On March 13, 1935, the 24th year of the Republic of China, in the reception room of the Provincial Government Building in Zhangjiakou, the capital of Chahar Province, Zhang Zizhong, Chairman of Chahar Province and Commander of the 38th Division, looked at the twenty men in front of him.
A young man with a fair complexion wearing a dark brown suit. Behind him stood an iron bull like a javelin, Ma Jun. I felt puzzled. In these days, businessmen are running to Peiping and Shanghai. There are still people coming to Chahar, a remote place.
do business
After slowly taking a sip of tea, Zhang Zizhong asked: "Our government welcomes Mr. Su to come to our province to invest and set up a factory. I wonder what kind of business he plans to do?"
Su Tong was also looking at this famous anti-Japanese general. Zhang Zizhong was of medium build, with a Chinese character face and bright eyes. He had a straight waist and a standard military sitting posture.
Su Tong still admired General Zhang Zizhong, who was recognized by later generations as one of the ten famous generals of the National Congress Party in the Anti-Japanese War. The National Congress Party had many generals who could fight. They were capable of fighting, and they were honest and loyal, and they could also personally fight on the front line until the battle.
The dead generals are rare. This is the one in front of me.
Looking at his idol in later life, Su Tong calmed down. "General Zhang, we are planning to invest in building a cannery and a garment factory in Duolun this time because it is close to Rehe and we can purchase wool, beef and mutton nearby.
to reduce costs.”
"Oh, this is a good thing." Zhang Zizhong nodded, then frowned. "But Duolun is too close to the occupied area of Rehe, and horse bandits are rampant, so safety cannot be guaranteed."
"Yes, so I would like to ask General Zhang to give the number of a local militia group so that it can protect local security and the people's livelihood and contentment." Su Tong quickly said the biggest reason for his visit today.
"Oh." Upon hearing this, a cold light flashed in Zhang Zizhong's eyes. Su Tong felt that all the hairs on his body stood up. He forced himself to look at Zhang Zizhong and refused to show weakness.
Zhang Zizhong pondered for a long time and finally nodded. "Forget it, since Brother Su Tong wants to do something in Chahar, how can I, Zhang Zizhong, not support it? I will give you the number of the Toronto Militia Group. As for the equipment,
I can rely on you to raise it yourself."
Su Tong was overjoyed and quickly climbed up the pole. "Thank you, Brother Zhang, for your generosity. I am very grateful."
Su Tong knew very well that without his own armed forces in these troubled times, not to mention doing business, even his personal safety could not be guaranteed. But now there is continuous war in the south of China, and the Congress Party's army is busy encircling and suppressing the Socialist Workers' Party.
He had no time to think about it. The Japanese launched the September 18th Incident, occupied the three eastern provinces, and then encroached on Rehe. Now they are pressing forward step by step towards Chahar and Peiping. Since I have come to this troubled time, as a descendant of Yan and Huang, I must do something for
This troubled country should do something. So he brought the two biochemicals Tieniu and Ma Jun to Zhangjiakou, and sought support from General Zhang Zizhong in the name of investing in building a factory, because Duolun had something that Su Tong urgently needed.
Something, oil.
He learned from the information of later generations that there was a medium-sized oil field in Duolun, which Su Tong must control. Most of the minerals on the moon are available, but there is no oil. China is an oil-poor country, and now only
Several of the undiscovered oil fields were either occupied by the Japanese or were in the central areas controlled by the National Congress Party. If he tried to exploit them with his current strength, the outcome would definitely be miserable.
Su Tong stretched out his hand to Tieniu behind him and took out a vermilion wooden box. He said with a smile: "The sword is given to the martyrs, and the pink powder is given to the beauties. This is a little bit of my heart. I give it to Brother Zhang and the brothers of the 38th Division. Let's chat.
Show your heart."
Zhang Zizhong opened the box and saw two Colt m1911 pistols and a gift note with a price of 100,000 yuan.
The gun is produced by the Moon Base itself, and is forged by Dayang itself. The quality is definitely top notch.
Zhang Zizhong couldn't put it down and picked up two m1911s, played with them for a while and then put them back. He looked at the gift list again and said with emotion: "Brother Su, you have helped our 38th Division a lot. These three
Months of salary is finally paid. You don’t know, because of this, my hair has turned gray these days.”
"The 29th Army has a great reputation. During the Anti-Japanese War at Xifengkou on the Great Wall, the swordsmen killed the little Japanese with fear. It greatly boosted the morale of our Chinese people, and everyone in the country admires them."
"Alas, we lost the battle in the end. We were forced to sign the Tanggu Agreement, which was humiliating and humiliating our country. This is a shame for our soldiers."
Zhang Zizhong said that he was so excited that his eyes were about to burst into flames.
"General, calm down. The Great Wall Resistance was not defeated in battle, but because of national strength and weapons inferior to others. The ambitions of the Japanese are known to everyone on the road, and their desire to destroy us is obvious. I believe that there must be a fight between China and Japan.
A war, and this war will affect the survival of the country and the nation, I hope the general will prepare as soon as possible."
Zhang Zizhong sighed, "I didn't expect that a businessman like me would have such insight. It's a pity that those politicians in the Wuhan government are still drunk and dreaming all day long, thinking that after signing the Tanggu Agreement, the world will be at peace. It's so ridiculous."
Su Tong thought for a while and then said: "My little brother has a small family income and has some friendship with Shanghai Shipping Company. In the next few days, a batch of arms will be shipped from Shanghai. This batch of supplies includes a thousand Mauser rifles and Maxim machine guns.
Thirty bullets and one hundred thousand bullets. I am willing to hand it over to General Zhang for use in the war of resistance."
Zhang Zizhong was overjoyed: "Oh, if that's true, my brother is a great benefactor of my 29th Army. Now my brothers in the 29th Army don't have to fight with little devils with big knives."
It's not that Su Tong didn't want to give Zhang Zizhong more arms, but he knew very well that ordinary people are not guilty and those who possess a jade are guilty. These are already the limit. If there are more, it will arouse suspicion and even spying.
Su Tong thought about the soldiers of the 29th Army holding old sleeves, made in Hanyang, with only a few rounds of bullets per person. After the bullets were exhausted, they had to pick up their swords and brave the hail of bullets to charge towards the Japanese positions. His eyes turned red and he said:
"We are all sons and daughters of China, so little material is of no consequence."
"Well said." Zhang Zizhong was in a good mood after solving his urgent need, and said to Su Tong: "Brother Su Tong, if you don't dislike it, Zhang is willing to become brothers with different surnames with you, how about that?"
"Ah, how can this make you angry?" Su Tong was shocked. He never dreamed that Zhang Zizhong would propose to sworn sworn brothers with him.
"Why do you look down on me?" Zhang Zizhong frowned.
"No," Su Tong quickly shook his head and said, "General Zhang is the leader of the first division and the chairman of the provincial government. My younger brother is just a businessman. How can he climb so high?"
Zhang Zizhong said seriously: "When I make friends with Mr. Zhang, I only look at his character and not his origin. As a businessman, you have such knowledge and concern for the country and the people. You should be my brother, Zhang Zizhong."
Regardless, Su Tong gritted his teeth, bowed to Zhang Zizhong, and called "big brother"
"Haha, okay, okay." Zhang Zizhong was overjoyed and called out his wife Li Minhui, and held a family dinner in the living room. Zhang Zizhong is 44 years old and has two sons and one daughter. They are all in his hometown in Shandong at this time. Li Minhui is
A typical traditional Chinese woman, with the unique advantages of gentleness and virtuousness of Chinese women. During the banquet, she frequently encouraged people to drink. After drinking for three rounds, Li Minhui asked Su Tong with a smile: "How did your second uncle Nian Geng get married? Who else is there in the family?"
"
"Sister-in-law, please inquire. My little brother is originally from Guangxi. He was born in 1911, the first year of the Republic of China. I can't help it. As a result of the sequelae after being transformed by Amy, I have become younger. I am twenty-four this year. As for my family, my parents are gone and there is nothing."
Brothers and sisters are the kind of people who can feed one person and the whole family is not hungry." "Haha" Li Minhui laughed when Su Tong said something interesting. "My second brother is really good at talking, but we still have to pay close attention to important matters in life."
After chatting for a while, Li Minhui left her seat and let the two men talk about business. Su Tong couldn't help but sigh, women in the Republic of China were still virtuous.
Seeing his wife walking out, Zhang Zizhong asked sternly: "Jianming Sutong gave himself the name that everyone in the past had. Tell me the truth, are you really here to do business in Chahar?"
Su Tong also suppressed his smile and said: "Brother Xin Chen, I'm telling you the truth. This time I'm doing business, which is one of them. The most important thing is to pull together a team to fight against the little devil."
"That's why you want a piece of your own territory"
"Yes" Su Tong replied
"Then why don't you join[]"
"Brother, you must know the reason better than me."
Zhang Zizhong sighed and stopped talking.
During the dinner, Su Tong asked Zhang Zizhong to lend him a team of men, and Zhang Zizhong readily agreed. Not only that, he also sent his most elite pistol company and security company to him.
In the end, Su Tong was so drunk that he didn't know who carried him to the room, and fell asleep.
Su Tong got up early the next day and took Tieniu and Ma Jun to the gate of the Provincial Government. He saw Zhang Zizhong standing at the front of the motorcade. Next to him stood a man in his 10s or 20s, with a heroic face and a captain's uniform.
Young man in military uniform.
Seeing Su Tong coming over, Zhang Zizhong said solemnly: "Jianming, I'm going to Duolun. I have nothing to say to you. I just hope you will remember what you said and don't lose the face of us Chinese people."
Su Tong thought about how in the future, he would personally fight with the Japs with his guards, and finally die heroically as Lieutenant General []. His eyes turned red, and a thousand words came to his throat, but he couldn't say a word. In the end, he had to salute a military salute, and then went up.
After getting into the car, the young captain jumped into the car quickly and shouted: "Let's go"