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

Chapter 913 Call dear Lin Jun

Jinling.

Dean Wang’s office.

Wang Jingwei, dressed in a suit and tie, with neatly-tied hair and a high spirit, was chatting with a thin man.

"Zu Fen, how is the factory receiving it?"

"Dean, a considerable number of spinning mills have been transferred to the management of our Industry and Commerce Bureau, but some mines and import and export companies are still controlled by the military. Furthermore, some Japanese businessmen have repeatedly interfered..."

Wang Jingwei said firmly, "I have discussed the repossession of the factories with the headquarters, and both the headquarters and the cabinet have agreed. To achieve East Asian co-prosperity, we must first realize the actual governance of our Jinling Reform Palace. And to achieve our actual governance, financial resources are the first priority. Paying salaries requires money, supporting the army requires money, and construction still requires money. Therefore, these factories must be repossessed. Zufen, as the Director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, you have a lot of pressure and responsibility!"

Mei Zufen stood at attention, "Yes! I will live up to the Dean's trust and work hard to expand my financial resources!"

Speaking of the factory recovery, from now until the next few years, it has always been one of the "achievements" that Jinling has vigorously promoted.

And this matter is inherently confusing.

In the eyes of many businessmen and ordinary people, these factories were originally occupied by the Japanese army, and the Nanjing Reform Government represented by Wang Jingwei took these factories back through negotiations. Doesn’t this fully demonstrate the efforts made by the Nanjing Reform Government and fully demonstrate the Japanese’s respect for the Nanjing Reform Government?

Even next year, the Nanjing Reform Government will form a delegation to go to Tokyo to participate in the so-called Tokyo talks, formulate an "economic cooperation" strategy, and further clarify the issue of taking back the factory.

In fact, these are all tricks used by the Japanese to increase plunder and control puppets.

There is a price to pay for taking back the factory, and that price is that the Nanjing Reform Government has to sign a treaty of relations with the devils, and this treaty of relations includes a lot of content on developing China's resources.

In other words, the Japanese first took away the factories that originally belonged to China, and the premise for returning them was to exchange them for a large amount of resources. In this way, legally speaking, the Japanese turned the plunder of China's resources from illegal military plunder into legal "economic cooperation."

But will we really gain any benefit by taking back these factories?

Apart from the increased income of the Jinling Reform Government, the common people did not gain any benefits at all. The key point was the concept of "material control rights" proposed by the Japanese.

The so-called right to control materials means that no matter who controls the factory, the import of raw materials, the purchase of equipment, and the sales of products must be managed by the Materials Control Committee. In other words, the factory is indeed yours, but how to purchase goods, how to produce, and to whom the products are sold must all be under my control.

What is this called taking back?

The most crucial thing is that through this method, the Japanese completely put the Nanjing Reform Office in a position to represent China in foreign negotiations. This was a serious blow to the mountain city. Wang Jingwei also used this to promote the correctness of his own line and attract more people to join his traitorous cause.

This is still quite confusing. Looking back after this period of history, we can certainly see through his tricks, but many elites who were in the middle of it were fooled.

"Zu Fen, last time you proposed establishing a Commercial Union to unify price control and increase production. It's a good idea, but there's still some debate about who should be in charge of the Chamber of Commerce. It's certainly possible to put it in your Administration for Industry and Commerce, and it seems like it could also be put in the Finance Department. Shou Min even suggested that the Chamber of Commerce be separated and placed under my direct leadership."

This Shoumin refers to Tang Shoumin, an economic expert who founded the Bulk Provincial Bank, later became the chairman of the Bank of Communications, and once served as the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.

From this point, we can also see that Wang Jingwei is also very good at political maneuvering. Chen Junyan, Mei Zufen and Tang Shoumin do not get along with each other, look down on each other, and the effect of checking and balancing each other is very good.

Mei Zufen smiled upon hearing this and said, "President, I heard that Deputy Minister Chen went to North China. I guess he went there to deal with the national debt. He's been gone for quite some time now. I wonder how things are going?"

Wang Jingwei didn't hide it from him. "A telegram just came in saying they've established connections through Miyamoto Trading Company. They think they can raise over tens of millions of dollars. This will greatly alleviate our financial difficulties."

When Mei Zufen heard this, he thought to himself that Chen Junyan was really lucky. He had heard a little about Miyamoto Trading Company and knew what a huge company it was. It was really unexpected that Chen Junyan could get in touch with this company. It seemed that he had to be careful in the future and not underestimate this person.

As the two were talking, a confidential secretary knocked on the door and came in. With a serious expression, he walked over to Wang Jingwei and whispered in his ear, "Lu Chenghua called to say Deputy Minister Chen... is missing."

Wang Jingwei's expression remained unchanged as he chuckled at Mei and said, "Zu Fen, I have something to do. Let's talk next time."

Mei Zufen respectfully withdrew. Wang Jingwei's expression changed, and he angrily shouted in a Guiliu Mandarin accent, "Order Lu Chenghua to investigate quickly! How could a living person disappear? If you really can't find him, you can ask the North China Front Army for help. This is a serious matter, and we must find him at all costs!"

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Beiping.

It was not until the next day that Lu Chenghua and others realized that Chen Junyan might be missing.

The night before, Lu Chenghua had a great time at the Six Nations Hotel. The next day, Lu Chenghua had to ask Chen Junyan for instructions regarding visiting the front-line headquarters.

When I knocked on the door, I found that there was no one in the room. I asked the staff downstairs, but they didn't know where Deputy Director Chen had gone.

It was not until night that Lu Chenghua dared not wait any longer and asked everyone to look for him everywhere.

I searched all the high-end restaurants, dance halls, and even theaters, but couldn't find it.

Lu Chenghua did not dare to delay and sent a message to Nanjing.

He was also puzzled. Where could Deputy Minister Chen go without saying anything?

After searching for another two days, the Jinling side finally couldn't sit still anymore, and Dean Wang sent someone to contact the front army's spy system.

Kitahara Ransuke was also confused when he heard the news. His first reaction was that maybe this grandson got drunk and fell into a ditch.

Because this is different from the assassinations that have happened in the past.

When secret agents assassinate traitors, they often publicize the incident extensively afterwards. This is to create a deterrent effect. Otherwise, wouldn't the killing have been in vain?

Moreover, the bodies are usually dumped in places where they can be easily found, and some people may even write on the bodies something like "traitors must be killed."

But now Chen Junyan is nowhere to be found, alive or dead, what is going on?

The key point is that this matter is difficult to handle. After all, it involves a high-ranking official of the Jinling Reform Palace. It is inappropriate to investigate too deeply or to do too little work.

In the end, Kitahara Ransuke had no choice but to call his dear Lin Jun!