Feng Yuxiang looked at Shi Congyun and talked to Yang Yuanzhao almost unobstructed, and said unhappily: "Okay, Congyun, this is just my business, don't say more?" ”

When Feng Yuxiang said this, the expression on his face was wrinkled, it was obvious that this time Zhengzhou's salary was not an easy thing, and he asked in his heart: "I don't know if I can do a little bit?" You know, I came back from studying in the UK, and I also have a lot of property, so can I be a matchmaker? ”

"This!" Feng Yuxiang was about to refuse, but he didn't expect Wang Jinming, who had not spoken all the time, to interject and say: "If we want a batch of arms, is there a way?" ”

"Yes!" Yang Yuanzhao immediately got up, and in an instant, he made a decision in his heart and said, "Please follow me!" ”

After speaking, Yang Yuanzhao got up to leave, Uncle Guang hesitated, did not follow, and stopped the bodyguard who was about to follow, looking at Yang Yuanzhao's back, his face was slightly strange.

Yang Yuanzhao took the group to the box, as early as on the road, he had already ordered Ding Dong to wrap 10 rifles in a box, the box was the jujube wood left over from the handle of the last time, the long spear, it could not be the same as the short gun, there was no packaging.

After entering the box, he closed the door, rummaged under the bed, and pulled out a plain box, with no signs or markings on the outside, but when he opened it, he saw 10 brand-new Commission 1888s, neatly stacked in the box.

"Original German Mauser?" Feng Yuxiang was slightly surprised, the Mauser gun can be said to be the most equipped in Beiyang, but it is their turn to use these marginal standards, and the ones that are replaced by Xiaqiangzhen are already good, most of them are imitated in Shanghai and Tianjin, such weapons, the quality is not too high, it would be good to be able to start, this is also the biggest gap between their backward standard and the front strong standard, not to mention the soldiers, the equipment is a big difference.

Wang Jinming stepped forward, picked up a handful, skillfully used and disassembled, there was a strong smell of gun oil on the muzzle, the rifling was orderly, knocking on the rifle, steel and weight, there was no difference with the Mauser gun There was a trace of doubt on his face, the batch in front of him, except for the wood of the gun handle, was slightly different from the traditional Mauser, and the others, it seemed that there was no difference, it seemed to be original.

Wang Jinming finished reading the gun in his hand, and then handed it to Feng Yuxiang, after Feng Yuxiang took it, he also checked it according to Wang Jinming's routine, and showed a satisfied smile on his face, and said approvingly: "Good gun!" ”

Feng Yuxiang picked it up, and Shi Congyun also picked up the gun, as a veteran of the army, he knew the quality of this gun in his hand, and nodded and said, "Good gun!" ”

"How much does this gun cost?" Wang Jinming asked.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the general original guns, few of which were less than 60 yuan, and the German ones were even more expensive, otherwise, Yuan Shikai would not have spent millions of vehicles to form seven towns, which were also divided into strong and weak, the strongest third town, the strength was stronger than the weakest seventh town, I don't know how much stronger, the key is weapons and personnel, a good gun, on the battlefield, the efficiency is extraordinary, almost equivalent to one more life.

Yang Yuanzhao also knew, but how much to ask, it was a science, he thought for a long time, and then said: "If the three of you want it, I can give a cost price, 35 yuan, including 100 rounds of ammunition, and if the others say, 50 yuan!" ”

Wang Jinming is good at calculation, and knows deeply that such a price can definitely be calculated as a cost, 35 yuan of German Mauser, where to find such a price, even if it is 100 bullets, it will cost seven or eight yuan, even if it is 50 yuan, it is cheap enough, and asked: "I don't know how many such guns Yang Xiandi has?" ”

"That's all?"

Feng Yuxiang's faces flashed a trace of disappointment, I thought it was a big business, 10 guns, the usual landlord and old wealth to take care of the family, maybe it can, but for an army, it is almost a drop in the bucket, Yang Yuanzhao then said: "I have the way to these guns, but I have to go to Shanghai to trade!" ”

"Shanghai?" The three of them exchanged glances, and finally Wang Jinming asked: "No problem, let's go to Zhengzhou, at most, it is 2 days of kung fu, and after 2 days, we can go to Shanghai!" ”

"Okay, wait until I go back, I will ask Uncle Guang to tell you the location of the Yang family's shop in Shanghai, where to go, you will be able to find us!"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

After a simple exchange, a preliminary intention was reached, and Yang Yuanzhao also gave these 10 guns to Feng Yuxiang, Feng Yuxiang's face changed, and he said: "No, this time, it's hundreds of yuan!" ”

"It's just a few hundred dollars, why should Brother Charter excuse me, next, maybe we have to talk about a big deal, this is a sample, you can also help me test it, see if these guns are good!" Yang Yuanzhao said magnificently.

Yang Yuanzhao said this, but Feng Yuxiang couldn't refuse, compared to the short spear, the long spear is more in line with their wishes, by the way, use it to see if he really works.

Yang Yuanzhao and they went, it didn't take more than half an hour, and when they came back, Feng Yuxiang and the others brought a box of things, which looked like guns, where did Yang Yuanzhao get the guns, it seems, there is no investigation above, this mysterious Young Master Yang seems to have a lot of secrets.

Uncle Guang suppressed his doubts and waited for the investigation to be done later.

Just sat down, the sound of the whistle came from the front, Shi Congyun laughed and said, "It seems that I finally drove!" ”

Sure enough, a few minutes later, the train began to move slowly, compared with before, the speed was a lot slower, about 2 kilometers ahead, the roadside can be clearly seen, one by one holding tools, the workers who are nervously constructing, the roadbed of the railway collapsed, barely connected, the train can pass slowly, and the reinforcement of the roadbed is still in progress.

After passing this section, the speed of the car is significantly accelerated, starting from Shijiazhuang, driving slowly on the road in Hebei, the speed is slowly accelerating, the cities of the late Qing Dynasty are very small, the railway station, generally on the edge of the city, out of the city is a wild, the old Chinese countryside, more dilapidated than that era.

Yang Yuanzhao and Feng Yuxiang, the more they chat, the more speculative, a lot of views and opinions, very common language, Yang Yuanzhao is from the later generations, the information age of the later generations, the explosion of knowledge, inadvertently, I saw a lot of things, Feng Yuxiang has great ambitions since he was a child, after joining the Wuwei Army, he did not get the opportunity to study abroad, but followed the instructors of the Beiyang Army, absorbing and learning all their knowledge, so he was able to stand out in the talented Beiyang Army.

During the chat, several times, Shi Congyun and Wang Jinming tried to guide Yang Yuanzhao in the direction of the revolution, Yang Yuanzhao turned away from the topic without a trace, and finally, Shi Congyun couldn't hold back anymore, and asked directly to the point: "What does Yuan Zhao think of the alliance?" ”

As soon as a sentence came out, everyone was quiet, even Uncle Guang, who had been doing the stone Buddha-like shape, also widened his eyes, the Alliance, this is a taboo topic in this era, you know, they have been equated with the anti-thieves, and it is the Alliance that is dealt with without mercy everywhere.

The eyes of the three people were burning, even because Shi Congyun asked this question without scruples, Feng Yuxiang, who was a little displeased, also looked at Yang Yuanzhao with concern, now, the alliance needs to agree with this too much, Yang Yuanzhao is a person, although it is the first contact, but he has a wide range of knowledge, it is obvious that he is a leader who has returned from overseas abroad, such a far-sighted and financially powerful guy, joining the ranks of the alliance, for them, for the revolution, is not a kind of promotion and encouragement.

Everyone looked at Yang Yuanzhao, waiting for his answer, Yang Yuanzhao's mood was a little complicated and contradictory, very clear, it was already 1908, Feng Yuxiang was already a member of the League, and the two officers he was familiar with should be similar, since they were in and out together, the relationship was so good, it should be the same, they intentionally or unintentionally guided in the direction of the revolution, the purpose was very clear, they wanted to see his thoughts, to be honest, he wanted to play with China, wanted to change the fate of China, but the revolution was enough, and he considered the words, then said leisurely: "Brother Congyun, I'm afraid what you want to ask me is not the Alliance, but the future of China!" ”

"China's future road, this sentence is good, I don't know what Yuan Zhao thinks about China's future!" Feng Yuxiang shouted softly.

"Looking at the whole world, the reason why the great powers are strong is not because of their wealth, not because of their army, Germany, from a landlocked country in Europe, has grown into a decisive force in Europe, and the army has only played the role of icing on the cake, and the real power is still elsewhere!"

"What is it?" Feng Yuxiang stared at Yang Yuanzhao's eyes and asked word by word.