The production of sea salt focuses on the selection of salt stoves, and the most important conditions for site selection are thick halogen and abundant grass. It can not be too close to the sea, it is inconvenient to spread, and it cannot be too far from the sea to be brine.

Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, nearly 20 million acres of fields along the coast of northern Jiangsu are used for salt farms, and they have established heavy laws to prohibit reclamation, until 1899, it was only the precedent of opening the ban on reclamation, and it was only for nearly 200 years that the northern coastal areas of Jiangsu were opened to be openly reclaimed, which is one of the corners of the iceberg along the northern coast of Jiangsu, and it is forbidden to open the land for the salt farm.

Therefore, the "1900" at the turn of the century is an important landmark in the history of coastal reclamation in northern Jiangsu. In the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu (1901), the Qing government implemented the "New Deal" to reward industry. In the same year, industrialist Zhang Jian established Tonghai Reclamation and Animal Husbandry Company in Lusichang, Tongzhou, focusing on reclamation along the beach. This was the beginning of the establishment of the Agricultural Reclamation Company, and large-scale reclamation activities began in modern times.

After the founding of the empire, under the auspices of the central government, after the nationwide land consolidation was carried out, nearly 10 million mu of the nearly 20 million mu of cultivated land in northern Jiangsu was sold to landless peasant households at low prices after economic transfer, but there were still tens of millions of mu of coastal wasteland abandoned, and the labor battalions in charge of the Ministry of the Interior were idle in northern Jiangsu because they were engaged in water conservancy projects that "led Huai into the sea", making it difficult to reclaim tens of millions of mu of wasteland along the coast of northern Jiangsu for a while.

However, a few months ago, with the special permission of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, together with a document from the Ministry of the Army, millions of acres of coastal wasteland in northern Jiangsu were directly allocated to the Army for the establishment of a comprehensive training base for the Army.

It is also from that day on, in the northern Jiangsu that piece of firewood wasteland appeared in the figure of the soldiers, the reason why tens of millions of acres of coastal wasteland has not been reclaimed so far, the main reason is because the environment here is too bad, look at the past, from the seaside that dense turns of steel firewood reeds, covering the sky and the sun, there are deep and shallow lakes and marshes dotted among the reeds, sewage turbidity; Birds and beasts, from time to time came the creepy cries from the reed forest......

As far as the people can see, up close, there is a group of muddy water, blue and white snakes swim past from the water, and from a distance, the endless reeds, lush and green, and how high they are, blocking people's sight, this is the appearance of the army's "comprehensive training ground" covering an area of nearly 3 million mu in northern Jiangsu.

For the peasants who have cultivated the land, the environmental conditions here may be too harsh and it is very difficult to transform, but for the army, the harsher the natural conditions, the closer the training ground is to the battlefield environment.

There is hardly too much transformation, the army that drove into the training ground first bulldozed the salt stoves left over by the salt households for hundreds of years, and then leveled the land and built the barracks, but more is to plan out the tent land of the troops, as a field training ground, everything here must be close to the field environment, the harsh semi-swamp reeds have also become the "treasure land" of the training ground, millions of acres of reeds are the treasure land for training the soldiers' ability to survive in the wild.

After a simple transformation, the troops of the Royal Guards Army began to enter the training ground in turn for comprehensive training, each period of one month, and in the past two months, the training ground was completely closed, surrounded by barbed wire, outside the training ground, there were soldiers patrolling back and forth, and the warning sign of "military important place, no entry" hung on the barbed wire even added a half-fallen person, which was to warn others that entering here may be in danger of life, and in fact, the troops in charge of the training ground guard also received a warning to prevent others from entering, Commands that can be shot.

Of course, all this is not known to outsiders, and the soldiers who know why this order was given are "confined" in the training ground, where they conduct heavy training day and night.

"Left and right, left and right ......"

At this time, on the shore along the coast of the training ground, on the sea nearly a kilometer from the land, hundreds of white dinghy were rowing towards the beach at a rapid pace, and the officers and men who were rowing the dinghy were drinking from time to time, but the trumpet did not sound, in fact, this trumpet was only to coordinate the soldiers rowing boats.

As the soldiers struggled to slide, the icy sea water slapped on their bodies, and the soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition paddled the landing craft for nearly a kilometer, their sleeves were wet, and most of their lips were purple from the cold, but no one shouted anything, or expressed any dissatisfaction.

No country knows this better than the Imperial Guard, and the strength of an army depends on discipline and the courage of its soldiers to put their lives on the line after an order is given. In this respect, unlike any other army in Chinese history, the Guards Army, which built the empire, was highly disciplined. ,

And if someone asks - by what is military discipline maintained. In a word, it is maintained by resorting to violent means, the harshest forms of violent punishment.

Violent methods of punishment pervaded every aspect of the Guards. For example, "the hat is crooked" and "one button is forgotten", and everything from "not caring for the weapon", "not cleaning the room", "not remembering the norms", to "the whole team is slow", "slow to answer", "low voice", "slow movement", "resistance", etc., can be a reason for the punishment of a non-commissioned officer or officer.

The habits left over from Alcatraz Island were completely transferred to the Imperial Guards Army, and among these punishment methods, flogging was the most common and commonly used method, and even the Army Staff specially formulated some implementation rules for the execution of flogging, how the executioner did it, how the tortured person was punished, in short, it was the discipline that could be described as cruel that maintained the combat effectiveness of the Guards Army, and was even regarded as the source of the strength of the Guards Army in the opinion of many officers.

Soldiers don't need to understand what they're fighting for, but they have to understand that discipline is all about discipline in the disciplined army, and once an order is given, it must be faithfully fulfilled, otherwise the price they have to pay is something they can't afford.

"Tom......"

The moment the white landing craft hit the beach under the rowing of a squad of soldiers, the soldiers on the boat, whose lips were purple from the freezing water, immediately jumped off the sampan at the first time, jumped into the sea, and rushed forward with a muffled sound.

At this time, the machine guns on the beach suddenly rang out, and the bullets flew almost against the scalps of the soldiers, and the moment the machine guns hit, the whistle suddenly sounded, and the soldiers who were charging instinctively fell to the ground at the moment when the gun whistled.

"Toot ......"

Wei Ze, who was holding a military sentry, gave orders to his subordinates beside him, maybe he was not an officer, but as a sergeant major, he had to give full play to the initiative of a sergeant when the positions of the officers around him were not clear.

The mournful sound of the military whistle echoed in the air, and only the officers and men could understand the whistle, and the length of the whistle and the number of repetitions were different, forming different commands, so as to mobilize a certain platoon, a certain squad, a few groups, attack in a certain direction, or move closer to us, speed up, stand by in place, and so on. In the skills training of the Guards soldiers, the training of sentinel recognition is a subject that everyone must complete, and in the process of training, almost every one of them needs to pay dozens of sticks.

Under the command of the military sentry, several soldiers immediately jumped up, cats and guns advanced forward, and at the same time there was a loud burst of gunfire on the beach, and submachine gunners and machine gunners aimed at the "enemy fortifications" on the beach. Alternately covering the attack of those soldiers with fire pressure.

The soldiers approached a position a few tens of meters from the fortifications, and several long-handled weighted grenades were thrown out one after another.

"Boom ......"

After several loud explosions, the machine gun went silent, and the soldier who had been lying down again charged.

In the distance, looking at the scene in front of him, Xiao Xinren frowned slightly, and the first battalion of the first regiment of the first division, which was tasked with the main attack on the beach, still failed to meet his expectations.

"Report to the chief, it took 1 minute and 23 seconds for the rowing boat, 3 minutes and 47 seconds to seize the beachhead, and the ...... to expand the position"

In the staff officer's report, Xiao Xinren shook his head.

"75 points"

A sentence, when it came out of his mouth, the officers around him just trembled, and everyone understood that this meant that the first battalion, from the battalion commander to the private, needed to be punished for not being trained up to standard.

Just a few minutes later, the officers and soldiers of the first battalion wearing ** military uniforms were lying on the beach in unison, the beaten person spread his legs apart, pressed his toes with both hands, stood out his buttocks, and posed. Wei Ze, who was holding a cane in his hand, was panting for breath.

"Ho"

With a deep shout, he swung his stick and struck it with all his might. No matter how prepared you are, the moment the stick hits the ass, the beaten person will definitely fall. But the soldier who was being punished had to get up immediately, take his original position, and receive a second blow.

The sound of crackling flesh echoed on the beach, and no one complained, first the soldiers, then the non-commissioned officers, and finally the officers, two for each soldier, three for the non-commissioned officer, and five for the officer

"It's an old son's death."

Wei Ze, who had been beaten with three military sticks on his buttocks, squeaked his teeth and cursed. ,

"What's the matter, Sergeant Danger, I told you earlier, those gendarmes are fucking impersonal, when we are executed, we still have some strength, damn, they are good,...... Wow, my ass ......"

Several sergeants who had just been tortured were all grinning and snorting in pain at that time, they executed the soldiers, and their subordinates would be more or less merciful, after all, injuries may hinder training, but those gendarmes sent by the headquarters were different, and when the gendarmes attacked, they were all eager to use their strength to eat.

"Okay, don't squeak, hurry up and wipe the bar, and I will continue training in the afternoon......"

A sentence came out of Wei Ze's mouth, and when he spoke, his left hand had already taken out a bottle of bone-setting wine from his pocket, if it is said that what is necessary for soldiers, one is a rifle and the other is a bayonet, well, of course, the most important thing is that this bone-setting wine has served in the Guards and has not been beaten with a stick, then it is called abnormal.

"One hundred bastards in the training camp, three years of service, three hundred sticks ......"

When he read this sentence in his mouth, Wei Ze felt as if he had already received more than four hundred sticks.

"If it's a stick, maybe I'll be able to retire twice......"

Thinking so in his heart, Wei Ze felt that his butt seemed to hurt a little more, this *** gendarme.

At this moment, he only saw Li Qiu, who was in a company, walking over with a steel helmet in one hand and his butt in the other.

"Sergeant Major, the second battalion has gone to the sea, and the big guys are betting on that, do you want to ......bet on it?"

"your mother's eggs"

Scolded, Wei Ze lifted his pants and carried a gun towards his pants, and walked towards the military camp in the distance, the training in the morning was completed, for him, there was another task, that is, to send a letter, this was the promise he made to Qiu Niang, as long as people live, they would write a letter to him every day.

Who makes the military mail free, and even, every time he sends an envelope, he will get two envelopes, the army has an army envelope, and the military mail is free, so that Qiu Niang can write a letter to herself.

It's just that every letter sent here now will be checked, and fortunately, no one cares about the two envelopes, otherwise...... Smiling bitterly, Wei Ze, who was carrying a short rifle, just sighed.

"What are you writing today? I can't write about training, and I can't write about being spanked, yes, ask that kid what is going on now......"

As soon as he thought of his fat boy who had only been born for three months, Wei Ze's face squeezed out a smile, and he was now a man with a son.

Thinking of his daughter-in-law and son, Wei Ze felt a heat in his heart, now he is a sergeant major, for soldiers, the sergeant major is a bar, and no matter how upward he is, there is no room to go up, but now the military salary in the camp is the highest, higher than the battalion commander, more than 70 yuan a month, enough for the expenses of his wife and son.

It's just that...... Thinking of himself, the tripolar sergeant major, Wei Ze sighed in his heart, it was all in the past.

"Sergeant Danger, write a letter to our sister-in-law again......"

"That's not it, our Sergeant Major, that's a love seed, and I have nothing to say to our sister-in-law......

"It's not, if I become a sergeant major, I have to raise at least three, no, marry four daughters-in-law, let's ...... the sergeant major"

"your mother's ......"

As soon as he arrived at the post office, Wei Ze, who was laughed at by the jokes of his comrades in the post office, laughed and scolded, but before he finished scolding, he swallowed back the words of the people who walked into the post office.

"Xiao ...... Hello sir."

When the words came to his mouth, Wei Ze hurriedly changed his words, and the people at the post office of the welfare society were also stunned, and they stood up to say hello.

It was Xiao Xinren who walked into the post office, and Xiao Xinren looked at Wei Ze with a smile, so for him, Xiao Xinren was no stranger, in fact, he was no stranger to the first batch of old people on Alcatraz Island, and he could call each of them by name until now.

"I saw your name on the roster, so I wanted to see if it was the four wolves."

Xiao Xinren smiled and said the nickname of Alcatraz Island, because he had killed four wolves with his bare hands. At this time, people's eyes changed when they looked at Wei Ze, who didn't know that Admiral Xiao was ...... Well, His Majesty's confidant and favorite general, that is, the army chief has to be polite when he sees him, during the Chinese New Year, Admiral Xiao is the master who wants to go to the palace to have a Chinese New Year's Eve meal with His Majesty, but now, he is ...... to a sergeant major

"What? Send a letter to my sister-in-law."

Looking at the letter in Wei Ze's hand, Xiao Xinren took the letter from his hand with a smile, and first looked at the address of the envelope, which was the military village where the First Division was stationed in Nanjing, and he waved his hand at the herald behind him. ,

"Let's take the special line, and I can get to my sister-in-law tomorrow."

Before Wei Ze came to his senses, Xiao Xinren patted him on the shoulder, and then spoke.

"Let's go, let's go together"

"Yes"

This will make the flattered mood in Wei Ze's heart fade a lot, and he regards Xiao Xinren more as an old buddy of Alcatraz back then.

"How"

Walking out of the post office, Xiao Xinren asked.

"It's okay, Qiu Niang gave birth to a big fat boy to me a year ago"

"That's a good feeling, I'll tell Your Majesty when I turn around"

"Huh?"

Xiao Xinren's words only made Wei Ze stunned, what did he say to His Majesty?

"You are an old man from Alcatraz, you should write a letter to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty would like to see your letter"

"Oh...... Oh......"

Wei Ze nodded blankly, does Your Majesty really remember those brothers on the island?

"Don't doubt it, remember Dong Haotian?"

"Remember, he was the eleventh to kill a wolf"

Wei Ze nodded, a sentence also revealed the difference between Alcatraz Island and other places, only the five hundred and ninety-three old men on Alcatraz Island had the experience of killing wolves with their bare hands, while speaking, Wei Ze couldn't help but touch the silver ring in his hand, this is the "wolf ring" only the old man of Alcatraz Island, but Wei Ze's is not the same as other people, in addition to the wolf head with hideous teeth on the ring face, there are three wolf heads on the ring, which is also the proof of the four wolves.

"He's in the 11th Division now, that kid is shrewd"

"Well, that kid has a ruthless spirit in his bones, and his brain is fast at learning."

Nodding, Wei Ze's mind came up with Dong Haotian's appearance.

"Now he's a sergeant major of the first class"

Glancing at the second-class sergeant major collar badge on Wei Ze's collar badge, Xiao Xinren's tone was somewhat regretful, people's chances are always like this, when he was on Alcatraz Island, Wei Ze was the captain, originally he had the opportunity to become an officer, but in the end, he ...... He was only a sergeant major, and perhaps in the future, he could become a sergeant major of the first class, or even a chief sergeant, but the Guards owed him anyway.

"When he got married last year, he wrote a letter to His Majesty, and later His Majesty and the Empress specially sent him a gift, five hundred and ninety-three, and not many are still alive......"

With a light sigh, Xiao Xinren's words changed.

"This time we went to Japan, we are going to fight a tough battle, and no one knows how many people will die and how many will live, so we ......"

Turning his head to look at Wei Ze beside him, but Wei Ze stood upright.

"As a soldier of the Imperial Guard, it is the glory of my generation to be able to die on the battlefield"

But Xiao Xinren shook his head, and the look in his eyes became a little complicated.

"If I could, I wouldn't want to die that I'm afraid of a person, but ......"

Fighting always involves death.

"I'll write a letter to Your Majesty when you go back, you have a big fat boy, this is a happy event, you are the old man of Alcatraz, and so is Your Majesty, they are all a family, in the future, if there is a case, at least ...... Qiu Niang's life is better."

After this sentence, Wei Ze stopped talking, in fact, he knew that this time was definitely different, after all...... This is an attack on the Japanese mainland, and it is ......

"Okay, let's not talk about anything else,"

One last glance at Wei Ze's collar badge, Xiao Xinren only felt a burst of dazzling.

"If you survive this battle, I don't want to fight for you in the name of the marshal, and I want to fight for your name, and the Guards still owe you an explanation"

"Thank you...... Thank you, sir."

Hearing this, Wei Ze's eyes were hot, he didn't expect that Chief Xiao still remembered him, let alone that Chief Xiao could say such a sentence.

"There is nothing to thank or not thank, this is what I owe you, in this life, if you are a debt, I will not pay it back, I am afraid that I will not be stable if I die"

As he spoke, Xiao Xinren smiled, and then seemed to remember something.

"You're a big fat boy, and I don't have anything good on me, so ......"

As he spoke, Xiao Xinren took off his saber from his waist.

"For more than a year, Your Majesty has given me five or six swords, what kind of pillar city of the country is this, I'm afraid that there is no shortage of this one, so I will borrow flowers and offer Buddha, and give it to my eldest nephew as a gift, don't shirk"

A sentence interrupted Wei Ze's words when he opened his mouth to think back, grabbed the Western-style saber with one hand, and forced it into Wei Ze's hand.

"Thank you, sir"

This will be the dissatisfaction that has been pressing on Wei Ze's heart for the past two years, even if there are thousands of dissatisfactions, they have also dispersed with Xiao Xinren's words and the transfer of this sword given by His Majesty, and even Wei Ze felt that he wanted to float.

"Thank you for what?"

Xiao Xinren smiled, and then pointed to a centipede-like wound on Wei Ze's face that was dug out by a wolf's claw and said. ,

"Dangerous four wolves, if you say thank you, Your Majesty, each of us has to thank these old brothers, they are all emperors, the Imperial Royal Guards Army created the empire, but you are the founder of the Royal Guards Army, if you want to say thank you, this country wants to thank you."

Speaking of this, Xiao Xinren half-closed his eyes, looking at the horizon in the distance, he could only see rowing boats on the horizon, and in a trance, he felt as if he had returned to Alcatraz Island, as if he had come out of Alcatraz Island, and he had never returned to that place.

"The Commander Lifts Me Up"

Wei Ze, who didn't know what to say, just responded like this, but when he spoke, he looked at this sword given by His Majesty with great interest, the sword was a Western-style cavalry knife, the gilded handle was a furious dragon with teeth and claws, the handle was that kind of shark skin, and the workmanship of the sword was very exquisite.

His Majesty's sword is the highest honor for every Guards soldier, even higher than the medal, I am afraid that among the 1.6 million guards, the only one who can take the sword given by His Majesty and give it to others at will is Chief Xiao, who makes the family an absolute cronie of His Majesty, he does not need to have so many concerns.

"Do a good job, old man, I promise, after this battle, everything that belongs to you will definitely be fought for back"

After saying this, Xiao Xinren turned around and left, leaving Wei Ze standing there alone.

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