Agent Jiang introduced, "Come, let me introduce to everyone. This is Jiang Cheng from Weihua Company. These two are Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen. They are the Qiancheng of our party state."
After the few people introduced each other, they sat down, had a drink together and started talking.
"I just heard that you two were discussing military pay. How is it?" Jiang intermediary asked. "Chairman, it is really difficult. Now everyone is asking for money, especially the warlords everywhere. While shouting for joint resistance against Japan,
It’s so difficult to cry out to the central government,” Kong Xiangxi cried when he mentioned this.
Song Ziwen also shook his head and sighed and said, "Our financial resources were originally mainly allocated to the three-year industrial plan. It is really difficult to suddenly have so much additional expenditure."
Agent Jiang said unhappily, "If you don't have money, then think of ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditures. Think about ancient methods, and then think about foreign methods. Are there always ways? How about we issue some more bonds?"
Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen looked at each other and smiled bitterly, but said nothing. Agent Jiang sighed, "I know that this bond cannot be issued casually, but what else can I do?" After speaking, he looked at Jiang Cheng.
Only then did Jiang Cheng realize the purpose of calling him here. Jiang's intermediary must have wanted to use his own military resources to reduce investment in this area. He thought about it and said, "I heard that there are a lot of things ordered from Germany."
The most important thing is things like helmets and gas masks. We can supply all of these things, as well as military uniforms, quilts and other items. The price I quoted is definitely much lower than the going price. In this way, we can definitely save a lot of money for the country.
Expenditures and commissions are up to you, but I don’t want legal currency.”
Song Ziwen asked, "Then what do you want?"
Jiang Cheng thought for a while and said, "I only accept gold or gems of equivalent value."
When Song Ziwen heard this, he couldn't help but asked strangely, "I have also heard that Mr. Jiang does not accept currency, only gold. I want to know the reason for this, and I don't know if it is convenient."
Jiang Cheng replied, "If you want to talk about the reason, it's just because our organization doesn't believe in modern currency. After all, paper money has been devaluing since the beginning. Therefore, our organization is only willing to charge gold and other hard currencies. Of course, our prices will also
Much cheaper.”
Song Ziwen shook his head and said, "Your idea is unwise. With the development of the economy, metal currency will inevitably make ends meet. Modern currency is the general trend. Moreover, our legal currency has been very strong since its issuance."
The reform of legal currency was promoted by Song Ziwen. Now that he heard Jiang Cheng's disapproval of legal currency, Song Ziwen was naturally unhappy.
Jiang Cheng thought for a while and decided that it would be better to tell Song Ziwen and others about Japan's plan to print a large amount of legal currency. After all, these people are the financial experts of this era.
Jiang Cheng then said, "Chairman, since we talked about legal currency, I have to tell you some information that our organization has obtained. The Japanese have plans to print a large amount of legal currency in order to completely crush our financial market."
Kong Xiangxi smiled contemptuously and said, "No way, our legal currency is not that easy to print."
Jiang Cheng shook his head and asked, "Does our legal currency printing use British and American technology? Even the machines are British and American machines? Is there a mint in Hong Kong? Does the paper come from special wood in the United States?"
Agent Jiang stared at Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen fiercely, waiting for their answers. Song Meiling also looked at Jiang Cheng in surprise. After all, a country's currency production is the biggest secret, but this young man knows it well.
Song Ziwen swallowed his saliva and said, "How did you know?"
Jiang Cheng sighed, "It's not me who knows, it's the Japanese who know. Our organization only knows roughly. The Japanese should know more details. Japan has a research institute on the sweet campus of Meiji University in Kawasaki City that specializes in the printing and production of legal currency."
Yes, you can imagine what the consequences will be if the Japanese use Japanese merchants to pour tens of billions of legal currency into the market."
Kong Xiangxi said tremblingly, "Our wealth will be reduced to ashes overnight."
Agent Jiang slapped the table and cursed, "You are all doing this, Niang Xipi. Every secret has been known to the Japanese. Is our central government really just a sieve?" He was probably thinking of what Jiang Cheng had given him.
The list of spies was so angry that I wanted to beat them up.
Jiang Cheng laughed in his heart and said, "Isn't it just a sieve?"
Jiang Cheng quickly advised, "Don't be angry, Chairman. As far as I know, although the Japanese have been studying it, it is expected that it will take at least three to five years to truly distinguish the fake from the real one. We still have a chance."
Agent Jiang asked, "Since you have told this matter, you must be confident. Tell us, let's see what's going on in your mind."
Jiang Cheng replied, "It's very simple. Japan's goal is to obtain Hong Kong's printing equipment. This is mainly because once the war breaks out, because Japan's navy and air force are fully dominant, our coastal areas will definitely not be able to defend it, so we must first slowly and slowly
Secretly and secretly transport the printing equipment from Hong Kong back to the mainland. If it cannot be transported back, it must be completely blown up. It is best to deploy agents to blow it up immediately as soon as signs are found. There must be no chance. Second preparation
New coins.”
Kong Xiangxi sneered, "New currency? Do you know how much manpower and material resources are needed from the design to successful printing of a currency? Do you know how long it takes for a new currency to gain people's trust? New currency? Our legal currency only took two years."
Do you want to prepare new coins? You simply don’t know how high the sky is and how high the earth is.”
Jiang Cheng looked at Agent Jiang and nodded and said, "Yes, we must prepare new currency. Isn't it enough that we have three to five years? If nothing happens, it's fine. Once Japan counterfeits legal currency in large numbers, our economy will be completely destroyed."
, once the economy is destroyed, we will not even be able to pay military salaries. Will we still need to fight at that time?"
Kong Xiangxi wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Song Ziwen. "Chairman, if the situation is true, I also support Comrade Jiang Cheng. I would rather make more preparations so as not to be caught off guard."
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "Yes, Jiang Cheng, you are very good. Okay, let's get over this matter first. The military supplies you just said are very cheap? How cheap are they?"
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Well, let's do this. There are two sets of combat uniforms in spring and winter, one set of regular uniforms each, a helmet, a lunch box and kettle, two pairs of shoes, and an armed belt. I quoted a total of 4 grams of gold. This is the cost.
The price is only 5 US dollars in U.S. dollars, and the French currency is only about 17 French dollars. I believe that if the total of these things is not worth about 50 French dollars in the market, it is impossible to get it. Chairman, I am really doing business at a loss.
Already."
When Jiang Cheng heard what Jiang Cheng said, he couldn't help but asked very happily, "There is no joke in the army. Can you really provide so many clothes, hats, clothing, etc.? You know, our White Army has millions of people, no more than Europe and the United States."
The country’s army is scarce.”
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "As long as the money is in place, one million sets of helmets, military uniforms and other supplies a year is not a problem. It may be slower in the early stage, but I can guarantee that the first batch of supplies will be in place in one month, and the number will be no less than one."
"Master." This is the result of Jiang Cheng's own calculation. Now he can transport objects in a spherical space with a radius of 4 meters. In one year, he can transport objects in a spherical space with a radius of at least 10 meters. Jiang Cheng believes that hundreds of thousands of sets of clothes, helmets, etc. will still be available.
Some people may think that there are millions of Chinese troops, and one million military uniforms, helmets, etc. this year are simply not enough. That means they don’t understand the White Army at that time. Not to mention that they were so poor that they had more swords than muskets.
The Red Army, the White Army, and only the Central Army had a full set of military uniforms and helmets. Historically, after the outbreak of the All-out Anti-Japanese War, the White Army only provided 5,000 sets of military uniforms to the Red Army. This was due to the low output of cotton and other materials at the time, and the second reason was that
Before liberation, fabrics were always very expensive.
"Jinan Grand View" shows that before the Anti-Japanese War, a single trouser jacket was 1.2 yuan, a quilted trouser jacket was 1.5 yuan, a single robe was 1.5 yuan, a men's cotton robe was 1.8 yuan, a women's cotton robe was 2 yuan, a single horse jacket was 1.2 yuan, a cotton mandarin jacket was 1.8 yuan, and a single uniform was 2
Yuan, cotton uniforms are 2.5 yuan. At that time, the food allowance per person of the Eighth Route Army was only ten cents a day. In order to set an example, cadres often halved the cost by 5 cents. In other words, an ordinary piece of clothing was half a month's food expenses for an Eighth Route Army soldier. Military uniforms were due to
For special needs, the quality is generally much better than civilian clothing. The price is naturally more expensive, not to mention things like helmets. Due to the huge quantity, national defense expenditures have always been large in this regard.
"Yongzhi, do you think there are any financial problems?" Agent Jiang asked, raising his glass and pretending to drink.
Kong Xiangxi rolled his eyes twice and said in embarrassment, "Chairman, I'm afraid this is really difficult. You also know that our financial plans are made for one year. Now the finances are already quite tight. It's really difficult."
I can’t spare the money to buy large quantities of military supplies anymore, let alone things like gold.”
Jiang Cheng asked strangely, "Isn't it just a matter of taking out the money that was spent on the equipment to buy these things?"
Kong Xiangxi shook his head and said, "Jiang Cheng, you don't know. We have contracts with those military uniform factories and so on. We can't just stop casually."
When Jiang Chengcheng didn't want to resist Japan, our troops fought in straw sandals, wet towels, and cloth hats, so he said, "If finances are really tight, I can also accept payment for antiques and other cultural relics. The Qing Dynasty
We want everything from the past, and we won’t refuse anyone who comes, and the price is three times higher than the market price.”
There were not many other artifacts during the Republic of China, but there were really many cultural relics. Moreover, only how many years had passed since the Qing Dynasty, and every household had few relics from the past. This payment method can be said to be the favorite of the government during the Republic of China.
What? You said that these are national treasures and cannot be leaked out, and the country is going to perish. If you hold on to those jars and jars, they will be snatched away by foreign bandits in the end. Jiang Cheng made a mental calculation, and thought these antiques should be taken to modern times.
It's definitely worth my money. This is a big deal. How should I make the move?
Hearing Jiang Cheng's words, Jiang Jie looked deeply moved and said, "Jiang Cheng, your loyalty to the party and the country really touches me." After saying that, he looked at Kong Xiangxi and said in a deep voice, "Yongzhi, I don't know if there is anything else."
What’s the problem?”
Kong Xiangxi stared at Jiang Cheng fiercely for less than a second, and immediately put on his signature Maitreya Buddha smile. "Okay, okay, Mr. Jiang is indeed a patriotic overseas Chinese. This way, we can use more financial resources to
Buying guns and ammunition has helped us a lot. Come on, let’s have a drink together.”
Seeing that the atmosphere at the wine table had improved again, Song Meiling said happily, "Look at you, you always put state affairs at my family banquet. Okay, okay, now the problem is solved, Jiang Cheng, you are fine."
, the chairman and I both admire you, keep doing it and you will be rewarded."
Song Meiling's words made Jiang Cheng feel a little happy. Looking back, he really felt that the national conquest might indeed be economically difficult, otherwise he would not have issued banknotes indiscriminately like that later.
The atmosphere at the dinner gradually became more harmonious. Agent Jiang did not like to talk and just smiled and listened. Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi talked about interesting things at home and abroad from time to time, making everyone laugh from time to time.
Suddenly Kong Xiangxi asked Jiang Cheng, "I heard that Mr. Jiang's penicillin from Weihua Company is very popular now."
When Jiang Cheng heard Kong Xiangxi ask this question, he knew that this big fat pig was most likely interested in his penicillin. He thought to himself that I was already selling you the equipment without making any money. I was really greedy and the snake swallowed the elephant.
He said angrily, "Yes, but all the money I earned was turned into medicine and given to our army as military supplies."
Agent Jiang also nodded and said, "Weihua Company has indeed handed over 100,000 penicillins."
When Kong Xiangxi heard Agent Jiang say the same thing, he didn't know what to say. He just kept eating, not knowing what he was thinking.
When Song Meiling heard this, she couldn't help but favor Jiang Cheng even more and said, "I didn't expect our little guy to be such a big deal without saying a word. I heard that this medicine is already worth a thousand dollars, it's good, it's good."
Jiang Cheng laughed and said, "I did it to make money from the foreigners and use their foreigners' money to make medicine and treat diseases for us Chinese people."
Song Ziwen suddenly said, "What is Weihua Company planning to do recently?"
Jiang Cheng replied, "We plan to open branches in Europe and the United States. We plan to set up a branch in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. After all, we in China are still too poor, so we are still comfortable earning money from foreigners."
When Song Ziwen heard this, he couldn't help but became very interested and asked, "Are you planning to put the factory in Europe? Otherwise, the risk of transportation back and forth would be too great."
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "I haven't decided on this yet."
Song Meiling said at this time, "Jiang Cheng, see if you can move your factory to Nanjing. If there is a war between us and the Japanese, it may not be easy to transport this medicine in again."
Agent Jiang nodded without saying anything and just looked at Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng knew that the matter about this production factory would definitely be brought up, and he had already made plans in his mind.
Jiang Cheng stood up and asked, "I wonder if Chairman Chiang has a world map here?"
Agent Jiang couldn't help but asked a little strangely, "Yes, it's in my study. What do you want the map for?"
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "As the old saying goes, those who do not plan for the overall situation cannot plan for one corner. I will use a map as an analogy, and everyone will understand more clearly."
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "Okay, everyone has almost eaten. Let's go to the study room to see if Comrade Jiang Cheng can bring us any new surprises."
When we arrived at Jiang's study, it was not very big, just over twenty square meters. There were two large maps on the wall, which were a world map and a national map.
Agent Jiang looked at Jiang Cheng and signaled that he could speak.
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "I know that many people, including Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, are curious about where our factory is. I can tell you that it is here." After speaking, Jiang Cheng pointed his finger at Southeast Asia. "We have many secrets.
Factories are all located in these deep mountains and old forests.”
Agent Jiang couldn't help but asked strangely, "Why do you want to locate the factory?"
Jiang Cheng said, "Chairman Chiang, I once heard that as early as 1935, you predicted that once the war broke out, it would be impossible for the Chinese army to defend the cities in the eastern coastal areas and inland plains. In the end, the Nationalist Government would definitely
Retreat to the west. Right?"
Jiang Jie thought for a while and nodded with difficulty, "The gap between us and Japan is not just a little bit. Once the war breaks out, no matter what the situation, I will not be a sinner of the nation. Even if the capital is moved to Wuhan,
Chongqing, if I move to CD, even if I move to Yunnan, I will continue to fight."
Song Meiling tightly grasped Agent Jiang's hand and said, "Darling."
Agent Jiang shook his hand and said, "Go on."
Jiang Cheng looked at Agent Jiang and continued, "Everyone knows China's industrial strength. It doesn't mean that China cannot win if we rely on it alone, but if we want to win, we will definitely pay an extremely heavy price. It may take 20 or 30 years."
, so how can we shorten the gap between us and Japan? Our own efforts are on the one hand, and international assistance is on the other."
Agent Jiang clapped his hands and said, "That's good. It's true. Just like my thoughts, my strategy is to stick to it and wait for help. It seems that the heroes have the same vision. This is the purpose of the comprehensive cooperation between China and Germany."
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "It is a pity that the Germans will not fight the Japanese for us because their interests do not conflict and the distance is too far. What Germany needs in the east is an ally. Is this ally China or Japan?"
There is no difference between Germany and Germany. If we lose the sacred land in the southeast, Germany will definitely abandon us."
Agent Jiang frowned and said, "You continue."
Jiang Cheng nodded and pointed to the Soviet Union and continued, "After Germany and Japan cooperate, the Soviet Union must be the most worried. By then, the Soviet Union will definitely provide us with a large amount of assistance in order to allow us to contain Japan."
Song Ziwen interjected, "If you put it this way, will our main source of supplies be the Soviet Union?"
Jiang Cheng shook his head and continued, "No, because Germany will not let the Soviet Union go. An important election slogan of Hitler's government when he came to power was to oppose the Soviet Union. Germany and the Soviet Union will definitely go to war. By then, the Soviet Union will be too busy to take care of itself and will not have the strength to assist us."
Song Meiling smiled and said, "So it's Yingmei."
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Japan is very ambitious. Unfortunately, although China has a vast territory and abundant resources, it does not have two extremely important strategic materials. One is oil and the other is rubber. There is a place nearby that produces these two materials in large quantities."
"God, are they going to invade Southeast Asia?" Song Meiling said in disbelief, "Are they crazy? That is the territory of Britain, the United States and France. Wouldn't attacking Southeast Asia be asking for death?"
Jiang Cheng looked at Soong Meiling insidiously and said, "You have to fight even if he fights, and you have to fight even if you don't fight."
Agent Jiang seemed to have guessed something and said with a smile, "I see, you have deployed a large number of factories in Southeast Asia. Even if Japan does not invade Southeast Asia, we will have a steady stream of foreign aid. If Japan wants to defeat China, it will only send troops to Southeast Asia to cut us off."
The foreign aid is so good, I didn’t expect that there are extremely clever strategists among you.”
Seeing that Jiang Cheng had finally been fooled, he complimented, "Chairman Chiang is really powerful. He immediately saw our plan. Yes, by then we will release the news that a large number of military factories are producing weapons for China in Southeast Asia, forcing Japan to
Attack Southeast Asia."
Agent Jiang laughed loudly, patted Jiang Cheng hard and said, "You have only been here for a day, but you have given me more surprises than you have this year. Okay, okay, I will call you Laifu when I see your handwriting."
Jiang Cheng suddenly looked embarrassed, "Here I go, isn't this the name of a dog?"
Song Meiling laughed so hard that Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi also laughed. Agent Jiang probably knew that he was not very good at getting the calligraphy, so he said awkwardly, "Well, let me think about it again. Let's discuss this later."
Then he said to Jiang Cheng, "When the report from the 88th Division comes up, if what you provide is really good, I will send someone else to place an order with you. Don't worry, I won't let you lose money like that."
Jiang Cheng smiled and nodded quickly, but did not see the strange look in Kong Xiangxi's eyes.