"Okay, everyone should have checked. Some people may know our trading rules, and some may not. Let me tell you, we only recognize Guanghua coupons, not silver coins, and do not accept barter.
Goods, of course, you can sell them to us first, or exchange them for our Guanghua coupons in other currencies, and finally buy our things. We don’t accept the Japanese currency. I hope you understand." Captain He finished speaking.
He took out a brochure and distributed it and said, "These are our product lists. You can take a look at them. There is also a price list of the items we purchased. You can also take a look at them. You can also take them back for reference."
Okamura Neiji opened it and took a look. There were all kinds of materials purchased inside, ranging from grain and cloth to weapons and ammunition. The price was more than half higher than the price outside Taihang Mountain. When he turned to the front, there were only two items for sale.
, respectively, are white sugar and snow salt, but the prices are more than half lower than outside. Neji Okamura did some calculations in his mind. This businessman will make double the money in one round trip. No wonder these businessmen are not afraid of the empire's ban...
Is this the source of funds for the Eighth Route Army guerrillas?
Okamura Neiji did not have the luxury of hoping that he could find the source of white sugar and snow salt. He knew that this must be the top secret of the Red Party's Eighth Route Army.
"Okay, if everyone has finished reading, you can start selling goods to our boss Li. This is Section Chief Dong of our Taihangshan Taxation Bureau. He will be responsible for collecting taxes and issuing invoices for everyone. Okay, everyone starts
Let's do it." After Captain He finished speaking, he said a few words to Boss Li and Section Chief Dong, and then asked RB Caravan and Boss Li to start trading.
Okamura Neiji naturally knew what his supplies were, and he sold them well. He asked the guard to talk to Boss Li. This guard was carefully selected by him. His home was Osaka, and he was a hawker before joining the army, but he had never done it himself.
When it comes to business, I'm afraid of missing the mark even when we really talk.
Okamura Neiji walked aside and looked at the supplies that other people brought. What made him almost pop his eyes out was that there were actually a few businessmen who brought Japanese arms and a heavy machine gun with four or five bullets.
Box, Boss Li also smiled and praised the businessman for doing a good job, and encouraged him to build more artillery. The businessman also patted his **** and said it was no problem, and it looked extremely harmonious.
Okamura Neiji covered his chest and tried not to be angry. He closed his eyes and turned to the side, pretending that he could not see anything. He knew that some troops did sell weapons to the Chinese army. Anyway, weapons
He could report the loss, but he still found it unacceptable after seeing it. He shook his head and waited for the transaction to end.
night
Okamura Neji and a group of RB businessmen were eating together. Everyone was very happy. Most people made a lot of money from this business. In times of war and global economic downturn, it is good to be like this
There are really few opportunities to make money.
Okamura Neiji looked at the food on the table and found that it was all white rice. The vegetables were wild vegetables, bacon, and river fish. Such delicious food was naturally to reward them for their hard work in transporting supplies to the base area, but it also showed the life in the base area.
Not bad.
"Maeda-kun, all we earned this time are Guanghua coupons. Can't we only exchange them for their salt and sugar? Nowadays, the sale of salt and sugar outside is very strict. I'm worried that we won't be able to sell these goods."
Okamura Neji handed it to a businessman next to him and said.
Maeda laughed loudly, patted Okamura Neji on the shoulder and said, "Those you are talking about are Chinese businessmen, we are RB businessmen, what should we be afraid of? Besides, our salt can be sold to the ZQ government in the south.
Bian, the price over there is very high, we can make a lot of difference, and... I think this Guanghua coupon is much stronger than our Japanese yen. Think about it, our Japanese yen
How much has the Yuan depreciated in the past three years? Hey...this war in the empire..."
"Yes, but I'm afraid this Guanghua coupon can't be used outside, right?" Okamura Neji asked with a smile.
Maeda shook his head and said, "Okamura-kun, you really just came here. Let me tell you, there are only two kinds of money that are most useful in North China now - silver dollars, gold, and Guanghua coupons. Our Japanese yen and Nanjing
The money distributed by the government cannot be spent without forced buying and selling... Haha."
Okamura Neiji nodded, relieved and said, "That's good. I think China is pretty good. If it doesn't work out, I'll live in China."
Maeda pointed at Okamura and said with a smile, "I think you don't think China is good, but you think Chinese flower girls are good!"
Everyone laughed, and Okamura Neji also smiled and nodded repeatedly, as if he was right.
The next day, the caravan was preparing to leave with sugar and snow salt. Captain He handed a small book to Okamura Neiji and said, "Okay, this is proof of our friendship. When the war is over in the future, you can rely on it."
This is to avoid judgment.”
"Trial?" Neji Okamura looked at the notebook strangely, and found that it was written on it as a credit for China-Japan friendship. When he opened it, he found his name and a textual description of his external characteristics. On the back page, he wrote himself
Transporting supplies to the base area.
Maeda next to him said, "Keep it, Okamura-kun. If you encounter the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army in the future, you can take this out. This can protect you from being attacked by those guerrillas. It is very useful. There are no pictures of this, it is all
Text description, if it is discovered, you can also say that you have been framed. This is also their protection for us, but you see, this book is numbered, and only they know which one is authentic and which one.
One copy is fake."
Okamura rolled his eyes and asked, "Can I take this to where some guerrillas are located in SD? You know, there are many specialties in SD, such as apples, and the price of apples in China is very high. If I can
If you buy some somewhere, you can make a lot of money by then."
"Oh? You want to go to SD to buy Apple?" Captain He said with a smile after handing out the notebook and hearing Okamura's words, "Mr. Okamura, SD also has our Guanghua store. You can go to Guanghua store to buy our Apple."
Neji Okamura asked in surprise, "Can't I buy it directly from farmers?"
Captain He scratched his head and said, "Sorry, the SD base area is on the same level as our Taihang base area. I just heard about it. You still have to go to SD to see the specific situation."
Okamura Neji bowed and said, "Okay, thank you Mr. He..."
——Yamashita
Okamura Neiji slowly took notes. This time he went to the Taihang Mountains and he felt that he had gained a lot. Although he did not go deep into the base area, he learned about the main sources of the Eighth Route Army's economy and the way of trade. This time it was RB's caravan, so
How do China's own businessmen support the Eighth Route Army? And those farmers... It seems that everyone in the places where the Eighth Route Army is located cannot believe it...
Okamura Neiji stood up, shook his head and said, "No, there are as many enemies as there are friends of the Chinese Red Party! The bandits, those landlords, and the National Army who were suppressed by them are all targets that can be absorbed.
Controlling China with China is the best way to rule the Han people for thousands of years, and our imperial army can also use it... Back then, didn't the Qing Dynasty, which destroyed our Ming Dynasty, rely on the talents of Wu Sangui to accomplish great things?"
There is a reason why Okamura Neiji mentioned the Ming Dynasty. In fact, during the wars in China in the past dynasties, a large number of people fled to RB. Okamura Neiji has always claimed that he is a descendant of the famous Ming Dynasty general Xu Da. During the Anti-Japanese War
During the war, a large number of Japanese soldiers who claimed to be of Han descent entered China. One of the more famous ones was Komai Tokuzo, the first general administrator of the Puppet Manchukuo. He claimed to be a descendant of the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty and an ancestor nine generations ago.
In order to escape the pursuit of the Manchu invading army, he fled to RB and changed his name to settle down. What is ridiculous is that he, who always claimed to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, became the general affairs chief of the puppet Manchukuo.
Okamura Neiji walked out of his study. The guard outside immediately stood up from his position and bowed to him. Okamura Neiji nodded and said, "Notify the military department of those goods immediately... No, find local merchants to dispose of them immediately.
The price can be slightly lower, and then we will go to SD immediately. The Taihang Mountains are high in mountains and densely forested, and the roads are narrow and difficult to navigate. The base area here is difficult to enter, but SD is different. Let’s go there to have a look.”
"Hi!"
——SD Qixia
Qixia is known as the "Roof of Jiaodong". Its main terrain is hilly and mountainous, with the characteristics of "six mountains, one water and three fields." This geographical and natural environment is very suitable for planting apples. Of course, it is also very suitable for guerrillas to fight mountain guerrilla warfare.
, this is one of the places where SD guerrillas are most active.
Neji Okamura was walking on the road in the countryside. After a while, he saw a bayonet with a blue sky and white sun flag stuck on it.
The guard next to him was stunned and said, "This...isn't this too blatant?"
Okamura Neji shook his head and said, "It's normal. We don't have any soldiers here anymore. Let's go."
There are only a few pedestrians on the road, although there are not many, but there are always businessmen passing by. There are two entrances at the bayonet, and there are dedicated people to inquire and inspect and issue certificates.
When it was Okamura Neiji's turn, the inspecting Eighth Route Army asked, "Hello two, where are you from? What do you do? What do you do in Qixia?"
Neji Okamura bent over and said, "Ichiro Okamura is a RB businessman. He came to our base this time to do business. Here are my documents, passport, and the Sino-Japanese friendship certificate given to me by the Taihang Military Region!"
Hearing that it was a RB man, the passers-by and the Eighth Route Army around were a little nervous. The Eighth Route Army who was inspecting also took a step back, took the ID and looked at it, and found that it was a newly issued one. He couldn't help but ask, "This ID of yours is a newly issued one. What are you doing?"
Isn’t it in the Taihang base area? Why do you want to come to our SD to do business?”
Okamura Neiji quickly explained, "It's like this... I made a lot of money in the Taihang base area, but my home is in RB and I still want to go home to do business. After all, you are at war here... Although this war
It was brought by my compatriots, and I am very sorry about this. So I hope to buy some apples from you and sell them to RB!"
The Eighth Route Army soldier nodded and said, "Well, okay, but we need to check your things. Please hand over all your belongings."
Okamura Neiji cooperated very well and handed over the contents of the box and clothes pockets. After inspection, he found that they were all some clothes and belongings, and there was only one pistol. However, in this era, it is normal to have one or two short guns for self-defense, so there was no
People feel strange.
"Sorry, you can't bring this pistol in. We will keep it for you. This is a voucher for storage. When you leave our base, you can use this voucher to exchange for your weapon. In addition, you are only allowed to
Stay at the base area for seven days, and you must leave within seven days, otherwise we have the right to suspect you of ulterior motives and will arrest you. Please take it." After saying that, the guard took out a card and gave it to Okamura Neiji. The card was stamped with a steel seal, and
Okamura Neiji did not object to the date and deadline to leave. He put it away and thanked the guards before continuing to walk towards the base area.
After Neji Okamura left, the captain of the guard immediately said to the people next to him, "Go and notify the base area that two RB businessmen have come in. Pay attention to them, but don't get too close."
"yes!"
Okamura Neiji soon arrived at a village. When he walked into the village, he saw two teenagers holding red tassel guns on the hillside at the entrance of the village. Both teenagers had red scarves tied around their necks. He saw Okamura Neiji walking over.
He immediately walked up and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing in our village?"
Okamura Neji saw even children standing guard with guns. He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile on his face, "Hello, I am a businessman and I want to buy apples. Is your village chief here?"
"Your accent is wrong! Who are you?" One of the older boys approached Okamura Neiji with a gun. Okamura Neiji quickly said, "I am from RB, but a good RB person and a businessman. Please
When the village chief comes out, I will talk to him. I am really a good person, please believe me."
Although he was very suspicious of Okamura Neji's identity, the older boy still asked the younger one to spread the news. He only saw the younger one running up the hillside like a monkey, taking out a blue flag, and said to
After wandering around the village, after a while, a middle-aged man walked out of the village with four or five men. These four or five men were all armed with weapons, half of them were swords and spears, and one even held a bow and arrow.
When the middle-aged man saw the two teenagers, he shouted, "Erlang, what's the matter?"
The boy told the middle-aged man what had happened. The middle-aged man came over, looked at Neji Okamura and said, "Sorry, we don't do business with RB people. Only Guanghua Store in the entire base will do business with you."
Business, if you want apples, go over there and buy them." After saying that, he prepared to take people back to the village.
Okamura Neji quickly shouted, "Sorry, sorry, I just want to know how this year's apple harvest is? I'm afraid I will be cheated when I go to the county. Although I am from RB, I have done nothing bad.
Come on, we are what you call...international friends!"