Chapter 11 The Human Trafficker Program
After sending off the satisfied Mei Runan and the others, Zhao Zhi, who was lying on his back in a rocking chair, fell into deep thought again, he understood how difficult it was for this whimsical "human trafficker" plan to succeed. Now he only has a rough idea, and in order to realize this earth-shattering plan, he still needs to make a lot of efforts and integrate the forces of all parties. It is far from enough to rely on the propaganda of the Southwest Associated Congress in China, after all, the Southwest Associated Congress is only a non-governmental organization, and Zhao Zhi also needs the support of the national government as a backing.
Zhao Zhi immediately sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing who wanted to form a construction company to develop Burma, asking him to agree to the recruitment of refugees in the country, so as to provide a solid backing for Zhao Zhi and Lei Ting. Zhao Zhi's telegram made Chiang Kai-shek a little crying and laughing, he was now overwhelmed by the war ahead and the complicated international situation, Zhao Zhi actually had the mind to get some construction company to build Burma, it was really leisurely enough.
However, this so-called "human trafficker" plan was very interesting to Chiang Kai-shek, because there were so many refugees caused by the war that the streets of Chongqing were cleaned up many times, and the beggars and refugees on the streets could not be cleaned up. Zhao Zhi set up the construction company to build Burma and provide a living income and shelter for the displaced refugees, and Chiang Kai-shek believed that the plan was more likely to succeed. So he called Zhao Zhi back, saying that he agreed with Zhao Zhi's plan in principle, but Zhao Zhi needed to fly to Chongqing in person to discuss the possibility of this plan and the steps to implement it.
Of course, Zhao Zhi knows that to realize such a huge plan, it is not enough to rely on one person, this requires all-round cooperation, there are many factions in the country, once Zhao Zhi's plan is implemented, it is like a delicious barbecue meat that is put on the cutting board, as long as the guy with the knife handle in his hand will want to come up and cut a piece, Chiang Kai-shek needs to use the name of Thunder and Zhao Zhi to drive away those guys with evil intentions, of course, Zhao Zhi will not forget that this piece of meat must have a share of the Jiang and Song families.
Zhao Zhi, who received Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, immediately rushed to Chongqing for talks, and he wanted to inform Chiang Kai-shek of his idea of contracting and exporting labor services on the largest scale in history, and strongly invited Chiang and Song to participate in organizing this super-large multinational company. The Thunder family alone is far from enough, even after adding the Jiang and Song families, it is still far from enough, Zhao Zhi decided to bring the US government in as well, and firmly tie the Thunder to the huge warship of the United States to take off and grow together.
"Do you think the U.S. government will definitely join this program? Can't Americans eat alone? Their industrial base should not be underestimated, and there are countless technical talents" When he first heard Zhao Zhi's calculations, Chiang Kai-shek's first reaction was whimsical. Although Zhao Zhi has the support of the Rockman family behind him, the influential families and consortia in the United States are not the only ones in the Rockman family, and the Americans who put their interests first will not let go of this great opportunity in vain, and Zhao Zhi seems to be a little too optimistic.
"The problem in China right now is that there is too much population and land is concentrated in the hands of a few. And it is not like European countries that have developed industries. Too many people did not have job opportunities, which, combined with the Japanese invasion, led to the emergence of tens of millions of refugees. If we get jobs for a million of them, we will have a million less to share. The million people who already have jobs can also support their relatives with the income from their labor. This will benefit at least three million people, not counting their future consumption, and will bring employment opportunities to other refugees."
Chiang Kai-shek understood this truth better than anyone else, but he wanted to know more about the attitude of the US government towards this matter, how Zhao Zhi could guarantee the construction contract to rebuild the European country after the war, the fact that one million jobs would be coveted by Americans, and the weak national government was not an opponent of the American consortium. In the face of Chiang Kai-shek's question, Zhao Zhi came to a conclusion with certainty, "We have people, and if there are more people doing the work, the speed of construction will be faster, and the expenditure that the builder needs to pay will be relatively reduced, and the salary paid to European workers is enough for us to hire three Chinese workers, and enough skilled construction workers are our reliance."
"The United States has always played the role of peacemaker and coordinator in the international community, and they need to lead the post-war reconstruction after the end of the European war, and according to the consistent policy of the U.S. government, they will provide interest-free loans to European countries after the war to resume construction. And our cheap labor and high-quality construction speed are exactly what they need, and the low wages in the eyes of Europeans are enough for Chinese workers to feed their families, which is our advantage."
"But what about public opinion? Not everyone can understand the benefits of this" Although Chiang Kai-shek has some intention of Zhao Zhi's plan, he is still a little hesitant in his heart, and after the Opium War, the huge sale of piglets caused a large number of Chinese to lose overseas. Chiang Kai-shek himself also hated those Chinese who helped foreign powers sell piglets, but when it came time for him to play this role, Chiang Kai-shek was a little worried about the guidance and influence of public opinion, and he did not want to have a stain on his political career.
"I have already thought about this, and we will set up a regular Thunder Construction Company in Myanmar, and the Southwest Union Congress will mobilize many schools in China to help us publicize and recruit refugees to join. When Lei Ting built Qinglongping Airport in Zhangwu County, he did the work for relief, most of the refugees can accept it, I think this large-scale recruitment of refugees in Myanmar work, all walks of life will not point fingers at us, after all, our Lei Ting's reputation is not bad" For public opinion, Zhao Zhi has already thought of countermeasures, when he came to Chongqing, Luo Lin handed over his staff to Zhao Zhi, who was responsible for coordinating the relationship with the newspaper, and shouted for Zhao Zhi's "human trafficker" plan.
"You have a lot of point, but what I want to know is, can there be a million jobs in Myanmar? Not to mention the wages you have to pay them, where did you get so much food to feed these million refugees? "Food has always been a problem for Chiang Kai-shek, the army needs food to feed the soldiers who are fighting, and the local government needs food to relieve those refugees, with the Japanese army in the occupied areas of the food supply system, it has become more and more difficult to get food from the enemy-occupied areas, Chiang Kai-shek is eager to know where Zhao Zhi got food to feed so many refugees.
"No, there is not so much food in Burma, the food accumulated by Thunder is enough for me to feed the army at most, and the excess food is only enough to feed these refugees for two months" Zhao Zhi admitted that he had no surplus food in his hands, and this answer made the heart of Chiang Kai-shek, who originally wanted to borrow food from Zhao Zhi, sink. "I don't have food in my hands, but I know where to get it," Zhao Zhi's voice instantly pulled Chiang Kai-shek, who had sunk to the bottom, into the clouds.
"There are many small countries around Myanmar, although the grain production of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand is not high, but their population is relatively not high, the Japanese army occupies these small countries for their grain, the Japanese army can grab their grain, why can't Thunder, not to mention that we still take the money to buy?" Zhao Zhidian moved his finger up on the map, and finally landed in India, "There is more food here, don't look at the Japanese army has taken over the control of the British army in India, but they only have more than 10,000 people in India, as long as the thunder is willing, they can solve them at any time."
Chiang Kai-shek knew that Zhao Zhi's game of chess was very big, but he didn't expect that Zhao Zhi had already put his mind on the neighboring countries of Myanmar, except for small countries such as Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, Thailand and India were much larger than Burma. But the strength of the thunder was there, Chiang Kai-shek knew that Zhao Zhi's words were by no means untargeted, and the achievements of the Burmese mercenaries in Jinnan were enough to make him personally favored Zhao Zhi, and Chiang Kai-shek never doubted Zhao Zhi's command level in the matter of fighting a war.
Chiang Kai-shek did not answer Zhao Zhi's words directly, but thoughtfully tapped his finger on the location of the countries on the map that Zhao Zhi had just mentioned. If we talk about history, the countries that Zhao Zhi just mentioned are all subject countries of China, but because of the weak national strength and historical changes, these subject countries have gradually broken away from China's control, and if Thunder sends troops to these countries, I am afraid that the international community will be branded as an invading army, which will be a big blow to the national government.
"I didn't say that Thunder sent troops to grab food, our Thunder is a mercenary company, if we accept the employment of those countries and help them drive out the Japanese army, won't Thunder be famous? The international community may even award Thunder a peace medal" Zhao Zhi, who saw what Chiang Kai-shek was thinking, only smiled faintly, his mouth full of disdain and contempt for the so-called international community.
"You better stop" Chiang Kai-shek, who was awakened by Zhao Zhi's words, turned a corner at this time, yes, Thunder is not an armed force subordinate to the Nationalist Government after all, but a genuine mercenary company registered in the United States. Mercenaries, isn't it just to fight for others, as long as the employer pays the money, it is absolutely justifiable for Thunder to send troops to the countries surrounding Myanmar, which has nothing to do with the national government at all, even if the international community responds, he Jiang can sit firmly in Diaoyutai.
In order to stabilize the Japanese army in the surrounding countries of Burma, Zhao Zhi had to make a false impression of concentrating on construction in Burma to confuse the Japanese army. Until the day when the Burmese mercenaries in Shanxi revealed their identities, Zhao Zhi would never have a head-on confrontation with the Japanese army, and he was now preoccupied with the "human traffickers" plan that was about to begin, and if this plan was implemented smoothly, the benefits would be no less than those obtained by the Thunder Thunder occupation of Burma.