The Military Command Bureau fought an armed battle with the Japanese and puppets in Shanghai. After the Shanghai District 1 and the Shanghai Special Operations Corps were successively destroyed, several leaders were either caught rebelling or under house arrest. They have basically died down, except for the loyal and loyal National Salvation Army.
Several guerrilla groups are still fighting in the suburbs of Shanghai.
In terms of intelligence, in addition to several latent working groups, the station directly under Chen Mingxiang is currently the main intelligence force of the Military Command Bureau in Shanghai. In addition to collecting military and political intelligence, it is also responsible for exchanging scarce supplies for the Kuomintang-controlled areas and serving as the headquarters of the bureau.
Provide funding tasks.
Li Shiqun's secret service headquarters evacuated Shanghai and moved to Hangzhou, which meant that the secret service system of the Wang Puppet Government had abandoned Shanghai, and the situation was handed over to the gendarmerie headquarters and police station in Shanghai.
Under the "leadership" of Chen Mingxiang, the Shanghai Experimental Area of the Secret Service Headquarters has turned into a group of gangsters who only have money in their eyes and are not interested in work such as intelligence and arrest operations.
Chen Mingxiang could neither use the personnel of the Military Command Bureau or the Central Command Bureau in Shanghai to attack, nor could he deal with the underground party. He had no other means except using money to clear the way and building his own intelligence network.
The intelligence was collected bit by bit from daily contacts. The prerequisite was that there must be a basis for contact. Interests were not used as a link. Why should he have a relationship with the Japanese generals?
As for important top-secret information, the higher the military rank and position, the greater the possibility of knowing. Interest is more effective than favor and can reduce people's alertness.
"Thank you Chen Jun for the gift you sent to the Consulate General, and I wish you a happy New Year. Our Consulate General will hold a New Year reception tonight. The fruits you brought from Nanyang are very popular. If there are still some, please send some more."
Consul General Horiuchi Yucheng said with a smile.
For him, the so-called luxury consumer goods such as cigars and red wine are not in his eyes. This time Chen Mingxiang came to wish him New Year's greetings and brought the basis for future cooperation, a large box of US dollars!
"I would like to thank His Excellency the Consul General for your strong support. After the cancellation of the Xingya Institute, all the cooperation agreements signed between me and the Central China Liaison Department have not been affected in any way by this incident. This is entirely your deliberate care for me."
Chen Mingxiang said.
After the Central China Liaison Department of Xingya Yuan was abolished, all functions were handed over to the Consulate General in Shanghai. The power of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also increased with the tide. Therefore, there are deep interests between the two people.
After the handover work was completed, Horiuchi Yucheng did not raise any objections to the secret agreement between several companies under Chen Mingxiang's name and the Central China Liaison Department of Koya Institute, and continued to operate according to the original conditions. In return, Chen Mingxiang transferred the original Ota
Taiji's share was transferred to Horiuchi Yujo.
"Whether it's briquettes or salt, the work you do is serving the empire. Only when the social order in Shanghai is stable can the army's logistics support be smooth. This is also my responsibility."
"Mr. Chen, I want to remind you one thing. Although Japanese businessmen are too focused on self-interest and their greedy behavior has caused interference to the affairs of the government and the military, you have to know that they and the military are an inseparable whole, and they are inseparable from each other.
There is a high degree of dependence on time, so you'd better not do things too much," Horiuchi Yujo said.
This must be because the Japanese coal merchants couldn't hold on anymore and begged the Consul General to intervene. The Consulate General in Shanghai also had its own considerations. To provide supplies for the country and the army, it had to rely on the Japanese chaebol, so it said this.
"Your Excellency, Consul General, I did not intentionally go against these Japanese businessmen, and it was none of my business in the first place. Instead, I had to do this at the request of the garrison headquarters, the Central China Liaison Department, the military police headquarters and the city government."
"You should be very clear about the way these people do things. If they don't receive a profound lesson and suffer heartbreaking pain, I'm afraid it will be harder to restrain them in the future. Of course, all this comes from your wishes. I can terminate the measures at any time.
Action." Chen Mingxiang said.
Although Japanese businessmen have been engaged in business operations in China for a long time, it can be accurately said that they followed the Japanese invasion and penetrated into various parts of China step by step, because various resources in the occupied areas were open to them at low cost or free of charge.
Greed has no limits. It is precisely because of such a privileged status that it breeds stronger ambitions and has even threatened the interests of the military. For example, the coal shortage incident is the best example.
The Japanese government and the military hoped to maintain the stability of the Shanghai stock market and use this most powerful industrial city in China to deliver more supplies for the war. However, the chaebols did not spare even the necessities of people's livelihood and wanted to engage in hoarding to earn money.
more money.
"Don't worry, the Consulate General in Shanghai absolutely supports you. This matter is also required by the Cabinet and the Military Department. The social stability of Shanghai must be maintained. The behavior of the chaebols cannot be allowed to cause turmoil. Your plan to sell 100,000 tons of coal
correct."
"During the cocktail party tonight, I will arrange for you to meet with several Japanese businessmen. When the Chinese New Year is over, you can jointly operate the coal market."
"I'll tell you something in advance. In order to prevent the foreign expatriates in the Shanghai Concession from secretly participating in sabotage activities against the empire, the cabinet and the military decided to set up a concentrated residential area in Shanghai and move all the expatriates and missionaries there, and interact with them.
The outside world is isolated, which makes management and prevention easier."
"This operation will be launched in mid-February. By then, a large amount of real estate and personal assets will be vacated in the public concession. You have made outstanding contributions to the empire, and you are bound to enjoy the resources of the empire. You can choose some of them.
"Horiuchi said in the city.
This is Chen Mingxiang's reward for sending him money. The confiscated assets of British and American expatriates are also imperial property. They are either sealed up or used by the Japanese. He will not get any benefits, so it is better to give Chen Mingxiang some benefits. This also reflects that he takes
Money takes care of things, and "character" is no problem.
What a bullshit concentrated residential area, it’s the infamous concentration camp!
Chen Mingxiang deeply felt the viciousness of the Japanese. The concentration camps were hell. It was estimated that many people would die on the day the Anti-Japanese War was won!
He didn't care about the real estate and personal assets of the British and American expatriates, but what he was thinking about at this time was how to save their lives. From the time when the Japanese army occupied the public concession to the present, in order to find a protective umbrella for himself in the future, he secretly did a lot of work. First,
A large number of wealthy businessmen were sent away, and food supplies were provided every month. The efforts must not be wasted.
After coming out of the Consulate General in Shanghai, Chen Mingxiang drove to Riddle's house. Since the matter was inevitable, he had to find a way to face it and notify them in advance. A lot of arrangements could be made in more than a month.ntent
