The vast land of China was rich in resources, but it was unable to produce on its own.
Because of this, China was unable to refine steel and oil, and could not produce the daily necessities needed by its citizens. It could only be exploited passively.
Among them, the United States, the Empire of the Sun Never Sets, and other western countries were the biggest exploitors.
If the Japanese invaders were wolves, then the US and the Sun Never Sets Empire were wolves in sheep's clothing!
Before the outbreak of the July 7 Incident, some scholars had roughly calculated such a set of data: In 1937, China's annual steel production was 40,000 tons, while the Japanese invaders produced 5.8 million tons. China's annual oil production was 13,100 tons, while the Japanese invaders produced 1,700,000 tons…
This set of data was enough to prove that China's economic strength and national defense industry were far inferior to the Japanese invaders.”
Now, take Shu City as an example.
The steel smelter in Meishan had already achieved a monthly output of 100,000 tons of steel. With the completion of the steel smelter in Steel City, it could achieve an annual output of 10 million tons.
In terms of oil, due to the fact that the Shudu Basin had more natural gas and less oil, the annual output was only 150,000 tons.
This amount of production would definitely not be able to meet the military needs. Thus, Liu Zheng had to lead the Sichuan Army out of Shu as soon as possible and break this awkward situation.
Other than oil, Liu Zheng had to find a way to deal with copper, tungsten, tin, and rare earth resources.
Before leaving Sichuan, the above resources could only be imported from abroad.
In the morning, Liu Zheng brought his third aunt, Zheng Shishi, to his mother-in-law's house.
Zheng Shishi's father was a live-in son-in-law, but to borrow Zheng Yang's words,"In any case, father-in-law's family is surnamed Zheng. Since they were a family 500 years ago, wouldn't it be better for them to be even closer now?”
The Zheng family was considered a 'super landlord' in Shu City, and they were also capitalists.
It could be said that one-tenth of Shu City's annual tax revenue came from the Zheng family.
The Zheng family ran a wide range of businesses, from food and other living materials to hotels and pawnshops, to mineral resources, and even illegal materials such as firearms and firearms.
In order to help Liu Zheng marry Zheng Shishi, Liu Xiang could be said to be a wily old fox who had thought of ways and used all his schemes.
For example, when Liu Xiang made the Zheng family the finance minister of Shu Capital, the commanders of six of the seven armies would come to the Zheng family every few days to ask for their pay.
After a stalemate of three to five months, the Zheng Clan finally compromised.
"This little son-in-law greets mother-in-law…"
"Marshal is busy with official business. Why are you free to come here instead of handling official business in the Governor's Office?”
"Uncles, you don't look too good. Are you sick?”
"Marshal, business is business, and private matters are private. You said that the annual tax paid by our Zheng family is already a huge sum of money, and now you want us to pay for the road repair. Business is not easy in this world. If this continues, won't you dig up our Zheng family's ancestral graves?”
The person who spoke was Zheng Shi Shi's eldest uncle, Zheng Qian.
As his name suggested, he was very good at doing business and making money.
Such a person would be a super broker in the peaceful era.
"First Uncle, look at what you're saying. Shishi is my nephew's wife. Digging up your ancestral grave is the same as digging up my Liu family's ancestral grave. How could his nephew do such a treasonous and foolish thing?”
At the scene, other than Zheng Shi Shi's mother, Zheng Wen Xiu, her five uncles were present.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Zheng Shishi took the initiative to smile and said,"Mother, uncles, did the marshal come here today to give us money?”
"Are you trying to ask for money again?”
"I say, Shishi, I've treated you well, haven't I? You can't forget about us just because you have an old man, right?”
"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, can you two be so narrow-minded? We'll take full control of the Penicilin, and we'll take 1% of the net profit from each transaction. Anyway, it's not easy to find a three-legged toad in Shu City, but there are many two-legged people…"
Hearing Zheng Shi Shi's words, everyone's eyes lit up.
Although the dividends were only 1%, Zheng Wenxiu, Zheng Qian, and the others realized this: "If we can be the exclusive agent, it won't be long before the Zheng family becomes rich enough to rival a country!”
Of course, Liu Zheng was outside.
Liu Zheng could monopolize the penicillin business by himself, but considering Zheng Shishi's family's kindness to Liu Xiang and her great contribution to Shu Du, he decided to give up the agency rights of penicillin.
Even though they hadn't made the announcement yet, the backbone of the Zheng family knew about it.
In addition, Dong Xuan had been receiving free treatment in Chengdu during this period of time. After seeing the effect, Zheng Wenxiu and the others were even more envious.
"Xiang 'er, stop hiding. Why didn't your cousin come out to welcome her home?”
"Ah ~"
As the voice spread, Liu Zheng could only feel a refreshing fragrance drifting from afar.
After seeing who it was, Liu Zheng could not help but be a little distracted.
Dong Xuan's beauty could be said to be one in ten thousand, and he never thought that this person in front of him would be a beauty that could topple a country.
"Shishi, don't mess around. Give me some face…"
Feeling Zheng Shishi's pincers, Liu Zheng quickly regained his senses.
"Hello Cousin, Hello Cousin Brother…"
"Ah? Xiang 'er really doesn't recognize strangers, she actually dares to call Liu Da Shuai' cousin brother'…"
"Cousin…"
"Alright, don't get tired of it. Hurry up and make some tea…"
Liu Zheng naturally did not know who this person was, but from the way she addressed him, Liu Zheng was sure that he was the apple of Zheng Shishi's uncle, Zheng Qian's eye.
Similar to Chen Shuang, the person who came was young, but she had already grown up as a beauty.
"Ah Zheng, mother asked you, are you really not joking with us?”
"You're not joking!"
"Good! The Zheng family will accept this business. No matter what supplies you need, as long as there is a price on the market, the Zheng family will help you get them.”
"Mother-in-law, uncles, oil, copper, and other mineral resources are the top priority. The more, the better!”
As soon as Liu Zheng finished speaking, Zheng Qian took the initiative to suggest,""Marshal, how about we join hands to form a business group? As long as the products developed by Marshal have a market, we can fully represent them…"
Why did Zheng Qian 'earn money'?
As long as Liu Zheng agreed, not only would the Zheng family be able to further consolidate their position, but they would also be able to be the sole agent for all of Liu Zheng's products.
Zheng Shishi was on Liu Zheng's side now, but she did not forget her roots.
Other than penicillin, Zheng Shishi also knew that Liu Zheng had secretly opened a manufacturing plant for nylons in Meishan, which would be launched soon.
After learning about the uses of nylons from Liu Zheng, Zheng Shishi found another way to make money.
"Master, why don't we set up a Four Seas Chamber of Commerce? Master will be the president, and then we'll just be the boss. As for the following matters, how about we let our uncles run the errands?”
"You…"
"What? Don't pinch my nose…"
It turned out that Zheng Shishi had already planned it out. She had brought Liu Zheng here today mainly to go through the motions.
However, with Zheng Shishi in charge of this matter, it helped Liu Zheng reduce a lot of burden and pressure.
"How about this? Shishi will be the president in the future, and our uncles will be in charge of opening up markets in all parts of China and even all over the world.”
Hearing Liu Zheng's words, Zheng Qian and the rest were overjoyed.
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