"You want to personally reward me?"
Liu Chuan raised his eyebrows." Don't play dumb with me. I know what you're thinking." Wait for the imperial army to return? I've never seen you reward the imperial army before.
I have decided on this matter. Each of you present will pay two thousand dollars and three thousand catties of food. I will only give you one day to gather them.
I'll receive your rations in a day. If you don't hand them over, I'll arrest you for opposing the Great East Asia Common Prosperity ~"
Liu Chuan looked like a lackey at this moment, a traitor who was sucking up to the Japanese. At least, the people below were probably cursing him in their hearts.
"Director Liu, you're wrong. It's not that we don't want to go out, but why don't you let us reward ourselves? Why did he have to hand it over to Department Director Liu?
It's not that everyone doesn't trust Director Liu, but it's mainly because Director Liu wants so much money and food from the start. We're not from rich families. Our family is only slightly poor. If we take out so much money and food, we won't be able to eat at home.”
Zhao Sihai said to the crowd as he called them poor. To put it bluntly, if they didn't want the money, they would think that Liu Chuan would definitely get a lot of money. Whether or not he would hand it over later was another matter.
" Hehe, this isn't my intention. This is the Imperial Army's intention."
Yanagawa cupped his hands and pulled Watanabe Taro up. He said to him in Japanese,""Watanabe-kun, it's up to you now. I'll teach you a few sentences of Chinese, you can say them. When this is over, I'll treat you to pig's head meat ~"
These days, Liu Chuan had gotten some information. For example, Watanabe Taro was a Japanese second lieutenant and captain. He looked like an iron fool and had a hobby.
It was normal for people to have hobbies. Some liked money, some liked power, and some liked women. Watanabe Taro didn't like any of these things. He liked to eat them. He liked pig's head meat.
Liu Chuan felt that if it was during peaceful times, Watanabe Taro would definitely be a food blogger on some platform. He might even be one of the live streamers of food.
"Really?"
Watanabe Taro stared at Liu Chuan and asked. As he spoke, he wiped his mouth, looking like he was about to drool.
"Then it must be true. Why would I lie to you? Wasn't he just saying it with his red mouth and white teeth? I can lie to anyone but you, right? I'll treat you to a big pig's head later. I'll make sure you're satisfied ~"
Liu Chuan said with a smile.
"Xi Xi, deal!"
Tarou Watanabe wiped his mouth and coughed twice. He walked to the front and looked at the people below. He shouted,"Everything Liu Chuan said just now was the Imperial Army's intention. You guys, do as I say, or else you'll die ~"
Watanabe Taro didn't know what he meant. Anyway, Liu Chuan had taught him that he could eat pig's head meat just by saying a word. Watanabe Taro felt that this was a good deal.
Most of the wealth was often in the hands of a few people. This sentence was really true. Don't look at how these bastards called themselves poor. One said that their family was almost out of money, and the other said that they didn't know the taste of meat for three months. In short, they had no money and no food. They were extremely poor.
However, when the Japanese stood up and said that these guys had died of old age, it was obvious that they were afraid of the Japanese and not Liu Chuan.
When they returned, they ordered people to transport the money and food up. Each person had 2,000 dollars and 3,000 catties of food. It sounded like a lot, but it wasn't much. These people were all wealthy families in Xuzhou and its surrounding areas.
Many people were wondering how much a piece of cash was worth in the present day. This depended on the period. For example, the early years of the Republic of China, 1912. Let's start from here.
In 1912, a dollar was equivalent to 144 dollars.
During the First World War, due to the chaos of war, the domestic economy developed well. The price of silver rose. By the end of the First World War, a piece of cash was equivalent to 350 yuan.
In 1932, due to the end of World War I, the western economy recovered and the price of silver fell. Coupled with the domestic turmoil, a piece of cash was equivalent to about 180 yuan today.
Now, in 1940, due to the outbreak of the war of resistance against Japan, the turmoil was severe, and the Japanese's economic offensive was fierce. The prices of goods soared. A piece of cash was equivalent to about 50 yuan today. The exact amount was still fluctuating, but it was tentatively set at 50 yuan.
2,000 yuan was equivalent to 100,000 yuan. 100,000 yuan isn't a lot, but it's not a lot. But think about it, is 100,000 yuan really a lot for the rich nowadays?
If it was difficult for you to take out 100,000 yuan, how could you be called a rich person?
Therefore, Liu Chuan knew that 2,000 yuan per person was not a lot.
The main thing was that each person had 3,000 catties of food. He knew that during times of war, food production had decreased, but these people would definitely be able to afford it. Most of the fertile farmland outside the city had been plundered by these guys.
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"Tsk, tsk. These old guys kept saying they didn't have money in front of me. Now that Watanabe has spoken, these old guys have taken out so much money. It seems that I can extort these old guys next time. Their family background is better than I thought ~"
Liu Chuan opened a sack in the warehouse and grabbed some grains. This time, he extorted about 230,000 yuan and 350,000 jin of grain from these old fellows.
350,000 catties might seem like a lot, but if 200,000 refugees were to eat it, even if each person ate half a catty a day, they would still need 100,000 catties of food a day.
"Are you really going to give this money and food to the Japanese at the front line?”
Liu Ximing frowned as he stood beside Liu Chuan. His face was full of worry. Once the Japanese got the money and food, the 35th division would have to eat for a long time.
With enough money and food, the Chinese army would be in danger.
After Liu Ximing was brought back to Xuzhou by Liu Chuan, he was initially arranged by Liu Chuan to recuperate in the hospital. After this period of rest and treatment, although his injuries were not healed, his face had some color. He did not want to stay in the hospital, so Liu Chuan brought him along.
There was really no one he could trust here. Everyone knew that the so-called Luxi autonomous government was just a fake government pushed by the Japanese.
The officials inside were all traitors. Who could Liu Chuan trust? No one could be trusted.
Who would believe the people around them? The puppet soldiers couldn't believe it either. After searching everywhere, these injured and captured Sichuan soldiers were the only people he could trust.
He also knew Liu Ximing, so he brought him with him. He told the Japanese that he had already joined the Imperial Army, but his body was disabled. It was impossible for him to join the Imperial Association Army, so he stayed in the government and worked for the Imperial Army.
Chiba Yamato did not take Liu Chuan's words to heart. In short, he did not care about a crippled person. How much could a cripple cause?
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