The emergence of Dexing Copper Mine immediately attracted all the attentions of the Kumaling Fluorite Mine in Maoliangwu, Quzhou. People rushed to Shangrao, preparing to seize the bonds of Dexing Copper Mine and make steady profits. This newly established mining company has the participation of the Jiangxi Provincial Security Department and the Shangrao Administrative Office. There is no problem with safety. As long as the copper mine reserves are large enough, making money is almost destined. This can be more profitable than putting money in a bank or a money house, or running a factory by yourself, collecting land and renting.

Nanjing, Central Military Academy, Rest House.

In the elegant study room with the fragrance of roses in the air, Chiang Kai-shek threw down the newspaper in his hand and said to Dai Li standing in front of him: "Yunnong, what's going on with this Dexing copper mine? Why didn't the Executive Yuan's Industrial Department report the news? Aren't the minerals all from the state? How can they let the local government mine themselves and raise funds publicly from the society? This is too much."

Dai Li answered respectfully:

"Principal, I have investigated this matter clearly. The cause of the incident was that the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce in Changshan, Quzhou, which was a huge success in the investment of the large fluorite mine it explored, which triggered Shangrao to follow suit. According to the news sent back from Quzhou, the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce reported to the Zhejiang Provincial Government long before the exploration, and spent 200,000 to obtain exclusive exploration and mining rights in the surrounding areas of Maoliangwu. No one expected that such a large mineral would be explored in the wilderness. Therefore, after the investment results came out, the provincial government and local administrative agencies wanted to repent, but could not find a suitable reason. Moreover, this move involved too many people's interests, so no one dared to act rashly, so they could only wait and see first."

"Who knew that after a wave of rest, Dexing County in Shangrao actually explored a giant copper mine, which also involved the Jiangxi Provincial Security Department, Shangrao Local Administrative Office and Chamber of Commerce. Since this newly discovered copper mine is involved in the army and local governments, even the Chairman of Jiangxi Province Xiong Shihui is very afraid of this. He is determined to reach out and is afraid of triggering national public opinion attacks. So until now, no one knows what to do."

"no"

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head flatly: "Such a large mineral deposit, and a strategic resource like copper, must be firmly in the hands of the state. How can private mining be allowed? I remember that the Mining Law promulgated in the 19th year of the Republic of China has provisions for this aspect, so why doesn't the Ministry of Industry intervene?"

"The main reason is that who doesn't understand whether this Dexing copper mine should be considered official or private?"

Dai Li finished answering and further explained: "This time, the Jiangxi Provincial Security Department and the Shangrao Administrative Office were involved. Before that, the Shangrao Chamber of Commerce had filed a case with the Jiangxi Provincial Government... Dexing had already started to mine copper as early as the Tang and Song dynasties. Zhang Qian, the founder of smelting, used wet copper to smelting, but after years of mining, no new minerals were found by the end of the Qing Dynasty. Previously, geological experts from the Ministry of Industry also specifically explored Dexing, believing that the ore veins there had been exhausted, so the National Government and the Jiangxi Provincial Government had transferred the mining rights to the Shangrao local government respectively, and the Shangrao Administrative Office would then be given to private leases. The view at that time was that no matter who would explore and mine, as long as it could be taxed, no one expected that such a huge amount of wealth would be involved."

Chiang Kai-shek was silent for a while and sighed: "It seems that our Mining Law still has loopholes to be exploited and must be improved... But even if it cannot be followed, such strategic resources must not be controlled by the local government and must be taken back to the central government. Since we cannot find a solution from the legal perspective, we will replace the officials, and I don't believe it..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Bulei walked into the study with a happy expression and said loudly: "Committee, happy event, great event..."

Chiang Kai-shek turned his head in surprise and asked, "Yanji, what makes you so happy?"

Chen Bulei handed the telegram in his hand to Chiang Kai-shek: "The Jiangxi Provincial Security Department and the Shangrao Administrative Office jointly called. In view of the difficulties in state affairs, money is needed in all aspects. The Jiangxi Provincial Security Department and the Shangrao Administrative Office are preparing to hand over 40% of the shares of the Dexing Copper Mine to the central government. At the same time, the funds raised by this foreign investment promotion will be deported to the national treasury in addition to the expenses required to develop the mines, so as to alleviate the central government's urgent needs."

Chiang Kai-shek was stunned for a moment, then woke up and hurriedly lowered his head and looked at the telegram in his hand carefully. After a while, he stood up suddenly and said loudly:

"Liu Rulin and Wang Daohan are both rare talents in the Party and the State. They can be anxious about what the central government is anxious about and take the initiative to hand over the huge amount of funds to the central government. It is worth commendation. With this money, the funds for the construction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang national defense fortifications will be settled, and there is no need to worry about huge deficits anymore."

Chen Bulei smiled and said, "More than that, in order to calm the incident, Ziwen and Mr. Yongzhi each had two million emergency responses, plus the more than 6 million obtained by the central government of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. If there is another unexpected income, the treasury will be abundant at once."

Chiang Kai-shek focused on it: "Yes, with this money, we can at least arm two more German-armed divisions, or buy a batch of new fighter jets to greatly enrich our air power."

Speaking of this, Chiang Kai-shek suddenly remembered something and said to Chen Bulei:

"Yanji, did Wu Ming submit a report on the situation of major combat aircraft in various countries through General Baifu (Zhou Zhirou)? It seems that Germany has developed a new fighter called Hfl09, calling it the most advanced fighter in the world... Do you think it is necessary for us to let Yongzhi purchase a batch during his visit to Germany?"

“It’s true”

Chen Bulei said happily: "Mr. Yongzhi visited European countries this time, and the main purpose of this is to purchase weapons. The delegation will visit Germany next month. I think we can find a way to introduce this fighter jet with extremely excellent performance."

"According to Zhou Baifu, Wu Ming judged that with the current good cooperative relationship with the German government, in order to obtain actual combat data on fighter jets, the Germans will not set too many obstacles to sales. We only need to promise to keep it strictly confidential. Perhaps the Germans will agree to export part of the fighter jets to us."

Chiang Kai-shek immediately made the decision: "Yanji, you go and draft the telegram now... The Germans' demand for our tungsten sand, antimony sand and other minerals is getting bigger and bigger. We only need to know the interests and we will definitely get unexpected receipts. In his State of the Union address, Wu Ming said that Hitler is a political speculator. This German dictator once publicly said that there are no eternal friends in international relations, only eternal interests. Taking advantage of the honeymoon period of China-Germany relations, we must try our best to get enough benefits so that we will not be caught off guard by losing this ally in the future."

At this time, neither Chiang Kai-shek nor Chen Bulei realized that they had been greatly influenced by Wu Ming without realizing it, and they were following Wu Ming's ideas in a subtle way regardless of their thinking and behavior.

After Chen Bulei left, Chiang Kai-shek remembered something and asked Dai Li: "Whether Wu Ming was involved in the fundraising of the Mao Liangwu Chamber of Commerce?"

Dai Li hesitated and shook his head: "Fang Zhibin went to Jiaxing. Our work in the New Second Division is temporarily blank, so I don't know the specific inside story. However, from all the signs, this fundraising incident at the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce must be inseparable from Wu Ming's Yu Department... Principal, why don't I go to Quzhou in person?"

"very good"

Chiang Kai-shek admired Dai Li's courage to take office and said, "Let's go and investigate it with all his might. Even if there is clues, it's good. As long as you can find tangible evidence, I will remember you a great contribution. If it really doesn't matter if I can't find it, it's nothing. Please help me with a message and ask Wu Ming what it means to send the Deputy Chief of Staff sent by the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of Military Affairs? Do he want to rebel? You want him to honestly explain how much of the matter is hidden from me?"

Dai Li showed a hint of joy on his face. He knew that Chiang Kai-shek asked this question to me to scare the unruly guy. With Chiang Kai-shek's words as the basis, even if Wu Ming was difficult to deal with, he had to temporarily lower his proud head and obediently accept the investigation of the secret service.

But, is it really that simple?

Northeast Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang national defense fortification construction site.

Zhapu is located at the throat of the north bank of Hangzhou Bay. From the coast to the west, due to the siltration of rivers and changes in tides brought by the upper reaches of Qiantang River, the main trough line swings frequently, the channel is complex and changeable, and large-tonnage ships dare not go deep. Zhapu, which has a deep draft, has become one of the best choices for large invading enemies coming from the sea to land on the north bank of Hangzhou Bay.

Zhapu leans against the mountains and faces the sea. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, it has been a Shanggang. The Maritime Bureau was established in the Yuan Dynasty and the port has opened foreign trade. The famous "Liangzhuang Puffing the Japanese" campaign in Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty and the "Guanshan Bay Anti-Britishment" campaign in the Daoguang Opium War in the Qing Dynasty were both carried out to defend Zhapu.

After the January 28th Incident in Shanghai, the National Government began to rectify the defense of rivers and coastal defenses. The Navy of the National Government used the fort built in the late Qing Dynasty to build the Nanwan and Tianfei Palace forts on two hills of Jiulong Mountain at an altitude of more than 100 meters. At the same time, the Navy also deployed a garrison of more than 600 people in Zhapu. In addition to equipping two 150 mm caliber artillery in the late Qing Dynasty, four additional 0mm heavy agricultural cannons purchased from Germany as shore defense cannons.

Long Shaogang, deputy commander of the New Second Division, stood on the top of the Dujido Mountain behind the Nanwan Fortress, held a telescope and looked at the turbulent Hangzhou Bay ahead, and then moved left and right to observe the situation of the two wings of Jiulong Mountain. After reading it, he said to Xuan Tiewu, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Security Department, next to him:

"The terrain of Zhapu is dangerous, especially if the Japanese army needs to launch a landing with the firepower of the shore defense artillery, the sacrifice will be great. On the contrary, from the northeast of Zhapu to Quangongting, the coastline is relatively flat, so the Japanese army can bypass our fortress defense area and choose any location in the northeast of Kowloon Mountain to log in."

"The Japanese army only needs to bypass Jiulong Mountain, and then the powerful front defense is a decoration. The Japanese army can launch an attack from the weak defense area behind the Zhapu side. At that time, the troops in Qinglong Mountain have no choice but to retreat. In my opinion, there is obvious loophole in the previous national defense fortification design drawings and must be corrected."

Although Long Shaogang, the provincial security director, cannot manage the New Second Division, which belongs to the central military system, is still stationed on the territory of Zhejiang and will inevitably deal with the Provincial Security Department. Moreover, Xuan Tiewu, as Chiang Kai-shek's confidant, shoulders the important task of guiding the Jiangsu-Zhejiang national defense line, so Long Shaogang is very respectful to Xuan Tiewu.

Xuan Tiewu looked around in the direction Long Shaogang pointed, and nodded:

"It is true that the Zhajia Line is led by Zhapu. Since Zhapu is very close to the coast, it will be extremely difficult to rescue the fort area under the threat of Japanese naval artillery... Once Zhapu is the first to be broken through by the Japanese army, the Japanese army can calmly follow the coastal highway, directly into Haiyan, Haining and other counties, and then cut off the Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway. Then the Zhajia Line we built with a lot of money will not play any role. Our troops on the Songhu front line and the national defense line may be surrounded by the Japanese army... It seems that it is indeed necessary to strengthen the flanks and home and back defense lines of Qinglong Mountain."

Long Shaogang asked the guards to send the map and put it on the ground:

"Please look at Zhapu, Jiaxing, Pingwang, Wujiang, Suzhou, Changshu, and Fushan. If there is any mistake, the damage to the entire defense line will be fatal. Considering the threat of Japanese naval guns, we are ready to rely on Qinglong Mountain to build complete bunkers and fortifications on the flanks and backs. In this way, no matter which direction the Japanese army lands in, they will not be able to make a fuss at the head of Zhapu at the southernmost end of the Zhajia Line."

After squatting down, Xuan Tiewu pondered at the map for a long time and asked, "What if the main Chinese and Japanese forces confront each other in Shanghai, the Japanese army's partial division landing in Hangzhou Bay goes north and attacks Jiaxing directly? Or Yu Qian ignores our national defense fortifications and turns around and surrounds our troops gathered in the Songhu area, then how should we deal with it?"

Long Shaogang laughed: "It would be great if that was true... The troops deployed on the front line of national defense fortifications can attack quickly, join the main force gathered in Shanghai to join the east and west, and calmly eliminate the landing enemy to fight a few more similar annihilation wars. It may not be that the little Japanese will not be able to hold on, and victory is expected.

Xuan Tiewu stroked his chin and murmured: "So, the troops gathered on the national defense line must not act rashly, otherwise if the Japanese army successfully landed and the national defense line did not deploy corresponding defensive forces, the entire situation would collapse immediately."

"No way?"

Long Shaogang asked a little strangely: "Even someone who has never been to a regular military academy knows the importance of deploying heavy troops on this national defense line. It is impossible for the central government to know that, right?"

Xuan Tiewu stood up, looked at the construction scene of the New Second Division officers and soldiers in the north and northeast of Qinglong Mountain, and took a deep breath:

"There was no relevant plan in the combat plan formulated by the Military丨The Military Commission and the General Staff Headquarters. This matter must be attracted by the Chairman's attention no matter what. I will go back and call..."
Chapter completed!