My client Li Yunlong

"Why··"

"In the army, pentagons are exchanged for one silver dollar?"

Chengshun looked at the side coin in his hand with a puzzled expression.

After joining the Eighth Route Army, his original position was abolished and he is now an ordinary soldier. He joined the new army camp and participated in military training, cultural knowledge training, and disciplinary education.

But Commander Luo also told him that he could still serve as the battalion commander after the training.

Lead his old subordinates to fight against the Japanese.

After arriving in Yan'an, after several days of training and political education, Cheng Shun was sure that this army was the army he wanted.

With a determined attitude of following, I immediately exchanged some of the oceans in my hands for border coins issued by the base area.

In fact, he wanted to donate.

But the property department told him that the army did not accept donations from soldiers and officers.
Even if he stated his reasons for wanting to support the troops and the base area, he still refused.

However, the people in the property department still reminded him that if he wanted to support the base area, he should spend the side coins to buy the products he needed produced in the base area.

This is the real support base.

At this time, it was time for him to walk out of the property office.

Looking at the soldiers who came to exchange silver dollars or side coins, Cheng Shun was filled with doubts.

On the market, it is clear that ten coins are exchanged for one silver dollar. Why did the army suddenly change the price of ten coins to one silver dollar to five coins for one?

To benefit the soldiers?

But it also gives opportunities to some speculators.

As a battalion commander and having been in the preserved fruit army for several years, Cheng Shun knew that if there was an opportunity to exploit a loophole and it was profitable, someone would definitely take advantage of it.

Strict discipline can only reduce it, but cannot avoid it.

Rule loopholes must also be patched in a timely manner.

As the battalion commander of the 218th Regiment, he had the opportunity to read the Eighth Route Army's doctrine. The system regarding the army's economy was very reasonable and extremely appropriate.

Excellent solution to many pain points of the troops.

Obviously, there are economic masters within the Eighth Route Army.

The best in the world.

It is impossible not to see the trouble this provision brings.

So, what are their plans?
"do not care!"

Shaking his head, Chengshun decided not to think about it.

On today's day off, he walked out of the military camp, went to the market, and bought some cigarettes produced in the base area - Chengshun never left cigarettes.

···
Jinan base area.

Ze County.

"How much food do they have left?"

The Su family, Jia family, etc., all the big landowners in the southern Hebei base area gathered together to discuss the situation.

It's already September.

It has been a month since the Eighth Route Army began releasing sorghum into the market in southern Hebei.

Over the past month, they have mortgaged their houses and even mortgaged the grain in their warehouses, desperately purchasing grain at a price higher than the market price to stabilize grain prices.

Now the warehouses are full of food.

However, the Eighth Route Army still puts a thousand tons of sorghum on the market every day. Although there is no increase, it has not decreased by one pound.

And their funds are almost exhausted.

"Zhizishan Bridge, have you checked it clearly?"

Old Man Jia looked at Landlord Su.

"The Eighth Route Army is still blocking it and not letting anyone get close."

"No transport team was found to pass through during the day."

"but··"

"There were sounds of cars passing by at night, and huge tire marks were found on the road."

Landlord Su said.

After all, it was a local snake. Although the troops kept strict confidentiality, the road was too long, there were many people, and the terrain was complicated. Within a month, some clues were found.

"Giant tires?"

Everyone looked at each other and fell into silence again.

They are all a bunch of old foxes.

Things have developed so far that everyone knows what is going on.

The Eighth Route Army set a trap and pocketed them.

The Zhizishan Bridge is fake, and so is the lack of food.
Thousand tons of grain are put into the market every day, not because there is only so much and can only be put in so much, but because this is the limit of the market, and any more will cause grain prices to fall rapidly.

It is also their limit.

Any more and they won't be able to eat any more.

Everything is a scheme. In order to swallow up their land, they mortgaged the land.

The Eighth Route Army has always wanted to divide their land and then give it to those locals.

"Eighth Route Army!"

Old Man Su sighed.

In fact, they knew it was a scam, but the profits were so huge that even though they knew it, they still got in.

Vision blinded by silver dollars.

Even lie to yourself.

"I would like to give you a piece of advice."

Old Fox Su sighed again and continued:
"give up."

"They come here openly and only use economic means without getting to the bottom of the matter, which shows that the other party does not want to kill everyone."

Old Fox Su saw it clearly at this time.

Did the Eighth Route Army not know that they were plotting to open up transportation channels and transport food to the Japanese territory?

The people they bribed, the administrators in the base area, were all arrested.

But none of these bribe takers have been exposed?

Is it possible?
But the fact that they did not conduct an in-depth investigation shows that they do not want to completely break their skin. It also means that what the Eighth Route Army said is true. As the rule maker, they firmly abide by the rules.

"If you give up now, there will still be some coffin books left."

Old Fox Su sounded frustrated.

To give up now is to sell off food.

The loss will be great,
Most of the land cannot be recovered.

But it won’t break the bank.

If it continues, then either food prices will skyrocket and you will become rich, or food prices will fall steadily and you will have nothing, or even be saddled with a loan that you will never be able to repay in your lifetime.

"Can't retreat."

Old Man Jia used his cane and said in a harsh and crazy tone:
"As long as the food is there, there is hope."

"This year, there was a major famine in Henan Province, which was more serious than last year. There were millions of people affected by the disaster alone."

"I've sent someone to deliver the message over there."

"Here in the Jinan base area, food is sufficient and food prices are stable. Moreover, the Eighth Route Army also takes in the victims and provides them with food, medicine, and a lot of work."

"The Japanese are also driving away victims from these places."

"I don't believe it."

“With so many people coming in, they can handle it.”

"hiss··"

Hearing this, Old Fox Su took a breath of air.

Is this crazy?

Do you really think that the Eighth Route Army is a good gentleman?

Easy to talk to?
A fool?
He's got a gun!

Moreover, they have been able to fight the Japanese for so long, back and forth. Recently, they have driven away all the Japanese near Ze County, and even Chi County was given over to the Eighth Route Army.

Yes,

Thanks to the sudden and powerful offensive of the Hundred Regiments War, several Japanese-controlled roads in southern Hebei were cut off, as well as the Zhengtai Line. As a result, the Heze Regiment in Chi County lost supplies and became a lone force, and had to abandon Chi County.

The control scope of the southern Hebei base area will be increased by one county.

"Humph."

Old Fox Su snorted coldly and walked away.

If it had been before, that is, before the recent counterattack, he would have taken a gamble.

but now··

Who knows what kind of conspiracy is hidden behind the Eighth Route Army?
After spending so much food, money, and planning, will there be no backup plan?

···
"How about it?"

Ze County.

Jinan base area, inside the headquarters.

The person in charge of economic warfare asked from the headquarters. "Things are good."

Within the staff department, an old staff officer subconsciously replied:

"very good."

“Much better than we expected.”

"Basically all the Japs have given up on Chi County. More than 2,000 Japs have all retreated. Even the cement bunker next to the headquarters has been abandoned."

"The 689th Regiment captured Chi County without firing a single shot."

"At present, political cadres have entered Chi County and started to promote new policies. They have also mobilized 2,000 tons of grain and transported it to Chi County by transportation teams to stabilize grain prices."

"Chi County has a passage leading to Henan Province."

The consultant thought that the person in charge of economic warfare was asking about the situation in Chi County.

As he talked, he became more and more excited and excited:
"In this way, we can develop towards Henan and rescue the victims there."

"it is good."

The person in charge of economic warfare also applauded.

The Eighth Route Army is an army of ordinary people.

Now that the people are in trouble, they will naturally do their best to rescue them.

And today's troops are capable.

According to news from the headquarters,
There is news from Li Yunlong that after a while, the grain will be increased to one million tons per month.

Among them, sorghum, millet, etc., and coarse grains are 500,000 tons.

Rice, white flour, cornmeal, etc. and fine grains are also 500,000 tons.

One million tons of grain every month.

That’s twelve million a year.

And they are all staple foods.

You know, the total national grain output last year, calculated in terms of staple grain output, was only about 150 million tons at most.

Almost a tenth and a half.

It is enough to ensure that after supplying the base area's consumption, it can also rescue the victims of the disaster in Henan.

"You should formulate a feasible plan immediately."

The person in charge of economics said that the iron was hot and said to the staff:
"Including grain transportation routes and base area development plans for me."

"Next, we will promote the new Hebei Nan currency to the south of the Yangtze River and the coastal areas of the North China Plain."

"Yes!"

The staff immediately went to work in full swing.

After everything was quiet, a clerk began to report to the person in charge:
"Recently, the Su family has started to contact us."

"Demand to sell us food at a fair price."

"The rest are still vigorously purchasing grain."

"parity!"

The person in charge of economics raised an eyebrow.

The so-called parity price refers to the lowest price of food put into the market by the army.

He cursed:
"This old fox."

Among the group of old landowners in the Jinan base area, only the Su family has not yet obtained evidence of cooperation with the Japanese.

Or, it's deeply hidden.

Or, it is indirect indirect cooperation.

In fact, he could directly arrest or even shoot the rest of the landowners.

However, in order to stabilize the economic image of southern Hebei, promote the newly implemented economic legal rules, and promote economic development in the base area, he plans to use economic means and power.

after all!

Compared to directly killing those old landlords and traitors.

Thinking about it, it would be more suitable for them to be completely bankrupt and experience the feeling of being penniless.

Although the Su family has also gotten in, the extent is minimal. According to property estimates, if it is completely liquidated now, the Su family will still have a lot of surplus.

But the surplus here is calculated based on the current market price of grain.

If grain is sold to the market at a fair price, there will be no surplus.

"Promise them."

The person in charge shook his head and said:

"It's rare to find a landlord with some vision."

"In addition, the Su family also requires that they give up the mortgaged land, ancestral home, imported grain, etc. in advance, and then take a loan, and only need new Hebei Nan coins, not silver coins."

When the staff officer said this, the person in charge suddenly raised his eyebrows:
"interesting!"

Unless the Su family knows that, next, the base area will significantly depreciate the silver dollar to promote the outflow of silver dollars and avoid accumulation.

after all,

According to the news from the Independent Regiment, in September, the silver dollars that the base area can obtain will reach 30 million silver dollars, and next month, there may even be 50 million or more.

All in cash.

For example, the huge silver dollar must find a way to flow out, otherwise it will cause the silver dollar to depreciate, which in turn will force the new Hebei Nan currency to depreciate.

Therefore, the Su family's move was obviously a vote of trust.

"Promise them."

"Look what they want to do?~"

After thinking for a moment, the person in charge nodded.

"in addition."

Taking a deep breath, the person in charge suddenly said:

"The notification will start tomorrow."

"The exchange rate of new Hebei Nan coins for silver dollars has been changed from ten to one to nine to one."

···
"father?"

"Why should we sell all the grain in the warehouse to the Eighth Route Army at a fair price?"

"Isn't this a big loss?"

Su family,

The sons and daughters of the Su family didn't quite understand and expressed their dissatisfaction one after another.

The grain bought at a high price, double or even triple, was sold to the Eighth Route Army at the original price. In this way, the Su family was really bankrupt.

Only the second son of the Su family, Su Mo, who had studied abroad, remained silent.

"why?"

Glancing at his second son, Mrs. Su said in a calm but unquestionable tone:

"To save my life!"

"Then our loan still requires silver dollars!"

Someone continued to persuade.

Mr. Su has given up his words and will no longer rent land. Instead, he plans to set up factories in the southern Hebei base area, starting with a match factory and a soap factory.

This batch of funds is used to purchase equipment.

Match factories and soap factories need equipment, which can be purchased in southern Hebei, and some of it is even sold by the Japanese.

In the family, the old man said the same thing, but they could only persuade him from other angles.

"Second dick."

Mr. Su was too lazy to talk and looked directly at his second son:
"You are responsible."

"You must remember it."

"Whatever the Eighth Route Army's price for food is, we will pay it, whether it is purchased by the Eighth Route Army or ordinary people."

"The funds required for a loan to set up a factory are only Hebei Nan dollars."

"From now on, all the funds of the Su family will be converted into Hebei Nan coins, and not a single silver dollar will be left."

"Yes!"

Su Mo nodded in agreement.

···
The next day.

It's September 12th.

Later, more than ten years later, this day was also designated as the beginning of the red tide of gold and silver that completely destroyed the financial system that the West had built for hundreds of years and turned the currencies of the great powers into waste paper.

this day,

Ze County.

The entrance of the bank in the base area.

A message hangs on the blackboard.

A bank officer shouted:
"From today on."

"One hundred Jinan coins can be exchanged for eleven silver dollars." (End of this chapter)