mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1140 You have twenty-one points, I have two points
Soon, the entire European battlefield knew about Zhao Chuanxin, who was selling hope.

I hope for guns, I hope for clothes, I hope for food.

Later, the news spread to America and Asia.

A curious reporter went to Zhao Chuanxin's factory and was shocked to find that workers were working in shifts day and night, working overtime, and all kinds of goods were piled up like mountains.

Make a lot of money!
He interviewed the workers, who told him: "Salaries have increased by 30%, with extra overtime pay. If you work like this for a year, you can get married, or even a concubine."

The reporter saw that his eyes were dark and his face was pale, so he asked, "Aren't you tired?"

"I am tired on weekdays, and I will relax when I get the money."

The reporter asked again: "Do you know where these will be shipped to?"

"do not know."

The reporter decided to tell him the truth: "Ship it to the European battlefield. They are fighting. You are adding fuel to the war."

He thought the workers would be shocked.

"Oh, that's good. I hope they can fight longer."

"..."

Soon, reports appeared in newspapers about Zhao Chuanxin disregarding killing and making ill-gotten gains.

Yuan Weiting was very pleased when he saw the newspaper.

He was the one who sent the reporter.

Some newspapers followed suit and went to various places to interview.

The reporter asked Liu Huaqiang: "The King of Rolls cars were used in the war. Don't you think you are making ill-gotten gains?"

Liu Huaqiang: "You are really idle. The foreign powers haven't driven them away yet, but you are already speaking for them? Are you a lowly person?"

reporter:"……"

A reporter interviewed Li Guangzong: "Mr. Li, I heard that your shipping company has ships loaded with weapons and ammunition to supply the European battlefield every day. Don't you think this is ill-gotten gains? Is this money too hot to handle?"

Li Guangzong said: "It's not hot to the touch, but it burns your brain. Isn't your brain burned? I hope you will be enslaved forever, stupid."

"..."

In Lubin Prefecture, Yao Jia said to Cui Fenghua in front of the reporters: "Old Cui, send someone to check the background of this newspaper to see if they accepted money from Yuan Weiting or from some other country. Find out the details of this person and inform the whole network."

The reporter's face turned pale.

No matter what, it couldn't stop Zhao Chuanxin's passion for selling technology and hope.

Even though all of Europe knows that Zhao Chuanxin is a opportunistic fence-sitter, he is still the one to be looked for when the critical moment comes.

Before that, Britain suffered a crushing defeat at Cradock, and there was anger from top to bottom.

British Admiral John Fisher, with the wrath of all Britain, led a super fleet to the Frank Islands for revenge.

This fleet included three light cruisers including the Glasgow, two armored cruisers, an armed merchant ship, and the battleships Indomitable and Invincible.

German Royal Navy Admiral Maximilian von Spee knew nothing about this until December 12, when the British Armada suddenly approached Stanley Port in the Falkland Islands.

At this time, Maximilian von Spee was besieged by the British Armada.

In terms of speed, Germany is not as good as Britain.

In terms of weapons and equipment, they are also far inferior.

As an old maritime power, it still has something to offer.

Maximilian von Spee was very anxious and immediately contacted the European troublemaker, Zhao Chuanxin.

The matter was urgent, and Maximilian von Spee could not promise that the funds would be in place. He could only tell Zhao Chuanxin: "Just pay it first. We have never defaulted on our debts, right?"

When he received the call for help, Zhao Chuanxin happened to be in Quetshalan sorting out the inventory of the underground fortress.

He set off immediately and reached the Falkland Islands in 4 hours and 23 minutes.

Maximilian von Spee was in a panic, and their fleet was circling around but unable to break out of the encirclement.

Many of the ships here were transferred from Qingdao. Zhao Chuanxin detained two of them on the pretext of compensation, and the rest all arrived at the Frank Islands.

The firepower of the British Invincible Fleet was extremely fierce, and several old and dilapidated ships led by the German Navy's Dresden were in danger.

Especially the Invincible and Indomitable, these two British battleships charged on the sea and fired continuously, and they almost hit the Dresden several times.

A German naval ship has been sunk by them.

Zhao Chuanxin stood on the deck and said to Maximilian von Spee: "I only provide technical support and guidance, not participate in the battle. I am an honest businessman."

"You..." Maximilian von Spee glared at him and said, "Then you better think of a solution."

Zhao Chuanxin smiled and said, "I have a missile that costs 800 pounds. I'll teach you how to operate it, and you can do it yourself."

800 pounds?

Why not grab it?
Zhao Chuanxin ignored him and immediately took out the launcher and placed it on the deck, loading a Hope missile into the launcher.

Zhao Chuanxin took out the radio remote control device, put it on the ground, handed the handle to Maximilian von Spee, and handed him a pair of binoculars.

"Here, I'll teach you how to use it. This button is for firing, and this joystick controls the direction."

"I……"

Admiral Maximilian von Spee was actually nervous.

"If you don't open fire, the Leipzig will be hit."

Maximilian von Spee gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and pressed the fire button.

Hopefully the missile isn't heavy and has only a small amount of solid fuel in it, so it won't make a lot of noise when launched.

Boom...

whoosh...

"Quick remote control."

Zhao Chuanxin urged.

Maximilian von Spee soon lost his nerves.

This thing is easy to operate.

If you steer the ship to the left, the missile will yaw to the left.

Go right, the missile goes right.

It's like a toy.

Before they could experience the beauty of it, the missile had already hit the British ship Invincible.

boom……

The idea behind the battleships developed by the United Kingdom was to be fast, but also to have stronger firepower. They had to be equipped with the same firepower as the second-tier battleships in the three-tier battleship rating system, such as eight 8mm caliber cannons.

In this case, sacrifices must be made, and the only thing that can be sacrificed is the hull armor.

It was hoped that the missile would penetrate the Invincible's thin armor layer and explode, and the sparks would detonate the Invincible's relatively random ammunition.

boom……

Second explosion.

I blanch...

This thing is so awesome, it can hit whatever you point it at.

Maximilian von Spee was shocked.

The navy soldiers cheered and shouted the admiral's name.

As if this was all his credit.

Zhao Chuanxin also smiled and clapped: "Well done. 800 pounds a shot, still want it?"

"..." Maximilian von Spee looked at the fire on the sea and gritted his teeth: "Yes!"

Zhao Chuanxin added another Hope missile into the launcher.

Boom...

This time, Maximilian von Spee was able to handle the situation with ease.

He held a telescope and steered the missile towards the British HMS Dreadnought.

The people on the Indomitable had already discovered the Hope missile, and they opened fire, but it was in vain.

boom……

Maximilian von Spee shouted: "What a pity, there was no explosion."

"You now owe me £1600. Do you want to continue?"

Maximilian von Spee looked at the Dreadnought, which exploded but did not sink, and stamped his feet again: "Come again."

boom.

This time he controlled the missile to fly at a slightly lower altitude and hit the bottom of the ship. The battleship HMS Dreadnought seemed to be leaking and quickly turned the rudder.

The warships behind also turned around and dared not engage in a head-on confrontation.

This kind of precision is simply unheard of.

Zhao Chuanxin urged: "It's not too late to shoot again now."

"Uh... Never mind. There's no point in doing it again. They don't dare to pursue us anyway."

Zhao Chuanxin put away the transmitter and prepared to go home.

Maximilian von Spee was stunned: "I spent money, shouldn't you keep these?"

"You just pay for the shells and only have the right to use the launcher." Zhao Chuanxin said, smoking a cigarette.

"This……"

"Remember, let William transfer the money to my account. Don't delay it for too long."

"..."

……

Yuan Weiting wanted to trick Zhao Chuanxin, so he sent reporters to secretly visit the factories, and the reporters made the conditions of each factory public.

As a result, he ended up losing more than he gained.

When the factory workers' salaries were exposed, it directly triggered a collective strike by sawmills, masons, water workers and carpenters in Shanghai.

Why do they have high salaries?

Why are our salaries so low?

On January 1, Yuan Weiting promulgated the "Implementation Rules of the Election Procedures for Members of the Constitutional Convention" and the "Organizational Regulations of the Constitutional Convention."

This was a direct death sentence for Congress. When the lights went out and the kings in Europe were digging their own graves, Yuan Weiting decided to start anew.

This was the beginning of his reign as king.

The great powers were spending money on the European battlefield, but Yuan Weiting had no money.

There is currently no good way to survive the three-year financial crisis except to sort out the finances and unify the currency.

In 1914, Liang Qichao helped Yuan Weiting make the "Yuan Datou".

It is the kind of ocean that can make a crisp buzzing sound when you blow it with your mouth and put it to your ear. The government's finances are stretched, but the Italian sculptor Luciocchi who designed the Yuan Datou coin earns up to 750 yuan a month.

At the beginning, Zhao Chuanxin caused controversy when he paid the members of the insurance team a salary of only a few dozen yuan, but the foreigners were able to eat, drink and have fun while getting a salary of 750 yuan, and everyone thought it was natural.

At this time, foreigners coming to China generally had high salaries, so there was no problem.

It’s not good for Chinese people to have high salaries: it will only whet their appetites.

Three words - a bunch of born bitches, they deserve to be poor.

1914 was not a pleasant year.

Yuan Weiting, who was always targeted, was unhappy; Japan, which was defeated, was unhappy; the people of Shandong who were struck by this disaster, were unhappy; the people of Europe, who were tormented by the war, were unhappy; Liang Qichao, who was not reused, was unhappy; and Zhao Chuanxin was also unhappy.

This year, Huang and Sun broke up.

This year, Brother Shuren began to study Buddhism...

This year, the dream of a German painter named Xi was shattered.

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This year, Einstein had an affair with his cousin.

This year, there was a man selling hope on the European continent.

This year has finally passed.

1915 years.

1 month 15 day.

Zhao Chuanxin's sixth child was born.

The boy, whose Chinese name is Zhao Shanhe.

Icelandic name: Sigurd Zhosson.

Zhao Song is the Icelandic word for Zhao plus “sson”, which means “son of Old Zhao”. Icelanders all name themselves this way.

Sara Wilsdottir's younger sister, Anna, is not as big-framed as her older sister and has a pear-shaped figure.

Big ass, thick legs, big bear, but thin calves, small face, white skin and blonde hair.

Anna said, "Zhao, leave Sigurd to me. You haven't slept for a long time."

"It's okay, you two should rest. The first few days will be hard, but it will be fine after these few days."

Old Zhao is well versed in parenting.

Anna was helpless.

She came here to live a life of luxury with her sister, but after her sister gave birth, her brother-in-law still didn't ask her to take care of the child, which made her feel unworthy.

The day before Christmas, the house was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Zhao Chuanxin cut down a Christmas tree and prepared jewelry as gifts for the two sisters.

On Christmas Day, Zhao Chuanxin prepared another sumptuous dinner and drank Iceland strong beer, which made the two sisters drunk.

The sister-in-law was as soft as noodles. Zhao Chuanxin sent her back to the room and took a bath in the indoor hot spring with Sarah Wilsdottir. As a result, the sister-in-law got naked and got into the pool...

Life is unpredictable, my sister-in-law and brother-in-law have experienced it.

But just a taste.

When Zhao Shanhe was almost one month old, Zhao Chuanxin returned home to celebrate the New Year.

During this year's Spring Festival, Zhao Chuanxin solemnly offered sacrifices to his ancestors.

Look at the cabbage, fried vermicelli, stewed pork, meatballs, tofu puffs, candles, incense burners, etc. on the altar.

Zhao Chuanxin choked up, which was rare.

He drew all his family members according to his memory and stuffed them into the drawer of the altar.

That small box holds half of his memories.

The other half is thriving beside him at this moment.

He called Zhao Lingjun over and said, "When I'm not around, the annual ancestor worship mission will be handed over to you and Zhao Zhengze. When you both have children, you can pass it on."

Zhao Lingjun didn't understand what was going on, so he patted his chest and said excitedly, "Dad, just wait and see, leave it to me."

She also likes the atmosphere.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Yao Jia and Zhang Shouzeng visited Zhao Chuanxin's house while visiting every household to wish everyone a happy new year.

Yao Jia was so anxious that his face turned pale and he asked, "Sir, why don't you go to Europe?"

In the past few months, all the industries under Zhao Chuanxin's management have made a lot of money.

The losses incurred in the previous war against Japan have been made up.

There is nothing more profitable than fishing in a battlefield.

Zhao Chuanxin's face flickered in the smoke: "Have you ever seen a boss personally take charge of a business in its early stages? Have you ever seen a successful boss still working for others?"

"..."

I hope that the name of the dealer has been spread, and the rest will be completed by shipping companies in Hong Kong and Macau. Unless it is an urgent order, Zhao Chuanxin will no longer take action.

By the end of the war, when all the money has been burned out, they may have to use bonds and materials as collateral. They can actually make more money at that time, but the profit will be more hidden.

But the German mark was already showing signs of collapse.

They got themselves into trouble.

During the New Year, Yuan Weiting was full of worries.

The Consul General of the Japanese Embassy in China, Hioki Masushi, threatened Yuan Weiting with a large-scale attack.

The reason is that Zhao Chuanxin not only occupied their living space outside the Great Wall, but even intervened in the Korean territory and cut off the scalp of the northern part of the peninsula, which is now firmly occupied by the Beishui Army.

Later, the Qingdao Concession, which was within Japan's reach, was taken away from Germany.

When they received the news that Li Guangzong had disposed of the existing buildings, factories, shipyards, power plants and other facilities left by Germany, they were even more furious.

There are still more than 20,000 Japanese prisoners of war being held in Qingdao as coolie laborers.

Hioki Masu threatened Yuan Weiting and demanded that Zhao Chuanxin release the person.

Yuan Weiting knew that he and Zhao Chuanxin were at loggerheads, and the order could not be passed beyond Shanhaiguan.

He was stuck in the middle and felt extremely depressed.

Hioki Masu put forward twenty-one demands regarding Jiaodong, Korea, Lushun and Dalian.

First, the lease period for Lushun and Dalian was extended for ninety-nine years.

Secondly, Zhao Chuanxin was required to return the land in the northern part of the peninsula occupied by Jiao-Tonghe.

There are twenty-one articles in total.

After the New Year, Hioki Masu sent several notes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pressing forward step by step.

Soon, news about the Twenty-One Demands spread.

The Chinese people were disgusted by the ugly faces of the Japanese and were all shocked when they heard about it.

Chinese students studying in Japan protested against the Twenty-One Demands proposed by Japan.

Upon hearing the news, the reporter headed north to the border and interviewed Zhao Chuanxin in Lugang Town on the 14th day of the first lunar month.

"Mr. Zhao, the Japanese proposed the Twenty-One Demands. What do you think?"

"I thought it was a bullshit." Zhao Chuanxin sat on a high stool and said with a microphone, "I don't have 21 demands as complicated as mine. I only have two now. First, I declare that from now on, the Bohai Sea will be blocked and Japanese gunboats will not be allowed to enter or leave. Only merchant ships will be allowed to travel. For the next period of time, I will send light cruisers to patrol here. Once a Japanese warship is found, Zhao will sink it immediately!"

The reporters all opened their eyes wide and wrote down the news furiously.

Zhao Chuanxin continued, "Secondly, I declare that the arbitration panel will expel the Japanese residents in Hankou and take back the concession within half a month. Otherwise, don't blame me for killing them."

Everyone in the audience, whether reporters or not, was breathing heavily and their nostrils flaring.

Zhao Chuanxin used to be very restrained, but now he seemed to be really angry.

When the news came out, Hioki Masu was furious and came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ask Minister of Foreign Affairs Lu Zhengxiang: "Please give me an explanation!"

Lu Zhengxiang once described himself as a little mouse, who was cautious all his life and maneuvered between the leader's office and the great powers.

Some people scold him, some people praise him.

Lu Zhengxiang is not a bad person. He is like a piece of bone. When soaked in liquid full of calcium, his bone becomes hard; when soaked in liquid full of carbonic acid, his bone becomes osteoporotic.

Lu Zhengxiang sighed and said earnestly: "Your Excellency does not know that although Zhao Chuanxin never follows Sun, Huang and others and declares independence at every turn, he has always been outside the power and no one can mobilize him. Your Excellency actually knows this, and there is no point in making things difficult for me."

Hioki Masu didn't care about that and said, "Well, if that's the case, don't blame us for being unfair."

Lu Zhengxiang smiled very reservedly.

Are you unrighteous? Have you ever been righteous?

On the fifteenth night of the first lunar month, Zhao Chuanxin brought Zhao Lingjun and Zhao Nianzhen to the door to send lanterns.

He was carrying a rubber bucket filled with slag ash and pot bottom ash mixed with diesel.

Zhao Nianzhen and Zhao Lingjun stood on the left and right, using small wooden spoons to scoop up diesel ash and placed it on both sides of the road.

Then they held torches and lit the diesel ash, having a lot of fun.

In fact, you can also use candles, but once the candles are placed, Zhao Chuanxin dares to guarantee that they will be stolen by a passing snotty kid in a short time.

Zhao Chuanxin took out his pocket watch and looked at it: "Hurry up, I still have to take Zhao Zhengze and Zhao Songzhen to deliver the lanterns."

Zhao Lingjun heard it and said, "Dad, I'll go too."

Zhao Nianzhen: "Dad, I'll go too."

"Okay, let's go together."

Sure enough, a snotty kid sneaked by and was disappointed to see the ash they were using.

They made faces at Zhao Lingjun: "Zhao Lingjun, the kid peed on the kang when he played with fire."

Zhao Lingjun raised his fist: "Get lost, I'll chop you off!"

Zhao Chuanxin does not forbid his children from swearing.

The strong do not need to use these rules to bind others in order to achieve the purpose of maintaining stability.

Quality, politeness, and morality are nothing but traps set by the strong on the weak.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, a Japanese reconnaissance plane appeared over the Bohai Sea, apparently investigating a cruiser.

At present, the Jiaodong Peninsula is divided into two parts. In the north, Sun Yanguang represents Lubin Prefecture and leads his troops to station there, while in the south, Wang Long represents Lugang Town and leads his troops to station there.

Sun Yanguang was the first to know about this and immediately notified the fighter jets to take off and head straight for the Japanese reconnaissance plane.

The two sides met in the sea 50 kilometers away from Jiaodong Road.

The pilot is from Lugang Town and is temporarily on secondment because the pilot from Lubin Prefecture has not yet completed his apprenticeship.

Many, many years ago, when Lugang Town had not yet started building airplanes, Zhao Chuanxin sent students to the United States and France to learn flying skills.

Lugang Town paid attention to aircraft earlier than any other military in the world.

The pilot's name is Liu Wendeng. There are many pilots in Lugang Town, and he is one of the best.

Liu Wendeng strictly abides by the Lugang Town flight tactical code, which has about eight rules: 1. Gain altitude advantage to increase attack potential and vision. 2. Keep the sun behind you to avoid glare and clearly observe the enemy aircraft. 3. Observe the target and surrounding airspace before attacking to ensure that the enemy aircraft has no escort to avoid falling into a trap. 4. Try to attack from the rear. 5. Fully understand and utilize the performance of the aircraft. 6. Teamwork. 7. Stay alert and react quickly. 8. Understand the performance of the enemy aircraft.

When the two sides encountered each other, Liu Wendeng seemed to be cowardly and first pulled up and then turned around.

(End of this chapter)