Just two months ago, China and France opened air routes that could fly from Guangzhou to Vietnam and then from Vietnam to France.

Of course, Zhou Hexuan didn't dare to take his wife on an intercontinental plane, it would be fun if he landed, so it would be better to take the train honestly and then transfer to the sea.

Along the way, Kang Ze was looking for opportunities to talk about the specific situation between Zhou Hexuan and Hitler. Zhou Hexuan made all kinds of foolish jokes, only saying that he talked to Hitler better, and never mentioned anything about the Three-Eyed Eye Clan.

Kang Ze's hands were full of blood, and the innocent people who died under his orders were measured in tens of thousands. In terms of brutality and bloodshed, Dai Lian is not worthy of Kang Ze's shoes, and he will die if he is shot a hundred times.

This kind of person, Zhou Hexuan has always stayed away, and he has no interest in dealing with him.

Of course, he can't be offended, Zhou Hexuan tried to keep his distance as much as possible, and on the grounds of writing articles, he locked himself in the cabin all day long and didn't show up.

They took a fast boat and arrived in Shanghai in just three weeks.

The market in Shanghai was in a depression, and thanks to the financial turmoil caused by the silver crisis, the light industry in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River tended to collapse, and the cotton spinning industry went straight back to the period of the Xinhai Revolution. Take Shanghai's cotton yarn industry as an example, more than eighty percent of the transactions on the market are Japanese goods, and only a few domestic brands such as "Shenxin" can survive.

The reason is very simple, the silver crisis has led to a shortage of money, the capital chain of factories has been broken, national enterprises have gone bankrupt, and Japanese goods have taken the opportunity to encroach on the Chinese market.

The four families not only made a lot of money through currency reform, but also used executive orders to exploit huge profits. For example, in tea and fishery, the government forcibly requires the control of transportation and marketing, and to put it bluntly, it is to achieve industry monopoly by political means.

The businessmen are already driven crazy, and Tang Jishan, the tea king we talked about earlier, directly pulled 14 tea houses to jump back and resolutely resist the government's order. Major fishing companies and ordinary fishermen also insist on free business and ignore the government's disorderly orders.

Shanghai's transportation industry has also collapsed, including shipping companies in Britain, the United States, France and other countries, and their business has plummeted. On the one hand, the reason is that the economy is sluggish, and on the other hand, smuggling in North China is too serious, and North China has almost become a three-way zone. A lot of goods from the south were simply transported north along the railway, and then smuggled out of the sea, and imported goods were basically smuggled to Tianjin, and then sent to the whole country.

Shanghai, the most prosperous city in the Far East, has become lifeless, with industry, commerce, finance, and real estate collapsing.

The lives of the common people have also become more and more difficult, and while the depreciation of the silver dollar and fiat currency is increasing, the people's income has been declining year by year. In 1932, the daily wage of the workers in the Shanghai Silk Factory was 6 jiao, in 1933 it became 5 jiao 1 cent, in 1934 it dropped to 3 jiao 8 cents, and in 1935 it barely rose back to 4 jiao.

Now, a general strike is already brewing in Shanghai, and if you don't raise wages, you will starve to death.

Just as Zhou Hexuan returned to China, there was another turmoil in the left-wing literary circle, and a dispute between "popular literature of the national revolutionary war" and "national defense literature" appeared. The specific content is a bit sensitive, and it is inconvenient for us to describe it in detail, anyway, it is the left-wing literati themselves who quarrel.

In the face of the pressing Japanese invaders, the "Left Alliance" was automatically disbanded at the beginning of the year at the moment of national crisis.

Left-wing writers, led by Lu Xun, called for abandoning political positions and unifying with the outside world. Lu Xun and Guo Moruo believed that all writers who did not want to be traitors should unite under the banner of resisting Japan and saving the country, and no matter who they were, as long as they did not want to be traitors, they should unite on one front. As for literary creation, it is good to write about anything, it is better to write about national defense, and it is okay not to write about personnel directly related to national defense. However, there should be mutual criticism, and the proletariat retains the right to criticize.

This marked the end of the "Left League Period" in the history of modern Chinese literature and the official entry into the stage of "Anti-Japanese War Literature".

Zhou Hexuan hurried to catch up, but still did not catch up with the inaugural meeting of the "National Federation for National Salvation from All Walks of Life", so he could only donate 100,000 yuan in his personal name to save the country.

Since the "129 Movement," the whole country has set off a wave of resistance against Japan and salvation, and has completely ignored the Nanjing government's order to "make friends with all countries."

All kinds of non-governmental anti-Japanese organizations have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and they have taken to the streets to openly shout that there are no more anti-Japanese people, and the Kuomintang spies and police will not be able to arrest them at all. In the newspapers, the word "anti-X" appeared more and more frequently, and many patriots spontaneously went to the north to join the army to resist Japan.

By June 1936, all the people who had a little brain knew that if they didn't rise up to resist, they would be destroyed!

When the mood of the "main battle faction" was high, the "main peace faction" represented by Wang Zhaoming also became more active, and Hu Shi was also a staunch "main peace faction".

However, the "Lords and Peacers" are also divided into two kinds, one is that they feel that there is a huge disparity in strength between China and Japan, and China is not ready for the War of Resistance, so it should be slowed down, among which Hu Shi is a typical example. The other is unpredictable and has different ideas, such as Wang Zhaoming.

Wang Zhaoming had been pushed to the end by Lao Jiang at this time, and he had no real power to speak of, but he jumped up and down shouting "peace" arguments. Most of Wang Zhaoming's followers are also losers in the political struggle, and they must regain power through "Lord Peace".

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Nanjing, resting house.

Kang Ze stomped on the floor and saluted: "Report to the commission, the humble Kang Ze is ordered to return!" ”

"Zhaomin, don't be formal," Chang Kaishen smiled kindly, "Sit down." ”

"Yes! Obedience! ”

Kang Ze saluted again, bent down and sat down, like a squatting horse, and only dared to lay his butt against the sofa.

Chang Kaishen taught: "What did you gain from studying in Germany this time? ”

Kang Ze stood up suddenly, held the booklet in both hands and handed it over: "Bench, this is the learning experience of the humble position." ”

"Sit down."

Chang Kaishen took the booklet but didn't open it, but asked, "You can tell me briefly." ”

Kang Ze sat back on the sofa again, straightened his waist and said: "Report to the commission, this time in Germany, I inspected the structure, regulations and operation of the Nazi SS. They had strict positions and ranks, and everything was modeled after the German Army. For example, the national commander-in-chief of the SS is equivalent to the Army Award, and the ordinary SS is equivalent to the Army private. In his opinion, this is a very useful reference, and the Einsatzgruppen should also formulate a detailed level ......"

"Well," Chang Kaishen forcibly interrupted, "your idea is good, you should rectify the SS duties. What else? ”

Kang Ze suddenly realized something, his forehead sweated wildly, and he seemed to have committed Lao Jiang's taboo. Kang Ze wanted to develop the Lixing Society Special Brigade into China's "SS", but Lao Chiang was obviously unwilling to raise a vicious tiger.

The separation of powers of the Blue Coat Society has finally reached a balance, and as long as Kang Ze dares to take more power, he will inevitably be completely abandoned by Chang Kaishen.

Kang Ze couldn't help wiping his sweat and said: "On this trip to Germany, I was deeply infected by the discipline, obedience and patriotism of the Nazis. He believes that the authority of the leader should be strengthened in China so that all the people can unite under the banner of the chairman......"

Kang Ze spoke for seven or eight minutes, nothing more than to learn from Hitler and strengthen the dictatorship of Lao Chiang.

Chang Kaishen was very satisfied with this, nodded and said, "Your study is still very fruitful." ”

Kang Ze finally relieved, couldn't help but wipe his sweat again, and said: "Commission, I got a message when I returned to China, I don't know if I should report it." ”

"Speak." Chang Kaishen said.

Kang Ze said: "I saw with my own eyes that Hitler's private secretary saw Zhou Hexuan off and gave Zhou Hexuan a pistol designed by Hitler himself. Hitler repeatedly retained Zhou Hexuan and invited Zhou Hexuan to serve as an adviser to the Führer, as if he attached great importance to Zhou Hexuan. Commission, this is the treatment of the national teacher! ”

"National teacher?" Chang Kaishen's expression seemed to be smiling, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After sending Kang Ze away, Chang Kaishen immediately asked people to take a telegram across the ocean and ask Cheng Tianfang what was going on.

Cheng Tian sent a telegram back saying that Hitler attached great importance to Zhou Hexuan, and not only awarded him the Order of the Imperial Chancellor, but also responded to Zhou Hexuan's requests, and the two should have become personal friends.

Chang Kaishen was a little confused for a while, but he didn't dare to underestimate Zhou Hexuan anymore. At least Zhou Hexuan can be used to strengthen diplomatic relations with Germany, and maybe it can come in handy at a critical time.

After thinking for a moment, Chang Kaishen called the secretary of the chamberlain: "Arrange it, I will award Zhou Hexuan the Order of the First Class Qingyun." ”

Before the Kuomintang was defeated in Taiwan, among all the non-combat medals, the "Jade Mining Medal" was the highest rank, followed by the "Qingyun Medal".

The first-class jade medal was only awarded to domestic and foreign heads of state, so Zhou Hexuan only received the second-class jade medal. Now Lao Jiang directly awarded the first-class Qingyun Medal, which is definitely a great "gift", as long as Zhou Hexuan wears the first-class Qingyun Medal on his chest, the entire national control area can walk sideways.

The Order of Ching Yun is divided into nine classes and is awarded to civil servants with outstanding merits, as well as non-civil servants and foreigners who have made great contributions to the country and society. Zhou Hexuan won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and it stands to reason that it must be expressed, just look at the specific number of medals awarded.

From the success of the old Jiang's Northern Expedition to the present, it seems that no one has been awarded the first-class Qingyun Medal, until the Anti-Japanese War is about to be won, he has awarded nine medals in one go.

Zhou Hexuan can be regarded as a lone seedling.