The Beacon of Laiyang Metal

Chapter 21 Departing for the Northeast
  Three days later, in the warehouse of "Magic City Zhenhua Warehousing and Logistics Company", Wei Youtian and others looked at the mountains of various materials and machinery, as well as the various light and heavy weapons sent by Benjamin, and were deeply impressed by Wei Yuan's strength. .

I originally thought that Mr. Wei was a wealthy businessman, but now it seems that he is more than just a wealthy businessman. He has incredible hands and eyes.

"Without even a phone call from Mr. Wei, the foreigners sent so many weapons and ammunition to the designated location. How shameful this must be for the foreigners!"

"In addition to doubling the salary of people like myself, we also take care of food and housing. Two days ago, we approved 100 yuan for each group of people in the shop and warehouse, which was used as living expenses and food expenses, and said that every meal It must be meaty and full every meal, otherwise he will not be happy."

"In addition, I have a group of people waiting for me, and each person has two sets of Western-style uniforms. Each set of clothes costs at least 2 yuan, so that's a few hundred yuan."

"It's not like being a boss, it's just doing charity. Everyone was once again grateful for their decision to jump out from the pier and follow Wei Yuan."

Wei Yuan didn't have time to pay attention to everyone's thoughts. He looked at the confused people and said, "Is there anyone who knows how to use a gun?"

After asking several times in a row, Zhang Jinghan slowly raised his hand and said with a somewhat uncertain tone: "My cousin is a platoon leader in the National Congress Party's tax police corps. He taught me how to use some guns, but... I only fired a few shots in total."

When Wei Yuan heard that Zhang Jinghan's cousin was actually a platoon leader in the tax police corps, Wei Yuan's eyes lit up, as if he had found a treasure.

"The tax police group, this is the elite of the national army. Although it is only nominally an irregular force used by Finance Minister Song Ziwen to arrest smuggling and tax collection, it is armed at all costs and uses a full set of German equipment. Even The light tanks are all equipped, and the instructors are all from the Nazi German advisory group, turning it into an elite force that cannot even be compared with the Class A regular army of the National Congress Party."

General Sun Liren, known as Rommel of the East, was a member of the Tax Police Corps. This unit participated in the Songhu War of Resistance and inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese invaders. In the later stages of the War of Resistance, it was incorporated into the Chinese Expeditionary Force and swept across the Japanese army in northern Burma."

It can be said that even a grassroots platoon leader in this unit is a rare military talent.

You must know that the tax police regiment adopts a full set of German-style training. It is not only required to be able to shoot, but also has training in cultural knowledge, vehicle driving, radio communication use, and battlefield first aid. It can be said that everyone can be called a generalist.

Wei Yuan carefully recalled the information from later generations. At this time, the tax police group should be stationed in the Pudong area of ​​​​the magical city.

Then he asked Zhang Jinghan eagerly: "Is your cousin still in the tax police group now?"

Zhang Jinghan shook his head and said: "No more. During a training session in the army last year, his left leg suffered a comminuted fracture. The foreign doctor in the army said that even if he recovered well, his left leg would be permanently disabled. Now it is idle in his hometown in Ludong, relying on I set up a stall and do some small business to support my family.”

Wei Yuan was also very sorry for what happened to such a talent, but then he thought about it, "If there really were no accidents during the training, everyone would have to be completely finished. How could a team like my own, a grassroots team, have even the slightest chance of poaching people over?" Chance."

"Right now, the opponent is injured in training and is idle at home. He has nothing to show for his talents. This is a great opportunity for me to use the hoe to dig out people." Thinking of this, Wei Yuan smiled like a fool.

"Mr. Wei~Mr. Wei~"

Wei Youtian on the side saw his maniacal giggle and couldn't help but whispered a few words in worry.

Wei Yuan finally came to his senses and coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment.

"Zhang Jinghan, write a letter to your cousin now, no, send him a telegram directly and tell him that I want to ask him to be the company's security captain and instructor. He will be paid 100 yuan a month in salary first. If he performs well, he will be paid later. Rise again."

"How much? 100 yuan a month in cash? Isn't that too much!" Zhang Jinghan was immediately stunned by the salary given by Wei Yuan.

Although I also know that my cousin is a talented person, this is probably too much. You must know that an ordinary worker in the Magic City only earns 5 yuan a month, but Mr. Wei gives his cousin 100 yuan, which is worth it. It is equivalent to the income of an ordinary worker in two years. Wei Yuan, however, had a smile on his face and pretended to be mysterious: "Talents are rare, not many, not many. Go and do it quickly. Once it's done, the deputy captain of the security team is yours. I'll give you a half-level salary increase." ".

Seeing what Wei Yuan said, Zhang Jinghan no longer hesitated, turned around and went out to the post office to send a telegram to his cousin.

Although Wei Yuan currently has food and guns, his current subordinates are all dock coolies and have basically zero military talents. Only Zhang Jinghan has fired a few shots, so he has two swords.

"That's all. Without Butcher Zhang, can we still eat pigs with hair on them?"

Let Zhang Jinghan temporarily play the role of an instructor first. He only needs to be able to fire the gun if he is not demanding. Anyway, the weapons he bought are mostly automatic weapons. I followed Uncle Sam's example. When encountering a battle, he will directly open up the light and heavy machine guns with full firepower. Give him Come and cover them with firepower. If you can't kill them, you'll scare them to death, Wei Yuan thought to himself.

In the following days, Wei Yuan asked someone to obtain five gun licenses at the Shanghai Police Station at the cost of five large yellow croakers, so that he was legally qualified to hold a gun even on the street.

1930, April

After nearly a month of busy work, Weiyuan finally gathered the first batch of materials for the investment and construction of the factory in Northeast China, and his worker guard also expanded to more than 100 people, the size of a reinforced company.

Although it had only been trained by Zhang Jinghan's cousin Yue Weilu for more than half a month, the training was impressive in the formation drills and shooting events, at least much better than the local security group.

When Wei Yuan saw Yue Weilu for the first time, he knew that he was a professional soldier. He looked taciturn, with a dark face with a fearless expression often seen in young soldiers. He was 175 in height. , wearing a uniform of the tax police regiment without any markings, underneath a shirt that had been washed a little white. Although it was a little worn, it was clean and tidy, without the slovenliness of the old army. There was a deep scar on his face, and even It adds a bit of toughness, but his left leg is a bit lame when walking. It seems that as Zhang Jinghan said, he retired because he injured his left leg during training.

After negotiating various salaries and benefits, the first order Wei Yuan gave him was: "Follow the methods and standards used by the German advisory group to train them, and train the people under you fiercely. Don't be afraid of bloodshed. Now there will always be bloodshed." It's better than losing your life in the battle, don't worry about the ammunition consumption, you can replenish the ammunition as much as you consume." It was only then that Wei Yuan saw a touch of excitement on his originally dark and serious face.

In the next half month, this group of people experienced what it means to switch between heaven and hell.

From running with heavy loads to queue training, from gun disassembly and maintenance to live ammunition shooting training, from explosive production to grenade throwing, from vehicle driving to vehicle repair and maintenance, from battlefield first aid to sneak attacks and counter-sneak attacks, basically everything you learn in the tax police corps Yue Weilu will train all the skills that Weiyuan has the conditions to practice.

During this half month, there were constant gunshots and explosions inside the "Magic City Zhenhua Warehousing and Logistics Company" every day. It can be said that except for mortars, there was no live ammunition fired. The weapons Weiyuan bought were all put into practice. When I heard With the sound of gunshots and explosions, Wei Yuan sent someone to send him a gun license and sent him away when facing the patrol room who came after hearing the news.

With the increase in personnel, Weiyuan has further refined its management level:
  Wei Youtian serves as the manager of "Modu Zhenhua Trading Company" and "Modu Zhenhua Company Human Resources Center".

Yue Weilu serves as the captain and chief instructor of the security team of "Modu Zhenhua Company".

Zhang Jinghan serves as the deputy captain of the security team and the captain of his own guard team.

Han Dazhuang serves as his personal guard and orderly.

Li Baoguo serves as the manager of "Modu Zhenhua Warehouse Logistics Company" and "Modu Zhenhua Company Terminal". The two existing 200-ton cargo ships are also under the unified management of "Warehouse Logistics Company".

Everything was ready, and all the advanced mechanical supplies were shipped and packaged. Only then did Wei Yuan send a telegram to "Shaoshuai Zhang" in Fengtian, telling him that his fleet had set sail and was expected to arrive at Dandong Port in three days. He hoped Send someone to make contact and so on.

(End of this chapter)