People in the Republic of China era began to rise from industry.

“We were worried that if the export volume of finished fabrics were too large in the future, it would cause dissatisfaction among the Japanese.”

"Now is the perfect time to let the Japanese test Lin Yi's mettle."

Song Wenchang had a smug look on his face.

"Regardless of who wins or loses in the end, both sides will inevitably suffer heavy losses."

"If there are any pitfalls along the way, Lin Yi has already helped us navigate them. We can take over and handle things calmly no matter what we do."

"good idea!"

Kong Yongzhi clapped his hands in praise.

"Wenchang, you're still the smartest one."

"Do as you say. I'll arrange for someone to leak the information to the Japanese later."

He said excitedly, laughing, "The Japanese have always liked to go to extremes when they do things."

"Lin Yi dared to provoke them. No matter what the final outcome is, I'm afraid the Japanese will not let him go."

"It better be this way."

Song Wenchang nodded: "This can be considered as relieving our biggest worry."

This topic bothers him a bit.

I originally thought that no matter how much this guy jumped around, he wouldn't be able to escape my grasp.

But he never expected to get involved with Americans... Perhaps he had already found a backer when he first returned from the United States.

Investing in industrial alkali and establishing the Fenghua Metallurgical Plant—perhaps it was all orchestrated by Americans behind the scenes!

In short, no matter what, this guy can't be kept alive.

The threat is simply too great.

Even if the Japanese can't get rid of him in the end, we have to find a way to deal with him ourselves.

He secretly pondered this matter, and in a great mood, Kong Yongzhi got up to take his leave.

But as he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and turned back, asking, "Wenchang, how do we resolve the five million yuan that Lin Yi is demanding from the Ministry of Industry?"

"The embassy is waiting for news. If Lin Yi can't be dealt with in a short time, this matter will probably drag on."

Upon hearing this, Song Wenchang's face immediately darkened.

I was so focused on Lin Yi's snatching that I overlooked this huge problem.

He understood what Kong Yongzhi meant; he wanted the Ministry of Finance to contribute five million.

But Song Wenchang knew the inside story of this matter perfectly well.

When he first heard that the Military Commission was going to invest in Fenghua Metallurgical Plant, he was initially quite interested.

Unfortunately, we were a step too late.

The eldest sister and the third sister had already made their arrangements before him.

He had grand plans, so he simply kept quiet.

Now that they've gotten themselves into trouble, they want their Ministry of Finance to bail them out? What a joke!

He glared at Kong Yongzhi with annoyance: "Minister Kong, it's their job to clean up their mess. The Ministry of Finance can't come up with such a large sum of money."

"The Chairman is ambitious and wants to build fifty German-equipped divisions. He keeps urging me to raise money, and I'm starting to lose my hair."

"Right now, let alone five million, we can't even come up with one million in spare funds."

"Wenchang, don't be so vulgar, don't talk about buttocks and such."

Kong Yongzhi chuckled and said, "Don't try to fool me. I heard you plan to expand the Tax Police Corps into a Tax Police Regiment."

"Six regiments under it, more than 20,000 people... With such a large scale, do you dare to say you don't have the money?"

Having his secret exposed, Song Wenchang's face immediately darkened.

He cursed under his breath, wondering which bastard had leaked the information, but said aloud, "If you already know it's a big deal, how could I possibly have any extra money?"

"Never mind, I'm not telling you anymore."

"We'll have Madam Chang speak with you later."

Having said that, Kong Yongzhi walked out with light steps.

My brother-in-law is stubborn and doesn't listen to reason; it's okay if he doesn't give me face.

Madam Chang, the sister-in-law, was also involved in the affairs of the metallurgical plant.

Previously, she was the one who charged into battle while she reaped the benefits.

Now it's her turn to clean up the mess...

Shanghai, Pier No. 3.

Lin Yi was successfully appointed as the president, and he relinquished control of the association's affairs.

The specific details were handed over to Wu Rongsheng and Zhang Jingde, the two pre-selected vice presidents.

He's just waiting for the founding meeting so he can show his face and be elected president of the association with a high number of votes.

The core of the China Textile Federation is that support fund, and the core of that support fund is the import and export company.

He was the core of the import and export company.

Therefore, as long as he controlled the import and export company, he would also control the soon-to-be-formed strike force.

There's absolutely no need to do everything yourself and act like you're very dedicated.

"We need to expedite the loan process. I've already spoken with the bank staff. It's okay if there are some minor flaws in the application materials; no one will care. Just submit them to the bank as soon as possible."

In the office, Lin Yi fiddled with a small glass bottle in his hand while giving instructions to Liu Jing, the newly appointed deputy general manager of Andao Company.

We are short of staff, extremely short of staff.

Jing Zhizhong was trapped in mining in Qu County. Fan Zhongxu, who fled to Shancheng, took over the construction of the textile factory left by Liu Jing and also planned the Sichuan Fenghua Iron and Steel Plant.

Right now, the only person he can truly rely on is Liu Jing.

As for Tang Side, the new general manager of Yongli Company, he was still in the cooling-off period set by Lin Yi, and he was also busy with the construction of the fertilizer plant.

He dumped all the blame on Liu Jing.

Fortunately, this guy was not only satisfied with his salary, but also enjoyed dealing with important people.

No one has started complaining yet.

However, the development of a talent pool needs to be accelerated.

Otherwise, given our current pace of development, we will eventually run out of resources.

"Yes, I'll try to submit the application tomorrow."

Liu Jing took notes as he answered.

I had some questions in my mind, but I didn't dare to ask them.

Mr. Lin is not short of money; he knows that.

He handled the recent fund transfers.

Thirty-four million was transferred into the newly opened account of China Textile Import and Export Corporation.

For 1.8 million, they acquired 80% of the shares of Changyi Rubber Products Factory.

Another sum of three million was transferred to the account of Sichuan Shancheng Andao Company.

After spending so much, Citibank still had over 70 million in its account.

He really couldn't understand why, when there was still so much money, they needed to continue taking out loans from Fenghua Textile Equipment Factory.

Moreover, each loan is for ten million.

How much interest would that incur?

He was curious, but Lin Yi was also worried.

There is simply too much idle money in bank accounts.

Besides the two hundred million dollars left in the United States, they are preparing to get involved in the oil industry.

Currently, the project is only underway in Sichuan Province, and significant further investment is needed.

However, according to the laws of development, it will peak at 20 million.

As for the rubber factory in Changyi, it's still in the early stages of development, and it's not time to spend money on it yet.

The remaining funds, plus the loans that can be obtained later from the fertilizer plant and the import and export company, will amount to approximately 80 million yuan.

This doesn't even include the company's profits.

And the profits that will come from selling this bottle of anti-inflammatory medicine, whose main ingredient is penicillin.

By the time of the Spring Festival, it is conservatively estimated that the amount of funds tied up will be 100 million yuan.

Unfortunately, there aren't any suitable projects available right now.

Just thinking about it makes me anxious.

He does want to make a few more big acquisitions.

Unfortunately, his prestige was not enough.

Large-scale enterprises at this point would likely have to consider Jinling's attitude and wouldn't accept his offer.

In short, the pond is still too small.

This is very unfriendly to a business savvy like him!

After sending Liu Jing away, Lin Yi thought for a while and then decided to buy two passenger planes.

He didn't sit on it himself; it was reserved for his generals.

In this way, while some of the money is spent, those who are based in Sichuan Province can also make effective use of it.

Moreover, getting involved in aircraft manufacturing is also a good idea... Let's start with cars!