So now when it comes to money shortage, Dai Li is the one who needs it the most, but who can he complain to.
"Mr. Dai, can you talk to Chief Lu and ask him to issue this month's funds first?" Weng Bailing asked tentatively.
When Dai Li heard this, he almost slapped the table and scolded his mother. It's not like he hadn't said it before. Lu Ming's sarcastic attitude made him feel humiliated.
Dai Li doesn't hold any grudge against Lu Ming. If he were in Lu Ming's position, if anyone dared to ask for money from him, he might pull out his gun and kill him.
Dai Li put in a good word for Lu Ming in front of Mr. Jiang, not because he had any relationship with Lu Ming. The arms case had not yet been completed, and he was even doubting Lu Ming.
But he really didn't want to offend the God of Wealth. Without the support of Lu Ming, the God of Wealth, his grand plans would only come to nothing.
"Everyone, please hold on for a few days and try to overcome your personal difficulties. Commander Lu will be back soon. Let's not talk about money for now. I am curious about one thing. Nowadays, many Chinese Communists are being arrested in each branch.
Shanghai has not caught any underground party members. What's going on? Have you caught all the underground party members in Shanghai?"
As Dai Li spoke, he suddenly sneezed and quickly took out his handkerchief to blow his nose.
He has intractable allergic rhinitis. It is not a pollen allergy that most people only experience in spring, but an allergy that occurs all year round. It is basically impossible to treat it.
Dai Li always keeps a few handkerchiefs in his pocket, but sometimes they are not enough for a day.
"Sir Dai, we have been busy dealing with the Japanese in the past few days, but we have never relaxed against the underground party of the Chinese Communist Party. We just did not get any effective clues. Didn't we crack the Shanghai Underground Party Municipal Working Committee a few days ago?
Is it a big case?" Weng Bailing hurriedly defended.
"Yes, I know, that is indeed a great achievement, but except for the Shanghai Underground Party Municipal Working Committee, you have no achievements. Does it mean that the Shanghai Underground Party only has one Municipal Working Committee organization? Their Ministry of Social Affairs and Ministry of Culture
, where are the people from the Organization Department, and more importantly, where are the people from Shanghai Tech, and why can't you find any clues?" Dai Li scolded sternly.
Weng Bailing was sweating. He didn't dare to defend himself. He had not achieved any results and no matter how he tried to defend himself, it was useless.
"Don't you have a plan for Operation Spring Rain? How is it being implemented? It seems like a blank cannon was fired and there is no progress at all?" Dai Li asked repeatedly.
"Report to the commander." Weng Bailing stood up quickly and said.
"Just sit down and report, you don't have to stand." Dai Li pressed his hands and said.
"Sir, this operation cannot be carried out." Weng Bailing said.
"Why can't it be implemented? Aren't we almost done with the personnel?" Dai Li felt very strange.
"The staffing has been arranged long ago, but there is no money to implement this plan. Chief Lu said that now the money has been transferred by the headquarters to implement some large-scale operations, so the Shanghai Station can only give in." What Weng Bailing said was the truth, but it was also quite serious.
Yu gave Lu Ming some bad medicine.
Dai Li frowned and sighed inwardly.
Indeed, the special operation he presided over not only penetrated all aspects of the CCP, but also penetrated all the party, government, and military systems within the Kuomintang, not to mention important departments of local forces.
Of course, the implementation of such a huge action plan cannot be separated from the support of huge funds, but he did not expect that there would be a seesaw effect. His transfer of funds actually affected the implementation of "Operation Spring Rain" in Shanghai.
Because the "Operation Spring Rain" plan declared by Shanghai Station is also an all-round penetration and surveillance of Shanghai from top to bottom.
Therefore, Dai Li's comprehensive action plan did not include Shanghai, but he did not expect that the action plan here in Shanghai was stranded.
This is a huge loophole.
Dai Li had a headache. Shanghai is the most important metropolis. Even if other cities are left behind, the infiltration plan here cannot be shelved.
This is not because Dai Li was negligent. He Zhonghan once told him that since there is Lu Ming here in Shanghai, it is best not to interfere too much to avoid unnecessary disputes. It will not be too late to wait until the organization is reorganized next year.
"How can this be done? Shanghai's Spring Rain Plan must be implemented as soon as possible, and results must be produced in the shortest possible time." Dai Li became anxious and stood up on his own.
Weng Bailing and others could only look at him with a wry smile. No one said a word, but two words were clearly written in their eyes: Where is the money.
"How much does the Spring Rain Action Plan cost per year?" Dai Li asked.
"According to the normal budget, it will cost at least half a million yuan per year." Weng Bailing said.
"What if we streamline the planning staff and reduce the funding for operational personnel?" Dai Li had already left his seat. He really couldn't sit still.
"That's about 400,000 yuan, and we can't keep it any lower." Weng Bailing said with a bitter smile.
Dai Li nodded, Shanghai does need so much funds to support it. If it is an ordinary city in the north, a fund of 100,000 to 80,000 yuan would be enough, but Shanghai cannot.
"I have always wondered, most underground party organizations of the Chinese Communist Party have no funding, how do they keep working?" Dai Li said, scanning the officials on both sides.
Huang Yanning smiled bitterly and said: "Sir Dai, this is incomparable. Their army has not paid military pay. If our army does not pay military pay, try it. It will either mutiny or become a deserter."
Although Dai Li is now actually in charge of the Fuxing Society, veteran cadres such as Huang Yanning and Zhao Yuanliang are not afraid of him.
Regardless of their qualifications for joining the company or their previous military qualifications, they were not inferior to Dai Li. In addition, Lu Ming had paved an escape route for them, so they were not panicked at all.
Kang Ze and others looked down on Dai Li because his qualifications and prestige were too low. They gave him face in public because he had a commission standing behind him.
Of course, now that Dai Li is the leader, Huang Yanning, Zhao Yuanliang and others still have to pretend to respect him on the surface, but no one knows what they are thinking in their hearts.
Dai Li was speechless. Indeed, it has been a natural thing since ancient times to serve as a soldier and eat food. That is to say, for the first time in the history of the Communist Party of China, the armed forces did not pay military pay, but implemented a supply system.
The strange thing is that not only did they not cause a mutiny, but they were extremely powerful in fighting. They had studied the reasons for this many times, but in the end they could only explain it as those people were confused by the Communist Party's ecstasy.
Dai Li originally wanted to reprimand the Shanghai Station cadres, on the one hand to establish their prestige, and on the other hand to stimulate their enthusiasm for work.
If Lu Ming was here, he really wouldn't be able to do this. After all, Lu Ming is a veteran, and it's hard for him to overstep his power. Now that Lu Ming is gone, he can just take the opportunity to manage the Shanghai Station.
But he suddenly felt powerless, because he also had a certain responsibility for the suspension of funds, so he could only suppress the fire in his heart and hold it in his body.
Although these people are originally revolutionary soldiers, it is absolutely impossible for them to carry out the revolution and work without taking money.
If you have money, it's easy to say anything. If you don't have money, don't say anything.
Dai Li had no choice but to talk in general terms and learn about the work of Shanghai Station.
As a result, various reports made him completely heartbroken. On the surface, it seemed that the Shanghai Station also had a large number of informants scattered in the streets and alleys of Shanghai, and even many informants were developed in the party, government and military institutions.
But this is very different from sending professional talents to infiltrate it yourself. Shanghai is completely an empty shell with no actual actions.
Dai Li felt a chill rising in his body. No wonder Shanghai didn't even send a single piece of decent information to the headquarters.
It turns out that this place has become the biggest emptiness, and the Shanghai underground party of the Communist Party of China may have completed their anti-infiltration plan.
No wonder the Japanese arsenal was hijacked so easily and then transferred to the hands of the Jiangxi Communist Army without any notice at the Shanghai Station of the Fuxing Society.
Dai Li suddenly felt regretful. He should not have vacated Shanghai in the first place and waited for the Shanghai Station to implement the "Operation Spring Rain" plan. He missed the opportunity to infiltrate the underground party of the Communist Party of China.
This is obviously a serious misstep. He should have included all "Operation Spring Rain" into his special operations plan. Now it seems that the national intelligence network has ignored the most important city, Shanghai.
Shanghai has become a weak point in the intelligence network. To make up for this shortcoming, it may take several times more manpower and financial resources than it did originally.