Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 638
Guan Yuanshan, director of Binjiang Provincial Taxation Bureau, walked into the office of senior official Wang Ziheng.

"Yuan Shan, sit down." Wang Ziheng said with a smile on his face.

But Guan Yuanshan still bowed slightly to Wang Ziheng before sitting on the sofa opposite.

The reason why he was able to sit on the position of tax bureau chief was because he was related to the Manchurian royal family, and Wang Ziheng came back from studying in Japan, so he was actually more valued by the Japanese.

"Yuanshan, Binjiang Province's tobacco tax was 8000 million last year, and this year it will be at least 9000 million!" Wang Ziheng said straight to the point.

Tobacco tax refers to opium tax. There are 10,000+ registered opium smokers in Binjiang Province, but it should actually be more than 30.Moreover, the profit of Dayan is extremely high, exceeding 70.00%, which is an important source of tax revenue for the entire Manchukuo.

Although the Manchukuo government calls for a ban on smoking every day, if opium is really banned, Manchukuo's tax revenue will be reduced by a large amount.

Every year, Binjiang Province reported more than 1 deaths due to opium smoking. In fact, there must be more deaths.In just one place in Harbin, more than 2000 people die every year due to opium smoke.

"9000 million should be no problem." Guan Yuanshan replied.

Now that the price is soaring, it should be no problem just to consider the factor of the increase in the price of opium cigarettes, which was 8000 million last year and 9000 million this year.

"The 9000 million I said was based on last year's real price. If you consider the price, it should be at least [-] million!" Wang Ziheng said.

"Grand Officer Wang, this is too much, I really can't take it in!" Guan Yuanshan complained bitterly.

"I know it's hard for you, but it's even harder for me. This is a task suppressed by Xinjing and I can't help it. Besides these, this year Binjiang Province has to hand over 1000 pieces of cowhide, [-] pieces of pigskin, and [-] pieces of wool. Tons, [-] million chickens. There is still more food, I am already exhausted!" Wang Ziheng said with a bitter face.

These tasks are obviously for the Japanese military. The market price of a piece of cowhide is three to four hundred yuan, but the government only pays more than 100 yuan for the purchase, and the price difference is more than 200 yuan.The same is true for other materials. Farmers are not willing to sell at all, so they can only forcibly apportion them. Whoever dares to hide them without selling them will be arrested as an economic criminal.

Guan Yuanshan walked out of Wang Ziheng's office, returned to his own office, sat down, lit a cigarette and smoked slowly.

In the end, he made up his mind to end his career as an official in Manchukuo these years and resigned.

Back home at night, Guan Yuanshan pretended to be relaxed while smoking a cigarette, "I'm getting old now, and I'm mentally weak. It seems that I can't sit in the position of tax bureau chief."

Mrs. Guan was startled when she heard what he said.

"What's the matter, the Japanese don't want you to do it anymore?" Mrs. Guan asked.

This was her first reaction, what else could there be other than this reason?
"No, I really can't do it any more. I'll just go home and take care of myself." Guan Yuanshan replied.

Mrs. Guan watched her husband for a long time before finally confirming that what her husband said was true.

"But if you quit, what will this family do? Do you know how much this family spends a year? Although you are not greedy, you still send tens of thousands of dollars to the family throughout the year. If you quit, such a The large sum of money will be gone!" Mrs. Guan said regretfully.

What she didn't say was that she played mahjong with a large group of officials' wives every day when she was idle and bored. Those officials' wives deliberately fired her cannons to please her and lost thousands of dollars to her.

If my husband is not the head of the tax bureau of Binjiang Province, the money will be gone.The status is gone.She was nothing in the eyes of those women.

The more Mrs. Guan thought about it, the more unwilling she became.Those officials sat on the stage with their toes high and proud, and looked at the big ones who were 1.8 meters tall, but after they were not officials, they took a closer look and found out that they were little old men who were less than 1.6 meters!

If a person does not become an official, he will lose all energy and energy, become rickety, and lose his cigarettes.

She doesn't want to live like that no matter what!

"Continue doing what you are doing while you are still useful in the eyes of the Japanese, and you can stop doing it after making more money." The woman begged her husband pitifully.

"I'm really tired, I really can't do it anymore." Guan Yuanshan said calmly but firmly.

Mrs. Guan suddenly covered her face with her hands and burst into tears.

"My son refused to listen to my advice and insisted on studying in Europe. Now I don't know whether he is alive or dead. My husband won't listen to my advice, what should I do!" The woman slapped her thighs with her hands while crying.

Hearing the woman mentioned his son, Guan Yuanshan also softened his heart.He has only one son—Guan Bicheng, who was the famous Yamen Guan Xiaoye in Harbin back then.

Guan Yuanshan knew that his son didn't want him to be a traitor, and this was also the reason why he left Manchukuo to study in Europe.

Guan Yuanshan had a secret in his heart that he didn't tell his wife.He knew that his son was in the UK now. Before Japan declared war on the UK in early [-], people from the British Consulate in Harbin secretly looked for him once and handed him a letter from Master Guan.

Therefore, Guan Yuanshan provided a batch of Manchukuo economic data and material data related to the Japanese economy to the British consulate.When the Japanese declared war on Britain, Guan Yuanshan was frightened all day long when he heard that the British consulate was raided.It wasn't until I learned that the people from the British consulate were sent back to the UK that I was completely relieved.

What he didn't know was that when Qian Xiaobao searched the British consulate, he found a photo of Guan Xiaoye who hadn't had time to burn it and hid it.Qian Xiaobao burned the photo after taking it home.

There are many things Guan Yuanshan can't tell his wife, about his son, and the real reason for his resignation.In fact, he has already seen that the Japanese are dying, and he can't do it anymore.

If you tell your wife all these things, if this woman shows a little bit outside, she will be in disaster!
"Tell the outside to prepare the car, I'm going out for a while." Guan Yuanshan told the housekeeper.

The car drove towards Majiagou under the guidance of Guanyuan Mountain, and did not stop until an alley entrance.

After getting off the car, Guan Yuanshan ordered: "You guys just wait here, no one is allowed to follow!"

Guan Yuanshan walked slowly into the alley and stood in front of a small western-style building.

Before his son Guan Xiaoye left, he told himself that if there was an emergency, he could ask his friend Qian Xiaobao for help.Although it wasn't an urgent moment, it was also the time when Guan Yuanshan was most troubled. He wanted to find his son's good friend, Qian Xiaobao from the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army to find out about the situation.

And this small western-style building is Qian Xiaobao's home.

Ever since he knew about Qian Xiaobao, Guan Yuanshan had secretly inquired about Qian Xiaobao, and even saw the big photo of Qian Xiaobao published in the newspaper when he received the Golden Medal.

Guan Yuanshan didn't understand why his son had such a good relationship with Qian Xiaobao, who was heavily used by the Japanese, even though he was clearly anti-Japanese in his heart.

Guan Yuanshan raised his hand and knocked on the courtyard door.

(End of this chapter)