Since the Mid-Autumn Festival hoeing operation, An Yi stopped all external operations, allowing his brothers to devote all their energy to hard training and self-improvement.

An Yi personally undertook the political training and military theory education courses of the 180-member teaching team, and more than 10 professional instructors continued to teach practical combat skills and experience every day. The special brigade led by Ding Zhicheng has entered a 10-day period of recuperation, and they will use this precious time to strictly select 50 outstanding officers and men from among the more than 2,000 officers and men to enrich their ranks. After the resumption of the work of the enlistment office, the first batch of more than 3,600 recruits was tossed around for three days by the generals under An Yi's command and more than 10 instructors, of whom 830 outstanding recruits were transferred to the non-commissioned officer training base and began arduous training more than twice the training intensity of ordinary troops, while the remaining 2,800 recruits stayed in the large camp of the enlistment office across the wall for a month-long basic training of recruits, and after a month these recruits would be taken away by the divisions of the First Army.

A document jointly issued by the General Staff Headquarters and the Political Department of He Yingqin's First Route Army stipulates that the Nanchang Recruitment Office will have a total monthly military expenditure of 50,000 yuan, and that it must complete the task of sending 20,000 preliminarily trained and standard soldiers to all units of the First Route Army every year.

At a glance, this money seems to be a lot, 50,000 per month and as high as 600,000 per year, but on average, each recruit can only get a recruitment fee of 30 yuan, the salaries of more than 100 officers and soldiers in the recruitment office have not been calculated, and miscellaneous expenses such as clothing, training, and food are all included.

An Yi was keenly aware of the complex relationship, and knew that the reason why the enlistment office could be retained was all the result of the Whampoa division commanders, brothers and colleagues who served as commanders at all levels in the First Army to He Yingqin, as for whether they could complete the task was secondary, the key was that the enlistment office could continue to exist, as long as it continued to operate, all kinds of expenses would eventually be paid, because no division of the First Army wanted to see its own supplementary soldiers arrive with their bare hands, and they were still wearing the clothes of ordinary people. An Yi is very confident in this, and he also knows that the elders and comrades of the First Army will not turn a blind eye.

At night, after visiting the brothers' families, An Yi had to greet friends from the press in Nanjing and Shanghai, most of whom had called for justice for the injustice suffered by An Yi and the soldiers when An Yi led the remnants back to Nanjing to be trapped in the Xiaguan camp.

On the second floor of the old Han Tou's restaurant, the cups and lamps were staggered, and there was a chorus of joy, and Zhou Chongan and other 15 reporters who had come from afar were divided into two tables, and Yin Jinan, who was holding a stick, Zhan Huanqi, chief of staff of the Nanchang Security Corps, and Chang Baofang, acting director of the First Army's Recruitment Office, were greeted by An Yi, Gu Changfeng, and Yang Bin, who had just returned from an inspection tour of various units of the Third Army, accompanied by Zhou Chong'an, He Jing, Lao Zhuang, a famous photographer, and Chen Jianxuan, a young reporter from Shanghai's "Times," and others sat down at another table.

When the wine was half-drunk, He Jing interrupted An Yi's thanks: "Don't thank you, what are you doing?" Since you sat down, you have been thanking each other, okay, okay, everyone is an old friend, as for being so polite...... By the way, I have to tell you one thing, the book "Iron Lion" has been published, and the first printing of 50,000 copies sold out within ten days, and it will soon have to be reprinted again, and the influence is definitely not under the "Model Camp", and I have made a lot of money because of it.

If my estimate is good, under the influence of this book, I am afraid that many aspiring young people will soon rush to Lao Nanchang to join you, you must have a psychological preparation first. ”

"Haha, I'm in a lot of waste here, and I can't ask for it."

An Yi snorted, and seeing that He Jing was in a bad mood, he couldn't help but put down his chopsticks and asked strangely, "What's wrong with you?" Not feeling well? ”

Zhou Chongan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Brother He and Zhuang's predecessors have already left the "Central Daily" office, and after the formation of the Kuomintang Nanjing New Deal Axe led by Li Zongren, they immediately carried out a major purge of the "Central Daily" office, dismissed almost half of the editors and department heads, and replaced them with a large number of newcomers from the Gui family and the Shanghai faction.

Therefore, Brother He and Zhuang's seniors are going to transfer to Shanghai, and after a period of rest, they will start to contact and work, and I think with their ability, it is easy for them to enter a newspaper of the scale of our "Declaration". ”

Gu Changfeng's eyes widened, and he looked at Zhuang Fengshuo, a photographer with a beautiful beard, in surprise: "Huh!?" Lao Zhuang, even a master of your level has been abandoned? It's incredible, isn't it? ”

Lao Zhuang didn't care about touching a glass with his old friend Gu Changfeng: "It's not that he abandoned someone from my village, but that I disdain to be in the company of those sycophants who have no backbone, so I resigned automatically!" Now it's fun! ”

Everyone smiled when they heard this, An Yi looked at He Jing with a smile, looked at Lao Zhuang again, and made an unexpected suggestion: "Won't you open a newspaper by yourself?" Why do you have to look at other people's faces? Opening a newspaper is as easy as opening a restaurant these days, and it doesn't take much effort. ”

He Jing glanced at An Yi and said with a pout: "Do you think that opening a newspaper is really as easy as opening a restaurant?" Not to mention the issue of personnel and approval procedures, you must have the two most basic conditions for a decent newspaper to have an office and a printing house, right? In addition, it is necessary to establish its own distribution channels, otherwise it will not last long like those various tabloids on the market, and if it is not recognized by the people, it will eventually lose money and be unsustainable. The two basic conditions of the office and the printing house are far from being supported by one person, and this huge investment is not under 200,000 yuan, and the two of us can't meet a fraction of the investment. ”

Everyone laughed again, Zhou Chongan had already realized something from An Yi's smile, Xiao watched quietly with interest, An Yi really showed a successful smile of conspiracy, hugged He Jing's shoulders beside him, and said with bad intentions: "You see that the younger brother will pay this money, how about you and Lao Zhuang are responsible for recruiting troops and buying horses?" ”

Lao Zhuang was taken aback when he heard it, and pointed at An Yi speechless, He Jing was also surprised, thought about it and asked urgently, "Do you really have this plan?" ”

"I have had this plan for a long time, but I have not had time to lead the troops before, and the old Nanchang Industrial and Commercial Zone is still in its infancy, and I don't have that energy, and now everything is gradually on the right track, and the time is ripe to open a newspaper."

An Yi solemnly said his thoughts: "I have always believed that many righteous voices in this world cannot be conveyed, and many warlords rely on the propaganda tools they grasp to indulge public opinion, confuse right and wrong, and the interests and aspirations of the people are not guaranteed, and there is no opportunity to speak."

For example, myself and my brothers, if it weren't for your strong help this time, no one would know about being quietly slaughtered, so I feel very deeply!

As a matter of fact, the basic purpose of running a newspaper is very simple: to promote the spirit of patriotism, safeguard the interests of the majority of the people, and strictly abide by a fair and objective stance in dealing with everything.

In addition, I want to promote my own enterprises and products, more and more factories and shops in Nanchang also need to publish their own information in the newspaper, many industrial and commercial enterprises have established or are establishing close cooperative relations with us, so I am very confident, the only thing that I am not confident is that I am a layman in this regard, so there must be an insider to lead and run this newspaper.

As long as we follow the principles of rigorous and realistic newspaper management, strictly abide by neutrality, impartiality, and pursue the truth, I will give leaders full autonomy and decision-making power.

Brother He, Lao Zhuang, the younger brother will sincerely solicit the opinions of the two of you now, how about serving as the president and vice president of the newspaper that the younger brother is about to establish? Personnel are recruited by you, and when everything is on the right track after the publication of the newspapers and periodicals, we will sum up our experience together and set new rules and regulations and medium- and long-term development goals. ”

The guests and brothers at the two tables all looked at An Yi, He Jing's eyes were full of excitement, and the surprised Lao Zhuang couldn't speak:

"Xiao Yi, what did you say...... But really? How big do you plan to do this newspaper? ”

An Yi replied solemnly: "It's true! Even if you two don't come today, I'll find you for advice soon. As for the scale of the newspaper, I have a preliminary plan, that is, if we don't do it, we will do it decently, not only in Nanchang and Jiangxi, but also in Nanjing and Shanghai, the two political, economic, and cultural centers, to establish our own printing houses and distribution channels, and after becoming bigger and stronger, we will gradually radiate to major cities, and finally we will be able to buy our newspapers in every city of the motherland.

I have preliminarily determined that the headquarters of the newspaper is located in the French Concession of Shanghai, and I have a newly purchased property in Anhe New Village, No. 198 Jin Priest Road, the French Concession, which is next to Guangci Hospital, covering an area of more than 900 square meters of courtyard and a three-story villa, and there are two small houses on the left and right of the villa. The property rights of the two three-story buildings facing the main road at the entrance of Nanjing Houzai Alley with a one-acre wide yard also belong to me, not to mention Nanchang, I can buy it immediately wherever I like.

Office and printing locations, machinery and equipment these you have to choose by yourself, remember to buy the best, how much money is reimbursed, the establishment of employees, salary and benefits, office equipment and equipment, talent recruitment and management are fully responsible for you, and then make a one-year budget plan, I am responsible for all expenses within a year, and after a year to be responsible for your own profits and losses, how about it? ”

He Jing asked excitedly, "Really?" ”

"Joke! Why don't you do this? Wasting saliva? Even if you and Lao Zhuang don't do it, I will do it myself, at most it is a little harder to find talents, and now I have two good friends who know the roots, and they are both experts in this field, why should I go to Fei Nashen?

Will you two give me a word now, will you agree to my offer? If you say yes, we will sign the contract tomorrow morning.

Don't worry, the salary is indispensable to you, I heard that the current famous family Zhou Shuren's monthly salary is only three hundred yuan, and the monthly salary I give you two is tentatively set at six hundred...... Don't shirk, in my heart, you are far more than that! An Yi said proudly.

He Jing and Lao Zhuang glanced at each other excitedly, and they all turned to An Yi and nodded heavily.

An Yi laughed heartily, stood up and poured wine for He Jing and Lao Zhuang in the stunned eyes of everyone, He Jing and Lao Zhuang hurriedly stood up, picked up the cup and touched An Yi together, and finished it, put down the wine glass and laughed in unison.

Zhou Chongan took the lead in applauding and congratulating, his face was full of sincere smiles, but his heart was full of feelings and mixed feelings, this Junjie, who has a doctorate in economics and a master's degree in finance from the University of Paris, France, was greatly moved by An Yi's bold and bold and shrewd strategy, thinking of his career as a journalist for several years and the life stage he was looking for, Zhou Chongan suddenly felt very lost, seeing that his good friend He Jing was a blessing in disguise, and he would soon be able to display his ambitions and talents alone, but he was far behind, Zhou Chong'an was extremely unhappy.

An Yi sat down and turned to Zhou Chong'an, and while pouring wine for Zhou Chong'an, he made a request: "Brother Zhou, junior brother has something to ask Brother Zhou for help." ”

"Please say, we are our own brothers, why are you so polite?" Zhou Chongan nodded slightly, with a reserved smile on his face.

An Yi put down the wine bottle: "That's the case, because the factories under the name of the younger brother have gradually increased, and the scale has gradually expanded, the current management personnel are no longer busy, and they are not well qualified for the management mode and development needs of the new industrial and commercial enterprises, so the younger brother decided to hire a group of professional management personnel to come to the post, including a deputy general manager in charge of the overall situation for me, several accountants, seven technical directors of related specialties and three department store managers who are proficient in business."

Due to the limited talents in Nanchang and the narrow choice, the younger brother wants to publish a talent recruitment revelation on the "declaration" of Brother Zhou's work, the content is there, and the requirement is a quarter of the front page, which will be published for a month, and the fee can be prepaid, okay? ”

The reporters couldn't help but exclaim when they heard such a big deal, and Zhou Chongan was also surprised: "This is an unprecedented precedent!" I'll send a telegram to the president tomorrow, as long as the price is right, I guess it will meet your requirements, but no one has ever done this, and the scale and length of time are too appalling, right? ”

An Yi's face was full of shrewdness and self-confidence: "I just want to achieve this terrifying goal, it is best to let all walks of life in the country know that the old Nanchang Industrial Base is booming, and know that there is an enterprise group with assets of more than 30 million yuan and is still growing, involving hardware machinery, agricultural machinery and equipment, textiles and garments, grain, oil and food, transportation and military auxiliary products manufacturing, the name of this group is 'Jiangnan Enterprise Group', and all the goods produced thereafter will be marked The brand of Jiangnan Enterprise Group is familiar to the people of China and will never be forgotten. Ha ha...... Thousands of dollars are easy to get, but talents are hard to find! Guys, do you know what is most lacking in these years? Talent! ”

Zhou Chongan could only nod silently, and the surrounding reporters were all hotly discussed, Lao Zhuang said regretfully What a large advertising fee, if we wait for our newspaper to run and then publish it, how good it would be, and the fertilizer water would not flow into the fields of outsiders! The result caused a burst of laughter.

An Yi looked at Zhou Chongan meaningfully, thinking to himself I want to see how long you, a talented guy with a literati temper, can endure? I'm going to eat you!

Zhou Chongan saw the slightest temptation and expectation from An Yi's smiling eyes, but he controlled the surging passion and growing desire in his heart very well, raised his wine glass elegantly, and ran into An Yi and He Jing, Lao Zhuang, Gu Changfeng and others one by one, and extended heartfelt congratulations very gracefully, and An Yi, who was so angry that he was full of expectation, only wanted to scold his mother.

(To be continued)