The special program that Mitake Hashiguchi mentioned was indeed special, even very exciting.
The office of the 41st Division in Tianjin was located on Qiu Shan Street in the southeast part of the Japanese Concession, adjacent to the French Concession on the south side. That evening, under the leadership of Hashiguchi Miken, we went all the way to the bustling Songdao Street.
Unlike Miyajima Street in the administrative center and Asahi Street in the financial center, Songdao Street is obviously full of colorful entertainment atmosphere.
There is a small three-story building at the corner of the street, with the sign hanging above it being Furong Hotel. Many of the people who were welcomed there were Japanese military officers or middle- and high-level personnel from Manchuria Railway and other institutions.
Dong Jiang was a newbie in this regard and thought it was just a place for drinking, but Zhou Weiguo saw the clues at a glance.
Considering that Qiaokou Sanjian's hospitality was difficult to refuse, Zhou Weiguo immediately agreed. After the three of them entered, Qiaokou Sanjian showed a certificate at the welcome desk.
"Hashiguchi-kun, guests, please come!" The waiter in charge of reception warmly greeted the three of them upstairs. Apparently Hashiguchi Sanken is also a regular customer here.
While going upstairs, Dong Jiang asked softly: "What kind of place is this? I think these people inside are not low-level!"
"Hmph, the sign hanging outside is Furong Hotel, but it is actually a military club specially prepared for middle- and high-level personnel in various Japanese organizations!" Zhou Weiguo said.
"Comfort station?"
"almost!"
What Zhou Weiguo said is true. Furong Hotel is known as the first luxury hotel in North China. Its facilities, services and prices are comparable to the most luxurious Lishunde Hotel at the time.
There are two military clubs in Jinmen City, one is Furong Hotel and the other is Tokiwa Hotel. Both places are military clubs in name, but in fact they serve as comfort stations.
However, ordinary Japanese soldiers and agency staff are not eligible to enter. Within the Japanese army, only officers above the rank of junior left officer are eligible.
In the suburbs of Jinmen, the Japanese troops of the 21st Division were stationed in various military camps. Near the station, there were special comfort stations, which were filled with women recruited from China, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. This was the pastime of the Japanese soldiers at the bottom.
place.
In a cubicle on the second floor of the Furong Hotel, a geisha played music and two other outstanding-looking Japanese geishas danced gracefully. Compared with the enthusiastic Hashiguchi Sanken, Zhou Weiguo and Dong Jiang were obviously incapable of mentioning it.
Get interested.
In Dong Jiang's opinion, the white makeup on the geisha's face seemed almost unappealing, and the sake in the wine cup was even meager, not even as good as the earthenware brewed by the army.
In Hashiguchi Miken's view, the two of them may not be interested in the performance in front of them and are planning to carry out the next step of the erotic show.
The three of them spoke in Japanese and did not mention any sensitive matters. Miken Hashiguchi slapped his hands while the three geishas knelt on one side.
With a smile on Hashiguchi Miken's face, he put one hand into the geisha's kimono and kneaded it wantonly: "Takeshita-kun, Shidao-kun, your nerves are tense all day long on the front line. It's a rare opportunity for you to relax, but
Cherish it!"
"You guys, you have to serve me well!"
"Hi!" The three geishas were already familiar with the next process and did not show any objection.
Just when Zhou Weiguo and Zhou Weiguo didn't know how to refuse, there was a sudden noise in the corridor.
"Bagaya Road, why is this? Why are you here, Kazuko?" A drunken Japanese officer dragged a geisha and asked.
"Brother, I..." The geisha lowered her head and said nothing.
"Ichiro has died fighting for the empire, why should Ichiro be treated like this?"
This movement obviously attracted the attention of the guests in the second floor compartment, and they all stuck their heads out to watch.
"Qiaokou-kun, what's going on?" Dong Jiang asked.
Faced with Dong Jiang's inquiry, Hashiguchi Miken didn't know the cause of the matter, but he could guess the general outline of the matter based on just a few words.
"I must have met an acquaintance!" Hashiguchi Miken also lost interest and immediately ordered the three geishas in the house to leave.
When there was no one in the room, Hashiguchi Miken said with a sad face: "This officer's brother died fighting for the empire, but the pension was forced to be saved, and the family members were conscripted into comfort stations. The empire should not treat the empire's warriors!
"
Dong Jiang probably understood in his heart, isn't this just a deprivation?
"How often does this happen?"
Hashiguchi Miken did not give a direct reply, but said: "As the war has progressed, the domestic economy has been on the verge of collapse. In my hometown of Osaka, the work intensity of factories has increased significantly, and even a continuous duty system has been implemented, forcing workers to stay up all night.
He doesn’t sleep and works for 36 hours straight. Farmers in the countryside have to work hard for a year, but most of their harvest has to be handed over to the state, and many families already don’t have enough to eat!”
"Fortunately, I met the division commander. It is under his leadership that the families of the soldiers in our division can have enough to eat and survive!"
Due to the continuous war, Japan's national economy has become more aligned with the military. This has caused huge disasters to small and medium-sized enterprises that produce civilian products.
In 1937, 1.3 million people were unemployed in non-military enterprises, and in 1938 the number reached 1.4 million.
Military industrial companies and Japan's high-ranking officials and nobles are making a lot of money from such wars, but the middle and lower classes are suffering miserably.
The rural areas of Japan are even worse. After Japan's Meiji Restoration, there were a lot of feudal remnants and life was difficult.
During the war, a group of farmers were drafted into the army or forced to work. Rural productivity was insufficient, rice fields were reduced, and the prices of fertilizers and other industrial products increased. This caused the price of Japanese agricultural products to increase by 32% in 1941 compared with 1937. Japanese farmers were completely unable to produce normally, and at the same time,
to be exploited even more severely.
Isamu Terauchi has won the support of soldiers in the 104th Brigade and now the 41st Division. It is precisely because he can bring tangible benefits to the soldiers that he can support his family in China.
After some farce, the three of them hurried back to the office.
While Dong Jiang and the two were enjoying themselves, Cao Dabao, who originally stayed in the office, also completed the joint task.
"Captain, deputy captain, this is a map provided by comrades in Tianjin. The foreigners in the concession have been evacuated one after another before, but the Japanese have long paid attention to this matter and detained some important personnel in advance, mainly Americans.
76 people, these foreigners were imprisoned in the French Concession in the south!"
"In addition, there are 16 experts, professors and patriotic overseas Chinese who need to be rescued this time, and they are all detained in the public concession in the east!"
Cao Dabao reported in detail the specific location of the detention and the number of Japanese soldiers in Japanese custody. Before coming to Jinmen, everyone had anticipated the situation they would face.
"The number of Japanese troops in custody is not large, so it is easy to deal with it. The key is that once we take action, the Japanese troops in Jinmen City will definitely be alert. How can we escape with so many people?" Dong Jiang said distressedly.
"It seems that it is necessary to make a big fuss in Jinmen!" Zhou Weiguo said: "We will separately verify the specific situation tomorrow morning. If everything goes well, we will take action in the evening!"
