Empire

Chen Ziang and Shen Bin hit it off immediately. After intensive preparations, the Far East Trading Company was officially established.

Shen Bin was a wealthy businessman in Qinghe Province. He had accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. Although most of it was destroyed in the war, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. The one million gold coins that Shen Bin dug out from the ground of their mansion became the start-up capital of the Far East Trading Company.

As one of the main shareholders of the Far East Trading Company, Chen Ziang was now poor, so he directly contributed manpower.

Now their baggage soldiers were also idle, so Chen Ziang selected more than a thousand people and directly assigned them to the Far East Trading Company.

These baggage soldiers were originally the families of the soldiers, some old, weak, women and children who could not go to the battlefield.

Now that they were assigned to the Far East Trading Company, on the one hand, the problem of insufficient manpower in the trading company was quickly met, and at the same time, their livelihood was solved.

Because in the future, the Far East Trading Company would pay them wages every month instead of paying military salaries from Chen Ziang and his 9th Battalion.

This means that these people directly from the baggage soldiers���, and became an employee of the business.

Shen Bin was originally an old hand who had been doing business for many years, otherwise he would not have accumulated so much wealth and become one of the richest people in the province.

With Shen Bin's busy work, the skeleton of the Far East Business was quickly built.

The shopkeepers of the shops under Shen Bin were also re-recruited by him. Although the purpose of the establishment of the Far East Business was very simple, that is, Chen Ziang hoped that through the business, he could make money continuously and then subsidize the expenses of the 9th Battalion.

Therefore, Chen Ziang urgently hoped that the Far East Business could be put into operation, so he did not take care of training soldiers, but was busy with the business. Chen Ziang stayed up late to personally design a set of Qinghe Army uniforms, which were mainly black, and at the same time set up pockets for things, which were simple and practical.

Now their Qinghe Army was so poor that they naturally did not have the ability to manufacture standard armor, but military uniforms could be produced.

Chen Ziang directly handed the Qinghe Army uniforms he designed to Shen Bin the next day and asked him to send someone to sew them immediately to see the effect.

The Far East Trading Company now has more than a thousand old and weak people under its command, many of whom are hardworking women, so sewing is naturally no problem. At the same time, Shen Bin used to run a lot of cloth shops, and he had everything from tailors to tailors.

After only half a day, the first set of military uniforms designed by Chen Ziang for the Qinghe Army was ready.

Chen Ziang also became the first person to try something new. He changed into the black military uniforms he designed, which represented iron-blooded and coldness. The black military uniforms changed the loose style of the dynasty army, but were designed to be tougher and close-fitting, and also had small pockets for holding things.

Chen Ziang put on the black military uniform. The close-fitting military uniform set off Chen Ziang's tall figure, and his whole temperament became different.

Stepping on the sword, Chen Ziang looked a lot more energetic, with a fierce murderous aura all over his body.

"The military uniform designed by Lieutenant General Chen is simple and practical. Wearing it makes people feel much more energetic. Lieutenant General Chen is not only brave and invincible on the battlefield, but also has great tailoring skills. It is really impressive."

Seeing Chen Ziang wearing a black military uniform and looking energetic, Shen Xiuxiu, who was holding the clothes, couldn't help but praise him.

After receiving the praise from the beautiful woman, Chen Ziang showed a proud look on his face and said with a smile:"This is just the beginning. I will design more beautiful clothes in the future."

Seeing Chen Ziang's proud and self-praising look, Shen Xiuxiu couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

"That's it. Just make the cuffs a little smaller. There are no other problems. Our 9th Battalion will first order 5,000 sets of such uniforms."

After Chen Ziang tried on the uniforms he designed, he was quite satisfied and asked the Far East Trading Company to immediately organize the production of such uniforms.

The first order after the establishment of the Far East Trading Company came in, and Shen Bin naturally did not dare to neglect it. After all, Chen Ziang really paid for it. Although

Chen Ziang also occupied a certain share in the Far East Trading Company, he did not sacrifice his public position for personal gain, and still asked Yang Zhong, the general manager in charge of logistics and military supplies, to pay.

As a wealthy businessman, Shen Bin has strong organizational skills, and he has enough manpower under his command.

Soon, Shen Bin began to sew such black uniforms according to the uniform style requested by Chen Ziang, working overtime overnight.

Fortunately, this is the capital of the province. Although the city was occupied by the Qinghe Army, it was worthless. However , not many people wanted the cloth.

These white cloths were directly brought back and re-dyed to become the raw materials for making military uniforms.

The efficiency of the Far East Trading Company was also very high. In just one day, 500 sets of military uniforms were sewn out.

Although these 500 sets of military uniforms were not standardized at all, being able to produce so many in a short period of time also made the women exhausted.

After getting the first batch of 500 sets of black uniforms, Chen Ziang immediately summoned 500 soldiers and asked them to change clothes.

The 500 veterans who survived the bloody battles changed their tattered and colorful clothes and put on black military uniforms.

When they changed into the uniform black military uniforms, they stood there in a uniform manner, and their whole temperament changed.

"It is said that clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. The ancients were right.

Seeing the spirited look of these soldiers after changing their clothes, Chen Ziang was also very satisfied.

"Zhang Bao!"

""I am here!"

Deputy Battalion Commander Zhang Bao also changed into a brand new black military uniform, and was very happy.

"Take them to the city and go around the camps. Cheer up and let everyone see our handsome uniforms!"Chen Ziang ordered.

""Yes!"

After putting on the new uniform, they naturally had to show off, otherwise it would be no different from marching at night in brocade clothes. Deputy battalion commander Zhang Bao gladly accepted the order.

Soon, under the command of Zhang Bao, the 500 soldiers in neat black uniforms formed two columns and headed straight into the city along the road.

Although the Qinghe Army was now organized into 20 battalions, they were in a mess, with a variety of uniforms, and looked like a mob.

When Zhang Bao and his team of spirited soldiers lined up on the road, it was impossible not to attract attention.

"Their black uniforms are so beautiful"

"They are the personal guards of some lord, right?"

"Gee, if only we could wear clothes like that."......

Zhang Bao and his men swaggered through the streets, which immediately aroused the envy and jealousy of many other Qinghe Army troops.

"Isn't that Zhang Bao, the deputy commander of the 9th Battalion? Where did they get their clothes? They look really good."

Someone recognized the leader Zhang Bao and was also interested in their handsome black uniforms.

""Old Zhang, where did you get your clothes?" A familiar officer couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Bao raised his head and said with a smile:"We ordered this from the Far East Trading Company, ten silver coins a set."

Hearing that the uniforms cost ten silver coins a set, the soldiers who were watching took a breath of cold air, it was too damn expensive.

Zhang Bao didn't bother to pay attention to these envious and jealous soldiers, and continued to show off in the market with a smug look on his face.

"Go and ask where the Far East Trading Company is, and get me a set. It's only ten silver coins, right? Look at how he's showing off, as if I can't afford it."

An officer thought that although it was a bit expensive, it showed off his status, so he immediately sent someone to inquire.