After evacuating all Japanese prisoners of war. And after completing the interrogation of Kitano Takatsu, who was now being held in a secret location outside the city, in the shortest possible time, Chen Long immediately found Yang Zhen and made an extremely detailed report to him.

Although he was busy and lacked skills, Yang Zhen, who still found time to listen to the report out of the importance of intelligence work, groaned and said, "Lao Chen, your idea is good. This Kitano Takatsu must not only be used, but also used well. Just do it according to your ideas, and give priority to the allocation of people, money, and materials that are needed. ”

"You have to personally grasp this matter, and you are only responsible to me, the political commissar, and the chief of staff. Be sure to do a good job of confidentiality, and do not disclose anything except for the direct executives. All Japanese prisoners captured in Jiamusi were to be held separately from other Japanese prisoners of war and screened separately. ”

"Intelligence work is the eyes and ears of our troops' marching and combat, and whether or not intelligence work can be done well is the key to whether or not a campaign can be victorious. In previous battles, we relied more on tactical reconnaissance, and even many times the enemy had already moved, and we found out. The single source of intelligence has kept us in a stage of passive response. ”

"Your work ahead is important, if not a priority. You are an old man who went out of the Anti-Japanese Union, studied in the Soviet Union, and worked in the Central Committee for many years. He has experience in the work of the Northeast, the intelligence work of the Soviet Army in the Jiangbei system, and the experience of the Central Intelligence Work. ”

"The central government transferred you here in order to better open up the situation in the Northeast. The large-scale law and order purges carried out by the Japanese army for several years in a row caused great losses to the Northeast underground party. In the past, the troops had been trapped in the mountains and forests, and it was difficult for them to have contact with the outside world, and they were almost isolated from the world, which almost paralyzed our intelligence work. ”

"After the reorganization of the Second Route Army, it also tried to carry out some intelligence work in many ways. However, due to various conditions, especially the lack of specialized personnel, and the destruction of underground party organizations, the situation has never been opened. Warfare relies too much on tactical reconnaissance on the battlefield, and this is very detrimental to our future combat operations. So you have to open up the situation as much as you can,"

"You have a heavy load, but don't feel any pressure. In the future, you can do it boldly, and if you have any needs or requirements, you can go directly to me, the political commissar, or the chief of staff. Remember, you are to be the ears and eyes of the military district. The eyes will be clairvoyance, and the ears will be ears. We must not go down to the blind man touching the elephant. ”

After that, Yang Zhen picked up a piece of paper and wrote a note and handed it to Chen Longdao: "You take this note to find Zhang Zhenhua and ask them to allocate two of the best 100-watt radio stations and three 50-watt radio stations to you from the radio stations in stock." Fifty Browning pistols, one hundred fast and slow guns, and fifty thousand rounds of ammunition will be allocated to you from the weapons in stock. In addition, 500 taels of gold and 200,000 puppet coins will be allocated to you as funds. ”

"That's the largest amount that headquarters can come up with. You should have an idea of the current economic situation of the headquarters. The cost of tens of thousands of troops to eat horses and horses a day is an astronomical amount. So you must use this money for me well and use it where it should be. ”

"But you must be very cautious when you use this fund. We must strictly control the revenues and expenditures, and the accounts must be clear. Remember that if there is corruption, misuse, or extravagance, and indiscriminate spending, I will settle accounts with you. But this is not to be a grande, not a dime. Never save where you should spend, but don't spend a penny where you shouldn't. ”

"In addition, you go to the political department of the military region to find Gao Yu **ren, all the cadres of the military region, your intelligence department can give priority to selection. The headquarters, the political department, the logistics department, if you fancy the person, you will give that one. But there is one thing, your intelligence service should be established in the shortest possible time. ”

Yang Zhen's generosity made Long Chen stunned. He didn't expect that the young commander in front of him would have such great courage, and he approved 500 taels of gold and 200,000 counterfeit Manchurian currency at once. This money is enough for a year's worth of field troops of the three brigades of the military district.

Judging from the current state of the military region's funds, according to the budget that has been made, the annual expenses of a brigade will be 70,000 puppet Manchurian yuan. This 70,000 yuan seems like a lot, but it includes tens of thousands of people's non-staple food, living allowances, and horse feed.

Although the cost of clothing, equipment, and food needs are allocated by the military region, some of the funds are missing. But these 70,000 troops must ensure that the troops are well fed and maintain their combat effectiveness. It is also necessary to ensure that each soldier has a certain allowance in order to buy some cigarettes, soap and other necessities of life, which is also tight.

At present, the troops do not know how many times larger than when they were in the secret camp of the old black top son, and even when they were in Qunce Mountain, they have expanded by three or four times. The area of the base area is not comparable to that of the original group of mountains and one place, and the troop garrisons have already begun to be dispersed, and it is no longer realistic to completely realize unified supply.

At present, the implementation is to allocate the necessary funds to the brigades and sub-divisions, and in addition to the necessary equipment, military uniforms, and staple food, the rest of the non-staple food and daily necessities are basically procured on the spot. Or do it yourself, plant some vegetables, raise some chickens and ducks.

In fact, the headquarters didn't have much money, and the money on hand was robbed from the Puppet Manchurian Bank and the Bank of Japan during the last surprise attack on Jiamusi. After spending this small half a year, there is not much left. Although 250,000 puppet Manchurian coins is not much, it is already all the cash that the military region can get on hand.

Regarding Yang Zhen's emphasis on intelligence work, Chen Long was not surprised. There is no commander-in-chief who does not attach importance to intelligence work. However, under the condition that the military region's funds are so tight, he could not have imagined that such a large amount of funds would be allocated at once. You know, the current military region is reaching out everywhere to ask for money.

In particular, the ordnance system under construction is almost a big hole that cannot be filled. As far as Chen Long knows, it does not count the current cost of importing raw materials and daily expenses for the ordnance system. In order to solve the problem of raw materials for the armament industry alone, the military region purchased a small synthetic ammonia production line with a daily output of 12 tons of nitric acid and sulfuric acid from Jiangbei, and it is estimated that the cost will reach 1.5 million yuan in the converted pseudo-Manchurian currency.

In addition, at present, Minister Peng of the Logistics Department of the Military Region is negotiating with him in Jiangbei to purchase captured Polish weapons and equipment, military production lines, and even a small steelmaking plant with an annual output of 50,000 tons of steel from the Soviet troops who have already occupied western Ukraine and western Belarus. Once these devices are successfully introduced, the amount of money required is also astronomical.

Although several gold, coal and iron mines in the base area have fully resumed production. However, the number of products that can be offered is still limited. A single ammonia production line has already budgeted for the second half of the year production of several gold mines. As for the military production lines and steel mills, the funds are far from being secured.

This is not counting the allowances paid to the workers of the arsenal according to the standards of the puppet Manchurian skilled workers. According to the standards of Jiangbei, the salaries of the Soviet specialists who worked in the arsenal were paid at the real exchange rate of the yen to the ruble.

Being able to take out such a large sum of money to develop intelligence work under the situation that the funds are so tight and the follow-up funding gap is quite large, Chen Long was almost stunned by Yang Zhen's generosity.

Looking at the stunned Chen Long, Yang Zhen smiled and said, "Don't be excited, this money is not given to you for nothing." Within six months, I want to see results. In addition, you should pay more attention to the development within the puppet Manchurian army, and make more use of the contradictions within the Japanese puppet army, the Japanese army, and the puppet Manchurian system. We now have several lines of intelligence in the hands of the Chief of Staff, all of which will be handed over to you from today. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen paused for a moment and said: "But your intelligence system can't just reach out and ask for money, not only to be an old hen, but also to be an old hen that can lay golden eggs." In addition to ensuring the daily operation of the troops, almost all of the limited funds we have on hand have been invested in military production. ”

"As for your future expenses, in addition to this one, there will be some in the future, but not too much for a long time. You still have to rely on yourself to think more about the funds. In the future, you must not only have your own hematopoietic function, but also have the function of blood transfusion to the headquarters. As for how to do it, you have to think about it. When the intelligence work is opened, there will be more doors. ”

To be honest, taking out such a large sum of money all of a sudden, Yang Zhen was also quite painful. Money is now everywhere, and the amount of money that can be used on hand is really limited when there is no bank of its own, so it can only rely on seizures.

However, the pain in the flesh is in the flesh, but Yang Zhen thinks that this money must be spent. In order to establish an intelligence system in a short period of time, it will take not only a lot of energy and effort, but also money.

The situation outside the customs is different from that inside the customs because the grassroots organizations are weak, the number of party members is too small, and there is even a blank in many aspects. As a result, it will be more expensive to establish an intelligence system like that in the Kannai. When necessary, buying is the fastest and most convenient means.

Under the current situation that the Japanese puppet forces in the northeast are still quite strong, it is very difficult to open up the situation by relying solely on patriotism and making friends, at least not in a short period of time. Money is not everything, but the saying that no money is absolutely impossible is the deepest embodiment in intelligence work.

Hearing Yang Zhen's words, Chen Long, who had calmed down from his excitement, nodded solemnly and said, "Commander, you can rest assured that I will definitely consider the use of funds carefully to ensure that every copper plate is spent where it should be, and I will never spend a penny indiscriminately." ”

Speaking of this, Long Chen smiled and said, "But commander, I don't dare to guarantee a long-term blood transfusion, but right now I can provide a sum of money to the military region." Although it is not too much, it can also temporarily solve the difficulties of some of the funds of the military region. ”

"In order to obtain our guarantee, Kitano Takatsu handed over all the working capital of the Fourth Division on hand. According to the clues he provided, we seized 1,000 taels of gold, 430,000 yuan of counterfeit Manchurian currency, and 30,000 Japanese yuan from the safe of a Japanese trading house. In addition to the cash, semi-finished opium products and finished products worth 200,000 yuan were also seized from the basement of this commercial bank. ”

"This money is all the working capital of the various wings of the Fourth Division to do business together, and the Japanese commercial bank is the commercial bank opened by the various departments of the Fourth Division in Jiamusi for the convenience of smuggling, which several parties know. In addition to the working capital smuggled by various wings of the Fourth Division, there are also accounts for the construction of the Jiamusi City Wall embezzled by several parties. ”

"Fearing that their smuggling activities would be detected by the Kwantung Army headquarters, very little of their liquid funds were deposited in banks. Mostly in the form of cash. If a large amount of money must be used, it is deposited in the name of the comptoir in the bank in exchange for a cheque. That's why we were able to seize so much cash at once. ”

Judging from Kitano Takatsu's confession, this is a business that only makes money, and there is nothing that this Fourth Division does not dare to do. Since the Fourth Division was stationed in Sanjiang Province, it relied on the backing of force to forcibly occupy almost the entire smuggling business in Sanjiang. Judging from the seized account books, they were engaged in half of the timber of the puppet Manchurian Sanjiang Province, 70 percent of the opium, and 90 percent of the smuggling business of Western medicine. ”

"And judging from the books, the scale of the smuggling network they have built is extremely large. Not only did several wings participate, but even some of the 1st Divisions stationed in Heihe Province and the 8th, 11th, and 12th Divisions of Binjiang Province were dragged into the water, and even the Kwantung Army Command was also deeply involved. ”

"It is extremely important for us to find out the smuggling network within the Japanese army in the future. With this clue, we can solve some of the supplies we have from the Japanese army. For example, Western medicine, auto parts, etc., which are extremely strict in Japanese pseudo-control, and we urgently need strategic materials. ”

"In addition, based on this guy's confession, we also seized the fourth quarter of the military salary allocated by the Kwantung Army to the Fourth Division from the safe of the Jiamusi branch of the Japanese Zhengjin Bank, totaling 1.2 million yen. At the Jiamusi branch of the Puppet Manchurian Industrial Bank, the funds allocated by the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Puppet Manchurians to the Seventh Military Region of the Puppet Manchurians for the formation of new troops, as well as 600,000 puppet Manchurian yuan for the fourth quarter's military salaries, were seized. ”

"Commander, you are not wrong in your choice this time. This Kitano Takatsu can also be regarded as a vast supernatural power, and he has a lot of so-called friends in the military and political system of Jiamusi puppet Manchu. In addition to these things, we also took out quite a lot of Japanese pseudo-funds in his mouth. ”

"In addition to the salaries of these Japanese puppet soldiers. We also found 1.6 million yuan in the Jiamusi branch of the Zhengjin Bank and the Jiamusi branch of the Puppet Manchurian Industrial Bank. In addition to our base areas, the counties of Sanjiang Province paid more than 1 million yuan in taxes in the third quarter. ”

In order to plunder more resources in the Northeast and serve the Japanese army, the Kwantung Army promulgated the so-called "Grain Export Law". It is stipulated that all grain harvested by farmers shall be purchased by the departments designated by them. This year is the first year, and Sanjiang Province is also a trial area designated by the puppet Manchurians. The 1.6 million yuan was brought over by them in order to forcibly purchase grain at a low price. ”

In addition to these, there is also 400,000 yuan for the purchase of land for the Japanese pioneer group that is scheduled to emigrate this year, and 500,000 yuan for the construction of so-called defense facilities. Of the 500,000 yuan, 300,000 yuan was used to build the highway in the Xiajiang area, that is, the national defense highway from Jiamusi to Fujin and Tongjiang. ”

From his confession, we can know that the top brass of the Kwantung Army did not expect that the Second Division's advance would fail. In the eyes of the top brass of the Kwantung Army, the success of your last surprise attack on Jiamusi was just an accident. So even though Jiangbei is in full swing, their actions are still according to plan. These funds are also in accordance with the plan, and they were disbursed as early as the beginning of last month. ”

"The average amount of these funds is not much, but it adds up to a lot of money. According to this amount, although it may not be able to completely make up for the shortfall in the funds of the military region, it can at least solve the urgent need. The salaries of the 4th Division alone are enough to pay for the introduction of a synthetic ammonia production line. ”