My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

It was because of these people that the situation became even more tense, and those warlords who had seen the situation clearly and were unwilling to participate in the war were eventually dragged down.

As the war expanded, the whole of China became a mess.

However, because of the threats from Britain and the Japanese pirates, Jiang Li did not dare to use military force easily, because he was afraid that Britain would suddenly cause trouble, and then he would have to fight on two fronts and be attacked from both sides.

This is not because he is worrying unnecessarily, but because Britain is at the peak of its power at that time and its eyes are soaring to the sky.

If they really sent a few warships into the Minjiang River because they lost face, or directly blockaded the waters off Guangzhou, he would be really helpless.

After all, he still needs the industrial technology of Western countries. If trade with the West is cut off, it will be very troublesome for him. Every day of delay will make it more difficult to deal with the Japanese pirates.

So he decided to temporarily stop using troops, rest for a while, digest Guangxi thoroughly, and decide on the next plan after fooling Britain.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he directly sent a large number of people to Guangdong and Guangxi to explore for minerals and search for various items for spiritual practice.

He also built many artillery batteries on both sides of the Minjiang River to prevent him from having any means of counterattack when enemy warships arrived, and he could only use infantry artillery to fight against the enemy with difficulty.

As the plan was completed, all departments began to operate, some were training soldiers, some were prospecting for minerals, some were building artillery batteries, some were recruiting and training soldiers, in short, everyone did their job and prepared for war.

During this period, because Mo Ying devoured a large amount of livestock that ate feed containing blood mushrooms, his body size increased significantly. After a rainstorm, he successfully transformed into a dragon.

On the other hand, Edward became furious after hearing Jiang Li's clear attitude. He had been planning for so long just to hook Jiang Li, but now he directly refused, which made him look like a clown.

So he immediately mobilized his troops, prepared to go out in person and achieve his goal by force.

But at this moment, he was stopped by the butler, "Dear Earl, China is too far away from here. If you go there in person, if your identity is exposed, I'm afraid you will be surrounded by the church!"

Edward frowned upon hearing this, "Are you just going to give up like this?"

"I can feel that what that Oriental man has can definitely help our blood race advance further, so we must not let him go!"

The butler smiled and said, "My Lord Earl, don't forget that you are a noble of the British Empire. If you pay some money to buy those MPs."

"Using your status as an earl, you can ask the Congress to do justice. This should be easy to accomplish. I think the Oriental people will make the right choice under the military pressure of the British Empire!"

Edward's brows relaxed when he heard this. "You are right. I was too impatient before. This is indeed the most appropriate way to deal with it."

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Just like that, when Jiang Li was busy with construction and development, a main battleship set off from Tianzhu and headed for the British mainland.

But Jiang Li had no idea about this. He was busy dealing with various news reports from various places, especially those related to cultivation resources.

In fact, because he had deployed a large number of manpower, the resources he obtained were quite abundant.

Han Yong also successfully contacted a businessman from the United States and purchased some guns from him. He also got in touch with several weapons manufacturers.

As the U.S. aviation industry developed rapidly at this time, aircraft manufacturing technology continued to improve.

Some important aircraft manufacturers, such as Boyne, began to emerge and produced a variety of aircraft types, including fighters, bombers, and reconnaissance aircraft.

In terms of air force firepower, airborne weapons such as machine guns, bombs and rockets are used, and some aircraft may be equipped with multiple machine guns to provide stronger fire support.

During this period, the United States already had the ability to produce light tanks on its own, but their tactics had not improved much, so they did not attach much importance to these light tanks.

The key is that the national conditions of the United States are very special. Their weapons are not only produced by the military, but some private companies in the civilian sector can also produce and sell various weapons.

Including airplanes, cannons and tanks, and this time Han Yong brought an arms dealer named Jack Johnson.

When Jiang Li learned about the resources he had, he immediately extended his hand enthusiastically, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Jack. I'm really sorry to have you come from such a far place!"

Upon hearing this, Jack Johnson also extended his hand and shook hands with Jiang Li, then said in fluent Chinese: "Commander Jiang, you're welcome. As long as the deal between us can be concluded, the hardship on the road won't matter!"

As soon as he said this, Jiang Li was shocked. He then laughed and teased, "Mr. Jack's Chinese really surprised me. His pronunciation is even more authentic than mine!"

"Commander Jiang, you are too polite. My mother is Chinese, so I have been learning Chinese since I was a child, but I am far from the level you are talking about."

Jiang Li nodded upon hearing this, "So that's how it is."

"Okay, let's talk business first!"

Then he took him to a table and sat down opposite him. He poured him a cup of tea and asked, "What products does your company sell and what are the prices?"

Upon hearing this, Jack Johnson immediately straightened his clothes, then took a suitcase from his assistant, opened it, and took out a thick stack of papers from it.

Then he said to Jiang Li in a serious tone: "Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jack Johnson, and I am currently the China Sales Director of Boyne Flying Equipment Company. Please allow me to introduce our products to you in detail!"

After saying that, he stood there and looked at Jiang Li.

Jiang Li thought it was quite formal, so he smiled and nodded, indicating that he could start the introduction.

Upon hearing this, Jack picked up the stack of papers and introduced their products to him in detail.

Speaking of the Boyin company, it has developed several models of aircraft, all of which are introduced here except for the dual-use military and civilian aircraft.

Jiang Li heard that there were quite a lot, in addition to fighter jets, there were also bombers, reconnaissance planes, and some civilian aircraft.

However, there is an embarrassing problem. Jack only has a few display models and no ready-made products to trade.

If you place an order now, they will start production immediately, and then you will have to wait at least five months for them to ship the products for delivery.

But Jiang Li couldn't wait that long. After all, he didn't know what the attitude of Britain would be. If they really wanted to use force, he only had three planes, which would definitely not be enough. So he decided to buy those model planes first.