Chapter 581: Is it the King of Shanda again?

The Tianjinwei Police Station building is quite old.

It is said to be the main police station, but it actually only has three floors. And they are all red brick structures. There is no reinforced concrete.

On both sides of the building, there are also a large number of bungalows.

If it were placed in a later era, it would basically be a refugee area.

Poor.

This was the situation at the time.

After years of war, even the government had no food left.

These brick buildings may look sturdy in peacetime, but in the event of war, they can only withstand rifle fire.

A single 75mm shell can easily destroy them. Even the Japanese 92-mm infantry gun can do that.

In fact, the Japanese 92-mm infantry gun. It doesn't have a strong direct fire capability. It has a small caliber and a short barrel. In other words, it's only slightly more powerful than a mortar.

If it were on the European battlefield, no one would want it for free.

However, it is perfectly fine for blasting this red brick house.

Zhang Yong led the men into the west side of the first floor. There was a hidden Japanese soldier here. He was armed.

'Don't move!'

'Raise your hands!'

The Japanese soldier was quickly surrounded.

He was calm. He looked at everyone blankly. Then he slowly raised his hands.

Obviously, he didn't feel like he had been exposed.

'Take him away!'

Zhang Yong also did not reveal that the other person was Japanese.

At this time, what he needed was to set an example. To show everyone else that this was what would happen if they did not cooperate.

I will arrest someone.

Sure enough, after one person was arrested, the others suddenly became restless.

The others are coming at us!

If they continue to be uncooperative, the consequences could be serious.

Finally, everyone obediently came to the front of the building. A warm welcome was given to the arrival of the head of the Fuxing Society's secret service department.

The director took the opportunity to deliver a brief, impassioned speech.

'Clap, clap!'

'Clap, clap!'

Dai Yice led the applause. Zhang Yong followed suit.

The others reacted quickly and followed suit.

The applause eventually became very enthusiastic.

But it soon died down again. Someone was coming.

It was a major.

He was accompanied by about a platoon of troops, all heavily armed.

The atmosphere on the scene suddenly became tense.

Was the military going to intervene?

Many of the police officers were secretly worried.

If the Restoration Society and the military clashed, they would become innocent victims. It could be very tragic.

'Shao Long!'

'Yes!'

Zhang Yong then went up to say hello. He knew the other person. The other person was Zhang Kexia's adjutant.

This adjutant didn't say much. He was just here to sound things out. The person who was qualified to speak was still behind him.

Soon afterwards, Zhang Yunqing arrived. He was the representative sent by the military.

'Zhang Yong, what exactly do you want?' Zhang Yunqing asked bluntly, after a brief exchange of pleasantries.

'Our department chief wants to take control of the police station,' Zhang Yong said without any pretence of secrecy. 'Tianjinwei cannot afford to have a second Cao Jianzhang.'

'Have you discussed this with Beiping?'

'I think so. I'm not sure exactly. What are your views?'

'We don't have any views. We just have a few small requests.'

'Tell me,'

'We hope that all the previous veteran officers can be transferred to the official police establishment.'

'That's fine,'

Zhang Yong happily agreed.

He had wanted to do that anyway. It could be said that they had the same idea.

The previous Cao Jianzhang, who had surrendered to the Japanese invaders, had done a lot of unspeakable things behind the scenes. After the Fuxing Society took over, there would definitely be a purge.

All those pro-Japanese elements must be eliminated. Then fresh blood would be added.

It must be ensured that the mainstream of the police department was anti-Japanese. There would be no surrender to the Japanese invaders.

The problem is that the Special Branch of the Restoration Society does not have so much fresh blood. It is impossible to add those precious police academy graduates to the police department.

The personnel of the several newly established action groups under the Director are not yet at full strength! How can they be made ordinary police officers when they are still poaching people everywhere?

Therefore, the fresh blood must be found locally.

It so happens that those veterans of the 29th Army and the Northeast Army are the most suitable candidates.

They have a grudge against the Japanese invaders.

They will definitely not side with the Japanese invaders.

They would be more than happy to fight the Japanese invaders.

There could be no better candidates.

Replenishing the Tianjinwei Police Department with them would absolutely guarantee that the police department would resolutely resist the Japanese.

At the same time, supplementing the ranks with veterans of the 29th Army would also garner support from the 29th Army's senior leadership. They definitely would not object. Nor would they object to incorporating veterans of the Northeast Army.

There is another reason, and that is that the combat effectiveness of those veterans is really quite good.

The new police department may also have to bear the important task of arresting Japanese spies. After all, it is part of the Fuxing Society, so it must arrest Japanese spies.

From previous experience, it is clear that the ordinary police simply do not have the ability to arrest Japanese spies.

It seems that the people Lin Beiqiu brought with him before were completely useless.

After adding in the veterans, it may be necessary to set up a special department to arrest Japanese spies.

Needless to say, the leader of this new department will definitely be him, Zhang Yong.

No one would compete with him for the job. And there was no way they could.

Who else could catch spies as well as Zhang Yong? No one else could even come close.

'Who are you going to appoint as the head of the department?'

'I don't know.'

'We have a small suggestion.'

'Go ahead.'

'Li Boqi.'

'Er...'

Zhang Yong was speechless.

Sure enough, some things could really be predicted in advance.

They were all old pros.

They had already calculated everything clearly.

Beiping really had their eye on Li Boqi. They were convinced that he was the only suitable candidate. This was because he was Zhang Yong's mentor.

Well, you could say that. Zhang Yong was brought up by Li Boqi. In the words of the popular saying at the time, they were master and apprentice.

It didn't matter what Li Boqi did.

If there was anything, Beiping would first approach Zhang Yong. They would recognise only Zhang Yong.

'No one else will do,' Zhang Yunqing made his position clear.

'Okay,' Zhang Yong did not disagree.

In such matters, there is little room for manoeuvre. He also had no better suggestions.

He went back immediately and relayed the conversation to the department head word for word.

'Okay,'

the department head agreed readily.

He had originally wanted Li Boqi to take on the job part-time as well. Li Boqi was the one who offered the least resistance.

Taking over the police station was his first step in expanding his influence. He just wanted to get it done as soon as possible. Create a fait accompli. He didn't want any complications. Let Li Boqi take over for now.

'Then I'll go back and give them an answer?'

'Go ahead!'

The department chief nodded.

Zhang Yong then returned and relayed this to Zhang Yunqing.

Zhang Yunqing expressed his satisfaction. So the two sides happily completed the handover. Li Boqi was confirmed as the new police chief.

'Naturally, you will also be responsible for the funding of the police station.'

'Well...'

Zhang Yong really wanted to say, 'No problem.'

Funding and all that, as long as there were Japanese invaders, the income would be endless.

It was extremely enjoyable to fleece the Japanese spies.

Someone like Kawashima Yoshiko, if you caught her just once, you could seize a huge amount of wealth. One hundred thousand taels of silver would be enough to keep the police department running for several months.

Besides, with Li Boqi's skills, the police department must have some grey income.

If you keep things too clean, there will be no fish. Just get used to it.

But Zhang Yong could not make the decision. The Chief was still there! So he went back to report to the Chief.

The Chief said it was fine. So he went back to relay the message.

Zhang Yong had no further questions.

At this point, the handover was complete.

The 29th Army tacitly approved the change of ownership of the police station. Li Boqi became the Commissioner. They would not interfere with the internal affairs of the police station.

'Shaolong.'

'Yes!'

'I'll leave it to you here.'

'Huh?'

Zhang Yong was taken aback.

Give it to me? I'm not the head of the station...

I don't understand!

'You handle it first,' the Chief said, 'and when Boqi arrives, you can hand it over to him.'

'Yes,' Zhang Yong had to agree.

The Chief went back happily.

It was obvious that he was in a very good mood. He didn't even try to hide it.

That was for sure.

This was the Chief's first counterattack since the establishment of the Military Adjustment Bureau.

Li Shizhen definitely played a part in the establishment of the Military Affairs Bureau. The Director and Li Shizhen had a poor relationship, and this was a clear warning.

If you mess with me again, I'll take your job!

I watched the Director leave.

Li Boqi had not yet arrived. Looking around, it seemed that...

Huh?

I'm the king of the mountain again?

There were not many police officers gathered, but there were two or three hundred of them.

You can imagine what their mood is like.

Trust? Bullshit!

Expectations? Even more bullshit!

I think their mood is probably one of fear, fear, and great fear...

No one knows what they will do to them.

Maybe they will all be sent away.

Or maybe they will all be sent home. And lose their jobs.

None of the high-ranking deputy directors or whatever have shown up, obviously waiting to see what happens.

They were all old and cunning, and even more difficult to deal with than Cao Jian Zhang. Such people could not be dealt with by oneself. But Li Boqi could. Li Boqi was a villain himself. This is called a villain having his own villain to deal with. If anyone does not agree, they can go and cause trouble for Li Boqi. Hehe.

'Detective Lin!'

Zhang Yong suddenly called out.

Lin Beiqiu was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

'Here!'

he replied blankly.

He had seen everything that had just happened.

The police station had changed hands. It now belonged to the Fuxing Society. Like many other policemen, he was also very confused.

No one knew what the future would bring. He didn't know either.

'Gather twenty men.'

'Me?'

'Yes! Take twenty men and follow me! Bring along hoes, shovels, carrying poles and baskets.'

'Yes...'

Lin Beiqiu agreed.

The policemen heard this and were even more confused.

Hoes? Carrying poles? Baskets?

What is this for? Going to the fields?

Sending them all to the fields? Is this really necessary...

However, no one dared to speak.

This person in front of them was called Zhang Yong!

What did he do?

He wiped out the Japanese invaders, who were crying for their mothers. Even Yuan Wenhui and Wang Zhulin were ruined by Zhang Yong.

Who would dare to go up and touch his bad luck? Don't you want to live?

'Zhang Wei...'

'Chen Shuigen...'

Lin Beiqiu began calling out the names. They were all honest people.

The only people he could get to move now. And they were the only honest people left. But honest people often suffered. And they never got promoted.

Zhang Yong observed silently.

He noticed that some people began to quietly hide themselves.

Haha, they are all smart people. Okay, I've got them. If there's any benefit, none of you will get any.

Very smart!

Soon, the twenty places were full.

Zhang Yong waved his hand and looked at the remaining people. There were still some honest people. They were just standing there.

Okay, call them all out. Give them some benefits.

Honest people can't lose out.

At least, with him Zhang Yong, honest people won't be treated differently.

'Add another 30.'

'Er...'

Lin Beiqiu had no choice but to continue calling out the names.

Fifty places, basically taking all the honest people.

'Follow me!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

Leading the group, he went to the next street.

It wasn't far. Just two streets away. There was an address provided by Wang Zhulin.

He didn't know what was inside the address. Presumably it was money.

Since Wang Zhulin said not to give it to Chiang Kai-shek or the Japanese, it would be good to reward the policemen who had actively fought against the Japanese.

They found the place.

It was also a dilapidated house. It was very messy. Not even thieves would want to visit.

'Level it!'

'Dig!'

Zhang Yong's orders were very simple and rude.

Just flatten the house and dig up the ground. Find out what's really down there.

From previous experience, I estimate that we need to dig four or five metres.

Thieves can't dig this deep. So, the ocean buried underground is actually quite safe.

Wrap the ocean in parchment paper, put it in a wooden box, and bury it underground. As long as it's waterproof, it can be buried for decades without a problem.

Of course, waterproofing is a bit difficult. That's why the silver dollars unearthed in later generations are not of very good quality.

Wang Zhulin was also a fool. He used a wooden box to store the silver dollars. Why not use a water tank?

Water tanks are waterproof...

'Dig!'

'Keep digging!'

After sweating for a while, they finally dug four metres deep.

Boom!

Finally, the hoe hit the bluestone slab.

There was a very faint sound of hollowing.

'It's here!'

Zhang Yong was suddenly overjoyed.

A bluestone slab. There is a hidden space underneath.

Unfortunately, it wasn't shown on the map. We almost missed it.

Use force.

Lift the flagstone.

Zhang Yong glanced at it and realised why it wasn't shown on the map.

The space underneath was full of large water tanks. They were stacked full. The space between the water tanks was also filled with soil.

The water tanks were all sealed. For the time being, it was not known what was inside.

Work together.

Work together.

Pull out a large water tank. Lift it up with difficulty.

This large water jar is very heavy. And it is also fragile. Everyone is sweating. It is obviously winter, but they are sweating.

Pop!

Suddenly, the large water jar falls to the ground.

But it is too heavy. The four strong men cannot hold it steady. It falls out of their hands.

It breaks.

'Clatter!'

'Clatter!'

White silver dollars pour out from inside. They spill all over the floor.

The people around them suddenly fell silent.

No one spoke.

But their breathing gradually became heavier.

So many ocean dollars.

No one knew how many there were. Could there be thousands?

Then there was a full water tank. They had never seen it before. Even Lin Beiqiu had never seen it before.

But no one came forward to fight for it.

The people they had brought along were honest people. Although they were tempted, they would not do anything rash.

'No need to look,'

'Everyone will get 20 of these in a moment,'

Zhang Yong said loudly.

Everyone's mouths fell open. They were dumbfounded.

Twenty?

Did I hear that right? Twenty silver dollars? For everyone?

'What's there to be surprised about?'

'If we from the Restoration Society take over your police station, do you think we'd let you work on an empty stomach?'

'As long as I, Zhang Yong, am in Tianjin, all future salaries will be paid in silver dollars.'

Zhang Yong said loudly.

His professional skills were a bit poor. But his voice had been trained.

There was no other way. In those days, communication basically relied on shouting, and transport basically relied on walking. If you didn't have a loud voice like Li Yunlong's, no one could hear you.

Look at Lin Beiqiu, he speaks like a girl, in a soft voice. As a result, he was bullied everywhere.

That was just the way it was. You might not be very capable, but you must have a loud voice.

'Ooh!'

'Ooh!'

Everyone suddenly got into the spirit of things.

Finally, all the large water tanks were brought out.

There weren't many. There were only five. But each large water tank was filled with ocean money.

A rough count showed that each tank had more than 5,000 taels of ocean money.

Fifty-fifty, twenty-five. In total, there were 25,000 taels of ocean money. No more, no less.

There was no doubt about it. The money was handed out.

Twenty for each person

and not a single person left out.

Lin Beiqiu had only called fifty people in total, and only 1,000 taels of ocean money was handed out.

Only one fifth of the ocean in a water tank was handed out.

They returned home.

They carried all the ocean back.

They transferred it from the water tank and put it in baskets. More than 20 baskets were filled with the more than 20,000 ocean.

It was spectacular.

It was magnificent.

Baskets of ocean were carried back.

They were neatly placed in the open space in front of the police station building.

It happened to be sunny.

The sun shone on the gleaming ocean, reflecting dazzling rays.

Everyone's eyes were shining.

Unfortunately, there was none for them.

Since they didn't work hard, they only got to watch when the money was handed out.

Watch!

Look more!

Keep looking, it's none of your business!