mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 937 The wind blows and the sand surges
United States.

new York.

In fact Philander Knox never left.

Andrew Carnegie sold the Carnegie Steel Company to J.P. Morgan for $1901 million in 5.

At that time, Carnegie Steel accounted for 25% of total steel sales in the United States.

Its rise is based on the tariff barriers implemented by the United States in the last century, which promoted the development of enterprises with high import tariffs.

At this time, Carnegie changed its name to US Steel Company.

JP Morgan merged with several steel companies.

At this time, JP Morgan was even more prosperous than when he was dealing with Zhao Chuanxin.

This has vaguely opened a new era in which financial oligarchs dominate corporate tycoons. Some people have vaguely called it the Morgan era.

Old guy John Davidson Rockefeller now has to avoid his edge.

Strictly speaking, Philander Knox and JP Morgan had a feud.

Philander Knox once walked out of the small countryside, hooked up with Ronaldo, and began his journey to challenge the trust.

Beginning in 1902, Philander Knox investigated Northern Securities on the grounds of the Sherman Antitrust Act, and the first person to bear the brunt was J.P. Morgan.

Because of Ronaldo's election in 1904, Ronaldo was worried that prosecuting J.P. Morgan would affect his campaign. He once said to Philander Knox: "Is it necessary to write Morgan's name on the indictment?"

Keep a line in your life so that we can meet again in the future.

Philander Knox said: "If you give the order, I will cross out his name. But in that case, I will refuse to sign the resolution."

Ronaldo lost the trust giant JP Morgan, but he won widespread public support, gained something from a lost opportunity, and then succeeded in the election.

Now Philander Knox has climbed to the position of attorney general, and Ronaldo's career has basically come to an end.

In politics, there are no permanent friends and enemies.

When Philander Knox visited the monopoly capitalists headed by JP Morgan, there was no embarrassment on his face.

"Mr. Knox, your idea is good, but it is impossible for Zhao Chuanxin to take advantage of the Kaiser."

"If Mexico still has something to do, in fact we have already assumed many public bonds issued by Mexico, guaranteed by Mexican oil mines and railways. Porfirio Díaz is undoubtedly a good partner, haha..."

The others laughed too.

Porfirio Díaz, the number one boss in Mexico, is quite cooperative with American capitalists like them.

Of course these people were angry that Philander Knox had targeted them.

In particular, Edward Henry Harriman, who was dying, spoke in a strange way, because when the railroad trust company he and JP Morgan formed was dissolved by the court, it was Philander Knox's credit.

Philander Knox was unmoved and looked at JP Morgan.

JP Morgan still kept his same serious expression: "No matter what, we love this country and want to see it get better and better. Your idea is good, but there are two points at the moment. First, if Zhao passes the salary and makes trouble in Berlin, can he Escape intact? The second question is whether Zhao Chuanxin will cooperate with our actions outside the Qing Dynasty? I know something about Zhao Chuanxin, and he is an extreme patriot and supporter of pan-nationalism."

Philander Knox nodded. Old J.P. Morgan had a longer view than the rest.

He said seriously: "Mr. Morgan, we are old friends. You know me. Whatever I decide and promise to do, I will spare no effort. As long as I get your support, the competition for the commodity and investment markets in China and South America will be on the rise." , I will give you generous rewards.”

First clarifying his opinion and position, Philander Knox continued: "As for Zhao Chuanxin, he is indeed a barbarian who can make people fear. However, I don't think his political and economic acumen are comparable to those of everyone here. . It turns out that he is also a greedy person.”

JP Morgan gave a rare smile: "Mr. Knox, I don't know if he has political acumen, but if you say he has no economic acumen, that would be an injustice to him. Have you forgotten what happened on Wall Street the year before last?"

Philander Knox was startled.

Although the root cause of the 1907 economic crisis was not Zhao Chuanxin, his contribution to the crisis caused heavy losses to the U.S. economy.

Washington also gave in to JP Morgan. Because JP Morgan tried to turn the tide and rescue the market, old JP Morgan did not hesitate to risk his own life and went to find Zhao Chuanxin in person to ask him to stop.

This incident made him famous and widely praised in both business and political circles.

It can be said to be a lot of money.

Philander Knox frowned: "I think that was a coincidence, and it was done with the help of Thomas W. Lawson and Jesse Livermore. He personally does not have that kind of mind. In In the East, there are no Wall Street elites to help him make suggestions.”

JP Morgan moved back: "I'm glad that you can talk to us openly and seek cooperation. This is very important to us. But Zhao Chuanxin, we still wait for the news about him in Berlin to come back before making a decision. "

Just as Philander Knox was about to speak, the attendant knocked on the door, nodded with everyone, walked quickly to his side, whispered a few words in his ear, and presented a piece of information.

Philander Knox looked down and looked happy.

He showed his face and handed the information to JP Morgan: "Mr. Morgan, look at it, our Mr. Butcher has never failed in the war."

JP Morgan took it, read it carefully, sighed slightly, and handed it to the next person.

Philander Knox relaxed physically and mentally, took out his cigarette and lit it.

The trend is achieved!

Sure enough, after everyone finished watching, everyone's eyes focused on JP Morgan again.

JP Morgan said: "Mr. Knox, let's talk about the details..."

……

Zhao Chuanxin did not return to The Hague.

He drove the second-generation Dragon along the Labem River to Hamburg.

Hamburg is Germany's second largest city. A large fire occurred in the last century, burning a third of the city.

Large cities in old European countries like this have quite a lot of historic sites. After a fire, the ancient buildings were burned to pieces, leaving a large area of ​​open space for modernization.

If you simply use modern architecture to measure the advancement of a city, Hamburg looks more prosperous than Berlin.

Hamburg is Germany's most important port, largest foreign trade center, Germany's second financial center, and has a developed media industry and industrial manufacturing industry. There is almost no way to completely destroy this place.

Every time you experience a disaster, you will rise from the ashes as quickly as possible.

Zhao Chuanxin knew that in 34 years, this place would experience a greater disaster. The surviving monuments would be completely destroyed and Hamburg would become a thoroughly modern metropolis.

In the warehouse on the Alster lakeside, Zhao Chuanxin inserted the No. 20 copper eye and ransacked it, taking away two valuable pianos and several grand violins from the Hamburg State Opera House.

Along the Labem River and into the sea, Zhao Chuanxin wandered along the Danish coastline, made a circle into the Baltic Sea, and inserted the No. 21 copper eye in the Gdansk port warehouse in Poland.

On the return trip, Zhao Chuanxin teleported back to the Berlin Furniture Warehouse.

Open the energy fluctuations and convergence rune fragments and reach the white house of Qut Shalam through the holy light channel.

Night was falling in Berlin at this moment, but it was not yet noon in the white house.

Zhao Chuanxin saw the fat little Juvencio Torric sitting on the steps in front of the yard and staring at the clouds in the sky in a daze.

"Don't you need to go to school?" Zhao Chuanxin's voice frightened Juvencio Torric, who was in a daze.

He turned back in shock and said in surprise: "Mr. Constantine, you are back."

Zhao Chuanxin took out the door lock that Xingyue had "planted" with a good steel mouth. He was about to dig a hole in the door, but found that the door had been baptized by wind and rain for countless years and would fall off if he picked it with his fingers.

Seeing that Zhao Chuanxin ignored him, Juvencio Torric stepped forward and said, "Mr. Constantine, do you need my help?"

Zhao Chuanxin thought about it seriously: "Hu Wenxiao, if you could go to the monastery in Puebla and steal some food for me, I would be very grateful."

Juvencio Torric scratched his head: "Sir, I can't do this. Stealing is wrong."

"Then you go up to the side." Zhao Chuanxin cut the door shaft with an elf carving knife and threw it to the side.

There was a "boom" and dust flew up.

Zhao Chuanxin entered the house, and Juvencio Torric wanted to follow him, but was blocked by Zhao Chuanxin's body like a door panel.

When the little fat man wasn't paying attention, Zhao Chuanxin released the digging puppet.

Because the terrain here is high and the climate is dry, it is not easy to dig out underground water. Zhao Chuanxin asked Xingyue to control the digging puppet to dig hard.

When he went out, Zhao Chuanxin saw Juvencio Torric still wandering in the yard, frowned and asked, "You really have nothing to do, right?"

"Not so, sir." Juvencio Torric replied seriously: "I have to study Latin and Spanish every day."

Zhao Chuanxin threw over a popular science book published by Lugang Town.

The name is - "Encyclopedia of Animals and Plants".

Author - Zhao Chuanxin.

This was written and drawn by him a long time ago. It is a popular science book for children, but it is said to be extremely popular among adults as well.

Many children who have never been out of Lugang Town have learned about Antarctic penguins, polar bears, and African giraffes through this book...

Juvencio Torric opened it and couldn't take his eyes away.

"Mr. Constantine, please tell me, what do these words mean?" He pointed to the introduction text on the book and asked with bright eyes. Zhao Chuanxin casually gave him notes in Spanish about the hand-drawn text of the Siberian tiger, the first animal in the Asian chapter, and said to him: "First find the same words in each picture and text, and translate it into Spanish.”

After saying that, he kindly handed him a pen.

Juvencio Torric, who didn't like to study, couldn't learn a few words in a week, but he figured out the meaning of several Chinese characters in a short time...

Zhao Chuanxin went into the house to demolish the house and released puppet slaves to help.

The peeling wall skin is simply destroyed.

The stove was so dirty that the original color could no longer be seen. The stove and the thin wall in the middle were directly demolished and the waste was transported to the yard.

Everything that is not pleasing to the eye needs to be reformed.

In order not to shock the world too much, Zhao Chuanxin chose to renovate rather than rebuild, and the renovation took even longer than reconstruction.

After working until two o'clock in the afternoon, Juvencio Torric rubbed his growling stomach and asked Zhao Chuanxin eagerly: "Mr. Constantine, can I take this book home? I want to get you something to eat." , It’s a pity that my father won’t let me do that.”

Zhao Chuanxin was a little sleepy, he waved his hand: "Let's go, let's not come this afternoon."

Juvencio Torric was so happy that he ran away towards the setting sun with his book in his arms.

He was afraid that Zhao Chuanxin would regret it and take the book back.

Zhao Chuanxin heated up a pot in a dust-free place and had a simple meal.

Wearing a blindfold, he fell asleep at the west end of the house, in the setting sun.

The sheepherder boy Agure Ida drove the sheep back to the corral amid the jingling of the bells around the head sheep's neck.

As the sun sets, the evening prayer bells ring through the quiet town.

The smoke from Qutsalam rose and dissipated.

Some people eat with oily lips, some chew on mesquite beans to satisfy their hunger; some sit back and relax, while some are hungry and cold.

These scenes passed by the sleeping Zhao Chuanxin.

When even the people who patrolled the town with Song Ming and stood on the last guard fell asleep, Zhao Chuanxin woke up instead.

In the cold night, he first used the Old God's Crucible Brand to warm himself up.

After the warmth surged, I thought: Who am I, where am I, and what will I do later?
After thinking clearly, Zhao Chuanxin got up and lit the oil lamp in the dark night.

Trash piled up in the yard.

The puppet slave carried a load of soil dug out by the digging puppet on his back, staggering to add height to the mound.

Zhao Chuanxin entered the house, got into the tunnel in the corner, and opened the "Old God Code". The first thing he did was to transport sand, use mud trowel gloves to reinforce the underground passage, and build load-bearing walls and columns.

After lucking in enough sand, Zhao Chuanxin began to refresh.

[The situation is changing and the storm is coming. 】

[I asked the residents of Vanguard's Haven to hide in the tower. 】

[The craftsman took the giant beetle and hid in the shelter I built specially for them. 】

[All assets of Pioneer Partner Haven have been properly arranged. 】

[The efforts of many days have not been in vain. 】

[At noon, a strong wind suddenly blew up. 】

[My brother and sister, Dudu, and the craftsmen are all huddled in the fused quartz glass storm observation room at the top of a tall tower and looking into the distance. 】

[But I saw a wall of sand blown up by the wind on the skyline, moving like a landslide and tsunami. 】

[The sky is gloomy and dark. 】

[Lightning and thunder in the dark clouds, a rare spectacle in the cursed desert. 】

[Dudu said: Fearless Pioneer, it must be raining there, right? 】

[I said: I don’t know, maybe it’s raining, maybe it’s thundering but not raining. 】

[Dudu stood on tiptoe and leaned in front of the window edge and said excitedly: I have never seen rain. I heard that after the rain, the sky clears up, and the rain will create vibrant oases, attracting colorful creatures to gather. 】

[I picked up Dudu and put it on my shoulders so that she could see more clearly. 】

[I said: In Middle-earth, forests and grasslands are not uncommon. Stones and streams abound. There is a forest called the Shadow Forest, where nine tribes live. Not long ago, there was a war between them. It is a bizarre world different from the cursed desert. I will take you to see it when I have the opportunity. 】

[Dudu’s eyes widen: Really? 】

[My brother couldn’t wait to answer: It’s true, that’s where we came from. I never imagined that I would come to a world where there is nothing but sand. 】

[Raindrops pattered on the fused quartz glass as we spoke. Along with the wind and sand, the surface of the glass observation port quickly became turbid, making it difficult to see. 】

[The craftsman said: There is nothing to see, and we can’t go out. 】

[But Dudu was reluctant to leave, his eyes still staring outside. 】

[Suddenly, Dudu pointed out the window and said: Look, what is that? 】

[I looked closely and saw a black line surging in the sand dunes in the distance. It seemed to be some kind of living creature.]

[Just when I wanted to take a closer look, the windy sand soaked by rain completely obscured the lookout. 】

[I asked the craftsman: Do you know what that is? 】

[The craftsman's face turned pale: I don't know, but I am sure that it was some kind of living thing, either very big or many. We have to completely seal off the entrance and exit. 】

[Speaking, he hurriedly left with his brothers and sisters, giving the residents an order to close the tower complex. 】

[Dudu and I are still at the lookout, because Dudu doesn’t want to leave. 】

[Suddenly, something blocked the lookout. Dudu and I saw a tentacle with a suction cup, squirming on the surface of the thick fused quartz glass, and disappeared in a flash. 】

[Because the thing scraped off the wet sand, we briefly saw the nearby scene. 】

[I saw a long leg of an unknown creature, and Dudu saw an emotionless eye looking at us coldly behind the glass. 】

Zhao Chuanxin became interested and asked the puppet craftsman and the digging puppet to pause their work and teleport Xingyue over.

[Xingyue said: There are many creatures outside that are not seen on ordinary days. They are attracted by the water vapor. They follow the storm, some are killing each other, and some smell the smell of humans in the tower and try to get in. 】

[Before Xingyue finished speaking, there were knocking sounds from various doors. 】

[Dudu was so frightened that he got into my arms. 】

[I took out my gun, got off the watchtower, locked the entrances and exits, and patrolled everywhere. 】

[Xingyue suddenly said: The gate of the left wing auxiliary building is damaged. 】

[I rushed over quickly, and sure enough, the craftsman was leading people to use weapons to stab and chop at a strange hairy leg that stuck out of the door. 】

[Because the wind and sand that poured into the tower were so strong that we could hardly open our eyes, we couldn't see clearly the specific appearance of this strange leg. 】

[I took out my lightsaber and slashed at the monster's legs. 】

[The smelly liquid splashed out, and the strange legs retracted as fast as lightning. 】

[I took the opportunity to put on my mud trowel gloves and block the broken door with a stone wall. 】

[The sound of the wind stops. 】

[By the light of the sea monster grease lantern, we saw a pool of dark green liquid left on the ground. 】

[Black hair has grown on the craftsman’s body, and the strange legs just now inspired his sea wolf state. 】

[The craftsman’s voice became low and hoarse, and he said: It stinks! 】

[Then we heard someone yelling from the black giant beetle corral on the rear wing: They destroyed the ventilation holes, they came in...]

[The craftsman is in sea wolf state, and his reaction and action speed are extremely fast. 】

[It jumped up, attached to the roof of the shed, and ran quickly with its limbs touching the ground. 】

[I quickly chased after Dudu and my brothers and sisters from behind. 】

[Before we could get closer, the craftsman flew back. 】

[He was covered in wounds and howled in pain and anger. 】

[My brother and sister opened fire at the same time, and I heard a harsh whine and the sound of the giant beetle falling to the ground. 】

[Brother shouted: Fearless Pioneers, there are too many, we can’t hold them anymore. 】

Seeing this, Zhao Chuanxin could no longer hold back and opened the Holy Light Channel to enter it...

(End of this chapter)