Wind spy

Unexpectedly, Ono Nakasa's words were really fulfilled. As soon as Chen Mingxiang arrived at the office, he received a call from Shizo Gangmura, asking him to hurry up to have a meeting at the military police headquarters.

Said it was a meeting, but it was actually chatting in the Kinoshita Sakae office. Also attending were Major General Yoshitaro Kawamoto, Head of Intelligence of the Thirteenth Army Command, and Consul-General Horiuchi Yujo.

"Chen Jun, I invite you to come and talk this time, mainly to discuss the smuggling of supplies from Jiangtong District. The empire is facing a two-line battle, and the cost of supplies is too great, and the domestic resources have been exhausted. If they cannot be supplemented in time, It will greatly affect the fighting ability of the imperial army."

"The military has set targets for our military police. You are still responsible for the original tung oil, bristles, rosin, tungsten ore, tea, paint, dyes, etc., to maximize the absorption. Money is not a problem, and the price is high. ."

"In addition, you are more familiar with businessmen in the Shanghai stock market, and serve as the deputy director of the police station and the deputy director of the social bureau. You also need to assist the consulate general in Shanghai to purchase cotton and cotton yarn in the entire Shanghai stock market." Kinoshita Sakae City Said.

"That's the case. In view of the sharp increase in the empire's demand for cotton and cotton yarn, the Jinling government's Chamber of Commerce and Industry was unable to curb the activities of these speculative businessmen, resulting in a large outflow of cotton and cotton yarn. The imperial government decided to assist the Jinling government in purchasing goods on the market. Twenty-five tons of gold were shipped from Japan this time, of which 20 tons were directly delivered to the Shanghai stock market."

"This work is a government compulsory purchase. Each piece of 20 yarns is priced at 10,000 yuan, and the leading muslin is priced at 375 yuan per horse. It does not allow any form of confrontation. The gold bars are twelve each. The calculation is based on the 40,000 yuan China Reserve Certificates, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange Branch of the Reserve Bank of China is used as the payment issuing agency."

"The specific implementation rules are that after three months from the date of acquisition, a quarter will be paid first, and a quarter will be paid after one year. This is paid by gold, and the remaining half will be paid in three years. In Qing Dynasty, one-sixth of the payment for the goods will be paid by the China Reserve Certificates every six months, with an annual interest of 6%."

"These people will not be willing to sell cotton cotton yarn to the government. Therefore, they must be strictly guarded to prevent them from engaging in tactics. The report of the special high school said that there are already some cotton cloth shops and they are beginning to dump a large amount of inventory. The police station closed the shop completely and no more cotton cloths were allowed to be sold. You will start to implement this this afternoon." Horiuchi Yujo said.

This is the blatant plunder of cotton and cotton yarn. The price of one piece of cotton cloth in the National Controlled Area has reached more than 500 yuan in legal tender. Each piece of cloth is more than 16,000 legal tender, and a piece of 20 yarns is 24,000. Multi-fiat currency, the Japanese give such a low price to the Shanghai stock market merchants, how can people be willing to accept it?

What's more cruel is that if all you have to buy with gold, you can barely make a profit without losing money, at least you won't lose money, but the current situation is that you buy your goods without giving you the full amount.

It takes four years and three months to get the money. The first year and three months are for gold at any rate, but the next three years are directly for the central bank voucher. According to the current currency value change, it will be a pile of waste paper. The point is, whether the Jinling government is still a problem or not.

But Chen Mingxiang had nothing to do with this. He finally did not touch his cotton cloth and cotton yarn in the Suzhou No. 1 Textile Factory. It is estimated that it was due to the task of increasing the amount of smuggling.

"The situation is a bit unstable now. The last time the Eleventh Army fought fiercely with the Shancheng government in Songzi and the public security area, it greatly affected the transportation of goods. As a result, there was no transaction for more than a month. I need to get this in time. In order to adjust the transportation plan in time." Chen Mingxiang said.

This is to test the battle plan of the dispatched army headquarters, but the reason is very good. It is also true, and the people present have no doubt.

The smuggling by the Huatong Trading Company and the Military Command Bureau, water transport will occupy more than half of the share. Once the war is started, the waterway becomes a battle zone and ships cannot pass.

"Speaking of military operations, it really happened once, but it had no impact on the Yangtze River, and land transportation was limited to certain areas. Considering that it is the main transportation distribution center of Huatong Trading Company, I should tell you that it is Wuling."

"The dispatch army headquarters decided that at the beginning of November, during about one to three days, it would start an offensive against Wuling, with the 11th Army as the main attack. Taking into account Wuling’s strategic position, it also deliberately mobilized the 13th Army’s The 116th Division entered the battle sequence." Kinoshita Sakae said.

Wuling is a strategic location, and Chen Mingxiang also knows its value. To the southwest it can push Yuanling, the frontier of Guizhou Province, and to the south it can push Tanzhou and Hengzhou, paralyzing the Guangdong-Han railway and Xiang-Gui railway. In addition, it is also the main food of the mountain city. Supply place.

"I met General Shimomura a few days ago. He was very dissatisfied with the arrangement of the dispatched army headquarters. He said that he would bully the 13th Army. He had the ability to transfer to the North China Front Army, and even shouted that General Yokoyama was a bastard. , It made me confused, what happened?" Horiuchi Yujo asked.

"Simplicity is also simple, and complex is complex. The cause is that the new 38th and 22nd divisions of the Shancheng government stationed in the Indian army entered northern Myanmar after fierce battle with the 18th division of the Imperial Army. In the Hukang River Valley in the region, this means that the purpose of the Shancheng government is to restore the previous lines of communication."

"In view of this situation, the base camp wants us to send troops to attack the Shancheng government's southwestern region, to contain the Shancheng government army from being able to reinforce northern Myanmar. The general headquarters has formulated a plan to attack Wuling, which is mainly carried out by the 11th Army. "

"The commander of the 11th Army, Lieutenant General Yokoyama Yu, felt that the pressure of this battle was too great, and requested that the 13th Army be stationed in Anqing's Lieutenant General Iwanaga and the 116th Division to be assigned to the 11th Army. Sequence, but was flatly rejected by Lieutenant General Shimomura."

"The Thirteenth Army also has its own mission, especially the 17th Division, the main force, is going to the South Pacific to reinforce the Eighth Front Army. Therefore, there is also a shortage. Besides, most of the 13th Army's subordinates are the Security Division. The combat effectiveness is at most the Type C divisions. If the 116 divisions organized by the Type A divisions are transferred away, it will be difficult to ensure the safety of the occupied areas."

"Lieutenant General Shimomura was very dissatisfied with Yokoyama's request, and he was also very dissatisfied with the dispatched army headquarters. He told the Chief of Operations Staff Shun Miyazaki Nakasa that Yokoyama wants to increase his strength and believes that he should be transferred from the North China Front. , Instead of making the Thirteenth Army worse." Kawamoto Yoshitaro said.

"That's right. The North China Front is strong. It shouldn't be a problem to transfer a division. Isn't it possible that Commander Toshiro Hata does not move Commander Neiji Okamura, and the North China Front will not accept the transfer?" Chen Mingxiang asked. .