Tangcheng had only left Yangon Port for less than three months, but when he returned here this time, he found that Yangon Port had completely changed. The local policemen we saw at the pier last time were nowhere to be seen this time. They were replaced by armed men in black wearing coiled dragon 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 people on 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 two hours, causing heavy losses to the Myanmar Independence Army and the local police. The remaining ones who took the opportunity to escape were later followed by the British who came after hearing the news. surrounded by troops.
Zhang Jianghe was worried about how to negotiate with the British army and increase his control over Yangon Port. Now it was better. Zhang Jianghe seized the opportunity at the right time for the attack. While announcing to the outside world that the Myanmar Independence Army was a hostile force, Zhang Jiang and a regiment of armed personnel were directly transferred from northern Myanmar and went south into Yangon to take over all police stations. From now on, Yangon also officially fell into the hands of Tangcheng, and the British army, which had long been fed, did not express any objection to this.
"Since a week ago, all cities in Myanmar have fallen into our hands. The Myanmar Independence Army can only stay in the mountainous areas. Once the clean-up 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, and Tang Cheng was moved. However, looking at Zhang Jianghe's expression, it seemed that he was not reporting good news but not bad news. Tang Cheng thought for a while and did not ask out his doubts. He just listened carefully to Zhang Jianghe's narrative.
"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 cultivation will no longer be possible 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, exchange it for their long-staple cotton. , we won’t suffer.”
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. If there is a big food shortage in northern Myanmar this year, In order to have a good harvest, it is better to cultivate the habit of eating rice among the Jews. In the future, even if they go to live in the Arab lands, our rice can be sold there! The Egyptians' long-staple cotton, Solovitch is planning to print their bills. , anyway, we take advantage of it."
Zhang Jianghe was not specifically responsible for the counterfeit banknotes, but as someone close to Tangcheng, how could he not know about the existence of Solovitch's people. When Tang Cheng said this, Zhang Jianghe immediately reacted, exchanging grain for long-staple cotton or using 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 and presented the gifts that Hans had obtained one by one.
The British were not very interested in gifts with obvious Japanese style, but they were very interested in the advice on getting rich from Tang Cheng. "Steven, Myanmar has settled down now. I feel that those warships parked in the port are a huge waste." Tang Cheng went straight to the topic and mentioned the British warships in Yangon Port. These words immediately attracted the attention of the senior British military officers 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 their lower-class civilians have little money. However, those wealthy businessmen and nobles in Japan have money that they cannot spend. When I came back, Hansto, I told everyone that Japan now is like In the American continent more than a hundred years ago, any goods 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 a survey report that Hans and I made in Japan during this period. This survey report shows that what Japan currently lacks most is food, followed by daily necessities, and then all kinds of luxury goods. I heard that India has no shortage of food. Many of the food factories previously established for military supply are facing difficulties in converting production. We might as well turn waste into treasure and 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 officials present suddenly lost interest. Tang Cheng, who had been paying attention to their reactions, pretended not to see it and just continued, "Don't underestimate the canned business. You know, Japan has tens of millions of people! If we can guarantee one percent The Japanese buy our cans and consume hundreds of thousands of cans every day. If you earn one yen from one can, your monthly income is tens of millions of yen."
There is no British person who can become a senior military officer who is not smart. As soon as Tang Cheng finished speaking, these guys were already making secret calculations in their hearts. Although the Japanese yen has continued to plummet against the U.S. dollar after Japan's defeat and surrender, the downward trend of the Japanese yen has now 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 a British overseas colony. 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 did have the potential to make a lot of money. 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 you plan to start it, For canning projects, we can provide high-quality and low-priced tinplate.”
Tang Cheng's outspokenness caused everyone present to laugh. Some even pointed at Tang Cheng and said that Tang Cheng and Hans were indeed profiteers. Tang Cheng, who was ridiculed and teased in person, frowned and refused to admit it, "I am not a profiteer, this is a win-win situation, okay! Tinplate is a necessary raw material for the production of canned food. Indians cannot produce tinplate, if you plan Shipping tinplate from the UK to the south, you only calculated the order price of the tinplate, you must not have included the freight, right?"
Tang Cheng's last words left everyone present speechless, because they understood that Tang Cheng's words were not quibbles, but facts. If they choose to use British tinplate, the price is hard to say, and freight is also a 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, who is far away in Japan, can even become their sales representative and help them open up the sales of canned food in Japan.
Tang Cheng really couldn't tell what the top brass of the British army had in mind, but as the conversation progressed, their thoughts were gradually revealed, and Tang Cheng was already filled with joy. Myanmar is still under the jurisdiction of the British. Although they allow people like Tangcheng to develop in northern Myanmar, if the British really want to turn against them, Tangcheng will not be able to compete with the British. Northern Myanmar is still too weak now, so Tangcheng must try its best to tie the top British military officials in Myanmar to northern Myanmar.
The canning business was an idea that Tang Cheng and Hans came up with after much deliberation in Japan. At present, the situation in Japan is improving, but Japan's domestic consumption power is just that. Tang Cheng plans to use the channels of the US military in the Pacific to sell all the canned food produced by these British people to Southeast Asia. If you spend money to buy it, the natives of Nanyang may not even take a second look at these canned foods. But if Tangcheng plans to use the canned food to exchange for wood or ore with the natives of Nanyang, this business is still available. Made.
Hans's ability to dance and spend money like water has 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. Tang Cheng believed that few people would refuse the olive branch that Hans extended at this time. Although Britain and the United States are allies, not only does the British army look down on the US military, but the US military also looks down on the British army.
But if you want to do business in South Asia, you cannot avoid the British and American troops. The emergence of Tangcheng and Hans just solved this problem. The two of them happen to be a link, connecting the British and American troops. As long as the business can ensure that everyone makes money, the aloof British can also sit down and share the same picture with the Americans who exude rudeness in their bones. Drinking and eating at the table.
Tang Cheng stayed in Yangon for two days, and after dealing with these high-level British troops, he followed the convoy transporting supplies to northern Myanmar under the protection of a group of armed guards. The transportation company under Tangcheng's name now has more than 300 vehicles of various types, and these transportation vehicles were all 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 transportation company to train a large number of drivers for Yan'an and lay a solid foundation for the establishment of New China in a few years.
