Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"Yes, Comrade Xia is absolutely right!"

Commander Liu nodded first and said, "With these special Yuan Shikai silver dollars, Comrade Hongwei will be able to purchase more supplies for us. We should indeed find all of these special Yuan Shikai silver dollars."

Commander He said, "After I get back, I will collect all the silver dollars and gold coins from our entire army and send them over."

"Me too!"

Deputy Division Commander Nie also expressed his understanding.

They should indeed hand over all these good things to the other party in exchange for money.

"Comrades, I have one more thing to report!"

Xia Weiwei said, "What I'm going to talk about now is the profit-sharing ratio after the transaction is completed."

"Comrade Hongwei said that the revolutionary predecessors had a hard life. It was because of their bloody battles that we have a better life in the future. Therefore, he cannot take too much money. He only wants 5% of the profits."

"This 5% commission is after taxes. All transactions over there are subject to taxes. Just these two transactions alone have incurred two or three hundred thousand in taxes. It's heartbreaking!"

"You're saying Hongwei only wants a 5% cut?"

Commander Liu was somewhat incredulous.

They also contacted some merchants who were willing to trade with the Soviet area.

Among those people, very few were willing to trade at the normal price.

Most people would sell at a high price, or even several times the price, but they need these supplies, so they have no choice but to accept it.

Because apart from these merchants, other merchants simply were unwilling to do business with them.

Normally, those gold bars and silver coins would have been gifts from them to thank Ma Hongwei.

Even if these items are very valuable, Ma Hongwei, if he has any conscience, should still split them 50/50.

But to their utter surprise, the other party only wanted 5%, which is one-twentieth.

"Comrade Hongwei, as expected of someone who grew up in the new China, you are truly conscious!"

Political Commissar Zhang gave a thumbs-up, expressing his admiration.

"yes!"

Deputy Division Commander Xu was also deeply moved: "If it were someone else, they wouldn't have had such awareness!"

"Half a percent is far too little!"

Commander Liu pondered for a moment and said, "We still have many things to do in the future, and we will need to trouble Comrade Hongwei. I think it would be best to split it 50/50!"

Xia Weiwei quickly shook her head: "Chief, Hongwei specifically told me that taking 5% is already taking advantage of the public funds, and I can't take any more."

"Without Comrade Hongwei's help over there, we wouldn't have been able to acquire these high-tech products!"

Deputy Division Commander Xu said, "He's not taking advantage of anyone; he's just getting what he deserves. I also think taking only half a percent is a bit too little."

Chief of Staff Ni glanced at Xia Weiwei and suddenly said, "Everyone, Comrade Hongwei is also paying for Comrade Xia's daily living expenses, as well as all her travel, shopping, and other expenses over there."

"How about we also give Comrade Xia a 5% cut? What do you think?"

In his view, Ma Hongwei and Xia Weiwei, one providing him with the medication and the other administering it to him, essentially saved his life.

I definitely have to make things convenient for the two of them. Anyway, the other veteran comrades all think the same way, so I'm not doing this for personal gain.

Xia Weiwei immediately refused, saying, "Chief, I can't accept it!"

She felt it was unfair that she received so much money just for carrying some goods.

"Um!"

Division Commander Liu praised, "Chief of Staff Ni is right. In the future world, everything will cost money. Comrade Xia can't go to work, so she also needs a source of income."

"Of course, Comrade Xia was also key to bringing these supplies back, so we should indeed give Comrade Xia a 5% share."

He knew that Xia Weiwei had feelings for Ma Hongwei, and that Ma Hongwei had bought so many things for Xia Weiwei; the two were sure to develop a deep revolutionary friendship.

Giving Xia Weiwei benefits is also giving Ma Hongwei benefits, since the two will be family in the future anyway.

Moreover, having her own money gives Xia Weiwei more confidence in her daily life.

If one party always expects the other to spend money to support them, they will feel burdened.

"Sir, I really don't..."

Xia Weiwei wanted to continue refusing.

She genuinely felt that she was "unworthy of her position."

Because her job was so simple, anyone could replace her.

Commander Liu deliberately put on a stern face, brooking no argument, and said, "Comrade Xia, this is a unanimous decision, an order, and you must obey it!"

"Well... okay!"

Xia Weiwei had no choice but to agree.

"Comrade Xia!"

Political Commissar Zhang inquired, "You just mentioned that you brought back a solar generator. Could you show it to us?"

"Yes, Xia, we really want to see how sunlight is turned into electricity!"

Commander Liu was quite curious about this future technology.

"OK."

Xia Weiwei opened one of the boxes, took out the folded photovoltaic panels, which she could carry by hand; they weighed a little over fifteen pounds.

When unfolded, there are four in total, each with an adjustable folding stand, which is very convenient.

"Old Liu, what are you talking about?"

Deputy Division Commander Nie stepped forward, looking curious.

Commander Liu said, "It's a solar-powered generator; it can absorb solar energy and convert it into electrical energy!"

"This thing can convert sunlight into electricity?"

Commander He found it hard to believe.

Political Commissar Zhang said, "Whether it's possible or not, you'll see in a moment."

Xia Weiwei placed the solar panel outside. It was afternoon, and the weather was nice, with plenty of sunlight.

The buildings in the mountain village are low, so the sunlight is not blocked.

Xia Weiwei connected the small battery, checked it, and after finding that it could be charged, she said to everyone, "It's starting to charge now. If there's enough sunlight, it will take about 5 hours to charge 1 kilowatt-hour, which is enough to charge a phone forty or fifty times."

"Can it charge a phone forty or fifty times in five hours?"

Deputy Division Commander Xu calculated, "The charging efficiency of this solar generator is much better than that of a hand-cranked generator."

Generally speaking, the power of a hand-cranked generator is between 10W and 100W.

However, the power of this solar panel is 200W.

"Actually, this can't really be considered a solar generator; it's more like a portable power supply panel."

Xia Weiwei said, "In the future, a single photovoltaic thermal fusion power station will be enough to power 50 households."

"You know, in the future, homes will be full of electrical appliances. Every room will have lights, refrigerators, electric washing machines, air conditioners, computers, mobile phones, and so on. The electricity consumption will be quite large."

Chief of Staff Ni shook his head and said, "These things are all too far away for us. When we can have apartments with floors, electricity, telephones, and no more hunger, that will be a good life!"