Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 336

  In the tavern in the town of Machen

  Hu Dachuan was sitting at the table with his good brother Zhou Shun and drinking old wine. Several authentic Lu dishes on the table were eaten messy, just when the wine was hot.

  Hu Dachuan was a lieutenant and deputy company commander of the Second Division, and Zhou Shun was the lieutenant's combat staff officer in the division. The two were friends in the same class at the Young Eagle School, and they met irresistibly.

It was the tranquility before the war, and the two gathered together for two drinks; "Ah Shun, have you heard that Li Shuanzhu, who used to participate in the officer training with us, wanted to rise up like a rocket. Now it is Master Vice Tuanzuo, leaving us far behind, couldn't help being envied by others."

  "Hehehe...I know that Moresby's **** battle is very cruel, and Li Shuanzhu is also a man of great luck. He was sent to the hospital several times and jumped out alive. Waiting for idlers to be incomparable to him, this is also because of his life."

Zhou Shun smacked his mouth with emotion, took a piece of fatty fish and sent it to the import, eating with relish, then put down his chopsticks and said; Grassroots companies, bullets and bullets don’t have long eyes. You have to take care!"

   "Hey hey... We martial artists with guns in hand, we must fight for wealth and wealth." Hu Dachuan was very self-knowing, took the wine in the glass and drank it, rubbing the corner of his mouth with his hand;

  "It’s safe to hide behind and be safe, but there is no credit for it. In comparison, I am more willing to go to the battlefield.

  We are all graduates of the 81st officer training class the previous year. Together, we were assigned to the divisions of the Shangri-La Division as second lieutenant platoon commanders. The Dutch landed in the Moresby area, and the third regiment was the first to bear the brunt. This is both a danger and an opportunity.

  Our garrison in Jayapura is two to three thousand kilometers away, and there is no chance of doing meritorious service!

  It has been more than a year since I followed the main force of the division to land in Samarinda on April 1st last year.

  There have been more than a dozen battles, both large and small, for such a long time, but they were all low-intensity sweeping and public security wars. There was no credit for it. If it weren't for the opportunity of this large-scale military expansion, I am still a platoon leader.

  This battle is an opportunity. If you are lucky enough to make some military exploits, you will be able to straighten your waist when you see Chief Li Shuanzhu in the future. After all, we are also the ones who have bleed for the principal. The classmates of the first class are embarrassed to pull too far. "

"Dachuan, I advise you not to compare with the freak Li Shuanzhu. The officers in our division have also argued that this kid may have been in the eyes of the principal, and with his outstanding military exploits, he is a seedling to be cultivated." Zhou Shun comforted the shot. He patted Hu Dachuan's hand and held up the wine glass again and said, "The highest of our 81st officers is the captain, and the more they climb up, the harder they are to climb. Without a major military meritorious command, it is a mark. Don’t look at me now. You may have to hesitate in this position for a few years to get your qualifications. This war starts and you have a chance. The premise is that you have life and enjoyment. Don’t forget that there are two golden cats in your house!"

"Ugh……"

Hu Dachuan picked up the wine glass and touched Zhou Shun. He raised his head and drank it dry. He smiled bitterly and shook his head and said; I don’t regret it on the battlefield. From a selfish point of view, who doesn’t want to be promoted and wealthy, to be glorious, not to be a leader, I don’t know Chai Migui. The salary of my lieutenant officer plus subsidies to raise a few indigenous women is enough, but I have two The golden silk cat is stretched out, I still hope to open branches and leaves to the Hu family, what can I do if I don't have money?"

   "No, I remember you seized a lot?"

"There are a lot of seizures. According to the regulations, except for the part turned over, the remaining officers and soldiers are divided into six and four, and the officers take the big head. But before the reorganization, I was only a small platoon leader, and I got more than 300 pounds. The battalion commander didn’t know how much it was. I guessed it was at least a few thousand pounds. I could have spare money to buy a large plantation. Not to mention three or five golden cats. Use it!"

  "This is also true. If you want to get more money, you can only earn more merits and promotion. Listening to you, I want to go to the grassroots company. I am really comfortable in the division, but there are few opportunities for merit."

"So I advise you, Ashun, to report to the company. You can't miss the opportunity of this battle." Hu Dachuan looked solemnly and confided; "This war has been fought for a year and a half, the newspaper As mentioned above, negotiations with the Dutch have been going on for a long time, and maybe a peace agreement will be reached one day. When the time comes, Ma Fang Nanshan, the big guy has no battles but no extra money to make money, only hardship qualifications, there is a big deal ahead. What about the old guy who piled up four guards, when will it be our brother's turn? When I was young, if I didn't fight for it, would I just eat and wait to die at this time?"

   "This makes sense, the tnd prince general Xiangning is kind, and if he does it, he will report tomorrow and ask for the next company." Zhou Shun was deeply moved by these words and made a decision immediately.

"That's right. Rather than admire the fish in Yuanyuan, it is better to retreat and net." Hu Dachuan proudly patted his brother on the shoulder, holding up the wine glass with his other hand, and said; "Please drink this glass to celebrate you and me. Brothers go to the battlefield together, and hope that one day we can return together in triumph. I wait for the iron-blooded man to fight on the battlefield and fight for a bright future."

   "Hahaha... well said." Zhou Shun raised his glass and raised his head cleanly, flipped his hands to reveal the bottom of the glass, and the two looked at each other and laughed.

  The military merit system formulated by the Red River Valley focuses on rewarding meritorious fields. Those killed and wounded in battle are given a generous pension. As long as they are not particularly prodigal, they will have enough food and clothing.

  Queensland National Guard, as a new army with a short history, is full of vitality from top to bottom. It does not have the old-fashioned army's stale ranks. The ills of cronyism and corruption are full of opportunities.

  Generally speaking

  Soldiers can redeem the army xuntian after retiring from active service. Officers can redeem their military merits once after being promoted to the deputy battalion position, and can redeem them once when they reach the deputy regimental position, and so on.

  For example, Li Shuanzhu, who is envied by everyone, because he has made many great achievements on the battlefield. When he was in the deputy battalion position, he obtained a 440 acres of land in Moresby and hired honest and loyal immigrants from the same town for reclamation management.

  The immigrants from the three surrounding villages and the town sent labor for them. It is said that Li Shuanzhu also got some Machen indigenous prisoners of war and left them in the manor as serfs.

  Many military officers are doing this kind of thing. Due to the lack of the system, they can’t rely on it. The people above turned one eye and closed their eyes, pretending not to know.

  The indigenous population in the poor occupied area, after the ravages of war and the needs of Ming Lili, is like water in a battered pool, disappearing without a trace visible to the naked eye.

  In the tavern

  Hu Dachuan and Zhou Shun were full of wine and food. They invited the shop assistant to check out and walked out the door. After a few words of greeting, they separated.

  Machen Town at night is cool and pleasant, with people coming and going, and quite lively.

  Many shops in the town were invested and opened by officers of the Second Division. They bought a house, or shared stocks with fellow villagers, or directly let the wife run them. The business seemed to be good.

  The wooden buildings on Machen Street are not expensive. The two-story building with a large yard at the back is seventy or eighty pounds, and the location is only a little over 100 pounds.

But the exquisite European-style buildings built by the Dutch are much more expensive. These buildings with distinctive Nordic characteristics are all made of large stones. The roofs are high and the interiors are covered with light marble. They are cool and pleasant to live in, but the prices are also high. Very touching, an ordinary house costs three to four hundred pounds, and a luxury house is worth thousands of pounds.

  Most of these fixed assets were purchased by Huitong Bank from the British consortium. Except for a few reserved for administrative purposes, most of them were sold to military officers and businessmen.

In addition, the resettlement agency has built large-scale construction projects in Machen Town. While constructing and improving the drainage facilities, it also paved solid stone roads. Street after street is being constructed. On the one hand, it has promoted the employment of thousands of immigrants, and on the other hand, it has worked hard. In the pockets of officers and soldiers.

  The first division is stationed in East Kalimantan, and the second division is stationed in South Kalimantan. This is a well-known thing.

  So the officers and soldiers had money in their hands. First, they bought a house in Machen Town and surrounding towns and set up a home for themselves. At the very least, they had to let the looted...er...the married woman have a place to live.

  Hu Dachuan’s home is on the street in front. It is a beautiful three-story stilted wooden building. This house connected to the auxiliary room in the backyard cost him £174. Why is it so expensive?

The benchmark price for a three-story wooden building is 119 pounds. If you add a beautifully carved window frame, you will need to pay 11 pounds 8 shillings more, and add a 6-meter-long 2.5-meter-wide wooden corridor will cost 4 pounds 11 shillings, surrounding the courtyard. The fence of 1 m 2 is free, if the fence is to be increased to 2 m 6 and made of thicker wood, it will cost another 3 pounds.

Each building in the yard requires an additional £7 and 13 shillings for the construction of a single-storey wooden auxiliary house (total 3 rooms are built), an additional £4 for the construction of a medium-sized stable (which can raise three horses), and an additional 8 for the wooden building with high-end wooden floors. 15 shillings...

Adding up all the costs, this three-story wooden building alone cost Hu Dachuan 174 pounds, plus the purchase of tables, chairs and bench furniture, pots and pans, window screens, curtains, mattress covers, saddle harnesses and so on. Money quickly went out and got a warm home.

   Fortunately, the two golden cats did not spend money, otherwise Hu Dachuan is already in debt at the moment.

  As soon as he thought that his woman was pregnant, Hu Dachuan was in a particularly happy mood at the moment. He walked on the road, feeling the wind in his footsteps, and walked all the way to the distant home.

  As he passed the front-line headquarters, Hu Dachuan involuntarily turned his head and looked over;

  This is a tall, 4-story building with a distinctive Dutch architectural style. The room is swaying by candlelight and brightly lit. A grand reception to welcome the Shangri-La division is being held. Due to the limited space, only officers above the school officer can participate.

  Hu Dachuan glanced enviously, and hurriedly walked to the distant home, where there was a warm home waiting for him, his figure hidden in the dark night.

  (End of this chapter)