All gods, the lord who started with the bright sword

Chapter 255, Sanada Yi's conjecture

"Ugh-"

Accompanied by a long whistle, the steam train spewed billowing white smoke from the chimney, and rumbled away from the station.

There are eight carriages in the military column, some of which are passenger carriages, carrying soldiers who are going back to rest.There are several sections of freight cars, which are full of supplies purchased from the pass.

One of the carriages is particularly different, it is an officer's exclusive carriage.

In order to resist the severe cold and wind and sand in the north, the entire carriage is closed, equipped with double-glazed windows, and equipped with warm and cold air conditioners, which can achieve a suitable constant temperature throughout the year.

The seat is an automatic suede sofa, which is very spacious and comfortable.

In passenger trains at this time, the seats were all long wooden stools, packed like sardine cans.

The comparison between the two is equivalent to the first-class cabin of an airplane and the hard seat of a green leather train.

As a middle-level military officer of the empire, Takeshi Sanada is naturally entitled to such luxurious treatment.On the coffee table in front of the seats, there were some exquisite western pastries and a small pot of sake.

Opposite Takeshi Sanada, Second Lieutenant Ono, who came with him to handle errands, put his hands on the sofa cautiously. Since he sat down, his eyes have been looking around, as if he wants to see enough at once.

"Sir, the carriage we are riding in is the carriage of the Asia train, right?"

"You have a good vision, indeed. The Nanman Railway Co., Ltd. built the Asia train and built a few more luxurious carriages. In order to thank the military for their support and protection, all of them were donated to the military. .”

Takeshi Sanada knows this very well, and others find it very strange, but it is commonplace for people of his level.

The Asia train was put into operation in three or four years.

At that time, its test top speed reached 130 kilometers per hour, while the average speed of trains in the world was only 82.5 kilometers per hour.

It took only eight and a half hours for the Asia train to arrive at Dalian from Xinjing in Manchukuo at that time, which can be said to be the most advanced in the world today.

In addition to the luxurious configurations above, the dining car on the Asia train is equipped with Western refreshments and freshly grilled steaks.

Of course, the cost is also very impressive, 54 yen per car, which is already a sky-high price nowadays.

It is fast and luxurious enough that dignitaries want to ride it, and of course only dignitaries can afford it.

"Ono-kun, don't be rigid and relax, there are no outsiders here."

Takeshi Sanada downed two glasses of sake, Second Lieutenant Ono took one with trepidation, and he casually picked up the glass and drank it down: "It's Yoshinoya's sake, it's good and authentic."

The second lieutenant wanted to taste it slowly, but when he saw that the officer drank it all, he also drank it in one gulp, tsk tsk, tasting the lingering fragrance of the sake.

I secretly praised in my heart that it is indeed the most luxurious carriage, and the sake is paired with the best.

Authentic Yoshinoya sake is very expensive, and with his monthly military salary, it is only enough to buy three jugs, and it is impossible to drink it normally.

It took quite a while for the train to start, and Second Lieutenant Ono passed away with a strange freshness.

Since this compartment can only be used by military officers, the entourage is in other passenger compartments, and there are only two of them in the compartment except for the service personnel.

Second Lieutenant Ono really had nothing to do, so he looked at Takeshi Sanada who was opposite him with his eyes.

He was originally ordered to supervise Sanada Takeshi's investigation, to prevent Sanada Takeshi from exonerating his younger brother Sanada Ming and falsifying the results of the investigation.

Logically speaking, anyone would be upset about being stared at by others when doing things, and Takeshi Sanada should think that he is not pleasing to the eye, and he will not have a good face.

But after getting along for a period of time, Second Lieutenant Ono found that he had thought completely wrong before.

Sanada Takeshi was very kind to him, and answered all the questions he asked.

Second Lieutenant Ono sometimes thought that it would be great if he could be transferred to work under him.

"Sir, why do you keep staring at the bill?"

"Look at this piece of money, is it any different from what you used before?" Sanada Takeshi handed the hundred-yen bill in his hand to Second Lieutenant Ono.

The face value of the yen at this time is only: one yuan, five yuan, ten yuan, 20 yuan, one hundred yuan and two hundred yuan.

Since the yen is linked to the silver standard, the gold standard, and the dollar, the purchasing power is still very strong.

As for the thousand-yuan and ten-thousand-yuan denomination bills that appeared later, it was because of inflation after the defeat that they were forced to make changes.

Second Lieutenant Ono held the hundred-yuan bill, looked it over carefully,

As a second lieutenant in the army, his monthly salary was seventy yen.Even the allowance is not enough to make up a hundred-dollar bill.

The largest denomination of banknotes in the pocket is twenty yen, and very few people touch them, and even if they look at them ten times, they can't figure out anything.

Second Lieutenant Ono reluctantly returned the hundred-yuan bill: "Sir, I don't see any difference. Is there really a difference?"

Sanada Takeshi sighed: "I didn't feel any difference either. But my intuition tells me that there must be something wrong with the money."

When he suspected that Yamamoto Kazuki, the real controller of Yamamoto Bank, was the murderer who killed his brother.Sanada Takeshi put a lot of energy on the investigator.

The more you investigate, the more frightened you become.

In a short period of time, Kazuki Yamamoto weaved a huge web like a spider, and weaved many important figures from Fengtian's military and political administration into the web.

Through the bank, he got involved in more than a dozen industries, and made tens of millions of businesses in a very short period of time.

In Fengtian's business world, he became the top spot in one step.

Countless businessmen big and small are scrambling to cooperate with him, as if cooperating with him means earning money.

Takeshi Sanada once wondered whether Kazuki Yamamoto was a certain person, or a few big figures, who pushed the table to make money.

Going a step further, or support it as the fifth largest chaebol, occupying a place in Manchukuo.

If so, there should be someone above to say hello.

Before departure, Takeshi Sanada sent a telegram to his uncle who was a major general in the mainland, asking him to help him find out.

Probably when the train arrives at Fengtian, there should be an answer.

If it is as he speculated, then he can only target Kazuki Yamamoto, the chess piece on the table.

Bank of Yamamoto must not be touched lightly.

If not... Where did Yamamoto Bank get such strong funds?

The [-] million yen fund can never be fabricated out of thin air.There should always be a source of income.

There is no credible evidence yet.

Takeshi Sanada boldly infers that unless they have a money printing machine and can easily print a lot of yen banknotes, it is not enough to explain their wealth.

Of course, Takeshi Sanada didn't dare to draw conclusions directly, because there were two things he couldn't figure out.

First, the banknotes flowing out of Yamamoto Bank in his hand are no different from the banknotes in normal circulation.

Second, the printing level of the empire is very high, especially in papermaking, using the unique product Sanya leather pulp as raw material.

The paper is tough and has a special luster. It is light yellow, and the larger the denomination, the darker the color.

In order to prevent someone from using it to make counterfeit banknotes, Sanya leather pulp is a first-level control material. Except for banknote printing factories, anyone who illegally holds it is a felony and death penalty.

Yamamoto Bank wants to print counterfeit banknotes and cannot bypass this barrier.

Hearing these words, Second Lieutenant Ono was terrified. He rubbed his hands in a daze and looked around in panic.

Is this something a little lieutenant like him can hear?
Sometimes the more you know, the faster you die!

Sanada Takeshi saw his worry, yes, he leaned forward like a mountain, and asked, "Ono-kun, what are you afraid of?"

"Sir, it seems that people like me shouldn't know about this. You should tell our commander." Second Lieutenant Ono replied with a mournful face.

Take out your heel and think about it, and you will know that with the power of the enemy, crushing a second lieutenant is no more difficult than crushing an ant.

"Asshole, are you still a soldier of the Empire?"

After hearing this, Sanada Takeshi stood up abruptly, stared at Second Lieutenant Ono with a condescending gaze, and said impassionedly:

"As a soldier of the empire, you should be brave and fearless, and fight against the moths hidden in the empire without fear of danger.

It is an act of cowardice to be frightened upon hearing the name of an enemy.Would you like to be a coward? "

For Japanese soldiers who were deeply influenced by Bushido spirit at that time, it was definitely a great humiliation to be called a coward by others.

If you are a man, you will draw your sword against each other and use the blood of your enemy to wash away the humiliation.

Lieutenant Ono certainly didn't want to bear the name of a coward. He was so excited that his blood rushed straight to his forehead. He stood up and gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "No, I'm not a coward, I'm a brave imperial soldier."

"Very good." Takeshi Sanada patted him on the shoulder in relief.

At this moment, the two of them were standing on the same boat, and if the boat capsized, neither of them could escape.

Sanada Takeshi did not hide it, and told Second Lieutenant Ono his worries: "At the North Post Station, I noticed that someone was staring at us.

Besides Kazuki Yamamoto, I can't think of anyone else.

The enemy has already noticed, maybe when we step into Fengtian, we will face their counterattack. "

Sitting down on the sofa again, Lieutenant Ono's brow was sweating after the blood subsided.

He now understands that he has no way to jump off the boat halfway, and can only follow Sanada Takeshi all the way to the dark.

"Sir, should we get out of the car early and notify the gendarmerie headquarters so that they can arrest the person first."

What a bad idea.

How could Sanada Takeshi not have thought about it, but with just one telegram, let the Gendarmerie Command arrest such a big man.

Unless the commander of the gendarmerie was kicked in the head by a donkey, he would listen to them.

Sanada Takeshi said frankly: "You don't have to worry too much, their eyes must be on me. After getting off the train, I will go to the garrison headquarters.

You should immediately go to meet with General Sasaki, and tell all the evidence you have obtained and my inferences.

The General is a trustworthy man, and I trust him to make good judgment. "

Second Lieutenant Ono couldn't stop nodding, feeling much more at ease in his heart.There was a little more admiration in the eyes of Sanada Takeshi.

Undoubtedly, His Excellency the Lieutenant Assistant took the biggest risk, and he was much safer.

However, Ono still has a question: "Sir, you said that the garrison commander, General Qingquan, is very close to Kazuki Yamamoto. Are you not afraid of him when you go to him?"

Sanada Takeshi smiled and said indifferently: "Being close doesn't mean being tied together. There is a saying in Huaguo that husband and wife are like birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes.

The cooperation between the two of them is based on interests. Once there is no interest, they will risk falling into it. General Qingquan will definitely make a wise choice. "

Born as a son of a high-ranking official family, Takeshi Sanada has seen too many intrigues and betrayals for profit since he was a child.

Those who climbed to high positions are all human beings.

They are smarter than anyone else when it comes to their own interests.

Sanada Takeshi is going to persuade a major general in Qingquan Town to cut in advance, disintegrating the strongest power that Kazuki Yamamoto can use in Fengtian, and selling a favor by the way.

Commander Sasaki of the Gendarmerie was a classmate of his uncle who graduated at the same time, and they had an inseparable relationship.

Takeshi Sanada was sure that he didn't have to go there by himself, and asked Second Lieutenant Ono to send a message for him, so that he could persuade the other party to provide help.

Feng Tiancheng's two major military forces are all on his side.

Sanada Takeshi didn't believe that Kazuki Yamamoto could turn the tables.

Even if Kazuki Yamamoto called his mysterious armed force again, in front of the army of the empire, it would be nothing more than a mantis arm.

Thinking of this, Takeshi Sanada's heart panicked for no reason.

Yes!Kazuki Yamamoto still has that armed force in his hands.

Kazuki Yamamoto can take them to attack the army, maybe he can't attack the army column.

Sanada Takeshi frowned into a "Chuan" word, and the phalanx of his clenched fist turned white. He told Lieutenant Ono his worries: "Tell me, is there such a possibility?"

Second Lieutenant Ono was already timid, but now he became even more flustered when he heard it: "Sir, they can even do that kind of thing, are they afraid of another attacking military column?

If the train stops at the platform ahead, let's get off and take the bus. "

Sanada Takeshi thought it made sense, so he called the flight attendant and said the request in an orderly tone.

The flight attendant told him that the steam train cannot be separated from the burning of coal, and coal needs to be loaded on the train many times along the way.

Just in front of the station, the train will stop for 5 minutes to add coal and water.

Sanada Takeshi looked at the endless darkness outside the window, his heart beat faster, he didn't know if he was afraid.

Or was God giving him a warning?
"By the way, where are we going?" Sanada Takeshi asked suddenly.

The flight attendant who was about to leave stopped and recalled a little: "Huanggutun, yes, we are almost here in Huanggutun."

"Is it the place where Marshal Zhang was killed, Huanggutun?" Second Lieutenant Ono asked.

Commanding an army of 300,000, Zhang Dashuai, who once owned nine provinces and two cities, covered half of China, and almost unified the whole country, had a great reputation.

There is no one in this land who does not know him.

His death also attracted the attention of the world.

"Yes, it's that Huanggutun."

Second Lieutenant Ono didn't feel anything else, he just sighed a bit.

It is really embarrassing that a big man who could influence the country with every move died not far in front.

Sanada Takeshi looked out of the dark window with his left hand covering his chest.His heart was like a big drum, beating powerfully and fast, and the roar resounded in his ears.

That bad premonition was even stronger.

Is it an illusion, or is something really going on?
　and also……

　　
　
(End of this chapter)