On the battlefield in North China, in addition to the Japanese, the Eighth Route Army also faced about 500,000 Kuomintang troops, who were passive in resisting Japan and active in anti-communism, and constantly carried out military attacks and economic blockades against the anti-Japanese base areas of the Eighth Route Army.

At the same time, more than 30,000 members of the Kuomintang army openly defected to the enemy, and in coordination with the Japanese army's "sweeping," "encroachment," and "law and order strengthening campaign," they attacked the Eighth Route Army, causing the resistance against Japan behind enemy lines in North China to enter a period of serious difficulties.

North China is struggling, and Central China is also in difficulty.

The total strength of the Japanese army in Central China was more than 260,000, of which 110,000 often fought against the New Fourth Army, in addition to 150,000 puppet troops.

Since the Japanese army has taken Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou as key garrison areas since 41 years, it has continuously carried out "sweeps" and "clean-ups" to the New Fourth Army and the anti-Japanese base areas in Central China.

The Kuomintang diehards continued to carry out their plan to eliminate the New Fourth Army after the Southern Anhui Incident, and they did not think at all that they were also anti-Japanese forces and should join hands to resist Japan.

The War of Resistance behind enemy lines in Central China also entered a period of serious difficulties.

Due to the blockade of the Kuomintang diehards and the Japanese, it was difficult for Yan'an to buy things with money.

A large number of foreign businessmen came to Yan'an with fiat currency to grab shopping materials, resulting in a shortage of living materials in Yan'an and affecting the stability of Yan'an.

In response to this situation, the government of Yan'an Border Region decided to cancel the circulation of fiat currency in Yan'an. The only thing that can be circulated in Yan'an is the side currency.

At the same time, we learned the lessons of Zhou Lin's incident and stepped up the work of preventing counterfeiting of border currency.

However, none of this has solved the difficulties in Yan'an.

Therefore, Yan'an made a request to Zhou Lin, hoping that Zhou Lin could find a way to solve the difficulties.

Zhou Lin also wanted to help Yan'an solve the difficulties, but the distance of Yan'an was too far for Zhou Lin to do anything, and Zhou Lin could help the New Fourth Army.

So when paying tribute to various units, Zhou Lin thought of the Fourth Division.

The Fourth Division received Zhou Lin's New Year's goods and was particularly happy.

But after being happy, they were sad again, which made Zhou Lin not understand.

"General, seeing that you are embarrassed, am I sending these things here to cause you more trouble?" Zhou Lin asked.

Yamashita looked pity: "Our division has been allocated a lot of New Year's goods, as well as some New Year's goods and materials sent by local merchants, plus these materials you sent, we can use one-fifth, it is a rich year." But there are so many things, and eating them all, it is a great waste. ”

Zhou Lin nodded accompanimently: "I also feel the same way about the general's idea, in order not to waste it, so we will give it away." ”

Yamashita pointed at Zhou Lin with his hand: "You, a virtuous person who is going to be hit by thunder, don't you eat it yourself, give it to others, and don't waste it yourself?" You must know that the root is going out with you, and in the end, you are still guilty. ”

"I'm guilty, but what if I don't give away so many things?"

Yamashita taught Zhou Lin: "You can sell it!" Forget it, I take it back, there are New Year's goods everywhere, who are you selling them to? ”

"That's right! I only thought of giving it away, but I didn't think of selling it. Zhou Lin patted his head, looking very annoyed.

Yamashita was suddenly excited: "Do you have a way to sell it?" ”

Zhou Lin nodded immediately: "Someone came to me yesterday and wanted to buy a batch of supplies, but I didn't promise him." ”

"Why?" Yamashita didn't understand why Zhou Lin didn't make money when he was rich.

"Because I'm afraid I'm going to do it for this." Zhou Lin stretched out four fingers.

Yamashita nodded, but he asked again, "Who is looking for you?" ”

"The three masters on Qinglong Mountain said that they wanted to purchase a batch of materials."

Yamashita stood up: "That's bandits, not the New Fourth Army." ”

Zhou Lin lit a cigarette: "What if they sell it to the New Fourth Army?" ”

The mountain knocked Zhou Lin's head: "You, you are really smart, and you are confused for a while." ”

"What do you say? I feel like I'm a smart guy. ”

"In business, you can only deal with the buyer and seller, as for who he sold to, what does it matter to you, according to what you say, a lot of rice is granted to ordinary merchants by merchants of the imperial army, and after a few hands, the things are finally sold to the New Fourth Army, can you say that it was the merchants of the imperial army who sold the rice to the New Fourth Army?" Yamashita asked.

"Of course not! How could the merchants of the Imperial Army sell rice to the New Fourth Army? Oh! I get it. The general is saying that we only recognize the one who buys our things, and as for whom he sells them, it is his responsibility, and it has nothing to do with us, and he cannot find our heads. ”

Yamashita praised, "Clever! One click. Tell him to come to me. ”

Zhou Lin immediately handed a cigarette to Yamashita: "General, do you want to make more money." ”

"Yes! How to earn? Yamashita took the cigarette and lit it.

"Now the Pearl units are piled up with New Year's goods, and they don't know what to do with it, this morning! Some people called and asked if I would accept the New Year's goods, and they would like to sell them to me at half price. Zhou Lin said softly.

"Half price! How many? Yamashita was suddenly interested.

"The amount should be ten times as much as the goods I sent you, enough for tens of thousands of people to eat."

"I'm grass! This business has to be done. "There are banknotes in front of you.

"I can't inform them for fear that Chief Yamada will get into trouble with me. But I can help you with two things. First, I'll make an appointment with the three masters of Qinglong Mountain to find a very safe place to connect you. Where is it safe? Zhou Lin clutched his head and thought.

"Don't think about it, it's just the island from last time." Yamashita said immediately.

"Good! He will be on that island, and I will take him there. Zhou Lin said.

Yamashita thought for a moment: "You can't go, you are watching at the dock, if anyone wants to send a troop ship through the dock, you immediately telegraph to me." ”

"Good! Then I won't go, you go to the island and talk to yourself, as long as the code is right. It's better for me to let them come to the last person, so that you can get to know each other more easily. ”

"That's right! It is best for them to come to acquaintances. Yamashita agreed.

"After this first thing is done, I will notify the more familiar people in Mingzhu and ask them to deliver the goods to the designated place for trading. General, I suggest that you change places one day and buy three or four for an hour a day. After the acquisition, the goods were immediately transferred, so that the gendarmes who got the news were empty. ”

Yamashita nodded: "Although we are not afraid of them, we should be less troublesome." Even if they knew, I would say that we eat big fish and meat every day. Can he come to our quartermaster office to check the accounts? If you don't kill him, it's his fate. ”

"That's right! This kind of thing may be found that as long as they insist on it, and see that the price is cheap, they buy it to feed the soldiers, and they can't do anything about it. However, they would keep track of the 4th Division's cargo leaving the station. Zhou Lin said.

"I also thought of a way to leave, so that they set their eyes on our division. We want to use the identity of ordinary merchants to carry goods, from the sea. ”

"It's safer to go at sea than on land, as long as you avoid the time of the Imperial Army's patrol boats, there is no risk."

After Zhou Lin discussed the method of importing and exporting goods with Yamashita, he left the Fourth Division. Please Baidu "Throw Book Network" Thank you for your support!