The next day, Lu Ming rushed to the young marshal's house and informed him of Andre and Peter's answers. The young marshal was very happy. The two sat in the study and chatted for a long time, mainly about whether the anti-Japanese national united front could be established.
, where are the obstacles, how to overcome them, etc.
The CCP's proposal to establish an anti-Japanese national united front can be said to have played into the Marshal's ambitions. Who in the world hates the Japanese invaders the most? Of course it is the people of Northeast China, and Zhang Xueliang, the leader of the Northeast people, bears the brunt.
The Japanese are now entrenched in the Northeast and enslaving the Northeast people. 200 million acres of cultivated land and 23.8 million people have lost their freedom and even the right to eat rice.
At present, the situation in North China is becoming increasingly tense, but after all, there is no war yet. When it comes to resisting Japan, the first goal is of course to fight back to the Northeast and drive away the Japanese invaders. This is also the Young Marshal's greatest wish.
The young marshal stayed in Shanghai for two days, met with many guests intensively, and then returned to Wuhan for camp.
After seeing off the young marshal, Lu Ming immediately set about transferring a very profitable Dachang trading company in Sheng's industry to Anyi.
On the eve of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War in 128, when Shanghai was in danger of falling, Lu Ming and Kang Ze prepared to move all their personnel underground to continue working, so Lu Ming purchased many shops and houses in cities near Shanghai and established another
Several trading companies serve as contact points and identity protection for potential personnel.
Later, a peace agreement was signed during the 128 incident, and Kang Ze also left the Shanghai Station. Weng Bailing took charge of the Shanghai Station. Lu Ming did not hand over these assets, but kept them in his own hands.
These assets were acquired with capital from Sheng's Industry, and the ownership still belongs to Sheng's Industry. However, Sheng Youde doesn't take any of the annual profits from these companies and stores, and all of them go to Lu Ming for special expenses before the opening of the secret service school.
Lu Ming now has more than 200,000 yuan in his account. When he met Mr. Li, he planned to raise 1 million yuan to give to Mr. Li, from these shops and enterprises.
Lu Ming later obtained Mr. Li's approval via telegram. The headquarters agreed that Anyi would do business in Shanghai and was responsible for raising funds for the headquarters to purchase a large number of daily necessities.
Lu Ming's idea of raising funds for the CCP was realized in this way, and he felt much more at ease. Doing something practical to establish the anti-Japanese national united front was his starting point and what he could do.
It took An Yi about a week to get familiar with the entire Dachang Trading Company, and then she started working officially. She had indeed never done business. In fact, she didn't have to do anything. She just had to sit there and watch the people in the company doing business normally.
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Lu Ming purchased so many shops and established a trading company not just to make money, but to prepare for a rainy day. He now has dozens or even hundreds of caves.
There is no way to prove that he is the owner of these shops and companies. Only an internal document from Sheng's Industry indicates that Lu Ming owns these shops and companies. This document is kept in a safe in an American bank.
Lu Ming has the right to control the funds accumulated by these stores and companies, and also has the right to transfer these properties.
Lu Ming asked people from Sheng's Industry to go through a series of procedures and formally transferred Dachang Trading Company to Anyi.
"The annual profit of a company is so high!" An Yi was shocked after reading the company's annual account books.
"This scale is nothing in Shanghai, it's just a small fight." Lu Ming said with a smile.
Lu Ming knew how much money Sheng's company in Shanghai earned every year. The money earned by Dachang Company was not even a fraction. Otherwise, Sheng Youde would not have put all the profits of these stores and the company at his disposal.
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After the transfer of Dachang Company, Lu Ming went to the Liuyuan Garden and gave an overview of the situation to Sheng Youde. Sheng Youde paid no attention to such trivial matters and directly asked Lu Ming if there was anything about the Anti-Japanese National United Front.
new progress.
Lu Ming told Sheng Youde about Zhang Hanqing's request to meet with the leaders of the Soviet Communist Party. He believed that this was probably the latest trend in the establishment of the Anti-Japanese National United Front.
"Have you ever thought about why Zhang Hanqing contacted the leaders of the Soviet Communist Party?"
Sheng Youde seemed a little uneasy after hearing the news. For him who always sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, this was obviously abnormal. Maybe he smelled a smell of gunpowder.
"The young marshal didn't tell me the reason, so I couldn't ask more questions." Lu Ming shook his head and said.
"Have you contacted him?" Sheng Youde stared closely and asked.
"I just conveyed his request to the Soviet side. I don't know if the leaders of the Soviet Communist Party are willing to meet with him. The young marshal had issues with the Soviets in the past." Lu Ming said matter-of-factly.
"Please help me keep an eye on this matter, and notify me immediately if there is any movement." Sheng Youde said with a serious expression.
"Old man, why are you staring at this matter? It's just a meeting, and it's nothing more than seeking to join forces to fight against Japan. Could something big happen?" Lu Ming asked suspiciously.
"As you know, Han Qing's character is to act willfully and lawlessly. Not to mention, you are somewhat similar to him in this regard, but he is more capable of causing trouble than you. I am afraid that he will cause some trouble."
Sheng Youde said very rudely.
"No way, now that Mr. Jiang is in charge of him, what kind of trouble can he cause?" Lu Ming frowned.
"It's hard to say. I don't know what's going on in his mind, so I'm worried. Besides, he really wants to cause trouble, and Mr. Jiang can't control him. When you make trouble, can I control you?"
Sheng Youde sighed.
Lu Ming lowered his head with a bitter look on his face and said, "Young Marshal is different from me. He can't bear the heavy burden of the fall of Northeast China, so he always wants to do something."
"Then he didn't ask you to help contact the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party?" Sheng Youde asked again.
"Well, no." Lu Ming hesitated, not daring to tell Sheng Youde about the young marshal's intention to cooperate with the CCP.
"That should be his own way of contacting him. His secretary is probably the Communist Party." Sheng Youde said.
"Are you saying that there is an undercover Communist Party agent around the young marshal?" Lu Ming was shocked. It turned out that Sheng Youde knew everything and couldn't hide anything from him.
"I think he was moved by the CCP's initiative to fight back to the Northeast together with the Northeast Army Alliance. I wouldn't be surprised if he contacted the CCP, but why did he contact the leaders of the Soviet Communist Party?"
Sheng Youde was restless and uncharacteristically in a mood that surprised Lu Ming, wondering what was going to happen.
However, Lu Ming thought it was normal for the young marshal to meet with the leaders of the Soviet Communist Party. In a war, reinforcements and friendly forces must first be considered. He did not find anything wrong with this matter.
But Sheng Youde, who has always been in control of the situation behind the scenes, showed a sense of uneasiness after repeatedly asking about this matter. This is a bit strange.
Lu Ming even suspected that Sheng Youde had a larger intelligence network, which made him appear to be omniscient and omnipotent.
"You have to be careful in this matter and don't get involved deeply, otherwise you may get trapped." Sheng Youde warned Lu Ming.
"Yes, I understand." Lu Ming nodded stupidly.
Lu Ming didn't think much about the young marshal's contact with the Soviet Communist Party. He just acted as an intermediary to convey the young marshal's request, and then forgot about it. Hearing what Sheng Youde said, he was really a little alert.
However, after much thought, he couldn't figure out why the young commander did this.
One day at the end of January 1936, Andrei came to Lu Ming and told him very formally that he was authorized by the top leader of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party to hold talks with General Zhang.
In order to show formality, he also produced a letter of authorization from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which was sent to the Soviet consulate in a diplomatic bag.
"Ah, you can actually be the plenipotentiary representative of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union?" Lu Ming laughed.
"Why are you laughing? Are you looking down on me?" Andre said with some displeasure.
"No, I mean, why go through such a big detour? You could have just started talks with the young commander directly." Lu Ming said jokingly.
"That's not the case. Authorization and lack of authorization are two different things. Without authorization, I am just an ordinary military adviser to our government here. But with authorization, I represent our Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union." Andrei said seriously.
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"Okay, I'll call the young marshal right away and ask him about the meeting place."
Lu Ming called the young marshal. The young marshal was very happy after hearing it and said that he would return to Shanghai immediately and asked the Soviet representatives to wait for him.
On the third day, the young marshal returned to Shanghai, but the place he agreed to meet Andre was not at those big hotels, but at the Paramount Hotel.
Paramount is not only a place for dancing, it also has its own hotel in its name.
After the young marshal arrived in Shanghai, he liked to dance at the Paramount Hotel and also liked to meet guests at the Paramount Hotel. It would not be surprising at all if someone saw him there.
"Brother, what do you want to do if you want to meet the representatives of the leaders of the Soviet Communist Party?" Lu Ming asked.
"Brother, I can't tell you for the time being. It's for your own good that I won't tell you. Some things are very dangerous once they are known." The young marshal patted his shoulder and smiled.
"So what you are about to do is very dangerous." Lu Ming suddenly became uneasy when he heard Sheng Youde blowing the wind.
"Maybe, I am also laying the groundwork for what will happen in the future. It's hard to say anything now." The young marshal said ambiguously.
"Brother, when the time comes, you should tell me. No matter what happens, we brothers will bear it together." Lu Ming said.
"Your words are enough. I really don't want to get involved. I don't want to hide some things from you, but I am not sure about them myself." The young marshal smiled heartily.