After entering Tanzhesi Town, Wang Jundao did not defeat the local tyrant landlords and distribute land as he did in Tai'an, but spent a high price to buy a large amount of grain from the local tyrant landlords and distributed it to countless poor people.

The landlords, local tyrants, and big families in the town were also happy to make money from the Tiger Army, and in their opinion, although the Tiger Ben Army disguised as the Boxers did not have braids, after the Tiger Ben Army destroyed the two small churches in the town, no one suspected that they were not Boxers.

So, under the vigorous propaganda of the Propaganda Department of the Logistics Department of the Tiger Army, a large number of people asked to join the Boxer Rebellion disguised as the Tiger Army.

Due to the maintenance policy implemented by the Qing political axe on the Boxers, since the Tiger Ben Army is now the "Boxer Rebellion", no one from the Wanping County Government in charge of Tanzhesi Town will come to trouble them, and directly acquiesce to the Tiger Ben Army stationed in Tanzhesi Town.

In fact, it's not that they don't want to find trouble, but they don't dare, now the entire Zhili area has been stirred up by the Boxers, and the Boxers have grown to a scale of more than 200,000, with less than 500 county soldiers in Wanping County, how dare they touch this mold?

On June 28, Tang Jian, who had long been sent by Wang Jundao to inquire about the news, came back to resume his life.

Under the leadership of the two guards of the Tiger Ben Guard, Tang Jian met Wang Jundao at the temporary headquarters of the Tiger Ben Army in Tanzhesi Town.

He reported directly to Wang Jun Daoyu: "Commander, the news you asked me to inquire about has been clarified. ”

"Oh? What do you think? Wang Jundao suddenly became interested and asked.

"In accordance with your instructions, I took dozens of brothers from the special operations battalion to stay in the Tongxing Coal Mine and the Machinery Bureau of the Shenji Battalion in Mentougou for two days and two nights, and found out everything inside. Tang Jian said and handed two simple maps to Wang Jundao.

"Well, tell me about it." Wang Jundao took the map, scanned it a few times, and then imprinted the specific distribution of the two maps into his mind.

"There are a total of 28 coal holes in the Tongxing Coal Mine, each of which uses steam power as the lifting equipment, in addition, there are nine coal processing plants, with a total of 1,265 workers of all kinds, and 223 masters who work on various machines, repair machines, and guide the processing of coal, which is the details of the main craftsmen and masters in the Tongxing Coal Mine." Tang Jian handed out another document from the folder, the document was very new, apparently copied from the Tongxing coal mine by the brother of the special operations battalion.

"Well, good job." Wang Jundao quickly swept over the things on it, praised it sincerely, and continued: "What about the Divine Machine Battalion Machinery Bureau?" ”

"The Machinery Bureau of the Shenji Battalion is close to the Tongxing Coal Mine, it is a Western-style double-storey workshop, there are 196 machine tools and machines, specially used to produce Mauser rifles, Krupp guns, rifles, bullets, shells, mines and other weapons, now there are 756 various workers and 136 various masters, but because the Qing Zheng axe does not pay attention, the wages are extremely low, these people live a life of eating and waiting for death, basically no motivation, more than two days, less than a third of the machines are started, the brothers have investigated the arsenal inside, It was found that there were only more than 300 inferior rifles and more than 100 inferior guns, and there were not many shells and bullets. Tang Jian said and handed Wang Jundao another document.

"I thought that the fire ten years ago would make Qing Zheng Axe give up this Shenji Battalion Machinery Bureau, and it turned out that it was still spent money to raise it, but it is understandable when you think about it, there are nearly two hundred machines here, and it is close to the Tongxing Coal Mine, there is no reason to close it, but it's a pity for those workers." Wang Jundao browsed the contents of the document as he spoke, he couldn't help but think of the description of this Shenji Battalion Machine Bureau in the history of his previous life, only thirty inferior Makqin heavy machine guns were produced in a few years, and then they were discontinued after the fire, it seems that there are inaccuracies in the history books, how can such a machine bureau Qingzheng axe be willing to close like this? After all, it can cost millions of taels of silver, but it's a pity that this group of craftsmen, if they eat and drink well, serve with high wages, and use a set of incentive mechanisms, they still have to work hard to work overtime production machines?

"No, I've seen the workers working on the machines, and their movements are so skillful, like I shoot arrows with a bow." Tang Jian couldn't help but say.

"Pay close attention to them, most of these people are from this Mentougou, and now we have completely won the support of the people of Tanzhesi Town, and if possible, we will directly recruit all these workers and masters to Tai'an to work for us." Wang Jundao said with a smile.

Wang Jundao is indeed fighting the idea of this group of people, with so many ready-made high-skilled workers, isn't it a fool? These people are familiar with military production, even if it is a new weapon production machine, as long as a little guidance, they can quickly become familiar, it is not comparable to newcomers at all, and as long as they are allowed to bring the old with the new, one with two, then in less than a month, the new workers will also become old workers, so that several times with the old with the new method of use, at most half a year, a thousand workers will become tens of thousands, or even more, then there will be countless workers available, the role of this group of people is like a water source, with them, Sweet springs of water continue to emerge from the energy, just like his one hundred and eight Boxer elites.

"Hmm." Tang Jian nodded, he knew that it was impossible for Wang Jundao to let go of this group of talents.

"Oh, by the way, has Li Jinghua been contacted?" Wang Jundao paused and asked.

"I got in touch, but now he is still in Tianjin to collect the battle situation between the Wuwei Front Army and the Eight-Nation Alliance, and before he can come back to report, I have already sent the news, at most three days, he will come back to report to you." Tang Jian said.

"Hmm." Wang Jundao nodded and said, "Have a good rest, and we will enter Yanjing in a few days." ”

"Yes." Tang Jian nodded and walked out.

"You go to the logistics office by the way and ask Wei Zhongcheng to come and see me." Wang Jundao said.

It didn't take long for Wei Zhongcheng to hurry over.

"Commander, what are you looking for me?" Seeing Wang Jundao, Wei Zhongcheng couldn't wait to ask.

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal, I just want to take you to Tanzhe Temple for a walk, we have all been here in Tanzhesi Town for several days, wouldn't it be a pity not to see Tanzhe Temple? I heard that there is an old monk in Tanzhe Temple, who is wise and close to the demon, and it is a pity not to go for a while. Wang Jundao shook his head with a smile and said.