Shen Mingfeng reported to Han Lin on the situation of the Qimen base.

After two years of construction, it now has a machine factory that can be turned into an arsenal at any time, and it makes money from a match factory, a soap factory, and a tea factory, and a garment factory that specializes in the production of military uniforms and everyday clothing, in addition to making military uniforms for assault brigades and guerrillas, but also making civilian clothes for the agents of the entire secret service, including suits, robes, shirts, shoes and socks, and so on.

Lacking the support of electricity, the machine is mainly powered by coal steam boilers, and there are many generators, but the current gasoline is very scarce, and it is easy to use it.

Picking up the cigarette on the table, Han Lin saw that the brand of the cigarette was called Four Gentlemen, which was the brand he named, and the cigarette box was printed with a picture of Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum in ink, which looked very exquisite. He took a stick out of his cigarette case and lit it, and it tasted no worse than Hadman's, if not better.

"Boss, what do you think of our own Four Gentlemen brand cigarettes?" Shen Mingfeng asked with a smile.

"It's not bad, I also have more than ten years of smoking experience, I feel that my own Four Gentlemen brand is stronger than Hademen and Lao Dao, how is the output of the tobacco factory?" Han Lin asked.

"You can rest assured, although we started relatively late, but there are strong funds as the foundation, imported shredding machines and cigarette machines from the United States, supported by Xuchang tobacco leaves, and local growers made purchase agreements, the price is high, the quality of tobacco leaves is exceptionally good, the daily output of the tobacco factory can reach 100 boxes, in short supply in the market."

"The most prosperous sales are in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou, followed by the three provinces of Jiangsu, Henan and Anhui, and the sales in North China are also increasing sharply, Zhou Bingqing sent me a telegram to send cigarettes to Central China and sell them in the Lianghu region, so that they can also cover their activities, and keep part of the money earned as funds."

"The quality of our four gentlemen is very high, but the retail price is only five cents per box, and after deducting the cost, we can make a profit of two cents, and a box of five hundred packs is one hundred yuan, and we can earn ten thousand yuan a day. Tobacco merchants from all over the country have placed orders for us, and now the orders accumulated by tobacco factories cannot be produced in a year. ”

"I think we need to continue to expand production, and I have placed an order with the United States to increase the number of cigarette machines and shredding machines, so as to provide more benefits to the people who grow tobacco leaves, and the output can at least quadruple, which can be used as the financial pillar of our secret service." Shen Mingfeng said.

"We can't be a monopoly, there are many brands of cigarettes, and there are many Western tobacco companies with super strength, dig more talents, ensure the quality of cigarettes, and continue to improve, I am responsible for providing safe channels for transportation, and it is unimpeded to wherever it is transported, and the steps can be enlarged, and it is not enough to quadruple the scale."

"My family's salt sales channels are also gradually recovering, the purchase share and sales rights of salt, I have completed the handling, at least in the area south of the Yellow River, there will be no big problem with salt sales, compared with the huge military spending of the mountain city government, our income is a drop in the bucket, but for our secret service, it is not a problem." Han Lin said.

The finances of the Shancheng government are extremely difficult, and Han Lin is reluctant to ask President Jiang for money, as the scale of the secret service continues to expand, the expenses are also increasing, and he has to support a large number of family members, Han Lin racked his brains to build two channels in order to make money.

Boss Dai's Military Command Bureau was also short of money, so the Military Command Bureau secretly engaged in smuggling with Boss Du of the Green Gang, and even sold tobacco and soil, and he couldn't do such a thing.

The profits from cigarettes and salt are used to support the daily expenses of the headquarters of the Secret Service and various field agencies, and to subsidize the lives of family members.

The profits of the import and export trade and the pharmaceutical factory, which he has at his disposal, support his staggering expenses, including aiding the organization when necessary.

"When the Jinling Intelligence Station returns to Jinling, I think that I can use the channels of salt merchants or cigarette suppliers, which are good identities and allow me to open up the situation as quickly as possible." Shen Mingfeng said.

"No, these two businesses are directly related to me, and they can't withstand the enemy's investigation, your previous disguised identity in Jinling was a businessman, and you have been in contact with some local businessmen, and the enemy will not suspect it when investigating, the actions of the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Special Service Office have always been secret, and no one has noticed your true face in Lushan."

"Some police officers or gendarmes who have become puppet regimes and serve as puppet officers, even if they see you during the operation, it doesn't matter, you used to be a member of the gendarmerie headquarters, and you have no close relationship with the Military Command Bureau and the Central Command Bureau, and you have long left to do business on your own."

"Follow me to Shanghai this time, and I will use the connection of the Agent 76 headquarters to stuff you into the puppet government of Wang that is about to be formed. Wang Jingwei's gang of traitors, one is for power, the other is for profit, as long as you take out enough bribes, their appetite is not as big now as it will be in the future, and when Wang's puppet government is established, I estimate that they will be able to mix up fat and lack official positions. Han Lin said.

The two guys from the No. 76 Agent Headquarters are now in full swing, and they have already hooked up with Zhou Gaohai, and he believes that with Shen Mingfeng's experience, he can fight with these traitors and directly enter Zhou Gaohai's side.

Shanghai French Concession.

At this time, the concession area was a period of abnormal prosperity, and the billboards and doors of the merchants, the brilliant neon lights all night long, looked very spectacular, even at night, the streets were still brightly lit with people.

A young man in his thirties, dressed in a tunic suit, stood diagonally opposite a house, and just when he became alert, he found that it was too late, and four men in suits approached him, and under the pressure of four pistols, he could only be obediently arrested.

"You did a very good job, if it is proved that this person's identity is a special agent of the mountain city government, I will give you more rewards." Liao Yaquan, who was dressed as a man, said with a smile to the patrol beside him.

"Don't worry, this guy has been active here for two days in a row, and across the street is Inspector Cheng's house, he must be a spy of the Shancheng government." The patrol held a small yellow croaker, and his heart blossomed.

Secret detention point of the second section of the advisory department of the special high school.

Liao Yaquan took this person to the interrogation room, and did not rush to torture him, intending to persuade him to surrender. Facts have also proved that most of the agents of the Military Command Bureau, without much willpower, usually surrender soon after being arrested, lured by high-ranking officials Houlu.

"This is the interrogation room of the second section of the Special High Division Advisory Department, the secret service of the Great Japanese Empire, what is your name? Don't take any chances, I can call Wang Tianmu or Chen Mingchu on the seventy-sixth with a phone call, and it is pointless to conceal it. Liao Yaquan asked with a smile.

(End of chapter)