Chapter 653: Arriving at Jinmen, abnormal prosperity
When Jinmen entered the late 19th century, it was an important railway transportation hub. The Beining Line started from Peiping, passed through Jinmen, and finally reached Fengtian. The Jinpu Line started from Jinmen and ended at Jinling Pukou. Then there were many radiating islands with short-distance railways extending in all directions.
All over North China.
A steaming train was running on the track. This military train was carrying coal mined in Jiaozuo, west of Xinxiang, as well as wool collected from the local Japanese-occupied areas and many other materials.
As an important railway trunk line running through the north and south, the Pinghan-Han Line allowed the Japanese army to expand rapidly along the railway line at the beginning of the war. After the Japanese army occupied North China, the resources that the Japanese army seized in various occupied areas arrived through the Ping-Han Line.
Jinmen is then transported to China.
Fortunately, Zheng County is still under the control of the National Army, and Xinyang and Zhumadian in the south are also within the National Army's sphere of influence. As a result, the Japanese army's intention to move south through the Ping-Han Line was temporarily shattered, and Zheng County also became the National Army.
An area where heavy troops from both sides of the Japanese army gathered.
On top of the train, Isamu Teruchi specially added five trains at the end of the military train, which were full of high-quality and low-priced salt transported from the base area in southwestern Shandong, but they were not shipped to Tianjin.
There are three major salt-producing areas in northern China, one is the Changlu salt area around the Bohai Sea, the other is the Laizhou salt area in Shandong, and the third is the Liaodong Bay salt area in the northeast. The above three salt areas are all sea salt.
Although the local Japanese army strictly controlled the price of salt, the local people were not short of salt after all. As expected of Isamu Terauchi, who came from the Osaka Division, he immediately figured out the link, instead of disrupting the local salt price and causing unnecessary conflicts with the local garrison.
Due to the conflict, Isamu Terauchi immediately decided to sell the salt from southwestern Shandong to the northwest region.
By then, this military train will stop at Beiping Fengtai Station and be re-shipped to the northwest region via the Ping-Sui Railway. Calculating, the profit will at least triple.
Zhou Weiguo and Dong Jiang were dressed in Japanese military uniforms. One had the rank of Shaozuo and the other had the rank of captain. Taking a long-distance train these days was not a good experience.
The two of them were alone in a sleeper box with several Japanese officers from the 41st Division. The remaining Japanese soldiers and 120 elites selected by Zhou Weiguo from the reconnaissance company and special operations team did not have such good treatment and could only squeeze in.
In the dark cargo compartment.
"Takeshita-kun, Lost Island-kun, the soldiers in your action team seem to be very different from ordinary soldiers. They are very organized in their movements and movements, and they exude a kind of bravery invisibly. They must be better than the others in the army!"
The person who spoke was sitting opposite Zhou and Dong. He also had the rank of Shao Zuo. This person was a close confidant of Temple Yong, and he accompanied the army north to Jinmen specifically to cooperate with the action team.
Faced with Qiaokou Sanjian's rush to please him, Zhou Weiguo also responded enthusiastically: "Oh, Mr. Qiaokou is so complimentary. Your army has countless soldiers who can conquer and fight well. The combat effectiveness of your soldiers is second to none in the entire East Asia!"
"That was in the past. Now the combat effectiveness of the imperial army's soldiers has generally declined, and the situation at home is not as good as the top officials have promoted among the soldiers stationed abroad!"
Perhaps because they were with Terauchi Isamu, Japanese officers like Mitake Hashiguchi seemed particularly sober.
Zhou Weiguo grinned. Even though he hated the little devil in his heart, the combat system formed by the soldiers, non-commissioned officers, and officers trained by the Japanese army in accordance with the infantry drills, Zhou Weiguo could not help but admire the Japanese army.
's background.
On this point, when Zhou Weiguo was studying in Germany, Zhou Weiguo had a fierce quarrel with Takeshita Shun. Assuming that the national army and the Japanese army were equal in strength and had the same level of weapons and equipment, there was a high probability that the Japanese army would still have the advantage in the battle.
Sometimes, it is not just the level of weapons, equipment and industrial development that determines the success or failure of a battle. The combat literacy of soldiers, the tactical level of grassroots officers, and the strategic command capabilities of high-level commanders are also key factors.
Among them, the thoughts that run through the army are internal factors. The Japanese high-level brainwashed the grassroots soldiers of the Japanese army with ****. The Eighth Route Army was armed with communist ideology. As for the national army, it was...
The three are at odds with each other, and the situation in the current war is gradually shifting.
The train traveled for nearly a day. In the afternoon, the train stopped at a small station along the way. A group of soldiers on the military train got off the train to solve the problem.
They will arrive at Peiping Fengtai Station at dawn the next day. The five trains temporarily added to the back of the military train will be transported to the northwest on another military train, while the more than a hundred soldiers of the action team can only squeeze in the rest.
In the carriage.
Since it was winter, the Eighth Route Army in the areas along the Ping-Han Railway also disappeared and were recuperating, so what Zhou Weiguo was worried about did not happen.
Jinmen Railway Station was crowded with people inside and outside the station. In addition to the workers who were working as laborers, the largest number of people were Japanese soldiers transferring at Jinmen Station.
The action team got off the bus. There was the cargo station of the 41st Division outside the station, and there was a special office in the city.
"You two, there is our office in the city. I think you can go to the city. It will be more convenient!"
Being able to enter the city was a dream come true. Zhou Weiguo and Dong Jiang looked at each other and understood what the other meant. Then Dong Jiang asked Cao Dabao to take a few soldiers to follow him into the city, while Xu Hu took the remaining soldiers to stay at the cargo station to respond.
Compared with Changzhi, Handan and other county towns, Jinmen appears to be more prosperous, which can be seen just from the buildings along the streets.
Zhou Weiguo has seen the world, while Dong Jiang and others seem to be a bit of a country boy. When the group passed by the concession, they were amazed by the buildings of various styles, the spacious asphalt roads, and the constant flow of private cars and trams.
Open your eyes to see.
The Japanese Concession in Jinmen is located in a swamp between the British and French Concession and the old town of Jinmen. It borders the Hai River in the east, connects to the French Concession along Qiu Shan Street in the southeast, Qiangzi River in the south, Nanmenwai Street in the west, and the gate along the southeast corner in the north.
Asahi Street, to Fukushima Street on both sides.
The most prosperous part of the Japanese Concession in Tianjin is Xu Street, with various Chinese and foreign shops lined up in rows. It is Ginza Street in the Japanese Concession, known as "Little Ginza"; Shou Street is similar to Xu Street, but the difference is that there are more small shops opened by Japanese.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Miyajima Street is another central area of the Japanese Concession, where the Japanese Consulate General, Japanese Police Department and other institutions are located.
A large number of ordinary Japanese civilians and businessmen came to live in Tianjin, and many foreign firms, trading companies, and factories were opened in Tianjin. According to historical records, there were as many as 50,000 Japanese overseas Chinese living in Tianjin.
The Japanese Concession in Tianjin is like this, and the concessions in other countries are not much different. However, this kind of prosperity is the prosperity of foreigners, and it is a prosperity built on the backs of Chinese industry, commerce, and the working people.
Tianjin is an important commodity distribution base. Powers from various countries plunder raw materials at low prices, transport them back to China for production, and then sell them to China at high prices.
In recent years, due to the geographical advantage between Japan and Tianjin, and as Japan occupied large areas of China, trade oppression has become more serious, and many local businesses and factories in Tianjin have closed down.
However, the quality of Japanese products is not as good as domestic products. For example, the quality of foreign cotton is far inferior to that of Chinese cotton, but the price is more than twice as expensive. The cost of matches produced in Japan is low but of poor quality, and they cannot be lit in humid weather.
In addition, there were numerous incidents of public robbery of Chinese businessmen by the Japanese military and commercial circles. Wood merchants, silk merchants, banks, grain merchants, etc. were all targets of the Japanese army.
"Gentlemen, the prosperity of Jinmen is currently only comparable to that of Shanghai. Every time I come here, I want to stay. This place is much better than my hometown!" Hashiguchi Miken said.
They were extremely enthusiastic. When everyone arrived at their destination, the Japanese Concession, their words were filled with pride.
"You must be tired after riding the train for two days. I will take a break this afternoon. There will be a special program to entertain you in the evening!"
Zhou Weiguo and others were naturally waiting for the comrades from Jinmen to come to join them during this interval. As for the special program proposed by Hashiguchi Sanken, no one paid any attention to it.
