Chapter 1002: Catastrophic Plunder
"I remember, after I got the radio station from the bureau headquarters, I immediately withdrew the radio station to the radio room of Huatong Trading Company, and I only received it at home."
"By the way, can you get back a copy of the training materials and agent manual of the police academy, this is a very valuable summary of experience, and our direct station also needs technical reserves in this area." Wang Zhen said.
There are textbooks compiled by Japanese experts, textbooks written by senior police officers of the puppet Manchukuo, and secret agent manuals compiled by Chen Mingxiang's appointment of Wan Lilang, Chen Gongshu, and She Jie.
"I can think of this layer, you are really mature as a direct station inspector, I have already prepared a copy of all the teaching materials, how to say that I am also the principal, this power is still there, you can take the initiative to think of it, I feel very gratified." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.
He didn't want Wang Zhen to rely too much on himself in terms of work, as the inspector of the direct station and his assistant, she was actually performing the functions of the station manager, and she had to have independent thinking and decision-making ability.
The rice in Suzhou Province began to ripen one after another in July, and Li Shiqun was like a hungry wolf with green eyes, ordering the collection agencies in various cities to frantically squeeze grain from the common people, and the price was naturally very low, and the security and police forces, like locusts crossing the border, robbed most of the people's rations.
Chen Mingxiang rushed to Suzhou on the afternoon of the 19th with Wang Zhen under the pretext of going to the textile factory in Suzhou to do business, and with him, there was a car loaded with the Central Reserve Coupons.
The maximum face value of the Central Reserve Bonds is 1,000 yuan, and a bundle is 100,000 yuan, and the 100 million yuan Central Reserve Bonds are actually not much, and there are still some of them with a face value of 500 and 100.
Along the way, not only Chen Mingxiang was in a bad mood, but Wang Zhen was also in a bad mood, there were Japanese puppet troops snatching grain everywhere, and vehicles transporting grain were often encountered on the road.
Grain has always been the most important material, and the grain in Su Province is not only for Li Shiqun to exchange for money, but also for the Suzhou-Xichang area to be the most important grain collection area for the Japanese army and the Wang puppet government.
"These days are a group of beasts that should be killed, they operate so viciously, the people will definitely starve to death a lot this year, and the rations have been robbed!" Wang Zhen said angrily.
This is Chen Mingxiang driving herself, she doesn't have to worry about being heard, she is kind-hearted, and she really can't contain the anger in her heart.
"Where do you think the behavior of the mountain city government can be stronger than these Japanese hypocrites? Do you know about the catastrophe in Henan Province from last spring to this spring? Originally, in the event of a drought, the local grain production was not high, and the Shancheng government had to forcibly collect military rations, and even linked this matter to the achievements of county government officials! ”
"Nearly a million troops eat food, what a burden, coupled with the soaring price of grain, inflation, the price of each bucket of wheat has risen from 20 yuan to 300 yuan, the common people cannot afford to buy food, it is said that two or three million people starved to death, this is what happened in the national control area!" Chen Mingxiang said.
"Although the situation in the national control area is also very miserable, after all, there are still several provinces on the territory, and it is the responsibility of the government to mobilize food resources for disaster relief, how can such a thing happen?" Wang Zhen was stunned.
She knew that there was a big drought in Yu Province, but she really didn't know that the situation was so miserable, millions of people starved to death, my God, those bureaucrats in the Shancheng government, don't even want the least of the people's hearts? Is it not even the most basic government function?
"First of all, the provincial chairman of Yu Province concealed the disaster situation, which caused the Shancheng government to be closed to information, and when it came time to provide disaster relief, the measures were not effective, and those bureaucrats embezzled disaster relief funds, and prices remained high, how could the disaster be alleviated?"
"The tobacco production of our tobacco factory has been greatly reduced at this stage, and the report from the purchasing station to me is that there are starving corpses everywhere, even the grass roots have been dug up, the bark has been eaten, and hell is nothing more than that!"
"Is it worth fighting for the rest of my life for a government composed of big landlords and big capitalists, with a bunch of ignorant and incompetent bureaucrats?" Chen Mingxiang also wanted to scold people at this moment.
In fact, he did not say that in fact, there was also a major famine in Hebei Province and Shaanxi Province, and the underground party base areas were also in a difficult period, and the key problem was that the base areas had received a large number of disaster victims, which had led to a sharp reduction in their own disaster relief capacity, and the pressure was much greater than that of the Shancheng government.
After all, apart from agriculture and a small amount of industry, the overall industrial and commercial economy in the base areas is very backward, and there is no funds for disaster relief.
However, no matter how great the difficulties they encountered, most of the victims who went to the base areas to survive were resettled, and they were not as miserable as in Henan Province, and there was a sharp contrast between the two sides.
"Brother, I will prepare 30,000 tons of rice for you according to our agreement, don't want you to pay a high price, 20,000 yuan per ton, I know the money you transferred to the Bank of Suzhou Province through the Shanghai branch of the China Savings Bank, and then make up for me 50 million, this matter is considered a successful conclusion." Li Shiqun said with a smile.
When he came to Suzhou, naturally Li Shiqun wanted to set up a banquet to entertain him, so he built Tianxiang Xiaozhu in his official residence, looking at the table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and then thinking about the ordinary people who had lost their food, Chen Mingxiang felt that he had no appetite.
But he is now a veteran agent, and he is also the stationmaster of Station A, so he can control his emotions well, eat and drink, and behave without any abnormality.
"I know that with the minister's ability, this thing will definitely not be hidden from you, okay, when the goods are delivered, not a penny will be less, I have 50 million storage coupons in my car, and I will unload the car as a deposit." Chen Mingxiang said.
"That's not necessary, I know my brother's reputation, and I haven't broken my trust once for so many years. The Japanese army's grain requisition plan for this year was 280,000 tons in the Omi area and 350,000 tons in the Krabi area, with the Jinling government accounting for 33 percent and the Japanese army accounting for 66 percent. Li Shiqun said.
What is the Otomy Zone? This refers to the area where indica rice is produced, and it is mostly cultivated in southern Anhui Province, Jinling and Suzhou.
What is Krabi Zone? This refers to the area where japonica rice is produced, and the area around Suzhou, Xichang and several prefectures and cities in Zhejiang Province are the main producing areas, adding up to a total of 15 counties.
"I actually want 630,000 tons of rice, what a big appetite, this is to kill chickens and take eggs, and not let the local people live, but I estimate that if I can complete 20%, it will already be the top of the sky, and I don't look at when." Chen Mingxiang shook his head and said.
"You are a person with a good number, the Minister of Food of the Jinling Government has come to Suzhou, Chairman Wang's meaning, he is not willing to let the Japanese snatch all the grain at a low price, we also need food, not only Chen Gongbo of Shanghai, who put pressure on the Ministry of Food at both ends in three days, the General Staff Headquarters is also asking for food, and the regular army and the local security army add up to more than 400,000!"
"The Japanese army's acquisition plan was actually resisted by local governments, government officials and police, as well as security forces, all need to ensure food, you see, it is the best result to be able to reach 20%!" Li Shiqun said.