At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the period when guns were most prevalent in China.

Of course, the latter early Republic of China could cover the entire Republic of China period. Whether it was the earlier Beiyang government or the later Nanjing government, the control over the various provinces below was quite weak, so naturally it was impossible to control the flood of guns.

The difference between the Qing government in the late Qing Dynasty and the Beiyang government and the Nanjing government was that although the Qing government's control over various provinces was constantly weakened, it had at least a certain control ability before the Xinhai Revolution. Therefore, the proliferation of guns in the late Qing Dynasty was entirely because of the "issuance of gun licenses" policy implemented by the Qing government at that time.

"Issuing gun photos." To put it simply, it is a gun certificate. This policy continued from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China...

As long as you have a gun certificate, it is not illegal to even carry a gun around the street. Of course, the price of a gun certificate is not cheap, ranging from dozens of silver dollars to hundreds of silver dollars. Sometimes a gun certificate is even more valuable than the gun itself, and each gun certificate is only valid for one gun.

This was a solution that the Qing government came up with after discovering that it was impossible to ban the proliferation of guns. It also provided a large amount of profit for the Qing government and the early Republic of China governments. It was an extremely effective means of making money.

So it was actually very easy to get a gun in the late Qing Dynasty, no matter who you are.

The only difficulty is that the number of fifty Hanyang made is quite large. After all, Hanyang made in this era is considered a new rifle. Today, the new army in the 17th Town of Sichuan has not reached the point where everyone has one.

Although he patted his chest and told Wang Er that he only needed to save this bullet for himself, Yan Guang still didn't think of any good idea in the end. Not to mention anything else, Yan Guang had no clue just about buying a gun. Yu Zongtong and Zhao Erfeng took good care of him, but this was only limited to business. If you just ask them to buy a gun...

Even Yan Guang knew what the concept of fifty Hanyang was.

In the end, there was no choice but to find a few scholars under his command.

"Boss..." After Yan Guang called all the accountants to find a solution, an accountant named Lin Wei hesitated. "Since the Hanyang Made is not easy to buy, why not buy it directly from the German foreign company in Shanghai?"

Yan Guang was stunned for a moment, then slapped him hard.

Although it was not easy to buy in Hanyang at this time, it did not mean that the Commission's 1888 rifle was not easy to buy. Now Germany has replaced the Mauser 98 rifle (the replacement lasted until 1915, which is why the Mauser 98 cannot be bought now). A large number of Commission's 1888 rifles were brought to the second line or sold directly to China, Ottoman Türkiye and some Asian and African countries.

Fifty Hanyang made of Hanyang is a difficult task for Yan Guang, who has no way to go, but it is just a small deal for the German foreign companies in Shanghai.

"Linzi, I'll go to the prefect's office tomorrow to apply for the certificate. After the application is completed, you will take it to Shanghai to buy fifty guns."

"I understand." Lin Wei nodded.

After finalizing the method to buy a gun, Yan Guang asked several accountants to go back and rest. The next day, Yan Guang took Wang Er to the prefect's office to apply for the documents for fifty rifles.

Although civilian guns were already very popular at this time, the power of fifty guns was still quite large, not to mention fifty 1888 committee rifles. Now Hanyang’s Hanyang Arsenal was based on this imitation.

The people under the yamen did not dare to decide on this matter easily, so they could only report to the superiors. Finally, Yu Zongtong came forward to inquire in person.

In response, Yan Guang explained that he had doubled his enrollment and needed to strengthen security forces, and Yu Zongtong reluctantly accepted this reason.

Yu Zongtong also knew about Yan Guang's expansion of the factory. He had also personally talked about this matter with Zhao Erfeng. He was also very happy that he had such a large factory under his rule.

But no matter how happy you are, the problem with guns is indeed some...

Moreover, Yan Guang's Huasheng Company is near Chengdu, and Yu Zongtong does not think that anything will happen there. If something happens, there is no need for the servants in the yamen. Just send out the patrol battalions and new troops in the city to settle all the problems.

Fortunately, at this time, in addition to the organization like Pao Gehui in Sichuan, even some ordinary chambers of commerce also had considerable armed forces. Yan Guang's fifty guns were not surprising here. The most important thing is that Yu Zongtong did not believe that Yan Guang would cause anything, a businessman like Yan Guang.

Although Guangzhou and other places are constantly making trouble for the revolutionary party, Sichuan is still calm overall. What's more, at this time, I only heard that there were sects and new troops came out to cause revolution, but I haven't heard that there were businessmen who also came out to cause revolution, so Yu Zongtong finally approved the gun certificate applied for by Yan Guang.

After paying the fee of fifty silver dollars for each gun certificate, a total of 2,500 silver dollars, Yan Guang and Wang Er left the prefect's office with fifty gun certificates.

After handing over all the cash and gun certificates in the suitcase to Lin Wei, Yan Guang took Wang Er to personally send the three of them to the carriage and horse store, watching them leave before returning to the factory.

Now the gun problem has been half solved, and the factory is gradually getting on track, so another thing should be handled...

"Wang Er..." After returning to the office, Yan Guang smiled maliciously. "Do you like reading?"

"Reading?" Wang Er, who had just sat down, was stunned and didn't understand Yan Guang's meaning.

Yan Guang didn't know whether Wang Erxi liked studying. He only knew that when he was in school, there were not many people around him who liked studying.

However, as Yan Guang's first and only quasi-confidant in this era, it goes without saying that the martial arts aspect is, after all, the leader of the bandits for more than a year was not in vain (although not in the ordinary), but in the literary aspect...

I can't read a big word, so I guess I can't even get the edge of the text...

Yan Guang accepted him, not only wanted a bodyguard. If the bodyguard had money, it would be fine. Everyone had professional ethics. Yan Guang needed a subordinate who was both civil and military, so...

"I plan to invite a teacher to come back to teach you how to read..."

“?!”

A few days later, Yan Guang invited a gentleman from outside to teach Wang Er and several other people who had never studied to learn to read.

However, Wang Er and several others did not seem to hate studying, which made Yan Guang feel like he was miscalculated.

In an era a hundred years later, people who can read envy those who cannot read, while those who cannot read envy those who can read. That is really a strange world...

But at least in this world, most people have never read books, so they all yearn for reading...

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