Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 418 The Way of a Physician

In Jinling City, Wang Yi temporarily increased the initiative of the defenders by means of profit sharing and the "good-guy-bad-guy" supervision method.

He let the garrison officers stationed in the five administrative districts and garrison areas in the city do things for him, using brutal means or directly spreading news on the black market to drive as many middle and lower class people in the city as possible to Wang Yi Wharf.

Wang Yi didn't want to do this, but there was really no other way.

The method he had used before, targeting Lao Wang's family from the fertilizer factory, was aimed at middle-class families with a monthly income of 30 yuan. There were only so many of them in the capital of Jinling. After spreading the news among the five administrative districts, everyone who could be mobilized was mobilized.

But their first target would not be Wang Yi's small sampan at the dock.

Trains and ferries are their first choice, and their income can barely afford the expenses.

Unless they failed to get the train and boat tickets out of the city, they would settle for the next best thing and take a gamble with Wang Yi.

After all, Wang Yi's side only has small sampans. Even though he has purchased a large number of boats, the boatmen are all proficient in water, and they all have the Hercules Talismans drawn by many disciples of Longhu Mountain and Maoshan hanging on their bodies.

But the transportation capacity and speed are there. We can only make two round trips from Jinling to Jiangbei in a day, and transporting a thousand people is already the limit. We can't ask for too much.

As of late November, the official price of a train ticket from Jinling to Hankou is 20 yuan per person for a second-class carriage, and 10 yuan per person for a third-class boat ticket.

Only a small amount of tickets were released every day for hundreds of thousands of people in the city to scramble for, and then officials and businessmen colluded to sell the remaining ship and train tickets on the black market.

The price of train tickets has risen to 50-100 French francs per person, and the price of boat tickets is 80-150 French francs per person, not including additional costs, such as paying bribes to crew members and stewards, otherwise they may kick you off the train or boat at any time when it starts.

The situation in the city was so bad that many people really went bankrupt and sold all their belongings on the black market before they could buy a train or boat ticket.

Then give this card to the most capable person in the family, or the person who deserves to survive, and send him/her on the train or ship. The others will stay in the city, waiting to die or, in other words, relying on their fate.

In other words, Wang Yidu used such supernatural means as immortals sending dreams, but in the end it had little effect.

His efforts and preparations were completely vulnerable in the face of the actions of a government that was rotten from top to bottom.

So when Cha Hongtu brought middle-level officers from various security areas of the city's garrison troops to Wang Yi to make money, he also realized that this was an opportunity after being enlightened.

These officers are neither high nor low, and are just stuck at the threshold of entering the black market circle of collusion between officials and businessmen in the city to share the pie. They can't eat meat or gnaw bones, so they just want to drink some soup. Wang Yi's business at the dock is their soup.

Wang Yi could also use them to reach out to the black market and see if he could get more people out of the city.

Just as Wang Yi told these guys, the people in the city were indeed squeezed into paupers by the black market, with no money to be made.

But if one poor guy has no money, it doesn’t mean that several poor guys put together will have no money. There are hundreds of thousands of people, so are you afraid that you can’t squeeze out millions of dollars?

I have to say that these officers are very enthusiastic and proactive when it comes to making money.

They managed to pry open a hole in the city's black market, and passed the news from Wang Yi in, giving these people another choice.

But for those officials and black market merchants who made a lot of money in the black market, this little matter is harmless. Wang Yi is also backed by the Americans. They eat the meat and Wang Yi just wants to drink the soup, so let him drink it.

Soon, Wang Yi's business at Xiaguan Wharf also became popular, with people crowded into the business day and night.

Those officers who wanted to make money from Wang Yi were even happier, because they saw boxes full of money being exchanged for gold of equivalent value under Wang Yi's leadership, and then Zhou Weiguo drove them to their garrison areas and delivered them to them.

They understand better than anyone that antiques are valuable in prosperous times and gold is valuable in troubled times.

In their eyes, the legal tender, which represents the credit of the national government, is not as real as gold and silver dollars.

But things in the world are not always as smooth as we wish, especially in this world under the rule of the national government.

You know, at this time in the city, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of people who wanted to leave the city but had no way to do so, there were also spies and traitors.

With so much commotion in the city, how could it be hidden from the eyes and ears of the approaching Japanese army?

Including the black market and everything Wang Yi did, all were reported in detail to the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane who was in charge of the attack under the tip-off of these spies and traitors.

Songhu, urban area.

The base camp is located in the urban area where the local puppet regime has been taken over and supported.

Matsui Iwane, who was in charge of this military operation, was stationed in the rear and was also proud of the information being reported to higher levels.

"It seems that we have indeed caught Wang Yi's weakness. Before our imperial army was about to arrive, he was still doing this kind of thing in the city, five yuan per person, letting those Chinese soldiers help him recruit business from all over the city. Haha, he is very smart."

"Commander! But if we let him continue like this, when the warriors of the empire attack the city, they will only get an empty city!"

The deputy leader of Shintoism, a local Japanese alien force that had been protecting the old devil Matsui Iwane, was the first to speak out.

This is already the third deputy leader of Shintoism. The previous two, one was killed by Wang Yi in the capital when he faced three against one, and the other was killed in the Luodian battlefield in Songhu when he faced five against one.

The person is dead, but the cooperation that was previously discussed with Matsui Iwane on behalf of Shintoism has been finalized, and this third person has come specifically to take over.

However, the deaths of the first two fellow disciples made the third one much more cautious. Unless the city was broken, he would never bring his men to the front line to avoid following the fate of the first two.

It is understandable that he is so anxious now. After all, he has promised benefits to other local forces that are not inferior to their Shintoism. Now that Wang Yi is doing this over there, even if he does not get an empty city in the end, it is still too different from the result he wanted before. With too many people and too little porridge, it will be difficult to explain to other forces.

"Empty city? It seems that you still don't know the Chinese government well enough. They don't care about the lives of the Chinese in the city. No matter what Wang Yi does, he can't make this city an empty city. But since you are worried that you won't be able to train better and stronger warriors for the empire, let Wang Yi be busy for a while and make more money for those Chinese officials and officers."

Matsui Iwane didn't care about the other party's anxiety at all. Considering the Shinto religion behind the other party, he picked up the phone on the table and said, "Let Yingzuo come to see me."

After a while, footsteps were heard outside the door, and following Matsui Iwane's signal, a Japanese Army Major General entered the room.

"Mr. Matsui, what do you need me to do?"

"Kagesa, Kawashima is working for you, right?"

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"Where have we been?"

"Active in the city, responsible for collecting garrison intelligence on the Chinese troops in the city."

"Well, now I will give you a task. Ask her to destroy the operation of the underground black market in Jinling City. It would be best if the fire reaches the territory of Wang Yi."

Looking at the intelligence on the table, Yingzuo, who was in charge of the intelligence work of the secret agency, took it and after a quick look, he was also confused.

"Why not just send an aviation detachment to conduct an air strike?"

"The Empire's fighter planes cannot be used in such places, and air strikes are the most useless method for this target. Yingzuo, you have to sort out the intelligence on the Chinese alien circle next, otherwise you will suffer a great loss in this regard." "I understand, Mr. Matsui, I will do it now!"

After saluting Matsui Iwane, the Japanese lieutenant general named Kagesa left first.

The old Japanese soldier, Iwane Matsui, also stood up and looked out the window in the direction of the International Settlement and the French Concession.

At the same time, at the East China branch of the Soitong Company in the concession, Liu Wei, who chose to stay in Songhu, also looked out the window at the city across the river with a worried look on his face.

After the Japanese army captured Songhu, they quickly supported a local puppet regime to control the grassroots. They used military management to seize Chinese-owned factories, converting them into military production or handing them over to Japanese zaibatsu.

At the same time, it also monopolized strategic materials and controlled shipping.

The entire East District and urban area of ​​the International Settlement became the sphere of influence of the Japanese army, while the West District of the International Settlement where Liu Wei and the Continental Hotel were located and the French Concession were separated and became like isolated islands in the city.

Fortunately, there is a train station out of the city in the concession. Before Japan breaks off relations with Europe and the United States, even the Japanese army does not dare to go too far at this time.

But the more this happened, the more worried Liu Wei became, as he chose to stay.

Because he saw with his own eyes that after counting the casualties, the Japanese troops who captured Songhu began to reorganize into the Central China Front Army, and sent out engineering corps as the vanguard to repair the railways destroyed in the Songhu Battle, and strive to complete the repairs before the end of late November to ensure the passage of military trains.

To this end, the Japanese army has forcibly requisitioned civilian vehicles and conscripted laborers in the Japanese-occupied areas. Liu Wei saw it and was worried.

The greater the movement in the Japanese-occupied area across the river, Liu Wei understood that the greater the difficulties Wang Yi would face, but at this time, he could do nothing.

The Sitong Company's ships were not allowed to go out at all. Although they were afraid of Sitong Company's American background and dared not touch you, you did not get angry when they blocked the ships on the river for ten days or half a month. Their reason was that there was a war, and we could not guarantee your safety if you went there, so if you had any sense, just get back.

What could Liu Wei do? Was he really going to fight against the enemy with an egg against a rock at this time?

Just when Liu Wei was at a loss, footsteps were heard behind him.

"Brother Liu, the eldest young master of the Lu family and the others have arrived."

"Okay, I see."

Hearing the voice, Liu Wei replied, tidied his appearance, and then left, walking slowly down the stairs. But behind Liu Wei, Wang Zizhong followed closely, which also made Liu Wei stop.

"Zi Zhong, what are you doing?"

"Brother Liu, Brother Yi is in a bad situation over there, right?"

"That's not something you can help with. You are a doctor, a healer. It's your job to cure illnesses and save lives."

"Back then, my elder brother took me and nine other brothers with him to Gandi to rescue those people. Aren't they all there? I am their doctor, and I have to cure their diseases."

"Why are you causing trouble at this time? Do you think I don't have enough to do now? What will happen if you go over there? If you save one, you will die!"

"I know, but Brother Liu, I think my path is there."

"What Tao! The Tao of a doctor is to cure diseases and save lives, and to write books and biographies. How can there be so many Taos! Go back, and don't let me say it a second time!"

"That being said, Brother Liu, in today's world, it's not enough for a doctor to just cure diseases and save lives. Brother Liu should know that a few years ago, when Western medicine was at its peak, there were also a group of heretics in the medical circle."

"Why are you talking about Miss Duanmu, your fiancée at Jishiditang, at this time?"

"It's not Miss Duanmu. Miss Duanmu came later. It's from the earlier batch. I heard from Master that there was a person in the circle who went to Japan to study Western medicine and later gave up medicine to pursue literature. He said something. I don't know if you have heard it, Brother Liu."

“Studying medicine cannot save the country.”

"Brother Liu, you know, I didn't understand it before, but after this war, the country was lost, and the people were in dire straits. I think I understand a little bit, but I still need to go and see, to verify it, so Brother Liu, I have to go."

"You! Do you know that Wang Yi and I have high hopes for you? Your talent and your art cannot be ruined at this time!"

"The capital is going to be someone else's. What's the point of talking about talent and hope at this time? Moreover, if the prosperity of Chinese medicine depends entirely on me, then it's better to just let it go. Brother Liu, I have made up my mind!"

"You still have a Miss Duanmu waiting for you to marry!"

"We'll talk about the rest later. After all, Miss Duanmu and I haven't met yet. If I can get through this, we'll naturally meet again someday. If I can't get through this, Miss Duanmu won't be left a widow, and she can still find a good family."

"You...come with me."

Liu Wei wanted to persuade him again, but looking into Wang Zizhong's eyes and knowing him well, he knew he couldn't persuade him, so he could only sigh and give up.

After greeting Wang Zizhong, the two went downstairs together and met with the famous and upright people in the northern circle led by Lu Ren, the eldest son of the Lu family, who had rushed all the way from the capital.

Everyone was exhausted and had gone through a lot of hardships, and the personnel also changed.

Lu Ci and Wang Ai, who had previously followed Lu Ren in the capital to find the traitors and Japanese who were hiding in Baiyun Temple and defecting to the Japanese, have been driven away by Lu Ren.

These people in front of him are all the best players from the famous and upright circles in the northern circles who were willing to follow Lu Ren to the south after Lu Ren carefully selected them. There are nearly two hundred of them.

"Master Lu, we meet again. Thank you for your hard work along the way."

"Who said it wasn't my fault, Young Shopkeeper Liu? It's also my fault. I was schemed by a villain and made a bad move. This made us all embarrassed along the way. Fortunately, the Wang brothers' magic skills were very clever, so I was able to meet you, Young Shopkeeper Liu, without any danger."

"God's paint?"

Hearing this, Liu Wei also looked at the several young and middle-aged men beside Lu Ren, and combined with what Lu Ren had just said, he immediately understood.

"Everyone, how is your attainment in the Seventh Layer of the Divine Painted Realm Gate?"

"Let Young Master Liu know that the six of us uncles and nephews can work together, and within 500 people, hundreds of miles away is not a problem, but is there a big job that requires our efforts?"

"With your assurance, I know that there is indeed such a big job that needs the help of the brothers of the Wang family."

After getting the guarantee, Liu Wei immediately came up with a plan.

Let Wang Zizhong be responsible for arranging accommodation for Lu Ren and his party who had come all the way here, so that they could wash up and have a good rest.

The next morning, Liu Wei, as the head of the Sitong Company, drove alone to the Japanese-occupied area on the other side of the strait, where the local puppet regime supported by the Japanese army was located.

After staying inside for half a day, he left and drove back.

That night, Japanese troops led a team to the western area of ​​the International Settlement, to the wharf managed by the Situng Company. They loaded a batch of strategic materials, including medicines, from the wharf warehouse onto trucks and transported them to the train station. They boarded that night's military train and headed for the battlefield ahead.

(End of this chapter)