Rise From Eight Hundred

The Zhengcheng Chamber of Commerce, led by Boss Qian, heard about the group wedding of the Four Lines Group half a month ago, and immediately made 50 pairs of pure gold mandarin ducks in the time-honored gold shop in Chang'an City.

The reason why 50 pairs were made at one time was that the Four Lines Group headquarters could not count the final list of personnel at that time. Boss Qian simply made 50 pairs with great generosity. After 22 pairs of newlyweds received them, the remaining ones were also handed over to the Quartermaster Department of the Four Lines Group for safekeeping. If anyone else gets married in the future, they will be given away until they are all gone.

These golden mandarin ducks are not cheap. The materials plus the labor cost, the value of each pair of mandarin ducks is more than 200 oceans.

Originally, Ye Chenghuan expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Four Lines Group headquarters and refused on behalf of the newlyweds, but Boss Qian's heartfelt words made it difficult for Ye Chenghuan to refuse.

"I am a businessman. I originally came here with the idea that even if I didn't make money, I could still make friends with Captain Tang and other superiors. But in the past six months in Dakouzidong Town, I have not only made money, but also seen how my brothers fought for the country and the people.

I have participated in the burial ceremony of the remains of the brothers who died in the Martyrs' Cemetery three times. They were all young people in their twenties! They lay in rows on that mountain. I saw that there were probably three or four thousand people after several visits.

When I get old, I really can't bear to see this. Every time I go back from there, I can't sleep all night, thinking about doing something for these young people.

Now, we finally have such an opportunity. Lao Zhou, Lao Wang and I hope that these newcomers can live in harmony forever. It is also the most sincere blessing from us, the older generation who can't help on the battlefield.

If you don't want this little blessing, then you don't treat us as a family!"

Now that it's said so much, who can refuse?

Li Jiujin was drooling with envy in the audience. If he had known that he could enjoy this treatment by getting married in the regiment, he should have been single for 30 years and not been so anxious to get married. This guy alone could make a lot of money.

However, looking at the graceful brides on the stage, Li Dalianzhang obviously missed his wife who was as thin as a door panel. Without that good figure, how could he take care of the few ridges of land and take care of the whole family at home?

It’s okay to fix your aesthetics based on the reality of life.

But Li Jiujin still underestimated the butterfly effect caused by Tang Tuanzuo’s marriage.

Two mysterious rich people also sent heavy gifts to the newlyweds of the Sixing Regiment.

A guy named Dewangzhong was simple and rough. He sent 20 large wooden boxes. When he opened the first box he brought to the stage, he almost blinded everyone’s eyes.

There were guns in it!

Submachine guns! The blue metallic luster of the exquisite gun body in the sun made the soldiers on and off the stage know at a glance that these were all brand new imported goods.

The eyes of the officers below were almost frozen.

A large wooden box can hold a donkey, and there are at least 50 submachine guns in it. If calculated in this way, there are 1,000 submachine guns in these 20 large wooden boxes with red flowers.

"No wonder the Four-Line Regiment is so well-equipped! He must have met a noble man. Could it be that the one called De Zhongwang is a pseudonym of a certain old man?" The look in the eyes of Brigade Commander Kong who looked at Brigade Commander Cheng silently basically meant this.

"There are many secrets on this kid. You will have to guess in the future. Don't think about it. With this thing in his hand, he must equip his own guards first? It's generous to send a gun out." Brigade Commander Cheng shook his head slightly, but he quietly made a money-rubbing gesture with his hands.

Is there any need to say it clearly? Isn't it that this gift is definitely not for the newlyweds, but for the Four-Line Regiment? Then, according to traditional rules, those who came from afar to congratulate, how can they say that they should give some gifts in return! Not too many, just 30 for each division and brigade.

I can only say that Brigade Commander Cheng thinks much better than he looks.

"Damn, the number is wrong!" Tang Tuanzuo's mouth twitched fiercely.

The so-called Dewangzhong is the pseudonym given to himself by Rostav, a local tyrant, and these gifts are all given by him personally.

19 of the 20 boxes are given to the big sponsor, the Four Lines Group, and only the items in the box numbered 01 are given to the newcomers.

This guy has the habit of being mysterious, and he didn't tell Tang Dao what's in it in the letter, but based on the weight, Tang Dao can also guess that most of it is firearms.

But what Tang Dao didn't expect was that it turned out to be the new submachine gun MP38 that the German Empire had just equipped in the army in mid-1938.

This gift is not light. The MP38 submachine gun is the world's first submachine gun that successfully uses a folding stock and is made of steel and plastic.

After folding the buttstock, the length of the whole gun is only 630MM, and the weight of the whole gun with 32 rounds of magazine is only 7KG, with an effective range of 100 meters and a firing rate of 500 rounds per minute!

This lightweight, durable and powerful submachine gun can be regarded as the pinnacle of submachine guns during World War II.

If all 19 boxes are of this type, there are more than 900 guns. Calculated at 200 oceans per gun, this batch of guns alone is worth nearly 200,000 oceans.

The reason why Rostav invested so much money during the wedding of Tang Tuanzuo is that Tang Dao can also know the reason.

It's just that this person found that Tang Dao actually had other channels to purchase weapons besides Krupp. In order not to lose this big customer who easily invested millions of US dollars, this person also fought hard and even sent the MP38 that had just been equipped in the German army.

And Zhuang Shisan, the sixth man, just wanted to show off, no matter who gave it to him, our Four Lines Group must show off in front of the friendly forces and young and old men today, so that the bride’s relatives can also know that the girl is married to the Four Lines Army. They are not wrong.

He ordered that all the 20 large boxes that had just been delivered from Handan yesterday be moved to the scene. The reason for the error was that Cheng Tieshou, who was six years older than him, mistook box No. 10 for box No. 01 and moved it to the stage. .

The consequence of serving the cup in front of the bride's relatives was that Tuanzuo Tang clearly saw the green eyes of the army, division, brigade and regiment commanders in the audience.

With the size of the generals invited today, Tang Dao knew that sending out hundreds of submachine guns would be impossible.

But it doesn’t matter, it’s just fun! Anyway, it's a free gift from the German tycoon. If it's not enough, just buy it. The Four Lines Group currently has nothing but money.

When Cheng Tieshou, the iron fool, was sweating profusely and led others to open the No. 01 wooden box under the threat of Tang Tuanzuo's murderous eyes, the bride's relatives in the audience breathed a sigh of relief.

Although tradition has long been broken, it is always a bit unlucky to see swords and guns at a wedding, let alone boxes full of guns.

This box is full of cultural atmosphere.

In order to show off his cultural literacy, Rostav, a China expert, actually gave each newlywed couple a set of hardcover miniatures of the Twenty-Four Histories of the Republic of China. Although it was a miniature version, these 22 sets filled the entire large wooden box. .

A history book that almost covers the development of Chinese civilization. It is not only the crystallization of Chinese wisdom, but also exquisitely printed. The price of this set of books alone is definitely high.

However, this somewhat makes these gangsters who came from the military camp a little bit big-eyed. They dare to study and study for newlyweds!

"This set of books is a great gift! Our brides can use it to go to bed at night. No, before going to bed, they can teach their men who are only proficient in writing a lesson. It can also be regarded as a new kind of boudoir pleasure."

This was said by Deputy Commander Lei, who smiled like a flower, and only his comrades and subordinates could see clearly the teasing look in his eyes.

"What a joy in the boudoir! I will give this set of books to Deputy Commander Lei tonight." Shen Laoliu grinned and moved the set of books to his feet, and he and his wife, Second Lieutenant Long Ying, started to bite each other.

"Idiot, Mrs. Lei is not here, who did you scare by sending him here? I can't understand it anyway, why don't you just put it somewhere so Long Yan can take a look at it?" Long Ying gave her stupid husband a big roll of his eyes.

Sister Fu Di Mo must never forget her dear brother at any time!

"Yes! Madam, you are right! Lieutenant Long will be a general in the future. You must read this history carefully!" Shen Laoliu woke up as if from a dream, his head was pounding.

Long Yan: I thank you two for loving me so much that you gave me the pair of golden mandarin ducks!

Rostav's generosity really shocked the discerning people in the audience, but they underestimated women.

Especially a woman who receives news that the man she likes is getting married.

The cooperation between the Four Elements Group and the Rockefeller family is highly confidential. Not to mention that the little foreign girl cannot come to congratulate her in person. Even the invitations written by Tantai Mingyue cannot be sent. They can only be conveyed by Gong Shaoxun on her behalf.

As a result, this person could not come, but the gift was indispensable.

The Rockefeller Company's transport fleet was robbed completely by the guerrillas five days ago, and the tightly wrapped large wooden boxes were secretly transported to the headquarters of the Fourth Army Regiment yesterday.

The eldest daughter of the Rockefeller family was named a wealthy Chinese businessman who supported China's war of resistance. The gift she gave was even more domineering than that of the arms dealer Rostav.

Anyway, the guns sent by China Communications are for the Four Elements Group, and the books are given to the newcomers.

However, this mysterious rich man's gifts to the newlyweds were guns and knives. He only needed the words "Knife, Gun, Eyeless" to give to the bride and groom who were about to live together and would inevitably fight.

Tantai Mingyue, who knew it well, did not change her expression, but her eyes quietly glanced at a certain group of people with innocent faces, which meant: "Miss Laura's gift is really chosen deliberately!"

But this time, the reporter from Tantai University did not use the Nine-yin White Bone Pinch, a special technique for controlling husbands. It was not because he was afraid of the crowd, but because I didn’t do anything, or even said anything. Hey, you foreign bitch is so angry!

No wonder people say love is a sad relationship. You see, even if you are as smart as a bright moon, you can't help but have a lot of inner drama when faced with this kind of love between a man and a woman, right?

The brides were given guns, each a small Browning pocket pistol.

The Colt-Browning 1908 pistol produced by the American Colt Company is only 4 centimeters long and weighs only 350 grams. It is loaded with six rounds and has a range of up to 30 meters. It has always been the favorite of the upper class in China. Self-defense weapons.

Moreover, Miss Laura, who is very thoughtful, also specially blackened each gun. The faint baked blue luster makes the pocket pistol more compact and exquisite, which is very suitable for women to use. What is even more considerate is that each gun is The gun was engraved with the bride's name.

Even the ladies who don't like guns are very happy about this unexpected gift.

In addition to the guns, there are also holsters made of calfskin.

Tang Tuanzuo looked at the holster and couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Because the holster is not hung on the waist, but tied to the thigh.

This should also be the way that little foreign girls designed women to carry guns.

The image of a foreign girl wearing jodhpurs with a gun stuck in her slender and strong thigh suddenly appeared in front of a certain commander. Somehow, it felt quite charming.

At this time, nylon stockings should have been on the market in the United States! If not, this should be a good business!

The imagination of Tang Tuanzuo instantly turned from stockings to flying US dollars in his mind. If he remembered correctly, when the first batch of nylon stockings were launched in the United States, thousands of women rushed to the store to buy them. In just 4 days, the total sales were close to 10 million US dollars, and the inventor DuPont received a lot of money.

Even the founder of Chanel said: "Don't go out without a hat, and don't go out without stockings."

It's already the beginning of 1939, and I have to hurry up and ask the foreign girl first.

And! Looking at this holster again, if the wives of his subordinates all learned how to hang their guns, just thinking about the moment when these impatient men under his command lifted up their wives' skirts in the bridal chamber and found a pistol stuck in their wives' thighs, Tang Dao couldn't help but grin.

Would these guys be a little wilted at that moment?

The inner drama of a certain regiment commander is no less than that of his own wife.

I can only say that this is a magical couple!

"What are you laughing at?" Tan Tai Mingyue, who repeatedly persuaded herself to be calm, looked at her husband who was standing there and grinning, and her eyebrows finally stood up.

"Wife, wear this gun well at night, and I will tell you why I am laughing!" Tang Tuanzuo whispered in Tan Tai Mingyue's ear.

"Stay away from me, we are on the stage!" Tan Tai Mingyue is not as thick-skinned as Tang Tuanzuo, who is affectionate with her husband in front of tens of thousands of people.

I just think her husband's sense of humor is so strange. What's so funny about wearing a small pistol?

It is estimated that only when the wedding night comes, the reporter Tan Tai will discover someone's unknown hobby.

Uniforms, that and that, really, no man can escape it!

The gifts that the little foreign girl gave to the grooms were also very special.

As the standard weapon of the Four-line Regiment, the power of the three-edged military bayonet has shown great power in hand-to-hand combat. As long as the torso is stabbed, the Japanese army will soon lose combat capability due to excessive blood loss caused by the huge wound.

However, the function of assassination is too single, especially in the increasingly complex battlefield environment in the future.

Tang Dao has long wanted to make a standard military knife for the front-line infantry, but the mechanical processing equipment and manpower of the military factory are limited after all, and the materials that meet the requirements of Tang Dao are insufficient. Teacher Xiao He has only made less than 100 military knives, which can only be used by a few people.

When Tang Dao escorted Laura to Jiangcheng last time, he gave his design plan and material requirements, and asked her to help borrow the powerful mechanical processing capabilities of the United States to make a suitable military knife.

After the Tang Dao returned to the Sihang Regiment, the little foreign girl sent a secret letter, saying that the first batch of 200 sample swords had arrived.

And the gift that the little foreign girl gave to these groom officers was the saber, 22 of the 200 sample swords.

As a soldier, the most trusted person is undoubtedly the weapon in his hand besides his comrades, but the knife, a primitive killing weapon, is undoubtedly also a weapon that they trust and like.

In addition to the standard weapon such as the three-edged bayonet, many soldiers of the Sihang Regiment will also choose their favorite daggers.

For example, Cai Yongguan likes to use the thick-backed knife specially made for him, and Lei Xiong carries a tiger-tooth saber designed by Tang Dao for him to imitate the previous life.

Although everyone has different preferences for swords, some swords can instantly attract you.

The sword that the little foreign girl gave was pitch black, and the long blade was double-edged like a dagger, but it was slightly tightened at the handle, which made people almost forget that it was a sword, a sword that could kill people, as if it was a work of art.

Although every soldier knows that the whole body is black to prevent the sharp blade from reflecting light, this kind of knife is used to kill people.

However, the function of this knife is not just to kill people.

If you are a military enthusiast from the future, you may blurt out a name the moment you see this double-edged blade-European military obstacle clearing knife.

Yes, Tang Dao did not choose the standard military knife of the future Republic, nor did it choose the extremely famous American tactical assault knife in the future, but chose this standard obstacle clearing knife.

Because the requirements of other military knives for machine tools and materials are too high, and they cannot be achieved with current mechanical technology. Instead of making a military knife that is not as good as a tiger, it is better to use a military knife that can be fully achieved by current technology to imitate.

Like the European military obstacle clearing knife in memory, the new military knife blade blank also uses a 6 mm thick steel bar, and then grinds the blade on a large diameter roller grindstone to form a slightly hollow grinding edge. On this basis, it is then manually convexly polished to complete the final edge.

Its characteristic is that it is very sharp while maintaining a strong blade.

The steel material is selected according to Tang Dao's request, and the current highest hardness of the navy warship gun barrel steel is selected, and then it is specially heat-treated to make it amazingly tough.

Only such a knife can cut through the barbed wire with one stroke, and can also dig up the ground and pry out the buried mines.

Tang Dao had personally tested it last night. This knife can not only pierce into an inch thick steel plate, but also cut through the steel bar as thick as a little finger. Although the hardness of the steel is slightly inferior to the future, it can still be called the best military obstacle clearing knife of this era.

Even the wire wrapped around the handle is made of special materials, sweat-absorbing and non-slip. After being untied, the thin wire of more than ten meters can bear the weight of an adult, with a bearing capacity of at least 800 pounds.

The cost of this knife alone is as high as 400 oceans, comparable to the cost of an MG42.

Several people in the regiment thought Tang Tuanzuo was crazy after hearing the cost, but after actually using this knife, they all acquiesced to Tang Tuanzuo's completely crazy squandering.

This is definitely the best gift received by the grooms today.

And the friendly troops and officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment below, who didn't have a sad look in their eyes?

Just for this gift, those who are not married secretly swore in their hearts that they must find a wife in the new year.

But as the newlyweds on the stage who received the gifts bowed to their comrades, parents, and couples, Lei Xiong announced that the wedding was over, and Tang Tuanzuo, as the groom, stood in front of the microphone with a smile.

"You don't have to get guns and swords only by receiving gifts at a wedding. After lunch, there will be a military competition between the Four-Line Regiment and friendly forces. The top three in each event will receive rewards. In addition, there will be a big lucky draw. All attendees and guests are welcome to participate."

As soon as these words came out, the audience cheered.

Brigadier General Cheng and Brigadier General Kong smiled and rubbed their hands, they were almost waiting for this program.

This was not a sudden idea by Commander Tang. This was a long-established New Year's Eve process, and it was also the New Year's Eve celebration second only to the collective wedding.