"Good stuff? What good stuff?"
After hearing Director Guo's words, Li Yan was also very puzzled. After all, based on Li Yan's experience here during this period of time, there was really nothing here that could be considered precious. White flour might be considered, but because he was a worker, he had always eaten the highest standard of white flour three times a day. As for alcohol and drinks, most of the alcohol he drank during this meal was paid for by himself. As for meat and so on, he could not eat them because of his faith.
After counting, it was really difficult to find anything valuable here.
However, unlike Li Yan's reaction, Secretary Zhu and Chief of Staff He obviously knew what Director Guo meant by good stuff. They could not hide the excitement on their faces and began to give it a try.
"Dang, dang, dang, dang. Autumn wheat."
After Director Guo took out the item, Li Yan also saw what the good thing Director Guo was talking about was. It was obvious that it was cigarettes. The brand name that Director Guo had just mentioned was written on the box of cigarettes. There was a very simple painting below the word autumn wheat. It only took three strokes to outline the shape of wheat.
"Although it's not Yanjing or a mail ship, it's just the cheapest autumn wheat, but Li Gong, don't mind it.”
Although he said that he hoped that everyone would not dislike it, it was obvious that Director Guo did not have any guilty expression on his face. Instead, he was full of pride. In the Shandong base area, the price of cigarettes could already be compared to a small bag of white flour. If Director Guo did not know that the generator was coming, he would not have needed to buy lamp oil when he sent people to Yinan County to buy some necessities. He might not even be able to afford the cheapest autumn wheat. After all, in order to store supplies, How to be frugal.
Director Guo was able to buy cigarettes because he had some spare money on hand. The other reason was that he noticed that although Li Yan's left hand had lost two fingers, there were yellow smoke marks on his index and middle fingers. Moreover, he often unconsciously twisted his fingers. This was the performance of a senior cigarette user. That was why Director Guo thought of buying a box of cigarettes for Li Yan to relieve his addiction.
"D * mn, Director Guo, you're really my savior.”
Just as Director Guo had thought, the hardest thing for Li Yan to endure after coming here was his addiction to cigarettes. After all, he had already finished the few packs of cigarettes he had brought with him, so he could only endure it. After taking the cigarette from Director Guo's hand, Li Yan could not wait to open it and take one out.
Director Guo handed him a match at the right time. After lighting it up, Li Yan's first impression of the autumn wheat was that it was very spicy. It was much more pungent than the Marlboros he used to smoke. However, to be honest, Li Yan did not care how pungent it was since he could re-ignite it after more than half a month of starvation.
Speaking of which, Li Yan had only learned to smoke when he was in school. After all, he had to draw very late every day because of his profession. It was really difficult to persevere without the stimulation of tobacco. As for after he joined the job, whether it was in GM or Ford, especially when building the Ford branch, he had to choose the location, water, electricity, and production line by himself. It was really difficult to support himself without cigarettes.
Unfortunately, the Navy Intelligence Bureau could not provide him with cigarettes. After all, his attitude towards cigarettes was actually very simple. As long as he had them, he did not have to choose a brand. He could not accept anything else except this brand.
Unlike alcohol, he only drank Jack Daniels, but cigarettes were fine. Previously, he thought that even here, cigarettes should be produced and sold, so he didn't ask the Navy Intelligence Bureau for cigarettes. However, he didn't expect that there would be no cigarettes after coming here.
Originally, he had also mentioned this in his letter to his family, hoping that his mother would send some to him. After all, it was fine if it was alcohol, but if it was cigarettes, his mother probably wouldn't expect that there would be a place where tobacco couldn't be provided.
He thought that he would have to wait for a while, at least two months, before he could smoke again. After all, it would take at least a month for his mother to receive his letter, and it would also take at least a month for her to send it over. However, he did not expect Director Guo to actually take out cigarettes.
Because there was no filter, Li Yan finished the cigarette in a short while. After refilling it, Li Yan also noticed the expressions of Secretary Zhu and the others. It was obvious that they were all like him and had been out of food for a longer time than him. However, the problem was that cigarettes were different from alcohol. He was sure that there would be Jack Daniels in the package, but Marlboros were not necessarily the same.
However, there was no other way. Li Yan looked at the cigarettes in his hand and seemed to have made up his mind. He took out four cigarettes and gave one to Secretary Zhu, Governor Li, Director Guo, and Chief of Staff He. He pretended to be generous.
"Everyone, don't just look at it. Everyone, draw one.”
After Secretary Zhu and the others took the cigarettes, they began to light them up and slowly enjoyed themselves.
In the base area, it was not really impossible to buy cigarettes. After all, no matter how poor the Shandong base area was, it was impossible to not even afford a pack of cigarettes. In fact, even an ordinary family like Miao Zengyun could buy a pack of cigarettes during the Chinese New Year. However, all the cigarettes circulating in Shandong now needed to be smuggled.
It was resold from some Japanese shops in the county town. The price increase was very serious. A box of cigarettes that was originally priced at ten yuan might become thirty yuan when it arrived at the base. Therefore, in order to reserve supplies and not to spend money, the base area banned cigarettes in principle, no matter what position they were in. Although everyone smoked heavily, in order to attack the Japanese in the future, they accepted this rule and had always been stubborn.
After everyone finished smoking the cigarettes in their hands, Li Yan decided to leave because he was afraid that everyone would still peek at the cigarettes in his hands. After all, he had already run out of six cigarettes, so he discussed it. After all, he still had blueprints and training materials to catch up on. The mission was still relatively urgent. Although Secretary Zhu and the others knew that Li Yan was afraid that they would share his cigarettes with them, they considered that Li Yan indeed had a lot of work to do, so they no longer asked Li Yan to stay for dinner and let him go back. After Li Yan returned, Secretary Zhu began to talk to Chief of Staff He and Commander Zhao about the recent small military conflicts with the Japanese army.
Although the large-scale conflict between the base area and the Japanese army would only occur next year, this did not mean that the base area and the Japanese army would maintain peace this year. In fact, although the Japanese army had not invaded the base area on a large scale, small-scale military conflicts between the two sides had always existed. It was just that in most cases, it was a platoon-level conflict. Both sides had a tacit understanding not to expand the conflict.
The Japanese had never sent out a squadron or above, and the base had never sent out a battalion or above. This tacit understanding was only because the Japanese needed time to make arrangements for personnel and familiarize themselves with the specific situation here. As for the base, they needed time to store food and ammunition. However, once the Japanese completed their preparations, a series of major battles would inevitably occur.
Right now, the two sides were like two boxers. Although one was strong, he needed to familiarize himself with the venue first because he was not familiar with the venue. The other was weak and weak although he was familiar with the venue. He needed more nutrition to deal with the later confrontation. However, it was certain that the current peace was only temporary. After the strong side familiarized himself with the venue, a confrontation between Mars and Earth would definitely occur.
The few of them were discussing the few small-scale conflicts that had happened before. One had happened in Hutou Town in the north of Yinan County, not far from Yinan County, and the other had happened in Xuzhuang Town in Shanting District. It was all because the Japanese army went to the countryside to collect food after the New Year, and the local troops covered the retreat of the masses and did not retreat in time. Once, the base area won, and most of the people withdrew. Once, it failed, and only three people out of more than ten people withdrew.
Secretary Zhu and the others concluded that the Japanese army coming out at this time should not be just for the so-called grain collection. After all, it was just the new year, and the first month was not yet out. The best time to collect grain should be in the autumn. Therefore, these two operations were more like a test of the Japanese army. They wanted to test the capabilities of the base area and get the corresponding information to make a series of preparations for the war that would happen next year.
However, even if they knew the purpose of the Japanese army, it would be useless. After all, no one knew the Japanese army's combat strategy. No one could guarantee whether they would attack the reinforcements or carry out the so-called key strategy. In fact, the Japanese army might even carry out the decisive battle of mobile forces according to their habit. Before the Japanese army took action, the committee did not know anything. They could only continue to store ammunition and food according to the previous plan.
However, because of Li Yan's arrival, the industrial zone in Qing Tuo Town was about to be established. The plan to protect Qing Tuo Town might have to be upgraded. After all, before this, the importance of Qing Tuo Town was behind Junan County, which was the base of the 105th Division. To a certain extent, Junan County was behind Fei County, where the arsenal was located. In the previous plan, Qing Tuo Town had always been an area that could be abandoned at any time. However, with the establishment of the industrial zone, The level of Green Camel Town was about to increase.
While Secretary Zhu and the others were discussing, Li Yan had already rushed back to the office to continue his work. To be honest, a bottle of Jack Daniels had affected Li Yan's normal work to a certain extent. At least Li Yan had already fallen asleep on the table by 2 pm, instead of working until 3 pm like before.
The next day at 6 am, Li Yan woke up with a strong biological clock. The first thing he did was to check his pocket. When he felt that the cigarette was still there, Li Yan heaved a sigh of relief. After all, he had smoked another cigarette when he was rushing to complete the map. Now, there were only 14 left. He planned to last for two months with these 14 cigarettes.
After seeing that the smoke was still there, Li Yan suddenly remembered something. He looked up and saw that the electric light was still there. Speaking of which, this was the first time Li Yan had worked under an electric light since he came to Shandong. The feeling of using an electric light was different from using an oil lamp. At least he didn't have to touch the dark and light the lamp before washing up.
While washing up, Li Yan suddenly remembered the 100 dollars he had given Director Guo. That 100 dollars should not have been spent yet. He wondered how much was left. After thinking of the 100 dollars, Li Yan remembered the equipment that had arrived yesterday. He had asked Mike yesterday how much the equipment was worth, but he didn't expect Mike to not know either. It seemed that he had to drag Governor Li's people to the big city's bank to ask.
It was Thursday today. After Mike rushed back and handed in the receipt, he would wait for Cornish from the residence in China. Major Tanner's signature should be on the account by next Thursday at the latest. The next batch of equipment should arrive here by next Thursday or Friday. I wonder how the early construction of the cement factory under Director Guo and Xu Chang's charge is going. It should be good. After all, Xu Chang is there.
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