mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1095 It’s worth the long journey

In The Hague, Jan Simskerk told the House of Commons: "It was only thanks to the princess's words that we were able to regain our sovereignty over customs."

Everyone was curious: "What did you say?"

"How many days? Has it been a month?"

"That's it?"

……

Zhao Chuanxin decided to cool down his relationship with Wilhelmina for a while.

Let both of them calm down. Of course, the most important thing is to let her calm down, because Zhao Chuanxin has always been very calm...

While discussing the details with Jacob Capellen and the overseas Chinese in Indonesia and signing the treaty, Zhao Chuanxin traveled to Hong Kong Island every day. He was familiar with this sea route and it took six hours to go round trip.

"Dad." Zhao Songzhen bared three teeth and called out.

Zhao Chuanxin really likes her little look.

It turns out that the feeling of having your own child is really different from craving other people's children.

Gulizar had read the newspaper and knew about Zhao Chuanxin and the Queen.

Her classmates at the girls' school would also point fingers at her.

But she doesn't care.

She, Anang, doesn't care either.

Gulizar heartlessly performed a Sainai dance for Zhao Chuanxin.

Turning left and right, tirelessly, endless twists and turns.

……

But when the agreement was signed and Zhao Chuanxin returned to Lubin Prefecture, Rebecca Levy's face did not look very good.

She asked Zhao Chuanxin with a bit of inferiority: "Is the queen different from us common women?"

"Don't be silly." Zhao Chuanxin looked at her affectionately and intently.

Rebecca Levy was delighted.

He still cares about me.

But Zhao Chuanxin said, "Don't be silly. The queen is nothing special except that she looks like a fairy, her body glows like a gem, she is round and flawless, and she is gentle and capable."

"..." Rebecca Levy's face fell. "I knew it."

"You know nothing!" Zhao Chuanxin said, "She is not as tall as you, not as white as you, and does not have your endless physical strength and desire. Her position as queen and the power she possesses may not be as great as you, an accountant in Lubin Prefecture."

"Really?" Rebecca Levy's eyes lit up.

"But the house she lives in is Noordeinde, the oldest one."

"Ah? It's true." Rebecca Levi began to feel inferior again.

"But what does it matter if she's big? She's always longed for civilian life, and the place she dislikes the most is Noordeinburg."

"Is that so?" Rebecca Levy's eyes sparkled.

"But she lived a life that only aristocrats could have. She was extremely particular about her food, clothing, housing and transportation, and lived strictly according to royal etiquette."

"Ah? I was just saying..."

"But so what? Royal etiquette is very complicated and restrictive. She is not as happy as you."

Rebecca Levy finally realized that Zhao Chuanxin was making fun of her.

She immediately rode on Zhao Chuanxin: "I told you not to tease me..."

Zhao Chuanxin stayed in Lubin Prefecture for two days before returning to Lugang Town.

When I got home, Miao Cuihua was not at home.

"Son! Daddy is back."

"Dad, dad, dad..."

Zhao Zhengze stuck out his butt and fiddled with the wooden cart, then turned around and grinned at his father.

Gan Fan was lying on the side reading a book, he looked up and called out: "Woof woof woof..."

It was saying, "You know, a dog's life span is only about ten years. If they are unlucky, they will die in seven or eight years. Theoretically speaking, I am now middle-aged and old, and my death is not far away."

Zhao Chuanxin picked up Zhao Zhengze and said to Ganfan, "You don't know that as long as I use the right medicine, theoretically, I can shorten your life span from ten years to five years, or even three years."

"..."

"Zhr..."

Zhao Zhengze struggled to the ground and continued to play with his toy car.

"Dad, look."

He pressed the wooden cart with his hands and slid it hard on the ground, turning left and right, leaving scratches all over the floor.

"Son, are you trying to show Dad how a car can zigzag on a flat road?"

Zhao Zhengze pushed the cart and bumped into Zhao Chuanxin's knees, dubbing: "Bang..."

Ganfan rolled his eyes: "Humans' stupidity period is much longer than that of dogs."

That's not the case.

The dog can graze after two years.

For two years, the man was still lying on the ground creating a "car accident" scene.

Zhao Chuanxin saw that Zhao Zhengze was so engrossed in playing that he forgot himself.

He couldn't help but sigh that he was still young at that time and released all his essence in one go.

This seriously led to uneven distribution of the essence. Only Zhao Lingjun was gifted, while the other children did not seem to have anything special about them.

In fact, he still doesn't understand children.

Normally, children three years old and younger often wake up multiple times during sleep.

This results in extremely low sleep quality.

But once Zhao Chuanxin's four children fell asleep, they could not be awakened even by thunder and would not even open their eyes.

Other children had some headaches or fevers, which caused them to cry.

His child was crying, and it was definitely not due to physical reasons.

Each of them is as strong as a calf and is almost immune to all diseases.

Zhao Chuanxin looked out the window and said, "Son, let's put on our clothes and go out for a walk."

Zhao Zhengze was reluctant, but he did not resist when his father put a cotton jacket on him.

Put on a thick and round cotton jacket without a neck, like a ball.

It was like putting on a bucket without the cotton pants on both legs.

Put on a tiger-head hat that is twice as big as your head.

Zhao Chuanxin finally understood why his son was reluctant to go out.

Gan Fan stood up, shook his body and said, "I read the newspaper. Many times, even if you avenge your compatriots, your own people will still say you are cruel. What is the right thing to do?"

“Have you read Nietzsche?”

"Seen."

"Nietzsche said - overcome this era in yourself. I have experienced many eras, and there are many that I need to overcome."

The dog's face is puzzled.

Zhao Zhengze struggled: "Dad, I want to get out of bed."

Zhao Chuanxin put him on the ground. He moved his short legs clumsily, and his thick cotton pants made his butt look bulging.

It's a bit like a corgi with a sawed-off body.

"What a sin." Zhao Chuanxin sighed. "I'll make you a set of light and warm clothes later. When people ask about it when you go out, just say it's cold-resistant."

As he spoke, Zhao Zhengze fell to the ground.

He first turned around to look at Zhao Chuanxin, then pursed his lips and started crying.

Gan Fan said: "I don't believe he was hurt from the fall, do you believe it?"

As it said this, it walked forward, grabbed the back of Zhao Zhengze's collar and shook his head.

Zhao Zhengze, stand at attention.

Zhao Zhengze stopped crying immediately, looked at Ganfan in surprise, went up to him, hugged his neck and rubbed his face affectionately.

Zhao Chuanxin sneered: "I don't believe it either."

The three of them continued walking.

Wait, Zhao Chuanxin thought: Why do I feel that way?

Zhao Chuanxin remembered what Ganfan had said about the topic of life expectancy.

He still had many days left, but how many more would there be like these?

This way of walking is not very efficient.

Not long after they walked, Zhao Chuanxin met Miao Cuihua who had returned.

Zhao Zhengze immediately ran over and grabbed his mother's hand: "Mom, let's go home."

it is good.

Just walked out the door.

Zhao Chuanxin was smiling throughout the whole process and was extremely patient.

When they reached the door of their house, Miao Cuihua spoke up: "Second brother, why are you so nervous?"

"Brother, I'm not nervous."

"Don't worry, second brother. I never felt like I owned you. I think it just happened to be my turn."

Zhao Chuanxin: "..."

He thought: This kind of woman really deserves to have me.

In a word, Old Zhao not only made a set of Flame Demon underwear for his son, but also made a set for Miao Cuihua.

From now on, there will be no more chilly spring weather.

On the day when the dragon raised its head, Hu Dunfu raised funds for Zhao Chuanxin.

He sent a telegram to Zhao Chuanxin, claiming that Mr. Hu refused to accept the post of Minister of Education, and he must have known that education was in a difficult situation due to internal and external troubles. Hu wanted to establish Datong College in Shanghai, but encountered a number of problems with insufficient funds...

Zhao Chuanxin smiled after reading the telegram, and sent a telegram to withdraw 10,000 yen from the Quetshalan Bank and transfer it to Shanghai from the Lubinfu Bank.

With the help of the Japanese banks, we offer the great Buddha statue of education to our country.

Hu Dunfu, who was in Shanghai, was shocked after receiving the money - Oh, Mr. Zhao, it's okay, if you have something to do, do it!

He said to the teachers and students: "Although the newly appointed Minister of Education Cai Yuanpei and Deputy Minister Fan Yuanlian are both capable and virtuous, I think if Zhao Chuanxin becomes the Minister of Education, there will definitely be no shortage of education funds."

He specifically contacted a familiar newspaper and published the story to make Zhao Chuanxin famous.

He also had his own selfish motives, thinking that other wealthy people might also be willing to donate generously after seeing this. The power of example is infinite.

Zhao Chuanxin’s power of faith kept increasing and could never be used up.

……

In the blink of an eye, April 4th came.

The Titanic departed from Southampton on her maiden voyage.

Prior to this, the coal workers at the Port of Southampton went on strike, causing setbacks in the Titanic's coaling efforts.

However, the White Star Line was anxious to carry out its maiden voyage, so it plundered coal from the coal bunkers of other ships of the company.

They are so anxious, as if they are rushing to be reborn.

On April 4, Thomas Insurance Company in New York sent a telegram to the builder of the Titanic, asking if he wanted to insure the ship. It would only cost 5 pounds.

Thomas W. Lawson was severely scolded and left.

On April 4, when the Titanic was about to set sail, it was almost hit by the docked New York.

Delayed another hour.

The second-class staterooms on the Titanic were the same size and decor as the first-class staterooms on the other ships.

The coal workers went on strike, and the Titanic needed a large amount of coal, so they plundered other ships, causing the first-class passengers of other ships to be transferred to the Titanic, and the other ships could not sail without coal.

Come on, let’s get together and gather in a group.

The Titanic finally set sail.

On the deck, Alfred Vanderbilt said to JP Morgan, "Sir, you know, I was not going to board the ship at the last moment before it sailed. But when I thought about the insurance that Zhao Chuanxin had bought, I thought I should get on board. Otherwise, I would have wasted the insurance money."

Obviously, he was making fun of Zhao Chuanxin.

He doesn't need this little money.

Rich Americans often do this.

They were unable to destroy Zhao Chuanxin physically, and sometimes they could only satisfy their craving for him verbally.

Alfred Vanderbilt, the railroad tycoon, also had a grudge against Zhao Chuanxin.

Because Zhao Chuanxin had ripped off most of the American railway companies on Wall Street.

JP Morgan laughed: "That's a coincidence. I was having a great time in France. After I heard that Zhao Chuanxin sold insurance, I bought insurance and boarded the ship, just to see him make a fool of himself."

The two looked at each other and smiled happily.

JP Morgan was actually one of the investors in the Titanic.

A top-notch luxury cabin was prepared for him on the ship.

……

Zhao Chuanxin had never experienced such a long drive.

More than 2 kilometers, all on the sea.

Starting from the Yellow Sea, to the Philippine Sea, the Gulf of Thailand, the Bay of Bengal and all the way to the Gulf of Aden.

He was amazed by the endless red rock walls along the African coast of the Red Sea.

On the steep cliffs, the Egyptians also felt curious as they watched the black objects speeding across the sea.

At the southern tip of Italy on the Mediterranean Sea, Zhao Chuanxin saw the smoking Mount Vesuvius.

He waited for half an hour, but the lava didn't erupt.

"Well, let's come back this time next year."

Zhao Chuanxin continued on his way.

The reason why he went to such great lengths to travel was that every time he activated the energy fluctuation convergence rune fragment, he could only be teleported to the place before the activation when he went to Quetshalan and came back.

This time, he might have to carry a lot of things.

There is a small island at the northern tip of Morocco.

There were only a dozen people on the island.

There is a lighthouse on the island with Spanish inscriptions on it.

Zhao Chuanxin landed here, rested, defecated and urinated, drank water, ate and smoked.

The islander asked him in Spanish: "Where are you from? Is that your boat? What's your name?"

Zhao Chuanxin set up the stove, half-closed his eyes, and shook his hand holding the cigarette: "Hmmmm."

“He doesn’t know Spanish.”

"This fool."

"He is alone, let's rob his boat..."

They are referring to the three generations of Youlong.

The speed of the third generation dragon made them salivate.

Although they didn't know what it was, they felt it was powerful.

Zhao Chuanxin blew out a smoke ring and cursed, "You want to rob my boat? I can beat the shit out of you!"

Several people retreated in shock.

"You can speak Spanish, why are you pretending not to understand?"

Zhao Chuanxin slapped the garlic while cursing, "Damn it, if I hadn't played dumb, how would I have known that you had evil intentions?"

"We have guns!"

Zhao Chuanxin raised his hand, and a Mosin-Nagant revolver appeared in his hand, which he drew towards the feet of several people.

bang bang bang...

Several people jumped in fear.

Then they found themselves unharmed.

"What about now? Do you still think you're awesome?"

Now these people are completely obedient.

Zhao Chuanxin asked them about the situation on the island.

Several people told Zhao Chuanxin that the island belonged to Andalucia and was occupied by Spain in the 16th century and named Alborán Island.

Only seabirds like to come here to poop.

An old lady with big eyes and deep eye sockets, it can be seen that she was also a beauty in her past.

Seeing Zhao Chuanxin drinking tequila, she took out a ham and said, "I want to exchange with you."

Zhao Chuanxin exchanged with her without saying a word.

After dinner, Zhao Chuanxin said goodbye to the poor residents on the island and rode the third-generation dragon into the North Atlantic.

He ran all the way to Southampton, waiting for the Titanic to set sail.

At night, he boarded the ship wearing a shadow cloak.

This is indeed the largest and most luxurious cruise ship ever built, and it is also extremely powerful.

There are 10 decks alone, named from A to H.

Zhao Chuanxin blended into the darkness and jumped onto the lifeboat deck first, where there were living cabins for the captain and crew, a gym, and a transparent dome smoking room at the stern.

In addition, there are ship chimneys and other things.

Zhao Chuanxin took a rough walk, mainly checking the lifeboat discharge layout.

Then he went down to A Deck.

The grand staircase was magnificent and covered with thick carpet.

Interspersed below are the first-class cabins, smoking room, and Palm Tree Restaurant.

Zhao Chuanxin had been on many cruise ships, but it was the Titanic that convinced him.

The stateroom on B deck has not only a living room, but also two bedrooms with separate toilets and a bathroom.

One of the rooms was occupied by someone, who turned out to be an old acquaintance, JP Morgan.

The other one is vacant.

Zhao Chuanxin made up his mind that this room would belong to him.

There are five pianos in these cabins, including Steinway Model B, Model R, Model K, and Model M pianos specially customized for the Titanic.

This thing is quite expensive, and Zhao Chuanxin doesn't plan to let it go.

In addition to the restaurant, there is also a cafe.

There is a reading room on C deck.

There is a drying room, swimming pool and Turkish bath on F deck, which is really fun.

The food cold storage on G deck has huge reserves. Zhao Chuanxin smiled knowingly: This can't be wasted.

The ship would not sail for several days and he could not waste time.

Let's start with the H deck.

H deck is the lower deck, most of which is used as a warehouse.

Naturally, the warehouse cannot be opened and closed frequently. Whether it is mail or goods, they basically have to wait until they are unloaded from the ship before they can be taken away.

Zhao Chuanxin went to the garage first.

There are expensive cars stored here.

For example, the Renault CB Coupe.

Fortunately, the cars at that time were smaller, so he loaded one and teleported back to Quetshalan.

The Titanic's speed reached 20 knots at this time, roughly equivalent to 37 kilometers per hour.

After Zhao Chuanxin was teleported back, he left the car on the open space outside the white house and waited for a minute before returning.

Sure enough, the ship had already sailed away from its original location.

He opened the rune channel and used the anti-force rune to float in the air, watching the Titanic flash past outside the white rice.

Go down to the bottom level again.

He carried the loads tirelessly.

First, I emptied the garage, then went to other warehouses and picked out only the valuable items to move.

There were boxes of small-denomination banknotes, wine, famous paintings including those of Merry Joseph, 76 boxes of dragon's blood resin, many musical instruments, various classical books, antiques, tanned leather bags filled with jewelry, small boxes specially for gold pocket watches, and perfume...

There are all kinds of goods inside.

But it's worth a lot.

Zhao Chuanxin: "It's worth my trip."

(End of this chapter)