Chang Kaishen poured water into the teacup himself. When it was just before it was full, Dai Li quickly stretched out his hands to hold it.
Putting down the kettle, Chang Kaishen asked: "Did Zhou Mingcheng really say that he was friends with Roosevelt and that he opened a pharmaceutical factory in partnership with a British prince?"
"It is true," Dai Li explained, "President Roosevelt of the United States worked as a legal adviser to Situ Meitang of Hongmen for several years. Zhou Mingcheng is also the senior official of Hongmen in the United States, and he should know Roosevelt through this relationship.
. I also sent people to Hong Kong to ask Situ Juncong. According to Situ Juncong, Zhou Hexuan attended Roosevelt's family dinner and seemed to have given Roosevelt some advice."
Chang Kaishen nodded and said, "That makes sense."
"Commissioner, what about reading magazines..." Dai Li asked carefully.
"Let him continue running that magazine. The impact of forced suspension will not be good. For the Japanese, we cannot blindly tolerate it. As long as the articles are not too radical, then just let it go," Chang Kaishen thought for a while and said
, "As for triggering the American rifle production line, there is no need. I have already sent people to Germany. Hitler is willing to cooperate with China. It is more cost-effective to directly buy the drawings of Mauser rifles."
Dai Li smiled and flattered: "The appointment is wise."
Chang Kaishen added: "However, the import volume of sulfonamide drugs must be increased. If you ask Zhou Mingcheng to guarantee a share of 3 million per year, the price will be easy to negotiate."
"He will agree." Dai Li said happily.
Naturally, it is impossible for Dai Li to take the huge profits from the sulfonamide business alone. He must at least cooperate with Du Yuesheng to make purchasing and shipping more convenient, and Chang Kaishen also needs to share some of it.
The annual value of sulfa is 3 million yuan. People like Dai Li can sell it for 20 million yuan or even higher. Who makes this thing too rare?
Of course, as the London pharmaceutical factory expands its production scale, sulfonamides will definitely become more and more common in the Chinese market. By then, they will no longer be able to sell them at extremely high prices. But at least within one or two years, Dai Li and others will make a fortune from this.
fiscal.
After leaving Qilu, Dai Li immediately sent a telegram to Zhou Hexuan to explain Chang Kaishen's intentions.
Zhou Hexuan's reply was: An annual shipment volume of 3 million yuan is completely acceptable, but the drug price must be increased by 20%, and only 500,000 yuan of drugs can be provided this year because Europe has sold out.
Dai Li quickly ran to find Chang Kaishen. Chang Kaishen's instructions were only one word: Yes!
Zhou Hexuan breathed a sigh of relief. The dogs were finally fed and he could continue to publish.
Zhou Hexuan is not at a loss. After all, drugs are produced for sale, and they can be sold to anyone. Even if the profits are not given to Chang Kaishen and Dai Li, they will be eaten by other middlemen, and ordinary people will never be able to buy cheap drugs.
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However, Zhou Hexuan felt very aggrieved. He really didn't want to deal with people like Dai Li.
Although Dai Li planned to assassinate the traitor Zhang Jingyao, he killed more progressive people. For example, Yang Xingfo, who was chatting and laughing with Zhou Hexuan a few months ago, was assassinated in June. The mastermind behind it was Dai Li.
Next year, Dai Li will also plan to assassinate the progressive newspaperman Shi Liangcai and the anti-Japanese general Ji Hongchang. Countless patriots will die at his hands.
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"It's such a smoky atmosphere!"
Zhou Hexuan threw away what he was holding, Dai Li made him feel sick, and the news about Ma Zhanshan was equally disgusting.
Ma Zhanshan had already moved to Shanghai and publicly stated that he had only received 1.71 million yuan in donations. According to statistics from various parties, the amount of property donated to Ma Zhanshan nationwide in the past two years was at least 20 million yuan.
Where did the rest of the money go?
Only ghosts know.
This matter has become a big deal recently, even triggering demonstrations by students and masses. Everyone has urged the government to investigate thoroughly.
Since Ma Zhanshan became famous because of the Jiangqiao Anti-Japanese War, he has won the crazy admiration of the whole society. Some people have written lyrics and composed music, some have filmed movies, and even "Mazhanshan brand cigarettes" have appeared, and some have taken to the streets to raise funds for the "Commander Ma Anti-Japanese Fund". Thousands of people have
Thousands of young women sent letters of love to General Ma, willing to become his slaves and concubines.
However, now everyone finds out that they have been cheated, and most of the money they donated has disappeared.
For example, at Sisi Middle School in Guangzhou, the school issued a special "National Salvation Coupon" with the words "National Salvation Donation" and "Happy Donation to Aid General Ma of Black Province to Resist Japan and Save the Land" printed on it. All the teachers and students of the school actively donated money, as long as they participated in the donation
Yes, they donated at least 1 yuan, and the entire school donated more than 6,000 yuan.
After the news of the unknown whereabouts of anti-war donations came to light, the teachers and students of Sisi Middle School were filled with indignation and went to the school's Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association for explanation. The school's Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association insisted that it had not committed corruption and had sent all the donations to the Northeast Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association.
The Northeast Civil Anti-Japanese Salvation Association stated that it had not received any donations.
Who told the lie, no one knows.
Maybe they were telling the truth, but something went wrong somewhere with these donations, and they were misappropriated by some unknown guy.
This incident caused an uproar in public opinion and greatly dampened the people's patriotic enthusiasm. Many people even suspected that Ma Zhanshan had embezzled donations for the Anti-Japanese War.
The Nanjing National Government sent a commissioner to investigate the matter and quickly caught a dozen scammers. For example, a few Shanghai gangsters took advantage of the people's anti-Japanese enthusiasm to set up the "Commander Ma Anti-Japanese National Salvation Fund" and actually attracted more than 30,000 yuan in donations in one year.
, all this money was squandered by the gangsters.
Those gangsters were shot directly because the social impact was so bad. But the big shots who really made a lot of money were still at large. These guys were overdrafting the patriotism of the people and were as hateful as the traitors who surrendered to the enemy.
No wonder Ma Zhanshan is so popular. Someone must have taken the opportunity to hype it up and continue to push it behind the scenes to reap benefits.
The national crisis, for some people, is a gluttonous feast.
At this time, another explosive news suddenly appeared in the north. Ji Hongchang and Fang Zhenwu disclosed their identities as Communist Party members and led their troops to establish a base in the southern Chahar area.
As early as July, Chang Kaishen ordered He Yingqin to command 16 divisions and attack Feng Yuxiang's Anti-Japanese Allied Forces with the Japanese army on the grounds of "impeding the unification of political orders and undermining national policies." Feng Yuxiang had no choice but to disband the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and Jilin
In anger, Hongchang and Fang Zhenwu declared themselves communists in a high-profile manner.
When the third issue of the magazine was published, He Yingqin and the Japanese army launched a siege against Ji Hongchang and Fang Zhenwu in a very tacit understanding. On one side were the Japanese army invading China and on the other side were the regular Central Army, and they were able to unite to carry out military operations.
In desperation, Ji Hongchang and Fang Zhenwu were forced to surrender and accepted the recruitment of the Nanjing government. They went to Tianjin to work as apartments.
Ji Hongchang had just found a place to live in Tianjin, so he came to Sanletang to find Zhou Hexuan.
