Chapter 37 Yang Lin borrows money
That afternoon, Yang Lin gave the soldiers of the independent battalion half a day off to let them relax.
The premise is not to disturb others!
He was thinking about ways to make money.
After incorporating the cavalry battalion and the garrison battalion of Qinghe Town, the total number of people in the independent battalion has exceeded 600, and the monthly food and salary is also a considerable expense.
Although he got a sum of money from Yuan Datou and tens of thousands of kilograms of rice from the Japanese military supply warehouse in Qinghe Town.
But if you live off your savings, you won’t be able to hold on for long.
What's more, the independent brigade needs to grow and develop in the future.
After thinking about it, Yang Lin came up with an idea. He shouted to Ma Gan who was standing beside him, "Ma Gan, go find Lao Wen."
"yes!"
Ma Gan responded with a loud bang and then turned and left.
A few minutes later, the two of them came together.
"Captain, you're looking for me?"
Wen Peng had a bitter look on his face. Originally, he planned to take advantage of the day off to have some fun with his Jinlian.
Who would have thought that I would be called back before I even left the base.
"Yes!" Yang Lin nodded and said, "Let me ask you something. You have been in Wanjia Town for a while. You should be familiar with the local wealthy masters, right?"
“Yes, I am quite familiar with them. Yuan Datou likes to play mahjong, so he often calls them over to play cards.
Besides this, I often go to their place on official business..."
" Business?"
Yang Lin stared at Wen Peng with disdain: "I think you are taking this opportunity to come here to ask for money, right?"
"hey-hey!"
Wen Peng smiled awkwardly, scratched his head sheepishly, and asked, "Captain, why are you asking me this? Are you trying to get some money?"
Yang Lin's face darkened and he said, "Do you think I am such a person? I just want to make friends with the local rich man."
"Write a few invitations in your name right away and invite these gentlemen to come to our base.
Just say you are hosting them and invite them to a simple meal."
"yes!"
Wen Peng responded, immediately picked up a pen and ink and wrote more than ten invitations, then rode out of the camp with several of his subordinates on war horses.
Let’s talk about Yang Lin.
He remembered that he still had two treasure chests, and now that he finally had some free time, he thought about opening them to see what was inside.
"Ding! The treasure chest has been opened. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a copy of the advanced "Gun Mastery" skill book. The skill book will automatically merge with the host."
Yang Lin clearly felt that his control over the gun had improved a lot.
If he could only accurately hit stationary targets within 600 meters using the Mauser 98k sniper rifle before, now he is fully confident that he can accurately hit any target within 1000 meters.
Then he opened the second treasure chest.
"Ding! The treasure chest has been opened. Congratulations to the host for obtaining 500 pieces of cotton cloth."
The independent battalion had been established for some time, but the soldiers were still wearing the uniforms of the Imperial Army.
Yang Lin was just worrying about where to get a military uniform, but unexpectedly the system gave him a great gift.
One piece of cloth can make about 6 sets of military uniforms, so 500 pieces of cloth can make 3,000 sets of military uniforms.
But where can we get these cloths to make military uniforms?
Suddenly, a person's shadow quickly appeared in Yang Lin's mind.
Got it!
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Three hours passed in a blink of an eye. Yang Lin was studying the topographic map of Wanjia Town and thinking about the future of the independent brigade.
Wanjia Town is a nice place, but it is not a place to stay for a long time. On the contrary, it is a hot potato.
Because Yang Lin knew very well that since he had caused such great losses to the Japanese, the Japanese would never let him go easily.
Maybe the Japanese army is already on the way.
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the entrance of the command department.
Yang Lin looked up and saw a familiar figure appear before him.
"Captain, I'm back."
Yang Lin asked, "How is it going?"
Wen Peng smiled and said, "It's all done. All those landlords and wealthy people you asked me to invite are here."
"Okay, well done!"
Yang Lin nodded with satisfaction.
"Captain, what's the matter with you calling them here? Are you really going to treat them to a meal?" Wen Peng asked curiously.
"You'll find out soon."
After saying that, Yang Lin took Wen Peng out of the command center.
In the yard outside the headquarters stood a group of people wearing mink cotton jackets. Just by looking at their clothes, one could tell that they were either rich or noble.
They are all famous local tyrants and evil gentry near Wanjia Town, and each of them has a wealthy family and is very wealthy.
They were either wealthy landlords or famous businessmen. Some of them even had family members serving in the puppet army or holding important positions in the Nationalist government.
This group of people usually run rampant in the countryside, bullying the common people, and almost all of their wealth is squeezed from the poor people.
It can be said that everyone has done a lot of things that are harmful to the world.
When the landlords and wealthy people saw Wen Peng coming, they immediately stopped talking.
The Independent Brigade issued a notice to reassure the people early in the morning, so these landlords and wealthy people already knew that the Independent Brigade had occupied Wanjia Town.
I couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Captain Wen, why did you call us here?"
Wen Peng said: "It was not my idea to ask you to come here, but our captain wanted to see you."
"Your captain wants to see us. Could it be Captain Yang Linyang?"
"That's right!" Wen Peng nodded, waved his right hand, and pointed to Yang Lin next to him: "This is our captain!"
"Oh my! Captain Yang is a man of talent, handsome and capable. It is true that heroes emerge young!"
"We have heard of Captain Yang's name for a long time. It is a great honor to meet him today!"
This group of landlords always bully the weak and fear the strong. They first praised Yang Lin generously, and then asked, "But I don't know why Captain Yang asked us to come here?"
"Yang has nothing important to ask you to come here for. I just want to make some friends with the local celebrities and borrow some things from you gentlemen."
Although Yang Lin had a harmless smile on his face, the landlords and wealthy people were feeling uneasy.
Because they knew very well that the person in front of them was not a capable person.
They asked tentatively, "But I wonder what Captain Yang wants to borrow from us?"
Yang Lin said: "I believe you have heard the news that my independent brigade has captured Wanjia Town and Qinghe Town. Now my independent brigade has just expanded and recruited about 600 new brothers."
"In other words, my independent brigade now has 600 more mouths to feed."
"My independent brigade is poor and destitute. We are not as wealthy as you masters. How can we support so many brothers?"
"So, I want to borrow some money from you gentlemen."
"After all, these brothers are willing to follow me, so I can't let them starve, right?"
