Chapter 114 Volunteer Army

Monchi Farm, Los Angeles, USA.

This weekend, Zhang Feng brought his family to the farm as promised. He accompanied the children in horse riding, fishing, martial arts and shooting, and lived a very comfortable life.

The troubles on Earth were now very far away from him and his family. The higher he was, the less he could understand the sufferings of the people.

Zhang Feng only interacts with wealthy and powerful people. Even those from the lower class are middle and senior management in his company. So sometimes he wonders if everyone has their own house to live in, a car to drive, and a lot of savings at home.

After all, the roads are filled with cars, the cities are filled with tall buildings, and normal life is probably like this.

After practicing shooting, Zhang Feng returned to the manor and sat on the recliner. Butler John arranged for the servant to bring a basin of warm water with a towel on it.

Zhang Feng did it himself, washing his cheeks and then wiping his face.

A servant brought a cup of mouthwash. Zhang Feng rinsed his mouth, took the fishing rod handed to him by another servant, and began to fish leisurely.

Several maids brought a fruit plate from inside the house and placed it on the table next to him. Qin Qingning also came over and sat next to him, feeding the fruit into his mouth personally.

It's better to be in America. He is the president in Longhan Country, and he is busy with endless things every day. He can't do it. He came here not to move to another place and work like a slave.

The new presidential election has already begun in Longhan. As soon as a new candidate is chosen, Zhang Feng will let him serve as acting president for a period of time so that he can free himself from busy affairs.

"Dad, have some potato chips." Zhang Chenghan is 10 years old and the youngest of 9 children. He came over with a bag of snacks, took out a piece of potato chips from it, put it to Zhang Feng's mouth and said.

"Hmm, delicious." Zhang Feng lowered his head and put the potato chips into his mouth. While chewing, he praised the child for his filial piety.

Zhang Chenghan walked away with a smile.

Zhang Feng actually prefers spicy food. As he was thinking about this, he discovered that there seemed to be no spicy snacks in America now.

The next day, Zhang Feng came to Phoenix Group and convened a meeting of senior executives.

"Now that the U.S. economy has emerged from the Great Depression, I have a feeling that the snack food industry will have great potential in the future."

Zhang Feng said while looking at the executives of Phoenix Group.

"My boss's hunch was accurate. My children at home ask me to buy snacks every day, and my wife and I also like to eat them when we are at home."

An executive immediately echoed.

Other executives also expressed support.

"Well, let's follow the process and arrange for someone to research the market development of the snack food industry in recent years. If it meets our expectations, we will invest heavily. Otherwise, we will invest a small amount first to test the waters."

After setting the tone, Zhang Feng took out a notebook with his notes from yesterday and continued, "These are the foods I designed based on the snacks my kids eat. Potato chips and similar puffed foods are made with spicy seasonings, but they can't be too spicy. The other is this spicy strip, which can be a little spicy, but with a hint of sweetness. And this is instant noodles. The company will first hire food R&D personnel to conduct research according to my requirements. Once there are results, notify me to come for inspection."

"Yes, boss." The head of Phoenix Group replied.

Entering the food industry was just a whim for Zhang Feng, but it will indeed be a relatively profitable industry in the future.

As for instant noodles and quick noodles, Zhang Feng thought that they might become logistical supplies for the armies of various countries during World War II. That way, he could make money quickly and gain fame, which would be beneficial to the development of his food industry after the war.

After all, during this period of time, only industries that serve the war could make money, and doing anything else could only lay the foundation for the future.

Even in the most profitable financial industry, every major fluctuation and reshuffle is inseparable from war. When capitalists develop to a certain stage, they will always be dissatisfied with the increasingly low profit effect under normal operations.

So how can you make money quickly? Of course, it is through capital plunder. What other way can you make money faster than by directly snatching the results from others?

Every time the geopolitical situation changes, powerful countries will first reap the benefits in finance in advance, then energy prices will soar, and military-industrial enterprises will also expand production and raise prices.

After several sets of combined punches, decades of struggle of an economy were wiped out, while the predators made a fortune.

It is actually the same routine that the Vietnamese are being harvested by the endless sickle of houses, battery-powered toy cars that are updated every month, inferior products going to the countryside, stocks, financial management, trusts, etc.

As a weak country or civilian, in this carefully designed trap, as long as you still have desires, you are powerless to resist.

Because these rentiers specialize in studying this. What a group of highly educated and intelligent elites do may seem noble, but in fact, when you put down the filter, they are all equally ugly.

The economy of Longhan Kingdom is developing rapidly. As a window to the outside world, Loulan has received special attention. Even though the domestic market is not yet saturated, a large number of companies have already set up branches in Loulan.

They all want to enter Yemen and the larger Middle East market first. Of course, except for Yemen and Saudi Arabia, other regions are still the export destinations of goods for the great powers.

However, these businessmen have great confidence in the Longhan Kingdom’s army, believing that sooner or later these places will become the back gardens of companies such as Meihua, and everyone will be able to follow in and get a piece of the pie.

Of course, Zhang Feng is also willing to share part of the profits with everyone, and then feed back to the country. Only when the people are prosperous can the country be strong, and he himself will also benefit from it.

According to the laws of world development, it is highly likely that the world will return to the track of reverse villageization in the later stage, which requires the internal ability to digest and operate on its own.

Yemen has now basically opened its doors to the people of Longhan. As long as you hold a Longhan passport, you can travel freely in the Kingdom of Yemen.

Zhang Yuan is an ordinary salesman of a trading company in Longhan Country. Today he just rode a BMW bicycle from Loulan City to Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, to discuss business.

Near noon, he found a restaurant to eat and parked his bicycle in front of the restaurant. When he came out after finishing his meal, he found that his bicycle was gone.

He felt very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do, so he had to go to the Yemeni police.

The police received him warmly, but he only knew a little Arabic. When doing business here, Yemeni companies would arrange a student who graduated from New Oriental Chinese School to act as an interpreter, so there was no need for him to be proficient in Arabic.

Fortunately, the police here can speak a lot of Chinese, and the police chief received him personally.

"I just had a meal in the restaurant, and when I came out, my bicycle was gone." Zhang Yuan recounted what had just happened.

"Okay, I'm sorry, sir. It was our mistake. Your car was lost on No. 1 Street, right? Don't worry, we will send someone to look for it right away and we will help you get it back within two hours." The police chief said with a nod.

Seeing that he had a good attitude and promised to find the person within 2 hours, Zhang Yuan nodded and sat on a chair in the police station waiting.

Soon after, a Yemeni man came in and reported to the police that his own BMW bicycle was also missing.

"Well, it's a BMW bicycle, bought just a few days ago, and lost on No. 2 Street, is that right? OK, I'll make a note of it, you go back and wait for news." A clerk received him, took note, and let him go.

"Officer, when will my car be found? And you haven't asked me where I live yet. How can I contact you after you find it?" the Yemeni man asked in confusion. "There are many cases of stolen cars. How do I know when it will be your turn? And the probability of finding it is very small. Don't hold out too much hope. If it is found, our police station will post a notice at the door. You can come and see for yourself."

The young police officer said impatiently.

The Yemeni man had no choice but to give up and left the police station.

Zhang Yuan was sitting on the side, not quite understanding what they were saying. He only knew that they had lost their bicycles just like him.

Almost two hours later, the police chief came to inform him that the lost bicycle had been found.

"Mr. Zhang, I've lived up to your expectations. Your bicycle has been found." The police chief said with a smile as beautiful as a chrysanthemum.

"Chief, according to the thief's confession, this car was stolen on No. 2 Street. It should not be the one lost by this Longhan man." The case captain next to the police chief whispered.

"Mr. Director, this car doesn't seem to be mine. I bought my car a long time ago and it's not so new." Zhang Yuan also raised a question at this time.

"Mr. Zhang, this is the car, you're right. We cleaned it for you after we found it, so it looks so new." The director glared at the captain, warning him not to talk nonsense, and then explained to Zhang Yuan.

"Oh, so that's the case, but..." Zhang Yuan still felt something was not right and wanted to say something else.

"Yes, that's right, Mr. Zhang. Longhan Kingdom is a friendly neighbor of our country. This is what we should do." The police chief took over and interrupted him.

"Okay then, thank you." Although Zhang Yuan was still a little confused, since the director said so, he didn't know what to say.

A few days later, Zhang Yuan found a place to make a banner and sent it to the police station.

"A good policeman for the people of Longhan"

Zhang Yuan also took a photo with the police chief.

The next day, several newspapers in the capital of the Kingdom of Yemen reported the incident. Some praised the police for their efficiency and proactiveness in handling matters for foreign friends; others accused the police of being slow in serving their own people and being servile in front of foreigners.

There are also forces that have always opposed the Yemeni royal family. They also took the opportunity to make statements, saying that the current Zhengfu officials are spineless, worship foreign things, are tough at home and weak abroad, and collude with the Longhan Kingdom to sell out the interests of the people.

After reading the newspaper, Zhang Yuan was a little confused. He thought that this was the normal working attitude and efficiency of the Yemeni police. He did not expect it to be preferential treatment for himself. After all, he was not a prisoner and did not need any preferential treatment. This made him a little unhappy.

On the other hand, a Yemeni man who lost his car and called the police at the same time saw in the newspaper that the police were so efficient that they found it in just two hours.

He came to the police station with great joy, but when he didn't see any notice posted, he went in directly to inquire. However, the police officer impatiently drove him out and told him to go home and wait for news.

In addition to Yemen, the same is true for the Kingdom of Mozambique. As such incidents became more and more frequent, the Han people gradually regained the confidence they had lost from ordinary people and foreigners.

The Longhan Kingdom allowed them to regain the pride of the people of the Celestial Empire, but Zhang Feng knew that this was not enough.

He also needs to plan a show to save the Westerners. Of course, this is bound to sacrifice many soldiers, but he thinks he must do it.

Of course, this can also bring more benefits to Zhang Feng, and the sacrifice of these people is worth it. Instead of being weak in the knees when seeing foreigners, it is better to die standing upright.

Of course, Zhang Feng will also look for the right time. If he joins too early, the intensity of the war will be so great that no matter how many troops he sends, they will only be cannon fodder and will not make any waves at all.

You just need to fight a few head-on battles, flex your muscles, and then follow the main force to reap the final fruits of victory.

However, regarding the current war in the Far East, Zhang Feng is still considering whether he should provide support now.

If support is provided, should we directly send volunteer troops, or just donate money and supplies and ignore everything else?

This made him feel very conflicted, but soon he no longer had to worry.

Since July 1937, Xiao Ri's offensive has become increasingly fierce. However, due to the people's fierce resistance, Xiao Ri's wishful thinking of a three-month victory plan completely failed.

As the brutal crimes committed by Xiao Rizi in the Far East spread one by one to Longhan, they aroused strong indignation among the people of Longhan.

Almost all the Han men who joined in the first few years had guns. As the saying goes, when you have a sharp weapon, you will naturally be murderous.

They are not lacking in any of the qualities that are at the forefront of this era. They are patriotic, love their people, are not afraid of sacrifice, and have bright eyes.

So starting from Youzhou, many demonstrations broke out across the country. They called on the Han people to donate money, hoping that the country would send them to participate in the anti-Japanese war.

Zhang Feng was very moved after hearing the news. He instructed his companies to make donations, and a small portion of it was sent directly to the Far East.

Most of the funds were used to order weapons and ammunition from Raytheon Military Industries to arm domestic soldiers to participate in the war in the Far East.

Soon, the newspapers announced President Zhang Feng’s decision to recruit volunteers in the country to fight in the Far East.

Civilians and some soldiers in Longhan signed up enthusiastically, and 1 volunteers were recruited after half a month.

In fact, there are far more people who have signed up, and those who have been screened out are those who have no siblings or are already married.

A more important reason is that Zhang Feng only wants to send 1 people. Too many people will affect domestic development. After all, he is now the president of Longhan Kingdom.

But what was beyond his expectations, but also within his expectations, was that those who came to sign up were all children from ordinary families. In the end, not a single person from the middle and upper classes who organized the parades and shouted slogans in the newspapers signed up.

Zhang Feng was also helpless and could only send these children from civilian families, these passionate young people, to the battlefield of death with his own hands.

But this can be considered as fulfilling their wishes. It is better to fight for this great dream and finally die than to be beaten by society in the future and lose hope.

From this perspective, it is not a good thing.

"Ten thousand volunteers will go to the East to fight against the invaders and defend the people."

"Resist the Japanese aggression and save the nation, and build the Great Wall of the nation together."

Newspapers in Longhan also publicized this incident.

Of course, there are also negative voices, believing that Chiang Kai-shek of the Kuomintang is corrupt and even if he wins, nothing can be changed. Civilians will still be oppressed. It would be better to spend money to bring all the Han people to the Longhan Kingdom so that the Longhan people do not have to be sacrificed.

Zhang Feng refuted this harshly in an article published in the newspaper: disregarding national justice.

(End of this chapter)