Chapter 70: The Crisis in Zhangfu, Beijing
Macheng (one of the four bodyguards of the second master, "Mazi". The big head looked at the quarrel in front of him, the chief and deputy commander of the railway construction headquarters.
The Chinese translator of the two translators, who sounded like they were quarrelling, didn't understand why the two foreign devils quarreled again for a while.
The two translators were also busy and sweating, and they were also two novices at first glance.
Don't translate if you curse! I don't know how to curse words, just skip it. As for the anxious sweaty head?
One Russian translator, one English translator.
There's no way, the chief and deputy commanders are an American and a Russian, although the two usually communicate in English, but when they quarrel, they can manage so much, and scolding and quarreling is still much easier to use in their native language!
The railway from Beijing to Ulanqab has been laid, the roadbed has been basically completed, and half of the railroad track has been paved.
Due to the importance that Governor Zhang attaches to this railway, coupled with the fact that there is no shortage of project funds and sufficient manpower and migrant workers.
The project is proceeding smoothly and very fast, and the broad-gauge railway line of more than 300 kilometers from Beijing to Ulanqab is expected to be fully operational by the end of 1916.
Therefore, the railway construction headquarters will now start to prepare for the procurement of running trains.
Both engineers were fighting for train orders for their respective countries, and a disagreement arose, leading to a dispute!
Or is it said that science knows no borders and scientists have nationality?
No matter where the foreign devils are, everyone will try to fight for the interests of their country as much as possible. Unlike some modern Chinese, taking the technology learned at home to develop abroad, it is also called ~ technology has no borders! I'm!
To love the country, we must keep in mind the admonition that "the country is profitable, not rich and noble." I don't ask you to make much contribution to the motherland that gave birth to you and raised you, but I beg you not to do anything harmful to the country for your own selfish interests.
It's far away again~~~
In fact, during the First World War in 1915, the best quality of steam locomotives was Germany and France. The second is the rising star of the United States, and the United Kingdom, which invented the steam locomotive, is lagging behind.
In 1890, France's Robel locomotive set the world record for a steam locomotive at a speed of 114 kilometers per hour.
In 1893, a steam locomotive "999" in the United States set a new record for the speed of a train traveling at 181 kilometers per hour at that time;
In 1905, a conductor in Pennsylvania set a new world record for speeds of 220.5 kilometers per hour.
So for now, ordering American goods is the most suitable option. Because you can't ship the goods from Europe at all, and now the Axis and the Allies are about to hit the dog's brain!
"Mako! Why are you here? Come back to the office with me, there's something wrong at home! ”
Li Si (Li Shuangquan, real name) pulled Ma Cheng, who was watching the "quarrel drama", and left. It turned out that a telegram came from home, saying that the third and fourth sons, who went to school in the house, disappeared along with two bodyguards on the way home from school.
It's worth it! The whole family immediately messed up.
But the family didn't dare to bother with this kind of thing, and they were purging the second master in Xinjiang. The telegram was sent to the Ulanqab resettlement site, where troops were stationed.
But how smart Macheng is! As soon as he thought about it, he felt that something was wrong!
The bodyguards at home are all specially trained special combat personnel, and there is no force in China that has the strength to silently snatch people away under the protection of bodyguards!
So he immediately sent a telegram to the second master in Xinjiang. This is no small feat!
He knew that his family's concern was that he was afraid of disturbing the second master's counterinsurgency operations in Xinjiang, but he was not thinking about his family's thoughts.
After all, he has been with the second master for a while, and his vision is no longer the pockmarked son he used to be. He understands that what the second master has done is a big thing! Therefore, he immediately smelled an unusual "smell" of this kidnapping.
The more this kind of thing dragged on, the more troublesome it became, and Mazi immediately sent a telegram to the second master without hesitation.
After Governor Zhang received the telegram, what he thought was similar to what Mazi thought. Because of the previous paragraph, the reward and strangulation order for "Leshantang" really hurt the Japanese.
Because of his timely fulfillment of the promise of the bounty by Governor Zhang, the underworld and people in the rivers and lakes all over the country discovered that this was a way to make a fortune.
As a result, more people participated in the hunt for the "Leshantang", and the "Leshantang" was uprooted by these Jianghu organizations in just half a year, and the number of Japanese directly killed reached 50,000, and the number of Chinese employees implicated was even more.
This kind of loss business of killing 800 enemies and injuring 1000 self-harm, he doesn't care about the second master.
Compared with the direct or indirect loss of up to 50 million people in China during the Anti-Japanese War, these are nothing~~~
Dongfang Zhai, a great benevolent man, was assassinated at his home in Shanghai half a month ago, and the whole family, including the hired Chinese people, was not spared.
At that time, the newspaper published this tragedy, and the gang fought for the head of Dongfang Zhai.
Although this issue of the bounty event has just begun to attract national attention. But then it was drowned in the anti-Japanese wave of opposition to the 21st Article.
This makes the Japanese uncomfortable! The spy network, which had been built up for decades, was uprooted because of a missing soldier of the New First Army.
It's ridiculous to anyone! But it just happened.
How can the Japanese swallow this breath! Since he can't catch the loophole of Governor Zhang, no, the target of revenge is set on his family of Governor Zhang!
The second master didn't have to think about it to know that it was the Japanese, in order to take revenge on his "killing bandit reward order" some time ago.
Is he a person who is threatened? Don't be kidding, no matter in his past life or present life, his second master is a "killer" existence!
There has never been a woman's kindness, and his Zhang family is not unaffordable!
This time, there are 20,000 children of the Zhang family who have joined the army to serve the country! Which one didn't pin his head to the waistband and join the army?
The two sons and daughters in this family are still sacrificed!
As a result, the two goods did not discuss with their families at all, and made an appointment for a statement through telegram with the "Declaration", which had cooperated many times.
Xinjiang Overseer Zhang Pengxiang, on behalf of all the people of the Zhangjia clan in Beijing, hereby issued a statement on the kidnapping of family members a few days ago:
The two kidnapped sons of the Zhang family and their entourage must be released safely and unharmed within five days. Otherwise, I, Zhang, will take retaliatory action.
In the process of entering Xinjiang to suppress bandits, 1,200 tomb robbers who had infiltrated Xinjiang in February 1907 were caught. If there is a loss among the children of the Zhang family, I will pay tribute to the blood of 1,200 thieves and thieves!
Sue the kidnappers, it's not too late to rein in the precipice!
Otherwise, I will issue a high reward order to hunt down and kill all the same kind of bandits who exist in our country, regardless of age, children, women and children, and 500 oceans per head! until they kill all these people, etc.
This reward will be valid for a long time in my Zhang Pengxiang's lifetime! Lao Tzu is not afraid of the death of the Zhang family!
This inexplicable statement immediately made the Zhang family in Beijing confused.
The biological mothers of the third and fourth children suddenly shouted that this is the second child, this is taking the opportunity to exclude dissidents and not let their children live!
Second Master Zhang's mother was so noisy that she secretly stomped her feet~ This second child is too ignorant! Isn't this forcing the kidnappers to kill?
The women in their house didn't understand Governor Zhang's intentions at all.
But the Japanese understand! The "tomb robbers" and their "kind" in this statement are all alluding to the Japanese.
In February 1907, the Japanese government sent the first batch of Japanese soldiers to Xinjiang in the name of investigation, and they were a Xinjiang inspection group of more than 1,500 people led by the Japanese General Staff Headquarters Army Major [Hino Qiang] and Army Lieutenant [Uehara Tachi].
In December 1907, Hino Qiang completed his mission to inspect Xinjiang and returned to Japan, and Uehara Tashi became the head of the Ili Military Academy, and like more than 1,000 other Japanese soldiers, he stayed in Xinjiang for a long time.
This time, the second master who entered Xinjiang came to a pot, and others did not know who this group of people lurked as Chinese. But he Zhang Erye knows!
So as early as when he entered Xinjiang, he secretly arrested these people.
The number of people in the time is all right, how can the Japanese not understand?
The Japanese military department issued a warning to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, are the spies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs all rice buckets? It's useless for you to catch two boys!
Killing two inconsequential sons and brothers, not only will you not hurt this metropolitan governor who hates the Japanese, but will pay compensation for more than 1,000 spy personnel carefully trained by the military department.
The Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs reacted quickly, found a bandit from outside the customs and quickly made a statement in the newspaper, saying that the wrong person was arrested, and was willing to compensate the two sons of Zhangfu for their accidental injuries with 2,000 oceans.
When Governor Zhang received the telegram from home, it was already the afternoon of the fifth day. As soon as he saw that his two younger brothers were fine, he was tortured in order to find out some details about his governor Zhang Dadu.
The second master was relieved. So he instructed Zhang San to release the batch of "tomb robbers", and handed Zhang San a large bag of diamond powder, and instructed Zhang San to mix it in the send-off meal for these tomb robbers.
(The role of diamond powder is not explained!) Hit the red line. )
Since then, this group of released "tomb robbers" have died one after another in the interior of the country in the past two years. The Japanese have not found out the cause of death for a long time, and they only died of the cause of improper eating and drinking in the field for a long time, and it is over!
Where is the advantage of his second master, it is so easy to take advantage of!
Regardless of the secret war between the second master and the Japanese, both sides are not provocative, they have their own scruples!
Due to the opening of the ancient Silk Road, the American employees stranded in Ulanqab all came to Xinjiang in Dodge trucks along Governor Zhang's route to Xinjiang.