The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

The negotiations went smoothly, especially when Anthony heard that Jiang Cheng was willing to exchange industrial products for food and other daily necessities, he was even more delighted and shook hands with him again.

The two of them kept chatting about each other's development plans until nightfall, and Jiang Cheng even invited him to the Governor's Mansion for a drink.

At the same time, he also asked Ivan to invite Vasily and the main officers of the White Russian Regiment...

Unexpectedly, Anthony met an officer named Salman, and they immediately hugged each other.

It turned out that the two were once comrades-in-arms, but later they became estranged due to their different political views.

Anthony was surprised to hear that they were incorporated into the army by General Jiang after their defeat in the Caucasus.

In his opinion, both Vasily and Ivan were once White Russian nobles. Why would they be willing to be subordinates of this alien race?

But after three rounds of drinks, several officers of the White Russian regiment could no longer hold back and told Anthony Gillin about the current management model of the army.

In addition to the guarantees of food, clothing, housing and transportation, the military pay is also high... the management is also relatively strict, and there is no such thing as the big bullying the small and adding layers of restrictions.

On the contrary, in their eyes, life in the Northeast is adequate and warm, so they have no intention of returning to their so-called hometown.

Anthony was even more surprised now, but as the leader of the new Soviet army, his ideals were different from theirs.

But the two sides did not continue to conflict. After all, judging from the intentions of their superiors, they would cooperate to fight against the Japanese.

The meal was very enjoyable, Jiang Cheng kept Ivan and Salman——

He ordered the two to carry supplies to the Soviet area for exchange, but he also gave another condition, which was to bring the leading ideas of Jilin to Russia.

Jiang Cheng was sure that some people with old ideas would have a hard time living in the new Russia...but these people were not necessarily useless to the development of Jilin.

Being educated, having a certain amount of social wealth, or even just being able to drive or shoot a gun, etc., are all demographic dividends for Jilin, and the city will naturally find ways to bring people in.

In addition to poaching talents, Jiang Cheng has another intention.

To put it bluntly, the Japanese are our mortal enemies, but the Russians may not be reliable either.

Of course, he wanted to use the Russians to severely suppress the Japs... However, by cooperating with the Russians, he would not let them eat and drink their fill and develop too quickly. He just wanted to make some money and hold the Japs back.

Just when the war in Siberia was in full swing, the First World War finally came to a ceasefire across the board.

With Germany signing the armistice agreement, the war that swept across the entire European continent and determined the redivision of spheres of influence among capitalist countries finally came to an end.

And with the complete ceasefire of the war, the major powers that had originally focused their attention on the front line once again turned their attention to the Far East...especially the vast territory of China.

Jiang Cheng was very clear that he had to seize the few months leading up to the Paris Peace Conference for his "procurement business".

Jiang Cheng drove almost every day, and regardless of which country they were from, he would meet all the foreign businessmen coming to Jilin at the Governor's Mansion.

Then they handed over the products and equipment they planned to sell to civil servants such as Yan Ziwen and Yang Yucheng for review. As long as they were useful, they would buy them all.

As time went on, the list of Zhang Tingshu's overseas students was also submitted.

It was composed entirely of high school graduates between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, a total of thirty-two people.

Jiang Cheng held a grand ceremony for government-sponsored study abroad at the newly built "Guanghan University".

Zhang Zuoxiang, who had been recovering from illness, also came to attend the event to celebrate the team leader's success. "Feilan, I am really pleased to see you make Jilin more powerful and prosperous!"

After the ceremony, Zhang Zuoxiang talked with Jiang Cheng in the principal's office.

He leaned back on the sofa, staring at the glowing white walls, the brand new campus and dormitories, and said with admiration, "Even a university has been built, and it's named Guanghan!"

"My child, your vision and ambition are quite big..."

In front of him, Jiang Cheng, who didn't need to hide too much, was emotionally relaxed: "Dad, what are you talking about?"

"Master Shuai handed Jilin to me, just to let me take good care of the territory——"

"Hasn't Feng Province always been doing things like pioneering, building, and establishing universities? Fei Lan is just following their example, haha..."

Zhang Zuoxiang waved his hand: "I feel more and more that we old guys are really old!"

"But, I really have something to discuss with you today - Feilan, did you know that Duan Zhigui came to see me?"

Jiang Cheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat and his eyes looked a little unnatural.

He drove the guard standing at the door out, looked at He Yongqing who was looking at him with interest, and thought to himself:

Ever since Zhang Tingshu started preparing for the study abroad group, the main work of Snow Fox has been handed over to his two subordinates Wan Chenglan and Li Guiqi.

Li Guiqi had reported to him before that Duan Zhigui was flying around like a headless fly, and he was trying to get close to Zhang Zuoxiang...

Jiang Cheng knew what he wanted to talk about, but he also knew that it was useless to try to stop Duan Zhigui from talking, so it would be better to just let him get away with it.

"What do you think of his daughter?"

Hearing his father-in-law's question, Jiang Cheng simply made a bitter face: "Dad! What do you mean... How can I see it? Isn't it just using my eyes? She, "

Zhang Zuoxiang immediately interrupted him: "Don't tease me, you little brat!"

"I'm just asking you, is that girl pretty?"

Jiang Cheng immediately raised his hand: "Stop! Now I know what you are going to say - Jun has nothing to do with me, you can't,"

"Oh, yes. My eldest brother just got married, but what about my second brother? Let him go... Hehe, it would be great to have a personal servant when studying in the UK."

Zhang Zuoxiang pretended to be angry and patted him on the back of his head: "I knew you were going to talk nonsense--"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense here! Since you think this little girl is pretty good, just take her in as a roommate."

"Yu Shuai actually mentioned this to me before, asking you to marry Miss Duan... so that I can have a reason to use Duan Zhigui in the future."

"Why are you glaring at me? What? You don't think you've been wronged, do you? It's obviously my daughter who's been wronged the most!"

Jiang Cheng curled his lips: "Tsk tsk, look at this cruel father, he gave his son-in-law a concubine, and in the end he even blamed me, saying that I was wronged by Xue'er?"

"I have no interest in that girl from the bottom of my heart. If I marry her home, not only will Xue'er be upset, but Huixin will also be wronged. I am not the kind of person who falls in love with every woman I meet. Don't you find it annoying to hug so many women?"

This is not an empty statement. (End of this chapter)