mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 727 You have to believe in the glory of human nature
Zhou Xuexi is Zhou Fu's fourth son.

Zhou Fu is the little old man who Zhao Chuanxin met when he was stirring up trouble in Hong Kong Island, searching for "rebellious parties".

At that time, Zhou Fu was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. He was very old, had a gray beard, and walked with the pace of disowning his relatives.

Zhao Chuanxin blackmailed him for a meal and "funded" the "rebellious party" by the way.

Before leaving, Zhou Fu had actually guessed Zhao Chuanxin's identity, but did not announce it.

Not to mention their positions, their temperaments are quite agreeable.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that we have been friends for many years.

Zhou Xuexi looked at Zhao Chuanxin, who was around thirty at most: "..."

Gadra pointed at the body on the ground and said sternly: "What's going on? I'm British..."

"You are an Englishman and you call me numb?" Zhao Chuanxin interrupted him. "British people with multiple baskets!"

At this time, the train doors were closed and the train was moving slowly.

Gadra had a bad feeling and it was already too late to get off the car.

Zhao Chuanxin walked over in two steps, grabbed Gadra's collar, dragged him over like a dog, and slapped him across the face.

Gardra's cheeks immediately swelled.

Zhao Chuanxin plucked his hair, threw him to the ground, and stepped on his face with his leather shoes: "You damn British, can you pretend to be cool in front of me?"

Gadra rubbed her cheek against the blood on the ground, feeling sticky, and the fishy smell rushed straight to her forehead. She couldn't help but retched twice, and said with difficulty: "You can't do this to me..."

Zhao Chuanxin was already very good at knocking his front teeth, so he immediately slapped him with the toe of his shoe.

Gadra's front teeth were chipped.

Zhao Chuanxin sneered: "Zhuo Nima, you can't do this and you can't do that. Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Zhou Xuexi felt very relieved, but could not stand idly by: "Stop, since you are my father's friend, why not let Gadra go now and discuss anything. He is the general manager of Kaiping Coal Mine. If you hurt him, the British company will not I will give up and give up."

Some people still saw Gadra leaving with him and getting on the train. If something happened, he couldn't explain it. Others said it was him who took revenge.

"Oh, you didn't tell me earlier, you really scared me to death." Zhao Chuanxin patted his chest: "It turns out it's a British company. It's so scary."

Zhou Xuexi: "..."

How can you look a little scared?

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth and said, "You've seen me. If you don't call me uncle, how long will you wait?"

Of course Zhou Xuexi couldn't scream.

He coughed: "May I ask your name?"

Gadra's gums were sore and her fallen front teeth were so close. She felt extremely painful. She also found that Zhao Chuanxin was not getting enough, so she interrupted Zhou Xuexi's words and threatened: "I won't let you go..."

Zhao Chuanxin raised his leg and kicked him over like a bastard, looking down at him: "Tell me, why don't you let me go?"

Gadra: "I, I..."

Zhao Chuanxin lifted the Miao knife on the table, and a cold light flashed, cutting off one of Gadra's ears.

"what……"

Gadra screamed.

Zhao Chuanxin hadn't smoked a cigar for a long time. The one he had just burned out, he couldn't help but light one and hold it in his mouth: "Come on, continue the threat."

Gadra didn't dare to speak.

However, Zhao Chuanxin only held the handle of the knife with three fingers. No matter how hard he used it, the tip of the knife easily penetrated Gadra's shoulder.

"what……"

Zhao Chuanxin sat on the leather sofa, crossed his legs, and said leisurely: "My dear nephew, I heard you and this foreign devil just talking about coal mines. Tell me what's going on."

Zhou Xuexi swallowed, but dared not say anything: "The British used De Cuilin and the American agent Hu Hua to coax the then Kaiping Coal Mine General Manager Zhang Yi into selling the company to the British Molin Company. Later, Zhang Yi went to England to file a lawsuit but failed, and the court was furious. Governor Yuan and his subordinates jointly planned to open the Luanzhou system and build another coal mine in Luanzhou. The coal mines in Luanzhou were rich in output, and their subordinates lowered the price of coal. The Molin Company couldn't bear it anymore, and the company I coerced and induced..."

How can I put it this way, wherever there are foreigners in these mountains and rivers, there is injustice everywhere.

Zhao Chuanxin just regained the mining rights in Shanxi last year, and now he has encountered the Kaiping Coal Mine incident.

In fact, long before that, he had met Hu Hua in Tianjin Wei, who would later become the big boss of the United States, Hu Fo.

He broke Hu Hua's arm, injured De Cuilin, blackmailed...he was given a sum of money and walked away because he heard the two talking about the Kaiping Coal Mine at that time.In the final analysis, Hu Hua spent money to redeem his own life, but Ke De Cuilin still gave him a light blow.

The Kaiping Railway and Coal Mine, together with the Shipping Bureau, are currently the two money bags of Beiyang.

One of the money bags was taken away by the British, and Zhang Zhidong was so angry that he vomited blood.

And Yuan Datou was naturally anxious, so there was the Luanzhou Coal Mine.

Zhou Xuexi's price war with the British made Molin very uncomfortable.

That's about it.

Zhao Chuanxin scratched his head. His hair had grown very long at this time, but he did not repair it. He just combed his hair back casually.

He asked: "I remember that they took away the Kaiping Coal Mine from that idiot Zhang Yi with only tens of thousands of taels, right?"

Zhou Xuexi nodded sadly.

Zhao Chuanxin lowered his head and looked at Gadra: "The Kaiping Coal Mine has been mined for a long time now, and there may not be much inventory left. How about I invest [-] yuan to buy back the Kaiping Coal Mine from your Molin Company?"

Although Gadra's whole body was in pain, his eyes widened: "Are you kidding me? Just the coal ships and mining equipment of Kaiping Coal Mine are not enough, let alone ten thousand oceans, not even hundreds of thousands!"

"Okay, okay." Zhao Chuanxin was furious: "You don't want to give me face, right? That old immortal King Edward VII is here, and he doesn't even dare to refute my face like this. Damn it!"

As he raised his legs, size 44 leather shoes fell like raindrops.

With a crackling kick, Gadra's face was deformed, and she didn't know how many ribs were broken.

Perhaps a broken rib had pierced his internal organs. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth and he stopped moving for a moment.

After Zhao Chuanxin kicked him to relieve his anger, he straightened his shirt, let out a long breath, looked up at Zhou Xuexi, who looked miserable, and said, "I'm sorry to make my nephew laugh. In fact, your old uncle and I have always been very gentle. It's just that this foreign devil doesn't give me face." .”

Zhou Xuexi was proficient in practical matters and was one of the most famous industrialists in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Perhaps he inherited Zhou Fu's family tradition, but he was relatively incorruptible and would not betray his country by accepting bribes from foreigners.

However, this does not mean that he is not afraid of death.

Seeing this, he said dryly: "Ji Zhi, I have seen my uncle..."

Ji Zhi is his word.

He thought that he should stabilize this evil star first, because calling "uncle" would not drop a piece of meat, and if he didn't, he might be kicked to death.

Zhao Chuanxin nodded with satisfaction: "My dear nephew, what is the output of Kaiping Coal Mine now?"

Zhou Xuexi hurriedly said: "The output is not much, and it is not as good as the newly opened Luanzhou Coal Mine."

"If I buy that mine and merge it with the Luanzhou Coal Mine, how many shares can you give me?"

"This..." Zhou Xuexi did not dare to speak carelessly on this kind of matter: "I need to report to Governor Yuan and make a decision after discussion."

But he did not believe that Zhao Chuanxin could really buy the Kaiping Coal Mine for 1 yuan.

Zhao Chuanxin blinked: "That bitch Yuan Xiangcheng? Just tell him that I gave him face in Hankou and told him not to be too stingy."

What a big breath!
"Hankou?" Zhou Xuexi frowned, lost in thought, and stared at the boss for a moment: "You are Zhao..."

Then he quickly became silent again.

Zhao Chuanxin flicked the ashes of his cigarette, and the old man said: "My good nephew, just tell Yuan Xiangcheng, and he will understand. I will buy the Kaiping coal mine now, and you will take it over tomorrow."

After guessing that the cold-blooded man in front of him was the legendary God of War Zhao Chuanxin, Zhou Xuexi's heart ignited hope.

Because before, Zhao Chuanxin relied on force to regain Shanxi mining rights from the British.

Not only that, I read in the newspaper that Zhao Chuanxian still asked the foreign powers to "cede territory and pay compensation" in Hankou. This was simply a miracle for the Chinese people.

However, the great powers could not do anything to him, and the blame could not be placed on the Qing court, because Zhao Chuanxin did not represent the Qing court, but only an individual.

Zhou Xuexi hesitated for a moment and reminded: "Uncle Zhao..., Molin Company is just a puppet now. The real behind-the-scenes people are the British consortium. They are very big and have wide influence. Their minions are all over the political and business circles of Europe, so at the beginning Zhang Yi went to the UK to file a lawsuit but returned without success..."

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "What kind of consortium's minions? Your nephew is not my old uncle. You have to believe in the brilliance of human nature. This old man is my follower. Is there any good place to live in Luanzhou? You can settle him down."

"..." The brilliance of bullshit humanity.

It is conceivable that Molin Company and the British consortium behind it would be in bad luck if they encountered Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhou Xuexi smiled bitterly and said: "Beside the Luanhe River, there is a restaurant owned by foreigners. I will help my uncle arrange it properly..."

(End of this chapter)