Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1024 Disaster (2)

Jinling.

Wang Jingwei's office.

In order to continue to expand his power, Wang has proposed a "cleansing the countryside" plan in recent months.

The so-called "cleansing the countryside" means to transfer the power of the pseudo-organizations to the countryside. There are two main tasks: one is the unified purchase and sale of grain, cotton and silk, and the other is to eliminate the red elements.

That’s right, Jinling doesn’t arrest people from the mountain city anymore, and now they’re focusing on arresting people from the red zone!

The definition of a "red element" is very broad. For example, if you have expressed sympathy for the Red Zone, have newspapers and magazines from the Red Zone at home, have relatives who have defected to the Red Zone, or have harbored Red Zone guerrillas, you are all considered a "red element."

Jinling's approach to dealing with these people was to kill them as soon as they were caught, showing no mercy.

For a time, there was a massacre in the areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and blood flowed like a river.

With this move, people became more afraid of the pseudo-institutions, and through the unified purchase of grain and various taxes, the financial situation in Jinling was greatly improved.

Wang Jingwei was very proud of this.

"If this isn't saving the country, then what is? Now, the Red Zone's forces have been basically wiped out. Local governance is very effective. Tax revenue has increased, grain has been collected, and the Japanese have delegated power. Soon, our vision of equal exchange will be realized. China and Japan will support each other and achieve common prosperity in East Asia. Isn't this a great thing that benefits both the country and the people?"

He spoke Guiliu Mandarin, and his speech was powerful and very inspiring.

The secretary echoed, "If everything had followed the Dean's plan, then China would have achieved peace long ago and would have achieved prosperity and strength sooner rather than later. However, we all believe that under the Dean's leadership, neither the mountain city nor the west is a concern. In the face of the great trend of history, they are nothing but a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

Wang Jingwei nodded. "You're right. The mountain city is just a corner of the country, barely surviving. Those peasants can only make moves in secret and can't show their support in public! When the big things are done, they can rely on Big Brother in the North. Can't we negotiate with Big Brother in the North? So the key now is North China! Although Jiangsu and Zhejiang are rich, many people who support that person have fled to the mountain city. The only place that can continuously create sources of income is Shanghai. But North China is different. North China has coal, iron ore, and factories. Ever since Wang Kemin, he has been unwilling to let me take over the North China Administrative Committee. Even now, this Wang Mengqun is still unwilling. How can this work? Even the Japanese cabinet agrees that we must manage it as a whole!"

The Japanese cabinet was also cunning. They knew that both the Nanjing Reform Government and the North China Administrative Committee were supported by military leaders.

Theoretically speaking, the Nanjing Reform Office should be trying to "unify" the areas currently occupied by the devils.

But the key issue is that the North China Administrative Committee was established earlier than the Nanjing Reform Government, and its institutions were also very comprehensive. Why was it merged into the Nanjing Reform Government?

After much debate, the cabinet simply said that the North China Administrative Committee and the Nanjing Reform Office were on the same level, but in terms of power, North China would be guided by Nanjing.

This is nonsense. How can you give guidance to someone when they are on the same level?

So until now, the puppet army, taxation, and various affairs in North China have nothing to do with Nanjing.

Even to enter North China and Nanjing from mainland Japan, two different documents had to be prepared.

"The Dean is wise. His Excellency Kazuo Aoki has replied, expressing his support for the Dean's plan to comprehensively control all types of supplies in East and North China. This will gradually shift power in North China..."

Kazuo Aoki was the Minister of Greater East Asia and had considerable influence in the cabinet. His grandson supported Wang Jingwei.

The so-called control refers to the control of materials.

Many people say that Wang Jingwei was a traitor, but they don’t know what unscrupulous things he did. If the mass killing during the rural cleansing campaign is one of them, then the control of supplies is the most important thing.

Wang Jingwei envisioned a comprehensive control of materials by establishing several special committees to control seventeen categories of materials, including wheat, rice, cotton, sugar, oil, grain, matches, chemicals, wool, leather, etc. The so-called comprehensive control means comprehensive control of all links including production, procurement, exchange, transportation, input, output, and military supplies.

What to do after you gain control?

Part of it was used to maintain the operation of the Reform Government and the puppet army, and a larger part was provided to the Japanese to support their Pacific operations.

This is also the reason why Kazuo Aoki and many people in the military support Wang Jingwei!

In other words, Wang Jingwei needs to organize, strategically and massively exploit the land in order to please his Japanese masters!

"Although Lord Aoki clearly supports us, there will still be great resistance in North China. We must find an excuse, one that they cannot refuse. I think the famine in Henan Province is a good time!"

"You mean..."

"The intelligence provided below indicates that the famine in Henan Province is large-scale and severe. There will undoubtedly be a large number of victims, and with a large number of victims, chaos will arise. To avoid chaos, we need guidance and relief. Who will be responsible for this relief? I think the Control Special Committee is very suitable. I would like to ask the Minister of Greater East Asia to issue an order that we will be responsible for this disaster relief. Correspondingly, we will also be responsible for the demand and supply of materials related to disaster relief, as well as the corresponding deployment and transportation. North China should cooperate."

"The president is wise! If they agree, we can gradually take over the responsibilities. If they don't agree, not only will we be reprimanded by headquarters, but we can also create public opinion, saying that they are sabotaging disaster relief for their own selfish interests, and let the people scold them together!"

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Yang Congxuan rode the train all the way to northern Hebei.

Then we couldn't move forward.

The stationed puppet troops stopped the train and drove the victims off.

Going further north is Beijing. If the victims entered Beijing, the Japanese would definitely start to clear them out without saying a word, and that would be a dead end.

Yang Congxuan was in tears. He was traveling with his son alone, and there were only a few wild vegetable cakes left in his bag. If he was not allowed to go north, where else could he go?

When they reached an official road, the crowd split into two sides.

They hurried silently towards the northwest, intending to go all the way to the outside of the pass to see if they could find a place to stay on the dam.

The other road goes east.

Yang Congxuan grabbed a man who was pale and thin from hunger, leaning on a cane with trembling legs, and said, "Fellow countryman, where are you going east?"

"Go to Tianjin! I have relatives in Tianjin! They all say that you can survive in Tianjin!"

Yang Congxuan looked to the east.

Can I survive in Tianjin?

He pulled his son behind a tree by the roadside and carefully took out a piece of wild vegetable cake. "Zhenye, eat it. After you finish eating, we can continue our journey. The weather is getting colder. If you can get to Tianjin soon, Dad will find a job for you and provide you with food and clothing. If you can't afford it, I can even let you go back to school!"

Although he said this, Yang Congxuan felt bitter in his heart. Could he reach Tianjin with just a few pancakes?

Yang Zhenye took a bite of the wild vegetable cake and swallowed it without chewing. Then he handed the cake to his father and said, "Dad, I'm full. You should eat a few bites too. If I can't walk anymore later, you will have to carry me on your back!"

Yang Congxuan smiled.

My son, I will definitely keep you alive!