Zhao Guanhou got up suddenly, quickly put on his clothes and asked at the same time, "What's the matter?" Boxers are coming to attack the train? ”

"That's not true, it's a lot of people who ask to get on the bus in advance, to avoid accidents, there are poor people, there are businessmen, there are too many people, it's hard to stop. Hurry up and take a look, otherwise, it will be difficult for our own people to get in the car. ”

When Zhao Guanhou Pegasus arrived at the old dragon's head, he saw that it was already crowded with people, and it was several times more lively than the day he arrived at the station. The train from Tianjin had already stopped running on the day he came, and the shipping stopped even earlier. This meant that people who wanted to leave Jinmen had to either choose a horse-drawn carriage full of dangers or walk, or they had to take this train.

Although he has been repeatedly instructed to keep secrets, in fact, it is really difficult for some strong people to keep these people to keep secrets. Whether it was out of excitement or showing off, after getting Jiang Bu's response, they advertised among their relatives and friends that they had been given the opportunity to go to Shandong for free.

Instead of suffering from poverty and suffering from inequality, these people who left intentionally or unintentionally said that the situation was very dangerous, and those who did not want to leave were also told by them to live and plan to flee. In line with the idea that the law does not blame the public, that anyone is helped, or that relatives are involved, more and more people go to the old dragon head and ask for the same treatment.

Although Wang Dexian's battalion was loaded with ammunition, it couldn't hold it down at all. Fortunately, the troops of the fourth battalion arrived one after another, and Zhao Guanhou gave an order and put a row of guns into the sky to suppress the field.

"Listen, everyone stand back, the families of the new army get in the car first! If someone robs the families of the new army first, regardless of whether they are Chinese or foreign, they will all be killed! ”

Zhao Guanhou first shouted in Chinese, and then shouted in Albion, some foreigners with high noses and blue eyes, who also relied on the identity of friends, wanted to go first to find a way to survive. I didn't want to move as soon as I moved, a few guns came over, and there was no mercy at all, plus the recent murder of the Flying Tigers, they couldn't confirm who was the boxer here, so they didn't dare to rush hard at first.

The families of the Forces nouvelles were registered before boarding the bus, and they boarded the bus according to the roster, and those who did not arrive had to reserve their seats. This move was naturally dissatisfied by some people, and many people shouted in the crowd, "This is not fair!" They didn't come, so why should they be seated? Now it's time to run for your life, whoever catches up with whom,"

Zhao Guanhou nodded and said to the crowd: "What this person said is very reasonable, all those who agree with what he said, you can get out now." I don't pull such a reasonable person on this trip. Brothers, hold up all the guns for me, and our family members get on the bus first, then the foreigners, and then the merchants, all of whom have tickets. There is no ticket for the last, where to catch it. Whoever dares to grab it will beat me, and I will bear the number of lives! ”

His high-pressure posture was put out, and the people waiting to get on the bus did not dare to say anything more even if they had a whisper. People have no head and don't go, there is no so-called leader among them, so they can't form a strength, and they don't have the ability to negotiate with Zhao Guanhou, so they have to turn to ask those military families.

The families of the new army include old and young, women and children, and some are brothers and nephews. Dozens of members of the red light photo are also inside, they are some very responsible women, because they joined the red light photo because of the fun, but they still feel weak from their hearts when it comes to fighting with foreigners. As soon as the people of the new army mentioned their relatives, they also nodded, and thus they were qualified to board the bus.

Those who can't afford to buy tickets have to beg these family members to "take us up, as long as we are relatives, then we can also be considered family members, please show mercy...... If you don't take us, take our girl with you, let her be a child daughter-in-law for your family, and leave her a way to live......"

The cries and wails gradually became louder and louder, and gradually spread throughout the station. There are more and more kneeling and kowtowing, and in the years of famine, they still want a bag of dry food, but they don't want a penny, just want to be able to take it to the car and ask for a chance to live.

Some of the family members of the new army were soft-hearted and could not bear to push away the dirty hands that had been forced into their hands, and hesitated that "our rations are not rich...... but they still pulled people forward." But every time they took in someone, dozens of hands would reach out and beg them to take a few more.

Zou Xiurong was kind-hearted, and brought nearly 50 boys and girls in one go, even the old and weak women and children were more than 100. If she wasn't Zhao Guanhou's second sister-in-law, she would probably be stopped by the soldiers, and she wouldn't be able to get into the car. Rao is like this, and there are still many people who have been thrown down.

Few of the boys, girls or girls who have been shoehorned into the hands of strangers by their own families are willing to leave their families. As he walked, he turned around and shouted to his father or mother. And their family members waved their hands desperately, reprimanding in a tone that was close to reprimanding

"Don't look back! Hurry up, hurry up and get in the car! Let's go, don't grind! ”

Yuqing's eyes were a little red, and she tugged at Zhao Guanhou's clothes, but the latter shook his head, "Ci is not in charge of the soldiers, at this time, if your heart is soft, you can't do anything." After all, one car can't pull so many people, even if you add the few wagons that Fenglu hung for us, it's useless. Besides, you also know the relationship here, he set aside these wagons, and there must be a section in it that contains his personal things, and those family members have to occupy a special car, not one. ”

"Why not!" Yuqing gritted his teeth, "I did this master, and there are people in this carriage." His family, like the family of the New Army, was divided into carriages for men and women, and sat mixed with others. Keeping her family small, and sharing the same car with the new officer's family is not dishonoring his identity as a Hitara clan, see what else he has to say. If he is not satisfied, he will come to me directly, and I will wait. His big luggage, put on the coal cart, and the vacated space to load people, can now go one more one. As soon as the battle starts, I don't know how many of them will survive. ”

Mrs. Jenson, on the other hand, considers another question: "Now we need to think about food...... Their numbers are seriously exceeded, and the food supply on the train is very difficult, and it seems that some of the food I have hoarded will be sold at a low price. ”

There was a sound of horses' hooves, and a standard horse team rushed over, looking at the color of the clothes was the men and horses of the former army of Wuwei, led by a man in his thirties, who was born with a very heroic appearance, with a bright blue top on his head, and was a third-grade general. Next to him was the governor who was familiar with Zhao Guanhou, and the official of the yamen was promoted.

In the middle of their group of cavalry were several carriages, the curtains of which were so dead that outsiders could not see inside. When the people saw that they were playing the banner of the governor's yamen, they were so frightened that they couldn't even cry, and they were busy dodging left and right, and the cavalry rushed straight to the front of the team, and the leader turned over and dismounted, and asked Zhao Guanhou for a peace. ”

"It turns out that Lord Ren has arrived, no courtesy, we are all eating imperial food, don't be so polite to each other. What are you? ”

"On the car are the five young ladies of the old man's family, as well as the third aunt's family, I heard that everyone got on the car in advance today, and the army sent them here. Please arrange it for Lord Zhao. ”

Zhao Guanhou knew that Ren Sheng was a very capable general under Cheng Gongting, and he was also a figure that the Flying Tiger Regiment was eager to get rid of. He was sent to serve as a guard, apparently to prevent the livelihood of the people on the road. After seeing the salute twice, the family members of the new army have not finished getting into the car, and Ren Sheng is also very polite, "It's okay, let the family members of the right army get in the car first, we didn't say it." ”

He is the local garrison, and the deterrent power is greater than that of the guest army, and with them on the side, the people will not dare to break in. In terms of order, it is slightly better than Fang Cai. Zhao Guanhou invited Gao Sheng, who was familiar with him, to the side, and ordered someone to pour tea over, "Master Gao, the journey is smooth, right?" ”

"Smooth ball! As soon as he came out of the governor's yamen, he was stopped by the Flying Tiger Regiment and had to check. They don't care about the family members who make Taiwan, but they can't bring out the gold and silver treasures, so they have to stay and reward the three armies. Each person can't carry more than 100 pieces of silver, isn't this a bandit? ”

"There are female dependents in the car, and they also want to check?"

"There's a red light following." Gao Sheng spat hatefully, "Lin Heigu took the lead, look at that posture, if you don't nod, you will use force." I was also preparing to compete with them, but the army came with an arrow and asked them to check. In addition to some clothes and materials, there were some worthless gadgets in the box, and they were speechless. It was still Lord Zhao who was happy, and a burst of guns swept everything down. ”

When Zhao Guanhou heard this, he muttered slightly, "Master Gao, has the Lord of the Army ever had anything to say?" ”

Gao Sheng thought for a while and said: "Before leaving, there is a saying in the army, saying that a few young ladies are delicate and expensive after all, especially three young ladies have never allowed anyone, and it is inconvenient to show up. Be sure to keep them in the box and don't let outsiders disturb them. I didn't say anything else. ”

"I see, Master, you can rest here first, I still have business here."

He came to Yuqing's side in two or three steps, pulled the other party's arm, and called her aside, "You, follow me to the car, I guess there will be a lot of fun." ”

Yuqing didn't say anything, followed him obediently, and the two trotted all the way to the platform, flew on the train, and came all the way to the carriages prepared by Fenglu. Feng Lu added a total of four wagons, the first of which was used to make a special carriage for his daughter. According to him, his own girl is not thoughtful in etiquette, and if she is with other people's families, her words are offensive, and it is not beautiful.

Zhao Guanhou didn't take it seriously at first, but at this time, he felt a little suspicious. "Feng Lu has been a minister for so long, his daughter fled, did he only bring clothes and materials, I don't believe he is so honest. And he repeatedly told him to let his daughter stay in the carriage, which was even more problematic. ”

Zhao Guanhou walked back and forth in the carriage as he spoke, this special carriage was specially hung by Feng Lu, and he named it for his family, but Zhao Guanhou didn't care. Looking at it at this time, I saw that the layout in the carriage was not very luxurious, compared to the daughter of a governor, it was already extremely simple. It's just a few simple furnishings, five incense burners, and a tall Buddha statue.

The Buddha statue is a Maitreya Buddha, the image of laughing, Zhao Guanhou turned a few times, and his eyes fell on the Buddha statue. "Laugh often, laugh at the ridiculous people in the world; The belly can be tolerated, and the world can not tolerate things. Is this Fengzhi platform so pious? ”

Yuqing said: "You mean there is something wrong with this Buddha statue?" She walked around the Buddha statue, and saw that the Buddha statue was unusually tall, with a clay golden body, almost as high as the carriage, and when she moved in, she didn't know how much strength she wasted. But no matter how you look at it, you can't see the problem.

Zhao Guanhou smiled: "The problem with this Buddha statue is that it is too new. If it is a Buddha statue offered at home, it will be smoked and roasted over time, and there is absolutely no such new method. If it is a newly invited Buddha statue, then why bother to invite it from Jinmen, is there no temple in Shandong? In my opinion, the problem with this Buddha statue is not small. ”

He has never respected ghosts and gods, and he has no reverence for the Buddha statue, so he found a hammer and hammered it down, and smashed the belly of the Maitreya Buddha statue, the gold clay scattered, and the smoke rose. When the smoke and dust cleared, there was an exclamation from Yuqing! "Feng Lu, this minion, how much is this!"

The belly was smashed open, revealing the mystery inside, and rows of gold bars were stacked in the belly of the Buddha statue, and the golden light flashed, exuding a seductive light. In addition to the gold bars, there were also bundles of banknotes, both the Albion pound and the Prussian mark. Others were minted in strips of silver, as well as some official money bills issued by Daikin.

This kind of money ticket has a one-to-one ratio with Jinyang, and the purchasing power of the private sector has decreased slightly, but the two-to-one can still be exchanged. The money stamps alone are several large stacks of thick ones, plus gold and foreign currency, which are converted into silver, which is an astonishing amount of money. Finally, behind the gold bars, more than a dozen pieces of jewelry were found, all of which were dazzling and valuable treasures at first glance.

Zhao Guanhou estimated the value, "If these are converted into cash, it will probably be no less than 500,000." Feng Zhengtai was a big deal, and he moved 500,000 taels at once. Such a large number is definitely not his eunuch bag, if I am not mistaken, it should be Beiyang's military expenses, plus the customs surplus. ”

"He dares to embezzle military expenses and salaries, and he is tired of living?"

"That's not what you say, the Flying Tigers want food and ordnance, why do they respond to requests? It is because from the army to the grain platform, everyone has oil and water to fish. The Flying Tigers think that Feng Lu is stupid and can be bullied, but do you know that Feng Lu doesn't think the same way about them? In the past, he didn't dare to be greedy for so much public money, but the things handled by these people in the Flying Tiger Regiment were all messes of bad debts and could not be investigated. As long as he pushes these envoys to the head of the Flying Tiger Regiment at that time, from the two kings of Duan and Zhuang, no one can find out clearly. The money became a headless public case and belonged to him for his own use. ”

Zhao Guanhou picked up two gold bars and touched them lightly in his hand, "It is not an overnight achievement to exchange so much silver for gold and foreign currency." I am afraid that most of the gold in the large and small gold shops in Jinmen has been exchanged by him. Foreigners' banknotes, this Buddha statue is also cast specifically for hiding money, I estimate that there is a mechanism, can ensure that after the money is taken out, the Buddha statue is restored, and outsiders can not see the clue. It's just that I didn't find the right opportunity, and it was inconvenient to get rid of it. This time, he couldn't go by himself, so he let his daughter go to Shandong first, and when he got out of the car, he put the Buddha statue on the car, and the expenses of two or three generations were enough. ”

Yu Qingqi's face flushed, "If you want to be beautiful, I'll go find him and give him a good look." ”

Zhao Guanhou grabbed her, "You go to him, does it make sense?" You are not the imperial historian, what does it matter to you how much public money he is greedy for? What's in it for you to take it back? ”

Yuqing's mind reacted quickly, and she immediately understood, "Are you thinking...... Black eats black? ”

"How to call black eat black, this is too ugly. It's just that Feng Zhijun's family members get in the car, and they have to pay for the car, right? Originally, it was good to give ammunition to the gun. But it's not okay to just give guns and ammunition and not pay the military? Anyway, I have to send someone to escort this train back to Shandong, even if I hire bodyguards, I have to pay for it. And what about hiring new troops? ”

He looked at the gold jewelry, "Yuqing, what you like, just pick it yourself." The others are left, the gold is too heavy, and Miss Qianjin can't lift a thousand catties, so I'll do it for you. As for these banknotes, when they arrive in Shandong, they will be given the travel expenses, and they will have to say thank you to us......"

Zhao Guanhou called Huo Qiu and gave a few orders, and dozens of old soldiers of the artillery battalion quietly got into the car and transferred the gold and foreign currency. These most reliable subordinates will return to Shandong with this huge amount of money and dispose of it properly.

Fenglu's seven daughters, two married in the capital and not in Jinmen, the other one got on the bus with her husband's family, and among the other four daughters, two of them have not yet married, and two have not decided on a family. Together with the maids and servants, dozens of people chirped and got into the car, and Zhao Guanhou was also polite to them. But after seeing off Ren and Gao and the escort horses, Shi Gege walked in from outside, his face as cold as iron

"There are so many people to get on the bus that it's impossible to give you a special car. Men go to the men's carriage, and women are added to this carriage. Whoever is not satisfied, get out of the car! Oh yes, the hundreds of people who are shining at the red light are outside, saying that they are going to kill Ermaozi, so be careful yourself. ”

The red light shined, naturally Jiang Fengzhi's team, which took a few turns outside the station, and played a greater role than the official army. All those who had an opinion about the carriage were silent, and boarded the train step by step as instructed. Due to the large number of people, the train had to depart early. All the family members of the new army, as well as the foreigners and businessmen who bought tickets, had already boarded the bus, and a few who had fallen behind were also invited by special people, and finally all boarded the bus.

Zhao Guanhou went to visit a few sisters-in-law, and saw a large group of girls in their carriages, and the daughters of the Cao family were all patiently helping Zou Xiurong coax the children, and knew that it was a by-product of the kindness of the second sister-in-law. Just looking forward to this way, they don't want to make any trouble because of these children from poor families.

Although the special carriages have been abolished, the capacity of the train is still far from enough compared to the people who want to take it away. The long queue at the station has attracted the attention of some people waiting to escape nearby, and more and more people have come to the station, crying and begging, wanting to leave a place for them, they don't need to be comfortable, as long as it is a place, they can survive. When the last passenger got on the bus, the carriage was already filled with canned sardines, and it was a luxury to turn around.

The gentry and the foreign businessmen and compradors, they have never been tortured in this way, and there are naturally complaints. Fenglu's five daughters looked around, but they couldn't find the Buddha statue that their father said, and they were so anxious that they wanted to cry. It's just that in front of the muzzles and bayonets of the soldiers, there are no complaints.

It wasn't until the train left the station with white smoke that the passengers finally didn't have to worry about being thrown off, and then complained that the carriage was too stuffy, uncomfortably crowded, no water and no food, and it was difficult to hold on to Shandong. But the soldier had already received the order, ignored these complaints, and fired a shot outside in a hurry.

These complaining passengers did not know what they had gained and what they had suffered and lost in the days to come. What kind of changes this train has played in their lives? (To be continued.) )