The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Jiang Cheng leaned forward slightly, with an obviously excited look on his face, and began to talk to Hattori Aon about Fengtian borrowing money from the Japanese bank.

Zhang Hanqing, who was sitting on the side, was soon confused, because he thought Jiang Cheng was just joking. He thought that Jiang Cheng was having a bit of a stalemate with the Japanese, so he was being polite and used the so-called "want to do business" to ease the relationship with them.

After all, there are a lot of internal and external troubles outside the Great Wall now, and there is no benefit in breaking off relations with the Japanese.

But when he saw Jiang Cheng taking out his seal, Zhang Hanqing realized that this guy was serious!
"A total of 30 million silver dollars, to be repaid in 20 years. This is the maximum amount that our Bank of Japan can currently approve."

In Hattori Masao's eyes, the strength of the Jilin Governor is currently the largest outside the Great Wall - lending money to him will undoubtedly bring in a considerable profit!

Moreover, as far as he knew, the entire Japanese high-level officials had been trying every means to infiltrate Jilin in recent years... If he succeeded on his own, he would be a hero of the empire.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, so the bank president suggested to Jiang Cheng that he go back and find ways to increase the loan amount, and it would be best if the loan term could be extended to thirty or fifty years.

Hattori Aon naturally became happier the more he listened: after all, the larger the loan amount and the longer the loan period, the more interest will be paid when repaying the loan...

Especially for installment repayment amounts of 20 to 30 years, the interest is much higher than the principal, which is extremely unfair to the borrower.

In fact, everyone was very clear about this. Hattori Aon was naturally so happy that he was grinning from ear to ear. He repeatedly promised that he would find a way to apply after returning and asked Commander Jiang to wait for his good news.

So, the bank president said goodbye to Jiang Cheng happily. When he left the lobby of Fengtian Office, he felt like he was jumping up and down, and when he reached the door, he felt like he was about to take off.

Jiang Cheng sneered.

"Commander Jiang, please stop playing dumb with us."

Takeo Kikuchi's voice interrupted his thoughts.

Hattori Aon left, but the former consultant of Fengtian did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he stood coldly at the window with Jiang Cheng, watching Hattori Aon leave.

After all, he had worked under the Marshal for many years and could be considered an evergreen in Northeast affairs, so he still had a certain sensitivity.

This man is not as easy to fool as Hattori Aon. Jiang Cheng lowered his eyes and exchanged glances with Zhang Hanqing, then turned his smile to him: "What's wrong, Mr. Kikuchi?"

Kikuchi Takeo had a blank expression on his face: "Mr. Jiang, as far as I know, you have made a lot of money through trade and selling medicines over the years. Do you still need a loan?"

Sure enough, I became suspicious.

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Well, I have a big family and a lot of business. In addition to the local standing army, there are also the common people who need to be fed. Besides, I have to repair roads and build houses... I can't save much money from the beginning of the year to the end of the year."

"So, since you have such a relationship with Mr. Hattori, it's normal to borrow some money to ease the financial burden, right?"

Who are you lying to?
You, Jiang Cheng, now have multiple free trade zones, plus several major ports such as Vladivostok, Shanghai, and Tumen River. Even if you don’t know how much money you have, you are definitely rich enough to rival a country!

Do you still need to borrow money? What do you borrow money for?

"Commander Jiang, please stop playing dumb. What exactly do you want to do by borrowing tens of millions of silver dollars in one go?"

Faced with such inquiries, Zhang Hanqing stepped forward and said, "Mr. Kikuchi, borrowing money is our own business. You don't need to know what we are going to do, right?"

Takeo Kikuchi seemed not to have heard what Zhang Hanqing said, but continued to stare at Jiang Cheng with an aggressive look.

He is waiting for my answer.

Looking back at the other party's eyes, Jiang Cheng put his hands in his pockets and looked back with a more aggressive look: "I borrowed money to buy equipment to fight you Japanese."

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold!

Seeing Zhang Hanqing becoming embarrassed and Takeo Kikuchi's face turning purple, Jiang Cheng laughed and said, "Hey, Mr. Kikuchi, do you really believe what I said?" Believe it or not, it's up to you, but I believe it anyway.

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Kikuchi, please stop playing dumb with me. Do you know the murderer who killed my handsome master?"

These words scared Takeo Kikuchi so much that he made up a bunch of excuses to get away with it.

Jiang Cheng smiled, raised his hand and patted Kikuchi on the shoulder, then said some irrelevant words and personally sent him out the door.

"Fei Lan, what on earth do you mean?"

After Kikuchi Takeo left, Zhang Hanqing quickly asked, "Do you know how much you have to pay back including principal and interest if you borrow money from the Japanese?"

"Just like you said, if you lend him tens of millions at once, when he finally pays it back, the interest alone will have to double!"

Jiang Cheng looked at him with a playful smile on his face: "Hanqing, we have known each other for quite some time - this is the first time I know that you are an honest man."

Seeing that he looked a little more stunned, Jiang Cheng continued, "If I don't understand what you said, then I'm just a fool."

Zhang Hanqing frowned: "Then you still..."

Jiang Cheng rubbed his hands and smiled: "So I say you are honest - this idiot Hattori Aon is trying to make money from my interest, but I am thinking about his principal!"

principal?

Blinking in astonishment, Zhang Hanqing suddenly realized: "What!? From what you said, you don't plan to pay it back after borrowing the money?"

Jiang Cheng laughed loudly: "Why should I pay back the money I borrowed with my name? This is my ability!"

Zhang Hanqing looked at him with a look of despair: "I think you are crazy. If you borrow money from the devils and don't pay it back, do you know what the consequences will be?"

I know the consequences better than you.

Otherwise, why would I delay the loan term to 30 or 50 years? I want to delay it to 100 or 80 years!

"Also, when I said I borrowed money to buy equipment to beat them up, I wasn't kidding."

Seeing his expression getting worse, Jiang Cheng regained his seriousness, "Han Qing, don't you still think that we can maintain superficial peace with the Japanese?"

"For so many years, our handsome man fought with them with wisdom and courage, and finally lost his life——"

"If we still have illusions about them, it would be the biggest betrayal to the Northeast Army and to the commander-in-chief!"

Zhang Hanqing bit his lip and when he looked back at Jiang Cheng, there was already emotion in his eyes.

"Feilan, I've been in trouble with you guys for so many years. I know I should change my temper."

He sighed heavily, "It's all thanks to everyone who has been supporting me! The future of the Northeast Army...I'm afraid it also depends on you."

Looking back at him, Jiang Cheng smiled: "I, Jiang Cheng, will stand with Northeast China, no matter now or in the future - forever!"

I just said, and Northeast.

If anyone goes against the interests of the Northeast, then... (End of this chapter)