Chapter 454, Tedious Things.
"Jiang Qiang, you are so powerful, you can't hide anything from your eyes." Tingting glanced at Jiang Qiang, and then nodded: "I don't have too strong feelings, but other people are very in awe of you, and even my stepfather and stepmother feel a little depressed in front of you!" ”
Jiang Qiang has stepped on the bloody battlefield many times, grasped the power of life and death of millions of people, and has mysterious and unpredictable means to reach the sky, so he naturally formed a powerful aura. Jiang Qiang wanted to play happily with his relatives and friends, but they were gradually shocked by Jiang Qiang's unangry self-authority and strong aura.
Tingting, Yuko Kitajima and Chen Mingzhu sisters are better, after all, they are pillow people who often have negative distance contact, and they know the depth and length of each other, so they don't have much sense of distance. As for others, it is already difficult to put aside their scruples and get along happily with Jiang Qiang as friends and relatives.
"In terms of employing people, I know that Jiang Qiang, you must have your own principles and ideas." After a pause, Tingting continued: "It's just that Meng Wu'an, Shi Weifu, Qiu Peng, and Tong Weiwen left their homeland to go to the United States thousands of miles away, and they have made so many contributions conscientiously, they need and want your trust and affirmation the most."
Now let's send someone to set up the Ministry of Supervision, which will definitely make them feel very uncomfortable, and even have a sense of grievance of being suspected and monitored, to be honest, I'm really worried about this! "You're only half right! The most complicated thing in this world is human nature, especially without discipline and system, it will only be absolute power that leads to absolute corruption! ”
Jiang Qiang shook his head and explained earnestly: "I did this not because I didn't trust them, but because it was for their good!" I just want to lead them to victory, to share the peace and prosperity and prosperity, I really don't want to tear up the horses one day! When we are completely victorious, I will never be stingy with the glory and wealth that should be given to them.
But now it is not possible, each of us can not lie on the past merits to sleep, we must use a perfect system and strict discipline to spur ourselves forward! "The layout of the United States is one link after another, and each core member under Meng Wu'an's command represents a huge industrial chain and interest chain, and no mistakes are allowed, let alone out of control.
Corruption, dereliction of duty, rebellion, and other phenomena are the eternal root of human beings, and Jiang Qiang naturally had to take precautions and use the system to put power in a cage to slow down this degenerative process to the greatest extent. "Oh, I see! Jiang Qiang, you are such a good person! ”
After listening to Jiang Qiang's explanation, Tingting suddenly stretched her brows, and said secretly in her heart: Fortunately, Jiang Qiang is still the same strong brother before, instead of becoming a suspicious and unsympathetic warlord leader.
On October 9, Chongqing "Huangshan Villa". Lin Wei dragged a telegram, ran to the living room on the second floor in a hurry, and said loudly when he saw the chairman who was reading the newspaper: "Report to the committee, good news, great news!" ”
"Oh, the Ninth War Zone has won again?" Chairman Jiang asked with a good smile, thinking that another good news from the Ninth War Zone had come.
At this time, the first Battle of Changsha had entered a state of major counteroffensive, the Japanese army retreated on all fronts, and the 195th Division of the Chinese Army resumed to occupy the line of Lujiao, Xinqiang, and Yanglin Street, and the Japanese army successively retreated to the area north of the Xinqiang River, and by October 14, the two sides resumed their pre-war posture.
This battle was the first major offensive of the Japanese army on the frontal battlefield of China after the outbreak of World War II in Europe. In order to lure the Nationalist Government and strike a military attack, Japan concentrated 100,000 troops and launched an attack on Changsha from the three directions of northern Jiangxi, southern Hunan, and northern Hunan.
In order to defend Changsha, Xue Yue, acting commander of the Ninth Theater of Operations, adopted the operational policy of "retreating to a decisive battle" and "fighting for the outer flank" with northern Hunan as the focus of defense, and mobilized more than 30 divisions and three advancing columns, totaling more than 240,000 people, to participate in the campaign. By October 9, in this battle, the Chinese army smashed the strategic goal of the Japanese army trying to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Ninth Theater, consumed a large number of Japanese personnel and equipment, boosted morale, and further strengthened the confidence of victory in the War of Resistance.
Lin Wei hurriedly shook his head and smiled: "No, commission, this is a telegram from the United States, and Commissioner Chen received a third-quarter dividend of 990,000 US dollars from Huaxing Trading Group Company!" "What? This time the quarterly dividend turned out to be $990,000? ”
The chairman of the committee was stunned, his eyes lit up and he looked extremely excited, it was not that he had never seen money, but he had never seen such a person picking up money for nothing. Lin Wei nodded and said, "Yes, I was also surprised at first. $300,000 in the first quarter of this year, only $490,000 in the second quarter, more than doubled this quarter, doesn't that mean that there can be two million dividends in the fourth quarter!
If you add the $420,000 from agency sales, the money earned in the third quarter is as high as $1.41 million. "Haha, it's really a great news, this year's National Day is really a double happiness! With this money, we can add one more standard Armorer! ”
Chairman Jiang was in a good mood suddenly, and he stood up and paced back and forth excitedly, and began to think about it in his heart. A standard "American equipment division" has a full staff of about 11,000 people, and all employees should be equipped with:
1,500 M1 Thomson assault rifles, 540 machine guns, 4,500 M1 Garand rifles, 72 Browning air-cooled heavy machine guns, 270 Browning light machine guns, about 27 flamethrowers, 170 60 mortars, 36 81 mortars, 24 37mm caliber anti-aircraft guns, 12 105mm caliber mountain guns, 12 105mm caliber howitzers, if you add pistols or something, the total price is about 1.4 million US dollars.
Although after the fall of Wuhan, Wuhan and Hainan in 1938, all the outlets to the sea in China were completely blocked by the Japanese army. However, as long as there is no slippery slope in thinking, there are always more ways than difficulties, and now that the Yunnan-Burma Highway has been officially put into use, it is entirely possible to import arms and equipment from there.
The Yunnan-Burma Highway was officially started in December 1937, employing 200,000 migrant workers and 200 engineers, second only to the scale of the Sino-Soviet Highway of the Soviet Union's aid highway at that time.
The Yunnan-Burma Highway was originally built urgently to rush to transport strategic supplies purchased abroad by the Chinese Kuomintang government and with international aid. Later, with the Japanese army occupying Vietnam, the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway was interrupted, and soon after the completion of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, it became the only transportation channel between China and the outside world.
This is an international passage born in the flames of the War of Resistance Against Japan. This is an international passage built by the people of all ethnic groups in western Yunnan, and the Yunnan-Burma Highway played an important role in World War II.
After a while, the chairman suddenly thought of a very serious problem and shouted: "Oops! Our 3% dry shares can be divided into $990,000, so doesn't that mean that Jiang Qiang's net profit in the third quarter is at least $33 million? "Well, it seems like this algorithm! Obediently, they actually have a net profit of at least 33 million? And it's still dollars? ”
When the chairman mentioned this, Lin Wei was immediately confused, and when he first heard that he had picked up $930,000 for nothing, he already felt very good, but at this time, he only felt extremely sour in an instant. The total turnover of Huaxing Trading Group Co., Ltd. in the last quarter was 38.54 million US dollars, and silk stockings, movies, and novels are all profiteering industries of empty gloves and white wolves.
In addition, instant noodles, sanitary napkins, very cola, McDonald's fast food chains, penicillin, etc. also have very high profit margins, so it is not surprising that the net profit is as high as more than 33 million US dollars. It's just that most of the money has turned into various materials, which continue to flow into the Shandong Group Army Defense Area, and there are also millions of dollars in stocks.
To be honest, coupled with the fact that this money is really not bad, Jiang Qiang honestly gave a profit dividend of 990,000 US dollars according to 3% of the dry shares. Now it is the united front of the Anti-Japanese War, and the frontal battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War has to rely on the brothers of the national army, these dividends can only be said to be drizzle to Jiang Qiang, but they are a piece of fat for the government of the Republic of China.
At the same time, on the US side, the chairman's contacts have also played a big role, otherwise the Huaxing Trading Group Company would not only face the deliberate sabotage of small Japan, but also all kinds of difficult troubles. If you want the horses to run, you have to let the horses graze, so no matter from which point of view, Jiang Qiang has no reason not to give sweetness out.
"Gee, if we had chosen $1 million to take a 10% stake, that would have been great! Just the dividends were more than $3 million last quarter! And at this growth trend, that will be at least five or six million dollars in the next quarter? Oh my god, what a loss! ”
Counting with his fingers, Lin Wei suddenly felt as if he had missed 100 million, and slapped his forehead in annoyance for a while. The chairman of the committee had already thought of this problem in his heart, and he was feeling unhappy, but this product did not open any pot and which pot to mention, the chairman immediately glared at Lin Wei and said:
"Is it useful to say that now? At the beginning, all of you were shrewd and capable, and you all agreed that another $500,000 in shares was a fool's business, but now what? "At the beginning, the chairman and a group of staff members thought that it would be the best and wisest choice to get $500,000 and 3% of the dry shares.
However, the chairman of the committee and others never imagined that the company that Jiang Qiang had set up in the United States would be so profitable, and it had only become a behemoth in just over a year, with a net profit of tens of millions of dollars every month! If there is still a chance to make a new choice, the chairman of the committee will get a few million dollars in shares even if he smashes the pot and sells iron, and then he can sit and wait for millions of dollars in dividends every month.
Lin Wei hurriedly smiled and said, "Commission, why don't we find someone to discuss with Jiang Qiang and increase our shareholdings?" He earns so much money in a month, he should also contribute more to the country and the nation! The chairman glared and said, "What kind of person is Jiang Qiang, don't you know?" At this time and then, now we want to invest 10% of the shares, and we don't have to think about it if we don't come up with a thousand dollars or eight million dollars!
We're using money everywhere now, and we're eager to spend a penny in half, where can we find so many dollars to buy shares? Lin Wei was stunned and said, "No, will Jiang Qiang be so dark?" Ten times all at once? "Humph! At the beginning, he dared to set up a cooperation plan like that, that is, he was determined that we would not use $1 million to invest 10% of the shares, do you think he is really willing to give us so much profit? ”
The chairman snorted lightly, and then changed his words and said, "Or, I'll send you to persuade him?" If you can really do this, I will not only reward you with a Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, but also give you an official knighthood! "Ahem, ahem!" Lin Wei coughed a few times in embarrassment, he had never met Jiang Qiang, where did he have that face to persuade Yang Fan, and then replied weakly: "Director Chen is not resident in Zhaoyuan, he has a very good relationship with Jiang Qiang, maybe there is a little hope!" ”
"Alright! Don't think about increasing shareholdings, Jiang Qiang won't give us this opportunity! Rather than that, it is better to let the United States participate more in the business expansion of Huaxing Trading Group, so that it is more practical! The chairman of the committee had a clear understanding of Jiang Qiang's temperament, and the proposed plan was more feasible.
After a pause, the chairman of the committee said with emotion: "Jiang Qiang has taken action to settle nearly 4 million refugees this time, and the manpower, material and financial resources spent are an astronomical amount, which is not easy. No matter what kind of plans and ambitions he has, I have to say that this is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people! Let's not think about useless things! ”
Lingshan Town, Jimo County. Since the arrival of the first refugee transport ship in Qingdao on September 12, nearly 100 boats of various types have been traveling back and forth between Shanghai and Qingdao non-stop, and nearly one million refugees have now entered the Huaxia Huben military defense area.
Temporary resettlement sites have been built in Jimo County, Pingdu County, and Laiyang County that can accommodate 400,000 people, and all refugees entering the Shandong Group Army Defense Area will stay in the temporary resettlement sites for about 10 days.
The first is that all refugees should change their clothes, disinfect and have good hygiene, and that any unwearable garments must be incinerated to prevent the spread of germs. The second is to carry out a preliminary medical examination and isolate and treat refugees with infectious diseases. The third is to register the population data, issue temporary identity cards, and screen out refugees with vocational skills for priority resettlement.
In the past month, Qingdao Port has been extremely busy from morning to night, with all kinds of ships coming and going, 24 hours a day without interruption. Not only did the port need to replenish the ships with supplies and fuel, but tens of thousands of refugees had to be evacuated to temporary settlements.
At the same time, the army, navy, and air force units were all on high alert in case the Japanese army fished in troubled waters and used this excuse to carry out a surprise attack. In order to paralyze the Japanese, the Qingdao port dispatch and refugee resettlement had to be messed up, and the port staff and reception staff showed extreme tiredness and impatience as required, constantly complaining about what so many people were doing, and so on.
Due to the "limited means of evacuation transportation", the refugees need to stay in Qingdao Port for more than 10 hours after disembarking, during which they will not be properly cared for, and only a little coarse tea and light rice will be given to the bottom. These refugees came with hope, but they were not cared for warmly and thoughtfully, and there was no legend that once they arrived in a place, they were like a paradise, and there was naturally an emotional gap.
As a result, under organized and premeditated circumstances, refugees and port workers, as well as the military and police who maintain order, will occasionally have some unpleasant verbal altercations and even physical altercations. And these discordant conflicts and chaos were naturally seen by the Japanese sailors who came and went, and soon the news spread to the little devil Mei Agency, and the little devils such as Kage Sho Zhenzhao, Inuyang Ken, Shimizu Dongzo, Suga Hikojiro and other little devils all celebrated with their crowns, thinking that they had succeeded in their treacherous schemes.
The Japanese devils were extremely cunning, and then this opportunity, not only falsely reported the number of crew members and salary levels, but also overreported fuel consumption by at least 30%.
Even Emperor Hirohito, when he heard the report, was overjoyed and praised this time as killing several birds with one stone, which could not only greatly consume the financial and material resources of the Shandong Group Army, but also drag down the offensive rhythm of the Shandong Group Army, and the Japanese fleet received a large amount of oil and money! Jiang Qiang turned a blind eye to this, and once asked the relief committee to come forward and pretend to object, but later agreed after many negotiations.
In fact, it is not without objection to this on the Japanese side, and quite a number of clear-headed Japanese generals and officials have proposed that such a large number of refugees should not be put into the Shandong Group Army, because this will only raise tigers. Some people have even repeatedly suggested that we should concentrate our efforts on completely annihilating the Shandong Group Army as soon as possible, but at present, Japan's war funds are extremely tight, and most of them are used in the navy, the Kwantung Army, and the Huaxia Dispatch Army, and there is no extra money to organize a super-large battle at present.
Therefore, under the internal and external troubles, even if there are many noises opposing this matter, they are all drowned in the main theme of killing two birds with one stone, and only a few waves are flooded.
Qingdao Port. Xia Yu and Wang Hui, who were the royal reporters of the Shandong Group Army, came to Qingdao Port today with several assistants to give a news program in accordance with Yang Fan's instructions. Woo~Woo~Woo~, a 3,000-ton merchant ship sailed into the port with a whistle, and soon docked at a dock under the guidance of the port staff.
In a short time, a group of ragged and unkempt refugees were coming down the gangway. If you look closely, most of these refugees are glazed over, and they look like they have been starving for a long time and are malnourished.
With the sea breeze blowing, you can smell the sour and rancid smell of the refugees from afar. When the refugees approached, the smell was even stronger and more pungent, making people vomit, and the smell was as bad as that of a pig that had just been released from a pigsty full of pig dung.
Liang Qiao covered his nose with his hands, his eyes were full of disgust: "Xiaoyu, are they all from enemy-occupied areas?" Isn't there a famous metropolis in China in the enemy-occupied area? This stinks, it smells disgusting! "yes, how can this be? They look so pitiful, and our poorest people here are ten times better than them. ”
Su Xian also frowned, although she didn't cover her nose out of politeness, her body honestly began to have stomach acid surging, giving birth to a strong feeling of vomiting. Liang Qiao and Su Xian are Xia Yu's best friends, who grew up in the United States and have relatively superior living conditions, and they have never experienced war and hardships in life.
Although they came to China 4 months ago, they have been studying in Jinan all the time, and they live a more comfortable life than in the United States. Therefore, they naturally did not understand the deep disasters suffered by ordinary people in the war, let alone the cruelty and tyranny of the little devils.
And today I heard that my girlfriends were going to Qingdao to do a show, and they came over to see it out of freshness and Haoqiong, and they were going to travel. However, everything in front of them was so dazzling and unpleasant that they both regretted coming here.
"You are rare and strange, you are in the midst of blessings and do not know blessings, do you think these refugees want to live such a life? Not to mention this, I have seen many, many heinous massacres at the scene, and that is a tragedy, and these are the realities of the suffering that our motherland is suffering.
The ferocity and viciousness of the devils are far beyond your imagination, these devils are not human beings at all, but a group of inhumane beasts! Xia Yu said with a pale face while holding the smart camera to take photos and videos: "If they have a choice, why are they willing to leave their hometown?" Why would you want to go months without washing your face or bathing? Stinky and stinky? They are innocent, and the reason why they have fallen to this point is all because of the sins of the little devils! They just want to live. ”
"Yes! Human life in troubled times is like a mustard, but fortunately, we have Commander Jiang here, so that we can keep the peace of the party, and we can avoid the slaughter and enslavement of the little devils, and avoid these sufferings that are worse than death! At this time, Wang Hui continued: "So we must cherish and protect everything, and fight the little devils to the end until the little devils are killed, so that our motherland can regain independence and freedom!" ”
"We get it! Is there anything we need to do? "Yes, I see that after those refugees get off the boat, they have to wait in line for a long time to starve there, which is too inefficient, right?" Liang Qiao and Su Xian looked solemn, nodded solemnly, and when they looked at these refugees again, their eyes had become much softer. The disgust that had been inadvertently expressed before was gone, replaced by concern and enthusiasm.
"That's not necessary, as long as you can treat these refugees well in the future, they used to be decent people, not such unclothed and undignified refugees!" Xia Yu shook her head and smiled, her task this time was just to shoot some news materials, so that she could publicize it to the soldiers and civilians in the defense area, so that everyone knew what kind of suffering the people outside were suffering.
As for other things, Xia Yu can't manage it now if he wants to, because this is the general principle that Jiang Qiang has specially advised!
"Mayor, Minister of Police Li Yuan has come to ask for a meeting, please instruct!" "Let him in!" On the morning of October 24, Zhuang Tao was reviewing documents in the mayor's office when the mayor's secretary called in. Zhuang Tao didn't have any official business in his hands that he was in a hurry to deal with, so he nodded in agreement.
After entering the house, Li Yuan smiled and said, "Mayor, I'm sorry, I'm here to disturb you!" "Don't say that! In its place, it is the way it should be! ”
Zhuang Tao nodded, pressed his hand and said: "Sit down and talk, if you want to drink water or tea, do it yourself, don't be polite here." "Thank you, Mayor, I'm not thirsty!"
Li Yuan walked to the chair in front of the desk with a smile, bent his body and sat down, he didn't dare to sit down with half of his buttocks, and made a precarious appearance. Zhuang Tao nodded and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it!" "Howler!"
Li Yuan hurriedly nodded and smiled, and then said: "Mayor, we have now accepted more than 1.7 million refugees, and the influx of so many refugees has already had a great impact on our order and public order. In particular, the pressure on law and order in the dozen or so counties and cities where a large number of refugees have been resettled is very great, and there have been many criminal cases of theft and robbery.
Our current police force is already stretched, not to mention that less than half of the refugees have arrived, and I am really worried that law and order will get out of control in the future, if that is the case, I will not be able to atone for my sins even if I die! ”