Nine hundred and fiftieth chapters the more chaotic the better
"You don't need to remind me about this matter. I have already made a distribution plan for the 4,000 tons of rice and 6,000 tons of coarse grains sold to me by the Qingxiang Committee. The movements here cannot be hidden from the Japanese army. I am planning to transport 2,000 tons of rice to Shanghai.
, as military rations for the Military Police Headquarters and Marine Corps Headquarters, this has obtained the protection of the military, and the remaining two thousand tons are temporarily stored in the warehouse at Shiliupu Wharf."
"Six thousand tons of coarse grains must not pass through the municipal government's grain department, otherwise they will be in the hands of profiteers in a blink of an eye. However, I would suggest that the municipal government pays for the purchase and then distributes it by me, so that everyone can benefit. I
We plan to use half of it as grain for public sale and the other half to be transported directly to the camp in Zhabei as relief."
"The situation in Shanghai is too miserable. Because of the lack of food, it cannot be said that people are dying of hunger everywhere, but people are dying every day. The price of rice is too high and ordinary people cannot afford it. If it is not relieved, there will be big problems in Shanghai.
"Yes." Chen Mingxiang said with a frown.
Even if these grains are transported to Shanghai, it will not fundamentally solve the problem. Shanghai, with four million people, must consume at least one thousand tons of grain every day to barely sustain life. Six thousand tons of coarse grains can only be given to the urban area.
citizens are temporarily relieved of their urgent needs.
The Japanese and puppets implemented a grain rationing system for the Shanghai market. According to the standard, three liters of rice per week was implemented. After the rationing system was officially implemented, one liter of rice was distributed once a week. However, from the implementation to the present, each person can only get only one liter of rice per week.
I received 0.7 liters, which is the daily amount. I didn’t even think about steaming rice. At most, I just boiled some porridge. It would be weird if I didn’t starve to death!
Zhou Haiwen was speechless. He knew that the people in the base area were suffering, but he also knew the situation in Shanghai. Even if he took away the food rations from Shanghai to make up for the food gap in the base area, the organization would not agree.
"Mingxiang, can you privately sell a batch of low-priced coarse grains to the underground party organization in Shanghai? Their current living environment is very difficult. There is not much funding for the organization. With my meager income, I simply cannot afford black market grains. I am
I was powerless, and all the money I earned was used to purchase supplies for the base area, and I was unable to support the Shanghai stock market," Zhou Haiwen said.
He made a lot of money by doing business privately with the help of Huatong Trading Company's channels and connections, but apart from necessary expenses and costs, all his profits turned into various materials.
The base area is now short of everything, such as medicines, cotton cloth, hardware tools, matches, kerosene, paper, ink and dyes, as well as seamless steel pipes, sulfur, electronic parts, etc. These are all urgently needed supplies. The former are necessities for daily life.
Need, the latter is needed for combat.
"Don't worry about it, just mind your own business. There is also contact with me over there. When you need food, you will naturally open your mouth to me. With your immature words and deeds and still doing underground work, I am really worried.
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"Although we are classmates and good friends, I have to warn you. The intelligence team of the Mei Agency is now looking for trouble with me. You should be careful when doing things and don't be caught by others. Bulk supplies must be moved in advance.
Tell me, if something goes wrong, I will fall out with you!" Chen Mingxiang said sternly.
Zhou Haiwen blinked his eyes and did not dare to say a word. As a classmate, he kept his promise and would definitely do it. Besides, the work he was responsible for could not have direct contact with the Shanghai Materials Procurement Group. This was also the discipline of the organization. He said
This statement is obviously against the rules.
But what makes him feel strange is that Chen Mingxiang seems to know the details of this much better than he does. Could it be that he has been in the Japanese and puppet spy agencies for a long time and has become self-taught?
However, Chen Mingxiang's words still made Zhou Haiwen wary. The underground trading channels he currently controls are related to the needs of the two anti-Japanese base areas in Su Province, and there must be no problems. Since Chen Mingxiang specifically pointed it out, it was intentional.
refers to.
He knew some inside information about the feud between Chen Mingxiang and the Mei agency intelligence team. From the original Nariko Kojima to the current Kitazawa Ping, the underground party organizations in Shanghai all had information passed on to him. The reason was to better grasp the situation.
, relying on Chen Mingxiang’s protection to complete the tasks assigned by the organization.
If Bei Zeping wants to deal with Chen Mingxiang, he will probably start with Huatong Trading Company. If the smuggling target is the Kuomintang-controlled area, the Mei Agency will not be able to do anything. This is something the Japanese army acquiesces to, but if it is noticed that prohibited materials have flowed into the anti-Japanese base area, Chen Mingxiang
They had to walk around without food. They had completely different attitudes toward the mountain city government, the underground party, and the Japanese army.
"Don't worry. The material transportation line I built with my own hands has always been very hidden. Although the company employees know that I am doing secret transactions with companies in the Kuomintang-controlled area, even if the Japanese find out, I will only smuggle at most.
The gendarmerie and the police station will also come forward to protect me. They all take my dividends. This is a method I learned from you."
"The companies I do business with in the Kuomintang-controlled area also don't know my details. They pay me money when they receive my goods, or provide replacement goods, and never ask about the subsequent flow of goods. I have been a regular customer for the past two years.
When doing business, there is no new partner.”
"Since the Japanese are conducting a targeted investigation, I will strictly control all aspects of the material exchange, and report the situation to the superiors as soon as possible, reminding our personnel to pay attention to confidentiality. The person who is responsible for the cargo transport in Suzhou and Hangzhou is a superficial person.
This company that has nothing to do with me is filled with our comrades and can be completely trusted," Zhou Haiwen said.
"You have learned a lot from me, but I want to remind you that there is a reason for warning you so solemnly. Kitazawa Ping is very difficult to deal with. I can't even grasp his actions. I can find yours."
The company is doing smuggling business and will soon find out your transshipment company in the Jiangsu and Shanghai areas. If you are careless, it will cause huge losses."
"As long as anything is done, it will leave traces and be discovered. Smuggling to the Kuomintang-controlled areas can be done in May and June, but the transportation of materials to the base areas should not be done until the end of July. You
What you and your comrades have to do is to carefully observe who is monitoring or contacting you, and then find out the details of the other party." Chen Mingxiang said.
"This is absolutely not possible. This secret material procurement and transportation line of mine is an important channel for the two bases in Jiangsu Province. So far, a second backup channel has not been established. In other words, it is irreplaceable for the time being. This means
I think you can understand."
"I really don't have the ability like you. With such conditions, the company's scale is not very large, and the maximum monthly transaction volume is only a few million. This limits the purchase quantity of materials, and it is simply impossible to achieve it now.
According to the needs of the area, let alone stocking up on supplies in advance."
"If this lifeline is not activated for such a long time, it will be even worse for the daily life in the base area. Especially under the blockade of the mountain city government, medicine, salt, cloth, food and daily necessities are in short supply, no matter how difficult it is.
Even if there is a big danger, I will insist on completing the task. This is my responsibility!" Zhou Haiwen said with a very firm attitude.
