When the other party was all seated, Zhao Chuanxin stopped talking to Mao Zi and listened carefully.

Wei Ying said: "Mr. De Xuanlin, why did you come all the way from Tianjin Wei? ”

De Xuanlin, an old and cunning German devil, took out a napkin and put it on his knee squarely, so as to hide his inner embarrassment: "Mr. Weiying, when I promoted the acquisition of Kaiping Coal Mine by Molin Company, I contributed at the same time as Zhang Yanmou, I was dismissed by Hurdner's British, and Zhang Yanmou was at least transferred to Beiyang to make a platform, and he also has more than 120,000 shares in dividends. But what about me? What do I get? You drink soup, I just want to moisten my lips, but gentlemen, I am old now, and I was beaten by Zhao Chuanxin's thief and left with a secret illness, and I have difficulty moving, why did I end up in such a situation? ”

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and the louder his voice became.

Zhao Chuanxin's eyes narrowed.

Zhang Yanmou is Zhang Yi.

Could it be that there is something else behind this matter?

As for hearing his name, he didn't pay attention to it.

You must know that the fact that the Kaiping Coal Mine was elevated by the British is confusing in history, and there is no conclusion in the 21 st century.

And the platform saw that De Xuanlin gradually became excited, and hurriedly pressed his shoulder: "Be quiet, be quiet......"

"Zhang Yanmou, take away your dirty hands!" De Halolin was furious.

Zhao Chuanxin was stunned, that platform turned out to be Zhang Yi.

He couldn't help but look at the other two foreigners, so what are their identities?

Isaac didn't say much.

Although De Xuanlin was very excited, Wei Ying was unmoved, he lit a cigarette, put one arm on the back of the chair, crossed Erlang's legs and said lightly: "Mr. De Xuanlin, your position was not very firm at the beginning." Don't think I don't know your mind. After the signing of the "Vice-Treaty" and the "Handover Treaty", you went against the norm and hindered us many times, am I not wrong about this? ”

The more Zhao Chuanxin listened, the more confused he became.

First of all, this foreigner named Weiying should be one of the Britons who controlled the Kaiping Coal Mine at this time.

It is rumored that it was De Huanglin and Hu Hua who partnered to deceive Zhang Yi and seize the Kaiping Coal Mine.

But Zhao Chuanxin concluded from their conversation at this time that it seems that Zhang Yi, the dog thing, is the one who really betrays the country, and De Xuanlin seems to have blocked the sale of mines at the beginning?

De Xuanlin opened her mouth, and finally sighed: "That's not like I changed my mind.

At that time, Li Zhongtang was still alive, the boxers were in turmoil, and the coalition forces of the great powers attacked the Beijing Division, which coincided with the escape of the two palaces and was in urgent need of a silver turnover.

And Li Zhongtang has always been with Kaiping things, he has an ambiguous attitude, he wants 200,000 taels of silver, but also thinks that Kaiping things can be turned around in the later stage, because the contract has not been approved by him and the emperor, it can be regarded as invalid.

Li Zhongtang wanted to take advantage of the fire, so he told me to block the signing.

Li Zhongtang because after the First Sino-Japanese War, although Mingli was still the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang, but secretly he had lost power, so he urgently needed the 200,000 taels of silver to escape the two palaces, so as to please Lafayette and save power. Therefore, Li Zhongtang clearly knew about this matter, but pretended not to know. As a result, he was cocooned, but he didn't expect that in the specific terms signed by Zhang Yanmou, he would directly sell the Kaiping Coal Mine.

Zhang Yanmou, you recruited from the truth, is what I said false? ”

Zhang Yi's face was blue and red, and he was extremely embarrassed.

To say that in this matter, he was indeed deceived at first, but then he pushed the boat down.

De Xuanlin is just the opposite, at first she actively planned and ran, but later it was too late to obstruct it in every possible way.

Zhang Yi touched his nose, and in De Xuanlin's eyes about to kill, he had to nod and admit it.

Zhao Chuanxin's eyes widened.

I didn't expect that the things that would be revealed in a few words in history, and I didn't expect that the Kaiping Mine, which had been involved with the British for half a century, would have such complicated twists and turns behind it.

To talk about the loss of the Kaiping coal mine, Hu Hua, De Xuanlin, Zhang Yi, and even Li Hongzhang and Cixi and Emperor Guangxu are all responsible.

At that time, there was a disturbance of Boxer, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, and Cixi and Guangxu fled. Cixi, an old immortal, has always been extravagant, and it takes a lot of silver to escape, so Li Hongzhang wants to regain power in order to please her, so he made this strategy to seek skin with the tiger, but was finally swallowed by the tiger.

Zhao Chuanxin generally straightened out what happened.

At this time, Wei Ying smiled and said, "Mr. De Xuanlin, I don't deny that you have worked hard in this matter, but it is a little inappropriate for you to lightly take your own considerations and not say anything, right?" As far as I know, once the Qing lose control of the Kaiping Coal Mine, your power will also disappear. This is the reason why you suddenly turned against us later, right? ”

De Xuanlin's power was given by the Qing court, and he went to Tianjin Weihe Capital with Hu Hua with great interest to negotiate the matter with all parties. When it came to the end, he suddenly reacted.

If he really annoyed the Qing court, and the Qing court took away his power, he would not be able to get along in China.

This is the case, but the cunning De Xuanlin categorically will not admit it: "Nonsense. At that time, the minister of Tsarist Russia showed his ambition for the Kaiping coal mine, and as an expert in international law, the Belgian Wudes was about to give up in the face of pressure from Tsarist Russia when dealing with this matter. Who is withstanding the pressure? It's me, it's me and Hu Hua who are going around in all directions, and urging Zhang Yanmou to go to Tianjin Wei to sign! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Chuanxin clarified almost everything.

However, he still couldn't figure out how crooked Zhang Yi's ass was. In addition, Zhao Chuanxin didn't understand that after Zhang Yi betrayed the country, not only was he not executed by Cixi, but he was sent to Beiyang, can he continue to make a comeback?

I only heard Wei Ying say: "Mr. De Xuanlin, let's count what you said is true. However, after the contract was signed, you wanted to issue new shares to the old shareholders, but you insisted on obstructing it, and at one point you had to publish news in the newspaper to block it. In the end, it was Mr. Hu Hua who came forward to persuade you and gave you some compensation, and you reluctantly agreed. Business is business, and since you have already been compensated, what are you still coming to me for? ”

De Xuanlin was speechless.

At this time, Isaac spoke: "Mr. De Brillin, I am the special lawyer of Merlin Company. Merlin's dealings with you are based on fairness and justice, and no one threatens you to force you, so you should not come to us again to ask for compensation, which is rude and illegal. ”

De Xuanlin's face turned red.

He was keen on gambling, so he couldn't save half of his life, and he lost his power and was poor in his later years. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't be here today.

He pointed at Zhang Yi and said, "But why does he have compensation?" ”

Isaac smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang Yanmou is different. First of all, Mr. Zhang received 50,000 shares of the new company in the transaction itself, and Mr. Zhang originally held 3,000 shares of the mining bureau in exchange for 75,000 shares of the new company. Mr. Zhang rushed to London to fight the lawsuit, don't forget, Mr. Zhang is the winning party, this is the treatment that our company should give him. ”

Zhang Yi actually won the lawsuit in London, but the Qing court didn't catch it, and only Zhang Yi benefited himself. He doesn't have to be involved in management, but he gets a dividend every year.

De Xuanlin clenched her fists: "Zhang Yanmou, you traitor to the country and seeking glory, don't think that I don't know that you are fighting a lawsuit in the UK, I have no intention of fighting hard, and in the end the benefits will fall into your hands, but I also spread around saying that I deceived you with nonsense." You're not as good as me as a German. God has no eyes, and all the princes in the court are blind, and they can still appoint a villain like you......"

Zhang Yi was cautious and flattered since he came, and put his posture very low, but De Xuanlin was a little annoyed because he failed to achieve his goal and repeatedly abused him aggressively.

He stiffened his neck and said, "I have served Lafayette and the Queen, so I can resume my duties." The British company helped repay the 200,000 taels of silver borrowed from Beiyang, which was used by Lafayette for refuge. I got the money, the two palaces got the money, and the British company got the Kaiping coal mine, which is a three-way benefit. I didn't ask for more, but was suppressed by Governor Yuan in many ways, have I ever said a word of complaint? ”

Because Li Hongzhang died halfway, in the later Kaiping affairs, because of the loss of decision-makers, the Qing court became at a loss. That's what led to the consequences.

Li Hongzhang's idea of picking chestnuts in the fire is good, but this old guy didn't insist until the end and blew the lamp and pulled out the wax, which no one expected.

As a direct result, the Kaiping Coal Mine fell into the hands of the British.

The most angry person in this matter is Yuan Datou, and a money bag in Beiyang is gone.

So he has been looking for trouble with Zhang Yi, but there are people above Zhang Yi, and Yuan Datou can't do anything about him.

This shameless face made De Xuanlin laugh.

He didn't eat anymore, got up and angrily picked up the suit on the back of his chair, and wanted to go out.

Zhao Chuanxin, who had already understood everything, suddenly laughed, took off his hat, and walked towards their table.

The laughter attracted everyone's attention and they all looked at him.

When De Xuanlin saw the face that often appeared in nightmares, she couldn't help but start trembling: "Zhao, Zhao, Zhao Chuanxin?" ”

Who?

The people around were stunned.

Zhao Chuanxin, they know too well.

The nightmare of foreigners, the nemesis of Japan, the disaster of Tsarist Russia, and the hater of Cixi......

This tall, sturdy, suit-and-leather man, bearded man is the legendary god of war Zhao Chuanxin?

Zhao Chuanxin patted the back of a person at the table next to him, and smiled gently: "Get out of the way." ”

This person didn't seem to have heard of Zhao Chuanxin's reputation, and he had some background, so he reprimanded loudly: "I am a disciple of Wang Jiazhuang, who dare you to be so rude?" ”

Wangjiazhuang is a well-known local clan, and a few years ago, there was a massacre of another clan, which is very famous in the local area.

"Hehe, it scares you to death when you say it. I am the old Edinburgh Zhengbai-flag, and the ruthless II of Liaoxi Van der Biao is also. ”

The gentleman from Wangjiazhuang took a sip: "What the, I haven't heard of it......"

Zhao Chuanxin was impatient and slapped over, the man turned his head, knocked down the table, and splashed the soup.

Zhao Chuanxin ignored him and dragged a chair to De Xuanlin's table.

He pressed De Xuanlin's shoulder: "Sit down." ”

De Xuanlin's pressed legs involuntarily bent down and sat down again.

And the shopkeeper before, seeing this, hurriedly ran over and said loudly: "I know that you are not a good person, you have to be presumptuous in our Yushengxuan!" Any idea what this place is? Here......"

Zhao Chuanxin turned around and whipped his fist.

Halfway through the shopkeeper's words, the person flew out upside down, and blood spurted from his mouth in the air.

After falling to the ground, he was motionless and was beaten into shock.

Zhao Chuanxin picked up De Xuanlin's napkin and wiped the back of his hand: "Noise! ”

He took out his cigar and lit it, and sat down slowly, crossing Erlang's legs and clasping his fingers on the table.

Wei Ying's brows furrowed, De Xuanlin's face was pale and trembling, and Zhang Yi moved her ass uneasily.

Only Isaac, who had just come to China from England, said unhappily: "Sir, can you understand English?" I admit that you are very brave, but I am a lawyer, and I can tell you responsibly that you will pay for what you have done today......"

He hadn't heard of Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin interrupted him, looked at Wei Ying and said lightly: "The current person in charge of Kaiping Coal Mine is you?" ”

Isaac was very dissatisfied when he was interrupted, he didn't see De Xuanlin giving him frequent glances, and he continued to chatter when he didn't have any eyesight: "You're so rude, I haven't finished talking yet......"

No one saw when Zhao Chuanxin had a long Miao knife in his hand.

He drew his knife suddenly, without looking, but stabbed Isaac in the chest with precision, through his back, until the back of his chair stopped.

Isaac looked down in disbelief, feeling like life was passing.

He wanted to speak, but couldn't.

Zhao Chuanxin drew his knife with a "swish", and the blood soared.

He wiped the knife clean on De Xuanlin's shabby suit and put it back in the sheath.

The heart is absolutely crucial, and Isaac took the lunch box without saying a word, his head drooping, and he fell on the table.

There was an uproar among the people around.

Zhao Chuanxin's voice spread throughout the audience: "No one is allowed to leave until I finish solving the problem, you are all witnesses." ”

As he spoke, he took out the Lugang M1907 with his left hand and fired a shot at the ceiling.

Bang!

There was dust falling.

The commotion stopped.

No one dared to move.

At this time, Wei Ying, who had heard of Zhao Chuanxin, felt a chill to the bone.

He finally saw what it meant to kill without blinking.

What is called a butcher of the Far East.

What is a foreigner's nightmare?

The hairy man who was arguing with Zhao Chuanxin before was also pale.

I'm blanching, this man is so fierce.

Wei Ying remembered that Zhao Chuanxin was asking, and said with a trembling jaw: "Yes, sir, I am now the person in charge of Kaiping Mineral Company, and I directly obey the orders of Dongfang Singadi Company. Oriental Singadi is an international company controlled by the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Belgium and other countries. ”

He endured his fear and finished his words, the purpose of which was to make Zhao Chuanxin jealous.

Oriental Singadi is an independent economic organization led by British businessmen and supplemented by financiers from other countries, and is an enterprise alliance formed through the signing of a common supply and marketing agreement.

To put it bluntly, it is another form of monopoly business organization, with a different structure from a trust, but the monopoly nature is the same as a trust.

The political relationships behind these entrepreneurs and financiers are intricately intertwined, encompassing almost all of Europe's major powers.

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth and smiled, and nodded.

Wei Ying was relieved, thinking that Zhao Chuanxin finally knew that he was scared when he heard this background.

Zhao Chuanxin turned his head to look at Zhang Yi again: "You are Zhang Yi, for your own selfish interests, you sold the dog thing in Kaiping Coal Mine, right?" ”

"I, I, I'm not, I'm not for my own selfish interests......" Zhang Yi was so scared that he couldn't even speak.

He was an official in Tianjinwei.

Zhao Chuanxin has made trouble in Tianjin Wei more than once or twice, and even Aixin Jueluo Yixuan father and son and Yuan Datou have been planted in Zhao Chuanxin's hands, and now talking about Zhao Chuanxin is like a mouse mentioning a cat.

Not to mention, Zhao Chuanxin and the deeds of bombarding the Forbidden City are there.

Lafayette, who has always been eager to repay him, hates Zhao Chuanxin to the core, but he is helpless.

This kind of person, can Zhang Yi not be afraid?

"Oh?" Zhao Chuanxin's eyebrows jumped: "What do you say?" ”

Zhang Yi said nervously: "The imperial court got 200,000 taels, Mr. Weiying, they got minerals, my income can be said to be negligible, I, I really didn't betray the country, this is a move for the benefit of the three parties......"

"Oh!" Zhao Chuanxin suddenly smiled and said, "Look, I have a good way to benefit from all directions." ”

"Uh...... Mr. Zhao also please. Zhang Yi stiffened.

"You see, I leave death to you, money to myself, happiness to Yuan Xiangcheng, and mess to Cixi. You see, all sides have gained, and everyone has made a profit. ”

"I ......," Zhang Yi was shocked when he heard this.

He got up and wanted to run.

Swish......

Miao knife was withdrawn, Zhao Chuanxin was as fast as lightning, Zhang Yi just got up, only to feel a pain in his thigh, and fell to De Xuanlin.

De Xuanlin subconsciously caught Zhang Yi, and at this time, Zhao Chuanxin stretched out his left hand to grab Zhang Yi's braid, and pulled him from De Xuanlin's knees.

"Mr. Zhao, spare your life, I have served Lafayette, Lafayette she ......"

Miao Dao provoked again and again.

"Ah......h

Zhang Yi's howl continued, and the big tendons behind both ankles were broken.

Two wrist tendons are broken.

Then Zhao Chuanxin cut his artery and threw Zhang Yi to the ground like a dead dog.

Zhang Yi wanted to run, but couldn't stand up.

I wanted to cover my artery, but my tendon was broken, and I couldn't use my strength at all.

His eyes widened as he watched himself bleed, this kind of great fear was not something ordinary people could bear.

Zhao Chuanxin kicked him away, and said lightly: "You handed over the Kaiping Coal Mine to the British, which is equivalent to cutting the arteries of the nation at this time, resulting in blood in the mountains and rivers." Now I give back to him in his own way, isn't it an exaggeration? ”

If from God's point of view, the Kaiping Coal Mine fell into the hands of British businessmen, how the wheel of history should turn or how it turned, and it would still be beneficial to overthrow the Qing court.

But if you pull the perspective to this era and put yourself in it, you will find that if there is a strong enemy at this time, the finances are lacking, and the inability to open military spending may directly lead to the fall of mountains and rivers.

In addition, after the Xinhai year, the Qing Dynasty died, and the original historical trajectory was fought with the British merchants for decades before the mine was recovered, and at that time, the British merchants also annexed the Luanzhou Coal Mine to form the Kailuan Coal Mine, and all the things that should be taken were taken.

Therefore, what Zhao Chuanxin said is not an exaggeration.

Zhang Yi shook on the ground, and finally reached a table next to him, and the people at the table jumped up in fright and hid to the side.

Zhang Yi pressed his wrist on the table leg, trying to organize the outflow of blood, but it was only in vain.

He didn't answer Zhao Chuanxin, but weakly asked others for help: "Help me, I am an official of the imperial court, save me, I have 120,000 shares of Kaiping Mine, and I have silver ......"

Someone looked at Zhao Chuanxin, Zhao Chuanxin smiled with a cigar in his mouth and said, "What are you looking at?" Want to save him? Just give it a try. ”

The man hurriedly turned his head.

Zhao Chuanxin ignored Zhang Yi and looked at De Xuanlin again: "You know, I regret it, I didn't kill you in Tianjin Wei at the beginning." ”

With De Xuanlin's understanding of Zhao Chuanxin's temperament, as well as what Zhao Chuanxin said just now, De Xuanlin understood why Zhao Chuanxin was so angry today.

Looking at Zhang Yi's tragic situation, he was scared to pee, and his snot was tearful: "Mr. Zhao, wronged, it's all Zhang Yi's thief who spread rumors, I want to stop them from signing." When the property was handed over, everyone else sat back and watched, but I set up obstacles, if it wasn't for Hu Hua and people to rush into the office, maybe all the account books and finances would not be taken away by them......"

Wei Ying next to him rolled his eyes, didn't know what to think, and suddenly spoke: "Mr. Zhao, what he said is true, it's better to look at my face and let him go!" ”

Just merged, the same brothers.

There is an impulse to carry a bag and become a homeless man. Damn, it's too cold in winter, and I'm afraid of freezing to death in the bridge hole.

(End of chapter)