After the financial community in Shanghai was suddenly wiped out and the bankers were hung up on the streetlights, the remaining financial vultures in Hong Kong were, on the one hand, sad, shocked and angry, but on the other hand, they secretly celebrated and secretly rejoiced - this is one less competitor!

Throughout the Republic of China era, the most important international financial securities trading center in China and even in the East has always been in Shanghai Tang, located at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Hong Kong, which is remote in southern China, seems to be an inconspicuous little follower in comparison. Hong Kong's bankers, in front of the tycoons of Shanghai Tang, are somewhat unable to raise their heads - no way, the market size of the Pearl River basin is really incomparable to the huge Yangtze River basin.

Therefore, the fall of Shanghai Tang and the sea of corpses and blood were of course a huge loss to the imperialist body in China. But for compradors and investors in Hong Kong alone, it is a wonderful opportunity for development.

Therefore, on the one hand, it was out of extreme fear and hatred of the "rampaging" Bolsheviks in Shanghai, and on the other hand, out of a beautiful vision for the great development of Hong Kong's financial business, and because of the extraordinary enthusiasm of the Chiang Kai-shek regime that could help it resist the Red Bandits and expand its business in central China -- therefore, Minister Kong Xiangxi, who was originally very nervous and suffering from gains and losses, was extremely pleasantly surprised to find that the Hong Kong banking circles seemed to be particularly easy to talk this time. The Wuhan Nationalist Government behind him just promised a bunch of empty checks in exchange for a full 60 million Hong Kong dollars! So that Chairman Chiang can continue the "war to ask for He (He Jian)" in Hunan and the "anti-bandit operation" in Dabie Mountain!

On the other hand, just when Kong Xiangxi was overjoyed with a huge bill of exchange. Sir Humphrey, who had finished his intermediary mission this time, took an invitation he had just received and went straight to the Governor's House. Dinner with the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Belle.

Since it was only a small private gathering, the dinner at the Governor's House, although very elegant, was not very luxurious. In addition to local Cantonese dishes such as barbecued pork buns, tomato abalone, Teochew-style brine platter, hibiscus prawns, etc., there are pure British grilled fish and french fries, plus three ripe tender veal steaks and assorted salad tossed with mashed potatoes and olive oil. The drink that accompanies the meal is an authentic British liqueur.

Chinese dishes are served in Chinese blue and white porcelain dishes, while Western dishes are served in beautifully carved sterling silver vessels. These are beautiful high-end tableware. Accompanied by the delicious food with colorful and rich aromas, the chandelier reflects a soft glow. It shows a luxurious temperament and graceful heritage, which makes people feel happy.

Of course, these two high-ranking civil servants of the British Empire sat at the same table. It's certainly not just about enjoying the food. Exchanging information and discussing current events in the East is the highlight of the dinner.

“…… HSBC has been surprisingly generous this time...... HK$60 million! I bet that this military loan and the previous venture capital will definitely be lost cleanly, and that Mr. Jiang will definitely not be able to pay back by then! ”

Sir Humphrey muttered to Mr. Harbour as he cut the lamb chops on his plate.

“…… I think HSBC promised to provide Mr. Jiang with financing. There is no hope that he will be able to repay the loan, but that he will be able to hand over the government's financial power more completely. By the way, he will take out all the assets that can be pledged in his jurisdiction. ”

The Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Belle, replied casually, "...... Moreover, Mr. Chiang had just won a major victory on the battlefield in Hunan, which gave his small and shaky government a certain investment value again...... The winner always deserves to be rewarded. What's more, we need him to help fight the Red Elements - these Chinese Bolsheviks are now swelling as fast as the plague! ”

Sir Humphrey nodded slightly, and had heard about it since he arrived in Hong Kong—just three days earlier, the dust had finally settled on the Hunan scuffle, which had lasted for about a month. Under the bombardment of the Kuomintang naval gunboats, Chiang Kai-shek's descendants successfully annihilated the main force of the Hunan army, and then captured Changsha in one fell swoop, thus basically controlling the overall situation of Hunan Province. Although He Jian broke out of the encirclement with a small number of remnants and fled south to Hengyang, trying to continue to resist stubbornly, the whole battle situation was obviously gone, just waiting for when he could accept the facts and power up to go into the field.

Through this short war, Chiang Kai-shek finally expanded his actual status from "mayor of Wuhan" to "governor of Huguang", barely had the capital to stand side by side with Wang Jingwei's authorities in Nanjing, and won the favor of British investors in Hong Kong...... But the problem is that at the same time that Xue Yue and He Jian were fighting to the death, the Red Army's Liliang in Hunan Province also took the opportunity to skyrocket—after receiving reinforcements from the Central Red Army, He Longbu marched eastward from Xiangxi and captured almost all the land west of Changde in one go. Xiang Ying commanded the remaining Jiangxi Red Army to advance westward along the road of the Central Red Army, first easily conquering Ganzhou, and then entering Hunan, seeing that it was about to cut off the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway and block all the communication lines between Guangdong and the north!

Looking at the sprawling red patches on the map, the British colonists in Hong Kong naturally felt anxious. Moreover, the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, at the strenuous demands of Shanghai, has adopted an even more brutal and destructive policy against the imperialist financial and commercial outlets in China – specifically, "killing all the people, robbing all the money, and burning all the account books"! Wherever the Red Army hits, the imperialist shili will be uprooted...... Although only a few small and medium-sized cities have suffered losses at the moment, this dangerous trend must be stopped as soon as possible!

“…… I understood that in order to keep the Empire's many years of operation in the East from going down the drain, we had to help Chiang Kai-shek so that he could protect the Empire's interests in China...... At the very least, it is to contain the Bolsheviks' forces so that they do not have the desire to go south and peep into Hong Kong......"

Speaking of this, Humphrey couldn't help but sigh. “…… The bayonets of the Japanese are obviously unreliable! ”

“…… That's right, in the last two months. Britain's tolerance for these Oriental dwarfs has reached its maximum! But for the task entrusted to them by the British, the Japanese had no intention of fulfilling it at all! It had been a month since the 30,000 Japanese troops entered Nanjing, but they had not launched a single tentative attack on the Bolshevik bandits entrenched in Shanghai! Didn't even move the troops to the front line around Shanghai! ”

Mr. Governor took a long sip of wine in a depressed mood, "...... On the contrary, in northern China, where there was no Bolshevik activity at all, the Japanese army fought battle after battle, destroying about 100,000 Chinese troops. From the ceasefire line at the beginning of the year, it has advanced a full 500 kilometers to the south!

Moreover, it seems that they have the intention of continuing to attack south and further seize the whole of Shandong Province! Our Minister Cadogan made several representations with the Japanese commander in Nanking for this purpose. Urge them to go to war against the Chinese Bolsheviks in Shanghai as soon as possible. But the Oriental dwarfs made a lot of nonsense, claiming that the time was not yet ripe for an attack on Shanghai, and that they would need to wait a few more weeks to a few months. But in exchange, they were happy to go west to the Chinese Bolsheviks in the Dabie Mountains area. Hopefully, Britain will be able to provide more support...... I really don't know how the Japanese brain grows?! ”

“…… I can understand that. If there is no tangible benefit that can be seen. Japanese people generally don't move. But a neat refusal is not a Japanese habit. Therefore, when encountering such a situation, Japanese people often come up with some ways to do things perfunctorily that they think are the best of both worlds, but in fact, they do not consider the feelings of the other party at all, and zuihou often only makes both sides unpleasant, and they are not human ...... inside and outside."

Sir Humphrey raised his glass and took a sip of his wine, "...... It was better in the early years, but in recent years. The self-righteous problems in the minds of the Japanese have begun to get worse and worse. It has even developed to the point where it is difficult to communicate normally......"

In fact, the Japanese government in the 21st century did much the same thing in the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a result, Iraqis and Afghans generally perceived Japan as a hateful aggressor, and Americans were equally indebted to the Japanese......

“…… Yes, in order to urge these lazy and unreasonable Japanese to move as quickly as possible, we had to send the fleet from the Manila anchorage ahead of schedule and go to Shanghai with the French and American fleets, and at the same time demonstrate to the Japanese and the Bolsheviks. The Governor continued.

“…… I've heard about that, too. Sir Humphrey, who was about to take up his post in Wuhan, raised an eyebrow, "...... But as far as I know...... The battle of the Royal Far East Task Force in the Shanghai area, it seems, is going very badly? ”

“…… The artillery bombardment of the Wusong fortress went well, but the ground operation was miserable - the landing force was completely annihilated, we lost two battalions, and the French lost three battalions. Plus a destroyer, several gunboats and minesweepers, and a light cruiser were heavily damaged.

Those cunning Bolsheviks, using airships hanging high in the air as observation posts, guided the ground troops to fire rockets at our warships - God knows how they could shoot rockets so far and so accurately! Although our troops tried to expel these nasty airships by water planes, none of them were able to break through the enemy's fire network, and all of them were shot down by Bolshevik anti-aircraft machine guns and rockets. And the aircraft carrier of the Americans is still in Ningbo...... Therefore, at the moment the fleet has broken away from the battle line, just waiting to meet the American fleet, and then go to Sasebo to settle accounts with the Japanese. ”

Mr. Governor shrugged his shoulders, "...... How well the Shanghai side plays is actually none of my business. But the only thing that saddens me is that the two battalions that our army lost at the landing ground at the mouth of the Yangtze River were both troops originally stationed in Hong Kong, and Hong Kong's defense is now almost emptier than at any time in the past. ”

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PS: Alas, the current government of "public intellectuals" in Ukraine is really cute, and the funny index is off the charts.

First of all, the Facebook conscription mentioned last time, although the vast majority of strong men said that they were not at home, there were still more than 10,000 people who applied for the draft, it is said that mainly college students and unemployed young people, that is, the group of people who cosplayed "Medieval Total War" in the square a few days ago - this is understandable, but if they see the war with the Russian army as a group fight in the square before...... It is estimated that he will definitely die a terrible death.

Secondly. In just a few days, the new Ukrainian government has come up with all the unbelievable tricks of death, and its ass is obviously sitting on the crater. still recklessly counterattacked: forced the "Golden Eagle" special forces to kneel in public in the square, and gave Daoqian to the thugs who were ordered to suppress a few days ago, so angry that the most elite troops fled with guns and defected to the Russian army; At the moment of the great enemy, the announcement of salary cuts for the internal affairs forces and the police has resulted in the defection of these armed liliang - Putin declared that he is willing to give them a new job; Eighteen governors were reappointed in one day to install cronies, leaving the local officials who had been ousted resentful and resentful; Abolition of the official status of the Russian language. Anyone with dual citizenship was sentenced to 10 years in prison, so that the people of the eastern Russian-speaking region would go to prison if they did not rebel...... It feels a lot like Chen Sheng, Wu Guang's Daze Township Uprising?

Even more terrifying is the fact that the new Ukrainian government has also accepted all the harsh conditions of the IMF. "Helplessly" selling a large number of state-owned assets at a low price -- forcing the army to force the police, forcing the police to force the magistrates, forcing the magistrates to rebel and then forcing the people, forcing the people to declare "helpless." I want to betray the country"...... It's really an unprecedented super-first-class death expert! Thereupon. The former commander of the Ukrainian Navy had just received his appointment and surrendered to Russia the next day. The next commander was placed under house arrest by the Russian army, and it is said that pro-Russian armed men were watching him when he went to the toilet.

In the face of such a critical situation, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Interim Government of Ukraine said seriously on Facebook that in order to curb the trend of a large number of police defections, he has come up with a practical and effective countermeasure - that is, to fire 90% of unreliable police officers first! As long as the police are fired and fired in advance, there is no fear of any more police defections...... It's like unfollowing others in advance on the Internet, and you're not afraid that people will blacklist you!

It seems that these well-known politicians are indeed the elite of "Facebook governance". It is estimated that each person in the government meeting will take a tablet for group chat!

There is a point of view on this: The gang of people who came to power are compradors, and they are accustomed to relying on foreign countries to gain self-respect. Of course, it is necessary to discriminate against and despise the armed liliang of our own nation.

The neo-Nazi organization in Ukraine is also funny, two days ago in Kyiv clamoring to kill all Arabs and Jews, and now it has not stopped anti-Jewish actions and harassment of "infidels", but at the same time it turns its face to Chechen partisans for help, hoping that they will "fight for faith and freedom together" with me - I can't help but imagine such a picture in my mind: on the streets of Kiev in a smoky miasma, a certain Arab woman in a black robe who is being beaten and humiliated by the Nazis is miserably holding the leg of a Chechen partisan fighter, Pray for Allah's sake to save him, and then be kicked away by Chechen guerrilla fighters, "Get out!" We are now about to fight for the God of Ukraine! ”…… That would be God's work!

Tsk, if I write like this in the novel, I guess there will be readers who will immediately scold violently: Are these villains all brain-wrecked? Where is your reasonableness? I didn't expect what happened in real Shijie to be even more absurd than my absurd novel!

Well, it seems that when you write novels in the future, you will have to make the role of politicians more brainless.

Next, the Cossack groups along the Don River declared their allegiance to Moscow, and the Cossacks were gathering in the Crimea and Kharkov to form a volunteer army, ready to teach the Polish farmers in Lviv a good lesson with the ancestral Chasik scimitar...... Well, when the authentic Poles kill from Warsaw again, they can stage another "Fire and Sword". I just don't know if there are any left-of-the-Polish bird-feather cavalry now?

zuihou, as a counterattack against the Russian army's large-scale entry and seizure of Ukrainian military bases everywhere, the funny politicians in Kyiv organized a group of funny soldiers suspected of having schizophrenia, and asked them to carry the Soviet red flag with a sickle and hammer, sing unknown songs, and try to snatch the base back from the Russian army without any weapons - the specific tactic is that the choir is happily crowded in a pile at the gate of the base, setting up digital cameras and tablets, while shouting: "You are being filmed!" The video file will be uploaded to the network in no time! The United States is supporting us! ”

Alas, while carrying the sickle and hammer flag of the Soviet Union, he shouted "America gives me liliang", thinking in his heart: the red flag of the Soviet Union, the Apple computer of the United States of America, the shijie poles are blessing us people, and the next step must be miraculous and invulnerable...... It's not such a shame! Are you thinking of street revolution as a panacea? Can you be a little more serious, you guys are at war!

- As a result of this "special operation", a group of strong men in civilian clothes and without weapons walked out of the base, stood in a row at the door, and glared at these babbling teases with fierce eyes.

- The Soviet Union and China really deserved to be lifelong mentors and friends, and even after his death, he did not forget to educate China with all kinds of strange and strange ways of death: Russia told us what happened after privatization and oligarchs in the country; Belarus and Kazakhstan demonstrate the consequences of political rigidity and lifelong leadership in power; Even after those well-known, big V, mouth cannons, freedom fighters, industry consciences, and street politicians come to power, what kind of miasma will there be, Ukraine has pinched its nose and tried to show Chinese......

In the past, there was an inspirational masterpiece in Ukraine "How Steel is Made", and now it seems that it is possible to write a "How Teasing is Made". (To be continued......)