The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

Li Jindou used to be a coolie who helped people transport goods, and he made a group of friends who also worked as coolies.

They started by stealing, and then gradually developed into fighting and then openly robbing.

There was even a stolen gun in his hand, but it was hidden in the luggage outside.

Originally, this group of people fought bravely and succeeded several times, but they couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

This time I stayed at the inn and found a group of people dressed neatly and looking like rich people.

I couldn't help but have a wrong idea, deliberately looking for trouble, and wanted to extort a sum of money.

Unexpectedly, he, the tiger, was stunned, and he had just made trouble for him and took action directly.

The accomplice originally wanted to help, but it turned out that they had standard weapons, all hand axes. Doesn't this look like ordinary people?

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

Gao Li swaggered over single-handedly and pulled out the ax stuck in Li Jindou's chin. There were still bone stubble on the ax...

Like Northeast China, Hebei was also plagued by banditry at this time. Those who can't survive become bandits, and those who are lazy and lazy also become bandits. At most, bandits may account for one-third of the total local population.

Li Jindou was in excruciating pain, and he felt embarrassed. His heart was furious, and he wanted to take out a knife from his back and fight for his life.

The moment Gao Li moved, the ax struck directly on his Tianling Cap.

The ax was not drawn, and then he took out his bayonet and stabbed him at a speed so fast that only the afterimage of his movements could be seen.

When it comes to cold weapon melee combat, Gao Li usually practices the most ruthlessly. These are all professional, direct, efficient and ruthless.

The others were stunned and watched Li Jindou fall, not daring to move.

Suddenly, another resident screamed. Gao Li turned around and looked coldly. The man's voice stopped with a crack, as if his throat was stuck.

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: Okay, you guys come here and kneel down. No one, including the boss, is allowed to report to the official today. When we wake up at dawn tomorrow, you can report to the official wherever you fall in love. Where to report it? No one should act blindly, the outcome is foreseeable.

Sure enough, no one dared to say anything, and the scene was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.

The group of people immediately knelt down on the ground.

Liu Guoguo took out the rope, cut their hands and legs behind their backs, and made them lean against the wall.

After eating, Zhao Chuanxin and others went back to the house to rest, leaving one person to watch the first half of the night, and they would be replaced in the second half of the night.

Li Guangzong and Liu Guigui shared a room because the two of them could chat best.

Li Guangzong's face was still very pale and he couldn't sleep. Although he had seen a lot of blood in the Northeast, the close combat that happened right under his nose still shocked him.

Precious, does the insurance team usually kill people like this without blinking an eye? I usually see everyone laughing and joking, and they don't seem to be cruel people?

Liu Guogui almost fell asleep just now, but was woken up again by Li Guangzong's words.

He thought for a while and said: In the early days, everyone was afraid. Later, after killing too many people, we no longer felt it. Gao Li was the most ruthless one. His mother was harmed by the gangster. This kid has been in trouble since then. There are no more smiling faces, but for those who are extremely vicious, no matter whether they take action or not, they will definitely kill them quickly in their hearts.

This reminded Li Guangzong of the secrets Zhao Chuanxin told him.

Damn, it seems that I am really not the type to kill people, and how can Wang Chaodingge not kill people?

I'd better be honest and be my husband's lackey... ah no, let's be the housekeeper.

Zhao Chuanxin slept soundly and woke up in good spirits in the morning.

Except for the insurance team, everyone else in the inn was in terrible condition. Everyone had dark circles under their eyes.

In the dining hall, there was a dead man lying in a pool of blood.

The boss is worried. If this word gets out, will anyone dare to stay here in the future?

Amidst the whispers among those people, it was no surprise that another ghost story was about to take shape.

Zhao Chuanxin did not embarrass him and asked Li Guangzong to give him ten silver dollars: Find someone to clean it up. This is the compensation for your mental damage. If you are willing to report it to the official, report it to the official. Maybe we will come back and come back. You guys settle the score.

The old man's face turned pale with fright, and he shook his head quickly: If you don't report it, I promise not to report it to the official.

Zhao Chuanxin laughed: I'm scaring you, just report it as you like, it doesn't matter, we're leaving.

With that said, the group of people rode away.

It was a smooth ride, with no government officials blocking anyone on the way.

Er Fatty's little eyes gleamed: It seems like it's a good place outside the customs. You can wander into the colorful world as you like.

He shot a foreigner and killed a ruffian in public, but nothing happened.

Zhao Chuanxin said: Three feet of ice does not last in a day. It is said that Cixi's daily expenses are around 30,000 taels of silver. How much do you think she spends? How much tax money does the Qing government collect in a year to cause such a disaster to her? There are many places. As a result, the Qing court lost the most basic control of military power.

Liu Guogui was startled: Thirty thousand taels of expenses per day? Does she have money? She can't eat that much even if she has money.

Zhao Chuanxin laughed: Rumors are just rumors.

Talking and laughing along the way, we arrived in the capital.

He thought that the capital city was so prosperous, but when he entered the outer city, Zhao Chuanxin frowned when he saw the muddy dirt road filled with urine and feces.

This is so fucking dirty.

Is this the capital?

It is said that this was also the case in Europe a long time ago. The city was full of feces and urine, and there was no place to stay. Those aristocratic ladies wearing long skirts would never walk where the poor live.

What age is this, no wonder everyone wants to overthrow the Qing Dynasty.

Zhao Chuanxin said: Precious, take someone to check out the foreign banks. Let's take action tomorrow and go to Tianjin immediately after finishing the vote.

Yes, that's right, Zhao Chuanxin came here to rob foreign banks.

At this time, no one in the foreign banks was innocent.

They are all built in the footsteps of the invaders and are tools of financial invasion.

I didn't get any news until the next day.

There are two clear targets: HSBC and Sino-Russian Bank.

HSBC is a typical bank established by the British Empire specifically for the purpose of invading China. It was established in Hong Kong in 1864 by Scotsman Thomas Sutherland. Now, it has thirty or forty branches throughout China.

The Hua-Russian Daosheng Bank, although its name is composed of Hua and Russia, was actually jointly funded by Russia and France. In the 27th year of Guangxu's reign, it allowed the Qing government to deposit five million kuping taels of silver and receive dividends.

These two banks are definitely right.

Liu Guobao recounted the information he found one by one: There is an embassy community to the east of the capital. After the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded, they established embassies there one after another. Everything in the embassy community is under the jurisdiction of each country, and everything is not subject to the Qing court's intervention. Basically, foreign banks They were all built there. I blended in and found that there were many police and gendarmerie patrols from the six countries. The defense was tight and it was easy to rob them. How to escape after the robbery was the problem...

When he said this, Zhao Chuanxin's dusty memories immediately emerged.

Isn't that where Dongjiao Minxiang later became?

At present, they are all embassies of various countries, and the dignitaries and capitalists from various countries are coming in and out. They must be tightly guarded.

I, Cao, originally planned to rob and leave roughly, but now it seems that it has become a technical job.

If one thing goes wrong, I'm afraid the insurance team we brought will be killed or injured.

Zhao Chuanxin likes to steal money from foreigners, but he has to take the lives of everyone in the insurance team seriously.

Liu Guogui started to back off: How about we go to Tianjin to have a look first, and if that doesn't work, we'll go straight to Shanghai.

The military, police and military police were fully armed. If a fight broke out, everyone would be surrounded immediately.

Zhao Chuanxin thought for a while and asked: So, if a shot is fired, how long do you think it will be before the police or patrol military police arrive?

Taking out his pocket watch and looking down, Liu Baobao said uncertainly: Five to ten minutes.

Zhao Chuanxin scratched his long hair and said, I'd better go and see it in person before making a decision.