Traveling through 1942 with space

Chapter 230: Finding Foreign Guards

"Yes, but there can't be too many people from either side during the transaction, thirty at most," said Hou Xiaoge.

"it is good!"

The two looked at each other and nodded in agreement. At the same time, they also had a certain understanding and fear of Hou Xiaoge's abilities.

After saying goodbye to the two people, Hou Xiaoge rode his bike out of the city, but he did not leave. Instead, he went to explore the place where the two people were again.

After enduring a night of cold and making sure everything was fine, Hou Xiaoge left the town.

As for why the transaction is going on the day after tomorrow, of course he has to find someone. Otherwise, if Hou Xiaoge is the only one trading, it would be easy for him to be robbed by other cheaters, which is not appropriate.

As for finding someone, Hou Xiaoge originally planned to have three targets, but when he saw a building outside the town, he changed his plan.

Originally Hou Xiaoge had three goals. The first one was to contact the disciples of the Yanhuang League near Yangcheng.

The second method is to find some hunters from nearby mountain villages to fill in the gaps and provide their own guns.

The last one was to use the name of Yanhuang League and rely on the Qin Army’s relationship to seek cooperation with the National Army in Guangdong Province.

But after thinking about it, none of these seemed appropriate. First of all, the Yanhuang League's power in Guangdong Province was newly established, with only about 10 to 20 people, and they might not all be there.

The other option is to go with the mountain people and the national army. It's too risky and they may be robbed, so that's not an option either.

After much thought, Hou Xiaoge came up with an idea when he saw a foreign church outside the town.

You can hire foreigners yourself! These foreigners naturally have a certain deterrent effect on domestic people, and there are too many foreigners near Guangzhou Bay.

Ever since Marco Polo described the East as a golden world, countless Westerners have been flocking to the East and obsessed with it for hundreds of years.

Especially after the late Qing Dynasty, Britain and France opened the door to the Qing Dynasty, providing Westerners with a place to "pan for gold."

Countless people who couldn't make it in the West or wanted to make a career came to China, trying to strike gold in this magical land and create their own glory.

Of course, there are successful people among them, but there are more failures. These losers wander around the coastal areas, and are even hired by the Chinese to work as translators and thugs to intimidate the Chinese people.

Hou Xiaoge can speak English, and his brain has become smarter since he was transformed by the space. He can't say that he has photographic memory, but he has an amazing memory.

In the past few months before the New Year, Hou Xiaoge often went to bookstores or bought books, and has already mastered English, French, Russian, German, and Persian, the five more commonly used languages in middle schools.

For this transaction, I only need to find a dozen or twenty foreigners, and then find some mountain people to cooperate and restrain each other, which can definitely deter those who have ulterior motives.

He did what he said. After resting for a night in the space, Hou Xiaoge carried the statue ornaments and silver cross that he asked Ling'er to make in the space to the church in the neighboring Kuomintang-controlled area.

The Kuomintang-controlled area of Guangdong Province is now the front line of the War of Resistance. Anti-war slogans are posted everywhere in the county town, and the street environment is relatively tense.

Hou Xiaoge asked around on the road and then rode his modified bike to the county church.

It has to be said that in the south, there are foreign churches everywhere, and the buildings are very luxurious.

The door of the church was open, and Chinese and foreigners came in and out from time to time. In the church courtyard, Hou Xiaoge also saw many foreigners sitting on the ground bored, and they were obviously homeless.

Hou Xiaoge ignored these people and stopped directly at the door of the auditorium on his bike.

"You, come here." Hou Xiaoge shouted to a foreign kid in English.

"Hello sir, what's the matter with you?" A few foreign kids who were playing football ran over and asked politely.

It was because Hou Xiaoge was wearing clothes and riding on the lap, otherwise these foreign kids might not pay any attention to him.

"Hey! Nice guys. My name is David. What's your name?" Hou Xiaoge asked with a smile, using foreign weapons.

"Paul!"

"Henry!"

"David!"

"Little Paul!"

……

Several children wearing overalls and flowered shirts straightened their backs and spoke with confidence.

"I need a few people to help me watch the car now. Of course, I will also pay them. I wonder if you guys are willing to do it?" Hou Xiaoge asked with a smile.

"Of course!"

"Yes sir!"

"I wonder what the reward is?"

I have to say, these foreign kids are very bold.

"These are five silver crosses. If you guys are willing, then this will be your reward." Hou Xiaoge said as he showed five exquisite silver crosses tied with red ropes.

"Mr. David, you are so generous."

"Thank you, Mr. David."

The kids were only seven or eight years old and had never earned any money, so they were naturally eager to do something that could pay.

What's more, an exquisite silver cross would cost four or five pounds to buy.

In fact, the value is just that, the cost of a cross is one dollar.

The work was done by Ling'er and Hou Xiaoge, who made a mold based on the pattern of God's cross and cast the statue at very low cost.

As for why Hou Xiaoge asked these children to watch the car, it was naturally for safety reasons. If he asked an adult, the wheels might be gone when he came out.

Another reason, of course, is to establish a wealthy persona like the homeless people nearby.

After the discussion, Hou Xiaoge threw something as a deposit to the leading child, and then took the things into the church.

It was not yet time for worship, and many people in the hall were either praying or sitting in silence. There were also nuns and priests delivering messages of God's love for the world to some "lambs."

"Hello, sir, are you here to pray to the Lord?" A middle-aged man looked at Hou Xiaoge's extraordinary attire and came forward with a gesture of etiquette.

Hou Xiaoge ignored the priest and worshiped the statue first.

After all, the traditional understanding of worshipping when visiting a temple cannot be abandoned. What one prays for is a large appetite. After all, one is going to the West next, so it might as well worship there.

"Hello, Father. My name is David, and I am here to atone my sins to God." Hou Xiaoge opened her bag and handed the statue and a bunch of crosses in it to the priest.

"Oh! Mr. David, this statue and the Holy Cross are so beautifully crafted. Thank you for your contribution to the Church of St. Mary." The middle-aged priest took the bag and praised it while performing etiquette.

After the two greeted each other, Hou Xiaoge explained his purpose to the priest.

“Father Henry, I have recently encountered difficulties in my business, and I need some strong and loyal people to help me overcome the difficulties.

After this, I will give Mary Church and Father Henry a ton of potatoes and a ton of cornmeal as a reward."

"Poor child blessed by the Lord! I, Henry, agree to your request, but I hope you can do something kind, David." Henry nodded and said with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Father Henry, and thank the Lord for your teachings." Hou Xiaoge said as he prayed to the statue.

After a while, the priest brought Hou Xiaoge to the backyard of the church and called a burly, bearded, and somewhat decadent man.

"David, this is Felt, he can help you." The priest said to Hou Xiaoge, and then told Felt the purpose of Hou Xiaoge's visit.

"Mr. David, how can I help you?" Felt looked at Hou Xiaoge with some caution.

"I have a batch of goods that need to be traded in the Japanese war zone. I need you to find 20 people to escort me for two days. It's not dangerous, just to prevent customers from taking advantage of you.

In two days, if you have weapons yourself, 2,000 yuan, and if I provide weapons, 1,000 yuan, how about that?" Hou Xiaoge said directly.

When Felt heard that Hou Xiaoge only asked him to find someone to serve as a bodyguard, he was obviously relieved.

Recently his son was infected with lung disease and the doctor said he needed penicillin, but the price of penicillin is very high now and one bottle requires a small yellow croaker.

Even though I am a foreigner and have the help of the church, the ports are now closed and the price of penicillin is still high, at least twenty pounds.

My son's treatment requires at least three injections, which costs a lot of money.

So Hou Xiaoge said that he would be paid two thousand dollars for twenty people as a bodyguard. He was British and the Japanese didn't bother him much. So he was naturally willing to do this job, as it was not very dangerous.

"Sir, of course we are willing. We have our own weapons, but you have to pay half of the money first before you go on the mission." Field nodded and said.

"OK!"