After nearly a week of recruitment, Cai Hu had recruited more than 5000 qualified young adults. The establishment of the independent regiment was filled.
On the training ground in the barracks, the 5000 soldiers were divided into a few new barracks, following the original veterans and undergoing training one by one.
According to Cai Hu's requirements, every soldier must be able to carry 50 pounds of weight within a month, and be able to cross 20 miles in half an hour.
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"One, two, one!"
"One, two, one!"
A veteran was leading a squad of nine recruits, carrying a 50-pound bag as they ran in the mud.
"I'm so tired!"
After running for ten miles, a recruit squatted on the ground, panting heavily. His entire face was covered in sweat and his head was dizzy.
Cai Hu stood on a watchtower in the barracks. When he saw the recruit who had fallen behind on the field, he frowned and walked down the watchtower.
"Get up and continue running!"
Cai Hu shouted in an unhappy tone.
"Regiment Commander, how can you stand running like this? What's the use!”
The recruit complained.
"It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. This is my training method. You don't need to know!”
"Of course, there's no harm in telling you. This is the same as your shooting training. As long as you have a good physique and flexible marching ability, you can defeat the enemy more efficiently on the battlefield!”
" The battle opportunity on the battlefield is fleeting. If you are pursued by the enemy, you will only become a captive. You know what happens to captives!”
"The more you sweat in normal times, the less you bleed in wartime.”
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Cai Hu reprimanded the recruit.
After the veteran who belonged to this recruit ran around and saw this, his face was filled with shame. This veteran was hardworking, serious, and reliable.
"Guild Leader, it's all my fault. I admit my punishment!”
The veteran squad leader stepped forward and saluted Cai Hu.
This new recruit was from the countryside in Chongqing. When he came to the North District's Fifth Battalion, it had always been the veteran squad leader who took care of him. Now, the old squad leader stood up to cover for him, making him feel very apologetic.
"Regiment commander, old class monitor, I will not fall behind in the future!”
The recruit's eyes were filled with determination. He gritted his teeth and quickly caught up with the soldiers.
When Cai Hu saw this, he was filled with gratification.
The Sichuan army worked hard. Less than one in ten recruits who fell behind like this survived. Even if there were sweaty faces, they still persisted.
Water droplets could pierce through stone. A good saber needed to be sharpened.
Cai Hu believed that it wouldn't be long before the independent regiment entered the battlefield. They would be like an unsheathed sword, invincible wherever they went.
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These days, the training of the soldiers was very tough. Cai Hu had given them a training reward system.
The recruit camp that ranked first in shooting, heavy-weight cross-country, and bayonet fighting would be rewarded with a fat pig every day.
The most outstanding recruit company will be rewarded with 100 yuan.
The best individual soldier in a single subject will be rewarded with ten bags of rice (a standard bag of 50 pounds).
With this reward mechanism, every soldier worked hard, and the training effect was also several times higher. After Cai Hu understood this, he was so happy that he could not close his mouth.
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It was September. After a week of site selection and construction, the soap factory and bullet factory were completed.
The production lines and machinery were all transported in. This place was about to be semi-militarized. Cai Hu had specially set aside a piece of land in the northern suburbs as his own industrial zone.
Three miles outside the industrial zone was a military restricted zone. A company of soldiers guarded the area with loaded guns. Without Cai Hu's order, no unrelated personnel could enter.
"Weng weng weng!"
In the bullet factory, rows of bullets passed through the production line, passed through the drive shaft, and fell into the wooden boxes.
" The quality of this bullet is really good!"
Cai Hu picked up a bullet and looked at it. Compared to the original Hanyang and Type 38 rifle bullets, this bullet was more lethal, tougher, and more compact. Although it was the same model, there were a pair of spiral patterns on it. Once it pierced through the enemy's body, it could carry a large amount of flesh and blood.
After inspecting the bullet factory, Cai Hu went to the soap factory. The soap factory was separated from many production lines, and each worker group was only responsible for the work of the production line. In addition, this set of equipment was very strict. With the current industrial standards of the foreign countries, it was difficult to imitate. Therefore, Cai Hu was not worried that this soap would be copied.
Of course, Cai Hu had already asked someone to go to the United States to register the patent. It was always good to have an additional layer of protection.
The soap factory had just started testing and was producing 5000 pieces of soap a day. When the workers were skilled enough, they would be able to produce 10000 pieces of soap a day.
Cai Hu took a five-flavored soap and brought it back to the Cai Residence to use. The effect was first-class.
Compared to the soaps of the later generation, it was not inferior at all. The bath was especially comfortable and clean, and the whole body was filled with a variety of fragrances.
"These things are all white and bright oceans!”
Cai Hu sat in the bathtub of the mansion's bathroom, holding a bar of soap and watching with a smile.
Although they had obtained a lot of money from the small warlords and Ma Biao's family, they had to fork out a large sum of money every day to control Chongqing and the Independent Regiment.
Just the daily food and drink of the independent regiment was not a small number. In addition to the production of clothes, maintenance of armaments, and so on, money was used everywhere.
Building houses for the hungry and distributing food also required money. The materials for the soap factory and the bullet factory also required money.
Thinking of this, Cai Hu wanted to quickly throw the soap on the market to test it.
In the northern barracks, these soldiers had been stinky from their recent training. Cai Hu gave each soldier a piece.
When these soldiers saw this, they smelled it again and again. They were reluctant to use it for themselves. Many of them brought it back for their wives to use, making Cai Hu not know whether to laugh or cry. Later on, Cai Hu made a rule that it could only be used in the barracks 'bathhouse, so these soldiers did not take the soap outside.
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Chengdu, Cai Mansion.
Cai E's family also received the things that Cai Hu sent.
According to the letter, it was a new toy from the West that was specially given to Cai E and his wives. Even Cui 'er received a full package of soap with five different flavors.
"This kid is quite good at tinkering. Needless to say, this soap is really good to use. Why haven't I heard of this thing in the West before?”
Cai E said with a smile as he sat in the hall feeling refreshed after using it.
Not to mention Cai E, even the five concubines fell in love with this soap and had to wash it once a day.
As for Cui-er, every time she used it to bathe, she would be very excited. This was something that the Third Young Master had given her, and it was so good and high-end. As she thought about it, Cui-er's face blushed.
"Cui Er, what are you thinking about?"
Cai E noticed that Cui-er's expression was a little strange, so he asked.
Actually, Cai E already knew about the matter between Cai Hu and Cui 'er. He just didn't want to say it out loud. In the past, Cai E had turned a blind eye to it. This brat was ignorant and incompetent. He even seduced servant girls. If word got out, his reputation would be bad.
But now, such a huge mountain city was in the hands of this kid, and he had even formed a reinforcement group.
Moreover, this kid had done it alone. Now, everyone in the Military Governor's Office was praising Cai Hu for his ability.
Cai E had a very weak sense of feudalism, so he didn't object to Cui 'er and Cai Hu's relationship.
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