Everyone is well aware of the current situation of the Chinese army. Some troops are on empty pay, and some are frantically recruiting young men.

The organization of many troops is in a mess. What is recorded in the headquarters is one regiment. Maybe that regiment only has half a company's strength.

"Commander, they dare to deduct your supplies?" Zhao Zhiguo couldn't believe it.

"It's either a deduction or a shortage of supplies. There are only so many supplies, and the higher-ups are thinking of expanding the army. What can we do if we don't have that many supplies?"

The country is so poor, and the people don't have enough to eat every day, how can they possibly afford to support a huge army?

"It seems that I am not too late. I plan to let you handle the coal mine business on my behalf!" Zhao Zhiguo said.

"I said you are not serious, are you? Coal is now black gold, and every military group wants it."

Mr. Zhang was a little excited. Zhao Zhiguo sent the money directly to him.

If the military wants to do business, all procedures are easy to handle and there won't be too much trouble.

"I'm serious. Anyang Town is located in a remote area and is surrounded by powerful enemies. I don't have the time or energy to do business."

If Anyang Town was located in the rear area and there were no Japs around, he would not have shared the coal mine affairs with others.

Now the little Japanese are coveting Zhao Zhiguo's troops, and they can't tell when they will attack them.

If they mine too much coal and stockpile it in Anyang Town, and Anyang Town falls, all the coal will be given to the little devils.

When the mined coal is sold or not, it cannot be stored in Anyang Town. Transporting it to Le County is the best option.

First, it is difficult for the Japs to attack Le County in a short period of time, and second, Master Zhang is present in Le County.

"You really want to do this deal with me? Then I won't take advantage of you. I will only take 10% of the profit."

Commander Zhang was no longer polite to Zhao Zhiguo. The Northwest Army was so poor that they had no pants to wear. He needed money to improve the army's equipment.

Although the profit is only 10%, as long as the quantity is large enough, it is enough for Mr. Zhang to make a lot of money.

"Forty percent, you are four and I am six!" Zhao Zhiguo did not want to lose Mr. Zhang.

Given Mr. Zhang's character, he would not hide the money he made and would definitely spend most of it on the troops.

In the future, fighting against Japanese soldiers will become the mainstream of the Chinese army. As long as it is used to fight against Japanese soldiers, the money will not be wasted.

"Aren't you kidding me? This is a lot of money. Will your superiors agree?" Mr. Zhang said.

"If my superiors blame me, I will naturally bear the responsibility. If the coal cannot be sold in Anyang Town, it will be just a pile of rocks."

"Okay, I promise you, but do you need my help with coal mining?"

"No, there is free labor over there."

"You want to capture the little devil?" Master Zhang understood what Zhao Zhiguo meant.

The prisoners of war of the Chinese army who were captured by the Japs were either killed or used as laborers.

Of course, Zhao Zhiguo now has no Japs prisoners and needs their own people to mine. Zhao Zhiguo can use this to attract the villagers around Anyang Town.

Because of the war, more and more people have been displaced. If they were given a chance to make money, they would be happy to come to Anyang Town to do this job.

When more prisoners are captured in the future, the prisoners will replace the mine workers.

The excess labor force can, firstly, join the army, and secondly, Zhao Zhiguo will distribute the excess houses and land in Anyang Town to them.

Population is also a resource. As long as Anyang Town develops healthily, there will be no shortage of labor force.

Agriculture, industry and commerce, and other industries all need population support.

"Hehehe, it depends on whether the Japs will give you face in the future. If you can't capture the Japs' prisoners, it would be good if you can capture the puppet soldiers' prisoners."

Anyway, he was working for free. Zhao Zhiguo didn't care whether he was a brat or a bastard, as long as he could work.

"Since you will have free labor in the future, I won't be polite. I want 30% off!"

If there are enough prisoners of the Japs, a lot of money can be saved in terms of labor. The most important thing is that the dangerous mine areas can be used for the Japs. If they die in there, they will die in there. Zhao Zhiguo will not feel bad.

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"Okay, that's it!"

Zhao Zhiguo doesn't want to get entangled in this aspect. If he makes money, Zhao Zhiguo can give money to Mr. Zhang.

"By the way, do you have any extra weapons in your hands? Give me some support. Ten or eight are too few for me, and hundreds are not too many for me."

Master Zhang knew that Zhao Zhiguo was good at making weapons.

"The weapons I have are all Japanese-style weapons, and the ammunition is not easy to match." Zhao Zhiguo said.

The caliber of ammunition was wrong. Even if they gave Commander Zhang and his guns guns, they would still be like fire sticks in their hands.

Zhao Zhiguo has no shortage of guns. There is no problem in bringing out more than a hundred rifles, but they are short of bullets.

"That's right, the Japs' bullets are hard to deal with!" Commander Zhang also shook his head helplessly. Their Northwest Army's bullets were not very rich either.

"If you don't mind, division commander, can I give you some of the old-fashioned guns we replaced?"

They had fought with the puppet army and seized some rifles made in Hanyang and Liao 13 from the puppet army. The number of rifles made Zhao Zhiguo dazzled.

These rifles have different calibers. When equipped to the troops, each soldier must be equipped with bullets, which undoubtedly increases the pressure on logistics.

So Zhao Zhiguo simply set a rule for the troops. The rifles of each company must be unified. Because of the captured weapons, more than half of Zhao Zhiguo's troops have already replaced them with the Japanese 38-type caps.

"What do I dislike? You also saw the situation of our troops when you entered the city. As long as we can fight, I will!"

Mr. Zhang is a beggar now, so naturally he doesn’t mind the food being sour.

"There is one more thing I want to ask you. Do you have any news about your brother?"

Zhao Ziming disappeared because of the order of Master Zhang. Ever since he learned the news, Master Zhang has been sending people to inquire about Zhao Ziming.

Zhao Zhiguo shook his head: "After the fall of Pingcheng, there was no news at all."

"I recently heard news that there is a mountain called Lushan walking southeast from Le County. There is a group of bandits on the mountain. It is said that the second master's surname is Zhao! As for whether he is your brother, I have not received accurate information."

"Deer Mountain? Southeast?"

"Yes, this bandit is entrenched in the deep mountains and old forests. They are engaged in robbing homes and houses. The local troops have gone into the mountains to encircle and suppress them. They have changed mountains many times. They are relatively mobile. They only arrived in Lushan in the past two months. As for now, they are still here.

I'm not sure whether I'm in Lushan or not."

In fact, there are several groups of bandits in this mountainous area.
Chapter completed!