But Chen Wanli never complained, and he didn't even put forward any conditions to Zhou Wen. He just sorted out the second regiment from top to bottom on his own, and he didn't cause any major conflicts. This shows that Show how powerful he is.
But no matter how strong the ability is, it still takes a lot of effort to complete the training of the second regiment in half a year and become a powerful force that Zhou Wen can call upon at any time.
Now, the situation of the new Jiang Defense Brigade is more complicated, and Zhou Wen needs this unit to be useful in a short time, so the training work is even more important. Miaohua is an expert in military training, but dealing with various local relationships and overall management are not what he is good at.
Therefore, it would be better for Chen Wanli to host it in person and Miaohua to assist and cooperate.
The main reason is that Zhou Wen's time is too precious, and it is no longer possible to worry about trivial things.
You know, Zhou Wen's stall is now fully open.
In Shanxi, there are various management tasks for steel plants, pharmaceutical plants, and the expanding arsenal (still called an ammunition factory to the outside world). After little Henry was transferred to Shanghai, several properties there could only be handed over to his uncle Wang Wenzhao and his father.
The construction of new bases in the Luliang Mountains and the recruitment and training of new soldiers were left to Gao Xiaoshan and Meng Yuting. They reported that a site had been chosen for the base and groundbreaking had begun. This is a major project involving the future war of resistance, but Zhou Wen has not had time to go back and take a look until now.
Although the Shanghai side has started smoothly, both the Tiger Defense Company and the Yangtze River Shipping Company have just started, and Zhou Wen has to personally participate in everything big and small.
Moreover, Mr. Situ has a security mission when he returns to China at the end of the year. Zhou Wen also has to lead his brothers to train the basic skills of security work. He has no time to see Liu Ruolan even when he is passing through Nanjing. How can he have time to inquire about the training work of the Jiang Defense Brigade.
Therefore, matters in Hukou can only be left to Chen Wanli to take charge.
In the next few days, Zhou Wen and Chen Wanli visited the Independence Brigade and the Jiujiang Administrative Region Office respectively. After straightening out all aspects of the relationship, they rushed back to Shanghai with Xu Dacheng, Zhang Xiaoping, Ti Jing, Tieniu and the members of the Ergazi group. . Miaohua led the Li Hu group to stay and assist Chen Wanli in reorganizing and training the Jiangfang Brigade.
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Time has come to September very quickly.
In the early morning of this morning, the Fengyu Pier on the Bund in Shanghai had fluttering colorful flags and loud drums. Several lion dance troupes danced their huge lion heads amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers. The surrounding areas were crowded with people watching the fun.
Unknown passers-by came up to inquire, only to find out that today was the day when the cargo ship of the Yangtze River Shipping Company set sail for the first time.
Yes, the Yangtze River Company, which has gone through many twists and turns, has finally waited for the day to set sail.
As early as mid-August, the three thousand-ton steamships that Yangtze Company took over from Qichang Yangxing had been inspected and repaired one after another. Although James from Qichang Yangxing had already informed that the first batch of smuggled arms had departed from the Philippines, Zhou Wen knew that Can't wait any longer.
According to this period of time, Zhou Wen learned from various sources that after getting rid of Pingbotang, the largest water bandit in Poyang Lake, the water bandits along the Yangtze River were already a bit uneasy.
Moreover, they seemed to have known that the powerful armed force with ruthless tactics and a fondness for planting tiger flags had an official background. The water bandits in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River seemed to have negotiated an agreement, but suddenly they stopped, as if they were really frightened. Surprisingly, I haven't heard of any merchant ships being robbed in more than half a month.
However, just after Zhou Wen publicly posted an investment advertisement at the dock, no businessman came to entrust the shipment of goods for several days.
Of course Zhou Wen knew that it wasn't that the merchants didn't want to use water transportation, but that they still couldn't believe that the newly established shipping company could guarantee the safety of their goods.
You must know that although there were insurance companies during this period, they basically focused on life insurance, but there was no water transportation insurance. Given the chaotic situation during the Republic of China, I am afraid that no insurance company would underwrite this kind of business with extremely high risks and low returns. If there were any, they would have lost money and died long ago.
Therefore, transportation risks are generally borne by the carrier.
But the problem is that if something goes wrong, even if the carrier loses money according to the value of the goods, it will only compensate according to the local price, not your selling price, which means that your business Your work is in vain, and your reputation may be damaged. It's up to you whether the buyer will be willing to do business with you next time.
However, the shipping business from Shanghai to Wuxing has been suspended for many years, and suddenly a bold company wants to do it. Those businessmen don't dare to take risks with a stupid young man from out of town like you.
Moreover, business is a matter of mutual consent. No matter how powerful Zhou Wen is and how valuable his status is, he can't intimidate others, right? So he was a little confused.
At this moment, Mr. Du was the first to stand up and support. In just two days, Mr. Du bought hundreds of tons of cotton yarn, found a supplier in Wuhan, and entrusted the Yangtze River Company to transport it.
However, Mr. Du's leading role only attracted the attention of other businessmen, but still no one approached him for business.
Zhou Wen thought that he couldn't wait any longer. The first time the ship suffered a loss, he would lose a little bit, so he was ready to make this trip with half the ship empty.
Unexpectedly, an unexpected person came to see me, crying and asking the Yangtze River Company to help transport goods.
Who is this person?
Haha, even Zhou Wen never expected that it was Mu Tiande from Jiujiang Datong Company who rushed to Shanghai in person to ask for a meeting with Zhou Wen.
Mu Tiande's shrewdness really impressed Zhou Wen.
Maybe he was eradicated from Pingbo Hall overnight, and the Yihu Gang suddenly got lucky, and he suddenly became an official soldier. He saw some clues in this process, and he still had the ability to follow the clues, so he accidentally killed him. I found Zhou Wen by accident. It can be said that this man is indeed an old fox with considerable brains.
In normal times, it would not be easy for businessmen like Mu Tiande to meet Zhou Wen, but it happened to be when Zhou Wen needed it most. At this time, you are a little-known person. Mr. Zhou had to welcome you in with a smile on his face just to get the Yangtze River Company off to a good start, not to mention that Mu Tiande was brought all the way by someone sent by Chen Wanli.
Haha, there is no one with such eyesight as Mu Tiande. It can only be said that he has divine help.
Think about it, when the Yihu Gang came to seek revenge, Mu Tiande had the ability to turn his enemies into partners. Later, he also established a relationship with the Independent Brigade. This has left a deep impression on Zhou Wen. impression.
