Chapter 347: Bad News

", these Germans really don't take bean bags for dry food!" Zheng Weiguo, who came to his senses, scolded hatefully, took the list, and took out the documents from the filing cabinet to compare them. Sure enough, all German-made weapons were replaced with equipment from other European countries. Although the pistol was a Mauser, most of this gun was sold to China, and even if the Japanese found out, it would be difficult to say anything. Who knows when it was sold?

Wen Bin hurriedly said: "General seat, is it shoddy for the Germans?" Then we can't afford them! ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said: "It's not good to talk about shoddy, the performance is basically the same, and some weapons are even better than German standard weapons!" ”

Wen Bin's eyes widened and said in surprise: "Western devils have such good intentions? ”

Zheng Weiguo explained: "It was not that they were kind, but that Hitler did not want to offend the Japanese, so he would rather spend money to buy from foreign countries than transfer ready-made ones from Germany." ”

Wen Bin scolded hatefully: "These foreign devils are really low-eyed, thinking that we are doomed, we want to drive the little devils back to their hometown!" ”

Zheng Weiguo patted him on the shoulder and encouraged: "Okay, ambitious!" Wen Bin, you and Wanchun have made great contributions to the military region this time, and if we continue to fight like this, we may not be able to see the day of victory in seven or eight years. ”

Wen Bin and Wan Chun were a little embarrassed when they heard this, and lowered their heads and said, "Boss, did we miss a lot of materials this time?" I heard Political Commissar Cheng say that the principal of China United Reserve Bank alone in Zhengjin Bank is 50 million oceans, and we haven't even moved back a fraction. ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Oh, this matter has been figured out." It's none of your business. ”

The 50 million principal of the China United Reserve Bank was divided into three major tranches, of which 12.5 million yuan was contributed by the puppet Beiping Provisional Government (borrowed from three banks, the Industrial Bank of Japan, the Yokohama Zhengjin Bank, and the Bank of Korea), and the eight banks of the Bank of China, the Bank of Communications, the Bank of Mainland China, the Jincheng Bank, the Zhongnan Bank, the Yanye Bank, the Bank of Hebei, and the Puppet Jidong Bank contributed a total of 12.5 million yuan, and included the issuance reserves that the original banks in North China had not paid in time during the 1935 legal tender reform into the share capital.

Among these three sums, the 12.5 million yuan borrowed by the puppet Beiping government only flowed in the books, and it was not really moved so much. The 12.5 million yuan that was forced to be contributed by the eight major banks in the north was offset with fiat currency (fiat currency was one of the main currencies in the north 41 years ago). Therefore, the real precious metal is only the silver reserves (some gold) that have not been transported to the south in various banks, and the value is about 25 million yuan. But this amount of money is amazing, and Japan did not dare to put it all in the Zhengjin Bank.

Wanchun wondered, "Then where did the gold we got come from?" ”

Zheng Weiguo explained: "According to our investigation, there are ordinary retail investors who deposit, and there are those who have been deposited in banks after the Japanese army looted in various places. In addition, the Japanese army confiscated them from banks in North China. Of course. The Japanese army may have another storage location, or some of the gold has already been shipped back to China, otherwise there must be more than 3,000 catties of gold! ”

When Wen Bin and Wanchun heard it, they both sighed pity.

Zheng Weiguo comforted: "It's already good to be able to grab so much!" And the box of pieces of paper that Wanchun brought back is amazing. It's worth more than the gold you've got! ”

After opening the door to the vault. The attentive Wanchun found that there was a safe inside. I hurriedly asked the lock-picking king Xiao Lizi to find it open. Unexpectedly, this safe is more difficult to open than the external big lock, and Xiao Lizi was busy for two hours to get it done. However, when I opened it, there was not even a single ingot of gold inside. It's all "documents" that I can't understand. Wanchun thought that it might be a confidential document of the Japanese army, and felt that it was not too important anyway, so she insisted on bringing it out.

Wanchun asked happily, "Commander-in-chief, what are those documents written on?" So valuable! ”

Zheng Weiguo explained: "Oh, that's not a document, it's a bearer bond. "It turns out that since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has become more high-end, and little Japan has become more high-end, and they like to engage in finance or something, so Japanese people who have a little spare money will buy some foreign bonds and wait for appreciation.

Tianjin has been a semi-colony since the Xinchou Treaty, and there are many Japanese living here, so there are many things in the Zhengjin Bank, and they are extremely valuable.

Wen Bin smiled embarrassedly and said, "Fortunately, Wanchun brought it out." At the time, I thought it was a hassle to break the box, so she threw it away! Everyone laughed when they heard it.

Zheng Huzi was full of happy events, but Lieutenant General Honma, the commander of the Tianjin Defense, lived like a year, and even wrote in a letter to his wife: "I live in torment every day, and I ......am in agony every day, and I am in pain."

Originally, when the 27th Division was formed, Lieutenant General Honma thought that he would get out of hell and go to the front to make meritorious contributions. Who would have thought that not only did it not work, but Tangshan was also lost. The remaining two strategic places, Tianjin was trapped, and Cangzhou was in an emergency, which made Honma Masaharu, who was outnumbered, anxious, for fear that Zheng Weiguo would suddenly wave his troops to attack.

"Your Excellency, Commander!" The attendant knocked lightly twice on the door.

"What's the matter?" Honma Masaharu said unhappily, "Didn't you say don't bother me if you don't have anything to do?" ”

The attendant hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, it is President Muto Kaichi of Muto Trading Co., Ltd. who wants to see you!" ”

When Feng Kun first arrived in Tianjin, he was still a Japanese ronin at the bottom, but with a series of financial and industrial means that were ahead of his time, he not only accumulated astonishing wealth, but also significantly improved his social status. Even high-ranking officials like Masaharu Honma can come to pay a visit.

Honma Masaharu thought that it was the time to use the money, and he couldn't offend the God of Wealth, so he hurriedly got up and said, "Hurry up, Ono-kun, go and take out the sake that was just sent last month." ”

After a while, Feng Kun walked in with a panicked expression and said incoherently, "Your Excellency, Commander, I think we may be in big trouble. ”

Honma Masaharu secretly despised himself, thinking that he was a merchant full of copper smell, and he was uneasy when there was a stir, but he comforted him: "Muto-kun is too worried, what is there in Tianjin that we can't afford to provoke!" ”

Feng Kun asked nervously, "Your Excellency Commander, did a group of Mongols come to you a few days ago to carry weapons?" ”

Masaharu Honma said, "Yes! ”

Feng Kun breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. The face looks a little better.

Honma Masaharu said, "How did Muto-kun know about this matter?" Although it doesn't matter if you know the Tao in your name, this is a military secret after all. ”

Feng Kun explained: "Because the train couldn't be transferred, they chose our Muto Trading Company's transportation company!" ”

Honma Masaharu smiled, patted Feng Kun's shoulder and said, "Yo Xi, my martial luck is long, Muto-kun's, and my wealth is long." ”

Feng Kun smiled bitterly: "I hope so, but I'm worried that the convoy has been hijacked by the Chinese resistance." ”

Masaharu Honma was startled and hurriedly asked, "Nani?" How is this possible, what the hell is going on? ”

Feng Kun said worriedly: "I can't hide it. I've been out of touch with the team for two days. ”

Masaharu Honma comforted, "It should be fine." Muto-kun, isn't your convoy escorted by troops? There are also people from the Mongolian Autonomous Army, and the people of China are not opponents. When he said this, he was actually very uneasy in his heart. So he hurriedly called the Mongolian army. It was learned that the convoy had indeed not yet arrived. He also called the 27th Division and asked them to send people to look west along the Pingjin Highway. After making the phone call, he was still not at ease, so he asked for help from the 21st Division stationed in Beiping. Ask them to look east along the Pingjin Highway and at the same time search west of Beiping.

"Muto-kun, if something really happens, there will be a result immediately, otherwise they are still on their way to Suiyuan. You know that this section of the road is very long, and the road conditions are very poor, and it is normal to walk for two days. ”

After saying anything, he finally persuaded Feng Kun to go back. As soon as Feng Kun walked out of the door, Honma Masaharu said sharply: "Quick, immediately contact Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi of the Provisional Air Corps." ”

The attendant said suspiciously, "Didn't you just say ......?"

"Yaga!" Honma Masaharu interrupted angrily, "You idiot, do you want me to make a fuss about this?" ”

"Hello!" The attendant room didn't dare to say much, and hurriedly answered the phone call from Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi. Honma Masaharu immediately proposed that Tokugawa Yoshitoshi send planes to search along the road, and at the same time enter the "non-security zone" to reconnoitre.

Tokugawa Yoshitoshi said in an official tone, "Honma-kun, according to the regulations, you must first report to His Excellency the Commander of the Temple. It's not proper to come to me directly like you. ”

Honma Masaharu wanted to settle the matter before Terauchi Shouichi learned of this, so he had to swallow a lot of good things and promise a lot of benefits, and Tokugawa Yoshitoshi reluctantly agreed to let the reconnaissance plane "turn around" in the direction designated by Honma Masaharu during a routine flight.

Here, as soon as Feng Kun returned to Muto Trading Company, Mieko suddenly brought a letter and explained, "President, not long after you left, a very strange person suddenly asked us to pass this letter to you, and then left without saying anything. ”

Feng Kun opened the letter paper, and after only two glances, he fainted and fell to the ground with a scream.

Mieko was startled and exclaimed, "Your Excellency President, what's wrong with Muto-kun!" Ah, come on, Muto-kun fainted, quick, call an ambulance. ”

By the time Feng Kun woke up in the hospital, the entire Muto Trading Company knew that something had happened. The letter said that all the employees of your company are at our office, and if you want to redeem it, please bring enough money to a certain place according to the number of people, five thousand oceans per person. The letter was on the table at the time, and many people saw it.

Most of the escorts and car drivers were Japanese and Koreans, and most of their family members were in Tianjin.

Mieko was very loyal, and desperately blocked out of the ward, begging, "Please, President Muto is very sick, you can't go in!" ”

A Japanese aunt cried: "I can be cured if I am sick, but my Taro will never come back, woo woo ......"

Well, as soon as someone took the lead, the whole hospital was in mourning. I don't know what important people thought had died in the hospital, and they all looked this way, and even some newspaper reporters were moved by the news, crowding the small corridor.

"Mieko!" Feng Kun slowly walked out of the ward with the help of two young nurses.

Mieko turned around and exclaimed, "President, why did you come out?" ”

Feng Kun said with difficulty: "You tell them that I, Kaichi Muto, will redeem their family even if I go bankrupt, please forgive me for the inconvenience!" He bowed deeply as he spoke.

The family members of those staff members wept with joy when they heard this, and bowed and thanked them. Mieko took the opportunity to persuade those people back, and then said in a low voice: "Boss, some time ago, our trading company expanded too much, and there is not much money on the books. ”

Feng Kun said anxiously: "How can this be? ”

Mieko explained, "Originally, there was a transportation line, and I earned working capital every day, so I ......"

Feng Kun sighed and said, "Let's go, let's go and take out the gold stored in the Yokohama Zhengjin Bank!" (To be continued......)

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