mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 403 The Strongest Brain Collision

Marguerite Gompers did not hesitate: "Yes!"

Zhao Chuanxin stretched his eyebrows.

Look, another apprentice who works hard and beats and scolds has arrived.

Heroes in the world, all enter my grave!
It's a pity that the talented old Li is really old, and Zhao Chuanxin is too embarrassed to open his mouth.

Otherwise, it is another standard apprentice embryo.

"Very good, my two disciples both look like kings."

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Zhao Chuanxin felt that he was late, otherwise the probability of receiving an awesome apprentice would be greater.

Arthur Gompers asked: "Is there any ceremony required, a baptism?"

Zhao Chuanxin was stunned for a moment, he thought simply.

"Ahem, of course there is an apprenticeship ceremony, how can it be so simple." Zhao Chuanxin said solemnly: "Apprentices accept it first, and they will be counted as registered disciples. After the ceremony is completed, they will officially start."

Benjamin Goldberg blinked: Didn't you remember that Master said the ceremony?
Zhao Chuanxin said to Arthur Gompers: "Okay, my daughter stays here, you can get out."

"..."

Zhao Chuanxin is going to take two apprentices to meet John Browning, and now the design team has expanded to three.

……

Beijing.

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Empress Dowager Cixi's megaphone, Minister of Military Aircraft Aixinjueluo Zaifeng said: "Lafayette, the Student Association in Japan, called the Foreign Affairs Department of the Military Aircraft Department and said that the Japan-Russia-France agreement was established, and there would be a disaster of division. The original Japanese scrambled for Jiandao, but it was actually the leader, and fortunately the backwater army stopped it, but don't give in."

The old Cixi was sitting on a chair, flicking the tea leaves with the lid of a cup, and the anger flashed across her face: "How about the border demarcation of Jiandao?"

"Back to Lafayette, since the backwater army repelled the Japanese who occupied Jiandao, the Japanese military police and South Korean police tried to forcefully cross the border several times, but they were defeated by the leader of the backwater army Liu Yonghe. They have repeatedly issued protests and asked the court to punish them. The bandit Liu Yonghe. And Xu Shichang turned a deaf ear to it, so the boundary survey couldn't go on."

Cixi took a sip of tea and suddenly changed the subject: "I haven't heard about that thief Zhao Chuanxin for a long time. Do you know where he is now?"

Aixinjueluo Zaifeng knew that Cixi thought of Zhao Chuanxin, whom she hated so much, because of the backwater army and Liu Yonghe.

After deliberating for a while, he was not sure: "There are rumors. Some people say that he is still in Yanji, but he just retreats behind the scenes. Some people say that he went to Japan, and some people say that he traveled across the ocean to Europe. But the specifics are Well, I don't know either."

"Hmph!" Cixi snorted coldly, "Tell me, is the riot in Fangcheng related to him?"

Cixi suspected that Zhao Chuanxin had gone to South China and rebelled with those rebellious officials and thieves.

The old lady who is called "Buddha" is actually the most enthusiastic about power.

On the contrary, it is Aixinjueluo Zaifeng, who is true and Buddhist.

He didn't complain when he was humble, and he didn't get carried away because Ding Weizheng was pushed to the front of the stage for no reason.

He didn't pay much attention to Zhao Chuanxin, and he had no direct grievances with Zhao Chuanxin.

But his brother Aixinjueluo Zaitao was full of praise for Zhao Chuanxin.

This is of course contrary to Cixi's attitude.

Aixinjueluo Zaifeng shook his head: "As far as I know, internally, Zhao Chuanxin is the kind of person who doesn't offend me and I don't offend others. Externally, he is blindly tough. This matter should be dealt with with him. Nothing to do."

If Zhao Chuanxin blows up because of being offended, he can kill the Quartet.If he took a clear-cut stand to lead the insurance team to fight against the Qing court, then he would be faced with an embarrassing situation at this time.

Confronting the great powers and the Qing court at the same time is far from what he can afford.

"Hmph, this thief Zhao Chuanxin is also a rebellious minister and traitor, everyone can get him and punish him!"

Aixinjueluo Zaifeng quickly agreed: "What Lafayette said is true."

You are awesome, what do you say.

Cixi added: "Send someone to inquire about Zhao Chuanxin's whereabouts. This thief has a surly temper. He is silent, but it makes me uneasy."

"Yes!"

……

Vietnam.

Sun Gongwu patted Wang Heshun, who had failed in the uprising, on the shoulder: "Dexin, don't be discouraged. Our uprising at least made the people of Guangdong and Guangxi realize the corruption of the Qing court. It can only be said that our foundation is too shallow and insufficiently prepared. I order you to be in charge of organizing the uprising. The activities of Zhennan Pass, Shuikou Pass, and Pingyi Pass in Guibian, wait for the opportunity to do it again!"

Wang Heshun nodded and said nothing.

Sun Gongwu put his hands behind his back and said with emotion: "Fortunately, Zhao Chuanxin received 100 million funding. Although we lost this time, we still have hope."

Wang Heshun asked curiously, "Zhao Chuanxin is truly an unborn hero. Why didn't you call him into the club?"

Sun Gongwu smiled awkwardly: "Well, everyone has their own ambitions. Maybe our goals are the same, but we do it in different ways, but they lead to the same goal. You can see this from his willingness to donate 100 million yuan to fund the revolutionary cause."

He wanted to say that Zhao Chuanxin didn't like him at all.

He didn't even want to come in person to give money and favors, but sent his right-hand assistant Li Guangzong.

He even had a faint feeling that Zhao Chuanxin seemed to look down on them.

Wang Heshun's eyes lit up and said: "If we can get the help of Zhao Chuanxin's Lugang Town Insurance Team, we will be able to revolt at Zhennan Pass, and we will be as powerful as a bamboo."

The Lugang Town Insurance Team has only a few hundred people, which sounds insignificant.

But in fact, there may be only a few dozen core figures in the uprising of people like Wang Heshun.

Hearing this, Sun Gongwu felt sore in his chest and abdomen: "I heard that the insurance team is divided into battalions, companies, platoons, and shifts. Everyone is not needed, but if I can get one row, I am afraid that I can achieve great things. It is said that everyone in the insurance team is elite. They are all sharpshooters fed with countless bullets, and their combat literacy is frighteningly high."

Wang Heshun's eyes brightened: "Why don't we try again and see if we can make sense of Zhao Chuanxin? One platoon is too small, so the entire insurance team will move here, and we can go to Zhennan Town, Zhongzhenbei Fort within a day."

"Dexin's thinking is simple." Sun Gongwu smiled bitterly: "Do you know how generous the insurance team's pension is? If you want them to fight, I'm afraid all the money will not be enough."

"What we are doing is a great cause, how can it be measured by money?"

"..."

Wang Heshun was furious.

After a while, he said again: "Why don't you invite Zhao Chuanxin to join the club, he has money and someone else, the big deal..."

The following words were not spoken.

Sun Gongwu has the name of "Cannon".

Countless empty checks were promised, not bad for Zhao Chuanxin.

The big deal is that this empty promise should be bigger.

Sun Gongwu shook his head: "I know this person, those are useless to him. I have to find another way to convince him. But now I don't even know where he is. Before, I contacted Li Guangzong from Hong Kong Island, Li Guangzong I didn’t say it. But I speculate that it’s nothing more than Lugang Town outside Guanwai, Jiandao, Tianjin, Hong Kong Island, and... the United States!”

"America?" Wang Heshun asked suddenly, "Isn't Kang Nanhai in New York? Could it be that Zhao Chuanxin got mixed up with the 'Royalists'?"

Sun Gongwu couldn't help laughing: "It's absolutely impossible. If Kang Nanhai meets Zhao Chuanxin, it will be very interesting."

……

In the Walldorf Hotel, Zhao Chuanxin walked in with two apprentices, Benjamin Goldberg and Marguerite Gompers.

The little girl let out a "wow".

Her family was well off, as was Benjamin Goldberg.

But the two children have never seen such a magnificent high-end hotel.

Zhao Chuanxin came to the front desk: "Help me call John Browning and ask him to pick me up."

Zhao Chuanxin had never spent a penny in this hotel, but the front desk and lobby managers recognized him.

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."

Not long after, John Browning took the elevator downstairs.

Seeing Zhao Chuanxin bringing two children, he asked in surprise, "Who are these two children?"

Zhao Chuanxin said happily: "These two are my apprentices, and they are also my design team."

John Browning had a "you're kidding me" look on his face.

Margaret Gompers, who had never experienced a big scene, was timid in the face of strangers and hid behind Zhao Chuanxin.

Seeing this, John Browning felt that Zhao Chuanxin was fooling him.

And Benjamin Goldberg inherited the temperament of his master.

I saw him buttoning the small suit that Zhao Chuanxin had prepared for him, straightened his back, stretched out his hand, and said high-spiritedly: "Hello, Mr. Browning, I am Benjamin, Benjamin Goldberg. In terms of design, you are a senior, and it is not a matter of life or death today, but we must compete!"

John Browning: "..."

Is it so hanging?
He reached out his hand in confusion, and shook hands with Benjamin Goldberg.

No matter how disdainful he is in his heart, at least when he is old, he will show a gentleman's demeanor and cannot be as knowledgeable as a child.

John Browning led Zhao Chuanxin and the others upstairs to his business suite.

After seated.

John Browning said with some displeasure: "Your team..."

Zhao Chuanxin saw that he was hesitating, so he simply answered the second half of the sentence for him: "A joke?"

John Browning didn't speak, but his face acknowledged it.

Zhao Chuanxin did not argue.

He simply took out a pen and paper and said, "In my opinion, none of the current pistols are qualified, including the Continental Luzi you designed. Then, why don't you work together to research a milestone pistol? Benjamin, you start."

Without fear, Benjamin Goldberg said immediately: "Master, first, in order to unify the bullets of the Ares M1907 and the new model pistol, I think the bullets should be changed to Parabellum 9mm bullets.

Second, double-column magazines should be used..."

John Browning had a problem with the first point, because the guns he shot used the bullets that were specific to his shooting specifications.

For the second article, he directly interrupted: "Double magazines, front magazines?"

His tone was full of contempt.

The front of the magazine is the design of the mirror box.

Benjamin Goldberg shook his head: "No, it's a mace pistol."

The hammer pistol is the classic shape of the horse brand and the gun brand.

John Browning sneered: "Then I would like to see how you solve the grip problem. Human hands are limited."

Benjamin Goldberg looked at Zhao Chuanxin: "Master, start manual work..."

Zhao Chuanxin grinned, took out a piece of wood, and began to carve the handle and trigger according to the apprentice's dictation.

After taking shape, Zhao Chuanxin looked at the bite line of the Loch Ness monster and the extreme distance between the front edge of the trigger and the front edge of the trigger, and thought to himself: Isn't this Yan Shuangying's favorite?

Benjamin Goldberg went so far as to design the shape of a quarter Beretta 92F...

John Browning's eyes widened when he saw the design.

Firstly, Benjamin Goldberg's brilliant ideas, secondly, Zhao Chuanxin's craftsmanship is miraculous, and the cooperation between the master and apprentice is flawless.

He couldn't help asking: "What about the other components?"

Benjamin Goldberg thought for a while and said, "The simpler the better, master, 4.645-inch long barrel, 6.26-inch aiming reference line, and the ejection window is on the side..."

John Browning's eyes widened.

I saw Zhao Chuanxin quickly fulfilling Benjamin Goldberg's idea and carving the gun body into shape.

He swore that he had never seen such an efficient design process.

But he didn't give it for nothing, he looked at the position of the insurance and said, "I have an idea, the insurance can't be on the top, it should be in the back position..."

It turned out that the insurance designed by Benjamin Goldberg was equivalent to designing it on the temple of the gun, but John Browning felt that it was more appropriate to put it on the back of the neck of the gun.

At this time, it was Zhao Chuanxin's turn to judge.

He moved his thumb back and tried it.

Hold the gun in both hands again, with your thumbs on the temples of the gun.

After repeating it several times, he said: "This time Browning scored..."

Benjamin Goldberg's face turned red, and he was very unconvinced: "Master, I see that when people other than you shoot, they will hold the gun with both hands and stretch forward. The way you use the gun is different."

Zhao Chuanxin thought for a while: "It makes sense."

But the way the Lugang Town Insurance Team used their pistols was exactly the same as him.

Next, Benjamin Goldberg proposed another innovation. He wanted to add an aiming slot to the gun, but John Browning obviously did not accept such a big change because of his old age and felt it was unsafe.

In the end, Zhao Chuanxin announced that Benjamin Goldberg scored this time...

The three people have their own strengths in experience, innovation and practical operation, and brilliant sparks collide with the strongest brains.

Intense discussion, repeated practice, finally there are two pistol models with epoch-making significance, which gradually take shape...

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