Although the official quality of the alternate Taoist is lower than that of Zhao Guanhou, at present, the Jin Kingdom as a whole is still a pattern of civil and military officials, and the civil and military positions are reasonably tough. Coupled with the low authority of the alternate Dao, as long as there is a way, many errands can be appointed as the alternate Dao, because in the officialdom of the Jin State, there is such a saying as a universal alternate Dao.

Yuan Weiting trained in Jinmen, that is, as a Taoist, Guo Yunsheng served as the co-organizer of the grain station under Yuxian, and it was also an important position, it is said that Zhao Guanhou is a guest general, and there is no prestige in front of him.

But the problem is that there is a Mrs. Jensen next to Zhao Guanhou, this situation is not very different, a Western-minded woman, even if she sees Yuxian, she can also treat each other as enemies, and she is just a Taoist candidate, and she doesn't put it in her eyes. And in this matter, it was the Shandong government that caused the boxers to besiege the train for a day and a night without doing anything, and it was reasonable for Mrs. Jenson to be angry.

This pretty widow is usually in front of Zhao Guanhou, most of the time like a girl in love, gentle and lovely. But at this time, once she got angry, she became the cold-blooded marquise in the business again, and although her voice was not loud, it was extremely harsh. Without a translation, he said directly in Chinese:

"It must be said that I have deep doubts about your country's ability to protect the railways. Thousands of armed thugs, demolished the railroad, and besieged our train for dozens of hours, and the imperial court of your country did nothing. It is necessary for me to report all this truthfully to my country, and to reassess your country's capacity to build and maintain railways, and our loans will not be disbursed until the assessment is made. ”

Guo Yunsheng told him again and again, "I'm really sorry, I really can't blame small things." When the subordinate heard the news, he did not dare to delay at all, and ordered the soldiers to come, but he did not want to go the wrong way, and he was delayed for many hours. Tired of the people frightened, really uneasy. When everyone arrived in Zaozhuang County, the lower officials set up a table of thin wine to shock a few people. The railway is already under construction, and it will definitely be able to depart at noon today. ”

He looked at Zhao Guanhou again, "Lord Zhao, in fact, I think that it is better for Mrs. Jensen not to go to Zaozhuang." It's close to the bandits' nest and it's not safe enough. In case there is a bandit disorder, the bullet has no eyes, and the slightest damage is damaged, you and I cannot explain it. Why don't you ask the Marquise to turn back, as for the suppression of bandits, we will do it. ”

Zhao Guanhou shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't be possible." Among the hostages who were kidnapped this time were several of Mrs. Jenson's compatriots, including a shareholder of the Warby Bank and an engineer and technician working for the Shandong Railway in Belgium, and it was necessary for her to protect the interests of her compatriots. In addition, the imperial court built the Luhan Railway and borrowed a huge amount of money from Belgium, and his wife was the supervisor of this loan. Naturally, we have to investigate my country's efforts to build and protect the railway, and this big robbery happened to happen on the railway, why didn't you let your wife participate? ”

Seeing that the military attache was not polite to him, pressing step by step, Guo Yunsheng was not annoyed, but smiled and said, "Yes...... What the adults said was extreme, it was the lower officials who thought things badly. Please also ask Lord Zhao to bear with me, and in front of Mrs., I also want to help the official say a few words. Xia Guan is just an alternate Taoist, and this time he co-organized the carjacking case, which is really helpless, and there is no good way to capture Qiang Liang, and I hope that Lord Zhao will give him more advice. ”

"I can't talk about it, since Lord Guo is the co-organizer of the case of suppressing bandits, and he is a magistrate in Shandong, he must know the facts of the case, I want to ask, who did this case, but you have eyebrows?"

Naturally, this is the eyebrow. The person who did this case was Sun Meiyao, the leader of the bandits, who had committed illegal acts and repeatedly harassed the railway. This time it was even more bold, robbing so many meat tickets in one go, Yufutai has ordered to mobilize eight battalions of the Yongzi Infantry Army and one battalion of horse artillery, and set up a formation on the front line of Zaozhuang, just waiting for Lord Zhao to arrive, point the men and horses, and immediately attack the mountain. There is no need for adults to worry about food and military supplies, so as to ensure that the supply is sufficient and there will be no shortage. ”

Although before leaving, King Qing and Han Rong had explained to Zhao Guanhou that the hostages could only be taken slowly, not urgently, and they must not use knives and guns to damage the hostages. However, in the court's official affairs, it also seeks decency, and cannot explicitly write about the appeasement and placement, but only writes that the bandits are fully disposed of. Nominally, he had the duty to suppress bandits, Yuxian seized this flaw and deliberately pretended to be confused, but Yu Hanrong's telegram was ignored, and he still prepared according to the regulations of suppressing bandits.

He was born in the donation class, but he has the name of a capable official, and his political voice is better than that of an official from a professional class. Governing Shandong, he has been harsh in government, from the state to the province, killing countless people, and some people are called slaughterers. If a thief throws the stolen property into a passerby's house while fleeing, the passerby is condemned as the owner of the nest and killed. This kind of thing is endless, and he is a cool official who is very famous for Dajin. However, the law and order in Shandong was also greatly improved under his killing, and the court praised him more than belittled him.

Shandong folk style is fierce, since the Hong ****, there are green forests and strong beams in the local area, for the anti-sound horse militia, Yuxian recruited brave soldiers in Shandong, and trained more than 20 battalions of Dongzi Yong Battalion. Each battalion had 500 infantry, 300 horses, and 400 artillery, totaling 10,000 people. Although the equipment and food cannot be compared with the armed guards, there are also a battalion of rifled rifle infantry, three battalions of smoothbore rifle infantry, and a half-post of Mini riflemen, which are used by the standard battalion of the governor and will never be sent out.

Among the eight battalions of infantry sent this time, there were two smoothbore rifle battalions, and their combat effectiveness was quite impressive, and Guo Yunsheng also showed great confidence. "Although the Sun Bu bandit gang is brave, they are bandits after all, and they are no match for the officers and soldiers of our imperial court. As long as the adults give an order, my Shandong soldiers will be united, and they will definitely be able to plow the pavilion and sweep the holes, and wipe out the bandits' nests......"

Zhao Guanhou stopped his words, "Lord Guo, now is not the time to talk about this, I want to ask for advice." Since the Lincheng case to the present, has Sun Meiyao's ministry sent someone to negotiate the ransom, or other conditions? How did Shandong respond? ”

Guo Yunsheng shook his head again and again, "No, never." Sun Meiyao is a stubborn thief for many years, likes to kill, and is good at fishing, and she can't sleep peacefully every day. In Shandong, countless women have been humiliated by it, and even those who have hanged themselves in wells do not know how many, and Yufutai has long wanted to wipe them out. Most of the kidnapping of these foreigners is just to ask for ransom from the foreign company, so he will not contact the government. Moreover, Yufutai is an official of the imperial court and will not pay for foreigners. So they won't come to touch the nail, and they won't come to die. I heard that there are also female dependents among foreigners, maybe Sun Bandit is for these women that he started carjacking......"

Zhao Guanhou shook his head and said in his heart: Sun Meiyao is not a lily, where did she come from? From this point of view, the words of these local officials in Shandong are absolutely unbelievable. He no longer asked about the bandits, but asked about the front-line soldiers and the boxers.

Fortunately, Yuxian did not dare to break the rules of officialdom too much, and before receiving the official order of Zhao Guanhou, he did not let the troops attack and suppress the bandits on their own. As for the boxers, Guo Yunsheng's answer was also very simple

"A group of ignorant villagers in the countryside, most of them were bewitched by the things that happened to the city, so they also wanted to do the same and kidnap people for gold. Therefore, Sun Meiyao must not be tolerated, and she must be bulldozed in one fell swoop and set an example for her. If others are allowed to follow suit and use train hijacking as a way to make money, there will be no peace in the world. ”

Zhao Guanhou nodded and agreed, "What Lord Guo said is that the culprit of this train robbery must be severely punished, otherwise, the prestige of the imperial court will not exist." There is no way to talk about the public security in Shandong. I knew what to do, and when I reached the enemy, I would do it immediately. ”

Guo Yunsheng has vast powers, and in a poor and remote place, he can actually prepare a table of swallow dishes, which was sent to the carriage by several messengers. But Mrs. Jenson said to Guo Yunsheng with disgust: "I like to be clean, and last night's attack made me not sleep well all night, and now I want to make up for sleep." ”

"Yes...... Yes, madam, you can sleep, and the next official will leave. ”

Not only him, but Huo Qiu, the Yuan family brothers, and the guards who came with them, and Jensen's bodyguards all retreated to the second carriage. Guo Yunsheng looked back, looking for Zhao Guanhou, and Huo Qiu pushed on his shoulder, "What are you looking for?" We adults can't come out, he came out, how did Mrs. Jenson sleep? Let's go out and eat something. ”

The train coupler had been re-hooked, but the blood in the second carriage and the injured passengers could not be handled. Guo Yunsheng figured out the relationship between Zhao Guanhou and Jian Sen, secretly worried in his heart, and beckoned a messenger to whisper a few words, and the messenger hurriedly got off the train, asked for a horse, and went straight to Jinan.

As soon as Guo Yunsheng was gone, Mrs. Jensen became an enthusiastic little woman again, beckoning the merchants to dine together. Although those businessmen have some money, they are always inferior to an alternate Taoist. Seeing that Jensen drove such a Taoist out, but dined with a few of his own, he felt quite embarrassed.

Jiang Fengzhi and Jian Sen sat down on the left and right, leaning on Zhao Guanhou, but they also envied these wealthy businessmen. The old man with the eagle smiled, took a diamond-encrusted ring from his hand, and handed it to Zhao Guanhou, "My lord." If it weren't for the adults sacrificing their lives to protect this time, the villain's net worth would be difficult to protect, which is a small matter, don't shirk it. The two girls around you are all stunningly beautiful, this small piece of jewelry, you can give any of them, it is a little careful. ”

"No need." Zhao Guanhou didn't take the ring, "Look at it, there are two of them, I took the ring, not to make trouble for myself." If you give this one and don't give that, will the other be happy? ”

When he said this, it was tantamount to putting Jiang Fengzhi and Jensen in an equal position, Jiang Fengzhi's heart was slightly sweet, pretending not to understand, looked at the ring and shook his head and said: "I am a martial arts practitioner, I only bring a finger tiger, no ring, you take it back quickly, I will punch out, and the ring will be broken." ”

Although Jensen was not very happy in her heart, she was able to roll in the business field, and she had the ability to be happy and angry, so she pretended not to understand this sentence and ignored it. Zhao Guanhou said to the merchant: "Guys, if you really want to thank me, please do me a favor." This favor is actually said to be helping me, but also helping you. Everyone is a businessman, and the picture is to make money in harmony and have a safe journey. If the carjacking case is not easy to handle, it will be difficult for the entire railway to be safe, and everyone's business will not be good. ”

"That's right. Ringing horses, robbers, and the newly arrived boxers, let this Shandong ground deteriorate day by day, and our business is also very difficult. If the matter of holding the calf cannot be solved smoothly this time, attracting foreigners to send troops and connecting arms, this business will not be able to continue. ”

A businessman was more direct, "We also heard the words of Master Guo just now, and the villain thinks that this is not very appropriate." Officers and soldiers suppressing bandits will inevitably be burned, and when the time comes, I am afraid that none of these foreign tickets will survive. How will foreigners give up? Last time, Juye killed two priests, and the foreigners occupied Jiaozhou. If so many foreigners died, wouldn't they occupy the whole of Shandong? As soon as the swords moved, Li Min was devastated, this is the next policy. Yu Futai has a too rigid temperament, and he really lacks a bit of tactfulness in doing things. ”

Zhao Guanhou nodded, "Several people understand this truth, then we can talk about it." I'm just asking a few to do me a favor. When you do business in Shandong, you naturally have a way and a relationship. Please go to the place, help me find a relationship, and introduce some local businessmen or foreign businessmen to me. I want to ask them what is going on and whether it is really as Guo Yunsheng said. ”

Speaking of this, his face sank again, "The ugly words are said in front, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and they don't know what to do." If anyone wants to collude with the local government and ruin the matter of rescuing the hostages, everyone is afraid that it will be difficult to speak. ”

Mrs. Jenson raised her glass in due course, "Cheers to our cooperation." Wallby Bank and Jensen are very much looking forward to the good cooperation with all of you, and we will have a lot of business to discuss and jointly open up the situation in Shandong. ”

By the time lunch was over, the damaged railroad was ready to pass again, and the train sounded its whistle again, spitting smoke and moving forward. The merchants each returned to their own carriages, and in this huge luxury carriage, only Zhao Guanhou and the other three were left.

Jensen smiled and rested his head on Zhao Guanhou's shoulder, "Last night, there was a lady who left traces on your body, and today ...... I want it too. ”

Jiang Fengzhi helplessly watched the two hug each other to the sleeper, and lowered the curtain again, secretly sour in her heart. Sorting out the slingshot and waist knife. Thinking back to Zhao Guanhou's appearance when he negotiated with others, as well as Jensen's timely cooperation, the two can be called a perfect partner.

Compared with himself, he showed many shortcomings, and secretly said in his heart: Sooner or later, I will also show a few skills, let you see, otherwise I will be compared. This time to save people, I must show my face once. Hugging the calf Sun Meiyao...... She couldn't help but think of the scene when Zhao Guanhou and Sun Meiyao were fighting in the small courtyard in Jinmen, and even evolved into wrestling, and she felt even more blocked.

At the same time, hugging the calf on the peak. The towering wall, the old sow cannon placed at the four corners, a broken temple converted into a big village, the banner for the Tianxing Road, and the minions wearing various costumes, constitute the whole of the whole calf cottage.

Because of the foreign ticket, the cottage is particularly careful, around the wall, the minions with rifles on their backs patrol back and forth, in higher places, there are hanging buckets, there are special observation posts there to watch the movement of the four sides, to prevent sneak attacks. On the chair of the Juyi Hall, Sun Meiyao crossed Erlang's legs, leaned on the chair, smoked a dry cigarette in her mouth, fiddled with a red gold necklace in her hand, and engraved a line of foreign text on the chicken heart pendant, and asked the person who understood, it seemed to be Hannah's happy birthday. It's not too valuable a gadget, God knows why the foreign woman wants to go crazy and fight with herself to prevent herself from taking it. Really, when you enter the mountain, it's good to be able to keep yourself, why do you still want to keep your gold, stupid.

She was in a very irritable mood, fiddling with this boringly, and smoked three bags of cigarettes in a row, but she hadn't figured it out yet. At this time, a minion outside ran in and gave a famous post, Xuan Xuanzi, the old master of the Chunyang Altar of Kanziquan Zaozhuang, brought a few senior brothers to worship the mountain. (To be continued.) )