Uehara Junpei has always been Ning Zhiheng's strongest supporter. Ning Zhiheng's former Japanese allies were all rallied under Uehara Junpei's banner, so Ning Zhiheng has always kept Uehara Junpei's work in mind.
Sending people to Japan to deliver real estate and shops was only one aspect of his plan. Next, he also planned to give a large sum of money to Uehara Junpei's family, at which point Uehara Junpei would naturally appreciate it.
By publishing and distributing Uehara Junpei's manuscript now, my relationship with Uehara Junpei will be further strengthened.
Furthermore, his status is now different from before. He is a scion valued by the Fujiwara family, and Fujiwara Hirofumi personally presented him with a sword and a letter of introduction. For this reason, Uehara Junpei will maintain this uncle-nephew relationship even more firmly, and from now on, he will be firmly bound to Ning Zhiheng.
Ning Zhiheng accompanied Uehara Junpei to the mansion to retrieve the manuscript, and then chatted with Uehara Junpei for a long time before returning to the Fujiwara Company in the afternoon.
He has been spending every day with Fujiwara Hirofumi lately. Apart from the last time Fujiwara Hirofumi came to inspect the company, he has not returned. All the company's affairs are being handled by Yi Huaan and Hirao Daichi.
Upon seeing the chairman return, Yi Huaan and Hirao Daichi quickly came out to greet him. Everyone in the company also hurriedly put down their work, stood up, bowed, and respectfully watched the chairman enter the office before finally letting out a sigh of relief and continuing their work.
Ever since Hirofumi Fujiwara visited Fujiwara Company, the company employees' attitudes have completely changed.
Although they knew that the chairman was a member of the Fujiwara family with a powerful background, when they saw the top nobleman in the country, Duke Fujiwara Hirofumi, personally come to inspect the company's work and speak to the chairman in a friendly and approachable manner, they realized that their chairman's status in the Fujiwara family was actually so high. The chairman's status in the hearts of the Fujiwara company's employees was raised even higher.
In the chairman's office, Ning Zhiheng gently placed the Yun Cong Tai Gang sword in his hand on the decorative sword rack, examined it carefully for a long time, and nodded in satisfaction.
Then he turned to Yi Hua'an and Hirao Daichi and asked, "Has anything important happened at the company these past few days?"
Hirao Daichi bowed and said, "Chairman, our branch in Suzhou is currently facing a small problem. Some local merchants are being resistant, mainly because a few of the big clients seem to have military connections. They have a lot of controlled materials, which is affecting our distribution channels."
Ning Zhiheng waved his hand dismissively. What troublesome figures could there be in Suzhou? He said calmly, "It seems we've taken some people's jobs. Let's talk to them. Before we act, we need to find out their backgrounds. We should follow the Shanghai model and buy supplies from them at fair prices. Suzhou is a metropolis with a large population. We must control its economy and trade. We need to make them understand the stakes. The manager of the Suzhou branch is Bai Chuan, right? Let him resolve this matter as soon as possible!"
“Yes, if it doesn’t go smoothly, I’ll go there myself!” Hirao Daichi replied.
"Okay, is there anything else?"
"There's one more thing. Some of our downstream customers have run into some problems these past few days, which has slowed down the delivery of this batch of supplies!" Hirao Daichi continued.
"What happened?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
Hirao Daichi quickly explained, "In the past few days, several of our downstream clients have been arrested by the Special Operations Department in charge of the large-scale search, on suspicion of having connections with anti-Japanese organizations. It is said that they will have to pay a large bail to be released, which has already affected our normal business operations."
Upon hearing that it was the Special Operations Department that was behind it, Ning Zhiheng knew exactly what was going on. The people in the Special Operations Department were all wicked, and these thugs were trying to make a fortune through this large-scale search, while also raising funds for the expansion of the Special Operations Department. It was likely that the Tu Yuan Agency had tacitly approved of this.
These past few days they've been arresting wealthy businessmen in the city, extorting money from them everywhere. Relying on the support of the local government, they don't even give face to the city government or the police station. No matter who it is, once they're arrested, they can't get out without spending a lot of money. They've made quite a fuss.
However, Ning Zhiheng was unwilling to get involved in these matters, mainly because he was somewhat wary of the Tuyuan Agency.
The Tsuchihara Agency is a high-level intelligence agency composed of several powerful departments, operating under orders from the Japanese General Headquarters. With a veteran agent like Keiji Tsuchihara at its helm, it is currently the most powerful agency in Shanghai. It is also in charge of preparing for the establishment of a puppet government, and its momentum is strong. It's best not to get involved.
Anyway, the distribution channels in Shanghai were barely enough to survive, and half of his supplies had to be sent to the Kuomintang-controlled areas through special channels, so it didn't have much of an impact on him.
"Then let them solve it themselves. If they don't want to buy it, there are plenty of other people who do!" Ning Zhiheng said dismissively.
Seeing that the chairman was unwilling to cause trouble, Hirao Daichi had no choice but to obey. If it were up to his current temper, he would have already led his men to storm the Fujiwara Company's door if anyone dared to interfere with the company's business.
Ning Zhiheng then looked at Yi Huaan, who hurriedly reported, "Chairman, Mayor Su called you several times just now. He seemed very anxious and asked you to call back when you have time."
Shanghai Mayor Su Yue? Ning Zhiheng was a little surprised. Su Yue was also present when he saw Fujiwara Hirofumi off today, but there were too many people and things to do, so he didn't get a chance to talk to him. Why was Su Yue calling now?
Ning Zhiheng waved for the two men to leave, then picked up the phone and called Su Yue back.
"Mayor Su, I am Tomohito Fujiwara!"
"Okay, I'll wait for you!"
Half an hour later, Su Yue strode into Ning Zhiheng's office, looking anxious. He rushed to Ning Zhiheng and said urgently, "Fujiwara-kun, you have to help me this time!"
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