Chongqing, Ma Mansion.
It was now changed to the Cai Residence.
In the mansion, Cai Hu was reading the newspapers published by the major newspapers in the country. The " dispute between the government and the academy " between Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui was extremely heated.
Locally, the small warlords in the various counties were fighting happily. The Wan and Gui factions were constantly making big moves. Even the small warlords in the territories that the Sichuan Military Governor's Office did not control were constantly firing their guns.
Zhou He and Li Hong had already changed into the uniform of the Southwestern Army, and their badge and armband had been changed to the uniform of the Southwestern Army.
These two were also restless about the territories of the few counties outside of Chongqing. If it wasn't for Cai Hu restraining them, they would have already made their move.
"We must increase our strength as soon as possible and strengthen the army!”
When Cai Hu saw this, he lay on the sofa and took a deep breath.
If one wanted to increase the strength of the army, it was useless to rely on a large number of people. No matter how many people there were, if they did not have excellent weapons and equipment, professional military training, and professional military personnel to command them, they would all be a pile of loose sand.
Of course, an army must have stamina and fighting spirit.
Now, the mountain city of Chongqing under Cai Hu's control, as well as the many counties under his command, had a population of more than a million.
There was no need to worry about the number of soldiers. It was just the equipment that made Cai Hu feel troubled, especially now that the soldiers were practicing shooting every day. Each person had an average of 50 bullets per day, which was 2500 bullets per day. That was only 500 people.
Soon, the Independent Regiment would have 5000 people. These 100,000 bullets were not enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
If they wanted to buy bullets and guns, the warlords would keep a close eye on the guns. The bullets in the few factories in China were not enough for them to use.
Just as Cai Hu was in a dilemma, he remembered that he had a system. He quickly pulled the system interface to take a look.
Cai Hu was extremely shocked!
"Congratulations to the host for gaining initial control of Chongqing. You have obtained 1200 land value points!”
"Congratulations to the host for killing the traitor Ma Biao. You have received 500 reputation points!”
"Congratulations to the host for seizing the Ma family's wealth and obtaining 500 economic value!”
"Congratulations to user for controlling the first armed force of 500 people. You have received 50 military points!”
"Congratulations to the host for killing 100 lawless soldiers and local ruffians. You have received 100 reputation points!”
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Seeing this, Cai Hu's surprise turned into joy, and his little heart started to beat faster.
All of these could be added to the overall strength value. It could be calculated by addition. Adding the 120 economic points from the previous 1.2 million, he now had almost 2500 overall strength points.
This comprehensive strength value was the hard currency of the system store.
Cai Hu quickly opened the system store. There were various panels on it, including military, civil, and industrial panels.
Now that he prioritized military development, Cai Hu opened the military interface. On the interface, there were everything from a bullet to an aircraft carrier.
10000 bullets, 10 comprehensive strength points.
1 Kar98k Mauser Rifle, 2 overall strength points.
A Maxim heavy machine gun, 10 overall strength points.
A 60-point mortar, 50 points of comprehensive strength.
One 75mm 92 Infantry Cannon, 300 overall strength points.
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"Wahahaha, these are all good things!”
When Cai Hu saw all of this, he almost drooled. He could be considered a little rich now. Cai Hu did not dare to use every comprehensive strength value recklessly.
After that, Cai Hu looked at the industrial sector. The industrial sector was also divided into light industry, heavy industry, and military industry.
In these small panels, Cai Hu saw a relatively economical product. It was a modern and efficient small bullet production line.
Each production line required 500 comprehensive strength points and could produce all types of bullets from the Republic of China era.
According to the worker's proficiency, a small production line could produce up to 10,000 bullets a day.
Moreover, this production line produced bullets from various countries during the Republic of China. The quality was better than the original bullets produced by these countries.
"10,000 bullets are equivalent to 10 strength points. 300,000 bullets require 300 strength points!”
"And 500 strength points can buy a small production line. It won't take more than two months to completely recoup the cost!”
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Cai Hu thought about it again and again and bought two production lines.
After that, Cai Hu spent another 500 strength points to buy a soap production equipment with six soap formulas.
This equipment would be Cai Hu's first investment project. Cai Hu did not know how the various powers bathed, but bathing in the Republic of China was a luxury for the rich. Just the petals alone cost a lot of money. Moreover, the fragrance was very faint, and it was not very clean. It was not as comfortable as washing with a bar of soap.
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"I've spent 1500 strength points. There's less than 1000 left!”
These Mauser rifles were much stronger than the Japanese's Type 38 rifles and domestic Hanyang rifles. Cai Hu also wanted mortars and infantry cannons. Unfortunately, he had too few strength points. He had to get more strength points.
Moreover, with these Hanyang and Type 38 rifles, it was enough to train the soldiers. When the recruited soldiers were rich, he would exchange them for some guns and cannons.
Cai Hu ate a sumptuous breakfast in the mansion and rested on the sofa for the morning. In the afternoon, he was prepared to go out for a walk and look for two suitable places to build a bullet factory and a soap factory.
There were two old cars that belonged to Ma Biao in the Cai Residence. Cai Hu sat in one of the cars. The gates of the residence were opened, and a row of 40 soldiers followed behind them. They were all well-organized, and each of them had a sharp aura.
This era was too chaotic. It was not easy for Cai Hu to transmigrate. The most important thing was to settle down. Even if his physique was still okay, he was not an unkillable cockroach.
Therefore, the security work had to be done well. For this, Cai Hu chose one of the 500 people to protect the Cai Mansion with 120 people. When he went out, he had to have a platoon of protection.
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At the edge of the northern suburbs of Chongqing.
A large number of starving people were wandering around, and many of them were lying on the ground. They were wearing tattered and dirty clothes, and their clothes were full of holes. Their faces were yellow and thin, and their faces and bodies were especially dirty.
"Kind person, can you give me something to eat?"
Each and every one of them begged the passers-by. In this day and age, many people were barely able to make ends meet. Only the landowners, the wealthy, the tyrants, the merchants, and the warlords were able to live comfortably.
Although the passersby threw some money into their bowls, it still could not satisfy their needs.
These people had lost their homes because of the war. It was difficult to find a job, so they could only do so.
Coincidentally, Cai Hu's car passed by here, and he remembered the scene of starving people when he entered Chongqing not long ago.
He had given the police 10 tons of food to appease the starving people. Why were they still like this?
Thinking of this, Cai Hu's face was filled with anger.
His good mood of inspecting the venue was ruined by this matter.
Cai Hu asked the soldiers to do a count. There were tens of thousands of hungry people here. He wondered how many strength points would be earned if he built houses for these people and gave them a bag of food each.
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