Dominate the Country

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"Your Majesty, there is news from Japan that the cherry blossom plan has been launched."

As Chen Ming's focus, Japan's big plan was immediately sent to Chen Ming as soon as it was launched.

Liu Wu's words were short, but the documents he handed over were a thick pile. All are analysis of the causes and consequences of the "Luo Ying Project".

"The Korean issue has not yet been resolved, and Japan is about to start the second phase of the war." Chen Ming said with some emotion.

He wants to control Japan economically, which is a big proposition that takes time. The second stage of the "war against Japan" is related to the progress of this plan.

They started to stir up Japan's national sentiment in the stock market and did not give such anti-China sentiments time to accumulate, allowing them to keep surging. In fact, cotton cloth, then department stores, and finally encompassing all Sino-Japanese commodity trade.

Battle after battle, the Japanese's anti-China enthusiasm was consumed, and their economic strength was also consumed. In the end, through a real "decisive battle", the little Japanese were completely beaten to their knees.

Mitsubishi Textile Co., Ltd. in Sanyepinghoku is the beginning.

In the past few months, Mitsubishi Corporation has played a good role in warming up the stock market. Relying on the "hot sales" of Mitsubishi cloth and the support of the Mitsui family, Mitsubishi's stock became popular as soon as it was listed. At the same time, it has also launched a new wave of anti-China, which has its promoters both overtly and covertly.

"Even the shogunate took action?" Regarding the investigation in this area, Chen Ming saw several familiar names in the report.

The Imperial Family of Kyoto, the Shimazu family of Satsuma, the Mori family of Nagato, the Mitsui family, and the Tokugawa family of the shogunate...

"So if there is a fluctuation in the Japanese stock market, will these families take action to support the market?" They should never have thought that on the surface it was just a battle between the Sumitomo family and Mitsubishi, but it was just the fuse of the real explosion.

"Tell Tang Feipeng and Wang Pingbei that I was watching their performance in Nanjing." Chen Ming felt endless pride in his heart.

This world is material, and you can't do whatever you want. When it comes to capital, China cannot lose to Japan. The more fiercely the two sides compete on this point and the more they invest, the greater the losses to the Japanese will be in the end. Because he wants to provoke Mitsubishi, Chen Ming has a very simple method in his hand. China can overturn the table.

This is the biggest difference between the two sides.

Japan's struggle cannot be regarded as a snail's fight for China, but China also has the ability to defeat the "war" at any time.

Closing his eyes, Chen Ming could imagine how some people were stunned and speechless at that time.

That night, Chen Ming's activities on Li Xiaomei didn't end until one o'clock in the night.

Li Xiaomei, who was almost exhausted, leaned firmly against Chen Ming's chest. After falling asleep, she still clamped her round and slender legs tightly around Chen Ming's waist.

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"Of course, Mitsubishi must have its own planting base. Cotton from the East is not suitable for machine spinning. Whether it is Chinese cotton or Japanese cotton, it is far less suitable for mechanized production than Indian cotton. China has now begun to introduce cotton from India. Cotton, and the legendary Egyptian cotton.”

"If Mitsubishi wants to become bigger and stronger and not be held hostage by the outside world, it must have its own planting base."

"...Because the climate between China and Japan is different, it would be best to bring all the upland cotton species over and establish an experimental base in the southern part of the Mie Ise Plain for trial planting and cultivation. I believe it won't take long to find the suitable cotton in the The machine-spun cotton grown in Japan has been planted..."

Sanye Pingbei is holding a high-level meeting of Mitsubishi Textile. At the meeting, the deputy general manager Yan Ziqiu he hired from China talked about one of Mitsubishi's biggest problems now-the source of raw materials cannot be guaranteed.

Japan's cotton production is not high. In previous years, they had to import cotton from North Korea. This was a big headache because East Asian cotton had short fibers and high production costs - compared to the Indian cotton used by many Chinese textile companies. This is a problem that must change!

However, Japan's environment determined that the little devil could not make arbitrary changes according to his own ideas. In later generations, almost all the cotton of the little devil was purely imported. Japan's climate and narrow farming area determined the birth of the "Achilles heel" of Japan's cotton textile industry.

China has vast land that is suitable for growing long-staple cotton, just like the breeding and improvement of sheep and war horses. Chen Ming has not forgotten this in his mind. Now there are large areas of exotic cotton being cultivated on the land in Jianghuai and Henan.

Yan Ziqiu has a very "professional ethics" spirit and does his best to help Mitsubishi Textile improve its strength. After winning Mitsubishi Textile's 'good start', it has been committed to promoting the production base. This plan can even be renamed: Japanese cotton seed improvement.

There is no disagreement within Mitsubishi Textile on this matter. Although Mitsubishi's internal affairs have not been completely knitted together, these people have a good vision. However, although Mitsubishi Textile is famous now, its strength is still quite limited. If they want to achieve the cotton seed improvement plan of Japanese cotton farmers, it is impossible to do it alone. They must contact the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Then at this moment, a staff member walked into the conference room and whispered in Mito Kogoro's ear with an anxious look. Then many people saw that Mizuno Heihoku's absolute confidant as "assistant" to Mito Tokogoro's expression suddenly changed.

Intuition tells many people that this is not good news. Yan Ziqiu on the side also stopped talking, and Sanye Pingbei's face became more serious.

Then...

Mito Kogoro walked a few steps to Sanye Pingbei's ear and whispered: "My lord, I just got the news that a large number of cheap cotton yarn and cotton cloth suddenly appeared on the ground in Nagasaki. Several small foreign companies also suddenly intervened in the cotton market, and they were wantonly raising the price of cotton and rushing to buy cotton from Mie..."

Mito Kogoro is a very calm person. At this time, he couldn't help but breathe a few times. How could this be bad news.

...

Five days later, a more exciting news came. Not only did a large number of cheap cotton yarn and cotton cloth appear on the ground in Nagasaki, but also a large number of cheap cotton yarn and cotton cloth appeared in Osaka and Edo, the two largest commercial districts in Japan.

This price is only 80% of Mitsubishi!

"President..."

In front of the office building, seeing Sanye Pingbei, Kato Hirohiko, the sales manager in charge of imports and exports, hurriedly came up.

Nodding to Kato Hirohiko, Sanno Pingbei walked directly to the office without saying a word on the way, and waited until he entered the office before speaking. "Kato-kun, what are the problems with cotton yarn sales and raw material purchases now?"

"It's like this..." Hearing Sanno Pingbei's question, Kato Hirohiko hurriedly explained the matter.

It was because a large amount of cheap cotton yarn and cotton cloth suddenly appeared on the market in Nagasaki a few days ago. The price was nearly 20% lower than that produced by Mitsubishi Boiler, which directly affected the sales of Mitsubishi Boiler's cotton cloth. This impact even fluctuated the stock market price. In addition, there was news from Mie that someone deliberately raised the purchase price of cotton. Five days later, this news had spread widely, which led to them having to raise the price when they "purchased" cotton from cotton farmers. Otherwise, cotton farmers would not put their fingerprints on the agreement.

When it comes to their own interests, they don't care whether Mitsubishi Boiler is the pride of Japan.

No one in the market would go against silver. Now merchants in Nagasaki are busy buying low-priced cotton textiles, and cotton farmers in Mie are busy selling their cotton at high prices. Although the cotton yarn and cotton cloth produced by Mitsubishi Textiles are not unpopular, this trouble has been reflected in the Edo stock market.

"The enemy's distribution volume is very large. It is not only us who are affected, but also many Chinese cloth merchants are also experiencing unsalable goods."

"Low-price dumping, price war?" After listening to Kato Hirohiko's narration, Sanye Pingbei frowned.

If this kind of thing were placed in the 21st century, it would be absolutely vicious competition. But in the current era, especially in Japan, the government has no corresponding policies and orders at all. Instead, the relevant commercial laws that China is formulating include sanctions against this aspect.

Of course, even if Japan does not have a decree in this regard, it is easy to solve it, as long as the government issues a ban. But the problem is that since Mitsubishi's enemies have put on such a big posture, they will definitely not forget the shogunate. Three days ago, Hirakita Sanno sent a generous gift to the Nagasaki Bugyo, but the Nagasaki Bugyo was powerless. He did tell Hirakita Sanno a little secret, that the Chinese were involved.

No matter how clear Hirakita Sanno actually was, he had to appear confused.

So this little secret of the Nagasaki Bugyo was definitely worth the generous gift. In other words, the shogunate was completely unreliable in this matter, and Mitsubishi could only rely on himself.

"My lord, there must be Japanese traitors involved in this matter. We are not only unclear about the strength of the Chinese, but also how many Japanese traitors are involved in this matter..."

"You are right. Our enemies this time are not only the Chinese, but also the Japanese like us." Hirakita Sanno said to Kato Hirohiko. "Mr. Kato, you have more friends in this area. You can go and find out how big the Chinese move is and how many Japanese companies are involved..."

"Hi."

After everyone left, there was only an inconspicuous bodyguard beside Sanye Pingbei. He curled his lips and said, "It seems that the court has mobilized a lot of power this time?"

The bodyguard's facial expression was indifferent and he continued to stay in a corner of the room.

...

Mitsubishi Boiler's influence in Japan is really not small, and Sanye Pingbei has many friends. Three days later, a very specific list was sent to Sanye by Kato Hirohiko. It's just that from the content of the intelligence, Mitsubishi's situation is not good.

Now, the stock price of Mitsubishi Boiler in Edo is experiencing its first big drop since its listing.

Compared with ten days ago, it fell by a whole yen.

But such a small drop also proves the trust that the Japanese have placed in Mitsubishi Boiler from another aspect.

Sanye Pingbei's identity is just a pawn. Although the confidentiality level is extremely high, he is not very clear about the overall situation. He doesn't need to be too clear. Only now did he finally see the scale of the Chinese and Japanese merchants involved.

Rather than saying this was a "retaliatory action" by the Chinese business organization under Tang Feipeng, it was more like a major stranglehold by most Chinese and Japanese merchants involved in the textile industry. The names on the list were not only Chinese merchants, but also many Japanese merchants. The overall scale was huge.

"This is a little strange..." Looking at the information sent back by Kato, Sanye Pingbei was a little confused. Are Japanese people that stupid? Don't they know that Mitsubishi has collapsed and that their own lives will continue to be hampered by Chinese businessmen, and they will be sad as well?

Sanye Pingbei knew that there must be huge interests involved, and Tang Feipeng might have made huge concessions. But no matter how much he gives in, it is really amazing to be able to bring so many people together.

You know, he initially thought it was just Tang Feipeng's group, but now look, good guys, the Sumitomo family and the Yasuda family are involved. This involves not only cotton textile merchants, but also cotton shops, all over Japan. . "At the beginning, the Yasuda family was the one who fueled the flames. Now they and the Sumitomo family are in the same trench." The change of fate is really amazing.

Many merchants on this list have made trouble for the Sumitomo family, but the Sumitomo family, as the "main force" in this operation, was able to endure such "humiliation". Adachi Sanada is amazing.

Textiles from China are pouring into the Japanese market like a tide. Although the extremely low prices have not brought much profit to China, they have also succeeded in making Mitsubishi Textile's products overstocked and unsalable. What is even more frightening is the acquisition of Japanese local cotton. Prices remain high. As Japan's main cotton-producing area, Mitsubishi's share is very low.

For China, it is certainly not very comfortable to dump at such a low price, but they have abundant capital, and part of the losses are shared by a consortium composed of more than a dozen foreign companies in Japan, so they can completely afford such a small price.

However, for the "weak" Sanye Pingbei, things are a bit troublesome...

"This time, the Chinese seized the opportunity very accurately. They took action just before Japan's Mitsubishi was about to significantly consolidate the market. Mitsubishi did not even have a chance to avoid it and was very passive..."

The sudden cotton war between China and Japan also attracted the attention of many foreign businessmen in Shanghai.

In Robert's office, a bearded British man who took his place said to Robert and a senior manager named Grant after reading the news from Japan.

"That's right. Mitsubishi has just started the construction of the second phase of the factory, and he is still planning the third phase of the project and the insurance company..." Putting a document back on the table, the supervisor named Grant gently adjusted the tortoiseshell glasses on the bridge of his nose. said. "Mitsubishi probably doesn't have much money left. If it can't find a solution, it may stop production in a few months..."

The British are very jealous of Mitsubishi Textile's rising stock price in the past few months. Unfortunately, they have no open dealings with Japan and cannot get a share of the pie.

Robert is not surprised at all by China's move. The English textile industry dreams of defeating the textile industries of the Netherlands and France. Nowadays, the new Japanese textile companies have adopted the slogan of "getting rid of the Chinese cloth" in their early years. In Robert's eyes, this is simply asking for their own death.

If the British faced such a small and weak country at such a close distance, it would not be impossible for them to initiate a war on their own.

Just like the last Sino-Japanese war, the Chinese should not make a fuss about the emperor's false reputation at all. They should directly overwhelm Edo Bay and force Japan's actual ruler, the Shogun, to sign a series of founding treaties.

The Chinese have wasted a golden opportunity. They have wasted it.

"Now it mainly depends on how long the Japanese can persist. According to the information we have received, Mitsubishi Textile's existing remaining funds are about one million yen. If we save some money, we should be able to persist for two or three months."

"Mitsubishi has no hope of winning -" Harrison, the current representative of the East India Company in China, shook his head and said very unpredictably. "But Mitsubishi has the support of Mitsui Bank. If Mitsui is willing to provide a loan, it will be no problem even if it supports it for half a year."

"That's a pointless struggle. It's better to admit defeat quickly and let everything start again."

British people in China are now waiting for a new beginning between China and Britain. The special envoy from London does not know the specific day when he will arrive in China, but as soon as he arrives in China, a new page will be opened between China and Britain.

Using a desolate, desolate state of New South Wales in exchange for the friendship of the Chinese, even if the Kingdom of Great Britain does not get a penny, it is still a profit.

If the French enter the war, the French-Spanish combined fleet will pose a serious threat and pressure to the Royal Navy of Great Britain. At this time, China's trade is crucial.