Chapter five hundred and seventy third not far nor near
"Chen Jun, please don't worry. From Shanghai, through the French Indochina region, the Dutch East Indies region and all the way to India, it is the sphere of influence of the Imperial Navy. I have already telegraphed your ship to the fleets in various places to strictly protect it.
Nothing will happen." Lieutenant Commander Ono said while standing at the port.
This is Chen Mingxiang seeing off the ocean-going freighter dispatched to India. He is also accompanied by Riddle, the former general director of the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Public Settlement, and Mingside, the American director. They are seeing off the people who boarded the ship and left Shanghai. This time,
Chen Mingxiang sent their family and several big business families away.
"I promise that there will be no problems with the Navy. This purchase also includes Navy drugs. General Kinoshita acquiesces to this. But as you know, I am of low status and have no say. I want to gain more share for the Navy.
It’s very difficult and the Army won’t agree,” Chen Mingxiang said.
In view of the fact that the Japanese did not open their mouths this time, they only purchased a batch of medicines through a company, and the quantity was not very large. For the sake of the thousands of expatriates in the public settlement, the British and American governments agreed to conduct a secret transaction. An American pharmaceutical sales company,
Send medicines to a military port in India.
As Chen Mingxiang said, everyone knows what's going on, but no one can tell it. God knows and the earth knows that you know and I know. Nothing is so absolute.
"Our navy understands Mr. Chen's intentions. I have to congratulate you. I heard that the military department is very satisfied with this matter and will apply for an Imperial Medal for you. This is a very rare honor. The military command department will facilitate this matter.
.”
"Those stupid guys in the army actually blew up the factories in Southeast Asia. The equipment was severely damaged and production could not be resumed in a short time. As a result, there was a serious shortage of quinine on the front line. Tens of thousands of warriors of the imperial army suffered from malaria. They were simply a bunch of people.
Idiot, idiot!" Ono said.
"Ono-kun, I heard that the imperial army has completely occupied the Philippines and controlled the Central Pacific and Southeast Asia. To celebrate this, I held a cocktail party at Villa Mara. Everyone drank, danced and chatted. It was a lively atmosphere.
one time."
"Since the public concession was occupied, no decent social activities have been held. Please be sure to show your appreciation. The invitation will be sent to the headquarters at noon today." Chen Mingxiang said.
"There is no problem. We don't have any important tasks at the moment. We have plenty of time to participate in social activities. I will arrive in advance to help you organize the reception." Ono said.
Watching the freighter gradually disappearing from sight, several directors shed tears. On the way home, they couldn't help but thank Chen Mingxiang. The environment in Shanghai is so bad, and it is a great thing for the family to be able to return to the motherland.
It was a very good thing to be thankful for, and they also breathed a sigh of relief.
"We have bought all the red wine and cigars for tonight's reception for you. This time we will treat it as a celebration of our family's return to the motherland. We must have a good drink," Mingside said.
At the contact point of the transportation team, Zheng Tonghui looked at the pile of luxury goods in front of him and walked back and forth distressedly. These were all items for the underground party in Bingcheng. They were used by Lu Kunyu to negotiate with the officials and wives of the Security Bureau and the Police Department.
Used for close relationships.
They were all purchased from the French Concession. Because it was an allied country, the order in the French Concession was relatively normal. It was not looted by the Japanese army and the foreign banks were not closed. After all, there was still a large customer base.
Fashion, perfume, cosmetics, and jewelry directly emptied the transportation team's working capital. To this end, they also used their connections with the underground municipal committee to raise a sum of money.
The reason why I did not choose to ask Chen Mingxiang for help this time is because this is the underground party's own intelligence work, not for the people of Shanghai.
For example, to help the victims, buy some low-priced food, buy some clothes and cotton cloth, or buy coffins for the corpses of those who died of illness and starvation. The underground party has no choice in such matters. The economic power is too weak. It has this intention but does not have this intention.
force.
"It is not an option to continue like this. We rely on the funds provided by our superiors to purchase supplies. Once we encounter an emergency task, the little money in our hands will be drained out, which directly affects the follow-up work. The base area also has no income, and there is no income.
We know when we can call it," said the leader of the procurement and transportation team.
"There are only two ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. At present, the living conditions in Shanghai are harsh, and comrades are having difficulties in their lives. Reducing expenditure is not possible, and the only way is to increase revenue."
"We acted a little late. If the public concession was not occupied before, with Chen Mingxiang's care, we could still do some small business to make up for it. But the problem now is that the enemy's blockade is too tight and we have no capital." Zheng Tonghui
said.
"As long as there is a way to make money, I will figure out how to deal with the capital. We still have many comrades in the Shanghai stock market. We just need to think carefully about what kind of business we do to maintain funds. We are not good at this kind of thing.
Don’t lose all your money then.”
"By the way, you have been in contact with Chen Mingxiang's female friend for a while. How do you feel? I heard that she is very active in doing good deeds. We received a lot of help from her in our disaster relief work some time ago."
"I have no other intention. I just want to judge Chen Mingxiang's thoughts through her words and deeds. You and I both know that the money she donated is probably supported by Chen Mingxiang behind the scenes." The team leader said with a smile.
The underground party really does good things, but it is also really difficult. So many people froze to death and starved to death in Shanghai. Whether it was the provincial party committee of Jiangsu Province or the underground municipal party committee, including the comrades of the procurement and transportation team, they saw it in their eyes and were anxious in their hearts.
, actively carried out rescue activities.
Fundraising from the society definitely takes up a major share, and there are still many people who are willing to lend a hand, donating clothes, quilts, and money. But thanks to Wang Zhen’s timely donation of a large amount of funds, the work can finally be maintained.
At present, in the ruins of Zhabei, the underground party has organized a temporary residence for refugees, with about 300 households and more than 1,000 refugees, and a special welfare home for homeless children, with about 130 people in Shanghai.
The response from the city was strong.
"Considering Chen Mingxiang's reaction, when I met with her, we mostly talked about work, occasionally involving some new ideas and concepts."
"It gives me the impression that Wang Zhen is not averse to accepting progressive ideas, she is really kind-hearted, and her conversational skills are like that of a lady. However, she consciously avoids it. I guess it may be Chen Mingxiang's intention," Zheng Tonghui said.
Chen Mingxiang's relationship with the underground party is rather strange. He will notify him in time of any major events. Huatong Trading Company's material transportation to the northern Jiangsu base area has not stopped, but he has never expressed any intention of getting closer, and the comrades of the underground party can't guess.
