The four-wheeled carriage easily drove into the county seat of Tianjin, stopped at a tram stop, Duanjin took Nishizawa and others to get out of the carriage, and sent Guishan and Erle Dengbu to inquire about the place from passers-by, and before the two rushed back, two newsboys hurriedly rushed to the tram station with the newly published newspaper, and their shouting attracted the attention of Duanjin and Nishizawa Gongo.

"Evening News! Evening! Coup d'état in the South! Changsha street fighting! Guizhou mutiny, Governor Jiao Dafeng was killed by the rebels, and the Guizhou army was disbanded! ”

"Extra! Extra! Guangxi held a meeting of 10,000 people. denounced the Hunan and Guizhou Junxian factions

"Betrayal of the revolution,! The armed forces of Fujian, Xijiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and other places held armed demonstrations of the revolutionary army, vowing to seek justice for the revolutionary comrades in Hunan and Guizhou! The Alliance and the Restoration Society formed a rebel army, and Zhao Zhenhua, the governor of Hubei, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, and he has asked the center to fight! Sun Zhiqing, the governor of Hunan, sent a telegram in northern Yunnan, vowing to fight the diehards to the end! ”

Duanjin and Nishizawa were a little surprised, so they stepped forward to buy two newspapers and hurriedly glanced at them. Only then did I understand that there had been a military coup d'état in Hunan and Guizhou provinces, and the revolutionary army was replaced by the Junxian faction, and the power in the two provinces fell into the hands of the Junxian faction.

"Unexpectedly, let's get on the boat in Nanjing. However, in just a few years, the revolutionary parties in Hunan and Guizhou were finished. Ha! It's called God help me. As long as the south is a mess, it will be easier for us to get into trouble. ”

Duanjin danced with the newspaper in his hand, as if the restoration of the Great Lacquer Country was just around the corner.

But Nishizawa was not as excited as Duanjin. Carefully read the letter of invitation submitted by the Governor of Hubei to the center, and pondered it repeatedly.

"Mr. Nishizawa, why are you frowning?" Duanjin asked Kimio Nishizawa.

"Mr. Duan, the Communist Advancement Army in Hunan and Guizhou is dead, who do you think will benefit the most from this matter?" Kimio Nishizawa asked rhetorically.

"Then you need to ask? Of course it's us. ”

Duan Jin looked left and right, lowered his voice and said: "The south is not dealing with Yuan Shikai, and now the south itself is in a mess, in this kind of chaos, who will stare at the northeast?" Isn't this a great cause that is convenient for us? ”

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Nishizawa Gongxiong echoed in casually, but even he didn't believe it, just because these old and young remnants of the Eight Banners who served as cannon fodder for the military headquarters could benefit from the coup d'état in Hunan and Guizhou? At least Nishizawa Nomio would not think so, and the Major General Fukushima Yasumasa would not think so, if Fukushima Yasumasa was here, he would definitely discuss with Nishizawa Kimio the possibility of the expansion of the Republican Army's power after the Hunan and Guizhou coups. "The one who will benefit the most from the coup d'état in Hunan and Guizhou will certainly not be the extinct Qing Dynasty, nor will it be Yuan Shikai in the north.

The commander-in-chief of the republican army sent a telegram at the first time and submitted the petition to the center, which is enough to show that at least the republican army has enough confidence to clean up the mess in Hunan and Guizhou.

But I didn't wait for Kimio Nishizawa to figure it out. Guijiang and Erle Dengbu rushed back to the tram stop, walked to Duanjin's side and muttered a few words, and then stood behind Duanjin with his hands down, until a tram arrived at the station, Duanjin led everyone to take the tram, crossed Tianjin City, got off in the northeastern suburbs of the city, walked a few hundred steps on foot, and stopped in front of a Guangyang store on the side of the road.

The front of this store is small, similar to other grocery stores, and it is also a front store and a back stack, and a dozen or so people standing in the store can't turn around, but the sparrows are small and well-equipped, and you can see from the tooth sign erected in front of the door that there are many kinds of goods in this store, from American pens to rì papers. From European oil to Chinese straw hats, the names of more than 100 kinds of Chinese and foreign commodities are written to the fullness of the tooth tag that is more than half a person high, and it is not clear if the eyes are not good.

But it's such an inconspicuous little shop, but the sign is very atmospheric.

"Five generals trading company."

Duan Jin looked up at the gold-lettered signboard. I pronounced the name of the shop.

The semi-literate Erle Dengbu, who was standing beside him, understood what was written on the signboard, and couldn't help but be surprised for a moment, and said in surprise: "What do you dare to call this broken shop?" trading company.? ”

Duan Jin glanced at him and snorted, "What do you know?" Now that the world has changed, is this a small person putting gold on his face? If the revolutionary party in the south dares to appoint itself "Commander of the Governor", it will not allow this small shopkeeper in the north to appoint himself as the manager of a small "trading company." ”

"Master, you are wise. That's right, these Taos have changed, and they are almost unrecognizable.

Erle Dengbucha looked at the sè and closed his mouth in amusement.

"This is it?" Kimio Nishizawa pointed to the door of the store and asked Duanjin.

"That's right, it's the Five Lakes Trading Company on the east road of the "Five Lakes Trading Company". I memorize Zhao Cishan's letters very well, and I can't remember them. ”

"What did the Governor of Sichuan say in that blood letter?" Kimao Nishizawa asked.

"Let's go in first, you'll know when we're in."

Duanjin nodded, and walked into the Guangyang store, and the other people looked down the street for a moment. also hurriedly followed.

Business was light in the shop, with only one customer buying lamp oil, and a guy standing outside the counter scooping a tin bucket for him with a wooden spoon. Na You, there is a shopkeeper standing behind the counter, fiddling with the abacus. From time to time, he took the account book spread out in front of him and ticked it, looking very engaged, and he didn't look up to say hello when Duanjin walked into the store.

However, the guy reacted quickly, and when he saw Duanjin entering the store, he hurriedly straightened up and said hello.

"What groceries do you want to buy, sir?"

Duan Jin glanced at the guy, hesitated for a moment, and only then did he say, "May I ask the store, do you have a Shrutofer cocktail to sell here?" ”

"What wine?"

The guy in the store was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand and pointed out the door, and said with a smile: "Mr. is really good at laughing, although the store is said to be a Guangyang store." But it is true that they do not sell alcohol, if you want to buy wine, there is a winery across the street, but it is all local wine, they do not sell this foreign wine, if you want to buy foreign wine, you have to go to the concession. ”

But before the shopkeeper finished speaking, the shopkeeper grabbed the conversation.

"Xiaozhuang, you hurry up and settle the bill for this guest. You can't wait for you with a bottle of oil.

The shopkeeper answered, and went to settle the bill for the customer who bought the lamp oil.

The shopkeeper closed the account book, walked out of the counter, stood still in front of Duanjin, and looked at Duanjin and the others a few times. Bu Sheng asked, "This gentleman, listening to the accent, is he from the capital?" ”

"No, we came from Sichuan." Duan Jin also looked at the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper looked very young, no more than thirty at most, and his face was fair, and he spoke in a sven manner, if he changed into a long shirt, he would look more like a showman.

"Oh? Coming from Sichuan? How many of them came from Sichuan? Who introduced a few people to the restaurant to buy what cocktails? ”

The shopkeeper asked while making catties. gestures to lead a few people to a corner.

"This, that person's surname is Zhao."

Duanjin hesitated for a moment, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief until the customer who bought lamp oil walked out of the store, but he didn't say much nonsense.

"Mr. Zhao introduced you here?"

The shopkeeper waved his hand at the shopkeeper and said, "Xiaozhuang, let's go here today, take the tooth card into the store, and you go back on the door panel." I don't need your help here. ”

The shopkeeper answered and hurried to the door.

The shopkeeper pointed to the back room and said to Duanjin, "A few people, let's go to the back and talk."

"Wait." Duanjin shook his head. "Let me know first, do you have any of this Mulotov cocktail here?"

The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head. said: "There are no Mulotov cocktails, only Jianli brand cocktails. ”

Duan Jin raised his eyebrows, and asked again: "How much silver is a pound of this Jianli brand cocktail?" ”

"If you don't sell the game now, the shopkeeper has a bit of a taste of answering the question.

"How can I sell it?" Duan Jin asked eagerly.

"Unless the sky has changed, now the haze is obscured. Or is it better to have a sunny day...... The shopkeeper sighed.

"You, you" Duanjin trembled excitedly.

"Sir, let's go into the back room and talk."

After the guy left, the shopkeeper put on the last door panel, and then led Duanjin and the others into the back room.

The back room is the warehouse, there is only a small window, there is not enough light, and there are a few benches under the window, but it is full of dust, and everyone cannot sit down, but can only stand.

"Dare to ask this gentleman's name?" The shopkeeper put down the lantern and hugged his fist at Duanjin.

"The surname of the contemptible person is Duan...... Duan Jin reluctantly returned the salute.

"Banner Man?"

"Banner man, the old surname is Totek. Since you're the one I'm looking for. Then I won't talk around the bush, we are friends of Zhao Erxun, Zhao Cishan, the governor of Sichuan ordered by the Great Qing Dynasty, and I came to Tianjin to find you this time, and I was also entrusted by Zhao Cishan before his death.

"Don't say anything, I also know that you are people sent by Zhao Xiantai. In fact, he also rushed to Tianjin from Sichuan, and Zhao Xiantai had told him before leaving. If someone comes to the incision, it is their own person, and they can be trusted to make the right incision. That's our own people, the shopkeeper said.

"Dare to ask? How did you meet Zhao Cishan? But his curtain? Duan Jin asked again.

"Gong Qingxiu in Xia did serve as a guest under Zhao Xiantai's seat, but it was not for a long time, speaking of which, Zhao Xiantai had a life-saving grace in his subordinates. Under is the Jiangxi people's family, born in businessmen, and has also been a showman, but later tried and failed. In addition, the imperial court abolished the imperial examination, so he threw away the scrolls and devoted himself to business. Two years ago, I followed the elders of the clan to do soybean business in the three eastern provinces, and was captured by horse thieves on the way. Later, Zhao Xiantai saw that my article was quite smooth and simple. So I became a curtain guest again, and looked at it after that. I was promoted to become a county inheritor. Zhao Xiantai not only has the grace of saving my life, but also the love of Bole, I have kept the county commitment in Sichuan to this day, and often take it out to remember Zhao Xiantai's kindness. ”

The words of the shopkeeper are neither humble nor arrogant, and his words are sincere, and everyone does not believe them.