Anti war ranger

Chapter 184 First Arrival in Tianjin
Tianjin has risen due to water transportation since ancient times. It was officially built on November 21, the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. It is the only city in ancient Chinese history that has an exact record of the city's founding time.In fact, long before the full-scale outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Japan, which had the right to garrison troops in Tianjin, used Tianjin as a "military base" to frantically carry out economic control and plunder.They used various methods to smuggle wantonly through the eastern Hebei region and ports such as Tanggu and QHD, causing smuggled goods and drugs to flood Tianjin and other places in North China, resulting in a large outflow of domestic silver.

Japan's domestic monopoly capital has also continued to increase its penetration and control over Tianjin's industrial and commercial enterprises, transportation, and foreign trade and financial industries. The mills were also on the verge of bankruptcy. After Japan fully occupied Tianjin in 1936, the Japanese even took control of Tianjin’s finances, taxation and customs, and forced the use of “Union Bank Notes” issued by the puppet regime “United Reserve Bank” as the main currency in Tianjin to control Tianjin’s The financial lifeline, and looted a large amount of gold and silver.

At the same time, Japan also implemented "control" on food and other materials in Tianjin and its surrounding areas. Through the North China Reclamation Company, the Rice Valley Control Association, and the Cotton Industry Association, it plundered Tianjin's rice, cotton, etc. by means of high-pressure rule and low-price purchases. supplies, and designated rice as military food, and citizens were strictly prohibited from eating it.The Japanese army even used bayonets in their hands to force the citizens of TJ to promote "substitute food" such as "mixed noodles" and forcibly purchased cotton from farmers at a price 30%-40% lower than the market price and shipped it back to Japan.The Japanese also plundered land in the rural areas of Tianjin’s suburban counties by means of enclosure and low-price purchases. They established more than 120 farms and plundered more than 92 mu of land.

At this time, Lu Yuanhui agreed to take the merchant ship provided by Hansen to go north to Tianjin. It is also based on the above reasons. If the Japanese army can destroy or stop the behavior of continuing to transfer various materials from Tianjin to Japan, in Lu Yuan's view, this is a good idea. Far more important than shooting a few Japanese soldiers.During the few days after the meeting with Xu Huanshan, Lu Yuan did not go out, but stayed in the residence to search for information and maps all day long. The moment he received a call from Hansen, Lu Yuan already had a thick document in hand. book.

This is not the first time for Lu Yuan to travel far away. The last time he went to Germany to stay for several months, so before leaving, Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu just gave Lu Yuan a few words. Hogg and Schuchman accompanied each other.When the three of Lu Yuan actually entered Tianjin City, it was already noon two days later. At this time, the streets in the city were full of bustling crowds, and Japanese patrols of a dozen or so could be seen from time to time.

Although Tianjin has been occupied by the Japanese for almost a year, except for a small number of people who fled to the countryside, most people are still reluctant to leave their homes.Although Japan has a large number of troops stationed in Tianjin, there are about 9 countries in Tianjin that have concessions in Tianjin.Perhaps because of the existence of these foreign concessions in Tianjin, there are still many Chinese who stay in Tianjin to make a living, and most of the shops are still open as usual.What Lu Yuan and the others saw at this moment were all kinds of shops lined up on both sides of the street. Judging from the prosperity of Tianjin, it was no less than Shanghai.

The area of ​​the American concession in Tianjin is not small, and Lu Yuan and the three settled in the American concession not only because of this, but mainly because the address provided by Xu Huanshan is in the American concession.Lu Yuan didn't understand how the Tianjin underground party would put a secret stronghold in the Tianjin Concession. It seems that once there is an emergency, the underground party active in the urban area may not be able to enter the secret stronghold of the concession hide.Randomly found a decent hotel to live in, Hogg and Schuchman were driven out by Lu Yuan to find a suitable apartment or single-family house, while Lu Yuan left the hotel slowly and went to Find the secret contact point provided by Xu Huanshan.

According to the address given by Xu Huanshan, Lu Yuan did not spend much energy and time, and found the tea shop called Heji in the American Concession.Standing at the corner of the street, Lu Yuanyuan looked at the wooden signboard outside the Hutchison Gate. The frequent flow of people in and out showed that the business of this tea shop was very good. After pondering for a while, Lu Yuan crossed the street and followed a Fatty entered this Hutchison tea shop behind him.

Lu Yuan is wearing a dark suit at the moment, but this dark suit on his body was custom-made by a professional tailor in Shanghai. The custom-made suit with many later elements is obviously different from the suits on the street outside.Therefore, as soon as Lu Yuan entered the Hutchison tea shop, he attracted a lot of attention.Lu Yuan didn't care about these gazes looking at him, but looked at the furnishings and layout of the Hutchison tea shop with a leisurely expression. It can be seen that this tea shop, which is not very large in size, has been carefully arranged. of.

The Hutchison Tea Shop, which is only [-] to [-] square meters in size, is actually a big room. In front of the wall facing the store door is a whole row of wooden cabinets, which are filled with glass jars of various teas.In front of the cabinet is a wooden counter, and outside the counter are a few wooden seats. Two handsome guys are walking back and forth to greet the customers who come into the store, and the shopkeeper with a long beard At this moment, he was leaning against the counter and secretly looking at Lu Yuan.

"What kind of tea do you want to buy? If you haven't made up your mind, why don't you sit down first and try the new tea that just arrived in our store?" Lu Yuan, who was looking around, was eagerly greeted by a young man to sit down. In a blink of an eye, A cup of hot tea was placed by Lu Yuan's hand.There were a lot of customers in the shop at the moment, so Lu Yuan picked up the teacup calmly, and after secretly smelling the tea, Lu Yuan took a sip of the brown tea in the cup.

After taking a few sips of hot tea, Lu Yuan suddenly took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, but instead of smoking, Lu Yuan took out two cigarettes from the pack and placed them on his left and right sides. sides of the teacup.Lu Yuan, who attracted a lot of attention as soon as he entered the door, naturally couldn't escape the eyes of those who cared about him, especially the shopkeeper of the tea shop who had been secretly watching Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat when he saw Lu Yuan's move.

The tea drinkers whose seats are given up by the tea shop clerk usually don’t sit and drink tea all the time. Most of them just taste the tea before deciding whether to sell the tea or leave, so Lu Yuan’s cup of tea has not been finished yet, so come in before Lu Yuan The tea drinkers have basically left.Without the tea customers who came in before Lu Yuan, the long-bearded shopkeeper who had been staying behind the counter walked slowly towards Lu Yuan's side. After filling Lu Yuan's teacup with water, the long-bearded shopkeeper asked Lu Yuan with flickering eyes. , "What kind of tea do you want to buy, sir?"

Lu Yuan just raised his eyes and looked at the other party, and then replied softly, "Pu'er, but I only want old tea that is more than 20 years old. The shopkeeper, don't fool me with new tea that is only 3 years old." The shopkeeper's eyes lit up instantly, and then he sat down opposite Lu Yuan, and continued to ask Lu Yuan in a low voice.

"Sir, there are only 17-year-old Pu'er in the small shop. If you insist on Chen Pu-erh over 20 years old, you can only go to Yunnan to buy it yourself. In this city of Tianjin, there is no other Pu-erh that can beat our He Ji " When the long-beard shopkeeper said this, his eyes were fixed on Lu Yuan, as if he wanted to firmly remember all of Lu Yuan's reactions at the moment.Hearing what the shopkeeper with long beard said, Lu Yuan smiled and picked up a cigarette beside the teacup and put it in his pocket, then divided the remaining cigarette into two, and handed half of it to the shopkeeper with long beard.

"Boss shopkeeper, please search through the warehouse carefully. Maybe you can find a pack or two of old tea that is more than 20 years old. I will come again before your store makes a sample. I hope there will be good news then." Lu Yuan followed In the way of jointing, he put the half of the cigarette sideways in the hand of the shopkeeper with long beard, and then got up and left.After walking out of the Heji tea shop, Lu Yuan had time to secretly scold the guy who made such a connection method. Couldn't it be possible to use the banknotes that are divided into two to connect?
After Lu Yuan left, the long-beard shopkeeper also hurried to Heji's backyard, moved a few bags of tea from the warehouse, and the long-beard shopkeeper went down from the opened floor into the secret passage.Walking not far along the secret path, the long-beard shopkeeper soon appeared in the next yard, "Old Wang, the connector has appeared, the secret words are correct, but I can't see through the connector, he is too young. "The one who is called Old Wang by the shopkeeper of Changxu is Wang Qingnian, the shopkeeper of the pharmacy next door to Hutchison. Wang Qingnian, who is over 5 years old, has been lurking in the American Concession in Tianjin for more than [-] years.

After listening to the report from shopkeeper Changxu, Wang Qingnian pondered for a while, then raised his head and said, "It should be fine, our secret contact point does not directly contact the local underground party organization in Tianjin, once someone uses secret words to communicate, we will You must immediately activate the password to communicate with the Shanghai side. You first stabilize the other party, and after I contact the Shanghai side, I will be able to figure out what the other party is here for."

As the person in charge of the secret contact point, Wang Qingnian was absolutely cautious. After using the radio to contact the Shanghai underground party, Wang Qingnian repeatedly asked to check Lu Yuan's identity.Giving Lu Yuan the address of the secret contact point in Tianjin and the secret word for connection was a decision made by the Shanghai underground party organization after deliberation, so after Wang Qingnian contacted the Shanghai underground party, he quickly got a reply from Shanghai.

Wang Qingnian was a little surprised when he got the reply from the Shanghai underground party organization, because the Shanghai side responded very quickly this time, and in the reply, it also emphasized the need to ensure the safety of the contact person, and at the same time required the contact point to provide the contact person with unconditional support. Wang Qingnian was very surprised by the information he wanted on the Japanese army.

(End of this chapter)