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

Another point is that the victory of the Second Revolution also marked the arrival of the peak of Yuan Shikai's power, so naturally, I don't want to see such remarks.

When a person's power increases, they will want to be a dictator and will lose the judgment that a person in power should have.

They can be domineering and won't listen to others' opinions.

If someone claims to be kind and reasonable, it only means that they are poor and powerless. It is precisely because they lack power that they are good people.

Some people never have the chance to be bad people in their entire lives.

Once someone gains power, they become a completely different person.

It's like a slave turning the tables, becoming even more ruthless than their master.

It's obvious that Yuan Shikai was someone who wanted to be emperor and would never want to see such remarks.

As a dictator, the last person he wants to see is someone with ideas like Shen Hao among his subordinates.

You can be greedy, you can be ruthless, but you can't dig up my roots.

Shen Hao was well aware of his own strength; he had not yet grown to the point where he could destroy Yuan Shikai.

Shen Hao should keep a low profile.

However, Shen Hao was still grateful to his sixth concubine, Ye Zhen, for tipping him off; having an inside source was always a good thing.

So Shen Hao had Jin Ruizhi publish another report, this time which was completely self-destructive.

The article attributes all the losses and sins caused by this second revolution to the Tongmenghui (Revolutionary Alliance).

It's like they've joined the Allied Forces in firing shots.

He also expressed his personal views, representing all officers and soldiers of Guangdong and Guizhou provinces, and firmly supported the leadership of President Yuan.

After making these remarks, Shen Hao received a lot of criticism.

Some people say that Shen Hao's previous statement about serving the people was just a political show.

These remarks truly reflect my inner thoughts.

Immediately, criticisms of Shen Hao arose one after another.

Shen Hao, the military governor of Guangdong, was nothing but a political lackey.

A warlord without thought or soul!

A political opportunist, he was the executioner of Yuan Shikai's silver dollars.

Seeing these remarks, Shen Hao was not angry at all. Instead, he felt that the criticism was not strong enough and continued to contact newspapers to smear him.

They committed all sorts of evil deeds, including arson, murder, and looting.

The bloody and tearful histories of local gentry? And other charges.

And you know what? This blackmail really damaged Shen Hao's reputation.

However, Yuan Shikai was still very happy to see these newspapers.

Sixth concubine Ye Zhen also hurriedly relayed the news to Shen Hao.

Shen Hao nodded. This matter also made Shen Hao feel a sense of crisis.

We must develop our own strength as soon as possible.

They're still too weak. Once they become stronger, what can Yuan Shikai do if he's unhappy with them?

Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army did not count as Shen Hao's troops.

It currently has 23 divisions and 58 mixed brigades, with a total strength of 80.

It can be said that this is the peak period of the Beiyang Army's development.

In addition, Yuan Shikai borrowed £2500 million from five countries, so he had both money and connections.

Going against Yuan Shikai now would be suicidal.

Feeling a sense of urgency, Shen Hao once again began a large-scale recruitment drive.

The number of participants this time is 50,000.

For a time, large-scale conscription began in Guangdong and Guizhou.

Because Shen Hao's soldiers received good treatment, there were no scandals involving unpaid military salaries.

Therefore, it has a good reputation in both provinces, and the recruitment speed this time is very fast.

In just half a month, 8 people were recruited.

After screening, 60,000 men were selected, and together with the previous 50,000, Shen Hao's forces now number nearly 100,000.

Shen Hao dispersed all the people and began to distribute them.

It was divided into eight divisions in total.

The five divisions led by Li Yunlong, Kong Erlengzi, Ding Wei, Chu Yunfei, and Zhou Weiguo were equipped with the best equipment. Each division had an artillery regiment, and Shen Hao also distributed five 150mm cannons to each division, assigning one 150mm cannon to each division.

The other three divisions were promoted by Shen Hao.

Their loyalty wasn't as high as these people's, so their equipment was worse.

Currently, Shen Hao is short of 5 rifles.

However, this time Shen Hao did not go to the Germans to buy it.

His military factory has already started production, although it can only produce fifty Mauser rifles a day.

But there won't be any major battles this year, so Shen Hao isn't in a hurry.

Now, Shen Hao's most important task is to complete the mission assigned by his division commander.

Once this task is completed, Shen Hao will have plenty of funds.

The rewards for this division-level position are extremely generous, amounting to five million silver dollars and five million US dollars.

Furthermore, the reward included a bullet production line in the military factory (producing 100,000 bullets per day) staffed with all technical personnel and suicide soldiers.

Special Treasure Chest: One Golden Treasure Chest

The reward is much greater than that of the Governor's mission, which only offers a reward of one million US dollars.

Shen Hao could understand this. In fact, the governor of a province had a higher status than a division commander, but his power was not as great.

In chaotic times, only those with guns have power.

For example, Hu Ningmin, the former governor of Guangdong, was a governor but had no military power, so nobody paid him any attention, and he was eventually driven away in disgrace.

Sun Daoren, the military governor of Fujian, was also driven to rebellion by his own subordinates because he lacked his own troops. This was all his own doing.

Therefore, according to the weighted formula, the division commander is greater than the governor.

Currently, Shen Hao has already taken in eight concubines; he only needs two more to complete his mission.

Separate book:

Yao Yulan, Yao Yuying, Wang Keqin, Qingqing, Cousin-in-law, Zhang Shoufang, Jin Ruizhi, Yuan Shuzhen.

Only Hong Guniang and Gong Er remain.

These two are already decided; we just need to find an opportunity to get it done.

Thinking of this, Shen Hao immediately sent a telegram to Zhang Zuolin, asking Gong Baosen to send his daughter Gong Er over immediately.

Upon receiving the news, Zhang Zuolin personally instructed Gong Baosen to bring Gong Er over, which would take approximately ten days.

On September 20th, the entire governor's residence was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.

The servants were also beaming with joy.

Today, Shen Hao is going to take a concubine named Hu.

Two at once, one was Hong Guniang and the other was Jin Ruizhi.

214. Red-haired girls really bring good fortune to their husbands!

The wedding was very simple; no outsiders were invited, and the guests were all Shen Hao's women.

Even so, it was still quite lively.

We were all on the same side, so we had even more fun.

Cheng Shuzhen and Qingqing, arm in arm with Hong Guniang, and Bai Xiuzhu, arm in arm with Jin Ruizhi, escorted them to their respective bridal chambers.

In the new house of the Red Girl.

Looking at the nervous and bewildered girl in red, Cheng Shuzhen couldn't help but tease her, "Why is our valiant girl in red so nervous?"

Red Girl rolled her eyes and said, "You've all been through this, yet you're laughing at me. I heard it hurts a lot, right?"

Cheng Shuzhen laughed and said, "It's alright, it was just that one time."

It will be fine in a little while, don't worry, everyone has gone through this, right?

Besides, you're not afraid of bullets, so why would you be afraid of this?

"I'm just a little nervous," the girl in red said nervously.

"Haha, don't worry, from now on you are the master's rightful woman."