Chapter 38 38. Who said I was a traitor?

Letting Miyaguchi Kenji into the study, Ding Shaomei took out a letter from the safe and said, "I wanted to deliver it to the mansion in person, but you just happened to come." The paper of the envelope is rough, but the handwriting is beautiful and lovely. Kenji Miyaguchi recognized it as his wife's handwriting, but the recipient was sent to Ding Shaomei's Washington Investment Company, and Bao Youxian handed it over. "It's more convenient to send it to the company." Ding Shaomei said lightly.He exchanged the money that Kenji Miyaguchi gave him into yen on the black market, and asked Wang Jingwei's office in Tokyo to forward it.That person was Yu Changchun's old classmate, very convenient.The reply letter was also sent from the office, if it was sent directly to Kenji Miyaguchi, it might cause trouble for him.Whether it is a letter sent from China to Japan or sent back from there, the censors in the Japan Post Office, known for their careful handling, will carefully open and read.

The wife's letter was written with extreme caution, but he could clearly see that they were suffering at home. If the money hadn't been delivered, the whole family might not survive the winter. "Thank you very much." He bowed his head sincerely, but his heart was a mess. "It's a trivial matter." Ding Shaomei said. "There is another good thing. The investment you gave me will soon produce big profits. At that time, you will not only be able to pay back the company's account, but also have money to send home." Chinese people are very cunning!But what can I do?No one can count on him, a descendant of a pariah like himself, to ask for a teacher who was born as a samurai?Or turn to younger subordinates of Chinese origin for help?It's impossible.War makes oneself unfilial, which in turn may make one unfaithful.

After thinking about it, his mouth softened, and he said: "Mr. Ding, I have something to ask for this time, and I don't know if I can agree to it." "Speaking." Kenji Miyaguchi's official speech was slow. He first explained that Japan does not have a competent financial team in North China. All economic policies and the business policies of the Joint Reserve Bank are managed by Chinese people. However, those people are too selfish and too selfish. Too greedy, they work for the empire just to make themselves rich, and they cannot be trusted.Speaking of the Sino-Japanese War has entered a critical moment, this city is a base for attacking the south, and its role is very huge, and there is no room for any mistakes.However, whether it is Japanese or Chinese, there is no local financial expert who understands both the international financial market and China's situation. The North China Commander very sincerely invited Ding Shaomei to be his financial advisor.

"In that case, wouldn't I become a traitor?" Ding Shaomei was just talking about the matter. "A good relationship between China and Japan does not count as treason." Kenji Miyaguchi didn't have strong rhetoric, he just kept playing some bad tunes. "Come forward to do things for you, there is no need to mention this again, it is impossible, sorry." "Please think again. The people in the headquarters are rough people. I'm afraid they can't understand your self-esteem and self-love." Telling the truth is sometimes more threatening.

"I'm an orphan now, what am I afraid of?" Ding Shaomei smiled.Anti-Japanese War is like doing business, it is nothing more than a question of how much profit and effect.He has never believed in those theories that love the country to the point of rottenness. They are the weapons of the old literati's infighting, and they are not a burden that people who do practical things should bear. "But you are afraid of death because you love enjoyment." Miyaguchi Kenji went straight. "Okay, well said." Damn it, this old guy hit the nail on the head, he really loves life. "Well then, let's make a deal, and I can help you with some theory, such as doing an analysis, drafting a plan, and just giving a topic, as long as it doesn't violate my principles."

"What principle?" "Patriotic! I'm a patriot." Miyaguchi Kenji pondered for a moment, then said, "Since it's a business, what do you want me to exchange?" "A position in the committee." Ding Shaomei felt that her greedy face was quite decent.Give them some thought, because a person's sinking must start from fear and greed.This is their Japanese theory, and they have been doing it all the time, with great experience. Miyaguchi Kenji's face stretched out, giving Ding Shaomei reason to believe that he was making an empirical error. "This is the first deal." Kenji Miyaguchi held out his hand to signify the deal.Anyway, recommending him to the committee has long been planned, and this business can be regarded as a benefit without cost. "The first thing, then, is the problem of sourcing steel worldwide."

"You have scrap iron from the United States and iron ore from Australia. Just hire more ships to transport them back." This is really a problem for them. The allies in World War I were bound to cut off their supply of steel and oil. "I mean, what should we do in China if we don't have those sources? Please take the trouble to draft a plan for this matter." Ding Shaomei really wanted to laugh for a while, so is this a problem?He said: "We Chinese have a good tradition of cherishing things, and we are reluctant to throw away anything, such as broken pots and shovels, broken locks, wax solders, and old rattles. I don't know how many are hidden under the beds and behind the doors of each family. Anyway, you print the Union Bank Notes yourself, as long as you are willing to spend money, buy them, mobilize all the snare drums to collect junk, and buy them for you. I’m afraid that your small country will be drowned by these wastes.”

Miyaguchi Kenji opened his mouth wide open and couldn't close it for a long time.No wonder the government is desperately trying to get this man, he just said it casually, it is a brilliant idea to save the great cause of the empire. Ding Shaomei said again: "By the way, when is the committee's next meeting?" "Next Wednesday." Miyaguchi Kenji hastily bid farewell and left.He wanted to quickly write down Ding Shaomei's suggestion, for fear that this wonderful idea would suddenly escape from his mind.The Dahe nationality lives in an island country for a long time, but it is not as open-minded as the Chinese!

This old man is really funny.Ding Shaomei found that Miyaguchi Kenji was honest and cute. ——However, what he didn't expect was that when the Pacific War broke out two years later, his idea was dubbed as a "donation campaign", and the farm tools of the people in North China, as well as the brass ornaments on the furniture, and even cooking Almost all of the iron pots were looted, and the big guys can only use casserole for cooking. Zuo Yinglong sent Erbao over to wait on Fifth Girl, and pulled four rickshaws to the gate, two for passengers and two for luggage.He had a good face and didn't come to send it off.

Fan Xiaoqing blocked them at the door with words, and the two police officers followed suit. "I said, firstly, the eldest girl didn't get hired, and secondly, she didn't have a sedan chair, so that's why she came here?" Er Bao tried to force his way in, but Wu Niu stopped him.She said: "This one must be Miss Fan, right? I'm here to greet you." Fan Xiaoqing jumped up in fright, she never expected that this big and round girl would do such a thing. "Today is not the day to recognize your relatives. Don't be too busy dividing the size. Let's make it clear. Why are you here?"

"It's not obvious. I'm just like you. I'm getting married." Wu Niu laughed, revealing a pair of snow-white canine teeth and two dimples. "I'm not as thick-skinned as you, marrying and talking nonsense, how can a big girl marry herself?" Fan Xiaoqing put her body across the door. "Look at what you said, isn't this bald man following the moon - learning from you?" As she spoke, Wu Niu stretched her arms between the two policemen, grabbed Fan Xiaoqing's long hair, and brought her into her arms In the process, three dragged and two dragged out of the courtyard gate.Two patrolmen came up to rob people, but Erbao pulled out a knife and forced them back. Wu Niu didn't hit anyone, but grabbed Fan Xiaoqing's hair with one hand, pressed her elbow on her back, let her bow her head to her chest, and whispered something in her ear for a while. Yunong ran out of the house, took Wu Niu's hand, and tried to persuade her to leave. Fan Xiaoqing's face turned blue and red, and he couldn't speak for a while. Ding Shaomei stood on the stone steps and shouted: "Everyone come into the house, what's the noise on the street?" Everyone rushed into the room, Yu Nong deliberately left behind, and whispered to Ding Shaomei: "It's a bit like being a family member." There have been four or five telegrams back and forth, but the Tokyo side has let go. Duke Kano has been running around all day, and finally he has achieved some results.Oda Hideyoshi notified his family in Tokyo to send him a running script of Wang Duo as a token of gratitude.However, the North China Command did not buy his account, which made him lose face in front of his subordinates. What kind of person is the commander?Scenes in his mind, he filtered information about senior generals of the Kwantung Army.The commander had just been transferred for a few days, and they had never dealt with each other before, and they never had the chance to get acquainted.A dull soldier is not worth his trouble.This was his previous thinking. He looked down on these people. For the country, they were just tools. As long as they had a body and skills, it was enough. The decision-making power of the strategic policy was in the hands of national elites like himself.However, it was such a guy who caused him a lot of trouble. He asked someone to call Kenji Miyaguchi, but the family said he hadn't come back.He told him to leave a message, and as soon as he got home, he immediately went to the bank to see him.Kenji Miyaguchi is in charge of local intelligence, and he should know something about the commander. The "Arita-Kleiqi Agreement" was officially signed in the morning. In this matter, it should be of some benefit to the situation in North China.Oda Hideyoshi put his mind on the distance.All important local commercial activities are basically gathered in the Anglo-French Concession. As the official currency, Union Bank Notes are circulated together with French currency in the concession. Such a result is already quite good.This shows that the United Kingdom has been oppressed by the Germans in Europe, and they gave up part of their interests in China to reduce our pressure on them in the Far East to avoid fighting on two fronts.The national strength of the United Kingdom is not as good as before. They do not have the military and financial resources to fight on two fronts.Americans have an ambiguous attitude towards Europe. In order to seek re-election, Roosevelt made it clear that he would be neutral in order to win domestic votes.Yesterday evening, Kenji Miyaguchi just purchased the latest research results from a policy research institution in the United States in the market, and delivered them to him overnight. The conclusion was: the United States has just experienced an economic crisis and will never intervene in wars in Europe; , the victory of World War I was not forgiven by American families who sacrificed thousands of young people.This is really a strange place, the common people actually want to manipulate state affairs! It's not that he didn't worry that if those guys in the military department insisted on going their own way and really marched into Southeast Asia, their biggest enemy would not be the British, but the Americans, the powerful fleet of the United States in the Pacific Ocean.According to the information he has, Japan's current naval power may be smaller than that of the United States and the United Kingdom in terms of tonnage, but in terms of combat effectiveness, those fearless young men who are determined to die for their allegiance to the emperor can completely compete with anyone in Britain and the United States. A contest.However, war is not just a contest of navies, or even an army, but a contest of national strength. On this point, those young people in the military seem to be short-sighted. He knew Americans well, and he had dealt with many people in his life. Those Yankees who seemed reckless, or even thoughtless, once threatened, they committed brute force, no worse than Japanese soldiers inspired by Bushido spirit. Another difficulty is the Chinese. In fact, this is the biggest difficulty for Japan at the moment, even if it takes all its strength and energy for it, it should be done.What are Chinese people?You must remember that China is not a government.he said to himself, startled at the thought.The Nanjing government, which is more corrupt than the Beiyang government, is not worth mentioning at all. Their army is brave enough to fight internally, but it is powerless to fight externally.China's military is not something to worry about, it's the common people that are most worrying.I have been in China for 50 years, but I still haven't figured out the hearts of these people. This is a nation full of contradictions. It is so humble that it is weak, it is too refined to protect itself, and it is too generous to care about its own interests. Every foreign invasion, They will all fail in a mess. However, such a group of people has not been exterminated for thousands of years, and not even a foreign nation can successfully rule them. On the contrary, many powerful nations have disappeared in this populous land superior. In fact, the way this nation behaves is not like that of Ding Shaomei, Yunong, or Zuo Yinglong. They don't need to fight directly, they just need to passively engage in a little bit of sabotage, and they don't cooperate at all. Passive resistance actions are enough to make our occupying forces at a loss, and it is even more impossible to start, because they envelop us like a cloud of fog, there is no opponent to face directly, but everyone is resisting . There is no way, really no way.To rule North Korea is one thing, but to rule China is just a dream of several generations.Oda Hideyoshi retracted his hands into his sleeves, suddenly felt a little cold, a little overwhelmed, and even had an urge to run away, run back to his hometown in Nara, and live a small life with a large fortune. However, that is not the life a ronin should live.Even if he knows that there is an abyss ahead, as a samurai, he can only win respect by jumping into it. Kenji Miyaguchi opened the door and came in, holding a folder in his hand, and said: "This is the latest information on foreign exchange transactions in Shanghai. Song Ziwen exchanged 750,000 US dollars at a par price within 10 days, and the Chen brothers probably also took it away." many." "What happened to their foreign exchange reserves?" "If you don't sell gold in the international market to supplement it, there will be less than 10 million left." "Find a way to get me a quota of two or three million. It's okay if it's a little higher than the par price. I'll pay with gold." "Yes. Do you need me?" Oda Hideyoshi pondered for a while, then said, "I have something to ask for your help, it's about the commander." Miyaguchi Kenji did not speak. "Please tell me, what is his weakness in your hands? Tell me now...."