With the spread of construction in the Yucheng area, the weakness of Sichuan's infrastructure has become more and more flawed, and Zhuang Jihua feels that the original plan is flawed, that is, too much attention is paid to Sichuan's advantages in security, and the support for other national industries is neglected. Especially the neglect of Shanghai, at present China's most well-trained workers, the best technicians, the most modern industries in China, such as machinery, chemicals, steel, etc., are all in Shanghai, if these factories are supported, it is not impossible to demolish and move to Sichuan before the outbreak of war. With this realization, Zhuang Jihua felt that he had to take action to correct the mistakes he had made in the early stage, and this correction began at the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant.

Returning to the base from the city, Gong Xiuhua came to report his recent work arrangement.

"In the afternoon, he presided over the opening ceremony of the cadre school, tomorrow the cement factory was cut, the invitation was sent three days ago, the time after the ribbon cutting was nine o'clock in the morning, and at eleven o'clock you have to go to the development bank to discuss the new currency issuance method and how to exchange the old currency, and in the afternoon go to the pharmaceutical factory to inspect the work, after the end, participate in the Qijiang Iron Mine, Weiyuan Iron Mine, Fuling Small Copper Mine Development Conference..."

In the end, Gong Xiuhua took out two business cards: "There is also Mr. Miyamoto Zhengnan from the Yucheng Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Zhu Zhengkui from Shanghai who want to see you." ”

Zhuang Jihua was stunned for a moment, he thought about it for a while, then looked at the palace embroidery painting and asked, "Who is this Miyamoto Zhengnan?" ”

Gong Xiuhua picked up the business card, looked at it, and said, "The business card looks like the manager of Kawakami Co., Ltd." ”

"What does this Kawakami Corporation do?" Zhuang Jihua frowned and asked, it is said that the Chamber of Commerce in Yucheng is mainly transportation and import and export trade, Tang Zong has investigated, and has not found anything abnormal.

Gong Xiuhua didn't answer, and apparently she didn't know either. Zhuang Jihua thought about it and said: "You tell him that no matter what he is here for, before the army withdraws from China, the Southwest Development Team and the Yucheng Political Axe will not have any dealings with them." ”

Gong Xiuhua nodded, but did not leave, but continued to ask: "What about that Zhu Zhengkui?" He is the representative of Shanghai Seven Star Import and Export Company. ”

Zhuang Jihua thought about it and said: "Tell Tang Zong and let him check this Miyamoto Zhengnan." As for Zhu Zhengkui, please let him in. ”

"Please take a seat," when Gong Xiuhua led Zhu Zhengkui into the door, Zhuang Jihua was burying his head in reading the official document from the municipal axe, and he said without raising his head: "If there is anything to say, I don't have time to go around in circles." ”

Zhu Zhengkui was stunned, there are really few people who dare to speak to him like this over the years, even his masters have never been so rude.

"General Zhuang, I am the representative of the Seven Star Import and Export Company..." Zhu Zhengkui's Shanghai accent was relatively thick, and he was interrupted before he finished speaking: "Don't talk nonsense, my time is very tight, just tell me what business you want to do with me, right?" ”

This kind of opening remarks, Zhu Zhengkui is the first time to meet it, his already somewhat arrogant demeanor began to be a little panicked, he looked at the person behind the desk who had not looked up, and stabilized his mood: "I want to talk to General Zhuang about the business of rail import, and there are many other businesses, such as equipment import and export, our company can help you import all equipment from the United States and Europe." ”

Zhuang Jihua looked up at him, Zhu Zhengkui was wearing a pale yellow suit, a pair of gold-wire glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a neatly trimmed mustache on his lips.

"Oh, your company's business scope is very wide," Zhuang Jihua showed a smile, Zhu Zhengkui's heart was relieved, but then he heard: "But this is just what you said, I don't know anything about your company, how can I trust you?" ”

Zhu Zhengkui's smile just appeared and froze suddenly, he didn't expect Zhuang Jihua to say this: "General Zhuang, Mr. Mei Yuntian is from Shanghai, you can ask him." ”

"Oh," Zhuang Jihua nodded: "I will inquire with him, however, we import a lot of equipment and need a lot of funds, does your company have such a strong strength?" ”

"Of course," Zhu Zhengkui replied without hesitation: "General Zhuang probably doesn't know about the company, our company is the most powerful company in the same industry in China, and has a good relationship with the Bank of Communications and the Bank of China, and has sufficient financial guarantees. ”

Zhu Zhengkui secretly scolded Qiu Ba in his heart, mentioning the Seven Star Company in Shanghai, even if people like Yu Qiaqing and Du Yuesheng have to give three points of face, he is a little fed up with Zhuang Jihua's contempt: "General Zhuang, with the help of my company, all the business of Sichuan United Development Company in China will be smooth." ”

Zhuang Jihua heard the meaning of his words, and he looked at Zhu Zhengkui with interest: "So you guys are very big, and the backstage is very tough?" Is it Song Ziwen or Kong Xiangxi? ”

Zhu Zhengkui paused, and then said: "Since General Zhuang already knows, then the matter of cooperation..."

"I don't know," Zhuang Jihua said solemnly: "But I will find out soon, as for cooperation, I don't think there is a need, I have purchase channels, there are also transportation channels, I can't think of anything your company can help me, it seems that nothing can help." ”

The flies smelled fishy, Zhuang Jihua was secretly vigilant in his heart, he had heard of the four major families in his previous life, but in this life, although Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Lifu who had come into contact with him were in power, they were still relatively honest, at least much stronger than some officials he had seen in his previous life, Song Ziwen had less contact, but Xijiang came all the way, and his character was also commendable, only Kong Xiangxi, he had not been in contact, so he concluded that only this person would come to fight his idea.

After sending Zhu Zhengkui away, he pondered for a moment and told Gong Xiuhua to send a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, asking him for a plane, and he was going to Nanjing for a meeting. ”

"Someone wanted to beat my idea, so I had to pull the tiger skin," Zhuang Jihua said helplessly: "I don't know if I can remind them a little." ”

Gong Xiuhua's dark eyes rolled, nodded thoughtfully, she turned around to leave, Zhuang Jihua stopped her again: "Call Song Yunfei." ”

Zhuang Jihua circled around Song Yunfei, who was standing straight in the middle of the room, and Song Yunfei looked at him a little inexplicably: "Sir, you make me a little numb, what's the matter?" ”

Zhuang Jihua didn't answer, still looked him up and down, and finally stood in front of him, looked into his eyes and said, "Freight, there is an important task entrusted to you, do you dare to take it?" ”

Song Yunfei looked relieved and said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with you?" What is there to dare not take? I promise it's done. ”

Zhuang Jihua thought about it and said: "I want to send you to form an unprecedented force, I call this force a special force, with special equipment, special training methods, trained troops, you serve as the commander of this force, you go to select team members, combat skills can refer to the reconnaissance company, in addition to literacy, the worst must graduate from high school." You refer to these two conditions to choose, and find a training place in addition, which must be private, and there must be mountains, rivers and forests. ”

Song Yunfei looked at Zhuang Jihua and said, "Yes." ”

Zhuang Jihua said lightly: "From now on, you will no longer be my adjutant, but the captain of the special forces." The training outline and training method, I will give it to you when I come back from Nanjing. ”

"Yes." Song Yunfei replied loudly, but Zhuang Jihua heard a little dissatisfaction, he smiled and said: "Don't be dissatisfied, the special forces are not reconnaissance companies, you know how to train the reconnaissance company, but you don't know how to train the special forces, this is a force that has never appeared in China before." ”

Song Yunfei went to Du Yuming suspiciously.

I don't know what Chiang Kai-shek thought, he really sent the plane, and two days later Zhuang Jihua boarded the plane at Baishiyi Airport and flew to Nanjing.

As soon as Zhuang Jihua got off the plane, he went to the No. 2 Resources Committee of Sanyuan Lane, where Weng Wenhao, Qian Changzhao and others had been waiting for a long time.

But as soon as the car entered the city, it couldn't leave, and the city of Nanjing was full of students marching, "Defend Rehe!" "Defend the Great Wall!" "Give me back the rivers and mountains!" Groups of young people walked past the car holding flags.

"Alas, Miss Gong, you don't see what they looked like you were back then." Wu Ziniu laughed.

"Well, sort of." There was a hint of confusion in Gong Xiuhua's eyes, how similar the students outside the car window were to hers, young and enthusiastic.

"Feeling a little emotional?" Zhuang Jihua felt a little confused, so he said softly: "Actually, this is normal, there are young people in every era, and the surname of young people is hot blood, if the blood of young people is cold, then there is no hope for this nation." ”

Zhuang Jihua said and pushed the car door and got out of the car, standing by the car door and looking at the parade opposite, Wu Ziniu and Gong Xiuhua also got out of the car. The three soldiers, especially the golden star on Zhuang Jihua's military uniform, are particularly eye-catching, there are many generals in Nanjing, but there are not many generals standing on the side of the road to watch the parade.

The students seemed hostile to the uniformed ones, and as if they were deliberately demonstrating, one man soon stood high on the steps and began to address the townspeople:

"Compatriots, the year before last, we lost the three eastern provinces, and 30 million compatriots groaned under the iron hooves of Yuekou! Last year, the 128th Middle School [***] team was forced to withdraw from Shanghai, and now the Kou is attacking Rehe again, and the next step is to attack Hebei, Beiping, Tianjin, compatriots, the Chinese nation is in danger, we can't sit idly by, we must act! Tears rolled down the eyes of the student, but he didn't care to wipe them, and still shouted loudly: "Compatriots, Rehe is lost piece by piece, but our political axe turns a blind eye, and still does not dare to declare war on Yuekou, fantasizing about compromising and retreating to steal peace!" Can we say yes? No! We can't! I'd rather die than be a slave to the country! Regain Rehe and recover the three eastern provinces! Give me back the rivers and mountains! ”

The emotions of the onlookers were mobilized, and countless arms waved, "Give me back the rivers and mountains!" Resounding in the sky, Zhuang Jihua also raised his arm. After the youth finished speaking, a female student ran up the steps to give a speech:

"Fellow citizens! Fellow citizens! The country is in danger, we can't be silent anymore, we have withdrawn from the Northeast, we have withdrawn from Shanghai, we have to withdraw from Rehe Chahar, and then we will withdraw from Beiping and Tianjin, compatriots, where can we retreat? …，”

At this time, the procession in front of them suddenly became chaotic, the police whistle sounded, and some students ran back one after another, "Students, don't run!" Don't run! The male students who gave the speech bravely rushed forward to try to reorganize the students, and the female students also stopped their speeches and rushed into the street to help the male students, and soon formed a small group around them, and they held each other's arms and chests and walked past the police and gendarmes who were waving batons.

The boys began to fight with the police, and the girls were also very heroic to help, but more students began to run backwards, some students were dragged into the police cars behind, more police arrived, and the organized resistance of the students collapsed, and they fled in all directions to avoid the police.

"After all, students are students, and if they can't beat them, they should run." Wu Ziniu saw Zhuang Jihua shaking his head and said disapprovingly.

"I don't mean students, I mean..." Zhuang Jihua stopped here when he said this, he didn't know what to say, and using force to deal with such a march and petition was the next policy among the next strategies.

"Your principal," Gong Xiuhua just interjected coldly, three students ran over, led by the female student who came to the stage to give a speech, there were two boys next to her, and two policemen chased after her, one boy shouted "You go first", turned over and fought with the two policemen, the girl really wanted to stop, and the other boy dragged him to the alley in front.

The police seemed to be very hateful to this boy who dared to resist, and the two of them surrounded the boy with a burst of punches and kicks, and under the raindrops of fists, the boy was knocked to the ground, and he fell to the ground, curling his body and protecting his head with his hands.

Zhuang Jihua couldn't help it, he rushed forward and shouted: "Stop, stop!" Several policemen stopped to look at Zhuang Jihua, and the general's uniform made them involuntarily feel a little awe.

"Sir." A policeman cringed.

"Don't talk nonsense, leave this person to me," Zhuang Jihua said impatiently: "Wu Ziniu, help him to the car." ”

Wu Ziniu ran forward, and when he passed by the police, he slammed the two policemen away with his shoulder, and then lowered his body to check the student lying on the ground, and then carried him into the car, the student struggled twice, but Wu Ziniu's arm held him in his arms like iron tongs, and whispered in his mouth: "Don't be ignorant, this is to save you." ”

"My name is Zhuang Jihua, you report to your chief, and say that this person was taken away by me." Zhuang Jihua saw that a few policemen wanted to say something, so he preemptively said it, and then turned to Gong Xiuhua and said, "Let's go." ”

The policemen didn't dare to step forward to stop them, so they could only watch the car walk away, and a policeman spat hatefully: "Damn, you come to be a good person, you are ruthless, you say you will go yourself!" ”

The driver was very clever, he quickly got out of this bloody place, and the student looked at the people in the car and asked a little puzzled: "Why help me?" ”

"Just like you, like bean sprouts, you dare to fight with the police." Wu Ziniu said mockingly, he changed seats with Gong Xiuhua, and sat in the back row, close to the students.

The student coldly retorted: "It's better than stealing a living, and it's better than those soldiers who are afraid of the enemy like a tiger?" ”

"Drink, you're still stubborn," the people in the car didn't care, Wu Ziniu smiled: "You are not afraid of the enemy like a tiger, but you don't fight." ”

"You," the student couldn't help but stiffen up, but he was caught to death by Wu Ziniu just now, and he estimated that he couldn't beat him, so he sat down again, and said with hatred in his mouth: "We in China have a lot of soldiers like you, so we always lose battles." ”

Wu Ziniu laughed and was about to fight back, Zhuang Jihua interjected and asked, "Are you from the Northeast?" ”

The student looked at the general beside him, and he nodded: "Yes, the student in exile in the Northeast." ”

Zhuang Jihua nodded and asked, "What's your name?" ”

The student didn't answer, thinking about whether to tell him, Wu Ziniu immediately laughed and said, "Why are you scared? Don't you even dare to beat the police, and you're afraid to report your name. ”

"Wu Qixiu, a student at Northeastern University, now lives at Jinling University." Wu Qixiu glared at Wu Ziniu and said loudly.

"You're a Communist, aren't you?" Wu Ziniu said again, with a hint of ridicule on the corner of his mouth: "In the name of resistance, the purpose of propaganda is red." ”

"I am a Chinese, not a Russian dog." Wu Qixiu couldn't help but retort hatefully: "My hometown in Harbin, northeast China, is fed up with the anger of the Russians, and they are not a good thing. ”

"Harbin, white mountains and black waters." Zhuang Jihua said: "It's far enough to escape here, and there are still people at home." ”

Wu Qixiu didn't speak, his eyes were full of tears, and he couldn't help sobbing softly. Zhuang Jihua patted him lightly on the shoulder: "Don't be sad, we will definitely be able to get it back in the Northeast." ”

"Sir, take us back, that's our home." Wu Qixiu said in a choked voice.

"Yes, that's your home, and it's our home." Zhuang Jihua said heavily, the situation is getting worse and worse, the people's anti-Japanese sentiment is getting stronger and stronger, and the political axe has become more and more difficult to control, in the face of this exiled student in the northeast, Zhuang Jihua really feels the taste of the country, and the famous song involuntarily hummed out of his mouth:

"My home is on the Songhua River in northeast China, where there are forest coal mines and soybean sorghum all over the mountains.

My home is on the Songhua River in the northeast, where there are my compatriots and my aging father.

"Ninety-one-eight", "ninety-one-eight", from that miserable time.

Leaving my homeland, abandoning the endless treasures, wandering! Stray!

The whole price is wandering in the customs!

What year, what month, will I be able to return to my lovely hometown?

In what year, in what month, will the endless treasure be recovered?

Daddy, Daddy, when will we be able to get together?! ”

Wu Qixiu, who was already choking, couldn't stop his tears now, Wu Ziniu didn't open his mouth to stimulate him, Gong Xiuhua was silent, his eyes were slightly red, and even the driver slowed down.

"Cultural Revolution, don't sing," Wu Ziniu couldn't bear the repression, he interrupted Zhuang Jihua's voice, Zhuang Jihua looked at him in surprise, he said uncomfortably: "Cultural Revolution, you studied there, I'm not from the Northeast, and my heart is sour." ”

Wu Qixiu finally couldn't help crying, calling "Daddy" in his mouth, Gong Xiuhua turned his head to look at him, and he didn't know how to comfort him.

"Uncomfortable, isn't it? It is better to shed tears than to bleed. Zhuang Jihua suddenly said coldly, Wu Qixiu looked up at him with blurred eyes: "I'm not afraid of death!" I'm willing to bleed! But where do I bleed? I can't get back to the Northeast alone! ”

"Would you like to be a soldier?" Zhuang Jihua asked.

"Can you tell me?" Wu Qixiu asked rhetorically.

"Five years later, I'll take you to beat me." Zhuang Jihua said unequivocally.

"Why wait five years? Not now? Wu Qixiu asked puzzled.

"Because we weren't ready," Zhuang Jihua patted him on the leg: "Many things are not just based on blood, and a war involves many levels." ”

"Not ready?" Wu Qixiu's eyes widened and said: "How long do we have to prepare, the Northeast has been lost for almost two years, how long do we have to prepare!" ”

"Let me ask you a question," Zhuang Jihua met his gaze and said, "Have you ever been to the countryside, have you asked those peasants, do they know how to resist?" Passing by they all know, then our preparation has reached five. ”

Wu Qixiu still didn't understand, and the palace embroidery painting in front of him also interjected: "Classmate Wu, our chief is right, you'd better listen to him." Then she sighed and said: "Society is complex, especially in Chinese society, the War of Resistance is a difficult war, and we cannot win this war without the participation of the whole nation." ”

Wu Qixiu nodded as if he didn't understand, and Zhuang Jihua said: "If you want to be a soldier, go to the No. 2 Resources Committee of Sanyuan Lane to find Zhuang Jihua." ”

"Okay," Wu Qixiu then said with a promise, "Sir, can you teach me that song?" ”

Zhuang Jihua was slightly stunned and then said, "Okay, there is no problem." The driver will send Wu to Jinling University first. ”

"On the Songhua River" is a very good song to learn, Wu Qixiu learned very quickly, when the car arrived at Jinling University, he had already learned, and after he got off the car, Wu Ziniu said to Zhuang Jihua: "This kid is good, he is a soldier." ”

"You can see it, if it's good, how could the Cultural Revolution pull him in with persuasion and song." Gong Xiuhua sniffled contemptuously, and then asked curiously: "Cultural Revolution, you learned there." ”

"Chinatown." Zhuang Jihua replied without hesitation, along the way he was thinking, this source is there, thinking about it, it is still suitable for Chinatown, although the risk is very high, because he is not the only one who came back from the United States, but he really can't find a more appropriate source.

When Zhuang Jihua was doing a good job in Sichuan, the members of the Resources Committee were not idle; Ding Wenjiang went to Guangdong to investigate Guangdong's industrial capacity; Qian Changzhao presided over the investigation of Shanghai's and Zhejiang's industrial capacity; and Weng Wenhao recruited more people.

"Cultural Revolution, these materials are top secret, you can take a look first." When Weng Wenhao met, he handed Zhuang Jihua a thick copy of information, which was Qian Changzhao's statistics on Shanghai's industrial situation and production capacity.

Zhuang Jihua looked through these materials in Weng Wenhao's office, ten lines at a glance, skipping the words that analyzed the surname, only looking at the numbers, there was a little surprise and a little worry in his heart, Shanghai is worthy of being China's largest industrial base, there are factories of all kinds, engine factories, shipyards, chemical plants, iron and steel plants, etc., the most important factories in modern industrial countries, but the problem is that the scale of these factories is very small, and most of them are struggling on the line of life and death, such as engines, as an important part of automobiles, tanks, and armored vehicles, China can produce, even including the relatively new pump-jet diesel engine, the production of this engine in Shanghai Xinxiang Machinery Factory only a few hundred workers, the output of more than 100 units per year, other production lathes, milling machines, all of which are the same. For example, the Hexing Iron and Steel Plant, the largest steel plant in Shanghai, which integrates iron-making, steel-making, and steel-rolling, is almost out of production.

"These factories have problems of one kind or another, but the main problem is capital and product sales." Weng Wenhao frowned when he saw that he was turning quickly, so he said his opinion: "China's industrial scale is not large, and the demand for elephant engines is very small, so they have no market even if they want to develop, and with the suppression of foreign businesses, it is even more difficult to survive." ”

"Oh, what does that mean?" Zhuang Jihua lowered his head and asked.

"Let's take the Xinghe Iron and Steel Plant as an example," Weng Wenhao said after a moment of silence: "The cost of steel in the Xinghe Plant is 69 yuan, but in order to suppress the Xinghe Factory, they only sell it for 65 yuan per ton of steel, and the Xinghe Factory can't afford it at all." ”

Zhuang Jihua nodded and said, "You can support it with a political axe." ”

"Hmph," Weng Wenhao shook his head and sighed, "Cultural Revolution, do you know that you have already offended a lot. ”

Zhuang Jihua looked up at him puzzled, not knowing what he meant, Weng Wenhao looked at him and sighed and said: "You directly imported equipment from abroad and did not hand it over to some trading companies, which has already made many people unhappy, but they still can't figure out your source of funds and background, so they haven't taken action for the time being, but they have found me, let me try to persuade you to let them take on the import of equipment." ”

(To be continued)