Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 776

Zhang Fawu that Qian Xiaobao could think of, of course, they could also think of.

Qian Xiaobao and the others are all from Japan, and it is impossible for these ten or so people to leak the news.

As for Zhang Fawu and the others, there were many people involved. There were hundreds of people responsible for the security and transportation tasks. After such a long time, it was inevitable that the news would not be leaked.

But the person who can know the exact trading time must be an insider.

Now the elite troops equipped with all American equipment in the government are three or four times the number of troops in the liberated areas, and they are marching north and south, intending to compress the troops in the liberated areas into a narrow area and wipe them out in one fell swoop.If the Red Party wants to gain a firm foothold in Shandong, it needs the full support of the people, so selling cotton is not only an economic matter, but also a political matter.

Therefore, if there is a black sheep, it must be eliminated immediately to avoid future troubles.

Seven days later, the Jiaodong Army Division sent several galleons to transport [-] tons of cotton to Sea Donkey Island for trading.

This time, two gunboats rushed to the vicinity of Hailu Island during the trading hours of the night, and another gunboat came from the direction of Tianjin.

But this time Qian Xiaobao's whaling ship did not come. Dozens of small boats with light and heavy machine guns were in ambush near Hailu Island. The gunboats that came rushed into the ambush circle. Hurt escaped.

Zhang Fawu saw the battle on Hailu Island and then returned to Li Village by boat.

The news of the victory in the ambush immediately spread to the Jiaodong Army Division. A day later, Yuan Qingshan, the chief of Beihai Bank, sneaked out in the dead of night. He was caught in an ambush on the way to Qingdao.

"Report to the chief, 50 taels of gold were found on Yuan Qingshan's body. In addition, his wife and children have already gone to Qingdao in the name of leaving their natal family." The soldier in charge of the arrest reported.

"Understood! Did the other people under surveillance behave abnormally?" Zhang Fawu asked.

"Everything is normal for the others, and they didn't see any problems." The soldier replied.

Half a month later, when Qian Xiaobao came to trade again, the whaling ship was equipped with a boring machine and a punching machine, which Second Lieutenant Abe had just purchased from Okuma Corporation.The two machine tools were packed in a large wooden box, and the words on the outside had been painted out by Qian Xiaobao, and even Masayoshi Kawaguchi and the others didn't know what was inside.

The two large wooden boxes were hoisted by the crane to the sailboat and then transported to the sea donkey island.

Seeing that Qian Xiaobao delivered two precious machine tools to Zhang Fawu in just over a month, he was very happy.For them, these two machine tools are much more precious than two cannons.

"We will pay you twice the purchase price for these two machine tools!" Zhang Fawu said.

"Just give me the original price. I didn't want to make money from you." Qian Xiaobao replied.

These two machine tools are not too complicated, but no Chinese factory can produce them now.Although Japan was scorched by the bombing of the United States, the technology is still there, and a large number of skilled workers are still there, so now the economy has begun to recover, and the recovery is very fast.

"We have found the person who sold the transaction information to the enemy. Now that we have taken stricter measures, the enemy should not come during this period." Zhang Fawu said.

"Does that person know my identity?" Qian Xiaobao asked.

"I don't know. Only a few three or four people in Beihai Bank know. What he betrayed was the time and place of the transaction." Zhang Fawu replied.

"No matter when there are always some people who can't stand the test, high-ranking officials, rich salary and gold, silver and treasure will knock them down!" Zhang Fawu said with a sigh.

"This batch of cotton can be traded in four or five times. If you still want to trade, you can contact me in a few months. Your people will go to Shanghai to send a letter to this mailbox, and write in code words I'll be there when the transaction is made." Qian Xiaobao said as he handed a slip of paper with the mailbox number on it to Zhang Fawu.

"Less people know as much as possible." Qian Xiaobao said.

After such a long relationship, Zhang Fawu trusted Qian Xiaobao more and more. He took the note and put it in his pocket, pondered for a while and said, "Before I came this time, the superior asked me to express my gratitude to you. At the same time, I have another request. Can you do us another favor and buy us a hundred thick-walled steel pipes with a diameter of [-] mm?"

Qian Xiaobao immediately understood the purpose of purchasing steel pipes, which must be used to make guns.The reason why steel pipes with larger diameters were not purchased may be because they are not yet able to manufacture large-caliber artillery.

"I may not be able to help you with this job. It's okay to help you purchase machine tools, but I have no reason to purchase steel pipes. What does a textile factory buy steel pipes for? It will arouse suspicion." Qian Xiaobao said.

"Can you think of a way, we need this batch of steel pipes urgently, but there is really no other way to get them." Zhang Fawu said.

"I'm going to go back and think about it carefully, and I'll tell you the way when I make the next transaction." Qian Xiaobao said.

The most important steel company in Japan is the Yawata Iron Works. During the war, most of the various steel parts and blanks needed by the army came from the Yawata Iron Works.

Although the Yawata Ironworks was bombed during the war, it has now fully resumed production.

When buying steel pipes, Qian Xiaobao first thought of the Yawata Iron Works.

But in what name and who will buy steel pipes is a big problem.

Qian Xiaobao thought for a long time on the boat and called Taro Kawamoto after returning to Osaka.

"Go to Hong Kong right away, rent an office there and set up a trading company, specializing in entrepot trade. It can be used to buy cotton and export textiles in the future. The name should be more foreign, and it is best to use a foreign name. Such a name The Japanese like it, and the foreigners are friendly." Qian Xiaobao said.

"Who is the boss of this company?" Kawamoto Taro asked.

"Of course you are the boss of the company you established, don't worry, I will support you with money!" Qian Xiaobao said.

Due to special political reasons, HK is a paradise for entrepot trade in Asia. Is it normal to set up a trading company in HK for business development?
"As a registered capital, you bring [-] US dollars to the company. After the company is registered, it will be there for a few days to check the situation and then come back immediately." Qian Xiaobao said.

During the next transaction, Qian Xiaobao told Zhang Fawu what he thought.

"I set up a trading company in Hong Kong, and I bought the steel pipes you need from there. Of course, I paid for the purchases myself, and then I shipped them to you from Japan. This company is also what I need, such things I can only do it this time for you, not too many times." Qian Xiaobao said.

"Thank you very much this time! I won't bother you so much in the future." Zhang Fawu said.

(End of this chapter)