Chen Zikun's house in Manhattan is very valuable.
Not to mention some light weapons, even the equipment of an infantry battalion can be exchanged for it, and there is still huge room for continued appreciation.
The Pacino family is involved in various money-making businesses and is no stranger to real estate.
Now that Chen Zikun is in such embarrassment that he wants to sell his house and leave no room for outsiders, he might as well let Mario pay for it.
Mario bought the house for $100,000 and gave it to Xiaobei as his eighteenth birthday present.
Xiaobei was flattered and dared not accept it.
"Take it, my child, who made me your godfather."
Mario is generous, not only because Chen Zikun once saved the Pacino family, but also because this is not a loss-making business, Chen is a man who does big things , the Pacino family's business is nothing compared to him.
If you invest now, you will definitely get rich returns in the future.
The purchase of arms is a little troublesome.
Recently, the Pacino family has been targeted by the FBI.
Such a large-scale purchase of arms will naturally cause a big disturbance.
For a time, the FBI, NYD, and major families in New York are all in turmoil.
What kind of trouble is the Pacino family going to make?
Are they planning to bloodbath all the major families in New York and reshuffle the cards to divide their spheres of influence?
When all the arms were loaded on a cargo ship destined for the British colony of Hong Kong, everyone was relieved.
It turned out that the Pacino family had begun to get involved in the arms industry.
In fact, in addition to the list listed by Chen Zikun, Mario took it upon himself to purchase one hundred 357-caliber Colt revolvers and two hundred Remington No. 12 shotguns, which he felt would be useful in street fighting.
It is more powerful than a portable machine gun, but like a revolver, it is one of the symbols of the American spirit.
Chen Zikun did not purchase heavy equipment such as aircraft, artillery, tanks, and vehicles.
Firstly, he had no money, and secondly, because there were no transportation channels.
Shanghai has become an isolated island.
Transporting materials to Chongqing requires passing through many checkpoints.
The only convenient way is to go to Hong Kong and then airlift it to Chongqing. , aircraft transportation capacity is limited, and only light vehicles such as small weapons and motorcycles can be purchased.
The cargo ship was about to leave New York Harbor.
Mario suddenly appeared with a group of people, searched the cabin, and caught Xiao Bei who was trying to smuggle back to China.
"Your father has told you that you are not allowed to return to China now."
Mario said.
Godfather Mario is a well-known tough guy in New York.
He once hanged three assassins who wanted to kill him.
Xiaobei was in awe of him and had no choice but to come ashore.
The whistle blew, and the cargo ship left the port and headed for the vast ocean.
Xiaobei secretly made up his mind that no matter what method he used, he must return to his country to join the war.
In March 1939, news came from Hanoi, Vietnam that Wang Zhaoming was assassinated.
Fortunately, he survived and disappeared after singing a double act.
Chen Zikun has been waiting for a new appointment in Chongqing, but the Military Commission has not heard anything for a long time.
He has also been there many times.
He met Chiang Kai-shek and asked to go to the front to kill the enemy, but was declined.
Regarding this matter, Liu Ting's analysis is quite accurate.
Although Chen Zikun has a high status, he is not a direct descendant after all.
He has lost his territory and has no capital and utilization value.
The person who can be compared is Chen Tiaoyuan, who was also the all-powerful Beiyang back then.
The general is now just the chairman of the Wounded Soldiers' Pensions Committee.
He has duties but no power.
He is just a tablet.
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"Nowadays, the various units under the Military Commission are like carrots and holes.
It is very troublesome to establish new units.
It is not suitable for you to be a deputy, so I can only shelve it for now."
Liu Ting said.
"Then it's better to go to the fifth theater and serve as Li Zongren's deputy."
Chen Zikun said.
Liu Ting smiled: "Those are angry words.
There is no soldier in the fifth theater to listen to your command.
You are used to being the chief officer, and you will definitely not be used to being subordinate to others.
It will delay the war and it will be troublesome."
"That said, I'd better go back to Jiangbei to fight guerrillas."
"This is indeed a way, but your reputation is too great, your military rank is too high, and you will almost die fighting behind enemy lines.
If you publicize in a big way that you are going to Jiangbei to lead the guerrilla war, the Japanese invaders will definitely send out a large army to try to capture or kill you.
Such a result will be very harmful to the national government.
Said it was unbearable.”
Chen Zikun was furious: "It won't work this way, that won't work either.
If the seven-foot-tall man just stays behind and sits on the bench, I will ask for orders to go to Jiangbei to preside over the operations behind enemy lines."
He did what he said, and he went straight to the committee room to meet Chiang Kai-shek and asked to lead a troop to sneak into Jiangbei and open up a battlefield behind enemy lines.
"The Japanese army occupied large towns and transportation lines and was unable to take care of the vast rural areas.
As long as we occupy the rural areas, the Japanese invaders will not be able to harvest food and transport supplies, which will greatly increase the cost of occupation."
Chen Zikun talked eloquently, and Chiang Kai-shek nodded from time to time, and finally said: "Zikun, your idea is very good.
I have decided to open up a battlefield behind enemy lines, but your responsibility is not here.
The central government has more important responsibilities for you. " "Excuse me, commission, what is the mission?"
"Well, you go back first, and I will give you a letter of appointment in two days."
After Chen Zikun left, Chiang Kai-shek called He Yingqin to discuss how to solve this headache problem.
He Yingqin said: "Chen Kunwu is indeed a fierce general, but he is not a wise general.
Although the Battle of Beitai was heroic and tragic, so many imported weapons and equipment were used to defend the isolated city, which shows that this person has no overall situation.
If these weapons are given to our Central Army, We will definitely be able to eliminate more Japanese troops and achieve greater results.”
Chiang Kai-shek had a fever on his face.
Chen Zikun's decision to defend Beitai was exactly the same as his decision to devote a large number of elites to the Songhu battlefield.
He Yingqin's criticism of him was tantamount to criticizing himself, but he knew that He Yingqin did not mean this.
He just couldn't stand Chen Zikun.
"Jingzhi, what can you do?"
"In my opinion, it's better to give him an idle position.
There are so many orphans of martyrs who can't be resettled.
Let him be in charge of the Orphans Pension Committee.
After all, it is also an agency directly under the Military Commission, and the level is high enough."
"Okay, let's do it this way."
Two days later, Chen Zikun received the appointment and actually asked him to manage the orphans of martyrs.
This kind of work had always been handled by Chiang's wife Soong Meiling.
After the victory of the Northern Expedition, a special school for martyrs' orphans was built in Nanjing.
After the Anti-Japanese War began, the school moved westward.
The scale expanded and hundreds of thousands died in the war.
There was no management at all.
Song Meiling also held the position of secretary-general of the Aviation Committee and had no time for other things, so no one was in charge of this job.
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He wanted to go into battle to kill the enemy, but he was given such an embarrassing job.
He wanted to give up but was unwilling to do so.
During the time when he "became a benevolent", his wife and children suffered a lot.
He refused to let others suffer the same fate.
He could not let the orphans of martyrs suffer the same fate.
Chen Zikun resolutely chose He took up this responsibility, but found that he had no one to send and no money to use.
This committee was newly established.
The Military Committee was short of manpower and did not even send a secretary.
Liu Ting had to be asked to take charge first, and then went to the Ministry of Finance to ask for funds.
As expected, it was rejected.
The war of resistance was at a critical juncture, and the front line was short of food and ammunition.
How can there be funds to take care of orphans?
Chen Zikun was very angry and went directly to Kong Xiangxi, the Minister of Finance.
He was wearing a general uniform and his chest was full of medals.
No one dared to stop him.
He went straight to Kong Xiangxi's office and said straight to the point: "Minister Kong, I need an allocation of 100,000 yuan."
Kong Xiangxi was very clear about the purpose of his visit.
He asked his secretary to pour tea and personally showed him the report from the Ministry of Finance.
The finance was already running a huge deficit.
The frontline spent tens of millions every month.
There was a thick stack of letters from various units in the rear asking for funding. .
"To be honest, General Chen, the finances have been on the verge of collapse for a long time, and we really can't come up with money."
Kong Xiangxi spread his hands and said.
Chen Zikun said: "It's hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice.
Without money, how can I support a bunch of orphans and widows?
How can I fight with peace of mind when the soldiers at the front have worries about their future?"
Kong Xiangxi said: "General Chen, let alone the life and education problems of the martyrs' orphans, even the pensions are almost no longer available.
The country is in trouble both internally and externally.
You are not the only one who is in trouble.
The appointment depends on your ability and you will take on the important task."
I leave it to you.
I really can’t afford it financially, but you can raise it.”
Chen Zikun was frustrated and felt depressed when he returned home.
The whole family was trying to think of a solution.
Yao Yilei said that her father still had a sum of money in a bank in Hong Kong, so it was better to borrow it first.
"That's my father-in-law's coffin copy.
It must not be touched."
Chen Zikun immediately denied it.
"How about we fly a plane specifically to Hong Kong and use scarce supplies to make money."
Jian Bing never forgets the experience of running a single gang.
In the past, he worked alone, but now that his husband is back, he can work hard without making a profit.
The dishes are full and the bowls are full.
"No, this kind of thing can only be done in a small way and with great fanfare.
If it affects other people's business, we might become notorious if someone gets in the way."
Chen Zikun also rejected this proposal.
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"Then the only way to raise funds is to raise funds."
After careful consideration, Liu Ting put forward a new suggestion, which was unanimously approved by everyone.
However, who will take charge has become a problem.
"Yesterday I met Ruan Mingchuan, the former editor-in-chief of Huaijiang Daily, on the street.
I asked him to publish an article in the newspaper to warm up the situation.
Then we cooperated with the Eighth Route Army Office.
They are best at organizing mass movements, and then invited some people from the literary and art circles to do it.
Scream, why worry about the donations not coming?"
Liu Ting said with confidence.
Chen Zikun said: "Okay, I think it will work."
After some coordination, Central Daily News, Xinhua Daily, and Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao published articles asking the martyrs’ orphans to raise donations.
The news spread around the world.
Tan Kah Kee, the richest overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, took the lead in supporting and donated 100,000 yuan.
Du Yuesheng, who lives in Hong Kong, also donated two Ten thousand yuan.
In Chongqing, the Eighth Route Army Office and people from the literary and art circles jointly held a large-scale charity performance for orphans.
Zhou Enlai donated 1,000 yuan on behalf of Yan'an, Song Ziwen donated 10,000 yuan, and Chen Tiaoyuan donated 3,000 yuan.
After hearing about it, Soong Meiling also donated 1,000 yuan in her own name.
They donated 5,000 yuan, and the most touching thing was that Qi Jiaban donated 500 yuan, which was their hard-earned money saved every penny.
Liu Ting gathered thousands of orphans and widows and temporarily settled in a monastery.
After the donations were received, she rented a piece of wasteland in Wulidian, north of Jialing River, built houses and walls, and put up a sign of a resettlement camp for the survivors of anti-Japanese martyrs.
With this amount of donations, the camp can finally survive.
At this time, Chen Zikun was also thinking about what to do next.
The arms shipped from the United States had arrived in Hong Kong.
This batch of arms was originally intended to support the Jiangbei anti-Japanese guerrillas.
Now it seems that it is better to go there himself
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