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What happened to the spring girl deeply touched everyone present, and how many soldiers are like lock pillars, home, obviously in front of them, but they can't enter.

"Big Brother Gao." Sister Chun wiped away her tears: "The baby of the lock pillar hasn't been named yet, I originally wanted to wait until the lock pillar comes back, Brother Gao, you can help choose a name." ”

Gao Fei nodded, and thought for a while: "Just call him Jin Chongsheng." See victory in Yucheng! The nickname is Panpan. ”

"Jin Chongsheng, Panpan; Panpan, Jin Chongsheng" Chun Meizi muttered these two names, then took out the child in the back basket, bowed to Gao Fei, and gently shook the child: "Panpan, Panpan, baby, let's all look forward to your father's return, look forward to your father's return"

The grand welcome ended in a somewhat emotional way, but it didn't affect anything at all.

The arrival of Gao Fei and the officers and men of the 26th Division soon caused a storm in Yucheng. Everywhere there is talk of Goofy, and everywhere the story of Goofy and the 26th Division is recited there.

And Gao Fei, who had just arrived in Yucheng, was soon received by the supreme leader Chiang Kai-shek.

Between Gao Fei and Chiang Kai-shek, there were cooperation and contradictions, but this did not affect the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War. In particular, Gao Fei led the Fourth Theater of Operations to carry out several earth-shattering military operations, which added a lot of face to the leader in the international community.

"Sit, sit, smoke, smoke." Chiang Kai-shek, who has never smoked and does not allow his subordinates to smoke in front of him, generously allowed Gao Fei to smoke this time, but Gao Fei did not seem to have the courage.

"Gao Fei, I have fought well in several battles, and it has also caused great repercussions in the international community, especially on the issue of recovering Taiwan, what is the current situation in Taiwan?" A deep accent sounded.

Gao Fei muttered slightly: "Although Taiwan has been recovered, the situation on the island is not stable. He said that he was brewing a major counterattack in an attempt to reoccupy Taiwan. On the island of Taiwan, because it has been occupied for too long, it will take a very long and very patient process to remove the capitalization in Taiwan."

Chiang Kai-shek listened attentively, occasionally nodding his head and interjecting to ask about the specific situation. After Gao Fei finished speaking, Chiang Kai-shek said:

"Judging from what you said, it is indeed not very optimistic, but this is a good start, no matter how difficult it is, we must hold on to Taiwan as an example of the national counteroffensive. As the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression is about to enter its third year, we have organized several battles and achieved considerable results, but also paid a huge price. In my opinion, all the costs are worth it, and it must be our country that will win in the end by exchanging space for time! ”

"Yes!" Goofy replied.

"What is the situation in Fujian?" Chiang Kai-shek finally asked the question.

Gao Fei, who had been prepared for a long time, replied: "The current situation in Fujian is stable, and the military and people of Fujian will also insist on taking the commission as the supreme leader of the country, adhere to the determination of the War of Resistance, and never waver!" ”

Chiang Kai-shek was still quite satisfied with this answer: "Gao Fei, some people are chirping in my ears all day long, saying some bad things about you, saying that you are self-respecting and becoming a prince of reading power, I don't believe these words, I tell those people, Gao Fei is something I watched grow up, how can I be ambitious?" How is it possible to read? Besides, even if you really want to read, you will inevitably become the public enemy of the whole country, don't you say? ”

"Yes, take a seat!" Gao Fei exhaled in his heart, Chiang Kai-shek's soft knife was a little powerful.

And Chiang Kai-shek dared to put himself in Fujian with confidence and boldness, perhaps because he saw through himself. I, the 26th Division, and the Fourth War Zone have become a model for the national War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and I absolutely dare not act rashly on many issues, otherwise I will inevitably fall from the highest peak of the mountain and fall to pieces!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gao Fei said: "Commission, there was some misunderstanding between Fujian and the central government before. Yes, we did arrest some people and seize some supplies, but these people took advantage of their privileges to smuggle and make huge profits during the Anti-Japanese War, which has caused a very bad impact, so, Gao Fei"

"So you have to catch!" Chiang Kai-shek helped him continue: "Gao Fei, what you said is not some, but many, many people are using the War of Resistance to smuggle on a large scale!" Not little by little, sneakily smuggling, but with steamships and cars, openly and unscrupulously smuggled there! ”

Chiang Kai-shek's tone became stern.

Gao Fei knew that Chiang Kai-shek hated smuggling, and although there were some people or things that even Chiang Kai-shek could not do anything about, within his ability, once he caught using the anti-war smugglers, the punishment would often be terrible.

It is a pity that smuggling has become a problem that has been repeatedly banned in the midst of national politics. The huge profits it brings often make many high-ranking officials not hesitate to take risks!

In their attitude toward smuggling, Gao Fei and Chiang Kai-shek were completely identical.

"Catch, you must catch, if you catch it, you will be killed!" Chiang Kai-shek patted the stage and said: "If it goes on like this, not only will the War of Resistance not be won, but our party will rot from the roots!" I would also like to focus on this issue at this National Suffrage Conference! Speaking of political participation meetings, Goofy, do you have any good opinions? ”

"Nope." Goofy didn't have time to think about it and blurted out: "I'll do what I want to do!" ”

Chiang Kai-shek was stunned for a moment, squinted his eyes and looked at Gao Fei for a while, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Gao Fei, I haven't seen you for a while, and you have become slippery." This is not good, as a soldier, what comes to mind in your heart, you have to say what you say, don't be afraid of saying wrong, what you are afraid of is not saying it in your heart, don't be like those politicians"

Goofy smiled. Although Chiang Kai-shek said so, once he really wanted to put forward any opinions, he was afraid that his position would be in jeopardy.

In Fujian, even if he did something that made Chiang Kai-shek unhappy, these were within the scope of Chiang Kai-shek's tolerance, and coupled with the premise of the War of Resistance, Chiang Kai-shek would not only not move himself, but would also vigorously assist himself in some places. Because he needs to fight the pirates himself!

But if you really raise objections to national policy, things will not be so simple, and danger and disaster will come at any time.

Again, Chiang Kai-shek touched his weakness and knew that he could not betray the country, and of course he would not betray the supreme leader.

At least, this is certain before the victory of the Anti-Japanese War!

"The country is currently in financial difficulty!" Chiang Kai-shek suddenly turned the topic to finances: "Feng Yuxiang is organizing donation campaigns in various places, but it is still a drop in the bucket, Gao Fei, how is your financial situation?" ”

Gao Fei "chuckled" in his heart: "Barely maintained!" ”

"Well, it's good if it can be maintained, it's good if it can be maintained!" Chiang Kai-shek repeated this twice: "Okay, let's talk about this here today, you go back first." ”

"Yes!" Goofy stood up.

As soon as he returned to his temporary residence, Gao Fei quickly gathered his subordinates and asked straight to the point, "Do you know about Feng Yuxiang's donation campaign?" ”

"Yes." Cai Yu quickly replied: "We also saw it with our own eyes today. ”

Then, Cai Yu said what he saw and heard today

At the donation meeting organized by Feng Yuxiang, Feng Yuxiang said to all the audience:

"Compatriots, the Japanese said that China would be destroyed in three weeks, and after three weeks, they said that they could finish the work in three months, and after three months had passed, they said that at most half a year, China would be destroyed. Now, more than three years have passed since the Sino-Chinese war, and we are still surviving on our own land! This is the result of the desperate battle between millions of soldiers and the enemy in front of us! ”

The audience erupted in deafening applause and cheers from the young students.

Feng Yuxiang continued: "However, the soldiers in front of us are still wearing straw sandals, and some don't even have shoes, barefoot, carrying single-shot rifles, fighting with the vicious devils. Our soldiers froze to death and starved to death! Our soldiers have been wounded and have been left unhealed and have died in numbers! On the battlefields on both sides of the Yangtze River, our soldiers did not have raincoats in the rainy season, so they could only stick to the trenches in wet clothes! ”

Speaking of this, Feng Yuxiang's voice choked, and two lines of tears fell on the military uniform, and sighs suddenly sounded one after another in the venue.

"Compatriots, I launched the Saving Donation Campaign entirely out of my own conscience and inspired by the spirit of the soldiers at the front. Compatriots, let us all show our conscience! Today, men and women of all ages must set a new ambition and make a new determination, that is, we will never give up until we beat the Japanese out of China! Compatriots rise up! Dedicate your conscience and sincerity, and use all our strength to support the front line and support the war of resistance! ”

Feng Yuxiang's outstanding speech deeply touched the hearts of the participants, and as soon as his words fell, a crippled soldier on crutches walked out of the crowd and walked to the stage with difficulty, and two young students hurriedly helped him to the donation box in front of the rostrum.

The crippled soldier threw away his crutches, gave a solemn military salute to Feng Yuxiang, and said loudly: "On behalf of all the wounded soldiers in the army hospital, I donate 500 yuan!" ”

Feng Yuxiang hurriedly returned the salute and said excitedly: "Thank you, good brother! The audience burst into stormy applause.

Subsequently, the audience came up to the stage one after another, put the coins with body temperature into the donation box, these people included workers, students, handicraftsmen, as well as political axe clerks, teachers and other public servants, and even the lonely old people also paid their pockets, the most commendable thing is that a group of beggars dressed in tatters went to the rostrum to offer gold and handed over the money they had begged for many years to Feng Yuxiang with both hands. With tears in his eyes, Feng Yuxiang took the money on behalf of the political axe, and solemnly announced on behalf of the political axe that he would give the money back to the beggars. But they said that they would not accept the political axe in return!

At this time, the donation conference entered the final stage, and the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce announced a donation of 600,000 yuan!

It is true that 600,000 yuan is not a small amount, but for the huge Yucheng Chamber of Commerce, it is only a drop in the bucket, so the people from all walks of life in the venue discussed a lot, thinking that the Chamber of Commerce gave too little, and asked them to donate more, but the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce pretended to be deaf and dumb and ignored it.

The student representatives of various colleges and universities in Yucheng who participated in the conference automatically gathered together for a meeting to discuss and promote the donation of the Chamber of Commerce. A student representative proposed that five representatives from each school should be selected to kneel down in front of the stage and beg the chamber of commerce!

Faced with tremendous pressure, the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce had to announce an additional donation of 100,000 yuan.

This number is still too far from the expectations of students and people from all walks of life, so they bluntly shouted the slogan "two million".

The Chamber of Commerce was heartbroken for money and refused to increase it.

The students participated in the kneeling procession, and in the end, the thousands of male and female students present at the meeting all knelt down in unison, and the audience suddenly cried!

Feng Yuxiang couldn't hold back any longer, with old tears in his eyes, he shouted to the young students in the audience: "This patriotic enthusiasm of yours will be moved even by your iron heart!" Then he shouted to the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce: "We must have our own conscience in this important matter that has a bearing on the fate of the country and the nation!" ”

The representative of the chamber of commerce was finally moved and promised to donate 2 million yuan, and the venue suddenly burst into thunderous applause, and the students hugged each other excitedly to celebrate the successful conclusion of the donation conference.

Hearing this, Gao Fei frowned: "How long has the donation campaign initiated by Feng Yuxiang begin?" Has the response been as enthusiastic as what you've seen? ”

Cai Yuyan obviously made everything very clear: "The National Saving Donation Movement Association was established in mid-September last year, and although it was not a long time, Feng Yuxiang had already visited more than 20 counties and cities such as Jiangjin, Baisha, Neijiang, Longchang, Zigong, Leshan, Luzhou, Xinjin, and Chengdu. Everywhere he went, he would convene local people from all walks of life to hold a donation meeting and give an impromptu speech, calling on the people to donate money to support the country and the war of resistance. Some men quietly took out their private money, some women took off their gold rings on the spot, some exiled students braved the cold wind and took off their only sweaters, and some farmers took out old hens that lay eggs at home, and even the wood that was going to be used as coffins after death was taken out and sold. According to preliminary estimates, at least 30 to 40 million yuan has been raised in the past few months. ”

Gao Fei nodded and continued to ask, "There should be a lot of public bonds issued by the political axe, right?" ”

Cai Yuyan replied: "Since the office was stationed in Yucheng, the Nationalist Political Axe has successively subscribed for and issued dozens of wartime public bonds such as 'construction', 'military quartermaster', 'industrial development', and so on, each time more than 100 million yuan, and sometimes one type of public bond issued in January, for example, in May last year, it just issued 100 million yuan of 'construction' public bonds, and in August it issued 100 million yuan of 'industrial development' public bonds. ”

Gao Fei frowned, and then asked about the economic development of Sichuan: "Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Sichuan Province was only a large province in terms of population and food, and its economy was not developed, and the development level of factories and mining enterprises was far from catching up with the eastern coastal provinces. I wonder if these enterprises have adapted to the local environment and made great progress, so as to increase the financial revenue of the political axe and reduce the burden on the people of Sichuan? ”

Cai Yuyan replied: "The enterprises relocated inward are divided into two major parts: government capital and private capital: at the beginning of the internal relocation of the national government, a series of policies to encourage the development of private capital were adopted, and preferential treatment was given in terms of capital and taxation, so that private capital has developed considerably, the number of newly started factories and mining enterprises has increased significantly, and the capital and number of workers in old factories and mines have also increased a lot, but with the intensification of the offensive of the army, the coastal ports have become fewer and fewer, and the land passages have been closed by the Soviet Union and Britain one after another, and the operation has become increasingly difficult; In order to conscientiously grasp the economic lifeline of Sichuan, the Kuomintang has spared no effort to develop the government-run capital, but almost all the industries related to the people's livelihood and the military have been monopolized, and after the army blockaded the coast, the government-run monopoly capital has even used its unique advantages to squeeze the living space of the private capital and strengthen itself. ”

He was obviously well aware of these situations, so he talked all the way to the house, without the slightest stagnation, showing superior ability and insight, and listening to Gao Fei nodded again and again.

Gao Fei then asked: "So can the development and growth of government-owned capital help alleviate the financial pressure of the political axe?" ”

Cai Yu replied in a low voice: "Very limited! These capitals are basically concentrated in the hands of a few families, taking the opportunity to make a fortune in the country, where will they care about the life and death of the country! ”

Gao Fei vaguely sensed the meaning from Cai Yu's question, but he was not sure, so he asked, "Have you already estimated the financial situation of the national political axe?" ”

Cai Yuyan nodded vigorously and said, "At the scene of the donation conference just now, I felt a little strange. Although businessmen are profitable, but the most basic stakes are still known, and it should not be strange to know how to finish eggs under the nest, but they are always unwilling to help, which is really incomprehensible! Therefore, there can only be one explanation, and their own situation is not optimistic! ”

Then he explained in detail: "The population of Sichuan Province is about 50 million, but the cumulative amount of bonds issued by the national government is as high as 2 billion yuan, and the average expenditure per person is more than 40 yuan. Without consumption, where do businessmen make money? ”

Gao Fei added with deep feeling: "Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the national political axe not only had rich Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also more than a dozen other provinces to share the expenditure of the political axe and the army, but now almost all of them fell on the shoulders of the emaciated Sichuan people, and they can still support it, and the perseverance of the Sichuan people can be seen!" ”

Cai Yu said silently: "Commander, the situation in the rear is so unbearable, in comparison, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangdong provinces are simply like heaven, in this way, the national political axe will definitely ask for the opportunity to participate in the political meeting and ask us to hand over the financial revenue to the central government." ”

Gao Fei groaned and said: "It is not an unacceptable thing to hand over the finances to the central government, as long as it is beneficial to the war and the people, you can do anything!" However, I am afraid that I can only solve the urgent need, and in the end, I will drag down our provinces. According to the current practice of the national political axe, there is a good chance that this is the result. ”

Cai Yu hurriedly said: "Commander, don't!" Once these bureaucratic capitals are allowed to intervene in Fujian, the consequences will be unimaginable, and the situation in the capital is so difficult, they have an unshirkable responsibility! ”

At this time, McCroson expressed a completely different view: "The implementation of wartime economic policy, the use of the power of state power, and the implementation of unified and even compulsory control over all departments, fields, and links related to the war in accordance with a unified plan are the only choice of the national political axe, and it is also an objective need." The policies of raising taxes, issuing banknotes, borrowing, and controlling foreign exchange in order to resolve the financial difficulties implemented by the national government are international practices to deal with large-scale wars. ”

Obviously, as a veteran financial expert, he is quite familiar with these measures.

Gao Fei asked him rhetorically: "Is it reasonable that the national government axe has over-issued fiat currency, causing an imbalance between the total amount of money and social demand, which has led to inflation and made people's lives very difficult, and the continuous public debt has made it even worse?" ”

McCroson replied: "I think the direct and most important cause of inflation in the rear is the serious imbalance between aggregate demand and aggregate supply, even if we do not issue additional currency, this situation cannot be avoided!" Take grain as an example, Sichuan originally had a slight surplus of grain, but with the outbreak of the war, a large number of refugees poured in, and the supply of political organs, schools, factories, and other personnel who moved inward, as well as the troops and personnel in various theaters in Sichuan, quickly consumed this part of the grain. ”

"The purpose of the issuance of public bonds by the national government was to maintain the balance of fiscal revenue and expenditure during the war, but due to the constant changes in financial and economic policies, it was difficult to sell public bonds, and the number of bonds issued was too large, and instead of achieving the goal of balancing the fiscal deficit, it stimulated inflation to intensify, and the progress was very unsuccessful."

Gao Fei looked at the banker in surprise and asked rhetorically: "Mr. McCroson, if the national government regains control over Fujian's finances, you private capital will bear the brunt, aren't you worried at all?" ”

Michael Rosen replied with a smile: "General Gao, I believe that you will consider the interests of 20 million people and make the right choice for them!" ”

Gao Fei didn't expect to get such an answer, and hurriedly teased: "Mr. McCroson has a lot of potential to engage in politics!" He laughed.

After thinking carefully, Goofy began to agree with Mike Rosen's point of view, so he humbly asked: "Mr. Mike Rosen, what do you think can be done to change this situation?" ”

Without hesitation, McRosson replied, "Stabilize prices and resume production." ”

Then he explained in detail: "The issuance of additional currency and bonds must be stopped immediately, and fund-raising activities can no longer be carried out; Grain was transferred from Fujian and other places to alleviate the grain shortage, so that the production activities of factories and mining enterprises could continue; Intensify the mining of special minerals, and appropriately increase the purchase price to stimulate private mining. The low output in the rear is due to the low purchase price, and once the price increases, the output will naturally go up!

Although the war has brought many problems, as long as the two most fundamental problems are solved, the food problem will have room for maneuver on other problems. ”

When he said this, the problem seemed to be very simple!

(To be continued)