Things have been complicated recently, and the matters between Bai Lu and Qiao Zhonghe were quickly forgotten by Yang Wei.

It was a hot summer day, but the training intensity of Yang Wei's army did not decrease. When training special forces abroad, they are often required to conduct intensive training in harsh natural environments. Many instructors even prefer hot and cold weather. Even in the spring and autumn, special forces will be specially arranged to train.

Intensive training was carried out in the unbearably hot desert area. However, most of Yang Wei's soldiers were civilians and had never received such high-intensity training before, and soon fell down one after another from heat stroke.

Yang Wei had no choice but to arrange for the people in the cooking class to prepare heat-relieving soup. After all, these were Yang Wei's own soldiers. How he treated others would be how others would treat him.

On this day, Yang Wei had just finished his military duties when he saw Fang Dacheng, who had taken leave to visit relatives, come back with a happy face. Yang Wei looked at him and couldn't help but laugh and said: "Does this look like a good meal at home?"

Fang Dacheng couldn't hold back his excitement, and said with a smile: "I really got it right. When I go back to my brother's house this time, my brother and sister-in-law have prepared a lot of good things, and I even brought some to you." Tempering Blood Mountains and Rivers 87

The food box in Fang Dacheng's hand was full of delicious food. Xing Jun and others, who had not eaten meat for a long time, were also very happy and said: "Quick, take a few more bites before Tieniu comes. When he comes, we can't even eat one bite."

I can’t eat anymore.”

Yang Wei looked at the Dongpo Pork and Sweet and Sour Pork in the food box and said, "Is your brother and sister-in-law's life good?"

Fang Dacheng felt a little embarrassed when he said this. He plucked his hair and said: "Life was normal in the past, but this year the silk business was good. The silk from my brother and sister-in-law's family was sold at a high price, which was much higher than the price in previous years."

Come three times."

Hearing this, Xing Jun, Wang Xiao, Li Tiegang and Qian Chengshan just felt envious, but after hearing this, Yang Wei clearly felt that something was wrong.

According to common sense, the price of silk has always been relatively stable. Although there have been price increases, it is absolutely impossible to double the price of last year. There must be something fishy if it increases three times in a row. Yang Wei stopped Fang Dacheng and said: "How could it be?

Has it risen so much all at once?”

Fang Dacheng talked eloquently: "Brother, you are an expert in fighting wars, but you don't understand the silk business. Our family has been growing mulberry and raising silkworms for generations. The silk in Hangzhou is good. Everyone knows this, especially in the silk business."

In the past two years, foreigners have asked for more and more silk, and the big households above have also received more goods. The price of silk sold to foreign companies by merchants is seven or eight times higher than the price of silkworm farmers. You said this business is

Isn’t it a huge profit?”

Yang Wei nodded. In Shanghai, this silk business is indeed the most profitable business, but Yang Wei still felt that he couldn't understand it and asked doubtfully: "Even if this is the case, it's not higher than these, right?"

Fang Dacheng smiled and waved his hands and said: "The prices are set by the trading houses. Every trading house wants to collect more silk in order to make more money. It is precisely because of this that the competition between the trading houses for silkworm farmers is quite fierce. In order to make more money,

Silkworm farmers sell silk to themselves, and businesses compare prices with each other every year. This year, a Zhonghe Trading Company suddenly appeared. The head of the business is a young man, only in his twenties. His ancestors were in this business, but

In the past two years, several trading houses joined together and squeezed it out of business. I heard that this year they sold off their property to reorganize the company, and the price was tripled when they sold it. Now the silkworm farmers are vying to send silk to Zhonghe Trading Company."

As soon as he heard the words "Zhonghe Trading Company", Yang Wei immediately thought of Qiao Zhonghe. The rumors about the sale of the property passed down by the people were all groundless nonsense. Yang Wei knew this Qiao Tianhe

But more than those silkworm farmers knew about him, when the Qiao family collapsed, the family property had long been sold off and divided up. How could Qiao Zhonghe have any property that could be sold off? He could pay three times the price for silk, so there must be someone behind it.

The Japanese support.

Yang Wei thought it was bad. The Japanese had indeed taken action so quickly. Yang Wei had already guessed their methods. He first used Qiao Zhonghe to pay high prices for silk from silkworm farmers and monopolized all the silk in Hangzhou in his own hands. In this way, he

Once he monopolizes the market, he alone has the final say on the price. The Japanese hiding behind Qiao Zhonghe will invisibly monopolize the export rights of silk. No matter which country wants it in the future

Silk imported to Hangzhou must be purchased from Japanese hands. This is a common trick of the Japanese.

This method of driving up prices to gain a monopoly is common in commercial wars. Although it seems that the silkworm farmers are benefiting from it, in fact the biggest profiteer is the monopoly. With such monopoly power, they can charge sky-high prices and start from the silkworm farmers.

The silk collected in the hand at three times the price has suddenly become a commodity with a price but no market. When the monopoly party resells it, the price will be raised by more than ten times. In addition to the foreign companies that import silk from abroad, the biggest victim is

That is to say, other domestic commercial banks were unable to conduct transactions because they had no supply of goods. Many small commercial banks were defeated in this way.

Yang Wei couldn't figure it out. Didn't Qiao Zhonghe think of this? Or did he clearly know that he was helping the Japanese to destroy the Chinese trading houses, but he still had to do this? Yang Wei remembered that Bai Lu once said to him

The reason for the death of Qiao Zhonghe's father may be due to hatred, so he would rather join the Japanese and destroy the trading companies that "forced" his father to death in the first place.

One is hatred, and the other is desire. These are the two things that can make people lose their minds the most. Now they are all gathered in Qiao Zhonghe. Now Qiao Zhonghe has no time to care about anything else, and he will take revenge at all costs.

No wonder that when he first saw Qiao Zhonghe, Yang Wei felt that something was wrong with his eyes. They were full of hatred and forbearance, just like those who are usually bullied but remain silent and are often the most terrifying when they explode.

No matter whether this matter is related to Qiao Zhonghe or not, the important thing is that the Japanese cannot benefit from it, so Yang Wei has to take care of this matter. It's just that as the commander of the Hangzhou garrison, it seems a bit strange to suddenly come forward.

In line with common sense, this is not a matter within one's jurisdiction.

The first thing Yang Wei thought of was the mayor of Hangzhou. Things like this that disrupted market order should have been handled by the authorities.

This matter cannot be delayed. The more tea leaves Qiao Zhonghe purchases now, the greater the losses will be suffered by other trading houses. At the same time, after this matter is resolved, other trading houses will be able to trade at normal prices. Then the victims will be

It was Qiao Zhonghe himself. Thinking of this, the anxious Yang Wei immediately went to report to the mayor of Hangzhou.

Unfortunately, Yang Wei waited outside the mayor's office for three hours but saw no one. He learned that the mayor went to Shanghai for a meeting and would not be back for a while.

Yang Wei felt a little strange. Could it be that the other party was deliberately avoiding him? But thinking about it, there was no reason. Tempering Blood Mountains and Rivers 87

Yang Wei, who was puzzled, left the mayor's office. When he went out, it was already dark outside. He took Tieniu for a walk and prepared to go back. But just when he reached the intersection, Yang Wei suddenly heard

There was a dispute in the alley, and Yang Wei stepped forward and saw three or five strong men surrounding one person, punching and kicking them.

Yang Wei turned to look at Tieniu behind him and said, "Have you eaten enough tonight?"

Tieniu was confused by the question. He nodded and said in a low voice, "I'm full."
Chapter completed!