Jiang Cheng returned to the office, picked up the account book and asked, "Chen Nan, how is our penicillin sales recently?" ”

Chen Nan hurriedly said, "It's been good, and there has been no decline." ”

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "This penicillin business will not last long, Germany has mastered the industrial manufacturing method of penicillin, although it will take a while to mass production, but sooner or later." ”

Chen Nan couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Then, what should we do?" ”

Jiang Cheng put down the account book and said, "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, we are ready to transform, the smell of gunpowder in Europe is getting bigger and bigger, the outbreak of war is a matter of time, and then countless people will fall into the pain of war, and the thing that reasonably reduces the pain will be the next best-selling thing, let me think about it." By the way, did the president of Czechoslovakia make an appointment? ”

Chen Nan touched his head and said, "Edward. Mr. Benes would like to see you at dinner in two days' time. ”

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Okay, then let's get ready and go." ”——

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was an extremely young country, having become independent after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the process of independence, Benes overthrew U.S. President Woodrow. Wilson's proposal for the Sudetenland to be given national self-determination. The Sudetenland became part of the Czech Republic.

Attempts to annex the Sudetenland to Germany or Austria were bloodily suppressed. The Sudetenland is bordered by Austria to the south, and the mountains between Germany and the Czech Republic to the north and west. Britain and France did not want to see the region annexed to Germany or Austria, and therefore supported Benes's proposal. This is one of the reasons why Hitler proposed that the Sudetenland be given to Germany, and so many countries were silent. That's why Benes pinned his hopes on Britain and France, who had promised to protect Czechoslovakia.

Edward. Benes, who was then president of Czechoslovakia, had a premonition that Germany would attack Czechoslovakia after Hitler came to power, and that the workers' movement had swept Czechoslovakia, and Benes mistakenly believed that easing his policy toward the Soviet Union would make Germany fearful. Not only did it recognize the Soviet Union, but it also signed a treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union.

However, such an act made Britain and France suspicious of Czechoslovakia, and also caused Britain and France to not strongly oppose Germany's demands.

Benes's heart was full of hatred for being deceived by Britain and France, but he was helpless, and when he heard that the leader of the Weihua Company, who had a good relationship with the German high-level, wanted to meet with him, he immediately agreed, wanting to see if Germany had any new ideas.

But when he saw that it was actually a yellow-skinned young man, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

"What's wrong? Mr. Benes, do I have any questions? Jiang Cheng asked in English with a smile.

"Oh. I thought it would be a more mature gentleman, but I didn't expect, well, Mr. Jiang is so young and promising, come, please take a seat. Benes beckoned.

Jiang Cheng smiled and touched a glass of wine with Benes and said, "Mr. Benes seems to have questions?" ”

Benes nodded and said, "I don't know what Mr. Jiang is looking for me?" ”

Jiang Cheng wiped his mouth with a towel and said, "The matter in the Sudetenland, I don't know what Benes thinks about. ”

Sure enough, Benes sighed and said, "You were sent by the Germans." I'm still saying that I can give up part of the Sudetenland. But all of them are conceded, I can't do it, up to 15% of them, in addition. I can get people who are willing to go to Germany to Germany, you know. It's home to two-thirds of our Czechoslovak industry. If we give up completely, it will be no different from losing our country. ”

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "I can tell you directly that Germany will not give up on the Sudetenland, and Germany's ambitions are more than that." Their goal was the whole of Czechoslovakia. ”

"What? How can it be? Benes exclaimed.

Jiang Cheng gulped down a piece of beef and asked, "Why is it impossible?" Do you think Britain and France will help you? It seems that now everyone thinks that you are in league with the Soviet Union. ”

Benes lowered his head and said, "What is the purpose of your coming to me?" ”

Jiang Cheng bared his teeth and said, "It's very simple, the exchange of interests, the demise of Czechoslovakia has entered the countdown." As the leader of the country, of course, you can try your best to stop it, but we in China have a saying that first counts defeat, then wins, and it takes a lot of manpower and financial resources to restore the country after the country is destroyed, and I can persuade Germany that once it annexes you, it will allow those who are not willing to join Germany to leave Germany freely, and when the time comes, I hope you agree that those who are willing to go to China will go to China with me. ”

Benes scoffed, "China? You can't even protect yourself, and you still want to save us? ”

Jiang Cheng shrugged and said, "It's not to save you, it's just to make you work for us, and the other is that I want to buy your large inventory of weapons and production lines and manufacturing processes in Czechoslovakia." ”

"No way. This must not be given to you. Benes immediately and flatly refused.

"Are you going to leave it to Germany, then?" Jiang Cheng said indifferently, "If that's the case, when I didn't say it, it's okay." ”

Benes slowly calmed down and asked, "Why do you think I will promise you?" ”

Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "It's very simple, I will only give this money to Czechoslovakia." Once Germany annexes you, I will transfer the money to your account, and you can use the money to make the Czechs independent again. After all, the pursuit of independence requires a lot of money. If you think about it, with the help of countless people who are willing to leave their homeland and leave Germany, and with a lot of money, your hope of recovering your country will be great. ”

Benes fell silent.

Jiang Cheng poured him a glass of wine and said, "Don't hesitate, Mr. Benes, what you get is the future of the Czech Republic, and if Germany does not annex you, our agreement will naturally not be established, and it will be just a simple arms deal." It's just a plan, and no matter how you calculate it, you won't lose. ”

Benes jerked down the wine and said, "Okay, I promised!" ”

Jiang Cheng also took a sip of wine and said, "Happy cooperation." ”

-- The space-time border area of the Republic of China

A convoy slowly drove towards the Yan'an border area, with a few old people on board and a few young guards under the car.

"The front is the Yan'an border area, have you been here, old man?" A convoy slowly walked north, and a middle-aged man asked the old man next to him.

"I've only been here once, what is this?" The old man asked.

"Oh. This is a checkpoint, after all, it is a war time, and the people in their border area are afraid that Japanese spies will sneak in, so the inspection is a little stricter. The middle-aged man said.

"Comrade, this is our pass and letter of introduction." The middle-aged man handed the object to the staff at the checkpoint.

I only saw that the people at the checkpoint were wearing shabby walking clothes, and only the military hat indicated that he was not an ordinary person, he was very young, there were more than a dozen people in the entire checkpoint, but only three had guns, and the others were using red tassel guns and large knives.

The people at the checkpoint flipped open. Immediately, a salute said, "Hello chief." ”

The middle-aged man hurriedly shook his hand and said, "I'm not a chief, comrade, these old comrades are new to Yan'an, they need to make documents, they are all businessmen, and they came to our Yan'an for inspection." ”

The young soldier came down first to inspect the personnel and vehicles, nodded and said, "Okay, we'll give you a note, you go to the city to go to the civil affairs department to handle it." You have two carts, seven horses, and no taxes on your personal possessions, and four dimes in all. ”

Jin Shan hurriedly handed the four-cornered fiat currency to the young warrior. The young warrior nodded and said, "Alright, let go." By the way, this carriage tax is paid once a year, and you take the receipt we give you. In the 27th year of the Republic of China, there is no need to pay taxes in the border areas, and outside the border areas, as long as it is the guerrilla areas controlled by our Red Party. Don't pay taxes either. ”

Jin Shan nodded and said, "Okay, I understand." ”

The old man said to the middle-aged man, "Jin Shan, show me your documents." ”

Jin Shan hurriedly handed over the certificate, the old man looked at it, the exterior was very ordinary, as soon as he opened it, he felt something unusual, only to see that the document was a small photo inside, it was actually a color photo, and it was very clear, a steel seal was stamped on the photo, but it was also exquisite.

"This is a certificate issued by the Red Party, you see, mine is a red skin, if it is a merchant, it is blue, if it is a worker or a scholar or something, it is black, and the peasant is green." Jin Shan explained.

The old man was Yu Qiaqing, and Yu Qiaqing asked, "What?" The border district now divides people into three, six, nine and so on? ”

Jin Shan hurriedly explained, "No, no. This is mainly to deal with spies, if you are a farmer in the green book, we suspect that you have a problem, so let you praise the skills of ploughing and weeding on the spot, of course there is no problem with real farmers, but if it is a Japanese, it will often show its feet, of course, high-level spies cannot be screened by such methods, but there is victory and no. ”

Yu Qiaqing took the document and handed it to another old man and said, "Old Chen, look at it, how is this thing doing?" ”

Another old man took it, looked at it, and couldn't help but say in amazement, "This book is really exquisite, especially this photo, I don't think there are many people who can fake it, the color is so clear, it's really amazing." ”

Jin Shan smiled, "This is high-tech, I don't understand, Mr. Jiageng, you see, there is Fuxian in front, and we have to go there to make documents." ”

Chen Jiageng nodded and said, "Okay, let's go into the city." ”

The convoy went through another inspection before entering the city, and sure enough, after seeing the tax bill issued by the checkpoint in front, it did not ask the convoy for money, and was directly released.

Chen Jiageng couldn't help but say, "At first, I heard the guy at the checkpoint say that I thought he was bragging, but I didn't expect that taxes would no longer be collected." ”

Yu Qiaqing next to him said he, "I told you, here in the border area is different from what you heard, it's right to come with me." ”

Chen Jiageng nodded, looked at the shops in the city, and found that there were all kinds of shops, what cloth shops, grain stores, furniture stores, restaurants, pharmacies, if it weren't for the fact that he saw a group of people in military uniforms walking by in the city from time to time, Chen Jiageng would simply feel that he had returned to the peaceful years.

Chen Jiageng couldn't help but say, "Wait, let's go down and have a look." ”

Jin Shan hurriedly said, "Old Chen, don't worry, let's go to make documents first, soon, if we wait for the public security to interrogate, we don't have documents, and we will get into trouble for no reason." ”

Chen Jiageng nodded and said, "Okay then." Go to the documents first, Jinshan, is the document check here very strict? ”

Jin Shan nodded and said, "Didn't we just get the customs clearance book?" If you don't have a document within seven days of getting this book, you can do it without a document after seven days, and if you don't have it after seven days, you have to be arrested, after all. You just climb, and it's time to climb to the city in seven days. ”

Yu Qiaqing shook her head and said, "I didn't have to worry so much last time. ”

Jin Shan smiled and said, "Okay, we're here." ”

Chen Jiageng looked at it, but it was an ordinary house, with a sign of the Civil Affairs Bureau hanging outside, Chen Jiageng walked in to take a look, but found that there were already many people lining up inside, divided into three windows, in front of one window were several pairs of young men and women, very intimate. But he replied shyly, in front of one window was a couple holding a child, and there was no one in front of the other window.

Jin Shan explained, "This is the registration office, which is the marriage registration, birth registration and ID card registration, let's go and register." ”

Chen Jiageng stepped forward and answered a few questions, nothing more than where he came from and what he was doing, and then looked at the man and wrote a few words and said, "Go out and turn right." Let's go take pictures. ”

Chen Jiageng hurriedly asked, "How much does this photo cost?" ”

The man smiled and said, "We don't need money to register for photography, don't be afraid, go ahead." ”

Chen Jiageng took the form and said to Jin Shan: "The Red Party is very rich, and you don't need money for photography." ”

Jin Shan smiled: "Is this also to make the people more willing to register." Let's go and register for the papers. ”

The photo studio is the most mysterious place in the entire Civil Affairs Bureau, and there are actually four or five guards with loaded guns and ammunition guarding it, which makes Chen Jiageng feel a little strange. But when I think about the color photograph that came out, I understand that it is to protect the camera machine, which must be very expensive. Colorful, tsk, it's really rare.

On the street, Jin Shan and another guard were walking on the street with Chen Jiageng and Yu Qiaqing, Chen Jiageng looked at his documents, couldn't help but sigh, and looked up to see a very large store, which said "Guanghua Store"

Chen Jiageng pointed to the signboard and asked, "Which big guy opened this?" It's amazing, a store is so big, what's in it? ”

Jin Shan said with a smile, "This is said to be a store, but it is actually a bank in the border area, but according to the agreement between the Red Party and the White Party, no banks are allowed in the border area, so it is called a store, why don't you go in and have a look?" ”

When Tan Kah Kee heard this, he immediately became interested, as a business leader in Nanyang, of course he knew the importance of finance to the economy.

Chen Kah Kee went in to take a look, and found that many people were queuing, all of them were holding the silver dollar fiat currency for a new currency, on the other side was taking the new currency for the silver dollar fiat currency, and some people were buying things directly in the store.

Yu Qiaqing asked first, "Jinshan, what's going on?" Does this bank still buy and sell things? ”

Jin Shan first took out a few banknotes from his pocket and handed them to the two and said, "Let me talk about this first, this is the Guanghua store coupon circulating in the Yan'an border area, except for the Guanghua store, almost all stores in Yan'an will not accept fiat currency, at most they will accept silver dollars, this Hua shop coupon can be exchanged with fiat currency, but now the fiat currency has been depreciating, unless it is to go out of the border area to buy things, otherwise ordinary people will not ask for fiat currency." ”

Saying that, Jin Shan pointed to the team and said, "Look, there are several times more people who exchange light coupons than people who exchange fiat currency, right?" ”

Chen Jiageng looked at it, nodded and said, "Sure enough." ”

Jin Shan continued, "In addition, you see, since this Guanghua store coupon has this name, of course, it also has to play the role of a store, almost everything is sold here, what grain, chemical products, foreign fire, ashes, cloth, quilts, there are all trades here, however, there are many types here, but there are few styles, and the large ones still have to be bought in the store outside." Therefore, more people still buy things in the store outside, which is also a problem to solve the problem of whether there is something, and some people live close to the place to buy things. ”

Chen Jiageng began to look at the banknote in his hand, only to see that the banknote felt delicate, Chen Jiageng dragged it, jumping, at a glance knew that it was not ordinary paper, it was printed with a red pattern, it was a woman weaving, there were a lot of sheep next to it, the middle was written with five corners, the upper right corner was coded, the whole pattern was extremely exquisite, and Chen Jiageng also found that there was a five-corner pattern in the lower right corner of the banknote, shining, shining against the sun.

Chen Jiageng asked in surprise, "What is this?" Is it metal? ”

Jin Shan scratched his head and said, "What kind of high technology should this be, I don't know." ”

Chen Jiageng nodded and said, "Just this, it will be difficult for others to imitate it, how much is the reserve of this Guanghua store?" ”

Jin Shan smiled bitterly and said, "Say it, you may not believe it, this Guanghua store basically does not have any reserves, this is completely credit currency." ”

Chen Jiageng asked in disbelief, "No reserves?" Do such money merchants also recognize it? ”

Jin Shan said, "Look at it, don't you recognize this, and no one uses this to exchange for gold or anything, the common people believe in the Red Party, and this year, the Guanghua coupon is much stronger than the fiat currency." ”

Tan Kah Kee shook his head, unable to understand how this was done in a completely unnatural violation of financial principles.

Yu Qiaqing pulled Chen Jiageng and said, "Let's go to the store outside and have a look, won't we?" By the way, Jinshan, are there more shops now communist or private? ”

Jin Shan walked out of the Guanghua store with the two of them, walked into a department store next to it and said, "There are more public, collective and joint ventures, but like catering or something is basically a private world, you see this store is a joint venture, it is very famous in the border area, this shop is a monopoly on ceramics, technology and masters are originally from the south of the Yangtze River, the workers are from several villages, and those villages have also made some capital, and after making money, dividends are distributed according to shares." ”

Chen Jiageng nodded, took out the fiat currency first, and asked, "Boss, I want this plate of yours, give you money." ”

The boss hurriedly turned around and said, "Welcome, welcome, oh, this is a dime, well, this comrade, fiat currency is not a dime." It's going to be a dime and seven points. Do you have a glorious coupon, I want that. ”

Chen Jiageng asked strangely: "Why is fiat currency not easy to use?" ”

The boss said helplessly, "There is no way, the fiat currency is constantly depreciating, and the Guanghua coupon is strong, not to mention, there are so many people's stores that accept this, we also believe him, and there are fewer and fewer people who collect fiat currency now." ”

Chen Jiageng nodded and said, "Okay, then Guanghua coupon!" (To be continued.) )