stjorthotic Chapter 59 The secret transfer has spread!
Chapter 59 The secret transfer has spread!
That evening, Director Zheng began arranging for the medicines and drones to be transported out of Shanghai.
Using the opened transportation routes, supplies were transported out by boat from the Suzhou River.
With the conclusion of the three major campaigns, it was clear to everyone that the Kuomintang reactionaries were doomed.
It's no secret that the higher-ups transferred troops to the island.
If even the highest command has made preparations for evacuation, how can others have the confidence to hold their ground?
This is also why, after the three major battles ended, the Nationalist troops in various places launched uprisings.
Everyone has their own ulterior motives.
At least if we revolt, we can get good treatment, which is better than being a prisoner!
In just a few months, 1.5 million elite troops were wiped out. Who would have the confidence to resist?
How could such important information possibly be kept secret?
As the news spread through the ranks, people were filled with anxiety and everyone was making plans for the future.
Those in high positions of power sold their possessions for gold and sent all their assets to the island.
With their hands stained with blood, yet lacking the qualifications to go to the island, they frantically arrested underground party members, hoping to exchange their merits for a ticket to escape.
Those in the middle and lower classes naturally had even less chance to escape.
But we can't run away; we have to plan for the future.
So they do whatever makes money.
Even if they suspected the other party was a member of the underground Communist Party, they would turn a blind eye as long as they were paid.
Some people were even deliberately searching for traces of the underground Communist Party, hoping to make contact with them before the fall of Shanghai and pledge their allegiance.
In exchange for the future takeover of Shanghai by the army, they would not be arrested as reactionaries.
In fact, there were many precedents for similar events when Japan surrendered.
Even high-ranking officials of the puppet government, upon discovering that Japan was about to be defeated, secretly contacted the Nationalist government in order to secure a way out.
Even the notorious 76th Special Agent Unit, a specially established intelligence agency, had its top brass reach an agreement with the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau at the time.
What started as a frantic manhunt turned into a clandestine show of leniency, with both sides maintaining a tacit understanding and cooperating.
In exchange for proof from the Military Intelligence Bureau, he could be considered a hero who went deep behind enemy lines!
Now that the three major campaigns have ended and 155 main forces have been annihilated, the Kuomintang reactionaries have reached a dead end.
Some people naturally started to have their own ideas.
Those who were making money did so, while those who were trying to curry favor made underground work easier to carry out.
However, Director Zheng was a veteran of the Shanghai intelligence station, so he naturally had safer and more reliable transportation channels.
They left the controlled area of Shanghai before sunrise.
After leaving the Kuomintang-controlled area, the goods were safe.
They were escorted by troops along the way and rushed to Beiping at top speed.
at the same time
The three wealthy merchants were also in a terrible predicament, constantly bothered by the wives and daughters of officials.
Previously, due to limited quantities, it could only circulate among ladies and young women.
They had absolutely no chance of entering the market.
Many ladies and young women were unable to buy a pair because they received the news too slowly, and some even went to the department store to make a scene.
The three wealthy merchants dared not offend the wives and daughters of the officials, so they could only appease them with kind words and promise to replenish the goods as soon as possible.
They were eager to seize this opportunity to make money.
It wasn't until this morning that Du Hengtai called them one by one, and the three of them rushed to the warehouse.
Core-spun stockings are different from nylon garter stockings.
The manufacturing process of nylon garter stockings is no secret; many factories in the United States produce them.
In order to enter the Shanghai market and make money, they all begged the three wealthy merchants to have meals and discuss business.
After all, there are plenty of manufacturers. If you dare to act like a foreigner, others can find other foreigners to cooperate with.
However, the manufacturing process of core-spun stockings is so exquisite that even the Americans cannot replicate it for the time being.
In other words, for a long time to come, core-spun stockings will replace nylon stockings as the mainstream.
Whether or not you can get the goods depends on the seller's mood.
If they dare to act like suppliers, we'll just find someone else to work with.
There are other department stores in Shanghai, but they are the largest and therefore the first choice.
It is not irreplaceable.
The three wealthy businessmen were able to expand and strengthen their businesses because they possessed strong business acumen.
It is clear that stockings are not just a simple pair of stockings.
Once we get the goods, we can attract customers to buy them through promotion.
And when customers enter a department store, wouldn't they also buy something else?
With increased customer traffic, business naturally improves.
That's why they attach so much importance to stockings, and even considered having an exclusive monopoly!
But that manager named Du Hengtai is said to have a lot of influence in Guangdong, so even if you wanted to use force, you couldn't!
We have no choice but to cooperate honestly.
When I saw 50,000 pairs of stockings, my eyes widened!
When Du Hengtai proposed the settlement for this batch of stockings, he was dumbfounded. Apart from 20% being antiques and medicinal materials, the rest had to be exchanged for gold or silver dollars, and the cash settlement was quite unexpected.
This further confirms that Du Hengtai's backers are certain bigwigs in the military and political circles!
They made a fortune using stockings, then took the money to the island to enjoy a life of luxury.
Otherwise, why would they only accept gold and silver dollars and not real estate or land in exchange?
Isn't it just for easy portability?
They only guessed correctly that it was easy to carry, but they didn't know that these gold and silver coins would be transported to the liberated areas for storage.
After Shanghai is liberated in the future, it will be used to maintain the stability of Shanghai's financial district and to compete with capitalists!
The three wealthy merchants were helpless in the face of the seller's demands, and didn't even have any bargaining chips.
If it were Americans, they would argue their case, demanding to be paid after the goods are sold, and if that's not agreed, they would go to another store.
But now they lack that confidence, and are worried that if they offend the other party by haggling, the other party might turn around and say that if they don't agree, they'll go to another store.
That would be a real predicament!
The three wealthy merchants had no choice but to grit their teeth and agree, ordering their men to withdraw silver dollars and gold from money shops and banks, and then send over antiques and medicinal herbs.
Only then were they able to pick up the goods smoothly.
However, they also knew that the first transaction would be a little more troublesome.
Once these stockings are sold, the gold and silver dollars collected can be used to restock the stock.
Du Hengtai sold the stockings and got back the gold, silver coins, antiques, and medicinal herbs. He was very happy.
He'd been in the business world for over twenty years, and this was the first time he'd ever had such a satisfying time doing business!
Even the three richest businessmen in Shanghai had to follow his lead. Wasn't that satisfying enough?
After receiving the goods, the three wealthy businessmen, following Du Hengtai's advice, immediately contacted the newspaper to publish GG.
They also adopted his suggestion to limit production to 5,000 pairs per day, while supplies last!
That evening, newsboys' hawking and advertising echoed throughout the streets and alleys of Shanghai.
The news that core-spun stockings will be available for sale at the three major department stores tomorrow has spread far and wide!