mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 730: Just a smile, life or death is unpredictable
Zhao Chuanxin was laughed at and raised his eyebrows: "Give you face?"

Weiying felt something was wrong, but still said: "Yes, Mr. Zhao, the chairman of Oriental International Company, a subsidiary of Oriental Syndicate, is Colonel Zeiss, and Colonel Zeiss is the chief financial adviser to King Leopold II of Belgium. Oriental Synjadi is in London, England, and has a royal background. We can turn our differences into friendship and discuss any issues."

He made it clear about the background of Eastern Syndicate and Eastern International Corporation to give himself more leverage.

But he saw Zhao Chuanxin pinching his cigar and pointing his finger at him: "The only reason why you are not dead now is because I need you to sign a contract later."

"What do you mean?" Wei Ying frowned, Lao Gao, with displeasure on his face.

"It means, who is the boss of Eastern Synjadi? Who is Leopold II?" Zhao Chuanxin glanced at De Cuilin again: "There is also an old immortal like you, you should still have some effect."

De Cuilin didn't care so much, and immediately felt happy.

As long as he is useful, it means there is no need to die for the time being.

Weiying was very annoyed: "Mr. Zhao, as far as I know, you have industries in Europe and the United States. Not everything can be solved with violence. Eastern Syndicate may not be able to do anything to you, but it can curb the development of your business... …”

Zhao Chuanxin slapped him with his backhand.

Snapped……

On Weiying's face, the purple-red four finger prints were more intense than the original color of his face.

He was shocked and angry, and wanted to curse.

But Zhao Chuanxin didn't give him a chance to speak at all. He grabbed his hair and pressed the cigar against his face, making a sizzling sound.

"what……"

The pain nerves on his face were densely packed, and Weiying screamed hysterically.

"Damn it, Faker, any cat or dog can threaten me?" Zhao Chuanxin grinded his cigar hard until it went out.

Then he let go of him.

Weiying stumbled back to his seat, covering his face with trembling hands, and looked at Zhao Chuanxin in horror.

At this time, the door of Yushengxuan was opened.

A little old man in official uniform filed in with a group of soldiers armed with live ammunition.

"Where is the thief committing murder here?" the little old man roared in a very majestic voice.

It turned out to be the cook in the back kitchen. When he discovered that a murder had occurred in the front hall and another gunshot was fired, he fled through the back door and reported it to the police.

Ye Rongguang, the prefect of Luanzhou in Zhili, who was anti-smuggling, happened to be working nearby. After hearing about it, he immediately led his troops to Yushengxuan.

After he finished yelling, he looked at Zhao Chuanxin's table.

Because everyone's eyes are moving there, it's obvious who the protagonist is.

Ye Rongguang was shocked when he saw Zhang Yi, who was bleeding on the ground and had no strength to call for help but was not dead yet, and Isaac, who was lying on the seat with his head bowed.

Whenever something happens to foreigners, they will bring trouble to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The culprit must be caught first.

He exclaimed in shock: "Get the thief quickly!"

The soldiers behind him immediately raised their guns, and someone walked towards Zhao Chuanxin.

Many diners in Yu Shengxuan were relieved and thought they were saved.

The waiter who woke up on the ground also jumped up: "Old parents, this thief is blatantly committing murder and has no law. I suggest you shoot him first..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Chuanxin swung his hand and struck out with a knife, and the two waiters who had just gotten up fell to the ground.

Ye Rongguang was stunned.

As soon as he said that he had no law, Zhao Chuanxin killed someone right under his nose.

How dare you!

But he couldn't order the shooting, because Yushengxuan was one of the largest and most famous restaurants in the area, with dignitaries and dignitaries coming and going, and there were also a large number of foreigners present. It would be troublesome if the bullet accidentally injured anyone.

He had to shout loudly: "Catch this beast!"

The soldiers approached step by step with guns in hand.

Zhao Chuanxin stood up, grabbed the boy from Wangjiazhuang who had been beaten by him before, and used him as a human shield to move towards the soldiers, regardless of his screams of terror.

At this time, the soldiers of the Qing court had no faith. They were a little panicked when they saw the corpse. They saw that Zhao Chuanxin was uncharacteristically approaching him and carrying a struggling living person was easier than carrying a dog. They became even more panicked. I was nervous, and my progress stopped involuntarily.

In full view of everyone, Zhao Chuanxin actually carried the Wangjiazhuang disciples and walked straight to the soldiers. He suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed the barrel of the opponent's quick rifle, and snatched it away with a sudden pull.

He held the barrel of the gun and raised the butt.

The soldier next to him raised his gun and tried to block it, but he couldn't stop it at all. His head was smashed and bleeding.

Zhao Chuanxin raised his leg and kicked the soldier backwards.

He picked up the collar of the Wangjiazhuang boy and smashed the head of another soldier.

The two soldiers who came to arrest Zhao Chuanxin both fell down when they met.

This scene stunned the diners in Yushengxuan and Zhizhou Ye Rongguang.

This is too violent!

Zhao Chuanxin suddenly dwarfed.

boom!
It turned out that one of Ye Rongguang's soldiers was too nervous and pulled the trigger with his finger.

The smart gyroscope gave early warning, allowing Zhao Chuanxin to dodge first.

Ye Rongguang was also startled and extremely annoyed. Who the hell asked you to shoot?

The scene was so tense that the air froze, making it difficult to breathe.

Zhao Chuanxin's figure suddenly disappeared.

However, Ye Rongguang heard screams coming from behind him one after another, and the countdown continued, and the soldier who had just fired was pressed against the chin by the muzzle of the quick rifle that Zhao Chuanxin had snatched.

Ye Rongguang turned around suddenly and saw Zhao Chuanxin grinning at him, then pulling the trigger.

A smile is passed on, but life and death are unpredictable.

boom!
This shot was too cruel and the scene was terrible to watch.

Ye Rongguang's head was sprayed with an unknown substance. He had the biggest cold war in his life, and then he became motionless as if a body-holding spell had been cast on him.

There was no blood on his face.

In fact, there were soldiers that Zhao Chuanxin failed to hit, but these people were frightened.

Zhao Chuanxin rubbed the muzzle of the gun and pulled the bolt, but did not lift it.

Instead, he looked around indifferently. The other soldiers either lowered their heads or stepped back with guilty conscience.

Zhao Chuanxin spat: "During the battle, he was able to fire without receiving orders. With this kind of psychological quality, I helped you eliminate him in advance."

Ye Rongguang opened his mouth, but was too frightened to speak.

He once led troops to confront the British, but he had never seen a war up close, nor had he been sprayed all over his head and face.

Zhao Chuanxin lit his cigar again: "What kind of official are you? What is your name?"

After a long while, Ye Rongguang regained his composure, and then said in a hoarse voice: "I, Ye Rongguang, is the governor of Luanzhou."

Zhao Chuanxin turned around, pointed at a group of soldiers and said, "Put down your guns, line up and stand against the wall."

The soldiers looked at each other and looked at Ye Rongguang, who was expressionless.

Zhao Chuanxin raised the muzzle of his gun and shot one person in the thigh.

boom!
The man clutched his thigh and moaned.

"Stand in line against the wall!"

There was a soldier who was struggling in his heart. The muzzle of his gun was up and down. He wanted to raise it and shoot but was too timid. If he didn't shoot, Shangguan would be in the opponent's hands.

Zhao Chuanxin, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, has sharp nerves and sharp eyes like an eagle, immediately noticed something was wrong.

He smiled and stared into the other person's eyes: "Your gun is loaded, but I haven't pulled the bolt yet. How about we see who can shoot first?"

Soldier:"……"

Sweat poured down his shiny forehead and flowed into his eyes. The salt killed him and he blinked frequently.

After a while, he dropped the gun dejectedly and stood leaning against the wall.

Someone takes the lead, and the rest line up to follow suit.

As the year of Xinhai approached, Zhao Chuanxin became more merciful and merciless towards the soldiers of the Qing court.

Because many people here may become the main force in overthrowing the Qing court in the future.Seeing that they were obedient, Zhao Chuanxin stopped killing more and patted Ye Rongguang on the shoulder: "Ye Zhizhou, follow me."

Ye Rongguang followed Zhao Chuanxin to Weiying's table like a zombie, and Zhao Chuanxin got a chair for him to sit down.

"Ye Zhizhou, do you recognize all of these people?"

Ye Rongguang looked at Zhang Yi on the ground, then at De Cuilin and Wei Ying: "Of course I recognize them."

Not only do we know each other, but we have had countless interactions with him.

When Zhang Yi sold the Kaiping Mine at a low price, Ye Rongguang was also engaged in anti-smuggling. He took people to the Kaiping Mine and found that the dragon flag on the mine was missing and replaced by the British flag.

Ye Rongguang immediately forcibly hung the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty.

Later, the British protested to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qing Dynasty, saying that he had sent troops to forcibly break into the British company.

This incident became known as the "Dragon Flag Incident".

The Longqi incident eventually evolved into a diplomatic incident.

It was precisely this incident that Yuan Datou suddenly discovered that the original joint venture company had turned into a completely foreign-funded enterprise, which made him very angry...

At this time, there were many diners in Yushengxuan, including people involved in the Kaiping Coal Mine and local officials. The witnesses were all alive. Zhao Chuanxin Tuqian saw: "It just so happened that Ye Zhizhou came to be a witness. Today, I want to use 5 yuan to acquire Kaiping Mining Co., Ltd., a British businessman."

Wei Ying and De Cuilin originally thought that Zhao Chuanxin killed and injured people today just to vent his anger.

They never expected that his idea made the three of them dumbfounded.

Weiying couldn't even care about the pain of the burn on his cheek and exclaimed: "This is impossible!"

Not to mention 5 yuan, 50 yuan, or 100 million yuan is impossible!

Zhao Chuanxin ignored him and waved to the soldier standing against the wall over there: "Come here."

One of them, who was usually the most disliked by his colleagues, was pushed out.

He came to Zhao Chuanxin tremblingly.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "Stand up straight. Just now you were blowing the whistle three times and six times. Now your eyes are stuck like a dog's."

The soldier immediately straightened his back.

Ye Rongguang: "..."

I already had this energy and became a pacesetter.

Zhao Chuanxin nodded with satisfaction: "Go and get some paper. We need to write a contract."

Ye Rongguang hesitated for a moment: "Go to the Yamen to get it."

The soldier turned and ran away.

Zhao Chuanxin glanced at Ye Rongguan with a half-smile, but Ye Rongguan's eyes dodged.

Go to Yamen?
Is that paper pickup?That was to move the reinforcements.

At this time, De Cuilin completely put herself into the role of a loser, and said with a shy face as if she was thinking about Zhao Chuanxin: "Mr. Zhao, there is a saying in the West - don't talk about the law during war. At this time, the country is peaceful, The reorganization of the Kaiping Mining Bureau will be difficult because the shares involve not only Eastern Syndicate, but also domestic shareholders holding new shares. If it is forced, they may not agree."

Zhao Chuanxin thought for a while.

Breaking the rules is actually detrimental to the overall environment.

But it also takes time.

During the Boxer Rebellion, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, and the Kaiping mining area was almost occupied by Tsarist Russia and Germany.

At that time, Belgian investors who clearly had the opportunity to take advantage had already backed down.

This is the so-called don't talk about the law during war, because you may not admit it.

Zhao Chuanxin rolled his eyes: "If I buy the Kaiping Coal Mine for 5 yuan, the British will definitely pout and be displeased, right?"

Pout?Displeased?
De Cuilin and Ye Rongguangxin said you really dare to think about it.

Wei Ying curled his lips disdainfully.

De Cuilin smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Zhao, the Kaiping Coal Mine is more than ten times more important than the Hankou Concession. The British will get it at all costs."

He was instructing Zhao Chuanxin, meaning that the British might not go to great lengths to pay compensation for the Hankou Concession, but they would definitely go to great lengths for the Kaiping Coal Mine.

"For example?" Zhao Chuanxin asked impatiently.

Wei Ying and Ye Rongguang discovered that the divine light on Zhao Chuanxin's face seemed to be described as - expectation?
De Cuilin hesitated for a moment and looked at Zhao Chuanxin carefully: "The gunboats advanced to Tianjin Wei? Even to the Bohai Bay?"

Zhao Chuanxin sighed: "Hey, a year ago, I would have played with the British devils!"

Hearing his loud tone, Ye Rongguang, who was listening quietly next to him, suddenly interrupted and asked: "What about now?"

"Now?" Zhao Chuanxin blew out a puff of cigar smoke: "It's the same now!"

"..."

Weiying's expression changed drastically, and he said coldly to De Cuilin: "Mr. De Cuilin, don't forget that you are still thinking of becoming a British citizen. What will happen if Mr. Zhu Erdian, our Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China, finds out about this? "

De Cuilin is a very contradictory person.

He knew that power came from the Qing court, but his butt always sat crooked.The biggest reason why he sits crookedly is because he has always wanted to become a British citizen.

Hearing this, his expression changed: "I..."

When he saw Zhao Chuanxin's cheerful expression, he gritted his teeth and said, "I will advance and retreat together with Mr. Zhao now."

Zhao Chuanxin slapped the table: "Okay, I won't die today if I say this to you."

De Cuilin: "..."

He felt extremely bitter.

This old man who once served as Li Hongzhang's chief foreign consultant has also prospered, but now he feels like a despised old dog.

But everyone is responsible for their own choices.

Weiying added: "Mr. Zhao, I only have management rights, but all the land, houses, mines, ships and all other properties of the Kaiping Mining Bureau are controlled by Kaiping Minerals Co., Ltd. registered in London, and Kaiping Minerals Co., Ltd. The company is controlled by Eastern Syndicate. Even if it is signed by me, it will not have legal effect."

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, as long as you sign, because the war is coming, don't talk about the law during the war."

I'll blanch...you really learn and use it!

Wei Ying's scalp went numb after hearing this.

He said angrily: "Mr. Zhao, to be honest, even if you seize the mineral rights arrogantly, we will not let you mine safely. You won't sit here every day, right?"

This is threatening.

Zhao Chuanxin said cheerfully: "I don't need to mine, I'll just leave it there. I have money and I'm happy, can you take care of it?"

"You..." If that's the case, Weiying really has nothing to do with Zhao Chuanxin.

As long as it takes a few years for the Luanzhou Coal Mine to rise, the Kaiping Coal Mine will not be of much significance.

Ye Rongguang, who was next to him, kept hearing them call Zhao Chuanxin - Mr. Zhao.

Secretly guessing Zhao Chuanxin's identity.

Seeing and hearing that British gunboats would approach Tianjin Wei and Bohai Bay, Zhao Chuanxin was still confident.

He suddenly remembered a person, stood up suddenly and said, "Are you Zhao Chuanxin?"

Zhao Chuanxin pulled him back to his seat: "Hey, what are you so excited about, old man? Sit down and talk."

But Ye Rongguang was anxious and hurriedly called out: "Here comes someone."

After Zhao Chuanxin nodded, a soldier came over hesitantly: "What are your orders, sir?"

"Go quickly and tell the Yamen not to send troops to help! Also, hurry up and get the paper, and ask for the best."

If this person is Zhao Chuanxin, no matter how many lives there are, it won't be enough.

Zhao Chuanxin smiled.

The soldiers ran away.

Ye Rongguang finally figured out which play he was singing today.

If Zhao Chuanxin could take back the Kaiping Coal Mine, Ye Rongguang would support it with both hands and feet.

When your mentality changes, you no longer have fear in your heart.

He even adjusted his sitting position to the most comfortable one, first wiped the blood on his head and face with a napkin, and even reached out to pour himself a bowl of tea.

(End of this chapter)