Lost and Spy

Chapter 344 Supplementary Materials
This bow was beyond Meng Shaoyuan's expectation.

He quickly stood up: "Miss, there is no need to do this, this is my job."

"You have done a very good job. Please sit down." Kong Lingyi sat down again: "My father doesn't know how to thank you. The battle in Shanghai is currently in full swing. You are leading your troops to fight on the front line, and there are quite a lot of casualties. Expenses are also high, so my father decided to increase your special fund."

Meng Shaoyuan nodded silently.

Kong Xiangxi rewarded himself there.

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

"Also." Kong Lingyi continued: "Father also said that although he is not as obsessed with the army as his uncle was, he got a tax police regiment, but if he really wants to get the equipment to arm an entire army, he still has to pay for it." There is a way. So he took the lead and helped you get a batch of weapons, ammunition and medicine, which will be delivered in a few days, which can be regarded as some insignificant things he did for the War of Resistance.”

Meng Shaoyuan was overjoyed.

Weapons, ammunition, medicine, which one is not urgently needed on the battlefield now?

Before the Battle of Songhu broke out, Meng Shaoyuan had already made a lot of preparations and hoarded supplies desperately, thinking that they would be enough.

But when you really go to the battlefield, you will know the horror of war.

All the supplies are consumed in large quantities every day, and if they cannot be replenished in time, those hoarded supplies will soon be exhausted.

How can it be supplemented?

Not to mention these secret service organizations, even the regular army cannot get timely supplies.

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

But no matter how rich people are, they can't afford to squander, can they?

A prodigal son will lose all his ancestors' savings sooner or later.

too difficult.

But now, Kong Xiangxi is like the timely rain.

"a batch".

Meng Shaoyuan can be sure that the "batch" that the eldest lady said is definitely not a small number.

"Miss, I really have to thank you this time." Meng Shaoyuan said in a rare sincere tone: "Give me money and give me weapons, ammunition and medicine. It really solved my urgent need."

Kong Lingyi smiled slightly: "My father gave you these, and you don't have to thank me. I asked someone to bring you a gift from the United States."

Oh, and presents?

From America?Meng Shaoyuan had some expectations.

Gao Fanyi quickly took out a bag.

Open the bag, inside is a suit.

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

What is this?

"I have a friend who has some authority in the U.S. Ordnance Department." Kong Lingyi said indifferently: "Although this dress looks ugly, it is very useful on the battlefield. It is said that it can block bullets."

Stop the bullet?Body armor?

Damn, I actually saw the bulletproof vest?
After the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901, body armor caught the attention of the U.S. Congress.The earliest body armor that came out at the time could stop low-velocity pistol bullets, but not rifle bullets.

Therefore, in the First World War, body armor made of natural fiber fabrics and steel plates appeared. Thick silk clothing was once the main component of body armor.

However, silk deteriorated quickly in the trenches. This defect, combined with the limited bulletproof ability and the high cost of silk, made silk body armor neglected by the U.S. Department of Ordnance in World War I and failed to popularize.

However, a lot of silk body armor flowed into the black market in the United States through various channels, and soon won the favor of American gangsters and big businessmen, and they all bought one at a lot of money.

As a result, this kind of silk body armor, which the U.S. Ordnance Department looked down upon, was fired at a very high price.

Although it will be a few years later that the real infantry body armor made of special steel will shine on the battlefield, but now, being able to own a silk body armor is definitely something worth showing off .

"I heard that you often go to the front." Kong Lingyi looked careless: "Put it on, and it may save your life sometime."

Meng Shaoyuan was very grateful at the moment.

To be honest, the clothes are not very useful on the battlefield, similar to the first-generation body armor, and have a good defense against pistol bullets, but if they are really hit by rifle bullets, they can only reduce the damage to a certain extent.
And, who have you seen, put on a suit and go to war?
Or a silk suit?

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

"Miss, Meng Shaoyuan deserves to accept such an expensive gift." Meng Shaoyuan didn't want to say too many polite words: "However, since the miss has already bought it, I can only accept it brazenly."

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

Are you praising me or scolding me?
"Okay." Kong Lingyi looked at the time: "I wanted to keep you for dinner, but I also know that the war is urgent and you have a lot of things to do, so let's leave it at that for today. I'll ask Gao Fanyi to drive you back."

"Okay." Meng Shaoyuan stood up, and when he walked to the door, he stopped suddenly, turned around and did not forget to say: "Miss, the weapon that Minister Kong promised me, the sooner the better, don't play tricks."

"roll!"

Kong Lingyi couldn't help but laugh, why did she meet such a scoundrel?
……

After getting off Gao Fanyi's car, Meng Shaoyuan was very hungry. As soon as he entered the office, he hurriedly asked Wu Jingyi to ask for big meat noodles for him.

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

Everyone can order noodles, but whether it is delicious or not depends on the quality of a bowl of noodle soup.

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

Red soup noodles are delicious in Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi and other places, so soy sauce becomes the key.

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

Whenever this kind of soy sauce is boiled, the boss will close the door and not allow anyone to come in, and then add several key ingredients to the soy sauce.

Compared with ordinary soy sauce, this kind of boiled soy sauce is fresh, fragrant and unique.

This is also the key to whether a noodle restaurant can have a prosperous business.

In a large bowl, put a spoonful of special soy sauce, a small spoonful of lard, pour in the meat and bone soup that has been simmering for a long time, and sprinkle a handful of garlic leaves. The appearance and taste are not to mention very attractive.

It is said that search engines are omnipotent, but in his time, Meng Shaoyuan searched everywhere on the Internet and could not find the recipe for this special soy sauce.

"Wangshunji" noodle shop opened in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. The noodle soup is a craft handed 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 all day after eating.

Every day at noon, customers waiting to eat this big meat noodles have to wait in line.

Meng Shaoyuan liked this one.

Wu Jingyi just had a meal, but seeing how delicious his director Meng ate, she felt a little hungry again: "Director Meng, according to your order, we have sent people to Suzhou, Taizhou and other places one after another. Among them, a group of people over 20 years old and under 30 years old were selected, a total of 280 seven people, who are currently undergoing intensive short-term training."

This is also the way Meng Shaoyuan came up with.

His staff not only had to be replenished, but in large numbers.

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

First, the people who snatched it still can't make up for the loss, and second, if things go on like this, other departments can really come desperately.

How to do?
Select people from the police and security forces.

The police and security forces in this period were good and bad, and discipline was lax, but they were paramilitary organizations at any rate, and they had received certain military training and had a solid foundation.

Most of them are added to the armed forces of the military, such as the current Armed Rangers, and the Loyalty and National Salvation Army that will appear soon. The outstanding ones will be added to the intelligence agencies after retraining.

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

Especially the cap, that's a dead order.

Otherwise, those who have been in the police and security forces for several years will all become veterans, timid when doing tasks, and eager to be the first.

In fact, this was also the method adopted by Dai Li in the middle of the War of Resistance Against Japan, when faced with the huge casualties of the military command and the training personnel could not be replenished in time.

But he, Meng Shaoyuan, used it in advance.

The selection of these personnel is very large. In just a short time, nearly 300 people have been selected.

"Let this group of people go to Taihu Lake." Meng Shaoyuan thought about it there: "Wang Jingzhong will be in charge and provide the training place. After all, it is safer there, and it is also close to Shanghai."

"Okay, I will contact Wang Jingzhong, but what we lack now is an excellent instructor."

"Instructor, instructor." Meng Shaoyuan muttered.

Where can I find a good instructor?

The fight in Shanghai is so tense, who will be transferred?Besides, those secret agents didn't say anything when they were doing the mission, but being an instructor is completely different?

That requires a wealth of experience, and the level of education must not be low.

"How about." Wu Jingyi hesitated for a moment: "You go to find your teacher?"

"He Ruyi?" Meng Shaoyuan frowned tightly: "My teacher must be very capable, but you let him go to Taihu Lake? Help me train personnel? It is easy to talk to Mr. Dai, the problem is that my teacher is willing. .Doesn't that lower his status?"

"Then there's no way."

Meng Shaoyuan gritted his teeth: "It doesn't matter, I'll try my luck. It's amazing. I was scolded by my teacher. Anyway, I have a thick skin, so it doesn't matter if you scold me again."

"You are telling the truth." Wu Jingyi repeatedly nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)