Hearing what he said, Luo Fu couldn't help but shake his head slightly, "Are you already making plans for the chariot camp? As expected of you."
Although most people still don't know about the formation of the Marine Brigade, such inside information is nothing to him.
"Isn't it better to prepare for a rainy day? If there are no (medium tanks), the Marine Corps will only have thin-skinned floating tanks and slow heavy tanks."
"What's wrong with this?"
Amphibious tanks are used to accompany the landing team to seize the beach, and to provide support, heavy tanks are used to cooperate with the troops to hold the landing site and beachhead position. This is the consensus of the Marine Corps on the application of tanks, and Luo Fu naturally considers it that way.
"The best defense is to attack. If conditions permit, deploy an armored unit to carry out an assault to disrupt the enemy's offensive preparations and disrupt their offensive. This is much more flexible than standing still."
"You... are so bold again."
Zhou Changfeng replied nonchalantly: "This is not called boldness, it is a necessary enterprising spirit. Even if we cannot completely seize the initiative on the battlefield, we cannot just give up, right?"
Luo Fu, who smiled bitterly, waved his hand, "Okay, it's up to you. Anyway, I'm good at this."
Compared with the Army, the Marine Corps' needs are much smaller, and the funds are abundant, so there is no need to worry about whether to equip all tanks with on-board radios.
The forty Type 38 Chinese tanks secured by the Navy will all be equipped with radio equipment. Ordinary vehicles will only be equipped with receivers, while platoon and company commander vehicles will also be equipped with transmitters.
In addition, pneumatic auxiliary shifting equipment, leather seats, and small electric fans have also been added. This is the Navy's habit when purchasing vehicles, and they must all be top-notch and fully equipped.
"By the way, you have seen this situation now, and you may never know when it will change." Luo Fu pointed to the sky, "My sister-in-law is pregnant, and I'm afraid you won't be able to accompany her at that time."
"Yeah, I've been thinking about this too these past few days."
"Just hire someone directly and save yourself the worry."
In fact, Zhou Changfeng had plans in this regard before, but he always kept it at the stage of thinking about it and did not put it into action.
Given the growing urgency of the situation, now is the time to seriously consider it.
Later, he talked about the matter to Xia Xiaoshi. The latter was somewhat resistant at first, worried that it would be difficult to get along with him.
"It's not that bad, sir. I can take care of myself. If I have difficulty moving, I can just ask my mother to take care of me for a while. Why bother?"
"Come on, it's easy for you to just talk, but you'll have to suffer a lot when the time comes."
"Okay, but it must be someone who is very well-behaved and pleasant..."
In this way, the hiring matter was tentatively settled.
There are quite a few specific requirements. The first is that the default gender is female. There is no need to say more about this, otherwise the more you think about it, the more outrageous it will be.
In short, the maid must first comply with Xia Xiaoshi's wish for "gentle and cute", and secondly, the age requirement should be between twenty and thirty years old; at the same time, Zhou Changfeng considers that she must be able to chat with Xia Xiaoshi and strike up a conversation, so the culture The level must be at least middle school.
Because it was too close and close, it was best for the candidate to be related to others, so he called Zhou Roujia to ask if there were any recommended candidates in this area, but unfortunately there were not.
The same is true for Xia's father and Xia's mother. Women who meet all the requirements are either already married, or they are too high-spirited to do the job of relying on others and serving others.
After inquiring around like this but with no results, Zhou Changfeng finally had to find Ya Xing to look for it on his behalf.
The main reason why I didn't go to a housekeeping company was because I felt that the people there were unreliable and there would be very few candidates who met the requirements. Otherwise, the company would charge a lot of money.
So Zhou Changfeng went to Yahang to have a one-on-one introduction to the contract signing on the spot, eliminating the need for intermediary exploitation by the housekeeping company.
As an intermediary, this intermediary company named Xinyun is quite large and operates various point-to-point businesses.
After asking clearly about the request, the receptionist nodded and said, "Do you have a telephone at your home? If you find it, we can call or send you a letter to notify you."
"Just call." At this time, Zhou Changfeng suddenly thought of something, raised his hand and said: "Oh wait, I forgot to mention a note."
"It's okay, just say so."
"It's just because of my personal reasons. If you come to my house, you should be examined by the foreign police agency."
"Oh, that's it...Okay, I'll write it down for you."
Two days later.
In Nanjing in July, the sky is clear and windless, and the heat is unbearable. The temperature in the afternoon is as high as 35°C, and the body temperature is even higher.
And because of the terrain, the heat in Nanjing is completely different from the heat in Yanjing. The humid heat with more water vapor will make people feel slightly damp all over the body. After sweating, it will be wet and sticky, which is very unpleasant.
A thin figure greeted the door of Xinyun Company. She closed her umbrella, then looked around for a while, and then walked in nervously.
The girl's name is Lin Xi. She grew up in Dongwanlu and is a true Lanfang native. Her great-great-grandfather was from Zhangzhou, Fujian. He was one of the thousands of people who traveled to Southeast Asia. He worked as a gold miner and an escort in Dongwanlu, and later married and had children there.
The Lin family's well-off life was actually very comfortable, but it could not suppress Lin Xi's desire and curiosity about the outside world. After graduating from high school, she worked in the local library for a year, then she boldly resigned and secretly boarded a ship to Fuzhou.
So, she came here, Yingtian Mansion, the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Along the way, her strange accent made her suffer a lot of contempt, so she was very nervous to be in the glamorous dental shop in this store.
What jobs are there for a young girl across the ocean?
A waiter in a restaurant? No, the salary is too little and not decent.
Company accountant? No, I lack competitiveness.
A hospital nurse? No, the salary during the internship was too meager, and it was almost impossible to live in the majestic capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Lin Xi actually wanted to find a stable place to transition for a while, correct his accent, and be able to speak Nanjing Mandarin fluently. In addition, "food" and "clothing" can be very frugal, but "living" is not easy. The housing prices in Beijing can almost drain her monthly salary.
So she set her sights on the position of housemaid, which looked very tempting.
Looking at the dazzling array of dozens of different requests, she patiently flipped through them one after another, and finally settled on one of them.
"This is slightly different. The head of this household has a very special status. If you go to his house, you may have to be inspected by an outside factory." An employee reminded casually.
"Outside factory? What is that?" Lin Xi didn't know why.
"He's a spy, someone who investigates people."
"oh."
Despite this additional requirement, she was still moved.
The house is not big, which means there won't be much to do. The main thing is to take care of the pregnant hostess. In addition, he takes care of food and housing, and has a lot of free time. The salary is also very considerable, at least forty yuan a month.
This is simply a job tailor-made for you! While the minimum one-year contract requirement may seem restrictive, it pales in comparison to other benefits.
That afternoon, Zhou Changfeng, who had just returned home from a meeting at the Ministry of War, received a call from Yahang, claiming that someone had applied for the job and asking him when he was going to meet for confirmation.
Without further ado, since it’s still early, let’s do it right away.
More than an hour later, when they heard a knock on the door, Zhou Changfeng and Xia Xiaoshi came to the front yard and opened the door.
"Is this the Zhou family? I'm here to apply for a job..."
He is a small man less than 1.6 meters tall, with a thin body, slightly dark complexion, round face and big eyes. Although her appearance was not outstanding, she was very pleasing to the eye. This girl made a very good first impression on Zhou and Xia.
However, the girl's accent is really a bit...weird.
"That's right." Zhou Changfeng showed no other expression, just nodded and said: "Come in and talk."
"yes……"
"How old are you this year?"
"Well...nineteen, it will be twenty next month."
Lin Xi's background surprised and curious Zhou. There was actually a girl named Lanfang who dared to venture into his family?
The full name of "Lanfang" is the Lanfang Republic. There is no need to explain the causes and consequences of its establishment. Even without the Ming and Qing dynasties, there will still be countless Chinese who went to Southeast Asia.
In 1777 AD, Lan Fong was established in Pontianak in western Borneo, which was rich in gold. Since then, surrounding tribes and clans have responded and joined one after another. At its peak, Lan Fong's sphere of influence encompassed almost the entire Borneo.
Lanfang's successive commander-in-chiefs attached great importance to developing production, improving farming, expanding mining, building roads and bridges, etc. The military system is also unique. All the people are soldiers. Except for a small standing army, all young and middle-aged people across the country must receive military training.
In terms of cultural education, he also followed traditional culture, lectured on classics, and even hired great Confucians from the Ming Dynasty to teach.
Historically, the Qing Dynasty was not interested in Lanfang, a small country that was spontaneously established by the "abandoned people of the Chinese Empire". In order to avoid being annexed by the Dutch, Lanfang pretended to be a vassal of the Qing Dynasty, which frightened the eager Dutch. attack.
What happened afterwards was a matter of course. The Qing Dynasty was in decline at the end of the year, and the Dutch immediately invaded Lanfang. The Qing Dynasty turned a blind eye to this, and the Dutch, who had the advantage in weapons and equipment, naturally succeeded.
But the difference today is that the Ming Dynasty did not recover after encountering the initial crisis. Although the long-coveted Dutch also tried to annex Lanfang, they ended in failure.
The Ming court that received requests for help at that time also had many differences. Some thought it was inappropriate to get involved, some thought it should be stopped openly, some thought it should openly send troops, and some thought it should be secretly assisted.
Finally, the emperor ordered the Nanyang Navy to hold a ship review and secretly provided several batches of ordnance. Faced with the Ming Dynasty's posture and the stubborn resistance of Lanfang's army and people, the Dutch had to give up their annexation plan, but Lanfang's territory also shrank greatly, leaving only a small piece of western Borneo.
Today's imperial court has a clear positioning of Lanfang, regarding it as a bridgehead for the projection of Ming influence and military power.
Due to the rich resources of rare metals and relatively developed trade, Lanfang's finances are very abundant, and because it was once infinitely close to the danger of national annihilation, it attaches great importance to the construction of national defense strength.
The Lanfang Grand Dominion has two major armed force systems: the National Defense Force and the Civil Defense Force. The former is divided into three armies: land, sea and air, while the latter only has land forces.
The Army has 2 infantry divisions, 5 infantry brigades, 1 tank regiment, 2 field heavy artillery regiments, and 1 anti-aircraft artillery regiment, totaling more than 80,000 people; the Air Force has more than 300 fighter aircraft of various types; the Navy has 1 heavy Cruisers, 2 light cruisers, 6 destroyers, and 5 small submarines were all purchased from the Ming Dynasty or France. In addition, there are hundreds of minesweepers, minelayers, submarine hunting boats, and torpedo boats. The offshore defense force is impressive.
The Civil Defense Force is the second echelon of armed forces, used to cooperate with the National Defense Forces in carrying out defense tasks, and its equipment and training are far behind.
Of course, the tradition of all citizens serving as soldiers continues to this day, and due to the advancement of ideology and culture, this tradition has been taken to a higher level - although women do not have to perform military service, they must also receive training in other skills such as medical care.
Under the one-year military service system, all young adults in Lanfang have received military training and have experience in military service. What is even more exaggerated is that all college students, regardless of gender, must participate in additional candidate officer training in their spare time. Upon graduation, they will be awarded the rank of reserve second lieutenant of the National Defense Forces; high school students are not required to participate in the candidate noncommissioned officer training voluntarily, and will be awarded reserve corporal or middle officer based on their performance. Rank of sergeant.
In addition, various semi-permanent and permanent fortifications can be seen everywhere around ports and urban traffic arteries.
It can be said that this almost pathological move made Lan Fang a "hedgehog" that should not be underestimated. Whether it was British or American, it was very troublesome to formulate military plans around Lan Fang.
"...Anyway, that's it. I will probably be away from home for a long time in the future. My wife is pregnant, so life will be somewhat inconvenient in the future. You just need to take good care of her."
"Well, sir, I understand everything."
Zhou Changfeng is very satisfied with all aspects of Lin Xi. His behavior, appearance, knowledge, and personality all meet the needs of his family.
As for the accent, it can be completely changed in a few months.
Perhaps because of their interest in Lanfang, Xia Xiaoshi and Lin Xi had a lively chat, and even excitedly discussed going there to travel there in the future to see how the people who went to Southeast Asia overcame all obstacles and established such a unique small country overseas. of.
So is this three minutes of heat?
The next day, after confirming some details, they were ready to sign the contract.
Someone Zhou's life was very comfortable and comfortable, but it was different for some people. The burdens that came with status and power made people extremely worried and burdened.
Also on the same day, a passenger plane took off steadily from Gaoqiao Airport, changed its course and flew slowly towards the Japanese Islands.
The person on board the plane was none other than Crown Prince Zhu Lizhen.
Through the round window next to the cabin, you can see the propellers of the engine on the inside of the wing rotating at high speed. The things below are getting smaller and smaller, and are finally completely covered by the white clouds.
Parallel to the passenger plane, there are three fighter jets on each side, forming an inverted V formation.
"How are the preparations over there?"
"We have been stepping up preparations for the audience since yesterday, so your Highness can rest assured." An attendant quickly returned his hand.
Zhu Licheng added another warning, "This is a great symbol, and there can be no mistakes."
(End of chapter)
