A banknote worth one million yuan was the final offer Lin Changmin gave Chu Tianyun. It might be too much or too little, but Chu Tianyun didn't care. He just treated it as a contribution to the rise of the national industry.
In the following month, there was a continuous stream of carriages from Jinhua County. The carriages were loaded with a large number of machines, all purchased by Chu Tianyun through the Lin Chamber of Commerce. For example, some generators, looms, a 500-ton hydraulic press and an industrial lathes purchased from the Americans. These things cost Chu Tianyun nearly 400,000 yuan. He also bought two Maxim heavy machine guns and nearly 100,000 rounds of ammunition.
In general, Chu Tianyun had finally gained some confidence. With 100,000 rounds of ammunition and two Maxim heavy machine guns, he had become the overlord of the area around Shuiping Weir. The live ammunition training of the 1st Battalion had been put on the agenda. Chu Tianyun was also planning to build a complete ammunition production line, which would bring him a lot of convenience.
The Lin Chamber of Commerce had come up with some ideas for themselves, but the price was a little high. Chu Tianyun's remaining hundreds of thousands of dollars were going to be traded with the foreigners. A complete rifle production line was what Chu Tianyun wanted the most in the next stage.
Only then did the head of the household realize that daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, sauces, vinegar, tea, and everything else cost money. Chu Tianyun borrowed a courtyard from the villagers to serve as his office.
"Battalion Commander, the division headquarters just sent a message. From this month onwards, all the military pay will be halved and we will be asked to raise it ourselves!”
First Company Commander Song Feijian, Second Company Commander Zhu Zhiwen, and Third Company Commander Liu Yan were the three Company Commanders of the 1st Battalion.
"Did something happen to the Northern Warlords?”
Chu Tianyun closed the account book in his hand. The news that Yuan Shikai wanted to declare himself emperor had already swept through the north and south of the Yangtze River. In ordinary counties, people were discussing it.
"Battalion Commander, my brothers in the division headquarters said that this Big Head Yuan is in contact with Lu Yongxiang's people and is getting more and more frequent.”
"In order to become the emperor, this Big Head Yuan is really going all out. From north to south, from east to west, he has basically roped in every local warlord. Other than some radical warlords in the south, the other warlords remain neutral.”
The Company Commander of Third Company, Liu Yan, was a lean young man who was more inclined to be a civil general.
Indeed, the general trend of history would not change. Although Yuan Shikai was in this era of radical civilization, in a way, Yuan Shikai still had his own dream of becoming an emperor.
There was an 80 - 90% chance that this matter would succeed in the future. However, Yuan Shikai would not live long. Once he passed away, the huge Northern Warlords would fall apart.
"The main task of the 1st Battalion in these few months is still training. 2nd Company Commander, your 2nd Company must train up their strength!”
Zhu Zhiwen smiled awkwardly. Battalion Commander was indeed not easy to fool.
"If you find any slackers next time, you will be punished by military law!”
Chu Tianyun's voice was a little cold. This kind of thing couldn't become a trend, especially at this time.
"Everyone, I hope that we don't have to tell Quzhou about what happened in Shuiping Weir and my purchase of industrial machinery. If anyone tells the division headquarters, they won't be my brothers!”
"Everyone should know how I treat all of you. Especially in the already unstable environment of Quzhou City, the 1st Battalion has to be even more careful!”
Chu Tianyun stood up as if he was giving an order. It was hard to read a person's mind. Although the company commanders of the 1st Battalion were already very familiar with him, the 1st Battalion was still part of the 11th Division.
And today's words were also to test the three company commanders, whether they were taking orders from Chu Yonglong or Chu Tianyun. Today, they had to reveal their bottom line!
"Battalion Commander, I, Song Feijian, will say this today. In the future, in this 11th Division, apart from the orders of the Battalion Commander, even if the division commander comes, my 1st Company will obey the Battalion Commander!”
This was Song Feijian's opinion of Chu Tianyun in the past few days. He was sincerely convinced. Song Feijian's hometown was in the countryside. Looking at Chu Tianyun's attitude towards the villagers of Shuiping Weir, he was convinced.
The things from the phosphorous fertilizer plant were distributed to the villagers for free. The latest batch of crops from the uneven weir was growing very well.
This year's harvest would definitely be plentiful.
"Company Commander Song, you're too fast. You're acting like you're the only one who's loyal to Battalion Commander. Don't forget, I, Zhu Zhiwen, am the most loyal to Battalion Commander. Battalion Commander, don't worry, even if the heavens come, you'll still be my Battalion Commander!”
The reason why the training of the 2nd Company was slow was because everyone was trying to read. The battalion commander said that not being able to read was not an advantage. We should learn from the European and Japanese armies. The basic officers should at least be literate.
Liu Yan thought to himself," Forget it, the two company commanders are forcing me to make a stand. Anyway, it's not bad to follow Chu Tianyun. Although he's young, he has a feeling that makes people want to follow him."
"Battalion Commander, our Third Company is the same. In the future, Liu Yan will not hesitate to climb mountains of blades or go through seas of fire!”
In other words, from this moment on, the 3rd Battalion would become Chu Tianyun's direct troops. Chu Tianyun already had a battalion that could risk their lives for him!
Chu Yonglong never dreamed that the 1st Battalion would be captured by Chu Tianyun in such a short time.
"In the future, the three companies will take turns to be responsible for the safety of the horizontal weir, especially the west and east roads leading to Quzhou and Jinhua County.”
Chu Tianyun did not want his hundreds of thousands of yuan to become wealth in the hands of others.
He guessed that if it wasn't a big force, the surrounding bandits wouldn't interfere with the horizontal weir. After all, 300 people and 400 Hanyang Formations were not a force that could be easily manipulated.
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