C16 Economic Crisis

In recent days, all the officers and officers of the Third Shaanxi Police Force stationed in Xianyang were overjoyed. However, there were also people who could not be happy. This person was Vice-Captain Bai Shuubai. The first thing Vice Commander Bai did every morning when he opened his eyes was to look down at the accounts of the military expenditures from the previous day. Looking at the numbers that were rolling up like snowballs, he felt a headache coming on.

In these few months, the amount of money that the Rangers had spent on recruiting soldiers and training in the military was even faster than burning paper. Because the Third Guard had purchased a large amount of high-protein food like meat and eggs to supplement the nutrition for the soldiers, the price of food in Xianyang City had actually increased by 20%.

In addition, Hua Bicheng had always insisted on shooting targets with live ammunition, saying that "good gun skills are created with piles of bullets." The cost of using ammunition also skyrocketed along with the rapid increase in the enthusiasm of the troops for training.

More than half of the ammunition that the brigade had fired in the past few days had disappeared from the supply depot sent down from Yang Hu City. If the consumption rate continued at this rate, Bai Shuo, the vice commander of the brigade and director of the Military Administration Department, would have to go out and carry a broken bowl of rice to fill up the expenses of the troops.

That wasn't the worst part. If it was said that the infantry 'firing training made Vice Commander Bai want to beg for food, then the artillery's firing training made Bai Shuo beg around the streets. If the consumption of bullets could not be dealt with, Vice-Captain Bai could spend money on the black market. However, the artillery shells were now a precious commodity, and the supply of artillery shells had completely troubled Vice Commander Bai. There weren't many factories in China that could produce artillery shells. The largest production plant in Shenyang was abandoned by Zhang Shaojun of the second generation and Zhang Shaohua of the second generation.

In addition, the military and civil affairs department of Jinling had already sensed the movements of the pirates and the ambition of the wolves, so they increased the ammunition storage. Currently, a relatively large number of cannonballs had to be approved by He Yingqin before he could call them out. The price of cannonballs on the black market was simply sky-high. Furthermore, this sky-high artillery shell was hard to buy, not to mention the fact that Guo Jian, the rich Battalion Commander, had made such a big deal out of it.

Bai Shuo was proud of his achievements when he brought back six 60-mm mortars and two 75-mm mountain cannons from the black market for the 3rd Shanxi Police Corps. Unexpectedly, these cannons had become the rope around the neck of his vice captain, tightening and tightening.

"Every cannon has to add half of their twenty cannons and mortars!"

Who knew where Captain Zhu, Zhu Jin, found Guo Jian, who was crazy.

Perhaps even if the black market in Guan Zhong was emptied, they wouldn't be able to gather these kind of artillery shells.

However, it turned out that Hua Bicheng still valued the newbie, Guo Jian, very much. He said that the 'artillery' was the king of the army, and that he would have to stay in the artillery camp for at least half a day every day.

Guo Jian, who was close to the water tower, had to get up to replenish and make a small report.

This had just caused someone to bring over a ticket stating, "You must supply the artillery unit to train …" Written on the back was an astronomical number of artillery shells.

The artillery shells transferred by the commander in chief of Yanghu city were all fired on the fifth day of Guo Jian's arrival. The old hens in the villages near the artillery range were frightened to the point that they couldn't lay their eggs. They even helped the old farmers to make a few more ruckus in the brigade. When Commander Hua saw this scene, he had already slipped away. The pitiful Vice Commander Bai was almost torn to shreds by those unreasonable peasant women.

Later, he heard from the guard of the brigade guard camp that when the passenger seat slipped away, he even pointed at Bai Shuo and whispered to the farmers, "That is a high official, look for him." Then, Hua Bicheng watched for a while from the entrance of the brigade department before he was satisfied and went to inspect the training grounds. To be met with such a boss and a brigade commander, Bai Shuo truly wanted to cry but had no tears to shed.

However, Hua Bicheng did not let Bai Shuo deal with him. He did not even manage to get his hands on the money that Commander Hua had given him from the Elders Guild, and just handed it over to Bai Shuo one by one. This sum was worth a hundred thousand yuan a month, and the entire military training expenses were covered by the personal fund of Hua Bicheng. Where did he spend it? Hua Bicheng had never asked about anything before, and Bai Shuo was moved by his trust.

However, this hole was simply too big. Before the end of the month, all of Hua Bicheng's personal funds had already been poured into the hole. Even Bai Shuo, despite his wealth management and skills, had to struggle to survive a situation with so little money coming in and out. Raising a soldier was a very expensive task.

Guo Jian even made such a request today. I say, sir, can you consider it before you approve the bill? With a wave of your brush, you are releasing a white and flowery silver tael.

"What are you thinking? Vice Commander Bai? "

Hua Bicheng, whose body was covered in mud, came down from the assassination grounds with a wooden spear in his hand. He saw Bai Shuo standing blankly at the edge of the killing field, waving the fake bayonet in front of him.

Bai Shuo was shocked by the bayonet. Hua Bicheng also proposed this training to simulate actual combat assassinations. Bai Shuo had always felt that just by standing at the side and watching it was enough to make him shudder in fear.

However, Hua Bicheng, Zhu Jinyi, and the Second Company Leader Zhao Jianxin were not tired of this intense combat training. Zhu Jin and Zhao Jianxin, the two captains, would spend their training on the assassination grounds right after the end, abusing the recruits bare-chested.

"It was the note you gave Guo Gun that worried me so much."

When he came back to his senses, Bai Shuo's tone of voice was still the same as before. "How much money do we have left from the Elders Guild this month?"

"There's less than twenty thousand left. Take twenty thousand dollars to get Guo Gun some shells, and you'll have to find a way to train him from the quartermaster of the rest of our Seventeenth Army. In the future, when he fought with the little devil, he would not be able to escape the support of gunfire. Back in Wusong City, Zhu Jinyi, Zhao Jianxin, and I were bullied by the cannons of the devils. "

"Got it!"

After leaving Bai Shuo's place, Hua Bicheng realized that such a small fight would not be able to solve the "economic crisis" he was facing. Yes, 1932 was also the year of the economic crisis in the United States and the European capitalist world. Hitler and his buddies should be busy trying to snatch power. Wabiachen shook his head.