Chapter 129 Dahua Textile Factory
Although they were dragged into the trap by the other party, Zhang Yang and Perez did not agree so easily. = They just drank and ate meat all night, and they did not mention any words about this batch of arms. Even if Xu Jingman was worn out, the two of them did not express any statement.
Anyway, Zhang Yang did not intend to get involved in this matter, or he was not qualified to get involved. The supporters of this batch of materials were the top leaders of the army and Congress. Even if he wanted to get a hand, he couldn't get that long.
While I was going to the bathroom to relieve my hands, Perez, who pretended to be drunk, rubbed his face, which was a little hot because of drinking. He happily solved his physiological problems before asking:
"Boss, these people are probably targeting us."
"What if I have set my sights on you? Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with us. If I had known it was so troublesome, I might as well take a long way to India or Myanmar, and then take a plane or a boat to Hong Kong."
Although Zhang Yang said lightly, he looked at the shadowy houses under the night and felt much more awake when the cool breeze blew. He knew very well that Xu Jingman, a military agent, would probably follow them before they arrived in Shanghai.
He told Perez about his concerns, and Perez was helpless. This is China. Rockefeller's influence has almost been reduced to a point where there is no such thing as no one, and he can't expect anyone to help. What's more, even if he can find a domestic businessman who cooperates with Rockefeller, according to the reciprocity, it will be difficult to repay the favor once he owes him.
"But……"
"Let's take a step first, and then let's talk about it when you arrive in Shanghai." Zhang Yang made the decision.
After returning to the room again, everyone chatted for a while and then went to a room to rest. Except for Xu Jingman who lived alone, Zhang Yang and Perez directly squeezed into a room. Anyway, there was a cool mat on the wooden bed. The cool breeze was blowing open at night with the windows blowing in the cool breeze.
The next morning, the four of them set off again. This time they were a truck carrying cargo. At noon, they arrived at another place controlled by the **, which was built by the Japanese army before, and they were retained after being captured by the **.
A US-sponsored C47 sent Zhang Yang and the other four to Wuhan City. This is different from the original history. In February this year, ** won a victory, successfully wiped out the Japanese army in Wuhan City, and temporarily recovered Wuhan. The Japanese army may have given up on the place because of too much pressure or other considerations, after attacking Wuhan several times without success.
At this moment, Wuhan City is temporarily in the hands of **. Chongqing has dispatched a mayor and other officials to temporarily manage it, and two regiments of troops are placed around Wuhan to prevent the Japanese army from making a comeback.
The basic resources of the big city of Wuhan are naturally much better than those of ordinary small county towns. After the transport plane that Zhang Yang and the other four landed, they did not alarm the local garrison, but directly found a merchant ship in a low-key manner. They walked downstream along the Yangtze River and passed several inspections by the Japanese army. They simply did not have any accidents and arrived in Shanghai without any danger.
During the merchant ship, Xu Jingman, the woman, redisguised herself, changed into a stunning and beautiful cheongsam, but instead put on a more ordinary dress, looking like a woman with a slightly temperament. In addition, she almost never left the house, so she did not cause other people's unfair thoughts.
After arriving in Shanghai, Xu Jingman helped them arrange a mansion as a place to stay. Then the two of them didn't have any excuses to follow them all the way, so they said goodbye. However, Zhang Yang knew very well that even though the other party seemed to leave, they would still stare at him and the other party in secret.
If Wuhan is an important location along the Yangtze River at this moment, then Shanghai is worth two Wuhans.
Although it may seem a bit exaggerated, it didn't take long for Zhang Yang and Perez to appreciate the foundation of being the "big Shanghai".
This mansion was founded by a tea tycoon in Shanghai. Although it is not as good as a tycoon like Du Mansion, it has a unique mood.
After Xu Jingman brought them here, he left Yao Hu. The one who received Zhang Yang and Perez was a middle-aged man with short hair and politely brought them to the room, not long after he brought them a pot of tea, and before the lid was opened, he smelled a strong tea fragrance.
After some inquiry, Zhang Yang found out that this was Longding Tea located in Kaihua County, the source of Qiantang River. It was listed as a tribute during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty and was sent to the capital every year during the Qingming Festival.
Zhang Yang, West Lake Longjing, has heard of Zhang Yang, who is from Zhejiang. People love to drink tea. Even though they don’t know much, Zhang Yang also knows that the newly picked tea during the Qingming Festival is the most precious, followed by the Yuqian Tea. After asking, I learned that although the tea brewed is Kaihua Longding, it is not Mingqian Tea, but a slightly later Yuqian Tea.
Due to different customer needs, tea merchants often make tea bricks (or tea cakes) and sell them, which is convenient for storage and transportation. For example, what you drink by yourself is made into a flag gun, and making tea is also excellent. The pot of tea in front of Zhang Yang is made from a flag gun with a flowering dragon.
Although Perez didn't understand the allusions, it did not prevent him from liking the fragrance of tea. It was just like an old cow drinking water. He drank a few gulps of a bowl of tea, which made the middle-aged man stunned.
This pot of tea is free. After drinking the tea, the two felt hungry. They took out a few oceans and threw them to the middle-aged man. Not long after, a table full of colorful mats was put on. Since there were only two people, although there were many colors, they looked more colorful, but they had considered the amount of food, which was enough for the two to eat without wasting too much.
After eating and drinking, Zhang Yang and Perez left the mansion. After asking for a few addresses, they took a step and left. Not long after they left, a few ordinary-dressed strangers hung far behind, but seemed to be following them.
“Someone followed.”
Although there were people with black hair and black eyes around, Perez immediately noticed someone following him.
Zhang Yang was not surprised and whispered: "Don't worry about him, he must be the spy. I'll find a way to get rid of them first."
Although the two were not familiar with the roads in Shanghai, don’t forget that even during the war, Shanghai was as prosperous as ever, not to mention places like the French Concession and British Concession in the past few years, with a large population. Of course, these concessions are no longer available now. The two quickly shuttled through the crowd, and with the dense buildings around them, they soon successfully got rid of the people following behind them. Finally, they headed east along the Huangpu River, stopped two rickshaws and came to a factory building in Jiangbei.
Zhang Yang looked at the worn-out door speechlessly. Two young men wearing woolen hats holding cigarettes were obviously the doorman. On the white long wooden board that had peeled off paint at the door, it said, "Shanghai Dahua No. 1 Textile Factory".
If it were in the 21st century, this vast factory would be a big deal if the land under its feet were transferred out, because the name of this land is Pudong.
Perhaps I noticed Zhang Yang and Perez at the door, especially Perez who was following Zhang Yang, a standard foreigner. The two young men holding cigarettes also came to their senses. After looking at each other, they still walked up to ask:
"Who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for Director Chen Guangxian, is he here now?"
Zhang Yang coughed for a moment, pulled back his thoughts, and then reported the name of the current director of the textile factory that he had found out a while ago.
"Are you looking for Director Chen?" The two young men looked at each other suspiciously before saying, "Director Chen is here, but who are you? Ordinary people, Director Chen will not know."
"You don't have to worry about my identity. Just tell him that an old man named Ma came to ask me to bring him a message, and said that the water chestnuts in Wuzhen are familiar with each other, and he will know who I am."
"..., then you wait a minute, I'll tell Director Chen to go."
One of the young men ran to the factory, while the other stayed here, but pinched off the cigarette in his hand, looking worried about being scolded.
In the factory, women in simple clothes looked at Zhang Yang curiously from time to time. Zhang Yang noticed that there were both aunts in their forties and fifties and young girls in their early teens and twenties. However, most of them looked haggard and had symptoms of malnutrition.
"well."
Zhang Yang sighed. This industry called Dahua Textile Industry is one of the industries under Uncle Ma's name, and it was acquired in person when he was young. It has been nearly eight years since he left last time. If he had not learned about the situation of the factory every year through an agent and the dividends he should have, I am afraid that the people in this factory would have forgotten that the real owner was named Ma.
Zhang Yang remembers clearly that in Uncle Ma’s advice before his death, the situation in this textile factory should not be too bad. He did not expect that this would be the case after he really saw it?
Anyone who sees the factory in front of him can understand that it is obviously beginning to decline.
Just as Zhang Yang was staring at the Huangpu River in the distance and various low old houses in a daze, the young man who had been earlier hurried over and greeted him.
"Two, Director Chen invites you to his office."
"Lead the way."
Zhang Yang came to his senses, and no one could see what he was thinking at the moment, so he took Perez into the textile factory. After passing around the two factories with a somewhat dilapidated appearance but were quite spacious, the young man took them to a two-story building, but he did not go up.
"The office is on the second floor. After entering, the third door is. You can go up. I still have to go to work. I will be deducted several cents if I am late."
After saying that, without waiting for Zhang Yang to answer, he ran out on his own. Zhang Yang had no choice but to take Perez into it, and quickly arrived at the second floor along the somewhat old wooden staircase. The door to the third office was directly open. As soon as Zhang Yang walked over, he saw a middle-aged man with half-white hair sitting at his desk, looking at them curiously. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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