Chapter 341: Giving A House And A Woman

After Japan surrendered, the United States imposed various controls on Japan, including food. Japan has a large population and a small land area, and has been short of food since ancient times. Later, the United States launched a war and plundered a large amount of food from China and Southeast Asian countries, allowing Japan to live a good life for more than a decade.

During those years, the Japanese government vigorously encouraged childbirth. In just ten years, the population increased by more than 10 million, accounting for 14% of the total population of Japan. This is a very scary number.

However, after Japan's defeat in the war, it could no longer obtain food from other places, and food production in Japan was very limited. Coupled with the population explosion, a serious food shortage occurred.

Countless people died of hunger.

Although the United States provided food aid to Japan, it also imposed restrictions, making it impossible to fully meet Japan's demands.

Hardy understood what Yoshida Shigeru meant. He was eyeing the 570 million in aid that he brought. But how could Hadi possibly do as he wished? That money was not used to buy food for the Japanese. They should be content with the minimum configuration for now.

"Prime Minister Yoshida, I have always believed that to solve a problem, we cannot just look at the surface, but we must work on the root cause to completely solve the problem. What do you think?" said Hardy.

"Ah~ That's true."

Yoshida Shigeru didn't know what Hardy meant, but there was nothing wrong with this sentence, so he echoed it.

"Japan's problems are ultimately caused by economic stagnation. As long as companies reopen and workers have jobs, social data will naturally flow into the hands of the people. Blindly providing relief is not a good solution. It will only breed laziness."

"What I am doing now is to fundamentally solve Japan's economic problems. When companies resume work and produce products, they will be shipped to the United States. Naturally, we can also ship back a large amount of food. What do you think?"

"Yes, that's true." Yoshida Shigeru smiled embarrassedly.

Hardy's money,

It will not be given to the Japanese easily.

Only weapons held in your hands are called weapons. They always have intimidating power. If you give them to the opponent, they will be of no use at all.

The boring cocktail party ended successfully.

The delegation returned to the Empire Hotel and rested early. They had important work to do tomorrow, which was to officially start the acquisition of Japanese companies.

The next day.

Start in the morning.

Many entrepreneurs came to the Empire Hotel one after another to visit the people from the seven major conglomerates and submit reports on their business situations.

Most of these people look for companies that match their own needs.

Many textile companies have approached the Texas Consortium. Texas is the largest cotton-producing state in the United States. The Texas cotton-producing area accounts for more than half of the cotton-growing area in the United States and more than 45% of the total cotton production in the United States.

Cotton is also the state's largest agricultural export.

Because of the abundant cotton, the textile industry naturally developed, and the Texas Consortium was very powerful in the textile, clothing, and light textile industries.

Japan has several old steel companies that turned to the Morgan, Rockefeller or Mellon Group because the US steel industry is mainly concentrated in the hands of these three groups.

Petrochemical companies naturally found Rockefeller, and the whole world knew that Rockefeller was the global oil tycoon.

Of course, some people also approached the Hardy Group. Toshiba, Hitachi, Panasonic and Sharp were the first to approach the group, hoping to cooperate with the group in the electrical appliance sector.

The Hardy Group owns the largest TV factory in the United States, as well as some other electrical appliance companies, including Toshiba, Hitachi, Panasonic, and Sharp. Their main products are televisions, electric fans, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, sockets, bicycles, radios, motors, etc.

Hardy did not show up.

The Vice President of Hadi Group is solely responsible.

The situations of these enterprises are very bad now. Hardy's instruction to them is that they should all buy the shares of these enterprises together and together they must hold the majority of shares, and the shares left for Japanese enterprises should not exceed 40%.

What if you don't agree?

It doesn't matter.

Then support your competitors. There are so many companies of the same type, and you are not the only one. Although these companies may become famous in the future, if they are strangled in the cradle now, Panasonic may become Cangjing Electric.

Toshiba could become Hatano.

Before coming to Japan,

The seven major conglomerates have reached an alliance agreement.

In addition to the 300 military-industrial enterprises acquired, all other enterprises acquired in Japan also adopted the cross-shareholding model, unless you take the initiative to give up the acquisition of a certain enterprise.

Each of these consortiums has registered hundreds of companies in the Cayman Islands, and all acquisitions of Japanese companies are done in the name of Cayman Islands companies.

Behind these companies are complex cross-holdings. Apart from people from a few large companies, outsiders have no idea who the actual controllers of these companies are or what the shareholding ratios are.

So, to put it bluntly, this acquisition activity is that the seven major conglomerates are facing all Japanese companies together. The seven major conglomerates have already reached a merger. These Japanese companies absolutely cannot have talked with company A and then go to company B to talk in order to increase their value.

Those so-called negotiation skills in the business world are simply useless here.

The most terrifying thing about business is monopoly. Now the seven major conglomerates are trying to monopolize Japan's economy and enterprises.

Of course,

The Japanese won’t see it openly.

Hardy did not participate in the acquisition, but was invited by the Japanese Foreign Minister to go out for a trip.

The convoy stopped at the gate of an ancient house. The Foreign Minister asked Hardy to get out of the car and walk into the gate. Inside was a courtyard with strong Japanese style, and behind it was a Japanese building.

The Foreign Secretary introduced: "This is a house built in 1884, with both Chinese and Western styles. General MacArthur now lives in such a house."

Hadi thought,

Not only did he live in a Japanese-style house, he also slept with a Japanese woman.

In the past two days, Duncan collected a lot of information about MacArthur. Of course, most of it was on the surface, but this information was also very helpful for Hardy to understand the current MacArthur.

After MacArthur came to Japan, the Japanese tried their best to curry favor with him. First, they gave him a Japanese-style mansion, and then they sent him a woman.

The woman's name was Setsuko Hara, the most famous movie star in Japan at the time. She had starred in Kurosawa Akira's films, visited Europe, met Hitler, was fluent in English and German, and was a close friend of Li Xianglan.

After MacArthur occupied Japan, Yoshida Shigeru, yes, the current Japanese Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru, arranged for Setsuko Hara to meet MacArthur. Soon Setsuko Hara entered MacArthur's life. The 28-year-old Hara Setsuko became the lover of the 70-year-old MacArthur.

The fact that Setsuko Hara was MacArthur's lover was an open secret in Tokyo. Many people knew about it, but no one cared.

The Japanese sent Setsuko Hara to serve MacArthur for a purpose, of course, to use the beauty trap to persuade others and gain benefits for Japan.

Later, Setsuko Hara did play a significant role.

Walking through the front yard to the room, you will see typical Japanese decorations, including a wooden house, tatami mats, wooden partitions, and a low tea table.

At this moment, Hardy seemed a little dazed, as if the scene overlapped with some footage from later videos.

"Mr. Hardy, there is a larger garden at the back with beautiful scenery. If you live here in the future, you can take a walk in the garden," the Foreign Minister introduced with a smile.

The two came to the back garden.

This place is really big, and there is even a small lake with a wooden pavilion on the lake. Just as they walked forward, a large field of purple sunflowers appeared in front of them, blooming brilliantly, and a girl in a kimono walked out from behind the flowers.

He stood about twenty meters away from Hadi and the others and looked over here.

The girl was delicate and pretty, with fair skin and a pair of bright big eyes. She looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was wearing a pink floral kimono and standing in the purple sea of ​​flowers, as if she had become the center of the sea of ​​flowers.

Hardy's heart moved.

Could this be another pillow talk plot arranged by Shigeru Yoshida? !

The Foreign Minister introduced with a smile: "Mr. Hardy, this is Ms. Sasaki Fumiko, a student at the Japan Film Academy, 17 years old, fluent in English, and her father is a diplomat. She can be your personal assistant and also translate for you."

After hearing what the Foreign Minister said, the girl took two steps forward, stood about seven or eight meters away from Hadi, and bowed to him at a 90-degree angle.

"I've met Lord Hardy." The girl said softly in English.

He gave away houses and women.

It seems that they just want to bribe me. Of course, they do this to get more from me. The Japanese are very good at this.

Hardy glanced at the girl, then turned to the Foreign Minister and said calmly, "You don't need to give me a house. I'm used to living in a Western-style house. Hardy Group already has a business in Japan, and they have already bought me a Western-style villa that is not much smaller than this one. But I have a lot of things to do when I first arrived, and living with the delegation is more convenient for work, so I didn't move there. I appreciate the Foreign Minister's kindness."

The Foreign Minister was slightly stunned. "Ah, then Ms. Sasaki can be your personal assistant and translator."

Hardy took another look at the pretty girl. She looked a bit like a female star with the same surname from an island country in later generations. She was the sweet and cute type.

However,

Although Hardy likes women, he has his own principles.

It's too troublesome to marry a woman like this.

Not afraid.

But I don't want a woman to influence my decision.

Some people say that men should control their lower body. This does not mean that you cannot play with women, but that you should know how to play and not let your small head control your big head.

"No need, I have my own translator."

After saying that, Hardy turned around and walked back. "Today I visited the Japanese house and felt it was very unique. Let's end today's program here. I have a lot of work to do when I get back."

The Foreign Secretary was somewhat flustered by Hadi's move.

Originally according to the script they had set, Hardy would accept the house, and then see the girl they carefully selected and become interested in her. Many people would keep the girl even if it was just because of desire.

Then set up a table of Japanese food and wine in the yard, and let Sasaki accompany Hardy to drink and chat. When Hardy drinks a little too much, the girl will serve him attentively, and something will happen between the two naturally.

This plan is perfect.

This is how MacArthur was taken down in the first place.

But when it comes to Hardy, it doesn't work at all. They originally thought that Hardy is a young man and must be more lustful. They never expected Hardy to refuse so straightforwardly.

After Hardy left, Sasaki Fumiko's eyes became dim, and it was obvious that Mr. Hardy did not like her.

When Sasaki knew that he would serve Mr. Hardy, he read Hardy's information and felt more and more impressed. In just a few years, he went from an ordinary person to a billionaire, and even a very influential person in the United States.

And he is so young and handsome.

She felt that she was much luckier in serving him than Setsuko Hara served MacArthur. These days she had been looking at Hardy's photo and, following her teacher's instructions, hypnotizing herself into falling in love with Hardy, so that when she served him, she would be extremely attentive.

Men are actually very sensitive. They can sense what girls are thinking. Their every move and even the degree of their moans will affect the other person's mood and feelings.

She made a lot of preparations.

But the other party turned around and left, which made Sasaki very sad and even felt like he had been heartbroken.

......

Hardy returned to the hotel.

It wasn't long before Duncan came over and entered Hardy's room.

"Boss, I've found something and I'm reporting it to you," said Duncan.

"say."

"Japan is short of food now, and many black markets have emerged. There are several large-scale markets in downtown Tokyo alone. The food rationed in Japan is very small and very simple, but the supplies on the black market are very rich."

"Rice, wheat, corn, cheese, candy, coffee, canned lunches, canned beef."

"The prices of these items are often 10 times the official prices, or even higher, which is very lucrative. The business on the black market is mostly dominated by gangs, such as the Shibayama group in the Asakusa market, the Ueda group in the Ginza market, the Matsuda group in the Shinbashi market, and the Yamaguchi group in the Shinjuku market."

"The shipment volume to these markets is very large, and it is not something that can be supplied by small channels. Later, I found out that there is an American company behind it. This company is a food trading company in Wisconsin. It exports grain and food every year, and now their main export destination is Japan."

"Every month, two ships of 7,000 to 8,000 tons are loaded with goods and shipped to Japan. These grains and foods do not go through the formal national quota procedures, but quietly enter the Japanese black market and are sold at a higher price."

"Boss, MacArthur's hometown is Wisconsin, and the owner of this company is MacArthur's cousin."

A smile appeared on Hardy's face.

"Tell Henry the situation through secret channels and ask him to investigate the matter with all his strength, including the smuggling channels, quantities, tax evasion, and everything that can be found."

"Okay boss."

Duncan leaves.

Hardy took a drag on his cigar.

hehe.

It is ridiculous that he acts like a child and blocks himself from meeting me. No wonder people call him "a first-rate actor, a second-rate politician, and a third-rate general."

I wonder how Mac Arthur will respond when these things are found out in the future. It’s interesting to think about it, haha.