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Chapter 288 Professor Zhang, do you have any ammunition here?
"Let me tell you, the stewed noodles with pork must have pork belly to be delicious. If you change it to something else, it must be less flavorful!"

In the courtyard, Xiao Liuzi wore an apron and carried a large spoon in his hand. He wandered around the yard, and when he saw someone who had less food in his bowl, he offered to add some to him.

"Six, why don't you eat it? It's all your hard work. If you don't eat it, it will be a waste." Cheng Nuo picked up the newly filled bowl on the stove, handed it over and said, "Not only the adults love it, but the little ones also like it."

Following the direction he indicated, Little Six looked in the direction of the children, and sure enough, he saw them gobbling it up, especially Goudan, holding a porcelain bowl as big as a head, and almost buried it in it.

Perhaps because she sensed something unusual, Nidan'er couldn't help but look this way, just in time to bump into Xiaoliuzi's sight, she was a little shy at first, she turned her head away quickly, and when she realized it, she greeted her generously.

"Sir, Brother Liu, have you eaten yet?"

"I'm almost full, and your sixth brother hasn't eaten yet. Isn't this just to persuade him to come?" Cheng Nuo stroked his belly, expressing that he was satisfied, and now he was worrying about the little six.

"Oh, I'm not in a hurry, there's still plenty in the pot, and I won't delay eating until the end." Xiao Liuzi admitted generously, picked up the spoon and added another spoon to Ni Daner: "Eat more meat, so that you can grow taller."

For some reason, Nidan put down the bowl after taking two bites, and ran towards the kitchen.

Cheng Nuo was still a little worried, so he specifically told him, "You don't have to go to the kitchen, we have water here, just pour it down and drink it."

It's just that before she finished speaking, Nidan'er carefully walked over with a porcelain bowl in her arms. This bowl was used to hold soup, pickled vegetables, fish and other dishes before, but today it was filled with stewed pork and vermicelli.

I'm afraid she won't worry if she comes here alone, there are Goudan'er and Wen Cong guards on the left and right, the battle must be called luxurious.

"Brother Liu, the bowl is all yours." Nidan'er held it in front of Little Liu, smiled and said, "There are already vinegar and chili peppers in it, if it is not enough, we will add more for you."

Looking at the dishes in front of him, Little Six was shocked: "This... can this still be called a bowl? It's clearly a basin, right?"

Cheng Nuo booed from the side, "That's wrong. It's just a slightly bigger bowl. In essence, you still can't get rid of this concept. It's nothing more than more vermicelli, more vegetable leaves, and more pork."

While talking, Cheng Nuo was worried that the little girl would be exhausted, so he took the "bowl" and handed it to Xiao Liuzi: "What are you waiting for, catch it quickly, it will be really delicious when it cools down later."

Looking at the "bowl" full of dishes, Little Six couldn't laugh or cry: "A little more of this, a little more of that, all together, it's not as simple as a little more, is it?"

Looking at the children, they obviously knew this truth, either deliberately looked away, or made a grimace, which made the little six very helpless, thinking of "forcing" people to eat more just now, it felt like throwing a stone at their own feet.

"Okay, no problem, I will eat as much as I want, and I will never waste food." To get rid of distracting thoughts, Xiao Liuzi took a deep breath and said simply.

But while he was eating, he suddenly saw everyone watching him, put down his chopsticks and said curiously: "Eat, why don't you eat? Watch me eat, should you be hungry or hungry?"

Cheng Nuo glanced at the children, then smiled and said, "Because we're full, we'll watch you eat now."

After saying this, the children laughed instantly.

Although Xiao Liuzi was a little speechless, he still ate his head sullenly. He didn't know what he thought of while eating, so he laughed loudly, and the vermicelli sprayed out from his nostrils.

The scene suddenly burst into laughter.

"You... you guys, you don't cherish this opportunity to stew pork vermicelli. If you want to eat it next time, you will never have the chance again!"

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After drinking and eating, Cheng Nuo and Xiaoliuzi came to the office and talked about some sports-related matters. Xiaoliuzi couldn't hold back his words and took a sip of tea:

"Professor, what do you think of the future situation in China?"

Cheng Nuo played with the pen up and down, and said with a smile, "How can I look at it? I'm just a commoner, so I can only stand and read."

"No, sir, if you say that, the whole of China is full of small people, including me." The little six sitting on the chair couldn't hold back his temper, walked to the door and looked around, then retreated in and closed the door, and sat down in front of Cheng Nuo with the chair: "I think you want to say, who do you think will decide the future of our country."

Cheng Nuo suddenly stopped the pen in his hand and looked directly at the other party: "Do you want to ask if your father can steer our big ship?"

Under the strong coercion, Xiao Liuzi looked away: "In my opinion, the reason why the country is in such turmoil is because there are too many warlords in charge of the army. A strong man with an iron fist is needed to control the scene. There are fewer riots and the country is stable. People like you have the opportunity to display their talents."

Cheng Nuo lightly twisted the pen in his hand: "It's not unreasonable. The country is peaceful, and unnecessary troubles will naturally be much less. Whether it is education or industry, we need a peaceful and stable environment."

Xiao Liu felt that the other party seemed to be very interested, and continued to add: "That's right, I think my father..."

In desperation, Little Six accidentally slipped his mouth. He sneaked a glance at Cheng Nuo. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he quickly smoothed things over and said, "Among the many warlords, I am only familiar with my father, so let me take my father as an example. Professor, please don't get me wrong."

Seeing the other party's expression of trying to cover up, Cheng Nuo almost couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, I understand the truth, you can continue talking."

After being encouraged, Little Six said enthusiastically: "Take your current business as an example. Apart from Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places, the northern region is also Tianjin and the Northeast. The south is not within the sphere of influence of us people. If anything happens, we can't do anything."

Cheng Nuo smiled but said, "What about the north? I happen to have some foundations in Tianjin, and I don't need to be angry with my own people in the concession. It will be good to develop slowly in the future."

The opponent is like a basketball spinning around the hoop, it just refuses to go in after spinning around, and there is even a possibility of hitting the backboard and falling off.

Little Six anxiously said: "Tianjin is not very good. Although the concession is good, it is not our country's territory. To put it bluntly, if foreigners take a fancy to us one day and bully us, it is not as good as the south. Our countrymen also have no strength."

Cheng Nuo seemed to agree: "Looking at it this way, it is indeed the case."

Xiao Liuzi clenched his right fist and slammed the palm of his left hand: "Professor, think about it. Northeast China is rich in mineral resources and convenient in transportation. It needs railways and ports. The most important thing is that there is no lack of industrial foundation in the local area. This means that if new industries join, they will be able to take root!"

Cheng Nuo took off his pen cap, and wrote and drew on the paper: "However, the Northeast is also relatively chaotic at the moment, basically there is no one in charge, and it is not necessarily better than other places."

Little Six blurted out: "Soon, soon my father will be able to unify the provinces in the Northeast."

Cheng Nuo raised his head, expressing surprise on purpose: "Is it so fast?"

As soon as Xiao Liuzi finished speaking, he felt a little regretful, but since it was irreparable, he simply admitted directly: "I might as well tell you, although my father is only a patrol envoy in the three eastern provinces, and there seems to be Jilin governor Meng Enyuan who is holding him back, but he will be kicked out of the three eastern provinces in less than a year, or even half a year."

Cheng Nuo frowned slightly: "So confident?"

The corner of Xiaoliuzi's mouth rose: "Of course, if it were changed, our Fengjun might not have this strength before, but now it is no different than before, and the ammunition has been greatly supplemented."

Cheng Nuo bent over his desk again: "Is it Duan Qirui's batch of munitions before? I didn't expect it to be in your hands."

After hearing this, Little Six's pupils tightened quickly, and he stupidly pressed the armrest of the chair to stand up, but he couldn't stand up after several times in a row, and said with a little panic, "You...Professor Cheng, you also know about this?"

Historically, the relationship between Dongbei Zhang and Duan Qirui was good, not because of their personal friendship, but because their right-hand assistants were friends with each other.

Duan Qirui's right-hand man is Xu Shuzheng, and Dongbei Zhang's chief of staff is Yang Yuting. Both of them graduated from the Tokyo Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy in Japan at the same time, and their relationship was very good when they entered school.

Thanks to this relationship, Dongbei Zhang also indirectly obtained actual benefits from Duan Qirui, who was supported by Japan.

Especially last year, the Japanese Temple Cabinet confirmed the policy of prudently funding Duan Qirui. However, earlier, a lot of material assistance had been concentrated on Duan Qirui through semi-official and commercial channels.

Part of these aids are weapons worth 700 million yen, which were shipped in in February this year and sold to the Beiyang government to fulfill an agreement between China and Japan.

And this agreement was signed between my country's participating countries and Japan's Taiping Company in December last year. According to the suggestion of the then Japanese Army Minister Terauchi, the Japan Arms Export Corporation was added to the agreement and a certain amount of weapons and equipment was given to the Beiyang government.

On the surface, these weapons were brought in for us to participate in the European War, because our country had declared war on Germany on August [-], [-], and shouldered the responsibility and obligation to participate in the war.

In fact, when these weapons were transported to Qinhuangdao by boat, a detachment from Northeast Zhang seized them all according to an agreement between Zhang and Duan, and transported them to Fengtian.

With the supplement of these weapons, the strength of Fengjun has been greatly supplemented.

As for why Duan Qirui was willing to be robbed, the reason is actually very simple. The current Beiyang government doesn't have Duan's surname. Isn't it obviously stupid to hand these things over to his opponents?

It's just that the public doesn't know about this matter right now, so it's no wonder that Xiao Liuzi lost his composure.

Cheng Nuo poked his head slightly, looked at the other party and said, "You don't have to be so nervous. Since your father has chosen to do this, he is naturally well prepared. Even if it is made public, I believe he can handle it properly."

Little Six took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his brow: "I hope I am worrying too much, but my father once said that these weapons are intended to be used to equip an expeditionary force to help unify the whole country, and it is definitely not for personal power."

Cheng Nuo dipped his ink and was noncommittal: "Unifying the country and fighting for power and profit are not completely in conflict, and they even complement each other in a certain way, but the matter has come to this point, the little six may as well open the skylight and speak up."

"This..." Xiao Liuzi struggled for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth: "Okay, Professor Cheng, I'll just say it straight, it's more comfortable this way. In fact, on behalf of my father, I want to invite you to develop your business in the Northeast and guide our military factory by the way."

Cheng Nuo shook his head and continued to bury his head in writing: "I only said half of it, what about the rest?"

"The rest... Hey, Professor Cheng, nothing can hide from your eyes." Xiao Liuzi sighed and collapsed on the chair: "More importantly, we want to buy some ammunition through you."

The pen in Cheng Nuo's hand paused for a moment: "Through me? I'm just a literati, and finally add a businessman's identity. I don't participate in the arms business."

The little six couldn't sit still anymore, so he got up and begged: "Professor, if my little six didn't do their homework, how dare I come to the door easily? Now that the matter has come to this point, I will tell you directly. Among the international students we recruited from Europe, some happened to have interns at the Krupp factory in Germany, and I know that you have a great relationship with them."

"You're investigating me!?" Cheng Nuo instantly became very angry. The veins on his neck bulged, and his hands became stronger unconsciously, which caused extra ink to ooze out from the nib of the pen, creating a strange splash of ink: "Based on what you've done, how can I help you?"

Under the tension, little six sweated heavily on his head, and hurriedly explained: "Professor, we really didn't intend to investigate you, but your reputation is too great, that foreign student admires you very much, if he doesn't often talk about you, we don't even know about it."

Cheng Nuo looked suspicious: "Really?"

Xiao Liuzi didn't care to wipe off his sweat, and quickly explained: "It's true, although the little devil's weapons can be used, they are just make do. In addition to the weapons we already have, there are all kinds of weapons in the army. There are several calibers of rifles, namely 7.9mm, 6.8mm and 6.5mm. There is no standard standard at all."

Cheng Nuo's tone gradually calmed down: "So it's true that you asked me to build an arsenal, and it's also true that you asked me to buy Krupp munitions?"

Little Six nodded his head: "Yes, yes, I would like to ask you to help us standardize the design, manufacture and testing of the arsenal, and it would be best to drive the overall upgrade of ammunition technology."

Cheng Nuo was a little dazed immediately when he heard it, and said to himself, you really dare to think about it, let alone whether you have the technology in this field, you can do it, and the military industry foundation laid for you will be like the planes you bought in history, will you throw a lot of them to the Japanese?

"I think I understand what you're thinking." Cheng Nuo didn't rush to refute, but deliberately changed the topic: "It's common for military weapons to be lost, confiscated, damaged, etc. In this regard, I think 'buying is worse than building' is better."

(End of this chapter)