Spy Wars: I have space, but I choose to work alone

Ma Liang did not explain because explanation was useless. Only by letting Wang Xingyun see it with his own eyes would he dispel his concerns.

"This situation is rather complicated. I can't explain it to you right away. I'll explain it to you after this transaction is completed." That was all Ma Liang could say.

At this point, Wang Xingyun had no way to stop Ma Liang and could only watch.

After returning to the city, the convoy drove directly to the concession. There was a big BAT logo on the truck, and in front of the windshield were special passes issued by the Japanese Military Police Headquarters, which was responsible for public security in Shanghai, as well as an exemption sign issued by the Concession Municipal Council.

Along the way, the Japanese army did not stop us, and the police in the concession did not stop us either, and we drove smoothly into a dock on the Huangfu River in the concession.

While the workers were busy unloading and weighing the goods, several blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners randomly opened a few wooden boxes, took some samples, and walked towards another small laboratory.

"Mr. Wu, the purity is the same as last time, and it looks like it's produced in the same place. Can the price be the same as last time?" Hans merchant Leo negotiated skillfully with Ma Liang.

"Of course!" said Ma Liang.

"Mr. Wu, does your BAT company have tung oil, pig bristles and other popular goods for sale? The price is negotiable." Leo wanted more.

"Ha ha!"

Ma Liang smiled, waved to Wang Xingyun who was still observing from the side and shouted:

"Manager Wang, let me introduce you now!"

"This is Mr. Leo!"

"This Manager Wang is the most powerful business manager in our BAT company. He can get you anything you want. He will work with you in the future. The company has other arrangements for me."

Wang Xingyun was confused. When did he become the manager of a BAT company?

However, Leo, who had been doing business in China for many years, not only spoke Chinese fluently, but also understood the ways of the world. He immediately stepped forward and shook hands warmly with his new partner Wang Xingyun.

At this time, Wang Xingyun asked a very stupid question:

"Mr. Leo, what country are you from? Where are these goods finally shipped to?"

Leo was speechless. What kind of question was this old man asking?

However, considering that Wang Xingyun was a new partner, he answered with some displeasure:

"I am from Hans. This batch of goods will naturally be shipped to Hans. Any other questions?"

After finding out the truth, Wang Xingyun felt relieved and quickly apologized:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Leo, don't worry, I have a way to get the tung oil and pig bristles you want..."

When Leo heard that Wang Xingyun had sources of tung oil and pig bristles, his expression immediately turned from gloomy to bright, and he talked about business with Wang Xingyue affectionately.

Next, Ma Liang took Wang Xingyun to the headquarters of BAT Company and took him to meet Kudo Shinichi who was sent by Iwai Mansion, and another old spy Inaba Shiro who was sent by the Japanese military police.

"This is our company's new partner, Manager Wang. Manager Wang has a lot of resources and can get us all the goods we need. Let's get to know each other. We'll all be working in the same company from now on."

At this time, the Japanese army plundered a large amount of war resources, especially tung oil and pig bristles.

Before breakthroughs were made in chemical synthesis technology, tung oil could be said to be an indispensable item for industrial countries.

Raw tung oil can be used as a raw material in chemical or pharmaceutical industries; cooked tung oil can be used to maintain guns or industrial equipment.

Tung oil is one of the indispensable things for mechanical equipment. It is not only useful in industry, it can form a very dense paint film in the air and has a certain anti-oxidation ability.

However, nine-tenths of the tung oil used in the world at that time was produced in China, and Xiaozi would never give this stuff to foreigners.

The same goes for pig bristles. At that time, there was no technology for chemical synthetic brushes. Whether it was daily necessities such as toothbrushes and clothes brushes, or brushes for industrial and military purposes such as paint brushes and machine brushes, pig bristle brushes performed well.

In the military industry, bristle brushes are widely used to paint warships, aircraft and various military vehicles, as well as to clean the barrels and cannons of machine guns and cannons. They are essential for the care and maintenance of weapons.

During World War II, China was the world's largest producer and exporter of bristles, with its bristle production accounting for about 95% of the global total. The Allies listed bristles as Class A strategic materials, which were as important as munitions.

Lack of bristles would make maintenance of military equipment difficult and affect combat effectiveness in war.

Therefore, at this time, all channels for obtaining tung oil and pig bristles were controlled by various forces.

The newly born BAT is not qualified to compete with the Manchuria Railway, North China Development Company, Central China Revitalization Society, and National Policy Council, which are semi-official extortion agencies directly controlled by the military or the government.

Only tungsten ore, which is in huge quantities and cannot be used up for daily life, is exported.

So when the old spy Inaba Shiro heard that Wang Xingyun actually had the resources of tung oil and pig bristles, his small eyes hidden behind the gold-rimmed glasses narrowed, and he looked at Wang Xingyun meaningfully and said:

"Manager Wang is truly a man of many powers!"

On the other hand, Kudo Shinichi, who was sent to monitor, didn't understand anything and just greeted Wang Xingyun obediently.

Ma Liang spoke at this time:

"From now on, we will be business partners!" Ma Liang deliberately emphasized the importance of business.

Only then did Shiro Inaba realize that he was now a businessman, not a lieutenant colonel of the military police who arrested resistance elements, so he just laughed it off.

Afterwards, Ma Liang issued a check from Citibank to Wang Xingyun for the payment for the tungsten mine.

While driving Wang Xingyue to the apartment rented by the company for the manager, Ma Liang explained to Wang Xingyue, who was still a little confused:

"This is the situation now. Some people in the Japanese army want to get rich and are willing to sell strategic materials to foreigners, but they don't have the source of goods. You have the source of goods and are willing to sell them to foreigners who are not living a simple life. I think there is a possibility of cooperation between them."

"You will inevitably have to spend money to take care of things along the way in order to transport the goods. Instead of being so worried, it is better to take care of the things all at once and proceed directly with the safe mode I am showing you now."

"You can discuss it with your superior first, and then get back to me."

"But I have one request: This line can only be used for economic purposes, and must not be used for intelligence or sabotage activities."

Today's impact was huge for an old underground person like Wang Xingyun. He hadn't figured out the interests involved yet and just nodded silently.

However, Ma Liang was not worried. Historically, the Fourth Master was a good businessman. The model he provided not only reduced risks but also did not violate principles. There was no way that the Fourth Master would not agree.

As Ma Liang expected, as Wang Xingyue went back to report, the base immediately took action, and a large amount of tung oil and pig bristles began to gather at the dock of Hans merchant Leo.

Large amounts of money, industrial products, medicines, and small batches of firearms and ammunition also flowed back to the base through the underground party’s channels.

With the opening of this economic line, the economic situation in the base area improved significantly and the soldiers began to have enough to eat.

Wang Xingyun, who had made great contributions, was hailed as a prominent figure in the base area.

The conflict between Wang Xingyun and Deputy Director Zhang, and the fact that he had used the base's funds to recklessly buy tungsten ore, causing everyone to starve, became widely known in the base as Wang Xingyun regained trust and led everyone to eat again.

For a while, Deputy Director Zhang, who was once a highly respected and valuable intellectual who had studied abroad, and his entourage didn't even want to pay attention to the dogs in the base.

At the same time, after nearly three months of trekking and passing through numerous Japanese checkpoints, the people who came to report their work at the base also arrived in the northwest and began to carry out various reconciliations.

Of course, this also includes intelligence reconciliation!