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Chapter 155 Buddha

The camera clicked and clicked, and each face was recorded on the photo paper. Zuo Shanwen was long-sleeved and good at dancing, and entertained guests from all over the world in a friendly way, shaking hands for a while, and hugging for a while.

Wu Chunyang asked in a low voice: "Section Chief, are your father and the others cooperating with our work?"

Zuo Zhong remained expressionless: "Concentrate on the task."

Japan Specikin Bank is a local foreign-related bank in Japan. It established branches in Shanghai as early as the last century, and then successively established branches in various parts of the Republic of China. It was an important financial institution for Japanese imperialism to carry out economic aggression against the Republic of China.

Like the Manchuria Railway Group, Dahe Commercial Bank is a formal commercial organization on the surface, but in fact it is secretly engaged in information theft and instigation of traitors, and has already registered with the Secret Service.

These two behemoths have actually come. Do they have anything to do with the Ningbo Japanese Chamber of Commerce?
"Chunyang, you have to keep an eye on the people in Zhengjin and Yamato. You must record every move the other party makes in Ningbo, and notify the people in East China to strengthen the intelligence reconnaissance of these two organizations and conduct technical eavesdropping."

"Understood, Chief."

After Zuo Zhong ordered, he sat down. The urban area and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce were the secondary targets, and the Putuo Mountain spy was the purpose of their trip, but there was no clue there, except for a certain item, but now is not the best way to use that clue. good time.

According to Gu Qi's report, Tongsuo has stolen all the temples he is in. Of course, he did not steal anything, but only checked the residences and personal belongings of the monks. The results of the investigation were not very good, except for some irrelevant things. anything suspicious.

Now Tongsuo has turned its target to other temples. Shen Dongxin is in charge of watching the wind. He will do it, but it will take a while to steal Putuo Mountain. It's been great.

The possible spies in Putuo Mountain must be found out as soon as possible. As time goes by, the other party may perceive the danger, may leave, and may hibernate.

Zuo Chong looked at Bunta Takigawa, the president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce who had just arrived, and thought about the fact that there were spies among the monks. Logically speaking, there were two possibilities. One was a spy disguised as a monk, and the other was a real monk.

Taking into account the complex professional knowledge of Buddhist scripture reading, etiquette, rituals, etc., the possibility that the spy itself is a real monk is a little higher.

Deduced again, the spy may be a Chinese or a Japanese, but judging from the Japanese spy who decisively threw himself into the sea, the other party protects the partner so much, I am afraid that the person's status is not low, or the importance is not low.

From this, it can be basically concluded that the spy is a Japanese, and at the same time a Japanese monk, he changed his job halfway and became a spy. This person is familiar with all the information of Buddhism, so he can perfectly hide in the temple of Putuo Mountain without being discovered, which is logical.

Zuo Zhong was a little excited at the thought of this, and felt that sitting in a chair was not convenient for thinking, so he stood up and turned around in the small room, trying to continue reasoning.

If he is a spy, where are his flaws, and are there any distinguishable characteristics.

But Zuo Zhong soon discovered that he knew nothing about Japanese Buddhism. In fact, he didn't even know much about Buddhism in the Republic of China, let alone the specific differences between Chinese and Japanese Buddhism.

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. It seems that you must first understand them.

"Wu Chunyang, look for some books on Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, not Buddhist scriptures, but books about the development, succession, and history of Buddhism in the two countries."

Buddhist books?When Wu Chunyang heard Zuo Zhong's order, he didn't understand what the section chief meant, and it was not difficult to find Buddhist books in the Republic of China. There were many good men and believers in the Republic of China, but where would he find books related to the development of Buddhism in Japan.

Zuo Zhong seemed to know his difficulty, and said: "Send someone to the Japanese residential area in Shanghai, and arrange it now, and use the fastest speed."

Then he thought about the traitor Huang Xinshan, and reminded: "Be careful, don't reveal your intentions, buy more books of other types."

Wu Chunyang nodded and went out through the side door. Zuo Zhong continued to lead the spies to stare at the guests who came to the prospectus. At the end of the meeting, these people left with different expressions. Some were very excited, some were arrogant, and some Very puzzled.

Soon some secret agents sent over the information on the prospectus. It was funny to say that it was clearly his own business, but Zuo Zhong was inconvenient to ask, so he could only get specific information from his subordinates.

But this is the rule. Since the family doesn't want him to know, there must be a reason. Knowing through formal channels also shows an attitude, that is, Zuo Zhong doesn't know what the family does.

"Ningbo Japanese Chamber of Commerce won 20.00% of the shares of Beilun Port Company at a price of 100 million yuan. Japan's Zhengjin Bank will provide loan support, and Daiwa Commercial Bank will provide credit guarantee?"

Zuo Zhong read the detailed information, feeling uneasy, this financial scam was too big, 100 million, a huge sum of nearly 40 US dollars.

The Japanese gave Zhang Jingyao a total of 700 million funds for instigating rebellion, but this was used to "buy" the entire North China. Otherwise, Japan would be stingy and definitely not so generous. After the Six Nations Hotel, they are still chasing funds frantically. this point.

I cheated Little Japan of 100 million. They are afraid that they will hunt down the old Zuo's family all over the world, and this is only 20.00% of the shares. Judging by Zuo Zhong's judgment, my grandfather will definitely kill the Japanese, including the funds provided by those traitor compradors. , I am afraid that it will not be lower than the astronomical number of 200 million in the end.

What's more, this so-called Beilun Port Company is just a concept stock and does not include real property such as land.

If another "company" wants to take a stake in Beilun Port, and estimates a high figure for the Zuo family's land, the Zuo family is willing to merge the land into the Beilun Port Company.

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce has two options at that time, either sit back and watch the shares shrink, or make up the difference according to the new valuation. Of course, they can also take it by force, but what if the new company is British, American, or even German?
Then how much did the Zuo family spend to buy the land in Beilun? It was less than 2 yuan. The damn capital game will definitely teach the Japanese a heartbreaking lesson. It's about the ancestral family business.

Zuo Zhong swallowed, no wonder the old man and his father were unwilling to tell him, the less people know about this kind of thing, the better, as the old saying has long said, if the king does not keep secrets, he will lose his country, and if the ministers do not keep secrets, they will lose their bodies.

In the next few days, Zuo Zhong was busy processing all kinds of information. Zhengjin Bank, Daiwa Trading Company and Ningbo Japanese Chamber of Commerce really had something tricky, and some clues were found in Ningbo and Shanghai one after another.

In addition to the Japanese chamber of commerce in Ningbo, Japanese chambers of commerce in other cities also partly participated in commercial espionage activities. Zheng Jin and Yamato were the middle contacts, one gave money and the other gave money.

This was no longer an isolated case. Zuo Zhong slowly withdrew the spies back, relying on reconnaissance to frighten the enemy, and the intelligence department turned to use technical means to eavesdrop and take pictures to collect evidence.

Zuo Zhong was so busy that he didn't even have time to teach Zuo Jun kung fu, so he simply threw it to He Yijun, one sheep was chased, and a flock was also released.

But before he could catch his breath, Wu Chunyang sent relevant materials on Chinese and Japanese Buddhism. Zuo Zhong considered that the investigation of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce would be a long-term task, so he completely handed it over to Wu Chunyang.

He himself was trying his best to solve the Putuoshan spy case. Dai Chunfeng put him under a lot of pressure. These days, he kept sending telegrams and beating around the bush to ask about the progress of the case, so he almost went into battle himself.

Sitting in front of the desk, Zuo Zhong leisurely lit a cigarette and flipped through an old Japanese book. Fortunately, he did not give up learning Japanese, otherwise he would not be able to understand the information.

He looked at it for a whole day, during which the food was delivered to the door by servants, and when the lights first came on, Zuo Zhong temporarily closed the pages of the book, closed his eyes and recalled the harvest, a great harvest.

Japanese Buddhism first came down in one continuous line with Chinese Buddhism, and then there were many changes, with huge differences among the various sects. During the Edo Shogunate period, Buddhism was also listed as an important link in the feudal system of the Shogunate.

After Emperor Meiji came to power, he adopted a new policy of reform, actively learning from Western scientific civilization technically, and restoring imperial Shintoism ideologically. From the standpoint of Shinto as the quintessence of the country, Buddhism was a foreign religion that was rejected.

For example, in the fifth year of Meiji, the Japanese government announced that monks were allowed to marry wives, eat meat, and grow hair. Under such circumstances, the decline and secularization of Japanese Buddhism were inevitable.

In order to compete for believers and livelihoods, Japanese monks began to intervene in some industries that they had not been involved in before, such as cemetery sacrifices, and even joining the army. This is the so-called joining the WTO.

Zuo Zhong saw a word in a manuscript—military monks. They provided Japanese soldiers with services such as relief and psychological counseling. Soldiers who are accompanied by death are uneasy about dying in battle and improve their morale, acting like a priest.

In addition to joining the WTO, Japanese Buddhism has developed to the present, and its teachings are also different from those of the Republic of China.

For example, the Mahayana Buddhism of the Republic of China focused on realizing the self-nature, while Japanese Buddhism focused on realizing the self; Japanese monks are more expensive, and Chinese monks are more wild.

In addition, the temples of the Republic of China were inherited by the previous disciples, but Japanese Buddhism is different. Their position is passed down from generation to generation, that is, father to son.

This group of people can marry, eat meat, and have almost no precepts. Their participation in wars is also considered a normal behavior to protect the Buddha.

So it is not unimaginable for a monk to become a spy in Japan.

Zuo Zhong thought about the characteristics of Japanese monks, drinking, eating meat, getting married, and not obeying the rules?Making money in business, are you interested in things that have nothing to do with Buddhism?These are local characteristics caused by Japan's special national conditions and cannot be used as screening conditions.

Japanese spies would not be so stupid. It is easy to disguise and hide. It is nothing more than not eating alcohol and meat, not getting involved with money, and not getting married.

But if you want to pretend to be another person, you must fabricate a brand new identity and three views. The new identity is not difficult for intelligence agencies, but for monks, changing the three views is a huge problem.

This spy can successfully hide in a Buddhist holy place like Mount Putuo, and his own level of Buddhism must not be too bad. This shows that he has studied Buddhism for a long time and has already gained a solid understanding of faith.

Thinking about the item that Dai Chunfeng gave him, and considering Ling Sanping's professional opinions, this spy is not too young, he probably has been a monk in Japan for many years, and his understanding of Japanese Buddhism has been deeply rooted.

The huge differences between Chinese and Japanese Buddhism will inevitably lead to the painful and tormenting process of reshaping beliefs. This reminds Zuo Zhong of a word, like falling into endless hell—the suffering is endless.

Spies and monks are indeed stronger than ordinary people, but no matter how strong they are, they are still human. Zuo Zhong does not believe that the other party can easily change their beliefs, so the spy's weakness lies in his heart.

Heart?Zuo Zhong was lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)