Chapter 1489 Recruiting Soldiers
When Zhang Tuohai woke up the next day, he felt pain in his waist.
"This woman is a wolf. She will die sooner or later."
Zhang Tuohai grumbled as he looked at the empty quilt beside him.
Wang Yufeng left early in the morning, saying that she was going to the association to inquire about the situation.
Zhang Tuohai was not idle either, and called Zhang San over.
"Go to the slums and recruit 20 homeless people. Remember, they must have families and children."
Zhang Tuohai reminded.
"Boss, why are you recruiting so many refugees? If you want to find helpers, there are plenty of gangsters in our area. I know more than a dozen of them. Do you want to find them? They are all very ruthless." Zhang San said.
"If you're told to go, just go. Why waste your time talking?"
Zhang Tuohai slapped Zhang San on the back of the head.
"Forget it, you can't do it, I'll go myself."
Zhang Tuohai picked up his shoes and walked outside.
Zhang San hurriedly followed.
Shanghai is a magical place. Every day, a large number of people leave their homes and come here to make a living.
They couldn't afford to live in the houses here, so they could only find an empty corner to build a shack.
Over time, slums of varying sizes were formed.
Zhang Tuohai took Zhang San into the slums.
Messy and poor is the synonym here.
Sewage is flowing everywhere, garbage is everywhere, flies are buzzing everywhere, and no one cares about this place.
This place seems to have been forgotten.
Even ordinary gangs are reluctant to get involved in this area.
Because there is really not much profit.
Here, Zhang Tuohai saw many poor people who were poorly clothed and hungry.
Many people looked at the two people with numb eyes.
I don’t know what the meaning of such “noble people” appearing here is.
"We're hiring! We're hiring!"
Zhang Tuohai found a high ground in the slums and shouted loudly with a broken loudspeaker.
Upon hearing this, a large number of poor people came running over.
"Master, come to me, I have the energy."
"Boss, come to me, I'm cheap."
"Boss, please give me some food."
The poor people shouted.
I hope Zhang Tuohai can give them something to eat.
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet. Anyone who doesn't shut up will be disqualified."
Zhang San shouted from below.
Seeing Zhang San's ferocious look, the poor people dared not make a sound.
"We are hiring long-term workers this time. The wages are good and meals are provided. But there is one requirement, that is, you must have a family and children. Those who do not meet the requirements can leave."
Zhang San shouted.
As he spoke, he lifted up his clothes to let everyone see the hatchet on his waist.
Seeing Zhang San's appearance, the poor people knew that he was a gang member and dared not move.
Those who did not meet the requirements retreated, but still stayed, wanting to see if there were still any opportunities.
"If you have family, bring them along."
Zhang San greeted.
I don’t know why those poor people have to bring their families when they are recruited for work.
But since they finally had a reason, they couldn't let it go no matter what, so they brought their families over.
Zhang Tuohai jumped down and checked them one by one.
This time he is going to select a group of gunmen.
Gunmen are different from ordinary gang thugs. Thugs need to be ruthless, but gunmen need to be loyal.
Family members, especially children, are the best bargaining chips.
In this era, many people would rather die than leave the best for their children.
Therefore, as long as the children of these people are controlled, they will listen to Zhang Tuohai and become the sharpest knife in Zhang Tuohai's hand.
After selecting twenty families, Zhang Tuohai brought these people directly back to the Axe Gang.
We found a few yards next door and settled them down.
The treatment was also announced.
The twenty gunmen had three meals of dry rice and one meal of meat every day, as well as enough soup and vegetables every day, and they also received a salary of five dollars per month.
Their family had two dry meals and one liquid meal every day, and plenty of pickled vegetables and pancakes.
Of course, you can only eat it in the cafeteria and can’t take it away.
This treatment shocked these people.
You know, at that time, only the direct army of the National Government could guarantee three meals a day, two dry meals and one liquid meal.
Meat can only be seen during festivals or when the troops are on a march.
As for salary, an ordinary second-class private only received seven dollars a month.
But this is just on paper.
After being stripped down layer by layer, you actually only get about four or five dollars.
In fact, the treatment of these gunmen is higher than that of the regular soldiers of the National Army.
"Thank you, boss. Thank you, boss."
When the civilians heard about the treatment Zhang Tuohai gave them, they knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Tuohai.
For them, this is a good job that they would never dare to dream of.
Many people directly regarded Zhang Tuohai as a god.
I have to say that many people of this era are still simple.
Although the money spent was a bit too much, Zhang Tuohai knew it was worth it.
Looking at the looks in those people's eyes, he knew that in time, these people would become his most loyal team.
In Shanghai, where the world is becoming more and more chaotic, this is the capital he uses to make a living.
From now on, only gold bars and guns will be your confidence.
"Boss, I have strength. Can you save this meat and give it to my baby? He is growing..."
A dark-skinned man asked stiffly.
"No, you must eat the meat given to you. And you must finish it. If you don't finish it, you will be punished."
Zhang Tuohai shook his head decisively.
What he wants is not a group of cannon fodder, he wants to train these people.
Training requires a lot of meat as a basis.
Otherwise, just eating and training randomly every day will only kill you.
Even on the Japanese army roads, in addition to three bowls of white rice every day, there were canned food (Yamato-nishi) mixed with cow blood, butter, beef, and whale meat, which was the canned beef that Zhang Dabiao ate.
This is how the Japanese soldiers developed short but strong bodies.
Why couldn’t we defeat the Japanese in early bayonet combat?
Isn’t it because you don’t eat enough meat that leads to poor physical fitness?
The essence of close combat is physical fitness.
If you have strong physical fitness, everything will be fine.
Zhang Tuohai wanted to train these gunners to be as good as the Japanese soldiers, or even better than them, so they could not lag behind in diet, and should even be better than them.
In other words, he doesn't have much money on hand now.
When conditions permit, you must eat meat three times a day to nourish your body.
When you are in good health, you can do everything with twice the result with half the effort.
"But..." Looking at the man's disappointed look, Zhang Tuohai thought for a moment and made an offer, "How about this, I will assess every day during training, and those with the highest scores can also get a share of the meat with their families. As for how much, it depends on your performance."
"Thank you, boss."
Several men knelt down again.
After settling everyone down, Zhang Tuohai arranged a training plan for them.
A few days ago, these people had no other requirements, just standing at attention and marching in step.
What we practice is to enforce discipline.
Only with rules in place can we carry out subsequent training.
After arranging all matters, Zhang Tuohai returned to the gang.
