The Republic of China: A Letter of Appointment Creates the Most Powerful Warlord

"Look at you, a legitimate military commander, how come you've become as slow and fussy as those civil officials!" He Wei said as he casually stretched out his strong and powerful arm and put it around Lu Shan's broad and solid shoulders. With his signature grin on his face, he teased, "What's the point of just talking nonsense? Only by defeating those bastards can you earn the respect and fear of others!"

Hearing this, Lu Shan rolled his eyes in annoyance and couldn't help muttering and complaining.

"Hmph, that's easy for you to say! You don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are until you run the household!"

"The finances of the three provinces of East Lu are already stretched to the limit and on the verge of being completely drained! If we rashly launch another war, where will we raise the money for military supplies? Do we really have to ask the people for money?"

"Then what should we do? Should we just stand there and watch?" He Wei was so anxious that he stamped his feet, put his hands on his waist, and shouted at the top of his voice, "As the saying goes, things will work out when the time comes! How can a living person be suffocated to death by a pee!"

He has always been a pure military commander with a simple mind and strong limbs, and he never thinks about too many complicated, tedious and useless things.

He had only one simple and direct thought in his mind: if anyone dared to yell at him, provoke him, or take advantage of him, he would beat him up without saying a word!

"Stop standing here talking nonsense! If you have the guts, come back with some money!"

Lu Shan was so angry that his cheeks turned red. He puffed out his cheeks and glared at He Wei fiercely. He really wanted to kick out this guy who only knew how to make noise and make trouble.

The situation was already chaotic enough, and this guy was adding fuel to the fire, fanning the flames, and making endless noise!

Why do you want to go to war so much? If a war really breaks out, the grassroots people will be the ones who suffer.

"It's just money, I'll get it for you right away!" Unexpectedly, after hearing this, He Wei's face instantly showed a look of dissatisfaction. He turned around abruptly and ran out the door like a gust of wind: "Someone come! Bring the things in for me!"

Zhang Ye, who was standing aside, couldn't help but feel curious when he saw He Wei's serious look.

He stared at He Wei's departing back with interest, wanting to see what tricks this guy would come up with.

On the other hand, Lu Shan was still skeptical about whether He Wei could come up with the money.

He curled his lips and kept muttering, "Humph, you only know how to brag. You're quite generous when it comes to spending money, but if you really want to make money, you're far from it!"

Despite this, He Wei did not argue with him at all. He just stood there leisurely with his arms folded, with a confident smile on his face.

Not long after, there was a creaking sound and the door slowly opened.

Then, more than a dozen huge solid wooden boxes were carried in.

At this moment, He Wei's eyes were full of smugness. He opened the lid of the box without hesitation and raised his chin towards Zhang Ye and Lu Shan, signaling them to come over and see what was going on.

The moment the lid of the box was opened, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst out from the box, instantly illuminating the entire spacious office.

Then, as the soldiers opened the other wooden boxes one after another, the light in the room became stronger and stronger.

For a moment, the whole room was covered by the brilliant golden light.

Lu Shan stared blankly at the piles of neatly stacked gold bars. He was a little distracted for a moment. His originally calm expression became stiff. Even his eyes, which were usually deep and steady, could not help but flash with a strange light.

He really didn't expect that He Wei, who had always been carefree and only knew how to charge into battle, would be so capable this time! He brought back such a large fortune.

He Wei clapped his hands triumphantly and grinned, "Look, Brother Lu! These are all real gold bars, each weighing ten taels. Two thousand of them! And outside are several carts of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, pearls, agates, jade, and other valuables."

Hearing this, although Lu Shan was secretly surprised, he quickly regained his composure on the surface.

He snorted coldly, a sneer of disdain on his lips, and said slowly: "These things do seem to be a lot, but if they are to be used in war, I'm afraid they will only be a drop in the bucket."

Lu Shan was also a man who had seen the world. Although the mountains of gold before him looked quite spectacular at first glance and could indeed scare people, in fact, if converted into ocean dollars, the amount was not that much.

If we really go to the battlefield and face the enemy's powerful firepower and fierce attacks, this amount of money may not even be enough to cover the cost of a single salvo of heavy artillery fire.

"Come on, are you two done yet?" Zhang Ye waved his hand impatiently and made the final decision.

"That's it, just follow this amount of money! He Wei, you will be the commander-in-chief of this operation. If you are short of manpower, transfer people from the Guard Division to fill in."

Hearing this, He Wei was so excited that he almost jumped up, and his face was full of smiles as bright as a blooming flower.

He was secretly delighted in his heart, thinking that he was so lucky!

I was just coming back to deliver some things, but I ended up with such a good job.

The battle in Li Province had just ended, and he was feeling bored and had nothing to do. Now it was great, as soon as he came back he could have a big fight with the foreigners, it was so cool!

Thinking of this, He Wei immediately straightened his back, saluted Zhang Ye with a standard military salute, and responded loudly: "Please rest assured, Marshal, I will definitely fulfill my mission and ensure that it is completed successfully!"

Before he finished speaking, he turned around impatiently, staring at Lu Shan beside him with burning eyes, reached out and gently touched the other's shoulder, and spoke bluntly.

"Hey, Lao Lu, quickly support the brothers with two regiments!"

At this time, He Wei was holding the imperial edict in his hand, and he looked so proud and confident.

"Just wait, I'll give you a note later!"

Lu Shan frowned, gritted his teeth and said with dissatisfaction.

No, we must find a way to control the Marshal. He has been led astray by this group of generals all the time.

The money spent on the Central Plains Campaign has not been repaid yet, and we have to fight foreigners again.

If we continue like this, when will it end? The economy will never improve!