A few hours later.
The conference room of the Secret Service was abuzz with people. Gu Qi was holding a large plate of peanuts and melon seeds, and from time to time he would grab a handful and throw them to everyone and said with a smile.
"Happy New Year in the Gregorian calendar. Everyone has worked hard this year. I bought these personally. I will eat them first and then go to Dehe Tower together in the evening.
Lao Bai knew that the deputy director returned to Beijing and insisted on inviting us to a banquet. Since the dignified Jinling Police Chief has a little face, he still has to give us a little.
It is said that he has prepared more than a dozen bottles of 20-year-old Nuerhong alone. Chunyang, you should drink more when the time comes to get rid of the coldness on your body. "
"Oh, it's true that it's bad luck."
Wu Chunyang, who had just been discharged from the hospital a few days ago, stood beside the stool and replied helplessly. The gauze on his buttocks was clearly visible.
"Haha, Chunyang, tell me, how many times has this happened to you, and your butt hurts every time? Next time you might as well buy an iron pot and carry it on your back."
The bald Gui Youguang was chewing melon seeds in his mouth, his eyes swept over Wu Chunyang's well-tested buttocks, and he laughed and joked.
Everyone was leaning forward and backward with joy. The veteran Song Minghao then said something else: "Chief Wu's ass is really lucky."
Ha ha ha ha.....
Just when the conference room was filled with a happy atmosphere, Zuo Zhong opened the door and walked in. The agents quickly stopped their smiles and sat upright.
Zuo Zhong looked at his subordinates who were trying to hold back their laughter expressionlessly, then raised his feet and came to Wu Chunyang's side. After a moment of silence, he suddenly smiled.
"I have applied to the Military Commission to receive honors for you. I heard that there is a new Medal of Precious Hips. In my opinion, you are the most qualified person.
Try to get a few more and hang them on the injured area when performing tasks in the future. Maybe they can also play a bulletproof role, don't you think? "
"Pfft~"
Shen Dongxin was drinking tea. When he heard this, he spat out the tea in his mouth. Wu Jingzhong opposite him immediately became a drowned rat.
Ever since Lao Dai was detained by the British while performing a mission in the port city and Wu Chunyang was injured, the Secret Service has not been so relaxed for a long time.
The way of civil and military affairs is easy to break if it is always stretched, so Zuo Zhong didn't say anything when he saw everyone joking.
After a while, the conference room slowly returned to silence. Everyone looked at Zuo Zhong above them with bright eyes, ready to obey orders.
They understood that if there was no important task, the deputy director would not mobilize so many people and call so many people here.
Big operations usually mean big achievements. Gu Qi and others who did not participate in the Northeast and Tokyo missions were even more excited.
"Yijun, distribute the information."
Facing everyone's expectant eyes, Zuo Zhong lit a cigarette and turned to He Yijun, who had just returned from Chang'an and nodded.
Document bags with top secret written on them were immediately placed on the table. Everyone seriously opened the seal and took out the documents from inside.
"In 1936, Japan's actual total national budget was 2.28 billion yen, and the navy and army budget was 1.078 billion yen, accounting for 47.3%."
"In 1937, Japan's total national planning budget was 4.74 billion yen, and its navy and army budget was 3.27 billion yen, accounting for 69% of the total."
There were two strings of numbers listed at the beginning of the document, and the hearts of those present tightened. They were all veterans of intelligence and knew what this represented.
Generally speaking, such an obvious increase in the proportion of military expenditure is naturally to prepare for the war, and the Japanese are ready to take action.
Gucci looked down with a livid face and found that in addition to macroeconomics, the Japanese were also prepared for war in terms of industry.
As of December 1936, the Japanese government had issued military purchase orders of more than 5 billion yen to private industrial and equipment companies.
There are 110 private companies designated to receive military orders, including chaebols with strong capital such as Mitsui, Mitsubishi, and Sumitomo.
Among them, the military investment of the old chaebols accounts for 14% to 26% of the total capital, and the military investment of the new chaebols accounts for 50% to 95% of the total capital.
The Japanese government is consciously supporting military enterprises and developing the military industry. In doing so, there is no other possibility except launching a war.
In addition, calling on the people to live frugally and reduce unnecessary expenditures, and to purchase war bonds are also new measures taken by the Japanese government.
open source,
Throttle.
The enemy is using a two-pronged approach to accumulate energy for the upcoming war of aggression, while the Nationalist Government is still living in a dream.
No matter industry, agriculture, or the military were not prepared, everyone was immersed in the illusion of the golden decade.
For example, the most popular profession in the Republic of China was not soldiers or teachers, but Shanghai stock managers. This is evident from the lack of popular support.
But do we rely on stocks to fight the war? Short selling and short selling cannot save the country or the nation. The only thing that increases is meaningless numbers.
At the end of the document is a photo of a huge warship being laid down its keel, with the dense welding lights on it making people shudder.
Everyone fell silent after reading the document, including Gui Youguang, who usually laughed and laughed all day long, because there was no way to fight such a battle.
"You've seen it all."
Zuo Zhong put out the cigarette butt, pointed at the map of the Republic of China on the wall and sighed: "What a wonderful country, but it's a pity that it won't last long.
The Japanese are heavily armed and their intentions are known to everyone, but their leaders need to consider the impact and are not in a position to openly negotiate with Japan.
But we cannot wait. The Secret Service is the sharpest spear and the last shield of the government. It must do its work first. "
At this point, he stared into the eyes of the people present: "In order to predict the enemy first, I am going to make some adjustments to the local district stations.
In particular, there will be a big change in the intelligence system that I am in charge of. You are all my old subordinates, so I will say some things directly. "
The members of the Intelligence Section from Gu Qi on down knew that what the Deputy Director was going to say next would be of great importance, and they immediately puffed up their chests.
They are the deputy director's people,
The entire Secret Service knew.
Over there, Zuo Zhong stretched out a finger and said word by word: "The first thing is to rotate the intelligence team agents in all districts and stations in the country.
The specific principle of rotation is that those from the interior will go to the coast, those from the south will go to the north, and those from prosperous areas will go to remote places. Do you understand?
The purpose of this is simple. If the local area falls, the newly arrived personnel will have less contact with the local area, making it easier to hide and perform tasks.
For the same reason, the leadership, field staff, and internal staff of the same district station must be dispersed and distributed, and the original personal network must be completely cut off.
To avoid a situation where one person is arrested and everyone on the line is exposed, we must learn from other underground parties on this point. "
I only give you three months to complete this work. Each department must take the opportunity to screen the relevant personnel one by one, and no one shall be exempted. "
"yes!"
The agents suddenly stood up and responded to the order. Such a big move was related to the pre-war arrangements for the Sino-Japanese War, and no one dared to take it lightly.
Zuo Zhong pressed his hands and asked everyone to sit down, and continued: "The second thing is to establish supply points and safe houses in major cities.
A certain number of guns, radios, and dangerous goods must be stored in the material point. After the fall, there is no need to call from the headquarters in case of special circumstances.
You know how powerful Japan's intelligence agencies are, and it will be very difficult to find these things on the other side's territory.
As the old saying goes, be prepared for danger. The power gap between China and Japan is too big. We must prepare for the worst and make the most pessimistic preparations.
There are only two requirements for the storage point. One is that the location must be concealed. I don’t want the weapons I finally raised to be discovered and stolen.
Second, materials must be waterproof and moisture-proof, especially radio stations. Once electronic equipment is soaked in water, it will be troublesome to repair it.
Small parts such as electronic tubes, resistors, and capacitors have always been controlled items. Buying them on the market is tantamount to suicide. "
Everyone nodded when they heard the sound.
These things are really sensitive.
The wastes in No. 1 like to hang around the electrical equipment stores in Jinling, following strange buyers to find suspicious persons.
Over the past few years, many underground parties have been tricked. This is a lesson learned. Stocking up on important parts in advance can effectively avoid this situation.
At the same time, the storage of weapons and ammunition is also a matter of course. There should be no mistakes in oil seals and packaging. Mistakes will cause rust.
Unlike cold weapons that rust, guns that rust are equivalent to being scrapped. Using such weapons to fight the Japanese is not as satisfying as committing suicide.
"As for the safe house..."
Zuo Zhong paused, thought for a long time and shook his head: "Currently, the national government's fiscal deficit is serious, and the allocated funds are getting less and less.
If conditions permit, I think it would be best to buy the house and send someone to clean it and repair it, without having any vertical connection with the local district station.
After all, the uncertainty of renting a house is too great to lurk for a long time. We don’t have time to deal with those landlords who are only interested in profit.
Moreover, renting a house cannot make large-scale modifications to the internal structure, which is a fatal flaw. It is not a safe house if it does not even have a secret room.
Let's do it like this. You go do the work. I'll find a way to make money. Why don't you meet Lao Bai more often? I'm sure he won't have any objections. "
Everyone was happy. When the smugglers attacked Wu Chunyang, Lao Bai made a lot of mistakes. He was probably eager to lose money and avoid disaster.
Take it from the people, use it for the people,
Not a loss.
The next step of the work was sorted out, Zuo Zhong asked Gu Qi and Gui Youguang to stay, and then announced the meeting was adjourned, and the agents dispersed in a hurry.
After everyone finished walking, he called Gui Youguang aside and asked in a low voice: "Has the secret tunnel on Jisi Feier Road been dug? Will there be any problems?"
"No, I made multiple supports and smoothed the surrounding area with cement. It won't be a problem for a hundred years." Gui Youguang assured, patting his chest.
"Okay, I believe you."
Zuo Zhong nodded slightly and glanced at him: "But military law is strict. If something goes wrong, you kid, don't blame me for being unkind.
Okay, go back and make a list of the people who participated in the excavation. From now on, this group of people will try not to go out on field missions and just work in the headquarters.
Don't give them a chance to be captured or reveal secrets. Keep an eye on this matter, go ahead, and report any problems to me alone. "
Gui Youguang saluted, turned and left the conference room. Seeing this, Gu Qi slowly approached and asked a question in a puzzled tone.
"Deputy Director, are the sources of this information reliable? You are making a big move on the personnel of the district station. There are inevitably people in the department who say strange things.
I'm afraid that the Japanese will launch war later than you predict, and Zheng Tingbing, Li Qiwu and others will definitely cause trouble.
These two people have repeatedly criticized the work of the Intelligence Section in your absence. They have sinister hearts and we must guard against them. "
"Well, I understand your concerns."
As he spoke, Zuo Zhong took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Gu Qi, and said seriously: "I will tell you even if you don't ask, this is a specific briefing.
The economic information was obtained by Hayashi Fuichiro. This guy became prosperous after saving Kantaro Suzuki during the 226 Mutiny.
Relying on the recommendation of his father and Suzuki, he successfully entered the cabinet work and is currently serving as the Secretary Section Chief in the Minister's Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance.
He is mainly responsible for statistics on various aspects of the Japanese economy and reporting to the Minister of Finance. His official position is not very high, but he has access to top-secret information.
The photos of the warship were the result of Ryosuke Hase. Hase's position also changed, and he was promoted to deputy director of the intelligence department of the consulate.
The identities of the two of them are top secret, especially Chang Gu. Only a few people in the bureau and division know the situation, so you must keep it confidential. "
Gu Qi suddenly realized that the seeds sown by the deputy director were finally about to sprout and might play a greater role in the future.
The higher the positions of Fuichiro Hayashi and Ryosuke Hase, the easier it is for our side to collect intelligence. In the intelligence war, they have the upper hand!