The sun is setting in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun is scattered across the land.

Xiamen University has been used as a barracks by Japanese soldiers, and there are Japanese soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition standing at the entrance of the school, and through the gate, there are rows of tanks and armored vehicles parked on the campus, and there are also groups of Japanese soldiers in drills.

Professor Zhang passed by the gate, saw the Japanese and Japanese equipment inside, and remembered the happy time with his classmates, and couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart, and tears welled up in his eyes. Holding back tears, he walked briskly past the gate.

In the courtyard of the pseudo-Xiamen Chamber of Commerce, there are several large tables, all of which are equipped with pen, ink, paper and inkstones. At the bottom of the table sat a group of business people from Xiamen. And around them, there were more than a dozen Japanese puppet soldiers with guns, all with hideous faces.

Hong Licheng, the president of the puppet chamber of commerce, came to the table with a smile, made a fist salute and said: Friends and colleagues in the business world, good morning. The purpose of inviting you here today is to inform you that the "Fudai Company" of the Imperial Japanese Army, in line with the principle of mutual benefit and win-win results, and becoming bigger and stronger, will carry out mergers and acquisitions of your electric light and power companies, public telephone companies, water companies, mining companies, and other large companies.

When they heard this, they couldn't help but talk, and they all looked at each other and sat upright, their faces at a loss.

The manager of the telephone company stood up indignantly and said: "Why annex our company, this is a robber act in broad daylight. ”

"That's it, we don't sign!"

"That's not true!"

"It's bandit logic!"

Everyone was indignant for a while, and there was a lot of discussion.

Hong Licheng smiled and didn't smile: "You can't say that, I'm also thinking about you, now we are in a period of war, and only by relying on the imperial army can your interests be guaranteed." Fuda is a well-known company in Asia, and has always been advanced in management methods and science and technology, and if they take over your company and help you to operate scientifically, the company's prospects will be better. Besides, the Imperial Army's Fuda Company acquired your company, which was a fair transaction of paying according to the price. You are all elites in the business world, don't you understand this truth? ”

The manager of the telephone company couldn't help but scold: "Fart, since the Imperial Army is so good, why don't you hand over your company's company to the Japanese, you lackey, you obviously want the Japanese to annex us!" ”

Seeing Manager Qin, Hong Licheng suddenly stiffened his face and said, "Now the entire Xiamen Island is the Japanese Imperial Army, not to mention your company." If you offend the Imperial Japanese Army, you should know the consequences. You can sign it or not. However, I still advise you that those who know the times are handsome! ”

Manager Qin stood up: You want my life, I will never agree.

Hong Licheng walked over, leaned over and said, "Manager Qin, I've said this, haven't you understood yet?" Since you don't want to die, you can't blame me! ”

After Hong Licheng finished speaking, he glanced at the Japanese puppet soldiers next to him, and several Japanese puppet soldiers swarmed up and grabbed the manager's arm and dragged him to the open space not far away.

Manager Qin struggled and scolded angrily: Hong Licheng, you bastard. Little Japan, I am your ancestors.

The Japanese soldier pointed the gun at Manager Qin and pulled the gun, and with the sound of "bang", Manager Qin was shot in the head and fell to the ground, shedding a pool of blood.

The crowd was too frightened to speak.

Hong Licheng's face immediately returned to a shameful smile. Still unhurried, he said, "Which of you now has any different opinions?" ”

All the merchants were so frightened that their faces turned red and they were silent.

Hong Licheng looked left and right, and said with a smile: "Even if you don't say anything, that's a tacit acquiescence, don't sit still, stand up and sign quickly!" ”

The merchants stood up, lined up to the table, signed their names one by one with humiliated faces, and left the meeting in grief.

Hong Tongchang returned from the Japanese headquarters and threw his clothes on the wide sofa.

Mrs. handed over a cup of tea and asked, "Lao Hong, what happened?"

Hong Tongchang said angrily: This Hong Licheng, full of bad water, came up with the idea of asking the Japanese Manchurian Railway Company to come forward to acquire and merge the large-scale undertakings on the island, and he also said that he would adjust the business structure and become bigger and stronger.

The lady was puzzled and asked, "What happened later?"

Hong Tongchang said: "The Manchurian Railway Company is a stolen goods agency that plunders Xiamen, and bullshit mergers and acquisitions are extortion and plunder, and now all commerce on the island is in the hands of the Japanese and is at their disposal." And the pseudo-political power has also been in the hands of advisers disguised as Japanese hooligans. Li Zaixin and his exile disregarded the interests of the citizens and businessmen, and added fuel to the fire in front of the Japanese, and now the production organs and business offices in Xiamen are all controlled by the Japanese, Taiwanese, and the ronin of the Japanese and Taiwan are all under the control of the Japanese, Taiwanese, and they are engaged in collecting taxes on patents, and the citizens are now even on the list of patents!

Hong's wife: "I said that the patent tax is now forcibly levied again, and the people on the island are complaining. I've also heard that the Japanese are going to abolish fiat currency and use Japanese currency on Xiamen Island, right?"

"Hmm!" Hong Tongchang said with a helpless face: They also want the puppet authorities to force Xiamen City to use Japanese gold as the unit of trade, and deposit the customs revenue into the "Bank of Taiwan," and take advantage of the situation to force the people to change to Japanese currency, set their own prices, and depreciate the legal tender very low, so that the customs tax revenue will be changed to the Japanese yen. Taiwanese businessmen trade in Japanese gold, and the fiat currency in circulation will flow into the "Bank of Taiwan" in a steady stream.

Hong's wife said angrily: "These Japanese are really bad! ”

"It's not just bad, it's just vicious and brutal!" Hong Tongchang put the cup in his hand on the table, and the tea spilled on the table. He said angrily: "The enemy looted the money of the citizens, killed our compatriots, and gave orders to force us to work with them. ”

Hong's wife hurriedly looked out the window and said, "You think so, but you can't say that, that will offend the Japanese." It seems that this maintenance president is still better not to do it, let's find a chance to resign it! ”

Hong Tongchang thought for a moment and made up his mind and said: "I heard that the Japanese will soon set up a special government in Xiamen, and I will take this opportunity to submit my resignation to the Japanese and let Li Zaixin of the judicial department do it." ”

Hong's wife said with a look of contempt when she heard this: "This big traitor, isn't it recommended by Ze Shigenobu, in order to climb up for himself, he dedicated his righteous daughter and his daughter to the Japanese, which is extremely shameless?" ”

Hong Tongchang: "You... What do you say? ”

Hong's wife: "I mean that for the sake of his own future and interests, he can do anything that lacks virtue." We can't be in cahoots with him and do everything! ”

Hong Tongchang nodded, and then sighed and said: I really regret working for the Japanese at that time!

Hong's wife comforted: You are different from those people, the Japanese forced you to do it.

Hong Tongchang said helplessly: No matter how you do it, isn't you still a traitor, with this infamy, it is easy to dye black and difficult to wash white!

Mrs. Hong continued to comfort: After you became the president, you did not oppress the people, let alone harm the interests of your business partners, and did not lose your conscience.

Hong Tongchang was a little relieved.