The diners were just bystanders, and they felt relieved.

Because I was frightened, I felt a sense of participation.

But when Zhao Chuanxin said impassionedly, they suddenly felt like they were in the middle of the matter.

They are also considered local people, but they are just another group.

Someone immediately shouted: "Mr. Zhao, I am the head of Fu Hutchison beef and mutton in the grain market, even if my shop is bombarded by foreigners, I will never complain, you can give it a go!" ”

"Shopkeeper Zhao, I am the shopkeeper of Longju Xingxin Ji Hardware Shop, I am so prospered because of the Kaiping Mining Bureau, although it is not easy to start, it is a pity to be ruined, but I support you to recover the coal mine!"

"The Zhongli grain store in the next is not very tight, just dismantle it!"

The formation of the Kailuan Mine area has led to a large increase in the local population, and absenteeism and family members are the main consumer groups here.

Where there is demand, there is opportunity.

Slowly, there was Tang-Shan County, and on the east side of the Tang-Shan mine, grain shops first appeared. Grain merchants began to buy land, build houses, and open shops in the local area. After the gathering of businessmen, their consumption outlook became more radical, so there were major restaurants and tea shops.

Tongfulou Muslim Restaurant, Caigen Xiang Cantonese Cuisine, Sun Hung Kee Dumpling Restaurant......

Then there was a firewood, grass and wood market, an aquatic fish market, and a chicken and duck market......

After there were more people, the red light district appeared one after another, which was called Huajie Liushi.

The owner of a red-light district who was embarrassed to report his home said: "Mr. Zhao, my shop is a leather and meat business, and the shop can be destroyed, but no one can make it, so I will go back and take my sisters to take refuge, you can ...... at will."

Zhao Chuanxin habitually pretended to be forced, but he didn't expect that people at this time were so enthusiastic.

Just a few words, let them boil.

In the future, they will sweep the snow in front of the door, and they will have to ask for three points of profit if they are unreasonable. All kinds of patriotism on the keyboard, and the crackling sound can be heard thousands of miles away when the abacus is played in private.

He smiled: "Originally, to redeem the Kaiping mine, Zhao wanted to close the mine and consume it with the British. Seeing everyone's righteousness, Zhao decided that the mine could not be closed, and drove the British devils away in one go! ”

Even if only one of the Kailuan mining areas is closed, the losses to absenteeism and to the industrial and commercial bosses present here will be too great.

Previously, Zhao Chuanxin was only from a historical point of view, without emotional considerations, but now he has changed his mind.

At this moment, under the flickering neon and street lamps outside the window, rows of British soldiers lined up to surround Yu Shengxuan.

Because he was in a hurry, he didn't bring a cannon. But it was the Gatling gun that was pushed.

A British officer, with eight or nine soldiers, pushed the door in.

Zhao Chuanxin twisted his neck, pushed his top hat aside, put away the two agreements, turned his head to Ye Rongguang and said, "Ye Zhizhou, bow down." ”

Ye Rong couldn't patronize the image and squatted directly on the ground.

Seeing this, De Xuanlin also squatted on the ground with her head in her hands and trembled.

The Yusheng Pavilion became quiet again.

No matter how enthusiastic they are, everyone is still unwilling to stand under the dangerous wall. When the money is gone, you can earn it again, but there is only one life.

But seeing the British officer patrolling left and right, he looked at Zhao Chuanxin and finally locked his eyes, his pupils shrank, and he said loudly in a London accent: "Mr. Zhao, hello, I am Captain Spreer." ”

Zhao Chuanxin put on the bulletproof vest, put on a suit, and had an extra handful of thirteen Taibao in his hand: "It's okay to say anything." ”

Sprell took out a piece of paper from his arms, but he didn't dare to send it, just looked at the paper from a distance and said, "Mr. Zhao, this is a telegram from Zhu Erdian, Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the British Empire in China. ”

Zhao Chuanxin picked up the gun and said lightly: "Read." ”

Sprell coughed twice: "Last year, Mr. Zhao was picking provocations in Hankou, the countries wore filial piety and fought hard, and the Hankou River Beach was densely covered with monuments, so that the people cried and their livelihoods were damaged. Our British Empire, regardless of the suspicions, gave compensation to the acres of land. Now Mr. Zhao is coercing my British businessmen and harming my British people, what is his intention? If it is Kaiping Mine, it will be determined by its own law according to the trading conventions. Mr. Zhao's attempt to seize Kaiping Mine is unreasonable and groundless because it has no validity approved by the Governor of Zhili and is not recognized by the laws of the United Kingdom. If you have any objections, why not go to the High Court in London and appeal to the British Judges......"

Zhao Chuanxin plucked out his ears and looked at Sprell in disbelief: "Spicy next door, what did Zhu Erdian say?" Appealing to the High Court in London? ”

And Ye Rongguang next to him suddenly became excited, ignoring the danger, he got up and shouted: "Mr. Zhao, when the boxers and bandits changed, Kaiping was in the UK, Mohe was trapped in Russia, Tianjin Weiji Bureau was destroyed by the coalition army, and Li Zhongtang was especially hated until he died. Now that the British want to repeat Zhang Yi's mistakes, they must not go to the UK to litigate! ”

In Zhao Chuanxin's opinion, Li Hongzhang is not a good thing.

Leaving this matter is by no means to avenge Li Hongzhang, he is not worthy of it.

Sprell said: "Mr. Zhao, this is what Mr. Zhu Erdian meant, there is no need for us to make a big fight. This time, our British army is fully prepared, even if Mr. Zhao is known as the god of war, under the muzzle of the Gatling gun outside, he will definitely not be spared. Mr. Zhao still spared the sin of killing and asked God for forgiveness, which was also for the sake of Mr. Zhao's own safety. ”

As Zhao Chuanxin continued to friction with the great powers, countries were also pondering how to deal with Zhao Chuanxin.

They discovered one thing, most of the time, Zhao Chuanxin faced light weapons when he fought.

So this time they brought two Gatling heavy machine guns.

Zhao Chuanxin flicked the cigarette butt of his cigar away: "Forgiveness is God's work, and I, Zhao Chuanxin, am specially sentenced to death." Zhu Erdian's grandson really dared to speak out and go to the High Court in London? If you're lucky enough not to die, go back and tell him that even if the lawsuit is filed, it will be fought on this land, even if the person in the trial has ugly long braids. ”

After speaking, Zhao Chuanxin's figure suddenly disappeared.

Now, the Holy Light in the old altar is replenishing as fast as it was at the beginning.

People are good at forgetting, most of the year has passed, some people still think that Zhao Chuanxin is dead, and the rest of the people are also entangled in the trivial things in life, and have no time to remember Zhao Chuanxin's previous heroic deeds.

Therefore, Zhao Chuanxin has rarely used flashes recently.

He flashed to the side of a Gatling outside Yusheng Xuan, and slashed off the head of the British soldier who operated the Gatling.

This thing requires four people to operate at the same time, including the gun, the chain, and the hand crank of the barrel......

Zhao Chuanxin kicked the wheels, kicked Gatling over, and shot the thirteen Taibao in his hand.

Bang!

On the other side, Gatling's manipulator was shot in the forehead.

The British army was in an uproar.

When the diners in Yusheng Xuan heard the shooting, they hugged their heads and ran away.

Splaza, who was still in Yusheng Xuan, was directly stunned.

Zhao Chuanxin held the Thirteenth Taibao on his waist, and shot as he walked, squeezing the chamber numbly.

After four shots were fired in a row, the fifth shot jammed.

Winchester M1866, in fact, has been eliminated by the army abroad. First of all, on the battlefield, if you lie on the ground and shoot, it is inconvenient to press down on the load, and it is not easy to aim. Secondly, this gun is not very stable and easy to jam, and it is easy to break down in bad environments and weather.

Zhao Chuanxin grabbed the butt of the gun with his backhand and smashed it on the temple of the British soldier beside him, and the man fell down.

The moment when Zhao Chuanxin took back the Thirteenth Taibao casually, flashed again.

Where he had just been, several bullets were fired.

After Zhao Chuanxin came to the northwest, he lacked guns and ammunition, and he couldn't let go of the fight at all.

The so-called rich will be covered by firepower, and the poor will be accurately shot.

Zhao Chuanxin first flashed to the other side, allowing the panicked British to shoot into the air, but accidentally injured his comrades.

Then the elf carving knife in the left hand and the Miao knife in the right hand are like a whirlwind opening the volume.

Everywhere you go, you can see what you want. The Falcon entered the flock and strangled the surrounding British troops.

The sword light and sword shadow danced, and the enemy army panicked and did not know how to return.

Aggression retreats calmly like a fire, and the knife does not fall short.

After a moment of slaughter, he was next to the other Gatling, and the elven carving knife flung over, and the Gatling was torn apart.

When the British army hurriedly turned the muzzle of the gun, Zhao Chuanxin flashed.

The bullet missed again.

Zhao Chuanxin was in the group of British troops, throwing the elf carving knife into the sky, the Miao knife in his right hand and the scale shield in his left hand, and rampage through the crowd.

When Sprell hurriedly came out of Yushengxuan, he saw that flesh and blood were flying, and Zhao Chuanxin was like no one in the British army, and the blood was flowing like a river.

His mouth opened wide in shock.

He has always heard that Zhao Chuanxin is known as the god of war, and he is invincible and invincible.

But this is the first time he has seen Zhao Chuanxin do it, and his various methods are unimaginable.

Since it was night, the translucent smart gyroscope was almost equivalent to invisibility, and the handle of the elven carving knife, that is, the head of the staff of salvation, was also inconspicuous to look at.

The elven carving knife itself is drawn into a thin line of more than two meters, which is even invisible to the naked eye at night.

So this gave Sprell an illusion, just like when Zhao Chuanxin wielded the Miao knife, it seemed that the blade could shatter people into thousands of pieces from a few meters away.

Zhao Chuanxin carried the scale shield and killed the British army.

The rest of the British army had already broken their hearts, and they were fleeing in all directions, crying and fleeing.

It's not that they aren't brave enough, it's that Zhao Chuanxin is beyond the scope of what they can understand.

Zhao Chuanxin saw that no one shot at him, so he put away the scale shield and smiled at Spreel, who was standing on the spot: "It seems that you forgot to escape." ”

Spreor: "......"

He was too scared to run.

Zhao Chuanxin bent his knees, exerted his furious armor, and suddenly jumped, jumping over the corpses and blood all over the ground, and jumped eight or nine meters away.

The distance of his standing long jump can catch up with the world record of long jump in later generations.

Instantly came to Spreel.

Spreer's eyelids jumped.

Is this still human?

Zhao Chuanxin jumped in front of Spreor, pinched the placket of his military uniform, wiped the blood stains off the Miao knife and put it into the sheath.

"Leave your life here to collect the body, Zhao has always been in charge of killing and burying it. By the way, bring a message to Zhu Erdian, put away his pride that the sun never sets, the robe, the wig, the scale, and the debate set, it is not good for me Zhao Chuanxin here! ”

Zhao Chuanxin reached out and patted Spreer's cheek, smiled contemptuously, and returned to Yushengxuan.

He came to Wei Ying, dragged him out like a dead dog, and said, "Give you one night to clarify the accounts and various documents, and I will bring someone to hand over tomorrow." You can play small tricks, if you want to run, Lao Tzu gives you a night to run, and you can see if you can escape! ”

Wei Ying looked at the scene of corpses all over the field, bent down and vomited "wow".

De Xuanlin, Ye Rongguang, and many diners who came out behind also vomited.

The limbs are reckless, and the blood flows into a river.

There are also half-broken British troops who are still struggling on the ground.

There are those who have weaker bodies and faints when they see this tragic war scene.

Everyone finally knew how the reputation of the butcher of the Far East and the god of war came about.

Properly killed from the sea of corpses and blood!

Zhao Chuanxin glanced at Ye Rongguang again and wanted to turn around and leave.

At this time, someone in the crowd suddenly asked: "Mr. Zhao, what do you think of the "Outline of the Constitution" approved by the imperial court?" ”

Zhao Chuanxin didn't pay attention to these things, and he didn't even know what the content was.

He pondered for a moment: "Regarding the Qing court's approval of the "Outline of the Constitution", I just want to ask, in addition to Yushengxuan, what other delicious restaurants are there in Luanzhou? ”

The man stumbled, and he fell down.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Zhao Chuanxin shook his head in disappointment, turned around and left with a noodle knife.

He jumped left and right, dodging the "unloading" on the ground, blood, and stumps.

It seems a little funny, but Wei Ying finds that the distance and height he jumps every time are far beyond ordinary people.

His shadow was drawn by the dim streetlamp, long and short, bright and dark.

In a moment, the crowd lost his figure and hid in the darkness.

Ye Rongguang suddenly looked in the direction of the capital, wiped the stains on the corners of his mouth, and sighed: "The swallow finch pretends to be the ambition of the bird, the insects and flies call the tiger and the wolf in vain, but the dragon and snake help the needy, so what can I do?" ”

Just as some people commented that Zeng, Li, Yuan, Jiang and other crabs are not as good as a crab.

In the age of electricity, messaging has become simpler.

Cixi and Aixin Jueluo Yixuan guessed that the troublemaker was Zhao Chuanxin, or he was deducted from the basin.

But he didn't think that it was really Zhao Chuanxin who was stirring up trouble in Luanzhou.

In recent years, the Great Powers have called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qing court more than once to protest against Zhao Chuanxin's "indiscriminate killing of innocent people".

But every time it was gone.

Zhao Chuanxin's bombardment of the Forbidden City, for Cixi, the only good thing is that every time Zhao Chuanxin makes trouble after that, she has a reason to shirk - she can't control it.

Zhu Erdian had just received a call back from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and before he had time to jump his feet, he received another message from Spryor, an officer of the railway garrison in the front section of Shanhaiguan.

After reading it, Zhu Erdian's fingers trembled.

"How can it be!"

Zhu Erdian came to China in the second year of Guangxu and worked as a translator in the consulate. Later, from the embassy clerk, to the secretary general of the Chinese language, the consul general of Seoul, the acting minister in China, and the minister in charge, he jumped all the way to the top - Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in China.

Zhu Erdian is a very proud and confident person.

He was not only the British Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China, but also made friends with many dignitaries, including Yuan Datou.

When Zhu Erdian was the consul general in Seoul, Lao Yuan was generous and socialized, and the two met at that time.

When Lao Yuan was stationed in Korea, Japan was eyeing Korea and wanted to assassinate Lao Yuan.

Lao Yuan received Tang Shaoyi's news and fled immediately.

It was Zhu Erdian who asked for a warship to be transferred and secretly sent Lao Yuan back to Tianjinwei.

Yuan Datou actually owes Zhu Erdian a lot of favors.

At this time, Zhu Erdian thought about it again and again and decided to call Yuan Datou.

After connecting, Zhu Erdian explained the situation: "Weiting, I remember that you said that Zhao Chuanxin sold you favors in Hankou." I need your good offices to get this man to give up the Kaiping mine. As for the British soldiers he killed, the compensation will be borne by the Oriental International Company, and I can also be blamed for ......the past."

Since Yuan Datou returned from Hankou, he has been bragging everywhere that he has reconciled with Zhao Chuanxin, and Zhao Chuanxin has sold him face.

But only he knew what was going on, hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm alone, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the sky." It's not too late for me to talk to someone about it. ”

"As soon as possible, the deadline given by Zhao Chuanxin is tomorrow."

Yuan Datou was a little displeased.

Lao Tzu is directly subordinate to the governor, but you have a commanding tone.

But he didn't show it, because he had other plans for Zhu Erdian.

Yuan Datou is very righteous on the eunuch road, and there are many "iron buddies".

For example, Aixin Jueluo Yixuan, such as Xu Shichang, and of course Zhu Erdian is also counted.

He corresponded with Xu Shichang some time ago, and heard that Xu Shichang asked Zhao Chuanxin for something, but although Zhao Chuanxin did not reply in person, his subordinate Li Guangzong agreed on his behalf.

He didn't think that Zhao Chuanxin would give him face, but maybe Xu Shichang's face would be more effective.

Therefore, he first sent a telegram to Aixin Jueluo Yixuan, asking about the reason for the matter, and he couldn't just listen to Zhu Erdian's words.

After understanding the situation, he sent a telegram to Xu Shichang.

Xu Shichang replied to him: "The appearance of the general trend, the internal review of public opinion, no matter what, Kaiping Mine is a thing in Beiyang's bag, and it coincides with Zhao Tangong's willingness to clean up the mess, why not watch from the wall?" ”

Xu Shichang's words were very tactful, but what he actually wanted to say was: Brother, you are confused. The Kaiping Mine was originally from Beiyang, but it was taken away by the British, since Zhao Chuanxin wanted to wade into troubled waters, why not let him try to get it back? When the time comes, I will discuss with Zhao Chuanxin, and Beiyang may be able to participate in it. At this time, if you help Zhu Erdian, aren't you afraid of being scolded by the world? Aren't you afraid that the court will think that you eat inside and out?

Yuan Shikai was undecided.

In fact, he often does foolish things.

Speaking of buddy righteousness in the officialdom did make him make a comeback several times, and it was also the beginning of his catastrophe, which can be seen in the next few years.

The first thing is that in 1912, during the period of Yuan Datou's government, Zhu Erdian put forward four unreasonable demands to him, the core of which was not to interfere in the "internal affairs" of Tibet and close the traffic to the snow area.

Perhaps it was out of urgent need for the support of the great powers, and there must have been a reason why Zhu Erdian took the initiative to save his life, and Yuan Datou actually agreed.

and his stupid move of later becoming emperor, which is not unrelated to these "charlatan buddies" at this time.

So he replied: Zhu Erdian saved me from fire and water, and it is not appropriate to break with it at this time.

(End of chapter)