mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 541 Extraordinary Arms Smuggling Case

Only then did Lu Lianruo realize that the lazy man in front of him was actually Zhao Chuanxin.

His expression suddenly became respectful, and he cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Zhao, I am Lu Hongxiang, whose style is Lianruo. I came here today to pay a visit to Mr. Zhao. If there was a misunderstanding before, I still look forward to Haihan."

Zhao Chuanxin looked him up and down. Apart from his big head, his temperament was impeccable.

At first glance, he was rich and powerful, but he still had that kind of people with knowledge.

It's a good name.

It is the melon skin hat and the yin and yang head, which are somewhat unsightly.

Looking at the burden on the shoulders of the porter behind Lu Lianruo, as well as the silk and satin and special gifts inside, he smiled, stood up and patted Lu Lianruo on the shoulder: "Oh, Lianruo, I didn't mean you, come on!" Just come, and bring some gifts, really. Let me see if there is any silver or something in it..."

Lu Lianruo: "..."

Zhao Chuanxin saw the dim sum inside and took it out on the spot.

A group of children watched eagerly.

Zhao Chuanxin gave them a share, and he also took a crab box and stuffed it into his mouth.

Zhao Chuanxin shouted: "Quickly, go and move a stool for the guests, is it possible that you want to eat and drink for nothing?"

Several children ran away.

Zhao Chuanxin's words are more effective than imperial edicts.

Lu Lianruo smiled wryly, isn't this the king of children?

Is this the God of War Zhao Chuanxin who made Japan and the United States turn the Qing court's face?

Lu Lianruo asked: "Mr. Zhao, do you intend to unify the tobacco and gambling industry in Australia?"

Zhao Chuanxin's eyebrows jumped: "Tell me what is in your industry first."

If Lu Lian didn't want to answer, who would want to reveal his details?

But in the face of Zhao Chuanxin, he dared not hide anything: "The betting shop, the bank, the drug store, the theater, the main ones are gambling houses and opium."

Zhao Chuanxin's smile suddenly disappeared.

"Let me ask you a question, can you give up the opium trade?"

Lu Lianruo's muscles were stiff. He had encountered a South China tiger when he was a child, but now he felt that Zhao Chuanxin was more dangerous than a tiger.

He finally knew what the murderous aura of the general who was killed from the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood in the storytelling book was.

He can also be sure that the person in front of him must be Zhao Chuanxin himself.

He stammered, "Yes, yes."

Zhao Chuanxin's dark clouds suddenly cleared, and the rain cleared, showing a warm smile: "Lian Ruo, Zhao must support your career. It's a good thing for you to open a gambling shop, open a theater, etc. If you encounter trouble, You can go to Shushan to declare my name, and let them all die if you don’t give face.”

Lu Lianruo breathed a sigh of relief: "Mr. Zhao is a man, and Lianruo admires it. I heard that Mr. Zhao founded the Lugang Town Charity Association, and Lianruo also has aspirations for charity. Relief from disasters and compassion to neighbors is a good thing."

This is what you want.

Clinker Zhao Chuanxin lacked interest: "For charity, just do what you can. Natural disasters and man-made disasters can't help you, but it can't save the poor. After all, people have to rely on themselves to survive."

Lu Lianruo is a humble and low-key person, in fact, he did no worse than his father later on, and he was even better than blue.

And because his father was banned from gambling and beat his body to pieces, and even committed suicide, Lu Lianruo learned a profound lesson and made a lot of friends, including people from all walks of life in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Macau, and even Sun Gongwu and others.

Seeing that Zhao Chuanxin was not an abusive person, he hurriedly said: "Extremely, extremely. Mr. Zhao, if Lian Ruo has a few things to tell, maybe Mr. Zhao has heard the news."

Zhao Chuanxin handed over a cigar and sat back on the recliner: "I would like to hear more about it."

"First, the bosses of the gambling houses are planning to unite to purchase a batch of fast gun ammunition, which is bought from Japan and will arrive soon.

Second, on the other side of Shanxi, some people appealed to Mr. Zhao to buy the mining rights from the British Fu company.The matter was learned by the Consul General in Shanghai, Zhe Meisen, who threatened that Mr. Zhao would not let go unless he took out 1000 million taels of silver.And I heard in private that they actually intend to sell at 400 million taels of silver. "

This is obviously because he thinks that Zhao Chuanxin is rich and treats him as a big injustice.

Zhao Chuanxin vomited a smoke ring: "Who is leading the gambling shop?"

Regarding the mining rights, Zhao Chuanxin is not interested in any price tag.

It was originally a thing of his own country, and he would not spend a penny.

Either don't do it, do it for nothing.

"It's Tambury, he knows the Japanese."

Lu Lianruo sold Tan Bili without hesitation.

He is very good at judging people. Combining Zhao Chuanxin's past deeds and his face-changing speed faster than Sichuan opera just now, this person is really not easy to mess with. Maybe if he conceals a little bit, he will suffer an indiscriminate disaster.

Zhao Chuanxin nodded: "Okay, I'll show you the truth too.

First, I want to integrate the casinos on the island of Macau and set up thresholds so that those who follow will prosper and those who oppose will perish.It may take five to ten years to complete, and I'll save you a spot.

Second, you can get in touch with people like Sun Gongwu and make good friends with them. In the next five years, you will get bonuses. "

Zhao Chuanxin prophesied again.

If Lu Lian didn't dare to believe it all, he also didn't dare not to believe it.

But on the surface, he was obsequious, as if he believed everything.

The two chatted for a while, and he had a good impression on Zhao Chuanxin.

It was almost lunch time, and Lu Lianruo said goodbye.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't keep him either.

As soon as he left, Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand in the distance, and a man emerged out of nowhere: "Master, what do you want?"

"Go and send a telegram to Li Guangzong, asking him to secretly report to the yamen in Guangdong, saying that a businessman named Tan Bili in Ao Island colluded with the Japanese to smuggle a batch of firearms, and he will be able to reach Ao Island in this period of time."

The members of the jury were a little surprised.

This is a dirty trick.

Zhao Chuanxin is so smart, he knows what he thinks by looking at his words, and he can't help scolding: "Idiot, the so-called poor people have shabby clothes, and everything is wrong; if you have power and money, you will be a member wherever you go. Informing is the killer of a gentleman. understand?"

"..." The members of the adjudication team who were assigned to follow Zhao Chuanxin's instructions were stunned, with broken views: "Master, who said that?"

"Zhou Shuren said, go quickly."

At this time, Dr. Zhou was in Tokyo. While studying with Zhang Taiyan, he helped proofread manuscripts and subsidized his life. His life was tight.

As for his old practice of medicine, he has completely abandoned it. Do you know if he is not interested?

Doctor Zhou, who was proofreading the manuscript at his desk, suddenly sneezed.

He put down his pen and straightened his back: "I don't know who is talking about me?"

The younger brother Zhou Zuoren joked, "Maybe it's my sister-in-law."

Doctor Zhou's face turned cold: "Feudalism arranges marriage, even if you talk about it, how can there be any happiness?"

Zhou Zuoren stopped talking, feeling that his brother was in a daze.

Dr. Zhou took out a book from the side. The pages of this book still had rough edges, and Dr. Zhou began to cut.

This is one of his hobbies. Cutting raw edges can make him feel peaceful.

Just like Hu Shi loves playing mahjong, mahjong makes him happy.

The gods of the late Qing and early M in the minds of later generations have been given myths by them.

And I feel that this period of time is a troubled world, and it seems that in troubled times, it is impossible to live without playing with guns and ammunition every day.

It's as if people at this time cannot be lazy or have hobbies, and everyone takes it as their own responsibility to strengthen the country and develop the nation, otherwise they are not worthy of living in the early twentieth century.

The brainless people followed suit and nodded in agreement.

Don't you know your own virtue?
Human nature is complex, and no one can truly pursue his ideal day and night.

The descendants of lazy people can still pass on their families into the 21st century, and those with lofty ideals may die halfway through their businesses.

Why ask others to become ruthless robots when you can't do it yourself?
In Kobe, Japan, Tatsuma Trading Co. loaded 1500 fast guns and 40 boxes of bullets on the steamer cargo ship Erchenmaru, carrying a total of 30 tons of cargo, and drove to Ao Island.

……

There are very few people in this world who can do the task of separating psychological concepts proposed by the psychologist Adler.

Zhao Chuanxin is one of the few.

He can always draw a clear line: I do my work, why do you want to meddle in my business?If you don't like it, you have to bear it, if you have an opinion, you have to hold back for me, don't say bad things in front of me, or you will be fucked.

I'm not embarrassed, and if I say anything, the embarrassing one is someone else.

But you're embarrassed to mind my ass?

The people in Shanxi called on him to take action, but there was no movement on his side.

If you have money, you must sell?
If you have the ability, you must save the world?

What are you talking about?
It has nothing to do with me.

During this period of time, he was staying in Jiu'ao Mountain, having nothing to do to tease the children to be the king of the children, and occasionally flipping through the "Code of the Old Gods" to brush up the progress.

It's rare to be free, and the days pass quickly.

One day, a snot-nosed baby came over with a roll of newspapers, and Zhao Chuanxin just threw a piece of chocolate at his hands.

"I've already told you not to curl up like this, you can see that the words are all wasted." Zhao Chuanxin shook out the newspaper and said.

In fact, the characters may not be curly. Many newspapers at this time were printed and dyed with low-quality paper and low-quality ink, and paper bleeding was common.

The snot baby didn't take it seriously, they all knew that Zhao Chuanxin had a good temper and was generous.

And people often come to visit, Zhao Chuanxin can always change the way to steal a few cents, and then take them to buy food.

Some people brought some snacks when they visited, and most of them went into their stomachs.

As for items such as silk and satin, Zhao Chuanxin distributed them to the families of the victims of the Portuguese warship bombardment. Apart from this, Zhao Chuanxin had no other compensation.

Although the great powers did evil, even though the incident was caused by him, there is no need to pay for the mistakes of others.

He opened the newspaper and looked at it, amused.

The newspaper reported an incident: The Guangdong Navy inspector Li Yanshan inspected a Japanese smuggling ship called the Erchen Maru in the Kyushu Ocean.From above, 1500 fast guns and 40 rounds of ammunition were found.

Li Yanshan didn't think too much, after investigating the smuggling was true, he immediately seized the cargo ship.

Originally, there were all kinds of ships on the Kyushu Ocean, and foreign smuggling ships were especially rampant, and there were even pirates.

Li Yanshan seized and brought the cargo ship back to Huangpu, and confiscated it according to regulations.

Because this is a huge arms smuggling case, the Navy also found out that the client behind the scenes is Tan Bili and others from Ao Island.

The witnesses and evidence were there, and the Japanese captain was undeniable and admitted the crime.

So much for the report.

Zhao Chuanxin hurriedly beckoned, and members of the adjudication team rushed over: "Sect Leader, what are your orders?"

Zhao Chuanxin shook the newspaper, gloated, and said, "Go and ask Big Vat Tao, that Tan Bili, has he been arrested? Is this guy a wanted criminal?"

It's a lot of pleasure to play tricks behind your back.

Zhao Chuanxin said: Do you want to do more things that harm others and benefit yourself in the future?
The member looked at the contents of the newspaper and said in surprise: "Isn't this..."

He wanted to say, isn't it because Zhao Chuanxin made a small report?
"Go and ask, don't talk nonsense." Zhao Chuanxin slumped on the recliner and hummed a little tune: "That horseman doesn't know that he is a donkey, and that bird doesn't know that he is a chicken. Elegant, my father-in-law has been famous since ancient times..."

(End of this chapter)