Wang Zhenyu smiled: "Father, don't be too nervous. This family is more relaxed than the Belgians, what are you worried about? If we borrow less than 10 million, then we should worry about being chased for debt. But if it's in the tens or hundreds of millions, even billions, Father, this isn't borrowing money anymore. This is binding them to us. If we go bankrupt, he won't get a single penny back. So he'll have to think of ways to prevent us from going bankrupt."

  Ye Zuwen listened and felt that Fang had a point, so he laughed and scolded: "You, you're still young but already have a belly full of bad water. I really don't feel at ease with Yun'er following you, this little girl is too simple-minded."

  Wang Zhenyu's eyes rolled again, still not at ease, I've been eaten to death by your daughter.

  In fact, Wang Zhenyu later understood the truth about borrowing. Many so-called rich people actually have no money and are just debtors in disguise. However, in a Chinese society where personal relationships are considered an asset, owing debts has become a sign of business acumen. Many banks fear that these debt-ridden companies will go bankrupt, and even help them maintain operations by continuing to lend them money when they can't pay their employees' salaries. As for the issue of repaying debts, it's simple: just use new loans to repay old ones, and you'll be able to deal with regulators at all levels. This point made Wang Zhenyu secretly apprehensive, thinking that banking regulation must be strengthened.

  Looking back at the history of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin and Sun Yat-sen, including Yuan Shikai on the surface, were all masters of borrowing money. Especially Sun Yat-sen, who was revered as the "Father of the Nation", dared to eat whoever gave him food, whether it was from Japan or the Soviet Union, he would not refuse.

  Off topic again, Wang Zhenyu called Chen Shao for a simple purpose. The construction of this model city needs an official in charge to coordinate, otherwise such a huge project will have many problems. And Chen Shao is currently the most experienced under his command, after all, he has achieved results in building business towns in Jingzhou; another one is Chen Quzhen, who also showed strong work ability in the river treatment work in Guzhang and followed him to Hongjiang.

  Wang Zhenyu's plan was to have Chen Shao serve as the commander-in-chief of the entire model city construction, with Chen Quzhen serving as deputy commander-in-chief and head of security, mainly responsible for construction safety. As for the construction, Wang Zhenyu's plan was to hand over the infrastructure to Lihua Yanghang Design, such as drainage, roads, and some buildings (public buildings). However, he didn't give it away for free; his plan was to get some special loans from the Germans, not to mention that he had 200 million yuan in hand, but there were still many places where money needed to be spent.

  Back in the bedroom, Wang Zhenyu's mind was still stuck on what had happened in the study, which made Ye Ziyuan very dissatisfied: "Dead man, what are you spacing out for?"

  "Wang Zhenyu came back to his senses: 'Ah, madam, I was just thinking about this. With such a big family matter, how can one not be distracted?'"

  Ye Zhiwen looked at her husband with some heartache: "You're still so young, but you already have white hair, can't you be more careful?"

  "One who does not plan for a short time cannot plan for all eternity, one who does not plan for a small area cannot plan for the whole world." Wang Zhenyu suddenly blurted out this sentence.

  Ye Zhiwen saw that he was distracted again and immediately got angry, using a pillow to hit him: "Get out, go to the study room to sleep, this is not your place."

  Wang Zhenyu hastily hugged the quilt and "rolled" into the study, Zhu Cihang had already gone to sleep, and Song Haomin was enjoying his new married life. Wang Zhenyu could only sit alone in the study, looking at the stars outside the window, casually flipping through the various reports and documents piled up on the desk.

  "My wife is right, we can't go on like this. If not, I'll soon have to go and be brothers with Zhuge Liang. We must have a professional management organization to sort out these messy things for me. There are still many things that need to be followed up by a dedicated institution, otherwise nothing will be done properly."

  Just as Wang Zhenyu was gazing at the stars and feeling sentimental, a group of people in a small courtyard 500 meters away from him were still awake, lighting oil lamps and holding a meeting.

  This group of people were the agents from the Military Intelligence Bureau, and Director He Jian was looking at them with a serious expression while giving instructions: "You are the first batch of special task executors trained by our Military Intelligence Bureau, no matter what your public identity is. Please remember, you are people of the Military Intelligence Bureau, your mission is to serve General Wang Zhenyu, do you understand?"

  These specially selected agents from the army replied in unison: "Understood."

  He Jian put a lot of thought into the construction of the Military Intelligence Bureau. The first month's payment from the Prohibition Bureau was used for training and expansion. He didn't have much experience in this area, but he could explore. Based on Wang Zhenyu's instructions, he established the organization of the Military Intelligence Bureau, under which were intelligence stations.

  The first batch of stations were set up in specific locations, excluding Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuhan, where five cities were responsible for collecting intelligence. In addition, four prefectures within the controlled area, Jingzhou, Qianyang, Chenyuan and Jishou, also had stations set up, mainly for internal security purposes. Finally, there were also stations set up in Guiyang, Liuzhou, Changde, Changsha and Hengyang, with the goal of stealing intelligence, buying off, turning against and assassinating. It can be said that He Jian's work was highly effective, as more than 40 special agents from the first batch were about to depart immediately under cover of night. In the following days, the Military Intelligence Bureau would play a very important role on Wang Zhenyu's road to dominance.

  The next day, Wang Zhenyu gathered his subordinates and held a meeting, dividing up everyone's work. He didn't plan to discuss with anyone, the meeting was more about him giving orders alone. After going through so many things, this could bring victory and thick salaries to everyone, and also allow for timely payment of wages every month, making followers become loyal. The military school matters were assigned to Wan Yaohuang alone, the expansion matters were handed over to Xu Yuanquan and Ma Xicheng, and Yang Wanguo was in charge of daily work. The three people immediately rose to prominence, becoming the three giants of the army.

  The Security General Team was established, with Hao Bing as the commander, Shen Zongsi and *** as deputy commanders, and *** concurrently serving as chief of staff. Shen Zongsi also served as the commander of the Jingzhou Branch Team, Liu Mingkai as the commander of the Chenyuan Branch Team, Deng Kunru as the commander of the Jishou Branch Team, and Tian Shouhai as the commander of the Qianyang Branch Team. This is just a framework, currently the security forces have no troops or guns, only an empty establishment of four branch teams with 12,000 people, in reality only the Road Protection Battalion's 4,000 people are fully recruited, the Mobile Battalion (stationed in counties) is still in planning, and the Public Security Battalion (stationed in villages) does not know when it can be implemented.

  Wang Zhenyu was very clear about this: "Twenty counties, 2,000 administrative villages, must quickly establish a security team, one security member per village, with four militia members, that is a security class. Then every ten villages set up a regular security battalion. The branch department should send people to guide the development of this work, don't just go through the motions, I will be inspecting, before the end of the year, the security team must complete its formation ahead of the mobile team."

  "Also, the daily management of the Security Brigade is another matter. This brigade is equivalent to an infantry regiment, with three battalions under its command. One is the Escort Battalion, which has ten understrength companies and a thousand men. They are stationed in various commercial towns, with each town having one company, and they are responsible for guarding the towns and trade routes. Half of them are equipped with cavalry.

  Another is the Mobile Battalion, which has five reinforced companies and fifteen hundred men. They are all stationed in the county seat, with five hundred horses at their disposal. As I mentioned earlier, this mobile battalion can be delayed. However, once it is established, these two thousand five hundred men will all follow regular military organization, training, and discipline. The recruitment of soldiers and the appointment of officers will all be under the control of the Town Guard Command.

  To be strict, the local source of soldiers for these two battalions should not exceed fifty percent. Soldiers serve for a term of five years. Those who are unable to join the field army after their term is up have several options: one is to be assigned to the Public Security Bureau or the Police Station according to actual needs; two is to be recruited into enterprises directly under the Town Guard Command; and three is to enter school free of charge for a year, and then make their own way in life.

  Their military pay will follow the standard of regular troops, with four-fifths paid by the Town Guard Command. One-quarter of the Mobile Battalion's military pay will be handed over by each county government to the Brigade Department, while one-quarter of the Escort Battalion's military pay will be handed over by each commercial town's Chamber of Commerce to the Brigade Department.

  The age limit for soldiers in the Mobile Battalion is twenty-five years old, and for officers it is thirty-five years old. For the Escort Battalion, the age limit for soldiers is thirty years old, and for officers it is forty years old.

  Regarding evaluation and inspection, the Security Battalion participates in a military competition once a year, which takes place in October. Their treatment follows the standard of regular troops, with half paid directly by the county government. The Town Guard Command's Discipline Inspection Department is responsible for auditing.

  The other two battalions hold competitions twice a year, one in May and one in October. The treatment of the Escort Battalion and Mobile Battalion was mentioned earlier, and it will be issued by the Brigade Department after applying to the Town Guard Command's Discipline Inspection Department.

  If war breaks out and there is a need for troops, the field army can draw excellent soldiers from the Security Brigades' Mobile Battalions in various places. The resulting vacancies will be filled with soldiers drawn from the Escort Battalion, while the Escort Battalion's vacancies will be filled with soldiers drawn from the Security Battalion.

  Additionally, each county's Security Brigade's Mobile Battalion participates in a competition at the Town Guard Command in March every year. Those who perform poorly will be disbanded on the spot."

  Here is the translation:

  "As for the expansion of the field army, Wang Zhenyu's attitude was even clearer: 'New recruits must undergo strict training. My idea is to establish three new recruit training bases in Fenghuang, Leshan and Jingzhou. This funding will be allocated by Ma Xizeng. Later, there will be a financial reform with a specialized institution responsible, but before that, you need to set aside the funds for these new recruit bases. The Fenghuang base is Base 801, with Li Zongren as its commander; the Leshan base is Base 802, with Bai Chongxi as its commander; and the Jingzhou base is Base 803, with Song Haomin as its commander. This time, we will expand our new recruits by 15,000 people. I hope that the preparation work for these three bases can be accelerated. I hope to see the first batch of new recruits move in by December, and by next March, they can join their units. Some excellent soldiers will be able to enter our military academy by May next year. You also need to explore a good management system and training method, and then promote it throughout the army."

  "Xu Yuanquan's First Regiment is stationed in Qiancheng, Liu Xing's Second Regiment is stationed in Jingzhou, Zhou Luan's Third Regiment is stationed in Fenghuang. There are no other requirements, just try to cultivate the three regiments into backbone troops, I need officers. The Training Brigade and the Guards Brigade will be abolished and merged with the Special Duty Battalion to form the jǐngwei Brigade, Zhao Dongsheng will serve as the brigade commander, Zhang Xuanguang will serve as deputy commander and chief of staff, stationed in Anjiang. The Scout Battalion and Engineer Battalion will be directly under the command of the Travel Department. Gentlemen, my plan is to expand our Hu Lao Brigade into four divisions in the end, I hope that by then we can see a group of generals, but before that, you need to work hard and implement it. Alright, dismissed."

  The officers present exchanged a glance, and everyone saw the same thing in each other's eyes - ambition. Thank you, General, the door to promotion has been opened for us.

  Everyone's expression fell on Wang Zhenyu's eyes, he secretly rejoiced, and finally he could be the boss with a clear conscience, as for the official position, it was still his own to give away, this deal was very cost-effective.