"Wow, Commander Jiang, your car is so magnificent and high-end!" "Yes! It's the first time I've seen such a luxurious car! "Commander Jiang, it's really amazing!"

I'm not afraid of comparing goods if I don't know the goods, Chen Bui and Li Qinghong were stunned, I really don't know where to buy this kind of luxury car, even the chairman's car is far behind! "Haha, that's a little funny!" Jiang Qiang raised his eyebrows proudly, then let Chen Bui and the others get into the car, and then let Huzi drive to the newly built air base on the outskirts of Qixia County!

With the gradual growth of the air force, the territory occupied by it is getting bigger and bigger, and the special operations brigade is also gradually growing, so the air force and the special operations brigade cannot nest in the same place! As early as half a year ago, Jiang Qiang had already built a large air base on the outskirts of Qixia County, spending a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and now it is finally beginning to take shape and can be officially opened!

This air base is built in the hilly area at the junction of Qixia County, Zhaoyuan and Laiyang counties, and the geographical location is very superior, not only can the hangar be put into the hollowed-out mountain, but also a large open area to build an open-air airport and training camp, which has strong confidentiality, security and extensibility! As a person who has come over, Jiang Qiang knows very well what it means to be "noble and fast", especially in this war era, the extensive highway network means a strong mobile combat capability! Even the highway can be used as an airport runway in the future!

Therefore, Jiang Qiang has always attached great importance to the construction of expressways, although the construction of cement highway standards can not meet the standards of modern expressways, but in the current era is definitely the top level! Driving a commercial off-road vehicle, the road was smooth and steady, and in less than an hour, Jiang Qiang took Chen Bui, Li Qinghong and others to the Jiaodong Group Army Air Base.

The newly built air base covers a total area of more than 30 square kilometers and mainly includes: an airport, a repair workshop, a warehouse, a shooting range, a barracks, a base flight control room, a control tower, and navigation equipment. An airport is a major part of the aviation base, dedicated to aircraft take-off and landing, including runways, taxiways, aprons, hangars, hangars, lounges, sports fields and entertainment halls.

The flight control room of the base is responsible for the navigation dispatch of the base and is responsible for approving the arrival and departure plans of the aircraft. The tower specifically directs the aircraft to take off and land, enter and leave the field. Navigation equipment generally includes airport surveillance radar used to grasp the approach and departure of aircraft, precision approach radar to specifically control aircraft take-off and landing, as well as instrument landing systems, navigation stations, orientation stations, beacon stations, etc.

Since the air supremacy is not completely occupied at present, in order to prevent the bombing of the Japanese army, several mountains on the edge of the base have dug and built hangars, ammunition depots, oil depots and other important places! In addition, a large number of permanent fortifications such as pillboxes and turrets have been built within the base area, which can effectively defend against attacks from land and sky!

In addition, there is a garrison regiment of 2,000 people in charge of the entire military base to guard the security, even if the Japanese army drops it on a large scale, don't want to take advantage of it! "It's that big?" "Commander Jiang, this is your air base?" "Oh my God! It's also spectacular! I don't know if I don't see it, I was startled when I saw it, Chen Bui and the others were stunned again!

Not to mention the complete, advanced, high-end, and atmospheric infrastructure inside, not to mention the dozens of helicopters, trainers, and fighters flying up and down in the base, which are dazzling, the vast base area alone is enough to make people shocked! Although it is said that the land in the current era is not valuable, far from the inch of land in the future, such a vast area has been leveled out and various supporting facilities have been built, and the manpower, material and financial resources spent on this project are an astronomical amount that is difficult to estimate.

At present, even if the Nationalist Government does its best, there is no way to build such a huge air base in a short period of time! As soon as Chen Bui and the others got out of the car, they felt dazzled and the world was spinning, and it was hard to believe that everything they saw in front of them was real! However, Jiang seemed to be light-hearted, and said with very innocent eyes that he didn't mean to scare you, and he could only say that his strength did not allow him to be low-key!

"Salute!" "Total seat! You're coming! ”

At this time, a military vehicle stopped beside Jiang Qiang and the others with a creak, and then Li Jinglin jumped out of the car with several officers and saluted Jiang Qiang heavily. "Good!"

Jiang Qiang returned the salute, and then said to Li Jinglin: "Brigade Commander Li, Director Chen led a team to come to us on business this time, and I have explained the specific matters to you before, so I won't explain more!" Now you are responsible for being a tour guide, accompanying Director Chen to visit the base, and explaining and explaining some specific things! "Please rest assured that the task will be completed!"

Li Jingli naturally knew what was going on, and hurriedly saluted Jiang Qiang! Now Li Jinglin and Qin Siyu have become important figures in the Jiaodong Group Army, fully responsible for the construction and management of the Air Force, and have been awarded the rank of major general by Jiang Qiang! There is no need to think about it, with the inclination and investment of a large number of resources, this vast air base will definitely shine in the future and become an extremely powerful armed force!

"Director Chen, I have complicated official business, so I can't continue to accompany you! If you have any questions or requirements, you can go directly to Brigadier Li! I have already authorized all matters related to the training of the Air Force to Brigadier Wang, so he will definitely give you a satisfactory answer and provide all your needs! Of course, if Director Chen wants to find me, he can also contact me directly through Brigade Commander Li! Guaranteed to be on call! ”

Jiang Qiang has never been interested in this kind of cumbersome thing to usher in, if it weren't for the good relationship with Chen Bui, he wouldn't even be able to do the superficial work of the reception before, so it's time to get rid of the pot! "Haha, Commander Jiang is busy, please take care of yourself! It's been a lot of bothering today! Chen Bui nodded hurriedly, not thinking that Jiang Qiang was putting on a score at all, but feeling very honored and grateful, and very glorious in front of his colleagues!

"Good! Ling Ai and the rest of the staff will have proper arrangements, you can meet at any time! If nothing else, I'll take my leave! Jiang Qiang said that he would go, and he sat in the car as soon as he was short, and then Huzi drove back to Qixia County. Director Chen, Director Li, please come here! ”

After Li Jinglin saw Jiang Qiang leave, he turned his head and greeted Chen Bui and the others. "Okay! Good! Brigadier Li, it's been more than half a year since the last goodbye, not only me, but even the commission is also very concerned about you! Chen Bui smiled and nodded, but his heart was extremely complicated: Li Jingli was deeply favored by the chairman of the committee, but in the end, he hung up the seal and sealed the gold without saying goodbye, and now he has become a capable officer under Jiang Qiang!

In Chen Bui's view, this is not only a big loss for the party-state, but also a disturbing omen! "Haha, thank you for your kindness! It's just a pity that I'm just a piece of mud that can't hold up to the wall! Li Jingli didn't pick up the stubble, and after a perfunctory remark, he took Chen Bui and the others around!

"Oh my God, am I not dreaming?" "If the party-state also has such a powerful air force training base and fighter jets, can we still be afraid of the air force of the little devils?" "Yes! Alas, I just don't know when this will happen! Soon, Chen Bui and the others realized what it meant to be truly advanced and powerful, their eyes became extremely hot, and their little liver began to beat rapidly!

Li Qinghong and the three of them are all officials of the Quartermaster Administration of the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Republic of China, so they are naturally knowledgeable about goods, and after walking around the air base next to each other, they know that Jiang Qiang is not asking for a sky-high price! As we all know, Air Force pilots are the most difficult to train and the most "expensive" branch of the army. It has been described that the cost of training a pilot is equivalent to the gold equivalent of the pilot's own weight. For example, in modern society, the United States needs as much as $10 million to train a fighter pilot, which makes excellent pilots more precious than gold!

The reason why the price of US pilot training is so huge is actually more due to the training of pilots and the consumption of ammunition and fuel! "Director Chen, Director Li! The so-called penny is worth what you pay for, I can pat my chest and say that our air base is at the leading level in the world! Li Jingli was very dedicated, and while taking Chen Bui and others to visit, he gave a detailed introduction and explanation:

"Pilot training is not easy, and not everyone is suitable for being a pilot, especially fighter pilots, often facing a severe environment of high altitude, high speed and high overload, so there are extremely high requirements for physical fitness, and all aspects of nutrition must keep up. As long as we follow our recipes and training subjects, it only takes three months to train a qualified pilot, and if there are no accidents, the pass rate can reach 100%! Therefore, the money that should be spent still has to be spent, and sharpening the knife is not a mistake for the woodcutter! ”

"What? Brigadier Jiang, are you saying that as long as you pay the full money, you can guarantee that all trainees can become qualified pilots within three months? Chen Bui's pupils shrank slightly, he had done his homework before he came, and he knew very well that the pilot's physical fitness was very demanding, and the pilots who came to train this time were thousands of elite talents!

At present, an American fighter pilot has to go through 8-9 months of training and 350-400 flight hours before he can enter the combat duty post, and the consumption of this is far from 6,000 oceans! Li Jingli nodded vigorously and said, "Can this still be fake?" After all, we are all Chinese, and we all have a common purpose and a common enemy now!

What's more, we have always been a man of his word, and we have always said that one is one and two is two, and we will never say one thing and do another! You can rest assured of that! "Well, in this case, 2,000 silver dollars per person per month is ridiculously expensive, but it is really worth the money!"

Li Qinghong nodded again and again, 6000 oceans can train a qualified pilot, this is simply a lucrative business, and it is the kind that has no other semicolon than this one! "That's for sure!"

Li Jinglin grinned and said: "To put it mildly, if the head seat hadn't nodded his head, otherwise even if you spend several times the price, we won't help you train pilots!" Because we still need to train a large number of pilots without interruption, our own resources are quite scarce! ”

Chen Bui nodded again and again: "That's!" Is that! Airplanes, gasoline and ammunition are not strategic materials that can be bought if you want to, and we can fully understand and thank you very much for the deep friendship of your army! If I can, I'd like to report back to the committee before making a final decision! After seeing so many good things with his own eyes, Chen Bui no longer felt that the cost was too expensive to accept, but felt that Jiang Qiang had sold him a big face, and his mood instantly became urgent!

"Haha, there's no hurry! There are still a few places we haven't visited, so let's talk about it when we're done! At this time, Li Jinglin was not in a hurry, and led Chen Bui and the others towards the helicopter training ground not far ahead! Commander Jiang! You're finally back, I've been waiting for you for a long time! Where have they gone? ”

As soon as Jiang Qiang returned to the Qixia County Government by car, he was stopped by Chen Lian at the gate. "Oh, Miss Chen, why are you here? Waited a long time? Jiang Qiang glanced at it, and saw Chen Lian wearing a classic middle-sleeved skirt for female students in the Republic of China, and the temperature was not high in this spring season, so she looked very beautiful and moving!

Chen Lian smiled at Jiang Qiang and said, "That's not true, I just came out of the hotel, and I came here to try my luck when I didn't have a place to go for a while, but I didn't expect to meet you just now!" "That's good!" Jiang Qiang pushed the car door and walked out, and said with a smile: "Director Chen, they are visiting our air base now, and they won't be able to come back for a while!"

If you have nothing to do, you might as well go shopping, we have a very developed commodity economy here, and there are a lot of good things! By the way, there is no fiat currency here, and the silver dollar is not very circulating, and now this kind of yuan is used uniformly! It's 1,000 dollars, you can use it to buy something you like! After speaking, Jiang Qiang took out his wallet and took out a big red ticket.

"Ah, what kind of money is this, it's the first time I've seen it!" Chen Lian was very curious and glanced at the extremely exquisite 100 yuan bill, then waved his hand and smiled: "No, it will not be rewarded!" "You're welcome to me! You newcomers, I have an obligation to do the friendship of the landlord! Jiang Qiang stuffed the money into Chen Lian's hand very domineeringly, and said very seriously: "The so-called elders can't give away!" There is never a reason to take back what I send out, so you have to give this face! ”

"Huh? Then thank you, Commander Jiang! Chen Lian, who didn't have much social experience, was really suppressed by Jiang Fan, so he could only nod and smile very shyly! That's right! Jiang Qiang smiled, and then said, "I heard Director Chen say before that you came here this time to continue studying, right?" Chen Lian nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes!" I have long heard that an advanced comprehensive university is going to be built in Jiaodong, and I especially want to learn more advanced knowledge and theory! ”

In July 1937, the Lugou Bridge Incident broke out, and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out. Chen Bui retreated to Chongqing with Chen Lian. When Chen Lian was in high school at Hechuan National No. 2 Middle School, the underground party organization of the Red Party was moved by her heart and developed her to secretly join the party. After graduating from high school, Chen Lian originally planned to go to Yan'an, but was dissuaded by the Red Party, asking her to focus on the overall situation and stay with her father to engage in underground activities.

And this time, Chen Bui was ordered to lead a team to the Jiaodong area, not only to send people to be trained, but to be stationed for a long time, because the chairman of the committee was not at ease to hand over these pilots directly to Jiang Qiang! Therefore, Chen Lian followed him to Qixia County by studying. "Haha, you're very well-informed! We are preparing to build Jiaodong University, and it will be officially listed in two or three months at most! ”

Jiang Qiang said with a smile: "If you are in a hurry, you can also apply for vocational training schools or night school transfers!" There's still a lot to learn! "Hey, Boss, what a coincidence? Haha, what luck today! At this moment, Wang Hui didn't know where to come from.

"You've come just in time! Chen Lian, this is our gold medal reporter and senior editor-in-chief of Jiaodong Guangming Daily, a real money jack-of-all-trades, and she will be your guide next! Jiang Qiang raised his eyebrows, knowing that Wang Hui did not appear here by coincidence, and after chatting a few words, he said with a smile: "This Miss Chen is the daughter of Director Chen, a big celebrity around her, you have to take good care of her for me!" ”

"Please rest assured that the task will be completed!" Wang Hui was not polite at all, and saluted Jiang Qiang decently and happily accepted the order. "That's good! I won't delay! If there's anything you can't handle, you can just come to me! Jiang Qiang succeeded in throwing the pot again, and then walked into the gate of the county government.

"Miss Chen, you're new here, I'll take you around first! To tell the truth, although we have a little narrow place here, the prosperity is not worse than that of Shanghai and Nanjing! After walking along the sidewalk with Chen Lian for a while, Wang Hui untied the lid and said, "Comrade Chen Lian, welcome to the Jiaodong area!" From now on, I'll be your superior liaison! "Hello Sister Xie! It's so good that I found the organization all at once! ”

Chen Lian held Wang Hui's arm, smiled very happily, and his heart was even more beautiful. Wang Hui said with a smile: "Although the general seat has always actively supported and not excluded our organization, we still have to do a good job of confidentiality!" Your identity cannot be easily revealed! "I see!"

Chen Lian nodded, and then asked curiously, "Sister Wang, can you tell me about Commander Jiang?" I used to know a lot about newspapers and radio stations, but I only had a general impression. "That's a long way to talk, sit down and talk slowly! I'll take you shopping and buy some good stuff first! Just now I saw that the general seat gave you a full 1,000 yuan, hehe, we don't have to use it in vain! ”

Shopping is a woman's favorite thing to do, and although Wang Hui has the attributes of a woman, she is also not exempt from vulgarity! "Good! When I was wandering around, I saw a lot of beautiful shops, but I was too embarrassed to go in! Chen Lian pursed his lips and smiled, waved the RMB in his hand and said: "This money is very delicate and special, I want to ask if this 1,000 yuan is worth it?" How much fiat currency is it? ”

Wang Hui smiled: "Of course, 100 yuan is equivalent to 100 oceans, our ordinary workers here are only twenty or thirty yuan a month, and my monthly salary is only 50 yuan!" Is it worth the money, you say? "What? Equivalent to 100 oceans? Ah, that's too much, isn't it? ”

Chen Lian stuck out his tongue in great surprise, it was the first time he had such a big fortune alone! With the outbreak of the all-out Anti-Japanese War, the current price index has begun to rise, but a piece of ocean can still buy 10 catties of rice, and the purchasing power is still very strong. "Haha! It's a lot of money for us, but it's not worth mentioning for us at all!

Don't be embarrassed. We are always a strange man in the world, and we must not use common sense to push it! Let's go, I'll take you out shopping, guaranteed to open your eyes! Wang Hui was very happy to pull Chen Lian forward, this was her first direct subordinate, and her heart was slowly full of pride and excitement! With so many delicious ice creams? And chocolate milk cake? "Wow! The clothes here are so beautiful! ”

"What? Is this a Walkman? Is this an induction cooker? Is that a washing machine? "What? This is the legendary aunt towel? "Oh my God, I'm going crazy! How did I become so ignorant of anything? ”

Soon, Chen Lian was lost in all kinds of delicacies and dazzling high-end goods, and he felt that he had become Grandma Wang who visited the Grand View Garden for the first time! At first, Chen Lian thought that 1,000 yuan was a lot of money, but when she walked into the Qixia County Department Store, she found that the money in her pocket was too little!

Of course, it's not that the 1,000 yuan is too worthless, but because there is no harm if there is no comparison, Chen Lian, who is dazzled, only feels that he wants to buy everything and everything, so he suddenly feels that the money is completely insufficient! "Hey, that's just the beginning, and you'll soon find a lot to be surprised! Under the governance of our headquarters, everyone really lives and works in peace and contentment, and does not close their doors at night, but anyone who commits adultery will be punished very severely, without exception! ……”

Although Wang Hui is an organized person, he is really a diehard fan of Jiang Qiang, and his worship of Jiang Qiang is like a surging river, and he can't hold it back at all as soon as he opens the chatterbox! "Wow! It's so wonderful, I can't imagine that in this era of war, there will be such a paradise on earth! I have to understand and study well! ”

Chen Lian was fascinated when he heard it, his face was full of joy, and he was very glad to have come to this magical land, and he completed the process of turning into a fan in just half a day! The time soon came to seven o'clock in the evening, and Jiang Qiang set up more than a dozen tables in the Qixia County Hotel to receive a banquet and warmly and solemnly entertain Chen Bui and his party. "Thank you very much Commander Jiang for your hospitality, today we can say that we have opened our eyes!"

After three rounds of drinking, Chen Bui put down his wine glass and said with a very serious expression: "We have sent a telegram to the commission an hour ago to ask for instructions, and the pilot training fee has been knocked out, and it will be implemented according to the standard of 2,000 silver dollars per person per month!" Moreover, the committee also plans to send another 50 people to this batch of students for training after graduation, and the relevant funds will be sent soon! Commander Jiang, there's no problem with this, right? ”

Jiang Qiang nodded and smiled: "Yes!" 50 people per session can still afford it! Any more, and I really can't do anything about it! "That's good! That's good! Chen Bui nodded again and again, and then said: "Regarding confidentiality, we have no objection here, I can sign as a plenipotentiary representative to ensure that the confidentiality agreement is strictly implemented!" ”

"Hmmm! Very good! Jiang Qiang nodded again! Chen Bui said: "Regarding the procurement of aircraft and tanks, we still need to wait for further news, because this is not a trivial matter, and we need to carefully study and negotiate!" "That's not a problem! What you want to buy and when you buy it doesn't have much to do with me! I'm just helping to build bridges and do me a favor from the standpoint of my compatriots! ”

Jiang Qiang doesn't expect to buy and sell to make money now, because where in Shanghai is no longer allowed the model of empty gloves and white wolves, which not only needs to have enough money in his pocket, but also has to take a lot of risks, and the benefits are not proportional to the pay! "Thank you, Commander Jiang!"

Although Chen Bui had no way of knowing the truth of Jiang Qiang's words, he also knew that no matter where he got those high-level arms, it would be extremely difficult, and he nodded his head and said: "Commander Jiang, I need to establish a liaison office in the Jiaodong area during the pilot training, I don't know if this matter is okay?" ”