bullyxtreme Chapter 146: Qingming Stroll
Chapter 146: Qingming Stroll
Hearing that there was so much food, Fang Jian was very happy. With the support of these gentry, he would not have to worry about food in the short term.
Moreover, this time they seized not only grain, but also gold bars and silver dollars. Fang Jian was naturally very happy.
"Yu Nong, all these properties will be transported to the warehouse as bank reserves."
After Tao Yunong responded, Fang Jian ordered to continue recruiting 50,000 reserve soldiers. Previously, he had only planned to recruit 20,000 people, but now that he had money and food, there was no need to be frugal.
Of course, although this time we got a lot of windfall, maintaining an army is also a big expense.
At present, the monthly salary of these troops is more than one million, and the annual salary is 17 million silver dollars. Once the bank is opened and paper money is issued, the pressure will be much less.
Two days passed and it was Qingming Festival on April 6th.
That day, Fang Jianan called Fang Jimin to have dinner together. Fang Jianan asked, "Jimin, how are you doing? Are you used to the military academy?"
"Brother, don't worry, my classmates in school are all very nice." Fang Jimin nodded slightly, his brows beaming with joy.
In more than a month, Fang Jimin's personality has changed a lot. He is no longer as timid as when they first met, and has become more masculine.
Fang Jian asked, "I heard that you met a female classmate at school?"
"All of them are classmates." Fang Jimin shuddered, glanced at Fang Jian secretly, and said in a low voice.
After saying this, Fang Jimin ate his rice in big mouthfuls, fearing that Fang Jianan would ask again. Seeing this, Fang Jianan shook his head slightly. Fang Jimin was in the military academy, so naturally, Tao Yunong's people were always paying attention to him.
Tao Yunong would regularly report his every move to Fang Ji'an. Of course, as long as he didn't force the woman, Fang Ji'an wouldn't interfere with Fang Jimin's boyfriend or girlfriend.
Fang Jimin, who was eating, suddenly stopped and looked at Fang Jian with gossip: "Brother, how are you and Sister Lu doing?"
"Eat well." Fang Jian scolded and then frowned, not knowing who the other person was talking about.
In response, Fang Jimin curled his lips, did not dare to ask any more questions, and just continued to eat.
The Fang family's hometown is in the capital, and Fang Jianan is not the real Fang Jianan, so he naturally won't take Fang Jimin back to the capital to visit the graves. In the afternoon, Fang Jianan took Fang Jimin to stroll around Nanling.
Although there had just been a riot, Nanling Street was still as prosperous as ever, with vendors hawking their wares, theaters, performances, and acrobatics.
"Li Huimin." As I was walking, someone suddenly called from behind.
Fang Jimin turned around and saw a group of military school classmates. He immediately greeted them, "Yang Xueru, Liu Wenya, Zhou Qifang, Zhang Renzhe, Chu Xingchao..."
When going to military school, Fang Jimin naturally did not use his real name, so Fang Jian gave him a pseudonym: Li Huimin.
There were more than ten people in this group, both men and women. When Fang Jimin looked at one of the girls, his eyes avoided and his face blushed slightly.
When this group of people approached, Wei Hanzhou and Wang Hu, who were beside him, quietly moved closer to Fang Jianan.
"Li Huimin, I didn't realize you have guards at home." One of the girls looked at Fang Jian'an and couldn't help but teasing.
Fang Jimin introduced: "This is my brother, brother, they are all my classmates."
"Hello, my name is Zhou Qifang. What's your name?" a female classmate asked after Fang Jian nodded.
Fang Jianan smiled softly: "Li Huian."
"Li Huian? Nice name." Zhou Qifang said politely.
A male classmate asked: "Li Huimin, are you from Nanshan?"
"No." Fang Jimin glanced at Fang Jian and shook his head slightly to deny it.
The male classmate looked at Fang Jianan and Fang Jimin and frowned slightly. He and Fang Jimin both liked Liu Wenya, but Liu Wenya obviously liked Fang Jimin more.
This male classmate was also from a big family outside the province. If Fang Jimin was a local, he would not be afraid.
Not to mention that the Li family is not among the big families in Nanshan, and the five largest families in Nanshan have all been wiped out. Even if there are big families in Nanshan, what can they do?
But Fang Jimin was also from another place, so he didn't know Fang Jimin's strengths and weaknesses, so it was not easy to target him casually.
One of the girls secretly glanced at Wei Hanzhou and Wang Hu beside Fang Jianan and asked in a low voice: "Li Huimin, what does your brother do?"
"My brother works in the government." Fang Jimin didn't dare to say it directly, so he just lied.
Hearing that he worked in the government, the girl breathed a sigh of relief. She saw that Wei Hanzhou and Wang Hu's waists were slightly bulging and guessed that they must be guns.
It has been eight days since Nanshan Province issued a gun ban. She felt relieved knowing that Fang Jian was a government employee and one of the people who could carry guns.
Although the woman's voice was low, Fang Jian could barely hear part of it because they were not far away. Based on the current situation, he made a general guess.
Fang Jian looked at the girl curiously and asked, "How do you know they are carrying guns?"
The girl glanced at Wei Hanzhou and Wang Hu and said directly without hiding anything: "First, their standing position is the standard quick gun-drawing action."
"Secondly, their right hands were slightly bent, which was the posture of preparing to draw their guns. Then I saw bulges on their waists, and judging by the shape, they should be Browning pistols."
Fang Jian was very interested in the girl's ability to observe details, so he asked with a smile: "What's your name?"
"My name is Yang Xueru." The girl smiled brightly.
Fang Jianan was interested in this girl, she was a talent, so he asked: "Well, Yang Xueru, are you willing to stay in Nanshan Province and work in the army or government?"
"What can we do if we stay in Nanshan Province?" Yang Xueru raised her eyebrows.
Although these girls are all students of the military academy, they saw the information about recruiting female students in the Donghai newspaper and came out of curiosity to take a look.
After enrolling, Yang Xueru found that the school atmosphere was good and she could learn a lot of military knowledge. However, she did not think that she could join the army after graduation.
There are currently no female soldiers in the Singaporean army, and no female government employees.
Fang Jianan smiled and said, "After you graduate, you can not only join the Nanshan Provincial Government, but also the military."
"Of course, if you join the army, you won't go to the front line. You will be assigned to the communications or logistics department, or join the cultural propaganda department."
"In addition to these places, the Nanshan Security Department will also recruit female officers."
Not only these female students from other places, but also many male students from other places only enrolled in Nanshan Military Academy. Fang Jian would not force them to join him.
Fang Jian would not refuse those who were willing to stay. It was only because there were not many decent military academies in the country, and these academies were very strict in recruiting students, that many people came from far away to attend military academies in Nanshan.
At Nanshan Military Academy, female students come from other places, accounting for almost two-fifths of the total number of students.
Yang Xueru tilted her head and asked, "Which unit do you work for? Does your unit also recruit women?"
"I work in the Nanshan government, and our unit also recruits female employees." Fang Jian nodded slightly and confirmed.
Zhou Qifang heard the two talking and came over to tease, "You are not saying this on purpose because you like our Xueru, are you?"
Yang Xueru glared at Zhou Qifang with dissatisfaction. After all, she was a government employee, so it was better not to offend her if possible.