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

After Shen Hao finished five bowls, all that remained for everyone was shock and amazement.

That's Dionysus for you, damn it.

The group, who had been so defiant just moments before, now collapsed onto the table, surrendering one by one.

No one dares to act arrogant anymore.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Zuolin burst into laughter: "You think you can get my money? You'll never get it in your lifetime, hahaha!"

"Yuting, we can't outdrink Commander Shen, but we can certainly outdrink you. Let me toast you."

I also respect you.

"Yes, Commander Zhang, we salute you."

Shen Hao was too fierce, which made them back down, so they could only bully the weaker ones.

Zhang Zuolin was an easy person to bully.

Shen Hao wasn't idle either; he picked up a wine glass and toasted the others.

Some people even suspected that Shen Hao's wine was fake.

But Shen Haojing's wine all comes from the same bottle, so it doesn't seem like it.

This earned them their utmost respect.

The party ended after an hour, and no one dared to offer Shen Hao a toast.

The old man, who was about to die, hanged himself.

After the banquet ended, Shen Hao finally entered the bridal chamber, completely satisfied.

Looking at the bride Zhang Shoufang, who was wearing a red veil.

Shen Hao walked over with a smile.

Lift the red veil.

Suddenly, a picture of Zhang Shoufang blushing appeared in the frame.

She lowered her head and called softly, "My husband."

Shen Hao sat down beside her and pulled her into his arms, asking, "Are you hungry?"

Since the wedding ceremony, the bride, Zhang Shoufang, has not eaten anything.

"My lord, I'm not hungry."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was proven wrong.

My stomach started growling.

At this moment, Zhang Shoufang lowered her head in shame, not daring to look up at Shen Hao.

Seeing this, Shen Hao smiled and said, "Wait here, I'll go and have them prepare some food."

"Isn't this bad?"

"What's wrong with that? You have to eat when you're hungry."

Watching Shen Hao's departing figure, Zhang Shoufang was deeply moved, feeling that Shen Hao was too good to her.

She had never seen such thoughtfulness before.

Her father, Zhang Zuolin, was always a chauvinist and never cared about these kinds of details concerning women.

This made Zhang Shoufang feel very happy and blessed.

A moment later, Shen Hao came back with four dishes and a soup.

The dishes were all ordinary home-cooked meals, but Zhang Shoufang ate them with exceptional relish.

Her eyebrows and eyes were curved in a smile.

This was the best meal she had ever eaten.

"Is it delicious?" Shen Hao asked.

"Delicious, so delicious!" Zhang Shoufang exclaimed hurriedly.

She was afraid that Shen Hao would misunderstand.

"As long as it tastes good, I'm just worried you won't like it."

"I like to eat anything my husband gives me."

"That's good"

Just then, the voice of a maid suddenly came from outside.

"Young master, is the young master home?"

Shen Hao was taken aback. Why was she looking for him at this time?

"whats the matter?"

"The master needs you to come over."

"Okay, I got it, I'll be right there."

Zhang Shoufang put down her bowl and chopsticks, angrily saying, "What's my father doing, calling you over at this time?"

Shen Hao said, "I guess they have something to discuss. The Japanese have been making a lot of noise these past two days, and there's been a lot going on."

"Alright, stop complaining. You eat your food, I'll go check on things."

"Well then, my lord, please come back quickly," Zhang Shoufang said reluctantly.

"Okay, got it"

Shen Hao pinched Zhang Shoufang's smooth cheek before leaving with a smile.

Upon entering the study, besides Zhang Zuolin, there was also a male actor dressed in a suit;

Zhang Zuolin smiled and introduced, "Ah Hao, you've come at the perfect time. Let me introduce you to this man, Minami Jiro, who serves as an Army Staff Officer in the Japanese Kwantung Army Governor-General's Office."

"This is Shen Hao, my eldest daughter's husband."

Nanjiro said, "I have long admired your name, Shen Hao, commander of the 18th Division of the Beiyang Army. It is a pleasure to meet you."

Shen Hao had an innate aversion to the Japanese. He gave Zhang Zuolin face by nodding slightly but remained silent.

Seemingly sensing Shen Hao's displeasure, Zhang Zuolin quickly smiled and said, "It's like this, Nanjiro wants to ask Hao where you got those five machine guns."

He said that their Kwantung Army did not currently possess the latest Type 38 heavy machine gun.

Shen Hao frowned and asked, "The Germans bought it. Is there anything wrong with Nanjiro?"

169. Congratulations, host, on taking Zhang Shoufang as a concubine.

Sensing Shen Hao's hostility, Nanjiro explained, "Commander Shen, please don't misunderstand, we're not asking about that."

Shen Hao said, "Oh? Get to the point."

"Commander Shen, the Type 38 heavy machine gun is a design based on the Italian Hotchkiss heavy machine gun."

It has many defects, is complicated to operate, has insufficient strength of parts, and has low heat dissipation efficiency of the barrel.

We are currently developing an upgraded version of the Type 38 heavy machine gun.

"When Commander Shen purchases arms in the future, he can certainly consider arms produced in Japan; there's no need to go to the Germans, who are so close by."

Shen Hao bought several million dollars worth of arms from the Germans, and the Japanese were also aware of this and were also eyeing this type of arms.

Because Yuan Shikai preferred German-made equipment, Japanese arms sales were consistently poor.

Nanjiro's younger brother, Nanbu Rinjiro, an artillery major, designed a Type 38 heavy machine gun, which was an improved version of the Type 38.

Nanjiro also wanted to cooperate with Shen Hao, hoping that Shen Hao would purchase weapons from them in the future.

Japan also hopes that its weapons will sell well domestically.

According to investigations by Japanese intelligence agencies, the current tense situation in China means that the demand for arms will be astronomical.

In the last war with Tsarist Russia, although Japan won, it gained nothing and paid a heavy price.

Even the Japanese need to make money and develop.

Therefore, based on the Type 38 heavy machine gun, the Japanese began the development of the next generation of heavy machine guns, namely the Type 3 Taisho heavy machine gun.

This machine gun was designed with many practical combat factors in mind.

Meanwhile, Japanese intelligence agencies also conducted a very detailed investigation within China, gaining a thorough understanding of the weaponry and equipment of the Chinese military.

At present, the warlord troops in various parts of China not only lack military training, but also cannot even provide each person with a gun. In battle, they can achieve good results by using accurate shooting.

This is a huge market.

Moreover, Nanjiro received inside information from the Japanese army that the Japanese Army Ministry had clearly identified the strategic target for the next ten years or so: the Chinese army.

First, let the domestic warlords wear down the enemy, then slowly accumulate strength, and finally launch a national war.

Shen Hao wondered what the Japanese wanted to do, but it turned out they wanted to sell weapons.

Dream on, there's no way we'd buy weapons from Japan.