"For e-mail, we don't need to go through the telegraph office, our courier company can set up its own telecommunications network. It's going to be a net, a network that covers the whole country, even the whole world. Meng Xiang pointed to the agency of the Pioneer Express Company marked on the map.

With an ever-increasing number of Junkers and cheap telecommunications at the base, the project is more than just a dream. This does not only mean controlling channels and information, but also means that a lot of money is rolling in these industries.

"Commander, you still have an appointment at 9 o'clock this morning!" Standing quietly next to him, he listened to Rat Er's timely reminder, interrupting Meng Xiang's passionate speech.

Rat Er has already arranged the plan for each day's work. Meng Xiang thought for a while, and then remembered that he was going to visit Jiang Baili this morning.

After a period of recuperation, Jiang Baili's health has improved a lot. It happened that he came to the first hospital of the main base for an examination in the past few days, and Meng Xiang took the opportunity to go over to visit.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang!" As soon as they met, Meng Xiang greeted him politely. Some of Jiang Baili's protégés have a higher rank than him, and Meng Xiang still has this awareness. Not only that, Jiang Baili's popularity in later generations is very high. Meng Xiang has really heard about his name for a long time.

"General Meng is really young and promising!" Jiang Baili nodded and smiled.

"Poof!" Meng Xiang couldn't help but vomit blood in his heart, he had already left a short stubble, why did everyone say the same thing? Does he look so much like a progressive youth?

"When the national disaster is at hand, I am just a horseman. I have always felt that the country is vast. Today, I have come to ask Mr. Jiang for advice! Meng Xiang said politely.

"Don't dare to ask for advice! However, I've heard the text talk about it many times, and it seems that the situation of the vanguard army is not very good now! Jiang Baili was not polite, since Meng Xiang had said it, he said bluntly. It is precisely his temperament and surname, coupled with a bit of literati arrogance, that he is also a political novice, so he is not very happy in the political and military circles. He has great prestige, thanks to his real talent and protégés everywhere.

"Please also ask Mr. Jiang for advice!" Those who should make a posture must make a gesture, not for anything else, just for the sake of Fan Chong's subordinates and the reputation of Corporal Lixian, Meng Xiang didn't dare to be too rude.

"Your vanguard army has fought well and developed well. But now this special zone is not the best in terms of geographical location. Shandong has been a place of four wars since ancient times, and it is better to attack than to defend, and it is still a little insufficient to confront me on this scale alone. Jiang Baili motioned for Fan Chong to unfold a map of China from the bookshelf next to him.

"The central government can fight for a long time and use the procrastination trick to drag down the army, but the vanguard army can't, and it is difficult for Jinshou Shandong to do something. The next step is that the vanguard army needs a greater strategic space. Jiang Baili pointed to the map, glanced at Meng Xiang, who was listening intently, and said.

"The Yellow River is not enough to rely on for a long time, and the forces of the Yue army in North China are scattered to the land of Shanxi and Hebei, and the Beijing-Tianjin area is empty." Jiang Baili looked back at Meng Xiang.

Meng Xiang's heart skipped a beat and he didn't speak.

"The vanguard army now has 100,000 people, and the number is still increasing, and it is too difficult to rely only on Shandong to raise troops. The land of Beijing and Tianjin can raise 300,000 soldiers. With Yan Zhao's people, it can be expanded to 500,000. Seal the mountain customs in the north, lock the Huai River in the south, and connect Soviet Russia and Germany, with the equipment of the vanguard army, enough to resist the Kou! Jiang Baili was very surprised to hear about the weapons and equipment of the vanguard army from Fan Chong, and this equipment was well organized, and there were 200,000 people, who could attack Beijing and Tianjin in the north and recover the lost land. That's why he said this, if it were other armies, 500,000 wouldn't have to think about fighting Beijing and Tianjin. He wouldn't even speak.

"Teacher, isn't this too risky?" Fan Chong waited until Meng Xiang left, excused himself to stay, and asked Jiang Bailidao. Jiang Baili's military theory, which has always inherited the stability of Prussia, has suddenly changed today.

"It's not an adventure. This is the result of my deduction based on the approximate strength of the vanguard army at this time. I analyzed a lot, and finally determined that the vanguard army still had the strength to recover the lost territory in the north. Judging from the scale of weapons sold by the vanguard army, it is no problem to recruit 200,000 elite soldiers within half a year. At this time, the land of Beijing and Tianjin is the best direction of development. The princes of the west are mixed with each other, and they disdain to fight with it. The righteous land in the center of Jiangnan cannot be taken away. The land of Lianghuai is too narrow, and only the northern land of Yanzhao has the spare strength to raise soldiers. The Kwantung Army did not dare to move at will, and according to the strength of the vanguard army, it was impossible to evolve the Seven Seven Rebellion again. I went to Europe a few days ago, and the situation in Europe was turbulent, and there were signs of renewed war clouds. At that time, Soviet Russia was in a difficult situation. The Kwantung army lost its restraints, and it was really unstoppable at that time. If you don't take it at this time, I'm afraid that if you don't borrow external force, you can't do it for ten or eight years! Jiang Baili looked at Fan Chongdao, "Work hard, the vanguard army may be able to break through the situation of a hundred years of depression." ”

Meng Xiang thought about the meaning of Jiang Baili's words as he walked, he said it too suddenly, and pointed out the expansion of the vanguard army, where was the central political axe?

"Is he leaning towards the Vanguard?" Meng Xiang couldn't help but be a little surprised, this can't be, this big bull himself didn't have a full grasp of wooing, he didn't even mention it, and he didn't say anything about sending an honorary principal today.

"Stop! You dog thing! Someone behind him shouted from afar. Meng Xiangyi frowned, this time, he was traveling in casual clothes, with more than a dozen people guarding him, and he didn't have to worry too much about safety on the territory directly under the central government. It's just that the woman's scolding was too harsh and interrupted his train of thought.

As soon as the ox behind him stood by his side, a fat nurse and aunt ran from behind, but a few meters away from them, they turned into a bush in the clearing, and in a short time, a down-and-out veteran was pulled out of it. Huang Tao, who was following next to him, shook his head helplessly and said, "This is a family of two!" ”

He pointed to the bottle in the veteran's arms and said, "That veteran, when you join the Vanguard Army, don't brush it down, you are taken care of and guard the warehouse." People are also very diligent, only one thing is not good, too greedy for glasses, and has a heavy addiction to alcohol. Alcohol is restricted in the Special Zone, the price of alcohol is high, and there is no market for money. He couldn't find alcohol, so he came to steal alcohol from the hospital to satisfy his hunger. ”

"Drinking alcohol?" Meng Xiang's mind immediately appeared in the scene of Jackie Chan's drunken fist, "Alcohol is poisonous!" ”

"There are several kinds of this medical alcohol. The commonly used one is also the one with a good anti-virus effect, which is the 75% alcohol he is holding in his arms. It's not like industrial alcohol, there is no methanol in it, but it doesn't make people poisoned and blind. Its main ingredient is ethanol, most of which is made by starch saccharification fermentation in distillation. However, because it contains ethers, aldehydes and other ingredients, it is also toxic. It may be fine to drink a little once in a while, but if you drink too much, you will definitely be poisoned. But he was addicted to it, and he couldn't live a normal life without a little drinking. Huang Tao explained in detail next to him.

Meng Xiang's heart moved when he heard this, and asked, "I don't know what this alcohol tastes like?" ”

Huang Tao said with a smile: "When I was studying abroad in the past, that time in order to celebrate the central government's resumption of the Weihai Concession, the three of us drank a glass of water with medical alcohol, which was bland and tasteless, which was really not good. ”

"Alcohol addiction is hard to cure, right?" Meng Xiang asked seemingly casually.

"After drinking addiction, it is not worse than drug addiction, and it is difficult to quit." There is not much research on this in foreign countries at this time, and Huang Tao also knows a little about it.

But Meng Xiang knows a little bit about drinking addiction. Alcohol above 60 degrees is very addictive, and it is rare for later generations to drink more than 60 degrees. But the conclusion of this study did not appear until much later, when people were still stuck in the idea that men should drink the strongest alcohol.

Especially in Soviet Russia, in the cold land of the north, this strong wine is indispensable.

Meng Xiang was pondering the problem of Soviet Russia just now, and adding the word "alcohol addiction" made him think of a plan.

"Go back! Help me find some of the best brewers! Meng Xiang whispered to the rat.

Naturally, there are people below to do this. Within an hour of Meng Xiang's return to the headquarters, five wine-making masters had already arrived in front of him.

"Master Hong, can this be blended into a good spirit? Preferably a high spirit. Facing the white-bearded master in front of him, Meng Xiang asked politely.

During this period of time, although the brewery was not shut down, the food of the brewery was controlled and could only be maintained in small quantities. Today, I suddenly received an order from the headquarters, and Meng Dashuai wanted to summon him, and the oldest Master Hong was a little panicked, and he didn't know what to do in a hurry. The wives of the family cried a lot, worried about what had happened.

But after coming here, Meng Dashuai was polite, which flattered him, and when he heard Meng Xiang's question, he hurriedly went over and took the wine glass handed over by Rat Er, sniffed it, and couldn't help frowning. Carefully put it to his lips, took a sip, closed his eyes for a while, shook his head slightly, and took a small sip of it after making a circle between his tongues, he looked around and wanted to spit it out, but guarding Meng Dashuai, where did he dare to lose his temper, so he had to swallow it.

"It's hard to say." He didn't know what this Meng Xiang Dashuai meant, so he didn't dare to say that it was unpleasant, so he just gave a few wine glasses in the tray to a few masters who came with him.

Everyone frowned when they drank it, and their expressions were different.

"This wine doesn't taste good, I just want to ask, is there any way to improve this, or spirits, I just need to taste a little better, no matter what else." Meng Xiang also saw everyone's expressions, and continued.

Shandong is a big province of wine culture since ancient times, there are many liquor workshops, although it is not as expensive as Sichuan, but there are a lot of good wines, and the five masters are the capable people in the industry. Next, naturally, someone led them to the experiment.

In just one day's work, this wine came out.

"It's just that the wine that comes out of this way still doesn't taste very good? And it seems that the fire surname in it is too big, and drinking too much is not good for people! Master Hong shook his head, many years of dealing with wine made him very sensitive to wine. Although he didn't know what the harmful ingredients in the wine were, he always felt that the taste of the wine was still not pure.

Although the old master said that the taste was not good, when the wine was made, several White Russians who came to do the experiment still praised it in unison. In the era of Zhang Zongchang, there were many White Russians left in Shandong. Although there are not many at this time, it is still possible to find three or five.

"Half the battle!" Meng Xiang said with a smile. This kind of wine has been tested, and the ether, aldehyde and other components in it are much weaker, but long-term drinking is also more toxic and side effects. In this regard, Meng Xiang has no pressure. Originally, he made these wines to sell them in Soviet Russia.

Soviet Russia has always been a big country consuming alcohol, because of the influence of regional culture, there are very few men in Soviet Russia who do not drink, and there is a market for high-grade alcohol. Some Soviet Russians are addicted to alcohol, and they can make up two sips of alcohol. Meng Xiang just added a handful of firewood, trying to make every man in Soviet Russia addicted to alcohol.

"It seems that drinking too much alcohol can't help but wilt easily, and it also has a great impact on future generations, for example, infertility and the like, which are also prone to occur." Meng Xiang thought of Russian beauties, and hoped that all Soviet and Russian men would be obsessed with alcohol and forget the beauties around them.

The profiteering philosophy of wine is heartwarming. In later generations, the price of famous liquor such as Moutai has been rising, but the actual cost is not much different from that of a few yuan of loose wine. Dozens or even hundreds of times the windfall profits, let Meng Xiang always remember. The wine culture in China has a long history, and all kinds of famous wines emerge in an endless stream, and there is also an endless stream of heroes in the tobacco and wine field in the previous life.

It's just that it's a bit unrealistic to think about it now. Grain! The issue of food is the most critical. If the problem of food and clothing cannot be solved yet, it is too early to talk about the culture of alcohol. The traditional brewing process in China is inseparable from grain, and since ancient times, whenever there is a food shortage, all ruling classes have ordered to ban alcohol. Now the problem of food and clothing for the common people is the top priority, and wine can only be used as a luxury and stand aside.

Until medical alcohol gave Meng Xiang a revelation.

The medical alcohol used in the hospital is produced in the base, and the cost price is very low compared to plain water. If it weren't for the small daily output, Meng Xiang would have planned to replace gasoline with alcohol.

But this low output is relative, and if a second-level base hospital produces 10 tons per day for wine production, it is enough. Because, Meng Xiang's goal was only aimed at Soviet Russia.

If the medical alcohol is only simply processed, it can also be transported to Soviet Russia and sold for money. But to sell for a long time, it does not mean that you only need some low-quality alcohol to deal with it, and no one is stupid for a long time.

For a period of time in later generations, the Chinese people vigorously promoted the style of inferior goods before and after the collapse of Soviet Russia, which was very criticized, and eventually caused the Russians to resist Chinese goods and lost part of the market. The brand is cultivated slowly, and the power of highlighting is also gradually added. Establishing a good brand reputation at the beginning will benefit you for life. Meng Xiang will naturally not be stupid enough to fool people with inferior wine and only do a hammer deal, you must know that the market in Soviet Russia will be a big piece of fat in the future, and Meng Xiang also plans to make money from it for a long time, and he can't easily discard it.

Since Meng Xiang invested in the wine, he was going for huge profits, not only for that profit, but also for the effect of the brand. For this reason, the brewing master was specially invited to improve it. Since so many wines blended with liquor syrup in later generations can become famous brands, the improved pharmaceutical alcohol may not be able to become a famous brand in the hearts of Soviet Russians.

In order to achieve a famous brand effect in the future, Meng Xiang also specially took the name of "Fire Cloud". Later, I felt that the Soviet Russians could not understand the poetry of China, so they had no choice but to change it to the "Mars" card.

After the method of improving the liquor, it was finally formed into four series. The logo on the bottle is also marked accordingly.

A 60-degree Martian wine is a small orange-red flame, two at 65 degrees, and three at 70 degrees. 75 degrees and above has become a big fire cloud, which is the international famous wine "fire cloud" that many Soviet Russians will never forget, which is more violent than vodka, but the taste is much more refreshing and mellow, and the key is cheap.

In fact, there are also many famous wines in Huaxia that are liked by the Soviet Russians, but because of the problem of food, it is impossible to supply them in large quantities, which makes the taste of their own country only the taste of alcohol and the inferior wine occupy the mainstream.

"Ship a batch to Soviet Russia to try the market! Medium and low-grade prices are fine! Meng Xiang instructed. For this kind of wine, which has a very low cost, it is profitable to sell it as a low-alcohol wine. Soviet Russia is also in short supply of grain, importing a large amount of grain every year, and the domestic liquor is very strictly controlled. The price of wine is not low either. Liquor imported from abroad is more expensive. It's comparable to the cheap dumping of Martian wine.

Others would never think of medical alcohol, although medical alcohol is cheaper than the windfall profits of wine, but the cost is still not low. If Meng Xiang didn't have the support of the base, he wouldn't have used this brain at all.

Medical alcohol can also be sold for a lot of money, but it is still much worse than the windfall profits of the wine industry. Besides, Meng Xiang also wanted to complete his plan to let every Soviet man find happiness in wine.

"I really want to remember that in later generations of China, the annual output of liquor was only four or five million tons. Ten tons for the second-level base and one ton for the first-level base, so if it is upgraded to the third-level, is there a hundred tons? By then, 100 hospitals would produce 10,000 tons of alcohol. 10 million Soviet Russian men drank one kilogram a day, but only 10,000 tons. Enough by then. Meng Xiang automatically ignored the political factor and simply calculated the future profits.

Before the results came out, Pharmacist Tang came to the door first.

"There are already rumors outside that the general is greedy for a cup and asks the brewer to brew new wine. Winemaking involves grain, and at this time food is still in short supply and needs to be controlled, so I hope the general will pay more attention to his words and deeds. ”

It was rare for him to say this in a very heavy tone, and Meng Xiang realized that he was a little complacent because he came up with this idea, and ignored some details.