As February begins, the weather in Yuzhou becomes more and more changeable, but there are more smiles on the faces of ordinary people. As the Spring Festival approaches, New Year's goods are gradually being stocked.

Xu Zhongyi did not disappoint Wu Siren's trust. With his careful operation, Yuzhou's commerce became more and more prosperous. If it were not for the enemy's siege, it would be a rare prosperous era.

The sun is at its peak, and the warm light shines on every corner of Luoyi Ancient City. It is rare that the weather is sunny, and the city gates, which are already crowded, have begun to become congested.

A team of carriages slowly drove towards the inner city market. There were a few merchants on the car and a few young followers under the car.

"This is the first time I have been here in Luoyi. Mr. Li, you have been traveling this route all year round. Can you tell me what you should pay attention to?"

The convoy walked north without panic. A middle-aged man wearing glasses in the car asked an old vendor named Li next to him and said. The middle-aged man wearing glasses claimed that his surname was Ning and his name was Zhong. He met a businessman named Li in Suzhou. At that time, Ning Zhong helped the businessman named Li solve a big problem.

"As long as you abide by the law in Luoyi, you don't have to worry about being exploited. Yuzhou is different from other places. Commander Wu is diligent in his work and loves the people. Those gangsters who make trouble are arrested for labor reform. If you are treated unfairly here, you can go to the police station to complain, and they will definitely accept it. The North Commercial Zone is better, and there are many street managers in other districts. Look there, the elderly people with red armbands are mobile inspectors from the neighborhood committee. If they ask you to show your identity certificate, they must cooperate. After all, it was a period of war. I was afraid that Japanese spies would sneak in, so the inspection was a little stricter." said the merchant surnamed Li.

Wu Siren transplanted the management system of the Beijing Neighborhood Committee in later generations, which not only allowed the elderly with low labor capacity to earn more income, but also supplemented the problem of insufficient anti-espionage security personnel. Originally, Chen Ziliang and others thought that doing this was a bit nonsense, but the effective anti-espionage work in the past year made Wu Siren's subordinates convinced him. Don't underestimate these old men and aunts in the neighborhood committee. Many experienced spy agents fell into their hands.

"President Xu, I didn't expect that today I met you and your elderly person inspecting the work personally. It's so hard! This is our pass and ID card. Several officials will check it out."

The businessman surnamed Li handed the certificate to the policeman beside Xu Zhongyi.

These policemen were wearing black uniforms and waffle guns on their waists. They were very young. There were nearly 100 patrol policemen in the entire North District Commercial Zone, and they were equipped with such pistols made by Gongxian Arsenal.

Before the war, Wu Siren acquired six wrench gun production lines in Germany, two of which were given to Yanzhou through the relationship of a mirror. The remaining four were transported to Yuzhou for only half a year. However, under the overtime work of the workers in the Gongxian Arsenal, nearly 20,000 such pistols, which were nicknamed by Chinese armed personnel, have been produced using these four production lines.

However, Wu Siren did not equip the Tax Police Corps, but provided it to police personnel in Yuzhou. The army used the Browning pistols produced by Wu Siren in the US military factory.

The two policemen carefully checked the documents one by one, and after returning them, saluted and said, "Please collect your ID. If you have any difficulties, come to us and wish the bosses a prosperous business."

The businessman surnamed Li quickly smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, I wish you a few good jobs. President Xu, I will invite you two more drinks after I finished selling the goods."

"Old Li, are you causing trouble for me? The Anti-Corruption Bureau is staring at our commercial department every day. If you have the chance, I will invite you. Go and do it quickly!"

After hearing Xu Zhongyi's words, the businessman surnamed Li nodded with a smile and said, "President Xu is honest, okay, I will go to find you when I finish my work."

Looking at the convoy away, Xu Zhongyi asked the policeman on duty next to him: "Have you checked the documents of those people around Lao Li just now? I always feel that the middle-aged man wearing glasses next to Lao Li is a little strange. He doesn't look like a businessman."

The policeman on duty next to him said, "I have checked all the documents, and there is no problem with the ID. However, the identity certificate issued by the Chief Officer of the Fifth War Zone said that the man named Ning Zhong had served as a soldier in the Northeast Army in his early years."

"I said, there was a smell of blood on my body. Okay, you guys keep busy, I'll go to the security team to take a look."

Xu Zhongyi let go of his mood, tightened his coat, and turned around and left the commercial area.

After entering the commercial area, Ning Zhong asked with a somewhat ugly face: "Mr. Li, why are there Japanese people here?"

"The Japanese are not all coming to China to kill and set fire. Most of these Japanese people come from Osaka Prefecture. They come here to do business, just like us." The businessman surnamed Li explained.

Ning Zhong said in confusion: "Don't the people hate Japanese devils the most? Will these Japanese people be discriminated against here?"

The merchant surnamed Li continued to explain: "At the beginning, the people were not satisfied with Commander Wu and let Japanese merchants come in, but after getting to know each other slowly, they got used to it. These Japanese merchants are very law-abiding and can bring in urgent supplies in Yuzhou, especially Western medicine. To be honest, I have bought fur and wild ginseng from them many times."

"So that's the case, I've really gained some knowledge. But isn't Shancheng dissatisfied with him when Commander Wu did this? This involves the issue of collusion with the enemy." Ning Zhong said pretending to worry.

The businessman surnamed Li laughed and said, "Commander Wu colluded with the enemy? Someone must believe this! The Japanese who died at Commander Wu must say at least 100,000 yuan. Who believes that such a great hero will surrender to the Japanese? Besides, these Japanese people who come to do business are all under the name of the Prince. They taught Mr. Chang the franchise fee for the company, and Mr. Chang will protect it. Even if the Shancheng wants to punish him, he will punish the Prince first."

Ning Zhong smiled and said, "It's really an eye-opener. The troops of the two countries in front are fighting each other's life and death, and the merchants of the two countries in the rear are harmonious exchanges. It's a wonder of ancient and modern times!"

"Brother Ning, don't be sour here. After I hand over the goods, I will take you to the theater in the city to listen to the opera. It is said that Master Mei has appeared on stage these two days, so we can't miss it."

The merchant surnamed Li took Ning Zhong to a place called the trading hall without saying a word.

On the way back to his residence after watching the show in the evening, the merchants surnamed Li and his group went through several inspections. Although the inquiry was very detailed, both the patrol officers and the neighborhood committee’s old men and aunts with red armbands were very polite in their work attitude. They knew they had received professional training at a glance, and they were directly allowed to go after the inspection was correct. This surprised and amazed Ning Zhong.
Chapter completed!