Volume 2 King of the Northwest Chapter 19 Good News
"Marshal, Li Genyuan and Han Wangchen have been trying to find out about Shanfu Company recently. What do you think?"
As soon as Dai Jiliang returned to Xi'an from Lintong, Guo Sinan hurried over to report the developments at the provincial government.
"Oh, investigating Shanfu Company?"
Dai Jiliang didn't care much about Li and Han's investigation. It was a joke . There were so many movies about money laundering in his previous life. Just copying a few of them would definitely be the best in this era. What about the fictitious shareholder list and the forged shareholder authorization certificate? Even if Han Wangchen was a top student who graduated from the Department of Political Economy of Kyoto Imperial University, it would be impossible for him to find out anything in a short time. At most, it was just hearsay. However, Dai Jiliang thought about it.
"Well done, keep watching."
Guo Bingchang responded and retreated. Then Dai Jiliang called E Tao over.
"Brother Zhi, pass on my order that all officers of the Shaanxi Army above the rank of major will hold a military meeting in Xi'an at the end of this month."
Dai Jiliang has begun to prepare for the upcoming challenge, but his opponent is still somewhat hesitant.
"Brother Yinquan, I think Guangye's request can be agreed to."
Han Wangchen carefully looked through the peace treaty handed over by Li Genyuan. From a business point of view, he believed that the other party's purchase of this oil mine with extremely low oil production for 200,000 yuan would not cause much loss to Shaanxi. Of course, what made him more excited was the 50% kickback. Didn't Sun Yat-sen call on everyone to borrow a lot of foreign debt? Naturally, his disciples would follow suit and not lag behind.
"It's just a small oil mine with no commercial value, but Guangye promised to give us 100,000 yuan worth of arms! With this batch of guns, no matter it is northern Shaanxi or other powerful forces in Shaanxi, they will have to look to us for approval."
Yes, even if the Japanese quoted a very high price, one hundred thousand yuan could still buy thousands of the latest Japanese Type 38 rifles and an astonishing number of bullets. With such firepower, Li Genyuan would be able to gain a firm foothold in Xi'an.
"Brother Wangchen, there is no problem with transferring the mining rights of the oil mine. This is also within the scope of my authority as the governor of Shaanxi Province. But will the Governor's Office take advantage of this matter? Even if Dai Jiliang does not make trouble, if the news gets out, how will the Shaanxi Provincial Council and the people of Shaanxi view us? What will the comrades in northern Shaanxi think?"
Li Genyuan shook his head. The water was very deep here and he was not as anxious as Han Wangchen.
"Besides, Guangye promised us 100,000 yuan worth of arms, but what about the ministry's license? Guangye didn't say he would help us get it. Even if he got it, how can we transport it to Xi'an? Dai Jiliang controls all the roads into Shaanxi!"
"No, not all of them!"
Han Wangchen obviously had a comprehensive plan for this.
"Yulin, at least Dai Jiliang can't block the way to Yulin."
Han Wangchen said with confidence.
"We can go through Inner Mongolia. The Japanese flags are all accessible in Rehe, Chahar, and Suiyuan. Even if we can't get the tickets, we can still smuggle them."
"smuggling?"
Li Genyuan stood up suddenly.
"Brother Wangchen, do you know what you are talking about?"
"Of course I know that the warlords are getting more and more powerful. We can no longer sit and wait for death."
Han Jun looked at Li Genyuan seriously.
"Brother Yinquan, listen to me. We can use the matter of Shanfu Company to distract Dai Jiliang, and then approve the contract without anyone noticing. By the time Dai Jiliang realizes what's going on, the arms will have already entered Shaanxi."
Han Wangchen looked at Li Genyuan, who was still a little hesitant, and tried to persuade him earnestly.
"Brother Yinquan, the first to strike wins, the last to strike wins."
"This? Let me think about it again!"
Li Genyuan hesitated.
"Extra, Extra, a machine worth 100,000 yuan has arrived from Shanghai, and three spinning mills in Baoji and Meixian have started construction!"
"Breaking news, breaking news, the shady dealings of Shanfu Company have been exposed, and it is suspected to be a tool used by a certain senior official to amass wealth!"
"Extra, Extra, the director of the Shaanxi Finance Department publicly accused the Shanfu Company of sucking the wealth out of the Shaanxi people!"
"This Han Wangchen is jumping around, it's quite lively."
Dai Jiliang threw down the newspaper in his hand. Even his personal newspaper, Yongliang Daily, had published Han Jun's speech at the provincial council. It was obvious that this matter had caused quite a stir.
"Zhixiang, do you think we should send someone to clarify this?"
Wang Danping naturally knew the inside story of Shaanxi Fu Company and was a little worried about it.
"Although it's harmless, we can't condone Li Genyuan's arrogance!"
“Not only do we need to clarify, we also need to fight back.”
Dai Jiliang nodded and handed the copy of the contract that Guangye had given him before leaving to Wang Danping.
"But don't bring it out now. Send a lawyer to have a war of words with him first, and then throw it out when the Japanese take action."
“Only 200,000!”
When Wang Danping opened the contract and took a look at it, her face changed immediately. You know, due to Japan's relentless pressure, the mining rights issues now involved are the biggest headaches for the provincial governors and military governors.
"How could Li Genyuan and Han Wangchen sign it so easily? They are simply giving us a handle!"
"That's not all."
Dai Jiliang shook his finger.
"Brother-in-law, please keep reading. The last page clearly states that the foreign company under the Japanese Okura Group promised Governor Li a 100,000 yuan arms kickback. What a pity!"
Dai Jiliang taunted.
"The Japanese also understand who has the final say in Shaanxi. Li Genyuan can only see but not touch the 100,000 yuan worth of arms, but I got four Type 38 105mm heavy field guns for nothing."
"You mean the Japanese will give you arms?"
Wang Danping looked at Dai Jiliang in disbelief.
"Zhixiang, I have to criticize you for this. You can't easily ruin your reputation for the sake of 100,000 yuan worth of arms!"
"Don't worry, brother-in-law. The Japanese want to take over Yanchang's oil mine with only 300,000 yuan. That's just a dream! I know my limits in this matter. If I don't make the Japanese devils bleed, my position as the governor of Shaanxi will be in vain."
Dai Jiliang had already thought of a countermeasure. The Japanese were simply resorting to diplomatic blackmail.
Shaanxi is located far away from the Japanese, and even though he knew he was at a disadvantage, the Japanese could not do anything to him. You know, even the orders of Duan Qirui's cabinet would not work in Shaanxi without Dai Jiliang's approval.
"By the way, brother-in-law, once the Shanfu incident has calmed down a bit, you can unveil the railway plan."
"As you command, my Lord Commander!"
Wang Danping stood up.
"I am now doing the work of three people. Zhixiang, you should pay me three salaries."
"no problem!"
Dai Jiliang also stood up and opened the door for Wang Danping personally.
"You already have a share in Shanfu Company. At worst, I can pay you the money now. Just don't regret it in the future, brother-in-law."
"No, I'll keep this little share."
Wang Danping pointed at Dai Jiliang.
"I'm counting on these shares to support my retirement in the future. If you really want to cash out, be careful that your sister will come to your house to settle the score with you."
"I know, my dear Director of the Administrative Department."
Dai Jiliang jokingly sent Wang Danping out the door, and when he turned around, he saw Chu Gan standing outside the door with a smile on his face.
"Chu Zixiong, he actually disappeared without reporting! Xiao Li, ask Director Zhao of the Military Law Department to come over and see how to deal with this deserter?"
"Reporting to the commander, Chu Gan is not a deserter. I have an official document for a business trip. Please review it."
Seeing that Dai Jiliang was in a good mood, Chu Gan also pretended to be serious. Then he handed over a tightly sealed document and spoke in a serious tone.
"There is a letter from Inspector Huang of the French Concession in Shanghai to Commander Liu Zhenhua of the Zhensong Army, and there is a letter from Lu Yongxiang to you, the Governor."
"Huang Jinrong still doesn't know who he's doing business with?"
It is not surprising that Lu Yongxiang could find out Gan's background. The other party was also a general of the Anhui clique and was a pawn specially placed by Duan Qirui in Shanghai to monitor Feng Guozhang. As long as the telegram was sent, Liu Zhenhua would naturally check it out and report it. Dai Jiliang when he learned that Lu's son was also involved in the matter.
But wouldn’t the local tyrant Huang Jinrong know this?
"You are pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth!"
Chu Gan's words were straightforward, but think about it , Dai Jiliang might not be able to tell the difference between Shaanxi and Henan, but those who work in this field would be able to tell the difference. Even if Huang Jinrong mistakenly recognized the wrong person, could he still recognize the wrong person after the goods arrived? They just gave you a way out and didn't want to expose you, helping you to keep up the lie so that you can meet again in the future.
"Never mind him!"
Dai Jiliang waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this matter anymore. Wait a minute, go and take over the matter with He Guangfu. The same thing will happen when Sima comes back. From now on, the opium trade will be handled by the Anti-Opium Bureau. Our Shaanxi Army must be completely out of the loop."
Dai Jiliang's idea is good, and this disguise is necessary, but Chu Gan has made contributions but has worked hard. He was the one who paved the way to wealth, so how could he let it go easily?
"correct."
Dai Jiliang pretended not to notice Chu Gan's discomfort and changed the subject to another matter he had assigned him.
"What does the Han factory say?"
"I have also established connections with the Han factory."
Chu didn't have the courage to confront Dai Jiliang face to face. Since Dai Jiliang changed the subject, he took the opportunity to stop bringing it up.
"Every three months, we can have priority to receive 300 Hanyang-made bullets and 150,000 79mm round-nosed bullets. In addition, this time when I went to Shanghai, I had several dealings with the Ning Factory and the Shanghai Factory through the relationship of Lu Huiban."
When Chu Gan said this, Dai Jiliang looked at him differently.
"Ning Factory can provide us with 5,000 79-caliber pointed bullets every month. If the ministry agrees, they can also provide us with two 79-caliber half-barreled cannons every year. However, I think we need to smooth things over with Governor Feng as well."
"go on!"
Dai Jiliang understood that a county magistrate was not as good as the current manager, but he was very curious about how this kid Chu Gan had such great power, so he asked calmly.
"What did the Shanghai factory say?"
"When I went to Shanghai, the Office of the Director of Arsenal Affairs had just decided to merge the Shanghai Arsenal into the Hanyang Arsenal, and had already transferred 138 machines from the gun factory and 18 machines from the pharmaceutical factory to the Hanyang Arsenal.
People in Shanghai were in a state of panic, so there wasn't much in-depth discussion.
but."
Chu Gan stretched out his hand and gestured mysteriously.
"I have recruited 27 veterans who can make guns for the Marshal."
"27 technicians from Shanghai factories, and technicians."
Dai Jiliang raised his head suddenly.
"Great job, what can't you do?"
A smile suddenly appeared on Dai Jiliang's face.
"We will build a factory right away, and we will have to support these 27 technicians and workers."
Having said that, Dai Jiliang suddenly frowned and looked at Chu Gan.
"Is there anything else you haven't said?"
"Yes, of course!"
Chu Gan was startled when Dai Jiliang looked at him, and all his smugness disappeared.
"The Shanghai factory also said that they can make an exception and sell us the 75mm mountain gun, but the price may be a little higher, about 10% higher than the price we got from the department."
"anything else?"
Dai Jiliang still said this.
"No more. Oh, yes, I spent all the money from selling the gun!"
Chu Gan's voice suddenly dropped.
"No more, right?"
Dai Jiliang glared at Chu Gan. Of course, this was just to scare him. Even if all the 5,000 yuan was spent, it would be worth it to get this result.
"Well, go back and reflect on your actions now! By the way, I've prepared a new uniform for you, so go back and change into it."
"New uniforms?"
Chu Gan looked at Dai Jiliang in a daze, and suddenly came to his senses.
"Yes, thank you for your cultivation, Marshal!"
"Okay, stop flattering me. You are a lieutenant colonel after all. Don't act like a little captain."
Dai Jiliang glanced at him unhappily.
"When Chen Guang comes back, you can let him handle the arsenal business. Also, find someone to talk to about the gun sales. How can a director like you not have ?"
"yes!"
Chu Gan stood at attention. He thought that his power was going to be divided again, but he did not expect that there would be a sudden turn of events. He suddenly became happy again.
"From now on, all matters dealing with the Third Factory will be left to you."
Dai Jiliang stood up and patted Chu Gan on the shoulder.
"Do it well. When this group grows stronger, everyone will benefit."
