The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

The diners were just spectators, feeling relieved.

Because I was frightened, I felt a sense of participation.

But when Zhao Chuanxin spoke impassionedly, they suddenly felt like they were involved in the matter.

They are also considered local people, just another group.

Someone immediately shouted: Mr. Zhao, I am the owner of Fuheji Beef and Mutton in Liangshi Street. Even if my shop is bombarded by foreigners, I will never complain. Just give it a try!

Shopkeeper Zhao, I am the shopkeeper of Longjuxing Xinji Hardware Shop. We got our start because of the Kaiping Mining Bureau. Although it is not easy to get started, it would be a pity to destroy it, but I support you in taking back the coal mine!

It doesn't matter what Zhongli Grain Store is down there, just demolish it as you like!

The formation of the Kailuan mining area has led to a massive increase in the local population, and absentees and their families are the main groups of consumers here.

Where there is demand, there is business opportunity.

Tangshan County gradually emerged, and on the east side of the Tangshan Mine, a grain store first appeared. Grain merchants began to purchase land, build houses, and open stores locally. After merchants gathered together, their consumption concept became more radical, so there were various major restaurants and tea shops.

Tongfulou Muslim Restaurant, Caigenxiang Cantonese Cuisine, Xinhongji Dumpling Restaurant...

Then there are firewood and wood markets, aquatic products and fish markets, chicken and duck markets...

As the number of people increased, red light districts appeared one after another, which were then called Huajieliushi.

A boss in the red-light district who was too embarrassed to tell himself his family name said: Mr. Zhao, my shop is in the flesh business. The shop can be destroyed, but the people can't. I will go back and take my sisters to seek refuge. You can do whatever you want...

Zhao Chuanxin was used to showing off, but he didn't expect the person to be so enthusiastic at this moment.

A few words can make them excited.

In future generations, everyone would sweep away the snow in front of their door, and they would have to ask for three points of profit if they were unreasonable. There are all kinds of patriotic words on the keyboard, and the crackling sound of private abacus can be heard thousands of miles away.

He smiled: Originally, to redeem the Kaiping Mine, Zhao wanted to close the mine and let the British consume it. Seeing your righteousness, Zhao decided that the mine cannot be closed and drove away the British devils in one go!

Even if only one of the Kailuan Mining Areas is closed, the losses to absentees and the industrial and commercial bosses present here will be too great.

Previously, Zhao Chuanxin only considered it from a historical perspective without emotion, but now he has changed his mind.

At this time, under the flashing neon lights and street lights outside the window, rows of British soldiers lined up to surround Yushengxuan.

Because we came in a hurry, we didn't bring any cannon. But the Gatling gun was pushed.

A British officer and eight or nine soldiers pushed open the door and entered.

Zhao Chuanxin twisted his neck, pushed his hat aside, put away the two agreements, turned to Ye Rongguang and said, Ye Zhizhou, lower your body.

Ye Rongguang couldn't care less about his image and squatted directly on the ground.

Seeing this, De Cuilin also squatted on the ground, holding her head and shivering.

Yushengxuan became quiet again.

No matter how passionate they are, everyone is still unwilling to stand under a dangerous wall. If money is gone, you can make it again, but you only have one life.

But he saw the British officer wandering around, looking at Zhao Chuanxin, his eyes narrowed, and he said loudly with a London accent: Hello, Mr. Zhao, I am Captain Spurrier.

Zhao Chuanxin put on his bulletproof vest and suit. He had an additional Thirteen Taibo in his hand: It doesn't matter if you just say it.

Spurry took out a piece of paper from his arms, but did not dare to send it over. He just looked at the paper from a distance and said: Mr. Zhao, this is a telegram from Zhu Erdian, the British Empire's Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China.

Zhao Chuanxin picked up the gun and said calmly: Read it.

Spurry coughed twice: Last year, Mr. Zhao provoked a quarrel in Hankou. Countries wore mourning and mourning, and the Hankou river beach was covered with stone tablets, causing the people to cry and suffer loss of livelihood. I, the British Empire, ignored the dissatisfaction and compensated for the land. Now. What does Mr. Zhao intend to do again by threatening our British businessmen and harming our British people? If it is the Kaiping Mine, he must follow the rules of business and make his own decision. Mr. Zhao's desire to seize the Kaiping Mine does not have the validity of the approval of the Governor-General of Zhili. And it is not recognized by our British laws, so it is unreasonable and unfounded. If you have any objections, why not go to the High Court in London to appeal, and our British judges will make a fair decision...

Zhao Chuanxin picked his ears and looked at Spryer in disbelief: What did Zhu Erdian say next door to Mala? Go to the London High Court to appeal?

Ye Rongguang, who was next to him, suddenly became excited and ignored the danger. He stood up and shouted: Mr. Zhao, when the Boxers changed, Kaiping was threatened by the British, Mohe fell to the Russians, the Tianjin Wei Machinery Bureau was destroyed by the coalition forces, and Li Zhongtang arrived. Death is especially hateful. Now that the British want to make the same mistake as Zhang Yi, they must not go to Britain to litigate!

In Zhao Chuanxin's view, Li Hongzhang was not a good guy.

This is definitely not to avenge Li Hongzhang, he is not worthy of it.

Spryer said: Mr. Zhao, this is what Mr. Zhu Erdian means. There is no need for us to go to war. This time, our British army is fully prepared. Even if Mr. Zhao is known as the God of War, the Gatling gun outside There is absolutely no way to survive being shot. Mr. Zhao should refrain from committing murders and ask God for forgiveness. This is also for the sake of Mr. Zhao's own safety.

As Zhao Chuanxin continues to rub against the great powers, various countries are also thinking about how to deal with Zhao Chuanxin.

They discovered one thing. Most of the time, Zhao Chuanxin faced small weapons when fighting.

So this time they specially brought two Gatling heavy machine guns.

Zhao Chuanxin flicked the cigar butt away: Pardon is God's work, and I, Zhao Chuanxin, specialize in pronouncing death sentences. Does that grandson of Zhu Erdian really dare to speak so boldly that he goes to the High Court in London? If you are lucky enough to survive, go back and tell him, Even if a lawsuit is filed, it must be conducted on this land, even if the person doing the trial has ugly long braids.”

After saying that, Zhao Chuanxin's figure suddenly disappeared.

Nowadays, the replenishment speed of holy light in the old sacred altar is no longer as fast as before.

People are good at forgetting. After more than half a year, some people thought that Zhao Chuanxin was dead, while others were too entangled in the trivial matters in life to remember Zhao Chuanxin's previous heroic deeds.

Therefore, Zhao Chuanxian rarely uses flash recently.

He flashed to a Gatling gun outside Yushengxuan and cut off the head of the British soldier operating Gatling with a knife.

This thing requires four people to operate it at the same time, including the person who shoots the gun, the person who holds the bullet chain, and the person who shakes the barrel of the hand crank...

Zhao Chuanxin stepped on the wheel, kicked Gatlin over, and fired with the Thirteen Taibao pressure chamber in his hand.

boom!

Gatling's operator on the other side was shot in the forehead.

The British army was in an uproar.

When the diners in Yushengxuan heard the shooting, they ran away with their heads in their hands.

Spryer, who was still in Yushengxuan, was immediately stunned.

Zhao Chuanxin held the Thirteen Taibao at his waist, and fired as he walked, pressing the gun in a numb motion.

After firing four shots, the fifth shot jammed.

Winchester M1866 has actually been eliminated by the military abroad. First of all, on the battlefield, if you lie down on the ground and fire a gun, it will be inconvenient to press the gun down and it will be difficult to aim. Secondly, this gun is unstable and prone to jamming, and is prone to malfunctions in harsh environments and weather.

Zhao Chuanxin swung the butt of his gun with his backhand and hit the British soldier beside him on his temple. The man fell down with his head in his arms.

The moment when Zhao Chuanxin casually took back the Thirteen Taibao flashed again.

Several bullets were fired from where he was just now.

After Zhao Chuanxin came to the northwest, he was short of guns and ammunition, so he couldn't let go of the fight.

As the saying goes, if you are rich, you will have full firepower, but if you are poor, you will be able to shoot accurately.

Zhao Chuanxin first flashed to the other side, allowing the panicked British army to shoot in vain, but accidentally injured his own comrades.

Then the elf carving knife in the left hand and the Miao knife in the right hand were unrolling like a whirlwind.

Wherever you pass, everything is chaotic. The falcons flew into a flock of crows and strangled the surrounding British troops.

The lights of swords and shadows danced gracefully, and the enemy troops were panicked and did not know how to fight back.

Aggression is retreated calmly like fire, and the sword will not fail.

In a moment, he reached another Gatling. The Elf Carving Knife threw it over and the Gatling was torn into pieces.

When the British army hurriedly turned their guns, Zhao Chuanxin appeared.

The bullet missed again.

Zhao Chuanxin threw the elf carving knife into the sky among the British troops. He used the Miao knife in his right hand and the scale shield in his left hand to rush through the crowd.

When Spryer hurriedly came out of Yushengxuan, he saw flesh and blood flying everywhere. Zhao Chuanxin was like no one in the British army, and the blood flowed like a river.

His mouth opened in shock.

He had always heard that Zhao Chuanxin was known as the God of War and was invincible.

But this was the first time he had seen Zhao Chuanxin take action, and he could hardly imagine the various methods he used.

Since it was night, the translucent smart gyroscope was almost invisible, and the handle of the elf carving knife, which was the head of the scepter of redemption, looked inconspicuous.

The elf carving knife itself is stretched into a thin line of more than two meters, and it is even invisible to the naked eye at night.

So this gave Spurrier an illusion, just like when Zhao Chuanxin wielded the Miao Dao, it was as if the blade could break a person into thousands of pieces from a few meters away.

Zhao Chuanxin held up his scale shield and killed the British army.

The remaining British troops were distraught and fled in all directions, crying and howling.

It's not that they are not brave enough, it's that Zhao Chuanxin has gone beyond their understanding.

When Zhao Chuanxin saw that no one was shooting at him, he put away his scale shield and smiled at Spurrier, who was standing frozen on the spot: It seems you forgot to escape.

Spurry: ...

He was too scared to run.

Zhao Chuanxin bent his knees, used his violent armor, and bounced suddenly, jumping eight or nine meters over the corpses and blood on the ground.

His standing long jump distance was comparable to the long jump world record of later generations.

Arriving in front of Spurry in an instant.

Spurry's eyelids twitched wildly.

Is that human being?

Zhao Chuanxin jumped in front of Spurrier, held the lapel of his military uniform, wiped off the blood on the Miao knife and returned it to its sheath.

Leave you alive and collect the body here. Zhao has always cared about killing and not burying it. By the way, I want to give Zhu Erdian a message to put away his pride that never sets. The robes, wigs, scales, and debates are all here with me, Zhao Chuanxin. It doesn’t work!”

Zhao Chuanxin reached out and patted Spurrier's cheek, not lightly, and then returned to Yushengxuan with a contemptuous smile.

He came to Weiying, dragged him out like a dog, and said: I will give you one night to sort out the accounts and various documents. I will bring someone to hand over tomorrow. You can play tricks, if you want to run away , I’ll give you one night to run away, just see if you can escape and that’s it!”

Weiying looked at the scene of corpses everywhere, bent down and vomited out.

De Cuilin, Ye Rongguang and many other diners who came out from behind were also vomiting.

The limbs are covered with grass, and the blood flows into the river.

There are also half-broken British soldiers who are still struggling on the ground.

There are those with weak bones who rolled their eyes and fainted when they saw such a tragic war scene.

Everyone finally knew how the reputation of the Butcher of the Far East and the God of War came from.

He was killed out of the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood!

Zhao Chuanxin glanced at Ye Rongguang again and wanted to turn around and leave.

At this time, someone in the crowd suddenly asked: Mr. Zhao, what do you think of the Outline of the Constitution approved by the imperial court?

Zhao Chuanxin didn't pay attention to these things and didn't even know what the content was.

He thought about it for a while: Regarding the Qing government's approval of the Outline of the Constitution, I just want to ask, besides Yushengxuan, are there any other delicious restaurants in Luanzhou?

The man staggered and almost fell.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Zhao Chuanxin shook his head in disappointment, turned around and left with the noodle knife in his hand.

He jumped left and right, avoiding the dropped goods, blood and broken limbs on the ground.

It seemed a little funny, but Weiying found that the distance and height he jumped each time were far beyond ordinary people.

His shadow was lengthened and shortened by the dim street lamp, and the light and darkness were uncertain.

In a moment, everyone lost sight of him, hiding in the darkness.

Ye Rongguang suddenly looked in the direction of the capital, wiped the stains on the corner of his mouth, and sighed: The sparrow pretends to be a swan, the insects and flies pretend to be tigers and wolves, and the dragons and snakes help the people in distress. What can I do?

Just as thoughtful people say that Zeng, Li, Yuan, Chiang, etc. are not as good as one crab.

In the electrical age, messaging became simpler.

Cixi and Aixinjueluo Yikuang speculated that the rebels were passing on Zhao's salary or holding a excrement basin for him.

But it was unexpected that it was Zhao Chuanxin who was making waves in Luanzhou and stirring up trouble.

In recent years, major powers have called the Qing Ministry of Foreign Affairs more than once to protest Zhao Chuanxin's indiscriminate killing of innocent people.

But every time nothing happens.

Zhao Chuanxin bombarded the Forbidden City. For Cixi, the only advantage was that every time Zhao Chuanxin caused trouble, she had an excuse - she couldn't control it.

Zhu Erdian had just received a call back from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Before he could jump to his feet, he received another message from Spryer, an officer stationed at the front section of the Shanhaiguan Railway.

After reading it, Zhu Erdian’s fingers were trembling with anger.

That's unreasonable!

Zhu Erdian came to China in the second year of Guangxu's reign and worked as a translator in the consulate. Later, he worked as a member of the embassy, ​​then as secretary-general of the Chinese language, consul general in Seoul, acting minister to China, and minister in charge, all the way to the top - Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China.

Zhu Erdian is a very proud and confident person.

Not only was he the British Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China, he also made friends with many political figures, including Yuan Datou.

When Zhu Erdian was the consul general in Seoul, Lao Yuan spent a lot of money and socialized everywhere, and the two met at that time.

When Lao Yuan was stationed in North Korea, Japan was eyeing North Korea and wanted to assassinate Lao Yuan.

Lao Yuan received the news from Tang Shaoyi and fled immediately.

It was Zhu Erdian who asked for a warship to secretly send Lao Yuan back to Tianjin Guard.

Yuan Datou actually owed Zhu Erdian a huge favor.

At this time, Zhu Erdian thought over and over again and decided to call Yuan Datou.

After the call was connected, Zhu Erdian explained the situation: Weiting, I remember you said that Zhao Chuanxin sold you a favor in Hankou. I need you to mediate to get this person to give up the Kaiping Mine. As for the British soldiers he killed, the pension is Oriental International Company will bear all the responsibility, and I can forget about it...

Since Yuan Datou came back from Hankou, he has been bragging everywhere that he has reconciled with Zhao Chuanxin, and Zhao Chuanxin is very proud of him.

But he was the only one who knew what was going on. He hesitated and said, I am alone and I may not be able to make a difference. It won't be too late after I discuss it with others.

As soon as possible, the deadline given by Zhao Chuanxian is tomorrow.

Yuan Datou was a little unhappy.

I am directly under the control of the governor, but you have a commanding tone.

But he didn't show it because he had other concerns about Zhu Erdian.

Yuan Datou was very loyal in his official career and had many strong buddies.

For example, Aixinjueluo Yikuang, Xu Shichang, and of course Zhu Erdian.

He corresponded with Xu Shichang some time ago and heard that Xu Shichang asked Zhao Chuanxin for something. Although Zhao Chuanxin did not reply in person, his subordinate Li Guangzong agreed on his behalf.

He didn't think Zhao Chuanxin would give him face, but maybe Xu Shichang's face would be more useful.

Therefore, he first sent a telegram to Aixinjueluo Yikuang to ask about the cause of the matter. He could not just listen to Zhu Erdian's words.

After understanding the situation, he sent a telegram to Xu Shichang.

Xu Shichang replied to him: Looking at the general trend and internal public opinion, in any case, the Kaiping Mine is in Beiyang's pocket. It just so happens that Zhao Tan is willing to clean up the mess, so why not just sit back and watch?

Xu Shichang's words were very euphemistic, but what he actually wanted to say was: Brother, you are confused. The Kaiping Mine originally belonged to Beiyang and was taken away by the British. Since Zhao Chuanxin wanted to wade into troubled waters, why not let him try to get it back? When the time comes, we will discuss with Zhao Chuanxin, and Beiyang may be able to join in. If you help Zhu Erdian at this time, aren't you afraid of being reviled by the world? Aren't you afraid that the court will think you are cheating?

Yuan Shikai was undecided.

In fact, he often does stupid things.

Talking about brotherly loyalty in the officialdom has indeed allowed him to make comebacks several times, and it is also the beginning of his irreversible fate. The clues will be seen in the next few years.

The first thing was that in 1912, when Yuan Datou was in the government, Zhu Erdian made four unreasonable demands to him. The core was that he was not allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of Tibet and blocked transportation to the snowy area.

Perhaps because of the urgent need for support from the great powers, and certainly because of Zhu Erdian's righteousness in saving his life, Yuan Datou actually agreed.

And his stupid move of proclaiming himself emperor later had something to do with these charlatans at this time.

So he replied: Zhu Erdian once saved me from fire and water, and it is not appropriate to break up with him at this time.