Signing in the Republic of China: starting from a foot patrol

Chapter 209 Dollars and Baguettes

Jiangdu County Government Office

With the return of Ross, Bender and others, they also brought good news that coal mine equipment, factory machinery, construction equipment, etc. will be delivered to Jiangdu County.

In addition, they also brought another big yellow nose.

Marcel, a French tank commander, returned home from the army after World War I, and later found a job as a crew member to make ends meet.

A few days ago, Marcel's ship set sail from the Lighthouse Country, and arrived in the Republic of China carrying a batch of dyes, machine parts and other materials ordered by "Wal-Mart".

During the conversation with the captain, Wayne accidentally learned that Marcel could drive a tank.

Immediately, he remembered what Lin Hongfei had told him casually, looking for one or two people who could drive tanks and join the independent regiment as an armored vehicle instructor.

Therefore, Wayne mentioned the matter to the captain and Marcel, and wanted Marcel to stay in the country and serve as an instructor for a period of time.

The captain doesn't care, it's just an ordinary crew member, one more is not too much, and one less is not much, besides, Wal-Mart is also a regular customer of their shipping company, so we still have to give some face.

As for Marcel, he came to the Republic of China for the first time. The only thing Marcel knew about this strange country was what he heard from a few Chinese workers who could speak some French during the war.

In a strange country, Marcel naturally has no feelings, and he does not intend to stay here as an instructor. He has been away from the motherland for so long, and he misses the baguettes in his hometown.

However, when Wayne took out a wad of dollars and handed it to Marcel, and told him to open an account with Citibank in Qingcheng, Marcel was shaken.

He loves baguettes, but he loves even more the green bills and the amiable Washingtons, Lincolns, and Hamiltons on them.

So, he followed Ross, Bender and others all the way to Jiangdu County.

After learning of Marcel's identity, Lin Hongfei took him to his arms warehouse without hesitation.

With the opening of two large tarpaulins, two brand new French Renault FT-17 tanks appeared in front of Marcel.

Looking at this familiar model, he, as the commander of a retired tank, recalled the scenes of the roaring motors and the bursting of guns on the battlefield.

"Mr. Marcel, I hope you can help me train a group of excellent tank soldiers, and you will be in charge of these two tanks."

"Then, I will ask my deputy head to accompany you to select suitable students in the army." Lin Hongfei talked with Marcel in proficient French.

For the county magistrate in front of him, Marcel was not only surprised by his youth, but also by his fluent French, which made him feel more at ease. Unimpeded.

Marcel nodded: "No problem, but you need a French translator to accompany me, otherwise it will be difficult for me to communicate with your soldiers."

"I know this, so I am going to ask Mr. Ross to act as your French translator temporarily!" Lin Hongfei laughed.

Ross on the side also nodded at Marcel. Ross was a French immigrant from the Lighthouse Country, and Ross was responsible for translating for Marcel along the way.

The matter was settled like this, Lin Hongfei showed a satisfied smile.

These two tanks have been in the warehouse for a long time, and Marcel is here today, finally making them play a real role!

Soon, Guo Lang accompanied Marcel to select the first batch of 15 members from the independent regiment to form the armored training brigade of the independent regiment, with Lin Hongfei as the captain and Marcel as the instructor.

After passing the training and assessment in the future, they will become the first armor force in Lin Hongfei's hands.

And on the same day when the Armored Forces Training Brigade was established, a long queue formed outside a courtyard in the county seat of Jiangdu County. The people in the queue were all, without exception, in their late teens and twenties. Young lad.

And at the front of the line, there was a sign with the words [Jiandu County Police Department Police Recruitment Office] written on it.

After Wu Qiusheng took over the task of rebuilding the Jiangdu County Police Station from Lin Hongfei, he and Lu Xiwa got busy together. They didn't sleep well or eat well for several days.

When they were in the capital, although they both served as officials in the police station, they had never worked so hard.

After all, this police station is a public police station, not his own, so why bother.

But it's different now, this Jiangdu County is the territory of the elder brother, and if he helps the elder brother raise the police, he is doing things for his own family, how can there be any reason not to work hard.

Therefore, after many days of busy work, Wu Qiusheng openly recruited a group of young, strong, clean-born boys from Jiangdu County to work in the police station.

Knowing that they were going to the police station to work for the public, the boys naturally scrambled to register in line.

Although it is not clear how the police station is treated, everyone knows that although the county magistrate Lin is ruthless, he is really kind to his own people and there is no need to pick him.

Among other things, the soldiers in the Independence Regiment can eat three meals of meat a week, get a new suit of clothes a year, and don't deduct military pay.The treatment of this police station is not much worse!

Therefore, there was a long queue at the recruitment office early on. These people came from all over the county to sign up. It is said that some people were afraid of being late, so they ran to wait nearby the day before yesterday.

Seeing so many applicants in front of him, Wu Qiusheng decided to increase the rigor of the review. After all, his first recruitment plan only prepared 120 places.

As a result, a police recruitment campaign no less than when the Independence Regiment recruited soldiers began.

In this recruitment, those who can read and write will be given priority.

Those who are illiterate will be strictly examined in terms of body appearance, physical coordination, etc.

For a whole day, Wu Qiusheng, Lu Xiwa and others were so exhausted that they nearly collapsed on the ground before they finished reviewing all the young people who signed up.

Finally, in the evening, they announced the final admission list on the walls on both sides of the gate of the police station!

The young people who came to sign up rushed forward, and those who could read carefully searched for their names.

The illiterate ones pricked up their ears and listened carefully to the voice of the police officer reading the list in front, for fear of missing their own names.

The person who was selected was naturally elated, dancing with excitement and saying, "Hey, I've won!"

Those who were not selected naturally looked lonely and dejected, regretting that they did not perform better in the review.

However, after the police officer read the list, he also mentioned that he would continue to recruit police officers in the future, which comforted the hearts of those who were not selected.

Can't choose this time, come again next time!