To put it bluntly, China Trading Company's maritime transportation capacity was stronger than most of the maritime countries in the world.
In fact, this was the data that Liu Ze had specially asked the Japanese to investigate.
The truth was that after the recent few kills, the transport fleet under Liu Ze's control had a total transport capacity of two million tons.
This was equivalent to one-third of the Japanese's current sea transportation capacity.
The Japanese's maritime transportation ability was actually only behind the United States and Britain. It was stronger than the German Empire and the French Empire, not to mention other countries.
At present, only half of the true transportation capacity was exposed. The ships under his command, which had a total displacement of two million tons, were only half exposed.
However, compared to the M Nation's powerful industrial foundation and the terrifying efficiency of launching a Victory Ship in seven days, this two million tons of transportation capacity was nothing.
During the Pacific War, the Japanese lost because their maritime transportation ability was completely inferior to the M Nation.
War was about logistics, especially in modern wars. Logistics was the key to determining the outcome of a war.
The M Nation used unlimited submarines to destroy the Japanese transport ships.
It reduced the Japanese's transportation capacity from six million tons to less than one million tons.
The M Nation could replenish their supplies once every three days, while the Japanese couldn't even replenish their supplies once every three months.
How could the Japanese on the island be a match for the M Nation's army?
Even though transportation was not directly related to the combat effectiveness of the army, it was the key to ensuring the combat effectiveness of the army.
Recently, Liu Ze had been sabotaging the Japanese's logistics. Not only did he destroy the Japanese's supply troops, but he also destroyed the Japanese's transport ships.
He knew that if this continued, the Japanese would definitely find him.
Liu Ze had already made up his mind. He would not reject the Japanese. The reason was simple. Liu Ze would not be able to destroy all the Japanese transport ships in the future.
He couldn't do this alone.
Furthermore, Liu Ze would not be staying in Shanghai much longer.
Instead of letting the Japanese find someone else, it was better to find him.
One was to earn some money from the Japanese and use it on the war.
Secondly, he could control a portion of the Japanese's transportation of resources. Because of his powerful river transportation ability, Liu Ze believed that the Japanese would have to rely on his trading company for most of their transportation on the river in the future.
A large part of the Japanese's logistics supplies had gone through his hands. If the Japanese had any important military operations, they would definitely not be able to escape his eyes.
At the same time, he could also keep track of the logistics and supply information of the Japanese. This was of great value to Liu Ze.
Moreover, as long as he could get on the Japanese's transport route, he could transport all the supplies to places like the Northeast, the Gulf, and the Ryukyu Islands. This would allow Liu Ze to open up a gap in intelligence in these places and even establish some secret strongholds.
In the end, even if he rejected the Japanese, they would still find enough transport fleets. This was something that Liu Ze could not stop. Since he could not stop them, he might as well take them with him.
This was also the reason for today's conversation.
Mitsui's invitation was exactly what Liu Ze wanted, but he naturally wouldn't agree so easily."Mr. Mitsui, I'm a highly educated Chinese person. I'm also a Chinese person with a conscience.”
It seemed that Liu Ze was rejecting him as a Chinese, but Mitsui laughed and said,""Boss Liu, we are all businessmen. There is nothing that cannot be traded. Let me put it this way. Boss Liu, please state a price. How much do you want to sell your conscience for?”
Liu Ze smiled when he heard that. As expected of a businessman from Osaka. His shrewdness was extraordinary.
Liu Ze gently raised his palm and opened his fingers without saying a word.
Seeing this, Mitsui immediately said,""Alright, I agree to Boss Liu's request on behalf of the Xingya Institute. 500 gold bars.”
Liu Ze's lips trembled. He shook his head. He actually wanted to express that he didn't expect Mitsui's standards to be so high. He naturally couldn't refuse and said,"Mr. Mitsui, it would be my greatest honor to cooperate with the Xingya Institute. As long as the market price is met, my China Trading Company will be at the Xingya Institute's beck and call.”
"Boss Liu, you're straightforward. From now on, we'll live together!”Mitsui raised his glass and said with a smile.
"Coexistence and prosperity!" Liu Ze also raised his glass happily.
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The banquet did not last long. Liu Ze rejected Mitsui's invitation to go to the Fusang dance hall for entertainment and went straight home.
Mitsui also returned to the temporary office of the Xingya Institute.
In the office, the representatives of the army and navy were already waiting for Mitsui's arrival.
"Gentlemen, the China Trading Company has agreed, but they want 800 gold bars.”Mitsui said to the two military representatives with a smile.
When the two military representatives heard this, they frowned at first, but they immediately relaxed.
"Mr. Mitsui, we said that there would be no problem with a thousand gold bars. Eight hundred gold bars will be sent immediately.”
"800 gold bars will allow the China Trading Company to cooperate with the Empire. This is a very good deal.”
When Mitsui heard the two military representatives, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he said,"China Trading Company is the largest transportation company in China. It is even one of the top trading companies in the world. That person is not only interested in 500 gold bars, but also wants to cooperate with the dynasty. Otherwise, with such a huge family business, let alone 500 gold bars, he would not even care about five tons of gold.”
Mitsui was a wise man. From the beginning, he knew that if the boss of the China Trading Company was willing to come out and meet him, it would basically be done. Therefore, he was confident.
500 gold bars was just a bonus.
With the help of such a huge trading company, the empire would be willing to pay for five tons of gold, let alone five thousand gold bars.
Furthermore, the gold was obtained from the Chinese. In fact, the dynasty did not even need to spend a minute.
Upon hearing Mitsui's words, the two military representatives present thought for a moment. Although they were very unwilling, they finally nodded in agreement.
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