mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 804 Building a House

The jug is still the same.

Kebayar's forehead was dripping blood mixed with medicine into the rat's head.

The carvings of the spiritual calamity are twisted, ferocious, and difficult to extricate themselves from...

Zhao Chuanxin: "..."

When Ling Jie opened his mouth and roared, the jays outside screamed and flew away.

There is a familiar feeling, it is the feeling of the God of Spiritual Tribulation spying in the dark when the female monk blesses the blood gem of the huntress in the Church of Dry Bones.

The difference is that here, it seems that the thing cannot come in through the frosted glass and can only linger outside anxiously.

The shielding barrier should be the "Old God Code" itself.

This wine pot itself is definitely not the God of Spiritual Tribulation, but it has some connection with the God of Spiritual Tribulation.

Zhao Chuanxin looked at the aging Bayar's forehead and wrapped the wine bottle with leather.

He snatched the jug over and said hesitantly, "Forget it, I'll take it, but you have to give me some medicine. I'm addicted to the jug."

……

Shengfu, Bulonga and Batanga walked back.

The So-Lun tribe originally grazed north of the Hailar River, but was later occupied by the Russians. After being isolated by the railway, they were forced to move below the city of Hailar, adjacent to the Er-Lut Banner.

So on the way back, they first passed through the territory of Batang A.

By chance, someone came to report that it was Wu Sade, the Russian consul in Hailar, who wanted to see him.

The three of them looked at each other. Badanga felt no guilt, but in order to avoid suspicion, he suggested: "The three of us go together, it won't waste much time."

Shengfu and Bulonga understood, nodded in agreement, and were also curious about what Wu Sadie wanted to say.

Because the Batang'a tribe is close, Wu Sadi originally just wanted to visit himself, but when he found that the other two wing managers were also there, he was immediately overjoyed.

The two parties met and took their seats in the wooden carvings of Batang'a.

What did Wu Sadi say?

He asked: "Does your department have any patients with difficult and complicated diseases? China's medical care is backward. If there are any, they can be transferred to our Russian border hospital for treatment, which is a guarantee of life."

"We also have a brilliant veterinarian who went to the UK to study and returned. He knows all kinds of diseases of cattle, horses and alpacas. If there is any trouble, I can help solve it."

"I have specifically learned that there are more than 50 people in Wuyi, but now there is no suitable school for their children to study. It is really a pity."

"I have visited many temples such as Guanghui, Guangyuan, Yanfu, and Defu, and have become friends with the lamas."

He has a kind manner and sincere words.

During the communication, there was no hint of arrogance at all, and the three of them talked eloquently.

We chatted politely for a while.

Suddenly, Wu Sa's words changed: "It is said that Lubin Mansion has a lot of tax revenue, but it still owes five temples granted by the Qing court incense and silver. It really shouldn't be the case."

In addition to the four temples mentioned by Wu Sati, there is also the Lama Temple named by the Qing court and the Shouning Temple in the temple fair, which the locals call Ganzhuer Temple.

Grassland has always been a major source of trouble in the Central Plains. How did the Qing government solve this problem? A big one is to encourage religion.

Every year, incense and silver are allocated to strengthen these temples.

The decline of the grassland has a lot to do with these temples.

Normally, in the past, 15 taels of silver were allocated to each temple with a title each year. However, in recent years, the finances have dried up and the incense silver is distributed at 8 taels. That is, each temple is actually only given 12 taels, and the five temples total 60 taels.

Every year after taxation, the incense money must be put in place, but this year Zhao Chuanxin came to power. Firstly, no one told him about this, and secondly, there was no department to hand over this function.

Shengfu had a lively mind and was the one who came up with the ideas from the Five Wings General Manager. Because of his gentler personality, he was usually the one responsible for dealing with Hibido. Che Hezha, on the other hand, is good at martial arts, smart and impulsive. Shengfu comes up with ideas and he makes the judgment and execution.

When Che and Zha were not there, Shengfu heard this and relapsed into his good old habit. He said: "Consul Wu Sadi, thank you for your kindness. I will remind the prefect. In the past, such matters were handled by Damuding Su Ronghe in a written note. Damujin Cheren and others are in charge, but now they are all working as errands in the prefect's Yamen, so they are so busy that they may have forgotten."

Wu Sadi said, "Maybe it's not that I forgot, but that the new prefect didn't take your faith to heart."

Just when Shengfu was about to speak, Bulonga, who was particularly grumpy, started to speak: "Consul Wu Sadi, what do you mean? Are you trying to sow discord between us and the prefect? ​​If so, I can tell you clearly, never do it. I have such an idea. Our prefect has a bad temper, huh..."

Wu Sati was taken aback.

I blanch...

Zhao Chuanxin has only been in office for a few days, but you idiot, you are so loyal to the core. You only get a few salaries a month. How can you be so desperate?

He was a little embarrassed.

"That's not what I meant, don't get me wrong."

Badang Aye also said: "The incense silver will be distributed by the government. Schools and government offices are also being built. Every cent of money received by the prefect is posted with a notice, so that all the people in Wuyi can clearly know every cent." The flow of money. If Consul Wu Sadi wants to use this to sow discord, he may be disappointed."

Wu Sa Di was surprised again.

Damn, this piece of shit Zhao Chuanxin is so brave, he dares to play like this.

This directly blocked his way. The method that had been tried and tested in other places did not work on Zhao Chuanxin?

So he said a few more polite words and could only return feeling frustrated.

His method of making friends with the upper class people in the grassland did not work in Wuyi. He only made friends with some highly respected local lamas.

But the Five Wings General Manager has more power here.

Return to the consulate.

Haishan and Lan Stie waited here for a long time.

Haishan asked: "How's it going, Consul Wu Sadi?"

"Haha." Wu Sadi smiled bitterly: "I think you don't need to go to the five-wing manager, you will definitely not be able to persuade them."

"..." Haishan wondered: "Why is this? As far as I know, the imperial court's new policy is very unfriendly to the five-wing general manager."

Wu Sadi shook his head and sighed: "Zhao Chuanxin is here and everything has changed. The five-wing manager is loyal to him. If you go, they may turn against you and tie you up."

When fomenting dissension, Wu Sadi even felt that the grumpy Bulonga was about to hit someone. Perhaps if he had not been the consul of Tsarist Russia, he would have been beaten.

Haishan frowned: "Zhao Chuanxin? Zhao Chuanxin? I've heard about it, but it's just a pig, how can he have such skill?"

Everyone talks about Zhao Chuanxin, but what is Zhao Chuanxin capable of? Can a Han man subdue the unruly steppe eagle?

Wu Sadi thought for a while and said: "It's better to think long term and take other routes to achieve the goal. Don't rush. I can't entertain you anymore. I still have a lot of things to do. Zhao Chuanxin expelled our Russian people, but the livestock and haystacks were left behind. On the grassland, I need to communicate with the Lubin government to ask the Russian people to transport the livestock and haystacks away."

……

Zhao Chuanxin took Bayar's hair back to Lubin Mansion.

Bayar Bor was no longer able to ride a horse, so Zhao Chuanxin got him a camel cart.

The four-wheeled cart is stable, does not hurt livestock, and has many benefits. However, it was not popular among Chinese people in ancient times because of the steering problem. It was created by Westerners first.

Even at this time, two-wheeled camel carts and ox carts were still used on the grasslands.

Fortunately, the journey is not far, dozens of miles, and it can be reached in one day.

After Zhao Chuanxin returned to Lubin Mansion, he settled Bayar Bo'e down.

Zhang Shouzeng came to him and said: "The prefect, Wu Sa sent a telex requesting that the Russian people be allowed to enter and their livestock, haystacks, water mills, etc. be dismantled and taken away."

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth and said happily: "I have everything in my dreams."

"..." Zhang Shouzeng had to confirm: "Prefect, what do you mean - not to give it?"

"Of course I won't. Anyone who dares to touch will have their claws chopped off!"

Just in time, Yao Jia came back from outside and gave Zhao Chuanxin a piece of paper: "This is the record of Manager Che and Zha from previous years."

This is a pile of submissions.

In the 31st year of Guangxu's reign, Che and Zha submitted a report to the Dutong Yamen, calculating the approximate number of resources plundered by the Russians here after the Gengzi Rebellion.

Zhao Chuanxin opened it and read: Since the Gengzi Rebellion, the Russians have been cutting goat grass and cutting wood at will in the Hulun-Bir Nomadic Area. If it is estimated, the price is more than 84 taels of silver, including cutting grass and selling it for more than 5 taels. car. A total of 15 large and small trees were cut down and chopped into pieces without authorization in the Sinike River and other places...

Another report read: Russians have mined more than 200 holes in Hailar River and other places in Orihope Valley, while others are panning for gold and coal, and fishing at will in Hulun Lake, Ursun River and other places...

Another report read: In the pine forests of Hongoljin, Xinike River, Moheertu, etc., in addition to the Russians cutting down wood and splitting boards without authorization, the banner people and the people also cut down the wood and sold it...

The people mentioned here are Han people.

The five-wing general manager's report to the Dutong Yamen was all in plain language. Zhao Chuanxin looked through it and even felt that it was a bit homely.

Looking at them one by one, Zhao Chuanxin suddenly had a lot of affection for the five-wing manager.

In fact, although these people are a little bit arrogant, they are really 10,000 times more simple than some old fried dough sticks.

It can be seen from the lines that the five-wing general manager is very disgusted with the Russians' logging, fishing, salt mining, sheep grass cutting, etc. within the territory.

Repeatedly and repeatedly submitted documents to the Dutong Yamen, and the Dutong Yamen reported to the General's Office to stop the Russians from crossing the border to plunder resources and to expel them from the country.

Zhao Chuanxin even saw in some reports the general meaning of the five-wing manager's statement that wanton logging would destroy the ecological environment.

This concept is very advanced.

However, Jiangjun Yamen did not adopt any of them.

There is also a reply from the Jiangjun Mansion Yamen: The current situation is different from the past. It is necessary to open up geographical advantages and tax revenue to revitalize the geographical advantages, but the current situation is difficult...

The five-wing general manager repeatedly submitted the letter and persisted for several years. The Jiangjunfu Yamen refused for several years.

The Deputy Dutong Yamen and the Five Wings General Manager are on one side, and the General's Mansion Yamen is on the other side. Therefore, before, the five-wing general manager listened to the words of the deputy governor of the Yamen.

The Jiangjun Mansion Yamen was ordered to undertake the event, representing the Qing court. The deputy capital's yamen is controlled by the general's office, so even if he agrees with the five-wing general manager, there is nothing he can do.

Zhao Chuanxin saw the unity of the five-wing managers.

These guys are really thinking about the livelihood of the herdsmen under their rule. They regard the wide field as their origin and water plants as their lifeblood.

Zhao Chuanxin also saw how aggrieved they had been in recent years.

I am a little more understanding of the antipathy these people had towards rebellion in history.

Their wish, in plainer words, is - please, General, drive away the Russians quickly, we can't stand it anymore.

The meaning of the court and the general's office is: No, the current situation is difficult, please bear with it, you will suffer a few years of injustice.

But the matter has been unresolved. Who can bear the grievances and grievances?

Until Zhao Chuanxin came here.

In this case, even if the former deputy governor of the Yamen and the current Hulun Bingbeidao and the five-wing general manager are on the same side, they are not willing to listen to Bingbeidao's orders.

Zhao Chuanxin is their future.

Yao Jia looked at Zhao Chuanxin with admiration.

When he read these reports, the first thought in his mind was - I'm going to be awesome.

However, Zhao Chuanxin actually didn't know these inside stories. He just thought that if he wanted to gain the support of the locals, he had to consider them instead of always thinking about exploitation.

In the past, Zhao Chuanxin would occasionally have doubts. Was the progress too fast and a little unstable?

Until he read these submissions, he felt extremely at ease, and at the same time, he felt angry.

15 Leymus chinensis, 80 large and small trees...

"From the Male Desert!" Zhao Chuanxin breathed in through his teeth, feeling pain in his heart: "If I saw these reports three days ago, I would have slaughtered all the Russian citizens who crossed the border!"

"..." Yao Jia and Zhang Shouzeng were shocked: "Absolutely not."

Zhao Chuanxin narrowed his eyes: "According to the report, there should be Russian citizens who have not left in some valleys and by Dalai Lake, right? Ask Zana to come in!"

Yang Sangdaxi, who acted as secretary, went out immediately.

When Hu Da arrived, Zhao Chuanxin ordered: "Immediately divide the troops to the Orihope Valley Mining Area, Hulun Lake, Urson River, Hongguolejin, Xinike River, Moheertu and other places to stop people from cutting down trees. and fishing. The Russians arrested them immediately and shot them if they resisted. Both Mongols and Han people were stopped and those who refused were arrested."

Zhang Shouzeng said anxiously: "Prefect, this matter needs to be considered in the long run. Some poor people rely on these to survive."

Zhao Chuanxin glanced at him and immediately said to Yao Jia: "General Manager Yao, you should also take people to these places to post notices. Regardless of fishing, logging, mining, grass cutting, or quarrying, you need to come to the Government and Commodity Bureau for processing. Approval documents. Fishing requires fish coupons, logging requires wood coupons, and salt mining requires salt coupons...Anyone who fails to apply is considered illegal!"

This was something Zhao Chuanxin had prepared for a long time ago. He originally wanted to do it step by step, but now it seems that it is imminent and he has to deal with it immediately.

If these people are allowed to exploit indiscriminately, the result will be depletion of resources and desertification of the land.

The land that was lush and fertile with water and grass will become a dead place.

Zhang Shouzeng wanted to say something more, but Zhao Chuanxin glared at him: "Shut up, have you seen how poor they are?"

Can salt collectors be poor? Can mining be poor? Can logging people be poor?

Zhao Chuanxin said to Yao Jia: "General Manager Yao, negotiate the price with him and let General Manager Zhang know what's going on."

Zhang Shouzeng: "..."

Yao Jia laughed and said: "Each cart of goat's grass costs 3 taels of silver, and 15 carts is 4 taels. The size of trees can be as large as several people can hug it, while the small ones can be used as beams. A compromise estimate is that each tree can be Up to 5 tael, 1 plants, at least 80 taels of silver. The remaining salt, fish, etc. must be calculated separately..."

Zhang Shouzeng was stunned.

Zhao Chuanxin told him: "Do your part in negotiating with Tsarist Russia, and it won't be too late to intervene after you understand people's livelihood."

Zhang Shouzeng was speechless.

Some resources cannot be used. But it must be used sparingly, and the tax paid must not be less.

Zhao Chuanxin is going to use Chongdian to deal with this mess.

Whoever dares to reach out will have his claws chopped off!

Tsarist Russia is no exception.

Recruiting troops and guarding cards are only one aspect, and they are mostly used in these places.

The current patrol bureau has a small manpower because there is not enough money to recruit too many people. In the future, the number of patrol officers will be exaggerated.

Each forest farm also needs forest rangers and set up score cards.

The more you tax, the more you spend.

But if Zhao Chuanxin is doing what he is doing now, it will generally enter a virtuous cycle.

If it hadn't been for him, if it had been someone else, the money would have been taken away by the Qing court, but it wouldn't have had much effect.

Hu Da, Hu Er and Yao Jia took people away.

The east wind was blowing outside, the weather was gloomy, and it would rain soon.

Zhao Chuanxin went to the warehouse, cleared out the useless inventory in the secret realm, put on the raincoat he bought in South America, and went to the desert area south of the Hailar River to load sand.

He spent real money to hire people to build all the government buildings.

But there were three places where he was prepared to do it himself.

The first is my future residence, the second is the school, and the third is the public toilet...

He wants to build the school himself, and he does not intend to rely on people to provide tables, chairs, benches, teaching desks, etc. Even if he sponsors this, he can have it.

Although desertification occurs in many places, it is not serious and is only drifting.

Collecting sand really took Zhao Chuanxin a lot of time.

The sand on the surface is gone, and the soil surface is exposed below, and grass will still grow next year...

After it was full, Zhao Chuanxin went back.

The foundation has been dug. The light rain is not heavy, but the late autumn rain is particularly biting.

He built a house with an exceptionally solid foundation.

As soon as the mud trowel gloves were put on, the sand gathered into a tower, and the entire base was filled with rocks.

The influence of foundation embedding depth on foundation bearing capacity is mainly reflected in the depth correction coefficient.

If the soil above is firm and the soil below is soft, the foundation may be too thick and may cause settlement.

Zhao Chuanxin had a piece of land dug, foundation trenches were dug around it, and the middle was leveled and tamped.

After the foundation is filled with rock, it is integrally connected to the middle ground.

You can't rush this job.

This is not a desert, sand is not readily available. Zhao Chuanxin made a simple level in which water was poured into fused quartz glass to leave bubbles, and he leveled it while covering it. Working as a sand hauler back and forth, he was more diligent than the camels on the construction site.

I worked overtime and burned the midnight oil at night.

He had three ultimate goals. One was to drive away the Tsarist Russian troops stationed in Manzhouli and Hailar City and completely occupy the two cities as his own. The second was to contain the rebellion launched by Tsarist Russia after the year of 1911 and defend the country. The third is the ultimate goal, waiting for the opportunity. When chaos breaks out in Tsarist Russia, he will take the opportunity to push the border line across.

Just like Nicholas II wanted to take advantage of the chaos to take a few more steps in this direction in the year of 1911, Zhao Chuanxin was ready to retaliate in his own way.

Things are changing, and who the hell hasn't had a chaotic time?

Therefore, he can quite make do now, avoid large-scale construction projects, and take back Manzhouli in half a year, a year, or two years, and use the ready-made yamen.

It can also be built now. In the future, this place will be like a sub-city in Manzhouli, or a department office in Lubin Prefecture, or simply used as an exhibition hall for the Bureau of Official Commodities, or it will be an import and export trade center in the future. Big market……

Zhao Chuanxin chose the latter, depending on how far he could go.

Because he discovered the delicate balance in Hyrule.

Manzhouli is indeed better and more prosperous than Lubinfu.

But the herdsmen and common people on the grassland are not keen on it, and many even hate it.

Therefore, many merchants will no longer be able to do business once the Russo-Japanese War ends. After all, where the population is concentrated, there is wealth.

Zhao Chuanxin built Lubin Mansion, but he was supported by the local people. When Manzhouli is recaptured in the future, the future of the merger of the two places is bright.

Thinking of this, the lazy Zhao Chuanxin became more patient.

Architecture can be complex in process and style in the same way, simple in process and complex in style, or simple in process and style.

Chinese-style architecture has complicated processes and complicated styles. Although it is beautiful, it is laborious to make.

If you can build a simple house, no one is willing to build a wooden mortise and tenon structure house; if you have a kang and an ordinary comfortable bed, no one is willing to spend a year or two building a Qiangong Babu bed.

Don't you need to know?

Many people brag about traditional craftsmanship, but they are just talking about it. They live in a house decorated in European style, adding glory and glory to the faces of the ancients every day, and chatter like a prodigal with no ability.

Traditional craftsmanship is indeed awesome, superb, and gorgeous, but what humans pursue is efficiency, simplicity, and comfort.

There is really no need to emphasize complicated craftsmanship. People cannot live more primitively. Unless you have enough money, time, and energy to pursue whatever you want, then don't talk nonsense.

Zhao Chuanxin thought a lot before designing his own house. Should he go for a gothic style that looks strange but has a century-old structure but is very simple, or should he go for the French Empire style, Louis Philippe style, or the first time in England? The Crystal Palace at the World Expo, or...

These seem quite bluffing, especially in this day and age.

In the end, he did not choose Chinese style or Gothic style, he chose trouble-free style.

Let's save those flower jobs for when we build the school.

(End of this chapter)