Chapter XXXVII
"Captain, can we trust those people?" On the way back to the barracks, Lao Fu expressed his doubts and worries. The search team is currently in an active period, with Zhang Jiang and this deputy station chief in charge, and a close relationship with the Chongqing station, Lao Fu does not realize that there is any benefit in making a deal with a few deserters who have gone to Burma. In case the matter is revealed or repeated, it will be detrimental to Tang Cheng and the search team, and Lao Fu feels that Tang Cheng should think carefully about it.
What Lao Fu was worried about, Tang Cheng knew it, and he didn't mind telling the other party what he thought and intended to do. "**The department will immediately go south to Chongqing in large numbers, and the military headquarters will also come to Chongqing, Qin Zhong and those people want the barracks, but they were blocked back by me, I think those people behind Qin Zhong will definitely not see the benefits of the land in the barracks. Once the military headquarters goes south, Chongqing will become their home field, do you think they will continue to fight the idea of the barracks? So, we have to plan ahead and hold a bigger thigh. ”
When Tang Cheng said that he hugged his thigh, he couldn't help but pause in his words, but the reality was that once the military headquarters went south to Chongqing, Zhang Jiang and this thigh would not be enough. "The military commanders have a great cause, but the funds allocated from above for activities have always been insufficient. The quality of the jade materials brought by Wang Sanxi is not the best, but it is not bad. I mainly fancy the gold, if we can find a way for the military commander to continue to benefit from energy through this transaction, we can completely hug the thigh of the military commander. ”
In front of Lao Fu, Tang Cheng did not hide his inner intentions, Tang Cheng did not want to have anything to do with the military commander, but time has passed, and according to the current situation, the influence of the military commander will be further expanded. It is better to be friends with the military commander than to be an opponent, this is the truth that Tang Cheng has learned these days, and besides, Tang Cheng just wants to hug his thighs, not really join the military command. Lao Fu didn't speak, but silently thought about it in his heart, how could Lao Fu not know Tang Cheng's intentions, but he also knew that this matter could not be as simple as Tang Cheng said.
Tang Cheng led people back to the barracks, and Zhang Jianghe, who had successfully contacted the underground party organization in Chongqing, was still waiting in the office. After listening to Tang Cheng carefully talk about Wang Sanxi, Zhang Jianghe's first reaction was just like Lao Fu's initial reaction. "That one named Wang Sanxi, can you trust it?" Zhang Jianghe had never dealt with the Dian army, but he had also heard that the people of the Dian army were very difficult to handle, and when the military commander set up a station in Kunming, he was once very unhappy by the people of the Dian army.
Wang Sanxi's matter, Tang Cheng had no intention of hiding it from Zhang Jianghe, he not only told Zhang Jianghe the ins and outs of this matter, but also told his own plans in one go. "Uncle, I think so, the ** department will go south immediately, and the military command headquarters should also move to Chongqing, I also heard that Yu Haiguang is already looking for a suitable house, which is said to be prepared for the bureau lord. In this case, I think we should be prepared to deal with it, at least mentally. ”
Even if there were only himself and Zhang Jianghe in the office, Tang Cheng's words were very tactful, Zhang Jianghe subconsciously blinked his eyes, he had already understood the hint in Tang Cheng's words. "It's not okay to do it, since you can't do it, then all you have to do is hug your thighs. Wang Sanxi and they robbed the mines with the locals in Burma, and it was impossible without the strength of the Dian army behind them. But in the current situation, the Dian army has no more ways to provide material support for Wang Sanxi and them. ”
"The Burmese natives, who are still basically slash-and-burn now, are definitely better controlled than the Chinese, so the British will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Chinese grow bigger in Myanmar." The Dian army had no financial resources to continue to support, and the British did not trade with them, so military command may be the only way for Wang Sanxi and them to solve the problem. When Tang Cheng said this, he deliberately paused to give Zhang Jianghe time to think and react. Sure enough, just a few breaths later, Zhang Jianghe had already understood Tang Cheng's plan.
"Are you going to use this Wang Sanxi as a stepping stone to give the military a way to obtain funding from the outside?" Zhang Jianghe's expression at the moment was very exciting, there were both joy and worry in his expression, and Tang Cheng even saw a little hesitation. From the beginning, Tang Cheng had no intention of hiding it from Zhang Jianghe, and at this moment, in the face of Zhang Jianghe's hesitation and worry, Tang Cheng grinned lightly. When Bai Zhanshan came to Chongqing last time, Tang Cheng had already carefully inquired about the situation of the military command headquarters, so Wang Sanxi's matter was not Tang Cheng's temporary idea.
Even if there is no Wang Sanxi, as long as Tang Cheng is willing, there will still be Zhao Sanxi and Qian Sanxi, all in all, Tang Cheng will definitely hold the big thick leg of the military commander. "The last time Bai Zhanshan came, I asked him privately about the situation at the headquarters!" Tang Cheng slowed down his speech and told Zhang Jianghe about his plan. "At present, the war is unfavorable, and the funds allocated by the chairman to the military command are getting less and less, and I have heard that there are plans to cut salaries at the headquarters."
"For every three boxes of tobacco that flows into Shanghai, one of them belongs to the military command, which is almost an open secret in Shanghai's tobacco market." Tang Cheng's words at this moment made Zhang Jianghe frown secretly, but he did not say anything to refute Tang Cheng. "The lack of funds for the military command is to rely on smuggling tobacco to sustain it, and I don't believe that they will not be tempted if I now send them a channel that is far more money than smuggling tobacco. What's more, Wang Sanxi is outside the country, even if this incident is turned out later, there will be no excuse and evidence to make trouble. ”
Zhang Jianghe has never met Wang Sanxi, and his understanding of Wang Sanxi is all through Tang Cheng's narration and report. At this moment, finally listening to Tang Cheng say his plans and plans, Zhang Jianghe closed his eyes slightly, and carefully measured it in his heart. Compared with others, when Tang Cheng got along with the military commanders, he had an advantage that others could not match. First of all, Tang Cheng's deceased father was originally a member of the military commander, and secondly, Tang Cheng has been helping the military commander to do things, especially after coming to Chongqing.
All of these are Tang Cheng's advantages over others, and they are also the main reason why he is favored by the bigwigs in the headquarters. After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Jianghe finally spoke, "The bureau is not a word on the side of the headquarters, and many things in the headquarters must be discussed with others. Wang Sanxi's matter, if you really want to hand it over to the headquarters, it is best to be prepared for investigation first, those people in the headquarters are cunning and ghostly, and they will not easily trust outsiders. ”
The outsider Zhang Jianghe said in his mouth did not refer to Tang Cheng, the latter just looked at Zhang Jianghe without blinking when he heard the words, which meant waiting for Zhang Jianghe to continue. Zhang Jianghe rolled his eyes at Tang Cheng helplessly, and then continued, "Wang Sanxi's situation, you are the most familiar with it, although the jade mine and gold mine are very rich, but Wang Sanxi and they are outside the country after all. If there is an accident or other reasons on Wang Sanxi's side, resulting in the headquarters not receiving the overdue income, you must be unlucky in the end. ”
Only now did Tang Cheng finally figure out what Zhang Jianghe was worried about. "Uncle, I think you're too careful!" As he spoke, Tang Cheng poured some herbal tea from the teacup on the table, and then dipped his fingers in the tea to draw a map of the extreme simplicity on the table. Although Wang Sanxi did not say their specific location, according to the information he revealed, I analyzed that their mine should be in this place. It is close to the border, and relying on the hunting trails in the mountains, you can return to the border at any time. ”
"The trust of the military commander is not given in vain, as long as we arrange a small number of people here and here, it is basically impossible for Wang Sanxi and them to quietly enter and leave the country. The British don't trust them, and the Burmese locals also have a lot of friction and fighting with them, as long as we get stuck in their necks, Wang Sanxi and they can only choose to cooperate with us. The most important point is that we have a fair and normal transaction with them, but the price is slightly lower than the market. ”
Zhang Jianghe looked down at the map that Tang Cheng drew with tea on the desktop, and after a while, Zhang Jianghe suddenly got up and took out a document from the filing cabinet behind him. "I just looked at this thing you drew, and I felt familiar, you kid is going to merge Wang Sanxi and our smuggling channel into one!" In the documents that Zhang Jianghe opened, there was a more detailed map, marked with red lines, of a smuggling route along the border between Myanmar and Yunnan.
After Ma Ye went south to Chongqing, he soon took half of his apprentices to Kunming, Zhang Jianghe knew that Tang Cheng and Ma Ye must have something behind their backs, until the military commander agreed to establish a smuggling channel on the border, Zhang Jianghe knew that Tang Cheng had done so much foreshadowing and preparation in the early stage. At this moment, seeing this map drawn by Tang Cheng with tea, Zhang Jianghe suddenly realized that he hadn't heard from Ma Ye and them for a while, and now it seems that Tang Cheng had already deployed it.
"Ma Ye, they are used to being wild in the rivers and lakes, and it is too difficult for them to let them live an ordinary life. There are some local goods in Myanmar that have never been seen on the market, and Ma Ye and they don't want to come back, so we simply opened a separate route, which happened to overlap with Wang Sanxi's position. We can hand it all over in the mine, but in return, the military commander must endorse our new line. "Tang Cheng's appetite is not big, he just wants to keep this new line safe.
Through this smuggling channel from Myanmar, Zhang Jianghe has secretly sent a lot of urgently needed materials to Yan'an. If there is a smuggling route that has nothing to do with the military command and is under his control, Zhang Jianghe will be able to wake up laughing even if he dreams. Therefore, after confirming Tang Cheng's idea, Zhang Jiang not only did not object, but helped Tang Cheng to make up for the shortcomings in the plan.