mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 812 The crystal exploded and still got five kills

The mud trowel glove gathers sand into a tower, and passing the hand is like climbing a mountain, one step at a time.

The outer walls are all formed in one step, but the bathtub requires two operations.

The rock that gathers sand to form a tower is actually quartzite. In one operation, the quartz content is about 72%, and in subsequent operations, the quartz content is increased by about 7%. In the fifth operation, the quartz will change from the crystal structure to the amorphous state and become fused quartz glass.

Quartzite has high hardness and a tight structure, but it is very brittle. Therefore, every time Zhao Chuanxian made a stone wall bulletproof, it would be peeled off layer by layer by bullets. It needs to be very thick.

Bayarbor was understandably surprised, because the crystal structure of smooth quartzite is beautiful.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "Use it first this time, throw it out after use, and then find someone to make a wooden barrel for you. The stone is too heavy, and it cannot be seen from the sky. You can wash it yourself, and wait for it after washing. Ask me to rub your back later."

While Bayar's forehead was taking a bath, Zhao Chuanxin came into the house and put his things on the display racks by categories. Those stuffed things looked dirty, but they had a unique charm when placed on wooden shelves.

Many people in later generations like to go to snowy areas to buy old pieces that hide dirt and evil. It is said that if you take them out, they will be sold for tens of thousands or even more.

Zhao Chuanxin also plays literary games, but he has never spent money to buy something that others have worn personally.

If you don't understand, you don't understand, but respect. In those days, if you didn't respect, you would be scolded.

After finishing all these, there were still some pots and pans left. Zhao Chuanxin slapped his forehead: "A wise man like me will make mistakes even if he thinks a lot."

Forgot to make a cupboard.

Bayar's bowls are all broken porcelain bowls with jagged edges, so he is not afraid of knocking his front teeth when eating...

Zhao Chuanxin took a few dishes from his usual dishes and added them.

After rubbing Bayar's forehead and back, Zhao Chuanxin cooked another meal. After the two of them finished eating, Zhao Chuanxin left behind lanterns, candles, matches and other items and left gracefully.

In fact, the most difficult thing in a person's life is not to change his own destiny, but to change the destiny of others.

Zhao Chuanxin walked slowly in the wind and snow. It was not completely silent because there was wind, but there was really no sound other than that.

Back at Lubin Mansion, Yao Bing was already sitting upright on the small bench.

Zhao Chuanxin and Rebecca Levy are on the left and right.

Zhao Chuanxin, who was still braving the cold air brought in from outside, said: "The era when you grow up coincides with troubled times, and you can't just study."

Yao Bing said excitedly: "Master, do you want to teach me how to use a gun?"

Boom boom boom...

One, two, three...

Zhao Chuanxin patted a row of pistols on the table.

Lugang M1907, horse brand dice, mirror box, Mosin Nagant wheel...

Yao Bing's eyes lit up.

These children watched the soldiers wandering around with guns on their backs every day, and they had long been jealous.

I imitate their exercises and running every day, and imitate their horseback riding movements by pushing the hoops.

Zhao Chuanxin stretched out his hand to block it in advance.

He picked up Lugang M1907.

In order to reduce weight, this gun adopts a half-sleeve structure.

Zhao Chuanxin removed the magazine, checked again that there were no bullets inside, and pulled the trigger toward the window. He was relieved when he heard the sound of an empty gun.

This is a murder weapon, so be careful.

Why facing the window?

Because there may be dangers such as ricochet when hitting other places, but it is a trivial matter if the glass breaks.

After the inspection, Zhao Chuanxin was relieved and handed the gun to Yao Bing.

The empty gun, which weighed two kilograms, sank in Yao Bing's hand.

He was a little unsteady in his grip and was so excited that he pointed the gun at Zhao Chuanxin with both hands and screamed "biubiu" strangely.

Zhao Chuanxin held a cigarette with a faint smile on his face. He did not stop him, but said: "This is the first time. I don't blame you. If you dare to point a gun at one of your own people in the future, look at me." I won’t beat you to death.”

Yao Bing shrank his neck and pursed his lips.

Sometimes Lao Zhao is clearly smiling, but no matter whether children or adults, looking at him will feel scary.

That's probably the murderous aura heaped up with his life.

Rebecca Levi hurriedly coaxed with a gentle voice.

It will take a while.

Zhao Chuanxin then began to teach him how to take out the magazine: "Look, this is called a double-row double-feed magazine. We may not be the first to develop it, but it is the best double-row double-feed magazine in the world. . It was jointly developed by Master Wei, your senior brother Benjamin, and a man named Browning in the United States. It has a normal capacity of 15 rounds, but it can be 15+1 because it can be loaded with one round in advance and then loaded with a 15-round magazine. . But if you don’t fire for a long time, you can’t do this, because keeping it tight for a long time will reduce the life of the recoil spring..."

Yao Bing was confused when he heard this.

But Zhao Chuanxin did not stop to explain to him one by one. This cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. It is like a person who knows how to read books. He probably understands what he wants to read and then looks at it carefully. The speed and effect of absorption are will be greatly strengthened.

But Yao Bing still interrupted and asked: "Master, what is a recoil spring?"

Zhao Chuanxin said, "I'll take it apart for you and take a look."

On the side of the Lugang M1907, there is a spring latch key specially designed for disassembly. Press it on the left side and the right side will bulge. Pull it down and the sleeve can be removed smoothly forward.

Remove the recoil spring and recoil spring guide rod, and disassemble the barrel.

The gun turned into a pile of parts...

Zhao Chuanxin disassembled it very quickly and reinstalled it.

Then he slowed down his movements to show Yao Bing.

In terms of reliable operation and ergonomics, easy operation, and firearm aesthetics, Zhao Chuanxin dares to say that this gun is the best in the world at this time.

Simply holding it in your hand makes you feel as if you have taken a sedative, which makes you feel at ease.

He held the recoil spring and said, "This is the recoil spring. You can touch it and see."

Yao Bing pulled and pressed again, thinking it was fun.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "The elasticity of this thing will weaken over time, especially when you play like this. This is called the life of the recoil spring!"

He disassembled the various types of pistols on the table for Yao Bing to take a closer look.

Yao Bing took advantage of all the guns.

This was an extremely rare experience, and he couldn't wait to show off to those children tomorrow.

"Master, can you give me a gun?"

Zhao Chuanxin took out a piece of wood, stood up and held the elf carving knife. He rolled it over almost once, and a small wooden Mosin-Nagant rifle took shape.

"Here you go."

It was wooden, and Yao Bing couldn't put it down. He held the gun like a soldier, and just about to point it at someone, he suddenly remembered Zhao Chuanxin's words and quickly turned the gun to face the window.

Zhao Chuanxin corrected his posture with a satisfied smile.

After playing for a while, Zhao Chuanxin took the wooden gun and put it on the table: "Now that you know what a gun is, shouldn't you learn how to write the word 'gun'?"

Yao Bing nodded: "Yes, yes!"

Zhao Chuanxin gave him a pencil, and he took a fountain pen and wrote "gun".

Over there, Rebecca Levi also took a pencil and wrote "gun" and taught Yao Bing how to pronounce it.

Seeing this word, Zhao Chuanxin inexplicably remembered a sentence: "Guns, Lot's of guns!"

Now he is bilingual in Chinese and English. When Yao Bing goes to school soon, he will be exposed to Mongolian and Russian. When he grows up, he will also learn Japanese.

Japanese at this time was easier to learn than in later generations. It is said that Liang Qichao learned Japanese on the ship to Japan.

On the one hand, Liang Qichao is indeed a genius, and on the other hand, Japanese at this time does not have so many katakana and is easier to learn.

In the language of the little devil, hiragana is derived from the cursive script of Chinese characters, while katakana is derived from the regular script of Chinese characters. Later, katakana was used more for foreign words in Japanese, not just Chinese characters.

With toys, Yao Bing learns quickly, but with dry teaching, he learns slowly.

Pretty girls are also very common in later generations. Those who learn easily are usually ordinary people. The middle-class girls in New York are even more ruthless than those in Haidian. They have a copper-walled style.

Many babies were destroyed by shock.

It is said that high school students are under more pressure than 99% of people working in larger industries, so they collapse. The probability of committing violent crimes, taking drugs, being obsessed with star chasing and variety shows, and being addicted to games is extremely high.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't want to excite his children so much. He just wanted to teach through fun. He had fun and learned because his family had the conditions.

Not impressed by your studies?

Ha ha.

Climbing the moon in the sky and catching turtles in the five oceans, what can't Zhao Chuanxin do?

Zhao Chuanxin carved "gun" and "gun" on the body of the wooden gun so that Yao Bing could see it at any time.

Before leaving, Zhao Chuanxin touched Yao Bing's head and said: "If one day your enemies are everywhere, don't be afraid. Just pick up your gun and kill them. If the enemy threatens you with someone close to you, don't worry about it and continue to fight." them!"

Because his master is a crazy maniac who still wants to kill five times even if the crystal explodes!

……

Kara-Qinyou Banner, a small farmhouse in Shangen, Jianping County.

"Dad, Boss Feng is so old, why don't you go back to the house?" the eldest son Yao Xingyuan asked the old Yaotou.

Old Yao clicked his pipe and pot with a sad face. He said angrily: "Go back to sleep and leave me alone."

Yao Xingyuan sighed, he probably knew what was going on.

He suddenly said: "Dad, I heard a notice from the Mongolian Affairs Bureau saying that the land in Hailar in the north is open for reclamation. No money will be pledged, only land tax will be collected as tax, no other rent will be paid, and there will be no exploitation by officials. Second child Now that the youngest and the others have grown up, why not give them the land here to plant? I will take you and my mother to the north. We have worked hard for a year to open up wasteland, and we have allocated more land than this one. Our old Yao family will spread its branches and leaves... …”

"Hailaer?" Old Yao kowtowed and wiped the ashes from his tobacco bag: "How come you have heard of it?"

Yao Xingyuan scratched the back of his head, his braids tied tightly and a little scratchy: "It sounds familiar to me too." Old Yao suddenly knocked the pot of his pipe hard.

Yao Xingyuan trembled: "Dad, why are you so surprised? You scared me to death."

But Old Yao slapped his thigh directly, four or five times in a row: "Oh my, my eldest grandson is in Hailar, isn't he?"

A while ago, Zhao Chuanxin wrote them a letter and mailed it over.

There are words and pictures in the letter.

The content probably tells them that Yao Bing eats well, drinks well, sleeps well, doesn't cry, plays happily every day, and no one laughs at his ears.

Then I drew three pictures, one of which showed Yao Bing sitting at his desk practicing calligraphy. From a bird's-eye view, only a quarter of his face and the back of his head could be seen, as well as crooked handwriting on the paper, both in Chinese and English.

The second picture is of Yao Bing pushing a hoop and a group of children running wildly.

The third picture is of Yao Bing smoking Bingga on the stage in the school.

The environment, architecture, protagonists and supporting characters, costumes, expressions... all the details are restored in the depiction.

The purpose of Zhao Chuanxin was to reassure Old Yao and his family, but it aroused the old man's strong longing for his eldest grandson, and he couldn't think about food or tea.

Originally, Old Yaotou was not very interested in what his eldest son said, but now his eyes lit up: "Hylar? Divide the land? Only receive land tax? Okay, that's great."

The taxes in the Qing Dynasty were originally not high, but the British had to criticize them when they came.

Japan's exploitation of farmers was several times greater than that of the people of the Qing Dynasty.

But there are two points: firstly, there have been too many reparations in recent years; secondly, the Qing court’s ability to gather national wealth is too weak.

The Qing government charged one point for concessions, two points for local corrupt officials, and three or four points for exploitation at all levels.

For example, "house donation", "rice donation", etc. There are many ways to do this in KLQQ.

The people of the Qing Dynasty were subject to civil unrest at every turn, and if they put a little more burden on them, they would inevitably cause trouble.

As a result, a strange phenomenon emerged. Although Japan's taxes were high, it was able to maintain relative social stability; while the Qing Dynasty's taxes were low, but there were always civil unrest.

According to data from 1866 to 1875, the number of civil commotions recorded by the Qing court was 909, and that of Japan during the same period was 192.

The Hailar area under the jurisdiction of Lubin Prefecture has relatively little exploitation of the people. However, since Zhao Chuanxin took office, the burden has been obviously reduced, but it has been able to collect more taxes than in the same period of time before. This is to strengthen the ability to gather wealth.

Because he is too strong, no one dares to make any small moves yet, and he may not be sure in the future.

Yao Xingyuan smiled after listening to his father's words: "The local banner people don't farm. I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of acres of land. Each person is assigned more than ten acres. Our family is divided into dozens of acres, and we can't plant it!" "

Old Yaotou nodded heavily: "If you sow it, you will come here. When will we go?"

Now it was Yao Xingyuan's turn to be confused: "This, this, it's a long way to go, and the weather is freezing. Why don't we wait until next spring?"

"When spring comes, can we still get the land?" Old Yao stared at his eldest son: "Didn't Mr. Zhao leave a lot of money? You take the train... Yes, take the train. Let's go and explore first. end."

Yao Xingyuan scratched the back of his head again: "Take a train? I've never been on one before, and besides, we can't afford to sit on those foreign things."

"Humph, I don't believe it can cost a hundred oceans for a trip. Even if it's a hundred oceans, I can afford two hundred for a round trip!" Old Yao Tou said richly.

In fact, I feel very distressed.

But when he thought about seeing his eldest grandson, he was happy to spend any money.

"Okay, I'll go find out how much it costs tomorrow."

……

Yao Jia and Zhang Shouzeng were chatting around the fire at night.

The kettle on the stove was boiling, Yao Jia made a pot of tea and poured a cup for Zhang Shouzeng: "Heyan, thank you for helping to connect with the Mongolian Affairs Bureau."

Zhang Shouzeng is actually indispensable to Lubin Mansion.

Zhao Chuanxin had to rely on himself to do things, and he could only do it in Hailar. When he went outside, he had to use the institutions of the Qing court.

This bridge is Zhang Shouzeng.

The Mongolian Affairs Bureau of the Qing Dynasty recruited land for Lubin Prefecture everywhere, which was Zhang Shouzeng's contribution.

Zhang Shouzeng took a sip of tea and did not drink more for fear of affecting his sleep: "Thank you, but there is no need. We all work for the Lubin Mansion and we are in the same boat."

Yao Jia took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket: "Here, you idiot, I'll give you a taste."

"Um...I don't smoke."

Yao Jia took the cigarette back and said, "That's a pity. I'd better keep it."

"..." Zhang Shouzeng said angrily: "You clearly know that if I don't smoke, you can't give me something else?"

Yao Jia chuckled and took out a fountain pen from his pocket: "It's an imported product. It's very expensive. I'll give it to you."

Zhang Shouzeng saw that it was much more valuable than a pack of cigarettes and quickly refused: "No."

"Which of us brothers is following whom? Why are you so polite?"

"Don't mention it, no reward for no merit."

"Don't worry, you will succeed."

Zhang Shouzeng became alert when he heard this: "What do you mean? What do you want to do?"

"Haha, look at you like that, it's true." Yao Jia laughed and said, "No, I won another batch of uniforms for our soldiers in Lubin Mansion. They were sponsored by the clothing factory in Lugang Town. They were free of charge. .”

"..." Zhang Shouzeng narrowed his eyes: "What does that have to do with you giving me a fountain pen?"

"Haha, don't be so nervous. No, the prefect asked you to negotiate with Mao Zi. Are you going to manage the import and export tariffs of trains in the future? The Russians must be crazy. In recent years, the customs has been controlled by the great powers and is regarded as the Qing government's debt repayment. An important mortgage, which indirectly controls the fiscal revenue. We are located in a key position and control the lifeline of Luguan. Maozi will definitely not allow it. But our prefect is an evil star. In any case, I guess a small-scale war will definitely break out. If the prefect is defeated Just give up, but if you win, haha, then your negotiation bureau will rise. I have some business in Lugang Town. I will pay a lot of taxes according to the rules, but you take care not to let the Russians get stuck. Live cargo.”

How should I put it, Zhang Shouzeng really never thought that a war would break out.

Because it was commonplace for the Qing court to ask for sovereignty from foreign powers.

One wants it, the other refuses to give it, or slowly returns the power.

Not to mention the war, important officials of the Qing court and the great powers had to speak in a low tone.

But Zhang Shouzeng forgot that Zhao Chuanxin was not a lowly person.

Not giving?

Okay, okay, let's do it.

He sat upright suddenly, with a solemn expression on his face: "War? You must not..."

This is the first reaction.

But immediately his body relaxed.

He said he couldn't have an egg?

At Zhao Chuanxin's place, if you have any opinions, you can raise them, but you may not be sure whether they will work or not.

Since the late nineteenth century, capitalism has been radically moving towards the imperialist stage.

The Western powers no longer paid attention to the production and sales of goods, but turned to the colonial tariffs, focusing on the level of tariffs. Import tariffs fell, and commodity exports became capital exports, reducing the flow of capital. barrier.

Exclusive economic control is the precursor to political annexation.

The Qing government borrowed money and the localities were in trouble, so they began to make people pay taxes in various names, and even openly robbed them in the name of advance collection and advance borrowing.

That's what it means to live in vain, and that's the fundamental reason why many people leave their hometowns.

Zhang Shouzeng thought of what Zhao Chuanxin said to him with a smile before: "You have to do it yourself, I didn't force you, right?"

I blanch him, and at that time he felt as if he had been cheated. After listening to Yao Jia's words today, he was indeed cheated.

It turns out that the task of asking for customs rights is not to treat guests to dinner, to write an article, or to paint and embroider. It cannot be as elegant, leisurely, gentle, gentle, courteous and thrifty as other Qing officials asking for sovereignty.

It's a hasty and shameless request.

Zhang Shouzeng was sweating coldly, wondering if he would let the Russians beat him to death on the spot?

When the two countries go to war, the envoys will not be killed.

I don't think so, well, definitely not.

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhao Chuanxin pushed the door open and walked in.

Since they had not yet moved to the newly built Zhengzhou Government Office, the two of them were setting up a tea stall in the kitchen. Zhao Chuanxin happened to see them as soon as he walked in.

"Hey, how about drinking tea and chatting? You two are really enjoying yourself on this snowy day."

The two stood up to greet each other.

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "I just came out of that room and I'm leaving after just a few words."

Zhang Shouzeng had a bad premonition.

Zhao Chuanxin looked at him as expected: "Didn't I give you an errand to negotiate with Mao Zi about tariffs? Tomorrow you go and tell them that I won't care about garrisoning troops in Manzhouli for now, but we can enter by land here." Export duties must be handed over to our Lubin Prefecture."

Zhang Shouzeng: "..."

What are you afraid of?

really!

He asked dryly: "What if they refuse?"

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth and smiled: "I will make an offer that he cannot refuse."

He was ready to explode the crystal.

　You see, some people are still disciples after reading Chapter 800, but they don’t know what to do? I don't care about this, but it doesn't matter if you look at it from the outside. If you come back to criticize me if you find something unpleasant, it's definitely not okay. If you read the original version, you can criticize me, and I accept it, but who do you think you are?

　　As for you, "Endless Winter", you are like a dog. The threshold for speaking fans is set low and you are leaked, right?

　　

　

(End of this chapter)