Rise From Eight Hundred

"The entire army has crossed Kaifeng and is still dozens of kilometers away from arriving in Zhengzhou!" Tang Dao's eyes wandered around the map.

"In this way, starting from tomorrow, the entire army will slow down its marching speed. The daily march can not exceed ten kilometers. The staff will select the camping site. After arriving at the camping site, except for the new recruits who will train in the queue for two hours as usual, the rest will be divided into battalions and companies. The unit is preparing for the first New Year’s Eve party of our Four Elements Group! Mingyue, do you think this is feasible?”

"You can think of letting those gangsters put on a show!" Tantai Mingyue pursed her lips and smiled.

"Hey, since this is the first time for the whole army of our Four Elements Regiment to celebrate New Year's Eve, what's the point of just inviting a troupe to sing a big show like before?

As soldiers, we have to put on a show that belongs to us as soldiers, whether it's singing, dancing, or doing a cross talk skit, it's all fine! Moreover, don’t underestimate the wisdom of these rough guys. I later issued an order for each company to produce programs as a company, but I didn’t say no to borrowing people! Believe it or not, your medical team and student company are about to become popular! " Tang Dao, who had found a breakthrough, laughed in a relaxed tone.

"You have to help me think about a theme. Use this rare New Year's Eve party as an opportunity to enhance the cohesion of the whole regiment and instill a spirit of patriotism in the officers and soldiers!"

"This is easy to handle. Now that the Battle of Xuzhou has begun with great vigor, we will use the poem 'Spring Hope' by the great poet Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty as the title, and hang in the center of the stage the most famous line in the poem, 'The country is broken and the mountains and rivers are here!'" Dan Dan Tai Mingyue lowered her head and thought for a while before saying.

"Spring Hope! Although the wind is biting and freezing now, as long as you persist, you can wait until the spring when the warm wind will make tourists drunk! It not only represents the current seasonal weather, but also symbolizes the current weather we are in. The war situation in the state of defeat couldn't be better!" Tang Dao looked stunned for a moment, then grinned and praised his fiancée without hesitation: "No wonder people say that finding the right wife can not only educate you. Good for the next generation and you can save money!”

"Bah! We haven't gotten married yet. You keep saying that word every day, and if my father hears it, he will call you a bastard again." Tantai Mingyue couldn't help but blush when Tang Dao called her like this. Blushing.

Then, I couldn't help but be a little curious. Good ideas can be praised as smart, but can this be related to saving money?

"Hehe, think about it! If you weren't knowledgeable, I would have called Lei Xiong, Gong Shaoxun and a bunch of rough guys to have a meeting to discuss, right? A bunch of rough guys squatting together, even if they smoked out the whole cigarette, they probably wouldn't have thought it would be so appropriate. The theme! Do you think those guys will bring their own cigarettes?" Tang Dao said with a smile.

Hearing what Tang Dao said, Tantai Mingyue also laughed.

In fact, what Tang Dao said is the truth. Ever since the commander of the Tang Dynasty deducted Lei Xiong’s military pay, Lei Xiong kept talking every day on the pretext of supporting his family, eating and drinking and smoking. Later, Leng Feng, Li Jijin and a bunch of former four The old comrades and others in the group also seemed to see business opportunities, especially Li Jijin, who was so shameless that reporting work was always a meal.

It's not that Tang Dao's food is better, but after crossing the Yangtze River and starting to retreat to Xuzhou, the regiment headquarters issued a military order that during non-wartime, the entire army, regardless of military rank, must pay food expenses.

Ordinary soldiers pay one yuan per month, lieutenants two yuan per month, and school officers pay five yuan per month. Although officers pay more, Tang Dao also stipulates that unless there is a reception mission, no officer is allowed to open a small stove. If there is no meal in one's own company, after the settlement of the month, the division chief of each company will be responsible for reporting and receiving funds from the military quarters office for refund.

For this reason, the newly established cooking squad leaders in each company are basically with the rank of sergeant, because they also have the military position of division chief and are in charge of the finances of an infantry company.

However, not everyone can easily take this position. It is usually a veteran who has had military exploits and is injured and physically unfit to go to the front line again. This is both a reward and a kind of trust.

The chief of staff can also participate in the internal decision-making of the company. Ordinary second lieutenants have to be polite even if they have a higher rank than him.

It is definitely the favorite position for veterans who are disabled but do not want to leave the army. The position of more than a dozen division commanders also solves the worries of many company commanders. It is a double benefit.

With the position of chief of staff in each company, management has become more refined. If anyone has entertainment, it will be charged per head, and it will be filled up by the person involved at the end of the month.

That means that if Li Jijin doesn't eat in his infantry company, he can get a refund, but if Tang Dao adds a pair of fast boys to the regiment headquarters, he will have to pay more himself, just like Tantai Yunshu can be regarded as Tang Dao. As Dao's customer, all the expenses incurred by him and the old servant must be calculated on Tang Dao. At the end of the month, the division chief of the regiment will report the data to the Munitions Department and it will be deducted from his military pay.

Although Yue Yiman, his mother and his son, and Shitou's brother and sister did not have military membership, they were considered members of the Si Xing Regiment, and all expenses were borne by the regiment headquarters.

The reason why ordinary soldiers paid one yuan, lieutenants twice as much, and school officers more, was because Tang Dao was shocked when he looked at the amount of military pay calculated by the military commissary office in his spare time.

Perhaps his understanding of this era is still limited, or perhaps he has watched too many old movies and has formed a fixed impression-the poor soldiers are referring to them!

But in fact, that is likely to only apply to the army that can only rely on itself, and for this group of troops supported by the state, the salary is really quite high.

Take Tang Dao himself, with the rank of colonel. His monthly salary was originally 240 oceans per month, but now he is only half of it because of the national disaster salary, but that still reaches 120 oceans per month.

Maybe many people don't have much idea about the purchasing power of the dollar, but Tang Dao remembers reading a document. In terms of purchasing power, the purchasing power of one dollar before the war is almost equivalent to the purchasing power of 200 yuan in the future. Even in wartime, it has the purchasing power equivalent to 90 yuan in the future.

That means that even if an army colonel does not rely on anything else, just on salary, he can make his family live comfortably.

Of course, the army colonel is already a middle- and high-level officer. The lieutenant colonel earns 100 dollars, and the major earns 80 dollars, which is not a small amount. The lowest-ranking lieutenant warrant officer earns 24 dollars, and the lowest-ranking private among the soldiers only earns 7 dollars.

Therefore, the regiment headquarters requires soldiers to pay one yuan, lieutenants to pay two yuan, and colonels to pay five yuan, which is basically within the range that everyone can afford.

And Tang Dao, the highest-ranking commander of the regiment, seems to have the highest salary, but in fact, he doesn't get much. Officers like Lei Xiong and Li Jiujin who beat the local tyrants of the regiment are really old and young.

Tang Dao didn't care at first, and waited for the quartermaster of the regiment, the old soldier who could not read a single word and spent a week to find the proud students of the student company to cram and barely learn to do addition and subtraction within 20, and only had one arm left, came to Tang Dao with a bitter face, saying that he had calculated several times, and it was not the end of the month yet! The great commander Tang already owed 60 yuan.

Tang Dao was shocked. He dared to guarantee that he ate the same as the big soldiers every day, so how could he eat so much? At that time, he even began to doubt whether it was a wrong choice to let these uneducated guys be the quartermasters. After all, the good ones couldn't even do a calculation.

But the fact is that the old soldier had already learned addition and subtraction within 100 through hard study. In less than a month, he, the great commander Tang, had invited hundreds of people to dinner.

Almost every day, a group of guys headed by Lei Xiong and Li Jiujin came to the regiment to eat under the banner of reporting to the commander of the regiment, and kept the account of the great commander Tang, even in the days when Tang Dao was not there.

In addition, Tang Dao also entertained the 67th Army's commander Wu and his entourage, and the future father-in-law and his family had to be well fed and served, so that would cost 60 yuan?

Good guy, not a penny of military pay has been received yet! Half of it was paid first. Knowing this, Tan Tai Mingyue came to accompany Tang Dao and his father for dinner for several consecutive days, and rolled her eyes when she saw Li Jiujin and his gang, which was considered to have curbed the evil spirit of Li Jiujin and his gang.

Tang Dao didn't feel sorry. As the future hostess who would manage the household, Tan Tai Mingyue had the talent of a Jiangnan woman.

The money that should be spent had to be spent, but Li Jiujin's "fox friends" should all go and drink the northwest wind by themselves.

Erya, who had been watching the regiment commander being "bullied" but dared not speak out, finally had a good sleep in those two days.

"You! You are as smart as a ghost on the battlefield, but in real life, you are too loyal. But it's not like that. Li Jiujin and others will not be so devoted to you." Tan Tai Mingyue said angrily.

"Anyway, the financial power of my Tang family will be handed over to you in the future. Just give me some money for cigarettes every month. If those guys want to eat my food again, you have to agree!" Tang Dao took the initiative to hold Tan Tai Mingyue's hand and took the initiative to hand over the future financial initiative. "Who made me an honest child!"

Moreover, he brought the entire Tang family with him.

Tang Dao didn't care whether his father, who was still far away in Sichuan, would break his legs.

Before he knew it, the moon was already high in the sky. Under the oil lamp, Tan Tai Mingyue's face was so white that it made people's heart beat. Even the tips of her fingers were as white as green onions.

The so-called jade fingers are green like green onions, right! The ancients were not deceiving me! Tang Dao, who was no longer worried, was moved and shaken for a while!

Since ancient times, heroes have been reluctant to give up their "future" because of beauty. Men usually give up their "future" willingly at this time, even if they regret it and stamp their feet.

Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. Even if Tang Dao handed over the future financial power, he would not have the opportunity to hug his beautiful future wife.

It was not that I blushed but did not run away.

"Cough cough!" A series of coughs came from the courtyard of the regiment headquarters.

The cold wind was howling outside. The middle-aged handsome guy who had been skating for a long time must have a runny nose at this time. It was normal to cough a few times.

Poor old father, he also worked hard to prevent Little Red Riding Hood from being eaten by the big bad wolf! ...

The excitement caused by the beauty under the lamp of the great commander Tang was in vain, but it did not affect the military order issued by the regiment early the next morning.

The location of the New Year's Eve celebration set by the General Staff is in a small town only six or seven kilometers west of Zhengzhou, and the Four-Line Regiment is currently only 40 kilometers away from there. According to the daily schedule, it will take two days.

However, when the ordinary officers and soldiers heard that the whole regiment could march slowly and arrive in three or four days, and the extra time could be used for rest and rehearsal, they almost celebrated.

It was really tiring. For fourteen consecutive days, they marched with twenty or thirty kilograms of equipment on their backs, and then they had to build field positions meticulously. Even an iron man would be exhausted by now.

I didn’t see that Lao Suanpan was such an old gambler who loved "entertainment". Except for the first and second days when he was still resting and yelling at everyone to play a few games, he completely stopped afterwards. After digging trenches, repairing fortifications, and eating, everyone almost fell asleep. The biggest sound in the camp was snoring, and there was no other sound.

The officers and soldiers were happy, but the company commanders were in trouble.

If they want to go to war with the Japanese, that's no problem. They will take more than a hundred brothers to fight according to the order issued by the regiment.

But each company-level unit has to put on a program, and the program format is not limited to songs, dances, plays, crosstalk, sketches, etc. Songs and dances are just singing and dancing! This is easy to understand. Crosstalk is a rare thing for southerners, but for northerners, they still know the name, but what is that sketch?

No matter whether it is southerners, northerners or people from the Central Plains, they don't know this new term. The company commander ran to ask the battalion commander, and the battalion commander could only bite the bullet and run to ask Tang Dao, the initiator.

"Sketch is an art form that uses the singing of dramas in plain language on the stage. The expression form is different, but the essence of art is the same. For example, you can find some battle plots on the battlefield that you think are tragic or joyful, and use people to show them on a small stage. It can make people cry or laugh, that is the ability of the performer." Tang Dao said concisely.

Speaking of this, Tang Dao is just an outsider who has seen pigs walk but never eaten pork. He didn't expect these rough guys to really perform a full house. It was just a personal sentiment. It seemed that if there were no skits on the stage of the "Spring Festival Gala", it would seem to be missing something.

"Can I sing Qinqiang?" Lei Xiong, a native of Shaanxi, asked.

"No problem! As long as it's not a duck voice, once that thing roars, the whole duck voice really can't bear it!"

"Then can we use our Northeast Yangko?" Guo Shouzhi, a native of Northeast China, had a bright look in his eyes.

"Of course! But you have to be careful not to get a row of rough guys to twist on the stage, it's really too eye-catching!"...

Tang Dao's original intention was to let everyone relax and have a good New Year, and at the same time take this opportunity to have another patriotic education. The super-large banner of "The country is broken, but the mountains and rivers are still there!" is the core propaganda slogan.

Who knew that he really underestimated the wisdom of the people.

Especially when there is an incentive mechanism.

The military order of the regiment clearly states that the regiment has three infantry battalions and nine infantry companies, plus the special agent company, guard company, artillery company 1, artillery company 2, cavalry company, baggage company, student company, and special operations squadron directly under the regiment, a total of 17 company-level units.

At that time, all officers and soldiers of the regiment, regardless of their official positions, will have one ballot, and one ballot will count as one point. Each of the ten judges invited by the regiment will have one ballot, but the ballot will count as 30 points. The first, second, and third prizes of each company's participating programs will be awarded according to the ballot scores.

There will be two first prizes, four second prizes, six third prizes, and the rest will be excellent prizes.

The first prize is 100 yuan, the second prize is 50 yuan, the third prize is 30 yuan, and the excellent prize is 10 yuan!

In order to make the whole regiment feel involved, Tang Dao also set up a link. For all the officers and soldiers who voted, if the program they voted for was selected as the first prize, the voter would also receive a corresponding prize. If the program was selected as the second prize, the prize level would be one level lower, and so on.

The voting mode from the future not only tests the officers and soldiers' vision to give them a sense of participation, but also maintains fairness.

Of course, in order to prevent the phenomenon that some companies have more people and some companies have fewer people, and each company votes for its own company, the rules are also very clear. The ballots printed with the company numbers cannot vote for the program of their own company, but can only vote for others.

As for whether there will be company commanders who collude with each other in private and exchange votes, Tang Dao did not write this rule at all. He believed that the company commanders he selected would not use such despicable means against their own people.

There is no problem with using conspiracy and tricks to deal with the enemy.

Soldiers should have the character that soldiers should have! Competing with colleagues and winning also depends on their own strength.

Bonuses are important, but glory is more important.

Maybe you can't get the first prize, but you can't be one of the five consolation prize winners. That's not only a slap in the face of the company commander, but also a slap in the face of the entire company.

After the award rules came out, the company commanders of each company really took it very seriously. As soon as they arrived at the camp, they summoned more than a hundred people under their command and asked them to volunteer and show their abilities.

Don't say that the Sixing Corps now has nearly 3,000 people, and there are really all kinds of people. Some of them used to sing with the opera troupe, some played juggling, and even broke stones with their chests.

There are so many talents.

Of course, the student company is still the most popular one.

The military order of the regiment clearly stipulates that the officers and soldiers of the company must perform, but it's okay to let the college students help arrange the program! Who let them go to school!

Li Jiujin is always the one with the most sensitive sense of smell. At noon that day, he pulled Teacher Xiao He and several talented girls to the company to set up a program for him. The price was that Li Da promised that after arriving at the destination, he would personally serve as the girls' shooting instructor for a week and provide bullets.

This job, we can do it too! Qian Dazhu and Yang Xiaoshan, two young company commanders, hit each other's heads outside the student company in regret.

That's because Li Jiujin was not here. If he was here, the two young company commanders would probably hit him.

After all, it's a rare opportunity to get close to female college students! What's the use of this resource for an old man with a wife who dares to pick up a kitchen knife and confront bandits? ...

PS: The college football team played a game this afternoon, and I didn't go home until 8 o'clock. Forgive me for the late update!