Shen Yan leaned forward and said in a low voice: "This week, the director is said to love gold very much. ”

"What kind of rarity should I be, which one doesn't love gold?" Batu also said quickly.

Shen Yan shook his head, "I heard that he only likes gold, and there is an iron cabinet at home, which is dedicated to storing all kinds of gold bars and gold leaves, and he counts the amount of gold every day before going to bed." When this person was a deputy to the National Congress a few years ago, he became famous for corruption. ”

As he spoke, Shen Yan said in a lower voice: "A few years ago, he was involved in the case of Zhao Tinghui and Boss Zhao, and at that time he was also responsible for some things on the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and it is said that he was corrupt a lot of materials on the Yunnan-Burma Highway. Later, because he was involved too much, he was afraid that it would affect Zhao Tinghui's sentence, and he spent a lot of money to bribe, so he was transferred from road transportation to the warden. ”

Speaking of which, Batu and Du Yuming are also clear, but Batu is a little unconvinced of his words, Zhao Tinghui's case is a national sensation, and it is reasonable to say that the following things are not pursued because of fear of Huang Ke, but it is really unbelievable to say that he was transferred from the highway department to the warden department, this is not a clear promotion.

In this case, the person can indeed pay a bribe. It's just that how could this person be transferred to the Warden Division? Will it be sitting on a cold bench inside. Batu didn't say it explicitly, but asked tentatively.

Shen Yan naturally understood the meaning of his words, and said bluntly: "This person is the person of Sun Ke, the Executive Yuan, and when he was transferred to the Warden Division, it was just in time for President Sun to implement judicial reform with the Ministry of Justice, and besides, the veterans of the judicial system were all those who followed Mr. Zhongshan back then, how could he not sell Sun Gongzi a face?" ”

As soon as they said this, Batu and Du Yuming understood. It's just that this problem is solved, and another problem arises, Shen Yan bluntly said that if you want to bribe such a dog official, you really need a lot of money, Shen Yan also said, this week the director only loves gold, and he needs to take out fiat currency to replace it with gold bars and send it over, I'm afraid that at least a box of slivers plus a sufficient amount of "little yellow croaker" will be sent over.

He calculated that according to the current market price, as long as he needed 100,000 yuan of legal currency to buy these.

Shen Yan pointed out the crux of the problem, and Batu and Du Yuming were silent.

Shen Yan sighed again and said: "It is also a great irony that officials who want to serve the country want to bribe such camp rats!" As he spoke, he added: "Since it is for the expeditionary force to gain a foothold, then there are not so many worries, and I will personally take out 20,000 yuan of the 100,000 yuan." ”

"This ......" Batu and Du Yuming never expected that Shen Yan would act like this, which couldn't help but make people look at each other.

Shen Yan also said bluntly: "My monthly salary is only a few hundred, but we have plenty of money in our intelligence industry, and it is not difficult to take out one or two hundred thousand yuan under my hands, the two chiefs must not misunderstand, this is not a personal bribe or public funds, the source is not very formal, but it is absolutely legal to use." ”

He also said: "After the Northeast Incident in the 20th year of the Republic of China, Japan appointed Kenji Hihara as the mayor of Shenyang. But Kenji Tohihara was willing to pay out of his own pocket. Sometimes, our soldiers just lack some of this spirit. The two commanders don't need to be persuaded, I will do my best for today's affairs. ”

"Brother, you misunderstood me." Batu looked a little at a loss, he slapped the table and said, "I'll give you the rest of the money." Anyway, I bought a few courtyards in Yunnan, and with this money, it would be one less yard. ”

"No, no, no. Well, I'll give 20,000 too. "Du Yuming has to rely on his salary on weekdays, although he is a senior general, but he does not have many savings, and taking out 20,000 yuan is already exhausting.

The three of them argued, but Batu waved his hand and said: "The two of you will each pay 10,000, I will pay 20,000, and I will deduct the rest from the military expenses." ”

These words frightened Du Yuming and Shen Yan, it is a big crime to withhold military funds privately, and if you don't know it, you will have to go to a military court. They were about to dissuade them, but Batu waved his hand and said, "It's out of the way." This is considered corporate spending. Although the judiciary is independent, the matter, including the funds disbursed, is used for military purposes. In this way, the three of us will set up a proof, each of us will pay 10,000, and the remaining 70,000 will be taken out of the military spending. ”

"That's fine. The three of us made a note and a proof, and if it happened, we would be jointly responsible. Du Yuming also stepped forward.

Shen Yan also readily agreed. So, the three of them took out the draft of the military documents, wrote out the before and after, and all three of them drew and signed their names. It was in triplicate, and each of the three kept one copy.

After finishing it, Batu folded the paper and said, "After the rebellion is quelled, I will go to Nanjing to explain the matter to the commander in person." After saying that, he added: "I think the commander will agree." ”

Once the money is set, it's time to start moving. It was inconvenient for Batu and Du Yuming to come forward, so they took the money to exchange for gold bars, and the bribes to Director Zhou had to be handed over to Shen Yan.

In order to show justice, Shen Yan also asked Du Yuming and Batu to send people to follow him. Batu and Du Yuming pushed and said: "There is no need to be like this, you will definitely not do it for such a small profit." ”

However, Shen Yan insisted on not accepting it, and finally Batu sent his own guards, and Du Yuming also chose a confidant, and the two went to Nanjing with Shen Yan to handle the matter.

At this time, the three infantry divisions of the former Northeast Army were all in place, and in this way, the formation of the Second Army of the Expeditionary Force officially began.

The Second Army of the Expeditionary Force has been reorganized, with a total of four infantry divisions and two regiments, and in order to correspond to the First Army of the Expeditionary Force, these five divisions are numbered from the Seventh Division to the Eleventh Division. Rocket artillery regiments, tank regiments and artillery regiments belong to the units directly under the command.

The adaptation work is in full swing in Guisui. At this time, Batu convened a secret military meeting, which was attended only by officers of the army who were above the rank of colonel. At the meeting, Batu announced that 7,000 prisoners of re-education through labor would be physically screened and organized into ten motorized infantry battalions, but nominally they would still use construction labor, which they would call the First Division of the Second Army of the Expeditionary Force.

As soon as the news came out, everyone was in an uproar, and they exchanged ears and whispered one after another.

Batu Zhengse said: "This is a special case handled by the Ministry of National Defense in consideration of our insufficient troops, and it is also an order acquiesced by the Supreme Commander. This matter is confidential, any must be kept secret, if there is a little leakage, military law will be engaged! ”

Du Yuming, chief of the general staff on the side, also said: "Military training will begin from now on, and every unit of our expeditionary force will send officers to various departments for appointment, and then the list of officers at or above the rank of colonel who will be transferred will be distributed to you." ”

Only then did everyone stop the discussion and look at Batu in unison.

Next, the staff officers on duty began to distribute the transfer lists, and the officers of the various units were either happy or sad when they saw these lists, and they were always happy and sad.

Du Yuming knocked on the table, "Okay, everyone be quiet." The construction of the 1st Division was led by General Batu and myself, and there was no regimental-level command structure, but a battalion-level command structure, so most of the officers were transferred to the grassroots level. You should not have any opinion on the transfer, because it is all allocated according to the proportion of the existing grass-roots officers of each unit, and there is no favoritism. In addition, the original remuneration of officers and non-commissioned officers transferred to the penal punishment battalion will remain unchanged, and the measures for awarding awards and applying for military merit will not change. ”

Hearing Du Yuming say this, everyone couldn't say anything more.

Batu knocked on the table again, "I'll start working on it when I get back, and you're all responsible for informing individuals." ”

After a few days of fundraising, the camp began to be formally formed. Better than Batu's previous assumptions, more than 6,000 people passed the physical fitness test, which means that each battalion can be organized according to 600 people. These units were incorporated into the Expeditionary Force and organized into penal battalions, ranging from one battalion to ten battalions.

At the beginning of Batu's establishment, Batu personally went to the penal camp to give a speech. The former prisoners have all changed into khaki uniforms, turned cowhide armed belts, civilian military hats and large-eared steel helmets, Hanyang-style rifles and leggings, except for the lack of collar badges, the others are no different from the other officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force.

To Batu's surprise, the queue formed by these prisoners was not much worse than that of the regular troops, and each soldier with a steel gun on his back swung his arms when he marched, and his pace was the same.

Such a military appearance made him sigh, "I didn't expect the military appearance to be so neat." ”

Du Yuming smiled: "You don't know about this. These people have always been militarized in prisons, and even more so when they come to the labor camp here, so the queue is not a problem for them. It's just murderous, and it looks a little hard to restrain it. ”

Batu waved his hand, "The vast grassland is the territory where wolves gallop!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Batu addressed the 6,000 soldiers of the penal camp.

Batu wore a washed khaki general's uniform, riding boots on his feet, and a war knife at his waist.

He promised them, "Good boys! I have asked Nanjing: after conquering Mongolia, I will return your freedom! Those who have made meritorious contributions and been promoted to the rank can stay in the army! You can also take money home after the war! If you are dead, you will be compensated according to the dead and wounded! Those who escape from the battlefield will be killed! In a word, follow me to the Mongolian steppe, this place is a good place for you to show your talents! ”

The 6,000 prisoners cheered and threatened to kill the enemy and serve the country!