Departure in the morning is very early, almost before dawn on the departure, from Baotou to Taiyuan, the business road is relatively good, the speed of the carriage is relatively fast, from Baotou to the east, along the Yellow River all the way, it takes a whole day, almost to seven o'clock in the night, arrived at Suiyuan, Yang Yuanzhao has heard, here is the capital of Inner Mongolia in the future, relative to Baotou, Suiyuan is an important town in the northwest, and it is also a lot more prosperous, in the eyes of Yang Yuanzhao, it is still a little dilapidated, gray, is the main color of old northern China, even if you pay attention, the wind and sand in the sky, It will also fill the body with mud and sand.

The long journey in old China always seems a little tired, even if you don't have to walk, there is a car to sit on, it's the same, a swaying carriage, a bad road, this is the embodiment of business, whether it is Yang Yuanzhao or Yang Yue, they all feel tired, Yang Yue casually said hello, didn't even eat dinner, went back to sleep, Yang Yuanzhao cheered up, had dinner, and then asked the guys to get a jujube wood.

Yang Yuanzhao's request is very strange, this is all on the way to business, and you have to get a side of the jujube wood, it is difficult, it can't be carved with flowers, even if it is strange, it is still done according to Yang Yuanzhao's instructions, about half an hour later, a side of the jujube wood was carried to Yang Yuanzhao's room, hundreds of catties of jujube wood, so that the three people carried out breathless.

The price of jujube wood is not expensive, that is, a little more than a silver dollar, Yang Yuanzhao casually dropped 2 silver dollars, which surprised the guys, originally thought that they would not be able to get the money, or they would have to wait for the Chamber of Commerce to give it, but they did not expect that this broad young man directly gave 2 yuan, and left with a thousand thanks.

After the guys left, Yang Yuanzhao quickly swept the jujube wood on this side into the all-in-one machine, in the all-in-one machine manufacturing workshop, the light flickered, and it itself began to open because of the lack of necessary material manufacturing process, 10 committee 1888, the total weight is only a few tens of kilograms, that is, a few seconds, it was produced.

In the troubled times, anyone will feel that there are many guns, one side of jujube wood, according to the description of the all-in-one machine, at least thousands of rifles can be made, a thousand, but a little more than 2 tons, for a one-time all-in-one machine that can produce a lot, it is nothing, directly gave the order, the red light flashed, one after another rifles appeared in the all-in-one machine, looking at the rifles that exude the smell of gun oil, and the fragrance of jujube wood.

"Take it out?"

With the whispered words, a brand-new rifle appeared in Yang Yuanzhao's hand, through the dim candlelight, you can see the chamber of the gun, neat rifling, the appearance of rifling, not only increased the range of the rifle, but also increased the accuracy of the rifle, which is very critical for the army that pays attention to killing, made an aiming posture, Yang Yuanzhao found that he could not play with the gun, although he understood the committee 1888, but to really use it, it still needs someone to teach, perhaps, tomorrow, Let the dart masters guide you.

"Close!" The gun returned to the all-in-one machine in response, Yang Yuanzhao looked at the quiet night sky, but a ripple flashed in his heart.

In China, since 1840, weapons have become hard currency, especially after 1905, with Yuan Shikai's autumn exercises, the Beiyang Army shocked the world, the construction of the new army, has become the mainstream of the whole China, China to the present, although it is backward and beaten, but a long time of accumulation, China's huge population and resources, a certain amount of wealth, every year to create a lot of wealth, the Qing government has no money, because of poor management, after the southeast joint guarantee, the governors began to grasp the real power, Just like Zhang Zhidong promoted the Hanyang Iron Works, spending millions of taels, but Zhang Zhidong withheld tens of millions of taels of local taxes with the help of investing in the Hanyang Iron Works, which was also the reality in the late Qing Dynasty, and the funds of the new army in various places came from the hands of governors in various places.

Whether it is Yang Yuanzhao or the four masters, there is no such upper-level line, the four masters have not been based for a long time, Shanxi can have a certain foundation, which is not bad, let alone go deep into the high-level, the arms business has always been accused of being in the hands of the great powers, and rash entry will easily cause a backlash, and now, his strength is still too weak.

Let go of this interest, no, it seems that you have to choose another way, perhaps, if you go to Shanghai, you can think of a way, lying on the bed, Yang Yuanzhao slowly fell asleep.

The second day's journey, and the first day, can be said to be much the same, but more desolate, from Baotou to Suiyuan, or along the official road, and from Suiyuan to Datong, on the legendary road to the west, everywhere is loess, layer by layer.

The Loess Plateau, which has plagued China for hundreds of years, the Yellow River break, is inextricably linked with the Loess Plateau, and now no one notices the corner, since it has fallen here, then in the future, it is imperative to transform here.

The empty field, the sound of the swordsmen from time to time and the singing of Xintianyou, made the road a lot lively, and during the lunch break, Yang Yuanzhao found the leader of the swordsmen, this man who looked a little rough, a thirty-year-old Northwest man, opened his mouth and laughed.

The leader of the swordsman is also surnamed Yang, named Yang Shunfa, and he can't be regarded as a member of the Yang family, but since he joined the Yang family's Chamber of Commerce more than ten years ago, he has begun to rely on the Yang family to live, and he has traveled all over the west for more than ten years, which can be said to be the most experienced.

"Young Master Yang, I'm afraid your body will be very difficult?"

"It's okay, I'm just getting the basics of firing!"

Hearing this, Yang Shunfa didn't say much, and promised with a mouthful, anyway, all the consumption was borne by the Yang family, just a few bullets.

After agreeing to finish lunch and rest to teach, the convoy continued to move forward until late afternoon, when it found a corner near a mountain col, sat down to eat dry food, and rested in the shade.

According to the agreement, Yang Yuanzhao found Yang Shunfa, Yang Shunfa was holding two guns in his hands, one was his, and the other seemed to be found casually, which looked like a Russian water bead.

"Take it!" Yang Shunfa threw the gun over, Yang Yuanzhao hurriedly took it over, checked it carefully, and there was no rifling, this is almost the practice of Chinese guns, followed Yang Shunfa out, and just bumped into Yang Yue who came to find him.

"What, Yuan Zhao wants to play with guns?" Yang Yue walked over, just saw Yang Yuanzhao playing with a gun, and took it easily, everyone's cultivation is really extraordinary, Yang Yue is very familiar with rifles, and Yang Yuanzhao is a world of difference.

"Okay, Young Master Yang, don't delay me!" Yang Yuanzhao snatched the water bead in Yang Yue's hand and pulled the bolt.

Under the guidance of Yang Shunfa, a few bullets were shot, and the strong body that crossed over made Yang Yuanzhao enter the state faster than others, but the marksmanship was fed with bullets, and only a dozen bullets could be learned, on the empty Loess Plateau, the gunshots, except for a few birds, did not alarm, this is already an inland area, occasionally wolves infested, but a large group of animals, rarely appear, the reason why the swordsmen agreed to teach Yang Yuanzhao is just to have fun.

A few bullets, grinding off the rifled rifle, how many accurate heads can be had, but strange people and strange things are more reckless, Yang Yuanzhao didn't expect that Yang Shunfa, who taught him to play with guns, is a good hand at playing with guns, not to mention fixing the target, the wild goose aroused by Yang Yuanzhao's gunshot, with a gesture, was beaten down by Zhou Qi three, with a rifle that was sharpened off, one shot at a time to kill three geese in a row, this kind of marksmanship, can only be described as magical.

The young swordsman, smiling and beating the horse, went to harvest the prey, the three geese, at noon, can become a meal, hundreds of kilometers along the way, because of the continuous travel, they can only eat some dry food, at most some bacon jerky, fresh prey, for these swordsmen, it is rare**.

"Alert!" Yang Shunfa seemed to have discovered something, raised his hand, shouted loudly, and the deep voice dispersed far away in the entire wilderness, and in an instant, the caravan all moved.