The purpose of Chen Mingxiang's visit to Suzhou this time is actually nothing more than three things, the first is the division of interests in salt affairs, and Li Shiqun confirms the land he has obtained and cooperates to ensure the smooth promotion of salt sales.

The second is food, and he wants to use the wealth he earns to relieve the victims of the disaster in Shanghai, help the British and American expatriates in the public concession, and obtain international resources for the future.

Then there is the use of the Japanese pseudo-top-secret information in exchange for Li Shiqun's trust, deepening the personal relationship between the two sides, and thus obtaining more resources of the Soviet 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.

Today's conversation between Chen Mingxiang and Li Shiqun is very crucial, and he deeply feels that Li Shiqun's current state of fear and unwillingness will never give up his vested interests, and for this reason he does not hesitate to cross the bottom line and frantically accumulate wealth to form an army, hoping to gain the ability to protect himself.

For Li Shiqun, as long as he can bring benefits to himself, whether it is the Shancheng 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 inquired about the food shortage in the base area was that he planned to help the base area and at the same time put Li Shiqun in a desperate situation; just like the Shancheng government, the Japanese army also wanted to get rid of the underground party as soon as possible, and if anyone got involved with the underground party, there was only one way to die.

Even if Li Shiqun had a smuggling deal with the Kuomintang area, the Japanese would not mind, it was originally the power given to him by the Mei organ, but if there was a deal 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, not only the blockade of the mountain city government, but also the continuous sweeping of the Japanese puppet army, the conditions of the two base areas are very difficult, the reason why I know that these small actions will bring danger, and I still choose to do this, is for the material needs of the base area."

"Of course, I understand the meaning behind your warning, the war of resistance may take many years, I have to take a long-term view, and acting out of the ordinary is tantamount to drinking water to quench my thirst, but this cruel environment prompts me to take a risk and make a decision."

"In fact, the head of the base area does not agree with my operation, Huatong Trading Company is the only transportation lifeline in the base area at present, it is not that there is no other way, and there are many comrades who are also trying to send materials to the base area, but they add up, the amount of transportation in a year is not as good as my one-time transportation volume."

"It's a bit too much, I can tell you that the base area is very short of grain, due to the enemy's long-term sweep, it is impossible to cultivate normally, and the grain output is very small, and the amount of grain I bought privately from Su Xichang is very small, and we don't have that much money." Zhou Haiwen said.

Unconsciously, this kid has become a real underground worker, Chen Mingxiang can clearly feel the change in thinking, his thoughts are full and his will is firm, but what he lacks is experience, and he is not mature enough, but time will make up for this shortcoming.

"You tell the head of the base area, I can privately provide you with a loan to buy urgently needed grain, the seller is Li Shiqun, for security reasons, you have to contact him yourself."

"At the same time, the source of the funds for the purchase of grain should be kept strictly confidential, even in the leadership, the fewer people who know about it, the better, my identity is too sensitive, there must be no mistakes, if the Japanese know, it will hurt me." Chen Mingxiang said.

"Great, on behalf of the organization, I thank you in advance for your help, hey, no, Li Shiqun is a complete traitor, working for the Japanese and the Wang puppet government, how can he sell grain to our base area?" Zhou Haiwen was even more confused.

Li Shiqun served as the director of the secret service headquarters and the secretary general of the Qingxiang Committee, both of which meant that he was a mortal enemy of the underground party, and Chen Mingxiang asked the underground party to buy grain from him, which seemed a little unbelievable.

But Chen Mingxiang can't joke about this kind of thing, he can do it when he says it, why Li Shiqun has changed so much, this unknown truth makes Zhou Haiwen scratch his ears and cheeks a little.

"Have you ever seen me do something I'm not sure about? I said that if he can sell it, he will definitely be able to buy it, and there is no danger to the people who contact him, and it is best to clearly state the purpose, and it is better to hide it, but to hide it, it will be bad, as for when to start operating, just wait for my call! ”

"At the end of December, we will purchase a batch first, but the quantity should not be too much. If you can barely survive this time, it is now mid-November, and the rice and miscellaneous grains in Su Province have basically been snatched away by the Japanese army, either transported back to Japan or transported to various places as military rations. ”

"When rice and corn and other grains are mature in July next year, and when the new grain is on the market, you don't have to worry about the money, I will prepare it in advance, and you will take the time to report to your superiors and implement it." Chen Mingxiang said.

With such a big matter, with Zhou Haiwen's level, he must not be in charge, and he must consult his superiors, but he is not in a hurry, and it will take half a year to open his mouth.

Because if you want to deal with a character like Li Shiqun, it can't work overnight, it takes a long-term process, and you must have enough patience.

Li Shiqun has made great contributions to the Japanese invaders in his position as director of the secret service headquarters, and this kind of capable accomplice still has the value of use, the key is that he has not violated the bottom line of the Japanese army at present, and he wants to borrow a knife to kill people, and the heat is still much worse.

At the same time, Li Shiqun is a large number of party and government members in the Jinling government, the Central Standing Committee represents the core members, the provincial chairman is equal to the feudal officials, the secretary general of the Qingxiang Committee represents the executor of major affairs, the director of investigation and statistics and the director of the secret service headquarters, and represents the special power of the violent organs.

If such a high-ranking and well-known figure were not to the point where he had to be eliminated, the Japanese army would not have done it casually, because the impact was very bad, and it would lower the mentality of the high-level Jinling government to cooperate with Japan.

Because of this, Chen Mingxiang decided to take it step by step, which is the result of long-term accumulation, and he never thought that through something, he would bring down Li Shiqun in one fell swoop, unless his brain entered the water and openly confronted the Japanese army.

"Boss, there is a person outside who claims to be Xiong Jiandong, who came to visit and said that he is the commander of the Huang Weijun." The bodyguard came in and said.

Xiong Jiandong came to Suzhou?

I remember that when I went to Jiangxia to visit Gangcun Shisan Shaozuo, I met this traitor Xiong Jiandong, who was a guerrilla commander of the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army in the Soviet Province, and was often active in the Suzhou-Xichang area, and said that he would come to Suzhou at the end of the year to expand the establishment.

Chen Mingxiang didn't know that Xiong Jiandong came to Suzhou because he would play a vital role in his plan in the future.

(Today's two chapters)