Ten consecutive days of high-intensity combat allowed Tangwei Camp to grow rapidly in the baptism of war. Cooperating with the Guangdong Army's Central Pioneer Regiment, he captured Wuzhou in one fell swoop and set foot on northern Guangxi. In these fierce actual combat, Wang Liwen not only accumulated command experience behind him, but also formed a deep personal friendship with Guangdong Army officers such as Yu Goukuan.

At the Wuzhou celebration meeting, Wang Liwen, Li Shaojie and other Guangdong military officers welcomed Chen Jiongming together and held a small-scale celebration banquet. The protagonists at the meeting were naturally officers of the vanguard regiment such as Yu Goukuan, who had been making a name for themselves for several days, while the people in Tangwei Camp stood silently in the corner of the banquet.

This level of false reputation and insignificant interests are not worth a joke for Wang Liwen. Moreover, the order to keep a low profile is also something that Zhong Yang personally advised, and no one dared to forget. According to military rules, drinking was not allowed during wartime. Chen Jiongming took this very seriously, so although it was called a celebration banquet, there was no alcohol. There were only some juices, tea and other drinks, which made the group of big men feel so stifled, but they didn't dare to ignore Commander Chen's words.

Although it is difficult to get drunk without alcohol, there are still big fish and meat. They are not considered delicious food, but they are full. The soldiers below also divided a small amount of rice and meat, as well as fragrant bone soup, which is considered a good meal. The financial situation of most warlords in this era was not very good. Although some senior officers were extravagant and extremely eager, even if they were as honest as water, the lives of the soldiers below were still not much better.

Take the Guangdong Army as an example. The average daily supply of rice and grain is seriously less than 800 grams, and rice bran is often used to charge. The intake of protein basically depends on beans, and meat-eating can be smelled once a month, let alone eaten. With such nutritional conditions, if soldiers can still cope with fierce battles, they will become monsters.

It’s not that all the money was deducted by Chen Jiongming or other officers. There were deductions, but they were definitely not serious. Although Chen Jiongming did not know about military affairs, he was very strict in governing the army, and the officers under his command were quite kind.

What really affects the funding of the Guangdong military is that Chen Jiongming bans smoking and gambling, insists on cracking down on pornography and illegal publications. The collection of cigarettes collected by opium and gambling and donations collected by gambling are the most likely taxes to get during this period. Therefore, most warlords use this method of making money, which is much more reliable than sending people to rob the people.

The harm of opium is not the most powerful in Guangdong, so let’s not talk about it. Gambling is the major harm of Guangdong. From the Qing Dynasty to Mo Rongxin’s escape, in the middle, except for the shortest period in the first year of the Republic of China, those bureaucrats used the bet of fat-knocking and skin-stripping to enrich their pockets, including the great Mr. Sun Yixian. The only one who truly practiced the ban on gambling and was unswerving to death was Chen Jiongming, a somewhat cute person.

According to the information collected by Zhong Yang, it can be seen that the annual gambling donations in Guangdong are eight million. The officials' fullness is at least twice that, that is, 16 million, and the amount is at least 24 million. The income of gambling halls is calculated at least five times, which is 120 million, which is an astonishing 144 million. These are just the tangible losses suffered by the people.

As for those intangible losses, such as the abandoned cause, disordered order, and lost morality, it will always increase to ten times more than the tangible losses. So just talking about the harm of gambling, the people of Guangdong will suffer at least one billion.

Even when the military expenditure was the most difficult, Chen Jiongming himself was extremely poor and did not let go of this matter. For this reason, he had an unhappy relationship with many officers in the Guangdong Army and laid the root of disaster for the later part of the Guangdong Army. Not to mention gambling and donation, but if Chen Jiongming opened a gambling company himself, with his power, he could get more than two million in a month, which was silver dollars!

In order to express his determination to ban smoking and gambling, Chen Jiongming even sent Deng Keng, the second-ranked figure of the Guangdong Army, to deal with the great matter of banning smoking and gambling, which is beneficial to the people, despite the heavy resistance from both inside and outside. This made the Guangdong Army a few warlords who could proudly claim to be worthy of the local people.

After the banquet, Yu Goukuan also came to Wang Liwen's tent alone. There were several plates of side dishes in front of the two, and a pot of fragrant tea. The two of them started to drink with tea instead of wine with smiles.

Yu Goukuan is now thirty-five years old, with a group of children and his wife has taken two of them. He has been in the army for many years, making his face full of time. His fat and round face is stingy and serious, but he seems very sincere in treating his friends: "I said Awen, what are you going to fight here for war? Don't give me credit or rewards. This is not for fame or profit, and it is not really selfless to defend Guangdong, right?"

Although he was very happy to be able to take credit for Gou Kuan, he was not a short-sighted slut. Compared to his unreliable Xu Ming, he attached more importance to making friends with potential people. In his eyes, Wang Liwen was undoubtedly a very potential person.

He picked up a few peanuts with chopsticks. He just visited the Guangdong Army's officer group at the celebration banquet, and didn't even have time to eat a sumptuous meal. When he reported it, the delicious food had been eaten, so now he asked for a few dishes to satisfy his cravings.

"I don't want fame. As for this profit, everyone has their own different benefits. Isn't it great if you and I each take the needs?" After a smile, Wang Liwen did not choose to answer this question positively. After all, if you say that you actually don't like a small fame and profit, why bother to make the other party unhappy?

"Did you give me silver rewards to the top? How many are there? Let me see my brothers. Look at your outfits, I guess I will give you a lot of silver rewards." At this time, Yu Goukuan was already smiling. He was originally envious of the other party's luxurious equipment, and now he was even more curious about the other party's amount of silver rewards.

"Tangweiying will not issue silver rewards."

"What? Why don't you fight if you don't give reward silver? Your peak is too unfamiliar, so how can you do this? If this is true, you should just vote for our commander-in-chief." After hearing Wang Liwen's answer, Yu Goukuan tried seriously and half jokingly, and squinted his eyes and observed Wang Liwen's expression.

After fighting side by side for several days, Yu Goukuan knew the strength of Tangwei Camp and advanced weapons and equipment. The military qualities, personal physique and mental state displayed by ordinary soldiers were never seen before. Even the guards of his immediate superior commander-in-chief Chen Jiongming did not have this temperament!

How could Wang Liwen, who was originally a smart person, not know about the meaning of winning over the country that revealed in Yu Goukuan's words: "Haha, you don't need to test me. I left the military government that day and never thought of going back. Moreover, even if you can win over me, you can't pull any of the soldiers below!"

"Why? What else is there to follow for a Shangfeng who is reluctant to give away the reward of silver?" After being a soldier for so many years, Gou Kuan has long seen many things of peace and harmony. In the face of sufficient benefits, there is nothing that cannot betrayed. The reason why he has been following Wei Bangping in the south and north is that he has never abandoned his family because the other party has lived a lifelong life for his whole family.

"Do you know how much the monthly salary of our soldier is? 20 silver dollars! And the money is settled in the same month, and it will be paid directly to your house!" He stretched out two fingers, and Wang Liwen smiled and gestured to Gou Kuan: "Take the fifteen soldiers who died during this period as an example. Each family is treated as a military martyr. I won't talk about other trivial matters. The pension alone is 800 silver dollars, and the company's livelihood is all under the responsibility of the company. The disability treatment is similar. With this attitude, no one can be dug up when they come. Don't bother with your mind."

"Isn't this a fool? Tianxing Group is really that rich!" Yu Goukuan was surprised at first, and then he felt suspicious when he learned that a small soldier in Tangwei Camp had higher salary than him.

"My monthly salary is 50 silver dollars. What do you cheat on you? But don't think we have high salary and many requirements, and training is even more painful."

"20 silver dollars a month, I'm exhausted!" Yu Goukuan looked a little excited when he patted the marching table in front of him. After all, in this era, the monthly salary of ordinary soldiers was only four or five oceans, and there were still many arrears, which was too far from the treatment of Tangweiying.

"Every soldier has to undergo cultural training every night, and those who fail to meet the literacy score within three months will be eliminated immediately. The training is also very hard. They have to go out every day and can only go home for 2 days a month. They are not allowed to go out privately and must stay in the barracks at any time." Not only that, Wang Liwen also described the specific requirements of daily high-intensity physical training with Yu Goukuan one by one.

"You won't pee blood when you practice like this! How can you do this so randomly? Can you not rebel?" Yu Goukuan has been in the army for many years, and he knows a little bit about training soldiers.

In fact, it is not just him, but many officers have a deep understanding of this. Regular training can effectively increase the physical fitness of soldiers. Most officers know this, but whether they understand it or not is another matter. There is no sufficient supply of food, especially meat and protein supplements, and high-intensity training will cause hematuria for more than a week. If you do this for a month, you don’t need the enemy to fight and collect the body for yourself.

"We have standards for our daily meals. Every meal is full of rice, and there is no shortage of vegetables and meat. There is also fruit every week. As long as the nutrition can keep up, we are not afraid of high-intensity training. Although the training is difficult, it does not exceed the limit of the human body. Our company is still very researched in this regard." What Yu Goukuan said was his years of experience. Wang Liwen did not refute anything, but told the other party about the truth.

"Oh, I know what kind of life you are living. If I were to leave, I wouldn't have to leave. I get 20 yuan a month, and I can eat a lot of fish and meat every day. Even if I go up to the mountain of swords and seas, I will admit it. If Commander Wei hadn't been kind to me, I would have thought I should have surrendered to you." After so many years in the army, Yu Goukuan felt so depressed. Not only was he sighing about his bad luck, but he was still envious of Wang Liwen's life.

"You can't come, but you can let your children come. Tianxing Group has many schools and a security training center. If you want to introduce reliable people to come, I can introduce them to you. But I have agreed in advance that if you have bad habits, don't push them to me. When the time comes, I won't look good on your face."

Wang Liwen did this not only because of his personal friendship with Yu Goukuan, but also the idea of ​​expanding their influence for Xuantie Security Company in Guangzhou City.

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