Rise From Eight Hundred

The officers and soldiers walked thousands of miles, and their bodies were extremely dirty.

Ordinary officers and soldiers could still bear it, and it was just a little smelly. Anyway, it didn't matter if they were used to it, but the girls in the student company really couldn't stand it. As early as ten days ago, Teacher Xiao He suggested to Tang Dao that the whole army find a town to rest and let everyone take care of their personal hygiene.

But Tang Dao took into account that the Japanese army attacking the Longhai Line was strengthening its offensive. However, in January, the defense line of the First War Zone would move back, and the Four-Line Regiment had to stay away from the combat area during this period. After talking with Tan Tai Mingyue, and the Four-Line Regiment had left the dangerous area, they finally decided to rest near Zhengzhou during the New Year.

It just so happened that he could use this gap to find the person he wanted to find, and talk to this high-ranking official who was about to lose power about the future changes in the situation.

Although that person threw the blame on his brother at the critical moment, he was still a patriotic person in his bones. That was the basis for Tang Dao to find him, and it was also the reason why Commander Zhang asked him to help carry the letter.

The two of them had already severed their friendship, but from the perspective of the country and the nation, Commander Zhang finally made his own choice. From this not-so-big thing, it can be seen that the reason why he became an anti-Japanese hero who will be remembered for thousands of years is not just because of his sacrifice.

A person's mind and pattern have laid the foundation for his achievements.

For a whole day, all the officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment did nothing. Whether they were willing or not, they were all cleaning their personal hygiene.

The mayor of the town was also a smart man. He brought more than 300 women with large foot basins and special laundry mallets from home to wash and dry clothes for all the officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment. This was pure help and no charge.

The officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment were only responsible for taking off their dirty uniforms and handing them over to the women leading the team, washing themselves, cutting their hair and beards short, and putting on the new uniforms issued by the regiment.

Double the spirit!

In the afternoon, the soldiers walking in the town no longer looked as exhausted as when they first entered the town. They had short hair, clean faces, no strong sweat odor on their bodies, and a faint fragrance of soapberry. More importantly, they were wearing new military uniforms and walking with their heads held high. They were definitely energetic young men.

In the future, how outstanding will soldiers be in the ordinary crowd in military uniforms and military boots? At this time, the soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment were in the town that was already bustling with people coming and going.

The young girls and wives in the town were blushing. After all, they might be the most handsome group of young men they had ever seen in their lives.

Fortunately, the Military Law Department had experience and was well prepared. The five or six teams of military discipline inspection patrolled the town and the surrounding areas. These guys were all hot-blooded. If they could not resist the temptation and did something, and the people came to find them, the Four-Line Regiment would lose face.

As for the idea of ​​being in love, it's better not to say so. The regiment commander said that there are many beautiful girls in the north. This place is too far away. Once the troops set out, we don't know when they will be here, not to mention that we don't know whether they will live or die on the battlefield. Don't harm the girls.

The officers and soldiers were busy cleaning and showing off after cleaning. Tang Dao and the group of people in the regiment were busy all over. There were too many trivial matters.

The town at this moment may be the busiest two days in the history of the town. Not only did the town spend a lot of money to hang red lanterns on the houses on both sides of the bluestone street, but the population increased dramatically.

It's not like before when there were only 2,000 locals. It is said that merchants have the most sensitive sense of smell. Since knowing that an infantry regiment passed by the town and had to stay for several days, and buying a large amount of daily necessities from the surrounding villagers, the merchants in the big city of Zhengzhou, more than ten miles away, heard the news and moved. All kinds of goods were placed along the bluestone road in the town, which was much richer than the big market before the New Year.

Although the war is in chaos and we are fighting the Japanese, ordinary people are more concerned about their own lives. No matter how difficult life is, they still have to celebrate the New Year, just like Yang Bailao, who was so poor, but he also wanted to buy a red headband for his daughter to celebrate the New Year.

The goods suddenly became so abundant, and the potential consumer group was not only the officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment who had cleaned up and went out shopping on vacation, but also the villagers within a radius of more than 20 miles in the town.

They exchanged the surplus food, chickens, ducks and fish at home for money a day or two ago, and their potential consumption capacity was not bad.

At this time, the surging flow of people in the town was not much different from the ancient streets built in various famous ancient cities in the future. Not to mention 20,000 or 30,000, there would be no problem with more than 10,000.

The mayor of the town was very happy, and his mouth was smiling since the arrival of the Four-Line Regiment Quartermaster Department two days ago.

The merchants who came here to set up stalls were not in vain. The town would collect taxes. Although there were not many, there were many merchants coming! Besides, with so many people coming, they have to find a place to eat and sleep. There are only two small restaurants in the town. To support the needs of such a large population, doesn’t it ultimately depend on the town residents?

The women in the town did form a group to wash clothes for the Sihang group for free, but the men were not idle either. They made the simplest braised noodles at home and sold them at the market price. As long as the men in each household were not lazy, it would be no problem to sell four or five hundred bowls a day.

The town made money by collecting taxes, and everyone made money. The prestige of the mayor was qualitatively improved, and the biggest beneficiary was the mayor named Huang Siren. How could he not be happy!

If you don't say this guy is a capable person, Huang Siren also knows that all this is brought by the Four Lines Regiment. He brought his brothers to beat gongs and drums to send five big fat pigs tied with red flowers to the Four Lines Regiment as a reward for the troops. He also quietly found the headquarters of the Four Lines Regiment and left fifty dollars to Zhuang Shisan who came out to greet him and ran away.

It's not that Tang Dao didn't have time to see him, but this guy's name was not good. When he heard the name "Huang Shiren", he couldn't help but think of Yang Bailao and Xier, and Shitou's sister was called Ximei. Do you think Tang Dao would be interested in seeing him!

Fifty dollars is not much for the nobles, but for this small town mayor, 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 loyal subordinates to a big drink.

After several rounds of bloody battlefields, Zhuang Shisan's desire for money has been reduced a lot. It's not that he no longer loves money, but he knows very well that compared to living, money is shit!

Besides, he had a good idea of ​​Tang Dao's character through these two months of contact.

A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. You will not take less than a penny that you deserve. If you take more than you deserve, it is a violation of military discipline. Moreover, Tang Dao set an example by himself. No matter whether it was his future father-in-law or the battalion commander and company commander under him who came to eat for free, he would deduct all the accounts from the military pay.

That was not just a pretense. Since the quartermaster of the regiment reported the number of Kang Kai's dinners in January, the great commander Tang would check the company on time when it was almost time for dinner, and eat with the big soldiers in the temporary rest area. It was not easy to describe how diligent he was.

The officers and soldiers admired the behavior of a certain regiment commander. Perhaps only the company commanders like Li Jiujin who came to their senses rolled their eyes.

It was clear that Commander Tang was determined to eat the meal he had invited back. Otherwise, why would he bring his future father-in-law and his old family members who were carrying pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and even called it a trip for Old Tantai, who was creating paintings.

One person is obviously not enough, there must be three, no, four people, including Erya who never leaves his side, right?

"Commander, what do you think we should do with the fifty dollars? Otherwise, we should use it for public use?" Zhuang Shisan suggested.

"Fifty dollars for public use is just a small part of our regiment's huge expenditure. The so-called increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, the most important thing is to increase revenue!" Tang Dao put down the plan he was writing and thought carefully. "Since this is the first New Year since the establishment of our regiment, we should celebrate it happily and festively. Why not do this"

Fifty dollars is not much, so it is better to use it as a bonus. Even if it is divided into fifty parts for lottery, all the officers and soldiers of the regiment can have fun.

This suggestion, of course, Zhuang Shisan agreed without a word.

But Tang Dao's next plan was a bit bigger. He meant that the mayor of the town performed well and the residents of the town also gave a lot of help to the Four Lines Corps. Now there are countless bamboo poles on the open space outside the town, and the uniforms with numbers are hung to dry. They are all masterpieces of the women in the town.

Why not have a military-civilian party to show the close relationship between the military and the people? This is also the first time that the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Corps who transferred from the old army have been so close to ordinary people. Such things will probably become more and more in the future, and it can be regarded as a template for them.

Getting along with the common people is definitely the patent of that army. Because of such a foundation, they have expanded the army from only tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands or even more in North China, where the population is not large, within a few years. This is still under the condition that the economic situation is extremely poor and military expenses cannot be guaranteed.

If they are given enough military expenses, Tang Dao even dares to say that the whole of North China can be a soldier.

Although the common people have their own little thoughts, they are still simple after all. Whoever treats them well, they will treat them well.

Even if Tang Dao did not intend to recruit soldiers in this small town, it would be of great help to let the officers and soldiers accept the model of getting along with the common people in the future for the Four-Line Regiment to grow and develop in the impoverished areas of northwest Shanxi.

And the military-civilian party was not only for the officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment, but also for the common people. They would also know the concept of defending the country from these programs that promote the spirit of patriotism. The seeds were planted in this way, even if they were few, but they would sprout and grow sooner or later, especially after suffering.

Tang Dao never underestimated the small flames. As the great man said, a spark can start a prairie fire. A wildfire that can sweep across the 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 there were no such purposes, he was essentially willing to have fun with the common people.

This invitation was another big expense.

Tang Dao's thinking mode of holding the Spring Festival Gala comes from the future Spring Festival Gala. When watching the show, the officers and soldiers in the audience sat upright, and each person was given five milk candies, but after watching the show, they had to go to the banquet, one table for one infantry squad, eight cold dishes, eight hot dishes and a hot pot.

After the military supply department inquired about the price of the three largest restaurants in Zhengzhou City, the Sihang Group currently has 2,931 people and needs 196 tables. If the three major restaurants do not unite, one restaurant really cannot handle this big business. Nowadays, prices are soaring, and a table of food that originally cost one dollar now costs at least 1.8 yuan.

This price has made Zhuang Shisan, the chief officer of logistics, very painful. Well, Tang Dao is now proposing a military-civilian party. Just for the residents of the town to participate, the budget for more than 100 tables has to be increased. If the nearby villagers also follow suit, how can you drive them away?

"That's easy! Cancel the original banquets and serve me a buffet. No matter how many people come, I will invite all the people in the Four Lines Regiment. As for the price, I can only trouble you, the chief of staff, to negotiate with the owners of the three major restaurants. If it doesn't work, we will provide the ingredients, and they will provide the chefs, helpers and tableware, and we will pay the labor fee!

There is no need to make the food so exquisite. What hot dishes, cold dishes, and hot pots, just give me meat, steamed meat, fried meat, boiled meat, and serve it in a basin. As long as everyone is satisfied, it's fine.

As for tables, chairs, benches, etc., the most in short supply in this rural area is wood, and the least in short supply in our Four Lines Regiment is manpower. Make the long tables and long chairs for me!" Tang Dao made the final decision.

The method adopted by Tang Dao is somewhat similar to the model of weddings and funerals in rural areas in the future. The host provides the ingredients, and the business only needs to provide a chef to cook, and then pay the labor fee per table.

However, in this era, you may ask the business to provide the chef and tableware, but they don’t have so many tables, chairs and benches.

However, this is not difficult for Tang Dao, the head of a regiment.

For soldiers, life and death on the battlefield are not taken seriously, so they are not afraid of these small problems. If there are no tables, chairs and benches, they will be made now.

The door panels and bed boards of the residents in the town can be used as tabletops, and four legs can be nailed underneath.

The stools are even simpler. Once a big tree is cut down, it is split into several wooden boards, and wooden blocks are nailed underneath. Six or seven people can sit on a long wooden strip, and the banquet is served. Not to mention four or five thousand people eating, even ten thousand people can be solved after a few rounds.

Don’t say that 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 so many tableware.

Huang Siren, who was participating in the negotiations, was at the peak of his life. When he heard this, he immediately jumped out and patted his chest to guarantee that the town would solve the problem of insufficient tableware. It was just that each household would take out some bowls and vegetable basins!

At that time, each household would put the owner's name on their own things, and take them away after the completion. If there was any damage, the town would compensate for it.

In two days, the town's income increased by one thousand oceans. How could Mayor Huang be afraid of this loss?

With Mayor Huang's guarantee, the shopkeepers of the three major restaurants also patted their chests to guarantee that all the soldiers and civilians would be well fed and drunk on New Year's Eve. As long as the ingredients prepared by the Four Lines Group were enough, they could make half of the residents of Zhengzhou City full.

This was a bit of bragging, but no one pointed it out. Merchants are creatures. If they don't brag, how can they make a business?

Zhuang Shisan certainly didn't know that in the future, those who work in finance and real estate, with a net worth of tens of millions, will be dealing with billions of dollars, and those with billions of dollars will be dealing with hundreds of billions of dollars. The more they brag, the more the leeks will dare to invest in it.

If it were the future hotel owner, he would dare to say that he could get the whole of Henan Province to eat.

Of course, bragging is bragging, but the price is suppressed. The three major restaurants gave a friendly price, and the 20 chefs and 80 helpers sent out charged a total of 150 oceans. Counting the various ingredients prepared according to 10,000 people, the total price would not exceed 1,000 oceans.

This price is definitely not expensive. On average, each person is only 0.1 silver ocean, which is 20% lower than the previous price.

But what Tang Dao and Zhuang Shisan didn't expect was that as long as you are a person, there will be rivers and lakes everywhere.

It hasn't happened here yet! I don't know who spread the news that the Four Lines Group is going to hold a military and civilian gathering to celebrate New Year's Eve.

The newspaper reporters in Zhengzhou heard the news and ran to find Zhuang Shisan for an interview. Zhuang Shisan was no longer the battalion commander of the security regiment who only knew how to make money. He held the Tang Dao and talked about the great principles, saying that he would take the opportunity to publicize how the Chinese army killed the enemy on the front line, and spread the positive energy of defending the country.

After the reporter's careful writing, before the afternoon, the residents in Zhengzhou knew that the famous Four-Line Camp and the current Four-Line Regiment on the Songhu front line had come to Zhengzhou.

Good guy, that is really the shadow of the tree. Ordinary residents are fine, at most they are just curious about what Tang Dao, the anti-Japanese hero, looks like, but those gentry are different.

Visiting cards flew to the Four-Line Regiment headquarters like snowflakes, hoping to invite Tang Dao and several officers of the Four-Line Regiment headquarters to their homes or restaurants for dinner.

These guys are all smart people.

They don't want to see what Tang Dao looks like, but take the opportunity to get acquainted with Tang Dao.

Now the war situation is obviously not favorable to China, and the Japanese are still acting like a devil in Nanjing. Although the headquarters of the First War Zone is stationed in Zhengzhou, these rich people are not sure. A young and promising general like Tang Dao with outstanding military achievements is definitely a hot commodity in the eyes of the rich people of this era.

It's just a meal! At most, you can get familiar with Tang Dao by giving him some gifts, and you may be able to use him one day? Luck may be a decisive factor in becoming a rich man, but most of the brains are 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. The local tyrants who have daughters or nieces of marriageable age at home must be desperately calculating!

Looking at the visiting cards that can be piled up to a foot high, Tang Dao's head hurts.

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 Tang Dao wanted to die, both in vain and in vain.

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 gifts are 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 Come here too. You can see them all at once. Since you are here, you must not be empty-handed. As long as you have spent the 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 turned into two piles, no, three piles.

Perhaps only Tantai Mingyue rolled her eyes at the two men she was closest to, No. 1, No. 1, No. 1, but she had heard that many rich men wanted to bring their daughters to meet Tang Dao. What did they want to do?