Chapter 268: It's all the fault of the money
The U.S. election has finally come to an end, and although Roosevelt will not be able to announce his official swearing-in in the White House until early March of the following year at the earliest, he has now begun to recruit staff to take over the preparations for the current administration.
And after Li Tie completed this trip to the United States perfectly, he must return to China as soon as possible.
In the months since Li Tie left China, the anti-Japanese vanguard army in Northeast China has fought hundreds of desperate battles with the Japanese pioneer regiments.
This time, the Japanese repeatedly attacked the Northeast Pioneer Army's garrison by taking a steady and steady attack, buying off some bandits, and dividing the trust between the people of Northeast China and the Pioneer Army.
Therefore, the bandits in the northeast have suffered great losses in the past few months, but the bandits in various places can always be rescued by a group of unknown armed forces at a critical time, and then make a comeback with the help of Ma Zhanshan.
Later, due to Tu Feiyuan's suggestion, they adopted the form of closing the door and beating the dogs, and arranged heavy troops along the border between Liaoning and Jilin to divide the northeast bandits into two, and then gathered heavy troops to encircle and suppress the bandits in Liaoning first.
With the help of this strategy, the Liaoning bandits were finally hit hard, and tens of thousands of bandits had to move to Heilongjiang and other places to join forces with Ma Zhanshan.
With the consolidation of the Jilin defense line in Liaoning, the Japanese pioneer group in Liaoning can be regarded as having a foothold. However, the fighting between the two sides is also more brutal.
After a summer of recuperation, Commander Chiang found that the Central Soviet Region had not collapsed due to its own economic blockade, on the contrary, various information from the Central Soviet Region showed that although the current Central Soviet Region was still very poor in living materials, they were not short of medicine and salt, which made Commander Chiang puzzled.
And it is said that it was only after receiving airdrops from the Soviet Union that their lives improved significantly. Could it be that the Soviets are getting in the way?
The Nationalist Government, knowing about this, protested directly to the Soviet ministers, protesting that they casually entered the territory of China to provide supplies to the ** of the Central Soviet District.
Although the Soviet ambassador repeatedly stressed that it was not the Soviet Union that helped the Central Soviet Zone, and that the Soviet Union did not have transport planes that could fly that far, Commander Chiang did not believe the Soviets' explanation.
"Who doesn't know that the current Central Soviet District is controlled by the Soviets? Even the name is the Soviet government, and you dare to say that it has nothing to do with them?
Isn't this a matter of lice on a bald man's head? After Commander Jiang finished speaking, he unconsciously scratched his bare head, as if he was really a little itchy.
Commander Chiang, who was in a state of despair, hurriedly sent a delegation on a long journey to the Soviet Union to negotiate in an effort to improve the relations between the Nationalist Government and the Soviets, and once an agreement of understanding was reached, a large number of troops could be withdrawn from the Sino-Soviet border to participate in the suppression of bandits in the south.
Then, under the secret orders of Commander Chiang, the provinces and cities began to actively hoard military supplies, and Commander Chiang was ready to launch the fourth large-scale encirclement and suppression again at the end of the year.
This time, Commander Chiang is ready to mobilize an army of 400,000 troops, with his own descendants as the main force, and once again surround **, I heard that ** The most capable Mao Weiren has just been removed from his military post by them, and God really helps me.
However, just when he was still struggling with the serious shortage of funds for the fourth encirclement and suppression, a piece of news came from the United States like a bolt from the blue.
"What, Li Tie lent $10 billion to the U.S. government in the form of interest-free loans to help them survive the economic crisis?
Who is talking nonsense here? Think Lao Tzu doesn't know how to count? How much is the tax revenue of the whole of China in a year? Can he have ten billion dollars? "Commander Jiang, who had just heard the news, couldn't believe that Li Tie would have so much money.
"Headmaster, this news has been verified by his subordinates to be true. Li Tie had already made more than $2 billion in the US stock market, and in the past few years, he has lent usury to European countries, and it is possible that his total net worth will double or triple in just two years.
So it is conservatively estimated that his net worth is at least billions of dollars. As for his plan to invest 10 billion dollars in the United States, it is not a one-time investment. Rather, it is divided into five years and increases year by year.
At the rate at which their Huaxing company is making money, it may not take five years for them to really earn more than 10 billion US dollars. Dai Li and Song Ziwen stood beside Commander Jiang, and Dai Li personally reported to Commander Jiang.
Commander Jiang was shocked for a long time, and thought about the young man Li Tie in his memory, the Li Tie who didn't have hair on his mouth, he used to be only the dominant party in Shanghai, even if it was rumored that he was the richest man in the world a few days ago, Commander Jiang didn't take him seriously.
Because for the actual ruler of China, if Commander Chiang wanted to deal with Li Tie at that time, it was as simple as pinching an ant to death, how could he quietly make such a big move in the United States in a few years.
After digesting it for a long time, Commander Jiang finally accepted the fact that Li Tie was worth more than 10 billion US dollars, but in this way, his heart was even more unbalanced.
"Why? I was desperately trying to live in China for tens of millions of yuan in military spending, and he Li Tie was so good that he threw out $10 billion on a casual trip to the United States.
Since he is so generous to foreigners, why not spend the money on us Chinese? You immediately sent a telegram to Li Tie, saying that we in China urgently need his generosity now, and ask him to donate another 10 million, no, 30 million, no, 100 million yuan, and let him donate another 100 million yuan to the government.
I took out high-interest loans from the U.S. government in order to maintain China's economy, but he was so good that he had so much money that not only did he not support me from the Nationalist Government, but instead went to fund foreign devils who had nothing to do with us.
As I said, if he doesn't satisfy me, he won't go back to China, and I will not only remove him from all his posts, but I will also confiscate his Huaxing company. β
"Headmaster, you dissipate your anger first, there is something I haven't reported to you yet, as early as when Li Tie established Huaxing Company, he registered it in the name of the German Mike.
Later, Huaxing developed several times and opened a lot of new branches, but these companies are all legal persons registered by foreigners without exception, and it seems that most of them are registered in Britain and Americans.
And the only thing these companies have in common is that Li Tie is nominally just a manager hired by them, so it stands to reason that we can't ignore the confiscation of these foreign companies.
And the $10 billion that Li Tie funded the United States is also the name of the American Huaxing Investment Company, and the legal person of the Huaxing Company is indeed Li Tie's doll fiancΓ©e Tang Mengxue, and now Tang Mengxue is also an authentic Chinese-American. Dai Li carefully explained.
"What? It turns out that this Li Tie is so cunning, he has long been guarding against me. It doesn't matter, when he comes back I will send someone to arrest him, and when he is in prison, I will see if he is a man who sacrifices his wealth and his life. "Commander Jiang was crazy about money, and immediately thought of the method they used to scrape those rich businessmen.
"Principal, Li Tie now not only has Chinese nationality, but also has the nationality of more than a dozen countries such as Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Brazil, India, Nigeria, Lagua, Honduras, etc. It is impossible for us to detain Li Tie, otherwise it will cause disputes in many countries. Dai Li reminded Commander Jiang again.
"Ahh feelings, the current Li Tie is a thorn, I don't know where to start, right? "Commander Chiang couldn't believe that there were people on the ground in China that he couldn't deal with.
"Principal, Li Tie has always been benevolent and righteous, and he eats soft rather than hard, not to mention that he is now also the director of the Food Statistics Bureau, the principal of Huaxing Aviation Military Academy, and the director of the special service department of the General Logistics Department, which can be said to be deeply favored by the principal.
And Li Tie is also a person who knows how to repay his kindness, and he can know a little bit about the war funds he donated alone of 30 million yuan half a year ago, so for Li Tie, he can be soft or hard, and he can ask for it but not force. β
Dai Li was still persuading Commander Jiang not to be rude to Li Tie. Especially now that Da Li Tie has multiple nationalities, he is almost a subordinate who has a gold medal for avoiding death.
"Do you want me to beg him to donate money to me? Besides, I didn't get the 30 million for nothing, but I leased Hainan Island to him for a hundred years, a hundred years! Commander Jiang stretched out a finger with special emphasis, thinking that he couldn't pull off that face to beg the little Li Tie.
"That's not necessary, principal, let's just tell Li Tie about the difficulties in China, such as the snow disaster in Xinjiang, the serious drought in Yunnan, the epidemic in the northwest, and so on.
As long as we cry more about poverty, with Li Tie's feelings of worrying about the country and the people as his own responsibility, he will definitely help him, as for the money in our hands, whether it will be used for disaster relief or to suppress bandits first is not what he said. β
Although Dai Li complained in his heart that Commander Jiang had rented out an enclave for a hundred years, he had actually made a lot of money, but he still had to give advice to Commander Jiang.
"Yunong, you are calculating him like this behind Li Tie, aren't you afraid that your brother will know in the future?" Hearing Dai Li's bad idea, Commander Jiang was actually overjoyed.
"For the sake of the great cause of the party and the state, Yu Nongzhi's personal safety and honor are disregarded, there is nothing to consider, and I take the will of the principal as the ultimate goal." Dai Li's banner clearly expressed his position.
"Yu Nong, your loyalty to me is truly a testament to heaven and earth. If this Li Tie is half loyal to you, he will invest the 10 billion US dollars in China's national economy and people's livelihood.
Now it's so good that so much money has been taken away by foreigners, my heart hurts! 10 billion, that's 10 billion dollars, 10 billion dollars. "Commander Chiang repeatedly muttered about the matter of 10 billion dollars.
Dai Li saw that Commander Jiang was in danger of committing a demon because of this 10 billion dollar incident, and immediately changed the topic.
"Principal, now that all walks of life across the country have donated more than 10 million to Ma Zhanshan, should we transfer this money to him in full? Please let me know. β
"Oh, there are already so many donations, so what are you waiting for? Immediately draw it to the military department as military expenses. Commander Jiang ordered directly.
"There are a lot of patriots staring at these donations from the principal, so if we use them casually, I'm afraid it's not very convenient." Dai Li persuaded Commander Jiang not to be too ugly.
"Oh, isn't supporting us supporting the anti-Japanese resistance? If the government can't sustain it, he will still resist. However, Commander Jiang, who lost his temper, also knew that he could not use this kind of special donation casually, otherwise he would become the target of Qianfu.
However, this was not difficult for Principal Jiang, his eyes turned to his heart, and he said to Finance Minister Song Ziwen: "Ziwen, go and find out where this money is remitted from?" Who sent it all?
We must not fail the expectations of the people, and although it will take a long time to hire some people to find out these things, and at the same time it will cost a lot of manpower and material resources, we must not allow the money of the patriots to be spent in vain.
In this way, after deducting the necessary expenses, give the rest of the money to Ma Zhanshan, I heard that he wants people in Heilongjiang, and if he wants a gun and a gun, he can have spare money to support those bandits in the northeast, and I estimate that he is not short of this little money. β
When Song Ziwen heard it, his brother-in-law wanted to swallow it alone, but he didn't dare to answer, but Dai Li heard the strings and knew the elegance.
"What does the headmaster mean? I see, but the expenses of our staff are not small, and it is estimated that it will cost one or two million yuan to find out the true identity of these donors. Dai Li solemnly sang a double reed with Commander Jiang.
"One or two million is enough. Don't these workers need to be eaten by people? β
"If you are reimbursed for all the food and drink, it is estimated that it will cost three to five million."
"Do the staff all walk on their feet? That's a lot of efficiency. β
"If you include the cost of carriage and horses, it is estimated that it will cost seven or eight million." Dai Li wiped the sweat from his head, feeling a little unable to keep up with the pace of the principal.
"Well, it's about the same as I calculated, and I'll give you a little more tea money, it's all for the party-state." Commander Chiang was not satisfied.
"Then it's going to be a million." Dai Li didn't dare to take over anymore, Commander Jiang wouldn't want to deduct all the 10 million, right? That's too much.
In fact, he didn't want to think about it, patriots finally donated 10 million to support Ma Zhanshan's anti-Japanese resistance, and he erased ** million when he sang and harmonized with Commander Jiang here, isn't this black?
Fortunately, Commander Jiang also knows that things can't be done too much, and we are allowed to eat all the meat, so how can we keep the clear soup for the owner of the money, right?
I just heard Commander Jiang say: "Well, let's deal with this money like this, and if there are similar donations to Ma Zhanshan in the future, they will be distributed to him according to this proportion."
Yu Nong, you still have to worry about it, the current situation in the Northeast is very strange, and the Japanese have not yet eliminated the bandits in the Northeast, so they have begun to attack the idea of Rehe Province again.
And Ma Zhanshan, who I thought would make the Japanese fight badly, actually gained a firm foothold in Heilongjiang. These are too unreasonable, if you have time, you can ask Zhao Ying to find out what the situation in the Northeast is now.
Since the fall of Northeast China, except for Zhao Ying's successful intrusion into Japan, most of our intelligence officers in Northeast China have not sent back decent information.
The capital of Manchukuo has been secretly established for a few months, so what's the use of them reporting to me? As for the fact that the Japanese are ready to propose at the League of Nations that all countries recognize the legal status of Manchukuo, we absolutely will not allow it.
We must stop the Japanese conspiracy and absolutely not allow them to split the northeast from China. β
"Principal, our status in the League of Nations is very low, only our appeal seems to be of little use, and the European and American powers have nothing to do with it, and there is still an economic crisis in the country, so it is impossible for them to help us wave the flag and shout."
"Well, when you said that, I remembered. We don't have to cry to Li Tie anymore, isn't he close to the U.S. government?
You immediately send a telegram saying that I said that you either donated 100 million yuan to the disaster areas throughout the country, or you will find a way to prevent the United States and other countries from recognizing Manchukuo. β
Dai Li thought about it, Commander Jiang would really be embarrassed, if I were Li Tie, I would rather donate 100 million, if I want to unite so many countries not to recognize Manchukuo, it is much more difficult than donating 100 million yuan.
And Song Ziwen on the side is also full of thoughts, why does this brother-in-law seem to have changed as a person, is it still the Jiang Zhongzheng who was dedicated to the country and the people back then?
100 million yuan can sell the Northeast, if I were him, I would give Li Tie a death order, and no matter what, I had to stop the Japanese from splitting the Northeast.
Hey, that's not right, it doesn't seem to be Li Tie's turn to stop the splitting of the Northeast, no matter how incompetent our national government is, won't this appeal to the League of Nations?