Chapter 733: The Empire does not support idle people

Zhang Yong was silent.

Everyone else thought he was inscrutable.

In fact...

Zhang Yong himself was also surprised.

Originally, he simply wanted to intercept the Japanese invaders and trick them.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese invaders didn't have anything valuable in their hands. Instead, he discovered a plot to harm himself. Then he captured the person behind the plot.

However, the biggest problem came. There was no profit!

What's the point of capturing someone? A knife is worthless.

If you want to arrest the Japanese, there are plenty of them. Go to Manchuria and you can arrest as many as you like. The entire Kwantung Army is there. At least 300,000 men. All of them elite. They're particularly energetic. They won't be finished until 1945.

But...

He needs petty cash...

His mind races.

I'm Hanamichi Sakuragi. I'm a Navy horse.

I've arrested someone from the Army horse. What do I do? How can I make some money?

However, this Sakai doesn't seem to have any money either.

Suddenly...

a flash of inspiration hit him. He remembered something.

He immediately raised his hand.

'Baka!'

'Speak!'

'Did you Army idiots leak Project Zeus!'

'Speak!'

Zhang Yong looked ferocious.

Since there is no money, let's spice up Project Zeus a bit! I hope it will work...

If the British and American spies believed it, they might actually fall for it. In that case, he could get a little money. Even if it was only a few thousand dollars. That would be a good start. He hadn't even received any income from the fake intelligence he had created before.

Alas, it turned out that it was quite difficult to fabricate fake intelligence. It was even more difficult to get others to believe it.

He had to know that he was dealing with veterans of the intelligence industry.

Especially the British and French. They were all veteran spies. They were very experienced.

The Red Soviet Union in the north was also quite formidable. The famous KGB of later generations is world-famous...

On the other hand, it seems that the beautiful country across the ocean has not yet perfected its intelligence agencies. The FBI only looks after domestic affairs and does not care about foreign affairs. The CIA has not yet been established...

Huh?

Suddenly a terrible thought occurs.

Should I set up an agency like the CIA in advance? Use the beautiful country as a bridge...

Of course, it can't be you who appears in public. It has to be an American. But, part of the intelligence is in your hands. And then you make a profit from the intelligence.

It feels whimsical. But there's no law against it.

Isn't there a Safiya? It seems to be a professional seller of intelligence. A middleman. Earning the difference.

As a latecomer, Zhang Yong does indeed have a lot of important information in his hands. What is lacking is a channel to realise its value. It must be worth its price!

You're stupid to go running to your father and say, 'The Germans are going to attack you on 22 June 1941. You'd better get ready. Just you wait and see what happens. I reckon the first thing you'll get is a good hiding from your father. Even if you're lucky, you'll have to go to Siberia and dig potatoes for the rest of your life.

Zhang Yong may be mediocre in intelligence,

but he's not stupid. He must package this intelligence and make it sound very serious. Only then will other people believe it.

If they believe it, they may also be willing to pay a certain amount. This way, his wallet can be filled.

Seeing that the profit from catching spies is getting less and less, he must open up another source of income. Selling information is one of the most important parts of this.

It helps others.

It makes a little money.

This is the best of both worlds. Only by doing it will he have the motivation to do it.

The problem is...

Looking back, he feels that it is too difficult.

You are a rookie, and you actually have the whimsical idea of changing history?

Even if you were given two more systems, you wouldn't have the ability to do that. You're just thinking too much. You'd be better off just being a pawn.

'What's Project Zeus?'

'I don't know...'

Sakai stammered in response. He indicated that he had absolutely no idea.

He knew about Zeus. He knew about the plan. But put them together and he didn't know anything.

'Baka!'

'You're not going to say, are you?'

'Beat him!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

Dou Wanjiang came up. Waving a whip.

In the end, Feng Yunshan got there first. He took the whip and came up, lashing Sakai furiously.

Sakai: !@#¥%...

Baka!

You Navy brutes are such bastards!

I really don't know anything about your Project Zeus!

What do your Navy brutes have to do with us in the Army? On what grounds do you say we leaked the information?

Baka...

'I really don't know!'

'I really don't know!'

Sakai yelled desperately. He felt so miserable. So suffocated.

The one beating him was actually a Navy idiot.

Damn it. Why hadn't the Navy idiots all drowned yet? Why hadn't they drowned...

The screams continued.

Feng Yunshan was really ruthless. The sound of the whip cracking was deafening.

Dou Wanjiang didn't even have a chance to intervene.

After a while of being beaten, Sakai finally couldn't take it anymore and said, 'I'll talk! I'll talk!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

I told you not to cooperate!

Now you know you were wrong, don't you? It's not too late to change.

Sakai said with a weak breath, 'Can you please give me a hint as to what Project Zeus is?'

'You idiot! Of course it's our navy's most secret shipbuilding project!' Zhang Yong scolded irritably, 'What do you landlubbers need military funding for? One firewood stick each is enough for you! You're practically wasting precious military funding!'

As soon as the words came out, did he feel a little better?

The Navy doesn't seem to be so arrogant and domineering, does it?

This isn't the world of One Piece. There's no such thing as the Four Emperors or the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

And of course there's no such person as Luffy.

However, judging from Sakai's expression, it seems that he doesn't have the slightest doubt?

In fact, Sakai really doesn't have any doubts. He is only filled with anger right now. Outrageous anger.

Damn the Navy!

Damn the Navy that should drown a million times over!

How dare you accuse the Army of wasting military funds! You Navy idiots are the ones wasting military funds, right?

The cost of building one of your warships is equivalent to that of one of our divisions!

No, some are even equivalent to two divisions!

The Japanese Empire spends 70% of its military budget and more than 80% of its steel on the Navy, which is ridiculous!

All we get is a pitiful little bit!

It's not even enough for food. The average soldier can only eat rice balls. Even the food for an officer is inferior to that of a Navy ensign!

Ahhh...

Ahhh...

Sakai explodes at the mere mention of this.

If he were given a knife, he would chop up all the navy idiots.

If the knife became blunt, he would bite and kick them to death. The navy idiots don't deserve to live in this world.

In short, as long as he is alive, he will never be friends with the navy idiots!

Seeing that Sakai was not responding, Zhang Yong continued, 'Our navy will build the world's largest battleship. Once this ship is launched, it will dominate the world. In the future, your army of idiots can be disbanded. The empire does not support idle people.'

'Baka!' Sakai finally could not hold back his anger and shouted, 'Who are you navy idiots calling an idle person?'

'Aren't you army idiots?' Zhang Yong said coldly, "You have more than 20 divisions and hundreds of thousands of people. What's the use? Just one battle for Hill 203 and tens of thousands of people died. Come ten Hills 203 and your army idiots will all be dead.'

'Baka!" Sakai snapped back, 'Where are you navy idiots better off?'

'We have Togo Heihachiro!'

'Baka...'

'We have Togo Heihachiro!'

'Baka...'

'We have Tōgō Heihachirō!'

'Baka...'

'Oh, I forgot, you have Nogi Maresuke. The one who got tens of thousands of people killed. If there were ten Nogi Maresuke, your army's idiots would all be dead.'

'Baka...'

Sakai was furious. His face was red and his neck was red.

Although he was tied up with ropes, it seemed as if he was trying to break free. Because of the fierce struggle, some of his skin had been rubbed bloody.

Zhang Yong's words were like sharp knives, each one stabbing at the main artery of the army.

Tōgō Heihachirō and Nogi Maresuke were indeed not on the same level, and the latter was criticized even within the army itself.

There was no other reason than the fact that too many people had died. Tens of thousands had died!

Several divisions had been almost completely wiped out.

Fortunately, Kodama Gentaro took over command later. Otherwise, I'm afraid the army would really have died out.

The famous charge of the pig, which was advocated by Nogi Maresuke, was just that.

Even Tani Toshio, the later mass murderer, could not accept such a stupid tactic.

'Am I wrong?'

'You!'

'Prepare to be transferred to the reserve! You idiots in the army are finished!'

'You...'

Sakai laughed in anger.

In the midst of his anger, he realised a serious problem.

The navy...

They want to build a battleship...

The biggest in the world...

So...

Here's the problem...

How much will it cost?

Will it come out of the navy's own budget, or will it be allocated separately?

If it comes out of the navy's own budget, then how much they spend is their own business. But if it's the latter, then it's serious.

What do you mean by the latter?

It means it won't be included in the navy's budget. It will be allocated directly by the imperial treasury.

Regardless of the amount, it is not included in the naval military expenditure. The navy can still get an additional 70% of the military expenditure.

This is a big deal.

What the army hates most is the shamelessness of the navy.

In the past, the Navy has used such methods to severely cut the Army's funding. The Army has reached the end of its patience.

Originally, you were allocated 70% of 100, and the Army was left with 30%. But if 100 becomes 50, and you take 70%, the Army ends up with only 15. It's instantly halved. Who can bear that? You can't even afford to eat.

'In order to build this super battleship, our navy suggested that your army's military spending be cut to around 15%. And you refused?' Zhang Yong said coldly, "Every penny spent on your army is a crime! And you even started a rebellion and tried to assassinate the emperor!'

'Hagya! Who tried to assassinate the emperor?" Sakai became even more anxious.

You can eat whatever you want.

But you can't say whatever you want!

Who said our army was going to assassinate the emperor?

Who said that?

Baka...

'Wasn't the 226 Incident caused by your army idiots? Wasn't the rebellion led by your army idiots from the 1st Division?'

'You...'

'Wasn't the 226 Plan formulated by your army idiots Sadao Araki and Jinzaburo Masaki?'

'You...'

'Didn't the rebels seduce Prince Chichibu Yōhito in an attempt to replace Emperor Hirohito?'

'You...'

Sakai was on the verge of losing his mind.

Zhang Yong's rambling, loaded words left him unable to refute.

He was left with nothing but anger. Nothing but anger.

He was no longer able to think calmly.

The charge of starting a rebellion and attempting to replace the emperor was too heavy. The army could definitely not afford it.

However, Sakai had no way to refute. Every word Zhang Yong said stabbed at the army's main artery once again.

He gasped for breath.

Finally...

'Damn it! Your navy is shameless...'

'So you deliberately leaked our shipbuilding plans! Damn it! You are indeed the scum of the army! Scum!'

'We didn't...'

'How dare you deny it?'

'I didn't...'

Zhang Yong was about to speak. Suddenly, many weapon symbols appeared at the edge of the map.

The formation was neat. Obviously, they were not police. They should be the military in the concession. Maybe they were French troops. Or British soldiers.

'Sooner or later, I will settle this score with your army!'

'Go!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand. He led his men to evacuate.

Of course, he didn't want to fight the army of the concession. He couldn't beat them. They were a regular army.

Don't think that just because the French lost to the Germans, they are weak. In fact, at this moment in time, the French army is still the number one army in the world. They only lost because they encountered the Germans, who had installed the Berserk Engine. If someone else challenged the French army, they would definitely be beaten up.

The foundation laid by Napoleon back then was not built overnight.

As for Sakai. Of course he must be kept alive.

Otherwise, how can Project Zeus be spread? How can others be lured in?

'Eh?'

'Gone?'

Over there, Sakai felt something was wrong.

Damn it, the navy idiots actually let them go? This doesn't make sense!

At this moment, the subordinates who had previously dared not approach all hurriedly ran up to him to report that the army of the concession had arrived.

'Hagya!'

Sakai suddenly understood.

It wasn't that the Navy was being merciful. It was that the army of the concession had approached. The Navy was avoiding it.

He let out a sigh of relief. He had finally saved his life.

'Go!'

He also hurriedly left.

He needs to go back and report to his superiors quickly. He said that the Navy Horse has the Zeus Project.

The Navy Horse must be eyeing the Army again.

The Navy Horse is proposing to cut the Army's military spending again.

This is intolerable!

The Navy Horse is being too aggressive!

This damned Zeus Project must be made bankrupt. It will prevent the Navy Horse from continuing to build ships.

...

Zhang Yong led the men to evacuate.

Back near the dock. Found Yang Lichu still in a daze.

Fine, keep on dazing away! No progress for now. Might as well go see Liu Xi. She's still at the Elisabeth Hospital.

She's the Navy's horse's ass, so she should be familiar with the Army's horse's ass.

Arrived at the Elisabeth Hospital and unexpectedly found a yellow dot here too.

Huh? Could it be Li Yuanqing?

Approached quietly. Found it wasn't. It was a strange nurse.

Haha. The underground party is really everywhere.

Coincidentally, this nurse was actually heading towards Liu Xi's ward.

Doubt.

Zhang Yong had never seen her before when he brought him here!

Maybe she was on a different shift?

Entering the hospital.

Sure enough, the yellow dot and the red dot are close together.

Sure enough, that nurse is going to take care of Liu Xi. Maybe it's a change of medicine?

Zhang Yong arrived at the door of the ward. Observing the nurse from the side. He noticed that she might be in her thirties. Plain looking. Unremarkable.

She was concentrating on changing the needle site on Liu Xi. The area where Liu Xi had previously received an infusion was swollen and red, and it needed to be changed to the other hand.

At this time, Liu Xi had already seen Zhang Yong at the door, 'You're here.'

'Just passing by.' Zhang Yong nodded, 'What did the doctor say? When can I be discharged?'

'I don't know.'

'Then I'll go ask the doctor later.'

Zhang Yong sat down next to him.

He glanced at the nurse a few times without meaning to. He noticed that the other person was very focused. So he didn't disturb her.

Suddenly, a bold thought occurred to him. Since the Red Party had a hidden nurse, then would there be a doctor? Would there be a certain doctor who was actually a member of the Red Party?

Soon, the nurse took care of the needle site, hung up the medicine bottle, and then left with the cart.

After all, this was the Elisabeth Hospital. It represented the highest standard in the concession area. Even the Tzu Chi Hospital could not compare. It was just a bit expensive.

But there is one advantage to the high fees. They won't ask you how your gunshot wound was caused.

If it happened in another hospital, the police station would definitely be notified. But here, it's fine. It's like buying safety with your money.

Even if the police station knows, they dare not come to the hospital to verify. The Empire of the Rising Sun still has a bit of privilege.

'You came to see me for something?'

'Mainly to see a beautiful woman. Greedy and lustful. You have to understand. You have to cooperate.'

'How do you want me to cooperate? What position do you want?'

'Haha. Just normal.'

'I'm afraid if I really do it, you won't last three minutes.'

'Ahem!'

Zhang Yong had to cough.

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'Let's get down to business.'

'Go ahead. I'm listening.'

'Do you know Ichiro Yanagawa? He's related to Heisuke Yanagawa.'

'No. I'm not interested in army idiots.'

'I heard a piece of news from an army idiot, and it seems a bit confidential...'

'What's confidential?'

'Your navy is designing a super-large battleship, right?'

'I don't know.'

'Never mind then.'

'Go on.'

'The news from the army idiots is that they actually know the displacement of this battleship, which is about 70,000 tons, and the main gun is 460 millimetres in calibre...'

'You mentioned that last time.'

'Yes. I didn't pay much attention last time. But now, I'm starting to believe it.'

'I don't know anything. If there really is such a thing, it's top secret. People at my level wouldn't know about it.'

'The secrecy level is very high. However, the army's stupidity was still analysed in terms of construction costs. It seems that military funding is involved again. It seems that your navy is not prepared to deduct from its own military funding. It will be directly allocated from the imperial treasury. Therefore, the army's stupidity is frantically trying to stop this plan,'

Zhang Yong said slowly.

Liu Xi is a beautiful woman. However, her rank should be relatively low.

Although the Japanese Navy is slightly more enlightened, it is also not an official military.

Liu Xi is definitely not an official military personnel. Most likely, she is a spy hired by the Japanese Army Headquarters. She is not part of the establishment. In the words of a later era, she is a temporary worker.

You will not get any credit for your achievements. You will have plenty of chances to take the blame.

You may be sent to your death at any time. For example, she may be ordered to assassinate someone from the Mori family.

Liu Xi is silent. She is obviously not interested in this topic.

'Do you want to go to America?'

'What?'

'Do you want to go to America?'

'Yes.'

Liu Xi did not hesitate for a moment.

Zhang Yong: ...

She is honest.

Okay. The attraction of the beacon country is indeed great.

Especially in these chaotic times, many people have a clear vision and know that the beacon country is a paradise.

As it turned out, the successive wars that broke out later did not affect the United States. Hawaii does not count.

Living in the beautiful country means at least not being affected by the gunfire.

'Then you need to make money.'

'You want me to betray the empire?'

'Have I betrayed China?'

'...No.'

'Then have I made money?'

'Just say what you want to say. I'm all ears.'

'Let's do business together.'

'You want more aspirin?'

'Aspirin is worthless.'

'What is worth something?'

'Information.'

'You want me to betray the empire's information?'

'No. We join forces, make up information, and sell it to the British and Americans. We split the profits fifty-fifty.'

'Make up?'

'Yes. Something that's partly true and partly false. Something that's partly real and partly fake. Something that will lure someone into a trap.'

'Do you think people are idiots? How could they be fooled so easily?'

'Exactly. We need to join forces. You represent the Japanese, I represent the Chinese. We join forces and put on a show. Someone will definitely fall for it.'

'Not necessarily.'

'You've never tried it. How would you know?'

'Okay, I promise. But what kind of information are you going to make up?'

'The Zeus Project I just mentioned.'

'I don't know anything about it. How can I act on it?'

'It's simple. Just pretend it's real.'

'Pretend?'

'Yes. Pretend the information is real. Then report it according to the procedure. At the same time, casually leak a little to the others.'

'You know it's fake information. Why do you insist on doing it this way?'

'Just give it a try!'

Zhang Yong is patient and kind. He gives detailed instructions.

What a blockhead. How could my information be fake? It's as true as a pearl.

Only you think it's fake. Because you don't know the inside story.

It would be very difficult to push the information out simply relying on Zhang Yong. But with the Japanese navy, it's a different story.

It can be 100% certain that British and American intelligence agents definitely keep an eye on the Japanese navy. Therefore, if it was Liu Xi who reported the news, British and American intelligence agents would definitely be able to intercept it. They definitely have undercover agents within the Japanese army.

'What exactly are you trying to do?'

'Make money from the British and Americans. They have money.'

'What else do I need to do?'

'Nothing. Just follow the normal intelligence reporting process.'

'It's that simple?'

'Yes.'

Zhang Yong nodded.

Of course things were not that simple.

But!

She had to be drawn in first.

Once she was in, soaked to the skin, unable to get out, and in over her head, then the next step could be taken.

As long as she liked dollars, that was fine.

She wanted to go to the United States, and that was a big weakness.

'You said details.'

'Okay. I intercepted the Army idiot Sakai...'

Zhang Yong's penmanship was like the seasons.

Seven parts true, three parts false. A tale told with great eloquence.

The Zeus Project, of course, was heard from the army idiot. I don't know if it's true or not. But it can be used.

After listening to Liu Xi, Zhang Yong's eyes gazed deeply at him.

Zhang Yong: ? ?

What are you looking at me for?

I'm not handsome...

Liu Xi heard and said angrily:

"Cheung Siu-lung, sooner or later you will die for money...'