the southward strategy...
It can be said that the Japanese have no other choice. Thinking of this, Chen Yang couldn't help but sigh for the Japanese.
Speaking of which, this island country is actually quite powerful. It can challenge the entire Southeast Asia on its own. Even after being defeated, it can find opportunities to rise again and once became the world's second largest economic power. This is not something that can be achieved just by talking.
What a pity, as the Chinese saying goes, the son of a Zhongshan wolf will become arrogant when he succeeds.
They easily tore off a large piece of meat from China and thought they could swallow up the whole of China.
Little did they know that the consumption on the Chinese battlefield was enough to bring down the entire Japan.
They simply cannot get equivalent supplies here, and China's strategic depth cannot be fully controlled by one or two million Japanese troops.
If they really want to occupy China like Britain enslaved India, it would be difficult to do so even if they put all their national strength into it.
The war had only lasted for more than two years, and two-thirds of the gold reserves initially prepared to launch the war had been consumed.
In the current environment, let alone expanding the results of the battle, even maintaining the current advantage will require a huge effort.
Based on everything Chen Yang has seen so far, even if the United States did not join the war, China would still be able to defeat Japan...