Lost and Spy

Chapter 1373 Anti-smuggling Director
In 1940, the Chongqing National Government's annual revenue was only one-seventh of its annual expenditure.

Smuggling is happening all over the country.

In June, the chairman summoned Dai Li, the head of the military command, to formulate a reform plan.

After research, it was decided to set up an anti-smuggling agency under the Ministry of Finance to be responsible for investigating smuggling and tax evasion.

Dai Li also served as the director, and all provinces and cities set up anti-smuggling departments at the same time.

The work of the anti-smuggling department will be expanded to "materials" and "taxation" within half a year.

Since Shanghai is an important transit point for smuggling in the whole country, it took the lead in conducting experiments in Shanghai and establishing the Anti-Smuggling Office of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

Meng Shaoyuan, director of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Supervision Division of the Military Command Bureau, and Shanghai District Chief Meng Shaoyuan also served as the director of the Anti-smuggling Division.

This kind of appointment really makes people a little speechless.

Dai Li worked hard and established his own huge smuggling empire, but he happened to be the director of the Anti-Smuggling Agency.

As for Meng Shaoyuan from Shanghai, he is a well-known smuggling king, and he actually served as the director of the anti-smuggling department!

It's not that there is no objection, saying that there have been rumors that Meng Shaoyuan smuggled wantonly in Shanghai and made huge profits.

Even, this kind of opinion was put on the chairman's desk.

The chairman's answer was:
"Xue Yuegang talked with me on the phone. He received a batch of supplies and medicines from Shanghai, all of which were medicines! Xue Boling's voice on the phone was trembling, saying that he had so many medicines in his hand, even more He has the confidence to defend Changsha. He would rather have less troops than this batch of medicines! He also told me, Shanghai, Meng Shaoyuan, this time, he has done a great deed!

I checked, and since the Battle of Songhu, he, Meng Shaoyuan, has been providing medicines and other assistance to the army regardless of cost or cost. Where did he come from?Smuggled!We also want to buy, but firstly, the government's finances are tight, and secondly, we have no way to purchase medicines and other urgent supplies on such a large scale.Big smugglers like Meng Shaoyuan are different from other smugglers, the more the better! "

Of course, this is what the chairman told his cronies in private.

Mingli, the chairman of the committee personally sent a telegram to Meng Shaoyuan. The wording in the telegram was stern, instructing Meng Shaoyuan not to have the slightest selfishness in this anti-smuggling campaign. It's him, Meng Shaoyuan!
"I got rich!"

When receiving this appointment, Meng Shaoyuan's eyes lit up: "This time, I really want to make a fortune. The time has come to unify the smuggling industry in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai!"

I rely on!

The contempt in Wu Jingyi's and others' hearts can be imagined.

Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, smuggling has been rampant in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

Private smuggling, official smuggling, and military smuggling.

There are all kinds of people.

This time, by giving him the position of Young Master Meng, it means that he can make it public, use the name of the government, eliminate dissidents, and consolidate his status as the king of smuggling!

I don't know what the above is thinking.

Appointing him as the director of the Shanghai Anti-smuggling Department is enough, but you actually entrust all the anti-smuggling in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai to him?

"Don't be too happy too early." Wu Jingyi gave him a white look: "Because we are an experimental site, in order to ensure success, the Ministry of Finance has sent a deputy director named Pang Pengde to serve as the supervisor of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai anti-smuggling departments to assist you work."

"Assisting work, it's used to monitor me." Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "This anti-smuggling department, everyone is watching, and the Ministry of Finance will also be watching closely. How could it be easily let go? What is this Pang Pengde?" backing?"

"I'll investigate now." Qi Xuezhen said hastily.

"No need, I have checked the information with the Chongqing side immediately." Wu Jingyi said immediately: "Pang Pengde, 47 years old, is a veteran financial official. The deputy director of the department is usually not very gregarious, but this time it is his turn."

"I know why." Meng Shaoyuan frowned: "There is someone in our finance department. I think he was specially sent here in nine out of ten."

Well, I've helped Kong Xiangxi so much, so it's Kong Xiangxi's turn to repay me this time, right?Maybe that Miss Kong also played a role in it.

Kong Xiangxi and Miss Kong are very aware of their own virtues.

Send a down-and-out official who doesn't fit in with the group to himself?

Isn't that the little sheep in the tiger's mouth?
Speaking of which, I haven't seen Miss Kong for such a long time, and I still miss her a bit.

Another point, I am afraid that Kong Xiangxi sent him to Shanghai because of Pang Pengde's incompatibility and violating taboos everywhere?

"Qi Xuezhen, being an assistant looks simple, but in fact there is a lot of knowledge in it." Meng Shaoyuan suddenly pointed the finger at Qi Xuezhen: "When a person who doesn't fit in with us arrives in Shanghai, we must grasp his habits, hobbies, and dispositions as soon as possible. It's not good to hold Buddha's feet. You have to learn from Secretary Wu on this point."

"Yes, I understand."

Qi Xuezhen also knew that compared with Wu Jingyi, there was still a huge gap between herself.

A Pang Pengde had to be ordered by the officer to investigate, but Wu Jingyi had already done her homework in advance.

"People who are going to Chongqing this time, buy more gifts." Meng Shaoyuan thought for a while: "Minister Kong and Miss Kong will all have double gifts, and all other departments must also be in place. I became the anti-smuggling department." Director, there are even more people staring at me. The fewer people speaking ill of me, the better.

By the way, give me one hundred pairs of nylon stockings, ten bottles of French perfume, and British bath powder to Miss Kong.People look down on the little money we manage, and this kind of intention is real.Then tell the Qiu family, always pay attention to it, don't ask for something when people lack something, that's not good. "

Qi Xuezhen memorized everything.

This officer is not easy to be, not only to deal with the enemy and puppets, but also to consider too many things.

His Young Master Meng's ability to stand tall in Shanghai is inseparable from what he usually does.

Wu Jingyi also understood that Meng Shaoyuan kept giving gifts, but it wasn't because he had any unreasonable thoughts about Miss Kong.

He has a heart but no guts.

Even if he had a few guts, he wouldn't dare to move Miss Kong's bad idea.

The point is that in many cases, a word from Miss Kong can play a big role.

"The anti-smuggling department will be officially in operation from now on." Meng Shaoyuan said vigorously, "Wu Jingyi, I appoint you as the deputy director of the anti-smuggling department."

"Farewell." Wu Jingyi hurriedly refused: "I'm too busy with my current work, and I'm not able to do what I want to do as the deputy director of the anti-smuggling department."

This is also because Wu Jingyi is actually in charge of the operation of the entire Shanghai area.

Meng Shaoyuan frowned and thought for a while: "Fazheng, right, that Fazheng!"

During the Changshu Mutiny, Fazheng showed his talents for the first time.

Moreover, this is the talent that He Ruyi mainly recommends to himself.

Meng Shaoyuan also personally "inspected the goods", this person can still be reused.

"Let Fazheng come to me to report immediately." Meng Shaoyuan made a decision.

(End of this chapter)