On the morning of the second day after arriving in Xinjing, a solemn ceremony was held at the "Imperial Palace" of the puppet Manchukuo, which was attended by the top level of the puppet Manchukuo and some high-ranking officials of the Kwantung Army.

Chen Mingxiang was awarded the Order of Jingyun with a Grand Ribbon, and the puppet Emperor of Manchukuo personally awarded him the medal, which will also be the front-page headline of the puppet Manchukuo tomorrow.

Although it is a puppet government, the medal is also very cautious when awarded, especially the Jingyun Grand Ribbon Medal, which is usually awarded to high-level government officials and senior generals of the Japanese army, or to the "ambassadors" of various countries.

"Chen Mingxiang, director of the police department of the Ministry of the Interior of the Jinling Government, has made outstanding achievements in assisting the Ministry of Public Security of Manchukuo to eliminate internal hidden dangers and crack down on anti-Manchurian and anti-Japanese elements. Lieutenant General Yasunao Yoshioka, the imperial servant of the Imperial Family, read out the edict, and the hall burst into warm applause.

The medal given to Chen Mingxiang this time was indeed an application submitted by Major General Shibuya Saburo, deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security, but he did not expect it to be a medal, and it was enough to give two honors and three honors.

But Yoshioka Yasunao used his power to directly mention Xunyi, Chen Mingxiang was introduced to him by Matsui Taijiulang, and gave him a meeting gift of 50,000 US dollars, and he never found any opportunity to reciprocate, this little thing is also a little reward for Chen Mingxiang.

The high-ranking officials of Manchukuo also discovered that the chief of police of the Jinling government had a very strong relationship with the Japanese army, and Lieutenant General Yasunao Yoshioka, the imperial official of the imperial family, and the chief of general affairs of the State Council, Rokuzo Takebe, all talked and laughed with him, and Shibuya Saburo, deputy minister of public security, needless to say, that he initiated the matter, and that the commander of the military police of the Kwantung Army, Kato Hajiro, was here, and even Lieutenant General Yukio Kasahara, chief of the general staff of the Kwantung Army, was also present in person, and could not help but glance at Chen Mingxiang, who was the master of Manchukuo.

"Chen Jun, the medal of Manchukuo is not the most precious, I know that you have received the second-class Ruibao Heavy Medal of the Empire, and I will apply for one more from the Empire to deliver strategic materials to the Kwantung Army, which is a great contribution to the Empire and should be commended." Kato Hajiro said with a smile.

The award ceremony ended in only half an hour, and it was nothing more than a passing scene, Chen Mingxiang and a group of familiar Japanese generals went to the tavern to celebrate.

Although this medal was awarded by the puppet Manchukuo, it also represents Chen Mingxiang's career as a strategic agent, and with a new breakthrough, the more "honors" he gets from the enemy, the greater the achievements in his work.

And when Chen Mingxiang arrived outside the customs, Wang Zhen also began to send a telegram to Chang'an Trading Bank according to his instructions, asking about the progress of the business and why he did not return the money to the headquarters.

The manager of Chang'an Trading Bank saw the content, and knew what was going on, and the reason for not returning the money was not obvious, and the more than 3,000 tons of salt sent out had not been settled by the wholesaler to the trading bank, and the payment could not be obtained, where did the business come from?

"Manager, this Shancheng company named Lianfeng is too disagreeable, we didn't give a penny of the salt we shipped from the Yanzhou salt factory, I really don't know why the headquarters gave them the underwriting right, some big salt merchants can cooperate!" A clerk said dissatisfiedly.

"That is, the millions of fiat currency liquidity we brought from the headquarters are all used to purchase salt, and the payment has not been returned, and the virtuous cycle of trading has been cut off. Another clerk said.

The lake salt transported by Chang'an Trading Bank from the Yanzhou base area was all handed over to a Lianfeng company from Shancheng for underwriting, which had been agreed at the beginning, and it is estimated that this company was deeply involved with the Shancheng government, and the process of transporting salt was unimpeded, and there was a pass for the material inspection department.

However, the trading bank needs capital turnover, if it cannot form a virtuous circle, the working capital chain is broken, and the trading bank can only wait without the support of the headquarters.

"You two shut up for me, don't talk nonsense, the waters of this Lianfeng company are unfathomable, watch your heads! In this way, you can have a drink or two in the evening with those who came to the trading house later, or tell them about it without a trace, and say that the capital chain is broken, and the trading of the trading house needs to be temporarily interrupted, and the wages cannot be paid. The manager said in a low voice.

To be selected to be the manager of the Chang'an Trading Bank, some secrets were told in advance before they came, Lianfeng Company is actually a material smuggling agency of the Military Command Bureau of the Shancheng Government, and if you want to do salt trading in the Guotong area, it is difficult to move an inch without such a backer.

Therefore, he also understands how to deal with this matter, and it is clear that asking the Military Command Bureau for accounts is to seek excitement, but it is necessary to report the situation. The salt trade with the Yanzhou base area cannot be interrupted, and Lianfeng Company is still urging the goods, as for how to operate, of course, it is a hint!

The business personnel of the Chang'an Trading Bank in charge of salt trading were all recruited from Shanghai to come to Chang'an, and these people who joined later, except for the drivers, are estimated to have the background of Lianfeng Company.

"Bureau, the special radio station submitted a telegram to me, and our lurking people in Chang'an Trading Bank reported that the reason why Chang'an Trading Bank did not supply to Lianfeng Company was because there was a serious shortage of funds in the trading bank at present, and they did not continue to trade salt with the Yanzhou base area."

"Based on their current situation, Lianfeng will not be able to supply salt to salt merchants in Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces this month, and it may take some time to wait for when it will be delivered." Mao Renfeng said.

The clerks of the Chang'an Trading Company, who were all recruited from Shanghai, used to belong to the old qualifications of the British and American foreign companies, and were very experienced, and when they were drinking and chatting, they seemed to inadvertently talk about this matter, and the agents of the Military Control Bureau naturally had to report to the bureau headquarters.

This group of spies was carefully selected by the bureau headquarters and was ready to infiltrate the base area, but they followed the convoy to the interior several times, but did not find any opportunity to infiltrate, so the staff of the trading house stayed for the time being.

However, each of them has a good salary every month, which far exceeds the military salary of the Military Command Bureau, and now the trading bank cannot issue money, and the income is affected, so it is natural to reflect the problem, and this is not the problem of the trading bank itself, but the fact that the bureau headquarters withholds people's money for goods and does not settle accounts.

"What's going on? The salt traded by the Chang'an Trading Bank from the Yanzhou base area is currently a very important income of our Military Command Bureau, and the profit is very considerable, I remember that there should be more than 3,000 tons, right? Why don't people supply the goods, is it because the manager didn't settle the payment? "Dai Li was so sophisticated that he immediately guessed what was going on.