And by a small river more than thirty miles away from Shanghai, Lao Zhang, a few students, Lao Tiantou, and Erwazi lay down directly in the grass.
Since it was dark, the Japanese soldiers chased for a while but failed to catch up. Two of them were beaten to death. They were so angry that they almost cursed.
It was just that it was getting dark and it was not easy to search around, so these Japanese soldiers gathered directly outside, started cooking, and started eating.
Lao Zhang and the other nine could only lie down in the grass, not daring to move for fear of being discovered by the Japanese.
"Lao Zhang, what should we do?"
"To cross the river, we must cross the river. Now we are on the river beach. If we can't cross the river now, none of us will be able to walk tomorrow morning!"
Lao Zhang looked at the fire not far away with a gloomy expression. After all, he had saved four students, and now they were driven to this place by the Japanese.
"Don't make a sound, otherwise none of us will be able to get out!"
He emphasized in a low voice again, and then began to retreat slowly.
If you cross the river during the day, you will be discovered by the Japanese. You can only cross the river at night.
Fortunately it was dark and they were able to escape from this area, otherwise they might have become corpses by now.
As a few people walked slowly through the water, they did not attract the attention of the Japanese over there, and the Japanese did not expect that the river here looked very deep, but in fact it was just that. One person could go deep.
Of course it means the Chinese.
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The next day, Zhang Tianhao didn't get up until after nine o'clock. He was not ready to get up, but he was woken up by someone.
Because someone called just now and asked him to come over and help.
The purpose of the help is that the military police want to inspect his dock, and his dock is guarded by the navy. Usually there is trouble in the area, but if someone dares to cause trouble, the navy is not a vegetarian.
"Master, General Ying Zuo needs our help to check our warehouse, do you think?"
"Where are the people?"
"He wants to invite you to the extra-high school course!"
"Okay, let's give the general some face and ask the people below to wait for me for a while. I'll wash my face and have breakfast before going to the extra-high school class with him."
He just got up from the bed, washed his face, and when he got downstairs, he saw Major Qian Teng waiting below, but he didn't have much expression.
"Major Qian Teng, why are you free to visit me today?"
He asked knowingly and said calmly: "Prepare a cup of green tea for Major Qianteng. I believe the major will like drinking tea."
"Hello Mihara-kun, I have been ordered by the general to hope that your warehouse can be inspected by the empire. Is that okay?"
"reason?"
Zhang Tianhao looked at Major Qian Teng indifferently and said in a calm voice, while eating breakfast.
"I think that warehouse belongs to the Navy. I have no ownership rights other than the right to use it. If you want to inspect it, just go to the Navy and apply. That's it, right?"
"Mihara-kun, aren't you asking questions knowingly? It's not like you don't know about our conflicts with the navy. However, I still hope that Mihara-kun can cooperate with our inspection. Otherwise, we have reason to suspect that Mihara-kun is related to anti-Japanese elements."
"Major Qian Teng, I don't think threats like yours are of much use to me. After all, apart from transportation, there are few industries on my dock in Shanghai. You all know the reason. Do other parts of Shanghai have anything to do with me?
, or do I care about the Shanghai market?”
"Mihara-kun, your company also purchases goods from various places in Shanghai every day. I think your relationship with various places in Shanghai should be good. If so, your company's goods may be in trouble."
"This is a threat. It seems that General Yingzuo's men are still not good. By the way, I heard that something happened last night. Could it be that something happened to your special high school class again?"
"Mihara-kun, I think, as a member of the empire, we have developed to this point under the protection of the empire. What do you think, please cooperate with us in inspecting your warehouse?"
Zhang Tianhao knew that it was not good to have a too tense relationship with the Special High School, but he still said calmly: "Yes, but you are not allowed to damage our company's goods, do you understand?"
"Understood, thank you Mihara-kun. I wonder if Mihara-kun can take the step now and follow me to the Extra High School Course to meet the general? The general is waiting for Mihara-kun there."
"The general's face must still be given, let's go!"
He waved to Ah Feng and the two people beside him, and walked directly outside.
Just when he came outside and got into the car, Ah Feng started to start the car and drove towards the direction of the extra high school, with Qian Teng following behind.
…
The streets are still under strict control, and the entry and exit of many Shanghai citizens have been greatly restricted. Many people have even been driven aside for re-examination, especially women.
However, their car drove smoothly without causing any disturbance, as if everything was just like that.
"Master, you see, the citizens of Shanghai seem to be suffering a lot compared to the first half of the year, and they are all a bit unspeakably decadent now." Ah Ying, who was standing next to her, whispered to Zhang Tianhao.
"The Japanese now control the food of the Chinese. This is a strategic material for the Japanese. Most of the food we import from the United States every two months is sold to the navy, and Shanghai gets too little.
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"If you give too little, it's not that you can't give more, but if you give too much, it will arouse the jealousy of some people, especially the Kodama Agency, and there are even some Japanese consortium offices in Shanghai. They don't allow us to sell more.
A small amount is fine, but too much can cause big trouble."
He said lightly that every two months, he would release less than thirty tons of grain in Shanghai, but the grain was still within the affordability of the Japanese.
After all, in Shanghai, a city with a population of over one million, 20 to 30 tons of grain cannot even produce a single drop.
But if there are too many, some people will pay attention and suppress them. After all, the price he sells is very low, and he sells it almost in a way that he doesn't make much money.
"Master, the citizens of Shanghai are having a harder time now. Do we want to help them?"
"It's not that we can't help, it's not that we don't want to help. Starting from the next time, our food supply will be increased to 50 tons. We will only buy it for the workers on the dock or the poor people. We will no longer sell it wholesale. We will distribute it to them every day.
It’s enough to earn one penny per kilogram for labor costs, and there’s no need to think about other things, as their lives will be even more miserable.”
"Well, if this is really the case, it is more than double the price in the city. Those people will have objections!"
Ah Ying was stunned when she heard this, and immediately became a little surprised. After all, Zhang Tianhao's price was too low, and he was totally losing money.
"No, no, no, you don't sell it like this. You sell it privately. If it is sold openly, then I won't die here. I just need to help them and let my subordinates take me to buy it, and then spread it out.
Yeah, when we sell it normally, it’s a little more expensive than the price in the city, but secretly we only sell it for a small amount!”
"this……"
When Ah Ying heard this, she was also stunned and immediately understood.
Let your brothers buy it privately, and then sell it to other people in need. The price will increase every minute, which is exactly the cost of one minute.
"The brothers below will definitely thank you. Being able to eat is already a hope."
This chapter has been completed!