War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 379 A virtuous wife will keep her husband from doing evil things

Many things seem very complicated to those in a high position, because they need absolutely certain evidence. But for those at the bottom, isn’t it obvious?
Could the Japanese have smuggled silver dollars without the help of coolies?
With so many silver dollars, can the Japanese carry them all by themselves?

Since the coolies were involved, Yuan Wenhui must have been involved, so Duan Jingwen said decisively on the phone: "Captain, you don't need to look for any clues or leads, just keep a close eye on Yuan Wenhui, it will definitely work."

The next things were easier to handle. The Japanese built the Tanggu New Port after 1938 and used it as a transit station. Before that, they used Dagu Port. The reason why Tianjin existed was that after Zhu Di established the capital in BJ, he set up Tianjin Wei, which led to the migration of people and the establishment of the two villages of Dagu and Beitang. This is the position of Dagu in the hearts of Tianjin people.

Dagu Port is actually the old wharf in Tianjin. According to its current address, Dagu Shipyard should be located at No. 27, Daguwu Road, Tanggu District, TJ City.

In other words, the Japanese sent the silver dollars away right under Xu Chaoyang's nose!
Hearing this, Xu Chaoyang, who was sitting in the room with the phone, fell silent.

Yes, he did station troops in Dagu, and the Japanese could not enter Dagu, but so many things were happening quietly in his own territory, and he was unaware of anything.

It seems that this soldier is really not suitable for governing... Xu Chaoyang originally thought that as long as he stopped the Japanese and prevented these guys from entering Dagu Town, he would be considered a meritorious official. Who knew that there would be such a thing!

How could Xu Chaoyang possibly know that there were so many tricks hidden on the busy dock every day!
"Captain, this matter really has nothing to do with you?"

Duan Jingwen finally asked the words that had been weighing on his heart for a long time. By asking this question, his passion, his dissatisfaction with the Northeast Army, and his dissatisfaction with the 217th Regiment stationed in Dagu Town were all completely expressed.

Xu Chaoyang laughed while holding the phone and cursed, "Little brat!" Then he hung up.

This is called the darkest place under the lamp. If Xu Chaoyang says he doesn't know about this kind of thing happening around you, who would believe him? But the soldiers of the 217th Regiment, except for being stationed outside Dagu Town when the Japanese invaders came, usually don't care about the affairs at the dock or the government affairs of Dagu Town. How could he know?

The question is, will anyone believe this? No wonder even Deputy Director Li called to ask about the "tampering with silver dollars" matter. Maybe he thought it was you, Xu Chaoyang, who started it!
This time we can't just ignore it.

"Fuck, son of a bitch." After Xu Chaoyang cursed while sitting in the house, he already had an idea in his mind.

Aren’t you going to use my port to harm the people?

Xu Chaoyang picked up the phone again: "Hello? Lao Yang, I will transfer some money to you tomorrow. From today on, you must stock up on food. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, whatever can be eaten, we want. Also, tell our people that starting from tomorrow, the way we pay salaries will change. We will only pay a small amount of money and most of the food. If you need it, you can exchange it for cloth. Also, buy all the crops from the surrounding land as long as they can be bought with money!"

Aren't you going to make money? As long as I can ensure the basic living needs of the people, it doesn't matter who is the father, right?
After finishing speaking, Xu Chaoyang hung up the phone and walked out of the house. He sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, lowered his head and ate his meal and said, "Tomorrow, you send 100,000 yuan to Lao Yang."

Deng!
Yuan Fuzhen's gaze seemed to have sound effects, and that little face of hers was stern...

"I'll return it to you in a few days." Xu Chaoyang smiled and stretched out his hand, pinching Yuan Fuzhen's face. Yuan Fuzhen ignored the intimacy of this gesture and asked, "What do you want it for?"

Xu Chaoyang picked up the bowl, looked at the sky in the distance and said, "Didn't you just ask me if I would participate in the silver dollar 'tampering' business? Now I know what's going on. The Japanese are collecting a large amount of silver dollars by adjusting the prices in the occupied areas, and then they ship all the silver to America to make a profit from the price difference."

"If you look at it this way, money will soon be worthless. If money is worthless in the future, what will our workers eat?"

"I was thinking about hoarding some food first. Whether you have money to spend is secondary these days. As long as you can feed the workers, you will have more people following you."

Xu Chaoyang watched Yuan Fuzhen's back soften from its straight fighting posture, then she withdrew her gaze and said, "You are doing serious business" while picking up three or two grains of rice with chopsticks. What she meant was that as long as money was needed for serious business, she would never stop it.

Xu Chaoyang rubbed Yuan Fuzhen's head twice and said, "Good wife." This was considered a compliment.

But this woke Yuan Fuzhen up: "Just now you said that you can return the money to me in a few days, what do you mean?"

"Did I say that?" Xu Chaoyang suddenly found that he seemed to relax after returning home, and he made a promise in advance to the idea in his mind. He regretted it so much!
"Xu Chaoyang, you have to hide your intentions from me!"

"As for me, I am thinking about making it impossible for the Japanese to transport the money that they have plundered from the people."

But Yuan Fuzhen stood up at this time: "You can't get involved in this." This time Xu Chaoyang refused to accept it: "Say it again?" He put down his chopsticks, with obvious anger on his face.

Yuan Fuzhen explained: "Why are you in such a hurry? You are the last barrier in Tianjin, and many people have to rely on you. If you are in trouble now, who will handle these matters if the matter is exposed?"

"You mean to let Lao Chang and the others go?"

"Isn't that the same as if you were going there?"

"What do you mean?"

Yuan Fuzhen smiled: "It's not like our family can't handle this kind of thing. Who doesn't have a gangster in their family?"

"How much money has Yuan Keqin made by using our medicine to go to Pingjin? What's wrong with asking them to help?"

"Hey, have you forgotten that Yuan Kewen is a senior member of the Qing Gang, and Yuan Keqin has been following him, so he must be of high rank. Shouldn't he do something? If he were to do this, at best, he would be considered a gangster trying to seize territory. Besides, Dagu Wharf originally belonged to us, so what's wrong with letting Yuan Keqin interfere?"

There are two Green Gang bosses in the Yuan family. One is Yuan Keding, a man with a great sense of humor. He broke his leg while riding a horse for unknown reasons and was inexplicably left permanently disabled. He was known as Yuan the Cripple. He was also good at forging things. Before the President proclaimed himself emperor, he was the one who forged newspapers to fool the old man. The other one was Yuan Kewen.

In 1919, the Green Gang grew rapidly and held a party in Songhu. At that time, they were ranked according to seniority, namely "Datong Wujue", but there were only 17 people in the "Da" generation, among whom was Yuan Kewen.

But even after becoming a company executive in the Pingjin area, this Green Gang leader was unwilling to take charge of affairs and was very literary. The most illegal thing he did was to lie on the bed and tinker with black gold. Smoking a few puffs of cigarettes was really nothing in that era.

He didn't care about things, but he liked to watch the fun. When he went to Tianjin, he always set up a large temple and recruited many disciples.

Why do this?

It's hard to say. Some people say that Yuan Kewen was a "prince" who didn't become emperor, and he loved the idea of ​​having civil and military officials on the same side. Others say that he was just too old and liked to be called "ancestor."

In any case, Yuan Kewen had passed away in 1931, and the people under his command naturally became the property of Yuan Keqin.

Xu Chaoyang had never heard of Yuan Keqin before. She came to Xu Chaoyang's attention after he took over the Yuan family. Yuan Keqin also helped a lot in the sales of nitroglycerin, and gradually became a person close to Xu Chaoyang, helping him run errands... But he never asked Yuan Keqin to do anything, so he didn't know if she was reliable.

"Can it be done?"

Xu Chaoyang looked at Yuan Fuzhen and asked worriedly.

"How about you send someone to follow? They are all family members, you should at least give them a chance to perform, right?"

Xu Chaoyang thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. Ever since he took over the Yuan Clan Association, he had taken the money and the power, but he had not given the Yuan family any chance to stand out... He couldn't always do things this way, could he?

"Then let's see first. Ask Keqin to come to Dagu and I'll prepare some weapons for him."

"If he even needs you to prepare the weapons, I won't ask him to come." Yuan Fuzhen said, taking charge, "You don't have to worry about anything. Let Yuan Keqin handle this matter. Just promise one thing."

"what's up?"

"Other people have done things for you, but the officials arrested him again!"

Xu Chaoyang was happy. Is there anyone in the Tianjin officialdom who dares to interfere in the affairs of their 217th Regiment?

(End of this chapter)