My client Li Yunlong

July.

The successive attacks of 500 Sherman tanks made Gangcun extremely anxious.

He was overwhelmed by the piles of casualties and telegrams requesting help, and was in a panic.

Even though three divisions of reinforcements are sent from the country every month, it is still not enough.

The losses on the front line were simply too great.

···
mid-July.

"Yesterday we suffered 2,000 casualties, 700 deaths, 6 enemy tanks destroyed, no Tiger tanks seen."

Shimen.

North China Front Army General Staff.

A staff officer breathed a sigh of relief.

The fierce fighting on the front lines, but without any loss of positions, allowed the Japanese to develop a rapid and efficient casualty statistics mechanism, which enabled them to count the casualties of the first day in detail by noon the next day.

"Two thousand casualties?"

After hearing the report from the statistical staff, the new chief of staff, Major General Ohmatsu, also breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the previous chief of staff, he was not killed directly by the Eighth Route Army. Instead, he fell ill due to the continuous attacks by the Eighth Route Army, the casualties of the Locust Army were too heavy, and the pressure was too great.

He is still lying in Beiping Hospital.

If it weren't for the medicine from the Eighth Route Army, I'm afraid I would have died.

Every day though!

Two thousand people were killed or wounded, and seven hundred died.

Still a lot.

One battalion was destroyed and most of the regiment suffered casualties.

At present, the North China Front Army only receives 45,000 new reinforcements every month.

Among the wounded who return to the team, most of the elite soldiers will also be secretly transferred away. In order to keep it secret, this operation is now directly in the charge of the chief of staff, not to mention the division commanders who are unaware of it.

Therefore, there is a huge shortage of troops.

but!

Compared with the more than 3,000 casualties every day in the previous few days, this number is much lower.

"Six destroyed?"

The subsequent number of enemy tanks destroyed also made the Japanese Chief of Staff Osatsu breathe a sigh of relief.

Although it didn't return to the level of a hundred-man locust army destroying an enemy tank, it was almost there.

Another good thing.

In early July, the enemy not only brought out the new Tiger tanks, but also greatly improved its tactics and strengthened the cover between tanks. The ratio of casualties between the Locust Army and enemy tanks suddenly increased to the point where 250 people had to die to destroy one enemy tank.

Now the casualty figures are down.

This shows that the situation is slowly returning to the rhythm familiar to the Locust Army.

This shows that the Eighth Route Army's offensive is weakening.

"Has Yamazaki's reward arrived?"

When Chief of Staff Omatsu thought of the Tiger tank, he thought of Yamazaki.

So far, the only Tiger tank captured that is of technical research value is the one captured by the Yamazaki Battalion, which can even be used after repairs.

Made great contributions to the imperial industry.

The various technologies on the Tiger tank, whether it is the engine, transmission system, or artillery, provide sufficient technical support for the Empire's new generation of tanks and even the new generation of anti-tank artillery.

So important!

For this purpose, he specially applied for a reward for Yamazaki.

But he didn't expect that the country would take it very seriously, and Tianhuang directly bestowed a samurai sword on Yamazaki.

Chief of Staff Omatsu could also understand.

After all, Yamazaki was the brigade that had suffered the lowest casualties in destroying enemy tanks in the confrontation between the North China Front Army and the Eighth Route Army so far.

Even recently, when the average number of casualties in the entire army was 200 for every tank destroyed, the Yamazaki Battalion only paid the terrible price of 88 casualties to destroy an enemy tank.

A newly formed officer observation group, led by Major General Hu Fu and consisting of more than 100 battalion commanders, squadron commanders, and platoon leaders, is already in preparation and is planning to visit the Yamazaki Battalion position next month to observe and discuss anti-tank tactics.

"Already arrived!"

Staff answer
"Yoshi."

Da Song nodded repeatedly.

At present, the North China Front Army is maintaining a situation where one hundred people are killed and two hundred are injured. The cost of destroying a tank is too heavy to be borne for a long time.

A tactical reform is necessary.

The Yamazaki Battalion was the core of the Locust Army's anti-tank tactics reform.

If all the battalions of the North China Front Army could destroy a tank at the cost of sixty deaths and one hundred and twenty casualties, then the Locust Army would be able to sustain this war of attrition.

If it can be lowered further, perhaps the Eighth Route Army can be eventually brought down.

"Have the places for the observation group been decided?"

Osomatsu asked.

"It's settled."

The staff officer nodded.

···
Shimen.

Inside the newly established business department.

"Yoshi."

Naoto Matsuzaki looked at the star on his chest and his mouth cracked.

at last!

He was finally promoted to major general.

Two years ago, his ultimate dream was to be promoted to major general.

As the head of an agency department, he was very self-aware. He knew that he had no background, no connections, and no military ability, and that being promoted to major general was his limit.

But enough is enough.

A major general can obtain benefits far beyond those of a lieutenant general. Whether he is retired or holding an idle position, he can obtain considerable power and benefits.

But now...
Major general is not his end.

Not even a lieutenant general.

His target is the general!

Imperial General!

"Congratulations, Major General Matsuzaki."

The man Shangzhi smiled.

"Happy together."

Naoto Matsuzaki knew how he got the title of major general.

Came here holding someone's thigh.

Although the other party had just been promoted to major general and was at the same rank as him, they had different powers.

Even if the male leader directly removed him or even killed him, the imperial high-ranking officials would not punish him. At most, they would give him a verbal warning, and maybe even this verbal warning would be suppressed.

Because the other party is now a real celebrity in the empire.

The Imperial God of Wealth.

Who dares to mess with the God of Wealth?

Even the Prime Minister had to carefully serve tea to the Male Lord, because in June, the Male Lord earned a full 130 million US dollars in profits for the empire.

It's profit!
The cost was just a few hundred trainloads of supplies and tens of thousands of tons of supplies.

It only costs 10 million US dollars to purchase it from abroad and transport it to the destination.

The profit was thirteen times the cost.

All this is thanks to the network compiled by Nan Shangjun.

Suzuki Banji from the Economics Class next door tried to replace and even take away part of Major General Nanjo's profits, but after a month, he only earned 13 million US dollars.

Only one tenth of the male superior,

This is also the reason why even the Prime Minister has to treat it with caution - only a male superior has the ability and channels to obtain such huge profits.

"come on."

"This month, our goal is $150 million."

"even more!"

Nan Shangzhi knew the plan of the Japanese high-level secret southward movement, and naturally knew that the relationship between Japan and the United States would not last long. So.

It's time to step up the game.

Let the flame burn more fiercely.

From now on, his good life will depend on his current job.

The better you do, the better your life will be in the future.

Whether he is the Pacific watchdog or the world watchdog depends on his own work next.

"Hi!"

Naoto Matsuzaki had no doubts and bowed deeply.

···
"Something's wrong!"

"Something's wrong!"

Tokyo.

The secretary of the Minister of Commerce looked at the financial statistics table in his hand and felt that something was wrong.

June.

The business department earned a profit of 150 million yuan.

The economics class made a profit of 20 million.

The reasonable profit in the Republic of China is 170 million US dollars. If the profits of the three provinces in Kanto and the profits of Shanghai and other regions are added, the actual profit is 225 million US dollars.

Thanks to the stable value of the South Hebei currency issued by the Eighth Route Army and the massive outflow of grain from the Eighth Route Army base, the economy of the Republic of China even grew even during the war.

and so.

The rest of the empire's occupied territories also made considerable profits.

Converted into Imperial yen, it is 900 million yen.

900 million yen.

In June, 75 percent of the imperial government's financial expenditures were spent.

And this month, which is July, according to information from the Republic of China, the economics department made a profit of about 25 million US dollars, but the business department's profit is estimated to be around 175 million US dollars.

Include gains from other regions.

Actual profit,

It was profit, close to three hundred million dollars.

In other words, the Empire squeezed out $300 million, or 1.2 billion Imperial Currency, from the behemoth of the Republic of China in just one month.

All the financial expenditures of the empire were obtained in the Republic of China.

What a scary number.

Although the Republic of China had a large population and abundant resources, its economy benefited from the South Hebei currency, sufficient food, and strong demand from the Eighth Route Army base, and its economy once surpassed the level at the beginning of 37.

Some estimates even suggest it is far beyond that.

but!

It is impossible to squeeze out so much money.

Three hundred million dollars!

The United States’ fiscal revenue for half a month is just this amount.

The empire's annual GDP, including overseas controlled areas, is only over 22 billion US dollars. It is impossible to squeeze out such a lot of profit.

From an economic analysis, there is definitely something wrong.

only···
"Why··"

He sighed.

From an economic perspective, he felt something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong.

Although he reported it to the Minister of Finance, he knew very well that the higher-ups would not conduct a large-scale investigation just because of these irregularities.

Not even an investigation will be initiated.

Because the investigation will inevitably lead to a reduction in profits.

This is something the top brass of the empire do not want to see, and it is also something the empire cannot afford. The current crazy expansion of production in the country is all thanks to this funding, as well as machinery and equipment from abroad.

Moreover.

Even if there are problems with this batch of funds, it won’t be a big problem.

No harm to the empire.

Who will provide funds to the enemy?

Most likely, there is a problem within the enemy.

Thinking of this, the secretary of the Chancellor of Finance breathed a sigh of relief, and the uneasiness in his heart gradually dissipated.

The empire is currently deeply rooted in the Republic of China and is frantically sending troops to the country. Almost 90% of the troops are concentrated in the country, so it is normal for it to grab a large amount of resources and profits.

The population of that country is six or even seven times that of the empire, so it is normal to squeeze out $300 million every month...

It’s a good thing anyway!
···
late July.

The Eastern Front of Europe continues to amaze the world.

The mustache mangled his way through, destroying thousands of tanks, thousands of planes, capturing and annihilating millions of troops, allowing people to witness the power of the tank cluster.

At the same time, the whole world witnessed the tenacity of the bearded man.

However, there have been some interesting changes.

Because of Sherman, the Axis was well prepared, and although the 34th panicked, they were not so horrified, and several counterattacks were blocked.

Even though it was so miserable, he was still able to hold on, gradually block the attack, and even launch a counterattack.

The devils were all rejoicing.

Fortunately, I did not act impulsively back then, and it strengthened my determination to go south.

···
The Pacific Ocean.

An ocean-going transport ship is sailing on the ocean.

International businessman Simak yawned in a leisurely voice.

His transport ship is the largest transport ship built by the United States recently. It cost 30 million US dollars, comparable to the cost of some main warships, and its maximum load capacity reaches 28,000 tons.

It is one of the largest cargo ships currently in the Pacific Ocean.

Although the cost is high, Ximag is not panicking.

As an international broker, his business was more profitable.

This time, his ship was carrying a total of 21,000 tons of precision machinery and equipment, which were packaged and sold by a factory.

The economic crisis in 29 caused factories in the United States to operate at low capacity.

Although the New Deal saved the situation to some extent, the recent war also brought a large number of orders, and the United States returned to its peak, with an annual GDP exceeding more than 200 billion US dollars.

But it also brings the requirement of technological upgrade.

For example, the machinery and equipment worth 45 million US dollars loaded in his cabin at this time were outdated equipment sold at a high price by a factory.

As for why the 39-year-old precision manufacturing equipment is now outdated, he, as a broker and businessman, has no idea.

Just make money.

After all, although he bought this batch of machinery and equipment at a price higher than the market price, he did not need to wait and could start working immediately after pulling it back. Therefore, after arriving in the Western Pacific, he could sell it for 75 million US dollars.

Even if we exclude the shipping costs,
There is also a 30 percent profit,

A profit of more than 20 million US dollars.

After all, if these machines and equipment were purchased through conventional channels, not only would one have to wait for several years, but they might not even be available. He was able to get them at a considerable cost.

So, in effect, he was able to keep a profit of $9 million.

After all, relationships need to be managed.

If the same business comes three or four times again, then his transport ship will have recovered its investment, and the rest will all be profit.

And this time, it was his third ship for transportation.

In fact, he had already earned back $15 million, with another $20 million left to pay for the transport ship.

"Life!"

Ximark couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, he had not expected that domestic connections could be established so easily. Although it cost a lot of money, it was all worth it. Thanks to the connections he had secretly established with great effort, these precision manufacturing equipment that were strictly controlled in the country could be quietly shipped out of domestic ports under the nose of customs.

But the goods have been received and the seller's deposit has been paid.

He has already found a backer behind him, so unless the other party can't hold on, he can rest assured.

Make a lot of money while lying down.

As for why these devices are banned, it is none of his business! (End of this chapter)