"Guanwai War, Jiangnan Fu, Qingqi Number, two hundred and six!"

It spread like this, and spread all over the north and south of the river, even in the Kwantung region, which had been fighting for many months, and the original nearly 20,000 "various armed forces" of the Manchu Qing secret sect outside the pass did not know the impact of the recovery of the south on them, but the smarter ones still began to find their own way out.

Early in the morning, a carriage was ushered in by Liu's house in Wakou, and just by looking at the micro-notes on the carriage, you knew that it was the carriage of Zhang Delu, director of the Dalini City Public Welfare Bureau, and the carriage entered the courtyard of Liu's house, and stopped in front of the Russian-style mansion.

"Are you sure?"

Liu Zhaoyi asked, while Zhang Delu nodded, and the two walked over without saying a word.

There are eight richest people in Qingniwa Chinese businessmen, Zhang Delu is the first, and Liu Zhaoyi is second. Both of them were born as Russian interpreters, and they also relied on their relationship with Ji Fengtai to start their careers with timber from the Xing'an Mountains, and then when they were building a city in Dalini, they urgently needed a large number of laborers, and recruited labor contractors from Shandong, Hebei, Henan and other places to make a fortune.

The two of them were the same with blue faces and some worry in their eyes.

The two entered a European-style study side by side in Liu's house, with thick curtains hanging in the study window, lights on in the room, and a young man dressed in Western style sitting on a large Russian-style sofa looked at the two with a smile.

I saw that his face was calm, looking at the two people who entered the room without any expression, and from their expressions, he knew that he had achieved half of the success.

"Director Zhang, Chairman Liu, are you sure?"

"Mr. Ji, say it! What do you want! ”

Liu Zhaoyi just said that, Ji Fuze shook his head, not only did he not show joy on his face, but he showed a dejected look, and he sighed.

"I'm afraid it's not what I want, but how Director Zhang and Chairman Liu can escape some catastrophe!"

With his words, there was a dead silence in the study, and there was silence. Zhang Delu's whole body was already soaked, his head was buzzing, his arms were stiffly propped up on the sofa, since he knew the news, he was terrified, and now it is finally determined, how can he not be afraid, if it is not for thinking that there is such a Mr. Ji here, I am afraid that he will already run away, and Liu Zhaoyi, who has not said it, is also obviously lowered, and there is a trill in the middle.

"Zhaoyi and Delu are both rough people, and I asked Mr. Ji to save me and the other two!"

Liu Zhaoyi's words were full of humility, and his expression was extremely respectful, at this time, there was still the pride when he saw Ji Fengze for the first time in the Chamber of Commerce in the past, they were not the Ji Fengtai, Ji Fengtai could hold the passport of the Three Kingdoms, the Russians helped the Russians when they were in their prime, and they did not have Ji Fengtai's sleekness, let alone his opportunity.

"If you want people to save you, you have to save yourself, I don't know what two of you can do to save yourself?"

Ji Fuze didn't give them any ideas directly, but asked them directly.

Liu Zhaoyi and Zhang Delu looked at each other, what other way to save themselves, from this Ji Fuze took the secret order of the army headquarters that I don't know where to get, and looked at the words written on it, "After Dali mud is settled, arrest Liu, Zhang and other Dalian eight families for the crime of "collusion with Russia", and confiscate their property", the two of them had no idea, at first they didn't believe it, but this time with the mayor Hua Xili? Vasilivich? After talking to Mayor Sakharov, he learned that if he occupied Dalian, he Sakharov, like many Russians, sold his real estate to Chinese businessmen, and if he came, he would definitely confiscate the assets of all families with the "crime of collusion with Russia" in the face of a Dalini who was divided by Chinese businessmen, so as to realize the rule of Dalini.

Ji Fengtai, who bought the most, didn't need to worry, he had himself in the background, and he even acted as a spy for this service, but other people didn't have this "good life", and he would naturally attack them when he came.

On the way here, Zhang Delu didn't think about escaping, but if he really left such a big industry and ran away, he was really reluctant, especially in order to buy those industries abandoned by the Russians, he spent millions of rubles, if he really escaped, it would be back to its original shape.

"Self-help, I would like to contact myself, but is it possible?"

Liu Zhaoyi opened his mouth and sighed.

"Yes, Mr. Ji, if there is any way, don't drag it out, if so...... If we can keep this inheritance, Brother Liu and I are willing to give 1 million rubles as a thanks, and I think the other five companies are also willing to give no less than 1 million as thanks! ”

Zhang Delu smiled on his face as he took out a check from his pocket for Hua-Russia Daosheng.

"This is 500,000 rubles, and please Mr. Ji laugh!"

Zhang Delu's move was extremely generous, this was nearly 300,000 taels of silver, even when he bribed those Russians in the past, he had never been so generous, but now in order to keep his own industry, he didn't care about anything else.

"What's the way!"

Picking up the check and glancing at the numbers on it, Ji Fuze just smiled slightly, and then pushed the check back!

"There's another way, but ......"

Seeing him like this, Liu Zhaoyi and Zhang Delu thought that he had little spare money, and they were about to increase the code. But I heard Ji Fuze add a sentence there.

"It's up to you two to have the guts!"

"Guts?"

Liu Zhaoyi was surprised, Zhang Delu still looked at Ji Fuze in surprise, and didn't understand what this had to do with courage.

"Please also ask Mr. Ji to speak clearly!"

"There is a way, if you have the courage, then, not only can you keep your industry, but also allow the two of you to further expand your industry, and there will be unexpected gains!"

After Ji Fuze picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, he looked at the two people in front of him.

His words only made Liu Zhaoyi and Zhang Delu hesitate there, although they didn't know what to do, but the courage of these two words was undoubtedly what risk they took, what risk would it be?

If there is no secret document, for the two of them, as long as they don't fight, no matter whose world it is, they always have to pay taxes, they can pay to whomever they want, and they can pay as much as they want, but now the greed of the Oriental little nose has forced them to the decisive road.

Liu Zhaoyi gritted his teeth, looked at Ji Fuze, stood up, and bowed first.

"Please teach me Mr. Ji!"

When he gritted his teeth and said this sentence, Liu Zhaoyi only had that sentence left in his heart, people die for money, and birds die for food!

Ji Fuze did not speak, but set his eyes on Zhang Delu, Zhang Delu looked at this Ji Fuze hesitated in his heart for a moment or two, and then stood up and repeated Liu Zhaoyi's words.

"I'll just ask, how much do you think you can use to get Sakharov to hand over this Dalini!"

His question made Liu Zhaoyi and Zhang Delu look at each other, and they didn't know how to answer for a while, how much money could make him hand over the city?

"Five...... Five million rubles! ”

After a moment of silence, Liu Zhaoyi replied.

"Mr. Ji, Na Sakharov is an insatiable man, taking the opportunity of being the chief engineer and mayor of Dari Mud, the chief engineer of urban construction, to get tens of millions of family property for himself, and now he has sold all the properties to Ji Fengtai, if there is 5 million, he will definitely be able to let him hand over the city!"

This will Liu Zhaoyi regarded this Ji Fuze as the same role as Ji Fengtai, thinking that he was a spy of the army, but Zhang Delu didn't think so, looking at Ji Fuze who was staring, he thought in his heart, these two Ji are obviously not the same kind of people, Ji Fengtai went to move Na Sakharov, according to Mr. Ji's statement, he was instructed by himself, so he would ...... So who sent this Mr. Ji? Could it be...... Thinking in his heart, Zhang Delu asked.

"I don't know what kind of handover method is for Master Ji's handover!"

In a word, the change of a title woke up Liu Zhaoyi, he stared at Ji Fuze and seemed to understand his intention, and he finally understood why he said that this matter requires courage, this is not just courage, it is basically to take a small life to take risks!

"This is a policy of Dexing Insurance Company, the two only need to sign, if the property of these two is destroyed in the war, Dexing Insurance Company can pay 5 million taels of silver!"

Ji Fuze pushed an insurance policy in front of the two, but he still didn't say what he meant, and Liu Zhaoyi and Zhang Delu looked at the insurance policy, and finally understood a little in their hearts, and the two hesitated for nearly ten minutes before picking up the pen and signing their names on the policy.

At noon, the mayor of Dalini, Vasili? Vasilivich? In the living room of Sakharov's mansion, two of Sakharov's friends, sat at a round European table encrusted with gemstones, drinking champagne and talking.

"My friends, you must understand that if I sign this treaty, then I may become a sinner of Russia!"

Although he said this, Sakharov's face did not show a look of disgust.

Zhang Delu squinted his eyes and used his hands to trim the suit that he was not used to, only when he saw these Russians, he would wear a suit, which was completely different from Ji Fengtai who had cut his braids and wore a suit.

"Mr. Mayor, in your wisdom, you also understand that when you sign this treaty, it will mean that you will be a hero of the entire Russian Empire!"

His words Sakharov fell into deep thought, he reached a deal with Ji Fengtai, Ji Fengtai used 12 million rubles to buy 50 buildings, power stations and all the courtyards that once belonged to him, which is almost equivalent to nearly one-tenth of the buildings in Dalini City, but despite this, he still earned an additional two million rubles, and as a price, he must assist Ji Fengtai to prevent the Russian army from destroying the Dalini commercial port and important buildings and facilities in the city, so as to prepare for the army to take over and use the city in the future.

He clearly knew that although the buildings he got when Dalini was first built escaped the inspection of the Tsar's inspectors, but the cooperation with Ji Fengtai brought great risks to himself, in fact, he was ready, once he left Dalini, he would immigrate to the United States or Britain with his family as soon as possible, and be his own rich man there, but the Isthmus of Jinzhou has been cut off by the army, and the only place to escape is Lushunkou, if it is ...... People die for money! For the sake of money, he chose to cooperate with Ji Fengtai, but if it was ...... Just as Zhang Delu said, if he returned the city to the Qing State, it would undoubtedly complicate the city's problems, and if he forcibly occupied this city that "belonged to the Qing State", then it would arouse the disgust of the Qing people, and they would naturally not be able to maintain that kind of nominal neutrality, if they admitted the reality, they wanted to use the city, and they needed to get permission from the Qing State, and then Russia could protest to the Qing State.

At that time, he will have every reason to convince the officials of St. Petersburg that he is doing so in the interests of Russia, to make the most of a city that is bound to fall, and that he may even become a hero.

"Mr. Mayor, in fact, we all know the final outcome of this war, there is no possibility of defeating the Russian Empire, and we also hope so!"

Liu Zhaoyi said half-truthfully, and then he continued.

"In the future, if Russia defeats the Japanese army, the whole of Manchuria will become the territory of the Russian Empire, let alone Dalini? Mr. Mayor! ”

"That'...... Liu Xianxian, you can tell me, why did you help the Qing officials convey this advice? ”

Sakharov asked with a sly smile, he didn't believe that these cunning Qing merchants would do unprofitable things.

"Mr. Mayor, we must protect our industry! As you told me this morning, I must seek every possible opportunity to protect my property! ”

Zhang Delu replied seriously.

"Do you know the risks? If I attack it! Then the whole of Dalini could be in ruins! ”

"Of course we understand this, but Mr. Mayor has already answered my question in the morning, saying that I will also lose all my property here, there is a saying in China!"

This will make Liu Zhaoyi's eyes show some ruthlessness.

"Burning jade! If we can't keep our possessions, then we'd rather let Dalini be completely ruined! ”

"Oops! If that's the case, Ji Fengtai will definitely hate you to death, you must know that now he owns one-fifth of Dalini's real estate! ”

"Mr. Mayor, do you care?"

Faced with Liu Zhaoyi's question, Sakharov shrugged his shoulders helplessly, his deal with Ji Fengtai was only to prevent the destruction of the commercial port and the railway station, and there was no agreement on who to transfer the city to.

"I don't care, because when I come, we are destined to lose everything, maybe even lose our lives, it's just another way, if we can succeed, our property will be preserved!"

"Actually, if Russia wins the war, maybe your property will be returned to you!"

"Mr. Mayor, Russia will not return the assets of the enemy country that has not yet been returned, and when our property is confiscated, everything becomes the original asset, right? Mr. Mayor, will you give us back those assets? ”

Liu Zhaoyi asked with a smile.

Jokes, of course not, no one can do that? His hotel, building, power station, and Jiyuan were all sold to Ji Fengtai, and if that day really came, he would definitely find a way to make up for his losses, and naturally it would be impossible to return the assets of the Chinese businessmen confiscated by him to these Chinese businessmen.

Then a servant handed Sakharov a filled telegram in a silver tray, and he glanced at it, then at the man in front of him, and put it away.

"What if...... I want you guys to know, I mean if! ”

Sakharov asked with some confusion.

"If, in the next few days, I hand over this city to you, what will you use to protect it? Is it just relying on the Gong'an Patrol Team? ”

His question only made Liu Zhaoyi and Zhang Delu happy, and the two of them looked at each other, knowing that the mayor had been persuaded by them.

"Mr. Mayor, you don't have to worry about it, we naturally have our own methods, and we can tell you for sure that the county order of Wakou County has arrived at Wakou!"

"Can I meet him?"

Liu Zhaoyi and Zhang Delu smiled but did not answer.

"Mr. Mayor, as a reward for returning the city of Dalini to the Qing Kingdom!"

Liu Zhaoyi took out a check from his pocket, the six zeros on the check and the "3" in front of it, Sakharov was very simple, he pondered for a while before answering.

"There are some things that I can't decide, I can decide to retreat from here, but ......"

The money was tempting, and their advice was very tempting, but there were always some concerns.

"So, I need to report to the Governor of Kwantung Alekseev before I can decide!"

"Mr. Mayor, how long has it been by the time Your Excellency the Governor and St. Petersburg make a decision?"

After Zhang Delu asked rhetorically, he struck while the iron was hot.

"What's more, before the war, didn't Lord Kuropatkin suggest that South Manchuria and Lushun be returned to China! You, as the mayor of the city of Dalinyi, can make any decision based on the interests of Russia when it is in the interests of the Russian Empire, right? ”

"Not really! Mr. Mayor! ”

Liu Zhaoyi was drinking with him, and when he spoke, he even took out a pen and pushed it in front of Sakharov with the check, and then looked at him with a smirk.

Looking at the treaty written in Chinese and Russian, Sakharov seemed a little hesitant, and it only took him ten minutes to make a decision when he betrayed Darini, because he had already thought of a strategy to deal with it, and let others bear the blame on his behalf, but if he signed this treaty.

While hesitating, Sakharov looked again at the tempting check, which was so tempting.

"If Russia wins this war, is it possible for the Qing to hold Dalini? They will lose even the whole of Manchuria, not to mention this Dalini! ”

"This is done to protect Russia's interests, and the ownership of this city will intensify the contradictions between the two countries...... In any way, it is in the interests of Russia! ”

While thinking this, Sakharov picked up the pen and stared at the treaty again, it was so simple, it was just to return a city to them, and there were not even any other clauses, even if he was not a legal expert, he knew that there were no pitfalls in this treaty.

Finally, he put down his pen, but when he was halfway through the signature, his hand paused, and he raised his head again to look at the two Qingguo people in front of him.

"Are you sure that your axe will dare to accept the city?"

By the time he asked the question, he had already signed his name to the treaty.

(To be continued)