Chongqing, Military Command Headquarters.

Dai Li held the telegram in his hand, and he didn't seem to believe what he saw, as if he was asking Mao Renfeng, and as if he was asking himself there:

"Is this true?"

"It should be true."

Mao Renfeng looked incredible: "Meng Shaoyuan, I will never joke about this kind of thing, it will be a loss of my head." ”

"Quick, get ready!"

Dai Li woke up like a dream: "I want to meet the chairman immediately!" ”

……

"Is this true?"

The first question asked by the chairman of the committee was exactly the same as what Dai Li asked.

"It's true, Headmaster." Dai Li's body stood straight: "Under the command of District Governor Meng Shaoyuan, the Shanghai District of our Military Command Bureau successfully captured five people, including Iwabuchi Central, assistant director of the Financial Control Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Finance, Taro Onishi, vice president of the Bank of Japan of Japan, and Tomita Shikiyo, the banknote issuance supervisor of the Bank of Japan and a banknote expert, and the Japanese financial expert group was completely wiped out!" ”

"Good, good!"

The chairman of the committee was overjoyed: "Electrification reward, electrification commendation!" ”

"Headmaster." Dai Li hurriedly reminded: "This time, all the Japanese financial experts were arrested, and the Japanese side is not only panicking, but I am afraid that it will also be annoyed and angry, and if it is publicly telegraphed to reward it at this time, I am afraid that it will ......."

"Yes, yes."

The chairman nodded: "I'm too happy to have neglected this." The arrest of these Japanese experts not only dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese financial system, but also made Japan's financial sector have no secrets in front of us. This victory is no less than a successful battle. Yunong, you are very good, the soldiers you brought are very good. ”

For the chairman, this is already a very high praise.

"It's this Meng Shaoyuan again." The chairman of the committee was very interested: "Every once in a while, we will have a surprise." He was able to deal with Yasumi Yanagawa and then rescue Yukiyu Someya, so that we could more effectively target the Japanese gas attack, and now, he has given us such a big gift. Tell me, how can we reward him? ”

"Headmaster, if you give him a commendation, I'm afraid his tail will rise to the sky again, and maybe in a few days, he will cause some trouble." What Dai Li said was from his heart: "I think that, I still remember this credit, and when he gets into trouble in the future, it will be offset." ”

"You, Dai Yunong, are very good at thinking about your subordinates." The chairman smiled and said: "Okay, however, the award must be awarded, Chongqing, you don't have to come, Shanghai still needs him." Also, about this bonus......"

"Commission, Minister Kong asks to see."

"Okay, let him in."

"Bench, great news." Kong Xiangxi said excitedly as soon as he came in.

"Yongzhi, don't worry." The chairman of the committee interrupted him: "I also have good news, and it really has a lot to do with your Ministry of Finance, Yunong, you can report to Minister Kong." ”

"Yes!"

Dai Li immediately explained in detail the arrest of Meng Shaoyuan by the Japanese financial expert group.

"Oh my God." Kong Xiangxi's face was incredulous: "He, he arrested all the expert groups?" Quick, let him send all these Japanese to Chongqing, this is a wealth that is difficult to measure! ”

Saying that, he still seemed to be a little unconvinced: "How could it be, how could it be, how did he do it?" How did he do it? ”

"How we did it, we don't know, we can only see Meng Shaoyuan and ask him face to face." Only then did the chairman ask: "Yongzhi, what good news do you have?" ”

Kong Xiangxi perked up: "It's also related to Meng Shaoyuan." ”

"Oh, it's him again? Let's talk about it. ”

"Meng Shaoyuan's issuance of patriotic bonds in Shanghai took only 28 days, and all the funds have been sold, and now, all the funds have been handed over to our central bank in Shanghai!"

"Twenty-eight days? He has issued all 200 million yuan of public bonds? ”

"Yes, all the issuance has been completed, and according to the agreement, 20 million yuan will be awarded to fund the activities of the Shanghai District of the Military Command Bureau, and the remaining 180 million yuan is not a penny. The interest rate is 4%, which is paid once a year. ”

"The interest rate is so low?" The chairman of the committee was stunned for a moment: "I remember that we just issued a construction bond, with an interest rate of six percent, and the interest is paid twice a year, and it will be paid off in twenty-five years, right?" ”

"That's right, Shanghai's patriotic public bonds are actually construction bonds, and a large part of them does not have to be repaid."

"Why?"

Dai Li said, "Headmaster, that's what happened. Meng Shaoyuan sold most of the patriotic public debts to those profiteers who had dealings with the Japanese, and when the time came, these would be all fake products. ”

"No wonder." Only then did the chairman suddenly realize: "He is using this brain, this person, in the eyes of those businessmen, I am afraid that he is now a bully." ”

"Commission, I think there are still fewer such bullies." Kong Xiangxi said with a smile: "If there are a few more similar bullies, my life as the finance minister will be much better." ”

The chairman of the committee was still there wondering how Meng Shaoyuan came up with this method: "Twenty million, I think the reward is still too little." He has repeatedly created miracles, and I don't think it would be too much to reward him with all the 200 million yuan. ”

Kong Xiangxi and Dai Li glanced at each other.

It is rare for such a thing to come out of the mouth of the chairman.

"Twenty million, enough for him for a long time." Dai Li also knew that the principal said so casually: "How much is the monthly fund of our Military Command Bureau? I think I'll have to make a telegram and ask him to give half of the money to support the headquarters. ”

"Yunong, this is blackmail." The chairman actually made a joke.

"Meng Shaoyuan is notoriously stingy, you let him take half of it out, it really killed him." After Kong Xiangxi finished speaking, Zhengse said: "At the same time, Meng Shaoyuan also suggested to the Shanghai Council of the General Office of the Fourth Federation of our Fourth Federation that in view of the current severe situation of the struggle in Shanghai, can we evacuate our four major banks in batches?" Especially those machines, and reserve silver. ”

The smile on the chairman's face vanished.

Despite the fall of Shanghai, the four major banks, the Central Bank, the Bank of China, the Bank of Communications, and the Farmers' Bank, remained in the public concession.

At the same time, the establishment of the Silian General Office, that is, the Central Committee, China, Communications, China Farmers Four Banks Joint Office, the chairman of the board of directors of the Silian General Office, and the establishment of a separate council in Shanghai.

After the fall of Shanghai and Nanjing, in addition to the military stamps issued by Japan, the fiat currency was still in circulation in the occupied areas at that time.

Therefore, the Shanghai branches of the two major banks of China and the central bank took refuge in the concession area, and not only had the money printing equipment of the former central bank, but also continued to undertake the task of issuing currency.

In addition, it also took care of the more than 20 million taels of silver reserves transferred from Pingjin by the Sino-French Industrial and Commercial Bank and the Crédit Agricole CIB in the concession.

"Meng Shaoyuan's idea is good, but the four elements must not be evacuated." The chairman of the committee said in a deep voice: "The four banks are hard to support in Shanghai, and my heart is also worried day and night, but the work of the four banks in Shanghai has a very great relationship with the country's entire financial security, once the four banks in Shanghai retreat, not only will the fiat currency and foreign exchange markets undergo drastic changes, but also undermine the financial stability of the rear, and the economic power of the southeastern provinces will inevitably be seized by the enemy, which will be very unfavorable to themselves and will also affect the international audio-visual. ”

This is also the key reason why the chairman of the NPC National Committee and the Nationalist Government insist that they cannot evacuate the four banks of Shanghai.

"Meng Shaoyuan is a layman in the national economy, and he can't understand the significance of this layer yet." Kong Xiangxi nodded: "He is also under a lot of pressure there, and he has to fight with the Japanese traitors, and he has to be responsible for protecting the four elements of Shanghai, which is very difficult." ”

"It's hard, and it's hard." The chairman of the committee was silent for a while and said: "But this matter is too big, no matter how tired you are, you have to hold on." ”

"I'm also a layman financially." Dai Li opened his mouth and said: "But I think it can be like this, can we transport back half of our 20 million silver reserves in Shanghai?" This is to prevent changes in Shanghai, to reduce the pressure in case of emergency evacuation, and to support Chongqing. ”

"Yongzhi, you are in charge of finances, what do you see?"

"I think it's doable." Kong Xiangxi calculated in his heart: "Although Shanghai has reduced its silver reserves by half, 10 million taels can still be handled." In the event of a run on the storm, the four banks of Shanghai will support each other, and I expect to be able to cope with the past. ”

"I'll leave this matter to Meng Shaoyuan." The chairman of the committee no longer hesitated: "Let him come up with a detailed plan with Hu Sixing." Ten million taels of silver, one tael is indispensable, and it must be safely transported back to Chongqing for me. As for the rest of the silver reserves left in Shanghai, the money printing equipment, let him help the government keep a firm watch. ”

"With Meng Shaoyuan sitting in Shanghai, it is foolproof." Dai Li was full of confidence: "It's just that I heard that someone in the Supervision Yuan is preparing his black materials again." Principal, the work of the military commander has its own particularity, and Shanghai is even more special, and it is inevitable to do some excessive things, but he is always accused of being blacked out like this, I am afraid that it will chill the soldiers in front. ”

"I've heard about this matter, and it's nothing more than that trivial matter." The chairman snorted coldly: "You have the ability to complain, but you can't fight, these people." When I talked about commendation just now, I think it still needs to be rewarded. Meng Shaoyuan made outstanding contributions and was rewarded with 20,000 yuan in legal currency, in addition. ”

The chairman of the committee paused slightly: "Meng Shaoyuan commanded the Military Command Bureau in the Shanghai District to assassinate the giant Yanagawa Yasujun, rescue the chemical weapons expert Yukiyu Someya, and capture all the members of the Japanese financial expert group. Therefore, I will propose that Meng Shaoyuan be awarded the Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun! ”

Dai Li and Kong Xiangxi were both frightened.

Blue Sky and White Sun Medal?

Dai Li said hurriedly: "Principal, since the nineteenth year of the Republic of China, Major Marshal Zhang won the first Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, so many years, in addition to the fallen soldiers, the awarders, the lowest is also a major general, Meng Shaoyuan is only a major. ”

"The level of the position is not enough to be confused with the recognition of meritorious service." The chairman of the committee said slowly: "In accordance with Articles 1, 3 and 4 of the Medal Regulations, those who are suitable for meritorious service are considered; Venture forward to detect important enemy situations and win the victory; Those who resolutely rose up to fight to save the decline when they were in the most difficult situation, when they were awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, Meng Shaoyuan fully met the three articles! ”

Then he said in an indisputable tone:

"Yunong, I know you're afraid that Meng Shaoyuan will make a big move, but this matter is settled!"