afterglow

Chapter 234

"It's unbelievable that there are such troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

"It's really appalling. It was only discovered today. Huzhou Prefecture's Criminal Office, Xiaofeng County's Criminal House, and the local military preparations are all to blame!"

"Jin Di's act of murdering the criminals of the foreign factory is also heinous, and must be severely punished!"

At the regular meeting of the Wenhua Palace on the morning of the second day of November, all the cabinet ministers were deeply dissatisfied with this.

Xie Qinduan, a scholar of the Jinshen Palace University and a cabinet minister of civil affairs, is a low-key person, and he usually doesn't talk much. He said with a wry smile: "It's been a long time since the peace, so I've been slack in vigilance. I'm also at fault. It's time to go to the court to plead guilty."

The "civil affairs" of Ming Dynasty are not only social affairs such as marriage, welfare, relief, etc., it is actually equivalent to "internal affairs", so it also includes security maintenance, immigration management, administrative management, etc. The minister presided over it.

Zou Zhuoyun, who was the most calm, said leisurely: "I'm afraid this can only be said to be a glimpse of the leopard. Be prepared to deal with troubles everywhere."

When one cockroach is found in the room, there are probably hundreds of them in the whole house, so this is the tip of the iceberg.

The old fritters present all knew this truth. Although they had already made mental preparations, they were still worried when they thought of the thousands of trained militants hoarding weapons all over Daming.

In recent years, Britain, the United States, and France have all exposed similar situations one after another, and many Ming people still gloat and watch jokes condescendingly.

For example, in France, due to the economic crisis sweeping the world, even the basic necessities of life of the people have been greatly affected, and class conflicts have intensified. Under such circumstances, right and extreme right views are undoubtedly particularly attractive.

Among the thousands of people, countless veterans after the end of the European War have become typical activists. They are disappointed and doubtful of the government's ability-after all, can a government that cannot meet basic needs really be qualified?
The party named "Fire Cross" absorbed a large number of veterans and formed a paramilitary organization of extremely large scale. They recruited and absorbed radicals from all walks of life in France. In just a few years, it expanded from more than 40 people to [-] people.

The Fire Cross Regiment not only has all kinds of light weapons including pistols, rifles, and machine guns, but is also equipped with a considerable number of heavy weapons such as artillery, and even has aircraft.

Large in scale and full of force, the rapidly rising Fire Cross quickly became a political force that cannot be ignored.

They often organize large-scale demonstrations and even plan to launch a military coup to overthrow the French Republican government. However, the left-wing forces resolutely oppose them and give them a strong counterattack. They also organize the people to confront and attack them.

In addition, the far-right French Action Party also has its own armed forces.

Such a situation was regarded as a joke by the Ming people, but he didn't expect that his own family was making a joke now.

For the ordinary people of Ming Dynasty, the recent series of events and the actions of the government made them feel the long-lost turmoil.

The 37th year of Zhichang is destined to be an impressive year for Ming people, and the relatively stable days that have been enjoyed for many years are coming to an end.

Many young people who are used to being at ease understand why their grandparents are so thrifty and like to hoard food like squirrels - there is often a corner of the house where coal, sugar, grain, cooking oil and other daily necessities that are not usually used are piled up .

Shrewd businessmen took action upon hearing the news, shops selling guns took the opportunity to cut prices and promote sales, and long queues formed outside the register counters of local police agencies.

"Hey, to be honest, in our line of business, it won't be long before we can see through the world, it's boring."

"Why are you so sentimental all of a sudden?"

At noon, in an unremarkable restaurant in Nancheng District, Shen Yu and Zhou Changfeng were chatting while eating and drinking.

The former has been busy for nearly half a month, and finally got a two-day rest, but after lying at home for a day, he was called out by Zhou Changfeng today.

"It's nothing, it's just a sudden feeling." Shen Yu flicked the cup with his index finger, "I think it's nothing more than a comparison between countries. In the past, they used to treat the scandals of other countries as a joke." , but the same is true of Daming today, which can’t help but make people feel disappointed.”

"You still care about Sheji very much, do you really love Daming?" Zhou Changfeng joked with a smile, then restrained his smile, and said in a deep thought: "Your feeling is right, the country is a huge and complex collection, no It is impossible to make a mistake. The games and battles between countries are often more about who makes fewer mistakes than who does what is right."

Shen Yu agreed with this, he sighed, and asked curiously: "Ke Xing, when you dragged me to the Military and Political Department last year, why didn't you see such a deep insight into it? You have a deep understanding of the world in half a year?"

"My maturity is not the same as yours." Zhou Changfeng said quietly: "You have become accustomed to some 'worldly things'..."

These words made the atmosphere at the scene suddenly much weirder.

After a long silence, Shen Yu, whose expression became calm, raised his hand and drank the wine in the cup, and asked: "Surely you don't just want to drink and chat with me, let's talk, what else are you going to do?" ?”

"..." Zhou Changfeng was also unambiguous, and directly told him about his idea of ​​becoming a shareholder of the gun factory.

"I'm afraid a small factory can't meet your requirements. Let's make it a little bigger. If you want to be able to talk in the factory, you need tens of thousands of yuan."

"How do you find such a gun factory?"

In the era without the Internet, information is much more precious than in later generations. If you don't ask about many things, you don't even know about them. People who have information channels are extremely popular.

"I'll find a few for you when I have time, and I'll give you an answer in a few days. You might as well tell me how much you're willing to pay, starting at [-], don't say you don't have any."

Shen Yu was not surprised that someone Zhou joined Princess Ningyou's group, because it was completely in line with someone Zhou's political stance.And it is a very common operation to win people's hearts by stuffing money, so Shen Yu is 100% sure that this guy has at least a huge sum of money in his hands based on his years of experience.

"Indeed, I probably get [-] at most." Zhou Changfeng replied.

"Eighty thousand? You can do it, kid. In this way, as soon as possible, let's go to South Zhili first, and then look at Shanghai."

If it were someone else, Shen Yu would definitely feel that he had taken a total of at least 20 wooing money, but Zhou was not the same, maybe he took out all the "windfall money" in one go.

After lunch, the two paid the bill and were ready to leave.

Before leaving, Zhou Changfeng took out an invitation card and handed it to Shen Yu with a smile, "January 28 next year, wedding."

The sleeves of the casual clothes the latter is wearing today are slightly wider. He put them away in the sleeves without paying attention, and hiccupped, "Before the New Year's Day? This time is well chosen, and I will definitely be there on time."

After he got home, he took off his coat casually, put the crimson invitation card on the coffee table, and then half-lyed on the chair.

His wife, Xu Xiayue, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, complaining, "I finally got two days off, and I still think about running away! Who are you fooling around with again?"

Shen Yu took the teacup and drank it down, pointing to the invitation card on the coffee table with his left hand and said vaguely: "You can see the invitation card."

Xu Xiayue with a doubtful face opened the invitation card with the word "囍贴" written on the outside. The inside was beige, printed with red frames and flower and bird patterns, and in the middle was written:

"Marriage of the two surnames, a happy relationship will last forever...Zhou Kexing, Xia Zijie. Sincerely invite. The wedding will be on January 38, 28th year of Changchang, at the second quarter of the auspicious time. The auditorium of the Imperial Advisory Council will be set up. Respectfully prepare for the wedding banquet and welcome you. .”

hiss!Is this a mistake?
"Isn't that right?" Xu Xiayue raised her head and asked in surprise, "The location...why is the Advisory Council?"

"Ah?" Shen Yu, who was about to get up, also looked confused, and reached out to accept the invitation.

"Didn't you read it before, sir? But there was a mistake?"

"Uh...the signature is correct, it's them."

Now Xu Xiayue and Shen Yu were silent - outrageous, it was unheard of to hold a wedding banquet in that place.

After a while, the latter couldn't help laughing and said: "As expected of him, he is really a wonderful flower of the country."

Not only Shen Yu and his wife, but other people who received the invitation from Zhou Changfeng also reacted in the same way.

It can be said that Zhu Lingjing's ingenious ideas directly filled up the force of what should have been a mediocre wedding.

At this time, Zhou Changfeng, who had just returned to Jiangxinzhou's station, suddenly received a strange international package.

"What the hell, did it come from abroad? When did it arrive?"

"One hour." Xiao Li replied without thinking: "The post office has already inspected it, and it's just a booklet."

So, after half a year, Zhou Changfeng actually received his own notebook.

The thick texture, the familiar handwriting of Chinese characters and the sketches of the deployment... all the experiences and stories encountered in Guadalajara came to mind at once.

Although Enrique said at the time that he "borrowed it temporarily and will return it later", who would take it seriously?
So Zhou Changfeng acquiesced that this thing was lost forever, but he never expected that it would be recovered today.In this turbulent era, a mere notebook traveled thousands of miles across Eurasia and returned to his hands, which made him feel unreal.

In addition to the notebook, there is a letter in the package. The bronzing envelope looks quite high-end, and the texture of the letter paper is also very good. It is written in French. Its words:

"week:

This must have been an unexpected letter.Although Latin is the most beautiful language in the world, not many people understand it. I heard that you spent some time in France, so I will write this letter in French.

I fulfilled my promise and now you have received your notebook.

Your deeds have been reported.It is hard to imagine that shortly after the unpleasant meeting in Guadalajara, you and I played against each other in Talavera, and it was indeed a good fight.Zhou, your art of war is highly attained. After the battle, I went to Heights 109 for on-site inspection. The layout of the defensive position must be done by you. It is so special, it can be described as elegant and perfect, like a work of art Same.

I refer to your work, but it is a pity that it should not be useful, for the Italian army in pursuit of glory, the attack is always the highest priority...

Your friend
Enrique Bianchi

After reading the letter, Zhou Changfeng looked like he had eaten a fly, and couldn't help throwing the letter on the ground with his backhand, but after thinking about it, he bent down and picked it up again.

Hey, keep it as a souvenir.

Xie Wancheng, who happened to come to report, asked with a smile: "Who is this, who can make the head angry?"

"An arrogant idiot." Zhou Changfeng replied with disgust, then opened the drawer and put the notebook in.

Enrique's arrogant rhetoric and fanciful self-confidence made him want to laugh-pursuing glory and attack first?
When the German mountain infantry division crosses the Alps and rolls in from above, you Italian army will try to attack?
Or is it that your Italian army intends to pre-empt, take the initiative, and boldly attack Munich?
The next day, the third day of junior high school, the morning.

The routine Siberian cold current invaded the Daming territory on time, and soon crossed the Tianshan Mountains. The temperature in Hami, Lanzhou, Xi'an and other places dropped sharply one after another; in the next few days, the Central Plains and Jiangnan will also drop in temperature one after another.

A pilot of the Ninth Expulsion Detachment of the Air Force stationed in Jinan Prefecture violated the rules during routine flight training. It lost control and fell into the Yellow River, the plane crashed and people died.

"...Be sure to take this as a warning, and those who act recklessly will be severely punished!"

The sound of admonishment from the army came from the radio, and Zhou Changfeng muttered, "Missing in the underworld", reached out to turn it off, then smoothed his clothes, and walked out of his duty room.

After the test sample came out, and after several months of modification, the directional landmine finally had a certain actual combat capability, and it was almost qualified.

Therefore, the Military Weapons Bureau sent a team to the site to review and evaluate whether it was accepted, and Wang Huanan called Zhou Changfeng to invite him to join in the fun and visit.

The crisp autumn days are coming to an end, and the clothes worn by the workers of Yingtian Armory are much thicker.

In a corner of the vast test field, a single-person standing foxhole was dug in the middle of a flat piece of land, and a directional landmine like a curved plate was placed in front of it, and then at a distance of 20 meters to 100 meters ahead, they were arranged in sequence. Five layers of humanoid targets at intervals of 20 meters were built.

"...It is much more reliable than before, but the failure rate of detonation in severe cold is still relatively high, and sometimes it can be nearly half misfired." An engineer sighed.

"Indeed, the electric fire thing doesn't work well when it's cold." A middle-aged man from the assessment team of the Ordnance Bureau replied casually.

Everyone found cover in a trench 150 meters away, and then prepared for the actual measurement.

The standard box-shaped detonator is still used, the handle is shaken three times, and then pressed down to rotate.

"Boom!" The deafening explosion sound spread throughout the huge testing ground in an instant.

The shock wave and gunpowder gas produced by the explosion of 180 grams of TNT and RDX mixed explosives pushed [-] short steel rods and [-] steel balls to the front in an instant.

In the entire fan-shaped killing zone, the vertical human-shaped targets were riddled with holes by the torrential rain of prefabricated fragments, which made people feel dense phobia, and everyone who came to observe closely sighed.

"Shocking, this power...excellent." The middle-aged man from the evaluation team stroked his beard and said, "But the reliability still needs to be worked on."

Satisfied Zhou Changfeng played with a sample repeatedly, and said with a smile: "Considering convenience and safety, let's print a sentence on the raised side."

(End of this chapter)