At the beginning of the day, the warm May breeze blows the roses blooming on the courtyard wall, bringing a rich fragrance.

Under the bright lights, the high-end villa area behind the Phoenix Mountain Base Hospital and the officers' family area in the north of Maoliangwu Town was bursting with laughter and bustling.

Although none of the members of the Central Committee who were of sufficient weight came, there were quite a few members of Chiang Kai-shek's attendant room, such as Jiang Guotao, Xiang Chuanyuan, Jiang Xiaozhen, Mo Iruo, Chen Xizeng, Liu Jin, Li Lianggang, Zou Jing, Yu Da, Nie Songxi, Zhao Guisen, Chang Chen Fang, Li Weiguo, and other members of the chairman's attendant aide-de-camp and the bones of various departments, as well as Feng Shengfa, Shi Zude, Liu Yuanlin, Jiang Guotao, Xiang Chuanyuan, Chen Xi, and other generals of the Imperial Forest Army, sitting on the comfortable grass and talking warmly. Obviously, the unique welcome ceremony of the new Second Division during the day shocked them greatly

Wang Yuehan, who had a slightly bulging belly and had already put on a loose cheongsam, and Fang Zhichun, who looked graceful and beautiful after being carefully dressed, held Song Meiling's hand left and right, bypassed the two-story small western-style building where Chiang Kai-shek and his wife stayed, followed the stone steps of the flower path, and climbed step by step to the small pavilion hidden in the ink bamboo and rose flowers behind the building.

Song Meiling likes this quaint and elegant, full of natural atmosphere courtyard very much, and sighed several times that this is a blessed place that can be met but not sought, and when she is in it, she is in a peaceful mood, refreshed, and there is no sorrow. Fang Zhichun hurriedly said Madame, if you like it, you can often come to live, Maoliangwu is located in the reckless mountains, with an average altitude of four or five hundred meters, which is comparable to the climate of Lushan, and is a resort for leisure and summer retreat in summer.

Behind the three beautiful women, Chiang Kai-shek and Wu Ming walked side by side, talking in low voices.

Chiang Kai-shek, when he learned that the main generals of the New Second Division, Maoliangwu Town, and the heads of the Chamber of Commerce were all in the Taohuayuan Hotel in the town, and warmly entertained officials of the Zhejiang Provincial Government and its subordinate departments and security departments, as well as local officials and Chinese and foreign reporters in Quzhou, nodded with satisfaction, and then brought the topic to the arsenal he had visited in the afternoon.

"I have to admit that the arsenal hidden in the belly of the mountain is indeed large-scale, very professional, all kinds of production lines, machine tools, milling machines, lathes and other equipment purchased from Europe and the United States, plus the inventory of semi-finished products and raw materials, you say that the value of 10 million oceans is not too much, but I want to know that for what others get money is content to enjoy, and you do not hesitate to borrow a lot of money to build an arsenal?"

Wu Ming replied with a bitter face: "Because I am more sober than others, it is more painful, if it is muddy, it is a good thing for me to have wine today and get drunk today...... Bench, you also know that the first half of my life was very unbearable, but then it seemed to open my mind, and suddenly there were many more things in my mind, and I learned everything quickly

"Over the years, in addition to self-study of military affairs and many foreign languages, in order to broaden my horizons, I have also subscribed to many well-known newspapers and magazines at home and abroad, among which many publications in Europe and the United States have set up special columns for analyzing current affairs...... I don't know what it is, but I was surprised to find that I have a keen intuition about something, especially for the current situation, and my predictions will come true nine times out of ten."

"Of all the hunches, what worries and frightens me the most is the invasion of Japan, a bandit country, which seems to be deep inland, but in fact only 300 kilometers away from the coastline, plus there are convenient waterways, railways and highways to communicate with the coastal areas, if the Japanese are really determined to open up the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line, then the fall of Quzhou and Changshan is only a matter of time."

"If Quzhou and Changshan are lost, Shangrao in eastern Gan will also be in danger, and then we will have to fight under the siege of the Japanese invaders...... The reason why I took great pains to build fortresses and fortresses in the mountains and transportation passes around Maoliangwu was to block the route of the Japanese army's march and preserve a piece of Noah's Ark for the fathers and villagers in Zhejiang who could still survive under the impact of strong winds and waves. ”

"As for the construction of the arsenal, it is to strive to be self-sufficient and produce enough weapons and equipment for the war against Japan in the event that foreign aid is cut off."

"Absurd"

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head and smiled dumbly: "Just for your illusory premonition, you are willing to spend money so recklessly?" In more than two years, the Phoenix Mountain Arsenal has expanded from a small regimental repair station to its current scale, don't you think it's too crazy? What would you do if I ordered the nationalization of the arsenal? ”

Wu Ming hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "If the chairman really wants to give an order, his subordinates will naturally comply, but with such a large investment, why do you have to give me an explanation...... This arsenal has invested more than 10 million oceans before and after, and owes a lot of money, and the purpose of building it is not for my personal profit, but for the future cause of the War of Resistance. Chairman of the committee, you have a large number of people, and you will definitely not let honest people suffer...... Am I right?

"You, you, I really can't do anything about you, it seems that Liangzhen is right, I should take tough measures against you, and I can't talk to you about conditions"

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Wu Ming with a smile and no skin, shook his head, resumed his progress, and said as he walked: "Wu Ming, your worries are actually very unreasonable, perhaps too sensitive, according to our intelligence, there is no war mobilization in Japan, and neither the government nor the people have the will to fight. ”

"The Japanese Cabinet believes that the main strategy at present is to carry out economic and cultural work for the people of North China, and at the same time solve the problem of smuggling trade and free flight in North China as soon as possible...... To this end, the Japanese Government has informed our diplomatic department that it is prepared to make major concessions on a number of key issues. ”

As long as the central government can be given a year or two to breathe, and when the 60 reorganization divisions and adjustment divisions are formed, the Japanese will naturally retreat in the face of difficulties...... Now that the overall situation has been decided, why did you talk about the Sino-Japanese war? ”

Wu Ming stopped and asked with a look of surprise: "The commission still doesn't know what to do?" ”

"What do you know?" Chiang Kai-shek was puzzled.

"The Democratic Party and the Friends Association, which currently have a majority in the Japanese Diet, are secretly colluding to demand Prime Minister Hayashi Juro to resign voluntarily...... In a statement to the media, the parliamentarians vigorously condemned Hayashi for arbitrarily interpreting the King James Constitution based on his subjective opinions, which is a violation of the 50-year constitutionalism and an unforgivable crime, and a huge movement to overthrow the cabinet is taking shape. ”

"The Japanese media are all controlled by the government, the chaebol and the military, and now the media has begun to attack the current cabinet without any scruples, which proves that the Hayashi cabinet has been split internally, and at the same time, Hirohito and the army have abandoned the prime minister, and the outbreak of contradictions has reached a critical juncture."

"It is estimated that in a few days things will become clear, and with the coming of His Excellency Hayashi Mijuro, the Japanese government and military will inevitably undergo a drastic change in their China policy. If you don't believe me, we'll see."

Chiang Kai-shek, however, was unimpressed: "Under the current circumstances, even if the new Japanese cabinet comes to power, it cannot immediately change its course and attack China without authorization at the risk of offending Britain, France, the United States, and other countries...... After analysis, the central government, the Military Commission, and international experts from various universities unanimously agreed that a war between China and Japan within this year is absolutely impossible, so there is no doubt that your hunch is wrong."

"Let's hope so"

Wu Ming replied with a wry smile, thought about it, and said, "Chairman, what do you think of this...... I don't want to embarrass you, so let's take a gamble, if China and Japan don't go to war within half a year, I will unconditionally return the arsenal to the central government without any compensation."

"On the contrary, if China and Japan start a full-scale war within half a year, as I said, we in western Zhejiang really need such an arsenal that can replenish the front-line operations in a timely manner, then we must forgive me for a series of overstepping behaviors before, and the central government should no longer pursue the illegal fund-raising of the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce."

Chiang Kai-shek was stunned, and after a while he asked: "This is a gamble of tens of millions, are you so confident?" ”

Wu Ming nodded heavily: "Actually, Japan, a rogue country, is already ready to shoot and has to be sent. Recently, I have studied some foreign economic works, and in the past two years of China's financial and monetary reform, the Japanese government has not only not gained any benefits, but has suffered a great loss...... Previously, Japan's borrowing from various parts of the country was calculated in silver, and the reason why Japan was willing to borrow a large amount was to control and invade China. After Japan abandoned the silver standard, even if Japan received silver, it could not be used as currency, and its value was greatly reduced. Moreover, if you don't want silver to ask for my country's fiat currency, it will definitely be a bigger loss. ”

"These loans are also a major financial asset and national strategy for Japan itself, once it becomes China's paper money and legal currency, pegged to the British and American currency, these loans will depreciate with the depreciation of the British and American currency, and will also be indirectly controlled by the British and American States. At the same time, Japan itself also holds a large amount of silver, and Japan's investment in China is calculated in silver, and Japan has suffered a lot of losses in this kind of financial reform, and Japan is China's most important creditor country and economic exchange country, but China's currency reform has nothing to do with the yen, so Britain and the United States have also obtained the benefits of indirectly manipulating Japan's interests. ”

"China's trade with Japan is no longer silver, in this way, Japan's exports were originally based on China's market, Japan's overseas investment in Japan is also facing the East Asian market, China's silver income has become China's paper money and legal currency, and the capital invested in China has also become legal tender, which will be affected with the financial policy of our government, which will directly affect Japan's foreign exchange security."

"More importantly, once China establishes a modern financial system, our financial capacity will play a major role, and our dependence on Japanese funds will be gone; Japan's funds to China in those years were actually banknotes printed by Japan and silver that Japan changed the silver standard to collect from its own country and no longer had no major use as currency, and Japan also achieved huge benefits in lending funds to China. At the same time, the development of China's market will directly cause competition for Japanese products, and will also attract Western investment to leave Japan to invest directly in China, which will have a significant impact on Japan's economy and national development. ”

"In general, if Japan wants to continue to exploit and oppress our country, it must provoke a war to absorb the financial crisis that may arise at any time in its country. Japan has always had a tradition of subordinating, and this was the case with the September 18 Incident and the December 8 Incident, and I believe that this time will be no exception. With the resignation of His Excellency Lin Miannei, the new cabinet will inevitably adjust its policy toward China, and war may break out at any time. ”

At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was completely silent, and he was not interested in talking until he was separated from Wu Ming.