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

"Damn it, you've got the railways and the mines, and you want everything? That won't do!"

"So, we're just going to let this go like this?" Shen Hao asked, puzzled.

"Of course not. The Japanese are not satisfied and have been causing trouble. They have blocked all railway crossings and everyone is subject to strict checks."

"Damn it, being investigated by the Japanese on our own land is really frustrating," Zhang Zuolin complained.

“The situation is beyond our control; it’s all a legacy of the Manchu Qing dynasty,” Shen Hao said.

"That's right. The Manchus didn't want to fight because they were afraid of damaging their strength. Even if other countries invaded, they would only have to pay some money and cede some territory. The world would still belong to the Aisin Gioro clan."

"But if we really fight the foreigners, the Han Chinese in China will rebel, and then the Qing dynasty will truly be over. People are selfish, and Empress Dowager Cixi will definitely consider this," Zhang Zuolin said.

That's true.

"Alright, let's not talk about the Japanese anymore. They have the Russians watching them, so they can't cause any trouble and won't dare to act recklessly."

The Russians have always wanted to get their revenge; they can't swallow this insult.

After saying that, Zhang Zuolin handed Shen Hao a box.

"Consider these silver dollars as a betrothal gift for that girl, Shoufang. You can keep them."

Shen Hao hurriedly declined, saying, "Forget about it, I really don't need it."

This isn't Shen Hao bragging; he just earned 60 yuan last night, so he really doesn't care about this little bit of money.

Although Zhang Zuolin felt the pinch, he was the kind of person who never liked owing others anything and always insisted on returning it.

With a stern face, he said, "This is Shoufang's dowry; how can it be missing?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Hao had no choice but to reluctantly accept it.

"Alright, hurry up and change your clothes, the wedding ceremony starts at 12 o'clock."

"It's my father-in-law."

After returning home, Shen Hao opened the box and found 30,000 silver dollars inside.

He was in a good mood; he gave a dowry of 10,000 yuan and received 30,000 yuan in return.

Little did Shen Hao know that this money was Zhang Zuolin's military pay for the following month.

Zhang Zuolin was not as ruthless and powerful in Fengtian as Shen Hao was in Guangdong Province, where he could do whatever he wanted.

The railway here belongs to Japan and Tsarist Russia; they have absolutely no involvement with it.

There are also various forces at play, so there's nothing you can do. If you mess with one, another will come after you to the death.

867 Xiao Liuzi also stole the 80,000 taels of silver notes he had saved, money that was intended for military pay.

Now, this money is all for next month's military pay.

Zhang Zuolin was truly poor; he was on the verge of starvation.

Shen Hao was unaware of these circumstances, but he was not a stingy person. Since Zhang Zuolin had returned the gift, Shen Hao planned to give him a few heavy machine guns.

Thinking of this, Shen Hao pretended to go out for a while and had several guards carry in five heavy machine guns.

When Zhang Zuolin saw the Type 38 heavy machine gun, he couldn't stop smiling.

He really likes this heavy machine gun.

"Ah Hao, I can't accept this, hahaha..."

"What will you use if you give it to me, haha?"

The concubines couldn't help but roll their eyes at Zhang Zuolin's grinning face; he was truly pathetic.

Shen Hao said, "These are also my betrothal gifts."

"This is too precious, really too precious, I can't possibly accept it!"

As he spoke, Zhang Zuolin fondled the Type 38 heavy machine gun, looking quite pleased with himself.

"This is really a good thing. I heard that this Type 38 heavy machine gun was produced in very small quantities. Even the Japanese don't have many. Where did you get it?"

One heavy machine gun costs three thousand silver dollars, so five of them would cost 1.5 silver dollars, not including bullets and such.

In other words, it's equivalent to Shen Hao using all of Zhang Shoufang's betrothal gifts to buy weapons and give them to him.

Moreover, this type of heavy machine gun was produced in small quantities, and even the Japanese didn't have many.

It's definitely worth it.

Therefore, Zhang Zuolin became increasingly satisfied with Shen Hao.

He truly is a worthy son-in-law!

168. Is there a problem with what the Germans bought?

At noon, with Zhang Zuolin as witness, Shen Hao and Zhang Shoufang held their wedding.

After being escorted to the bridal chamber, Shen Hao came out to drink with them.

Zhang Zuolin patted Shen Hao on the shoulder and laughed heartily at his soldiers, saying, "Anyone here who can outdrink my son-in-law today will be rewarded with a thousand silver dollars and promoted one rank."

"Commander, is this true?"

"Damn it, you don't believe me anymore? When have I, Old Zhang, ever gone back on my word?"

"Commander, you said it yourself. If you get Commander Shen drunk, don't blame us."

"Haha, drink as much as you want, I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong," Zhang Zuolin patted his chest as a guarantee.

Upon seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Where else can you find such a good deal: the chance to drink alcohol, get promoted, and make a fortune?

Everyone was eyeing Shen Hao with lustful eyes, wishing they could get him drunk.

"Commander Shen, I'd like to propose a toast to you."

"Commander Shen, I'd also like to propose a toast to you."

Everyone rushed to drink with Shen Hao.

Seeing so many people, Shen Hao was speechless. Damn, over a hundred people, when will they finish drinking?

So Shen Hao said, "There are too many people, how long will we be drinking?"

How about this, to be fair, we'll drink ten bowls in a row, eliminating some people first, and then I'll toast you one by one.

You guys don't have any objections, right?

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was silent.

Drink ten bowls in a row?

Is this going to kill someone?

Everyone looked at Shen Hao with suspicion.

They didn't believe that Shen Hao could drink ten bowls of wine.

It's likely that Shen Hao said that on purpose because he couldn't drink it.

Everyone had originally planned to have a drinking contest, but Shen Hao said something unexpected.

After drinking ten bowls, who among them could still stand up?

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhang Zuolin laughed and said, "Why is everyone so quiet? Are you chickening out?"

"Come on, let's have a drink. If Commander Shen can drink, we can too."

"Yes, it's just ten bowls, isn't it?"

Many people shook their heads and left; they could only drink two bowls of wine, and ten bowls would be fatal.

Soon, the maids began distributing bowls, and everyone who participated received one.

However, there were only a dozen or so people.

Everyone else gave up and started watching the show.

Shen Hao picked up the bowl and said, "Let's drink!"

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp, and everyone cheered loudly!

The others also picked up their bowls and began to drink.

The scene immediately split into two factions: Shen Hao's faction and the faction of dozens of people.

Given the current situation, if you want to drink with Shen Hao to the bitter end, then ten bowls are the bare minimum.

Then, Shen Hao downed three bowls in a row without changing his expression or skipping a beat.

Everyone was chilled to the bone. No wonder he was so arrogant; he was truly capable.

Others remained sober during the first and second bowls, but by the third bowl, most had already given up.

Drinking it straight like this is so stimulating!

Shen Hao didn't have time to waste with them, and drank bowl after bowl.

At first, everyone cheered.