coobybook Chapter 434 I will take the lead, and I will take the blame, and you will have to bear the consequen
Chapter 434 I will take the lead, and I will take the blame, and you will have to bear the consequen
Colonel Matsuda's words made Tian Dayu's face change slightly. If it weren't for the protection of Colonel Matsuda, Tian Dayu would have died in the hands of the Fan family long ago, and it would be even more impossible for him to find such a lucrative position. In order not to be abandoned by Colonel Matsuda, Tian Dayu was also ready to be ruthless this time, ready to capture more young and strong people, use more explosives, to mine gold, further increase the production capacity of the gold mine, to save his life.
"Your Excellency, Colonel, I promise that the output of the gold mine will be restored to the level of three months ago next month. Please rest assured. However, I need your support on some matters. In addition to explosives, I also need more labor. Of the 1600 prisoners sent by Your Excellency, now only are left. The lack of manpower has also caused great difficulties in the mining of the gold mine. I plan to go to the nearby villages to capture some young and strong people to make up for the shortage of labor!"
Colonel Matsuda thought for a moment before nodding his head in agreement. "Mr. Tian, your suggestion is very pertinent. I will notify Mr. Noda to go with you. If you want to capture people, then capture more. There will be no more prisoners sent over in the short term, so we have to find ways to increase the number of laborers. In a few days, you will leave the gold mine and recruit more young and strong people. The young and strong people in the nearby villages alone are far from meeting our needs. Those Chinese are just consumables for us. We will capture as many as we can. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed!"
As he was talking, Colonel Matsuda became a little confused. He drank a lot of sake tonight. If he hadn't suddenly remembered the dividend, he really wouldn't have called Tian Dayu over. When Tian Dayu found that Colonel Matsuda wanted to rest, he immediately took the initiative to end the topic, closed the door before leaving, and left Colonel Matsuda's residence with a little reluctance.
Tian Dayu returned to the Labor Department and called the squadron leader Tian Dazhu who was in charge of the matter over. He asked in a bad tone, "Dazhu, how are you doing with the things I asked you to do before?"
Tian Dazhu replied hesitantly, "Master, I have been busy with this matter these days, but there is still no progress. The cause of the collapse of the No. 1000 mine tunnel has not been found. I think it should be a normal collapse. As for the people buried inside, there is no need to rescue them. Even the Queen doesn't want to take care of this matter, so there is no need for us to care about it. There are only more than 2800 prisoners left, plus the previous prisoners, there are only more than people in total. They are just a group of cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death. There is really no need to care too much!"
Tian Dayu's face changed, and he angrily scolded: "Dazhu, I never thought that you would dare to perfunctorily follow my orders. If I hadn't rescued your family of three, you would have become a pile of bones. I asked you to do something now, but you dragged your feet. Do you really think that if you pass the exam, I can't do anything to you!"
Tian Dazhu's servile mouth suddenly changed, and he straightened up, cursing back with disdain: "Old thing, do you really think I don't know what you are up to? I'm just too lazy to tell you. I would rather give my daughter to Taijun than to you. You are a 50-year-old man, and you actually want to take my daughter as a concubine and let me work for you wholeheartedly. Do you really think I am stupid?"
"In the past two years, I have done a lot of good things for you and eliminated a lot of opponents for you. This is enough to repay your kindness. Don't be so narrow-minded. I am a good person for not following others' example of repaying kindness with enmity. There are big secrets hidden in the No. 3 mine, which we cannot interfere with. You are so greedy that you actually asked me to investigate this matter for you. You just want me to take the lead for you. You have to take the blame while I take the benefits. I see through you!"
Tian Dayu was so angry at Tian Dazhu that his face turned pale, but he could not utter a word to refute. The gold production of No. 3 mine has always been the largest, but it suddenly collapsed, burying hundreds of miners. It was blocked by Mitsui Harahei, which aroused Tian Dayu's suspicion. Especially after the gold mine's output was seriously insufficient, he had felt tremendous pressure. If he did not find a way to open up the No. 3 mine again, he would not be able to complete the task assigned by Colonel Matsuda.
Just when Tian Dayu and Tian Dazhu were fighting fiercely, Mitsui Harahei sneaked into Colonel Matsuda's residence. After the two exchanged secret codes, they felt at ease to meet each other.
"Matsuda-kun, you are so bold that you actually want to steal business from the Shimizu family. If the No. 5 Mine was not full of high-quality gold, I really wouldn't want to get involved in this mess. The benefits are too tempting. If the No. 6 Mine is mined on a large scale, the current gold output can be increased by to times, and the profit every month is as much as hundreds of thousands of dollars. If it is mined destructively, it can make millions of dollars every month, which means a business of to million dollars a year. Even my Mitsui family is very jealous."
"Even the Specie Bank is keeping its eyes on this piece of fat meat. If they find that there is more hidden in it, they will probably take action themselves. If it were not for the safety of the gold mine, my Mitsui family would not have made any effort. We have stationed nearly a brigade of troops near the gold mine just to make sure there are no problems with the gold mine." Mitsui Harahei sighed with some regret.
Colonel Matsuda smiled and whispered, "Mr. Mitsui, the Specie Bank now comes to collect gold bars every three months. In the past three months, due to the great influence of the weather, our gold mining volume has been directly reduced by half compared to the original. I need more support from the Mitsui family and allocate more explosives and manpower to me, otherwise I really can't increase the production capacity of the gold mine on a large scale in a short period of time."
"The matter of the No. 3 mine cave cannot be concealed for long. Tian Dayu has already had some suspicions about it and sent Tian Dazhu to investigate the matter secretly. But he didn't know that Tian Dazhu had already surrendered to us. For this reason, I even politely rejected Tian Dazhu's daughter who came to me, just to give him a reassurance and tell him that as long as he handles this matter well, the position of manager will fall into his hands. I only care about interests, not other things. Only in this way can Tian Dazhu spare no effort to work for us."
"In just one month, more than 100 miners worked in the No. 102 Mine and smelted large yellow croakers. I have secretly transported them out. Mitsui-kun can send someone to take them away. This matter must be kept secret and no news can leak out. Otherwise, we will really become the target of public criticism. The Specie Bank and the Shimizu family will not let me go. I am lucky to be able to return to the mainland and transfer to the reserve. My final result should be to be sent to the most dangerous battlefield as cannon fodder."
Mitsui Harahei heard the hidden meaning of Colonel Matsuda's words and promised earnestly: "Matsuda-kun, you can rest assured about this matter. Even if something goes wrong, my Mitsui family will protect you. We can definitely do this. I will do everything I can to meet the conditions you proposed. The support you need will arrive in half a month at most."
"The Ningyuan Town gold mine has been mined for nearly three years. During this period, many people have been replaced, but there are still confidants of the Shimizu family. Matsuda-kun must be careful about this and must not fall into other people's traps."
Colonel Matsuda got the answer he wanted and started chatting, talking about some developments in the neighborhood, which immediately aroused Mitsui Harahira's suspicion.
"Mitsuki, I don't think there's any need to worry too much. This unit has less than 800 people. I heard their firepower is quite fierce, but they only attacked small strongholds. The big strongholds have never been attacked. Our gold mine is disguised as a storage point for supplies, so no one will know the truth."
"Plus, we have deliberately disguised ourselves so that no one will notice our troops. I have also arranged some people to dig coal mines outside. We have also spread false information in other places. No one will think of attacking Ningyuan Town. What's more, there is a brigade stationed nearby. We really have nothing to fear!"
Mitsui Harahira thought about it and it was true. The gold mine was hidden very deeply. If Colonel Matsuda had not contacted him, he really didn't know that there was a gold mine in Ningyuan Town. The daily exchange of materials was for the purpose of storing combat supplies, otherwise it would not be able to supply the food needs of tens of thousands of people.
"Matsuda-kun, even though I also feel that things won't go as I thought, we should still be careful. This gold mine has been hidden for so long. If it is leaked out, it will bring huge troubles. My Mitsui family will eventually have to give up the benefits and compromise with other families. Only by obtaining a steady stream of benefits can my Mitsui family truly protect Matsuda-kun. You should know that if a family like ours cannot bring benefits to it, it will only be abandoned by it. I believe Matsuda-kun should see this very clearly, so this gold mine must not have any problems. Once there is a problem, none of us can escape!"
Mitsui Harahira and Colonel Matsuda have become grasshoppers on the same rope. The cooperation between the two is very close, and the bond is very deep. Otherwise, Mitsui Harahira would not come here in person. He is a direct descendant of the Mitsui family. From this, it can be seen how much he covets the gold mine.
"Mitsuki-kun, I will order the troops to step up their alert and send out a small team of scouts to investigate nearby areas. If any suspicious situation is found, I will immediately raise the alarm. If attacked, I will immediately ask for help from the nearby garrisons. No matter how great the cost, I will ensure that the gold mine will not be taken away by the enemy!"
While the two were talking about the gold mine, Li Yunlong, who was completely unaware of this, did not know that there was a gold mine in Ningyuan Town. It had been secretly mined by the Japanese for almost three years and had never been discovered. Even Guo Wenping knew nothing about it.