Chapter 4: The first step is in Shanghai!

In Hu Xiaoyan's view, any class struggle and any land annexation are actually imaginary. A great man in modern times said it well: "Science and technology are the primary productive forces." ”

Science and technology are the primary productive forces! Therefore, the territory of Britain is only larger than that of a province in China, but the population is much larger than that of a province in China, so the land annexation of Britain is even more serious. Plus the enclosure movement in the UK. In the end, why did Britain not lag behind, but always led the world and became an empire on which the sun never sets? Because before World War II, British science and technology were the most advanced in the world! Not one of them!

Why was Britain lonely after World War II? Because Britain has lagged behind the United States in science and technology for at least a decade. That is to say, the science and technology of the United States have been blessed by Einstein, Tesla and other figures, and the science and technology of the United States have been ahead of the whole world for more than ten years! So the United States became the world hegemon!

The Boxer Rebellion could have erupted, but not in the disorderly manner that it had in history. Those people can't be called Boxers, they should be called bandits! Because they have no discipline, no program, and no unified command. They only made the imperialists realize the true face of the weakness of the Manchus, and killed a number of outstanding generals like Nie Shicheng who were accustomed to war. They don't have the slightest positive meaning at all.

What's more, their combat effectiveness is really weak to the point of scum. Their tens of thousands of people attacked a foreign embassy district with less than a thousand people, and they all failed! changed Hu Xiaoyan, didn't say a word, and directly attacked with fire. Build a row of huge, bulletproof carts, push them over, and put a bunch of rudimentary trebuchets behind them. Throw a lot of torches into it. If you can't kill them, you will smoke them. After two days of smoking like this, day and night, a small embassy district can't be attacked? It would be better if the army in the embassy district drove out to destroy the car. Without the protection of the city wall, the cannon fodder of 10,000 people directly killed the foreign gun team out of the embassy area.

Therefore, if you want to change history, you must start with the Boxer Rebellion. It is absolutely impossible to give the Boxers a correct political program, and it is absolutely impossible to help the Qing and extinguish the foreigners for such a reason that they cannot deceive themselves. Because this will give the Eight-Nation Coalition an excuse to start a war of aggression against China. There are excuses at any time, but it must not be to help clear the ocean, this ridicule is too hateful. The best way to deal with the Eight-Nation Coalition is to pull one faction and fight another.

If the United States is given an order of 10 million US dollars and the security of their embassy is guaranteed, then the United States will never join, because there is no need, and it will be very happy to watch the coalition forces of other countries being beaten down by the Manchus, so that all the orders of the Manchus will be their Americans!

But the most important thing is that the city of Beijing, the symbol of the capital of the country, must not be broken! After solving the scourge of the Boxer Rebellion, the next step was to develop China's own science and technology. And science and technology require a lot of money.

So in the end the question comes back to the money! As long as there are thousands of dollars. Even if we can't buy off the powerful countries like the United States and Germany, we can at least buy a batch of arms from them before the war. As long as the Eight-Nation Coalition dares to come, these arms can also make the Eight Nations drink a pot.

So the problem is money!

Where does the money come from? This is a problem.

Hu Xiaoyan couldn't help but smile easily after his thoughts were clear. Although the problem of money is difficult for the traverser, it is far from difficult, it is nothing more than a cheating. Because Hu Xiaoyan doesn't have any memory of science now, he really can't make nylon stockings, let alone sulfonamides, and he can't even make simple glass. But he knew there was a place where there had to be money! -- That's Shanghai!

Chen Gongzi pulled suddenly, bringing Hu Xiaoyan back to his senses with a smirk.

"What?" Hu Xiaoyan glared at Chen Gongzi very unhappily.

Chen Gongzi was startled, and said boldly: "Let's escape." ”

This changed Hu Xiaoyan and was startled.

"Don't do it!" Are you kidding me. I've talked to the big boss, and I'm running away! The big dog outside is really a big dog!

"I do have the surname Chen, but I am not the Chen Gongzi they wanted. Born in Nanyang, he studied in England. Later, the family in Suzhou had an heir. That house was suppressed by the family, of course, he was unwilling to hand over the family business to the family, so he found my father in Nanyang. My father sent me over to inherit the family business. But the family will never agree. Of course I was kidnapped. In fact, before leaving, my father mentioned this possibility. So I took the boat all the way and didn't get off until I was halfway through. I just want to catch them off guard. Who knew that he was still tied up. ”

"I know you have a good relationship with them. This is our chance, if only you can get me out. I'll give you five hundred taels of silver!" ”

Hu Xiaoyan rolled his eyes, not interested at all. Turning against this gang of bandits for the sake of five hundred taels is really a bad plan that can't be worse. What's more, if you are not careful, your life will be lost.

"I studied in the UK, although I don't understand it very well, but your English sentence should mean turtle son!" Chen Gongzi smiled, "You said that if I told the three masters, do you think they would be mad?" ”

Hu Xiaoyan's heart jumped, but he was relieved, as long as they didn't know the identity of Li Gongzi. That scolds is scolded. He meowed, Li Zhongtang's son scolded you for looking up to you. So I'm still not moved.

"If you don't agree, I'll shout!" Chen Gongzi threatened softly.

You shout. No one will come to your rescue, even if you shout at your throat. You're still from the old man! Wow click. Hu Xiaoyan was happy in his heart. But something seems wrong?

"I really shouted!"

"Don't regret it!"

"No regrets. Shout louder. Hu Xiaoyan fell asleep.

"You really don't regret it? I'll tell them you're a fake. You are not the son of Li Zhongtang's family at all. Chen Gongzi said softly.

Hu Xiaoyan turned over and sat up. He's meowed, he's been pitted! No wonder he kept asking me if I was really Li Gongzi!

But if you think about it, it's not that serious. Now they still need to go to Shanghai to help them get the goods. Even if you know it's fake. As long as it doesn't happen, they won't do anything to themselves. As long as he really helps this group of people get arms, these people will not turn their faces. Because they also need this line to buy arms.

After Hu Xiaoyan figured it out, he glared at Chen Gongzi: "You shout." Anyway, they're asking me for it now. If only I could do it. They won't be embarrassed at all. And you, that's different. “

Chen Gongzi looked at Hu Xiaoyan who fell asleep again. Suddenly, he grabbed Hu Xiaoyan: "You can't sleep!" “

"Why can't I sleep?" Hu Xiaoyan was a little puzzled.

"They asked me, and they thought I was the son of the heir. So let me write a letter to blackmail that room. I'm just remembering it now. This bandit wants to eat the last house and eat the next house. But there was no son in that room at all. Their family is extinct. It was useless to write this letter. “

"They would rather find another person surnamed Chen to inherit the family business than pay to ransom me!"

"Just come back to the guy who sent the letter. I'm going to die! My family will never allow me to return to Nanyang alive. That guy is coming back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow! “

"Please! Brother Li, Gongzi Li! “

Chen Gongzi shook vigorously.

Hu Xiaoyan sat up helplessly. looked at Chen Gongzi seriously: "Do you know? I think back now, although this gang is ruthless, everything is for money. You have a family business in Nanyang, and you have money. I heard them say that there are a thousand taels of silver to do things. So I guess your family will pay no more than two thousand taels for the kidnapping. In fact, it only takes a few hundred taels to hire a killer to kill you. They kidnapped you because they didn't want to offend your father. So you don't die. You see, you're not being mistreated here, and you're not being tied up. “

"So, peace of mind." Hu Xiaoyan suddenly opened his mind and explained in detail. After saying that, I was also shocked. When did I think so much? Brain spinning so fast?

"You mean really?" Chen Gongzi was skeptical. "That's right, which kidnapper will loosen the meat ticket?"

"That's right!" A person outside the door said loudly.

"Who?" Hu Xiaoyan shouted. Suddenly, a map appeared in his mind. There was an acquaintance standing outside the blurred door. It's just that people are miniaturized. What is it? Hu Xiaoyan looked towards the periphery. I saw the map in my mind slowly expanding. After a while, my spirit gradually became a little slack and confused. It was only then that he noticed that the map in his mind had taken on a three-dimensional shape. The whole shape is like a manor. There is a wall, and there are rows of houses inside the wall. The house he was in was in a small garden. It's quiet. And the righteous hall I went to today was in the middle.

Today during the day, he was carried by a big dog, and Hu Xiaoyan really didn't pay attention to the surrounding scenery. At this time, I really understood this manor, and I understood it in my mind. In addition to the people outside the gate, there were six people standing guard in various positions inside the manor, and two, one in the grass not far from the gate. The other was in the grass not far from the back door.

When Hu Xiaoyan heard the sound of the door opening, he came back to his senses, and then the three-dimensional map in his mind disappeared.

The one who came in was the three-master!

"He is worthy of being the little son of Li Zhongtang's family! Meticulous observation. The three masters sat at the table and picked out the oil lamp to make the light brighter.

"We only want money, and we haven't even killed the two old men who stayed with you, so how can we kill you?"

"You didn't kill Uncle Liu?" Hu Xiaoyan asked in surprise, "But I seem to hear their screams." ”

"That old man was a thief, and he hurt one of us with a stick, so he was injured by my men's counterattack. So the old woman was also a little injured, "The face of the three masters is gentle." "I repeat, we are not bandits, we only ended up in this field by accident. But we seek only money, not murder. And we pay them to heal their wounds. “

"That's great, when did you release me?" Chen Gongzi asked happily.

"I'm sorry, although blackmailing your family will fail, I won't release you until your family pays the balance of the kidnapping fee. Don't worry, this time we sent two people, and the other person is to balance the money. With the balance in hand, we will help you buy a ticket to Nanyang. As long as you get on the ship to the South Seas. After that, if you disembark or come back by other means, it's none of my business. “

"Our mission is to get you aboard." The hints of the three masters are obvious.

Of course Chen Gongzi understood.

Hu Xiaoyan came back to his senses with relief, but felt that there was something wrong. This gang of kidnappers seems to be too good for them!

"Rest and rest. Li Gongzi, we will leave tomorrow, Chen Gongzi, we will see you off the day after tomorrow. You can rest assured. The three masters stood up, "Please bear with me for one night, we are just in case." “

The two watched speechlessly as the three masters walked out of the door and locked the door.

Hu Xiaoyan turned his head and closed his eyes again, he seemed to have found something amazing just now.

This time it was quite difficult, and I didn't find the map. Do you have to encounter special circumstances? It's like the words of the three masters just now, and there is a threat of exposing your secrets.

Hu Xiaoyan punched himself twice, but there was no reaction.

"What are you doing?" Chen Gongzi watched in amazement as Hu Xiaoyan harmed himself. This guy is a weirdo!

"Hit me!"

"What?" Chen Gongzi was surprised.

"I'll let you hit me!" Hu Xiaoyan shouted viciously.

"Really?" "Huh?"

"Really hit you? Actually, I felt the urge to hit you at first sight, I don't know why! Chen Gongzi replied solemnly.

"Do you fight or not?" "I'll fight!" As soon as Chen Gongzi finished speaking, he punched him.

Hu Xiaoyan was looking at Chen Gongzi viciously, but he didn't watch out for Chen Gongzi's sneak attack. Immediately punched in the chest. He collapsed on the bed with a grunt.

This kid is for real! Hit so hard! Do I owe him in my previous life? He closed his eyes and endured the pain, looking in the direction of Chen Gongzi in his mind.