"Why refuse? Single soldiers can get married at any time if they wish!" Tiger, who had just arrived at Dongwan Island with the ship, looked at the 1st regiment commander blankly and asked in confusion.
"...This..." The commander of the 1st regiment scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Actually, most soldiers, especially non-commissioned officers and officers, do not like it..."
"Aren't there still soldiers?" Tiger threw his gloves to the adjutant beside him and wiped the corners of his mouth.
He just got off the transport ship and vomited out his breakfast on the dock. Now he still feels a little uncomfortable in his stomach, his face is pale and his whole body feels uncomfortable.
Not only him, but the troops of the 3rd regiment also vomited. The leader of the 3rd regiment almost vomited his stomach.
This may be the first time these landlubbers have sailed on the sea in their lives, and the follow-up transport ship they are traveling on, the Liberty Ship, has not yet undergone some basic modifications.
To be honest, these freewheelers are just for transporting cargo, and it is really difficult to transport people. As a result, these landlubbers had to endure all kinds of problems on the boat, and the journey was much worse than the original one.
After all, in order to ensure the combat capabilities of the 1st Regiment, the first batch of free ships carrying landing troops were more or less modified. The subsequent ships were original and nothing had really changed.
In order to save construction time, even the anti-sinking design of the ship was cut corners. Only God knows what the living conditions will be like.
Tiger rubbed his uncomfortable belly, and then continued: "If someone is willing to marry, the group can subsidize some funds, and can also share more food and daily necessities. If you give birth to a child, the rewards will be even greater... …”
He has experience in developing Longdao and knows that what Datang Group lacks most is population. So without thinking, he came up with the way to deal with it during the development of Dragon Island.
"Yes! I understand." The leader of the 1st regiment stood at attention and saluted, then pointed to the car waiting in the distance: "That is the car prepared for you, you can use it first, and you can wait until your special car is unloaded. replace……"
"Is there any water? The kind that doesn't smell like engine oil." After drinking water mixed with a strange smell for several days, Tiger looked at the 1st regimental leader without any hint of politeness.
The commander of the 1st regiment smiled and waved to the soldier next to him, asked for the soldier's water bottle, and handed it to Tiger.
Tiger took the kettle, drank every drop, and then exclaimed happily: "Comfortable!"
After drinking the water, he returned the kettle to the 1st group leader, then pointed at Dongwan Port not far away, which looked similar to a small county town, and said: "It doesn't look big, let's take a walk... You can introduce it too , after all, you have come here so many days ago, you can’t come in vain, right?”
As his territory gradually expanded, Tang Mo found that there were still too few people he could trust. Hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed in the new occupied area, and he had to arrange for trustworthy commanders to manage it.
Tiger is his most trusted military general. After all, this commander's character is really trustworthy. Roger continued to stay on Long Island to guard the rear, while Redman and Harry sat in Bunas to stabilize the base... Tang Mo really didn't have many people he could use.
"Dongwan Port has always been a naval base run by Zheng Guo. There is a complete dock for repairing warships and supporting shipyards... However, for us, these facilities are actually of little use. Apart from repairing wooden sailing ships, Besides, they are useless." Pointing to the shipyard not far away, the 1st regiment leader introduced them in a familiar manner.
Then, he pointed to the other side: "After the Mirage people came, they built a coal yard here to store coal... which saved us some time..."
"The people over there...are from the railway bureau?" Tiger asked the 1st regimental leader when he saw several people measuring something with equipment from a distance.
"Well, our military surveying and mapping personnel just left yesterday, and today people from the Railway Bureau are taking measurements..." The 1st regimental leader replied with some emotion.
Their speed is really fast, and all departments are working like crazy - Datang Group is on the rise, and everyone can see that Tang Mo is expanding his territory. If he doesn't fight for himself at this time, A bright future, what are you waiting for?
Corruption, laziness and depravity are all stupid behaviors that only fools can do. Now as long as you work hard, the money you get will be clean. Isn't it unhealthy to ponder crooked ways?
"It came really fast." Even Tiger couldn't help but sigh, and then he continued to lead the people forward, passing the busy dock where goods were being unloaded, and gradually walked into Dongwan City.
Datang Group can move much faster than Mirage. In order to quickly build an advance base, various departments have begun follow-up construction plans.
Outside Dongwan City, next to a section of the city wall that was destroyed by artillery fire, construction of a brick kiln has begun. On the other side of it, a larger iron smelting plant has become a construction site.
The goblins who are not strong, short and ugly are busy among them. Some are transporting stones from the ground, some are already digging the foundation, and some are using city wall waste to build the factory wall.
Some of the local civilians were selected as overseers, while others were doing relatively easy jobs. Humans and goblins were mixed together, and the scene looked a bit weird.
It's like a group of adults working on a construction site with a group of child workers. It's very interesting.
In fact, more goblins have been transported to the mines to replace the Zheng workers there. Most of the workers of Zheng State were former soldiers of Zheng State.
After they became prisoners, those who were not killed were rounded up and supervised to become miners, busy in the mines.
Now, some of these people have been selected and become foremen, who in turn supervise the work of the goblins. Others have been directly requisitioned as workers, distributed more food and supplies, and directly transferred to become construction teams.
The prisoner of Zheng who had been frightened by the people of Mirage and lost any temper accepted the reality obediently and soon enjoyed it.
Because even when they were soldiers a year ago, their food and clothing might not be as decent as they are now, so it only took them one day to change their identities and become hard-working Datang Group construction workers.
After going back and forth, everyone discovered that there were actually two captives, which suddenly relieved the pressure of insufficient labor force - humans helped in the city and countryside, and goblins went to the mines to atone for their sins. The scene was harmonious, and everything seemed to be back in operation as quickly as possible.
"We requisitioned the Governor's Mansion of the Mirage Kingdom, set up a temporary generator there, set up a radio antenna, and connected a telephone line so that we could directly contact the port..." Leader 1 gave a brief introduction along the street. layout.
As he spoke, he pointed to the distance again: "The former military camp of the Zheng Kingdom is still there, and the people of the Mirage Kingdom still use it, and we haven't changed it... But the conditions are really bad. It was originally designed for 1,500 people to be stationed there. Now it is The 3rd Battalion was stationed. Even so, there were soldiers complaining.”
Tiger nodded. The specifications of Datang Group's army barracks are actually very scientific. Compared with the barracks of other countries, the standards are definitely higher.
This is not a sign of pampering, but a form of respect for the soldiers. If soldiers are raised like pigs, how can we expect them to risk their lives?
"The road conditions here are very average, and the cars are very bumpy." Walking on a dirt road, a patrolling group of soldiers saluted the 1st regimental commander and Tiger.
They did not stop. This was also the rule of Datang Group. This was the etiquette during the execution of the task.
On the contrary, Tiger and the 1st regiment commander stood still and solemnly returned the greeting, because they were not on a mission at this moment. Rules are rules, and everyone is used to it.
After the soldiers passed by, Tiger continued walking forward. He saw that at the end of the street, the police station had its sign posted, and even some locals lined up outside the police station.
"They are retrieving their houses... The war has left many houses here vacant. We estimate that there are about one-third of them. We will expropriate part of it and distribute the other part to the indigenous people who have lost their houses and land..." 1 The group leader introduced: "Many civil disputes are not our responsibility. Let the city hall cry."
"Hahaha!" Tiger grinned, as if he had already seen the grievances of the young officials in the city hall.
On the roadside, a row of engineering vehicles were parked neatly, and people from the engineering team gathered around, pointing at a drawing. There were busy scenes everywhere, as if it were a large natural construction site.
Right next to these engineering vehicles was the car belonging to the 1st Regiment Headquarters. In front of the car were horse-drawn carriages, and the horse-drawn carriages were pulling 75mm howitzers.
Tiger could tell that it was the equipment of the 3rd Regiment that had just been taken out from the dock. It was probably coordinating which station it should be transported to when it was parked here.
The mobilization of thousands of troops is no small matter. Every cannon, every shell, and even every roll of toilet paper must be recorded and filed at the end... The workload is huge and very complicated, and it is not just a matter of words as imagined. Gathered for action.
Just like those airships docked outside Fengshun Port, they still stay in place until now, and have never even flown again.
Because the gas they need to replenish can only be produced by Longdao, and the ship transporting the spare gas containers is still floating on the sea!
There were many local people around who were curiously looking at the weapons, equipment, cars and carriages. They seemed to be full of curiosity about these soldiers who had come from afar.
They have never seen all kinds of novel gadgets brought by these troops. There are even few gas street lamps that need to be guarded every day.
These civilians looked at Tiger as if they were...looking at a superior god.
