mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1087 Jumping up and down, vomiting blood and dying
The situation that followed was extremely chaotic.

The Qing government never expected that this time the rebels would rise up in such a way that the whole country would respond like wildfire, and that many of the new armies in various places would be supported by members of the rebels.

Zaifeng was shocked and angry, and issued an imperial decree to appoint Yuan Weiting as the Governor-General of Huguang to supervise the suppression and pacification affairs.

Yuan Weiting was overjoyed; he had been waiting for this opportunity for too long.

The rebel army took control of the three towns of Wuhan, established the Hubei Military Government, and impatiently changed the country's name to the Republic of China.

The militia recruited soldiers and doubled their strength within a few days.

The second and fourth regiments of the Qing army's new army arrived north of Hankou by train.

War is about to break out.

……

Nikola Tesla, Benjamin Goldberg and Zhao Chuanxin worked together with great efficiency and finally completed the production of 10 mobile phones on October 18.

"Master, why do you call me Big Brother? It sounds so ugly."

Nikola Tesla agreed: "Mobile phones are great."

Zhao Chuanxin said stubbornly: "Just call me Big Brother."

The mobile phone is really big, weighing 3 kilograms and 30 centimeters long.

Holding it in your hand is more difficult than holding a brick.

In addition to the mobile phone, there is also a telegraph machine to match the mobile phone.

Whether it is telephone calls or telegrams, they are just local area networks.

Zhao Chuanxin gave one to Benjamin Goldberg and one to Nikola Tesla, and kept the rest.

Zhao Chuanxin teleported to Quetzalan, then to Atorre, and traveled by sea to the northernmost town of New Michoacan in Veracruz State.

Hoover and his workers were drilling a well.

Zhao Chuanxin came quietly and only the local women noticed him.

"Hi Lupita, how are you?"

Zhao Chuanxin waved hello.

A plain-looking local woman also responded happily: "Hello, John."

When Zhao Chuanxin passed by, Lupita's female companion said, "He is really handsome."

Lupita nodded, "Yeah, I wish I could sleep with him."

"Then go and try it."

"Go ahead and try it. If you succeed, tell me and I'll try again."

Zhao Chuanxin found Hoover wearing a wicker hat and asked him, "What's going on?"

"I found a few, but I don't think the yield will be very abundant."

Zhao Chuanxin looked at the sea and asked: "If there is an oil field in the sea, can you drill it?"

Hoover looked at Zhao Chuanxin in surprise and asked, "Did you find an oil field in the sea?"

He thought to himself: No wonder Zhao Chuanxin has been hanging around the seaside, allowing Aguirre Ida and Pablo to take over one seaside town after another.

“Does your company have offshore drilling technology?”

Hoover thought for a moment and said, "In 1897, a 250-foot wooden frame was erected on the tidal zone off the coast of California, and a drilling rig was placed on it to drill a well. This may be the world's first offshore drilling. Offshore drilling is difficult, but it can be done. It's just that the price..."

Zhao Chuanxin lit a cigarette and said, "If you come up with a specific plan, we can have long-term cooperation."

Hoover's eyes lit up instantly.

"That's fine," Hoover said, "but there may be technical difficulties that are difficult to resolve at the moment."

"We need to make it clear in the contract we draft that although you provide a solution, if there are technical difficulties that you cannot solve but I solve, then the payment will be calculated separately."

"..." Hoover said nervously: "Mr. Zhao, we have an agreement. Even if we mine offshore, the depth will be 200-700 feet. It is definitely a huge project. My company cannot waste time and lose money. I have to make a living..."

The mining site is on the continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico, estimated to be between 50 and 200 meters deep.

Zhao Chuanxin knew nothing about oil extraction and had previously asked Philand Knox to send a group of drilling personnel to China for training, but the technology was still far from up to standard. This move that Hoover had made long ago was finally put to use.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're worth one or two million now. If you can do well, you might be able to double it."

Based on Hoover's understanding of Zhao Chuanxin, he knew that Zhao Chuanxin would not do anything without a purpose.

"A promise is made, and it's hard to catch up with the horse!"

"Let's extract the oil here first."

"no problem."

At this time, Hoover's workers shouted happily: "Oil is coming out, oil is coming out..."

……

Zhao Chuanxin has four great warriors under Kuitshalan, who are stationed in different places.

Miguel Esteban was in Quitxalan, Pablo Rojas in Ciudad Veracruz, Aguirre Ida in Carmen de Campeche, and Justino remained in Nueva Michoacán.

Three days later, Justino convened the citizens of New Michoacan to address the public.

Justino said: "Don John Constantine decided to merge Veracruz, Tabasco and the Campeche coastline into one state, called Constantine State. Don John Constantine was appointed governor. From now on, Constantine State will be an autonomous state and a neutral state."

Hoover was also in the crowd, listening attentively.

He found that although the surrounding Mexican residents were agitated, the response was not particularly large.

Perhaps this is because Mexico has been in such chaos recently, with policies changing every day and rulers changing all the time, which has made them numb.

Justino, wearing a chili suit and a cowboy hat, stood on the podium with his hands on his waist and continued: "The first order issued by the governor is to return all the farmers' land, including the Indians!"

These words were spoken with great force and resonance.

Hoover discovered that the Mexican people around him went from whispering to shouting loudly, some people turned pale, while others had soaring blood pressure and their faces turned red.

"Sir, do you mean what you said?"

"Will the big men in Mexico City regret it?"

Isn’t this the San Luis Potosi Plan?

Neither Emiliano Zapata nor Pancho Villa could do it, but Zhao Chuanxin, an outsider, did it...

The first is land reform.

Justino is a good-tempered and patient man.

He waited until the whistles, shouts, and chatter died down before he spoke: "Constantine is an autonomous, neutral state. This means that we have our own laws and are not subject to the jurisdiction of the big men in Mexico City. No matter who is in power, it cannot affect our decision to return the land."

A town representative stood up and asked, "What if the federal army attacks?"

Justino pointed to the sky with one hand: "Have you heard of Don John Constantine? If not, you can go ask around. His name is Zhao Chuanxin. With him around, we are not afraid of the federal army. However, the governor said that protecting the land is everyone's responsibility, and this responsibility must be delegated to each of you."

Hoover was shocked to find that by simply returning the land, Zhao Chuanxin easily reversed the impression that he massacred the Mexican people and made these people support him again.

He really only remembers the food and not the beating.

Justino said: "In the process of land development in various parts of Constantine State, the municipal authorities will not take over the internal decision-making, and the town-level authorities can only play the role of assistants to the land merchants."

This decision was made because Zhao Chuanxin did not trust Mexican officials and city governments could no longer play the role of land merchants to promote local economic and social development.

He wanted to have land owners cooperate with grassroots governments in the early stages of state establishment to control interests and implement mechanisms to ensure that the interests of each village and community and the interests of the government were realized, and to ensure that development could promote local development.

The common people get the lion's share, the town government offices get the middle share, and the local government offices get the smaller share.

The decision was to completely eliminate large landowners like the Quetsharantoric family in the next few years.

Although the State of Constantine spans thousands of miles, the actual area it controls is not large, and is mainly used to meet the needs of oil field development.

As the saying goes - a small boat is easier to turn around.

Zhao Chuanxin has the capital to make trouble.

Justino continued, "In the future, you will be the leaders in land sales and development, but you must cooperate with local infrastructure policies, otherwise the raw land will never become mature land..."

This is another new rule to control people's indiscriminate buying and selling of land.

Unlike Zhao Chuanxin's territory in China, where the actual ownership of the land belongs to the local government, the land here is completely returned to the people. However, the people are blind and ignorant, and the local government needs to review every transaction and development terms before deciding whether to implement the "three links".

The three connections that Justino mentioned are road access, electricity access, and water access.

To open up the roads means to build roads and bridges.

Power supply is to meet the power supply needs of industry.

Land owners reap the lion's share of the profits, but they also need to pay higher fees to cooperate with infrastructure construction and government policy implementation.

The town government gets a share of the profits, but also has to pay a large share of the initial development costs.

Hoover traveled far and wide and saw the land policies of countries around the world, but after listening to Justino's words, he still felt his brain was confused.

How come this seems like running a company, not a piece of land?

But he roughly understood that the land would be returned to the lower-class people, but they would not be allowed to do anything they wanted, otherwise no one would buy or lease their land.

If an investor wants to develop land but the local government refuses to cooperate, the land will remain barren for a hundred years and will be useless except for farming.

Let the people feel at ease, and then tie ropes around their necks to restrict them.

Hoover didn't know how the future would develop, but at this time, Zhao Chuanxin had already won the hearts of the local people.

People were cheering and jumping for joy, their excitement was beyond words.

Some people shouted "Don John Constantine", others said "Long live the governor"...

Hoover thought Zhao Chuanxin was really cunning and that the Mexican people were easy to fool.

But I also admire Zhao Chuanxin for being able to develop a workable land system so quickly.

This ability goes far beyond fighting in wars and doing business.

The last thing Justino said was: "The Huamo Bank is going to invest in the Huamo Women's Independent Garment Factory in New Michoacan, and the New York Starlight Catering Company will invest in the Starlight Oil Company in New Michoacan. The fees for the occupation of cultivated land, regulatory fees, fees for the paid use of personal land, various fees for handling certificates, and local compensation will be negotiated with the individuals who will be allocated the land. New Michoacan is about to become an industrial town, and all of you will have jobs..."

This is another big news.

The news was announced simultaneously in Nova Michoacan, Veracruz City, and Playa del Carmen.

There was no movement in other places because Zhao Chuanxin was short of manpower. October 10th.

Zhao Chuanxin was awakened by a nightmare.

He rarely had dreams, let alone nightmares.

He can stay in the air after falling from a great height.

If he meets an evil person, he will kill him.

When you get to hell, don’t worry about whether it’s the King of Hell or Satan, it’s not certain who has the final say there.

How to do this nightmare?
But today he had a nightmare that made him uneasy.

He left a cellular phone suit with Pablo Rojas, taught him how to use it, and then left Mexico.

When Zhao Chuanxin arrived in Hankou, he first went to Juanwang Technical College to find Liu Huaqiang and left him a mobile phone set.

“Will the war affect the concessions?”

Liu Huaqiang looked depressed: "Principal, don't worry, all concessions strictly observe neutrality. Our Juanwang Technical College is also a neutral zone. The Qing army dare not come."

Zhao Chuanxin didn't ask how the matter had developed. He left Ba Gong's house and went straight to Hankou Manchun Tea Garden.

This is the temporary wartime headquarters established by Huang Xing.

There was constant gunfire, artillery roars, and flames everywhere.

Everyone else ran out, only Zhao Chuanxin went in.

A group of Qing soldiers saw a tall man in a windbreaker coming over and hurriedly stopped him: "He might be a spy of the rebels, arrest him..."

Zhao Chuanxin slapped the two people who came over and knocked them to the ground.

He leaped onto the roof and disappeared from everyone's sight in a few flashes.

Arriving at Manchun Tea Garden, Zhao Chuanxin jumped off the roof and asked, "I'll find Zhang Shuangxi and tell him that someone from outside the pass is visiting him."

In the Manchun Tea Garden, Huang Xing, Song Jiaoren, Zhang Jingliang, Shuangxi and others were looking at the map.

Zhang Jingliang sighed: "The casualties are heavy. It seems that we can only retreat to Liudu Bridge."

Just as Huang Xing was about to speak, a soldier came in to report that someone was looking for Zhang Shuangxi.

Shuangxi frowned: "He said he came from outside the Great Wall?"

"Yes."

Huang Xing raised his eyebrows and said, "Let's go out and take a look together."

"Pass on the torch?" Shuangxi, covered in dust and bruises, ran over happily.

Zhao Chuanxin patted Shuangxi on the shoulder: "Why are you so thin? Are you not full?"

Huang Xing said, "Mr. Zhao, how are you?"

Only then did Song Jiaoren and others realize that the man before them was actually the legendary Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "You guys step back a bit, Shuangxi and I will chat about family matters."

Huang Xing smiled awkwardly and stepped back.

Zhang Jingliang frowned: "Even if it's Zhao Chuanxin, he's too rude!"

Huang Xing lowered his voice and said, "Don't shout. This man regards human life as worthless. You don't want to offend him."

Zhang Jingliang was indignant: "Humph."

On the other hand, Zhao Chuanxin said to Shuangxi: "I have been uneasy these days. After thinking about it, I feel that the arrangement of the road is not very stable."

Xingdao is Li Guangzong's name.

Shuangxi was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"I think with our current capabilities, there's no need for you to take risks staying with Sun Gongwu and his men."

Shuangxi was so moved that his eyes turned red.

"I……"

He suddenly choked.

He hasn't been back to Lugang Town for a long time, and it would be a lie to say he doesn't miss home.

In Zhao Chuanxin's opinion, Shuangxi would leave if he wanted to, so there was no need to waste time here.

But Shuangxi and Sun Gongwu have been there for a long time, and their state of mind has undergone tremendous changes.

He was assimilated.

Shuangxi felt a sense of betrayal and shame.

He took a deep breath and said, "Chuan Xin, I'd better stay here."

Zhao Chuanxin was so smart that he could see what Shuangxi was thinking.

He was not angry about this, he was just simply worried about Shuangxi's safety.

He told Shuangxi: "Put on our bulletproof vests. I'll leave you some good stuff."

He took out a set of tactical clothing, a box of apple mines, two Lugang M1907s and two Mosin-Nagant revolvers and matching ammunition.

"I made the clothes according to your previous weight. They may be a little big, but they are windproof and warm, and they are convenient for storing grenades and ammunition. These boots are no problem for traveling through mountains and rivers."

The feelings between the elderly people in Lugang Town cannot be diluted by distance and time.

Shuangxi said quickly: "I'll go call them, they all want to see you."

He dragged the suitcase inside hurriedly, fearing that if he was a little slower he would start crying.

After a while, Huang Xing and others came out.

They looked at Zhao Chuanxin with complicated expressions.

Huang Xing cupped his hands and said, "The brotherhood between Mr. Zhao and Shuangxi is really enviable."

Just now, Shuangxi dragged the box in, and they saw several bundles of banknotes at the bottom of the box, totaling 20,000 yuan.

Zhao Chuanxin smiled and said, "I don't have many relatives, so I have to cherish every one of them."

Song Jiaoren next to him suddenly said: "Mr. Zhao, why don't you ..."

Zhao Chuanxin interrupted him with a squint: "Are you fucking teaching me how to do things?"

Song Jiaoren was shocked and retreated.

He had met all kinds of people, but had never been driven back by a single look from anyone.

Zhang Jingliang even instinctively put his hand on the holster at his waist...

Zhao Chuanxin took out a cigarette and lit it, then said to Huang Xing, "I'll leave the earth-shaking task to you. There are people in the north who are trying to split the territory, and that's my responsibility. We have a clear division of labor, Old Huang, what do you say?"

Huang Xing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was the first time someone called him Lao Huang.

"I've heard Shuangxi talk about what Mr. Zhao is thinking and worrying about. We are all fighting for the betterment of this country."

Zhao Chuanxin nodded and jumped.

With his windbreaker fluttering, he jumped more than five meters high and landed on the roof.

Zhang Jingliang was stunned: "Is he really a god?"

Song Jiaoren felt a little embarrassed and said nothing.

Huang Xing tilted his neck and said, "Just don't provoke him."

When they returned, Shuangxi handed Huang Xing a letter: "Bullets have no eyes on the battlefield. If anything happens to me, please help me pass this letter to Chuan Xin."

"Don't say anything depressing."

……

On the grassland, Jebtsundamba sent people to Lubin Prefecture to determine the boundaries of Sangbeizi and demanded that relevant documents be signed in a precise and solemn form.

Yao Jia agreed immediately and asked the lawyer to draft six main articles, but there were more than 200 supplementary articles.

Article 132 stipulates: The various ethnic groups on the grasslands shall establish a unified multi-ethnic relationship, respect each other but insist on autonomy in dealing with the outside world. The Lubin Prefecture has the power to prohibit acts that create divisions...

Article 132 is very inconspicuous and is sandwiched among many supplementary articles.

I didn't look closely at these lamas on the grassland. There were too many of them, and they were written in Chinese characters, so I couldn't read them all in a short time.

Two days after the signing of the treaty, many lamas from the Jebtsundamba Khutibiya had a group fight with officials from the Kulun Minister's Office.

The Minister of Kulun, Sanduo, almost got his nose crooked due to anger.

Jebtsundamba became increasingly arrogant. When the princes of various tribes saw that Jebtsundamba and Lubin Prefecture had signed an agreement, and that Lubin Prefecture did not respond after they made a fuss, they became even more unscrupulous.

On November 11, Huang Xing led the Hanyang military and civilians to counterattack Hankou, and a fierce battle broke out in the Yudaimen area.

On the same day, Handadorji and others went to see Radovsky, the Russian Consul General in Kulun.

Radovsky was originally worried about Zhao Chuanxin, but after he found that after Jebtsundamba signed the agreement with Lubin Prefecture, Zhao Chuanxin did not respond after several attempts, so he gradually became bolder.

Therefore, the princes of various tribes on the grassland mobilized thousands of soldiers from each flag and joined forces with two companies of Cossack soldiers to prepare to surround the office of the Minister of Kulun.

11 month 17 day.

The militia suffered a defeat at Yudai Gate and prepared to retreat to Hanyang.

However, the Qing army crossed the Han River from Xingou and pursued them relentlessly.

Shuangxi told Huang Xing: "I will lead the others to cover the rear, you guys retreat first."

During the fierce battle, Shuangxi attacked and rushed forward fiercely, and was hit by seven bullets in a row.

He was wearing a bulletproof vest that only the elderly people in Lugang Town had. He was shot seven times, one hit his left arm, one hit his right leg, and the remaining five hit various parts of his chest.

Although bulletproof vests made of tough armor are bulletproof, they cannot protect against impact.

Shuangxi had been injured in the previous street fighting, and his internal organs were severely damaged. After he threw away all the apple mines that Zhao Chuanxin had given him, he vomited blood and died.

When he died, his facial muscles were twisted in pain, but a smile hung on the corners of his mouth, and his hand stretched out in the direction of Lugang Town...

(End of this chapter)