Kong Lingkan said righteously: "There is no problem in using the proceeds from the auction of Baotou Tea Trading Company to purchase equipment from the Soviet Union and build an industrial base in Baotou, but this industrial base must not be left to the government, otherwise they will Are you still not allowed to appropriate all the benefits?”
After a pause, Kong Lingkan continued: "Also, the weapons and equipment purchased with part of the money must not be handed over to the Chahar Independent Regiment. The Chahar Independent Regiment is a regiment, and it killed two to three thousand people. , how can it be possible to protect the safety of the Baotou Tea Road? Therefore, these weapons and ammunition should be handed over to the World War II District Governor's Department for overall distribution. Even if it is not possible, they must be handed over to the commander-in-chief of the North Route Army Fu Zuoyi for distribution. ??一??Read a book ·”
Hearing this, Chairman Jiang was a little surprised.
Unknowingly, my nephew has grown to this extent
This insight, this ability to argue clearly, is much better than many senior officials of the National Government!
However, Chairman Chiang did not rush to express his support for Kong Lingkan's views. With Kong Lingkan's nephew attacking Mrs. Sun, why should his uncle come forward? What's more, Mrs. Sun is Mrs. Chiang's second sister after all. If he comes forward to fight back in person, there will be no room for maneuver. If Kong Lingkan fights back, there will be room for maneuver.
To put it bluntly, Chairman Chiang did not want to have too much trouble with Mrs. Sun.
Mrs. Sun said: "There is no problem in handing over the purchased weapons and equipment to Fu Zuoyi, the commander-in-chief of the North Route Army of the World War II Zone, for unified distribution. However, it will be difficult to convince the public to hand over the management of Baotou Industrial Zone to state officials. No matter what, it will be difficult to convince the public. He said that Baotou is now a border area of **, so Baotou Industrial Zone should be managed by **."
"This Baotou border area is illegal!" At this point, Chairman Chiang could no longer hold back. He slapped the table and said, "This is just Fu Zuoyi's expertise. The central government has not approved it and it is absolutely impossible to approve it!"
Chairman Jiang got angry, and Mrs. Sun stopped being polite and said: "Chairman, you are so powerful, but why don't you show your power to the Japanese? What kind of skill is it to show your power in front of a woman like me?" "
Mrs. Jiang also said coquettishly: "Darling, the whole family is gathering together for a meal, why are you so angry?"
Chairman Jiang's tone softened and he sighed and said: "Second sister, things between parties are very complicated and cannot be explained clearly in a few words. So, I advise you not to get involved. As far as I'm concerned, As we know, ** people are always very good at using sweet words and deceiving people. Don’t let them fool you. ??一??Reading·”
Mrs. Sun said calmly: "Although I am not very smart, I am not blind yet, so I can still see what kind of happy life the dignitaries of the party and state live in Chongqing, and I can also see the communists in Yan'an." What kind of life the party is living, so comparing the two, I am more willing to believe that the *** people can manage the Baotou Industrial Zone well."
Chairman Chiang frowned immediately. It was an indisputable fact that Chongqing officials lived luxuriously. He had no way to defend them, so he could only change the topic: "Second sister, I admit that many officials in the party and state are indeed It doesn’t make sense, but the supervisory department will handle this matter. We can’t deny all party-state officials just because of the corruption of a small number of party-state officials, don’t you think? This is unreasonable and not a responsible attitude. .”
"A small number of officials?" Mrs. Sun asked with a smile, "Brother-in-law, do you believe this?"
"Of course I believe it." Chairman Chiang said with a calm face and a heartbeat. "I absolutely believe that the vast majority of officials of the party and state and the vast majority of revolutionary soldiers are honest, self-disciplined, self-denying and dedicated to the public service."
Mrs. Sun stood up immediately and said to Mrs. Jiang: "Little sister, I am not feeling well. I will leave first."
Chairman Chiang told lies with his eyes open, which made Mrs. Sun angry. She didn't want to stay and talk nonsense with him anymore. Anyway, international public opinion has been formed about the Baotou Tea Trading Company, and the governments of the United States and Britain have also taken action. She no longer cares about the pressure from the government and how to deal with it in the end.
Mrs. Jiang quickly persuaded her to stay and said reluctantly: "Second sister, it's not too late to leave after dinner."
"I won't eat." Mrs. Sun waved her hand and turned back to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, "But before I leave, I have one more thing to say to my brother-in-law. People are doing it and God is watching. Keep your head up. There is a god! Don’t deceive your heart in everything!”
These words completely angered Chairman Chiang, and he immediately stood up and said: "I also have something to say to my second sister. It is better for women to stay at home and not get involved in politics like men! "
After saying a few words, Mrs. Sun immediately turned around and left. The family dinner ended unhappy.
However, this family dinner was not fruitless for Chairman Chiang. At least it allowed him to see the thriving growth of Kong Lingkan, his precious nephew. Before, he didn't know how to deal with the mess of Baotou Tea Trading Company, but now, But he had a vague idea, maybe he could let his precious nephew take the lead.
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That evening, Baotou.
While Wang Husheng was returning to the regiment headquarters for dinner, Xu Rui smiled and said to him, "Old Wang, the pilot matter has been settled."
"Is it settled?" Wang Husheng chewed the black-faced steamed bun vigorously, then swallowed it with warm water, and then asked, "How many were recruited in total?"
Xu Rui smiled and said: "One hundred."
"One hundred?" Wang Husheng was startled and shouted, "Didn't we agree to only hire thirty?"
Xu Rui smiled and said: "That's what I think. A sheep is driven, and a group of sheep is herded. They all need to be hired anyway, so why not just hire a few more? What if the size of the Air Force needs to be expanded in the future? And There will definitely be casualties in the air battle. If we hire people temporarily at that time, it will be a lot of delay, right? So I just hired a few more people."
"What you said is quite easy, just hire a few more, but how many do you have?" Wang Husheng said angrily, "You f*cking hired several times more! You agreed to only hire thirty, but you hired just one person?" A hundred, a hundred, this is a hundred, do you know how much it costs to hire a hundred pilots?"
"It's okay." Xu Rui smiled, "David said in the telegram that the unemployment rate in the United States is still very serious. Many pilots with rich flying experience are unemployed. He only offered a monthly salary of eighty US dollars. There are many people applying for the job, and there is no need to pay a penny for settlement expenses. We only need to pay for the ferry ticket to China."
"Hey, this is good news." Wang Husheng asked quickly, "Is it really only $80 a month?"
"Can I still lie to you?" Xu Rui said and handed David the telegram from the United States.
Wang Husheng took the telegram and looked at it, only to find that it was all in English. He immediately returned the telegram to Xu Rui and said: "But even if the monthly salary is eighty US dollars, a hundred pilots are still eight thousand US dollars, which is nearly one hundred thousand US dollars a year." Hey, one hundred thousand dollars is almost half a million dollars, where do you want me to find so much money?"
"Don't worry." Xu Rui said, "You will have money soon."
As soon as they finished speaking, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door. The two looked back and saw Liu Mei walking in happily. As soon as they entered the door, they happily said: "Old Xu, Old Wang, Chongqing has replied , Chiang Kai-shek gave in, and the public bidding for the shares of Baotou Tea Trading Company is finally about to be implemented."
"Oh, really?" Wang Husheng was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "This is a good thing."
But Xu Rui heard the implication, frowned and asked: "Concession? Chiang Kai-shek just gave in, and did not fully agree to the conditions we proposed, right?"
Liu Mei said: "Yes, Chiang Kai-shek only took a step back and did not fully agree to our conditions."
The smile on Wang Husheng's face cooled down and he asked: "Old Ye, what did Chairman Chiang say?"
Liu Mei said: "Lao Jiang promised not to send state officials to Baotou, but he also did not agree that our party would be solely responsible for the bidding of Baotou Tea Trading Company. He came up with a compromise plan and asked to select from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Shanxi merchants and other groups. Representatives with outstanding abilities form the bidding committee and are fully responsible for bidding matters."
"Choose outstanding representatives from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Shanxi merchant groups?" Xu Rui said happily, "I'm afraid this is just an excuse. Who did Chiang Kai-shek choose?"
Liu Mei replied: "Most of them are seniors among Shanghai and Shanxi merchants. Shopkeeper Ma Da is also a member of the council. However, there is a young man among them who has a special identity. He is Kong Lingkan, the eldest son of Shanxi merchant Kong Xiangxi. He is also the nephew of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, and it is said that Kong Lingkan is also running for the chairmanship of the bidding committee."
"Run for election?" Xu Rui said suddenly, "I'm afraid it has already been designated."
"Old Xu, this can't be tolerated." Wang Husheng said angrily, "If we send state officials to take charge of the matter, even if the proceeds will not fall into our hands, they can still be used for state affairs. But now he actually sent his nephew to come and take charge of the matter." Come on, doesn’t this mean that the benefits of bidding for the Baotou Tea Trading Company will be taken back to the Jiang and Kong families? Old Chiang Kai-shek doesn’t even want to lose his face, this can’t be tolerated!”
"It doesn't matter." Xu Rui waved his hand and said, "Chiang Kai-shek doesn't even look at who owns Baotou. If he thinks that he can control the situation in Baotou by sending a young man, he would be too naive!" There was a pause! After a pause, Xu Rui turned to Liu Mei and said, "Old Ye, call Chongqing immediately, even if we fully agree."
"Completely agree." Wang Husheng said dumbfounded, "Old Xu, are you sure there will be no problem?"
"Don't worry, we Japanese are not even afraid of Japanese. How can we be afraid of Kong Lingkan, a young son-in-law?" Xu Rui paused here and then said, "What's more, this matter has been delayed. Although the Nationalist Government and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek are having a hard time, our lives are also hard."
"That's true." Wang Husheng said with deep understanding, "Now everything is waiting for money, especially the industrial zone is a black hole swallowing gold. I can't even get out of here."