Chapter 1490 Recruiting Troops

When Zhang Tuohai woke up the next day, he felt pain in his waist.

"This girl is a wolf, sooner or later she will die."

Zhang Tuohai looked at the empty quilt beside him and muttered.

Wang Yufeng left early in the morning, saying she was going to the meeting to inquire about the situation.

Zhang Tuohai was not idle either and called Zhang San over.

"Go to the slums and recruit twenty refugees. Remember, if you want a family, you must have children."

Zhang Tuohai warned.

"Gang leader, why are you recruiting so many refugees? If you want to find helpers, there are many young people in our jurisdiction. I know a dozen of them. If you want to come over, I will be ruthless." Zhang San said.

"If you are told to go, just go. What nonsense."

Zhang Tuohai slapped Zhang San on the back of the head.

"Forget it, you can't do it, I'll go in person."

Zhang Tuohai put on his shoes and walked outside.

Zhang San quickly followed.

Shanghai is a magical place. Every day, a large number of people who have left their hometowns come here to make a living.

They couldn't afford the house here, so they had to find a deserted corner to build a shack.

Over time, slums of various sizes were formed.

Zhang Tuohai took Zhang San into the slums.

Clutter is the word here.

Sewage flows across the street, garbage is everywhere, flies are buzzing around, and no one cares here.

It seems to have been forgotten here.

Even ordinary gangsters are unwilling to get involved in this area.

Because, there is really no oil or water.

Here, Zhang Tuohai saw many poor people with no clothes or food to eat.

Many people looked at the two people with numb eyes.

I don’t know what it means for “noble people” like them to appear here.

"We're hiring, we're hiring!"

Zhang Tuohai found a high ground in the slum and shouted loudly with a broken loudspeaker.

Upon hearing this, a large number of poor people came running over.

"Master, come to me, I'm strong."

"Boss, come to me, I'm cheap."

"Boss, enjoy your meal."

The poor people shouted.

I hope Zhang Tuohai can give them a bite to eat.

"Everyone be quiet, be quiet. Anyone who doesn't shut up will be disqualified."

Zhang San shouted from below.

Seeing Zhang San's fierce look, the poor people did not dare to speak out.

"This time we are recruiting long-term workers, who receive preferential wages and are also responsible for food. But there is one requirement, that is, they must have family members and children. If you don't meet the requirements, just leave."

Zhang San shouted.

As he spoke, he lifted up his clothes, letting everyone see the hatchet on his waist.

Seeing Zhang San's appearance, the poor people knew that he was a gang member and did not dare to move.

Those who did not meet the conditions retreated, but still did not leave, wanting to see if there was still a chance.

"If you have family, bring your family."

Zhang San greeted.

Those poor people don't know why they need to bring their families with them when recruiting workers.

But finally I had a reason, and I couldn't let it go no matter what, so I brought all my family members over.

Zhang Tuohai jumped down and checked them one by one.

What he wants to select this time is a group of gunmen.

Gunmen are different from ordinary gang thugs. Thugs need ruthlessness, but gunmen need loyalty.

And family members, especially children, are the best weight.

In this era, many people would rather not survive themselves, but also want to leave the best to their children.

Therefore, as long as they control the children of these people, they will listen to Zhang Tuohai and become the sharpest knife in Zhang Tuohai's hand.

After selecting twenty families, Zhang Tuohai took these people directly back to the Ax Gang.

We found a few yards next door and settled them down.

The treatment was announced at the same time.

The twenty gunmen themselves had three meals a day of dry rice, one meal of meat, enough soup and vegetables every day, and they also had five foreign dollars a month as wages.

Their family eats two rations and one dilution every day, which is enough for their pickles and pancakes.

Of course, you can only eat in the cafeteria and cannot take away.

This treatment directly shocked these people.

You must know that at this time, the direct army of the Nationalist Government could only guarantee two rations, one ration and three meals a day.

The meat can only be seen during festivals or when the troops are leaving.

In terms of pay, an ordinary private only earns seven dollars a month.

But this is only on paper.

After peeling it off layer by layer, it only costs about four or five yuan in hand.

In fact, the treatment of these gunmen is higher than that of direct soldiers of the national army.

"Thank you boss, thank you boss."

When the civilians heard the treatment given by Zhang Tuohai, they knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Tuohai.

For them, this is a wonderful job that they never dream of.

Many people directly regard Zhang Tuohai as a god.

I have to say that many people in this era are still simple.

Although the money spent was a bit too much, Zhang Tuohai knew it was worth it.

Looking at the eyes of those people, he knew that over time, these people would become his most loyal team members.

In Shanghai, where the world is becoming more and more chaotic, this is the foundation for his survival.

From now on, only gold bars and gun handles will be the confidence to speak.

"Boss, I have the strength. Can you save this meat and give it to my baby? The baby is growing..."

A dark-skinned man asked cautiously.

"That's not okay. You must eat the meat given to you. And you must finish it. If you don't finish it, you will be punished."

Zhang Tuohai shook his head decisively.

What he wants is not a group of cannon fodder, he wants to train these people.

Training requires a lot of meat as the basis.

Otherwise, just working hard every day and training randomly will only train people to death.

Even in Japan's Army Road, in addition to three bowls of white rice every day, there is also canned beef blood, butter, beef, and whale meat (Yamato boiled), which is the canned beef that Zhang Dabiao eats.

This allowed the Japanese soldiers to develop short but strong bodies.

Why couldn't we beat Japanese soldiers with bayonets in the early days?

Isn’t it because I can’t keep up with the meat diet that my physical fitness is not good?

The essence of close combat is physical fitness.

If your physical fitness is strong, nothing will be a problem.

Zhang Tuohai wanted to train these gunners to be as good as the Japanese soldiers, or even better than the Japanese soldiers. They could not lag behind in terms of diet, or even be ahead of them.

That is to say, he still doesn’t have much funds on hand.

When conditions permit, you must eat three meat meals a day to nourish your body.

When your body is strong, everything you do can be done with twice the result with half the effort.

"But..." Looking at the man's disappointed eyes, Zhang Tuohai thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. I will assess you every day during training. Those with the highest scores can also share the meat with their families. As for how much, It depends on your own performance.”

"thank you boss."

Several men knelt down again.

After settling everyone down, Zhang Tuohai arranged a training plan for them.

A few days ago, these people had no other requirements but to stand in a military posture and walk in unison.

The practice is to enforce orders and prohibitions.

Only with the rules in place can we start the subsequent training.

After arranging everything, Zhang Tuohai returned to the gang.