Making money, making money, don't know how to spend it!

  Now Wang Zhenyu, a billionaire, is in an extremely good mood and has a smile on his face whenever he sees anyone. He has also become incredibly passionate in bed, and Ye Ziyuan no longer has any complaints, her only thought being that she hopes to get some rest soon as she can't withstand her husband's affection anymore.

  Although Xiangxi Development Company's big and small things were helped by his father-in-law in Dali, he only needed to grasp the general direction, but Wang Zhenyu didn't idle around, he decided to go to an engineer battalion.

  It wasn't until he asked Deputy Officer Song that he found out that the engineering battalion was not yet in Hongjiang. Since dispersing from Nanjing and spending 30,000 yuan to buy this unit from his friend Wang Zhi-xiang, Wang Zhen-yu had only shown up once when appointing Hu Li as the battalion commander, and basically hadn't asked about the situation of this unit again, let alone come for an inspection.

  Yang Wanguo, with the title of Chief of Staff, was bored and suddenly found that there was a regimental unit that no one asked about. He took the initiative to run here for inspection and guidance. As a result, after several months, under Yang's care and concern, the brothers in the Engineer Battalion ate well, slept well, replaced all their equipment with new ones, and carried out various training tasks in an orderly manner. However, after moving from Jingzhou to Hongjiang, the good days of the Engineer Battalion came to an end.

  Wan Yao-huang spent four days with Li Zong-ren in Jingzhou, working out the rules and regulations of the new barracks and training outline. He then immediately returned to Hongjiang, devoting himself fully to preparing for the military school. Meanwhile, Xu Yuan-quan also contacted some colleagues from his time at the military academy, who had lost their jobs due to the closure of the Nanjing Military Academy and were eager to come work (their families needed to eat and wear clothes). These people didn't come empty-handed; they brought not only their families but also large quantities of books and materials. Taking a boat from Nanjing, they arrived in Hongjiang in less than five days. The arrival of these professionals was a huge help to Xu Yuan-quan and Wan Yao-huang, as teaching at the military school couldn't be done by one person alone.

  Director Ma Xicheng, who is in charge of logistics, also supports the military school and basically responds to all requests for materials. However, a big problem is now troubling Wan Yaohuang: what about the school buildings?

  The site was well chosen, and Wan Yaohuang and Ye Zuwen had similar vision, so they directly chose Anjiang Town. 40 acres of land were allocated for the military school. However, with just this piece of barren land, a school couldn't be established, so the military school buildings designed by Wan Yaohuang and Xu Yuanquan naturally wouldn't be lacking.

  The entire military school covers an area of 40 acres (28,000 square meters), with a length of 140 meters and a width of 200 meters. It includes three dormitory buildings (four floors, 15x60, 900 square meters, with a total building area of 3,400 square meters). Each floor has 28 suites (27 are 6x4, and one is 6x6 for the instructor's room), equipped with toilets and bathrooms. In total, there are 108 new recruit rooms (four-person rooms) and four instructor rooms (two-person rooms). One of the buildings is a staff residential building, so it can accommodate a total of 800 students.

  There is one teaching building (three floors, 30x60, 1,800 square meters, with a total building area of 5,400 square meters), including six large classrooms (15x20, which can accommodate 60 students each), 12 small classrooms (12x15, which can accommodate 30 students each), and six teaching research rooms (12x8). Each floor has one toilet (12x4), with the third floor being a female-only toilet.

  Additionally, there are administrative buildings, libraries, and exhibition halls, each with three floors of the same size as the teaching building. There is also a training ground roughly the size of a football field.

  The cost is not high, so the funds are allocated quickly, but it's hard to find construction personnel. Xiangxi is a vast and sparsely populated area where Miao and Han people live together, and it's difficult to find sufficient labor force in a short period of time. The prefecture of Jingzhou has a large army of laborers composed of tens of thousands of prisoners, but they are still working on opening up mountains and repairing roads in Jingzhou.

  Wan Yao-huang's idea immediately fell on the shoulders of these five hundred workers, and they ran to Yang Wan-gui's staff room every other day, softening and hardening, making Yang Wan-gui scold: "Wan Xiucai, you're a scholar after all, how can you be as reckless as me?"

  No matter what Yang Wanguo said, Wan Yaohuang had made up his mind. He was determined to join the engineering corps. Yang Wanguo had no choice but to sign in agreement.

  After receiving the order, the engineering troops completed the transformation of the Dream Girl Warrior and directly transformed into migrant workers, holding hoes and pushing carts to toil on this virgin land in Anjiang.

  When Wang Zhenyu brought Zhu Cihuan and a group of people to the construction site of the new military school location by boat across the Yuanjiang River, what they saw was a group of disheveled barbarians.

  But the engineering battalion is indeed an engineering battalion, after all it's professional. In just one short week, they actually flattened 40 mu of land.

  What's even more bizarre is that when Wang Zhenyu found the squad leader Hu Li, this kid was pushing a wheelbarrow to loosen the soil. As soon as Hu Li saw Wang Zhenyu, he looked like he had seen his own family member, and tears couldn't help but fall down. Commander Ah, we are engineering soldiers, not construction workers! Look at that bastard Wan Yao Huang, he's been messing with us until we're all disfigured, you have to take charge for us!

  Wang Zhenyu was furious on the spot, Wan Yao Huang was really too much, it was simply unforgivable. Come here, give him ten slaps on the buttocks to serve as a warning.

  All joking aside, Wang Zhenyu finally told Wan Yao Huang that he would go to Jingzhou to fetch the prisoners of war for repairs, and the engineering battalion had other uses.

  As soon as they heard that they didn't have to repair the house, the engineering battalion immediately exploded in cheers. The soldiers were overjoyed and hugged each other, tears streaming down their faces. Wang Zhenyu shook his head repeatedly, thinking that Wan Yaohuang had really offended the engineers. Many years later, when Wan Yaohuang became the Chief of Staff, whenever he went to inspect the engineering system, they would not arrange for him to eat or stay overnight. Moreover, they would say with a straight face that this was an excellent tradition of the engineers and couldn't be changed. Wan Yaohuang could only respond with a wry smile, and from then on, he never again went to inspect the engineering troops.

  King Zhenyu expressed his thoughts, and Hu Li immediately regretted it. Why? Because Commander Wang asked him to lead the team to dredge the Yuanjiang waterway, this task is not fun at all, it's better to sell their labor to repair houses here. Hu Li is an expert in engineering troops, others may not know, but dredging the waterway must use explosives, and explosives are not something to be trifled with, if things go wrong, it can cost lives.

  Wang Zhenyu also understood Hu Li's meaning, and he took a deep breath and said: "If the waterway is not cleared, countless families will be ruined every year. If you soldiers clear the waterway, it will not only bring prosperity to the local area but also accumulate good deeds. The commander-in-chief will not let you do this in vain. From now on, new recruits will be allocated to your unit first, and whatever equipment you need, just speak up; within half a year, as long as you can remove all the dangerous shoals from the Yuanjiang River, the engineering battalion will be immediately upgraded to an engineering regiment, with preferential treatment, and I will personally award medals to those who make outstanding contributions."

  The checks have all been issued, and if Hu Li doesn't go now, he would be ungrateful. He knows that as a Guangxi native, he is not one of Wang Zhenyu's trusted followers, but rather someone who joined halfway. If he doesn't make some achievements, being eliminated is only a matter of time. So, gritting his teeth, he accepted.

  Wang Zhenyu was very satisfied with this and immediately arranged for him to contact Liu Qishan. Liu Qishan is familiar with the Mao board boat gangs in the Hongjiang area, if these familiar boat gangs cooperate, the efficiency of the engineering battalion will be greatly improved.

  As soon as Gong Bingying returned from the camp, Song Haomin, who had been left to guard the house, came up to report: "Commander, someone has come from Changsha!"

  Wang Zhenyu hummed and asked reflexively, "Who's there?"

  Song Haomin said in a low voice: "It's Zhao Heng and Zhao Shilong."

  Wang Zhenyu immediately understood what was going on as soon as he heard that his sworn brother had arrived. He thought it was normal, considering he was fighting and grabbing territory in western Hunan, if Tan Yankai, the governor of Changsha, didn't react this time, his nickname would change from "Tan Babo" to "Tan Bodhisattva", which would be a joke.

  However, since it was Zhao Hengyi, who had a good relationship with Pai, that came, it undoubtedly showed an attitude. Commander Tan Da is seeking peace rather than war. Since this is the case, then everything will be easy to discuss from now on.

  The brothers met with extraordinary enthusiasm. Wang Zhenyu and Zhao Hengyu first shared a warm hug, then burst out laughing without saying a word.

  "Big brother, I didn't expect that after half a year of not seeing each other, you've become a lieutenant general and division commander. Alas, poor little brother me is still stuck with the rank of broken major general, I don't know when Commander Tan will issue an order to disband us and send us back to our hometowns to farm." Wang Zhenyu spoke with self-mockery, showing a few hints of closeness.

  "Come on, you little brat, I know all about your antics in Xiangxi. Didn't Zhou Zefan, Cheng Congyun's classmate, cry his way back to Changsha? Our Commander Tan has said it himself: now that you're the de facto emperor of Xiangxi, we'll be relying on your support for many things in Changsha." Zhao Hengyu completely ignored Wang Zhenyu's flattery; they were all old friends who knew each other inside and out, so don't try to fool me.

  Wang Zhenyu smiled wryly: "What a country bumpkin, not even a great king of the mountains, big brother what brings you to me? Could it be that Commander Tan has had a change of heart and decided to pay me the half year's wages he owes me?"

  Zhang Heng was extremely embarrassed as soon as he heard this. He also knew about the unpaid wages, except for his own First Division and Cheng Qian's Second Division, other troops had not received military pay for several months. Tan Yanqin intentionally delayed payment to prepare for the upcoming troop reduction plan on one hand, and on the other hand, the provincial finance was tight, there really was no money, otherwise they wouldn't have forced Zhou Zefan to come to Hongjiang to collect land taxes.

  The result is good, the land was not scratched, and Hong Shang was provoked. The result of this righteous brother is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, taking advantage of the virtual to seize Hongjiang. Now Zhou Zefan is still at home recovering from illness, I estimate that even if he wants to return, it's unknown when it will be. Moreover, the most critical thing is that Wang Zhenyu, this kind of heavenly king who doesn't fear anyone, has occupied Hongjiang, and Wang Zhenya has occupied Changde. As a result, 60% of Hunan's financial revenue was seized, making Changsha's finances even tighter.

  This is simply a muddled account. Never mind, the purpose of this trip wasn't to ask for money anyway.