mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1018: Despicable dog, die!
The next day, Japanese merchants along the coast discovered a tall tower.

"Peacekeeping Bureau?"

"He built a tall tower overnight. Zhao Chuanxin really knows magic."

"What does he want to do? This is the Shikiko County of our Great Japanese Empire!"

These people only dared to mutter from a distance and did not dare to come closer.

Zhao Chuanxin sat outside the tower and said to the merchants, "Pay taxes according to the list of goods as usual, and pay by yourself."

Some Japanese businessmen were confused: "What does self-service tax payment mean?"

"You'll find out when you go in."

The Japanese businessman walked to the door, saw the couplets and the door lintel, and spat on the ground.

After entering the tower, there is only one counter with a board on it that says - Fill out the goods documents, 10% tax and 3% tax. Spread the money on the table and put it into the cash box.

There is a pen, an ink bottle, and a piece of paper with a form on the table.

The businessman looked at the form with a sneer on his face: "You are a crude warrior, indeed an amateur."

He started writing quickly and finished in a moment, then spread out the money on the counter. He should have paid about 15 yen, but he deliberately gave 5 yen less.

Just as I was about to turn around, suddenly a row of wood on the wall was turned over, and words were engraved on the board - Please pay the money.

The Japanese businessman sneered - Are you cheating me?
Ha ha.

Just as he was about to turn around, a puppet arm stretched out, holding a Conqueror pistol, with the muzzle pointed at the Japanese businessman's head.

There was a hint of fear on the Japanese businessman's face, but he still didn't believe it and thought it was all Zhao Chuanxin's trick.

Just took a step.

boom.

The Japanese businessman was shot in the head.

The other merchants outside made a commotion: "Mr. Zhao, what do you mean by this?"

"Did you ambush the swordsmen in the tower? Kill people and rob them openly?"

Zhao Chuanxin said calmly, "That person filled out the form but underpaid 5 yen. He deserves death. If you don't believe me, why not go in and try it yourself?"

The person at the front of the team had to enter the tower carefully.

When he saw the corpse on the ground, his face looked very grim, but he still walked around to the counter, filled out the form according to the rules, then took out 67 yen, looked around, it seemed that there seemed to be no one here, so he became interested.

But then I thought, wouldn’t it be terrible if there were people lying in ambush and spying here?
So I had to spread the money on the table and put it into the cash box.

Nothing happened.

After coming out, he whispered a few words to the next taxpayer in the line.

The man's eyes rolled around.

After entering the tower, the man filled out the form and paid the money in one go. He did not play any tricks, but a sly smile appeared on his face.

The amount of money he invested was consistent with the form, but his goods were far more than that.

There was a corpse on the ground, and the remaining people did not dare to act rashly and paid taxes honestly.

But in the afternoon, when a few scheming merchants were loading goods onto the ship, they were stopped by Zhao Chuanxin: "Only load half."

"Why?"

“I paid the tax but they are not allowed to load the ship?”

"Even if we don't dare to mess with you, at least you should follow the rules."

Zhao Chuanxin pointed at them and said, "Your goods are worth 895 yen, but you only paid 130 yen in taxes. Your goods are worth 126 yen, but you only paid 14 yen. You... do you have anything else to say? If anyone argues with me, I will tear his mouth open."

These tax-evading merchants were secretly frightened, as what Zhao Chuanxin said was accurate to the dollar.

How did he know since he was outside?
Don’t mention it, there was actually one person who stiffened his neck and said stubbornly: “You are talking nonsense…”

Zhao Chuanxin put on two leather gloves, suddenly appeared in front of the man, put his left and right middle fingers and index fingers into his mouth, and tore them apart violently.

laugh……

"Well……"

Zhao Chuanxin tore off his two leather gloves and threw them on the ground. "Damn it, you thought Zhao was joking with you, right?"

Zhao Chuanxin always keeps his word!
The surrounding merchants and workers loading and unloading goods were dumbfounded and shuddered at the sight of the merchant whose mouth was torn.

The man became a real smiling face, feeling pain and fear.

Zhao Chuanxin lit a cigarette, exhaled and asked, "Are there any more stubborn people?"

"no no……"

"I'll pay the taxes..."

These people went in dejectedly to pay the additional taxes.

Zhao Chuanxin lay back down on the recliner.

At this moment, Smiling Face suddenly took out a dagger and rushed towards Zhao Chuanxin.

"Well, it's Nipin!"

Leaking something when speaking.

"Fight, are you paralyzed?" Zhao Chuanxin raised his hand and a blade of light appeared.

Swish.

The head with a smiling face fell to the ground.

Zhao Chuanxin pointed at a loading worker and hooked his finger: "Come here, clean up the two bodies inside and outside the house. This is your reward."

Zhao Chuanxin casually threw over a dollar.

The workers looked drooling, but they were cautious.

It was not until Zhao Chuanxin's eyes pricked up that he hurried to do it.

At night, three Japanese sneaked up to the tower.

They walked into the door and found it was not closed.

The three of them looked at each other and saw joy on each other's faces.

Someone called softly, "Zhao Sang, Zhao Sang?"

No one answered.

Another person said happily: "I saw it clearly today. Zhao Chuanxin did not take the money away. It is said that it is all in the cash box."

"You keep watch while we go in and get the money."

"it is good."

The two entered the stone tower.

bang bang.

No more sound.

The sentry was confused and looked anxious. He called out in a low voice, but there was no response after he called twice. He became anxious as the gunshots were too loud in the night and he had to retreat.

So he turned and ran.

The next morning, Zhao Chuanxin sat on a lounge chair by the dock as usual.

The man who was on guard last night was a dock worker.

He lowered his head guiltily. When he passed by Zhao Chuanxin, Zhao Chuanxin said, "Wait a minute."

The worker staggered and almost fell, but his legs felt weak.

He almost didn't sleep the whole night, but he had to go to work because he had a wife and children to support.

"Zhao Sang, what do you want from me? I will do it."

"What's the matter? Are you feeling guilty? Were you keeping watch last night?"

"Zhao Sang, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"Itagaki Kenkichi, Fukuzawa Takami, don't scare me, come out quickly..." Zhao Chuanxin spoke with his vocal organs. "Does this sound familiar?"

"You, you are nearby?" The worker's face changed drastically.

The Japanese people watching around immediately understood: "So they want to evade taxes..."

"No wonder Itagaki Kenkichi's wife was crying so early in the morning..."

Zhao Chuanxin said, "Haha, don't be nervous. We in the Peacekeeping Bureau only care about results. You were on guard outside and didn't go in, so you are innocent. Go in now, take the two bodies away, and wipe the floor clean. If there is a drop of blood left, I will cut off your tongue and use it as a rag to wipe the floor."

The worker rushed into the house to collect the body as if he had been pardoned.

In order to clean the floor, he even took off all his clothes and pants and used them as rags to wipe the house spotlessly clean.

In the afternoon, the mayor, Kuroda Toshiyoshi, came again: "Zhao Chuanxin, you are building a peacekeeping bureau here. Are you here to maintain peace or to steal money?"

The Japanese at the dock looked at their mayor with admiration - we admire you as a man.

Kuroda Toshiyoshi was really smart. He probably knew Zhao Chuanxin's intentions. It was useless to bring military police. Even if the military police from all over the island came, they would only result in more deaths.

Just go it alone, don't get angry, and just talk about reason.

Zhao Chuanxin lazily basked in the sun: "Of course I'm here for peacekeeping. But peacekeeping requires money, otherwise how can we pay salaries, build, and mediate conflicts? Zhao makes a few dollars a minute, doesn't he want a salary?"

"Why don't you go and maintain peace? The Russians are provoking us every day on the other side of the Varonai Valley. Aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Zhao Chuanxin stood up suddenly: "What? Is there such a thing? I'll go and take a look. Really, you didn't tell me earlier. People who don't know would think I came here to visit and rob people."

"..."

Aren't you just a stinky scoundrel who's here to steal money and territory?

Zhao Chuanxin left as soon as he said he would. Once he left, the pressure on dock workers, merchants and others suddenly eased, and they all complimented him: "Well done, mayor."

Kuroda Toshiyoshi was very proud: "I just did my job, it's nothing to mention, nothing to mention..."

But he thought to himself: I have already contacted the army in the Varanasi River Valley and asked them to pretend to fire, so that Zhao Chuanxin and the Russians can fight each other.

Humph, you want to fight with me?

……

Zhao Chuanxin left the crowd's sight, flashed repeatedly, and arrived at the positions of both sides in the Varonai River Valley several times.

He stepped on a crooked tree, climbed up the trunk as light as a swallow, leaped hard, slid to a fir tree on the opposite side, hugged it and climbed up.

With the help of reaction shoulder straps and Xingyue's support, Zhao Chuanxin's tree climbing and rock climbing abilities are better than even monkeys.

He took out a telescope, looked down from a high vantage point, and looked around.

This telescope was specially made by the black puppet craftsman. It can be focused remotely using the Star and Moon remote control, and the eyepiece is directly the display screen. Zhao Chuanxin can see whatever he wants.

He saw several Japanese soldiers laughing and loading artillery shells.

Then they turned one of the guns and pointed it in the direction of the mountain.

boom……

Zhao Chuanxin turned the telescope and found that the Russian soldiers on the other side of the valley were not panicked, as if the two sides had already greeted each other.

He immediately figured out the reason.

Kuroda Toshiyoshi must have consulted with the Japanese soldiers in the Varanasi River Valley in advance.

Pretend that the two sides are in conflict to attract Zhao Chuanxin. But why would the Russian soldiers on the opposite side cooperate?
Immediately, Zhao Chuanxin knew the answer.

The Japanese soldiers tied Pirate and Pinhai cigarettes, Three Star Brandy, Dingsheng Cake (a vegetarian cake eaten by Buddhists) and other items to stones and threw them over at a narrow spot in the water.

Then the Russian soldiers got what they wanted and were delighted.

This harmonious scene made Lao Zhao very unhappy: "Damn it, the Japanese neglected their duties and didn't fight well. They deserved it. Kuroda Toshiyoshi was such a kind person. How could I let him down?"

Just then, after delivering the goods, several artillerymen hid aside, smoking cigarettes and talking excitedly about the advantages of Tokyo's brothels.

Zhao Chuanxin flashed in front of a cannon, loaded ammunition, and calibrated it.

boom.

After a cannon shot, the Russian soldiers on the opposite side were stunned.

The temporary camp was bombed by the Japanese, and at least seven or eight people died.

The people at the Japanese artillery position were also confused.

"Who's firing the cannon?"

Everyone rushed towards the artillery.

Where are the figures?

Someone asked in confusion: "Why does it seem like there is one cannon missing?"

"No way?"

As he was speaking, a few dozen meters away, boom...

The Russian soldiers on the opposite side were in a panic, running around to tell each other, and some even fired at this side.

bang bang bang...

After one of the Japanese soldiers was killed, they also scattered to find cover and fight back.

Soon, the opposite side opened fire.

The two sides fired small-caliber mountain artillery at each other, with bullets raining down and the fighting was extremely fierce.

Maozi was irritable and cursed: "The little devils are going back on their words and turning their fake play into real play!"

"Fuck them!"

Even though the Russians lost the Russo-Japanese War, they should not be underestimated.

The Japanese were able to win at the cost of blood, it was only a pyrrhic victory.

In a moment, the Russian soldiers actually suppressed the Japanese soldiers.

Zhao Chuanxin took a look and said, "Given my friendship with Kuroda Toshiyoshi, I can't let them suffer any loss. Just wait and see."

He flashed to the other side, flashed several times in a row, came to their artillery position, took out a Type 30 rifle and fired at the artillery.

bang, bang, bang...

This person was shot in the chest, the next person was shot in the liver, and someone else had a bloody hole on his cheek...

If you are careful, you will find that although the hitting parts are different, they at least make people lose their combat effectiveness, and in serious cases, they kill them.

Gradually, the Japanese army gained the upper hand.

"Kill the Maozi, kill the dog..."

Zhao Chuanxin put away his gun and slapped his thigh: "That's right, kill that bastard!"

Then he was gone, teleporting back to the Peacekeeping Bureau.

On the Peacekeeping Bureau side, Kuroda Toshiyoshi first heard the sound of artillery fire and a smile of triumph appeared on the corner of his mouth.

But then, there was continuous artillery fire and gunfire, and his smile became a little stiff.

After a long time, the sound of gunfire did not stop, and he felt something was wrong.

When he leisurely sat back in the recliner, Kuroda Toshiyoshi was stunned: "Zhao Sang, why are you back?"

Zhao Chuanxin's face was filled with gloom. "Oh, don't mention it. I haven't even got there yet. The two sides have started fighting. Guns and cannons have no eyes. I dare not go forward for the time being. When they are done fighting, I will mediate and make peace."

"..." Are you afraid of guns? Kuroda Toshiyoshi asked anxiously: "Perhaps, the situation is not as serious as you think?"

Zhao Chuanxin slapped the armrest of the recliner and said, "I have fought in wars all my life, how could I be wrong? You say it's not serious even though my brains have been beaten out of shape? In my opinion, you should withdraw quickly. Maybe by night, this place will be occupied by the Russians."

The surrounding Japanese became agitated after hearing this.

"The Russians are not really going to attack us, are they?"

"We agreed that Sakhalin Island would be split equally between us. They don't dare, do they?"

"But from what I heard, it seems like the fight was very intense!"

Sakhalin Island, also known as Sakhalin Island.

After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan originally wanted to occupy the entire country, but Tsarist Russia refused to comply.

Japan was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. It lost all its wealth in the war and won a miserable victory, so it could not afford to fight again. So it argued with reason, but only won half of it.

With the Varanasi River Valley as the boundary, Tsarist Russia was in the north and Japan was in the south.

And Fukuko County is almost the northernmost county of the Japanese on Sakhalin Island.

If Tsarist Russia attacked from the Varonai River Valley, Fuxiang County would be the first to suffer.

After hearing this, Kuroda Toshiyoshi stamped his feet and said, "How did things get to this point? No, I have to go back and report..."

Zhao Chuanxin was very hospitable: "Kuroda-kun, don't leave in such a hurry. Please wait for a while. I have a good wok here. Let's cook two dishes."

"What time is it?" Kuroda Toshiyoshi said angrily: "No one can stop me!"

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

Zhao Chuanxin rolled his eyes, went around the back of the tower, and teleported to Eye No. 13, Ikeda Foreign Products Store, where no one could see him.

He looked down from the pavilion on the second floor.

Soon, the gendarmes and police here began to gather, armed with guns and sharpening their knives, ready for war.

The clerks and the boss of Ikeda's foreign product store all came out to watch the fun and find out what was going on. Pedestrians were too busy buying things and there was no one in the store.

Zhao Chuanxin sneaked in and once again swept through the goods in Ikeda's foreign product store.

When the clerk and the boss came back, they were confused: "Why is our business so good today? Why are there so many things missing?"

The clerk shook his head blankly: "There aren't many customers?"

When Zhao Chuanxin walked onto the street, he was shocked to find a group of women holding banners and shouting demands for reduced working hours and lower wages.

From the mid-80s to the mid-90s, Japan experienced an industrial revolution centered on light industry.

Its industrial economy developed rapidly, with industrial capital increasing 1884 times from 1893 to 15.5.

With rapid industrialization, the ranks of the working class have grown, working hours have lengthened, and labor intensity has increased. Female workers can work up to 15 hours a day, working in two shifts.

It is common in Japan for women to go on strike in protest and for men to riot directly.

On Sakhalin Island, the situation is even more serious because the living conditions here are even more harsh and cold, and female workers are prone to occupational diseases such as frostbite and tuberculosis.

A policeman saw this and pushed a woman viciously, almost knocking her down: "There's a fight going on in the north, and you're still on strike here? It's unreasonable."

"It's not okay for soldiers to die in battle, but it's okay for us female workers to die of illness or exhaustion?"

"Yes, why?"

Zhao Chuanxin immediately took sides: "Well said, I support you. If it were me, I would just beat these police officers to death."

The Japanese female workers were so moved when they heard a man's powerful voice of support for them during the parade.

But when the police heard this, they became furious.

"Who, who said that? Come out if you dare."

But there was no more sound.

The female worker shouted, "Why are you so fierce? What they said is right."

“Yes, kill all you policemen.”

The policeman stiffened his neck and said, "I think I should beat you to death."

"you dare!"

The police were provoked and pulled out their guns in an attempt to intimidate.

Zhao Chuanxin's eyes lit up when he saw this in the crowd. He extended his limbs, stretched them out seven or eight meters, straightened the policeman's wrist, and helped him pull the trigger on his Type 26 revolver.

boom.

A female worker was shot in the arm.

"Ah? Murder!"

"The police shot and killed people, let's fight him..."

A group of women timidly yet bravely rushed forward, ready to smash the policeman who fired the shot to death with their fists.

The police were also confused.

I blanch.

I didn't mean to shoot?

He looked around suspiciously. Was there anyone around?

How on earth did I fire the gun?

I just wanted to scare them a little!

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "You bastard, you are so despicable. You actually killed a woman? Die!"

Then a figure jumped out from the crowd and pinned the policeman to the ground.

The policeman heard the person on his body muttering: "Oh, it wasn't me, it wasn't me who shouted, why did I jump on him, I'm so scared..."

police:"……"

Then, he was kicked hard on the temple and was killed instantly.

The person who had pounced on the policeman got up in a hurry and found that the policeman was motionless.

"Oh, what's wrong with you? Did you faint?" The man raised his hands half-way and pinched his fingers, looking very surprised.

At this time, a tall man raised his hand and said, "Girls, look, this is your hero. He killed the policeman."

When the female worker heard this, she was a little scared and excited. She stepped forward and grabbed the man and said, "Brother, you are really great."

"You're a hero for standing up for us women!"

The man panicked and turned pale: "I, I, I..."

The tall figure next to him said, "What do you mean by 'I'? People say you are a hero, and you are. You are really amazing. In my opinion, you should just lead these sisters to rebel against him!"

Suddenly a female worker pointed forward and said, "Oh no! More police are coming."

The man nearly peed his pants out of fright.

It's really like yellow mud rolling up the crotch of your pants. It's shit if it's not.

At this moment, he suddenly had a twenty-six-style revolving wheel in his hand.

The tall man next to him shouted, "Don't be afraid, sisters. Your heroes will take care of these policemen."

(End of this chapter)