1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"Sir? Sir? Are you alright?"

The fisherman saw that Chen Burei looked dazed and thought that he had drunk too much water and had damaged his brain.

But no one knew that Chen Burei had actually been extremely uneasy since more than a month ago, on his way to Wuhan, otherwise he would not have behaved so awkwardly in front of Chiang Kai-shek.

The reason was two letters sent from the Northeast.

One of the letters was signed "Yang Yongxin", also known as Yang Yongtai.

In this letter, Yang Yongtai introduced his whereabouts during this period, his experiences in the Northeast, and persuaded Chen Bulei to join Fujiwara Kanezane.

If there were no subsequent content, even if Chen Bulei was very curious and excited about the changes in Northeast China, he would still have replied to scold Yang Yongtai harshly and denounced his traitorous behavior;

But the problem was that Yang Yongtai got a lot of negative information about Chiang Kai-shek from somewhere, including facts, evidence/witnesses, and threw it all in front of Chen Bulei, who had a very high sense of morality, almost making him faint.

Chen Bulei was of course aware that Chiang Kai-shek was not a gentleman of moral integrity, but he never imagined that the master he served would be so wicked in private that he could not bear to see him do so!

During this period, even Chen Bulei, a nerd with few connections, found ways to find out and confirm a lot of "inside information". Therefore, the credibility of other contents described in the letter increased greatly.

For example, what Chen Bulei could not tolerate the most was Chiang Kai-shek sending Yang Yongtai, He Yingqin, and Zhang Qun to the Northeast to negotiate with the Japanese, trying to "use the enemy to quell the enemy"!

What bullshit!

It's come to this, and we still want peace?

Isn't this the fucking story of Chongzhen, a typical example of selling out one's country for personal gain?!

If he had to force himself to say that Yang Yongtai's letter was nothing and that those things were all false, then Chen Bulei would have to take the signature and content of the other letter seriously.

The signature is naturally "Hachimangu Kanezane-no-Ou", but the content is quite simple:

"...Mr. Yongxin has also broken with Chiang. Chiang has no one else to use, so he must use you as his literary advisor. However, I heard that you do not like politics and only want to be a journalist. So I dared to ask you a question:"

"If I continue to serve Chiang Kai-shek, will you support my steadfast efforts in resisting Japan? Will you be able to express your own thoughts and opinions in the future? Will your body and soul still belong to you? Everyone has instincts. How can you be content with this?"

On the surface, every word is full of concern, but inwardly, every word is a solicitation.

As a traditional intellectual who was well-versed in Chinese classics, Chen Bulei was certainly aware that this was probably a political gesture by Fujiwara no Kanezane, a means of recruiting talent, just like "Zhou Gong spits out food for food" and "turning the shoes upside down to welcome people".

But at the same time, Chen Bulei had to admit in his heart that intellectuals like him would just fall for this!

If Chiang Kai-shek, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, had not sent three people to visit him, recruited him many times, and spoken earnestly, how could he have agreed to serve as the secretary-general of the general headquarters?

The power of Fujiwara no Kanezane's letter is much more brilliant and touching than Chiang Kai-shek's "I beg you to lend me a helping hand" back then.

Therefore, it was in such a confused state that Chen Burei brought the cruise ship to Wuhan and picked up Chiang Kai-shek, whom he already had a slight contempt for.

result...

Forget it, a virtuous woman will not marry two husbands, and a loyal minister will not serve two masters, let alone the enemies are foreigners.

Although he fell into the water and almost drowned, and the cruise ship sailed away, Chen Bulei did not blame Chiang Kai-shek, because it was not Chiang Kai-shek's fault, and it was not even the Communist Party's fault.

Falling into the water was just an accident, a life experience, nothing to worry about. However, even after the Communist planes had completely disappeared, the sky had completely darkened, and the fisherman had grown impatient, Chen Bulei was still shivering in the cold autumn wind.

Not only did the cruise ship never return, but no one even came back to look for him!

Chen Bulei couldn't believe that no one noticed him falling into the water, because before he fell off the boat, he clearly heard someone calling for help!

But what about people?

Where are the damn people? Why didn't anyone come to save me?

Chen Bulei, penniless, could only take off his watch and give it to a fisherman, asking him to help find a coal ship to Nanjing. He returned to Nanjing with his head covered in smoke and dust, and fell ill that night.

Then, when he finally felt better the next night and wanted to go to see Chiang Kai-shek to explain why he had fallen behind, he was told:

The chairman was hosting a grand dinner with his wife to entertain guests from the United States and had no time to meet other people.

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Chen Bulei was stunned for a full minute, then he uttered the first curse word in his life:

"Fuck you."

376 Damn it! How did the Party-State become like this?

UMP45 had no idea that her momentary mischief, due to a momentary fit of bad humor, had nearly cost her the very person her commander was trying to recruit.

Chiang Kai-shek had no idea that his first staff had "fooled" the second chief of staff he was planning to appoint into a state of disillusionment.

The former has accompanied Li Desheng back to Yulin and is about to start a new job;

The latter...

"Damn it! Damn it! How did the Party-State become like this!!"

After returning to Nanjing, his home base, Jiang, who had been trapped in Wuhan for a long time and even had been cut off from the outside world, finally felt a sense of relief.

However, this peace of mind didn't last for half an hour before it was completely washed away by all the bad news that came our way:

We can ignore Yang Hucheng and his ilk's collusion with the CCP for now. These guys have always been disobedient, and as soon as they see Chairman Chiang's decline, they will definitely defect. It's no surprise.

The fall of Yulin was out of the question, Jing Yuexiu and the 86th Division were not considered his trusted associates, and anyone who wanted to take a poor place like northern Shaanxi could do so.

The collective "rebellion" of the Changsha Air Force is not a serious injury. At most, all the national army pilots will be more closely guarded and scrutinized.

What really shocked and angered Chiang Kai-shek was what was happening in Shanghai, which was just a stone's throw away:

The Americans personally intervened forcefully, and Shanghai launched a vigorous "anti-pornography and anti-illegal publication campaign", and the Green Gang forces represented by Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng were almost wiped out.

Why did this incident make Chiang Kai-shek more angry than other things?

Because, no matter whether it was Yang Hucheng, the Yulin Air Force, or the Changsha Air Force, in the final analysis, it was the interests of others or the interests of the country that were lost, but the Shanghai incident involved Chiang Kai-shek's personal interests!

Everyone knew that the Green Gang was a black glove that helped Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek make money. At least half of the empire the Green Gang had built in Shanghai belonged to him.

Yes, the Qing Gang pays attention to seniority, but the problem is that when a junior successfully becomes the leader of a country and commands hundreds of thousands of troops, seniority doesn't even count for anything.

The three tycoons saw this very clearly during their lifetime, so they were extremely obedient and paid tribute to the Chiang family on time every month in exchange for the support of the National Government for their dominance in Shanghai.

As everyone knows, bullying men and women is not the main business of the Qing Gang, but making money is. Among the many businesses of the Qing Gang, the most profitable are the "three old things" - "pornography, gambling and drugs".

Huang - Visiting brothels is what Chiang Kai-shek loved. He also loved robbing other people's wives. By sending them to brothels, Chiang Kai-shek could have the best of both worlds. He could also make money while having fun.

Gambling - Chiang Kai-shek, who was a member of the Green Gang in his early years, was extremely familiar with this game. However, he later found that betting on the stock market and politics was much more interesting than betting on dice, so he was too lazy to play. However, his lack of gambling did not mean that he would not open a casino to make money.

Drugs - Let's not talk about the dark history of opium smoking in the early years. Can you guess who is the biggest drug dealer in China today? Hey, it's none other than Chiang Kai-shek, who made a fortune by using state resources.

(It’s hilarious, many marketing accounts boast about how “Chiang Kai-shek didn’t smoke, drink, or gamble” and “how much influence a mother has on her son” – indeed, they produced the biggest bastard in modern times.)

Make money, make money, or fucking make money.

Therefore, the collapse of the Green Gang directly cut off Chiang Kai-shek's financial resources and also made him lose the ability to monitor and control the Shanghai underworld and many people in Shanghai. Do you think he was angry?

If it was just a dog-eat-dog fight between gangs, Chiang Kai-shek would not even bother to give them half an eye. After all, when they were done biting each other, someone would naturally come to him and pledge allegiance.

If it was just a normal "crackdown on pornography and illegal publications," Chiang Kai-shek would have just gritted his teeth and let it go. The Nationalist government had to save face after all, so it would be a good idea to use this to improve its reputation.

The problem was that Chairman Chiang had a vague feeling that this time the Americans did not simply want to make money, but wanted to "take over" Shanghai through unofficial channels.

This made him intolerable.

The survival of the Nationalist government was highly dependent on tariffs. The import and export trade managed from Shanghai was definitely the most important source of revenue for the Nationalist government. If it were controlled by others, the Nationalist government would not only lose a leg, but would be completely paralyzed!

Why do you think Chiang Kai-shek, who had always been so pro-Japanese that he didn't want to resist Japan even after the July 7 Incident, and even later on was colluding with Japan, suddenly took the initiative to fight the Battle of Shanghai that year?

(1931 was the year when the ratio of tariff revenue to fiscal revenue of the Nationalist government reached the highest level – more than half. After that, it was basically Wang Xiaoer’s New Year.)

Why, after losing Shanghai, did the Nationalist government flee in panic, retreating to Chongqing and Sichuan, yet still unable to stop the defeat? Even in 1944, it was still able to cause the "Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi Great Defeat" that shocked the world?

In the final analysis, it is still just this matter of Shanghai!

So, no matter who you are, you can find some work in Shanghai and make money, but if you really want to take over Shanghai and control the tariff system, I'm sorry, I, Chiang Kai-shek, cannot tolerate it!

Unless the opponent is too strong. Ahem...

Now that's the problem.

Now (it seems) that it is America that is going to take action against Shanghai and even the tariff system...If it were not for the doctor's repeated warnings not to get angry and not to make any large movements, Chairman Chiang would have wanted to smash the inkstone at hand on the head of Shanghai Mayor Wu Tiecheng.

You're a piece of crap! How do you manage Shanghai?

Of course, Chiang Kai-shek himself was embarrassed to say such things. After all, that was America's father, right?

If you let a mere Shanghai mayor take care of America's affairs, the whole country will accuse him of making things difficult for Chairman Chiang Kai-shek if this gets out.

After much consideration, Jiang Jieshi felt that he should discuss the matter with someone, get some feedback, and find out what was going on first.

"Someone, please invite the American Consul General in Nanjing!" "Yes! Chairman, then... the old rules?"

"Ah."

Soon, under the "old rules" of the five small yellow croakers, Willys R. Peck, the American Consul General in Nanjing, a fat middle-aged man, was invited to the presence of Chiang Kai-shek.

"Oh, Mr. Jiang, finally seeing you again!"

Peck greeted Chiang Kai-shek in his familiar Jiangsu and Zhejiang dialect and gave him a hug with a smile.

"It's a pleasure to see you so healthy."

Haha, you are happy only when you see gold, right?

This greedy guy.

Chiang Kai-shek was full of contempt in his heart, but his face was full of smiles: "Mr. Peck, long time no see, I miss you so much..." "Same as before..."

The two exchanged pleasantries for less than two minutes before Chiang Kai-shek, impatient, got straight to the point:

"Mr. Peck, I don't know, have you heard about what happened in Shanghai recently?"

"Oh? There's been a lot of stuff happening in Shanghai lately. Which one are you talking about?"

"...your country's Mark Company is in Shanghai..." "Oh? Are you talking about that?"

Peck smiled and said:

"Then you should ask Mr. Cunningham in Shanghai. Although I am the Consul General, I can't control him!"

Damn, greedy pigs!!

If Cunningham wasn't a bit far away and I wasn't sure I could make an appointment, plus the situation was urgent, I'd be so desperate to come and ask you for more money!

Chiang Kai-shek was too lazy to argue any further and just waved his hand and had someone bring a silver plate with five small yellow croakers neatly arranged on it.

"Dear Mr. Peck, this matter is very important to me and to China. Please let me know what you know... There will be other thanks later."

"hehe..."

After Peck shamelessly put away the small yellow croaker, he became more serious:

"If you mean Mark Company's efforts to clean up the mafia in Shanghai, then I do know a little bit about that."

"please say."

"You may not know that this Mark Company is nominally a private security company, and in reality, it is also a private security company."

? ? ?

You fucking... "But..."

Peck knocked on the table:

"The real boss of Mark Company is not named Mark or Griffin, but a big shot."

"Who?"

"Our country's incoming new president, Saint Field." "...hiss..."

Chiang Kai-shek took a deep breath and finally understood why Peck said that nonsense.

If the boss behind Mark Company is the President of the United States, then Mark Company is indeed a private company, but it is not a private company.

Because, to some extent, it represents the national will of the United States! Could it be that the United States is really going to take action against Shanghai?!

Then we...

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek's face suddenly turned extremely ugly, Peck knew that he had misunderstood and waved his hand:

"Mr. Jiang, I told you, it's a private company. Since it's a private company, what they do can only represent their private opinions."

"...Please tell me what you mean."

"What this means is that cleaning up the Shanghai gangs and the crimes that occurred in Shanghai was the intention of Her Highness the Saint, not the intention of the US government."

"Then what does Her Highness Fei...Saint think?"

"I'm not Her Majesty the Saint, so of course I can't know. But I can only give you a small guess based on what I know."