Wind spy

Seeing the US military approaching the absolute defensive circle of Japan, the leaders of the military were anxious, and everything had to give way to war.

The Japanese government decided that except for a small part of the cotton cloth and cotton yarn plundered in the Shanghai market for food, and a part of it for supplying Japanese army bedding, at least 30% would be used to exchange strategic materials for Japanese smuggling agencies.

As long as it is doing this kind of smuggling transaction, Chen Mingxiang’s Huatong Trading Company is absolutely indispensable. This is the only company that can sway the smuggling in the Kuomintang Control Area and has its own fleet.

"Prime Minister Tojo is betting on his future and destiny with respect to the strategic offensive that will be carried out by the dispatched army. For this reason, he even turned Marshal Sugiyama into the Director of Education, concurrently serving as the Chief of Staff, plus the Cabinet The prime minister and the minister of the army, the highest level a soldier can reach in the history of the Empire of Japan, has been realized in him." Said Okamura.

"In fact, it is more than that. General Shimada is both the Minister of the Navy and the commander-in-chief of the military command. This is equivalent to the formation of a unified command for the navy and the army." Tsukamoto Kiyoshi said.

"General Shimada's reputation has also been controversial in the navy system because of his appointment as Minister of the Navy. I heard that it is called the Tojo Prime Minister's belt, which is despised by the admirals. In their eyes, perhaps Toyota's deputy military is The most suitable candidate." Yoshida Nakasa said with a smile.

This is to talk about some inside stories of the Army and the Navy. Chen Mingxiang listened and understood that when the Tojo Hideo was in the cabin, according to the qualifications of the admiral at the time, he should be a naval admiral, and the commander of the Wu Zhenshoufu Toyota vice-take took the post. Secretary of the Navy.

However, Vice Takeshi Toyota, the admiral of the navy, is an extremely distinctive character. He belongs to the extremist of the Japanese Navy. He despises the army and Hideki Tojo. He denounces the army every day as an animal or red deer, which makes Tojo a headache. The only choice was Shimada's relatively mild personality as Minister of the Navy.

It is also because of this character that after the death of General Yamamoto’s 56th National Congress, he failed to become the commander of the combined fleet. The navy chief thought he would inspire conflicts between the navy and the army, and the most famous thing about Toyota Vice Take was that I compiled a dictionary of scolding the army because it was worried that the navy could not find vocabulary when scolding the army.

"The cause of the matter is this year’s aircraft quota. The Navy believes that it has been fighting the U.S. military. The aircraft has lost too much. It needs 60% of the annual quota. However, Prime Minister Tojo only gave it 38%. Immediately let the navy go into a rage."

"This move is a bit dangerous. The commander-in-chief of the military command is Nagano's self-cultivation navy marshal. Toss him into the post of naval advisor to His Majesty the Emperor. Naturally, it will arouse naval hostility. Prime Minister Tojo and the navy will have hatred. I can't solve it," Kinoshita Sakae said.

Whether it is giving birth to a son or a daughter, this is a great joy to celebrate, but if you are pregnant, you have to receive gifts. Chen Mingxiang can't turn the corner.

But in the morning of the next day, just after ten o’clock, the first person to congratulate came on stage. Lu Ying, Xia Zhongming, and Pan Da, the chief and deputy chiefs of the three police stations, came to Villa Mala with a smile and a gift. , It sounds like I got the news from the Special High School of the Gendarmerie Command.

In any case, the Gendarmerie Headquarters in Shanghai is the highest command body of the Imperial Japanese Army Gendarmerie in Central China. It greets all parties when Chen Mingxiang’s wife is pregnant. This harms the majesty of the empire and the gendarmerie.

In the extra-high class, you only need to pass your meaning to the police station, and within a few hours, the upper class of the Shanghai stock market can receive the news.

"Madam is just pregnant, why are you doing it so grandly? It's golden Buddha, jade, antique calligraphy and painting, I don't know, I thought it was my birthday!" Chen Mingxiang let the three of them sit in the living room .

"You can't say that. Chief Director, you are the leader of our police stations at all levels. Everyone is an old friend. It is a big event for someone to succeed. The ancients said that filial piety is a big deal!"

"We came here early on purpose, and also helped to greet the guests. When we wait in this living room, I am afraid that there will be no place to sit. The major bureaus of the city government and the main officials of the districts and counties will all come to congratulate."

"I'm going to be blunt. We came to congratulate this sincerely. Those people behind also want to have a relationship with you for the sake of the mayor's face. You can understand this with sophistication, so you don't need to care too much about their actions. Now." Lu Ying said with a smile.

The old fox is really on the point. They are not just about his status as Chen Mingxiang, but also Chen Gongbo, who is behind him. The mayor of the Shanghai stock market is now acting as an agent for all the duties of Wang Jingwei. Gifts are a typical manifestation of rising tide. Seeing the wind makes the rudder reasonable.

Your wife’s pregnancy is not the most important thing. What’s important is that everyone finds an excuse to express their attitude with openness.

Therefore, from morning to noon, from noon to evening, Villa Mala experienced a peak of two guests. For this reason, Chen Mingxiang had to hold two thank-you banquets at noon and evening.

Headed by the Secretary General of the Municipal Government, Zhao Zunyue, and the directors of the eight major bureaus, they specially received guests for Chen Mingxiang, the consul-general in Shanghai, Horiuchi Yujo, the 13th Army Command Secret Service Major General Yoshitaro Kawamoto, and even the Kinoshita Sakae of the Gendarmerie Command The city major general and the four section chiefs also came, these are all "old friends" who have profound interests.

The heads of the districts under the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the governors of the counties, the municipal government, and the directors of the Shanghai Security Command have all arrived. There are also such things as the banking system, the Chamber of Commerce, the big businessmen and even thousands of miles. Both Lang and Luo Mengxiang gave a generous gift, but they didn't leave to eat. The parking lot of Mala Villa was not enough. All kinds of precious gifts filled a room, and the red package was filled with a big box.

Wang Zhen just had a reaction just now and had no effect on the action. After a rough estimate, she was surprised to find that the child in her belly was not born yet, it was a million dollar baby!

But the bigger surprise was that the bureau's headquarters sent a telegram. Seeing that Chen Mingxiang's dream for many years became a reality, she thought this was called double happiness.

"Boss Dai called and the committee issued a letter of commission to promote you to the rank of Major General in the Shancheng Government. The headquarter of the bureau promoted me to the rank of Colonel in the Army, and served as the deputy station commander of the directly subordinate station, and got a post. Boss also said, wait until the victory of the War of Resistance. After that, he personally presided over our wedding, and the bureau headquartered it for us." Wang Zhen said with some excitement.

"From the 27th year of the Republic of China to the present, after more than six years, I finally became a real general. The rank of major general in the army is one of the few military generals of the Shancheng government. In this life, I will Satisfied, maybe before retiring, I can still get the rank of lieutenant general." Chen Mingxiang also felt happy.