"Passed."
Lin Shu established the Big Tree Tank Manufacturing Company with a wave of his hand. He set aside nearly ten square kilometers of exclusive land and invested 500,000 US dollars in advance.
With that order, thousands of workers from the Big Tree Construction Company, wearing yellow vests and blue helmets, began the vigorous construction of the tank factory. The factory was nearly ten square kilometers. Just building the wall was not a small project.
A large amount of cement, steel bars, and bricks were transported from all directions amidst the roar of trucks, flowing endlessly on the wide and smooth newly built road.
"The territory is still too small."
Lin Shu stood on the sixth floor of the newly built Big Tree Group headquarters building, overlooking the people and traffic below.
Looking at the report sent by his subordinate, he suddenly sighed.
Currently, he had 2,000 ordinary soldiers under him. Each of them was considered an ordinary soldier in the system, but in the real world, they were not inferior to the elites of the various countries.
In addition, the 10,000 local soldiers that had been recruited were mostly civilians who had just put down their farming tools. Their combat strength was basically zero.
Only after half a year of training could one become a qualified soldier.
Lin Shu officially made these 12,000 soldiers the 1st division of the Great Wall Guards. Li Kai was the commander and Bai Shan was the deputy.
The Great Wall had been a strong fortress that had protected the people of China for thousands of years. Lin Shu hoped that his army could be like the Great Wall, indestructible to protect his country and compatriots.
"Don't stop recruiting. We'll take in as many as come, but pay attention to the quality of the soldiers. Their ages should be between 16 to 36 years old.”
Lin Shu summoned Zhang Xingzhong and ordered.
It was now July 10, 1920. So far, Big Tree Group had provided him with more than 25 million US dollars in income, most of which was due to cigarettes, antibiotics, stockings, and condoms.
He did not lack money. Even if there were tens of thousands of soldiers, he could still afford them.
The Xingzhong rifle had also officially started production, and production was rapidly increasing.
He didn't lack guns either, and the quality was much better than the equipment of the Great Powers.
However, they lacked people.
This was the limitation of a small territory.
Thinking of this, Lin Shu stared at the world map hanging on the wall, and a lot of thoughts came to his mind.
"Should we take the initiative to attack…"
Just as he was thinking, Zhang Xingzhong returned." Reporting to the commander, a soldier has come downstairs and wants to see you by name.”
"Soldiers?" Lin Shu came back to his senses and was a little confused." Let him in."”
Soon, a young man walked into the office. He was wearing a Beiyang military uniform. He was tall and straight, and his face was handsome and upright.
When he saw Lin Shu sitting on the office chair, he was stunned.
Firstly, he was shocked by the youth's youth. He had heard rumors that the head of Luan County was young, but he never expected him to be so young.
Secondly, she was surprised by the young man's outstanding appearance. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a slender figure, and especially his temperament, which was indescribably mysterious.
"And you are?" Lin Shu temporarily put down the work in his hands. Seeing that the person was handsome and extraordinary, he took the initiative to pour a cup of hot tea.
" Thank you." The young man came back to his senses and took two sips of tea." I'm Zhang Zhizhong, and I hope you don't mind me coming uninvited."”
"Zhang Zhizhong?" Lin Shu's expression changed drastically after hearing that. He spat out a mouthful of tea and looked at the person in shock for a long time without saying a word.
As a transmigrator, Lin Shu naturally knew Zhang Zhizhong.
Especially the words he had shouted in the midst of the artillery fire during the battle earlier," I left when Tianjing wasn't defended, I left when Beiping wasn't defended, I left when Huabei wasn't defended…
For such a national hero, Lin Shu was very respectful. In his previous life, after understanding this person's life experience, he felt extremely regretful.
" Nice to meet you." Lin Shu took a long time to adjust his mentality. The two of them saluted each other." What brings you here, Mr. Zhang?"”
" I heard a lot of things about you when I passed by here. You were a young and talented person. After earning a lot of money from the foreigners, you didn't line your own pockets. Instead, you invested all of it into building factories, schools, roads, bridges, steel, and so on. I really admire you, so I specially came to see you.”
Zhang Zhizhong looked at the young man in front of him curiously and compared it to what he had done in the past 30 years. His old face blushed.
" Of course not. It's only right to build the village. Now that the country is in trouble internally and externally, the iron hooves of foreign powers trample on our homes wantonly. In addition, the warlords in the country are fighting, causing the people to be displaced and living in poverty. As a member of China, I, Lin Shusheng, do what I can. I can't be praised.”
Lin Shu's heart sank when he talked about this. Every time he thought of the old man with white hair who had to carry a basket of vegetables to the city to exchange for food, his heart ached.
There were also those children who were at the age of youth and liveliness. They should be wearing new clothes and running around in the great mountains and rivers of their motherland.
But now, those children were starving and leaning against the wall to bask in the sun? Was this what the children of a country should do?
When Zhang Zhizhong heard this, he fell silent. However, the current situation was chaotic, and it was not something that could be saved by one family.
Over the years, he had traveled far and wide. He had seen and heard that the people who cultivated had no food, the weavers had no clothes, thousands of miles of scorched earth, abandoned babies filled the ditches.
Every time he thought of this, he would be heartbroken and often think of ways to strengthen the army and enrich the people. However, with his wisdom, he could not see any hope.
Zhang Zhizhong sighed. It was rare for him to meet someone who seemed to be far-sighted. While drinking tea, he asked,
"Big Tree, do you know how to save the country and the people?”
"I know." Lin Shu pondered for a moment and answered firmly," As for the method, I can't say much. But if you look closely at the development of Luan County, you will know that economy and industrialization are the only way to strengthen the country and save the people.”
" But the cornerstone of all this is that we first need a strong government that can flatten all the opposition in the country and dare to reject or even challenge the Western powers. Only then can we be qualified to talk about the economy and technology.”
Zhang Zhizhong naturally understood this logic, but when he thought of Beiyang's incompetence, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, his face full of bitterness.
"But how can we have a strong government? This is easier said than done!"
" Hehe." Lin Shu stared at Zhang Zhizhong and smiled without saying a word. He grabbed a pen and wrote a big Lin on the world map.
The hidden meaning was self-evident.
" This…"
Zhang Zhizhong understood what Lin Shu meant. He looked at the young man in front of him in horror. He could be said to be ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. His breathing became rapid.
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