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

"Thank you, Commander Shen. I really like the gift," said the second concubine, now the legal wife, with a smile.

"Thank you, Commander Shen."

"As long as you aunties like it, that's fine."

At this moment, Zhang Xueliang, who was hiding behind a pillar, looked at the handsome and dashing Shen Hao with envy.

This is what a man is.

The thought that this person was her brother-in-law filled her with joy.

He rushed into the room.

Zhang Shoufang, who was eavesdropping, saw her younger brother come in.

He hurriedly grabbed Zhang Xueliang's shoulder and asked, "Little Liu, what does Commander Shen look like? How old is he? Is he tall?"

157. Politics can only be resolved through violence.

Seeing his sister's anxious expression, Xiao Liu's eyes darted around, and he deliberately smiled, "Guess?"

This worried Zhang Shoufang greatly. She pinched Xiao Liuzi's ear and said, "You brat, are you itching for a beating? Now you're trying to outsmart me."

If you don't talk, I'll beat you up.

Xiao Liu's ears were already frostbitten from the cold weather, and the twist made them hurt even more. He stood on tiptoe and begged for mercy, "Sister, be gentle, I'm sorry, okay?"

"You brat, are you going to talk or not?"

"I'll talk, I'll talk, that's not enough!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shoufang gave a haughty snort and then let go of her hand.

Xiao Liuzi rubbed his ear in pain.

"Sis, I'm your own brother, how could you be so cruel?"

"Who told you to deliberately not tell me?"

Xiao Liu snorted to express his dissatisfaction, but still obediently said, "Then my brother-in-law is so impressive."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Shoufang interrupted him, asking, "How do you mean by 'impressive'?"

"He was a head taller than our dad, and he stood as straight as a pine tree; he looked so impressive."

"What does he look like?"

"Zhang's is so-so, about the same as mine," Xiao Liuzi said proudly, patting his chest.

"Hmm, that's not bad."

At this moment, Zhang Shoufang's mind had already begun to imagine what Shen Hao would look like.

Tall and imposing, and looking similar to Xiao Liuzi, he would be much more pleasing to the eye.

"How old is Commander Shen? He can't be 14, he must be an old man."

"How could that be? She looks to be around 20 years old, with fair and clean skin."

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Zhang Shoufang, who had been tense and worried, was completely relieved upon hearing this.

At least at this moment, Shen Hao was better than she had imagined.

Tall and fair-skinned, and a teacher, on par with my father, not ugly either, how impressive he must be.

I breathed a long sigh of relief, and felt much more relaxed.

Seeing his sister's expression, Xiao Liuzi laughed and said, "Then I'll sneak over and eavesdrop on what they're talking about."

“Okay, go ahead,” Zhang Shoufang said.

She was also curious about what Commander Shen and her father were talking about.

Meanwhile, in Zhang Zuolin's study.

Shen Hao handed Zhang Zuolin a box and a silver note containing 10,000 silver dollars.

"Uncle, these things are a small token of my appreciation."

Zhang Zuolin asked in confusion, "What's in this box?"

Shen Hao smiled and said, "Uncle will know once he opens it."

Zhang Zuolin smiled and said, "Oh, it's all very mysterious."

Then, the mahogany box was opened.

When he saw a silver handgun inside, his eyes lit up.

He picked it up and weighed it in his hand, exclaiming in surprise, "Wow, it's much lighter than that Mauser pistol, and it's quite beautiful too!"

It was then loaded.

"Wow, this pistol is really sharp, a good gun. I wonder how accurate it is."

After removing the magazine, Zhang Zuolin became more and more satisfied with what he saw.

He considered this gun to be a masterpiece, the most beautiful gun he had ever seen.

Not only is it beautiful, but it also feels great to the touch.

Zhang Zuolin cherished it dearly.

"Wow, that's a great gun. I've never seen one like this on the market before. It must be hard to get one."

Shen Hao said, "Uncle, as long as you like it, that's fine."

The Desert Eagle was developed in 1980 but was not officially sold in the United States until 85.

Technological means are absolutely unmatched by anything in this era.

Of course, Shen Hao has ten of them, so giving away one wouldn't be a big deal.

"I really like this gun, so I'll accept it without hesitation."

Zhang Zuolin laughed heartily;

He then returned the ten thousand silver dollars to Shen Hao, saying, "You don't need this money. Now that you're a division commander, you'll need money everywhere. Just take it and use it."

Shen Hao said, "Uncle, you have to pay me. Besides, I'm not short of money."

Shen Hao wasn't just bragging; he really wasn't short of money.

But Zhang Zuolin felt that Shen Hao was just being stubborn and suffering for the sake of saving face.

He was struggling financially to support a division.

Moreover, it's been accumulated over so many years.

She thought to herself that her own family's wealth was insufficient, so how could Shen Hao, who was just a division commander, not lack money?

But Shen Hao's attitude satisfied him.

The dowry consisted of 10,000 silver dollars, a gun, and some other items.

It has both substance and appearance.

Shen Hao insisted on giving it to Zhang Zuolin, and Zhang Zuolin also accepted it, but the dowry would not be small.

Zhang Zuolin was not a stingy person, so naturally he couldn't let Shen Hao suffer a loss.

Moreover, if the bride price is too low, the daughter will lose face in the Shen family.

You can't do anything shameful.

Immediately, the maidservant brought out tea.

Zhang Zuolin said, "Go out and close the door. No one is allowed to approach."

"Yes"

After everyone had left, Zhang Zuolin said to Shen Hao, "The Kuomintang won a great victory in this parliamentary election."

Song Jiaoren advocated for the establishment of a responsible cabinet and the drafting of a democratic constitution.

He even proclaimed, "From this day forward, among all political parties in the Republic of China, only I am the most powerful. Although the Republican Party is arrogant, can it compete with me?"

What's your opinion on this?

国会议员选举，经过历时近三个月的议会选举，国民党赢得了参议院274个席位中的123席、众议院596个席位中的269席，分别占44.9%和45.1%；

而共和党、统一党和民主党所赢得的参众两院席位分别只有55/120席、6/18席、8/16席。

The Republican Party, the Unity Party, and the Democratic Party are all constitutional parties that support Yuan Shikai silver dollars in different ways.

However, all three parties lost to the Kuomintang, led by Song Jiaoren, in the elections for members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

It can be said that it was an overwhelming victory.

Song Jiaoren was riding high for a time, and it was safe to say that if this trend continued, a new cabinet would soon be formed.

Shen Hao was aware that Song Jiaoren advocated parliamentary politics and wanted to establish a responsible cabinet system.

The responsible cabinet is similar to the political system of later countries, where the prime minister holds real power.