binnovel Chapter 896 We are not short of money, why do we have to rob
Chapter 896 We are not short of money, why do we have to rob
"How is that possible?" Xiao Zhuge said to his partner with a smile on his face. "See? I told them it would be no problem if we let them handle this."
Chief of Staff Luo got to know Zhou Weiguo only after the Fujiwara defense battle in the Battle of Xuzhou. Although Fujiwara was eventually occupied by the Japanese army, Zhou Weiguo's command of the counterattack was indeed an eye-opener for him.
"Commander, the independent brigade has lost its combat effectiveness. I'm afraid it won't be able to go to the battlefield within a month or two." Zhou Weiguo spoke first.
Little Zhuge took out a cigarette and lit it, then tossed the rest to Zhou Weiguo and said, "This is just one aspect, but the 5th and 18th Armies are still here, right?"
"My country is under fierce attack from the Japanese army, and the defense line is in jeopardy. My mountain city has to quickly withdraw troops back to the country to resist the Japanese attack. Isn't this normal?"
Interesting, very interesting. Little Zhuge chuckled twice and pointed at Zhou Weiguo; "This is a good idea. I can't give up my family just to help an outsider. This is not reasonable. But this matter requires an order from the Japanese headquarters, so..."
"Sir, I need to go to Tokyo." Zhou Weiguo said.
Little Zhuge knew what he was going to do. He hummed and nodded. "Go ahead. Also, Takeshita Shun shouldn't stay in Mandalay for the time being."
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Zhou Weiguo was a little confused. There was no war ahead. If Takeshita Shun did not help train the troops at this time, where would he go?
"Sir, Takeshita Shun needs to help train the soldiers and restore their morale." Zhou Weiguo craned his neck to look at Xiao Zhuge. "You...you don't want my people, do you? No, I won't let Takeshita Shun go. But if you want to transfer him to Fang Shengli, I have no objection."
"You're so petty! Who wants your people? I'm afraid no one can control the people under your command except you. I don't want your people. I just want to tell you that there's news from Delhi that British businessmen and local wealthy families are heading south and Central Asia. They may leave with a lot of money. I think you shouldn't miss this opportunity."
"The one who knows me best is Commander Bai." Zhou Weiguo narrowed his eyes and gave a thumbs up.
Commander Bai nodded and waved his hand. "Alright, go ahead. By the way, Du Xun, one of Deng Yaoxian's men, will be traveling with Takeshita Shun this time. Let him lead the team."
"Okay." Zhou Weiguo left the command center with a brisk walk.
Chief of Staff Luo looked blankly at Officer Bai, who was holding up a teacup beside him, and said, "That's inappropriate. Aren't you encouraging them to rob?"
Commander Bai leaned back lazily and said, "What I value is not those material possessions."
Commander Luo hummed; "I know you don't like that. But, I don't understand, since you don't care, why do you let them go..."
"Strange." Sitting on a chair, Takeshita Shun put the cigarette in his hand on the ashtray and asked Zhou Weiguo, who was packing to go to Yangon to meet Hase Kiyoshi and then go to Tokyo, with a confused look on his face.
"What's strange?" Zhou Weiguo turned his head and looked at him and asked.
Takeshita Shun came up to him and asked in confusion, "Captain Bai, don't you know that we are not short of money?"
Zhou Weiguo paused and hummed, "I'm also confused about this. He's trying to get back at us. Over the years, we've gained a lot of benefits from the Japanese army and traitors. Furthermore, we also have Hai Shengwei's treasury. Logically, he shouldn't have let you out."
"So this is very strange. Since we're not short of money, there's no need for him to let us go. But you see, he actually specifically asked us to go and rob. Is it really because he values those valuable things? He's not short of money either. After the Battle of Tonggu, he took out his own pocket and subsidized each soldier of the Independent Brigade with a silver dollar. Those who died in the battle received two dollars, and those with broken legs and hands received three dollars. The entire brigade even had a delicious meal of braised pork."
"How about asking your elder sister?" Chaoxiang Xiuling said from the side.
In terms of analytical ability, no one present could compare to Xiao Ya.
"Wang Yun, where is Xiao Ya?" Zhou Weiguo asked Wang Yun who was drinking tea in a daze beside him.
Wang Yun blinked and thought for a moment before saying, "It should be in the Quartermaster's Office."
In the quartermaster department, Ono, with a cigarette in his mouth, was discussing something with Xiao Ya.
"Well, I think we need to make some changes in the future. As our mountain city's military system becomes more and more complete, I estimate that the guns and cannons we plunder will not be so valuable in the future. This will be a loss for us. We need to take a new path, otherwise, in the future, the supplies we plunder will probably cost us a lot less."
Ono handed the document to Xiao Ya. "Look, this is the record of the supplies we sold this time. Compared to what we had back home, it's really different. There's a lot less. I've already eliminated the advantage of us being elite troops with good equipment, but it still doesn't seem right."
Xiao Ya flipped through the document, then looked at the written form on it and nodded. "There is indeed a problem. What are your plans?"
Ono shrugged. "To be honest, I really don't know. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to come here. If these weapons can't be sold, I can't just melt them down and sell them for scrap metal. I'm afraid I won't be able to get them back."
Money is not easy to make, which makes Ono very worried. Although the higher-ups give out money every month, the soldiers of the independent brigade do not receive a fixed salary, but a flexible one, sometimes seven or eight yuan, sometimes more than ten yuan, depending on the sales and combat situation.
Xiao Ya closed the file. "We'll still have to sell weapons. If that doesn't work, we can try selling them cheaply. For example, we can try to get in touch with the Sichuan Army. They're still the worst-equipped troops. We also need to focus on civilian use. I'm planning to build a cannery. What do you think?"
"For military use?" Ono asked, looking up.
Xiao Ya shook her head; "Civilian use."
"Forget it, it's for civilian use. In a city this poor that can barely afford to eat, why would you want to build a civilian cannery? If you do, you'll probably lose everything. We can produce it then, but the problem is that people won't be able to afford it."
"What should we do then?" Xiao Ya was confused. This was all she could think of.
"I have a solution." Takeshita Shun walked in from outside. Xiao Ya turned her head and saw that it was not only Takeshita Shun who came in, but also a lieutenant general and three major generals of the independent brigade.
Xiao Ya hummed and looked at the people who came in; "The four of you showed up together, is something serious going on?"