Chapter 42: Kyoto Voyage

  The boss of Kyoto Yanghang, Sanpu and Shun, is very happy today!

  As a branch of Minami Manshu Corporation, Kyoto Shokai can be said to be one of the largest trading companies in Fengtian City, and the largest among all Oriental trading companies.

  With the help of his close ties with the Japanese military, Sanpaku successfully established a relationship with the procurement section chief of the Kwantung Army just yesterday and secured an order for fabric to make two sets of uniforms for 5,000 soldiers of the Second Division, as well as other matching accessories.

  "This is a big deal that can't be missed! If this fabric business is successful, then Sanpu's second half of his life will have more than enough money to spend, even if he doesn't do anything else!"

  Because of this happy event, Miura woke up with a smile several times while sleeping last night, and this morning he opened the door early and stood behind the counter in high spirits, listening to the birds chirping outside the door!

  There were generally not many guests in the morning, so Sanpura was not in a hurry, but instead lowered his head to think about something.

  Around nine o'clock in the morning, a group of guests walked into the shop. The leader was a tall and sturdy man wearing a long gown and a bowler hat. He had a strong build, with a square face and a pair of sword-like eyebrows that inserted into his temples. His eyes sparkled with a piercing cold light, revealing him to be a shrewd and capable person! The people behind him were obviously highly trained experts, each movement was decisive and revealed their ferocity!

  Miura hurriedly smiled and greeted them, saying to the person who seemed to be in charge, "Hey, welcome, honored guests! What can I get for you?"

  The newcomer smiled slightly and calmly said, "Boss, we want to purchase a batch of fabrics!"

  This newcomer is Luo Xiang!

  After parting with Duan, Luo Xiang led Sun Dong and a few others to walk forward along the street, observing the terrain while walking, making preparations for the future.

  From the situation at the city gate just now, he had already seen that the Japanese army and the Northeast Army had reached the edge of intensified contradictions and might go to war at any time. At that time, the Northeast Army was probably not a match for the Japanese. If the Northeast Army withdrew from Shenyang City, then Shenyang City would fall into the hands of the Japanese.

  It seems that in the future, I will have to fight against the Japanese people, and it is inevitable to recover the Mukden City. Although he also wants to take action ahead of time and remind the Northeast Army to make early preparations, after being introduced by Duan Ying, Luo Xiang knew that there were many factions within the Northeast Army, which was complex and difficult to unify them together!

  It's likely that before they could even convince them, the Japanese had already launched a war!

  Besides, Luo Xiang's background is absolutely a trouble. Without absolute power to guarantee safety, Luo Xiang does not want to expose himself in front of those people easily, otherwise it will be very dangerous!

  It's still that sentence, only when you have absolute control over the situation is it the safest! Luo Xiang feels he has no obligation to make wedding clothes for others!

  For many reasons, he quietly sneaked into Fengtian City this time and carried out his own plan!

  When walking near Kyoto Yanghang, Luo Xiang suddenly remembered that the Hu Ya Special Warfare Brigade and Long Yi Special Warfare Brigade seemed to have not yet had their uniforms made, so he decided to get a batch of fabric back and rush to make a batch of uniforms with everyone!

  Of course, he was not prepared to pay for these things. As for these Oriental companies, Luo Xiang was very clear that they all had a close relationship with the Japanese military department, and military procurement accounted for a large part of their business volume, or even the vast majority!

  So Luo Xiang was absolutely unwilling to let them snatch it away, this time he came in to probe the way and then find an opportunity to make his move!

  Miura didn't know that this big guy had other intentions, and thought another big customer had arrived. He hastily moved a few people to the back, then brewed some chrysanthemum tea, and only then smiled and said, "I don't know what kind of fabric you gentlemen plan to purchase? I have over ten varieties of cotton fabrics here, including plain cloth, palace satin, hemp yarn, twill, khaki, drill, and more!"

  Luoxiao smiled slightly and stretched out his palm, gesturing to him, "Khaki cloth, we need 5,000 sets of clothing fabric, plus matching auxiliary materials!"

  "Hiss!"

  Miura took a deep breath in reverse, he retreated two steps back, sizing up the dozen or so people in front of him, guessing their identities in his heart.

  From the accent, he could tell that this wouldn't be a procurement by the Japanese army. Moreover, the Second Division had just purchased 10,000 sets of military uniforms and wouldn't make another purchase so soon. Besides, every procurement was directly ordered through the Kwantung Army Headquarters, not in such an informal manner!

  If it's said that the Northeast Army made the purchase, it seems unlikely. The Northeast Army has its own textile mills and their uniforms are basically self-sufficient, let alone purchasing from Japanese merchants!

  Bandits? Don't be ridiculous! If there were bandits who could swallow 5,000 sets of military uniforms in one gulp, I estimate that the minimum number of people would be at least 2-3 thousand. With such a large gang of bandits, not more than two or three groups exist in all of the Northeast, and each one is famous far and wide. How could they dare to swagger into Fengtian like this?

  Miura couldn't figure out what kind of people they were, so he cautiously probed with his words, "With such a large quantity of fabric, I won't be able to take it out for the time being. It's necessary to adjust with the corporation, but I don't know your address. I'll personally deliver it there!"

  "Haha, it seems the boss doesn't trust us, no wonder!" Luo Xiang glanced at Sanpu and saw that he had doubts. He pretended to be suddenly enlightened and leaned in close to Sanpu, saying "To be honest with you, I've made a big deal with the Shanxi Jin Sui army, their quartermaster wants to purchase a batch of military uniform fabric, because we're from the same hometown, so I took it on. After the deal is done, the benefits will be huge!"

  Looking at Luo Xiang's mysterious appearance, Sanpura seemed to understand. He nodded and smiled slyly, "Nishizaki, so you're doing this. I get it. Alright, when do you want the fabric?"

  "The sooner the better! They're urging us over there!" Luo Xiang said with a very anxious expression.

  Miura scratched his nose, saying, "This is probably not good to say, the Kwantung Army's Second Division has just purchased a large batch of cloth, I need to get it to them as soon as possible, your goods will probably have to be delayed!"

  When he heard the words "Kwantung Army", Luo Xiang's heart moved slightly, but on the surface, he pretended to be nonchalant and continued to haggle with Sanpu.

  After a good deal of wrangling, Luo Xiang finally agreed with Sanpu to deliver the cloth he wanted to Shanhai Pass Station in a week and make the exchange there. Luo Xiang also paid off the remaining balance.

  They put down ten taels of gold as a deposit and Luo Xiang and others, under the enthusiastic sendoff of Sanpu, left the business firm and walked towards the distant streets.

  As Luo Xiang and the others walked further away, Sanpang's smile disappeared from his face. He beckoned to one of his subordinates with a wave of his hand and said in a sinister tone, "Follow them secretly and investigate their background!"

  It turned out that Sanpura never fully trusted Luo Xiang and others, but was numb to Luo Xiang's vigilance, in order to secretly manipulate them!

  Watching the quick footsteps go to secretly follow Luo Xiao's men, Sanpu picked up the ten taels of gold that Luo Xiao had dropped, and after admiring it for a while in front of his eyes, he turned around and walked towards the back house of the merchant's residence!

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