"Mr. Pu, uh, instructor, come and eat with us!"

Scar stuffed rye bread into his mouth and greeted Pusu warmly.

"Thanks, I've used it. By the way, you can call me Vasily when you are not in training in the future! ”

While in Moscow, his instructor gave him this Russian name. It is more cordial to deal with these Russian servicemen and call him Vasily.

"Wow... Instructor Vasily! ”

The table began to be noisy, and these big and rough people still like to mess around even when they get together even when they are old.

"Quiet!"

Alyosha knocked on the table.

……

After the meal, two fat Russian aunts who were in charge of cooking and laundry came, wrapped in headscarves and carrying bamboo baskets, and complained about the damn prices as soon as they entered the door.

The currency used in the concession is still fiat currency. Many people think that fiat currency is probably the currency of the French. In fact, the so-called fiat currency does not have any special origin, just a simple name.

At that time, the national government implemented a foreign exchange control policy, and the legal tender became the paper money standard. Other banknotes are withdrawn within a time limit. It also stipulates that all public and private funds must be received and paid in legal tender, and the market silver yuan shall be nationalized and exchanged for one legal tender and one silver dollar.

The fiat currency is initially pegged to the British pound and can be exchanged at designated banks without limits. In 1936, after negotiations between the Nationalist Government and the United States, China sold silver to the United States in exchange for foreign exchange reserves issued in US dollars as legal tender, and the legal tender was pegged to the British pound and the US dollar.

At the beginning of 1940, although the war had engulfed most of China, the value of the fiat currency was actually quite strong. In this regard, the British have merit, which is a currency scheme that the Nationalist Government invited from Britain to study before the Anti-Japanese War.

This British financier named Ruth believed that the silver dollars of the whole country must be returned to the national treasury and no longer circulated by the people, so that the status of legal tender would not be shaken, which was the basis of the long-term war of resistance.

If the value of the currency is shaken, the war of resistance will not last. Shanghai's financial system, in particular, can affect the whole country. Therefore, the British were able to persist in the war of resistance for a long time, and the British were meritorious.

It was only after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War that the issuance of fiat currency increased even more, from 556.9 billion yuan at the time of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War to 604 trillion yuan in August 1948, an increase of more than 1,000 times in three years, causing hyperinflation among the people.

At that time, there were paper mills that profited from low denominations of fiat currency as raw materials for paper production. That's all for later, so I won't mention it here.

(Although I know that most book lovers are familiar with some of the background of the Republic of China period, it is only a free chapter, and introducing a little relevant information can also help some friends who don't know about it to have a better reading experience.)

There were too many annotations in the previous book, and this book has changed a lot. After all, everyone is here for the story, not to understand the history of the Republic of China. It's just that the book is beneficial, and I myself once thought that since it was called fiat currency and it was in the French Concession, it was the banknotes of the French...... ）

During the war, because of the blockade of supplies by the Japanese army, it was normal for prices to rise, at least you could buy things with money. When the Pacific War was about to break out, the same was true for several European countries.

Not long after, another Jew wearing a black fur hat and beard and dressed in black shouted outside.

Pu Su followed Alyosha out and looked at the Jew at the door, who could hardly tell his age, with a full beard and sideburns combed into braids on both sides.

Male Jews were not allowed to shave their beards around their cheeks, including their sideburns. So Orthodox Jewish men have long hair on both sides of their sideburns.

Alyosha went over and whispered a few words to him, then stuffed him with a gold bar, and handed him an envelope.

Alyosha was about to turn around, but Pusu stopped him and gave him another gold bar. Alyosha glanced at Pusu, but without saying much, turned around and muttered to the Jew for a while, and then came back after giving him the gold bar.

"He'll have the money delivered later."

"Actually, we're fine now, not as ...... as you think"

Alyosha muttered, he was still a little embarrassed.

Pu Su just didn't hear it. After entering the hall, the team members were reassembled and told not to go out at will. When you have a valid reason to go out, you must ask Alyosha for leave, and cancel the leave in time when you return.

After a few more rules were issued, he looked at his watch and announced that he would start training in half an hour.

The team members disbanded, and he took out the written training time and schedule and pasted it on the wall of the hall. They are all well-trained veterans, as long as they know what to do at what time, there is nothing else to say.

The training subject in the morning is the cohort. The only purpose of this boring training is to strengthen their obedience and habit of receiving instructions. Such reinforcement should be done for at least a week, and then every three days thereafter.

Alyosha, who led the training team, gave them a ten-minute break every hour. During this time they can hydrate, smoke or go to convenience.

After all, it is not a formal military camp, and these team members are also older, and their habits have been fixed. So he is not allowed to touch the wine, but he is not allowed to smoke. Except for training time, feel free to spend other times.

Pu Su himself stood in the courtyard all morning, observing each team member. These people usually practice in the mansion, and they don't seem to resist the mechanical repetitive training subjects of queues.

It's just that the yard is small, and the smell of the kitchen when it's time to start the meal starts to distract them.

Several guys began to whisper to each other in the queue, and finally agreed that it was the taste of beef stew......

Finally, after the end of the training, the players ran to the kitchen. When I saw the fragrant beef in the pot, especially when everyone had enough in such a big pot, I was relieved. A few diligent ones also helped the aunt who was squeezing the juice in the kitchen.

People in Chinese mainland are not used to squeezing juice, and Europeans have always had this tradition. Almost every family has a juicing tool similar to a Chinese grinding disc.

A round stone mill has an opening in the form of a spout, under which are placed utensils for juice. A stone cover on the top pressed hard into the trough below, and the juice and vegetables contained in it turned into juice and flowed out.

Pusu is juiced by mixing fruits and vegetables that can be bought. This maximizes vitamin supplementation and reduces costs. In addition to beef and lean meat, he also asked Alyosha to get some chicken breast, if he couldn't help it, then he could only find Lao Ren.

Anyway, Lao Ren said that he was a big face...... There's no reason to spend money on some chicken breasts!

By the way, by the way, let him solve the milk too. No matter how difficult the situation is, the French in the board of directors will definitely have a milk supply.

Training ends at 11:30 a.m. and dinner starts at 12 p.m. Then take a lunch break until 2 o'clock, and continue training until 5:30 in the afternoon. Dinner at 6 a.m. and lights out at 9 a.m. That's what he's doing right now.

It's just that as the training phase progresses, they don't have a few days to enjoy such a good day.

At noon, the team members who had a full meal were taking a nap except for the self-defense post in the yard. Pusu and Alyosha took the drawings to Xiafei Road to find Russian tailors to make clothes.

This tailor has to be reliable and reliable. After all, it is very likely that in the future, the only clue to the arrest is clothing.