mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1032 It turns out that he already has so many people
Not only did Li Zining come himself, he also called a group of merchants and gentry who were unaware of the situation.

She didn't say there was anything exciting to watch, she just said they would visit Yuan Shuxun together.

But when they arrived at Yuan Shuxun's mansion, the doorman, as usual, looked up with his nose in the air, waiting for the doorman.

Li Zining slapped him.

"Snapped!"

The doorman was stunned and immediately became furious, pointing at Li Zining and saying, "You are a villain and a woman who is hard to raise. You are a rotten tree that cannot be carved. How dare you come to the Governor's Mansion and act wildly? Don't even think about leaving today..."

Li Zining had already signaled to Dadong, who stepped forward, slapped away the hand extended by Menzi, and turned around to punch.

The turning whip punch at this time all came from Zhao Chuanxin, but was put to good use by Li Zhitao and the others.

Menzi's head was buzzing and he leaned against the doorpost motionless.

The merchants and gentry who followed were dumbfounded: "Aren't we here to visit Governor Yuan?"

They also thought that Li Zining had connections, so they followed him to show their face and make themselves known.

After all, Yuan Shuxun was a high-ranking official.

Li Zining did not answer, but just said: "Go in and take a look, something big is going to happen."

If they hadn't been there, most people present would have been able to hold themselves back and not get involved.

But seeing that Li Zining and his guards had broken into the Governor's Mansion, I wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight if I didn't go in and eat some melons.

When he arrived at the inner house, he heard Zhao Chuanxin say, "I want to condemn you."

"..."

Condemn what?
When they went in and took a look, they were shocked to see that the place was full of gold, silver and jewelry.

Yuan Shuxun's beard trembled with anger: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhao Chuanxin said with a smile: "Old fellow, Qiu Jialiang has given a lot of money. The salt business in the whole province seems to be making a lot of money. He actually bribed you with two million taels of silver."

The merchants and gentry gasped.

"I don't know what you are talking about, get out now."

Zhao Chuanxin snatched the name card that Qiu Jialiang handed over and said, "Isn't it written all over it? Why are you still trying to argue? The amount is so huge that it's staggering. I'm really afraid that I will speak beautiful Chinese."

Yuan Shuxun looked at the gentry and merchants who broke into the inner house, his lips trembling, and he felt that his personality was about to collapse.

He said stubbornly: "Someone forcibly sent these things into the mansion, how can I know what is in them?"

"Oh?" Zhao Chuanxin laughed: "You don't know, right? Well, I'll take the things. It has nothing to do with you anyway."

As he spoke, Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand, and the thing disappeared right under everyone's eyes.

Yuan Shuxun's face turned pale.

Two million taels of silver...

He stammered, "I should return the things given by others. How can I let you take them away? No matter what tricks you used, return the things immediately!"

He is really crazy. He actually said these words in front of everyone. It seems a bit shameless of him who only cares about money.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

A group of merchants were amazed.

After hearing this, Yuan Shuxun's face turned purple and he almost died of anger.

Zhao Chuanxin continued with a smile: "I dug out 900,000 taels of silver from the cellar of your house in Shanghai. It seems that it has nothing to do with you. Was it buried by someone else?"

Yuan Shuxun staggered back, his face turning from purple to blue, his mouth opened like a dehydrated fish, and he pointed at Zhao Chuanxin with trembling hands: "You, you, who are you..."

Zhao Chuanxin dragged over the armchair and sat down, crossing his legs. "Old man, I am Zhao Chuanxin. You are not afraid of death, so let me kill you and fulfill your reputation of being incorruptible and fearless of power. I will do the opposite, letting you live but losing your money, and then we can see how miserable you are."

Yuan Shuxun was so angry that a mouthful of blood got stuck in his throat and he didn't know whether to spit it out or not.

The gentry and merchants were in an uproar.

It turns out that the newly appointed governor also buried silver in Shanghai.

It seems that officials, like businessmen, all like to hoard silver.

They couldn't help but talk about it.

Zhao Chuanxin took out a blackened silver ingot from the secret realm and tossed it in his palm: "This is the silver dug out from your house in Shanghai. Does it look familiar?"

Yuan Shuxun finally couldn't hold it in any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Wow……"

This caused a group of gentry and merchants to exclaim in surprise.

It seems to be true. I feel so heartbroken that I am vomiting blood.

Looking at Zhao Chuanxin again, everyone was terrified.

Don't offend Zhao the Butcher, otherwise you will lose both your money and your life.

After Yuan Shuxun spat out a mouthful of old blood, the depression in his heart eased a little and he felt better. He said, "I don't know what you are talking about. Zhao Chuanxin, go now. I won't bother with you."

Zhao Chuanxin raised his eyebrows and said, "Huh? Could it be that you have buried more silver in your mansions in Tianjin and Shandong? Well, I'll go dig it up now."

Yuan Shuxun stood up suddenly, his face turning purple again: "You..."

Zhao Chuanxin slammed the table, and the wenge wood table was smashed by his fist: "Old man, you embezzled 200,000 or 300,000 in Xiangtan; you can make 700,000 or 800,000 a year in Shanghai. A few years ago, when the five ministers went abroad, I was making a fuss in Tianjin, and I heard that you embezzled tens of thousands of pounds from the funds. In Shandong, you embezzled a lot. When you came to be the governor of Lianguang, you threatened to ban gambling, and the gambling businessman Qiu Jialiang was so scared that he hurriedly bribed 300,000. Qiu Jianliang tasted the sweetness and gave you another 2 million to take charge of the salt affairs of the entire province. You really made a lot of money, almost as much as that prince Aixinjueluo Yixin. Fortunately, you are finally an able official and have done a lot of practical work. But you are bad because you messed with the wrong person."

The gentry and wealthy businessmen present were extremely shocked.

It turns out that Yuan Shuxun, who has become famous in recent years, is this kind of person.

Yuan Shuxun's face turned pale with fear again: "Zhao Chuanxin, you are slandering me, if you have the guts, kill me..."

"Hey, hey, stop framing me." Zhao Chuanxin smiled and bowed to the people around him: "Everyone present has seen it, Zhao didn't even touch him. You old fool, you are dreaming. You just want to get money and spread your good name when you are the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, that's why you interfered with Ao Island. But if you want to get involved in Ao Island, don't you take a piss and look in the mirror, are you worthy?"

Li Zining was shocked: So this is what the old guy was planning?
She was still a little immature, but Li Ziyu saw it early on, so she called Zhao Chuanxin.

But Zhao Chuanxin was very busy at that time, and the matter was not urgent, so he gave up.

Now that Zhao Chuanxin had taken action, Li Ziyu immediately contacted Zhao Chuanxin and asked him to handle it.

This matter involves a wide range of issues. After all, Zhao Chuanxin drove away the Portuguese and allowed the Xuantian Sect to occupy Ao Island.

In name, Ao Island should be returned to the Qing government.

But even Zhang Renjun doesn’t dare to come up with this idea, so who do you think you, Yuan Shuxun?
The people present were whispering.

Yuan Shuxun was desperate.

A lifetime of fame was ruined in an instant.

Zhao Chuanxin took off his sunglasses and said to everyone, "Everyone, follow me into the house. I'll show you something."

Yuan Shuxun's expression changed, and he blocked the door to prevent anyone from entering: "Let's see who dares!"

Zhao Chuanxin came up to him and said, "Fuck you, my neighbor. Is there anything in this world that I, Zhao Chuanxin, dare not do?"

Yuan Shuxun felt a sense of tyranny from Zhao Chuanxin who was so close to him.

Regardless of whether he was ready to die, he was still trembling at this moment.

The problem is that Zhao Chuanxin’s murder may not be the first step.

Some even skinned and boned the victims, and some even chopped them into pieces.

Zhao Chuanxin smiled sinisterly: "Dadong, take this old guy aside and watch him carefully. Don't hurt Governor Yuan. Even if he hits you, you have to endure it."

Dadong grinned: "Master, don't worry, I'm strong and healthy, I can handle the beating from this old man."

As he said that, he stepped forward, forcibly supported Yuan Shuxun and pulled him aside.

Yuan Shuxun couldn't struggle free and his beard was shaking violently.

He watched Zhao Chuanxin and his men file in.

This time, Zhao Chuanxin did not dig the ground.

Because the entrance to the cellar was still exposed, after all, Yuan Shuxun knew that there was still a sum of money that had not been received, so it was not the right time to bury the silver.

Zhao Chuanxin opened the board at the entrance to the cellar and raised his finger: "Who wants to go down and take a look first? I have to say this: you are only allowed to look, not to take."

One person stepped out from the crowd and said, "Mr. Zhao, I would like to go down and take a look."

"Well, you have old arms and legs, don't fall down."

After the man went down, he came up shortly after, his face full of amazement.

The others couldn't help themselves: "I want to see it too..."

Finally, it was Li Zining who came up and said, "There are at least 400,000 taels of silver in the cellar."

Zhao Chuanxin smiled slightly and said, "The Xuantian Sect of Aodao has made meritorious contributions in reporting the case. These 400,000 taels belong to you. Each tribe will receive the reward according to their merits."

"Yes, Master." Li Zining smiled.

Yuan Shuxun was completely desperate: "Zhao Chuanxin, I will fight you to the death..."

"Will you fight me?" Zhao Chuanxin was happy: "Well, I'll give you some time. If you find another 10,000 helpers, maybe you can still win."

Yuan Shuxun: “…”

The people present changed their minds and thought: It seems that what he said is correct.

Even if we send 10,000 troops, we may not be able to defeat Zhao Chuanxin...

A sense of powerlessness arose spontaneously.

Killing is heartbreaking.

Yuan Shuxun's body suddenly twitched violently, leaving Dadong at a loss: "Master, I didn't touch him, he just…"

As he spoke, Yuan Shuxun fell to the ground with his head tilted.

Dadong sniffed its breath and said dejectedly, "Dead..."

He was so angry that he was almost killed by Zhao Chuanxin, or maybe he was scared to death by his own infamous reputation.

Zhao Chuanxin said quickly: "You all saw it. His death has nothing to do with me. It was the old man who was unable to get over it. So, money is just a thing outside of the body. Don't take it too seriously."

Everyone thought: It’s so easy for you to say it. If I were in your shoes, I would be heartbroken too.

Li Zining asked quietly: "Master, what should we do now?"

"What should we do? Send someone to report to the police and tell them the whole story."

Li Zining glanced at the cellar in embarrassment: "But it will take time to transport such a large amount of silver?"

"Zhao, what are you afraid of?" Zhao Chuanxin said indifferently: "I got the money by my own ability, who dares to touch it? Move it with confidence." "..."

……

Reporters quickly reported the "mooncake incident."

There are 5 newspapers with the title - "Moral Kidnapping".

The headlines of the two newspapers are: "Do not refrain from doing good deeds even if they are small, and do not do bad deeds even if they are small"

The two newspapers took a different approach and restated Zhao Chuanxin's simple economic principles.

The newspapers in Lugang Town have begun to popularize vernacular Chinese.

The newspaper said: Since the establishment of the Lugang Town Charity Association, the donations have reached more than two million taels of silver. Only one-third of the donations went to Lugang Town, and the rest was paid by Zhao Chuanxin. Over the years, countless people in the Liangjiang area, the river area near Changchun Prefecture, and the Hankou typhoon disaster area have benefited. This year, when the Yalu River and Tumen River main and tributary basins were flooded, Zhao Chuanxin donated money and went to the front line of the disaster to save people. He personally rescued more than a hundred people and indirectly rescued hundreds of disaster victims. Thousands of families built ancestral temples and tens of thousands of households offered tablets, calling him a living god. In my humble opinion, even if he was reveling every night, he deserved it, otherwise how could good people be rewarded? Confucius once said to Zigong: I have lost it. From now on, people in Lu will not redeem people. If you take the gold, you will not lose anything. If you don't take the gold, you will not redeem people. Now look at the people nowadays, they only listen to one side and believe everything they hear. They are just jealous of the rich. What good deeds have you done? It's ridiculous...

As soon as the newspaper was published, it sparked widespread discussion from all walks of life.

After this incident, Zhao Chuanxin's personality was completely established.

He committed murder and arson, and he was rude and abusive, but that did not stop him from being respected.

The reporter's dizziness had not yet faded when he heard about another big piece of news.

I...Zhao Chuanxin keeps causing troubles, which makes reporters run around.

Zhao Chuanxin’s character was strengthened, but the incorruptible Yuan Shuxun suffered a setback!
The reporter visited Guangdong gentry and merchants door to door and learned that Yuan Shuxun was so angry that he died on the spot after Zhao Chuanxin exposed his hypocritical face and snatched away his bribe money.

This incident was even more sensational than the mooncake incident, and it caused a sensation not only in Guangdong and Guangxi, but also throughout the country.

Many corrupt officials were so scared that they dug out their silver hoards as soon as possible and either invested the money, deposited it in foreign banks, or found other places to store it.

The Shenbao joked: "Since Yuan Shuxun's corruption and abuse of power have been exposed, foreign banks and commercial houses have made a lot of money. The support and support of the wealthy Chinese people and the frequent exchanges have shocked people and made people talk about it. There are also countless people who have purchased real estate and opened shops, which is in line with the economic law mentioned by Zhao Tangong..."

After hearing about the silver that Zhao Chuanxin dug out from Yuan Shuxun's house, Aixinjuelu Zaifeng was stunned by the amount: "Governing a country is difficult, but millions of taels of silver were found in the home of Yuan Shuxun, a high-ranking official. How can we let Zhao Chuanxin take it away? The governor is the governor of the court, and the official is an official appointed by the court. Why does Zhao Chuanxin have the right to do so? Yuan Shuxun is also a loser, and he was angered to death by Zhao Chuanxin. If he died later, things would be easier."

In fact, it was because he was stupid and incompetent. He originally wanted to seize power from the Han people and concentrate military and political power, but in the end, the new nobles from various factions seized power for their own benefit, causing serious internal divisions.

Xu Shichang, who had already rushed to the capital to take up his post, said: "Prince Regent, now is a time of trouble, and we cannot mobilize all our forces. Zhao Tan Gong is a man who is soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. It is better to take a long-term view and work slowly."

Zaifeng sighed, pacing with his hands behind his back: "Alas, I thought I was going to clean up the civil service for the Qing Dynasty. Although I recruited ministers on an exceptional basis, I conducted a very strict examination and recommended them by officials inside and outside the court. I didn't expect that Yuan Shuxun was a bribe-seeker. It's really scary. Bu Wu, you have an old relationship with Zhao Chuanxin. In my opinion, you should go to him to ask for the bribe money."

Xu Shichang: "..."

He had long seen the fact that the Qing Dynasty was in its last years, and based on history, he was trying to please both sides without offending anyone.

Now it has become a three-sided deal, and Zhao Chuanxin must be given extra consideration.

Xu Shichang often tossed and turned, wondering whether Zhao Chuanxin would openly rebel.

No one in the world thinks that Zhao Chuanxin is a wise ruler, but if Zhao Chuanxin really rebels, I'm afraid at least the military men in the army will have to obey him.

Who doesn’t know him, the God of War Zhao Tuzi?
Fortunately, after several contacts, Xu Shichang did not think that Zhao Chuanxin would rebel.

In fact, Xu Shichang couldn't understand what Zhao Chuanxin was trying to do.

Whether you read history or look at the ambitious people around you, who one of them does not seek power for personal gain?
Even Zhang Zuolin was like this, not to mention Yuan...

It is true that Zhao Chuanxin acted for personal gain, but it is nonsense to say that he was usurping power.

Zhao Chuanxin just waved his hand, walked away, and ran around the map like a jungler.

He was good at building makeshift troupes, and then throwing them aside and letting them grow wildly like weeds.

It would be strange if this could come to pass.

He didn't know that it's not that Zhao Chuanxin didn't care, but firstly, he couldn't take care of it, secondly, he didn't have the ability, and thirdly, time was limited.

That personality is not suitable for being an emperor, otherwise he would be a tyrant.

Zhao Chuanxin defines himself as a mounter.

No matter how confusing it is, the world won't get any worse.

Seeing Xu Shichang remained silent, Aixinjueluo Zaifeng raised his eyebrows and asked, "You don't want to?"

Xu Shichang's heart tightened: "That's not the case. I'm thinking about countermeasures."

"Don't go. Hurry up and do it. Don't wait until he spends all his money and then regrets it. You know, Zhao Chuanxin has been making a lot of noise in various places this year."

Xu Shichang stepped back in response.

He first sent a telegram to Li Ziyu in Australia Island, and Li Guangzong told him that Zhao Chuanxin had already left.

He sent another telegram to Li Guangzong in Hong Kong Island, and Li Guangzong told him that Zhao Chuanxin did not show up at all, took the mooncakes and left, and the two parties did not meet.

A telegram was sent to Hankou Juanwang Technical College, and Liu Huaqiang was distributing mooncakes to reporters.

The reporter was speechless: "Why didn't you give us the gifts before the interview?"

Liu Huaqiang said sternly: "Our principal hates fraud the most. Giving you gifts after the event is friendship; giving you gifts before the event is called cheating."

The reporters were awed.

I have to say that Liu Huaqiang has been in the position of student union president for a long time, and he has some skills.

Soon he received Xu Shichang's telegram, and Liu Huaqiang was somewhat flattered.

After Zaifeng came to power, he seized power from the Han people and concentrated military and political power in the hands of a few families.

However, Xu Shichang was an exception. He was not only promoted to the position of Assistant Grand Secretary, but also appointed as the Minister of Military Affairs, and regained control of the central government.

Xu Shichang sent a telegram to Liu Huaqiang, and his tone was quite polite.

Liu Huaqiang knew that this was entirely out of respect for Zhao Chuanxin, but he was proud of it - I, Liu Huaqiang, am now a big shot. In this small piece of land in Hankou, who dares to compete with me, Liu Huaqiang?

But he told Xu Shichang with regret that Zhao Chuanxin left after holding the press conference and leaving the mooncakes.

Xu Shichang asked around, but Zhao Chuanxin was not there.

I did find out that the 90,000 yuan worth of mooncakes that Zhao Chuanxin bought were actually for the Lugang Town Insurance Team, the civil servants of Lubin Prefecture, the Gray Axe Army, the Yanbian Backwater Army, the Arbitration Group of Hong Kong and Macau Islands, the Peacekeeping Force of Sakhalin Island, and so on.

After making this calculation, Xu Shichang was shocked: Oh my god, it turns out that Zhao Chuanxin has so many people under his command?

If we give him another ten years, wouldn't his military strength surpass that of the new army?

Xu Shichang had no doubt about Zhao Chuanxin's ability to train troops.

Where is Zhao Chuanxin?

……

Zhao Chuanxin first accompanied Miao Cuihua to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and set up a table outside the villa to worship the moon.

Jiang Mingxin pointed at the moon and said, "Big brother, there is a jade rabbit up there. I can even see its ears."

Zhao Chuanxin grinned: "It's full of pits. There's no grass in the pits. The rabbits will starve to death."

Jiang Mingxin nodded: "Yes, so during the Mid-Autumn Festival, we feed it mooncakes. There are so many people feeding it across the country, one meal is equivalent to a year's worth of food..."

I… Zhao Chuanxin was convinced: “What you said makes sense. But the moon with the Jade Rabbit is very expensive.”

Jiang Mingxin scratched his head: "Ah? Master, can the moon be bought with silver?"

"Yes, haven't you heard that? The moon is fullest on the 16th."

Miao Cuihua burst out laughing when she saw Zhao Chuanxin talking nonsense in a serious manner.

After Zhao Chuanxin coaxed Miao Cuihua to sleep, he immediately teleported back to Lubin Mansion to look for Rebecca Levi.

Rebecca Levi's face was full of resentment: "My Lord, you have been out for a long time!"

Zhao Chuanxin placed the altar in the courtyard, sighed and said, "Yes, Confucius said, standing on a river bank, time passes by like this, day and night."

Rebecca Levy didn't quite understand the meaning: "This sentence was said by Confucius? What does it mean?"

"It means, Confucius said that if a truly powerful person stands by the river, the corpses of his enemies will float down the river one by one, day and night!"

“…” Rebecca Levi said with emotion: “Isn’t that better than you?”

Tang Qunying's homesickness was completely dispelled by Zhao Chuanxin.

She sneered: “Your Excellency is really more naughty than Benjamin.”

Benjamin Goldberg and Gan Fan were looking up at the moon. When they heard this, they shook their heads and said, "The moonlight shines brightly in front of my bed. I wonder if it is frost on the ground. I look up at the moon and think of my hometown. Master's wife, aunt, master, what do you think of my poem?"

Tang Qunying was about to speak when Zhao Chuanxin patted his head and said, "Alas, Master has little education and doesn't understand much, but the rhyme sounds great. It's true that a good teacher produces good students."

Gan Fan looked at the master and the disciple in astonishment: "Woof woof woof..."

Zhao Chuanxin hugged Rebecca Levi's waist and said, "I think the Jade Rabbit has almost finished eating. Let's go back to the house and have some fun."

Tang Qunying blushed.

Rebecca Levy asked stupidly, "What do you mean?"

"Dunlun!"

"..."

While Zhao Chuanxin was busy, he felt the power of his faith rising again.

It turned out that the Grey Axe Army, the Backwater Army, the Peacekeeping Bureau, the Insurance Team, the students, the Arbitration Group, the Peacekeeping Army, etc. were all eating the mooncakes he sent.

Each person gets just one pack, no more, no less, and each pack costs six yuan.

Don’t underestimate a bag of mooncakes, it has a strong effect in winning people’s hearts.

Others were fine, but when Neng Chengwen ate the mooncake, tears welled up in his eyes.

Looking up at the full moon in the sky, my heart was broken.

His hometown is Hebei. He came from outside the Great Wall since he was a child. He has brothers and sisters at home. There are too many people and they can't get enough food, so he went out to make a living and joined a gang in the mountains.

Later, he hid from place to place and was captured on Sakhalin Island.

Life on the island is not a good one for humans.

Convicts would feel inferior because of their status. When others asked them what they did, they would answer - they worked.

When asked about their previous identities, I heard many Russians say, "We were soldiers."

After a while, he said the same thing.

In May, the ice on the island had not yet completely melted. When the ice melted completely and we cleared the road, the mud was up to our knees, and it was freezing cold, causing our joints to swell and hurt every time it rained or was cloudy.

In just two years, he developed a lot of problems.

After eating mooncakes and looking at the moon in the sky, Neng Chengwen sighed: "No matter if I was killed by adults at the beginning or it's like this now, it's all worth it. The mooncakes are so fragrant..."

Then, he silently took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Levitan: "Send someone to deliver the letter to the Russian soldiers on the other side of the valley. Damn it, tell them that if they don't pay the fine and withdraw their troops, they will bear the consequences."

(End of this chapter)