The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

It got completely cold.

The biting northwest wind blew across my face like a knife, making my face turn red with cold within a moment.

The recliner is no longer outside the house, and Zhao Chuanxin mostly sits on the office chair and writes and draws.

He needs help designing home decorations for members of the insurance team. A qualified superior should care about the food, clothing, housing and transportation of his subordinates.

After finishing the drawing of Shuangxi's house, Zhao Chuanxin stretched his waist.

Then, continue to draw the down jacket drawing.

He collected a lot of goose down, so it would be no problem for him to make himself a down jacket.

Just as he was about to start writing, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Enter!

Zhao Hongzhi pushed open the door and entered with a chilly air.

Uncle, there is an official outside the village looking for you.

Zhao Chuanxin was very surprised.

He put on his vest, suit, woolen coat, and gentleman's fedora hat before going out.

Chengming looked at the barking dog in the dead grass not far away and the strong man holding a gun in front of him to stop him, and smiled meaningfully.

He did not expect that even after revealing his identity, he would still be forcibly blocked.

It seemed that the county magistrate was right, but this village did not take the court seriously.

It is not wrong to say that it is lawless.

Then, he saw a group of people coming on horseback.

The clothes of these people are highly uniform and look better than those worn by foreigners.

Shirts, vests, suits, coats, trousers, but the shoes are not uniform.

Each of them was riding a horse in high spirits, with rifles on their backs and axes on their waists. They looked very tough.

Zhao Chuanxin dismounted, and Dayasu on the side quickly led the horse.

After taking a look at the so-called official, he looked like a dog, that's what he looked like.

Behind him were more than twenty followers, all carrying guns. But the appearance is much shabby.

Not seeing those wolf cubs behind him, his proud chin almost reached the sky.

I am Zhao Chuanxin, I wonder which Shangguan is in front of you?

Chengming looked at his men behind him who were facing a formidable enemy, and waved his hand to ask them to put away their guns. Then he also dismounted and took two steps forward.

My name is Chengming, and I am the infantry commander of the state government.

Zhao Chuanxin raised his eyebrows: He's from the state government? Are you here to pay the reward, or do you want to arrest me?

Chengming pretended to be surprised: Why do we want to arrest you? You are a guest and you don't want me to sit down?

Quite familiar.

Zhao Chuanxin smiled: Okay, then please.

Everyone on one side is riding, and only the leader of the other side is riding, and the rest are trotting along, making judgments.

Before returning home, Zhao Chuanxin looked at the nervous Qing soldiers and said to the members of the insurance team: Half be alert, half continue to train!

Inviting Chengming into the house, his men wanted to follow.

Zhao Chuanxin's eyes widened: It's such a big house, why are you following us here? Get out!

Chengming's men were stunned, obviously not expecting the person in front of him to be so bold.

Just when he was about to have an attack, Chengming waved his hand: Let's wait outside for now.

As soon as you enter the house, you will see a very different traditional style decoration.

Although it is unconventional, it is indeed bright and warm.

Seeing that there was no bed, Chengming asked in a homely manner: Is this your office?

Zhao Chuanxin curled his lips: This is my home. With a small family and a small business, how can I have free space for an office?

Chengming was a little surprised.

Those buns are very particular about appearance. Even if they are broken, they must be big, and they must be hung with couplets or something to show their status as a green forest.

Although this house looks exquisite, it is too small.

Maybe ordinary people's homes are bigger than this.

The Northeast is vast and sparsely populated. If you want to build a house, there is plenty of space.

After sitting down, Chengming glanced at the discernible floor and Ganfan lying on the small bed not far away. He thought to himself that this person is really weird. He let the dog live in the house and made a bed for him. There was actually a quilt on the bed...

Captain Zhao, I see that everything here is different from other places. You seem to like Western culture?

Zhao Chuanxin shook his head: That's not true. Comfortable food, comfortable clothing, and comfortable living are what matters. Does it matter whether it's Western or Chinese?

The sun shines into the house through the bright windows, and the burning fireplace adds a bit of warmth.

Really enjoy it.

Maybe this is called life?

Chengming looked out the window again through the glass. Not far away, a group of people charged with bayonets and practiced assassination fiercely on the straw man.

Not even using the dagger, he took out an ax from his waist and struck with it.

Grass clippings fell from the straw man's body.

Chengming narrowed his eyes.

The people here were more ferocious than all the gangsters and officers and soldiers he had ever seen.

Perhaps only the Cossack cavalry of Tsarist Russia had such ferocity!

Captain Zhao, is this method of training soldiers also a Western method?

No. This is a military training method I figured out. Nothing else, just carry a gun and an ax and that's it. Anyone who disobeys will be killed. Whoever wants to kill me or arrest me or something, then kill him!

Chengming: ...

Who are you trying to offend with your words?

He took the tea with a smile, took a sip, breathed out the cold air, and said, Maybe you misunderstood. I'm not here to arrest you.

Oh... Zhao Chuanxin seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then a look of hope appeared on his face: Then you are here to distribute the reward? Tell me, how much can you pay for a little gold-lettered head? The old magistrate The cowards are searching very hard, and the iron rooster has not plucked out a hair. Fortunately, we have done such a great thing. In the long run, who else is willing to contribute to the court and think about the national economy and the people's livelihood? Hey, sometimes I am so worried about the country and the people, and I hope you will Do not mind.

Chengming's second sip of tea was so good that he didn't spit it out.

After coughing for a long time, he covered his mouth and said: There have been frequent wars in the past two years, and the treasury is empty. Even the barracks have not been paid for three months. We really can't get the money out.

Ah? Zhao Chuanxin opened his mouth wide: Then what are you here for? Oral reward?

Chengming found it difficult to resist and quickly changed the subject: Captain Zhao is such a talented general, why doesn't he contribute to the country? If you are interested in an official career, maybe I can help you.

This guy is too difficult to deal with!

Zhao Chuanxin sucked and took a sip of tea.

You can't even pay me any salary, and yet you still ask me to serve the country? What kind of force can I serve?

Chengming raised his cup to drink tea again, hiding his feeling of powerlessness.

You can't say that. Since ancient times, no one has died, and his loyalty will be remembered by history. Patriotism should not be compared with money.

Zhao Chuanxin pointed to the members of the insurance team training outside and said to him: Look at those people, do their clothes look good? Let me tell you, they are all made of wool and are very warm. They wear five layers, one layer It's a thermal vest, one layer is a shirt, one layer is a vest, one layer is a suit, and one layer is a coat. Do you know what that means? It means money! Do you think they are big and round now? Let me tell you, a Half a month ago, they were all skinny. In one and a half months, the most gained 20 kilograms, and the least gained 10 kilograms. They were all caused by eating meat. We might as well tell you our record. There are rumors outside that we killed for the first time. After getting rid of Xiao Jinzi'er's bandits, we went directly to Xiaolongzhao Mountain to eliminate them for the second time. However, they didn't know that we had wiped out Ma Huzi twice before.

There were four fights in total, dozens of gangsters were wiped out, and there were no casualties!

Do you know why they are working so hard?

Haha, come on, I didn’t hear clearly just now, tell me more about what patriotism is?

Chengming was no longer calm.

Four firefights, dozens of people annihilated, and no one injured?

What kind of achievement is this?

If I have such a group of men and horses in my hands, I will kill them all!

Hearing this, Chengming smiled bitterly: Meng Lang has defeated Meng Lang. We can't learn from such a team that uses money to throw money at them.

Zhao Chuanxin thought for a while, if this person is someone who has accomplished something, it can be considered a good thing for the people.

He didn't need to be self-conscious and said: Do you think I gave them money first and then let them work hard? That's not the case. They were very poor, and they only had one life left. I told them that if they follow me and work hard, they will get money. Then, they each risked their lives. As a result, the less afraid of death, the less likely they are to die. What about money? They can earn it by standing up. The money earned by working hard for one time cannot be earned by farming for many years. So, they Earn once and think about the next time.

You see, I am a person who enjoys having fun. I don't want to fight hard. Therefore, they kept nagging in my ears every day, asking me to suppress bandits.

They don't have a patriotism, they only have a love of money.

Speechless for a while.

Chengming finally smiled bitterly: I'm afraid, even if I lead them to suppress bandits, the money will not be in their hands. They will not believe that I can lead them to make a fortune. However, I hope that if the country is in trouble in the future, you …”

Zhao Chuanxin interrupted him: I disagree! If the people are in trouble, I will help them if I can. If the Qing Dynasty is in trouble, then let the Qing Dynasty fall.

Chengming had been very polite when he came in, but now he suddenly stood up.

He is also a banner man and was born as a general. His ancestors followed Nurhachi to expand the territory.

I can't bear to hear such disrespectful words.

Be careful that trouble comes from your mouth.

Trouble comes from the mouth. Don't say I didn't do anything. Even if I did and rebelled, do you think the troops of the Qing court could come to the three eastern provinces? If they could fight over, Tsarist Russia would have been driven away long ago. Let’s go. Why are you pretending to be with me here?”

you……

Chengming is a person who doesn't show his joy, but at this moment, the uncontrollable anger surges up in his heart, and his murderous intention gradually rises.

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: Oh my God, please rest now. There are many people who want to kill me, don't get in trouble with me.

I'll leave it at that. I'm not interested in rebellion or anything like that. I don’t have much spare time to contribute to your Qing Dynasty, so I can do whatever I have to do. But no one messes with me. If you mess with me, I will destroy him.

There are a lot of hairy horses and beards on the mountain. If you have the ability, go and compete with them. If you dare to yell at me here, isn't it just because we are good citizens? But you are wrong. These good people are like a pack of wolves if they throw away their hoes.

Finally, I will tell you a person that you must also know. That person's name is Yang Yushu, and this person is the person you should get rid of most quickly. Without him, many people would have no backing.