Chapter Seventy-Six: Position
After reading this plan, Ouyang Yun couldn't help but be amazed, and was amazed by Niu John's talent in this area.
The essence of John Niu's plan was to grasp the weakness of the Japanese army's monetary policy in the enemy-occupied area, so as to make it possible to supply in other places. The specific implementation method of the plan is as follows: use military tickets to exchange hard currency in Shanghai and other places, and then go to the front to buy supplies. In response to Ouyang Yun's relevant questions, he said: "Since the military ticket has been used in the enemy-occupied area, then I am sure that there will definitely be people among the Japanese who have the idea of playing the price difference in different places - this is our opportunity, the bulk of goods is inconvenient to carry, and if they want to make this kind of fortune, the only way to exchange it is to exchange it for hard currency, such as gold." Then, there should be such an underground market that specializes in this type of trading. We can do it separately in several large cities, and then use hard currency to buy supplies in the area of war, so that the Japanese, even if they have doubts, will not suspect the area of war, which guarantees the safety of supplies for the troops at the front. ”
In terms of currency and finance, Ouyang Yun only knew some words but didn't understand the tricks, but fortunately he happened to know that there was such a Japanese spy organization in Lu Dao that specialized in making a fortune by this means, so he immediately decided to follow Niu John's method.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Japan's domestic situation was not good, especially in the economic area, the situation can be described as quite grim. The reason why the Japanese cabinet does not oppose the Japanese army's war of aggression against China is that it wants to dilute domestic contradictions through war.
In this general environment, some Japanese spy organizations not only unscrupulously plundered China's wealth, but even made money from ordinary soldiers.
Among these secret services, the most famous is the Mei Agency, which is headquartered in Shanghai and headed by Shadow Frame Zhao.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese secret services to exchange military tickets for hard currency in Shanghai and other large and medium-sized cities, this strategy is certainly feasible to exchange forged military tickets for hard currency and then use them in Shaanxi and North China. The Japanese army now has a total of more than 400,000 troops in China, and the amount of military tickets issued is extremely large. The 57th Army plus the First Division and the Mountain Division are only about 50,000 people, and the salaries of the soldiers of the 57th Army are far less than those of the Japanese army, and the amount of military tickets required is actually not large, so Niu John is confident that it is completely feasible.
Using Japanese money to raise the 57th Army, Jiang Guangnai naturally had no opinion, so this resolution was unanimously adopted.
Successfully solved the supply problem of the 57th Army, Ouyang Yun once again cheered up to face the chaotic political situation in Chongqing - the situation in Chongqing is now chaotic, even though Ouyang Yun has no intention of getting involved, but considering the unfavorable situation that may arise to the Cadet Army due to the change in the political situation, he feels that he has the responsibility to intervene.
The current China can't be chaotic, and it can't afford chaos - hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops are waiting for the destruction of China within half a year.
The situation in Chongqing is completely out of control, and it is related to Wang Zhaoming's presentation of evidence about the Sino-Japanese peace talks and the provisions of the peace talks. With this killer move of the Wang system, the direction of public opinion in Chongqing immediately changed, and it immediately changed from turning Wang to Jiang.
Hundreds of thousands of students suddenly pointed the finger at Lao Jiang and the current Chongqing government overnight, which caught Lao Jiang and the others off guard and completely messed up. Seeing that Wang's action to convene the party congress was becoming more and more effective, Lao Jiang finally couldn't sit still. In desperation, he could only confess Kong Xiangxi, who was responsible for signing the peace treaty. At this time, Kong Xiangxi not only served as the president of the reorganized Executive Yuan, but also served as the minister of finance and the governor of the central bank. At this time, the situation suddenly fell sharply, and he became a national sinner, and naturally these public offices could no longer be held. Not only that, but he will also be tried by the Central Court for this, and he is likely to go to jail. Of course, because he was still in Hong Kong at this time, the arrest did not exist as soon as he was arrested, so he was forced to issue a telegram announcing his resignation, and there was nothing else to do.
In the huge traitorous scandal, only Kong Xiangxi, the scapegoat, was found in the end, and Wang was naturally unwilling. Under the instruction of Wang Zhaoming, they organized a strong pursuit and fierce attack, bent on bringing down Lao Jiang, but they were stunned and failed to find any clues about Lao Jiang's connection to this matter.
Wang obviously underestimated Lao Jiang's wisdom. It turned out that as early as the early stage of the negotiations, he was ready for the peace talks to be exposed, so he did not leave any traces of personal participation from beginning to end. Of course, in view of the relationship between Kong Xiangxi and Lao Jiang, everyone knew that this matter would not have happened without the latter's instructions, so the development of the situation gradually deviated from the track and began to develop towards Bao Da Kong Xiangxi.
From Lao Jiang's point of view, Kong Xiangxi is to suffer on his behalf, even if he doesn't consider the feelings of the Song sisters, he must find a way to keep Kong okay. Although Kong could not be brought to justice because he was in Hong Kong, his family was implicated because of this, and his property and apartment were damaged by the impact of the "mob", causing the eldest sister of the Song family to cry and complain to the younger sister twice for three days, which also made the old Jiang extremely big.
After Wang found out that he could not find Jiang's evidence, he pinned his hopes on Kong Xiangxi to provide witnesses, so he tried his best to suppress Kong's people's livelihood and industry, hoping that he would not be able to resist and make a defection.
Wang's suppression of the Kong family is actually the suppression of the four major families, and the four major families naturally want to fight back, so a scene that stunned foreign reporters and envoys appeared -- under the competition between the two major forces, various corruption and malpractice cases emerged one after another, and even many newspapers had to add editions and editions, which directly led to the phenomenon that Chongqing paper is expensive and newspapers are hard to find.
Regarding the officialdom of the Republic of China, because of the relationship between the traversers, Ouyang Yun always thought that he could see it very clearly, but now he realized that he was lonely and unheard. It turns out that the darkness of the officialdom of the Republic of China has reached the point where it can cover the sun and the moon, which is really terrifying. He even feared that if no one intervened to control the development of the situation, and if this political wave spread to the army, then a large-scale civil war could happen again.
A series of changes in the political situation in Chongqing made Mu Jiandie and Guo Biao in Fuling feel dazzled. And when the Chongqing government was unable to function normally for more than a month due to the chaos and caused a series of adverse reactions, Mu Jiandie finally realized how wrong he had made in this matter.
Ouyang Yun, who was far away in Guangzhou, felt the same way, and he finally discovered the biggest difference between himself and a real politician. Not only does he not see the overall situation enough, but he is also not ruthless and decisive enough. If Mu Jiandie hadn't called Wang Zhaoming at that time, then the latter would definitely not be able to turn over this big Lang flower even if he didn't die. And considering the overall situation, because Wang's existence has affected the unity and stability of the entire country, even if he has no possibility of surrendering to Japan, the correct thing to do is to kill him.
It is important to know that the Japanese are watching around them at this time, and the slightest problem of China itself may be magnified, thus becoming a breakthrough point for the Japanese. And now, this is no longer as simple as a little problem, but a problem that is about to pierce the sky.
With an apologetic feeling, Mu Jiandie sent a telegram to the General Headquarters, earnestly admitting his mistake, believing that he had failed the high hopes of the Commander-in-Chief and failed to understand the Commander-in-Chief's foresight, so it was because of his own thoughts that he caused the current situation.
Ouyang Yun didn't blame Mu Jian Butterfly. Historically, the Sino-Japanese peace talks were not successful, but in this time and space, it has become a reality, so the previous historical trajectory is no longer traceable. In this way, in fact, no matter whether Mu Jiandie and they can successfully assassinate Wang Zhaoming, it will be difficult to prevent all this from happening now. Since the incident has happened, it is useless to regret and complain, what should be done now is how to grasp oneself and not let the current chaotic situation blind the vision, it is precisely because of this experience that when Mu Jiandie sent a telegram back to ask about the position of the Scholar Army, Ouyang Yun responded decisively, asking them to stand on the side of the center on behalf of the Scholar Army.
For this matter, Ouyang Yun also held a special conference call to discuss the position of the student army with a group of bigwigs. At the meeting, many people pointed out that this was an opportunity for the military cadets and an opportunity to enter the central government. And their position is to take whichever side has the upper hand. Ouyang Yun saw a different view than they did, saying: "There is no doubt that China can only have one legitimate government. Although the Chongqing government made an unforgivable mistake this time, you have also heard that this is a private operation by some pro-Japanese elements and has nothing to do with the central government, so this time we must firmly stand on the side of the central government. He also said: "No matter how patriotic and upright Wang is now, there is something undeniable, right? Many of them were pro-Japanese. These people must be brought down. At this point, it is no longer important to discuss who is right and who is wrong, but it is important to stop and not give the Japanese a chance. ”
Nine out of ten of the bigwigs of the Scholar Army did not deal with Lao Jiang, which was one of the reasons why Ouyang Yun was able to unite them by his side. However, in this matter, everyone did not consistently contradict Lao Jiang, they responded to Ouyang Yun's call and resolutely stood on the side of the Chongqing government.
After the meeting was dismissed, Ouyang Yun immediately telegraphed Mu Jiandie, asking him to go to Chongqing on his behalf to meet with Lao Jiang and Zhou to make clear the position of the Xuebing Army, and at the same time published articles in the "Xuebingjun Times" and the "Guangzhou Daily", calling on the people of the whole country to keep their eyes open, see the truth behind this incident, and not be deceived by some speculators, and directly pointed the finger at the Wang group.
This political farce came to an end a month and a half later because the Japanese army launched the Battle of Wuhan. Since then, the days of Chiang Lao in the Chongqing government are gone, and China's political landscape has changed dramatically as a result, with the Wang family, once a political force that once wandered on the fringes of the central government, once again made a magnificent appearance.