Wang Qifeng was walking on the streets of Xuzhou in a hurry. As he walked, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve as if he had just finished eating something. She was in a hurry and happened to meet Liu Chuan, who was strolling on the street.
Today, Liu Chuan had come to the streets for a stroll. He wasn't here for fun, but to see the prices of goods in Xuzhou. It had been about two months since he returned to Xuzhou from Xuchang, but he really didn't know what the prices in Xuzhou were like.
You have to go buy groceries and ask what he has been doing for the past two months.
First, he had to settle the refugees. It would take a lot of time and effort to settle the 200,000 refugees. Second, let the people reclaim the barren fields and plant food.
Thirdly, he had to run around everywhere. There were many officials in the puppet government, and there were a lot of county governors and town mayors. Liu Chuan knew that none of these traitors were good people, but he had to find out more about them, right?
Not to mention anything else, do you think that the officials of this fake government are all a group of incompetent people who have no ability and only want to plunder the people all day long?
Naturally, it was impossible for all of them to be like this. It could not be that all the trash was gathered here, right? Liu Chuan felt that his luck was not that bad, so he ran around.
At present, it seemed that the prices of goods in Xu Prefecture were not very stable. He had just learned some things from the commoners. For example, the price of rice was sometimes high and sometimes low. Sometimes it was frighteningly high, and sometimes it fell like a cliff.
Liu Chuan knew what caused this problem. The Japanese occupied a large area, but they did not have enough troops. As long as the city was the core, some remote areas were weak. This gave the enemy guerrilla forces room to move.
If the guerrillas and the Japanese fought too many times, it would definitely affect the growth of crops. In fact, it would even cause the crops on many lands to lose their crops. Once the area was large, it would definitely lead to a decrease in this year's grain harvest. Naturally, the price of grain would rise.
However, if there were fewer fights, the grain production would not be so serious, or if a landlord released the old grain in his warehouse to sell, the grain price would start to fall. Anyway, there were many factors that could affect it.
It also indirectly proved one thing. At present, the common people's families did not have enough grain to eat for a year. There was not much grain in reserve on the market, and those grain merchants probably did not have much grain in reserve.
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Seeing Wang Qifeng, Liu Chuan raised his eyebrows. Why wasn't he in the military camp at this time? Why was he running around on the streets? Now, the Japanese's encirclement plan was about to be carried out. The 400 puppet soldiers in Xuzhou were also included in the recruitment. The defense of Xuzhou would be handed over to Chiba Daiwa.
"Commander Wang? What are you doing in such a hurry? Shouldn't you be in the military camp at this time?”
Liu Chuan looked at Wang Qifeng and asked curiously. There seemed to be something wrong with this guy. Last time, he felt that there was something wrong with Wang Qifeng. The strength in his body was a little too strong. His body looked a little thin, but his strength was great. He was a typical person who had received professional training.
Logically speaking, it was normal for the regiment commander of the puppet army, regardless of whether he was a puppet army or any other army, to be a soldier.
Who was training? He had never heard of the puppet army doing any training. Usually, they would only maintain law and order in the city. As for standing guard, they were also responsible for inspecting at the city gate.
The Japanese were in charge of the military sentries. They were either collecting protection fees on the streets or staying in the brothel.
" Director Liu, I'm just craving for it. It's been a long time since I've eaten bean jelly. It's already afternoon, and I don't think the matriarch will give any orders today. I'll take some time out to eat a bowl of bean jelly to satisfy my craving."
Ever since the last incident, Wang Qifeng had changed a lot. Whenever he saw Liu Chuan, he would smile apologetically. He looked more like a fool than Liu Chuan. However, he was a fool to begin with, but now he was even more qualified.
"Cold noodles?"
Liu Chuan turned his head and looked at the roadside stall.
"That one?"
He pointed at the roadside stall and asked.
" That's right. I'm used to eating here. Every summer, I feel uncomfortable if I don't come here to eat a bowl of bean jelly every day."
Wang Qifeng said with a smile.
"Watanabe-kun, do you eat bean jelly?"
Liu Chuan moved his head and looked at Watanabe Taro who was beside him. Although Takano Oashi, the regiment commander, had returned to Xuzhou, Watanabe Taro's team had always been by his side.
In the past two months, Watanabe Taro had eaten a lot of pig's head meat. Most of the time, Liu Chuan liked to take Watanabe Taro to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant to eat, and then the director of the industry and commerce department, Cheng Xuehou, would pay for it. By the way, this Drunken Immortal Restaurant was opened by Cheng Xuehou's father. It was said to be a hundred-year-old brand, but he didn't know if it was true. Anyway, there were many hundred-year-old brands nowadays.
"Cold noodles? What was this? Is there meat?"
Watanabe Taro wiped his mouth as he spoke. Liu Chuan was already used to it. In the past two months, he had completely figured it out.
Tarou Watanabe, the captain of the squad, was a cook in the past. He had nothing to do with marching and fighting. When he marched, he carried a large military pot and followed behind.
Later, the Battle of Songhu broke out. At that time, Tarou Watanabe's regiment was the first to land. As soon as they landed, they were fiercely attacked by the brothers of the national army.
During the Battle of Songhu, the chairman had invested all his assets into it. At the beginning of the war, the national army fought very bravely. The artillery was also considered good, so the casualties of the Japanese troops who first landed were not small.
Tarou Watanabe was a typical fool. The entire 3,800-man regiment suffered a fierce blow the moment they landed. Less than 500 people survived, including him.
What was more ridiculous was that Takano Osamu, who was the captain at that time, was originally seriously injured. Under those circumstances, Takano Osamu would have died on the battlefield. Watanabe Taro carried the military pot on Takano Osamu's back and carried Takano Osamu himself to save him.
Later, Takano Osamu recovered from his injuries and returned to the army. He fought a few more battles and returned to the mainland to rest. Coincidentally, the Japanese were forming a new division, so Takano Osamu was promoted to the commander of the colonel's regiment. He didn't forget about Tarou Watanabe, so he went to the other troops and asked for him. Then, he gave Tarou Watanabe the position of a squad leader and placed him in the flag protection squadron of the regiment as a way to repay Tarou Watanabe for saving his life.
Tarou Watanabe's family was also poor. He came to the army as a cook, so he liked to eat. He was a typical foodie and liked to eat meat.
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"It's not even mealtime yet. The bean jelly is a snack. I'll treat you to a good meal at the Drunken Immortal Residence later, you two pig heads ~"
Liu Chuan gestured with his fingers, and Watanabe Taro almost drooled.
" Alright, let's eat the bean jelly first. We'll go eat pig's head meat later."
Watanabe Taro wiped his mouth habitually as he spoke, as if he was thinking of the scene of two pig heads.
"Commander Wang, aren't you going to treat me and Watanabe-kun to a bowl of bean jelly?”
Liu Chuan looked at Wang Qifeng and asked with a smile.
" Please! As long as Director Liu and the matriarch are willing to give me face!"
Wang Qifeng was stunned for a moment and quickly said.
Liu Chuan didn't stand on ceremony. He brought Watanabe Taro to sit down at a table. Wang Qifeng sat down as well and asked the stall owner to serve three more bowls of bean jelly.
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