Siheyuan: Married a female spy at the beginning of 1944

"Mr. Sifang, Changping is now in our hands. I wonder when you will move there?"

After consideration by the commander-in-chief, it was finally decided to give up Changping.

After receiving this information, Boss Dai immediately rushed back to Peiping to negotiate with Sifang Lianger about withdrawing from Peiping.

They were always worried as long as Sifang Lianger was in the city.

They don't have any army, and if Sifang Liangji suddenly changes his mind, they won't have the ability to resist at all.

Sifang Liangji has also been considering the pros and cons these days.

Previously, because the Eighth Route Army’s offensive was too fierce, if we did not cooperate with the National Government, we would probably have to face the attack of the Eighth Route Army.

Now that the situation has eased, Sifang Liangji has a new idea.

"Boss Dai, we can move to Changping, but I want to know if you have prepared the military supplies?

At least give us half a year's supply of food."

Boss Dai is also in a very anxious state now.

Although the government gave him money, it was not much.

He used the money to ask Jiang Enbo to recruit soldiers.

Where would we get the money to buy military supplies for the Japanese?

He now just wanted to get the Japanese to Changping first, and then continue to ask the National Government for military supplies.

If that doesn't work, just collect some money from the local gentry.

"Mr. Sifang, the food problem is not so easy to solve. As you know, the Eighth Route Army is everywhere outside the city of Peking, and we have no way to collect food.

Even if you buy it, it is difficult to buy so much at one time, you can only buy it little by little.

So don't worry, just move to Changping first, and I will find a way to get food."

When Sifang Lianger saw that Boss Dai couldn't provide food, he didn't want to leave even more.

Anyway, the Eighth Route Army will not attack now, so their safety is guaranteed.

Boss Dai and his men had no military force and could not do anything to him, so he decided to stay in Beiping.

Even if Boss Dai gets the food now, he will find other excuses.

"Boss Dai, if that's the case, then we can't evacuate. If I evacuate to Changping and you don't provide us with food, what should we do?

Now in Peking, we can still sell some things and exchange them for food with grain merchants. After all, Peking is a big city with a population of one million.

The Eighth Route Army will not surround too far.

But it was different in Changping.

There aren’t many civilians there. If the Eighth Route Army doesn’t allow the big grain merchants to enter, we will starve to death sooner or later.”

Boss Dai also knows that these are all excuses.

But since he was not as strong as others, he could only swallow his anger and continue to persuade them.

"Mr. Sifang, I hope you can understand my difficulties. As long as you are in Peking, Chongqing will not be able to allocate funds to me.

As soon as you arrive in Changping, Chongqing will immediately allocate funds to me.

You can't collect grain in the countryside, so why can't we collect it too?

You know, the Eighth Route Army will not attack us."

Sifang Lianger has already made up his mind to stay in Peking.

He knew that if he retreated to Changping, he would definitely be punished by the Army Headquarters.

But as long as he was in Peking, he could write the report at will.

"I believe in your army, but I don't believe in the Eighth Route Army. If the Eighth Route Army surrounds Changping, what should I do? At least give me half a year's worth of food so that I can defend the city."

Sifang Lianger's words reminded Boss Dai of Commander Qin's words.

In an instant, he felt it was necessary to prepare half a year's worth of food for Sifang Lianger.

As long as Sifanglianger has food, he can hold out against the Eighth Route Army for a while and cause greater damage to the Eighth Route Army.

"Okay, in that case, let's make a deal. After I prepare the food, your army will move to Changping immediately."

Sifang Liangji nodded.

"Please rest assured, Boss Dai. We, the Imperial Japanese Army, always keep our word."

After getting Sifang Lianger's guarantee, Boss Dai began to raise food and supplies for Sifang Lianger.

If they follow the usual practice, they will first have to apportion taxes.

Send tax collectors, police, and soldiers to collect taxes.

First search the shops in the city, then search the countryside.

At the same time, we should also call upon small and medium-sized businessmen and landlords to make donations.

As for the big businessmen and landlords, they can't afford to offend them.

But the situation is different now. They are not in charge of the areas outside the city.

So they could only find a way to get the food within the city.

Boss Dai first called together all the former senior officials of the pseudo-government for a meeting.

"Everyone, your current positions are only temporary. Although I understand that you have sacrificed your lives to serve the thieves, the people in Chongqing are not aware of this.

The Eighth Route Army outside the city is also unclear.

I don’t know if you have any plans for the future. The people from Chongqing haven’t arrived yet. When they arrive, you may still be able to continue to hold your current positions, or some of you may be imprisoned as traitors.”

After hearing what Boss Dai said, these people suddenly panicked.

They also know what kind of people they are.

They had helped the Japanese to do many evil things before.

At least when it came to helping the Japanese plunder their own people, they were quite cruel.

"Boss Dai, you are well aware of our situation. Please say a few good words for us."

Others also pleaded for mercy.

"Boss Dai, I have some extra talent at home, and I'd like to donate it to the Nationalist government to fight the Japanese. Does that count as a contribution?"

Some smart people couldn't see Boss Dai's smiling face and immediately understood what the other party was thinking.

Some of them had already given Boss Dai individual gifts.

At that time, Boss Dai also promised not to make things difficult for them.

Now that Boss Dai is threatening them with Chongqing, they have no choice but to continue paying.

Someone took the lead, and others expressed their willingness to donate.

But these people are cunning. They are willing to give Boss Dai tens of thousands of yuan.

The amount donated to the national government by each of them was only a little over 2 yuan, and the most was no more than yuan.

Boss Dai sneered in his heart as he listened to the numbers reported by these people.

He also investigated these people.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just the police chief Cui Jianchu.

Over the years as police chief, he has made at least hundreds of thousands of dollars.

I gave him 5 yuan as a gift a few days ago, but now I have only donated 1 yuan.

There are both zeros and whole numbers.

According to Boss Dai's idea, Cui Jianchu must at least come up with 10 yuan.

As for other officials, they must at least pay 5.

This money is their life-saving money.

If he doesn't give them the money, by the time his army is formed, these people will have their heads chopped off.

Anyway, these people have been traitors, and the evidence is irrefutable.

Killing him will only make people happy and will not cause any adverse effects.

Now that we have given them a chance to buy their lives, they are still so stingy.

"Haha, what do you think of me, Dai? Do you think I am a beggar?

Haha, since you treat Dai as a beggar, then there is no need for you to donate this money.

But I have to remind you that as long as I, Dai, am in Peking for one day, I can guarantee your safety for one day.

If someone from above comes to replace Dai, then I will not be in charge of what happens next."