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"Good lad, he's run into so much trouble in Europe, and he even went there to buy machinery. Looks like this kid's got money!"

Minister Li looked at the book in his hand, and the expression on his face became much stranger.

"How could this kid be in the mood to go to Europe to buy machines? It shouldn't be at this time. What does he need those machines for? He can't eat or drink them."

Another person on the side also spoke up, saying that after all, Subei is only so big, but its population is quite large. If that's really the case, how can Zhang Tianhao support the population of such a large area as Subei?

"However, after reading this book, I was also deeply moved. I didn't expect that this kid would take such a big risk just for a few machines. Something's not right."

"No, these machines, our experts here have seen them, they are all very advanced machines, we don't have them in China, not even in Chongqing."

"What does this kid need the things for? Does he want to build an industrial zone in northern Jiangsu?"

"Very likely. After all, I didn't understand what this kid was doing either. Logically, it shouldn't be like this."

"No, this kid is very shrewd. He wouldn't speak without a purpose. He must have a goal. Could he be preparing to make some weapons?"

"No, this kid has his own weapons, an armored brigade, two air squadrons, and his own navy. This kid has made something of himself."

"So, he might want to develop all the supporting industries so that he can operate independently in northern Jiangsu. However, we are quite curious about how he transported them here, since the seas were blockaded by the Japanese, weren't they?"

"I don't know, but he definitely has his own channels. I believe he'll understand in the future."

"Hmm, should we cooperate with them?"

"We can't reveal his relationship with us for now. After all, he made it clear to us that he would temporarily take over these things after the war ends and hand them all over."

"Sigh, as long as this kid's heart is still pure, let him do whatever he wants for now!"

"That's true."

Minister Li glanced at the people at the head of the table and gave a wry smile: "You've all read his book, what do you think?"

"The Japanese hate him to the core."

"As expected of the most outstanding agent, he can handle everything with ease. If it were me, I would have died eight hundred times over."

"Yes, this kid is too amazing. More than two hundred assassination attempts, more than twenty a day. Just thinking about it makes my hair stand on end. This kid actually survived and even suffered some minor injuries."

"That's absolutely true. This kid's individual combat power is astonishing. Just the fact that he killed more than five hundred people shows what kind of person he is!"

"Yes, more than 500 people, equivalent to a battalion, were killed so easily. It's unbelievable. This can't even be described as a miracle. I bet that kid didn't get a good night's sleep for ten days and ten nights."

"Nonsense, given the situation, if you didn't attract these people's attention, how could that batch of goods have been moved? That's already quite remarkable."

"I think this kid's abilities are more than just these. There might be other things, but we don't know about them. So we wouldn't be surprised if he does something amazing in the future."

"By the way, this kid's medical skills are absolutely top-notch. I heard from Old Zhou that he was asked to perform an operation. They had already given up, since the hospitals in Shanghai and Nanjing had already given up hope. But he managed to save the person and even gave him ten doses of anti-inflammatory medicine. This kid is really generous."

"Hehe, you didn't disappoint us!"

"Indeed, I wasn't disappointed. You know, anti-inflammatory medicine is more expensive than gold, but he took it out without even blinking. Impressive."

"This time, we should also learn from this special envoy, Zhang, and our subordinates should also learn from him. After all, what he can do, we can do too."

"After all, it's not just about learning his skills, but also about learning from his contributions to northern Jiangsu. You could say that without Zhang Tianhao, there would be no northern Jiangsu, and there wouldn't be so many machines. Have you ever thought about how important these machines would be if the war were over? Can you even imagine?"

"This, this..." "This kid has a longer-term vision than us. I believe we will definitely win. We still need to work hard. This kid's strength can be said to have surpassed ours. I have heard the news that their division has reached the 83rd Division. You can imagine how strong they are."

"There are also guard regiments, special operations brigades, garrison regiments, militia, and so on. I suspect he has a million troops."

"Ah, so many?"

As soon as the leader raised this issue, the people below were immediately shocked.

Keep in mind that was a million-strong army. If there were so many troops in just northern Jiangsu, one can only imagine the number of troops in other places.

"This is just speculation, but our people have heard from 83 divisions, as well as air force divisions and naval divisions. I can hardly believe it."

"Moreover, our people work for their government. According to statistics, their population has exceeded 30 million, almost 40 million. Tell me, what about us?"

"Also, have you looked at the money in Subei?"

"what happened?"

“The money in northern Jiangsu can circulate in northern Jiangsu, but it is made of very high quality, better than US dollars. Moreover, starting from ten yuan, there is gold in it in a certain proportion. Do you think it cost him a lot to print this money?”

As he spoke, one of the leaders above took out a stack of cash and placed it on the table for everyone to see.

"Their money is pegged to gold, not to legal tender. It circulates entirely in northern Jiangsu, but it can also circulate outside. When it circulates outside, legal tender is more likely to gain everyone's trust than Japanese yen or counterfeit money."

"I heard that if it's Subei currency, you can directly exchange it for gold at one yuan per gram, but other currencies can't."

"This, this..."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Su Bei to go so far.

"Heh, there's a lot more you can't imagine. So, we underestimated Su Bei, which is our own people. That's why they didn't take action. In the entire government, you could say that apart from our people, anyone from other forces who was caught was sent to build roads. Whether it was the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, the Intelligence Bureau, the Japanese, or other spies, not one was spared."

"Of course, they arrested quite a few of these people hiding among the ordinary people, but there are still quite a few scoundrels mixed in."

Taking a deep breath, everyone found it hard to accept this fact, as it sounded even more unbelievable.

"By the way, northern Jiangsu has started building highways, and they are all 20-meter-wide cement roads. They have their own cement plants, match factories, salt factories, and even textile factories, etc. Basically, all the supporting facilities in northern Jiangsu are being built at the fastest speed."

“Shanghai used to have so many factories, but now at least 30% have moved to northern Jiangsu, or even more.”

"Steel mills, machine factories, and even gun factories—these factories were operating almost around the clock."

"So we fell behind, we really fell behind."

"Ugh!"

A sigh immediately weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

"It seems he needs these machines quite well."

"Of course, I'll take over. There might be a food shortage in northern Jiangsu, so they've started a rationing system. Everyone, except for highly skilled personnel, will have their quota reduced by 30%."

"Of course, if you have the ability, you can buy them from outside and sell them. But you can't keep too many in stock; that's the government's decree."

"Haven't we already implemented this here?" (End of Chapter)