Beiyang 1917

"Report to the supervisor, Mr. Xu said that the Ministry of the Army has sent a telegram to the 16th mixed brigade stationed in Langfang, informing them that you will serve as their brigade commander from now on, and the order to transfer troops to Nanyuan has also been issued!"

Captain Xia Shan stood at attention and reported that he was suddenly transferred from the side of Xu Shuzheng, who was in full swing, to work for a major general who had returned from West Point, which made the young man feel a little sluggish.

Fortunately, Xu Shuzheng has already warned his nephew in private. Firstly, Wang Geng, who is now a celebrity in front of the Prime Minister, if he can win Wang Geng over in the future, he will definitely give Xia Shan a credit, and then he will directly mention a major battalion commander. Not to mention, the second is to take care of him, sending him to Wang Geng's side is to make him watch more, listen more, talk less and do more...

Wang Geng thought for a while, and called Major Duan Tiezhu to tell him, "Tie Zhu, take someone to stay and look after the house, and I will take Xiashan to Langfang 16 Mixed Brigade. We have to start this business quickly. By the way, everyone in the palace will start today." The monthly salary is doubled!"

As soon as this remark came out, the guards and cooks of the family in the palace and the two maids, Chunni Xiacao, were overjoyed immediately. Everyone looked at each other as if they couldn't believe their ears, and turned to look at Wang Geng with surprise and joy in their eyes , Obviously, things like salary increases are magic weapons to attract attention and capture people's hearts in any era.

"What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and thank the supervisor!" After all, Duan Tiezhu was working in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Seeing a group of men and women who were speechless on the spot, they couldn't help shouting, and everyone immediately came back to their senses. Thanks one by one.

Wang Geng smiled and waved his hands and said, "Everyone is a caring person who has been trusted by the Prime Minister and Deputy Chief Xu. Since I have come to my house, I have nothing to say. We will be a family from now on, but there is one thing everyone remembers." It’s fine to live, be quick in deeds and keep in words, don’t hide anything from me, people treat me with sincerity, I treat others with sincerity, we are absolutely not allowed to go outside to gossip about things in our own courtyard, do you understand?”

When he said the last sentence, Wang Geng suddenly raised his voice, his eyes were cold and not angry, and everyone in the yard was terrified, and after a while, they all answered in a low voice!

Wang Geng was quite satisfied with everyone's answers, thought for a while, and said, "Tie Zhu, take time to go back to the Prime Minister's Office first, and ask for me when the salary promised by the Prime Minister will be paid? Now there is no rice at home?"

"Reporting to the supervisor, the master asked me to collect the allowance for your national policy adviser and foreign military secretary that the Prime Minister's Office should give you this month. The total is 500 yuan!" Duan Tiezhu took out a roll of banknotes from his pocket and handed it over. come up.

Wang Geng thought to himself that the old man is very thoughtful, knowing that my palace is newly opened, if I don't pay the customs, let the whole family drink the northwest wind?

Here Xia Shan slapped his head and shouted, "Oh supervisor, you see I forgot. When I went to the Ministry of Army this morning, Boss Xu asked me to collect 500 yuan for you to supervise the preparations for the war. The 300 yuan allowance of the Major General of the Ministry of War is put here!"

Speaking of which, Xia Shan hurriedly took out a roll of banknotes from both pockets and handed them over. Wang Geng took it with a smile. Before he could ask any more, Xia Shan took out a third roll of banknotes from his pockets and said, "Yes. Yes, here is another 500 yuan, which is the salary of the commander of the 16th mixed brigade that you also serve as."

Wang Geng weighed several rolls of brand-new Bank of Communications silver dollar certificates in his hand, thought for a while, and gave Duan Tiezhu [-], and ordered, "You take Tie Zhu first, and the Wang family welcomes you to send it abroad. Spend it first, then spend it later." Pay the bill, if it’s not enough, come back and ask me for it.”

Tie Zhu was stunned for a moment, then saluted with a swish, and took the banknote from Wang Geng's hand, also, no one but himself can take care of the Wang family's housekeeper's errand.

He took another volume of [-] and handed it to Chunni and said, "You take care of the expenses of the inner house first, I know you and Xia Cao can write and count!"

There was a blush on Xiao Nizi's face, and she glanced at Duan Tie Zhu before accepting the money. Tie Zhu smiled and said, "Why wait, why don't you hurry up and take it for the master?"

The people from Duan's mansion were favored and trusted, which obviously made Tie Zhu's chest a lot higher.

Wang Geng glanced at Xia Shan who was standing aside with an envious expression on his face, and stuffed the remaining roll of banknotes over and said, "The rest, whoever is by my side will hold it for me!"

"Hey! That's right, please take care!" Xia Shan happily accepted it. Although the job may not be as big as Duan Tiezhu's, at least he will follow the supervisor closely, right?

These days, the monthly salary of the chief soldier is 6-8 yuan, and the squad leader is only 10 yuan. Xia Shan is doing the job of a captain and adjutant in the uncle's guard, which is only 50 yuan a month. Although the real brigade commander who leads the troops is also a major general, his salary is between 300-300.

Wang Geng then ordered Duan Tiezhu to hurry up and urge the General Affairs Department of the Ministry of Army to press back the phone that had been dismantled in the house. The deputy chief informed me that I went to the corridor to take up the post by myself, and returned within three to five days.

Wang Geng thought for a moment, how could he look like a former brigade commander in a suit?The man glanced at the suitcase Xia Shan was carrying behind him, and asked with a smile, "What are they? Military uniform leather boots and a belt?"

Xia Shan nodded and hurriedly turned around to open it. The suitcase held by the guards contained two brand-new major general uniforms and military belts, and a pair of military boots. It was hard for Xu Shuzheng, a caring person, seeing that the size was not much different from his own figure. Not sure where he got the size to go.

Wang Geng stepped forward to open the holster and saw that it was a small Beiyang senior officer’s gun, Browning m1910, commonly known as Huakou Luzi. The gun is overbearing. In fact, its performance is not bad at all. It has the advantages of both, and both the crosshair and the rear sight are built-in, which is most suitable for carrying in the pocket.

Wang Geng skillfully returned the magazine and inspected the gun. His technique was extremely skillful, and Duan Tiezhu and Xia Shan's eyes lit up when he saw it. It was obvious that the supervising West Point student was not just blown away.

Wang Geng took a look at the caliber of the bullet, and it was still 7.65mm, which was just what he wanted. If it wasn’t for the time constraints and he didn’t want to show off in front of his servants, this guy would definitely be able to disassemble it with his eyes closed and put it back together again. Just kidding, this guy who was born as a special soldier in his previous life Guy, he has always been a veteran collector of antique guns. The brand new gun in front of him is much more eye-catching than the antique guns he collected back then that had lost all the blue.

The man stuffed the gun and spare magazines into his pocket, closed the suitcase and said with a smile, "Forget it, it won't be too late to change this uniform when we go to Langfang!"

Xia Shan asked from the side, "Report to the supervisor, Mr. Xu has allocated a Dodge car for you from the Army Department for your use. Shall we go by train or by car?"

"Have a car? Of course we will go by car. Taking the train will delay things. Don't the four soldiers show off on the train? It's just right for us to drive by ourselves!" Wang Geng was delighted, and his impression of Xu Shuzheng improved a little.

Nima, isn't it just to win people's hearts, I'll eat all the sugarcoatings for you, and I'll see how to deal with the shells then!

After the affairs of his new house were settled, Wang Geng led Xia Shan and two guards out together. Xia Shan could drive, so Wang Geng thought about it, and it would save me money to have one less driver.

This black Dodge sedan is a 1915 style car with a large interior space and a powerful engine. There is a spare tire on each side fixed on the pedal in front. It looks impressive, but the tires are still the mainstream of this era. The spokes and rims are wrapped in thin rubber tires.

When the car drove away, Wang Geng discovered that there was another door on the left side of the gate, which was obviously used for the entry and exit of the palace carriages.

"Supervisor, shall we go out of the city to Langfang?" Xia Shan turned to ask Wang Geng in the back seat.

"No hurry, first go to Citibank in the embassy area to open a few accounts, and then go to the Bank of Communications to cash the funds and the money order in arrears, so that our business can be regarded as confident."

Wang Geng in the back seat gave instructions while playing with the Mauser pistol he pulled out from the guards around him.