Rise from eight hundred.

Tang Dao rested at the hotel for the night, and was not in a hurry to go to the Jin Provincial Bank to exchange Yinyang first.

Instead, he visited the office of the 22nd Group Army in Linfen City in the early morning of the second day. After all, his current establishment is under the jurisdiction of the 22nd Group Army.

The director of the office is a colonel, who is at the same level as Tang Dao. Hearing that Xia Dayu who came to report said that the four-element group was going to visit, he even brought his deputy and waited at the gate of the office for Tang Dao to arrive. Lost Tang Dao's face.

Tang Dao is not stingy either. The Four Elements Regiment has come to the east of Shanxi. It is either fighting or on the way to war. It has not yet met with the highest officer of the 22nd Army Group here. Although the office level is not high, it also represents the 22nd Army. Army Group.

The gift Tang Dao gave was also ten large yellow croakers. One hundred taels of gold can only be regarded as an acceptable gift for the old man in Shanxi, but for the Jinchuan army who lacks food and clothing, it is a gift in the snow, but it can be exchanged for 20. precious silver for the ration of the army.

"Commander Tang, the 22nd Army is proud to have a name like you!" The colonel and adjutant who was originally Li Jiayu, the Lieutenant General of the 22nd Army, held the gift of Tang Dao, tears in his eyes.

It's not just money that can move you.

When Tang Dao first arrived in Linfen yesterday, he had a big fight with the Jinsui Army at the gate of the city. The city was already on high alert, so the news didn't reach this person right away?

If it was just a quarrel and won, then at most it can only be said that Tang Dao has a strong background, and even the Jinsui Army dare not ignore it, but if you hear from the gossip that Tang Dao's troubles are all because of one A lieutenant of the Jinsui Army spoke rudely to the subordinates of the Sichuan Army, and Tang Dao was furious on the spot. He just fired a signal flare and ordered the cavalry waiting outside the city to enter the city fully armed. He gave the lieutenant 40 whips and beat him half to death before giving up.

According to legend, it would have added fuel and vinegar, and it had been processed several times when it was passed on to the ears of the Sichuan Army in the city. Originally, the cavalry of the Four Elements Regiment were only waiting 300 meters outside the city gate, but they turned out to be the Sichuan Army, the Four Elements The regiment cavalry insisted on carrying their submachine guns and firing safety bullets to enter the city with arms.

For the honor of the Sichuan Army, Tang Tuanzuo's heroic image of not hesitate to die would have moved the Sichuan Army in the city, otherwise, the confidant of the commander of the group army would not have been waiting at the gate because of Tang Dao's reputation. Part of the reason was caused by Tang Dao angrily beating the lieutenant of the Jinsui Army yesterday.

But the colonel never expected that Tang Tuanzuo made such a generous move, and he would get a hundred taels of gold every time he made a move.

Of course he knew that it was not for him personally, but for the 22nd Group Army, but that was also a great achievement. If the commander who was fighting in Xuzhou knew, besides thanking Tang Dao, the credit should be properly credited to him, the director of the office body.

Of course, Tang Dao's trip was not in vain. The praise of the famous general is just a false name, but the director of the 22nd Army Office really gave him a lot of help.

Tang Dao originally just thought that this man had stayed in Yuancheng and Linfen for a long time anyway, and was somewhat more familiar with the current situation of various administrative agencies in Jin Province than himself.

Last night, the three letters of appointment for the county magistrate and the approval slips for buying ordnance from the Ordnance Department had already been delivered by a special person. The bank should have called and said that he only needed to bring the gold bars to exchange.

However, with the lesson learned from the old Shanxi man who has no bottom line to pluck the wool, Tang Dao kept his mind on it, thinking that he would take the opportunity of the visit to learn more about the Ordnance Department and other institutions, so as not to encounter black-hearted and cheeky people again.

You must know that the Shanxi old man's approval note only agreed to the Ordnance Department and Tang Dao's transaction. As for the price and how to trade, Tang Dao had to discuss it himself.

Because that's business, not military supplies.

In fact, even for military supplies, there are usually discounts on the list and what can be obtained in the end.

Tang Dao, as a witness, had a personal experience of the corruption phenomenon in this period. Let alone the battle of Songjiang, the 67th Army was ordered to defend Songjiang. At that time, the theater headquarters allocated five days of military rations.

Most of the military rations are potatoes, but there is also a small amount of fine grains, which are all rice and white flour packed in sacks.

As a result, when they arrived in Songjiang, the logistics department of the 67th Army unwrapped the fine grains and saw that they almost died of anger.The rice is old rice, not to mention him, as long as it can fill the stomach, but at least one-third of the rice is mixed with gravel.

Businessmen are unscrupulous businessmen, but if there is no instruction from the head of the logistics department of the theater or even higher officials, those unscrupulous businessmen would not dare to mix so much sand even if they have the courage!

In that era, there was no Internet, and there was no way to conduct live evidence collection and live broadcasts. Even if you sue, there is no evidence. Besides, people are sure that no matter how poor the quality of military food is, you have to eat it!Especially when the battle was urgent, even Commander Wu had such a fiery temper, he could only swallow his anger temporarily.

Therefore, Tang Dao has always been vigilant about the food, ordnance, ammunition and other materials allocated from his superiors. Many of them have to be inspected on the spot, but that is basically useless. If there are two-thirds of the list, he is already laughing.

The people above can’t defend against them. The Four Elements Group can only be strict on its own. There is almost zero tolerance for corruption internally. In wartime, I'm sorry, no matter how outstanding your military exploits are in the past, the only way to do it is to carry out a decisive battle.

Fortunately, the Four Elements Regiment has been on the battlefield since the Independence Battalion, and has almost no leisure time. Most of the battalions, companies, and platoon leaders are promoted from low-level soldiers, and they have not yet had the opportunity to become corrupt.

The military law of Zhanlijue formulated by Tang Dao is still vacant.

Tang Dao hopes that this military law will never be used forever, but from the perspective of human nature, this is basically impossible. The only thing he can do is to order some for Leng Feng, Li Jiujin and other confidant generals when they have time. Killing the Japanese secretly hiding some good goods and being reported by others is at most a whipping, but if you stretch your hand into the regiment and take advantage of thousands of brothers, you will lose your head.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish, but if the water is muddy, the fish will have difficulty breathing.

Tang Dao didn't expect that as soon as he asked this question, Colonel Fan Shaoping of the Sichuan Army sitting opposite laughed and clapped his hands: "Tuan Zhang, you come to me, you are looking for the right person."

Hearing this explanation again, Tang Dao couldn't help laughing, the hundred taels of gold he gave away was really worth it.

It turned out that the offices of the armies stationed in Linfen are not just for show, but they can undertake the important function of coordinating the relationship between all parties and supplying the military supplies of the headquarters.

Logically speaking, the director of the office should be a young man who will take care of the place, just like the 67th Army's office in Xuzhou, but it sent a division chief of staff, and the director of the No.80 Group Army's Linfen office is even more famous The famous general of Bafang, the famous saber 'Xuefeng Dao' was designed by himself.

Fan Shaoping, a mere colonel, is of course not qualified enough, even if he is someone close to the commander, but the senior management of the 22nd Army is not stupid, and there are naturally their reasons for sending Fan Shaoping here.

Fan Shaoping was in the Sichuan Army, but he was not from Sichuan, but from Jin Province, and one of his close relatives' in-laws happened to hold a relatively important position in Jin Province.

The director of the Ordnance Department is in charge of the largest arsenal and ordnance storage warehouse in Jin Province. Is this position important?Just don't be too important!

It was precisely in Yuancheng that Fan Shaoping hugged this thigh that he was able to get along well among the ministries of Jin Province. Although he could not say that he was in a duck's water, as long as it was not too important, he could win some for the 22nd Army. Otherwise, with the 22nd Army's own financial resources, it is estimated that they will forcefully confiscate the food of those wealthy businessmen, and carry out the name of the "Beggar Army" to the end.

"Commander Tang, if you want to go to Director Zhao to discuss the purchase of military equipment, Fan can be the referrer and ask him to give you the best price within a variable price range," Colonel Chuanjun confidently said. Said.

"Then trouble Director Fan!" Tang Dao naturally would not refuse the kindness from his colleagues.

In the afternoon, Tang Dao was the director with the rank of major general I met in the office of the Ordnance Department.

"Sit!" Although an acquaintance had already recommended him, Director Zhao did not show too much enthusiasm. He asked Tang Dao to sit down very formally, and turned his head to order his orderly: "Tea!"

"Director Zhao, this is a special product from my hometown that Director Fan asked me to bring to you. He said that the township party is looking forward to my return home." Tang Dao didn't sit down in a hurry, first took out a small cloth bag from his body, and handed it past.

"The Xiangdang is looking forward to my return home." This director Zhao is also a family-loving person. Hearing what Tang Dao said, his face was a bit sad, but he didn't dislike the simple small bag Tang Dao handed over. .

As soon as he opened it casually, the yellow-orange-orange light made him silent for at least two seconds. When he raised his head again, the expression on his face softened three points. Outside the door shouted: "Scented tea!"

"Brother Tang, you have the commander's approval. If there is stock in the warehouse of our Ordnance Department, we will definitely not sell it. Why spend so much money? In terms of price, there are prices for all kinds of ordnance in the department. Unless there is the commander's permission, otherwise There is nothing I can do!" Director Zhao sat back in his chair and explained to Tang Dao helplessly.

Based on his life experience, Tang Dao is asking acquaintances to introduce him and giving him a heavy gift. The so-called hometown specialty just now, but a few small yellow croakers, at least to say the least, must be trying to lower the price. Although he has a certain authority, it is also limited. What he can do without any effort is to meet Tang Dao's needs as much as possible. As long as there is something in the warehouse and Tang Dao can afford it, he will sell it!

For the sake of acquaintances and money, this person's words are quite honest.

"There are military rules in the army. Since the price is fixed, how can Tang Dao force it? My 22nd Army only hopes that Director Zhao can look at the face of the friendly army and give us a preferential price within the scope of authority." .” Tang Dao replied.

"This, there is no problem. For purchases exceeding a certain amount, our department will also reduce a certain amount!" Hearing Tang Dao's words, the smile on the face of Director Zhao increased a little.

Money is earned easily, and favors are given, so I am afraid that anyone who changes it will be happy.

"In addition, I want to change the payment method, and Director Zhao can agree to it!" Tang Dao continued.

"Oh? Let me hear it, but according to the order of the chief, our Ordnance Department does not accept any credit, and we only pay in cash!" Director Zhao frowned.

From his point of view, Tang Dao is a bit of a slap in the face. If he wants to owe money, he will take the ordnance away, let alone give a few taels of gold, even if he multiplies it by a hundred, he doesn't have the guts!It's all about wanting his head off.

He has been following that master for 20 years since he was a guard platoon leader by his side, and he knows his temper very well. He is not afraid of your greed. It is your child’s ability to receive money from others. , but if you want to touch his cake, it's the rhythm of chopping your hands and chopping your head.

The Ordnance Department is in the province in name, but from top to bottom, that person who is not that person, more than half of the profits earned are put into that person's personal pocket. If he dares to pay on credit, he will take that person The money to sell favors?

If he dared to do this, he probably wouldn't have to wait for the Japanese to call. The grass on his grave was half the height of a person, in the warm spring breeze.

"Director Zhao, please don't get me wrong. It's not on credit. The cash is still cash, but it's not cash or French currency, but gold. Director Zhao, you can convert it according to the market price, but please look at it for the sake of the township party. , no handling fee is charged, and you know that our 22nd Army is in short supply right now." Tang Dao said hastily.

"That's it! If the quality of the gold is fine, then that's fine." Director Zhao felt much more at ease.

Although gold is not a currency in circulation, it is hard currency, which is much better than the ever-depreciating legal currency, and the handling fee is not important. Anyway, the wartime financial tax is only for other people. The Ordnance Department and the bank are the property of the old man. Can you ask your family to collect financial taxes?

But Director Zhao is still a smart man, he always believes that seeing is believing, and he never just listens to Tang Dao's flickering, which is also commonly known as the so-called rabbit or eagle.

When Tang Dao ordered the cavalrymen waiting outside the Ordnance Department to bring in large boxes containing gold, Director Zhao, who picked a few boxes at random to test the quality of the gold, had a better attitude towards Tang Dao again.

It was Mr. Xiao He and a group of people who spent two days melting all the seized gold, including gold jewelry, and then made gold bars with standard molds. The weight error was accurate to 0.0001 grams, and many impurities were also removed. The overall weight is 100 taels less than when it was seized and counted.

Tang Dao brought nearly ten thousand taels of such high-quality gold, a proper gold master father!

The father of the funder is in person, so he will naturally respond to every request. There are everything on the list. The warehouse of the Ordnance Department has the output of two arsenals in January all the year round. If there is nothing on the list, as long as it is in the warehouse of the Ordnance Department, you can buy it. The old man likes it Yes, white and gold, not dusty steel.

Because of the large number, it took an afternoon just to check the prices of the items, but these were the officers of the Quartermaster Department of the Four Elements Regiment, and Tang Dao was in charge of sitting in the office and drinking tea.

However, the treatment at this time has changed to "Brother Tang, please take a seat", "Come on, serve a good fragrant tea".

Busy until the evening, in addition to loading all the ordnance and ammunition, many bulky equipment, steel raw materials and other materials had to wait for the arrival of the Four Elements Regiment's supply battalion before they could be loaded and transported. It would take at least three days.

However, the payment has been fully paid, all paid in gold, and no dime has been spent.

Tang Dao was not afraid of the Shanxi old man's repudiation. If he dared to renege, he would take the cavalry battalion to destroy the Ordnance Department. In the end, it would be the Shanxi old man who would be ashamed.

This is Tang Dao's answer to the Shanxi old man who has no bottom line, if you dare to take advantage of me, then I will make you lose a hundred times.

Originally, Tang Dao was going to the Bank of Jin Province to exchange 2 taels of gold. According to the current market price, an ounce of gold can be exchanged for 32 U.S. dollars, and 1 U.S. dollar can be exchanged for about 4 oceans. One tael of gold is 50 grams, which is equivalent to 1.763 ounces. 2 taels of gold can be exchanged for more than 440 million cash.

According to the wartime financial tax of the Shanxi old man who finished the "fracture", this is also a tax of 2.2, which is 1 taels less, which is 1.1 oceans less.

Tang Dao's coquettish operation was no less harmful than the bald head and Peng Chong who ate ten yuan of ocean dim sum.

It is said that the old man from Shanxi, who found out about the matter afterwards, almost died of anger, and the unlucky director who was fined to stand outside the small courtyard thought about it, but he couldn't figure out what he did wrong.

The money, the top-quality gold paid by Tang Tuanzuo, was also deposited in the Bank of Jin Province. This arms deal at least earned a certain old man more than 20 yuan.

If you want to say that it is a bit selfish, you have to say that Tang Dao also bought some things that were not on the list, such as some old machine tools, generators and some steel raw materials that were looted from the original city in the warehouse.

But now there is not enough transportation capacity to transport those things to the branch factories of the arsenal in Shanxi and Sichuan provinces, where they will only fall into ashes, moldy and rot, and even become the spoils of war for the Japanese army because of the Japanese army's return.

The old man himself said that if someone buys it, it is not impossible to dispose of it cheaper.

He sold it at a cheaper price. Regardless of its function, old machine tools, motors and other equipment were packaged and sold for a total of 10 oceans, and those steel materials were basically packaged and sold at half the original purchase price. 200 tons, but when it was submitted, the old man smiled and praised him for his ability to do business!

Why did you immediately turn your face and deny anyone after less than 10 minutes?What a dog face!
Besides, in addition to making money and selling old equipment and raw materials that are currently unusable, he also turned waste into treasure to create additional profits!

A middle-aged man who was supposed to stay in prison and consume food, but he was sold for a high price of [-] yuan, and he can continue to create profits for the Jin Provincial Ordnance Department.

But Tang Dao signed a contract, guaranteeing that he would pay the Ordnance Department a patent royalty of 300 yuan for every ton of explosives produced.

Isn't this a cornucopia for the old man, so that money will continue to flow into the account in the future?

He did everything so perfectly, but in the end he had to stand for 12 hours and almost swelled his thighs and calves. It's no wonder Director Zhao didn't feel wronged.

He didn't know, but luckily he did a good job, and he also took the gift from Tang Dao, and didn't put his hand into the old man's purse, otherwise his leg might not be swollen, but gone.

And he helped the Shanxi old man to get the cornucopia, and the man who will continue to obtain income from the Four Elements Group in the future is actually one of the biggest goals of Tang Dao Linfen.

It's just that Tang Dao wants to exchange for gold, buy armaments, and worry about discussing the strategy and tactics of southeast Shanxi. Talk about a director of the Ordnance Department.

That man is definitely a magical man. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the father of explosives in the top-ranked arsenal in Jin Province in Asia.