The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

These two dollars are indeed a lot... but they are not much either. Not to mention anything else, even smoking cigarettes won’t be enough to last for many days!

Those soldiers who had originally thought of taking the money, spending it in a few days and then coming back became hesitant when they heard the "three-year" deadline.

However, all these expressions of hesitation, dissatisfaction, or anxiety and confusion entered Jiang Cheng's sight.

He smiled, and then added loudly, "Brothers, you should have heard about the treatment of our Jilin Army, right? Haha, to put it bluntly, whether it's military pay or bonuses, they are the highest in our Northeast Army, right?"

This means, among other things, that the monthly quota of soldiers at all levels is fully double that of Heilongjiang Province;
As for being promoted to officer, the salary is more than two or three times higher than that in Heilongjiang Province.

Of course, in addition to the basic military pay, there are also bonuses and wages:
For example, if you win a battle, the rewards for military merit are very generous... The work includes building roads, houses, reclaiming land and cultivating military settlements, etc.

All in all, even for the most ordinary privates, the income gap is about three times.

Seeing that many people were beginning to waver, Jiang Cheng cleared his throat and continued, "Brothers, I know that everyone joins the army - isn't it for money?"

"Before, I talked about this with Li Jinglin... But, I always want everyone to join the army. If we just use the reward money to lure them, how can we keep their loyalty?"

Jiang Cheng's eyes suddenly turned cold and stern, and he quickly examined everyone. "If I say today - if you can rely on the recent training, complete the assessment, and finally reach the same standard as the Ji army, and are willing to strictly abide by the same regulations, I will raise your treatment to the same standard as the Ji army!"

After saying this, he soon discovered that everyone was becoming nervous and conflicted. Jiang Cheng smiled indifferently, glanced at the increasingly nervous Li Xuedong, and raised his hand to let the guards use submachine guns to clear a path leading directly to the military camp.

Jiang Cheng walked towards the headquarters coldly with his hands in his trouser pockets. Li Jinglin was not there, and the civilian staff who did not join in the riot were still busy.

He walked around the office building, and Han Ming ran up to report: "Master Jiang, Li Jinglin is in the training ground... He is training with the brothers."

Turning back to look at the other person, Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Where is Li Xuedong? And where are his soldiers who caused trouble?"

Han Ming snickered: "From what you said, it was the speech about raising the salary that shocked those old-fashioned people. Now they are thinking about how to get back together!"

Today's incident is most likely related to Li Xuedong's background——

Li Jinglin's "airborne" must have made him feel threatened, so he took advantage of the recent dissatisfaction of the grassroots soldiers and staged this incident.

Jiang Cheng shrugged and sneered: "Let's go to the training ground and take a look."

After saying this, he walked out of the office building with his guards and headed straight for the last training ground in the camp... At this time, the sound of shouting and killing could be vaguely heard.

They quickly walked around the gate and saw Li Jinglin and a group of brothers holding birch poles, who were training on a widened and compacted open space. There were probably thousands of them.

The uniform movements and loud slogans are full of powerful hormones.

Jiang Cheng watched from the side with a satisfied smile on his face. Li Jinglin had already seen him, but just continued training as if nothing had happened.

However, Li Xuedong and two other officers came forward like a young wife who had been offended. They didn't even dare to breathe and said with a smile, "Master Jiang, the brothers all know that they were wrong... Now they are all regretting it. You are such a good commander, we should be loyal to you."

Jiang Cheng continued to watch the drill team as if nothing had happened. After a long while, he calmly said, "Haha, are you going to serve me or the silver dollar?"

Without waiting for the fellow to argue, he quickly continued, "Of course, as a superior, I, Jiang Feilan, also understand that everyone is out here to make a living - but if anything the hell happens, you just mutiny for me, right!" He really wouldn't do that to the lower-level soldiers, but it was different for Li Xuedong.

"Look for yourself. Not all the brothers are dissatisfied. Li Jinglin personally went to practice. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the boys have made great progress. What about you?"

Li Xuedong broke out in a cold sweat.

"I'll give you two days to report to me the names of all the people who caused trouble today—"

Jiang Cheng suddenly turned around and stared at him coldly, "Don't try to fool me. I've counted the heads. There are 222 in total."

"If you're missing one, I'll hold you responsible!"

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After the training was over, Li Jinglin ran upstairs, sweating all over, and headed straight to his office.

Jiang Cheng was standing by the window with a cigarette between his legs. In the distance, soldiers were queuing up with their bowls waiting to get their meals.

Today there was white rice and meat, and everyone also had spicy cabbage and eggplant; although they were starving after a morning of training, the orderly situation was obviously related to Li Jinglin's strict training.

"Not bad. It's been less than half a month and it looks brand new."

Jiang Cheng has always been generous in praising his subordinates. "Thinking back on the chaotic scene earlier, you, Brother Li, played a huge role!"

The latter smiled indifferently at first, but soon said seriously: "Master Jiang, I'm afraid the main responsibility for what happened today lies with me!"

After looking at the other person in surprise, Jiang Cheng quickly smiled awkwardly: "Haha, this is really interesting——"

"Li Xuedong tried every possible means to push the blame onto you, but you just stuck your neck under the machete! So, do you really want to be liquidated?"

Li Jinglin shook his head, looked back at his superior with a bit of bitterness, and sighed: "Ah, even if Master Jiang doesn't say it, I know it clearly in my heart--"

"No matter what, we are still outsiders to Heilongjiang Province. They won't be happy about us seizing power, right?"

Knowing what he meant, Jiang Cheng quickly shook his head and smiled: "Jinglin, I think you are overthinking this matter! Just lead your soldiers well, and let us handle the rest."

Seeing his hesitation, Jiang Cheng quickly changed the subject - in fact, he came here today because he was more concerned about the previous statistics of the troops.

Ma Zhanshan and Guan Zhiyuan are still sorting out the list, but as the current "chief instructor" of Nandaying, Li Jinglin should be very clear about the situation here.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Just answer whatever I ask you... How come you're the chief instructor and still have your tongue gone?"

Li Jinglin smiled bitterly and then reported everything in detail: It turned out that it was not that his tongue was lost, but he really didn't know how to report in the current situation.

Nandaying is under the jurisdiction of Qiqihar District. Logically speaking, Li Xuedong is the "private army of Heilongjiang Province". (End of this chapter)