The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 286 Multimillionaire
"Batalion Commander, Battalion Commander, it's time to eat!"

In the early morning, amid Tao Heiwa's immature shouts with a hint of maturity, He Wei stretched himself out, got up from the soft and comfortable big bed, strode to the window of the room, and opened the door. The delicate cotton curtains were closed, and a few rays of sunlight came in from the window, illuminating the wounds on He Wei's body and making them itchy.

At this time, He Wei had a clean and tidy military head (bald head). He was wearing a white military lining on his upper body, a pair of dark green military shorts on his lower body, and a pair of leather slippers on his feet. Although he didn't look like a soldier just now. When we retreated to Wuhan, my whole body was covered in bandages like a rotten rice dumpling, but there were still a few wounds wrapped in bandages, but my complexion was much better than when I first arrived in Wuhan.

He Wei walked over lazily. He Wei, who had temporarily forgotten his general appearance and demeanor, pulled up a chair and sat down at the table. Tao Heiwa immediately placed breakfast on the table.

The staple food is a bowl of noodles that are cooked to about 70% cooked, drained and then added with sesame oil. It has 70% to 80% of the charm of later generations of Wuhan hot dry noodles. The side dishes are a plate of braised pork, a plate of sliced ​​sausages, and a boiled sausage. Eggs, a few plates of pickles and a bottle of Zhengguanghe soda, this is He Wei's breakfast.

When He Wei woke up, he was already hungry. Without saying a word, he immediately started to devour his five internal organs temple. Tao Heiwa consciously began to fulfill his duties as an orderly and orderly, helping He Wei open the window for ventilation. Make the bed.

Time flies so fast, it has been almost a month since the troops arrived in Wuhan. In the blink of an eye, the 26th year of the Republic of China has gone far away, and the timeline has entered the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938). During this period, He Wei finally had a complete relaxation and rest, relieving himself from the fatigue of months of continuous fighting, and the officers and soldiers of his special agent battalion also got a thorough rest.

Under Minister He's arrangement, He Wei's special agent battalion and He Shaozhou's 103rd Division all moved to the suburbs near Hanyang, and the two troops were stationed in two areas in the suburbs.

Among them, the troops of the 103rd Division were stationed far away from the urban area of ​​Hanyang because of their larger number, while He Wei's special agent battalion was stationed closer to the urban area of ​​Hanyang because of their smaller number.

The barracks where the spy camp is stationed were built by the former Qing Dynasty Army. They used to be specialized barracks for garrisoning soldiers. Not only are the camps and facilities complete, but even training equipment is available.

Stationed along with He Wei's special agent battalion were troops from the Army Armored Corps, namely Zhao Huzhen's tank company and a tank defense artillery platoon. These two units were assigned to He Wei's command for almost the entirety of the Jinling defense battle. Having followed He Wei to the end of the bloody battle, He Wei naturally had no reason to leave him alone.

After the troops entered the barracks, He Wei also gave his brothers a big holiday.

Except for the most basic guard duty, the troops did not engage in any tactical training or physical training. The entire battalion officers and soldiers only rested. Even the weapons and equipment of the officers and soldiers of the secret service battalion were mostly locked in the armory in the barracks. , It’s really a matter of putting swords and guns in storage and letting horses go to Nanshan.

This is not because He Wei led the troops laxly, but because of the bloody battle in Jinling and the rush all the way to Wuhan, the entire battalion officers and soldiers were extremely exhausted, and everyone had reached the limit regardless of their mental state or physical fitness. If not Without rest and recuperation, the combat effectiveness of the troops cannot be restored at all.

If the officers and soldiers are not allowed to relax wholeheartedly and in all aspects, something big will definitely happen.

In addition to the barracks, Minister He, who is in charge of approving funds for the national army, also generously approved a special rest and maintenance fee of 30,000 legal currency for the special agent battalion. At the same time, he also provided two months' compensation according to the establishment of a standard field infantry battalion. They received military pay, so the officers and soldiers of the secret service battalion lived a very carefree life during this period. They did not need to train and had good food and drink.

In addition to the most basic camp security duties, the officers and soldiers spend their days either resting in the barracks or engaging in sports activities such as basketball games organized by Fu Chen, Fang Jing, Hu Zhaowu, Chen Xinsheng and other company commanders. Just for entertainment.

As for He Wei, after resting comfortably all day, he was extremely looking forward to Minister He's promises and operations. At the same time, he was also quite anxious. What would his position be in the end? Can he really control an army? Can the spy battalion be expanded?
These questions have been lingering in He Wei's mind recently. Of course, he also knows that this matter cannot be rushed. All he can do is wait silently and wait for good news.

Just as He Wei was enjoying his meal, two more people opened the door and entered He Wei's dormitory. He Wei looked up and saw some sneaky Lieutenant of the Secret Service Battalion Li Youcai. Behind him, there was a silly smile on his face. Ge Guicai, Warrant Officer Platoon Commander of the baggage platoon, has a simple face.

After the two of them entered the dormitory, Li Youcai stood still in He Wei's dormitory and looked around, then pulled Tao Heiwa over, took out a handful of candies from his bag and handed them to Tao Heiwa, and said solemnly: "Boy. , you go and guard the door first, Platoon Commander Ge and I have a major emergency military situation to report to the battalion commander."

Tao Heiwa was only a boy and a half, and his eyes immediately lit up when he saw the candy. However, when he heard Li Youcai said there was an emergency military situation, he also became serious. After putting the candy in his pocket, he immediately took it out with a serious look. With the shell gun on his waist, he closed the door of He Wei's dormitory and placed a sentry outside very seriously.

After Tao Heiwa left, the solemn expression on Li Youcai's face that seemed to be full of military urgency, as if the Japanese army had already reached Wuhan disappeared instantly, and was replaced by a smile as bright as a chrysanthemum and trembling cheeks.

Li Youcai's expression was enough to show that the military information he was talking about was completely nonsense. In fact, it was indeed nonsense.

After arriving in Wuhan, although He Wei was resting and looking forward to Minister He's promise, he did not fall behind on what he should do. The most important thing was to settle the accounts.

During the Battle of Jinling, He Wei took advantage of the situation and completely wiped out Wang Zhaoming's mansion and bank deposits. When an inventory was conducted in Jinling, there were a total of 270,000 legal currency and about 18 silver dollars. There are more than 600 gold bars. In addition to these yellow and white things, there are also more than a dozen boxes of agates, pearls, ivory and other rare playthings.

Money is a man's courage. Similarly, if He Wei wants to do something good, he will naturally need such yellow and white things to help him, raise troops, and train troops, which all require money. Therefore, He Wei is very interested in this property. It's very important.

Before the Battle of Xiaguan, He Wei ordered Li Youcai and Ge Guicai to cross the river in advance under the escort of Hu Zhaowu's Third Infantry Company of the Secret Service Battalion. Naturally, they all followed the Secret Service Battalion to Wuhan.

After the spy camp settled down in Hanyang, He Wei immediately ordered Li Youcai to find a way to exchange the legal currency and agates, pearls, ivory and other playthings in this batch of property into oceans.

As for why He Wei did this, it was naturally because He Wei, as a time traveler who knew the unknown, knew that in the next few years, legal currency, as the legal currency of preserved fruit, would rapidly depreciate as the anti-war situation worsened.

One hundred French dollars in 1937 was enough to buy two big cows, but in 1945, the same one hundred French dollars could only buy one fish.

In contrast, although Dayang will also experience depreciation, the overall situation is relatively stable, and its value preservation is worse than that of legal currency. It can even be said that even when legal currency is the most valuable, its actual value is still It is not as good as the ocean. When Preserved Fruit first fully implemented legal tender, the government stipulated that one silver dollar could be exchanged for one legal tender. However, in the actual exchange process, 60% of the silver dollar currency could be exchanged for 100% of legal tender.

Therefore, He Wei, who was prepared for a rainy day, naturally had to take advantage of the fact that the legal currency in his hand was still valuable and quickly exchanged the legal currency in his hand for a relatively hard currency. In addition, He Wei also had a lot of agate and ivory jewelry and other playthings in his hand, which were inappropriate. Not eating or drinking properly, He Wei also asked Li Youcai to dispose of it and replace it with Dayang.

He Wei ordered Li Youcai and Ge Guicai to deal with this matter related to pockets from the moment the spy camp settled down in Wuhan. After more than twenty days of tossing, it finally came to fruition.

"Battal Commander, we are getting rich, we are getting rich."

Li Youcai hurriedly approached He Wei and said.

When He Wei saw him like this, he knew that he must have gained a lot from this trip, so he asked: "How many oceans have been exchanged in total?"

"Battal Commander, I have been checking the black market and underground banks in Wuhan recently. According to the current market situation, the exchange ratio between legal currency and ocean is about 1.2:1. We have just arrived in Wuhan, are unfamiliar with the place, and are eager to make a move. , I found an underground bank to act as an intermediary, and gave them 5,000 French currency as an intermediary fee, and the remaining 265,000 French currency was exchanged for a total of 220,000 oceans. "

Li Youcai said.

He Wei nodded and spent 270,000 French currency in exchange for 220,000 ocean dollars. This transaction was considered fair, but what Li Youcai said next shocked He Wei.

"Battal Commander, this is nothing. The batch of jewelry we have is the real hard goods. After I took it to the black market to find someone to look at, they said they were all first-class goods. There were more than a dozen boxes of jewelry. None of the toys are fake. In the past few days, I have been looking for people to sell all the dozens of boxes and sold them for this amount! "

Li Youcai said with gleaming eyes, and stretched out a hand in front of He Wei, spreading his fingers and throwing them around. He Wei was also stunned and asked in great surprise: "Five? Five hundred thousand oceans?"

"Three hundred thousand, three hundred thousand ocean, battalion commander!"

He Wei's head was black and he was speechless. He thought to himself, "What the hell do you mean by showing five fingers for three hundred thousand dollars?"
However, these 300,000 oceans are a huge sum of money. These 300,000 oceans, plus the 220,000 oceans exchanged for legal currency and the 180,000 oceans taken from Wang Zhaoming’s home, He Wei has A total of 700,000 Xian Yang, who has a strong purchasing power, has been mastered.

He Wei has these 700,000 yuan in hand. To put it bluntly, even if the Ministry of Military Affairs and Government does not provide him with funds, the money will be enough for him to expand two regiments.

The Czech light machine guns imported by the National Army from the Czech Republic cost 2,000 Czech-style light machine guns each. Using the Czech light machine gun as a unit of measurement, these 700,000 Czech-style light machine guns can be enough to purchase 350 Czech-style light machine guns. According to the National Army The number of establishments is still sufficient to equip a field infantry division with two brigades and four regiments.

Suddenly, He Wei felt that his waist became hard!
This money can be used to raise troops, train troops, or even be used to purchase some weapons and equipment from abroad that cannot be replenished at home. No matter where it is used, it is excellent!

Damn, it feels good to be rich. In addition to the 700,000 yuan, He Wei also has more than 600 gold bars. General Xiao also has a large amount of dividends that he has not given to him. Counting these money together, According to the standards of later generations, He Wei can be considered a multi-millionaire.

Of course, he would also like to thank Mr. Wang Zhaoming Wang, and thanks to this future number one traitor, he has such a strong ability to collect money, otherwise He Wei would not be able to get this windfall.

But think about it on the other hand, if I hadn't taken advantage of the situation to rob Wang Zhaoming's property during the Battle of Jinling, these huge properties would have been either destroyed by the war or robbed by the Japanese troops who were looting everywhere in Jinling.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! You two are doing well, and your names are good. One is wealthy and the other is rich. As expected, you are the God of Wealth in our secret service camp."

He Wei said hello three times angrily, and at the same time he made fun of their names. It was a coincidence that the military supply officer of the secret service camp was named Li Youcai, and the baggage platoon leader was also named Ge Guicai. With these two "finances" coming Handling the economic and logistical matters of the spy camp seems to have paved the way for He Wei's great success today.

After being happy, he asked Li Youcai and Ge Guicai: "Have you got this money now?"

Ge Guicai immediately replied: "Most of it has been obtained, and there are still some tails that have not been handed over. After all, the amount of money we have passed this time is really too large. The money we have received is now locked in the warehouse of our camp, and I will carry it." The brothers in the platoon take turns guarding it day and night, so there is no problem.”

He Wei nodded with satisfaction. For Ge Guicai, the old squad leader who had followed him since he was the platoon leader at the Xinkou battle, He Wei felt at ease.

After repeatedly asking Li Youcai and Ge Guicai to be more vigilant about this batch of property and keep it strictly confidential, He Wei sent them away. After suddenly getting so much money, He Wei felt a little elated for a while, and finished his meal with great joy. After breakfast, I couldn't help but lie down on the bed, cross my legs and hum a tune.

However, He Wei's joyful mood had not yet had time to be fully expressed. Just when he was in high spirits, someone else came to visit him.

But this time, the person who came here was not a brother from the secret service camp, but an adjutant from the 103rd Division of He Shaozhou's Department. The purpose of this adjutant's visit was to send a message on He Shaozhou's behalf, inviting He Wei to come tonight. Dinner at the 103rd Division Office located in Hanyang City.

(End of this chapter)