Chapter XXII

The army would not stay in the town for long, and the next day the wounded were dealt with, and they left after a short rest. Mayor Sun found someone to make peace with the bandits, and Xiao Cang said hello to the big boss in advance and stopped worrying, believing that the old man would deal with it.

In the next few days, the daily harvest of grain increased, and the wings were already full. There is more food, and moisture-proof and rodent-proof must be solved. Ogura bought quicklime, put a few baskets in the room, and made a few mouse traps for Wang Yi to check and replace them regularly.

At noon that day, Mayor Sun sent someone to invite Ogura to the Black Dragon Hotel for dinner. When I came to the hotel, I saw many celebrities in the town, such as Old Man Sun, Lian Commander Wang, Shopkeeper He, and Zhang Hecun, the daughter of the big boss of Tianma Village.

"Ogura is here, take a seat!" Mayor Towns.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have gathered you today for a happy event. With the approval of the superiors, our town set up a security regiment, and our town is located on the main traffic road, which has always been a battleground for soldiers. In recent years, heavy smoke has been rampant, and the defense regiment will sweep away the smoke to protect the peace of our town. This is the captain and company commander of the 318th Regiment of the National Army, and Company Commander Wang, who is now the head of the defense regiment of our town. Please ask Head Wang to say a few words to you. As he spoke, he took the lead in applauding, and there was also sparse applause below.

Company Commander Wang stood up and saluted everyone, and said: "In the selfish interests of the king, I am trusted by the regiment to serve as the head of the Black Dragon Town Security Regiment." At present, there are only a few dozen people in the initial establishment of the security regiment, and you are all celebrities in the town, please actively contribute money and people to complete the formation as soon as possible, so as to protect the peace of Heilong Town as soon as possible! Thank you here! ”

Mayor Sun stood up and said, "You have heard clearly, the security regiment is to maintain law and order and protect our peace. You all have shops in the town, and only when the law and order is good can there be business. In the future, each store will pay ten yuan per month as a military salary for the defense regiment! ……”

Before the mayor could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the sound of people's discussions, "Ten dollars a month, that's too much!" ”

"It's just that you can't make ten dollars in the off-season."

"It's literally drinking human blood!"

"To protect the peace of one side, I think the scourge is the real one!"

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"Everyone, listen to me first, the Japanese will come now, if there is a defense regiment, they can still resist the Japanese. If there is no protection of the defense group, won't everyone be in trouble when the Japanese come? It's worth it to pay some money to save your life now! The mayor said.

"Who knows when the Japanese will call? Besides, defending the country is also the right thing to do. ”

"If the Japanese call, maybe the defense regiment will run away and disappear!"

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Everyone talked about it again, and Wang Zhili stood up and said loudly when he saw that the situation was about to get out of control: "This matter of the defense regiment is not for everyone to discuss, this is an order from the peak!" Everyone went back to the town government within three days, if there is still no hand in three days, Wang will personally lead the troops to ask for it! I hope you will think twice! ”

After everyone left, Ogura and Zhang Hecun were left behind. "Niece Hecun, please tell the big boss, I am willing to release his suspicions with him and ask him to lead the team down the mountain to join the defense group, and I am willing to make him the deputy head of the defense group and share Blackwater Town together!" Wang said privately.

"Captain Wang's words, the little girl must be brought, how to ask her father to decide in the future!" Zhang Hecun said.

"Okay, I'm looking forward to seeing you at the big boss soon!" Wang said proudly.

"Ogura, the defense regiment has been established, but the military expenses cannot be collected. The situation you also see, how is this good? Wang asked privately.

"As a businessman, I support the defense regiment, but the defense regiment belongs to the army, so doesn't the corresponding military expenditure be allocated above?" Ogura wondered.

"The regiment commander set up the defense regiment on the one hand to ensure the safety of the party, and on the other hand, to raise materials for the 318th regiment. Before the soldiers and horses moved the grain and grass, it was particularly important to raise materials. This time, the regiment commander was equipped with equipment for 500 people, and I had to figure out the rest by myself. It's a daunting task! Wang Zhili complained.

"I didn't expect the defense regiment to have another meaning, but only ordinary grains such as wheat and corn are produced in and around Heilong Town, and I am afraid it will be difficult to meet the needs of the army!" Ogura arrived.

"Whoever says it's not, you can only build it first and then describe it." Wang Zhili said.

"In that case, then I fully support it, and I'll have someone send twenty yuan over tomorrow." Ogura said.