1890 King of Southeast Asia

The issuance of war bonds is actually different from ordinary financial products.

Normal financial products are placed in banks, promoted by banks, and commissions are taken after they are sold, mainly for individuals or groups.

War bonds are generally not sold in this way. At most, they will be written in newspapers, saying how many bonds will be issued on a certain day to support the war, and the bank will open a window to sell bonds.

The efficiency of selling in this way will definitely not be too high. No matter how efficient it is, it is almost impossible to sell war bonds with a total value of 12 billion and an annual interest rate of 7% in a short period of time, even if the interest rate of the bonds is already very high.

Such large bonds are generally bought directly by banks, and then sold to the outside world, and sold slowly. Those that cannot be sold can also be placed in the warehouse as high-quality assets.

By the way, this money and interest will eventually be paid by the British, but it will be temporarily paid by Huaxia, otherwise the Ministry of Finance will never agree to an interest rate of 7%.

This is the case now. After the bonds were launched, several large state-owned banks directly formed a team to take all the bonds, and then sold them if they could, and put them where they could not.

The issue of fund-raising still needs to go through several links, but Liu Yiming has accelerated the deployment in the north.

Theoretically, there are only four months left before the incident occurs, but Liu Yiming is not sure whether the incident will happen on time.

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At noon on November 4, Huang Zhengfang's headquarters had moved to a fortress built by the Ottomans, which was also the Ottoman military headquarters.

"It's really good stuff, a semi-buried building, which increases concealment while ensuring observation capabilities."

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk, this reinforced concrete must be more than one meter thick? It's really worth the money. Our 105 guns can't penetrate this thing from a distance."

"So many telephones, and high-power radios, are all German products. The Ottomans don't want them after only a little impact."

Huang Zhengfang turned around in the Ottoman military headquarters, and was amazed.

This is a large-scale semi-underground fortification, covering hundreds of square meters. The part exposed above the ground is a reinforced concrete structure of one to two meters thick to ensure safety.

At this time, artillery, even cannons, were generally low-speed artillery, and the armor-piercing performance was not ideal. In addition, the fuze technology was not yet mature, so this turtle shell really had no effect.

However, I don’t know whether the Ottomans lacked materials or were too confident in their camouflage. The defense on the top was relatively weak, with only a thin layer of reinforced concrete, ten centimeters thick.

A layer of logs was laid on it, and then a few dozen centimeters of soil was laid, and finally some weeds and shrubs were laid as camouflage.

When the air force bombed, it simply threw two 100-kilogram bombs, not aviation armor-piercing bombs, but ordinary channels, so of course it failed to penetrate.

However, there were dozens of kilograms of explosives in the channel, which opened two skylights for the headquarters.

The shock wave carried gravel and flew in the headquarters, taking away more than a dozen unlucky people, and the rest of the people just abandoned the headquarters.

"Brigade commander, the enemy's army commander has been captured by us." The chief of staff walked in, followed by a team of soldiers, escorting a bearded man.

This man is Mustafa. Huang Zhengfang was deeply impressed by his first beard.

Mustafa's beard is very thick and full of beards. Even after maintenance, the beard looks bigger than his face, like a tumor on his chin.

"What's your name and what's your position?" Huang Zhengfang shook his head and threw the beard out of his head.

——The communication between the two sides was completed through the translator.

"Are you the commander of this unit? Colonel." Mustafa was a little panicked, but his mind was surprisingly clear and he still maintained his dignity.

"Yes, the troops who captured you are from the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Huaxia Empire. I am the commander of this brigade. You can call me Colonel Huang, Lieutenant General, and I hope you can answer my questions." Huang Zhengfang touched his nose.

He wanted to get some information from this person. The rank of Lieutenant General was no longer suitable for interrogation by force, so he wanted to see if he could get some words out of him through chatting.

"I am Mustafa Erdogan Demir Pasha, commander of the 13th Corps of the 6th Army of the Ottoman Empire. I am a nobleman with the rank of Lieutenant General."

"According to war conventions, I demand treatment that matches my status."

Mustafa licked his lips nervously.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lieutenant General, we will give you courtesy that matches your status. You will get a clean room and delicious food. You can even write letters to your family, and we will entrust a third party to send them to Istanbul."

"The premise is, answer my questions."

"Map." Huang Zhengfang shouted to the staff officer.

The chief of staff took out the map, unfolded it in front of Huang Zhengfang, and nodded to him.

"Mark all the headquarters above the regimental level that you know on the map, as well as the material storage warehouses, hospitals, transfer stations, barracks, etc., and mark all the valuable ones."

"How much valuable information you mark on the map directly affects how you are treated."

"If I think the information you mark is worthless, you can only get 200 grams of vegetables, 100 grams of pork, and 400 grams of potatoes every day."

"If you can mark the locations of the Sixth and Fourth Army headquarters, as well as their main material storage warehouses..."

"I can give you a villa, and your lovers will not be taken away, your property will not be violated, there will be sufficient beef, mutton, fine wine, and fresh fruit every day, and other requests can also be made."

"Now, please choose!"

Huang Zhengfang deliberately added emphasis to the words "pork" and "beef and mutton", and asked the translator to do the same.

There are meat and vegetables, so it can't be said to be abuse, but if you don't eat pork, you can't blame others.

"You can't do this to me! I am a lieutenant general and a noble! I want to protest to your government, I want..." Mustafa stared at Huang Zhengfang in horror, his mind working rapidly.

"Mr. Lieutenant General, why are you protesting? I didn't abuse you, it's just because you refused to cooperate, I can only give you normal treatment."

"The logistics of our army are not transported smoothly. This is the best treatment I can provide. Don't be angry. At least it's better than the Russians in the Caucasus, right? They can't eat meat and fresh vegetables every day. They can't even eat potatoes."

"And I don't want to hear the same thing again. In that case, I can only report to my superiors. Lieutenant General Mustafa's heroic fighting spirit deeply moved me. I apply to return the general's body to the Ottoman Empire."

Huang Zhengfang stared at his eyes with a tiger face. Mustafa seemed a little panicked when listening to the translation, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"I...I...I, you can't do this, I don't know, I don't know!" Mustafa moved his mouth a few times, and finally said a little collapsed.

The threat of death and the life of potatoes and vegetables every day, choose one, tortured his nerves, but he was unwilling to leak the news, otherwise he would not be easy if it was spread out.

It is true that he is captured now, but this is a war, which is very common. As long as he waits until the end of the war, he will be released and return home. After all, he has not done anything to anger the Chinese people, and he will not be held accountable.

As long as he returns home, he will still be a superior person. No matter whether the Ottoman Empire loses or wins, as long as he returns, he will still be a noble.

"Mr. Mustafa, you are unwilling to cooperate. It is really difficult." Huang Zhengfang shook his head and took the map from the staff officer.

"Mr. Mustafa, are you still dreaming that you will not be held accountable? You are the first senior general we caught."

"Except for you, we killed three brigade commanders and a division commander, and the others ran away. Won't these senior officers tell you everything you did after they go back?"

"I remember that you just drank and had fun in the villa every day, and you didn't even come to this headquarters a few times. I believe your subordinates know this."

"On the first day of the war, you lost an army and the positions you worked hard to build. The front line retreated dozens of kilometers, which is more than the advance of the Western Front in Europe in a month."

"This war must require someone to take responsibility. Who do you think is the best scapegoat?" Huang Zhengfang launched a psychological offensive.

This Mustafa is a fool, but he is not really stupid enough to be hopeless. He held on and didn't speak, knowing that Huang Zhengfang would not risk killing him.

The public opinion storm caused by that would be huge.

Killing several generals on the battlefield is completely different from killing a general after being captured.

"You, you! Despicable Chinese people, shamelessly attacking us, not a man at all..." Mustafa tried his best to divert his attention and not let himself get into Huang Zhengfang's rhythm.

But Huang Zhengfang's words had already touched him, because what Huang Zhengfang said was true, and he would definitely be used as a scapegoat.

Oh, no, this was originally his fault, not a scapegoat.

"Want to know how to push the responsibility away?" Huang Zhengfang smiled and looked at Mustafa who was talking about this and that.

He was anxious, proving that Huang Zhengfang's entry point was correct.

"..." Mustafa remained silent, just staring at Huang Zhengfang quietly.

"Very good, isn't this over? War is war, life is life, your war is over, and it's time to consider your future life."

"The failure of the 13th Army can be blamed on you, but if the 6th and 4th armies were attacked to the same extent, then the responsibility would not be on you."

After Huang Zhengfang finished speaking, Mustafa still didn't speak, just lowered his head and looked at the ground, looking like he would not cooperate.

"The Sixth Army Headquarters and the locations of the remaining two army headquarters, as well as the main munitions warehouse, ten thousand pounds."

"The Fourth Army has the same price."

"In addition, my previous promise is still valid. We will try our best not to infringe on your villa, food, lover, and your personal property during the war."

"After the war, I can also send you to the United States."

Huang Zhengfang waited for a long time and was about to decide to take him out and lock him up first, but Mustafa finally moved.

"Swear to your God that this matter will not be spread." Mustafa lowered his head.

"I swear to Buddha that this matter today will be kept secret. I can only guarantee that it will not be leaked to others within the army." Huang Zhengfang swore to the sky, although he did not believe in Buddha, or only believed in it a little.

"Your price is too low. This is the headquarters of two army groups. I also know the defense layout of the Sixth Army Group, as well as the supply routes and most of the warehouses of the two army groups." Mustafa raised his head, and a shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

Huang Zhengfang's face suddenly became very bright.

"No! Mr. Lieutenant General, this price is already very high..."

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