The end of the military era

Of course, the direct descendants of the major families including Cui Tao have no way to compete with Zhou Rui in terms of financial resources.

Spending 140 million silver coins to buy two "vases", such a feat, even the direct descendants of the major families are a little dumbfounded.

Why did the Zhou family become local tyrants after Zhou Rui, a dude, came to power?

"Heihu, Huabao, the person who bid with me just now, have you met before?"

"Reporting to Major General, I haven't seen it."

"Major General, I have never seen this person before."

"Tomorrow, find someone to check his details. You must know that even people like Cui Tao and Chen Kai don't dare to prodigal like me."

Li Donghu and Li Dongbao smiled wryly at each other.

This young master of his own family knows that he is prodigal!

If the general and his wife knew that the young master bought two fox girls with 140 million silver coins, what expressions would they have?

"Next is the last lot of the auction tonight, the machinery and equipment for the daily production of 60 10mm caliber, breech-loading single-shot rifles, and the production line for the daily production of 5000 rounds of 10mm bullets.

Although this set of breech-loading single-shot rifle production equipment and bullet production line is a second-hand machine of the Black Bear Empire, it is well maintained and will be used for another 20 years without any problems.

The starting price is 160 million silver coins, with a minimum increase of 2 silver coins each time! "

The production equipment of this breech-loading single-shot rifle is the ultimate goal of the other five major families participating in this auction.

Due to the relative backwardness of the overall industrial level of the Han and Tang Empires, even the breech-loading single-shot rifles, which were outdated compared to the continuous-fire rifles, within the territory of the Han and Tang Empires, few feudal towns could manufacture them by themselves.

Moreover, several feudal towns that can manufacture breech-loading single-shot rifles have to import steel from the six major orc countries.

Most of the feudal towns imported weapons and ammunition directly from the six major orc countries, such as Fengwu Town.

The import price of a breech-loading single-shot rifle is around 150 silver coins. As for the continuous-fire rifle, sorry, the six major beast nations temporarily ban the sale of it to human nations.

The vassals and towns of the Han and Tang Empires could only purchase a small number of repeating rifles through some special channels.

It can be seen that this set of second-hand breech-loading single-shot rifle production equipment and bullet production line is quite precious to families like Ganyang City.

However, Zhou Rui had no interest in this breech-loading single-shot rifle production equipment and bullet production line.

In Zhou Rui's vision, soldiers in the garrison brigade will be equipped with repeating rifles as standard, and breech-loading single-shot rifles will be gradually eliminated from the garrison brigade.

In the end, this set of second-hand breech-loading single-shot rifle production equipment and bullet production line was overwhelmed by Cui Tao, the representative of the Cui family, and sold for 258 million silver coins, which also set the highest price at the auction tonight.

Zhou Rui spent a total of 247 million silver coins in this auction. As soon as the auction ended, Zhou Rui took out 244 gold tickets with a face value of 1000 gold coins, plus the 3 gold tickets that were used as a deposit before. It is 217 million silver coins.

Hulk, the chief manager of the Nine Stars Hotel, saw Zhou Rui handing over the final payment so happily, and became very polite to Zhou Rui.

"Master Zhou, here are 15 slave contracts. You just need to sign each of them, and these 15 slaves will belong to you in the future."

"Mr. Hulk, there won't be any problem with the origins of these people, right?"

"Master Zhou, please rest assured that the reputation of our Nine Star Hotel is guaranteed. There will be absolutely no problem with the origin of these slaves."

"As long as there is no problem, there will be such an auction in the Nine Stars Hotel in the future, Mr. Hulk, don't forget to notify me."

"that's for sure!"

Holding a stack of slave contracts, Zhou Rui, led by Hulk, came to a luxurious suite in the Nine Stars Hotel.

At this moment, four high-level human-bear hybrid warriors, three high-level human warriors, six intermediate human warriors, and two fox girls all stood in the living room of this luxury suite.

"Master Zhou, I have other things to deal with, so I won't be with you.

If you need anything, you can ask the hotel's waiters at any time. "Holke said respectfully.

"Trouble Mr. Hulk, please go ahead."

After Hulk left, Zhou Rui turned to Li Donghu and Li Dongbao and said, "Heihu, big head, open their handcuffs."

When Li Donghu heard this, he immediately expressed hesitation, "Major General, they"

The reason why Li Donghu hesitated was because among the 15 slaves, there were 4 high-level warriors, 3 high-level warriors and 6 intermediate warriors.

Although he and his younger brother Li Dongbao carried a long knife and a revolver on their bodies, if these slaves attack collectively, it will be harmful to their young master, and he and his younger brother alone are not sure that they can stop it. So many master attacks.

However, before Li Donghu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhou Rui, "Heihu, open their handcuffs!"

Hearing Zhou Rui's accentuated tone, Li Donghu had no choice but to walk over with Li Dongbao, and use the bunch of keys Hulk had just given him to unlock the handcuffs of the fifteen people in the living room one by one.

Zhou Rui didn't seem to worry that Thirteen's master slave would harm him, so he sat down on the sofa in the living room carelessly.

"My name is Zhou Rui. By the way, can you understand Han and Tang dialect?"

All 15 slaves nodded, including two fox girls.

Because of the strength of the Han and Tang Empires, Han and Tang dialects have almost become the lingua franca of human beings in this world.

"You can call me Major General. As for my situation and family background, I will let Heihu briefly introduce you to you."

Next, Li Donghu briefly introduced the situation of Zhou Rui and the Zhou family to the 15 slaves.

Then Zhou Rui said with a smile: "Now you guys can introduce your own situation too!"

Among the nine senior warriors, a burly young man spoke first, "Master, my name is Hu Yi, this is Hu Er, this is Hu San, this is..."

"Wait! What did you say your name is?" Zhou Rui suddenly interrupted the burly young man.

"Master, my name is Hu Yi."

"Oh, go ahead and introduce!"

Zhou Rui was calm on the surface, but he was already happy in his heart.

In the previous life, Wei Jie had an intelligence organization called Ghost Shadow under Wei Jie's command, and as far as Zhou Rui knew, the person in charge of Ghost Shadow was called Huyi, and several of Ghost Shadow's capable officers were all surnamed Hu, and they were named after numbers. .

This is really luck, even the city walls can't stop it!

It seems that the generals of Guiying should all be standing in front of him now.

Chapter No.17 Playing hard to get

Through Hu Yi's introduction, Zhou Rui learned that the ghost hunting group that Hu Yi and the other nine belonged to was established by a rich man from the Fox clan in the Black Bear Empire.

Hu Yi and the nine of them were all adopted by the rich man of the fox clan since they were young, and they started extremely cruel training since they were young.

According to what Hu Yi said, there may be more than [-] human orphans adopted by the rich man of the fox clan together with the nine of them, but only nine of them survived the cruel training in the end.