Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

"However, to recruit experts, we need funding. You see," Ma Feng grinned sheepishly and reached out for money.

Shen Hao was not stingy and directly had someone give him a bank deposit certificate worth 10,000 yuan.

"Don't worry, with this money, we can find you as many experts as you want."

Ma Feng's confidence soared. In this day and age, many experts are poor; not everyone is wealthy.

After saying that, the wasp spurred its horse and rode away.

Watching the wasp's retreating figure, Shen Hao immediately sped up towards Qing City. Now that Cao Shaolin was dead, Cao Ying was bound to make a move, and Shen Hao still needed to send troops to support Pucheng.

At the same time, Cao Ying also received news of her son's death.

Not only that, but the colonel Zhang Yi, whom he had his eye on, actually led his troops in a mutiny.

He suddenly became furious.

"Damn it, Zhang Yi, that heartless ingrate, actually betrayed me."

"What should we do, Commander?"

Although Cao Ying was a brigade commander, he preferred to be called "Commander-in-Chief".

"What else can we do? Gather the troops and beat the bastard to a pulp, otherwise people will think we're easy to bully."

"Tear that bastard Zhang Yi to pieces!"

"Yes, Marshal."

Cao Ying was supposed to rest in Stone City for two more days, but unexpectedly Zhang Yi suddenly mutinied.

Mutinies among soldiers were common among warlords, and in most cases, it was because soldiers couldn't get their pay, which led to rebellions.

However, since Cao Ying became the commander of the Third Mixed Brigade, he has massacred several counties, and his soldiers are not short of military pay for the time being.

Cao Ying currently does not know why the mutiny occurred.

The spies that Shen Hao sent to monitor Cao Ying also received the news immediately.

Shen Hao immediately ordered Li Yunlong to send troops to support Pucheng.

Upon hearing that another battle was about to begin, Li Yunlong was so excited that he couldn't sleep and couldn't wait to set off immediately.

96. Millions of dollars spent on arms

We returned to Qing City.

Shen Hao was in a great mood.

This time, they not only won over Zhang Yi, but also acquired a whole regiment's worth of men and equipment.

Not only that, but also the wealth of the entire city of Pu.

From Boss Liu's money shop alone, they seized over 100,000 silver dollars, as well as valuable antiques and calligraphy.

In addition to the wealth of other gentry and the wealth of ordinary people.

It must be said that Cao Shaolin is a professional when it comes to plundering money.

The converted amount is approximately 500,000 silver dollars.

Shen Hao also had 58 silver dollars in cash and 23 silver dollars worth of opium paste.

However, Shen Hao was still conflicted about this opium paste.

Shen Hao, who grew up under the red flag, also disliked this, but if he were to use it to make money, how would he be any different from those who sold opium?

Shen Hao couldn't make it, and it was difficult to burn properly. The opium cost hundreds of thousands of silver dollars; if it were burned, the whole county would probably be in an uproar.

It's a case of "it's a pity to throw it away, but it's useless to keep it."

However, after thinking about it, Shen Hao decided to keep this thing for later use.

The destruction of so much opium was the most impactful event, and the best opportunity to win people's hearts.

Shen Hao left behind 100,000 silver dollars and used the remaining 980,000 silver dollars to buy weapons.

Fortunately, there are quite a few foreigners in Guangdong Province, so there is still a lot of arms trading.

Shen Hao hadn't expected that the old German had a stockpile, though it consisted mostly of light weapons.

Shen Hao bought 10,000 Mauser rifles, each costing 60 yuan.

It cost 600,000 silver dollars.

The Mauser C96, also known as the Mauser C96 pistol, cost $25 each, and there were 500 of them.

One US dollar can be exchanged for 2.4 silver dollars, which is 3 silver dollars!

A mortar costs 3,000 silver dollars. If Shen Hao has 50 mortars, that's 150,000 silver dollars.

A light machine gun costs 1,200 silver dollars, and Shen Hao purchased ten.

The rest of the money was used to buy bullets and artillery shells.

By spending over a million dollars at once, Shen Hao became the most honored guest of the D country.

Qing City is located by the sea, and the old man from D country personally sailed a warship to transport weapons to Shen Hao.

Shen Hao was very envious when he saw the old German warships.

Becker is an arms dealer, backed by the D country's military.

"Shen, you are our most honored guest, and we truly want to call you a friend. To commemorate our friendship, I have a wonderful gift for you."

Looking at the bearded man in front of him, Shen Hao was filled with disdain.

If you truly consider me a friend, why would you give me Qingdao?

“Oh, Becker, what is that?” Shen Hao asked in English;

"Here are ten boxes of Type 24 hand grenades for you."

Damn, Shen Hao thought it was something serious.

So, Shen Hao took out a melon-shaped grenade.

"What do you think of my grenade?"

After saying that, Shen Hao slammed the object down hard and threw it away.

boom!

Great power!

Flowers bloomed on the sea.

Becker's eyes lit up with surprise and he exclaimed, "Oh, Shen, my friend, this grenade is really amazing!"

Not only is the duration shorter, but the power is also twice as strong. Where did you get it?

Due to the struggle for land and resources, there are minor frictions among various countries, and they are all enduring them, knowing in their hearts that a war will happen sooner or later.

European countries are now actively preparing for arms production, and are secretly working hard on research and development.

This grenade is a real gem.

Shen Hao said, "These are the latest model grenades, and they're quite valuable. I can give you a few if you want, but you'll have to offer a corresponding price."

Becker said, "How about I give you a field gun worth 7 silver dollars?"

Shen Hao shook his head and said, "It's too cheap. Do you know how much money it takes to develop a new weapon? This is ready-made and can be used directly."

What do you think? "

Becker nodded, feeling that Shen Hao had said a lot.

"How about those two Krupp FK.96n/A field guns? They have excellent mobility."

Shen Hao shook his head and said, "Forget it, since Mr. Becker isn't interested, I'll approach the United States and France instead. The United States is very interested."

Becker hurriedly said, "Shen, my dear friend, business is easy to discuss, why the rush?"

How about three Krupp FK.96n/A field guns plus ten Maxim guns? Ten boxes of shells and one million rounds of ammunition.

Shen Hao thought for a moment and said, "I don't have a car yet. You know, I'm a brigade commander, it would be embarrassing to not have a vehicle."

"How about adding another Ford?"

Shen Hao smiled and said, "Deal."

Ten heavy machine guns, two thousand five hundred silver dollars each, that's 2.5 silver dollars.

An imported Ford car costs 4 yuan.

The young emperor Puyi in the palace also bought it for the same price.

80 yuan for a thousand bullets, one million bullets would cost about 80,000 yuan.

Three FK.96n/A field guns would cost 20 silver dollars.

That's roughly 35 silver dollars.

Shen Hao felt that exchanging a box of melon grenades for so much money was a huge profit.

Becker also felt he had made a fortune; the profit margin on arms was 300 percent.