Traveling through 1942 with space

Chapter 164 The Importance of Oil

"Well! Don't be in a hurry, take your time. Build up a stable customer base first, and I will provide you with one thousand stones of rare vegetables every month until May next year." Hou Xiaoge said with a smile, holding a walnut in his hand.

Han Fuheng felt that he had underestimated the leader in the past, and it was not until this moment that he realized how powerful the leader was.

This kind of large-scale and stable supply of goods even defeated the entire national government.

Because of the war, many things in the country can only be transported by air. However, due to the lack of fuel, the government's annual air transport of materials is estimated to be only a few hundred to a thousand tons.

But Hou Xiaoge produces thirty tons a month, and that’s just vegetables. If we include grain or other supplies, we can’t even calculate lower.

Hou Xiaoge did not explain too much to Han Fuheng, but just said that he could tell him in advance if he needed anything, and he could purchase and ship it over as appropriate.

Then Hou Xiaoge gave a supply cost price of one-fifth of the retail price of off-season vegetables and stopped caring about it, leaving the rest to Jinyintang to handle.

The results were certainly gratifying. Just ten stone of vegetables were released that afternoon, and it caused a sensation in the whole Chang'an.

After all, in addition to the profits earned, countless dignitaries also saw benefits from this small vegetable.

The only way to transport such fresh vegetables in this season is by air, and that requires a large transport aircraft with a range of more than 2,000 kilometers. The meaning behind this is intriguing.

At that time, the only countries capable of providing aircraft with this long range were the Japanese, Lao Xiong and Da Piaoliang.

Therefore, the forces that had originally had ideas about the Yanhuang League immediately stopped their efforts. After all, since 1848, no one dared to provoke foreigners.

If you don't dare to provoke them, then try to please them. So from that day on, the Yanhuang Alliance suddenly became a popular target among many politicians.

It only took the Yanhuang Alliance twenty days to sell out all the 2,000 shi of green vegetables. Excluding the remainder from the Jinyin Hall, it brought Hou Xiaoge more than 300,000 pieces of gold, silver and foreign exchange.

With just one move, the 300,000 yuan invested by Hou Xiaoge in founding the Yanhuang League was recovered. In the future, more than 150,000 yuan will be recovered every month.

"Boo!"

"It's still more satisfying to make money from rich people! How much can those hard-working people earn?" Hou Xiaoge sat in the office looking at a small box in front of him with a satisfied smile on his face.

Ever since the legal tender became "ignorable", Hou Xiaoge usually required that the alliance must sell scarce materials with gold, silver, foreign currency, and customs gold coupons, and would not accept anything else.

So in recent months, the amount of gold stored in Hou Xiaoge's space has exceeded one ton.

Ever since the fight between the Japanese and Da Piaoliang, Da Piaoliang has vigorously supported the National Government. Now the upper echelons of the National Government have a lot of US dollars, so the US dollars gained in the short term are also about 40,000 to 50,000.

A small car here only costs a few hundred dollars, so forty or fifty thousand dollars is a lot of money, which can be converted into hundreds of thousands of dollars on the black market.

In order to prepare for future plans, Hou Xiaoge now asks Jinyintang to collect a large amount of foreign currencies such as British pounds, rubles, and US dollars.

“Alliance leader, the government officials have recently traded with us, and we hope you can provide some fuel.

Many of the government's vehicles and planes are now grounded or afraid to move because of the shortage of fuel." Cui Wenying from the Information Hall came to Hou Xiaoge's office to report.

"Oh! Didn't the government say that there was a port where goods could be shipped in? Why can't they be shipped in now?" Hou Xiaoge looked confused.

Although he came from later times, he was not a history book and it was impossible for him to know everything. He only heard that there was still a port for transportation in September.

"Alliance leader, if the supplies could be transported here, there would be no need for the National Government to organize an expeditionary force and open up the Burma Road.

The situation in Guangzhou Bay is becoming increasingly tense. The Japanese warships often patrol the port, and the French can no longer stop them. Some strategic materials such as oil can no longer be transported in.

According to the inference of the National Government and the Red Army, it is estimated that the Japanese will attack Guangzhou Bay after waiting for a while. Cui Wenying smiled bitterly and shook her head.

Hou Xiaoge learned more about it. It turned out that in 1942, the Japanese had not yet occupied the famous Guangzhou Bay.

After the Qing Dynasty, Guangzhou Bay was actually occupied by the French and became a "colony".

After the Japanese invaded the Nationalist government, most of the Chinese ports were occupied by them, but Guangzhou Bay was temporarily shelved because it was French territory.

After Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other places were occupied by the Japanese devils, Guangzhou Bay became a place where refugees and capital flocked in. At that time, it had a resounding nickname, "Little Hong Kong".

Hearing this, Hou Xiaoge instantly understood that his base in France had been taken over by the painter, so it would be strange for him to be able to stand up overseas.

The Japanese are not called fascists for nothing. They allow the fat piece of meat Guangzhou Bay to dangle before their eyes.

Especially after the Japanese broke up with the United States, the Japanese were in urgent need of a place to suck blood, so they naturally would not let go of Guangzhou Bay.

"It seems that Guangzhou Bay has indeed become a piece of fat meat in the eyes of the Japanese, and the danger is not far away.

So, you reply to the government that oil is a strategic material and it is not available for the time being. Wait until after the New Year! After the New Year, I will have connections there and can provide them with some. "Hou Xiaoge said after thinking for a moment.

"I understand, Alliance Leader. If it is convenient for you, please try to provide some fuel and machinery for the country!

The war of resistance was difficult. Now every time we transported oil in China, we had to fly over the Himalayas, which was not only costly but also very dangerous.

Many pilots did not die on the battlefield, but were lost on the transportation route, which is a pity." Cui Wenying sighed and said.

"I know this. The war of resistance is indeed difficult, but we also need to break through many Japanese warships and planes on the transportation route. The risk is also very high. Let's do our best to open it up here!"

Hou Xiaoge naturally knew the importance of fuel, for example, when the Japanese and the U.S. went to war.

You think the Japanese didn't know how powerful Da Meili was? How could they not know?

Before 1941, the Japanese and the United States were close friends! During World War II, many of the weapons and warships of the Japanese were provided by the United States.

But in the final analysis, the Japanese invaded the United States for resources such as oil, minerals, and rubber.

The Japanese started to develop late, and when they attacked China, they were choked. They could neither eat nor give up.

We can only turn our attention to Southeast Asia, the cake of Western powers.

So in 1941, when Da Piaoliang saw the evil ambitions of the Japanese, she directly froze all of their assets and stopped selling materials such as oil.

The Japanese were now in a dilemma. How could they fight without resources? Their cars, tanks, and factories all had to be laid down.

Especially when it comes to the issue of oil, thanks to our ancestors, the Japanese were unable to find oil in China.

Without oil, the Japanese mechanization would be paralyzed. Cars and armored vehicles would not be able to move without oil.

So after 1941, a strange phenomenon appeared in China.

After the Japanese occupied the big cities along the railway, they stayed in the cities and refused to come out, while they simply abandoned small towns, rural areas and other large areas.

But in this era, it is precisely the small towns and rural areas that support China.

So this gave the National Government and the Red Army the opportunity to survive and thrive, and from time to time they would surround the Japanese and harass and beat them, leaving the Japanese helpless.

The Japanese couldn't chase them, they couldn't just use their feet! China is not a tiny place for the Japanese, they would run to death.

Therefore, from this point we can see the importance of fuel. With this thing, we can quickly deploy soldiers continuously and even provide energy to factories.