Chapter 660 Wang Xiaoshou settles the matter
Chapter 660 Wang Xiaoshou settles the matter
After the two of them finished their conversation, Lin Ze had no more role to play. He toasted with another glass of wine, then stood up and said goodbye, making the excuse that he had to go on patrol.
In the evening, the two devils drank and had fun until late at night, during which time Matsuzaki did not come back.
Although he hardly slept at night, Lin Ze was still full of energy. He ate something at the restaurant in the morning and went directly to the headquarters.
On the way, Lin Ze found that there were long queues in front of many grain stores, and some people even fought each other in order to buy grain.
When they arrived at the headquarters, Lin Ze called Niu Saner.
"What's going on on the street? Even mixed noodles are out of stock?"
"Master, mixed noodles can be supplied, but there are rumors that the Japanese are going to implement a rationing system. In the future, even mixed noodles can't be bought casually, so everyone is scrambling for food. At this critical juncture, many merchants took the opportunity to stockpile food..."
Lin Ze understood.
Even Lin Ze didn’t know whether this rationing system would actually be implemented.
It is estimated that some people saw that Shazi Yuan had left office and were worried that the new commander-in-chief of the North China Front Army would implement a rationing system due to pressure on food supply, so the news spread from one person to another and then to another, and then to another.
But no matter what, hoarding goods will bring harm to the people.
Those who can do grain business nowadays are either related to the devils or simply Japanese-owned trading companies.
But Lin Ze doesn't care about that. What Japanese-funded trading company? No matter how powerful you are, can you be more powerful than the Military Police Headquarters? Can you be more powerful than Master Lin?
"Niu Saner, go and investigate this matter. The general has just stepped down and the new commander-in-chief has not yet arrived, and there is such a thing on the street. Isn't this an eye-opener for me? If the new commander-in-chief knew about this, he would think that I am incompetent and can't manage Tianjin well! I don't care whether there will be a rationing system in the future, but the streets can't be in chaos!"
"Yes!"
Niu Saner secretly gave him a thumbs up.
Master Lin picked a great angle!
Then he sighed again, "Oh, Master Lin has a hard time too!"
If you want to do something good for the people, you have to find all kinds of excuses.
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A teahouse in the British Concession.
Wang Xiaoshou was dressed in casual clothes, with a bare head, and got off the rickshaw with his hands behind his back.
Two business-looking men waiting at the door came forward.
"Oh, Captain Wang, you're here. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person!"
"Captain Wang, you are finally here. We on the Ruixiang are looking forward to you giving us justice!"
The man next to him was unhappy. "Boss Tong, you can't say that. You don't fulfill the contract, and you still want Captain Wang to do you justice? I think Captain Wang came here today to do justice for our Shengfa. We bought your cotton and signed a contract a long time ago. Why don't you deliver the goods? Since you don't deliver the goods, you have to pay compensation!"
"You! Is it us who want to stop delivering goods? The cotton harvest in Hebei and Henan is massively poor, the Eight...Rebels are making a big fuss again, and bandits are being suppressed everywhere. How can there not be a lot of goods? How can the price not go up!"
"I don't care! I just follow the contract!"
Wang Xiaoshou shouted impatiently, "That's enough!"
Wang Xiaoshou is even more powerful now than he was in Peking. Everyone knows that the Auxiliary Management Bureau can handle everything, and Captain Wang is a favorite of Mr. Lin. His status is even higher than that of the cold-faced devil Yu Xuecheng. No matter what happens, as long as Captain Wang can be asked to mediate, the matter can basically be settled.
Of course, Captain Wang has worked so hard, so it is reasonable to give him some money for tea.
"Since you asked me to come here, why are you still yelling in front of me? Don't you want to drink tea? Let's talk inside."
The two shopkeepers had no choice but to open the door and let Wang Xiaoshou in.
Wang Xiaoshou was very stylish, he walked with his chest puffed out, his hands behind his back, and small square steps.
The waiter at the teahouse did not dare to neglect him, "Sir, please go upstairs."
Wang Xiaoshou smacked his lips. This teahouse in the concession was just not good!
How can you greet guests like this? This is so exaggerated. Oh, what are they called waiters? They have poor eyesight and poor voice.
If it were in Beijing, someone would shout from a distance, "Master Wang, you are here! Please come to the private room! Master Wang is here, please wait inside!"
Then the guy inside would come running over, first say thousand, then say hello, and then lead the people all the way inside.
Now that’s what we call style!
Now it’s all quiet, what the hell!
When we got upstairs, the waiter brought us the tea menu.
Since he wasn't paying for it, Wang Xiaoshou ordered a cup of Italian coffee based on the principle of not taking advantage of a good deal.
He has plenty of money now, but having money is one thing, and the feeling of getting something for nothing is incomparable.
"Okay, you two, tell me what's going on! Hey, let me make it clear, if I hadn't seen that you are all friends of the Jinmen Chamber of Commerce, I wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess! Since we are all friends, we will see each other every day, so be careful when you speak, don't exaggerate, and don't try to hide anything. If anyone dares to fool me, I will make him regret giving birth to him!"
When the two shopkeepers heard this, they were shocked! They all said that Captain Wang was very experienced in settling disputes. Today, they saw that it was indeed true!
This is a veteran!
We set out a lot of rules and regulations right from the start, which lays the foundation for settling things today.
The two of them talked back and forth until the matter was clear.
The Ruixiang was engaged in cotton business, mainly collecting cotton from producing areas and transporting it to Tianjin.
Tianjin can be said to be a major commodity trading center in the north. Both for export and domestic sales, the volume is huge. At one point, the export volume even accounted for more than 80% of the country.
The Shengfahao was also engaged in cotton business, but they played a role similar to that of a broker, purchasing cotton from major cotton merchants and then selling it to spinning mills or to foreign companies for export abroad.
Shengfa signed a contract with Ruixiang last year and requested a batch of goods. However, due to the raging wars and poor harvests, the price would definitely go through the roof, not to mention whether the quantity of the goods could be assembled!
Mr. Tong, the boss of Ruixiang, said that it was my bad luck to encounter this incident, and I would make up the total no matter what. I would ask for a slight price increase when settling the bill. I would accept losing money, but I couldn't lose everything at once and never be able to recover, right?
But Shengfahao disagrees. They can make a lot of money this time by supplying the goods according to the contract. Why should they raise the price for you?
What does it have to do with me whether you live or die?
So they started to quarrel with each other
In fact, the reason why the two families wanted to find a middleman was that they wanted to compromise with each other.
There was no other way but to compromise. Shengfahao also understood that if Manager Tong was really pushed into a desperate situation, he would just jump into the Haihe River and then the contract would be useless.
It's okay to pay more, but how much more is a problem, so we invited Wang Xiaoshou to come.
Wang Xiaoshou had seen many things like this, so he knew what to do.
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