mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 695 Don’t ask the shopkeeper how much he drinks
"Oh, bald boy, you bitch, people are eating people outside, but you still serve snacks?" Zhao Chuanxin cursed, and then said to Qi Zhenlu, "I'm sorry, I'm so straightforward, please be more patient."

Qi Zhenlu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and Qi Zhenhai frowned.

The snacks were shortbread buns, but the three of them didn't move at all. Instead, the swordsmen next to them were so greedy.

Li Feihu whispered: "Shopkeeper Zhao's words are humorous, Fei Qing must not take it to heart."

Qi Zhenlu nodded inconspicuously, and said with a smile: "I heard that shopkeeper Zhao called me, so I got off my horse and came here without stopping. I hope there will be nothing wrong."

"No problem, no problem, it's still early for the autumn harvest." Zhao Chuanxin said cheerfully: "I came here to ask you how to rebel."

"..." Qi Zhenlu looked around guiltily and said awkwardly: "Shopkeeper Zhao is really quick to talk, but Qi has never thought of rebellion."

Zhao Chuanxin dusted himself off, sat down and took a sip of the tea brought by Liu Ai: "Why are you pretending to me? Let me ask you, the local government office collects exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people of Liangzhou are having a hard time, so you have no idea?"

Qi Zhenlu remembered that Li Feihu had said that Zhao Chuanxin had unpredictable powers, and it was not like he had anything to do with the government, so he gritted his teeth and told the truth: "To be honest, Mr. Sun is active in the south, which gives us a glimmer of hope." . Liangzhou is a borderland, suffering from years of famine, and farming is not prosperous. The imperial court also forced the people to grow opium and imposed three times heavy taxes. The corruption in the yamen has led to the economic decline of Liangzhou and the people's livelihood. In the spring, I tried An attempt to resist donation failed and led to Feihu being imprisoned. I plan to bring the people into the city again during the autumn harvest to force the government office to compromise..."

Either he never mentions it, but now that he has said it, he pours the beans into the bamboo tube and explains everything at once.

Zhao Chuanxin waved to Gulizar: "Girl, go to my room and bring the stone plate."

Gulizar hesitated to speak, but went obediently.

Not long after, she brought over a topographic map of Liangzhou made of rocks.

Because it is only a thin layer, it is not heavy.

But on the stone plate, there are both post roads and Liangzhou city, and the streets are very detailed.

The onlookers were amazed and wondered how this was done?Could it be that a stonemason carved it out bit by bit?It can be seen that the city gates and houses on the stone plate are completely natural, as if the stone was born like this.

Zhao Chuanxin placed the stone plate on the dining table and said, "Tell me, what will you do then?"

Qi Zhenlu opened his mouth, speechless.

He hasn't figured it out yet.

Zhao Chuanxin asked again: "I don't know? Then tell me, what are you trying to achieve this time to resist donation? To what extent?"

Qi Zhenlu was speechless again.

The clan brother behind him, Qi Zhenhai, said pitifully: "Why do you care so much? Just charge in, and Mei Shunan and Wang Zuocai will be scared to death."

Zhao Chuanxin said in surprise: "If you hadn't spoken, I really didn't know you were so stupid."

"you……"

Qi Zhenlu scolded: "Zhenhai, shut up."

Then he cupped his fists towards Zhao Chuanxin and said, "I would like to listen to Shopkeeper Zhao's advice."

Zhao Chuanxin took out a few small red flags tied with toothpicks and inserted them in various places on the stone plate.

He took out his Tibetan knife, played with it and said: "First of all, you have to determine whether this action is a rebellion, a riot, or a simple rhetoric to resist donations. Different levels have different severity of consequences. There is no time for rebellion yet, you They will get that knife in vain. Talking is useless, I guess they will just go their own way. So I suggest a riot."

Qi Zhenlu's eyes lit up: "That's exactly it."

Zhao Chuanxin added: "Let's talk about the timing. It will definitely not work before the autumn harvest, or just after the autumn harvest. It is best to wait until they collect the people's flower tax before taking action. First, the people's resentment has reached its peak, and secondly, after the riots, they because We have already collected the tax, and we will not collect the flower tax again to avoid having to settle accounts with the people afterwards."

In fact, he also had an idea, which was to prepare a fire to burn the opium after the flower tax was collected and the people were cleared of any involvement.

It was inconvenient to say this to Qi Zhenlu.

Led by Sun Gongwu, they actually represent assets - all levels.

Who knows what these people think?
Qi Zhenlu was convinced: "That's right!"

Li Feihu sighed: "Once shopkeeper Zhao spoke, things became much clearer."

Zhao Chuanxin drew out his Tibetan knife and pointed the tip at the city gate and small flag: "The old men will be the backbone and the common people are the main force. They entered through the city gate and took the lead in quickly pulling out the watchtowers on the four streets, so that the patrol policemen in the government offices could not move from head to tail. Take into consideration.

Secondly, the troops were divided, and a large group of people surrounded the government office, making it impossible for the large army of soldiers and police to dispatch, and all they had to do was delay.

The small team went to capture the Jin gentry Wang Zuocai, Cai Luzhong, Li Tesheng, Zhang Fulin, the county magistrate Mei Shunan and others.

The best thing is to take Wang Buying, the prefect of Liangzhou.

Therefore, these groups of people should be small in number, but they must all be elite people.

I suggest that we start training people a few months in advance and practice continuously..."

Everyone gasped after hearing this.

Originally, they just used their bravery to rush into the city and surrounded the government office as a threat.

Although the idea is good, it is too crude and may be full of loopholes in action.

Now that Zhao Chuanxin has made detailed arrangements, it will be difficult for him to make any mistakes.

In the original history, these rabble-rousers failed because their plans were too crude.

Qi Zhenlu praised: "Thank you, Shopkeeper Zhao!"

Qi Zhenhai was dissatisfied: "There are thousands of soldiers in the city, equipped with quick rifles and sabers. What if a large army is sent out?" Zhao Chuanxin glanced at him: "I'm not stupid enough to know that there is a large army stationed in the city.

Why were people like Wang Zuocai, Cai Lvzhong, Li Tesheng, Zhang Fulin, Mei Shunan, and Wang Buying taken?It was precisely to prevent the army from moving rashly.

With these key hostages in hand, firstly, the city can be guaranteed without a leader and its operations are paralyzed. Secondly, how to negotiate is not left to your discretion?

Finally, when you take action, I will seal the gates of the city so that the army cannot move out.Even if they jump over the wall, there will be no horses to ride on, which gives you time to evacuate. "

Li Feihu suddenly remembered that night after Zhao Chuanxin was single-handedly killed, the military and police in the city failed to chase them out of the city, allowing them to escape calmly.

This shows that Zhao Chuanxin is not boasting, he is really capable of blocking the city gate.

"Wonderful!" Li Feihu praised.

Wang changed his name and interrupted: "Since we have captured the most important figures in the government office and stopped all the soldiers in the city, why not go all out to rebel against his mother?"

"Rebellion is like knitting a sweater. When organizing, you work hard, but if the tree falls and the hozens scatter, all it takes is a gentle tug and your team will be gone." Zhao Chuanxin sneered: "Why are you rebelling? ? Do you have weapons and ammunition? Do you have money? The little money you have is not enough to live in the sky for a month. "

"..."

Liu Ai was beside him, pressing the back of his left hand on his waist, with his orchid fingers curled outwards, carrying the Yanling knife in his right hand, and wearing an apron and said sharply: "Shopkeeper, with your leadership, we can be twisted into a rope, so why worry about big things happening?"

"When the hell did I say I would lead you?" Zhao Chuanxin put away the hidden knife: "Qi Zhenlu has to take the lead in this matter."

No one knew what Zhao Chuanxin had in mind.

Could it be said that he is a good person by nature and only works for the welfare of the people?But no matter how you look at this shopkeeper Zhao, he doesn’t look like a good person?
But some people think that Zhao Chuanxin is very good.

For example, Liu Ai.

Li Laoduo had never been afraid before. It was not until Zhao Chuanxin came back that he felt guilty.

When he went out to relieve himself, Liu Ai chased after him and said with a sneer: "Li Laoduo, shopkeeper Zhao is evil-mouthed and kind-hearted, and he takes him in kindly. Don't be ungrateful. If you dare to make a wrong idea, the knife in my hand, Liu Ai's The first one refused."

Li Laoduo snorted: "You guys who don't even have full hair, please mind your own business."

Liu Ai has always turned a deaf ear to such abuse and slander.

Just don't touch his bottom line.

Qi Zhenlu figured it out and didn't leave.In the evening, a group of Jianghu men mingled with each other in the restaurant, their faces red from drinking.

All kinds of awesome things are flying in the sky...

From time to time, people came to Zhao Chuanxin to propose a toast. Zhao Chuanxin did not reject anyone who came and drank them all. However, there was no smell of alcohol on his body, and his face was not red or blurry.

Li Feihu wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth: "Shopkeeper Zhao will not get drunk after a thousand cups, where is the measure?"

"Don't ask the shopkeeper how much he drinks, just point in the direction of Haizi." Zhao Chuanxin said calmly.

Time has taught Zhao Chuanxin: the period of rebellion and madness is gone forever, and it’s time to show off.

Li Feihu and Qi Zhenlu laughed.

At this time, Li Laoduo came over with a glass, first took a wine jar and filled it up for Zhao Chuanxin: "A toast to the shopkeeper."

Gulizar was very quiet today. When he saw Li Laoduo coming over, he touched the scimitar at his waist.

Zhao Chuanxin saw it from the corner of his eye, but didn't say anything.

He raised his glass and drank it down.

Seeing this, Li Laoduo glanced at Gulizal vaguely and proudly.

Gulizar was furious, pulled out a section of the scimitar, and then inserted it back.

Zhao Chuanxin saw everything, but held back and said nothing.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Qi Zhenlu stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Shopkeeper Zhao, the plan has been decided. The remaining Qi will act as a messenger to make arrangements. But there are still two things unknown. After the negotiation, If the government arrests me, how can I escape?"

"You come to the sky and fly, the rest of you go to Guanzhong, and I will arrange a way out for you."

Zhao Chuanxin still has a chess piece. As long as the chess piece is not dead at that time, there will naturally be a place for these people.

"Then what should we do now?"

"Choose good players to fly in the sky and train an elite team."

"People talk a lot. If the news leaks out, what will happen if the officers and soldiers are chasing after them?"

"The desert is a natural 'moat'. Cannons can't be transported in, and supplies are difficult. If they just use quick guns and sabers, believe me, they can't get in."

Seeing Zhao Chuanxin's promise, Qi Zhenlu felt relieved for the time being.

Zhao Chuanxin went to the toilet, and after going out, he rebottled the wine in the secret realm.

He didn't drink a drop...

(End of this chapter)