"Just keep the currency from depreciating."
The boss fell into deep thought.
With three million dollars a month in the ocean, and an unlimited reward for the Chief of Staff of the Japanese First Army from the friend behind the mysterious Li Yunlong, the headquarters made an action plan to unify the border coins of various bases.
At present, due to the scattered bases, currencies are issued independently and do not circulate with each other.
It greatly restricted the development of troops and base areas.
Only when the currency is unified and each base area establishes transportation links with each other can the army concentrate its efforts on development and growth, and can it truly have the power to establish a solid base area and keep the Japanese at bay.
Then, drive the Japanese out step by step.
Of course, the military also has synchronized plans to open up transportation connections among various base areas to safeguard economic development.
The first step of this plan is to take advantage of the period when the Taiyue Mountain Area attracts the attention of the Japanese and use the most economically developed Jinan base area controlled by the army as a pilot to build up the credibility of the border currency.
Even if you pay some price.
However, the headquarters did not fully understand the cruelty of the economic struggle and did not expect that the complete elimination of miscellaneous coins in southern Hebei Province and the restoration of the currency value to May would cost six million oceans.
Moreover, in view of the military disadvantages and the sabotage of the Japanese, considerable investment will be required for subsequent maintenance.
Preliminary estimates require one million oceans per month.
"no."
After thinking for a long time, the boss slapped the table:
"The southern Hebei base area is our economic warfare pilot area. It is related to the future people's trust in our currency and the future development of the base area. This battle must not be allowed to fail."
"There can be no compromise."
Economy and industry are the basis of modern military power.
However, at present, these two base areas are basically not very good.
Let alone industry.
The Shuiyaozi Arsenal, which the headquarters concentrated on developing, could not even independently manufacture bullets. The light industry also had a serious shortage of production capacity and poor technical level. Soap, matches, fertilizer powder, sanitary balls, paper, pencils, pens, etc. all needed to be imported from enemy-occupied areas.
It can be said that there is nothing.
As for the economy.
Three million silver dollars per month is a lot of money, and it can be doubled in the future. If you work a few more votes, you can be richer than the candied fruit, but the economic power without sufficient productivity as a basis is just a mirror.
The loss is that the silver dollar is not just currency, but also a precious metal, otherwise it will be an over-issuance of currency.
So the key is to turn these silver dollars into the fundamental power of the base area - productivity.
Then produce enough supplies and turn them into the strength of the base area to slowly drive the Japanese out.
The supplies that the Independent Regiment frees up every month are far from enough to drive the Japanese out. Moreover, only the strength developed by oneself is the most reliable and will not be controlled by others.
But at present, the army has no external access. A newspaper rotary printing press, some ink and newsprint all need to cost five to six thousand oceans to be transported by Japanese railway to enter the base area.
And the risk is extremely high. Once discovered by the Japanese, both property and property will be lost.
Importing industrial equipment and technology is simply out of the question.
Therefore, the first plan is to open up external channels to realize the import of small-scale equipment and technology, and then establish a production line for Type 40 submachine guns and Mauser pistol ammunition at the Shuiyaozi Arsenal in the Taihang base area. This type of gun has a simple structure and is easy to produce. Great firepower.
At one key point, Li Yunlong obtained a complete set of production technical data, and even some technical personnel there provided guidance.
and a production line for grenades.
Then expand production to meet the needs of the entire military on a large scale.
Located in a plain, with a developed economy and convenient transportation, and close to Sulu and other coastal provinces, the Jinan base area will be the future transportation line and transfer station for the Taihang base area to import machinery and equipment from abroad.
to this end,
It is not only necessary to strengthen the military power, the headquarters specially sent an artillery battalion there, but also to develop and strengthen the economic power, and actively attract foreign businessmen and brokers with economic capabilities and interests.
After all, the current troops do not have the ability to break through the Japanese overseas blockade. They can only rely on those international businessmen with good hands and eyes.
"But we don't have enough funds..."
someone said.
"Then go earn it."
The boss waved his hand:
"Didn't the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Japanese First Army take office?"
"Can't we just kill these two old devils?!"
"That makes sense!"
When the topic reached this point, everyone suddenly felt that this meeting seemed to be in vain.
It's just a waste of time.
"yes."
Several staff members attending the meeting were immediately gearing up.
With abundant funds and more than a hundred shortwave radios from the independent regiments, not walkie-talkies, but shortwave radios, capable of sending telegraphs over hundreds of kilometers.
The intelligence strength of the headquarters has also been greatly increased.
It was very difficult to kill Yoshio Shinozuka, but it was not that difficult to kill the two chiefs of staff of the Japanese First Army.
"Hey, just right."
The deputy general staff who had been listening calmly beside him suddenly let out a laugh:
"I just received a telegram from Yangquan. The Japanese will pass through Yangquan tomorrow afternoon and head to Li County."
"What are you waiting for?"
"Arrange immediately."
The boss waved his hand and his eyes lit up - the same light as a silver dollar.
···
the next day.
early morning,
Beiping, a warehouse of a furniture production workshop.
"Only thirty-eight batches?"
Looking at the pieces of wood in front of him, totaling more than a hundred pieces of wood, Vincent frowned.
According to the telegram from the headquarters, there are fifty batches of wood in this batch, each batch has three to five logs, and contains one thousand oceans of silver dollars, totaling fifty thousand oceans.
These large batches were given to the Beiping underground organization to fund activities and purchase equipment, but now they have only received thirty-eight batches, which is 38,000 silver dollars.
"Everyone else was discovered by the Japanese!"
The comrade in charge of escorting sighed.
"Why··"
Vincent also sighed:
"It seems that we have to find another way to transport it next time."
"Fortunately, it's enough to buy a newspaper printing press and ink for newsprint. After paying the freight, there are still five thousand oceans left."
Although the loss is large, it is acceptable.
"They are all ninety-five percent silver dollars."
Picking up a stack of silver coins and examining them carefully, Vincent's doubts reappeared when he heard the crisp sound of the silver coins.
These silver coins are all 95% pure silver. Although they are not as rich in silver as the 99% silver coins, the 95% silver coins are not only of good quality and high hardness, but can also be stored for a long time without deformation.
However, these silver coins are obviously the latest ones to be printed.
Where did the headquarters get these silver coins?
"Why do the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Japanese First Army have anything to do with these silver coins?"
Vincent still doesn't understand the headquarters' mission to kill the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff of the First Army.
But it’s okay not to understand.
The silver dollar in front of him made him know that if he met the Chief of Staff or the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Japanese First Army in the future, he must kill him, no matter the cost!
···
"Seize six thousand silver dollars on the train?"
at the same time.
The head of the Japanese Ji Province and the head of the economic operations plan of the Eighth Route Army of the North China Front, Colonel Suzuki Fanji, also received reports from his subordinates.
Six thousand silver dollars secretly transported on the railway train were seized.
It has to be said that the devils are not bad at making money.
Twelve thousand oceans were actually seized, but only half of it was actually handed over, half of which was swallowed directly.
"Yes, the condition is very new."
The subordinate handed a stack of silver coins to Suzuki Fanji.
After taking the silver coins and looking at the large stack of silver coins in his hand, Suzuki Fanji frowned.
Not only the appearance and quality are good, but the key is that it is newly cast.
The U.S. Silver Act drove up world silver prices. Even when the U.S. Treasury Department refused to accept silver, causing a temporary decline in silver on the market, the price of silver was half higher than before the Silver Act was introduced five years ago.
At this time, someone actually minted silver coins?
"Who transported it?"
Suzuki Fanji asked.
The seizure of six thousand means that the amount was not seized. Such a huge amount of silver coins was transported privately without going through a bank controlled by the Locust Army. It was obvious that there was an ulterior motive.
"It's not clear yet."
The face of the hand is a little stiff:
"We found silver dollars hidden in the wood, so we confiscated it immediately."
It stands to reason that after discovering that the materials are available, you should track them, but this time it was silver dollars, which was not only currency itself, but also very valuable, so the process failed to proceed.
"But the destination is Beiping."
"Initial suspicion is that it is the underground party of Beiping."
The subordinate continued.
"knew."
After taking a deep look at his subordinates, Suzuki Fanji didn't say much.
"Tubalu?"
"Smuggling to purchase supplies?"
After his men left, Suzuki Fanji held a silver dollar in his hand and subconsciously threw the silver dollar down, but he was thoughtful in his heart.
···
At noon that day.
Northern Review.
A comrade brought silver dollars and personally visited the warehouse where the foreign businessman was located.
Ding··
A foreign businessman from the United States listened to the crisp jingle of silver coins and discovered that they were all 95% pure silver. Then he asked his subordinates to check and count the number, and he was immediately overjoyed:
"make a deal."
At first, he thought these people were here to ask about the price.
But I didn't expect that it would actually come true.
And the payment is in cash, not a check from a certain bank.
This deal was a huge profit.
Not only did he sell the printing press, ink, and newsprint in his hands, he did so without any loss.
He is an American, and the price of silver in China is one-third higher than here. As long as he transports this batch of silver coins back to China, he can still make a net profit of two thousand US dollars, which is much higher than the expected profit.
"These are newspaper rotary presses, newsprint, and ink."
The American businessman pointed to a large amount of supplies behind him and said:
"Do you need help transporting it?"
The American businessman was in a good mood and even took the initiative to help with transportation:
"I have rented a group of trucks that can help you transport them to the train station and load them onto the train."
The current U.S.-Japan trade treaty is still valid, and shiploads of scrap steel, machinery and equipment, fuel, aircraft parts and other military supplies depart from the United States and arrive in Japan.
The monthly trading volume reaches $50 million.
During this period, because they wanted something from the United States, the Japanese did not dare to offend the Americans, so the American businessman dared to make this promise.
"Thank you very much."
The comrades who came to trade were immediately overjoyed.
Having Americans help can save a lot of trouble.
"I also have a batch of equipment, are you interested?"
During the transportation arrangements, American businessman George Galvin suddenly said.
These brand-new silver coins made the American businessman understand that these mysterious Chinese people must have a large amount of silver coins in their hands, and they were all in cash.
"What device?"
asked the comrade who came to trade.
"Press equipment!"
“And steel pipe extruders.”
George Galvin lowered his voice:
"A set of small stamping equipment that was eliminated from the military factory."
As a businessman, he knew what this group of people needed.
"Press equipment."
"Steel pipe extruder."
The comrades who came to trade stopped breathing for a moment:
"How much?"
These two pieces of equipment rank very high on the headquarters' procurement list and are necessary equipment for building an arsenal.
"This set of equipment was scrapped from the American military factory. It comes with its own gasoline generator, so it is very expensive. Not including shipping, it costs thirty thousand US dollars, which is one hundred thousand silver dollars."
"If you give me cash, I can waive the shipping fee."
"too expensive."
The comrade who could be sent to be responsible for the transaction naturally understood the market. Finally, after a series of bargaining, the price was set at 90,000 silver dollars, and George Galvin was responsible for transporting it to Baoding.
(End of chapter)
