Soon after the housewarming, it was the wedding of Yuan Weiting to marry Shen Jinying, and he was true to his word, and after the exercise was completed and he had to be crowned, he began to officially marry Shen. The reason why it is called marriage is that the whole ceremony is not done according to the rules of ordinary people taking concubines, but everything is treated as a wife, as if Shen Jinying is being married by Ming Media. Whether it is Yuan Weiting's henchman or the wife and concubine in the inner house, they all understand that the Shen family will treat Mrs. Yu as an enemy one day, regardless of whether they are high or low.

Yuan Weiting has already revealed his words, the Yu family is called Mrs., and the Shen family is called the eldest wife, if a stranger hears it, but it is impossible to tell which of the two is the main room.

In the inner house, Su Hanzhi was held by Shen Jinying's hand to look up and down, very cramped, but Shen Jinying said with a smile: "What a handsome girl, no wonder Brother Guanhou can fight for his life for you." If I were a man, I would have to use a knife for you. We will be a family in the future, no matter what trouble you encounter, remember to come to me, and I will stand up for you. If the crown marquis bullies you, tell me too, and I will help you beat him. ”

Su Hanzhi saw Shen Jinying's eyebrows and eyes, and knew that most of her, like Cao Menglan, was a woman from the academy, and she didn't agree with her husband being commensurate with such a woman's sister and brother. But now that she is a big wife, she still has to deliberately cater to her, so she had to whisper to her sister, and she was pulled by Shen to sit on the bed and talk about homely things.

Zhao Guanhou was in another room, reporting to Yuan Weiting about the arms.

"We can make our own samples of bullets and mines, and then hand over the technology to the Belgians, who will mass-produce them. In the warehouse of the Armed Forces Academy, I have seen a large number of ignition mines, which are ready-made trigger mines with a little modification. Let's sell these mines to the foreigners, and then let the Belgians remodel them and sell them to us, and these are two incomes. ”

Yuan Weiting's face sank, "You are working together to deceive the court, if the matter happens, you will kill your head." What a guts! ”

"Brother-in-law, let's talk as a family, so naturally we don't have to go around the corner. If it were someone else, I wouldn't dare to come up with this idea, but my brother-in-law is in charge now, and I have to think about you. There are too many places to use money, and if we don't want to get a little money, our situation will not be easy to maintain. Just saying that Han Zhonghua will take office after the New Year, when we celebrate the New Year, we will send a sum of money to Beijing, which is not easy to deal with. ”

"Not only Han Zhonghua, but also in Qingdi, Tan Jing and Festival Jing are also a lot of money. I have opened my mouth to the salt industry office and asked them to raise a sum of money, and none of these places can be saved. When Yuan Weiting mentioned the money, he also had a sad face.

"Zhang Xiangtao ran a self-improvement army in Huguang, it is said that money is like mud and sand, but my training is not as rich as him, the salary is small, the expenses are more, and I have to calculate to live. If any temple does not burn incense, and which god does not kowtow, someone will come to poke my cold gun and release my cold arrow. It's hard. People say I'm beautiful, and when I get to this position, they know what it's like. You say this...... It's not that it can't be done, but in terms of selection, you must be able to choose it. ”

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, the pro-soldiers around you are all your henchmen, and you can use them to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Then don't rush for a moment, I can't show my face yet, you and Mrs. Jenson will negotiate first, and test the power of the weapon. If it does, let's do it again. The court is right to start with Yuan, and Yuan must also be right from the court, even if he gets some benefits from it, he must ensure that he buys usable arms. If it's just a pile of rubbish, then don't do it. ”

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, I'm sure of these two weapons." Zhao Guanhou is naturally full of confidence in the research of these two weapons. Killing and injuring several of the assassins by blowing up eggs is enough to prove the power of this thing. It's just that limited by the power of gunpowder and technological conditions, the lethality can't be compared with the one used in his time, otherwise a more powerful fried egg can be made.

Finally, in terms of mines, changing the fire-pulling mine to a trigger type is not too difficult for him. The real problem lies in mass production, the lack of workers at hand, and the limited progress on their own. But as long as the technology is told to those foreign technicians, the next step will naturally be able to create a steady stream of mines.

After the wedding, Shen Jinying lived in Yuan Weiting's mansion in Jinmen, but Zhao Guanhou's current errand remained unchanged. is still the sentry chief of the horse army of Yuan Weiting's pro-soldier team, but the official rank has been changed to the four-rank Zhengyin military attaché.

After Cao Zhongkun met with the exercise, he officially made a pipe band, with his relationship with Zhao Guanhou, and Zhao Guanhou's current official rank, if he went to him to make up for it, there would be no problem.

But the problem is that Zhao Guanhou knows in his own heart, he has a deep foundation in the army, and he rashly goes to the position of helper, I am afraid that he will not be able to control the army like Cao Zhongkun at the beginning. Instead of this, it is better to stay by Yuan Weiting's side for a while, accumulate qualifications, and by the way, wait for the opportunity to find a place that is really suitable for you.

The martial arts academy has been replaced, the original superintendent has been replaced, and Yin Sheng, the organizer, has completely seized the authority this time. Those who were promoted were all people who had to be used by themselves, and the entire martial arts academy had almost completely washed away the imprint of the Hefei era and turned into an object in the bags of Yuan Weiting and Yin Sheng. Dozens of boxes of Prussian arquebus mines stored in the warehouse, and even hundreds of barrels of foreign medicine pig iron, naturally disappeared from the books, successfully appeared in the barracks of the newly built army, and soon disappeared mysteriously.

On the playground, more than two dozen unkempt men, with their hands tied by ropes, looked around blankly, not knowing what to do. It's just that the soldiers are loaded with guns and ammunition, and the murderous spirit makes everyone dare not move. Yuan Weiting pointed to the distance of the playground

"You and the others are all death row prisoners in Jinmen County, and asking about beheading is a matter of the past few days. But this official has the virtue of a good life, and wants to give you a chance, from now on, I will untie your ropes, and you will run to the opposite side. Whoever can run to the opposite side of the place where there is a benchmark can avoid the pain of a knife. If you try to run somewhere else, you will be shot and killed. Got it? Untie the rope and let them run. ”

The soldiers untied the ropes from the prisoners' hands, and with a shout, the condemned prisoners should have escaped, and ran in the designated direction as if they were dead. The guards raised their rifles and took aim, while Yuan Weiting asked Zhao Guanhou, "Are you sure?" ”

"Your Excellency, don't worry, you are optimistic about ......" Before the words fell, a loud bang sounded, and the first victim of the mine appeared.

These mines are modified from Prussia to pull fire, using the most advanced Western gunpowder formula at present, and the explosion is extremely powerful. Driven by the energy, iron pieces and nails flew in all directions, like vampires, greedy suckers of the blood of the humans around them.

The unlucky man who stepped on the mine bore the brunt, and the few people around him were not much better, being spun and cut into their bodies by the flying pieces of iron, and then fell to the ground screaming. Most of them were wounded but not dead, but the blood from the wounds, spurting out like arrows, rolled and wailed on the ground.

When the rest of the death row inmates saw this scene, they turned around in fright and fled back, but the new army, who was in charge of surveillance, had already pulled the trigger mercilessly. In a row of gunshots, several more death row inmates were swept to the ground, and the officer leading the team shouted: "Who told you to run back!" Go ahead, go ahead! There is no mercy for those who resist the order! ”

On both sides of the playground, there were also soldiers of the New Army, all of whom raised their guns and were ready to fire at any time. The death row inmates also understood at this time that it was not to give them a way to live at all, but to let them step on landmines. Many people ripped their necks and greeted Yuan Weiting's ancestral women.

Yuan Weiting, who was on the platform, turned a deaf ear to all this, and only held a telescope to observe the explosion of the mine.

"The power of this mine is not bad, not many people are killed, but the wounded are very bad, and the few closest to the mine can no longer fight. On the battlefield, to take care of one such wounded, it takes at least three people, and this is equivalent to scrapping four of them, and if there are three mines, one shed will be scrapped. The mines you planted are so powerful? ”

Zhao Guanhou nodded and said, "Don't worry, my lord, these mines that have been restructured from a humble position are similar in power." Of course, this is also because of the use of foreign gunpowder, which is relatively powerful. If we use our own medicine, the power will be reduced. But in any case, this kind of trigger mine is indeed easier to use than the ignition mine in the past, and it is also convenient for us to set up an ambush. ”

At this moment, two more mines exploded, and the smoke mixed with the smell of flesh and blood wafted towards here, and the remaining death row prisoners ran forward like crazy. Yuan Weiting put down Qianli Wang, "You do more, let the Belgian engineers take a look, we Dajin also have the means." This business can be done, and the next thing is to look at the quantity and price......"

On the Belgian side, a tall and burly technician in his forties came, who didn't talk much, but observed very carefully. When he saw another group of death row prisoners who were killed and wounded by the mines, and then harvested by the bullets left by his hands, he first drew a few crosses on his chest, and then said:

"It's really amazing! I must admit that your country has indeed taken the lead in the research and development of these two weapons. Their manufacturing technology is very simple, as long as there are enough raw materials, my workers and I, it will not take much time, we can quickly make a large number of mines, and there are hand bombs. ”

Mrs. Jenson covered her nose and mouth with a small fan to prevent the smell of blood from rushing to her nose, she didn't care about technology, but asked Yuan Weiting: "The price of these two weapons, Lord Yuan thinks it is appropriate." Although in the end, I want to sign a contract with your procurement staff, you and I should first have a consensus before the business can be carried out. ”

The point is that there is no large-scale war in Europe now, and no one is enthusiastic about buying arms. And even if someone buys arms, the attention is on rifles and artillery, and mines are a very unpopular item, and the price is not high.

There happened to be a large backlog of ignition mines in the Prussian Concession, and Mrs. Jensen would surely be able to eat them all at a very low price. Later, after some simple transformation, it can be sold to Jinguo, which is also a good business for Wanli.

As for Yuan Weiting, the purpose of purchasing arms is actually for kickbacks. After Shen Jinying passed the door, although she became a big wife and her status was there, financially, she still felt that she was indebted. I want to get a lot of money to make her live a decent life. Not to mention that the New Year is approaching, there are several yamen that need to be entertained, and many old people have to take care of it, and no one can afford to miss the expense. Therefore, the price of this batch of arms cannot be set too low, otherwise where will your profits come from?

After a brief discussion between the two sides, the price of the trigger mine was calculated at five times that of the ignition mine, of which in addition to the 28 rebates, Yuan Weiting, as a shareholder of the foreign bank, also had to receive benefits from the profits, and he also had to collect commissions when the business was negotiated. As for the new style of hand-retained ammunition, it is also handled in accordance with this charter. Although Jensen made a lot of money, Yuan and Zhao could also make a windfall.

When Mrs. Jensen was sent away, Yuan Weiting called Zhao Guanhou, "This matter has to be done quickly, and it is a good time for us to handle this matter while the Chinese New Year is approaching." I will do it at the Yamen of the Governor of Zhili, you will enter Beijing again, go to Qingdi, this matter involves foreigners, and we need to be supported by the Yamen of the General Office of National Affairs, so that things can be done. ”

Jin Guo Yamen, the tradition of spending money at the end of the year, especially Wang Wenzhao's imminent dismissal, will definitely not leave the balance to Han Rong, he must be trying to find a way to spread all the money in his hand, and now he is fighting for who comes first. The new army was rewarded by the Queen Mother, and Wang Wenzhao could not refuse the request of the new army.

Moreover, this matter is also related to foreigners, if the foreigners sell new weapons, if they refuse to buy, in the future, the golden soldiers on the battlefield will be defeated by this new weapon, then who will bear this responsibility?

Wang Wenzhao has the nickname of the glass egg, and he knows that he is a man of style, and it is absolutely impossible to bear this kind of responsibility, and there is no problem with him with this procurement of arms. What really needs to be taken into account is the attitude of other countries.

In particular, since the formation of the new army, all arms have been purchased from Lihe and foreign companies, and they are all made in Prussia. The exchange of Belgian arms this time will inevitably cause displeasure on the Prussian side, and this will require the general office of national affairs to take the lead and turn around for the newly built army. Of course, King Liqing is also good in this deal, and I want to ask him to say a few words, but it's not a big problem.

Yuan Weiting said: "You and Liang Zi of Jun Er, although you haven't solved the past, but King Duan will not embarrass you anymore." Last time, Duanwang's Mansion was too noisy, which alarmed the Six Sages King, and the Six Sages King called Duanwang to scold him when he was sick. He is the uncle of King Duan, and he is the celebrity in front of the Queen Mother. In public and private, this face has to be sold, so I definitely don't dare to do it to you with great fanfare, be careful, and it'll be fine. When I went to the grain platform to receive a sum of money, it was time to send charcoal. Take twenty pieces of silver and send it to Qingdi, and ask him to do something for us. Leave the affairs of your family to me, and I will let Tinggui go to see your father-in-law in the past two days. (To be continued.) )