Of course, the Fujiwara Company was the largest in scale and had the longest transportation routes, enabling it to transport goods directly to most areas of the Nationalist-controlled territory, and thus earning far greater profits than these smugglers.
Yasuda Trading Co. and Imagawa Trading Co., Ltd., two of these Japanese companies, were smugglers. They had downstream distributors of steel in the Shanghai area, so their smuggled goods were mainly steel. Ning Zhiheng could not hide this fact from them.
There is a severe shortage of steel in China, especially high-quality steel used in military industries, such as seamless steel pipes. Liu Ruichang, the head of the materials group under the Second Operations Division, has repeatedly sent telegrams to Ning Zhiheng requesting an increase in the amount of steel shipments. However, Ning Zhiheng is unable to procure the steel in time, so he has no choice but to turn his attention to his Japanese counterparts. He sent Hirao Daichi to negotiate with these two trading companies, hoping to acquire the steel from them. However, it is clear that he has not succeeded.
Upon hearing the chairman's question, Hirao Daichi quickly reported, "I have already spoken with them, but these two bastards are throwing a tantrum, insisting that they have no goods and refusing to hand over the goods they have. I have given them three days. If they refuse, I will use the military police to arrest them. Please rest assured, I will make them hand over the goods obediently."
Don't be fooled by Hirao Daichi's obedient lackey in front of Ning Zhiheng. In the eyes of those Japanese businessmen, he is undoubtedly a vicious three-headed dog from the abyss of hell, greedy and cruel. He has used the same methods to directly swallow up several small business associations, making these Japanese businessmen both hate and fear him. They know that this manager of Fujiwara Company is a devil who eats people without spitting out the bones. He will send the military police to arrest people at the slightest disagreement. After arresting people, he will use both soft and hard tactics, coercion and inducement, until he has swallowed them up until not even bone fragments are left.
These Japanese businessmen each had their own backgrounds, but none of them could compare to the behemoth that was Fujiwara Company, so they had no choice but to submit.
Ning Zhiheng, of course, felt no pity for these Japanese businessmen. Putting aside national hatred, from a businessman's perspective, this was a war without gunpowder, a life-or-death struggle, a game of deception and treachery, where no mercy was allowed.
In fact, Ning Zhiheng had long harbored the ambition to unify Shanghai's underground smuggling kingdom. When he could control the entire smuggling market, the profits he would earn would be astronomical. Then, by wielding the big stick of money and taking down one Japanese official after another and key departments, he could completely control this largest city in the Far East.
So when he had the ability to do this, he began to work on it. Hirao Daichi was the vicious dog he released, but so far, the results have not been ideal.
Ning Zhiheng threw the report on the table and said coldly, "You're too indecisive. You gave them three days? How many reinforcements could they possibly get in three days? How much trouble would they cause us? Even if it's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, too many small troubles will turn into big trouble! I'm sure they're moving supplies right now, you idiot!"
"Notify the military police to arrest them right now. We can't give them a chance. This time, I'm going to make these two bastards die. They're asking for trouble, so let them have it. I'll make an example of them and show those fools what will happen if they dare to disregard the Fujiwara Company!"
Ning Zhiheng's tone was menacing. It seemed that his methods had been too lenient. The Japanese feared his power but not his kindness. He had been too lenient with these Japanese businessmen, and they thought they were weak and easy to bully. They were taking chances. He had to teach them a lesson.
Hirao Daichi was so frightened by Ning Zhiheng's reprimand that he knelt on the ground, waiting for the chairman's instructions. Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's order, he hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"Yes, it's all my fault. I'll notify the military police to arrest him right away. Please give me another chance. I promise I'll never make this mistake again."
After saying this, Hirao Daichi bowed and left, immediately contacting the military police to begin arranging the arrest.
Ning Zhiheng sat in his office, calmed himself down, closed his eyes to rest, and pondered for a long time before getting up and leaving the office.
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