mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1023 Don’t come over
Zhao Chuanxin was also meeting with Niu Hanzhang, Du Lisan, Sun Yutang, Liu Ai, Zhang Dazhu, Zhu Jianye, Zhou Hongkun, Dayasu and others.

Except for Liu Ai, all the others are elderly people from outside the Great Wall, mainly from Lubin Prefecture and Lugang Town.

Because Benjamin Goldberg had made extensive investments in Lubin Prefecture, he sent Liu Ai as his representative to participate in the foreign merchant group.

Needless to say, Zhu Jianye and Zhou Hongkun are old guys in Lugang Town and have made a lot of money in the past few years.

Zhang Daquan's younger brother Zhang Dazhui started a chain of barber shops. However, as hair shaving was not yet popular, the business reached a bottleneck and he was looking for a breakthrough.

Du Lisha had extensive connections and a large business in Liao. After he followed Zhao Chuanxin's advice to stop opposing Zhang Zuolin, he not only survived, but became very successful.

He strongly demanded to do his part to deal with the Japanese.

Niu Hanzhang, the son of the richest man, is the president of the Chamber of Commerce outside the Great Wall.

But in this meeting, Zhao Chuanxin was the one sitting at the top, followed by Ge Yunpeng.

Zhao Chuanxin looked out the window and said, "On both sides of the Tumen River, there are fertile fields, beautiful mountains, and deep forests. It is a rare Feng Shui treasure land and a strategic location. Long before the Japanese, the Koreans had been thinking about it for a long time. If the army was only on the north bank of the Tumen River, it would be facing the water. Now that it has crossed the river, it is called fighting with its back to the water."

Du Lisan cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhao is very calculating. He had already calculated that they would ask us to withdraw our troops long before the Huining Agreement was drafted."

Everyone agreed.

"The other party's actions were exactly what Governor Zhao expected!"

Zhao Chuanxin flicked off his cigarette ash and said, "Don't flatter me. In fact, I was the one who led the meeting, and they didn't have much choice. The guards of the merchants outside the pass are actually the back-water army. They just took off their military uniforms and changed into civilian clothes."

He came to the hanging map and casually drew a line from Cicheng County south of Lugang Town to Hongyuan County on the seashore: "I want you to infiltrate all these places. As long as you are brave enough and your business is big enough, you can get loans from Lubinfu Bank and Lugang Town Bank at will."

Zhou Hongkun is now not only the owner of a brick factory in Lugang Town, but his businesses also extend to real estate and catering.

He hesitated and said, "Sir Zhao, that will probably cost a lot of money."

Zhao Chuanxin smiled slightly and said, "I invested 300 million big eyeball gold coins in Lubinfu Bank and 100 million big eyeball gold coins in Lugang Town Bank."

Everyone gasped.

Everyone knows that Zhao Chuanxin is rich, but it still seems outrageous that he is this rich.

The big eyeball gold coins are already circulating outside the Great Wall.

Paper money has already been tried out in Lubin Prefecture.

One big eyeball gold coin is worth ten standard female general coins from Lugang Town.

300 million big eyeball gold coins are equivalent to 3000 million oceans.

It was scary that Zhao Chuanxin took out 4000 million yuan in one go.

Niu Hanzhang smiled bitterly: "People at that time said that my father was the richest man outside the Great Wall, but I don't think so. Prefect Zhao is the richest man."

Zhao Chuanxin is still unable to compete with American financial groups such as JP Morgan and Rockefeller.

But with the cash on hand, various fixed assets and investment shares, it is not impossible to compete with them.

……

Fengtian, Governor's Office.

Xu Shichang was communicating with Wu Luzhen via telegram.

Xu Shichang was not without worry: "Zhao Tangong made a bad move, just like Yuan Weiting did back then. If he went to Korea, Japan would have the upper hand and there would still be no peace on the border. For public purposes, I agree to withdraw troops. But for personal reasons, I am against it."

In history, Xu Shichang always gives people the impression that he is both good and evil, but in fact he is a relatively sober person.

They do their job and do their job, but they may not necessarily agree with it.

That is to say, even if he was facing Wu Luzhen, if it was Zhang Zuolin, he would not dare to say these words.

Wu Luzhen said in a low voice: "I also think that the land outside the Great Wall was plundered three times by Russia and Japan in the past ten years, and the country was lost. I really can't understand why Zhao Tan Gong gave up the land after getting it."

Xu Shichang pondered for a moment and said, "Zhao Tan Gong is good at commanding soldiers and managing civil affairs. He is also good at calculating and has a deep understanding of current affairs. He always anticipates opportunities. You should pay close attention to the changes in the situation on the south bank and report immediately if there is any change."

……

Xu Shichang was not the only one who paid attention to the situation outside the Great Wall.

At the global level, Britain and the United States attach particular importance to it.

Britain is now secretly allying with Japan, but the United States is dissatisfied with the expansion of Japan's interests outside the Great Wall.

After reading the intelligence, U.S. Secretary of State Philand Knox sighed and said, "Zhao Chuanxin is confused. How can he withdraw his troops? The power of the Japanese outside the Qing Dynasty has reached the point where it must be contained, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

After reading the intelligence, Wu Sadi, the Russian Consul in Hailar, hurriedly called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Zhao Chuanxin is a mad dog with wolfish ambitions. It is a good thing to fight with the two tigers of Japan, but we must be careful to guard against Hassan Town and keep a close eye on Vladivostok.

He was worried that Zhao Chuanxin had gone crazy. In addition to the three places in South Korea, he was also thinking about Vladivostok.

Germany and Russia, on the other hand, were paying close attention to Zhao Chuanxin because of their feud with him. Tsarist Russia, in particular, did not want Japan to gain too much advantage, but also did not want to fall out with Japan. At the same time, it was also thinking of finding an opportunity to bite back at Zhao Chuanxin.

Japan's Deputy Governor-General in Korea, Terauchi Masatake, was furious.

Lost the wife and broke down again.

Not only did he spend 10 pounds to buy a bunch of junk, but a batch of guns and cannons handed over to the Arms Limitation Committee disappeared.

Floss Feng had a sudden heart attack and was hospitalized. Terauchi Masayoshi did not let him go and ran to the hospital to question him: "Mr. Feng, I think you must give me an explanation. We have dismantled Zhao Chuanxin's vehicle and checked all kinds of weapons. The Divine Fire Crow is an outdated and uncontrollable missile that is completely useless for modern military. We dismantled Zhao Chuanxin's vehicle and found only a motor, a wind turbine, and a fuel tank inside. It is just for show."

Floss Feng looked bored. He turned his head mechanically and spoke in a flat tone, but his content was full of gloating: "When you were eager to buy Zhao Chuanxin's weapons and equipment, I couldn't guarantee their authenticity. Maybe it's just like Zhao Chuanxin said, his legs are strong and he can pedal fast. Maybe you can find a young and strong guy to try, maybe he can pedal at a speed of 50 miles per hour."

Blanch!
Terauchi Masayoshi was very angry. Is this something human beings can say?

His face was gloomy. "The 10 pounds also includes the money for the guns. Where are the guns?"

Frost Feng shrugged on the hospital bed. "I told you that day that these guns and ammunition belong to you. You can transport them away after the people leave. Who can you blame for not taking good care of them? You shouldn't have come to me. You should have gone to Zhao Chuanxin. Apart from him, no one else has the ability to transport these weapons and ammunition quietly."

Zhao Chuanxin returned to Sakhalin Island at this time.

In the south, Sato Masayoshi arrived with a team of female workers.

From the north, a group of skinny and dirty Russians came with their families.

The distance to the south was far, but Sato Masayoshi and the female workers walked very fast.

The distance to the north was shorter, but the Russians' bodies had been drained of their energy by years of hard labor, so they walked a little slower.

So both sides arrived at the Peacekeeping Agency one after the other.

When Sato Masayoshi heard that the tall man in front of him wearing a coarse denim shirt and shorts was Zhao Chuanxin.

He opened his mouth in surprise: "You..."

The Chinese hate the Japanese.

The Japanese hated Zhao Chuanxin.

This chain, from bottom to top, is the kind of hatred that is as deep as the sea but there is nothing that can be done about it.

In addition to hatred, the Japanese have another characteristic - admiration for the strong.

Sato Masayoshi and the other female workers had mixed feelings.

In general, women's concept of family feuds and national hatred is lighter than that of men.

Zhao Chuanxin looked up at the gloomy sky and said, "What do you mean? Once you come to the Peacekeeping Bureau's territory, you will be protected. If you don't want to, just turn around and go back."

Sato Masayoshi was anxious: "We have come all the way here, how can you let us go back? A female worker has a bruise on her calf. If she is not treated in time, she will die."

Zhao Chuanxin took out some alcohol and washed his hands, then waved and said, "Come, let me take a look."

The female worker limped to him. Zhao Chuanxin asked her to sit down and rolled up her trouser legs. Sure enough, her calves were swollen and purple.

He took out a small scimitar and cut quickly, cutting through his calf with two strokes, causing blood to flow out.

Sato Masayoshi said sharply, "She will get infected if you keep doing this."

Zhao Chuanxin said without even raising his head: "Only the living deserve to be infected."

"..."

Zhao Chuanxin said to him, "Go find Kuroda Toshiyoshi from Fukuxiang County and ask him to come over."

"Where can I find him? Who is he?" Sato Masayoshi was confused.

"If you don't know me, can't you ask? In the future, when you receive my orders, just do it and tell me everything. What else do I need you for?"

Sato Masayoshi had no choice but to go there with the two female workers.

On the other side, in the coolie team of Tsarist Russia, Ludanovsky was talking to a Han Chinese named Neng Chengwen.

Neng Chengwen was a gang outside the Great Wall. He originally operated in the Xiaogushan area. Later, he was wiped out by the three brothers Zhao Chuanxin, Zhao Zhongyi and Liu Baogui, and fled to Heilongjiang.

As a result, Cheng Ming was also transferred there to continue the encirclement and suppression.

Later, he hid in the area controlled by Tsarist Russia and was arrested.

Prisoners from the Primorsky region were transferred to Sakhalin, among them was Chengwen.

That day, Zhao Chuanxin told Ludanovsky to inquire about the Peacekeeping Bureau.

He first heard that the Peacekeeping Bureau was established by Zhao Chuanxin, and then he asked people about Zhao Chuanxin.

Whether it was Chengwen or Ludanovsky, they had worked as coolies on Sakhalin for many years and could not be said to be completely ignorant of the outside world, but they were certainly out of touch with the times.

Neng Chengwen told Ludanovsky: "Zhao Chuanxin is a domineering man who can't tolerate others. He has two brothers, one is Zhao Zhongyi and the other is Liu Baogui. These three are the most insidious. They drove us, the heroes of Xiaogushan, to run around everywhere, and they were protected by the court's lackey Cheng Ming. If he is the only one to set up a peacekeeping bureau on the island, hehe, we have more people. When we get there, we can turn the tables and kill this man. Wouldn't it be fun to set up a bureau and build a group?"

Ludanovsky hesitated: "Since you have a grudge against him, won't he recognize you?"

"No, he doesn't recognize me, but I recognize him." Neng Chengwen said, "Zhao Chuanxin is good at shooting, Zhao Zhongyi is good at martial arts, and Liu Baogui is good at planning. Without these two, Zhao Chuanxin's abilities would be reduced by 50%. We pretend to be loyal and wait for an opportunity to rush forward and subdue him. Zhao Chuanxin has money. With the money, we can either set up a gang or rob a ship and flee..."

The more they talked, the more excited they became, ready to commit murder and robbery.

When we arrived at Fuxiang County, outside the peacekeeping bureau, we saw Zhao Chuanxin talking to a Japanese man with a sad face. "That man is Zhao Chuanxin."

"Besides being tall and strong, there's nothing else you can tell about him. He doesn't even carry a gun. He's just too arrogant. I guess we deserve this deal."

"What's up with those Japanese women?"

"I don't know."

When they got closer, Zhao Chuanxin said to Kuroda Toshiyoshi, "Stop talking nonsense and make room for my men to rest."

Sato Masayoshi was shocked.

He is the mayor after all, but he is as humble and submissive as a thief in front of Zhao Chuanxin.

Kuroda Toshira frowned: "How long will you stay?"

Zhao Chuanxin said: "When the house is built, they will leave."

"That won't work."

Zhao Chuanxin had already spotted the group of beggar-like Russians, lit a cigarette and said, "Before tonight, you must get things done. If you can't do it, we, the Hague Arms Limitation Commission, are not here to eat and drink. Even if the Bodhisattva lowers his eyebrows and the Vajra glares, we will also use force."

"You..." Kuroda Toshira's nose was almost crooked with anger: "Does Commissioner Frost Feng know about this? If he knew, he would definitely not allow you to do this."

After all, the Peacekeeping Agency is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Hague Arms Limitation Commission.

"Haha." Zhao Chuanxin grinned, "You are not well-informed, there are some things you don't know. I heard that Frost von accepted a bribe from you Japanese, a large sum of silver, and when the money was lost, he had a heart attack and refused to see any guests."

"Then I will report this to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and have them contact the Hague Arms Limitation Committee."

"I'm sorry, but the information is not smooth on the island. I can't receive calls from The Hague. Everything others told me is fake."

"you……"

Zhao Chuanxin had already walked towards the group of Russians.

Ludanovsky glanced at Neng Chengwen beside him, stepped forward and said, "We came here to listen to you, how are you going to accommodate us?"

Neng Chengwen shrank back a little and quietly disappeared into the crowd.

Zhao Chuanxin pointed at the dock and said, "Jump down first and wash your body and clothes. The Peacekeeping Bureau does not allow any lice or fleas to exist."

Ludanovsky said angrily, "Why? We came all the way here, and you treat us like this?"

Zhao Chuanxin raised his hand and threw his arm over him.

"Snapped!"

"Damn it, we asked you to come here to work as employees of the Peacekeeping Bureau, but you think you are the boss?"

Zhao Chuanxin cursed while holding a cigarette in his mouth.

Rudanovsky was stunned.

I never expected to get slapped in the face as soon as I arrived.

He shook his head and looked carefully again, confirming that there was no sign of concealing any weapon in Zhao Chuanxin's loose denim shirt and loose gray shorts.

At this moment, anger was surging in his chest, and he raised his hand: "Everyone grab your weapons and attack."

Sato Masayoshi on the side was stunned.

Are these people crazy?
Are you ready to compete with Zhao Chuanxin?

At this point, the writing has already been done and has to be done.

Although Ludanovsky did not act according to the original plan, Zhao Chuanxin did go too far.

All he could do was shout in the crowd: "Let's stand together, no need to talk about the code of conduct..."

These Russians rushed towards Zhao Chuanxin carrying various weapons such as hatchets, kitchen knives, sticks, etc.

Zhao Chuanxin grabbed Ludanovsky's arm, ran his fingers across his shoulder blade, and exerted force with both arms.

tear...

His thin arm was torn off forcefully.

chi chi...

Blood gushed out like a fountain.

The people behind paused.

Neng Chengwen in the crowd widened his eyes with disbelief on his face.

I just felt my thighs trembling and my lower abdomen bloating.

I almost peed my pants.

Fortunately, he was a gangster in the past and was used to seeing life and death.

In the past, Zhao Chuanxin was an expert with a gun, and other than that, he had never been heard of having any other abilities.

Wow, he can actually tear off a person’s arm. How much strength does it take?

Seeing this, Ludanovsky's friend behind him was furious and said, "Fight him."

As he said this, his eyes turned red and he rushed forward with a hatchet, roaring.

He chopped with the hatchet, but Zhao Chuanxin grabbed his wrist in the middle.

Zhao Chuanxin's control over his body has reached an incredible level.

When he controlled his body, time seemed to slow down. Now he could really dodge the gun before the enemy pulled the trigger, thus achieving the goal of avoiding bullets.

Not to mention it's just a tetanus blade.

He held the man's wrist, clamped the knife handle with his other hand, turned the blade, pressed it down, and aimed it at his abdomen.

Stab, pull horizontally, pull diagonally, pull horizontally.

The opponent's stomach burst and his intestines spilled out.

When the man knelt down holding the hilt of the knife, Zhao Chuanxin walked around him and went to the people behind him.

Although these dozens of people were numerous and powerful, they were overwhelmed by Zhao Chuanxin's momentum and forced to retreat again and again.

"Don't come over here..."

It's so fucking brutal.

Neng Chengwen also retreated and turned around to run.

Zhao Chuanxin took a run and jumped, more than two meters high and about ten meters away. He stepped on everyone's shoulders and moved forward. In the blink of an eye, he was behind Neng Chengwen.

Then he grabbed the back of his shirt and said, "I hate people who don't follow the moral code the most in my life."

The ghost of Neng Chengwen was so angry that he said, "A little red outside the pass, you, you are the most unrighteous one!"

He was actually right.

Lao Zhao has always had a bad reputation among the gangsters, and he is synonymous with insidious, cunning, cruel and vicious.

Zhao Chuanxin snatched a sickle from someone else's hand, and the sickle went around Neng Chengwen's left abdomen, with the tip of the knife digging into it.

Just when Zhao Chuanxin was about to pull the man horizontally and cut him in half, he heard Neng Chengwen crying, "Let me go, I'll tell you clearly, you are a general of the Green Forest, a leg. Today, there are many people around the Dragon Palace, whether it's destroying the kiln or starting a game, they need people and horses. I can see that you are deliberately collecting these water codes, you must have some purpose, I am willing to serve you..."

After hearing this, Zhao Chuanxin did not take any action.

Everything that can be written down is slang.

The gist of it is: Let me go, I know what's happening. You are a well-known figure in the underworld. All the people on this island are foreigners. No matter what you want to do, you need manpower. You deliberately gathered the peasants from the North and South Islands. You must be doing something big. I am convinced and willing to help...

Zhao Chuanxin pulled out his sickle and threw over a wound medicine and gauze: "Bandage it yourself. Since you know me, you dare to do this, you are quite brave."

Neng Chengwen was sweating like a waterfall, and his smile was uglier than crying. He finally pulled half of his legs back from the brink of death: "My name is Neng Chengwen. I once had the honor of meeting Mr. Zhao. That was many years ago."

"Oh, so, I suggest you ask around." Zhao Chuanxin said calmly. "Can you speak Russian?"

"Yes, I have learned a lot in the past two years on the island."

"Well, you are in charge of this group of Mao guys. Take them to clean up and come back to see me."

At this time, it is the rainy season.

The sky was already covered with dark clouds, and now it was pouring down with torrential rain.

It was no problem for Zhao Chuanxin to let people go into the tower to shelter from the rain.

……

In Huining, Li Zaiming took people to the police station in the rain.

The Korean police at the police station were immediately nervous when they saw a large group of people entering the house: "You, what are you doing?"

Both sides were armed with rifles, but Lee Jae-myung had twice as many men as the police station had.

"What are you doing? You Korean traitors have been accomplices of the evil for a long time. I am worried that you have forgotten your bloodline, so I came to remind you!"

"Lee Jae-myung, aren't you afraid of offending the Japanese?"

"Haha, the Japanese and the Backwater Army have already evacuated. You lackeys have no one to rely on. I think..."

At this time, he heard someone say behind him: "Huh? Ning is really not peaceful right now. Any cat or dog dares to bark at the government office."

Li Zaiming turned around suddenly: "You're looking for death! Who said that?"

(End of this chapter)