Kazuo Ogawa showed an expected look and said proudly: "Mr. Ma, you can go to the entire Shanghai stock market and ask again. There will be no second company that can deliver such a large quantity so quickly. Now the international situation is changing every day. Change, the medicines and kerosene you want... are all in short supply, and the prices are rising every day, and you can also inquire about our Iwai Trading Company. I haven't heard of anyone who can take away the business we have taken over."
"No, this is absolutely not possible. Don't bully us for not understanding. The price of silver is one per day..." Boss Ma said.
"What does Mr. Yima mean by this price?" Kazuo Ogawa put away his smile and said coldly.
"You have added 20% to the original price! We think you are fat sheep. According to our wishes, this quotation will be increased by 50%!" Boss Ma said leisurely, and the voice reached Kazuo Ogawa's ears. He almost thought he was hearing it. Wrong, I was almost petrified on the spot. Looking at the friends around me, they were all shocked.
"This quotation is an additional 50%, but we want 30%." Boss Ma also said in a cold tone, with a look of determination in his eyes. As expected, he dared to face the dripping blood and face this bleak life.
This time Ogawa Kazuo came to his senses and quickly put on a bright smile.
"Ma Sang, you are indeed very wise!" Ogawa Kazuo was so excited that his original fluent Chinese became somewhat unsatisfactory.
After the business was settled, Boss Ma and Lao Cao naturally went back to Zhonghui Hotel to rest.
"Section Chief, these two are really worms!" Zhao Mingli said righteously, his words implying that he was sworn in with the two scum.
"Section Chief, are they really businessmen from Jin Province?" a Japanese employee asked with some suspicion.
Kazuo Ogawa sneered and said: "I don't care who they are, just give them money. If you don't give them money, they will die!"
On the way back, when he walked to a quiet place and saw no one around, Lao Cao couldn't help but ask: "Boss, will the price increase arouse their suspicion?"
"You'd be suspicious if you don't increase the price. I was going to double the price, but I was afraid it would be too fake." Boss Ma said leisurely.
"These devils are not stupid. They invited Chen Guangsheng and Qi Zhaolin to act. They saw that we are not from Jin Province, but it doesn't matter to them. This only makes them believe more and will not investigate Hengfeng." The company is in ruins, they must have guessed that we are helping the government purchase supplies..." Boss Ma smiled slyly.
"I understand, the boss is really a genius..." Lao Cao quickly handed over the prepared rainbow fart.
"Low-key, keep a low-key." Boss Ma is a pragmatic person and stopped his subordinates' flattery in a timely manner.
Two days later, the warehouse at Shiliupu Wharf.
"Mr. Ma, how about it? Let's take a look at the goods." Kazuo Ogawa said with a polite smile.
"Okay." Boss Ma replied casually, but his eyes and hands were not idle. He carefully inspected the goods box by box, including the boxes, paint, and seals. He could not trust the character of Little Japan. Must be carefully checked. However, Iwai Trading Company adhered to professional ethics this time, and the goods prepared were all top-notch, with no faults to be found, and the outer packaging was very neat. It is indeed a trading company with standardized experience.
When he had finished reading, Boss Ma turned around and asked, "That's it? Do I remember that there is much more on the list than this?"
"Didn't I say that this is a sample of the goods? After reading it, we will sign the contract..." Kazuo Ogawa said calmly.
"Oh, that's right, look at my memory, I still have a deposit." Boss Ma suddenly realized, turned around and signaled to Lao Cao.
I saw Lao Cao solemnly taking out a tightly sealed envelope from his body, and tore it open in front of everyone. Inside was a Bank of China cashier's check, with the words "Pay by check, General City Dayang" printed on it. "Twenty thousand yuan, according to this, July 11, the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China" is followed by the bank's name, seal and monogram.
"This is the deposit. Mr. Ogawa can confirm it right away." Boss Ma was a little unhappy and said lightly, as if he was still angry about Ogawa Kazuo's family.
"Take the cashier's check and check it carefully. Don't make any mistakes. You have to pick up the foreign currency yourself. We don't have time to spare..." Boss Ma said and walked away with Lao Cao arrogantly.
Ogawa Kazuo carefully put away the cashier's note, be careful - he said to himself. He didn't trust anyone. He had to check it in person with the people in the accounting class. It was best to take out the cash, so that he would be safe. As for the delivery after the payment was complete, commercial credit was still required. Yes, as for the rest, it is the task of the imperial army.
That afternoon, together with the head of the accounting section, Ogawa Kazuo went to the Bank of China at No. 50 Hankou Road. Construction of the Bank of China Building on the Bund had not yet started, but at this time there was already a motion. From 1930, the Shanghai branch began to make annual profits below Five hundred thousand yuan was withdrawn as a building construction fund. Last year, the Board of Directors of the Bank of China decided to build an 18-story building for the office and business use of the head office and Shanghai Branch. Once completed, it will surpass the British Sassoon Building to become the tallest building on the Bund. For this reason, the British were reluctant and tried many times to obstruct it. Alas, this weak country has no diplomacy, and weak people have no social interaction. This was the situation in old China.
Hankou Road is very prosperous, with many financial institutions and commercial institutions, many of which are being decorated. No, when passing by the T-junction at the south gate of the Bank of China, there happens to be a commercial bank here too. The same is true, surrounded by external retaining walls and awnings. The cloth, tinkling and working inside, was being renovated.
Ogawa Kazuo and his party went directly to the bank's business hall to withdraw the cash on the cashier's check. Everything went very smoothly, but it was not possible to withdraw so much cash at once. Now that the Nationalist Government has strictly restricted the outflow of silver, it would take quite a while to withdraw the cash. After a lot of effort, it was confirmed that it could indeed be withdrawn. Moreover, the manager heard that there would be a large amount of cash to be withdrawn in a few days, so he warned the two VIP guests that such a large amount of cash would need to be reviewed by the head office. To prepare for the withdrawal, it is recommended that it be approved once. After discussing with the head of the accounting section, I also felt that it would not be safe to withdraw 20,000 yuan in cash and leave it outside. I simply made an appointment first and waited for all the money to be received and withdraw it. Anyway, I can’t Delivery cannot be made until all payment is received.
Two days later, Boss Ma and the two came to Iwai Trading Company with barrister Richard Meng as a witness and legal advisor. A group of people from Iwai Trading Company had been waiting for a long time. If Boss Ma hadn't repeatedly asked to keep a low profile, they would have They all wanted to roll out the red carpet, so they found a group of Japanese women with white powder on their faces waving small flags to welcome them. After waiting for a while, the guarantor also arrived. Without any more feints, both parties got down to business. The contract was officially signed.
After signing and sealing, Boss Ma asked Lao Cao to take out an exquisite sandalwood box. He and Lao Cao each took out a key, opened the wooden box and took out a cashier's check of 180,000 yuan from the Bank of China, and handed it over solemnly. It was given to Toshio Iwai, the president of Iwai Trading Company.
Over there, the accounting supervisor immediately called Bank of China to confirm that the amount of the cashier's check was correct.
"Masan, yours will always be the most distinguished customer of Iwai Trading Company." Toshio Iwai smiled gracefully, his Chinese a bit stiff.
"Mr. Iwai, you're welcome. The payment has been paid. Shouldn't we let you pass on the goods?" Boss Ma said in a polite and courteous manner.
"Sotis, this is what it should be." Toshio Iwai nodded with a smile.
Having said that, Boss Ma, Lao Cao and Kazuo Ogawa went to Shiliupu Pier to inspect the goods. Boss Ma and Lao Cao now carefully checked through the boxes one by one. They were busy until the afternoon, making the accompanying All the people were hungry.
Boss Ma and Lao Cao took out another seal and wax paint, asked the warehouse for paper and pen, and put wax paint on each box one by one, affixed seals, and stamped their seals. It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon.
They reconfirmed that the goods were picked up correctly, went through the pick-up procedures with the warehouse, and agreed to arrange for a truck to pick up the goods tomorrow. However, the two of them had no intention of leaving yet, so they still took the time to confirm the safety of the goods again in the warehouse.
Zhao Mingli couldn't stand it anymore and said to the two most distinguished guests: "I tell you two, it's almost time and the procedures for picking up the goods have been completed..."
"What's the matter? What's the matter? Good things don't come from being busy." Boss Ma rolled his eyes and said angrily.
Lao Cao thought to himself, these people really don't understand.
He quickly made a secret gesture of counting money to Kazuo Ogawa. Only then did Kazuo suddenly realize that he quickly took out a 50,000 yen cashier's check and quietly handed it to Boss Ma.
Boss Ma was a little unscrupulous. He unfolded it and looked at it carefully twice without any scruples. Then he looked at the watermark against the sun. After confirming that it was correct, a smile immediately broke out on his face.
"Mr. Ogawa, you are so ashamed of yourself." Although he said this, he had a matter-of-fact look on his face.
"When the handover of the goods is completed, I will naturally sign and stamp the receipt." Boss Ma was no longer confused now and solemnly said to Section Chief Ogawa.
"Of course we can trust you, sir. This business has been completed. The company has already prepared good wine. Please enjoy it, sir." Kazuo Ogawa said with a smile, and the people around him also looked relieved.
At the moment, everyone did not continue to be pretentious and went directly to a Japanese restaurant to toast together.
In the afternoon of the next day, the delivery of the goods was completed, the receipt was signed and stamped, and the entire transaction was successfully completed. Seeing that the matter was completed, the two fake old ladies politely asked the staff of Iwai Trading Company to stay and called a taxi. Just ran away without a trace.
Looking at the taxi driving away, Ogawa Kazuo and Iwai Toshio both smiled.
"Ogawa-kun, that's great. When can I withdraw cash from the bank?" Toshio Iwai asked, the smile still on his face.
"President, according to the agreement with the bank, they need five days to withdraw the cash the day after tomorrow. I will personally go and lift the cash directly to the cargo ship." Kazuo Ogawa replied respectfully.
"Very good. The merchant society will reward you after the suitcase is shipped. Do a good job and I'm optimistic about you." Toshio Iwai smiled and patted Kazuo Ogawa on the shoulder.
Early in the morning two days later, Ogawa Kazuo arrived at the South Gate vault of the Bank of China as agreed. He carefully observed the surrounding situation. Fortunately, everything was normal. There were already pedestrians here early in the morning, and the commercial banks on the street were still nervous. Decoration construction.
The bank's vault is in a special location. Today, the trading company contacted the patrol office again on the grounds of important business. After turning into the intersection, the patrol temporarily installed a checkpoint to check the passing vehicles and people - well, the other end of the road is full of tall buildings. , there is no exit, people and vehicles can only enter and exit through blocked intersections, so safety is not compromised.
Leaving the driver and truck behind for inspection by the patrol, he went to the bank with his escort to handle the cash withdrawal procedures, joking about 200,000 cash in foreign currency. Over there, the accounting section chief of the front office and Toshio Iwai were also waiting. After everyone gathered, they naturally went to the Bank of China The manager, supervisor and staff went together to go through the formalities.
The procedures were completed quickly. The vault is an important place and it is impossible to allow too many people to enter. After asking for instructions, Ogawa Kazuo, Iwai Toshio, and the accounting supervisor were specially allowed to enter. Other guards were prohibited from entering. The counting was supervised on site. Dayang, here called the Treasury to inform the license plate number of the truck coming in for loading, and opened the vehicle entrance and exit gate to let the truck drive in.
As a member of the Iwai family, Toshio Iwai has seen a lot of the world. As soon as he entered the vault, he felt a little dizzy. All he saw were open iron boxes in front of him, and inside were neatly stacked oceans, silvery. Twinkle...
As for Kazuo Ogawa, he was already a little overwhelmed. He lost his usual grace and elegance and stood dumbly in the moment.
Fortunately, the bank's staff were of high quality. Under their guidance, a group of people from Iwai Trading Company went to great lengths to check the cash box by box, seal it on site, apply varnish and seal it, and confirm that everything was correct.
The bank's own staff helped the trading company load the truck. How much does two hundred thousand oceans weigh? One ocean weighs 26.6 grams. Two hundred thousand oceans weighs five tons!
Five tons of modern oceans, each containing 2,000 oceans, is about fifty kilograms per box, exactly one hundred boxes, and a full cargo box is filled. After loading, the Type 94 truck feels a little shorter.
The cargo box was full and no one could sit in it. Kazuo Ogawa closed the door of the cargo box himself, pulled up the tarp, and affixed the seal. After confirming that it was correct, he asked the driver to drive while he and Toshio Iwai went to the lobby to handle other procedures.
It didn't take long for the formalities to be completed. When the group came to the back door, they saw that the driver had already driven out the truck. Kazuo Ogawa shouted with a stern look on his face: "Baga, didn't I ask you to wait for me to arrive before leaving the vault? What's going on?" "
"The bank has rules against staying in the vault for too long. Aren't all the things there?" the driver Liu Genbao said with some dissatisfaction.
Kazuo Ogawa carefully checked the truck's top and bottom. He saw that the cargo box was tightly closed, the tarpaulin was tight, and the seal posted by the trading company was intact. He asked the patrol officer, but no vehicles came in or out, and he felt relieved.
Kazuo Ogawa ran to the car at the intersection and reported to Toshio Iwai quickly: "President, there is nothing wrong with the car."
"Well, okay, let's go." Toshio Iwai nodded and ordered.
Ogawa Kazuo sat in the cab with an escort. With so many oceans, he had to personally escort them to rest assured. Today, in order to be on the safe side, two cars were driven. In one, Toshio Iwai and the accounting section chief were riding with their escorts. The other car has five guards, and all of them except the driver are armed with guns. They not only have pistols, but also machine guns, rifles and grenades - Shanghai is a paradise for adventurers, and the money is as white as the eyeballs. It's dark, so be careful.
Along the way, Kazuo Ogawa looked around with vigilance, keeping his hand on the handle of the gun to prepare for unknown emergencies. Although it was normal that everything was safe, Kazuo Ogawa always had a kind of worry - he always felt that something would happen. Thinking about it carefully, Everything is according to the procedure, there is no problem.
Kazuo Ogawa felt that every minute seemed like a century had passed, but in fact it was only twenty minutes. The convoy soon arrived at Shiliupu Pier, tore off the seal and opened the cargo box - everything was intact. Kazuo Ogawa breathed a sigh of relief. , At this time, Toshio Iwai also got out of the car, took a look at the cargo box, and nodded with satisfaction.
The trading company's staff rushed over, packed the iron boxes in special large wooden boxes, and sent them to be shipped.
"Ogawa-kun, thank you for your hard work. I am going back to Japan with Kantatsumaru in person this time, of course for the safety of the goods." Toshio Iwai said with a kind smile.
"Thank you for your hard work, President." Kazuo Ogawa bowed respectfully to the President to say goodbye.
Summer has already arrived, everything is full of vitality and everything is so beautiful.
Seven days later, as soon as Ogawa Kazuo arrived outside the office, he heard the phone ringing all day long. He quickly went to answer it. The voice on the phone was the voice of his subordinate who had gone to the telephone office to pick up a telegram in the morning.
The subordinate said with a cry: "Section Chief, something terrible has happened! The boxes shipped to Japan are all filled with rocks, not even a single ocean! President Iwai vomited blood and fainted on the spot. He is still being rescued in the hospital!"
how so? Kazuo Ogawa suddenly felt his vision go dark, and fell to the floor. The phone fell there, and there were faint shouts from his subordinates.
