Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 268 Chaotic Logistics

A long line of cars drove all the way to the front headquarters.

The soldiers first surrounded the Nissan car, then carried down the disabled General Terauchi Hisaichi, and then Terauchi Hisaichi and others entered the office.

In order to facilitate Terauchi Hisaichi's operations, Kita Seiichi specially arranged a large office for him on the first floor. The two rooms were connected and decorated magnificently. He also asked the staff of the Secret Service Department to check it from top to bottom, and even lifted up the floor and replaced it with a new one.

As soon as he entered the office, Echizentani Si looked at the wool carpet under his feet, the famous calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and the gold-rimmed glasses on the wine cabinet in the corner, and couldn't help frowning.

He grew up in a well-off family, but he always advocated thriftiness and hated this kind of extravagant and luxurious decoration.

When Kita Makoto saw him like this, he cursed in his heart, "Why the hell are you pretending? This is a general's office, do you have to make it shabby and shabby to satisfy you?"

General Terauchi also noticed it and smiled, "Don't misunderstand, Etsuzhong-kun. Some of the decorations here are my personal belongings that I brought back from China, and some are gifts from merchants who support the friendship between the two countries. Although they are gifts, I cannot accept them, so I wrote down receipts for them. When I leave office, I will return them."

Etsugu Tani thought to himself, "I don't believe you, but since he said so, you have to accept it whether you believe it or not. "Your Excellency the General is so honest and upright, it's really worth learning from and emulating by the whole army!"

Echinochika Taniji is an insignificant little character in the military. Why can such an insignificant little character undertake such an important inspection mission?

Because he is quite impartial and selfless, he has undertaken many investigation tasks in the country and brought down many people.

This time, the higher-ups selected someone to come to Pingjin for inspection, and they chose Echizentani Tsukasa because they were worried that ordinary people would fall under the silver bullet offensive.

The Manchurian military leaders are a lesson for us. Now the Manchurian troops are almost obedient to orders from the headquarters and not to announcements. What is the difference between them and warlords?

"Mr. Yue Zhong, we have prepared a welcome dinner for you at the Six Nations Hotel tonight. Similarly, your accommodation is also at the Six Nations Hotel, which is one of the best hotels in Peking. We have conducted multiple security checks and the safety is guaranteed. Do you want to go to the hotel to rest first, or should I accompany you to walk around the headquarters?"

Kita Seiichi next to him was full of enthusiasm and bent over to ask for instructions from Echizentani Tsukasa.

Echigo Taniji also had a smile on his face, but what he said was not so pleasant. "Kita-kun, there is no need to be extravagant. The guys on the front line are using their lives to realize the great cause of the empire. How can I enjoy delicious food in the rear? How about this? There is still time. Can I take a look at the data on military expenditures of the North China Front Army first?"

Kita Seiichi was stunned. Where did the headquarters find such an idiot?

It's just a party, why are you pretending like that?

"This..." He was in embarrassment and looked at Terauchi Juichi who was sitting on the cushion, enduring the pain.

In order to save face, Terauchi Juichi couldn't lie down in front of Echinochaka Tsukasa. But at this moment, the pain from his wound made him even more irritable. Seeing that Echinochaka Tsukasa was so ignorant, he became even more upset. He suppressed his anger and said, "Since Echinochaka-kun is so diligent in his work, haha, Minister Kita, you can take Echinochaka-kun to see him."

"Ha! Etsuka-kun, please follow me."

Kita Seiichi didn't care at all. Even though he was a spy chief, he had several experts in economic affairs under him. Besides, the North China Front Army was a huge organization with countless military supplies passing through it every day. If you only looked at the big accounts, what could you see?

Although the Japanese are constantly conquering cities and territories on the battlefield, to be honest, their logistics system is quite crude and is even comparable to that of the South.

The most incredible thing is that there are things like the Grain and Fodder Committee in the South, but the Japanese don’t even have a unified logistics department!

No wonder, from Terauchi Hisaichi to grassroots officers, almost all of them were involved in meddling in the supply of military supplies.

If people don't make more money, it would be a shame to have such a fragmented supply system.

First of all, the supply of the Japanese troops is divided into three parts. The first part is personal salary, which is the so-called military pay, which is paid to soldiers. Now this part is relatively secure.

The second part is called troop salary, which mainly includes funds such as food expenses.

The third part is the salary in kind, such as the gasoline, medicine, equipment, etc. allocated above.

This gives everyone an opportunity. After the troops' salaries are paid, the troops need to purchase the necessary food, clothing, etc. on their own.

This is why the 5th Division was able to purchase bedding and clothing directly from Miyamoto instead of having it distributed directly from above.

Then the North China Front Army made its own "Wartime Supply Rules" and set up many military stations with each division to be responsible for procurement and distribution.

The key problem is that with the continuous mobilization of troops, these military stations will be established and abolished at any time. In the end, the superiors don’t know how much supplies they have, and there is no unified dispatching and transportation system. The people below don’t know how much supplies have been distributed to them, nor do they know when they will be delivered.

The direct consequence of this situation was that the military depot directly over-purchased a large amount of supplies, and then these supplies appeared on the black market.

People like Saito, who have powerful backers, dare to even make and sell things like sugar and sulfonamide.

Seiichi Kita took Echikan Taniji and several of his assistants to an office where there were several long tables filled with piles of account books that Seiichi Kita had prepared in advance.

"Etsujung, there is absolutely no problem with the army's accounts. In order to ensure that the empire's money is spent on useful things, we often conduct audits. Look at these account books, every entry is clearly written."

Echigo Taniji took a deep breath and forced himself to keep smiling. "Minister Kita, thank you very much. We are just here to take a look. I believe that the North China Front Army will not have any problems with the supply of materials."

Kita Seiichi smiled smugly in his heart, you see, with just a few of you, if you can find something from the account book, that would be incredible!

"Then I won't disturb your work. If you need anything, just tell me."

After saying that, Kita Seiichi left, and considerately arranged for a few soldiers to come here and serve them tea and water.

Looking at the room full of account books, Director Echizentani sighed. It seemed very difficult to complete the task assigned by the Prime Minister!