"The devil-controlled areas are maliciously raising food prices."

Southern Hebei Base Area.

Ze County.

An officer briefed the head of economic warfare on the latest information.

"As of yesterday, the price of grain in Chi County, which is controlled by devils adjacent to Heze County, has been twice the market price of Ze County."

"As for the imported grain that we put into the market every day, in other markets in the base area, it is three pounds of southern Hebei dollars, and in the devil-controlled areas, it has already been sold for five new southern Hebei dollars a pound."

When it came to the price of food, the officer gritted his teeth.

The devil can be described as vicious.

By maliciously raising the price of grain in the control area, the effect that goods will flow from the low-price area to the high-price area in the market will cause the grain outflow from the base area.

Although this move is a self-inflicted loss of 1,000 and the injury of the enemy of 800.

In the end, it was the people in the areas controlled by the devils who suffered, but the devils obviously didn't care about the lives of the people in the control areas, and only thought about how to destroy the grain prices in the base areas.

Although there is a strict scale blockade of grain exports in the base areas.

Large-scale transportation of grain to areas controlled by devils is strictly prohibited.

However, small-scale cannot be eradicated, and there will always be imported high-quality grain flowing to the devil's control area.

And there are huge quantities.

"Five pounds of southern Hebei dollars?"

Hearing this news, the person in charge of the economic war laughed instead.

Unconsciously, the New Hebei Southern Currency has been firmly spread out in the devil's control area, and for this purpose, he didn't even care much about the devil's large-scale collection of silver dollars in the base area.

Just follow the vine and catch a few too arrogant devil spies.

"Yes, the New Hebei South Dollar."

The debriefing officer also laughed:

"Now, the devil-controlled counties around our base area, the currency in circulation is also the New Hebei Southern Currency."

"Even the joint coins issued by the devils and the puppet army have been sent aside."

"However, it is only limited to a few surrounding counties."

"I see."

The head of economic warfare smiled and nodded.

With the massive amount of silver dollars smashed, the first goal of economic warfare, stabilizing the currency of the southern Hebei base area, has been achieved.

Now it's time for the second goal.

Promote the southern Hebei currency to the devil-controlled areas around the southern Hebei base area, so that the devils can also use the new southern Hebei currency.

With today's market demand for silver dollars,

This goal is also very simple, and it can be said that it is a matter of course.

And the devils,

Even if you know, there's nothing you can do.

Because it's absolute strength.

Unless the devil can resist the temptation of the silver dollar.

···

"Do you use the New Hebei South Currency on Tuba Road?"

"Hey, we need to buy vegetables and horse feed from the people in the neighborhood, and those merchants only take this currency."

Southern Hebei region.

Chi County.

The co-captain of the Devil Kawasawa Wing, Hezawa Daisa, is inspecting the stronghold.

Recently, Tuba Road has taken a lot of strongholds, especially a few days ago, the stronghold of the traffic node of the control Ze County and a nearby county town was attacked by the Tuba Road, and he urgently sent two brigades to support.

As he expected, the strength of Tubalu in the southern Hebei region has increased again.

The two brigades were blocked by two heavy artillery guns and did not have time to support, resulting in the key stronghold being taken by Tubalu.

Chi County, near Ze County, was exposed to the front of the Tuba Road.

Although the 27th Division stopped sweeping and the number of troops in the southern Hebei region increased, because the troops were all transferred to interfere with the communication lines of the Taihang base area and the southern Hebei base area, there were only two brigades and more than 1,500 devils in his hands at this time.

This amount of troops is not enough to drive away the dirt eight roads that have gained a firm foothold.

As a last resort, he once again strengthened Chi County's defenses and personally inspected various strongholds.

But when he came to the stronghold, Heze Dazuo discovered an unexpected situation.

Chi County, which is under the absolute control of the Locust Army, mainly circulates the currency of the Eighth Route Army, and even the key strongholds of Chi County, there is actually a Locust Army, which converts the United Currency and even the Japanese Yen into the New Hebei Southern Currency.

"Yaga!"

Kawasawa was furious.

One of the essences of war is economic wrestling.

The locust army uses the currency of the earth eight roads, which is completely the enemy, and is strengthening the power of the earth eight roads.

Moreover, the currency of the Eighth Route Army, which circulated in the areas controlled by the locusts and even began to be used by the locusts, was also the best propaganda for the Eighth Route Army - look, the money used by the little devils was issued by the Eighth Route Army.

"Starting today, the use of the currency of the Eighth Route Army is prohibited."

"If discovered, confiscate immediately."

"Starting today, Chi County is only allowed to use the United Dollar, military tickets."

The nature of the military is 100%, and he knows nine things about the economy, and the remaining Heze Dazuo, who doesn't know anything, chooses to use violence directly.

What can the Tubalu economy do?

What about the circulation of money to locust control areas?

In this world, force is king.

"Hey!"

The subordinates immediately went to execute.

···

"What?"

"All your southern Hebei coins were robbed by devils?"

On the same day, the merchants around Chi County learned a news.

Chixian devils define the southern Hebei currency as a currency that is prohibited from circulation, once found, it will be confiscated immediately, and if it is obedient, it will be directly converted by the bank, and the equivalent amount of the currency will be one to one.

Those who resisted, serious direct arrests, or even shots.

"Yes."

"The Japanese are only allowed to use silver dollars, coins."

"They also set up checkpoints, and once they find the new Hebei currency, they will confiscate it immediately."

The merchant sighed.

"This..."

The merchants looked at each other.

To do business, you naturally need money, otherwise you will have no business to do by bartering.

New Hebei South currency is not allowed to be used,

Only coins and silver dollars are allowed.

Not to mention the coins issued by the devils, they are depreciating every day, ten yuan today, only nine yuan will be left tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow it will only be worth seven or eight yuan.

Can this business be done?

Not to mention that silver dollars are inconvenient to carry.

Moreover, the value of silver dollars in southern Hebei is very low, if they have enough silver dollars in their hands, it is better to transport them to Shanghai and other areas and sell them to foreign merchants, which is much more profitable than directly buying and selling.

Who buys and sells with silver dollars?

"Forget it, it's okay if Chi County doesn't go."

Everyone shook their heads and turned around.

It's the coin that you can earn, and it's better not to earn it.

In the end, only one merchant remained.

"Coinage? The price can only be increased. ”

The merchant with six donkeys and some grain secretly gritted his teeth.

He did business to make money by transporting wheat bran, beans and other horse feed for the Japanese.

Although he was scolded and said to be a traitor, these days, as long as he can make money, why do you care so much.

Besides, he doesn't do this business, but some people do it.

Although the United Currency depreciates from time to time, it is only circulated in the area controlled by the devils, and it is difficult to exchange it for the New Hebei Southern Currency, and the Eighth Route Army base does not accept it at all, but it can also buy supplies.

The only problem is that it's easy to lose.

Use this to make a deal, God knows when you will lose money, and you can only increase the price to cope.

···

"The price has gone up?!"

"Doubled?"

Chi County.

The 3rd Brigade of the Kawazawa Wing was stationed here.

Although the North China Front Army had more than 300,000 troops, it controlled the entire North China region, with a total area of 800,000 square kilometers.

And the land of the devil is only 370,000 square kilometers.

Not to mention the serious dispersion of troops, logistical supply is also a big problem.

Although the southern Hebei region is a plain area, there are not many roads.

And the quality is poor.

Relying on the devil's own pitiful transportation capacity, coupled with the Eighth Route Army's attack on the transportation line, it is absolutely impossible to meet all the baggage needs of the garrisons.

For this reason, the devil can only collect some unimportant baggage, such as vegetables, horse feed, etc., on the spot.

The devil military, especially the grassroots officers, many of them want to grab it directly.

Supplies are everywhere, and if they are not enough, they will go and get them.

But the devil high-level is not stupid.

The locust army is here to occupy, not to loot and leave.

Grab all of them directly, will push all the people who only take them to the side of the Eighth Road, and even drive all the people who only take them away, and then the locust army will guard an empty city?

The most effective is through economic means,

Slowly plunder.

Sustainable development.

That is, the military station plan in North China.

A steady stream of people and resources in North China were used to provide material and manpower for the imperial chariots.

"At the original price."

The captain of the devil brigade in Chi County spoke indifferently.

Food prices are rising, he knows.

He was also prepared to give some more coins.

Anyway, the linked currency is not enough, just find a bank to ask for it, and you need as much as you want.

But directly doubled!

Think the locust army is easy to deceive?

Can a mere businessman turn the sky upside down?

"Hey!"

The staff officer didn't say much, and immediately went to carry it out.

···

"The Japanese are really not easy to buy."

Looking at the pile of coins in his hand.

The merchant led six donkeys and wanted to cry without tears.

He bought 500 catties of horse feed from other places, and he originally wanted to make a profit.

But now...

He bought food, but the New Hebei Southern Currency of the Eighth Route Army, the joint currency of these devils, was exchanged for New Southern Hebei Currency on the black market, and it was a miracle that half of it could be exchanged.

This trip to the sale, basically lost more than half.

"Hey..."

The merchant sighed, packed up, and left with six donkeys.

Now in this world, there are wars everywhere, the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese, the Jin Sui Army, the Central Army, and bandits, the King of the Mountain or something.

Those who come out to make money in business are mentally prepared.

suffered a loss, so he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

What else can I do?

Reasoning with devils?

"Well, let's try to do as little as possible with Japanese business in the future."

He sighed.

I used to do business with the Japanese and make some money, but now I lost all of it.

···

A few days later.

"Insufficient feed for mules and horses stationed in various places?"

Heze Dazuo received several telegrams from the garrisons in various parts of Chi County, and was dumbfounded.

"Funds not allocated?"

Heze Dazuo didn't understand.

Horse and mule feed, these unimportant baggage weights, are purchased from the market.

If it was a remote garrison, he could still understand.

But the garrison of a county town can't buy fodder?

Is this possible?

"General."

Staff Officers Report in Detail:

"According to the report of the Chi County garrison, merchants in the market refused to pay for the transaction."

"Yaga!"

Heze Dazuo suddenly scolded:

"Damn only take people."

"What about the Imperial Merchant?"

Heze Dazuo then asked.

This is the area under the control of the Empire's North China Front!

Although most of them are Republicans.

But there were also a large number of Imperial merchants among them.

"They demand triple the price, otherwise they will refuse to use the coin."

The staff officer lowered his voice.

Heze Daisa: "? ”

It's burned to 40 degrees... Lay on my stomach for two days.

(End of chapter)