Two hundred thousand silver dollars is indeed a lot, almost the monthly military expenses of a regular division.
Lu Ming felt that even if the role of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was not as good as a division, it could always be as powerful as a reinforced battalion, not to mention their irreplaceable role in dealing with the Japanese.
It's only 200,000 yuan a year, and Lu Ming thinks it's worth it.
"Can there be hundreds of other operatives in your provisional government together?" Lu Ming asked casually.
"It's hard to say. There are actually a lot of people, but they are all scattered in various places. I don't know the specific number of people. Now half of us are fighting Japanese in the dense forests of Northeast China." An Gonggen said with a smile.
"Are there many of your people in the Northeast?" Lu Ming didn't understand the situation, but considering that North Korea and China border on the Northeast, it's not surprising.
"Of course there are many. Northeast China is a very important place for us Koreans. There are a large number of our expatriates there, but most of our people in the Northeast have been incorporated into the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces." An Gonggen explained.
"Then will they accept the leadership of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces or the Provisional Government?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
"This problem is a bit complicated." An Gonggen said with a wry smile.
"Then let's put it simply." Lu Ming was more interested in these issues.
"To put it simply, they are actually under the leadership of three parties. Some people are under the leadership of the Provisional Government, others are under the leadership of the Communist Party, and still others are under the leadership of the Soviet Union." An Gong
Root explained.
"Well, the same purpose is divided into three parts, which is quite complicated." Lu Ming said with emotion.
"Yes, so just like Mr. Jin Jiu said, it doesn't matter whose leadership you accept. The important thing is that they are all fighting against the Japanese devils." An Gonggen said firmly.
"But I heard that there are many Koreans in the Japanese army in Northeast China. Is that true?" Lu Ming asked.
"Well, there are quite a few. The Japanese occupied our country, and there were many traitors in our country. They helped the Japanese to forcibly recruit people to join the army. These soldiers were sent to the Northeast. The Chinese called them Erjiizi." An
Gong Gen smiled bitterly.
As they talked, they came to Hongkou Park again.
The two of them were looking around the park carefully, trying to find an escape route for Yin Fengji.
"Master Lu, look, the Japanese lookout posts have been built. It's useless, give up." An Gonggen said.
Lu Ming Station sighed when he saw the two towering lookout posts in the park.
He rehearsed the scene on the 29th in his mind like a movie, imagining that there would be a sea of people here and the Japanese army surrounding the park...
After Yin Fengji throws the bomb, it will cause a big explosion, and then he will be as eye-catching as fireworks in the dark night among the crowd. Not to mention the Japanese military police who are on guard, even the Japanese expatriates around him will catch him immediately.
After dropping the bomb, there is no way out.
"The envoys from various countries will leave after celebrating the Japanese Emperor's birthday that day, right?" Lu Ming asked.
"Yes, according to our intelligence, the envoys from various countries will leave after celebrating the Japanese Emperor's birthday, followed by the Japanese army's victory celebration," An Gonggen said.
"Tell Yin Fengji that you must wait for a period of time after the envoys from various countries have left before taking action. This must be confirmed. There must be no people from other countries on the rostrum when the action is taken. If there are, the action must be canceled," Lu Ming said.
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"Don't worry, Mr. Lu, we only have hatred towards the Japanese, not people from other countries."
When Lu Ming came to Hongkou Park again to confirm his plan, it was just to fulfill a certain wish.
He also knows that the so-called escape route does not exist at all, but he always hopes to find that illusory escape route in despair.
Just that evening, Wang Kaiyun hurriedly knocked on the door of his master's house, carrying a bag of flour.
At Du Juan's insistence, Jiu'er was sent to a school to study. Currently doing homework, Du Juan sat aside with a book and glanced at Jiu'er's homework from time to time.
Sister Yu was washing clothes, waved her hand and went to open the door.
"Master, I have been promoted to a third-level worker and my salary has been increased by five yuan. Today, new flour is on the market, so I bought a bag." As soon as Wang Kaiyun entered the door, he ran to open the cupboard of his master's house and put the flour away.
Got in.
Sister Yu stepped forward and said: "Kai Yun, there is no shortage of food at home now, so don't spend money randomly in the future. Save some for yourself, I will marry a wife in the future."
Du Juan stood up, looked at Wang Kaiyun for a moment, and felt that the other person had something to say, so he said, "You just came home. Isn't the factory very busy recently?"
"Well, the power supply station and several lines in Zhabei were damaged by the Japanese bombs. They were repaired and re-energized. I'm going to do a test today." Wang Kaiyun said while thinking hard upstairs.
Sister Yu didn't know that Du Juan and Wang Kaiyun now had a new relationship: the director of the Shanghai Workers' Anti-Japanese League.
This is a semi-underground organization. Wang Kaiyun is the worker representative of Yangpu Power Plant, and Du Juan represents all female workers of Shengshi Spinning Mill.
Before the Anti-Japanese War in Songhu, Japan Wooden Pipe Co., Ltd. and Yiguantang, which produced textile products, were established. Five new wool spinning mills were built. The original textile mills were also expanding their production, and there was a strong tendency to merge with Shanghai's national textile enterprises.
Du Juan has been worrying about it, and once the topic came up during a chat with Wang Kaiyun. Wang Kaiyun told Du Juan that this was the Japanese infiltration into China.
The textile industry is China's pillar industry. As the leader of China's textile industry, Shanghai's position is particularly important.
The Japanese continue to attack Shanghai's textile industry in order to hollow out China, not only militarily but also economically. It can be described as a two-pronged approach.
Du Juan was originally unaware of this problem, but under Wang Kaiyun's analysis, she was suddenly awakened.
She remembered one thing. A year ago, Xiangli Pang Jingran, the assistant of the Japanese-owned Jihua Silk Weaving Factory, came to her and said that she could invest in Sheng's Textile Factory to expand the scale of Sheng's Textile Factory. The Japanese side would be responsible for supply and marketing.
Factories formed a joint venture.
Du Juan didn't understand finance, so she reported the news to Sheng Muyi, who immediately told her that Sheng's was not short of money and Sheng's Textile Factory would never have anything to do with any Japanese company.
Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in Songhu, when the war was imminent, Wang Kaiyun approached Du Juan and hoped that she would organize female spinning mill workers to petition in front of the government to support the government in rejecting the unreasonable demands made by the Japanese military.
Du Juan remembered in confusion that in several gatherings, Lu Ming had analyzed Japan's intentions towards China.
Lu Ming's point of view was basically the same as what Wang Kaiyun said to him, but she didn't understand what Lu Ming said, but she understood what Wang Kaiyun said immediately.
During that parade, Du Juan saw Lu Ming, who was following the parade to take photos. Although the two had no chance to speak, she knew her choice was the right one.
Du Juan has since changed her view of Wang Kaiyun. In her eyes, this young man is no longer the silly young man, but has gradually become respectable and cute.
Shanghai workers voluntarily organized the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Wang Kaiyun actively joined this organization, and Du Juan soon joined the organization.
They did all this quietly without telling Sister Yu. Du Juan also wanted to be honest with Sister Yu, but when she thought that Sister Yu might think of her late husband, it would inevitably touch her heartache, so she could only continue to hide it.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in Songhu, Wang Kaiyun and Du Juan organized fundraising activities in their respective units and personally delivered the money raised to the liaison office designated by the 19th Route Army.
It was so late today, and Wang Kaiyun suddenly appeared. Du Juan knew that there must be some new news to inform her.
Du Juan seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "By the way, Wang Kaiyun, I made a jacket for my aunt using defective fabrics from the spinning mill. It's just right for this season. Come upstairs with me and see if it fits."
After saying that, Du Juan went upstairs directly, and Wang Kaiyun also followed her upstairs.
"That's it, take a look." After the two went upstairs, Du Juan took out the jacket from the closet and asked in a low voice, "Is there a new mission?"
"Well, that's it. Today we held a meeting of the League Conveners and discussed one thing. There is still one week left, on April 29th, the Japanese will hold a celebration party for the Songhu Victory in Hongkou Park, and we Shanghai workers cannot
There is no action at all." Wang Kaiyun said softly.
Du Juan nodded and deliberately said loudly: "Take it back to my aunt to try on it first. If it doesn't fit, bring it back to me to change it."
"Thank you Dujuan!" Wang Kaiyun said loudly.
After a brief exchange of words, footsteps sounded and the two went downstairs.