The officers and soldiers had traveled thousands of miles and were extremely dirty.
Ordinary officers and soldiers can tolerate it, and the smell is only a little bit stinky. It doesn't matter if you get used to it anyway, but the girls in the student company really can't bear it. As early as ten days ago, Teacher Xiao He suggested to Tang Dao that the whole army find a town.
Repair, and let everyone tidy up their personal hygiene.
However, Tang Dao considered that the Japanese troops attacking the Longhai line were stepping up their offensive, but in January, the defense line in the first theater of war would move back, and the Fourth Line Regiment would have to stay away from the combat area during this period until after talking to Tantai Mingyue.
, and the Four Elements Group was already out of the danger zone, so they finally decided to spend the New Year repairing near Zhengzhou.
It just so happened that he could also use this opportunity to find the person he wanted to find and chat with this high-ranking official who was about to lose power about the future changes in the situation.
Although the man passed the blame to his brother at the critical moment, he was still a patriotic person at heart. This was the basis for Tang Dao to find him, and it was also the reason why Commander Zhang asked him to help carry the message.
There was already no sworn friendship between the two, but from the perspective of the country and the nation, Commander Zhang finally made his own choice. Judging from this small incident, the reason why he became a famous anti-Japanese hero through the ages was not just because of his
sacrificial.
A person's mind and structure have laid the foundation for a person's achievements.
For a whole day, all the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment did nothing. Whether they were willing or not, they were all cleaning up their personal hygiene.
The mayor of the small town is also a smart man. He specially brought more than 300 women with them to wash and dry clothes for all the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment with their big footbaths and laundry mallets. This was for free.
The officers and soldiers of the Si Xing Regiment were only responsible for taking off their dirty military uniforms and handing them over to the women leading the team. They washed themselves clean, cut their hair and beards short and shaved, and put on the new military uniforms issued by the regiment.
More energetic!
In the afternoon, the officers and soldiers walking in the town no longer looked as dusty as when they first entered the town. Their hair was cropped, their faces were clean, and there was no strong smell of sweat on their bodies. They still had the faint fragrance of honey locust.
The important thing is the spirit of the young man who puts on the new military uniform and walks with his head held high. He is an absolutely spirited young man.
In the future, soldiers wearing military uniforms and boots will stand out among the ordinary people. At this time, the soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment are already in a bustling town with people coming and going.
It was obvious that the young girls and wives in the small town were blushing. After all, they were perhaps the most handsome group of young men they had ever seen in their lives.
Fortunately, the Military Law Office had experience and was well prepared. The fifth and sixth teams of military discipline inspectors were patrolling the town and surrounding areas. These guys were full of blood. If they couldn't resist the temptation to do something, let the common people come to find them.
The group's face would be greatly humiliated.
As for talking about congeniality, it's best not to do so. The regiment leader said that the older girls in the north are much smarter. It's too far here. Once the troops set off, they won't know what year or month it is, let alone who will live or die on the battlefield.
, don’t harm other girls.
The officers and soldiers were busy doing sanitation and showing off after doing sanitation, but Tang Dao and a group of people from the regiment were extremely busy. There were too many trivial matters.
The town at this time was probably the busiest two days in the history of the entire town. Not only was the town spending a lot of money on the houses along both sides of the bluestone street, they were all hung with red lanterns, but the population also increased dramatically.
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Now it is not like there were only 2,000 locals before. It is said that businessmen have the most sensitive sense of smell. Ever since I learned that an infantry regiment came to the town that passed by but stayed for several days, and asked for a large number of daily necessities from the surrounding villagers, more than ten people
The merchants in the big city of Zhengzhou outside and inside were moved by the news. All kinds of goods were packed along the bluestone road in the town, which was much richer than the big fair years ago.
Although the current years are full of chaos and war with the Japanese, ordinary people are more concerned about their own lives. No matter how difficult life is, they still have to live this year. Just like Yang Bailao, who is so poor, he doesn't want to give
My daughter pulled a foot of red headband to celebrate the New Year.
The products suddenly became so plentiful, and the potential consumer groups were not only the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment who had packed up and went shopping for the holidays, but also the villagers within a radius of more than 20 miles of the town.
They exchanged the remaining grains, chickens, ducks and fish at home for money a day or two ago, so their potential spending power is not bad.
The surging flow of people in the town at this time is comparable to that of the antique streets that will be built in ancient cities with certain names in the future. Not to mention 20,000 to 30,000, there is no problem in the range of 10,000.
The mayor of the small town wanted it very much, and he smiled so much that he hadn't closed it since the Fourth Army Corps' Military Supplies Department arrived two days ago.
It's not for nothing that the merchants who come here set up street stalls. The town will collect taxes. Although it's not many, there are so many merchants that they can't support it! And there are so many people here that they can't find a place to eat and sleep? There are only two small restaurants in the town.
Restaurants, if they can support such a large population, ultimately have to rely on small town residents, right?
The women in the small town organized a group to wash clothes for the Si Xing Tuan for free, but the men were not idle either. They would make the simplest stewed noodles at home and sell them at market prices. As long as the men were not lazy, every household would spend a day
It's no problem at all to sell four or five hundred bowls.
The town is making money by collecting taxes, and everyone is making money too. The mayor's prestige has been qualitatively improved. The biggest beneficiary is the mayor of the town named Huang Siren. How can you not be happy!
Not to mention that this person is a capable person, Huang Siren also knew that all this was brought about by the Four Elements Group. He led his younger brothers to beat gongs and drums and sent five big fat pigs tied with red flowers to the Four Elements Group.
Not only did Zhu treat him as a labor force, he quietly found the headquarters of the Four-Hong Regiment, dropped fifty yuan in front of Master Zhuang who came out to greet him, and ran away.
It's not that Tang Dao didn't have time to see him, it's just that the guy's name was not good. When he heard the name 'Huang Shiren', he couldn't help but think of Yang Bailao and Xi'er, and Shitou's sister was also called Ximei. You think Tang Dao could
Are you interested in meeting him?
Fifty oceans is not much for a high-ranking official, but for the mayor of this small town, it is a big deal. If it were in the past, Chief of Staff Zhuang would naturally accept it with peace of mind and treat his hardcore men to drink.
After several rounds of bloody battlefields, Zhuang Shisan's desire for money has become much smaller. It's not that he no longer loves money, but that he knows very well that compared to life, money is nothing!
Besides, he had a pretty good idea of Tang Dao's personality through more than two months of contact.
A gentleman loves money and takes it in a proper way. If you should take it, you will not get a penny less. If you don't take it, taking an extra point is a violation of military discipline. And Tang Dao leads by example, whether it is his future father-in-law or the battalion commander and company under his command.
If you come here to pay for your meal, everything will be calculated and deducted from your military pay.
This was not just a show. Ever since the division chief of the regiment reported the number of guests he had entertained in January, regiment commander Tang Da would go on time to check on the company below him every time it was almost time for dinner, and he would sit down at a temporary resting place with the other soldiers to eat.
Not to mention how diligent you are.
The officers and soldiers absolutely loved the behavior of a certain regiment leader. Perhaps the few company commanders like Li Jijin who had thought about it were rolling their eyes.
Tang Tuanzuo was obviously determined to eat back the meal he had invited. Otherwise, why would he have specially brought his future father-in-law and his old family members with pens, inks, paper and inkstones? Just like that, it was still beautiful.
The name is to let Lao Tantai, who is creating a painting, take a look at the style.
One person is obviously not enough. You need three people, no, four people. Erya, who is always beside you, must also be counted, right?
"Tuanzuo, what do you think we should do with these fifty oceans? How about we use them for public use?" Zhuang Shisan suggested.
"Fifty oceans are for public use, and the huge expenses for our regiment are just scratches the surface. The so-called increase in revenue and reduce expenditure, the most important thing is to increase revenue!" Tang Dao put down the planning book he was writing and thought about it carefully. "Since this is the case.
This is the first New Year since the founding of our group. If we want to spend it happily and festively, how about this?”
Fifty oceans is not much, so it is better to use it as a bonus. Even if it is divided into fifty parts and drawn by lottery, the whole regiment's officers and soldiers can have fun.
Of course Zhuang Shisan agreed to this suggestion without any hesitation.
But Tang Dao's next plan is a bit big. What he means is that the mayor of the town has performed well, and the residents of the town have also given a lot of help to the Four Lines Group. Now there are some empty spaces outside the town.
There are many bamboo poles and racks to dry military uniforms with serial numbers on them. They are all masterpieces of the women in the small town.
Why not have a military-civilian get-together to show the friendship between the military and the civilians? This is also the first time that the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment who have transferred from the old army have been so close to ordinary people, and this kind of thing will probably become more and more common in the future.
If there are more, it can be considered as a template for them.
Being able to mingle with the common people is definitely the patent of that army, and because of this foundation, they were able to expand their army from less than 100,000 to 100,000 in North China within a few years.
Hundreds of thousands or even more, and this is under circumstances where the economic situation is extremely poor and military expenditures cannot be guaranteed.
If they were given enough military spending, Tang Dao even dared to say that all the people in North China could be mobilized.
Although the common people have their own petty thoughts, they are still simple after all. They will be kind to whoever treats them well.
Even if Tang Dao does not plan to recruit troops in this small town, getting the officers and soldiers to accept the model of being one with the common people will be of great help to the future development of the Four Lines Regiment in poverty-stricken areas like northwestern Shanxi.
As for the military-civilian get-together, it is not just the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment who are educated. The hearts of the common people are also growing. They will also know the concept of defending their homeland and country from these programs that promote the spirit of patriotism. The seeds are buried like this.
No matter how little it is, it will sprout and grow sooner or later, especially after suffering.
Tang Dao never underestimated the smallness of a fire. Just as the great man said, a single spark can start a prairie fire. A mountain fire that can sweep across an entire mountain range may be ignited by a small cigarette butt.
Moreover, Tang Dao was born in the people's army and was closely connected with the people. Even if he did not have these purposes, he was essentially willing to have fun with the people.
This request is another big expense.
Tang Dao's thinking mode for the Spring Festival Gala comes from the future Spring Festival Gala. When watching the show, the officers and soldiers in the audience were sitting at attention. Each person was only given five toffee, but after watching the show, they had to go to the banquet, one at each table.
Infantry squad, eight cold dishes, eight hot dishes and one hot pot.
After the Military Supplies Department inquired about prices from the three largest restaurants in Zhengzhou, it was found that there are currently 2,931 people in the Four Lines Group and 196 tables. If the three major restaurants did not unite, one restaurant would really not be able to afford this big deal. Nowadays, prices are soaring. Originally,
A piece of ocean can prepare a whole table of meals, which costs at least 1.8 yuan.
This price has already made Zhuang Shisan, who is in charge of logistics, very distressed. Well, Tang Dao has now proposed a military-civilian party. Just for the residents of the town to participate, the budget has already been increased by more than a hundred tables.
Well, if the nearby villagers don’t move, how can you still drive them away?
"That's easy! Cancel the originally scheduled banquets table by table and give me high-end banquets. I'll invite as many people as possible. As for the price, I can only trouble you, the chief of staff, to discuss it with the three major restaurants.
The boss negotiates, if it doesn't work, we will provide the ingredients, and they will provide the chef, helpers and tableware, and we will pay the labor fee!
There is no need to be so elaborate about the food. Whether it is hot dishes, cold dishes, or hot pot, just serve meat, steam the meat, stir-fry the meat, or boil the meat in a basin, and everyone can enjoy it.
As for tables, chairs, benches, etc., the most indispensable thing in this rural area is wood, and the most indispensable thing for our Four Elements Group is manpower. The long tables and benches will be made for me freshly!" Tang Dao made the final decision.
The method used by Tang Dao is somewhat similar to the model of weddings and weddings in rural areas in the future. The host family provides the ingredients, and the merchant only needs to provide a chef to cook it, and then pay the labor fee per table.
It's just that in this era, you might be able to ask businesses to provide chefs with tableware, but they don't have that many tables, chairs, and benches.
But this is not a problem for Tang Dao, the leader of the group.
For soldiers, they don't take life and death seriously on the battlefield, so they are worried about these small problems. If they don't have tables, chairs and benches, they can make them now.
The door panels and bed panels of residents' homes in the town can be used as tabletops, and four legs can be nailed underneath.
The stools are even simpler. A big tree is cut down, cut into several wooden boards, and wooden piers are nailed underneath. Six or seven people can sit on one long wooden board, and the seats are running water mats. Let alone four or five thousand people eat.
, even ten thousand people can be solved in a few rounds.
Don't tell me, this new model from the future proposed by Tang Dao was quickly adopted by the three major restaurants. The only difficulty is that they don't have that many tableware.
Huang Siren, who participated in the negotiation, was at the peak of his life. When he heard this, he immediately jumped out and promised that the town would handle the shortage of tableware. It was just a matter of each household bringing out some bowls and vegetable basins!
At that time, each household will put the name of the owner on their own things, and then take them away after they are finished. If there is any damage, the town will compensate for it.
In two days, the town's revenue increased by one thousand yuan. How could Mayor Huang be afraid of this loss?
With Mayor Huang's guarantee, the shopkeepers of the three major restaurants also made every effort to ensure that all the soldiers and civilians would be well fed and drunk on New Year's Eve. As long as the Si Xing Tuan prepared enough ingredients, they could satisfy half of the residents of Zhengzhou City.
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This is somewhat bragging, but no one has exposed them. Businessmen are such creatures, how can they do business if they don't know how to brag?
Of course, Zhuang Shisan still doesn’t know that in the future, those who are engaged in finance and real estate, with a net worth of tens of millions, will be involved in billions of transactions, and those with billions will be responsible for hundreds of billions of transactions. The more they dare to brag, the more they dare to brag.
, the more leeks dare to invest money in it.
If it were a future hotel owner, he would dare to say that he could bring the entire Henan province to eat.
Of course, bragging is bragging, but the prices have been kept down. The three major restaurants have given a friendly price. The 20 chefs and 80 helpers are dispatched, and the total charge is 150 oceans, including various kinds of food prepared for 10,000 people.
The total price of the ingredients will not exceed 1,000 oceans.
The price is definitely not expensive. On average, it is only 0.1 silver per person, which is 20% lower than the previous price.
But what neither Tang Dao nor Zhuang Shisan expected was that as long as they were human beings, they would be everywhere.
Things are not going well here yet! I don’t know who spread the news that the Four Troops are going to hold a military-civilian gathering to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Newspaper reporters in Zhengzhou City heard the news and came to interview Zhuang Shisan. Zhuang Shisan was no longer the security group commander who only knew how to make money.
The machine promotes how the Chinese army kills the enemy on the front line, and it is a full-fledged piece of talk that spreads the positive energy of protecting the homeland and the country.
After careful writing by the reporter, by the afternoon, residents in Zhengzhou all knew about the famous Si Xing Battalion on the Songhu Front, and that the current Si Xing Group had come to Zhengzhou.
Good guy, that's really the shadow of a famous tree. Ordinary residents didn't care much about it. At most, they were just curious about what Tang Dao, the anti-Japanese hero, looked like, but those gentry were different.
Invitations flew like snowflakes to the headquarters of the Four Elements Regiment, hoping to invite Tang Dao and several officers from the headquarters of the Four Elements Regiment to have dinner at home or in a restaurant.
These guys are all human beings.
What they wanted to do was not to see what Tang Dao looked like, but to take the opportunity to become familiar with Tang Dao.
Now the war situation is obviously not favorable to China. The Japanese are still acting as a devil in Jinling. Even though the first theater headquarters is stationed in Zhengzhou, these rich people have no idea. Young and promising generals like Tang Dao have great military achievements.
, is definitely a favorite among the rich in this era.
Isn't it just a meal? At most, if you give me some gifts, you can become familiar with Tang Dao, and maybe you can use it that day? Luck may be the decisive factor in becoming a rich man, but most of the brains are there.
It is definitely enough.
And there is a more important point. It is said that Tang Dao is only in his early 20s. At this age, it is very likely that he is not married yet. The wealthy people who have daughters of the same age or nieces and nephews at home must not frantically pull the strings!
Looking at the greeting cards stacked up to a foot high, Tang Daoren's head ached.
In his past life and this life, Tang Dao spent all his time in the military camp. He knew how to have relationships with superiors and subordinates, but he rarely interacted with these "social people". The thought of having to deal with these guys for several days in a row
Both Xu and Zhishe, Tang Dao wanted to die.
But it is impossible not to chew the fat meat that is brought to your mouth. Zhuang Shisan made it clear that as long as people go, the white silver gift is indispensable. This is an unspoken rule!
Businessmen stand at the front desk to make money, and then share the profits with those in power. This was true in ancient times and is true now.
I have to say that Lao Tantai had to have experience. Seeing Tang Dao talking about this, he frowned, smiled slightly and made a suggestion: "That's not easy to handle. You want to have a military-civilian get-together anyway. Since they want to see you, then
You should come here too. You can see them all at once. Since you are here, you must not be empty-handed. The gift you gave me is here! Just think that if you have spent all your money this time, you may still make some money!"
Tang Dao suddenly understood and gave a thumbs up to his old father-in-law with a smile on his face. He looked at the pile of greeting cards and wished they had become two, no, three piles.
Perhaps only Tantai Mingyue rolled her eyes at the two men she was closest to, No. 1 Middle School and No. 1 Young Master. She had heard that many rich men wanted to bring their daughters to meet Tang Dao. What did they want to do?
This chapter has been completed!