War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 377 Belonging!

He Yingqin's problem was not only with the 29th Army, but also with the international situation.

In 1933, Mr. Law defeated Hoover and became the newest boss of America. In order to save the precarious economic situation in America, he began a series of reforms.

However, if he wants to promote reforms, he will inevitably affect the interests of some people, and in order to consolidate his position, he must also give some benefits to others, such as the "Silver Group".

Therefore, if the new policy is to be implemented smoothly, the 'Silver Group' which has a large number of seats in Congress is Master Luo's primary target. Master Luo's method of operation is to have the state invest in the purchase of a large amount of silver, so that the price of silver, which is already not very valuable in the world, will rise, thereby pleasing the 'Silver Group'.

In the past, silver and gold were both hard currencies in the world, but after the Industrial Revolution, with the continuous advancement of "ore dressing" and smelting technology, silver was mined in large quantities, which also led to a continuous decline in the price of silver. Since then, many countries have begun to abandon silver and circulate gold as hard currency, which is the so-called "gold standard".

So what does this matter have to do with China?

It's very simple. At that time, the country was still a "silver dollar society". Many countries took advantage of the fact that China did not understand economics very well and used silver, which was gradually becoming worthless, to exchange for a large number of goods from China. This led to the fact that the amount of silver in the country was increasing, but the amount of materials was decreasing.

At present, the Japanese were in a honeymoon period with the United States and needed the oil provided by the United States. So they took advantage of the fact that the United States was paying a high price to buy silver and began to transport a large amount of silver looted from the country to the other side of the ocean to earn the difference. The profits were used to improve armaments and expand the army. Of course, the United States did not let them toss in vain. At least they used the price adjustment of oil to earn back the money given to the Japanese.

In other words, for America, which already understood economics, plundering was just a matter of snapping fingers, but for the Japanese, they had to work hard to start a war, and China at that time could only watch.

The most direct manifestation is that when the domestic silver price was $0.44 per ounce, the purchase price of the United States reached a staggering $0.64. Of course, the Silver Group was happy about this, and even instigated Mr. Luo to sign the Silver Purchase Act, claiming that if he refused, the Silver Group would not only oppose Mr. Luo's new policy, but also interfere with his re-election.

As a result, Master Luo's signature was signed on the famous "Silver Purchase Act", and the United States even raised the price of silver per ounce to US$1.29 again.

Under such operations, silver from all over the world began to be transported to New York through various means like a runaway horse. Taking London at that time as an example, in 1933, the price of silver in the London market was 18.3 pence, but after the signing of the American Silver Purchase Act, silver soared all the way to 33.8 pence, nearly doubling.

Under such circumstances, the profit-driven Silver Group was still greedy. They instigated Master Luo to increase the proportion of silver in the U.S. government's currency reserves to one-quarter!

At this time, it was useless for the Nationalist government to protest. With internal and external troubles constantly looming, how could the Nationalist government have the ability to control such things?
Master Luo also responded to the government's protest by saying, "That is your country's own business. If you want, you can stop the outflow of silver on your own."

How shameless!

How serious was the situation at that time?
The silver inventory of Songhu Foreign Commercial Bank was 2.75 million in January, that's million!

By the end of the year, it had become 5400 million!
These are just official statistics, not counting smuggling and smuggling, let alone the robbery by the Japanese...

Under such circumstances, the national government actually increased the silver export tax by 10% in order to prevent the outflow of silver!

This classic operation caused many people who were willing to get the silver out legally and reasonably to directly change to secret operations, resulting in the continuous leakage of domestic silver to foreign countries between 1933 and 1935, and the value could not be counted at all.

The shameless operations of the Japanese, money houses, profiteers and politicians caused China, which was short of materials, to lose silver again. While these illegal operations left no trace on the books, many Chinese banks in Shanghai and Tianjin began to go bankrupt and suffer bank runs. Many Shanghai and Songhu banks even needed many well-known figures to take charge in order to continue operating, such as Du Yuesheng.

Therefore, the situation before He Yingqin became that during his time in charge of North China, the war was not fought well, and the economy was not developed. Now Beiping has become Laojun's alchemy furnace, but He Yingqin is not Sun Wukong, and he does not have an indestructible body. How can he be burned...

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Tianjin.

Dagu.

Xu Chaoyang came back, and at dawn he led his troops out of the ominous place of Peking and rushed back.

But Yang Jingyu was the first to walk into his office, bringing him a ray of sunshine that only he could enjoy amid the dark clouds.

"Chaoyang!"

Yang Jingyu said excitedly: "I got a letter from home!"

"We have a place to belong to!" Xu Chaoyang looked up at him and asked, "Which unit?"

For him, having an organization is not new. With the current name of the 217th Regiment, it would be new if the Soviet area did not give them a name.

"The Fourth Army!"

"The commander is Wang Hongkun."

Wang Hongkun?
Xu Chaoyang muttered several sentences to himself before he finally understood. This Wang Hongkun, who was unknown on the 'Heavenly List', was indeed not as famous as the anti-Japanese war drama "Li Yunlong", but he personally built a super force like Li Yunlong's 'Independent Regiment' during the war years, known as the 'Imperial Guard'!
Yes, this Wang Hongkun is the commander of the 385th Brigade, one of the two brigades under the 129th Division. The 386th Brigade is the one that can fight while the 385th Brigade can quarrel.

It's just that the full-scale anti-Japanese war has not yet begun, so there is naturally no number 385 Brigade. However, the configuration of the 385 Brigade is completely different from that of the 386 Brigade. It is a unit that is more inclined to engage in political work.

What’s so great about this unit?

Niu Zai used the resources of the entire brigade to support a regiment, which directly resulted in a regiment under Chen Xi Company of the 769th Regiment having as many as soldiers!

Eight thousand!!
The story about Li Yunlong leading 24 men to fight Ping An was a TV drama, but the fact is that Chen Xilian had a regiment of men and destroyed enemy planes at the Japanese airport, even though these two events did not occur in the same time period.

Let's talk about Wang Hongkun. His earliest leader was at the top of the 'Heavenly Ranking', and then he was in the 129th Division. The leaders there were all shining with golden light and possessed strength no less than that of a semi-saint.

What's more, this man came from the underworld. He had been gambling on the streets to supplement his family income since he was a child. He was also known for his underworld spirit in our army. He could be said to have a similar temperament to Xu Chaoyang.

"Chaoyang?"

"What are you thinking about? Are you not satisfied with the distribution at home? Commander Wang is not as simple as you think..."

As soon as Yang Jingyu asked this question, Xu Chaoyang immediately replied: "I don't think so!"

This place is perfect for him, Xu Chaoyang. The 386th Brigade is full of talented people and they don't need a Xu Chaoyang at all. Each brigade of the 385th Brigade supports one regiment. If they change from supporting the 769th Regiment to supporting the 217th Regiment, Xu Chaoyang will be so handsome!

It would be a wonderful picture if he got into trouble!

Think about it, when the superiors wanted to hold people accountable, the old leaders of the 385th Brigade, Wang Hongkun, Xu Kaiguo, Chen Zaidao, and Wang Jianan, were all famous generals of the Fourth Army. The direct subordinates of the 385th Brigade, Wang Weizhou, Geng Biao, and Su Jingcheng, were all political workers. Just tell me whether you want to fight or talk, anyway, whatever happens here is fine...

This makes me laugh out loud even in my dreams!
Forget it, don’t look up. If you look up, Xu Chaoyang wants to lead his troops to Tokyo... This configuration is too luxurious!
"Chaoyang, this is what I think. Look, we just found our own group. Can we get a batch of the new guns we developed back home?"

As the saying goes, listen to the meaning of the words. After hearing the first half of Yang Jingyu's words, Xu Chaoyang knew what he meant by the second half: "Forget about the new guns. You can just set up the original Liao 13-type production line in the factory and make another 13 Liao -type guns according to the previous drawings. You will find a way to deliver them first."

"Is Liao Type 13 too..."

Xu Chaoyang's eyes widened: "What else do you want?"

"Do you think the Liao-13 type I produced for our Fourth Army is junk?"

Xu Chaoyang stood by the window with his hands behind his back. How difficult would it be to find an opportunity to educate Lao Yang on a normal day?

"Old Yang, you said you were a simple person, why do you look down on the Liao-13 type?"

"Yes, we are now capable of mass-producing H34Y, but even if I give them the guns now, where can they get bullets? With the 29th Army's marching repair shop? Those broken machines are smoking, how many bullets can they produce in a month? Do you know what the firing rate of H34Y is?"

"Besides, how can you still look down on the Liao 13-type 79 rifle? That's the type of weapon I can make in the Northeast... You, you have forgotten your roots, think about it carefully!"

After saying this, Xu Chaoyang walked out with his hands behind his back, very formally. But as soon as he walked out of the office, the corners of his mouth immediately opened up, which made him very happy...

(End of this chapter)