mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 128 Sounds Familiar
"Officer Liu, hello."

Liu Jiahui lowered her head slightly: "Hello, Captain Zhao."

She was wearing a knitted hat, her hair was loose, and a few strands were exposed on both sides of her cheeks, revealing a bright and lazy temperament under the sun.

This craze for knitted hats was initiated by Miao Cuihua.

Contrary to the rustic name of Cuihua, Miao Cuihua is synonymous with fashion for bold and avant-garde women in Lugang Town. When the new trend gradually rises, no matter how conservative the place is, there will always be people who are not so conformist.

Zhao Chuanxin was in a good mood when he saw him.

"Officer Liu, I met a martial arts practitioner in Tianjin City. His strength is not as strong as mine. His name is Zhang Zhankui, do you recognize him?"

When he was in Tianjin, he had already tried it, and Zhang Zhankui was indeed not as strong as him in terms of strength alone.But Zhang Zhankui dared to jump off the city tower, which was courage that Zhao Chuanxin did not have.

He is said to have had the flaming gunpowder in his hand when he jumped.

"I am not stronger than a man, but a few days ago I easily subdued a man in the town."

Liu Jiahui lightly flicked her ears, and responded calmly.

Zhao Chuanxin chuckled: "When we were in Liaodi, there were hundreds of Russian cavalry chasing us. I was alone fighting with a knife at the corner. Wherever I passed, people and horses were broken. How can I say that strength is useless? Woolen cloth?"

Suddenly, Liu Jiahui felt that such a conversation seemed very naive, so she smiled and nodded to Zhao Chuanxin again, then kicked and walked away lightly.

Zhao Chuanxin sighed: "Hey, Invincible is really lonely!"

……

After Zhao Erxun took office, he banned smoking, ran schools, trained soldiers, and made money. The "four old things" that were always going to be unfavorable began immediately.

After this capable minister who can leave his name in history got on his horse, the people of Liao area immediately felt the difference.

Burn a batch of opium to show your position, start a new school to catch up with the trend of the times, build a shipyard to make money, and finally train your troops.

Of course, Yuan Shikai knew about the military training in the six Beiyang towns.In addition, he is also preparing to train a new army while suppressing bandits, just in case of accidents.

Military training and bandit suppression can be carried out together. He first reformed the administrative organs and set up police stations in each station, just like the public security station in Lugang Town.

Speaking of suppressing bandits, the first thing he thought of was Zhang Zuolin.

Zhang Zuolin counted as one of his subordinates, roughly the position of battalion commander.

But he is well aware that this person is both an official and a bandit, and he is well aware of the way of the green forest, if he makes good use of it, he will be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

"I don't know why the general called down the officer?"

Zhao Erxun said: "I heard that you have a very good reputation as a leader. If you work hard, it will not be difficult to get promoted."

Give some sweetness first, and then continue to ask: "I called you here to hear about the banditry in Liao, and I want you to ask someone else."

Hearing about the banditry in Liao, Zhang Zuolin's face froze slightly, thinking that Zhao Erxun was beating him.

After all, he was born in the green forest, and he has not completely left the green forest.

He braced himself and prepared to turn away from the former: "Who does the general want to know?"

"Do you know someone named Zhao Ritian?"

"This seems familiar, but I can't remember it for a while."

Zhang Zuolin really felt familiar.

Zhao Erxun thought for a while and said, "This man has a team of excellent horses, all of which are Russian Don horses. His people are well-trained, uniformly equipped, and uniform in action..."

After speaking roughly, a figure of a person immediately appeared in Zhang Zuolin's mind.

"This, to be honest. The lower officials are vulgar, but they dare not shout and curse loudly in front of two people. One is you, General, and the other is the Zhao Ritian whom the General said!"

Let's say Zhang Zuolin is narrow-minded, but that also divides people.

For example, Du Lisan was just a gangster, he would keep it in mind if he offended him, and then he would look for an opportunity to get rid of him quickly.But sometimes he is very angry, for example, Zhao Erxun offended him, but Zhao Erxun represents the government and is also his superior, and Zhao Erxun is capable, so he is convinced, and the relationship is very good after his fortune.

For Zhao Chuanxin, his impression is complicated.

"In fact, his name is not Zhao Ritian. This person is not an ordinary person, nor a green forest person, nor an official. His real name is Zhao Chuanxin. He is narrow-minded and likes to tease people, but unless he is a person who hurts nature and reason, he will never kill anyone. Rumors This person knows magic, in Liao..."

Zhang Zuolin told everything he knew about Zhao Chuanxin's deeds.

Zhao Erxun didn't interrupt and listened carefully.

After Zhang Zuolin finished speaking, he said nonsense: "So, he is still a good person?"

This made Zhang Zuolin hesitate for a while, and finally said: "Generally speaking, he is a good man. After all, he does not harm the common people, but helps the refugees. He also does not harm the gentry and wealthy households. He will only offend him or foreigners. Do it. But even if you offend him, you usually won't do anything."

He didn't say the reason. After all, it was not so glorious to trap and kill Zhao Chuanxin for the Japanese spies.If it were him, he would never let Zhao Chuanxin go.

Zhao Erxun said again: "If they are recruited by the government, do you think those people like him might be recruited?"

Shaking his head, Zhang Zuolin said decisively: "No, I know him well. He is rich and can give money to refugees like water. He has people. It is said that in his Lugang Town, the county magistrate will look at him and act. .He has guns, all Russian guns, long guns and short guns, the only thing missing is artillery. He doesn't trust the court very much..."

"Then is he a member of the party?"

"Probably not."

Zhao Erxun pinched the bridge of his nose and changed the subject: "Let's talk about the banditry in Liao..."

……

It can also be said that Zhao Chuanxin, who has nothing to do, has finally returned to the right track.

He is sitting at his desk, holding a diary in his right hand, and twisting a string of 108 small Rudraksha bodhisattvas in his left hand.

At this time, the little Vajra Bodhi pays attention to the fine lines and deep patterns.Zhao Chuanxin likes full flesh and clear texture, so he bought more than 20 pieces, and asked someone to carefully select them one by one. After the Tibetan style cutting is completed, the size must be uniform and then threaded into a string.

The top bead and tee are made of turquoise, which is worth more than [-] yuan in later generations.The waist beads and the back cloud are carved from ivory, the bead spacers are made of pure gold, and the clips are made of silver.

All carvings are done by Zhao Chuanxin himself.

Open the diary...

[The biological remnants occupying human civilization are rapidly growing, and I occasionally participate in wars. 】

[The war has lasted for two months, and our sergeants are exhausted, many of them are dragging their bodies into battle, there are stumps and broken arms everywhere, and the corpses are piled up like a mountain. 】

[After the new weapon of the weirdo is developed, it has a certain effect, but the number is too small to affect the balance of the war. 】

[The most frightening thing is that the biological remnants created the Styx elves on the basis of the blood war. They are as small as all dwarves including forest elves and goblins, but their strength is as great as that of humans, and their speed and flexibility are faster than humans. higher.The most important thing is that the Styx elves know how to use human weapons, including cold weapons and flintlock guns. 】

[All kinds of weapons captured in the hands of humans are equipped on the Styx elves.Humanity was once beaten to pieces. 】

[We had no choice but to retreat eastward, all the way to the coastline. 】

[Officials from the Ministry of National Defense found me and said to me: Explorer, I heard that you have extraordinary luck and rich ability to survive in the wild.I want to give you a task...]

(End of this chapter)