mijobooks Chapter 53 Chen Huai'an's Preparation Plan
Chapter 53 Chen Huai'an's Preparation Plan
According to Chen Huai'an's method, he could control the price of stockings and create the illusion of a shortage, making it seem like if you didn't grab them today, they might be gone tomorrow.
Fifty thousand pairs of stockings were thrown into Shanghai, but they didn't cause the slightest ripple.
Moreover, due to the shortage of supplies, wealthy ladies would buy several pairs at once.
To avoid future shortages where you won't be able to buy it anywhere.
These wealthy people have all rushed to buy and hoard goods. Once Shanghai is liberated in two months, the new government will allocate and sell them in a unified manner, and the prices will be driven down instantly.
This can be considered a policy that benefits the people.
After a moment of digestion, Lin Wan and the others continued to relay Chen Huai'an's plan.
"Comrade Huai'an also specifically reminded us that many problems would be encountered in the governance of Shanghai after its liberation."
One of them is the food issue, which the Kuomintang reactionaries will definitely make a big deal out of.
It's inevitable that rice prices will be inflated.
Therefore, most of the transactions with the three wealthy merchants, apart from antiques and medicinal herbs, had to be exchanged for gold and silver dollars.
Now that we have money, we can start collecting food from other places.
When those grain merchants hoard grain and try to drive up prices, it will be a problem.
We will have enough food reserves to completely thwart their plans.
In addition to grain, Comrade Huai'an also specifically emphasized the management of currency.
Those capitalists will use the silver dollars they have to speculate, and then devalue the RMB.
They will not only make a fortune, but they will also damage the credibility of the RMB.
The reason why those capitalists dared to be so arrogant was that they controlled a lot of silver dollars.
In the past, it would have been very difficult for us to confront these capitalists' overt schemes.
But we now have two or three months to collect silver dollars by selling stockings.
When those capitalists thought they had a large amount of silver dollars and therefore controlled the market.
If we put the silver dollars we've raised over these two months into the market, we can make them admit defeat wholeheartedly.
With the deterrent effect of these two incidents, Shanghai's economy can smoothly transition and develop!
As Lin Wan finished her story, she excitedly pumped her fist.
The image of that man staying up all night researching, looking up panda eyes the next day, involuntarily came to mind.
When Chen Huai'an learned that he could provide assistance to the newly established People's Republic of China in 38, his spiritual awareness instantly soared several levels.
The red ingrained in their very bones was instantly activated.
Immediately and actively participate in the work of finding ways to help break the deadlock.
There are still a few months left, enough time to slowly lay the groundwork and make those unscrupulous capitalists suffer heavy losses.
When Chen Huai'an was thinking about how to deal with the silver dollar crisis, he originally wanted to buy silver from the modern world, make it into the shape of silver dollars, and send it over.
The manufacturing process is simple; as long as you have enough silver, you can make it in any small workshop.
However, a silver dollar during the Republic of China era weighed 26.7 grams and contained 89% silver, which is 23.76 grams.
The current price of silver is 16.5 yuan per gram, so a single silver coin would cost 392 yuan!
This does not include stamping production, labor, and other costs.
Firstly, the cost is too high, and secondly, purchasing large quantities of silver is likely to attract attention.
Trading stockings for silver dollars was the real way to make huge profits!
When the silver dollars in Shanghai are all gone, those capitalists won't have that much money, so it will be difficult for them to cause trouble even if they want to!
Du Hengtai, an economist, couldn't help but applaud these arrangements.
Because in his mind, he had already analyzed that these were all difficulties that Shanghai would inevitably encounter.
Previously, due to poverty, many problems could not be solved.
Now that we have stockings as a powerful tool for making money, all our problems have been solved.
Du Hengtai's loyalty is beyond question, given that he was selected to join this group and attend this meeting.
After Shanghai is liberated, he will also be an important member of this time-traveling group.
Therefore, he was very clear about the matter of time travel, and became even more curious about the legendary Comrade Huai'an.
A sense of regret arose in my heart, that I had finally met a kindred spirit, but we could not meet.
Director Zheng narrowed his eyes, quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
It has to be said that the profit from 50,000 pairs of stockings is enough to make anyone tremble with excitement.
Each pair of stockings was wholesaled to the three wealthy merchants for 7 silver dollars, so 50,000 pairs would cost 350,000 silver dollars.
Even after so many years of intelligence work, he had never seen so many silver dollars.
If you piled them all up, they'd probably make a small mountain!
Da~da~da~
Director Zheng's fingers tapped rhythmically on the wooden table, and even the air seemed to quiet down.
He nodded after a moment and said, "Old Du, we'll proceed according to Comrade Huai'an's plan. You're in charge of getting all the silver dollars out of the capitalists!"
"I guarantee I'll complete the mission!" Du Hengtai excitedly accepted the mission, his slightly refined face revealing a strong fighting spirit.
Director Zheng pondered for a moment, then looked up at the girl opposite him.
He chuckled and said, "What we need to discuss right now is where you'll find a foothold in the future world."
Lin Wan blinked, her face full of confusion: "My problem is where I'm staying?"
"Um."
Director Zheng nodded and pondered for a moment, then said, "According to Lao Zhang's report, you and Comrade Huai'an are currently living together as a couple."
As long as there are no ethical issues related to cohabitation before marriage, this is a good cover for one's identity.
However, you must change your current house as soon as possible.
Living in an old neighborhood in the suburbs is never as safe as living in the bustling city center.
Furthermore, as you collect more and more antiques and medicinal herbs, you certainly can't sell them too quickly, otherwise it will attract too much attention.
If you attract villains who want to rob and kill you, then you will be in danger.
Although your martial arts skills are excellent and you can fight two adults at the same time, it's still not safe.
I have ordered the search for experts in Beiping, and then I will pass on the knowledge to Comrade Huai'an through you.
Even though the world will be safe and secure in the future, you two still need to have enough power to protect yourselves!
Therefore, you need to move to a larger and safer place to live.
In the future, when there are many antiques and medicinal herbs, they can be stored in one's own home and sold gradually, which is more secure than living in someone else's house.
This future transportation station is an important part of the mission, so I approve your use of funds to purchase it!
Price is not an issue; the most important thing is the task at hand.
Do you understand?
The voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable authority.
"Yes, I understand!" Lin Wan nodded emphatically, accepting the task with a solemn voice.
Buying a house is no longer just about finding a place to live; it has become an important part of the entire time-travel mission!
After all, the Time-Space Treasure Chest cannot be stored; each use involves collecting the contents all at once, making it impossible to keep or take anything.
Therefore, finding a safe place to store supplies became of paramount importance.
He secretly thought to himself, "It seems Huai'an's suggestion to rent a place will have to be changed!"
The four of them had a private conversation in the office for an hour, and the atmosphere relaxed.
Director Zheng stood up and said with a smile, "The warehouse has already reserved space. Let's go see how the amazing time-space treasure chest transports supplies!"