mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1116: Exquisite Selfishness, Serving the Country and the People

The fourth generation of Youlong has been upgraded.

Zhao Chuanxin continued to test the two new guns.

He named the submachine gun Abyss M1913.

This gun uses 9*19mm Parabellum bullets, which are not very powerful and are suitable for close combat and indoor combat.

But Zhao Chuanxin upgraded the warhead.

The warhead is armored on the outside, but has a steel core on the inside.

If the bullet collides with a hard object, the core and the warhead separate, giving it extra armor-piercing capability.

It is very useful in street fighting.

Theoretical rate of fire: 600 rounds per minute.

Magazine capacity: 600 rounds.

The weight including magazine is only 1.8kg, the total length is 320mm and the height is 180mm. The size and weight are almost catching up with a pistol.

The gun requires a push-handle to load the gun, an enveloping bolt, a locked standby mode, and an integrated silencer, allowing for killing people silently.

He named another heavy machine gun - Empire Terminator M1913.

Uses 7.62*51mm bullets.

The maximum firing rate is 6000 rounds/minute and the minimum is 2000 rounds/minute.

Ammunition capacity: 6000 rounds.

The weight including magazine is 20kg, the total length is 800mm and the barrel length is 550mm.

The Empire Terminator M1913 has six bolts, six bolt rails, six barrel sleeves, six barrels, barrel clamping parts, safety, and sleeve covers.

Each barrel has 4 rifled lines, right-handed, with a twist of 254mm.

There are two quick release pins, the motor, and the Azure Crystal power conversion device.

The fourth-generation Dragon was moving at a speed of 230KM/hour in the desert. The roof of the cabin opened and the Empire Terminator M1913 poked its head out.

The six barrels began to rotate.

Tata Tata...

Although this gun is not intentionally equipped with a silencer, the sound-absorbing cold iron itself has a certain sound-absorbing ability, and the gunshot is much smaller than that of other heavy machine guns.

Zhao Chuanxin circled around the rock target he had erected.

The initial distance between the fourth-generation dragon and the axis target is 200 meters, and then gradually moves away.

The target was not hit at first, but the fire was so dense and terrifying that once it touched the target, stone chips flew everywhere and the place was razed to the ground in a moment.

Even Zhao Chuanxin found it shocking.

If someone else used this against him, could the Golden Bell Cover and Chaos Armor block it?
If you concentrate fire at the highest rate of fire, he will be unstoppable.

There are also disadvantages - the high-speed rotation makes the centrifugal force of the barrel large, the dispersion of the falling points of the thrown bullets increases, and the longer the distance, the greater the accuracy error.

The advantages are also obvious - extremely high rate of fire, super strong firepower, the lack of accuracy can be ignored, the rate of fire can be easily changed, it has a certain sound-absorbing effect, and the barrel made of sound-absorbing cold iron will not overheat.

The effective distance for precision strike is 800 meters. After testing, Zhao Chuanxin found that the distance error was between 0.1-2.5 meters.

But as long as the firepower can cover two more seconds, I think there will be no breathing space in this blind spot.

In general, the Empire Terminator M1913 is more effective than the Maxim.

After testing the gun, Xingyue recorded the data, Zhao Chuanxin finished his work and went home.

Nikola Tesla and Benjamin Goldberg were already waiting for him.

"Zhao, can we set off now?" Nikola Tesla looked anxiously and entered the state of an old child ahead of time.

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth: "Look how anxious you are."

He went to the laboratory, put away the two puppets and an electric scooter he had just made, and took a box of exhibits prepared by Nikola Tesla: "Let's go."

Lugang Town had already released the news that the famous inventor Nikola Tesla was going to hold a press conference in Lugang Town.

This incident caused quite a stir.

However, there was no sensation caused by some famous foreign writers visiting China.

Chinese people already have a tendency to specialize in certain subjects.

There are only a handful of large "multimedia" conference rooms in the country.

Apart from Internet companies, only Lugang Town and Lubin Prefecture have them.

The Lugang Town Conference Room gathered students and reporters from Hong Kong Island, Macau Island, Hankou and other places.

There are also celebrities who are interested.

Liu Baogui was responsible for the announcement, and everyone took action upon hearing the news.

Liu Baogui has an active mind and is always thinking about various financial matters.

Zhao Chuanxin and Nikola Tesla held a press conference, and he raised funds from businessmen and gave them names.

For example, bottled jasmine tea and mineral water, which appear to be particularly high-end at this time, are labeled with their respective merchants and widely advertised.

Then you pay for the water, is that ok?

For example, the paper box contains small but exquisite sweet and glutinous snacks.

Whoever wants to promote it, it’s not too much for dim sum vendors to provide it for free, right?

Of course, Liu Baogui can't make any money from these.

He just wanted to turn Lugang Town into an academic resort.

From then on, all domestic literary and artistic conferences were held in Lugang Town. The increase in the flow of people always boosted the local economy, and the venue rental also brought in a considerable income.

Liu Baogui looked at the people entering the venue and told Zhang Daquan: "I heard from the inside that with the fight between Sun and Yuan, the future will be increasingly unstable. If Yuan dies, it will be even worse. From now on, Lugang Town will be the Peace Hotel. Whoever comes will enjoy peace. It will be more peaceful than the foreign concessions in the south."

He's right.

If you offend Yuan Weiting, you can hide in the concession. You have to stay there. If you come out, you will still worry about being punished later.

But it’s different when you come to Lugang Town.

No matter whether you are offending the great powers or Yuan Weiting, you will be safe here and you won’t be stuck in a hotel and feel unhappy.

Zhang Daquan was forced to retire from the army by Zhao Zhongyi.

He is one of the unhappy people.

"Hey……"

"Why are you sighing?" Liu Baogui lit up a cigarette and said earnestly, "Although our Lugang Town is getting bigger and bigger, it is still a small place after all. Running water never rots, and door hinges never rot. If they all cling to it, how can we inject fresh blood into it?"

"But I didn't do anything wrong." Zhang Daquan was not convinced: "Why doesn't Gao Li retreat?"

Liu Baogui was murderous and heart-breaking: "Last year, Gao Li wanted to withdraw. You all have industries, but Gao Li doesn't even have any, but he didn't hesitate at all."

"He wants to withdraw, why not let him withdraw?"

Liu Baogui lowered his voice and said, "From what I heard from Zhongyi, Chuanxin wants to occupy half of Australia. But they are seriously short of manpower. You still remember that Dadong from Xuantian Sect of Australia Island came to our Lugang Town for a meeting before? He went to Australia. But he alone can't support the whole thing. Chuanxin means that some of the people here should be transferred to Australia..."

Zhang Daquan was inexplicably moved after hearing this, but felt reluctant to leave his hometown.

Who would be willing to give up power at such a young age?
Liu Baogui observed the expressions on his face and knew he had taken the bait: "In the past, when people went to Guandong, as long as they brought their families with them, wherever they went was their home. How big do you think Australia is? Let me tell you, it's more than 500 Lugang towns. This is based on the entire area under our jurisdiction, not just Lugang towns. If it's half of the country, then it would be the size of 200 to 300 Lugang towns."

I blanch...

Zhang Daquan took a deep breath and said, "Are you serious?"

"I told you that you are ignorant and unlearned." Liu Baogui scolded, "Just look at the map. There are maps of the world hanging everywhere on the wall. Can't you see everything clearly if you look at it yourself?"

Zhang Daquan felt itchy: "Okay, I'll go take a look later."

Then he asked uncertainly: "Is it really flat?"

"That's the minimum. With our status, if we were to directly manage an area, it would not be smaller than Lugang Town. What is Dadong? If he goes there, he will be directly in charge of Darwin. It can be said that he has ascended to heaven in one step and has become a noble. According to Yuan Weiting's classification, he is the governor of a province."

Zhang Daquan was even more excited after hearing this: "I heard that Yuan Weiting is going to change the governor to a general."

"That's the general of the prefecture."

"so good."

Zhang Daquan has been unable to extricate himself from the fantasy of his own majesty.

As they were talking, the huge conference room was packed with people.

Du Lisan almost got into a fight with someone over a seat, but Liu Ai pulled him apart in the end.

"Damn it, I was the emperor outside the Great Wall back then, but now anyone can compete with me for the position."

Liu Ai rolled his eyes: "According to Zhang Zuolin's current status, if you were still the emperor, you probably wouldn't be alive today."

A prophecy.

Du Lisan smiled awkwardly.

Zhang is a ruthless character.

After he came to power, all his old acquaintances had to be either recruited or wiped out. There was no way out.

Brothers offer sacrifices to the heavens, with boundless magic power!
Du Lisha knew his own limitations and knew that he was no match for Zhang in terms of skill.

At this time, Zhao Chuanxin, dressed in a suit and tie, was riding a big scooter and drifting gracefully in front of the door of the multimedia conference room, attracting everyone's attention.

Zhao Chuanxin casually threw a piece of paper on the seat of the big pedal, with a line of big words written on it: Anyone who steals this car will be killed, don't say I didn't warn you.

Later, when he walked into the house with his hands behind his back, he was still thinking: I need someone to sell watermelons and ask him if he can guarantee that they are ripe.

He entered the conference room, and the noise suddenly became quieter as if the volume button was turned left.

Many people greeted him.

Zhao Chuanxin nodded in greeting and slowly walked onto the stage.

"Ahem, everyone, I'm just here to warm up the crowd, the real host is behind."

But why would a reporter care so much?
There is Zhao Chuanxin and there is news.

This is common knowledge in the newspaper industry.

"Captain Zhao, what do you think of the president's restoration of Confucius?"

Zhao Chuanxin frowned and said, "Today is a great day to discuss science. Why are you saying such unlucky words?"

The crowd burst into laughter.

Who does it mean?

Then someone asked: "Captain Zhao, your masterpiece "The Road to Extinction" is really well written. But some people say that you are sensational. What do you think about this?"

The scene suddenly became quiet.

Isn't this just asking for trouble?

It was an era of crossing the river by feeling the stones and expressing one's own opinions.

Internet companies have become anonymous "lawless places". Forgive your speech and you will be blameless. There are many people who criticize Zhao Chuanxin. But if you bring it to the conference and criticize someone's work in front of him, it would be a dispute over the orthodoxy in ancient times, and you would fight to the death.

Everyone thought that Zhao Chuanxin would be as furious as those little trolls.

It is said that many fake accounts were exposed because the real owners jumped up and down and cursed in the lobby of Internet companies.

"Well... what he said is basically correct. That book is pure nonsense." Zhao Chuanxin said with a smile: "Everyone eat and drink well. At least our generation or two will not experience the bleak era of mass extinction. As for our children and grandchildren, who cares? If we have to die, let's die together."

"..."

I never expected that Zhao Chuanxin would be so nonchalant.

The person who makes the trouble feels like he is hitting cotton with a huge punch.

Without saying a few words, two shiny sedans stopped outside the meeting room.

A burly man in a suit opened the car door, and Li Shutong, Nikola Tesla and Benjamin Goldberg got out.

Nikola Tesla was flattered. He did not expect that Lugang Town would give him such a grand honor.

As soon as he entered the room, Zhao Chuanxin discovered him.

Zhao Chuanxin stretched out his hand towards the door: "Okay, next, please welcome the Yellow Banner of the scientific community, the iron-hatted king among inventors, the walker of the world's academic halls, the academician of electrical exploration, and the minister of the Sky Flight Laboratory - Mr. Nikola Tesla..."

This was a solemn invitation to Nikola Tesla to appear, while also hinting at Yuan Weiting's recent desire to return to the feudal evil wind.

Everyone laughed and applauded.

"Zhao Tan Gong is really full of evil intentions."

"If this word gets out, Yuan Weiting will probably be furious again!"

Zhao Chuanxin was worried that Nikola Tesla would be angry with him, so he went down the stage to greet him and held his arm as he went on stage.

And whispered to him: "I'm just joking, please don't be angry."

Nikola Tesla was just a little shy when he saw so many people, but he wasn't angry: "The atmosphere is great, I'm very happy there are so many people."

Zhao Chuanxin personally pulled out a chair for him and let him sit in the chief seat.

Then he pulled a chair for Li Shutong.

When it was Benjamin's turn, Zhao Chuanxin raised his hand and slapped him: "What, are you still waiting for me to pull the chair for you?"

Benjamin Goldberg covered his head with his hands and laughed, then hurried to pull it himself.

The audience laughed again.

Some people also asked around who this little foreigner was.

Some people say that the little foreigner with a white skin and a yellow heart is one of ours, Benjamin, the chief disciple under Zhao Chuanxin.

After hearing the explanation, everyone laughed again.

When several people sat down, Liu Baogui hurriedly asked the staff to arrange the microphone and connect the signal.

Today's press conference is live.

In other words, anyone who has a radio and can receive the signal can hear it.

However, currently only a few people in Lugang Town and Lubin Prefecture own radios.

Not because it's expensive.

But because it is troublesome, the effect is poor.

The first batch of Philips brand radios were developed by Tianshangfei Laboratory, designed by Philips, and produced by Juanwang Technical College.

These radios are crystal radios with a simple and crude structure. They need to be installed with satellite and overhead cables. The signal is okay because there is no interference from other signals. However, because there is no power supply, the received radio waves are both signals and can drive energy. Therefore, the sound of the speaker is extremely small and you have to get close to hear it.

There are too many flaws to make it unpopular.

In other words, only young people like Zhao Hongzhi who like to try new things and have some spare money will buy it.

At this time, a group of half-grown children gathered around Zhao Hongzhi's radio, listening to the noise with bated breath.

“Why isn’t it broadcasting yet?”

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"More haste less speed."

“Just go and listen to it live.”

"It's better to listen to it live than on the radio."

In later generations, people would try their best to go to concerts.

At this time, children would rather listen to the radio than go to the venue which is so close.

This is called - having a radio, being willful.

Although the radios sold in small quantities, at least more than 200 units were sold, clearing out the inventory.

Lu Binfu, Yao Bing and a group of snotty kids were also listening.

In the government office, some civil servants were listening.

The Five Wings Steward was also listening.

After a crackling sound, there was a knocking sound on the microphone.

Then, Zhao Chuanxin's voice appeared on the radio: "Many people abroad have speculated where the famous genius inventor Nikola Tesla has gone. In fact, Mr. Tesla is now my partner, and we have jointly established a laboratory..."

He gave everyone a detailed introduction to Nikola Tesla, and specifically emphasized that Edison was nothing more than a patent dealer, a sweatshop capitalist, a plagiarist, a mercenary, cruel and cunning businessman.

Edison is also quite famous in the country.

Everyone was surprised to hear Zhao Chuanxin say this.

They thought Edison was such a great genius, but it turns out he was full of evil and his hands were covered in blood.

Yao Jia from Lubin Prefecture heard this and couldn't help but smile knowingly: "I've already defeated that old guy Edison, and I'm afraid he's at a loss right now!"

Zhang Shouzeng raised his index finger: "Shh..."

Zhao Chuanxin pulled one and stepped on another, making Nikola Tesla, who hated Edison, blush.

His emotion instantly overcame his rationality, and he was completely bought over by the shameless and black-hearted Old Zhao.

The value he has created in recent years, especially the value visible to the naked eye, is far less than Zhao Chuanxin's investment.

But Zhao Chuanxin remained the same as always, so he didn't have to worry about funds and materials at all.

Zhao Chuanxin saved people from suffering in his most difficult times. Isn’t he a living Bodhisattva?

Now that the situation has improved and many patents have been registered, Nikola Tesla is too embarrassed to leave the sky.

Nikola Tesla was simple-minded and quickly spoke up for Zhao Chuanxin: "In fact, it would be difficult for me to accomplish this alone. Zhao has also invested a lot of energy and financial resources. The money he invested in the laboratory alone is already millions..."

The crowd was in an uproar.

The situation immediately went viral.

I'm making...millions?

Are you crazy?
How much can millions do?

Zhao Chuanxin coughed repeatedly: "Because of the press conference, Nicholas didn't sleep well last night and said it wrong. It's tens of thousands!"

However, no one believed him.

It actually didn’t cost that much.

Nikola Tesla didn't have much idea about money.

Many of Zhao Chuanxin's materials were purchased for free, and some were obtained from completing tasks in the world of "Code of the Old Gods".

He called them "precious treasures lost in the world, and they need to be taken to the sky and refined to benefit mankind..."

Having said that, there are still over a million.

On this point, Zhao Chuanxin did not want to be high-profile, otherwise he would easily be noticed.

At this time, some people in the audience raised their hands frantically.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't know whether they were reporters, students, or idle people in society...

Liu Baogui signaled to the staff and handed the microphone to the man.

The man stood up and said proudly, "There is a word in Latin called ego. And there is an old saying in my country: A gentleman seeks profit for the benefit of others, while a villain seeks profit for his own benefit. I think Governor Zhao is a sophisticated egoist. He actually spent millions of dollars on the laboratory. Isn't this a case of the rich feasting and drinking while the poor freeze to death on the streets?"

The venue was in uproar again.

This person is not even the Yin-Yang Zhao Chuanxin, he is openly insulting him.

But many people think he has a point.

In recent years, there have been continuous wars and natural disasters.

The people are living in misery.

You squandered millions?
Zhao Chuanxin remained calm even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.

There are so many people scolding him.

He was about to speak.

Benjamin Goldberg, who was standing next to him, stepped up to the microphone and said, "Everyone in the world is here for profit. You said my master is a sophisticated egoist. Haha, I won't refute you. Who here dares to say that he is not selfless? I just want to say that you can only be a crude egoist because you are incompetent! You say that the rich are feasting and drinking, not because you are noble, you are just jealous that you are not in the rich family."

it is good!
Many people present cheered in their hearts.

Zhao Chuanxin, the eldest disciple, is indeed quite capable.

Zhao Chuanxin looked at his eldest disciple with a smile: Although the weight is small, it can bear a thousand pounds.

The reporter's face flushed and he yelled, "You're talking nonsense!"

Benjamin Goldberg slammed the table and said, "I'm talking nonsense. Why don't you tell me how noble you are? What have you done for your country and your people? Have you donated a penny to disaster relief efforts in various places?"

The reporter was speechless: "I...I didn't do anything, so you did it?"

Benjamin Goldberg stared at the man. "Have you ever had a cold? When you had a cold, have you ever taken a pill called 'Goldberg'?"

The reporter was confused: "I've eaten it, what are you talking about?"

Benjamin Goldberg sneered: "Then do you think that Goldberg's cold medicine is expensive?"

"It's not expensive, but what does that have to do with you?"

Benjamin Goldberg slammed the table again: "That's the cold medicine I developed, and I sell it exclusively to poor people. Do you think this counts as serving the country and the people?"

The venue was in an uproar.

I...Disciple Zhao Chuanxin is so young, yet he has such ability?
Many people have taken Jinbao cold medicine for colds, fever, coughs and runny noses. Some people get better after taking the medicine, while others find that the symptoms are greatly alleviated after taking it.

These days, catching a cold can kill people.

The key is that Jinbao cold medicine is shockingly cheap, so people who cannot afford medical treatment no longer have to endure headaches and fevers.

It was indeed a great thing.

Benjamin Goldberg pointed at Zhao Chuanxin and said, "Now let's talk about my master..."

(End of this chapter)