I don't know that firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are expensive, but now Hu Rui can really understand the meaning of this sentence - it is difficult to pull up his own team! Hurriedly pulled up the shelf of the teaching team, Hu Rui didn't have time to consider the future of the 34 mixed association and weapons and equipment issues, was coaxed and persuaded by Uncle Shan to pull out, with gifts and all kinds of gifts, Wuhu Customs Daotai, Wuhu County Order, Dangtu County Commander and other local magnates visited one by one, one of China's major characteristics is to talk about business and feelings at the wine table, weigh the gifts and things sent up, these local magnates have smiled and narrowed their eyes, and bowed their hands again and again and said politely: "Lord Xietong is polite." After all, it seems that the things are not enough, and the local officials who have passed the three rounds of wine and the five flavors of the food are quickly acquainted with each other, and immediately affectionately took a sip of the title of "filial piety brother", and smashed their chests on the wine table and said that they are all their own brothers, and everything is easy to say about the new army and the patrol battalion, and the 14 new patrol battalions are all handed over to Hu Rui and Hu Xietong. According to the situation at that time, the new army and patrol battalions organized by the imperial court, except for the six towns of Beiyang and the first town of the Guards, were organized and trained by Yuan Shikai, who was the minister of Beiyang at the time, with the country's silver money and money, and the equipment was completely unified, and the tradition of conducting confrontation exercises once a year was still maintained before the fall of the Qing Dynasty (the Xinhai Uprising coincided with the Yongping Autumn Exercise, when the Beiyang Army was fully loaded and went into battle with a large number of Makqin machine guns and Krupp rapid-fire guns to participate in the exercises, and quickly went south to suppress the uprising with a fully loaded posture after learning of the uprising of the Wuchang New Army. This was also an important factor in the fact that after the Weishenme Uprising, the rebel army was able to quickly defeat the remnants of Zhang Biao's Eighth Town, but suffered a crushing defeat as soon as the Beiyang Army from the south arrived. The new armies in other provinces need to take care of their own equipment and salary, and wealthy provinces and cities such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Liangguang can still do so, although they cannot be equipped with all Mauser 98 and Japanese-made 38-year-old rifles (using pointed singles) like the six towns of Beiyang, and the whole army is equipped with Krupp 1904 and 1910 75 mm barreled howitzers and Makqin machine guns on a large scale. No matter how poor the artillery battalion is, it can also use the imitation Grusen 1894 type 57 mm receding rapid-fire gun (commonly known as the Ezao 57) from the Hanyang field, anyway, the transportation is not developed, and no matter how big the artillery is, it is not convenient for you to move, and besides, the revolutionary party has no artillery. Some other poor provinces can only find what equipment and something, and some simply change the number of the old army and do it hastily, as for the Makqin and Krupp retractable rapid-fire guns, it is even more impossible to talk about it, and the spontaneous efforts of people of insight on the whole screen. So until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Jihua's national training of the 36 towns of the new army was not completed, and it was greatly discounted. Therefore, the general local attitude is to ignore the problems of the new army and the patrol battalion, and it is true to think about how to make money when they have time, who cares about these things that cost a lot of money, produce slow results, and are thankless? Maybe a revolutionary party accidentally got in, and when he made trouble, his family would be decapitated by the people involved, and he would die in vain to go to Fengdu. Now that there are people willing to help with the money and equipment, they are already overjoyed, and as for the military power of the patrol battalion, they are not unconcerned. The face of the two weeks is spent in such a staggered situation, even the loss of the Anqing Machinery Bureau's political secretary Jichang, Hu Rui still pinched his nose and sent someone to send a small profit to chat with his heart, and passed the meaning in place - your old man is more than me, Anqing Machinery Bureau is not what I want is all Zhu Jiabao Zhu Lord meant, although the Anqing Machinery Bureau accepted it was completely a pile of scrap iron, without large-scale renovation and new construction, it can only reluctantly produce old imitation committee 1888 rifles and round-headed bullets, The production capacity of artillery and machine guns is completely absent, and steel is still dependent on imports. I really don't know where the 200,000 silver dollars a year were spent in the past.

It was another day of entertainment and returning late, and Lord Hu Ruihu, who had been hungover for several nights, came back from the restaurant with the support of the servants at home, and he didn't dare to come back in the crowded and bumpy carriage after being drunk. Uncle Shan, the old housekeeper who followed him all the way from Shanghai, had already led a little boy to wait at the door with a lantern. "Uncle Shan...... Well, you...... You...... Why haven't you slept yet? Hu Rui was helped out of the carriage, and he couldn't bear to loosen the wind and discipline button on his neckline, and looked at the old man who was waiting in front of him early and said. Master, what you said here. When he came out, the old man repeatedly told the young master that you can't compare to being at home when you go out, and you want the old slave to take care of it. You have been in the United States since you were a child, and you know very little about the rules of officialdom in the Qing Dynasty today, and the old slave should follow to help you. Uncle Shan, who had followed Old Man Hu for half his life, arched his waist and replied respectfully. Hehe~" This will Hu Rui was tortured by alcohol, and he was bumped by the carriage on the road, and he was most annoyed by such a sideline discussion at the moment, smiled bitterly, waved his hand, said hello, and entered the house with the support of the servant. Uncle Shan waved his hand slowly, and the frustrated boy brought up the haode decanting soup that had been prepared for a long time, and then motioned to all the subordinates on the side to step back, and respectfully served him in person, drank the decanting soup, and then hunched his waist and lowered his head to the side, as if he had something to say. "Huh? Uncle Shan, what's wrong with you? Is there something to say? Hu Rui poured a sip of the strange-tasting decanting soup, looked at Uncle Shan, who was waiting on the side, and asked strangely. Back to the young master, young master, you have to be busy with entertainment and the affairs of the new army during this time, and it is really not a taste to go out early and return to the old slave late all day. Young master, don't blame the old slave for coming up with this idea, the old slave is really loyal to the Lord. You don't know the current situation in our Great Qing Kingdom, as the saying goes, the king of Hades is easy to beat, and the little ghost is difficult to pester, don't look at Zhu Jiabao, Lord Zhu is worried about you, someone asks for a gun, and gives a gun. In fact, young master, if we want to settle down here and pull up the team, we must first take care of those squires and those local officials, otherwise they will be polite to you, it is on the orders of Lord Futai, and they may secretly make those bad water find fault. Not to mention that the batch of arms that the young master bought from Germany last time was disembarking in Wuhu, the customs and Taoist master did not make it a little difficult. Uncle Shan's red and swollen eyes persuaded bitterly. Hehe, Uncle Shan, you, you're really thinking too much! As for me, I really don't mean that, mainly because I can't support two ends with one hand, the training camp has just set up a shelf, the barracks, classrooms and instructors are lacking, and those foreign devils can't completely let go, and there are more than 2,000 mixed remnants outside to take care of. I have to go to class and get used to the team, and I have to accompany the fat officials to eat and drink, and I am really busy. I've got you covered, and I really don't blame you. Hu Rui smiled bitterly and pinched the bridge of his nose and replied tiredly, while his heart couldn't help but feel warm. Although this old housekeeper is a little older, he seems to be really interested in his young owner, and he is tired and tired of giving advice. "Eh, young master, you can be so considerate of the old slave, the old slave is content even if he dies." Uncle Shan trembled and was about to kneel. "Don't, don't...... You're an old man, so you can't help it. Let's talk about something, biedong doesn't move and kneel, this is what I want to do. Seeing that the situation was not good, Hu Rui hurriedly threw away the soup bowl and said to Uncle Shan, who was trembling like a pendulum. Eh...... Yes, yes......" Uncle Shan was grateful, and seemed speechless. "Uncle Shan, isn't it convenient for you to ask how long you have been following your father?" When Uncle Shan's mood calmed down a little, Hu Rui asked slowly and tentatively. "Young master, you are really tormenting the old slave, back to the young master, the old slave has been with Dong Weng since the Xianfeng period when he was in trouble with Yue Kou and bandits, and it has been nearly 40 years." Uncle Shan bowed and replied as if he was quite proud. "It's been so long......" Hu Rui sighed lightly, his face was calm and solemn, and it was impossible to guess the thoughts in his heart. Uncle Shan didn't know it, so he was still waiting respectfully on the side for the young master's next step. "Uncle Shan, there are some things that I don't want to ask my father, I just returned to China and I don't have any trusted people around me, do you know any way to contact the German consulate?" After a moment of silence, he finally asked the question from the bottom of his heart. "Young Master, you...... What are you ......?" as soon as he heard the German Consulate, Uncle Shan's face immediately changed color, and he stammered in horror. "Hehe, Uncle Shan, don't be nervous, I'll just ask casually. If you know, you might as well say it. "Hu Rui is a little strange, isn't it just a consulate, as for such a big reaction?" Yes, if you go back to the young master, the old man has been working for Lihe Foreign Bank for so many years, and he still has some connections with the German Consulate in Shanghai, at least he can get in touch with the military attache level, and the Consulate General in the capital is beyond the reach of the whip. Uncle Shan paused and said respectfully. Well...... It's not impossible to ...... that," Hu Rui replied, lost in thought again. "I don't know what the young master is doing when he asks about this, but the old slave is not willing to fight this old bone to solve problems for the young master and help him!" Uncle Shan suddenly straightened up, clenched his fists, patted his thin chest vigorously, and said awe-inspiringly. Although they didn't get along for a long time, he still liked this young master who returned from abroad to bring people to be peaceful and kind-hearted, he followed Mr. Hu for almost half his life when he was old, and he had already become one with the Hu family. "Uncle Shan, don't get excited, come, sit down first, and listen to me tell you slowly." As soon as he saw that there was a door, Hu Rui hurriedly pulled Uncle Shan to sit down and prepared to swing the dragon gate array. "Young master, you can't help it! Torture the old slave! Uncle Shan cried and was forced by Hu Rui to sit down on the chair at the bottom of the mouth. After Uncle Shan sat down, Hu Rui leaned forward mysteriously and whispered: "Uncle Shan, in fact, it's not a big deal, I just want to do a business with the Germans!" "What !!" Uncle Shan was shocked when he heard half of his glasses drop, and stood up suddenly. "Eh, sit down, sit down! Listen to me tell you slowly! Hu Rui stepped forward and sat Uncle Shan down. Don't be nervous, in fact, I just want to sell some drawings of elite things to foreigners, all of which I used to make myself in my spare time when I was studying in Germany, and now we need money everywhere and the family expenses are the same, and I can only think of this way. Hu Rui picked up the bowl and took a sip of the decanting soup, and after speaking, he peeked at Uncle Shan's expression. Young Master...... Uncle Shan slumped down from his chair and knelt on the ground without saying a word, crying "Knock Knock" three times in a row. "Hey, hey, hey...... Uncle Shan, Uncle Shan, my good Uncle Shan, can you not keep kneeling, I still want to give you New Year's money when you kowtow like this? Get up, sit down, sit down, sit down. Someone who was frightened spit out the sobering soup in his mouth, got up busily, pulled Uncle Shan up, and persuaded him, and pressed him to the chair again. The old slave is stupid and can't solve problems for the young master and the old man, the young master's ambition and hegemony are all burdened by the old slave, and the young master has to take risks to pull teeth from the mouth of the foreigner, the old slave should die...... "Uncle Shan, who is over half a hundred years old and has gray hair, cried bitterly in front of him, crying like a child. Stroked his chest and took a smooth breath, comforting his impatient heart, Hu Rui smiled patiently, picked up the soup bowl and drank another sip of the strange-tasting decanting soup, and comforted: "Uncle Shan, don't blame yourself, this matter is completely voluntary, and it has nothing to do with you at all." You follow my dad, no, my dad's hard work for so long is in his eyes, you sit relaxed. Do me a favor, can you give me an idea? "Eh, eh, eh, young master, you can afford to look down on the old slave. The old slave is not hidden, the young master wants to contact the German consulate in Shanghai is easy, the old man has been doing things in Lihe Foreign Bank and the big comprador Yong Jianqiu has a very personal relationship, that Yong Jianqiu was born in the Gengzi period and can directly help get the warrant from the commander of the 8-nation coalition war, Wadsey, that will be the customs and tax department, foreign devil officers, princes and nobles who are not familiar with each other, he can directly meet the consul in the Shanghai consulate. Uncle Shan thought for a while and said. Yong Jianqiu ......" Hu Rui playfully weighed the small porcelain soup bowl in his hand, and silently chewed the name seems to be a little familiar, this guy seems to be a big arms dealer of Lihe Foreign Bank, after weighing it, Hu Rui made a decision and said: "Uncle Shan, you are ready to do it today, where do I have a batch of drawings you bring back to Shanghai, ask my father to ask Mr. Yong to come forward and hand over the drawings directly to the consul, if it is possible, send a copy to the commander of the German Navy detachment in Qingdao, and I will bear all the yellow and white things up and down." Now that the teaching camp is newly built, the team still wants to take me away, so Uncle Shan, please go for me. I will write you a letter before I leave, and you will bring it to my father, and he will know it when he reads it. You remember, no matter how those foreigners ask you and my father after reading the drawings, don't let go of the bottom and tell them that the full set of drawings is in my hands, and everything will be discussed with me. ”