Chapter 803: Intelligence Warfare Outside the Customs X
After a long night of talking, Kage Zuo Zhenzhao actually got drunk, which is an extremely rare thing for him who has always had a high degree of self-discipline in life. It can also be imagined from this that the assignment to serve in the Kwantung Army caused a strong psychological setback for him.
After lunch, Chen Mingxiang took a plane back to the ice city, and after receiving the gifts, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao also had a return gift, and it was very valuable, such as precious wild ginseng and deer antler, as well as bear skin, mink and lynx skin, etc., although the quantity is not much, these are very valuable.
This is also a way of thinking, Shanghai belongs to the south, there is no too cold weather, but there is a period of time in winter can be below zero, the senior officials of the Wang puppet government naturally prefer money, but those official wives and lovers prefer fur.
Chen Mingxiang stayed in Bingcheng for another two days, carefully selecting more than a dozen mink skins and lynx skins, these things are rare and expensive, and if you buy too much, you will lose their value, besides, this thing is not given casually, you can receive gifts from him, and there are not many puppet governments in counting.
Wild ginseng and deer antler velvet bought a lot, which is the main gift he used to pull the relationship during the Chinese New Year this year, and after returning to Shanghai, he will make a special gift box.
"Your Excellency General, I plan to return to Xinjing tomorrow afternoon, and fly to Shanghai the day after tomorrow. Chen Mingxiang said.
This is in the office of the Bingcheng Gendarmerie, and he always has to come to say hello to Major General Haramoru before leaving, and by the way, eliminate the hidden dangers of Xinjing.
"Chen Jun, we are all our own people, don't see each other like this, if there is anything I can help with, just say it!" Major General Hara said with a smile.
On the contrary, he hoped that Chen Mingxiang would have any requirements, with such a generous dividend, he always felt a little uncomfortable not doing something. This guy is a member of the gendarmerie system, and he always has to consider the influence, and if he is another businessman, he can collect money to save face.
"Before I came to Bingcheng, Major General Yoshitake Furuno of the General Headquarters Management Department specially arranged for me a full-time waiter with Japanese immigration status to take care of my daily life." Chen Mingxiang said.
"Oh, there's such a thing, what, do you think this full-time waiter is wrong, or is General Furuno wrong?" Major General Hara Mori frowned.
His first reaction was that Furuno Haowu sent someone to monitor Chen Mingxiang's whereabouts, but the question is, is it unreasonable to do so?
Chen Mingxiang didn't stay outside the customs for a long time, he came at most ten times eight times a year, all of them were doing business, and the people he came into contact with were all high-ranking generals of the Kwantung Army, so there was no need to take this kind of means, right?
What made him embarrassed was that if Furuno Yoshitake was carrying out the instructions of the General Headquarters of the Kwantung Army, he, as the commander of the gendarmerie, would not be easy to interfere with.
Major General Yuan Shou was also scolding in his heart, a group of fools with low eyes and low hands, using such low-level means to deal with Chen Mingxiang, isn't it embarrassing?
"You misunderstood, I'm not suspecting General Furuno of ulterior motives, nor do I doubt the identity of this full-time waiter, but I heard that this Japanese girl named Akiko Takada, her sister works in Mantetsu, and I'm worried that some people's hands are stretched too long." Chen Mingxiang said.
Major General Yuan Shou immediately understood, as the commander of the military police, he also knew that the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department had investigated Chen Mingxiang, but he was only fulfilling the instructions of the General Headquarters and going through the procedures in accordance with the procedures, but it was difficult to say whether the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department would conduct an in-depth investigation.
"You mean you want me to send someone to keep an eye on your house to see if anything unusual happens after you're gone?" Major General Hara said with a smile.
If it was just this little thing, it would be much easier to do, the Kwantung Army Military Police Command had the power to direct and mobilize the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department to work for itself, strictly speaking, a business investigation agency of an enterprise was not qualified to investigate Chen Mingxiang, unless it was ordered by the Kwantung Army General Headquarters.
Major General Hara Mamoru was sure that the General Headquarters would not do this, because there was no need at all, and besides, if there was such an arrangement, the Gendarmerie Command would definitely be notified, and this kind of thing would not be able to bypass him.
"Your understanding is very accurate, I am not afraid of investigation, the point is that my current dealings with the General Headquarters of the Kwantung Army are not a good thing for the Japanese chaebols outside the Kansai."
"Especially the textile enterprises, I must hate it to the core, a large number of cotton yarn is used to exchange cotton cloth with me, the local textile industry is bound to be affected, and the exchange of agricultural products will also hurt their interests." Chen Mingxiang said.
Chen Mingxiang was afraid that the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department would magnify the matter infinitely, so that it would affect the cooperation between the two sides, and this agency would be able to directly talk to the cabinet.
If the investigation of him by the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department has a negative effect, not only will his business in the Kansai area be affected, but it may also harm the business in the Kannai area, and he will not be able to bear the suspicion from the Japanese high-level.
"Your worries are not unreasonable, leave this matter to me, and I will call the headquarters later, arrange a special high class of the Xinjing gendarmerie, and send someone to keep an eye on your residence, as long as it is confirmed that the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department has taken action, I will clean them up, and the general headquarters will also give you an explanation."
"Actually, you don't need to think too much, your Huatong Trading Company is named in the military department, and you have been awarded the second-class Ruibao Heavy Medal by His Majesty the Emperor, this is a high degree of trust in you, and the advice of the Manchurian Iron Investigation Department alone cannot shake your status."
"There are some things you don't know, Mantetsu has not had a good time during this time, and he always does things carefully with his tail between his legs, because the Tojo cabinet doesn't trust them, and I guess they will be beaten sooner or later." Major General Hara Mamoru said.
His focus was long-term, and as the power of the Kwantung Army further expanded, he began to pay attention to the resources of Central China.
Just like the 50,000 pieces of cotton cloth supply agreement signed by the management department and Huatong Trading Company, it is dependent on the Shanghai market, the largest textile industry base, and the textile enterprises in Suzhou to work together.
The Japanese textile enterprises in Manchukuo can actually complete this task, but the technical difference between the two sides is far from the difference, and the scale is also far behind, and neither the quality nor the time can reach the level of the Shanghai market or the southern region.
In the future, the cooperation between the Kwantung Army and Chen Mingxiang will only be strengthened, not weakened, although the strategic materials smuggled by Chen Mingxiang for the troops in Central China are also to be sent to Japan for processing, and the Kwantung Army also enjoys a part of the quota, but the quantity is extremely scarce.
In the logistical support materials processed by Japan, the combat units in the South Pacific region will be given priority, followed by the combat units in Central China, and finally the turn of the Kwantung Army.
"Since His Excellency the General said so, then I am much more relieved, and when you go to Shanghai to participate in the joint intelligence meeting, I will treat you well." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.
If the military police headquarters of the Kwantung Army dared to take over this matter, there would not be much problem, and the Manchurian Railway had a hard time, so it added another layer of insurance to itself.