Tangcheng had only been away from Yangon Port for less than three months, but when he returned here this time, he found that Yangon Port had completely changed. The local policeman he saw at the dock last time, this time
There was no trace at all for the first time. Instead, they were armed men in black wearing Panlong armbands. "Uncle Zhang, are these our people?" The first time he saw Zhang Jianghe, Tang Cheng sought answers from Zhang Jianghe.
The latter did not speak, but handed a document to Tang Cheng. After reading the document, Tang Cheng felt that God was on his side.
The reason why the local police in Yangon Port disappeared is because just last month, a group of defeated soldiers of the Myanmar Independence Army who were chased from the north by the cleaning team secretly united with the local police in Yangon and planned to rob the pier.
supplies and transport ships. But they underestimated Zhang Jiang and the armed forces deployed here. The exchange of fire only lasted for less than 2 hours, causing heavy losses to the Myanmar Independence Army and the local police. The remaining ones who took the opportunity to escape were also later heard.
The British troops came and surrounded him.
Zhang Jianghe was worried about how to negotiate with the British army and increase the control of Yangon Port. Now it was better. The attack time was just in time for Zhang Jianghe to seize the opportunity. While announcing the Myanmar Independence Army as a hostile force, Zhang Jianghe directly came from northern Myanmar.
A regiment of armed personnel was mobilized and went south to Yangon to take over all the police stations. From now on, Yangon also officially fell into the hands of Tangcheng, and the British army, which had long been familiar with it, did not express any objection to this.
"Since a week ago, all the cities in Myanmar have fallen into our hands. The Myanmar Independence Army can only stay in the mountainous areas. Once the cleaning team moves south in a large scale, all that awaits them is destruction." Zhang Jianghe's words.
There was no mention of the British army. Tang Cheng's heart was moved, but looking at Zhang Jianghe's expression, it seemed that he was not reporting good news or bad news. Tang Cheng thought for a while and did not ask out his doubts. He just listened carefully to Zhang Jianghe's narration.
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"Next step, I plan to integrate all the police stations in Myanmar. Not to mention removing all the local police, at least to ensure that the Chinese account for the majority. Moreover, tobacco cannot be continued to be cultivated after the Great Depression. This year's food supply in northern Myanmar will be nine
The success is sure to be a bumper harvest. Our rice tastes good and has a large yield, and the Egyptians also eat rice. Therefore, I plan to transport all the surplus rice in northern Myanmar to Egypt, and at the worst possible time, I will exchange it for their long-staple cotton.
, we won’t suffer any loss.”
When Zhang Jianghe was talking about food, Tang Cheng had a different idea in mind, "Uncle, don't worry about exchanging long-staple cotton with the Egyptians! There are still hundreds of thousands of Jews living in northern Myanmar, such as
If there is a bumper harvest in northern Burma this year, it is better to cultivate the habit of eating rice among the Jews. In the future, even if they go to live in Arab lands, our rice can be sold there! The long-staple cotton of the Egyptians is being sold over there in Solovitch.
We plan to print their bills, and we will take advantage anyway."
Zhang Jianghe was not specifically responsible for the counterfeit banknotes, but as someone close to Tang Cheng, how could he not know about the existence of Solovitch's people? When Tang Cheng said this, Zhang Jianghe immediately reacted and exchanged grain for long-staple cotton.
He used counterfeit banknotes to purchase long-staple cotton. Zhang Jianghe naturally knew which method was most cost-effective. After accompanying Zhang Jianghe to inspect the warehouse area of the dock, Tang Cheng went to meet with some senior officials of the British army to collect the gifts that Hans had obtained.
Deliver them one by one.
The British did not show much interest in gifts with obvious Japanese style, but they were very interested in the advice on getting rich from China. "Steven, Myanmar has settled down now, I think
It is a huge waste to keep those warships parked in the port." Tang Cheng went straight to the topic and mentioned the British warships in Yangon Port. His words immediately attracted the attention of the senior British military officials present.
"Everyone should know that I went to Japan recently because Hans set up a recycling company there. I believe you have all seen the scrap steel shipped back from Japan. The current situation in Japan is very chaotic, and the market is
There are almost no goods to be seen, and the common people at the bottom have little money. However, the wealthy businessmen and nobles in Japan now have money and cannot spend it. When I came back, Hansto, I told everyone that Japan now is like
In the American continent more than a hundred years ago, any commodity shipped to Japan could earn a lot of money."
As Tang Cheng spoke, he also took out a so-called investigation report that he had made temporarily from the briefcase he carried with him. "This is the investigation report that Hans and I made in Japan during this period. This investigation report
The report shows that what Japan currently lacks most is food, followed by daily necessities, and then all kinds of luxury goods. I heard that there are many military food factories in India that were previously established and are facing difficulties in converting production. We might as well turn waste into treasure.
, use these food factories to produce instant foods such as canned meat and vegetables, and then ship them to Japan for sale.”
After hearing that Tang Cheng's suggestion for getting rich was just making canned food, the senior British military officers present immediately lost interest. Tang Cheng, who had been paying attention to their reactions, pretended not to see it and just continued, "Everyone, can you
Don’t underestimate the canned business. You must know that Japan has tens of millions of people! If we can guarantee that one percent of Japanese people buy our canned goods, the daily consumption will be hundreds of thousands of canned goods, and one can can earn one
In Japanese yen, one month’s income is tens of millions of yen.”
There are no British people who can become high-ranking military officers who are not smart. After Tang Cheng finished speaking, these things were already being calculated secretly in his mind. Although after Japan's defeat and surrender, the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar has continued to plummet, but at present, the yen
The downward trend has stopped. Even if the yen continues to fall, the monthly income of tens of millions of yen, even if converted into US dollars or pounds, is still a considerable fortune.
India is an overseas colony of the United Kingdom. Not only is labor cheap, but the price of meat, vegetables and fruits in India is not high. After everyone secretly calculated in their hearts, they found that Tang Cheng was right, and this business was indeed profitable.
After realizing the change in everyone's reaction, Tang Cheng continued with a smile, "Hans and I suggested that you start a canning business, but we actually have selfish motives. Everyone should know that we have a small steel factory in northern Myanmar. If
If you plan to launch a canning project in Malaysia, we can provide high-quality and low-priced tinplate.”
Tang Cheng's outspoken words caused everyone present to burst into laughter. Some people even pointed at Tang Cheng, saying that Tang Cheng and Hans were indeed profiteers. Tang Cheng, who was ridiculed and teased in person, held his neck and refused to admit it, "I
This is not a profiteer, this is a win-win situation! Tinplate is a necessary raw material for the production of canned food. Indians cannot produce tinplate. If you plan to transport tinplate from the UK to the south, you only calculated the order price of tinplate. There must be no
Including shipping costs?"
Tang Cheng's last words left everyone present speechless, because they understood that Tang Cheng's words were not a quibble, but a fact. If they chose to use tinplate from the UK, the price would be hard to say, and the shipping cost would also be high.
Big problem. But if the steel mills in northern Myanmar can provide tinplate, not only will the price be low, but the transportation will also be very convenient. And because of their relationship with Hans, Hans in Japan can even become their sales representative to help
They open cans in Japan
Marketing of food.
Tang Cheng really couldn't tell what the top brass of the British army had in mind, but as the conversation deepened, the thoughts of these people were gradually revealed, and Tang Cheng was already happy. Myanmar is still in a state of
Under the jurisdiction of the British, although they allowed people like Tangcheng to develop in northern Myanmar, if the British really wanted to turn their backs and disown them, Tangcheng would not be able to compete with the British. Northern Myanmar is still too weak now.
, Therefore, Tangcheng must try its best to tie these senior British military officials in Myanmar to northern Myanmar.
The canned business was a solution that Tang Cheng and Hans came up with after much deliberation in Japan. The situation in Japan is improving now, but Japan’s domestic consumption power is only the same. The canned food produced by these British guys, Tang Cheng
It is planned to use the channels of the US military in the Pacific to sell all the canned food to Nanyang. If it is bought with money, the natives of Nanyang may not even take a second look at these canned foods. But if Tangcheng plans to use canned food, it will be different from the natives of Nanyang.
In exchange for wood or ore, this business can still be done.
Hans's skill in dancing and spending money have allowed them to win over many mid-level officers of the US military. These mid-level officers who are facing the pressure of retirement are the ones who need to make early plans for the future. Tangcheng believes that Hans extended an olive branch at this time.
Few people would refuse. Although Britain and the United States are allies, not only the British army looks down upon the US military, but the US military also looks down upon the British army.
But if you want to do business in South Asia, you can't avoid the British and American troops. The emergence of Tang Cheng and Hans just solved this problem. The two of them are just a link, linking the British and American troops together. As long as
The business can ensure that everyone makes money, and the aloof British can sit down and drink and dine at the same table as the Americans who are rude to their core.
Tangcheng stayed in Yangon for two days, and after dealing with these high-level British military officials, under the protection of a group of armed guards, he followed the convoy transporting supplies to northern Myanmar. The transportation company under Tangcheng's name now has more than 300
Various vehicles, these transport vehicles were brought by Hans from Europe. The people responsible for driving these transport vehicles are all Chinese, and many of them came from Yan'an. Tangcheng's original plan was to use this transport company
, trained a large number of drivers for Yan'an and laid a solid foundation for the founding of New China a few years later.