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Chapter 888 Destroying the Mission
After the July [-]th Incident (separation), the Anti-Japanese War broke out in an all-round way, followed by the Battle of Songhu, and the Battle of Xucheng that followed, which caused huge losses to the economies of various regions.

In particular, the light and heavy industrial bases distributed along the southeast coast were severely damaged. Many people of insight have repeatedly called for the relocation of factories in order to preserve China's industrial base for the War of Resistance.

At the moment of crisis, the national government issued a declaration of moving (separating) the capital to the mountain city in 37, and identified Sichuan Province as the rear area during the war.

A general policy was drawn up to relocate all factories related to military and industry along the coast and along the river, and make the southwest a key area for industrial construction.

Some private factories in Shanghai, Xicheng, Sioux City, Hangzhou and other places began to relocate immediately, and Jiangcheng, which had advantages in transportation of electricity, space, labor, raw materials, and taxes, became the choice of most people.

However, when Jiangcheng was about to be captured, more than 100 privately-run factories in Shanghai that moved to Changcheng lost confidence in another long-distance relocation due to the hardships of moving from Shanghai to Jiangcheng.

There are also some manufacturers who are unable to relocate because of the shortage of funds and operating difficulties, so they simply sell their machines. For example, the Iron Casting Factory sold all the equipment to the Industrial and Mining Adjustment Office.

——This is a newly established department that specializes in raising and assisting private industrial and mining funds, adjusting and controlling the supply and demand of industrial and mining materials, and transporting, marketing and distributing industrial and mining materials.

And not only the factory owners who moved to the west, but even the local factory owners in Changcheng had various ideas in private, just like when the private factories in Shanghai moved inward.

Some people think that the Japanese army is coming to the city, the country will not be the country, why should the family be, no matter for the country or the family, the factory should be moved to the mountain city as soon as possible.

Kneel down.

"Chunyang, arrest those saboteurs who disturbed the order and shoot them on the spot."

Half an hour later, Zuo Zhong checked it carefully, and after making sure there was nothing missing, he looked down at his watch and gave the order.

"The factory is owned by people from Hubei Province, so why should Sichuan Province dismantle it!"

If the Japanese army wins, it will be nothing more than ceding land to seek peace. It is estimated that Shanghai, Jinling, and even Jiujiang, Wuhu and other areas will not be able to survive, and Jiangcheng and the southwest region may be spared.

The workers looked at this scene and knew that the chief officer was coming, and they all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. The blouses who were mixed in among them swallowed their saliva and slowly retreated to the back of the crowd.

Hearing this, the gangster was frightened to death, and even crawled and ran to the corner of the street, but just two steps away, he was hit by the bullets shot by Li, Yu, and Xu and fell to the ground.

The soldiers and spies of the blasting team were also in a difficult situation. If the opponent was an underground party, they would have shot to disperse them. But this is the largest paper mill in Jiangcheng, and God knows what big shots are behind it.

A few people even attacked some directors from Sichuan province who advocated moving to Sichuan, saying that they advocated moving to Sichuan because they had ulterior motives and wanted to occupy the factory.

"Gou Ri's Guo Party won't give us a way out, so we'll fight them!"

In the chaos~ the secret agent reacted first, looked for cover and pointed his gun at the direction of the gunshot, and then saw Zuo Zhong with a gloomy face and Wu Chunyang who was guarding with a gun.

Civil wars broke out repeatedly, and production could be started without the limelight. This Sino-Japanese war is related to the life and death of the Chinese nation.

This time, the Secret Service was in charge of carrying out the blasting mission. Due to the lack of manpower, these personnel who mastered the key points of blasting were transferred to Jiangcheng to cooperate with the military to destroy the target.

After arriving at Zuo Zhong's side, the leader bent down, first shifting the responsibility to the workers, and carefully testing his identity.

Xu Enzeng was tortured in Shanghai with the help of Zuo Zhong, a certain man surnamed Li with his brain on his heels, a certain man surnamed Yu who is good at the Steepunk theorem, and a certain man surnamed Xu who is proficient in eating and drinking cards, and swindling public affairs for personal gain. middle.

"Evacuate, detonate immediately."

The factory manager took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat on his head. Thinking of this, the Secret Service, how could it be such a murderous department, he bowed a little more and stammered.

The man surnamed Li and the man surnamed Yu also showed joy, and hurried over to salute, while pointing to the workers and the warehouse area, they briefly introduced the situation at the scene.

It is worth mentioning that among the three, the man surnamed Xu has the most accurate marksmanship, and three bullets hit three of them in a row, and all of them were in the back of the heart.

"It's going to explode, I'm letting the workers get out of the way, sir, spare your life, spare your life!"

Most of the older directors are opposed to tossing the company, thinking that no matter what kind of war, it will never affect production and business after it subsides.

For example, when all directors of Yuhua Spinning Factory held a meeting to discuss whether to relocate, a small number of people believed that the War of Resistance Against Japan was a national war, which was completely different from the melee between warlords and warlords in the past.

"Don't shoot, it's the deputy director, it's the left deputy director!"

Glancing at the other party coldly, Zuo Zhong did not shake hands with him, and said expressionlessly: "Deputy Director of the Secret Service, have you received the order from the Military Weihui and the Industrial and Mining Adjustment Department?"

"Received."

The size of the factory building is large and the structure is very strong. If you want to completely destroy it, you must do it at the weak point. The installation of the blasting device requires professional skills.

Tsk, interesting, is this not pretending?
Zuo Zhong glanced at the opponent, swung his right hand downward, and the blasting team broke into the factory in two columns, and installed explosives (separators) at the load-bearing places of the building according to the drawings.

Seeing a large pile of banknotes, the workers' emotions gradually stabilized, and they consciously let go of their hands and let the factory gate open.

"Yes!"

"Workers, please rest assured that your life will not be in vain. According to regulations, all employees who participate in the relocation of factories will be issued certificates and exempted from military service.

What a daring thing, even dare to incite the workers, let me tell you, this is the highest decision of the government, no one should delay and cause delays, and offenders will be shot to death! "

The spinning mills there were either closed or destroyed, and there was a shortage of gauze in the market. Changcheng stepped up production, and selling a piece of goods would surely make a profit of more than 10 times.

Others believed that although Jiangcheng could not be kept, the war would not continue forever, and there must be a day for peace talks. To put it bluntly, they just waited for the government to cool down.

"All the money?"

Seeing these blind bastards, Zuo Zhong raised his foot and stood in front of the bewildered workers, looked around, and loudly announced the government's resettlement measures for the workers.

Those who accompanied the relocated child laborers, female workers and workers' families to Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province or the rear provinces were exempted from the fare by the Pinghan Road Bureau, and there were free food and drinking water in the car.

Therefore, even if the Japanese conspiracy to counterfeit banknotes is successful, it is useless. The high-level government thinks that as long as the printing is fast enough, the inflation (separation) will not be able to keep up with me.

Those with a production value of more than 5000 yuan and those employing more than a hundred workers should be relocated or destroyed, but sir, this factory is the entire net worth of the few of us. "

All workers who do not relocate will be paid evacuation allowances, 20 yuan per person, and the monthly wages will be calculated on the basis of 15 days. You can receive the money now, come and send money! "

The man surnamed Xu was the first to recognize the person who came, stood up with the gun pointing up and shouted loudly, in case someone accidentally shot and injured the deputy director, then no one present would die.

More importantly, Sichuan Province does not produce raw cotton, and the transportation is so difficult that it is difficult to bring in machinery and materials. It is better not to move than to move randomly.

Hundreds of excited workers stood arm in arm at the door, blocking a blasting team composed of Jiangcheng Garrison Command, engineering troops and special agents.

Time was running out, and engineers and professional spies quickly fixed the blocks one by one on the columns and papermaking machines, and inserted the mine (divider) tubes and fuses.

A few thugs in short shirts in the crowd shouted a slogan from time to time, which seemed to add fuel to the fire, and the already simmering situation gradually began to get out of control.

The transportation and board and lodging needed by the workers who moved to the mountain city were handled by the Industrial and Mining Adjustment Office and the Relief Committee, and the vehicles needed by the factory were raised by the Ministry of Communications.

A few middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes also slipped out of the factory, squeezed out of the gate in a panic, and ran towards Zuo Zhong with outstretched hands from a distance, with flattering smiles on their faces.

"Hello sir, hello sir, I am the director of Baisha Paper Mill. These mud legs are too ignorant to obstruct the official business. We must deal with it properly."

It is required that all the yarn mills run by the Chinese should be dismantled and transported to mountain cities. Larger machinery and hardware factories with assets of more than 5000 yuan should be moved alone, and no bricks or tiles should be left behind.

With a wave of Zuo Zhong's hand, the spies brought in a few boxes of legal currency and began to distribute them. Anyway, they printed them by themselves, and the bald heads were extraordinarily generous to them.

"My eyes are clumsy, I don't know what the officer is"

With this kind of absurd idea, many factories are very resistant to the anti-capitalist enemy's large-scale sabotage order of the Military Weihui, preventing bombers from entering the factory area, and even mobilizing workers to carry out a siege.

"boom!"

"The Industrial and Mine Adjustment Department, the Ministry of Communications, the Changcheng Camp, the Garrison Headquarters, the Changcheng Government, the New Life Movement Promotion Committee, the Women's Guidance Committee, and the Relief Committee all issued orders.

If the Guo army wins at that time, Jiang City will naturally recover, and there is a possibility of becoming the capital. At that time, the factory will be rebuilt, and buying land will be a big expense.

The women workers and child workers are organized, educated, and worked by the Women's Guidance Committee, and the commissioned wives will direct (separately) themselves, and your wives and children will receive the best care.

Zuo Zhong asked back in a cold voice, turned around and looked at Jiangcheng, where pillars of smoke were everywhere, and snapped: "Did you see, that is all other people's wealth, so is it only you who are special?
What's the point of moving and not moving, bombing and not bombing!I think you are not reluctant to part with your wealth, but you want to join the Japanese, be a traitor and lackey, and oppress your brothers and sisters.

After solving the worker's problem, Zuo Zhong suddenly looked at the gangster in shorts who was leaving quietly, and made a beheading gesture to Wu Chunyang.

The shareholders next to them were also scared out of their wits, knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy. Although the large Guojun troops withdrew, they still had no problem dealing with the merchants.

After being evacuated from Shanghai, the Qingpu training class suffered heavy losses. Out of a team of more than 400 students, there were only about 100 people left. After the rest, they went to Linli, Hunan Province to become instructors of the newly opened training class.

When Zuo Zhong and Wu Chunyang came to the largest Baisha paper mill in Hankou, Jiangcheng, they happened to witness a large-scale protest (separation) organized by the factory operators.

The three of them looked at the crowd of workers, their hands holding the weapons were full of sweat. All the soldiers in the military were carrying submachine guns. If the guns were fired, how many people would die today.

Hearing the word deputy director, the spies were both surprised and happy. At first they thought they had become the car that abandoned the car to protect the commander, but they didn't expect that the deputy director would also stay in Jiangcheng, and their morale was immediately boosted.

While the people on both sides were pushing and shoving, a gunshot sounded suddenly in the distance, startling everyone present, and the leading officer of the Garrison Command hurriedly warned his men not to shoot.

In fact, these people who do not want to move have other plans in their minds, because at this time Shanghai, Sioux City and other traditional textile centers have all fallen.

"We have to eat, we have to live!"

"Run!"

The leading officer of the Garrison Headquarters was well-informed and knew something about the situation. He knew that the deputy director of the Secret Service was a major-general-level officer. He was surprised and hurriedly prepared to meet him.

The factory manager just knelt down, took refuge in the Japanese, and became a traitor and running dog. Who wouldn't kneel after these two big hats were buckled?

Under everyone's watchful eyes, as an engineer pressed the detonation button, accompanied by several loud noises and clouds of smoke and dust, several cement factory buildings were immediately reduced to ruins.

Even though they were psychologically prepared, the factory manager and shareholders were still crying when they saw this. It is understandable that the factory that cost countless money to build is gone, and it will not feel good to put it on anyone.

But this cannot be blamed on the national government. If it wasn’t for the Japanese, none of this would have happened. We can’t leave the machine to the enemy. Zuo Zhong asked his subordinates to pick up a few people and lead the team to the next target.

At this time, the vanguard of the Japanese army was only less than a dozen miles away from Jiangcheng. Looking at the continuous explosions and flames in the three towns from a distance, they couldn't help hesitating and stopped marching temporarily.

(End of this chapter)