This bow was unexpected by Meng Shao.

He quickly stood up: "Miss, it doesn't have to be like this, this is originally my job." ”

"A very good job you've done. You may be seated. Kong Lingyi sat down again: "My father doesn't know how to thank you, at present, the Shanghai battlefield is in full swing, you led your troops to fight on the front line, the casualties are quite large, and the expenses are also large, so my father decided to increase your special fund." ”

Meng Shaoyuan nodded silently.

Kong Xiangxi repaid himself there.

And using money to return is undoubtedly the fastest and best way. In times like these, nothing is more useful than money.

"And." Kong Lingyi continued: "My father also said that although he was not like his uncle, he was obsessed with the army and got a tax police corps out, but if he really wanted to get the equipment to arm an entire army, there was still a way. So he took the lead and helped you get a batch of weapons, ammunition and medicines, which will be delivered in a few days, which can be regarded as some trivial things he did for the Anti-Japanese War. ”

Meng Shaoyuan was overjoyed.

Weapons, ammunition, medicines, which ones are not urgently needed on the battlefield now?

Before the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, Meng Shaoyuan had already made a lot of preparations and desperately hoarded supplies, thinking that it was properly enough.

But when you are actually on the battlefield, you will know the horror of war.

All the materials are consumed in large quantities every day, and in the case of not being replenished in time, those hoarded materials will soon be exhausted.

How can I get a supplement?

Not to mention these spy organizations, even the regular army cannot be replenished in time.

Everyone knows that among the spies in Shanghai, he Meng Shaoyuan is very rich, with everything light and heavy machine guns, and even a mortar.

But no matter how rich a family is, they can't afford to squander, right?

A loser will lose all his ancestral savings sooner or later.

It's too hard.

But now, Kong Xiangxi is like timely rain.

"One batch".

Meng Shaoyuan could be sure that the number of "batches" in the eldest lady's mouth was definitely not a few.

"Miss, I really thank you this time." Meng Shaoyuan said in a rare sincere tone: "Give me money and weapons, ammunition and medicines, which really solves my urgent need." ”

Kong Lingyi smiled slightly: "These are all given to you by my father, and you don't have to thank me." I asked someone to bring you a gift from the United States. ”

Oh, and gifts?

Brought by the United States? Meng Shaoyuan had some expectations.

Gao Fanyi quickly took out a bag.

Open the bag, and inside is a suit.

Silk fabric, the style is not particularly good-looking.

What's this?

"I have a friend who has some rights in the U.S. Department of Ordnance." Kong Lingyi said lightly: "Although this dress looks ugly, it is very effective on the battlefield, and it is said that it can block bullets." ”

Blocking bullets? Body armor?

Damn, I actually saw body armor?

In 1901, after the assassination of President William McKinley, body armor attracted the attention of the U.S. Congress. The earliest body armor was designed to protect against low-velocity pistol bullets, but not rifle bullets.

Thus, in the First World War, body armor made of steel sheets with natural fiber fabrics as the lining of clothing appeared, and thick silk clothing was also the main component of body armor for a time.

However, silk deteriorated quickly in the trenches, and this defect, combined with limited bulletproof capabilities and the high cost of silk, made silk body armor snubbed by the U.S. Department of Ordnance in World War I and failed to become popular.

However, there are many silk body armor that have flowed into the American black market through various channels, and have quickly been favored by American gangsters and those big businessmen, who have spared no expense to buy one.

As a result, this kind of silk body armor, which the U.S. Ordnance Department does not look down on, has been hyped up to a very high price.

Although it will not be until a few years later, infantry body armor made of special steel in the true sense will shine on the battlefield, but now, being able to have a silk body armor is definitely something worth showing off.

"I heard that you often go to the front." Kong Lingyi looked careless: "Wear it, maybe it will save your life sometime." ”

Meng Shaoyuan was very grateful at this moment.

To be honest, this clothing does not play much role on the battlefield, and it is similar to the first generation of body armor, and it has a good defense against pistol bullets, but if you really want to be hit by a rifle bullet, you can only reduce some damage.

And, who have you seen wearing a suit to the battlefield?

Or a silk suit?

But at least, a part of the eldest lady's heart is there.

"Miss, such a valuable gift, Meng Shaoyuan deserves it." Meng Shaoyuan didn't want to say too many kind words: "However, since the eldest lady has already bought it, I can only accept it with shame." ”

I thought he would say a few beautiful words, but I didn't expect to accept it so refreshingly, Kong Lingyi smiled: "I thought that when I met you in Nanjing, you changed somewhat, but I didn't expect it to be the same shameless." ”

Is this praising me or scolding me?

"Alright." Kong Lingyi looked at the time: "I originally wanted to keep you for dinner, but I also know that the war is urgent, and you have a lot of things, so let's do it today, I will let Gao Fanyi drive you back." ”

"Okay." Meng Shaoyuan stood up, and when he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, turned around and didn't forget to explain: "Miss, Minister Kong promised me that the weapons that will be delivered as soon as possible, don't be fooled." ”

"Get out!"

Kong Lingyi laughed and laughed, how could she meet such a scoundrel?

After getting out of Gao Fanyi's car, Meng Shaoyuan was hungry, and as soon as he entered the office, he hurriedly asked Wu Jingyi to help him ask for a large piece of meat noodles to bring him.

Not long after, the "Wang Shun Kee" noodle restaurant not far next door delivered a bowl of steaming meat noodles.

Everyone knows how to eat noodles, but whether they are delicious or not depends on the quality of a bowl of noodle soup.

Although MSG has been around for a long time, the key to noodle soup is the special soy sauce.

Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi and other places are delicious red noodle soup, so soy sauce has become the key.

It's not the ordinary soy sauce you bought, it's made from a secret recipe passed down from the older generation.

Whenever this soy sauce is boiled, the boss closes the door and does not allow anyone to come in, and then adds a few key recipes to the soy sauce.

This kind of boiled soy sauce, compared with ordinary soy sauce, is fresh, fragrant and has a unique flavor.

This is also the key to whether a noodle restaurant can prosper in business.

In a large bowl, put a spoonful of special soy sauce, make a small spoonful of lard, pour in the meat and bone broth that has been boiling for a long time, and sprinkle a handful of garlic leaves.

It is said that search engines are omnipotent, but Meng Shaoyuan did not find the recipe for this special soy sauce in his own time.

"Wang Shun Ji" noodle restaurant was opened in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, and the noodle soup is a craft passed down from generation to generation, and the business is very good.

A big bowl of noodles and a piece of oily meat will not be hungry for a day.

Every day at noon, the customers who are waiting to eat this large meat noodle have to wait in line.

Meng Shaoyuan is good at this bite.

Wu Jingyi had just eaten, but seeing that Director Meng was eating so deliciously, he was a little hungry again: "Director Meng, according to your order, we have successively sent people to Suzhou, Taizhou and other places, and selected a group of people over 20 years old and under 30 years old in the local police and security teams, a total of 287 people, who are currently receiving short-term training. ”

This is also the method that Meng Shao originally came up with.

His personnel had to be replenished not only but in large quantities.

But relying on half-way hijacking alone is not a long-term solution.

First, the people who robbed it still can't make up for the losses, and second, in the long run, other departments can really work hard.

What to do?

Choose from the police and security teams.

During this period, the police and security forces were uneven and disciplined, but they were also paramilitary organizations, received a certain amount of military training, and had a foundation.

The vast majority of them are added to the armed combat teams of the military command, such as the current armed special forces, and the loyal and righteous national salvation army that will soon appear.

The age must strictly follow the requirements, 20 years old or older, and the maximum age cannot exceed 30 years old.

Especially the ceiling, that's a dead order.

Otherwise, those who have been in the police and security teams for several years have become old fritters, and they will shrink when they do tasks, and they will strive to be the first.

In fact, this is also the method adopted by Dai Li in the middle of the Anti-Japanese War, in the face of huge casualties among the military commanders and the inability to replenish the training personnel in time.

However, he Meng Shaoyuan just used it in advance.

The selection of these personnel is very large, and it has only been a long time, and nearly three hundred people have been selected.

"Let this group of people go to Taihu Lake." Meng Shaoyuan thought about it for a while: "Wang Jingzhong is responsible for answering and providing the training location." After all, it's safer and it's close to Shanghai. ”

"Okay, I'll get in touch with Wang Jingzhong, but what we're lacking now is an excellent instructor."

"Instructor, instructor." Meng Shaoyuan muttered in his mouth.

Where can I find a good instructor?

Shanghai is so nervous, who will come out? Besides, those agents didn't say it when they were on a mission, but being an instructor is a completely different thing?

It requires a lot of experience, and the level of education must not be low.

"Otherwise." Wu Jingyi hesitated: "You went to find your teacher?" ”

"What do you mean?" Meng Shaoyuan's brows furrowed tightly: "My teacher, must be very capable, but you let him go to Taihu Lake?" Help me train people? Mr. Dai is easy to say, but the problem is that my teacher has to be willing. Doesn't that lower his status? ”

"Then it can't be helped."

Meng Shaoyuan gritted his teeth: "No matter, I'll try my luck, it's amazing, I was scolded by my teacher, anyway, I have a thick skin, it doesn't matter if I scold me again." ”

"You're telling the truth." Wu Jingyi nodded in agreement.