Not too far from the Qingdao Fortress, countless Wehrmacht officers and soldiers were digging trenches and other fortifications that could be of great use in the war with their sapper shovels. Of course, they are not the only ones who are busy here, there are at least tens of thousands of people, carrying iron picks and shovels to help, and some are busy transporting the excavated soil to other places.

These people were mobilized by the local government to help the army transport supplies and repair fortifications.

But to be honest, mobilizing these people is not an easy task.

After all, the whole of Shandong has already spread the news that there may be a war, at this time to Qingdao to help the army dig fortifications, send supplies, in case of being involved in the war, then the situation is not the same as the general trouble, not to mention that at this time the Chinese people are still a little vague about the concept of the country.

Wisdom and self-protection, this wise saying handed down by the ancestors, is enshrined by many people as their motto.

But no matter what, there are always ordinary people with patriotic hearts.

In addition, this time the army is not in vain, and it will also give some money and silver afterwards, and it is a lot of money—————— two dimes a day, which is the same level as the minimum wage of the Yushi Group, so in the end, it is enough to make up the number of tens of thousands.

It's just that...

Although there is the encouragement of money and silver, those people are still a little apprehensive in their hearts.

"I don't know if Lu Dao really knows how to fight..."

"Who knows, but I still hope that it is better not to fight..."

In fortifications belonging to the Wehrmacht, similar voices are innumerable. However, most of them were just whispering, so the officers and soldiers of the army, who were also busy and were in charge of the security work, did not interfere too much. Of course, it could also be because there is no such time. Because in the end, they also have some doubts in their hearts.

"Germans..."

Pulling out a cigarette from the cigarette case, Zhang Jian took out the match, rubbed it gently, and after raising the flame, he lit the cigarette that was already in his mouth.

Inhaling deeply, Zhang Jian exhaled the smoke after a moment.

"There's some trouble..."

As he spoke, he cleaned up and put all the cigarettes and matches back in his pocket.

But not before he did. Liang Kaiqi, who was also in charge of the security work next to him, spoke. "Get me one too."

Having said that, in fact, when only three words were said in these six words, Liang Kaiqi had already stretched out his hand. Some of them took cigarettes and matches from Zhang Jian's hands without asking questions.

If you do this, you may already be a little dissatisfied with others, and if you don't do it well, there may even be some quarrels. However, it seems that the relationship between Zhang Jian and Liang Kaiqi seems to be good, at least Zhang Jian did not show any dissatisfaction. And Liang Kaiqi lit the cigarette and took a deep breath. There was also a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Whew, you kid will enjoy it, and you actually paid for such a good cigarette to come back..."

Saying that, he glanced at the plum blossom logo on the cigarette box, and Liang Kaiqi couldn't help but give Zhang Jian a moment.

Zhang Jian's box of cigarettes with the plum blossom logo is probably the best one among the domestic cigarettes in this period. However, this paragraph does not belong to the Yushi Group, to be precise, the company that produces this cigarette is not a subsidiary of the Yushi Group, and basically has nothing to do with the Yushi Group. The same is true with Yan Shao.

This cigarette company can be said to be a genuine private enterprise. There is not even the slightest element of state-owning. And in this case, because the quality of the cigarettes is very good, and the price is not particularly expensive, this plum blossom cigarette has already made hundreds of thousands of dollars in the first few months of production, and the size can be regarded as a miracle. According to the speculation of some experts, if the development goes well, the final annual revenue of the tobacco company may even reach the level of several million in a year or two—————— although it may not be a lot if it is placed abroad, but it is already very amazing in China at this time.

Although cigarettes are somewhat out of the way (in later generations, I don't know how many hundreds of millions of smokers in Ludao expressed their desire to show off their presence), but at least this is a good beginning, indicating that today's private enterprises are indeed developing as Yan Shao expects.

As for Yan Shaowei, why didn't he get involved in the tobacco industry...

This is not to say that Yan Shao does not know how profitable the tobacco industry is, after all, the tobacco industry in later generations is a well-known taxpayer. If you don't make money, how can you pay so much tax?

But again, as once said, Yan Shao didn't have much interest in tobacco and alcohol, and Elano did the same. Caterina's words, to the point of some interest in alcohol products, but not very much, Lu Ying can also drink a few glasses, but compared with liquor or something, she still prefers fruit wine or juice and other drinks, as for Kaoru Otsuki, she rarely even drinks sake.

In other words, almost all of Yan Shao's family didn't have much interest in alcohol.

And if in terms of alcohol, there are still one, two, or three people in Yan Shao's family who can drink, then in terms of tobacco, there is really no one.

In addition, Yan Shao's current money is already enough, and he does not need to make too much investment in the tobacco industry, so although some people proposed that the group should also invest in the tobacco industry, this plan was abandoned after the finale.

At present, the focus of the group is still on industry, such as steel, shipbuilding, automobiles, machinery manufacturing and other heavy industries, in addition to chemicals, finance and military industry, as well as construction industry and cotton textile industry, etc., etc., covering a wide range of areas, from a certain point of view, at this time Yushi Group can even be called the world's largest business group, in China status is like ......... Later Korea's Samsung Group was like that.

Maybe...

The importance of Yushi Group to China at this time was even higher than that of Samsung Group to South Korea in later generations.

However, Yan Shao also knows one thing, South Korea is small, so it only needs to have a Samsung group, but China is very big and needs more national enterprises to support the country's economy.

But then again, a behemoth like the Rain Stone Group. It's probably not so easy to come up with a second one...

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"It's just such a hobby..."After collecting the cigarettes and matches from Liang Kaiqi's hands, Zhang Jian said naturally. Besides, let's do what we do. Who knows when Lu Dao will throw away his life? Just like now, isn't it just about dealing with the Germans, instead of saving the money, and not even having the opportunity to spend it in the end, it is better to enjoy it first, even if something really happens, the pension given by the government is enough for the parents at home to support the elderly..."

"Can't you just say something nice? Crow's mouth..."Glancing at Zhang Jian, Liang Kaiqi said helplessly. "What's more, this time it may not just be against a German, haven't you heard the news from above? I'm afraid I'll have to deal with the Japanese this time..."

"Yes, fight the Germans first, and then the Japanese..." Zhang Jian's face also showed a trace of helplessness. It's a bit of a hassle this time..."

"No way, who told this to be the task of our soldiers..."

After speaking, Liang Kaiqi glanced into the distance. There, the Defence Force officers and soldiers and the mobilized civilians are still busy there.

Due to the extremely large number of people invested this time. Therefore, the speed of construction of the fortifications was very fast, and it was not a long time, and the whole fortifications were already somewhat rudimentary.

But what is a little strange is that the fortifications built this time are not facing the Qingdao fortress, but facing the back. To put it simply, the fortifications they were building at the moment were more like they were building to protect the Qingdao fortress than to deal with him.

But Liang Kaiqi and Zhang Jian didn't feel strange about this, not just them. Even many of the officers and men of the Wehrmacht, as well as some Japanese spies who were investigating, were not surprised.

Theoretically, these fortifications should indeed face the Qingdao fortress. After all, no matter what, the first thing that started could only be the war that took place in Qingdao.

But...

The Special Affairs Bureau had already investigated the situation inside the Qingdao Fortress, and the number of a few thousand German troops, plus some Austro-Hungarian troops, was pitiful, but at this time the Wehrmacht had 150,000 troops in Shandong, and more troops could be sent to Shandong at any time.

Although the Germans seem to be very powerful, there are many people in the government who are afraid of foreign tigers. But in the eyes of most people, no matter how you look at the German troops in the Qingdao Fortress, they are all dead, and the difference is only sooner or later, so it is easy to understand the fortifications around the Qingdao Fortress —————— deal with the Japanese.

Anyway, there are only a few thousand enemy troops in the fortress, and it is impossible for them to rush out of the fortress and take the initiative to attack the more than 100,000 Wehrmacht troops outside, right? In this case, there is no need to build fortifications against the Germans, as long as you guard against the Japanese.

In a way, this statement is actually true...

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That is, when Zhang Jian and Liang Kaiqi were smoking and chatting there, there was another group of people who were also busy.

Weifang, as one of the few cities in Shandong, has always been relatively busy. And because this place is not far from the front line, Cai Yi, Jiang Baili and others also set up a temporary headquarters here.

Naturally, some people in the army are puzzled by this, after all, their target this time is Qingdao (on the surface), and they put the headquarters in Weifang, which is hundreds of kilometers away from Qingdao.

However, Jiang Baili, Cai Yi and others didn't care about this, because the people below didn't know the truth after all, but they did.

Since the Nationalist government had reached an agreement with the Germans, there was no need for them to set up their headquarters in Qingdao, after all, they did not intend to fight the Germans, but the Japanese...

If the Japanese really plan to make a move in Shandong, then it is the Japanese that they need to guard against. It is clear that the Japanese will never land in Qingdao—————— in fact, unless they are forced to do so, very few people will be brain-dead enough to land under the nose of a fortress, since they will not land in Qingdao, then they must first think about which direction the Japanese will land from.

In a small two-story building next to the Weifang city government, at least one company of soldiers stood outside the wall, and at the gate, officers of all ranks kept coming in and out.

Many residents passing by in the neighborhood instinctively avoided this place when they passed by, and even if they had to pass by, they were far away from the fence and gate.

No way. Who called the establishment of the national government too far, although the ordinary people respected Yan Shao, but ......... Don't forget. Many local governments remain largely untouched. What's more, the common people in this period were still very in awe of the yamen or something, and there were so many soldiers guarding here, of course they would be a little cautious.

However, not everyone is like this, at least not the spies of the Black Dragon Society who have mixed into Weifang.

It's just that these Black Dragon Society people didn't seem to notice when they were observing the headquarters, and there were also many people around them who were observing them. It's just that I haven't given them an order yet, so I haven't attacked them...

Over such a long period of time, it is not only the government and the military that have grown. This is true even for the Special Affairs Bureau.

Although the Black Dragon Society is also a very powerful intelligence agency (for this period), it is only a non-governmental organization after all, and it is inevitably a bit amateurish, and it is also troubled by funding.

But the Secret Service is different. Maybe it was because it was too short to be established at the beginning. So many places are still a little immature, but as time goes by, they still grow up after all, and in the case of no shortage of funds, the growth rate can almost be described as amazing, and today, it is difficult for folk amateurs to compare with these people who are gradually becoming professional.

However, after all, it is impossible for the Special Affairs Bureau to know everything, so the Black Dragon Society spies who infiltrated Weifang still have some fish that have slipped through the net. But this is a question that has nothing to do with the big picture...

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in a room of the Command. Cai Yi, Jiang Baili and the others were all looking at the map on the table.

The map was just drawn by the government in the recent past, and it is a map of the whole territory of Shandong, although it is not very accurate compared with later generations, but it is quite good in this era—————— at least better than those of the Qing Dynasty.

And right now, Cai Yi, Jiang Baili and others are looking at the map in order to distinguish the possible landing location of the Japanese army.

"Could it be there..."Glancing at a corner of the map, Cai Ye and Jiang Baili glanced at each other at the same time, very thoughtful.

Most of the people present knew that Cai Ye was suffering from tuberculosis, and his body could only be said to be much stronger than the original recently, and he could barely command one or two battles, and nothing else...

Therefore, almost no one in the room took out their cigarettes, for fear that it would induce Cai Yi's tuberculosis—————— but for soldiers, there are few who do not touch tobacco and alcohol.

For example, in World War II, because Hitler did not like to smoke, the generals at that time almost did not dare to smoke in front of him. As a result, the first thing he did when he died, those generals just ran to the side to have a good time, which can be seen...

On the other side, when they were sure that each other's thoughts were similar, Cai Ye and Jiang Baili glanced at each other again, but they were still not too sure after all.

But just when the two of them hesitated in their hearts, there was a sudden knock on the door outside, and then Liu Guangyuan led a young general in.

"Guys, the person we've been waiting for has finally arrived..."

Saying this, a smile appeared on Liu Guangyuan's face.

At the same time, the young general also took off his hat. "I'm really sorry, I encountered some small troubles along the way, so I came late, and I hope I didn't delay too much."

The person who came was the high step of the navy, and the logo of the navy on the neckline was even more conspicuous.

"Where, it's timely..."Jiang Baili smiled slightly and took two steps forward. We were looking for a connoisseur to ask, and here you are..."

"Yes..."Saying that, Cai Ye said what he and the others thought in their hearts and Bu Zigao.

"Where did you land..."

Hearing Cai Ye and Jiang Baili's words, Buzigao touched his chin, then looked at the map on the table, and pondered for a moment before speaking. "If I were Japanese, I would have landed here," he said, pointing his finger to a place on the map.

Longkou Bay...

"Is it here..."Cai Ye and the others in the room looked at each other, in fact, this is what they discussed before, but after all, they are army generals, and they still have some ability in terms of army command, but the navy...

At their time, the navy was in decline, and the army and navy did not have much tacit understanding at all, and they did not particularly understand the operation of the navy. So although I more or less guessed that it would be Longkou Bay, I still didn't dare to confirm it after all...

This is also the reason why they called Bu Zi Gao for what they wanted, although he still seemed very immature, but Bu Zi Gao was a naval admiral after all, and if he asked him to put forward some opinions from the perspective of the navy, it would still be very helpful to Jiang Baili.

"It's right to ask you to come over..."

Seeing that Buzigao was the same as the judgment of himself and others, Cai Ye couldn't help but rejoice.

Buzigao shook his head. "I'm ashamed to say that our navy can't help much at this moment, it's..."

"Where is the word..."

Cai Ye and Jiang Baili didn't think there was anything wrong with the order above, yes, not letting the navy participate in the war did seem a little inexplicable, after all, at this time, 150,000 troops had been assembled in Shandong, and if there was no navy coming, it would be somewhat...

But Cai Ye and they agreed with Yan Shao's idea, after all, the navy has just started, and it is just a seedling, if they are put on the battlefield like this, if the seedlings are damaged, it will not be easy to cultivate them again in the future.

Anyway, it is difficult for the Navy to get involved in this war, since this is the case, it is better to let them watch from afar, not to mention that this time the Navy is not really involved at all...

"But since everyone thinks it's Longkou Bay, then we can also make more preparation......s..."