"Of course the existing veterans must be protected."
Yan Jun said: "From today onwards, let the veterans put on civilian clothes. No khaki military uniforms, no helmets. The recruits and veterans all wear the same attire. As long as they don't make tactical moves, it will be difficult for the Japs to tell who is the recruit and who is the veteran. This will at least protect veterans to a certain extent.”
The total number of casualties will definitely not decrease. There is a serious doubt that the casualties of the Songhu Independent Regiment will be even greater in the future, but there is nothing we can do about it. Then again, how can there be no casualties in a war? If we want to persist, someone has to sacrifice.
If you don't want these patriotic young people who crossed the river to join the army to be used as cannon fodder, you must be ruthless and use them as consumables. This may sound contradictory, but it is not.
This is actually the contradictory unity between individuals and groups.
For the survival of the group, individuals must sometimes be sacrificed.
"It seems that this is the only way we can do it now." Xie Jinyuan sighed and said, "But we don't have so much casual clothes."
"Call President Ye and ask him for help."
"It's hard to raise millions of dollars, but it's not hard to raise a few hundred sets of casual clothes."
After a pause, he said seriously: "Also, send someone to notify Xu Shengping to make 5,000 sets of cotton military coats as soon as possible. The first batch of 500 sets will be delivered within two days."
Speaking of which, their Songhu Independent Regiment should also have uniform military uniforms.
We can't let those new recruits wear casual clothes all the time and go into battle to kill the enemy.
"This matter may not be easy to handle. Xu Shengping sent someone to tell us that the business of the foreign firm on Lloyd Road is very slow and they can't make much money."
Xie Jinyuan said: "The money sold is probably enough for five hundred sets of military coats."
"Is the business so slow? You don't even have the money for five thousand sets of cotton-padded clothes? There are ready-made materials for making cotton-padded clothes, including cotton cloth and cotton. The simple labor cost is only 50 cents per set at most. The foreign company has been open for 2,500 yuan for many days. Not even a block of sales?”
This time it was really unexpected.
Sihang Warehouse has a lot of in-demand goods.
For example, imported goods such as pocket watches and Western alarm clocks.
There are also fur shawls, cosmetics and khakis.
It stands to reason that there is no need to worry about buying these goods. You must know that the two major concessions have gathered most of the wealthy people in China, and their purchasing power is extremely strong.
But within a few days of opening, the sales were only a few hundred?
Xie Jinyuan smiled bitterly and said, "That's the truth."
Yan Yan frowned and asked, "Isn't there someone making trouble?"
"That's not the case." Xie Jinyuan waved his hand and said, "Although the large and small shareholders of Sibeihang are still arguing with Xu Shengping, the two sides have not broken up. Besides, the foreign bank is in the concession, and the shareholders of Sibeihang do not dare to mess up. Come."
So far, the concession has not given them any trouble.
They even secretly provided many conveniences. For example, when they asked the Qinggang to transfer supplies, the public concession provided great convenience, otherwise the supplies would not be able to pass through at all.
Bao Dezhen did this, of course, not out of a sense of justice, but just to make money.
Because the richer the materials in the public concession and the more prosperous the commercial activities, the more taxes will be collected, and the public board will never be unable to make ends meet.
Songhu Foreign Company's business would be so bad, I really didn't expect it.
At that moment, Yan Yan asked again: "Captain, where is Xu Shengping's Songhu Foreign Bank?"
"It's on Lloyd Road," Xie Jinyuan said, "in an alley called Henghe Lane."
"Li Nong?" Yan Yan said dumbfounded, "You mean a foreign bank is open in Li Nong?"
"Yes." Xie Jinyuan nodded and said, "Because the rent there is cheap and it is very close to Jinling Road, so business should not be bad."
Yan Yan couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, thinking that Xu Shengping's family may have been in the tea business, but most of what they did was for middlemen to make profit, and they had almost no knowledge of terminal sales. How could a large supermarket open in a residential area? It's not a convenience store.
Oh no, is there a supermarket at this time?
It seems like there shouldn’t be a supermarket yet, right?
Thinking of this, his stern eyes lit up.
If supermarkets have not appeared by this time, we can build a comprehensive large-scale supermarket in the most prosperous area of the Bund, which will definitely make money.
"Call Xu Shengping and ask him to come back."
"Invite President Ye as well."
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Ye Daoming had just returned to Ye Mansion when he received a call from Xie Jinyuan.
After having a meeting with colleagues from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce last night, Ye Daoming began to rush to various properties under his name to count the cash in the account.
I found that there was really not much cash, less than 100,000 yuan.
It seems that the assets still have to be sold, Ye Daoming thought.
As a result, as soon as he sat down to have breakfast, Xie Jinyuan called.
After answering the phone, Ye Daoming took a few mouthfuls of food and rushed to Sihang Warehouse.
After seeing Xie Jinyuan and Yan Yan, Ye Daoming took out the checkbook directly.
"This is a cashier's check from Citibank, 90,000 silver dollars, cashable on sight." Ye Daoming rubbed his eyes tiredly, and continued, "I will collect the remaining amount as soon as possible. Anyway, I will never It can chill the hearts of the anti-Japanese soldiers."
"Young Master Ye is so righteous, the Party and Congress will remember your achievements." Xie Jinyuan said solemnly.
Yan Jun was also in awe at this moment. Although most of the Songhutan in old China were compradors, such as the Kong family and the Song family, who were big compradors who were ruthless for getting rich, there were also many national capitalists like Ye Daoming who were determined to save the country through industry.
"It doesn't matter whether you have merit or not." Ye Daoming really doesn't care about reputation, he just wants to do his best for the country and the nation.
"But we cannot let the truly patriotic national capitalists exhaust their financial resources. Otherwise, you national capitalists will collapse, and China will become a paradise for compradors, and our industry will no longer have any hope of revitalization."
"Chief of Staff Yan also agrees with the idea of saving the country through industry?"
Ye Daoming couldn't help but cast a surprised look at Yan Yan.
He believes that overseas Chinese like Yan Yan will definitely tend to be a comprador power.
"Of course, if a country wants to be strong, it cannot do without industry. Being a comprador cannot save the country and the nation." Yan Yan said that industry alone cannot save China, but it is obviously not suitable to conduct an in-depth discussion on this topic at the moment. discuss.
Ye Daoming is not the person to discuss this topic.
"But it's easy for a comprador to make money." Ye Daoming said with a sigh.
In today's Songhu, comprador is not a derogatory term, it even has a certain positive connotation, because most of the compradors in foreign trade in major foreign companies are decent people.
"It's easy for a comprador to make money, and it's just a small profit."
Yan Yan waved his hand and said: "But we will not discuss this matter with President Ye today. The reason why we invited President Ye here today is because there are more important things."
"Chief of Staff Yan, please speak." Ye Daoming's expression suddenly turned serious.
Yan Yan paused and then said: "That's right, our Songhu Independent Group plans to open a large supermarket in the most prosperous area of the Bund. We hope that Chairman Ye can become a shareholder."
"Supermarket?" Ye Daoming actually knew, "The kind from Miguo?"
Yan Yan was stunned when he heard this. Is there already a supermarket in Miguo at this time?
But it doesn’t matter, his supermarket is not just a supermarket, but a large supermarket. In addition to the supermarket, it also has shopping, entertainment and dining!
After Yan Yan gave a brief explanation, Ye Daoming immediately became interested.
Although Ye Daoming is an industrial capitalist, he is no stranger to business. He has even invested in several commercial entities and is considered an expert.
