When I arrived at the Beiying District, I saw soldiers from the Beiying District busy carrying things to the Biaobu barracks.
Yuan Su was rarely in the Biaobu compound during this period, so he didn't know anything about the repair work of the Biaobu barracks. He didn't expect that the repairs on the Biaobu barracks had been completed today.
Chen Wennian, who was walking aside, couldn't help but said sarcastically: "The only serious thing our acting Master Biaotong has done in the past month is to repair the barracks. I have never seen anyone with such enthusiasm."
Yuan Su couldn't help but smile as well. This was indeed a great irony, but also a great contrast.
In the past month, Chen Wenian has been busy managing the entire bidding department. Strictly speaking, even Yuan Su himself is not doing his job properly. He just makes friends with powerful people and runs his private business all day long. But in comparison,
Zhang Jiangong really took "mediocrity" to the extreme. He passed the responsibility of major matters to the staff office and ignored minor matters. One thing that is worth appreciating is that he said that he did not do anything secretly.
Of course, this naturally comes down to the fact that Yuan Su received a reply from Yuan Gongbao. Zhang Jiangong is still self-aware. Since even controlling Pan Juying requires courtesy, wouldn't he have to flatter him even more?
At the gate of the Third Battalion's camp office, Chen Wennian stopped an officer from the Third Battalion and asked where Zhang Jiangong was now.
The officer told him that he had just seen Mr. Zhang packing his things in his prison cell, but now he didn't know if he had gone to the new prison cell in the barracks.
Chen Wennian did not let the officer report. He and Yuan Su walked directly into the third battalion camp office and came to the prison cell where Zhang Jiangong served as the camp commander. The door of the prison cell was open, and it was already very crowded inside.
It was empty, many of the furnishings had been moved away, leaving only a disorganized mess.
But even in such a mess, Zhang Jiangong and one of his men were still rummaging through the ruins, looking for something.
Chen Wennian stood at the door and knocked on the door. Zhang Jiangong shouted impatiently, and then glanced at the door. When he saw the person clearly, he quickly put a smile on his face and came forward to greet him.
"Commander Yuan, why are you here? Oh, I forgot, I was about to send someone to inform you that the renovation of the Biaobu barracks has been completed, and your staff office will be able to move in today." Zhang Jiangong said.
While speaking, he wiped his dusty hands on his clothes.
"This matter is not urgent. We are here today for another serious matter." Chen Wennian went straight to the point without any politeness. His words were very explicit, directly clarifying that what Zhang Jiangong was doing now was not
Serious business.
Zhang Jiangong is not a fool. Of course he heard the teasing meaning of these words. In the past, he would have turned his back on the spot, but now because of Yuan Su's face, it was inconvenient for him to get angry in front of Yuan Su. Immediately, he had no choice but to
He endured this bad breath, pretended to ignore Chen Wenian, and only asked Yuan Su: "Why did Staff Officer Yuan want to see me?"
Yuan Su smiled unhurriedly. He knew that Zhang Jiangong was the best at pretending, so he did not intend to beat around the bush and said directly: "That's it, Mr. Zhang, our Seventy-nine Standards have now been sorted out."
That’s about it. Previously, Pan Tongzhi appointed me to take charge of the logistics work of the bidding department, and I happened to plan to improve the food specifications of our seventy-nine bids, so I hope Mr. Zhang can gather all the supplies of the bidding department into the warehouse of the logistics department for convenience.
Please count and enter them into the book as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Zhang Jiangong immediately understood what the "serious business" that Chen and Yuan suddenly came to see him for today. The reason why he went through all the trouble to climb up was simply that he hoped to gain more power after gaining more power.
More is cheaper. Today's military atmosphere is no different from that of the officialdom. Officers deduct money at will, and corruption has long become a "tradition."
He finally became the acting agent, just hoping to make more money. It is not impossible for the military pay and supplies of the department to be publicly owned if the regulations are met, but the key depends on who will manage these public properties. He knows very well that people like Yuan Su,
People like Chen Wennian will definitely not collude with him. If he really hands over the supplies of the Bidding Department to the public, what benefits will he get in the future?
But then again, Yuan Su came to him personally to talk about this matter, and he was well-founded, so how could he refuse directly?
Hehe laughed for a while, and said in a perfunctory tone: "Staff Yuan is doing his duty faithfully, which is a good thing. However, the camp has been moved frequently in the past few days, and I am afraid that the supplies will be stored in a mess, and they will not be sorted out for a while. Wait.
It won't be too late to deal with this matter in a few days. Oh, what kind of improvement is the food improvement that Staff Yuan mentioned before?"
In his opinion, since Yuan Su wanted to improve the food, the worst he could do was to give in and follow the other party's wishes, so that the other party would always keep this matter in mind.
Yuan Su had long expected that Zhang Jiangong would not compromise easily. He said calmly: "The next plan is to change the number of meals in the general from two meals a day to three meals a day. In the middle of winter, let the brothers eat more.
Only when you start doing things can you be energetic."
A trace of surprise flashed across Zhang Jiangong's face. Although he was not highly educated, he knew very well how much rations one extra meal a day would consume. Nowadays, part of the 79-billion-dollar military ration is taxed and apportioned by the local government, and the other part is distributed from above, but
Both parts are supplied in quantity.
Doesn't it mean that he himself did not dare to skimp too much on food? If each person added one more meal every day, the army food would definitely not be enough. Immediately, he put on a serious face and said: "Counsel Yuan, this matter
It’s not something you just do based on your own wishes. The food in our military camp is distributed according to the amount every month. This has been a rule for several years, and it has been changed to three meals a day.
Where is enough?”
Yuan Su smiled calmly and said calmly: "Master Zhang, there is no need to worry too much about this matter. I have already dealt with it. By the way, I recently helped the Luanzhou gentry prepare the Militia Supervisory Training Office, and the militiamen who were recruited into the camp were also used.
Enjoy three meals a day. We can’t let outsiders think that our regular army is worse than the militia?"
Zhang Jiangong secretly guessed: Could it be that Yuan was planning to misappropriate the food from the Militia Supervisory Training Office?
If this is the case, it is a good thing. He can take the opportunity to deduct more food from there.
At the same time, he also felt that what Yuan Su said was reasonable. The food priced at 79 yuan could not be inferior to that of the militia. Once word spread, how could he convince his soldiers? Furthermore, since Yuan Su said there was a way, then simply
Leave it to Yuan Su to handle it. If it is handled well, it will be beneficial to everyone. If it is not handled well, it will be Yuan Su's own responsibility.
What's more, this coincides with his other plan, and maybe he can kill two birds with one stone.
Thinking of this, he pretended to hesitate for a while, and finally nodded slowly and said: "What Staff Yuan is considering is that although I am still very worried about the problem of insufficient food, since Staff Yuan said that there is a way, of course I will
I believe that we will support Counselor Yuan’s decision.”
Yuan Su was a little suspicious of Zhang Jiangong's sudden "figured it out" performance, but he didn't think much about it. He took advantage of the situation and said: "It would be great to have Mr. Zhang's support. In this case, I hope Mr. Zhang can
Gather the materials from the Bidding Department to the warehouse of the Logistics Department as soon as possible. Only after the statistics are clear can we formulate a more detailed implementation plan."
Zhang Jiangong hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile: "Well, let's do it according to Mr. Yuan's wishes. Later I will instruct my men to gather the army's grain reserves into the warehouse of the Logistics Department. As for other public belongings, I will also sort them out as soon as possible.
Put them all under the control of Staff Officer Yuan."
Yuan Su thanked him silently: "Then I have to thank Mr. Zhang. Since Mr. Zhang is still busy with the relocation, I won't bother you further and will leave first."
After coming out of the Third Battalion Camp Office, Yuan Su speculated again in his mind. He couldn't figure out the reason for Zhang Jiangong's sudden change of attitude and his willingness to hand over logistics materials for a while. Based on his understanding of Zhang Jiangong, the other party
Even if he is taboo about being Yuan Shikai's nephew, he will definitely not compromise easily. After all, greedy people will always be reluctant to part with the interests in their hands.
He originally wanted to talk to Chen Wenian about this matter, but the other party didn't say anything after he came out, and he didn't seem to have any doubts about Zhang Jiangong. In the end, he had to give up and could only wait and see what Zhang Jiangong would do next.
In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Jiangong ordered his men to move the grain and grass that had been stored in Beiying District into the warehouse of the Logistics Department, and asked Yuan Su to personally inspect the scene. Yuan Su personally watched the bags of grain and grass being put into the warehouse, and also did
Detailed records show that there is indeed not much loss.
This made Yuan Su even more puzzled. Could it be that Zhang Jiangong was really worried about his identity and background?
In the evening, news of the reform of the "three meals a day" meal system suddenly came out in the Biaobu compound. Everyone, whether they were soldiers or officers, were very excited about the news. Being a soldier is just to make a living.
Since I can't get much military pay, but now I can at least have more food to eat, of course it's a great thing.
Not only that, everyone knew that this was Yuan Su's idea, and they couldn't help but respect Yuan Su more and more. It is very rare for an officer to not be corrupt and take advantage of others. Now he can still do practical things for the seventy-nine bids. He is really a good officer.
Good officer.
However, Yuan Su didn't hear about it until he went to the cafeteria for dinner. He only mentioned the food restructuring to Chen Wennian and Zhang Jiangong today, and had no intention of announcing it immediately. How could Biaobu Courtyard get wind of it so quickly?
Is it spreading?
The first thing he thought of was that Zhang Jiangong deliberately released the news. As for the purpose, it was self-evident. He gradually understood why Zhang Jiangong agreed so readily in the morning. The other party really had no good intentions and just wanted to make a big deal about it first.
, when you can't sustain three meals a day after the day, it will be like shooting a stone in the foot.
However, in Yuan Su's view, Zhang Jiangong's move was too childish. Not only would it not have any impact on him, but it would play into his own hands. Since he could make this suggestion, he would certainly be sure to carry out the matter to the end. And
The reason why he wants to improve food is, in addition to improving the physical fitness of the soldiers, another important purpose is to win people's hearts. Now that Zhang Jiangong is helping him to publicize, isn't he going wrong?
Returning to his dormitory in the evening, Yuan Su formulated a new logistics system based on the amount of food stored in the warehouse today.