Chapter 176 Mr. Miyamoto wants to open a factory
Chapter 176 Mr. Miyamoto wants to open a factory
At home, Lin Ze looked at the pork belly that Xiyue bought.
They immediately decided to have a meal of braised pork, but Xiyue didn't know how to cook this dish.
There is no way, the sisters' cooking skills are still more inclined towards home cooking, but braised pork is obviously not a home cooking of this era.
The two sisters had only a few meals of meat throughout the year since they were young, let alone braised pork with rock sugar.
Lin Ze called the station and asked Niu Saner to get two bags of rock sugar and send over a bag of rice.
Rice was a rare commodity in those days and was an important material under the Japanese's strict control. In the three northeastern provinces, it was illegal for ordinary people to eat rice.
However, for people like Lin Ze, getting rice is not a difficult matter. There are all kinds of things sold on the black market. No one can tell where these supplies come from, and it is even more impossible to find out where the money goes.
Niu Saner brought the rock sugar after an hour or so. Lin Ze then asked him to deliver the meat and rock sugar to the second meat shop at the entrance of the alley and ask the owner to prepare it before sending it back.
It was already noon when Niu Saner brought the braised pork in a food box.
"Niu Saner, let's eat here at noon."
Niu Saner smiled and said, "Master, you eat. I have to go back to the institute. Everyone is trying to get Brother Xiao to treat us."
Lin Ze knew that this was just Niu Saner's excuse, so he nodded and let him go back.
Xiyue had already steamed the rice, and the three of them started to eat the braised pork with the rice.
It’s a pity that the chef only has two meat shops. The braised pork is delicious and tasty, and goes very well with rice.
After lunch, I made a cup of tea and dozed off while reading a magazine in the house when there was a knock on the gate.
Xiyue wanted to go out to open the door, but Lin Ze stopped her and walked into the yard and opened the door. It turned out to be Miyamoto outside.
"Miyamoto-kun, you're back?"
Miyamoto had gained weight and was wearing a coat and a tweed hat, looking like a ball.
When he saw Lin Ze, he handed over two bottles of foreign wine and said, "Mr. Lin, this is a gift for you. We haven't seen each other for a long time."
Lin Ze took it and said, "Come on, bring anything else."
Let him come in and sit in the main room.
The two sisters had already returned to the wing room, and Lin Ze was too lazy to pour tea for Miyamoto. Miyamoto didn't mind. He looked at it privately and frowned, saying, "Lin San, this house is obviously not worthy of your status."
Lin Ze smiled and said, "Miyamoto-kun, I also want to change houses, but then I thought, if I move away, I won't be able to be neighbors with you two anymore, so I might as well just live here."
Miyamoto was deeply moved when he heard this. "Mr. Lin, I also have some plans to change houses. After all, the outer city is not as safe as the inner city. Let me ask someone to see if there is a suitable place. It would be best if the two houses can be next to each other. Then we can move together and be neighbors! Don't worry, if you have any problems with money, I can help you out first."
What a nice guy!
"Miyamoto-kun, money is not a problem. I made some money thanks to you, and I'm saving it for a new house and a new wife."
Miyamoto laughed, "It's time for Lin-san to get married. A man must marry a good woman so that he can work hard outside without any worries. Just like my Mieko, she always keeps the house in order. When I'm not home, she basically doesn't even leave the house."
Well, she doesn’t go out, but I go there quite often!
"Speaking of making money, Mr. Lin, I came here this time to ask you for help with something."
When Lin Ze heard this, he was surprised that this buddy had finally sent him two bottles of wine, but it turned out that he had something else to do!
"Miyamoto-kun, we are friends, so don't ask me whether I will help you or not. If you need me to do something, just tell me directly."
"Then I won't be polite. The army's demand for various materials is increasing. I have also won a large contract for the supply of clothing and related military materials from the North China Front Army. So, I want to find a place in the south city. You have been here for a long time and are familiar with the situation, so I would like to ask you to take a look at which places are more suitable."
Lin Ze understood as soon as he heard it. If Miyamoto wanted to find a place, there was no need to go through so much trouble. He could just look at Zhang Nancheng's map.
The problem is that although there are not many houses in the south city, there are shacks built illegally everywhere.
In the past two years, there have been wars everywhere and the harvests have been bad. The common people in the countryside could not make a living, so they all flocked into the city. They certainly could not enter the inner city, and there was no place for them in the prosperous areas of the outer city. So the southernmost part of the outer city, especially the southeast corner, became their destination.
It is impossible to find a whole piece of land to build a factory without avoiding these shacks, so one thing is involved, which is demolition.
Although Miyamoto has a good relationship with Kitahara Ransuke, it is not worth asking the Military Police Headquarters to step in for this matter. Someone like Lin Ze, the deputy director of the Third Outer District, is very suitable.
Miyamoto said: "Mr. Lin, you can also buy some shares this time. We are good friends and we can make money together."
Otherwise, how can we say that Miyamoto is a businessman? By paying a little bit of shares, he can gain a powerful security supervisor. If any workers are disobedient, he can suppress them. Miyamoto has made a good deal.
Of course Lin Ze agreed immediately. "No problem. You don't even need to look. Miyamoto-kun, from the Reclining Buddha Temple to the south and east, there are all dilapidated courtyards or temporary shacks. I will send people to clear them out tomorrow. You can also tell the people in the transportation department of the maintenance association to level the road over there, and then you can build a house. If you want to produce bedding, you don't need a good place. Just pile up bricks and put iron sheets on top."
Lin Ze thought that when the time comes, he would send all the little beggars who could not go to the reserve police training class to Miyamoto's factory.
When Miyamoto heard this, he was shocked. He didn't expect that Lin Ze even considered the construction of roads and factories.
"Mr. Lin, you are indeed my good friend. You really care about me. I think you can give me a symbolic part of the money and I will give you 5% of the shares. Please don't think it's too little. There are many people to take care of when opening this factory. To be honest, if I give a little here and a little there, my shares are not that much."
Lin Ze said, "Mr. Miyamoto, what are you doing? I'm helping my friend, do I need a favor?"
After a quarrel, Miyamoto said, "How about this? You come to my house for dinner tonight, and we can talk while we eat and discuss this matter."
In the evening, to Mieko's great anticipation, Lin Ze came to visit again.
Mr. Miyamoto became very enthusiastic when he drank, and kept describing his grand business plan to Lin Ze. He even said that he planned to go to Shanghai to open a shipyard in the future, but that would require a huge amount of capital, so he could not slack off and had to continue accumulating.
Mr. Miyamoto got drunk and fell into a deep sleep again.
There was no other choice, Lin Ze could only discuss the issue of shareholding with Mieko.
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