Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

Facing Zhou Zhengqing's doubts, Lingzi covered her mouth and laughed like a silver bell. After seeing Zhou Zhengqing's eyes become more confused, she explained, "Master, they are not here to eat the meat, but for the hair on the pig, that is, the bristles."

"What? Pig hair? What's the use of it?" Zhou Zhengqing widened his eyes, his face full of confusion.

"It has many uses, Master!" Lingzi explained seriously, "Bristles have many uses, but the most important one is military.

For example, brushes made of pig bristles are very important weapons and equipment, and are essential for both the army and navy of the empire."

"Bristles! Brush?!!" Zhou Zhengqing widened his eyes, indicating that he really didn't understand.

"Yes, Master, don't underestimate the pig bristle brush." Lingzi looked at Zhou Zhengqing with a smile in her eyes and began to explain in detail, "The pig bristle has good elasticity and is resistant to high temperatures and moisture.

Take elasticity for example. In some jobs that require frequent bending of the brush, ordinary brushes would have broken long ago, but boar bristle brushes can easily return to their original shape.

Its high temperature resistance allows it to maintain good performance in high temperature environments and will not be deformed or damaged due to excessive temperature.

Moisture resistance is even more important. In a humid marine environment or rainy weather, ordinary brushes are prone to mold and rot, while boar bristle brushes can perform their function steadily.

These properties make boar bristle brushes effective even in harsh environments.”

She clapped her hands gently and continued, "This is especially true in situations where high durability is required, which other materials cannot achieve. So this little bristle, although seemingly insignificant, is very useful."

At this point, Lingzi's eyes became more focused: "The Imperial Army and Navy both need a lot of pig bristles to make brushes for maintaining weapons and cleaning gun barrels.

Especially the navy, which relies on ships and guns, the importance of pig bristles is almost comparable to the lives of those sailors!

I heard that some warships have clear regulations that if the bristle brush is damaged by improper use, the person will be severely whipped or even shot."

"Pig bristles have become a treasure!" Zhou Zhengqing expressed his surprise. Before traveling through time, he had never heard of the uses of pig bristles.

"You mean, Manchukuo produces a lot of pig bristles?" Zhou Zhengqing asked again.

"Yes, Master. Both the Manchurian Railway and the Kwantung Army were involved in pig farming, but the majority of pigs were forcibly raised by the Manchukuo government itself.

They used bristles and meat as important tools to make money, and most of them were purchased by the Empire at low prices. This increased the Manchukuo government's fiscal revenue, while the Empire was able to obtain the necessary supplies at a lower cost. Lingzi explained patiently.

Zhou Zhengqing frowned and asked, "Then I don't understand. Since pig bristles are so popular and both the army and the navy need them, how can we intervene and seek benefits?"

"There's something special about this, Master." Lingzi's eyes flashed with a cunning light as she continued, "In fact, the pig bristles of Manchukuo were first purchased by the Manchurian Railway.

But later, the army and navy put pressure on the Manchuria Railway, both wanting a larger share.

As for the Manchurian Railway, it was caught in the middle and couldn't afford to offend either party, so it gave the distribution rights of the bristles to the Kwantung Army."

The result was that the army immediately obtained the bulk of Manchuria's bristles, while the navy could only obtain a small portion."

Zhou Zhengqing asked in surprise, "So? A fight broke out?"

"No, it just seems like the Army got the lion's share.

But what is the Kwantung Army? Although it belongs to the Army, it is a role that plucks feathers from passing geese. " Lingzi curled her lips and continued, "After obtaining the right to distribute the bristles, the Kwantung Army ate half for themselves and gave the rest to the Army and Navy.

This made the army and navy very angry, but there was nothing they could do.”

Lingzi looked at Zhou Zhengqing with a sly look in her eyes. "That's why I said that it's possible for the young master to take over the pig bristle business from the Kwantung Army with the support of the army and navy."

"Use this to curry favor with the army and navy? Or influence their decision-making?" Zhou Zhengqing frowned slightly.

"That's not the case. This little bit of bristle isn't enough to influence the decision-making of the Army and Navy." Lingzi narrowed her eyes slightly, a faint smile playing at the corners of her mouth. Her eyes were full of intelligence and cunning as she looked at Zhou Zhengqing with a smile. "However, we can flexibly distribute the bristles and find the right time to express your opinions to the Army and Navy."

Zhou Zhengqing shook his head slightly, his eyes still filled with confusion: "I don't quite understand."

"Master, sometimes, some things are hard to say directly, but through the deployment of important military supplies like bristles, we can more directly let the army or navy understand your intentions."

Hearing Lingzi say this, Zhou Zhengqing seemed to grasp something in his mind. Before he could think about it, he heard Lingzi continue, "Master, I actually have another purpose for talking about the pig bristle business."

"Oh? Tell me."

Lingzi's expression became serious. After organizing her words for a while, she looked at Zhou Zhengqing and said, "Although Manchukuo's live pig trade is unlikely to have a significant impact on the army and navy in the overall situation, as long as you intervene in the trade of pig bristles, the significance will be greatly different.

In the future, perhaps we can slowly erode Japan's ongoing bristle smuggling activities in China and gradually monopolize China's bristle exports to Japan."

Reiko's eyes gleamed with confidence as she continued, "Moreover, the military police will serve as the main garrison force in the occupied areas. They naturally have the prerequisites to control trade smuggling, so it will be relatively easy to control the bristle trade and achieve a monopoly. By then..." Reiko stopped talking here.

Lingzi didn't continue speaking, but Zhou Zhengqing had already vaguely understood what she meant from her eyes and words.

Zhou Zhengqing had never known that tiny pig hair could have such a great effect.

At the same time, Lingzi's words also opened a new door for Zhou Zhengqing, a door he had never thought of before.

Zhou Zhengqing fell into deep thought, with a myriad of thoughts running through his mind.