Eight hundred and sixteenth chapter borrowing the title to play six
The purpose of Chen Mingxiang's visit to Suzhou this time is actually nothing more than three things. The first is to divide the interests in salt affairs. Li Shiqun will confirm the site he has obtained and cooperate to ensure the smooth promotion of salt sales.
The second is food. He will use the wealth he earned to relieve the victims of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, provide help to the British and American expatriates in the public concession, and obtain international resources for the future.
The other is to use the top-secret information about the Japanese and puppets that they know to exchange for Li Shiqun's trust, deepen the personal relationship between the two parties, and thereby obtain more resources from Jiangsu Province.
As for warning Zhou Haiwen, it was just incidental, and he asked this sentence because he found that the situation had changed and the expected conditions had been met, and the opportunity to eradicate this big traitor had come.
The conversation between Chen Mingxiang and Li Shiqun today was very crucial. He deeply felt that Li Shiqun was currently fearful and unwilling to give up his vested interests. For this reason, he did not hesitate to cross the bottom line and frantically amassed money to build an army in order to gain freedom.
The ability to protect.
For Li Shiqun, as long as it can bring benefits to himself, no matter it is the mountain city government or the underground party, there is no taboo, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal.
The reason why Chen Mingxiang asked about the food shortage in the base area was to help the base area while putting Li Shiqun in a desperate situation. Just like the mountain city government, the Japanese army wanted to eliminate the underground party quickly. Anyone who got involved with the underground party would only die.
Even if Li Shiqun had smuggling transactions with the Kuomintang-controlled areas, the Japanese would not mind. It was originally the power given to him by the Mei agency, but if he had transactions with the underground party, it would be of a different nature.
"The situation is just like what you said. Southern Jiangsu and Northern Jiangsu are not Yanzhou base areas. They are not only blocked by the mountain city government, but also constantly raided by the Japanese and puppet troops. The conditions in the two base areas are very difficult. The reason why I know
These small actions will bring danger, and we choose to do them just to meet the material needs of the base area."
"Of course, I understand the meaning behind your warning. The war of resistance may still take many years. I want to take a longer-term view. Taking extraordinary actions is tantamount to drinking poison to quench my thirst. But this cruel environment prompted me to take risks and make decisions."
"Actually, the head of the base area does not agree with my operation. Huatong Trading Company is currently the only transportation lifeline in the base area. It is not that there are no other ways. There are many comrades who are also trying their best to deliver supplies to the base area, but they add up to
, the transportation volume in one year is not as good as my transportation volume in one time."
"I have said too much. I can tell you that the base area is very short of food. Due to the long-term raids by the enemy, normal farming cannot be done, and the food output is very small. The food I bought privately from Su Xichang is very small, and we don't have that much.
Money." Zhou Haiwen said.
Unknowingly, this kid has become a real underground worker. Chen Mingxiang can clearly feel the change in his thinking. His mind is enriched and his will is firm. The only thing he lacks is experience and maturity, but time will make up for this shortcoming.
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"Tell the head of the base area that I can privately provide you with a loan to purchase urgently needed grain. The seller is Li Shiqun. For safety reasons, you have to contact him yourself."
"At the same time, the source of grain purchase funds must be kept strictly confidential. Even at the leadership level, the fewer people who know, the better. My identity is too sensitive and there must be no mistakes. If the Japanese know, it will be harmful.
Got mine." Chen Mingxiang said.
"Great, on behalf of the organization, I would like to thank you for your help in advance. Hey, that's not right. Li Shiqun is a traitor through and through. He works hard for the Japanese and Wang Puppet Government. How could he sell grain to our base area?" Zhou Haiwen was even more confused.
Li Shiqun serves as the director of the secret service headquarters and the secretary-general of the Qingxiang Committee. Both of these positions mean that he is a mortal enemy of the underground party. It seems a bit unbelievable that Chen Mingxiang wants the underground party to buy food from him.
But Chen Mingxiang couldn't joke about this kind of thing, he could do it as he said. Why did Li Shiqun change so much? This unknown truth made Zhou Haiwen a little scratching his head.
"Have you ever seen me do anything that I'm not sure about? If I say he can sell it, he will definitely be able to buy it. There is no danger to anyone who comes into contact with him. It's best to state the purpose clearly, and it's better to be secretive.
As for when to start the operation, just wait for my call!"
"Purchase a batch at the end of December, but the quantity should not be too large. It should be able to barely survive this period. It is already mid-November. Basically, the rice and grains in Jiangsu Province have been snatched away by the Japanese army and not shipped back.
Japan shipped it to various places as military rations. In order to make money from the grain trade, Li Shiqun really dared to take away the life-saving rations from the people."
"Wait until next July when rice, corn and other grains mature and the new grains are on the market, then buy in large quantities. You don't have to worry about money. I will prepare it in advance. You can take the time to report to your superiors and implement it." Chen Mingxiang said.
Zhou Haiwen certainly couldn't make the final decision on such a big matter at his level. He had to ask his superiors for instructions, but he was not in a hurry. It would only take him half a year to open his mouth.
Because if you want to deal with people like Li Shiqun, it won't work overnight. It requires a long-term process and you must have enough patience.
Li Shiqun made great contributions to the Japanese invaders in his position as director of the secret service headquarters. Such a capable accomplice is still valuable to use. The key is that he has not violated the bottom line of the Japanese army. If he wants to kill people with a borrowed knife, he is still not ready.
a lot of.
At the same time, Li Shiqun is one of the few party and government officials in the Jinling government. The Standing Committee of the Central Committee represents the core members, the provincial chairman is equal to the feudal official, the secretary-general of the Qingxiang Committee represents the executor of major affairs, the minister of investigation and statistics and the director of the secret service headquarters, representing
the special powers of violent institutions.
If such a powerful and famous figure had not been forced to get rid of him, the Japanese army would not have done so casually, because the impact would be very bad and would lower the mentality of the top leaders of the Jinling government to cooperate with Japan.
Because of this, Chen Mingxiang decided to take steps step by step. This was the result of long-term accumulation. He never thought that through something, he would overthrow Li Shiqun in one fell swoop, unless he was in trouble and openly resisted the Japanese army.
"Boss, there is a man outside who calls himself Xiong Jiandong. He comes to visit and says that he is the commander of the Yellow Guard Army." The bodyguard came in and said.
Xiong Jiandong came to Suzhou?
I remember that when I went to Jiangxia to visit Major Shi San of Wanggangcun, I met this military traitor Xiong Jiandong. He used to be the guerrilla commander of the Loyalty and Salvation Army in Suzhou. He was often active in the Suzhou, Wuchang and Changzhou areas. He also said that he would come to Suzhou for expansion at the end of the year.
It was a coincidence that I met him this time.
Chen Mingxiang didn't know that Xiong Jiandong came to Suzhou and would play a vital role in his plans in the future.
