On the 16th, all newspapers in Shanghai reported on the front page that Yuchang Coal Company was selling low-priced briquettes, and pointed out the key point. This was Chen Mingxiang, general manager of Huatong Trading Company, at Xingya Yuan Huazhong Liaison
This charitable act was done with the joint support of the Ministry of Public Security, the Gendarmerie Headquarters, the Public Concession Industry Bureau and the Municipal Government, and was a sincere effort to benefit the people of Shanghai.
One side is selling briquettes in full swing, and is slowly expanding its market amid praise from the public. Yuchang Coal Company is planning to open fifty more briquette shops, which must be completed by November. Thirty of the newly opened shops are in public concessions.
Twenty are in the French Concession and ten are in Nanshi.
Chen Mingxiang has no problem with funds. He has the Shanghai Branch of the Reserve Bank of China as his backing. He can lend him as much as he wants, and there is no problem with his people. Selling briquettes has no technical content. He just needs to know how to read a scale and calculate accounts.
However, one side closed the door and watched indifferently. They did not expect that Chen Mingxiang's operation method would be so simple. He closed hundreds of briquette shops in Shanghai. They gritted their teeth and endured it, waiting for the Shanghai coal market to be in chaos before cleaning up the mess.
Three days later, the freighter transported tens of thousands of tons of coal to the Shanghai city, and transported it to the charcoal yards of five briquette factories for storage. As a result, the briquette factories also roared with machines, adding thousands of jobs to the Shanghai city.
"Don't you feel that our direct-affiliated station is busy all day long with these people's supplies, and it's a bit unprofessional?" Chen Mingxiang said while sitting in the living room at home, smoking.
The Japanese army in Central China has not taken any military action since the end of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign in September, and the two sides are still in a stalemate. This has put the intelligence collection work in a situation where no work can be done.
If the Japanese army does not launch a campaign, there will be no major military intelligence. Even the intelligence work in Shanghai has no bright spots during this period. The operation team stationed in Shanghai by the bureau headquarters was cracked, and basically only the direct-affiliated station is left.
combat unit.
But the people directly under the station were gradually assigned to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, the North China region and the Guanwai region. Only a few people stayed in the urban area. Under such circumstances, impetuous emotions inevitably arose.
"I'm also worried that Boss Dai will have some ideas. The four intelligence offices have not been established for a long time. So far, they are not penetrated enough and have not achieved any results. We can't just rely on you as the webmaster to rest on our laurels, right?" Wang
Zhen smiled and said.
Her psychological activities could never be hidden from Chen Mingxiang's eyes. On the one hand, she was thinking about this guy, and on the other hand, she was also worried about the station directly under her. The resources provided by the bureau headquarters to the station far exceeded those of Type A station, and even exceeded the division's establishment.
The level of trust is high and the level of trust is unprecedented. All of this comes from Chen Mingxiang.
So far, the four intelligence offices directly under the station have not achieved anything. She herself is not anxious, but she is afraid that Boss Dai will be anxious. In the final analysis, she is still worried that Chen Mingxiang will be affected.
"Your concept of agents is one-sided. The work we are doing now is also one of the functions of agents. Although the military is very important, the economic aspect is also very important. No one can say how many years the war will last.
All soldiers who defend their homeland must have enough patience to wait."
"The direct-affiliated station is using the resources of the Japanese and puppets to seek opportunities for their compatriots to survive, such as coal, to solve survival problems for the people in Shanghai, such as salt, which will save many families in central China from the consequences of salt shortage.
threaten?"
"From the 29th year of the Republic of China to the present, my Huatong Trading Company has transported hundreds of millions or even hundreds of millions of important materials to the Kuomintang-controlled areas, including grain, cloth, cotton yarn, medicines, hardware tools, tires, etc.
They are all urgently needed necessities for people’s livelihood.”
"I dare to say that everything we have done is as important as strategic intelligence in the hearts of the commissioners. Government rule requires an economic foundation, and the purpose of smuggling is not for profit."
"We bear the heavy responsibility of the financial operation of the bureau headquarters. With us, the more than 40,000 members of the Military Command Bureau can work with peace of mind. What kind of quality does this have for the war of resistance? All the staff of the directly affiliated station should be proud of this!"
Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.
An agent at his level has surpassed the status of a strategic agent, because he is the leader equivalent to the Type A station or division chief. A heavyweight leader is a frontier official to the Military Command Bureau. There are not many local stations.
No one can compare with him.
As his identity and position changed, his vision gradually changed. His vision was different from before, and he could now look at problems from a certain perspective.
The many contributions he made in the early stage were too dazzling, and it was extremely difficult to make great contributions again in the later period. He focused on economic affairs during this period, and he was also taking a different approach and making contributions from a different angle.
Chen Mingxiang has never doubted Boss Dai's ability. The North China region and the area outside the customs are almost blank areas. The two intelligence agencies have not yet established a firm foothold. It is easier said than done to achieve results? If Boss Dai doesn't even have this patience, neither can he.
He will be the head of the Military Command Bureau.
"I think it's not just the staff at the station who have an impetuous mentality. This problem also exists among the staff of the four intelligence offices. Everyone is a little anxious and can't find their way. Under such circumstances, it is easy to make low-level mistakes." Wang
True said.
"The current situation is different from before. Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, the strength of the Japanese army has been severely restricted. Most military operations are in North China. They are consolidating their occupied areas and carrying out attacks on the underground party base areas deep inside.
The three-guang policy does not have the ability to carry out a major campaign against mountain city governments that have heavy troop concentrations and advantageous terrain."
"Therefore, I judge that this pattern will continue to exist in a short period of time. Even military operations will not be of a large scale. Everything depends on the changes in the Japanese war in Southeast Asia. The two sides have temporarily maintained a balance. In the end, the balance will move towards
Which side it tilts depends on the degree of external pressure."
"No matter how important the intelligence is, it comes from the foundation accumulated over a long period of time. The intelligence offices directly under the station must first not give up monitoring the daily words and deeds of the Japanese and puppet troops. This is the most basic work. The first and second offices are particularly important. They
Close to Kuomintang District.”
"Secondly, we need to target the traitors and spies in the occupied areas, and begin to remove obstacles that threaten us, just like I eradicated Nariko Kojima."
"Wait patiently, explore carefully, make careful arrangements, sink yourself and your subordinates to the bottom of the water, do not float on the water, and integrate with the surrounding environment, especially the Foreign Intelligence Office and the North China Intelligence Office."
"All departments directly under the station try to reduce assassinations and other actions as much as possible, focusing on instigating rebellion and inducing surrender. You pass these words of mine to the directly affiliated agencies and the four intelligence offices. This is the guiding direction of the work. Be careful and remember!" Chen Mingxiang
