Of course, Zhang Fawu and the others could think of what Qian Xiaobao could think of.

Qian Xiaobao and the others all came from Japan, and it was impossible for these ten people to leak the news.

There are more people involved in Zhang Fawu and the others. There are hundreds of people who are responsible for the security and transportation tasks. After so long, the news will inevitably be leaked.

However, those who can know the exact trading time must be insiders.

Now the elite troops of the State Government are three or four times the number of elite troops in the liberated areas, and are moving north and south, intending to compress the army in the liberated areas into a narrow area and eliminate them in one fell swoop. If the Red Party wants to gain a foothold in Shandong, it must be fully supported by the people. Then selling cotton is not only an economic matter, but also a political matter.

Therefore, when a black sheep appears, it must be eliminated immediately to prevent future troubles.

Seven days later, the Jiaodong Military Sub-district sent several large sailboats to transport 300 tons of cotton to Hailu Island for trading.

This time, two gunboats took advantage of the night to arrive near Hailu Island during the trading hours, and another gunboat came from Tianjin.

However, this time Qian Xiaobao's whaling ship did not come. Dozens of small boats with light and heavy machine guns were ambushed near Hailu Island. The gunboats that arrived got into the ambush circle. Two gunboats were sunk and one gunboat escaped with injuries.

Zhang Fawu saw the battle on Hailu Island and returned to Li Village by boat.

News of the victory of the ambush immediately spread throughout the Jiaodong Military Sub-district. A day later, Yuan Qingshan, the chief of Beihai Bank, sneaked out in the middle of the night. He was caught by the ambush on the way to Qingdao.

"Report to the leader, fifty taels of gold were found on Yuan Qingshan's body. In addition, his wife and children had already gone to Qingdao in the name of leaving their parents' home." The soldier in charge of the arrest reported.

"I understand! Did the other people under surveillance have any abnormal behavior?" Zhang Fawu asked.

"The other few people are fine and they don't see any problems." The warrior replied.

Half a month later, when Qian Xiaobao came to the transaction again, he was equipped with a boring machine and a punching machine on the whaling ship. This was just purchased by Lieutenant Abe from Okuma Co., Ltd. Both machine tools were installed in large wooden boxes, and Qian Xiaobao had painted the words on the outside. Even Masaoyi Kawaguchi and the others didn't know what was inside.

Two large wooden boxes were successively lifted on sailboats by cranes and then transported to Haitu Island.

Zhang Fawu was very happy to see Qian Xiaobao sending two precious machine tools here in just over a month. For them, these two machine tools are much more precious than two cannons.

"We will give these two machine tools twice the price you purchase!" Zhang Fawu said.

"Just give it to me at the original price. I didn't want to make money from you." Qian Xiaobao replied.

These two machine tools are not too complicated, but now no Chinese factory can produce them. Although Japan was bombed in scorched earth by the United States, its technology is still there, and a large number of technical workers are still there, so the economy has begun to recover and it is recovering very quickly.

"We have found someone who sells trading intelligence to the enemy. Now we have taken more stringent measures. The enemy should not come during this period." Zhang Fawu said.

"Does that person know my identity?" Qian Xiaobao asked.

"I don't know, there are only three or four people in Beihai Bank. What he betrays the time and place of the transaction." Zhang Fawu replied.

"No matter when, some people can't stand the test, and high officials, high salaries and gold, silver and treasures will knock them down!" Zhang Fawu said with a sigh.

"This batch of cotton can be traded in four or five times. If you still want to trade, just wait a few months before contacting me. Your people go to Shanghai to send a letter to this email address. I will come in the letter to write the time of the transaction in code words." Qian Xiaobao said as he handed a note with the number of the email address to Zhang Fawu.

"Please let people know as little as possible." Qian Xiaobao said.

After such a long time of interaction, Zhang Fawu trusted Qian Xiaobao more and more. He took the note and put it in his pocket and pondered for a while and said, "Before I came this time, my superiors asked me to express my gratitude to you. At the same time, there was a request. Can you do us another favor and purchase a hundred thick-walled steel pipes with a diameter of 100 millimeters for us?"

Qian Xiaobao immediately understood the purpose of purchasing steel pipes, which must be used to build guns. The reason why he did not purchase steel pipes with larger diameters may be because they do not have the ability to make large-caliber artillery.

"I may not be able to help you with this. It's okay to help you purchase machine tools, but I have no reason to purchase steel pipes. What should a textile factory buy steel pipes? It will cause suspicion." Qian Xiaobao said.

"Can you think of a solution? We need this batch of steel pipes in urgent need, but there is really no other way to get it." Zhang Fawu said.

"I want to go back and think about it carefully. I will tell you the way when the next transaction is over." Qian Xiaobao said.

The most important steel company in Japan is the Hachiman Ironmaking Institute. Most of the various steel parts and billets needed by the army during the war came from the Hachiman Ironmaking Institute.

Although the Hachiman Ironmaking Institute was bombed during the war, production has now resumed.

When buying steel pipes, Qian Xiaobao first thought of Hachiman Ironmaking Institute.

But it is a big question to buy steel pipes in what name.

Qian Xiaobao thought about it on the boat for a long time and called Kawamoto Taro after returning to Osaka.

"You go to HK immediately, rent an office there to set up a trading company, specializing in re-export trading. You can use it when buying cotton and exporting textiles in the future. The name should be more fashionable, and it is best to use a foreign name. Such a name is liked by Japanese people, and foreigners will listen to it intimately." Qian Xiaobao said.

"Who is the boss of this company?" Kawamoto Taro asked.

"Of course you are the boss of the company you set up. Don't worry, I will pay for you!" Qian Xiaobao said.

hk is a paradise for re-export trade in Asia for special political reasons. Is it normal to set up a trading company in hk in order to develop business?

"As the registered capital, you bring 10,000 US dollars over. After registering the company, you can transfer there for a few days to see the situation and come back immediately." Qian Xiaobao said.

During the next transaction, Qian Xiaobao told him what he thought when he saw Zhang Fawu.

"I set up a trading company in Hong Kong to buy the steel pipes you need from there. Of course, I actually paid for it and then shipped it to you from Japan. This company is also what I need. I can only do this for you this time, and it won't work if you have too many times." Qian Xiaobao said.
Chapter completed!