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Sir.

The ferry is leaving.

Would you like to take a rest inside?

Dad!

Dad!

Dad!

Dad!

Yu!

Yu!

Dad!

Yu!

Dad's coming!

Excuse me.

Dad, I'm here. Dad.

Yu!

Dad!

Dad!

Why are you here?

Mom said you're going on a business trip again.

We didn't want to leave you.

Otherwise, I'll wake up crying every day.

We had a deal.

Wherever you go, the family stays together.

Home is

wherever you are.

Are you not going to get our suitcases?

You've pledged your life to the country,

so I'll pledge my life to you.

You won't let the country down,

so I won't let you down either.

I'm sorry.

Let's go.

Mr. Kang, you want to see me?

Shen Tunan ran away with his family.

When did that happen?

This morning.

No one stopped him?

Could it be that

he took his whole family to join the Communist Party?

Two days ago, the aide-de-camp of the chairman of the Standing Committee

came to find him.

No one knows what they talked about.

But Shen Tunan is likely to be entrusted with important duties

by Nanjing.

Hello.

Director He?

Yes, it’s me.

What can I do for you?

Yes.

He is doing well,

and is pretty capable.

Well,

there's no inconvenience.

I'll send him there right away.

Don't worry.

Mr. Kang.

What happened again?

What's wrong, Mr. Kang?

You've been to Nanjing?

What for?

I just received a notice to send you to Jiangxi to fight against the Communist Party.

Really?

You seem very willing to go.

It would be best if I could go.

Jiangxi is the frontline of fighting against the Communists.

It's easy to establish merit.

It'll be good for my career too.

The Communist Party has turned Jiangxi upside down.

If you go there now,

are you sure you can come back?

For Kuomintang,

I, Qiaosong, am willing to spare no effort until the day I die.

So you already knew

about this arrangement.

Wouldn't it be nice to make a fortune with us?

Mr. Kang, let me be honest with you.

Even if you were to give me a mountain of gold,

it doesn't feel as good as catching a communist

with my own hands.

Alright.

Go if you want.

When you arrive in Jiangxi,

be sure to make your contributions.

Maybe one day,

we'll meet again on the battlefield.

Go on.

Mr. Kang, I want to take Wenbiao with me.

No.

He's an idiot.

He will cause you trouble.

I'll be watching out for him,

whether or not he is a fool or if he causes trouble.

It's none of your business.

Mr. Kang.

Lin Qiaosong.

What do you take me for?

Mr. Kang.

I just want to do something for Kuomintang.

If you have any instructions for this trip to Jiangxi,

I, Qiaosong, will do my best to cooperate.

Mr. Kang!

Get up.

You two shall go over first,

and scout around.

Get lost.

Mr. Kang.

Take care.

Hello.

Mr. Yu?

Yes, it's me.

Something happened to Shen Tunan.

I'm worried that

he will come back one day.

You two have fun.

Lin Qiaosong.

Lin Qiaosong!

What are you doing?

Nothing.

I was just passing by,

and thought I would come see you.

I will go back after seeing you.

What's wrong?

Did something happen?

Don't think too much.

Go back.

Are you leaving Shanghai?

How did you know?

A friend saw you

buying a suitcase at Xinshi Department Store.

I'm going to Jiangxi to suppress the Communist Party.

I'll leave tomorrow morning.

Buy one more ferry ticket.

I'll go too.

No, you can't.

Cut the crap.

If you don't agree,

I'll call Nanjing

and report you for selling opium.

I'm going to Jiangxi to suppress the Communists.

I'm not going there for a holiday.

Going to Jiangxi?

It's more likely than not you will die.

I don't want to not be there when you die.

Lin Qiaosong.

You dream on.

Even if you die,

you can't get rid of me.

I owe it to you in my previous life.

Hello, comrade.

Hello.

Good morning, comrade.

Morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Hello, comrade.

Comrade Ruolai.

Chief Lei is looking for you.

Okay.

Sir.

Come in.

Chief Lei, you wanted to see me?

Ruolai.

Your letter of appointment has been approved.

The president appointed you himself.

You'll be the deputy chief of the General Affairs Unit,

helping me with my work.

Yes.

We'll work together from now on.

Okay.

One more thing.

It's unfortunate.

I'm Wei Ruolai, Deputy Chief of the General Affairs Unit,

from the Chinese Soviet Republic National Bank.

Can you call Instructor Shen for me?

Hold on.

Ruolai.

Instructor Shen.

You're back.

Yes, I've started work at the bank now.

Have you made up your mind?

Yes.

The foundation of finance is credibility.

The Communist Party has great credibility in Jiangxi.

It's very promising.

That's great.

I'm glad that you have the confidence.

I'm happy for you.

What's wrong?

Anything else?

Just say it.

Don't be a wuss.

Chief Lei gave it to me.

Take a look.

It's okay.

I've got it.

Thank you.

You're the only sister

I have in this world.

I choose to believe you,

and I want to believe in you.

Thank you, Brother.

Brother.

Brother.

No matter where you are,

I'll always be your sister.

Ruolai,

do you want to take me as your mentor?

I was born by my parents,

but I am taught by my mentor.

Mentor Shen,

please accept three bows from me, Ruolai.

I will do my best in the future,

and I will not let you down.

We've reached, Yu.

Nanchang Field Headquarters' Suppression Army.

Special Commissioner Tu, welcome to Ganzhou.

Hello.

Take their suitcases.

Mom.

Dad, how long are we going to stay in Ganzhou?

Ganzhou has a lot of mountains and a great view.

We could be here for a long time, okay?

Master, Madam, Miss, hello.

Dazhuang, Erzhuang, take their suitcases.

Xiaoju, Xiaofeng, go make tea.

We're here.

Slow down.

There are so many lotus flowers here.

Slow down, Miss.

Slow down, Yu.

Miss, slow down.

It's so big.

This place is nothing compared to Shanghai.

I'm sorry to make you go through this.

No, I think this place is nice.

It looks like the house I lived in when I was a kid.

Really?

Mom.

Mom, come and take a look!

Coming.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

What's wrong?

I overheard them saying in the car that

Lin Qiaosong is coming to Jiangxi too.

He seems to have been parachuted in.

He'll be here in two days.

It seems that Nanjing still doesn't trust me.

They sent someone with a grudge to keep an eye on me.

What should we do, Sir?

The armed forces in Ganzhou

is under the control of

the Brigade Commander of Guangdong Army, Qian Fengshi.

Chen Jitang of the Guangdong Army does not listen to the chairman of the Standing Committee.

Therefore, Qian Fengshi will also not listen to me.

Now that Lin Qiaosong is here,

it's not that we can't work together,

but that we will just use each other for our own needs.

A bustling, cosmopolitan city,

a place of fireworks,

where the elites gather.

The Shanghai Bund.

Brother,

why do we have to go to Jiangxi?

We have to go even if we don't want to.

I can go anywhere with you.

Really?

Well,

I still don't quite understand.

We were doing fine in Shanghai.

We had status,

and we were making big money.

Why do you have to go to Jiangxi,

and put your life on the line to fight the Communists?

I was right when I said you were a moron.

How long do you think we can sell opium for?

If something happens, they will be protected.

But for us,

we will die.

Let's just talk about the recent construction treasury bill.

Those from the banks who were close to them

were also ripped off and lost their family fortune.

Some even lost their family members.

Oh yeah.

So do you still want to sell opium?

This time, you can be rest assured.

My position

is Captain of the Ganzhou Detachment,

from the Nanchang Field Headquarters' Suppression Army, Ranger Formation.

Our mission

is to collect information about the Communists.

We can arrest anyone we deem suspicious during the course of operation,

and we'll cooperate with the regular army to fight against the communists.

How many guns and how many people do we have?

Director He means we should fully cooperate with

Special Commissioner's strategy of staging an economic siege.

So...

if the Ganzhou Detachment's Ranger Formation has any battle losses,

we'll fill in for them anytime.

We've got guns and ammunition.

All that you can think of.

This is a good thing.

But

Jiangxi is the base of the Communist Party.

It's not enough to just have guns.

I have a spy in the Jiangxi Soviet.

Now that we're in Jiangxi,

the mansion is still so extravagant.

Sir, please have some tea.

Mr. Shen will be here in a moment.

Okay.

Captain of the Ganzhou Detachment, from the Nanchang Field Headquarters,

Suppression Army's Ranger Formation, Lin Qiaosong,

reporting to you.

Have a sit.

Yes.

Long time no see.

Long time no see.

What kind of destiny is it that

we can meet again in Ganzhou,

thousands of miles away?

Well, I took the initiative

and asked my superiors

for this destiny.

It's not easy.

It's my honor

to work with you, Mr. Shen.

Shen Tunan

no longer exists.

My surname is Tu now.

I’m from Tu Nanshen from Xiangxi.

Sorry, my oversight.

Before I left,

Director He specifically told me

to keep this secret for you.

But don't worry, Special Commissioner Tu.

Only the higher-ups know about this.

Good.

Well Captain Lin,

what's next?

Are you going to keep your eyes on me

or do something useful for the party and the country?

Is there a conflict?

No.

I'll tell you the truth.

Next,

I plan to take down

the gentries in Ganzhou.

You must cooperate with me.

As long as it’s beneficial to Kuomintang,

I'm always at your disposal, Special Commissioner Tu.

Well, that's what I've been waiting for.

Please come in.

A small gift.

Please come in.

This way, please.

Watch the steps.

Please come in.

Everyone, this way please.

Please come on in.

Please come in and have some tea.

Sir will be here in a moment.

Please come in.

Special Commissioner Tu, they're all here.

How many of us here?

Let's start.

By the way, Brigade Commander Qian,

are you familiar with our new Special Commissioner?

Everyone.

Thank you for coming. I'm late.

Please forgive me.

Have a seat.

Special Commissioner, you are indeed a very important envoy.

I'm Qian Fengshi.

Please take care of me.

Brigade Commander Qian, don't say that.

I’m also new here.

I'll need your support

in the future.

Same to you.

I'm relieved to hear that.

Let me introduce someone to you.

Captain Lin.

Here.

Captain Lin Qiaosong of the Ganzhou Detachment,

from Nanchang Field Headquarters, Ranger Formation.

Welcome.

Welcome, Captain Lin.

Today,

Captain Lin specially prepared

three gifts for all of you.

This is the first gift.

You're too kind.

Look carefully.

This is 6 months' worth of records

of the various merchants who smuggled contraband goods into Jiangxi Soviet,

and those who had also bought tungsten ore from them,

and then resold it

to others.

According to Article 9 of the Sanctions on the Communist-controlled Areas,

those who violate the rules

will be executed.

Special Commissioner.

The people who are here today

are the top figures of Ganzhou.

They are sincerely here to welcome you.

It's inappropriate

to do this.

Brigade Commander Qian, are you sure about this?

Let me make it clear.

This business

isn't even mine.

It's Commander Chen's business in Guangdong.

You can choose to not give me respect,

but are you going to also

disrespect Commander Chen?

Brigade Commander Qian.

It's our Nanchang Suppression Army Ranger Formation who will be taking action.

We only follow orders from Nanchang Field Headquarters' Director He.

You can go to Director He if you have any opinion.

If Commander Chen has any opinion,

he can also go to Director He.

These two people had significant amounts of business with the Communist Party.

They are unforgivable.

Fine.

Nice kill.

Special Commissioner.

That's one way to clean up the Guangdong Army.

Why did Cui Yunge,

of all businesses,

choose to collude with the Communist Party?

He deserved to be killed.

Brigade Commander Qian, you indeed understand the great righteousness of Kuomintang.

It's the party and the state's fortune.

It's my duty.

Second gift

is a handwritten order from the chairman.

I, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission of the National Government,

Chiang Zhongzheng,

appoints Tu Nanshen,

as the Special Commissioner of Southern Jiangxi Economic Embargo Division,

to supervise

the important task of executing an economic siege on the Communist-controlled areas in southern Jiangxi.

If necessary,

you can mobilize the Ranger Formation,

as well as local military forces.

We must make sure no rice or water reaches our enemy,

and that there will be no one left to inform us.

The economic siege

is critical in our military campaign against the city.

Eliminating tungsten ore trade is utmost critical.

Local governments and businesses must work closely together.

Offenders will be severely punished.

Sit.

Sit.

Everyone, listen carefully.

Now that I've taken over the task of launching an economic siege,

I won't accept any more collusion of any kind

with the Communist Party.

Our rangers

will be monitoring your transactions in real time.

If anyone dares to go against the rules,

especially when it comes to tungsten ore,

your outcome

will be the same

as those two who got dragged out.

So,

decide whether you want your life,

or you want your fortune.

I won't do it again.

Don't worry, Special Commissioner.

We will never do business with the Communist Party again.

Yes.

Yes, Special Commissioner.

We won't dare to anymore.

We really won't.

We won't do it ever again.

Never again.

Captain Lin.

The third gift, please.

The waterways of southern Jiangxi are well-connected,

with countless merchant ships passing through.

This also facilitates smuggling.

So, setting up checkpoints,

and guard towers on land is far from enough.

Next,

I plan to set up checkpoints in the important waterways,

and recruit an anti-smuggling squad,

to check

incoming and outgoing merchant ships round the clock.

All of these initiatives

requires money.

Everyone here

have made a lot of money

from your tungsten ore businesses.

Because tungsten ore has been so profitable,

I will require

all of you to support us

in our upcoming endeavors.

The donation forms are right in front of you.

You are free to donate as much as you want.

Just write a number.

We should all donate!

Special Commissioner,

I'll donate 10,000 silver dollars first.

5,000 from me.

I'll... donate 8,000.

Special Commissioner, I'll donate 5,000.

Okay.

Someone in the Southern Jiangxi Chamber of Commerce colluded with the Communists.

I'm responsible for my own negligence.

I will

donate 30,000 silver dollars.

30,000?

Thank you for your support, Brigade Commander Qian. Thank you.

Have some tea.

Recently, the lockdown of the Free China area

is suddenly much tighter than before.

Here,

here,

and here.

Several open trade routes

have been cut off.

The key is Sanjiang Kou.

Then, are there any problems with our

maritime trade line?

Not yet.

Sanjiang Kou is Ganzhou's gateway to the Jiangxi Soviet.

70% of our salt

comes in from here,

and most of the tungsten ore are also shipped out from here.

If Sanjiang Kou gets stuck again,

then...

the consequences will be unimaginable.

According to the original plan,

the salt we imported from the Guangdong army

will arrive at San Jiangkou soon.

You'll sneak into Ganzhou and escort them.

Make sure the salt passes Sanjiang Kou smoothly.

Yes, I'll get the job done.

Various counties in southeastern Jiangxi

still continue to smuggle goods to Communist-controlled areas.

Most of the cloth was smuggled from Le'an,

foreign oil was smuggled from Nanfeng,

and salt was smuggled from Maodian, Ganxian District.

Meanwhile, Ganzhou has the widest variety of goods.

Salt, foreign oil, cloth,

and other supplies have all been previously smuggled.

Sanjiang Kou is a strategic location.

They're all profit-seekers.

They'll risk their lives for profit.

Looks like we didn't kill enough people before.

We didn't set the rules clearly enough for them.

The economy of the Communist-controlled areas

is like a fetus' umbilical cord.

It provides a steady flow

of nutrients to their base areas.

If we don't severe the cord,

we can't destroy them completely.

So the most important thing

is to cut their umbilical cord.

Yes.

To severe the cord.

Operation Cord Severance

is to completely cut off the economic activities of the Communist-controlled areas.

Then,

what we need to do

is to destroy the reputation of the Communist Party,

and let every banknote they make

be completely reduced to waste paper.

Special Commissioner.

I've found him.

I picked him out of the prison's death row.

He's a master of ammunition.

His name is Yang Liuzhi.

Bring him in.

Let him in.

I'm Yang Liuzhi. I've been in the ammunition trade since young.

My skills are nothing out of the ordinary.

I just make a living in the martial world.

I'd like to ask for your

kind support in the future.

As long as your skills are good enough,

we'll have many opportunities to work together.

Yes.

Camp Commander Liu.

You've got all the paperwork.

Let's go.

Okay.

Wait.

Camp Commander Liu.

Captain Lin.

Which unit of the Guangdong Army is this brother from?

He is...

Sir,

escorting military supplies is a covert operation.

You have no right to ask.

Military supplies?

Let's check it.

Captain Lin,

These are all military supplies of the Guangdong army.

Camp Commander Liu,

since the headquarters sent us here

to help you manage Sanjiang Kou,

we can't just keep going through the motions.

Since it's the supplies of the Guangdong Army,

it would be able to stand up to the scrutiny.

Let us go through the procedures,

so that we can explain to the higher-ups.

Wenbiao.

Yes.

Let's proceed.

Please.

Camp Commander Liu.

Although we are just going through routine checks,

you should

also avoid arousing suspicion.

These are the military supplies of the Guangdong Army after all,

ain't it?

Ally,

long time no see.

Why are you in Jiangxi?

To wipe out the Communist Party.

How is my sister?

That depends on you.

I know.

When I sent you to the Communist-controlled areas as an undercover,

you held a grudge against me.

I stand in front of you today.

You can punch me to vent your anger.

I dare not.

I'm willing to do this

to save my sister.

That's good.

We already have a plan.

The communists

won't last for two days.

When can I see my sister?

Not until you've finished your mission with us.

Your sister embroidered this herself.

Keep it as a memento.

Also,

your sister is not young anymore.

Work hard,

and save some dowry for her.

Let's go.

Brother.

Brother.

Brother!

No!

Meijuan.

No!

Meijuan?

Did you have a nightmare again?

I dreamt that my brother

was arrested by the Communists.

They were about to shoot him.

A simple pass is all you need

to pass through Sanjiang Kou?

It seems that they have been secretly colluding with the Communist Party

for a long time now.

Special Commissioner.

Should we start with teaching the Guangdong Army a lesson?

Let's not fall out with Commander Chen just yet.

Let's find a chance to break off one of his finger

as a reminder.

Yes.

Also,

is everything going well with Yang Liuzhi?

We should be seeing results very soon.

Operation Cord Severance

is officially initiated.

Yes.

Where are the goods?

They emptied the goods.

Where is the money?

The money is gone.

Useless!

They aren't just a ranger team.

They are a bunch of robbers.

He has messed up the shipping lines in Ganzhou.

It will be difficult to trade tungsten ore

in the future.

Send someone to Nanjing

and find out exactly who is backing up Tu Nanshen

and Lin Qiaosong.

I want to find out their entire background

and who's supporting them.

Deputy Chief Wei,

I feel like

there's never enough silver dollars in the bank these days.

Some people want to exchange our new banknotes

for silver dollars as soon as they get them.

It’s normal.

The new currency is meant to be pegged to the silver coins.

That's the only way you can establish trust

in your new currency.

But...

But this is the third time this week

that I've received a large exchange order.

Look.

Go get me this week's ledger.

Okay.

This is the general ledger.

Let's go.

Let's take a look at the counters.

Okay.

Show me the money you received today.

Fake notes! These are all counterfeit notes!

Fake notes?

We want to exchange silver dollars!

Listen to me.

Just one sentence.

Folks!

Folks!

Listen to me!

Folks,

listen to me.

Of course we have silver coins.

However, it's not that we don't want to do the exchange.

We just received a notice from the headquarters,

saying there's something wrong with this lot of coins.

There's a problem?

What's the problem?

It's pretty much the same at all the branches.

The people are frantically demanding to exchange

their counterfeit notes for silver coins.

Some even asked to exchange for gold and silver.

Something is going to happen.

Listen to me! Listen to me!

I'm the deputy chief of the General Affairs Unit, at the Chinese Soviet Republic National Bank.

I'm Wei Ruolai.

Kuomintang did make a batch of counterfeit notes,

and it has found its way into the Jiangxi Soviet.

Fake notes?

I know you are all very anxious.

We are also very anxious.

Let me give you an example.

We're waiting for the rice to cook on the stove,

but the main room is on fire.

Should we put out the fire first,

or should we remove the rice from the stove first?

Put out the fire.

Put out the fire!

Put out the fire first.

Yes,

it's only after we put out the fire,

that we can cook with a peace of mind.

We can continue to save or cash out.

It's business as usual.

So in the meantime,

please make sure to register yourselves.

We will solve the problem of counterfeit notes as soon as possible.

If you suffer losses,

you can go to the headquarters to get even with me, Wei Ruolai.

You can flip desks, or even carry a hoe and bury me alive.

Let's listen to him.

Why don't we register first?

We believe you.

Thank you, Deputy Chief Wei.

Folks, folks.

Let's line up,

and go in to register with me.

Line up, line up!

Study hard.

Be good.

Slow down, Yu.

Xiaoyun! Xiaoyun!

Hi Yu!

Dad,

remember to pick me up tonight.

Don't ever play with her again.

Yu, Yu?

What's wrong?

Xiaoyun won't play with me.

It’s okay.

Give her and your other classmates the cookies,

and she'll play with you.

Got it.

Goodbye, Yu.

Bye.

Sir, it's time to go.

It looks very real.

It's colour

and texture,

are the same as real notes.

Even Lenin's beard looks very real.

It looks like the work of a top artist.

How could you tell it's a counterfeit note?

The texture of the printed paper is different.

These counterfeit notes feel delicate and smooth.

But the factories in Jiangxi Soviet

do not have enough of such banknote paper.

We have to make paper the old-fashioned way.

So, the texture will feel rougher.

It must be Kuomintang this time.

No one else has the equipment

or the technology to do so.

They're mounting a currency war with Jiangxi Soviet.

They're using counterfeit notes

to disrupt the financial order in Jiangxi Soviet,

in order to trigger inflation,

and deal a blow to the credibility of the Soviet currency.

In the end, it will result in an outflow of gold and silver from Jiangxi Soviet,

and cause our economy to breakdown.

It sounds like a tough battle.

Are you confident?

I have to.

If only Mr. Shen was here.

If he were here,

you'll be more troubled.

I'd rather have him here,

and have the headache instead.

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