The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

In fact, it is just as Takagi Teruta said. After the Siberian War and years of militarism, Japan also suffered severe damage from the earthquake... The economy, which was already tight, became even more stretched.

This also led to Japan cutting its military spending year after year. In addition, the imperial bureaucrats of the Japanese devils also exploited the people at all levels, so the expenses transferred to the Northeast garrison became less and less. The high-level officials were relatively better off, but the housing conditions of the lower-level soldiers were still very poor.

The situation in Heilongjiang Province is particularly messy, and the maintenance costs are definitely not enough.

"Haha, since I've already said I'm going to help you fix your house, why can I ask you to pay for it?"

Wu Taixun acted in a bold and generous manner, waved his hand and said, "I will take care of all the labor and materials!"

This made Kawamoto very unhappy: after the weather became a little warmer, the military approved some funds to repair the barracks and improve the conditions of the Kwantung Army.

If the military camp near Qiqihar was built by Wu Taixun, then the money originally used here... can be used?
"I really didn't expect you to be so sincere, Commander Wu - the next step of our cooperation will definitely enter a new stage because of your actions!"

Kawamoto Daisaku spouted off some pleasantries, but to listen, there was little concrete content;
It did not say how to cooperate, nor did it mention how to provide substantial "help" to Qiqihar or Wu Taixun.

But the young man in front of him didn't seem to care, and even had a slightly pious expression, as if he was "happy to cooperate".

Wu Taixun stood up and sent Kawamoto Daisaku and the other man out the door with a smile on his face. He scratched his chin and walked into the inner room with a flickering expression.

At this time, Jiang Cheng was holding a pencil, gesturing to the Snow Fox's current leader Li Guiqi on a sketch in front of him, and whispering something.

"Hey, I say, you work so hard and yet you're building barracks for the devils. What the hell are you thinking?"

Wu Taixun was already very unconvinced, "Also, who will pay for this? I had someone figure out what they were going to do with a tank unit, and they've almost emptied my pockets."

"If you want me to pay the devils now, that's impossible!"

After he finished talking about this, Jiang Cheng waved his hand and said, "Alright, that's about it - you two can find suitable brothers to infiltrate the craftsmen."

"Remember, it has to look unfamiliar, and the calluses on your hands have to look realistic... You must not let the Japanese notice anything."

Li Guiqi stood at attention and responded. Then, at the master's wave of his hand, he quickly walked out the door.

"I say, you, the governor of Heilongjiang Province, are really stingy! How can you be so rude?"

Jiang Cheng curled his lips and smiled, "I don't believe it at all. How can you, a governor of Heilongjiang Province, be short of money to repair your house?"

Just as he was glaring at her in a sarcastic manner, Jiang Cheng patted his shoulder and laughed, "Don't worry! Since I was the one who proposed this, I'll pay for it."

"But for this one, you must find honest and capable workers and use the best materials!"

Wu Taixun was confused: "What do you mean? Are you really going to build a good house for the Japanese?"

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Although he didn't know what his brother was up to, Wu Taixun saw that his smile was a bit calculating and a bit wicked -

Based on what we have known about him over the years, he is bound to be planning to trick the Japanese again.

I followed his advice and first asked my men to find the best craftsmen from the provincial capital, and then purchased good materials from the market and sent them to the Japanese military camp outside Qiqihar.

These little devils had endured a whole winter in the extremely cold weather of Heilongjiang Province, and now they were overjoyed to hear that the Northeasterners were going to renovate their barracks. But they were happy, and it was their honor to serve the empire for these "inferior races" in their eyes, so they naturally had no good face for the craftsmen.

In addition to yelling and swearing at the craftsmen every day, urging them on, and even not providing them with food and water, they would sometimes do violent things to the craftsmen... This made these lower-class civilians very angry.

But this time, the money given by the governor was really a lot... not only was it three times what they usually got, but he also promised them that his would guarantee their safety.

But as the Japanese became more and more picky and demanding, several craftsmen who were beaten complained to the foreman in dissatisfaction, and some even complained that they really didn't want to do the job anymore.

However, on the fourth day after the project started, several people were dismantling a barracks that had collapsed due to wind and snow. When they were digging the foundation again, a craftsman uttered a muffled cry and threw the shovel aside.

The men who were working with him turned around at the same time and saw him rubbing his hands with a grimace in his mouth. He said it seemed like he had shoveled something hard, which made his hands hurt.

"What can there be? I heard that this place used to be a big shit pit, and it stinks everywhere... Hey, did you dig up some frozen poop?"

Following a man's cheering, the Northeastern people present all laughed, regardless of the Japanese's angry glares.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Another man hurriedly stopped everyone from laughing, blinked mysteriously and said, "I heard that there were many former Qing nobles in Qiqihar—"

"After the emperor was driven out of office, these rich bastards fled the capital with their precious Gada!"

The area outside the Great Wall was the hometown of the bannermen. Indeed, after the abdication of the Qing emperor, many Manchu and Mongolian nobles fled with their property and valuables to settle outside the Great Wall.

They were not interested in the former Qing nobles, but everyone became excited after hearing "Baby Gada":

Could it be that some treasure was unearthed?

The men's eyes lit up at the same time, and they rushed forward with pickaxes and shovels.

You dig with a hoe, I dig with a shovel, and everyone is working very hard, putting in all their effort.

"Wow, there really is such a thing, haha——"

There is strength in numbers. Soon a corner of the wooden box appeared under the man's feet. The brass rivets were still covered with a layer of green rust, and it was obviously an old item.

"Dig quickly, dig quickly. Let's get it out before the Japanese notice it, and then hide it under the mat."

It happened that the two Japanese soldiers in charge of "supervision" were not there, and the man who presented the treasure urged everyone, "Hurry up, brothers, if there is really something good, we will get a share!"

Really motivated, the men dug enthusiastically, and in a flash, a wooden box about two feet long appeared in front of everyone.

"I come!"

Seeing that the box was still locked, the man whose hand had been shaken just now picked up the handle of the pickaxe and hit it.

Then, everyone's eyes lit up! (End of this chapter)