my scientific age

Chapter 383 Rubber!rubber!
This wave was out of control and spread like a prairie fire, from home to abroad, from the bottom of society to the top of society, from cities to rural areas...

Xiangfen, Shangzhuang Village, by the Fen River.

A villager was distributed in the riverside area, holding an iron rod, and rubbed it back and forth on the bottom of the river beach. After many black needles were absorbed on the surface of the iron rod, he took it off and placed it in a clay pot on his waist for storage.

"Master, the little devil is about to call. I don't know how long we can continue to earn money by scavenging iron. It's really a crime. Finally, there is hope for the day, and the little devil directly hits the door of the house..." As Tang Zhenghe, the current Baochang, stood on the embankment, staring at the villagers who were working by the river below, his eyes were full of worry, and said to the old man sitting beside him.

Panning for iron.

Yes, the black matter collected by the villagers with iron rods is the raw material of magnetite, and it is a high-quality ore with a grade of more than 65%. Through this method, an adult man can get about 100 kilograms a day, and the whole The mining volume of iron ore in Shangzhuang Village has reached as high as 3 tons per day.

What is the concept of 3 tons?
It can be sold for 30 yuan when it is shipped to Matouguan!
In just over half a month, since the Han family launched the whole village to mine sand and iron, Shangzhuang Village has accumulated more than 600 yuan of public wealth, which is not a lot.

It's a pity that just when there was hope for life, the little devil broke into Shanxi.

Once the little devil came, this job of earning money would naturally not be able to continue.

Father Tang Zhiyuan's face was calm, revealing a refined temperament: "It can be as long as it is, but remember, even if the Japanese win, we can't help the evildoers."

"Zhenghe understands." Tang Zhenghe nodded seriously,

"Also, I'll tell you two things. One is to divide the accounts tomorrow night to be fair and reasonable, and the other is to donate half of our proceeds to the Eighth Route Army to support the War of Resistance." Father Tang Zhiyuan continued.

"Yes." Tang Zhenghe nodded again.

Fairness and reasonableness, and kindness to the villagers are the foundation for the Tang family to survive in Shangzhuang Village for more than a hundred years.

As the largest landlord in the village, the Tang family has never taken any action to oppress and exploit farmers. Not only are the rents low, but even during times of famine, the tenants' rents are directly exempted to help the poor.

"Master, Master, good news, great news," at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared on the embankment in the distance, hurried over, rushed to the storage point of the embankment, and said to Tang Zhenghe, panting heavily.

"Six sons, what happened, tell me slowly." Tang Zhenghe was a little puzzled, soothed, and asked.

"The Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army defeated the little devils, wiped out thousands of little devils at Pingxing Pass, and won a big victory!" The young man took a few breaths in a row, his eyes were full of uncontrollable joy and excitement,
"What, really?!" Tang Zhenghe and Tang Zhiyuan were stunned, their voices were shocked, and their faces revealed disbelief.

Great victory!
This was something he had never imagined. You must know that since the little devil entered Shanxi, Yuxian County was lost, Yangyuan was lost, and Datong was lost. The news from the front was always about defeat and retreat.

It has become the consensus of most people that no army can defeat the Japanese army.

However, what did he hear now?
The Eighth Route Army wiped out thousands of little devils and won a big victory!
"It's absolutely true, Master, the town of Xiangfen County has gone crazy. On my way back, several villages and neighboring villages were all happy and happy." The young man affirmed.

"Haha, hahaha, six sons, let's set off the cannons right away. Let's go to Shangzhuang Village to celebrate too. Let everyone not worry!" Tang Zhenghe immediately let out a hearty and hearty laugh after hearing these words, lingering in the depths of his heart His worries disappeared in an instant, and he arranged loudly, his words were full of joy.

The little devil suffered a defeat, and the plight of Shangzhuang Village was easily solved.

Of course, Tang Zhenghe understood the reason why the neighboring villages and other villages were so happy. Nowadays, most villages in Xiangfen County are tossing about the raw material of iron ore. There are countless sand panners around the Fen River, relying on this business to make a living.

The Eighth Route Army won this great victory, and it penetrated into the hearts of these villages like a booster, so that everyone cheered up and cheered up.

"Hey!" The young man understood the meaning and importance of this matter to Shangzhuang Village, nodded his head heavily, and left in a hurry.

"I never thought that the Eighth Route Army would be so brave and good at fighting. It wiped out thousands of devils. It really showed my Chinese spirit. Lord, I have an idea that I don't know if I should say it or not." After the six sons left, Tang Zhenghe turned Looking at his father, his words were quite serious.

Tang Zhiyuan's face was solemn, he paused, and said, "You speak."

"I heard that the Japanese invaders burned, killed and looted all kinds of crimes, no different from animals. If the situation in Shanxi is critical one day, and the little Japan is about to capture Shanxi, I want to move my family to northern Shaanxi, donate the Tang family's century-old wealth to help the Eighth Route Army, so as not to fall In the hands of the Japanese invaders, it eventually turned into guns and bullets to kill our Chinese compatriots."

Tang Zhenghe said solemnly: "Master, I think the Eighth Route Army is a division of benevolence and righteousness. It takes the three major disciplines and eight points of attention as its criteria and has never surpassed it. It can be called the king's division that belongs to our Han people only for 300 years since the death of the Ming Dynasty. Today is 2000. Unprecedented changes in the situation, China must not perish at the hands of Mishima Japanese slaves."

The teacher of the king of the Han people...

Tang Zhiyuan's eyes were moist, and he recalled the Han Dynasty 300 years ago - Daming. At that time, their Tang family was loyal to Daming, but the giant Daming fell before the dawn...

Tang Zhiyuan took a deep breath, and his voice was extremely serious: "Is it true that the family is relocated?"

"Really!" Tang Zhenghe was extremely sure.

"Then let's do it, China cannot perish." Tang Zhiyuan chose to support it.

The Tang family's plan, as well as the celebrations in Shangzhuang Village and several surrounding villages, are just a microcosm of the vast rural area.

The hearts of the people, righteousness.

Through this unprecedented Pingxingguan victory, the Eighth Route Army easily obtained the two most taboo treasures of those in power.

With the hearts of the people on the left and righteousness on the right, [-] veterans of the Red Army opened the way in the front, and factories and raw material production areas in the back provided a steady stream of weapons and equipment. Unknowingly, the pattern of base areas for future hegemony has quietly formed.

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Thousands of miles away, Thailand.

The official name of Thailand during this period was 'Siam'. Since Siam originated from the unified Sukhothai Dynasty and has been passed down to this day, it is also known as Thailand internationally.

As one of the countries in Southeast Asia, Thailand’s geographical location is very important. It is bordered by French Indochina in the east, British India-controlled area in the west, and Malaysia in the south. Connected to the Andaman Sea, here is a key hub of the Indochina Peninsula.

As it borders Malaysia, Thailand's rubber industry has developed very rapidly. Since the introduction of rubber trees at the beginning of this century, the planting scale has reached about 20 hectares, and the annual output of natural rubber is as high as 25 tons, ranking third in the world's natural rubber output.

Southern Thailand, Chumphon Province, Kalai Rubber Trading Market, this is an important rubber distribution center in southern Thailand. Every day, there are cargo ships full of rubber sailing to all over the world.

"I have already contacted the owner of Qiongming Rubber Plantation. His name is Li Xi. He is a patriotic Chinese. He has 200 tons in his hand. But you have to be prepared. The Japanese are sweeping goods in Chumphon recently. After contacting Li Xi, the current price of rubber in the market has risen to [-] pounds per ton.” Outside the gate of the market, a man in a suit and intermediary led the young men around him towards the gate, talking as he walked, and finally reminded Said: "If you want to win, today is the last time."

The young man listened to the important news quietly, without any expression on his face, but silently remembered it in his heart. He knew that his mission on this trip was bound to win the [-] tons of natural rubber in Li Xi's hands.

200 pounds per ton, equivalent to ocean 2000, considering the price increase caused by war factors, it is still within the acceptable range.

The biggest problem is the Japanese.

The [-] tons of rubber must be taken down to alleviate the urgent needs of the base area.

The two entered the Jialai rubber trading market, and not long after, they came to a shop with a line of characters written on it - Qiongming Rubber Plantation.

The middle-aged man entered the notice, and after being verified by a young guy in the store, the two entered the store and came to the living room on the second floor, where they met Li Xi, the boss who was here.

"Mr. Li, this is a rubber buyer from China." The middle-aged man introduced Li Xi with a smile on his face when he saw Li Xi.

"Domestic? I didn't expect that there would be people from China coming to buy rubber now. I don't know your name." Li Xi was startled when he heard this. His interest, words polite.

"My surname is Wang, and my single name is An. I am honored to know Mr. Li. The purpose of coming here today is to get [-] tons of rubber in your warehouse." Wang An smiled modestly and went straight to the point.

Hearing this, Li Xi became more interested: "Oh, you mean, you want to eat them all?"

"Yes, all three hundred tons." Wang An nodded.

"Mr. Wang, can you tell me the specific reason? Domestic rubber imports are usually from the Philippines and Malaysia, and rarely come to Thailand to buy rubber, and it is [-] tons at a time." Receiving this answer, Li Xi was silent for a second, his eyes fixed Looking at Wang An, he said seriously, "I don't want to be sold to the Japanese in the end."

Three hundred tons is not a small number.

And looking at Wang An's posture, it seems that he can eat more rubber.

This has to make people wonder.

You must know that rubber is an industrial raw material, and only industrial countries can exert its maximum value. Everyone knows the domestic situation, and even pneumatic tires that meet the requirements cannot be produced.

Because of this, the question arises, what does the country need a lot of rubber for?
If Wang An couldn't give him a suitable explanation, Li Xi would never sell it to the other party, because he didn't want the high-quality rubber he produced to end up in the hands of the Japanese and become a boost for Japan's invasion of China.

Some money can be made, but if some money is made, he will be poked in the spine!
"I can't disclose the specific reason, but I can tell you one thing. I am not from Nanjing. We urgently need a large amount of rubber to produce truck tires." Wang An felt the firmness in Li Xi's voice and realized the special situation. Taking a deep breath, he could only choose to expose his identity.

"Aren't you from Nanjing?!" Li Xi was stunned, a little dazed, and then immediately realized, looking at Wang An and the familiar intermediary: "You are..."

The right hand made a horoscope.

Seeing Li Xi's gesture, Wang An nodded without hesitation.

The middle-aged man standing next to him was expressionless, and his inner vigilance had reached the highest level. If Li Xi wanted to harm Wang An, he could only choose to fight to the death to protect the special commissioner from the Gala rubber trading market.

"Mr. Wang, please accept a gift from me, Li Xi. Pingxingguan is a great victory, and let us and other overseas Chinese see the hope of the motherland's victory." Li Xi stood up, watching Wang An with tears in his eyes, and then leaned slightly to salute, with a voice Deliberately lowering the voice, the voice is full of thanks.

"It doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this, Mr. Li." Wang An quickly stepped forward and supported Li Xi.

Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I don't need to talk about the specific reasons. You can directly take away the 300 tons of rubber and ship it later. This is my heart, and I support the Anti-Japanese War." Li Xi took a deep breath, gently wiped away the crystal tears from the corners of his eyes, and said solemnly.

Wang An asked: "Mr. Li, you have given us [-] tons of rubber, what should you do? I heard that the Japanese are in contact with you."

"Don't worry, I'm backed by Britain, and the Japanese dare not do anything to me. In addition, the price is 250 pounds per ton, so the Japanese have no reason to trouble me." Li Xi waved his hand, not caring: " Mr. Wang, how much is your rubber gap? I think I can help you."

"There are about 2000 tons left." Wang An pondered for a while, and reported the shortfall figure.

(End of this chapter)