Chapter 402: Ransom
In the summer of the third year of Tongzhi, Guo Xing'a was very aggrieved, because his shortcomings of overspeeding began to be revealed little by little. The summer of the third year of Tongzhi seems to be a flashpoint, although I have long known that there will be problems, but no one expected that there will be so many problems, and the outbreak will be so intensive.
Because the construction of steam locomotives could not keep up, horse-drawn trains were often seen on the branch lines of the Manchurian railways. The speed of the horse-drawn train is unstable, the capacity is still small, and the difficulty of scheduling is even greater, so Guoxing Aqiang ordered the factory to work overtime to produce steam locomotives to make up for the lack of transportation capacity. However, no matter how fast the production is, it will take a certain amount of time to replace all horse-drawn trains, and as a result, there is a coexistence of steam engines and horse-drawn trains. The roar of the steam locomotive frightened the horses, and no one thought about it beforehand, and the tragedy was inevitable. On May 8, the third year of Tongzhi in Hung Yen Province, all railway lines in the province were paralyzed because 18 horse-drawn trains accidentally derailed and overturned.
All of them are the main lines of steam locomotives imported from the United States and Britain, and they have not escaped bad luck. Because most of the train drivers are fast-trained, the driving skills and experience are not up to the mark, and the station dispatchers are not well trained. Harbin Station, the transportation hub in northern Manchuria, caused a tragedy in which 13 vehicles collided in one day, causing more than 20 casualties, and the transfer of materials in the three northern provinces was basically complete.
Before Goxinga could figure out a way to deal with the transportation network that had almost crashed into bumper cars, his own side became lively. Because of the large-scale expansion of various factories, a large number of fast personnel have entered the work, the corresponding management system has a large area of loopholes, and the quality of personnel is also more worrisome, so the four major industrial zones of Changchun, Harbin, Vladivostok and Jiamusi have made up for Guoxinga. First, the Changchun arsenal blew up the newly built smoke-free workshop due to a miscalculation of the weight of the ingredients, and then the chemical factory in Harbin also ignited a raging fire due to the operation of workers. Just two days later, Guoxing'a had just recovered from the shock of the explosion, and the boiler factory supporting the Vladivostok shipyard exploded again, and then there was a mining accident in Jiamusi with hundreds of casualties.
Don't talk about a bunch of bad things on land, and don't stop at sea. There are 13 bumper cars in Harbin and seven bumper boats in Dalian Port. At the same time, because of the large-scale expansion of sailors, many seafarers are not capable of quality, and because of such a big or small thing as wind and rain at sea, a British import freighter of 6,000 tons was sunk, and the distressed Guoxing Ah Rice could not eat. The glorious 1st Rapid Reaction Fleet also began to block Goxinga, because it was born in a pure wild way, and the entire fleet was groping for progress in practice, and then their five destroyers ran aground in the port of Vladivostok. If it weren't for the timely rescue in the port, not only would the warships that were easily managed sink but even the precious naval soldiers would have to die in the hundreds.
Pi Runmin is very good at managing internal affairs, and he has handled this lot of bad things very well, but Guo Xinga still has to analyze the crux of the problem and come up with a way to deal with it. There are more things to be built in Guoxinga, including the railway corps, etc., and the golden finger should also be used to help the factory improve the management system. But when spending so much money, Guo Xing'a still paid one million taels to Fushun, not to buy warships or machines, just to redeem a person.
According to the trajectory of history, as early as a year ago, a great hero should have been executed by Ling Chi in Sichuan, but I don't know which line was disturbed by the appearance of Guoxing'a, this person was trapped by Luo Bingzhang a year late. Guo Xing'a has never seen this hero, but he has heard too many stories about him, and he admires this hero who uses soldiers like a god. This kind of big hero, it is a waste to kill, so Guo Xing'a is ready to spend a lot of money to redeem him, even if he can't be appointed, it's good to be a senior military staff officer. This hero who broke the halberd by the Dadu River is Shi Dakai, the winged king of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom.
Shi Dakai's defeat can also be explained by the number of gases, or it can be said to be extremely unlucky. Originally, although Shi Dakai only had 6,000 remnants left, he successfully transferred the main forces of the Qing army, and as long as he crossed the Dadu River, he could go straight to Chengdu. Who would have thought that just when Shi Da was winning steadily, the water of the Dadu River suddenly soared, and a generation of heroes immediately fell into the point of exhaustion, and had to exchange their lives for the safety of their subordinates.
That is, the miscellaneous affairs department has been watching Shi Dakai's every move, and Fushun has been active in the customs half a year in advance, otherwise Shi Dakai will be captured and killed for a month, and he will not be able to catch up. Although he caught up, it was not easy to redeem people, Shi Dakai was not an ordinary person, and Luo Bingzhang, the governor of Sichuan, and Chongshi, the general of Chengdu, did not dare to hand over people to Fushun easily. And Fushun didn't talk about it by the Dadu River, but when he came to the city of Chengdu, too many people had seen Shi Dakai along the way, and they couldn't hide it if they wanted to.
However, Fushun, who is the main cadre of the miscellaneous department, of course, will not be impossible, took out the privacy of Luo Bingzhang and the others to threaten it, and took out a large sum of silver to finally let the two of them relax a little, and finally grinded for a while before finally negotiating. Fushun can take away Shi Dakai and his five-year-old son, and the others will all be disposed of by Luo Bingzhang and others, but nominally Shi Dakai will still be executed by Luo Bingzhang Lingchi, so Shi Dakai taken away by Fushun can no longer appear in public in the future. Fushun paid Luo Bingzhang and Chongshi 300,000 taels each, and at the same time took another 300,000 yuan to the generals of each ministry as hush money. The matter has been negotiated, but the play still has to be done in full, otherwise Luo Bingzhang and Chongshi will not be able to explain to the court.
After agreeing on various measures, Chengdu General Chongshi and Sichuan Governor Luo Bingzhang convened officials at all levels of the Si Dao, basically summoned the civil and military forces of the whole city of Chengdu, and then the two of them were promoted to the lobby of the Governor's Office, ready to give Shi Dakai a just trial. Luo Bingzhang actually admired Shi Dakai very much, so he respected Shi Dakai more, and set up three worship mats under the hall, not wanting Shi Dakai to kneel uncomfortably. It was really not in vain to blind Luo Bingzhang's thoughts, after Shi Dakai took Zai Fu Zeng Shihe and Zhongcheng Huang Zaizhong to the court, he went straight to the mat, and then sat cross-legged. Shi Dakai is not Ding Stick, and he definitely hasn't played the game of kneeling or not kneeling with Guo Xing'a, but he is obviously smarter than Ding Stick, and he guessed the correct answer. Facing Shi Dakai, who reacted quickly, Luo Bingzhang couldn't cry or laugh, everyone sat down, and there was no way to kneel anymore.
Fushun, who was hidden in the back hall, also felt that Luo Bingzhang was a good old man after seeing Shi Dakai, at least he did not abuse Shi Dakai and the others. The three of them were still dressed as high-ranking officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, wearing yellow satin, which was extremely taboo in the Qing Dynasty. And they are more exaggerated than the little emperor in Beijing, their clothes, shoes and socks are all yellow satin, and they look a little dazzling. That is, the headscarf is not the same, Zeng Shihe and Huang Zaizhong are still the same color of yellow, but Shi Dakai's headscarf has more five-color embroidery.
According to the imperial court system, the status of the Chengdu general was slightly higher than that of the governor of Sichuan. Although the power is actually in Luo Bingzhang's hands, he still has to respect Chongshi on face, so Luo Bingzhang is very humble and asks Chongshi first.
"Thief Chief! ......" Chongshi didn't know if there was anything wrong, except for the first two words, the volume of the words behind was very low, and no one could hear what he was saying.
Shi Dakai was the hero of the world, and he couldn't see this kind of person in this period, although he didn't speak, he raised his head and glared at Chongshi. The general's power in a hundred battles is also extraordinary, and after being glared at, not only did his voice become quieter, but he also stumbled, and finally stopped talking about it at all.
Luo Bingzhang really has no choice, everyone has met two pig teammates, but to the extent of Chongshi, Luo Bingzhang can only follow him to be embarrassed. So many people are watching! No matter how unwilling Luo Bingzhang is, he has to take steps and smooth Chongshi down, and no matter how much pig is a teammate!
"General Shi, there's nothing more to say now! Your Excellency will be killed today, and there is no regret in thinking about it, and it is very worthwhile. Since Your Excellency's rebellion, you have ravaged the borders of several provinces of the Qing Dynasty, and three officials of the imperial court have died at the hands of Your Excellency. Today, Your Excellency ends with a death, and you have nothing to hate when you want to come! "Luo Bingzhang's bearing is a full order of magnitude better than Chongshi.
"As the so-called victor, prince, loser, thief, you kill me in this life, and I won't kill you in the next life! Hahahaha...... "Shi Dakai was very heroic, he didn't say anything about it, and laughed and teased Luo Bingzhang.
In addition to the few people who received the money, others, including Shi Dakai, thought that Shi Dakai and the others were about to be Lingchi. can talk and laugh so freely before a thousand cuts, no matter what their position is, everyone still has to praise Shida for being a hero. The biggest hero in Fushun's mind is Guo Xing'a, but it is obvious that Shi Dakai is much stronger than Guo Xing'a, and Guo Da's hero is definitely not as bold as Shi Dakai. While Fushun secretly gave Shi Dakai a thumbs up, he also perfectly repaired the altar of Guoxinga in his heart, although the general was a little less courageous, he would never let himself fall into such an embarrassing situation as Shi Dakai.
The scene that should be said is almost finished, and it is time to enter the final link, wearing a red soldier, beat the crown belt of Shi Dakai and the three of them, and tied the three of them to the rope. Shi Dakai and the three of them were also calmly restrained, and then walked out with their heads held high. When he went down to the hall, Shi Dakai slowed down, as if he wanted to see his two cronies. Zeng Shihe and Huang Zaizhong were tied up like hairy crabs, but they were still standing majestically around Shi Dakai, and when they saw Shi Dakai looking sideways at him, the two also slowed down.
"Still be the boss first!" After a brief eye contact between the three of them, Zeng and Huang respectfully asked Shi Dakai to go first, as if they were going on another expedition.
Shi Dakai nodded to the two subordinates, then let go of his steps and walked out with his head held high. However, Shi Dakai could never reach the execution ground like his two subordinates, and as soon as he left the governor's office, a person dressed like him was escorted into the prisoner car in the shadows, and Shi Dakai was pulled aside by several strangely dressed people.
"You ......" Shi Dakai, Zeng and Huang were all surprised, how could something happen to this death.
But before they could say anything, three handkerchiefs were put on their faces. Zeng and Huang's dosage was lighter, which made the two of them confused and no longer able to speak and shout. And Shi Dakai's weight was much heavier, Shi Dakai only felt a sour nose, and then fell into a complete coma. When Shi Dakai woke up again, he was already on a big ship, four strangely dressed people were waiting by his side, and he was lying in the warm bed.
"Who are you, and where is this?" Shi Dakai asked as he moved his body slightly.
"General Shi, we're on the boat to Wuhan!" The young man closest to Shi Dakai replied, and when he spoke, he bowed to Shi Dakai with a smile. When the young man bent over, Shi Dakai found that he did not have braids, and the other three people also did not have braids.
"Go to Wuhan, and then what!" Shi Dakai was still a little dizzy, but he already had a lot of thoughts in his heart.
"Change to a big ship and go east down the river!" The young man was vague.
"You want to take me back to Tianjing!" Shi Dakai was once disheartened, but if the person in front of him was sent by the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan to save him, what else could he be dissatisfied with, they were all old brothers, and it was difficult to discuss.
"Will pass by." The young man found that he had misled Shi Dakai, but he didn't explain much, they just wanted Shi Dakai to calm down.
Shi Dakai's mind was in a mess, and he had too many things to ask, but all the questions were suppressed by a silver bell-like laughter. He was a little familiar with that laughter, but he hadn't heard it for a long time, and when he calmly went to death, the only reluctance in his heart was this beautiful voice.
"This ...... It's ......" The voice of the great hero who stood up to the sky also trembled a little.
"My housekeeper is playing outside with the young general in the house!" Young people always have a smile on their faces.
Shi Dakai couldn't keep calm anymore, and with a "bang", he bounced up from the boat, and the tiger went down the mountain as if he rushed out to see his son. But he was too sudden, and the four people who were serving him thought they had something, and they rushed up and trapped him. This General Shi is worth 900,000 taels, if he can't think about it, he will go into the river with his head, who will pay the money to Guoxing'a! So a few of the guards were very nervous.
Shi Dakai is a martial arts person, not only the highest education in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but also quite amazing, there has been a martial arts competition with the good hands of the rivers and lakes, and the mighty record of opening the monument with one palm, but this time Shi Dakai mud. The four young people who seemed to be subordinates, all of their martial arts were not under him, and they were more focused on small techniques such as fighting in the fighting room, and after the two moves were dismantled, Shi Dakai was restrained by the four young people.
"I'm going to see my son!" Shi Dakai didn't want to admit defeat, he could still break free, and he still had a trick to beat him again, but he wanted to see his son even more. The competitive heart is not as important as the son who once thought that he would never see him again in this life.
"It's windy on the river, it's good for the general to put on a cloak and go out!" Young people are also very good at making excuses for their overreactions.
Shi Dakai, who walked out of the cabin, had a shadow in his heart, these four young people followed him inch by inch, both for protection and for surveillance, and there was a limit to the respect of these people for him. But soon these doubts were diluted by the joy of seeing the young son again.
Shi Dingzhong, who was just six years old, was playing on the deck with a half-grown child, and they handed bundles of pawns to several large iron cages, in which the big bears with black and white bodies were eating happily.