Chapter 71 The Countess Arrived

  Zhou Xiuying's beautiful eyes moved, her lovely cheeks were already excitedly flushed with a red glow.

  Her mind echoed Li Zhen's words, the country would not be bullied, and the Han people would not be oppressed. The Han people would not be oppressed, wasn't this just overthrowing the Qing?

  For a moment, Zhou Xiuying felt sweet in her heart, as if she had eaten honey.

  The gaze towards Li Zhen was even more gentle and soft as water.

  In the training ground, the voices of male and female soldiers blended together, rising and falling in waves, echoing continuously without end.

  Li Zhen raised his hands and pressed down gently, and immediately fell silent.

  "Every individual, whether male or female, has a passionate heart and a sense of national righteousness. They will all love this great and ancient country. Since we have chosen the path of defending our homes and country, we cannot give up. We must take on the responsibility that is on our shoulders. A great man once said 'To study for the rise of China', his ambition was so grand, his vision so far-reaching, it's truly admirable. Today, I want to say, let us strive for the rise of China, and I hope you will all join me in this endeavor."

  "Strive for the resurgence of China!"

  Yang Banhou was the first to clench his fists and let out a loud roar, his voice thundering, extremely excited.

  "Fight for the resurgence of China!"

  Immediately afterwards, the passionate shouting sound rose again in the playground, pushing the atmosphere to **.

  Perhaps many soldiers did not understand the responsibility that Li Zhen spoke of, nor did they hear some words, but they were infected and moved by the surging atmosphere. Li Zhen looked at the soldiers who were shouting loudly, looking at the female general who was excited to the point of tears in her eyes, a brilliant smile appeared on his face. What he sowed today is a seed that will surely grow into a towering tree in the future.

  Li Zhen stepped down from the high platform, but the voices in the school grounds had yet to cease.

  Wherever you go, the focus is there.

  Li Zhen took the guards and left the military camp, and the voices on the training ground gradually subsided. All the soldiers, with excitement and enthusiasm in their hearts, threw themselves into the intense training.

  Li Zhen returned to the mansion and began analyzing the actions of Ali Guo, Ai Tang, and others.

  After going to the consulate, Ali Khan, Ai Tang and Ma Hui seemed to have become honest and took no action. Li Zhen did not believe that Ali Khan would take no measures, so he sent someone to secretly investigate Ali Khan's movements.

  Ali's handling was good, and Li Zhen again pondered the matter of money.

  Fighting wars requires money, training soldiers also requires money.

  For example, the more than 2,000 regular soldiers in the military camp, as required by Li Zhen, all need to practice shooting, so bullets and guns have a large consumption, requiring continuous investment of silver. However, Li Zhen did not have machine manufacturing, nor craftsmen who could make them, and could only expect Massa to return from Italy as soon as possible.

  Just training more than 2,000 soldiers costs a lot of money. Moreover, there are still tens of thousands of original Qing troops in the military camp, and these people also need to be paid for their support.

  Those who have never been in charge of a household don't know how hard it is to afford firewood and rice. Now that Li Zhen is in charge, he finds it extremely frustrating.

  Must earn money, can't do without earning money.

  Just as Li Zhenzhuo was thinking about how to make money, a knocking sound came from outside the study.

  "Come in!"

  Li Zhen responded with a sound, the door opened, and a guard rushed in to report: "Sir, there is a foreign woman outside the house, claiming to be a countess, saying she knows you and wants to see you."

  "Countess Guryanova!"

  Li Zhen furrowed his brow, revealing a puzzled expression. After parting ways with Guliina, Li Zhen had cast her aside like a used rag. Now that she was voluntarily delivering herself to his doorstep, what did she want?

  "Please come to the study."

  "Yes!"

  The guard left quickly, and Li Zhen also put down what he was doing and waited for Guliina.

  For a moment, Guliina walked into the study with a gentle and elegant gait. The upper half of her body was wearing a tight sweater, which set off her full breasts and slender waist, while the lower half was wearing tight pants, with long boots on her feet, revealing every curve of her body. As soon as she entered the study, she turned around, slightly raised her hips, and closed the door behind her.

  In an instant, the plump buttocks were exposed without a trace.

  Li Zhen stared at Guliina's buttocks, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and secretly thought that this lewd countess was not bad.

  Gulina turned around and faced Li Zhen directly.

  At this time, Li Zhencai clearly saw Guli's appearance. Lightly painted eyebrows, narrow and long eyelashes, bright eyes, high nose bridge, rose-colored lips, and flushed cheeks, all carefully dressed up, exuding infinite temptation. Especially since Guli also actively closed the door, what does this mean?

  The newcomer is not good!

  Li Zhen suppressed the turmoil in his heart, knowing that the woman in front of him was no lamb.

  "Bang! Bang!!"

  The heel stepped on the wooden floor in the house, making a dull sound.

  Gulina walked towards Li Zhen, a faint scent accompanying her. She stopped in front of his desk, placing her hands on the table, leaning forward slightly, and gently closing her arms, accentuating her proud bust. Gulina's beautiful eyes moved, and she said in a soft voice: "General, after parting ways at the consulate, why didn't you come find me?"

  Li Zhen's expression was calm, and he said lightly: "Things are busy, no time to be distracted." After a pause, Li Zhen continued: "Miss Guliina, you came to the house to see me, what's the matter?"

  Gulina said: "General, have you forgotten what I promised you? When Wattsi challenged you, I said that if you won, I would reward you. Now I've come to give you your reward. The door is closed, and we're alone in the house - this is your own residence, after all. You can do whatever you want... General, don't you want to do something?"

  Li Zhen sneered inwardly, the more flirtatious Gulina was, the more he became vigilant.

  A woman who has traveled across the ocean and established herself in Shanghai, how can she be controlled by others?

  Li Zhen stretched out his right hand, hooked Gu Lina's chin with his index finger, and felt the smooth sensation on her skin. He said, "Miss Gu Lina, you are indeed alluring! Unfortunately, this rose has thorns and is poisonous. Let's not beat around the bush in front of each other. What brings you to me?"

  "General, aren't you moved?" Guli Nazha said in a soft voice.

  Li Zhen pinched Gulina's chin and said calmly: "If you want to move my heart, you should have crawled into my bed long ago, but you didn't. I believe you are not a woman who is confined at home, a woman can stand firm in Shanghai just relying on her beauty and the title of countess, she would have been eaten up leaving no bones."

  Gulina's body stiffened, seemingly taken aback.

  Li Zhen leaned his mouth close to Guli's ear and whispered: "Beauty, have you fallen in love with me?"

  "You, you..."

  Gulina naturally understood Li Zhen's meaning, feeling annoyed in her heart, and already hated Li Zhen deeply.

  This person is too shameless!

  Gulina failed to seduce Li Zhen, so she immediately retreated and sat down in the study room, smiling and saying: "The general is young and promising, worthy of being a hero, really formidable."

  Li Zhen smiled and said: "Thank you for your praise, many people have said so."

  Gulina said: I came to find the general, and I am prepared to make a deal with the general.

  Li Zhen smiled, this was what Madame de Bourgogne had come for.

  PS: The third watch is completed; everyone, are you excited? If you're excited, throw some flowers, and collect them too.