The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

When the other parties were all seated, Zhao Chuanxin stopped confronting Mao Zi and listened carefully.

Weiying said: "Mr. De Cuilin, why did you come all the way from Tianjin Wei?"

De Cuilin, an old and cunning German devil, took out her napkin and placed it squarely on her knees to cover up her inner embarrassment: "Mr. Weiying, when I facilitated the acquisition of Kaiping Coal Mine by Molin Company, Zhang Yanmou and I For my efforts, I was dismissed by the British guy Hurd, and Zhang Yanmou was at least transferred to Beiyang to be a Taoist priest, and he also had more than 120,000 shares in dividends. But what about me? What did I get? You drink soup, I I just want to moisten my lips, but gentlemen, I am already old now, and I was beaten by the traitor Zhao Chuanxin and left behind hidden diseases, which makes me unable to move. Why did I end up in this situation? "

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice became louder.

Zhao Chuanxin narrowed his eyes.

Zhang Yanmou is Zhang Yi.

Could it be that there is something else going on behind this matter?

As for hearing his own name, he didn't take it to heart.

You must know that the history of the Kaiping Coal Mine being ostracized by the British is confusing, and even in the 21st century there is no conclusion.

Seeing that De Cuilin was getting excited, the Taoist hurriedly held his shoulders: "Keep your voice down, keep your voice down..."

"Zhang Yanmou, take your dirty hands off!" De Cuilin was furious.

Zhao Chuanxin was shocked, that platform turned out to be Zhang Yi.

He couldn't help but look at the other two foreigners. What were their identities?

Isaac didn't say much.

Although De Culin was very excited, Wei Ying was unmoved. He lit a cigarette, put one arm on the back of the chair, crossed his legs and said lightly: "Mr. De Culin, your position was not You are very firm. Don’t think that I don’t know your thoughts. After the “Vice Agreement” and “Transfer Agreement” were signed, you were uncharacteristic and restricted us many times. Am I right about this?"

Zhao Chuanxin became more and more confused the more he listened.

First of all, this foreigner named Weiying should be one of the British who controlled the Kaiping Coal Mine at this time.

According to outside rumors, it was De Cuilin and Hu Hua who teamed up to deceive Zhang Yi and seize the Kaiping Coal Mine.

But Zhao Chuanxin concluded from their conversation at this time that Zhang Yi seemed to be the real traitorous one, and De Cuilin seemed to have blocked the sale of the mine in the first place?

De Cuilin opened her mouth and finally sighed: "That's not because I changed my mind.

At that time, Li Zhongtang was still alive, the Boxers were in rebellion, and the powerful coalition attacked the capital. At the same time, the two palaces fled, and they were in urgent need of a large amount of money.

Li Zhongtang had always heard about things in Kaiping, and he had an ambiguous attitude. He wanted two hundred thousand taels of silver, but he also felt that things in Kaiping could be changed later, because the contract was not approved by him and the edict, so it could be considered invalid.

Li Zhongtang wanted to get something out of the fire, so he told me to prevent the signing.

After the Sino-Japanese War, although Li Zhongtang was still the governor-general of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang, secretly he had lost power, so he urgently needed the two hundred thousand taels of silver to provide an escape for the two palaces, so as to please Lafayette and regain his power. Therefore, Li Zhongtang clearly knew about this matter and pretended not to know. As a result, he was trapped in a cocoon. Unexpectedly, the specific terms signed by Zhang Yanmou were to directly sell the Kaiping Coal Mine.

Zhang Yanmou, you recruited me from the truth, is what I said true? "

Zhang Yi's face turned green and red, and he was extremely embarrassed.

In this matter, he was indeed deceived at first, but later he went with the flow.

De Cuilin was just the opposite. She actively planned and ran at first, but later realized that it was too late to obstruct her in every possible way.

Zhang Yi touched his nose, and under De Cuilin's murderous gaze, he had no choice but to nod in recognition.

Zhao Chuanxin's eyes widened.

I didn’t expect that something that had been revealed in just a few sentences in history, and that the Kaiping Mine, which had been at odds with the British for half a century, would be so complicated and tortuous.

Hu Hua, De Cuilin, Zhang Yi, and even Li Hongzhang, Cixi, and Emperor Guangxu were all responsible for the loss of the Kaiping Coal Mine.

At that time, the Boxers of Justice and the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, and Cixi and Guangxu fled. Ci Xi, an old and immortal person, was always extravagant and needed a lot of money to escape. So in order to please her and regain his power, Li Hongzhang took this trick and sought the skin of a tiger. In the end, he was swallowed by the tiger.

Zhao Chuanxin roughly straightened out what happened.

At this time, Weiying smiled and said: "Mr. De Cuilin, I don't deny that you worked hard in this matter, but you downplayed your own considerations and ignored them. Isn't there something wrong? As far as I know , once the Qing Dynasty loses control of the Kaiping Coal Mine, your power will also disappear. Is this the reason why you suddenly fell out with us later on?"

De Cuilin's power was given by the Qing court. He and Hu Hua went to Tianjin Wei and the capital with great interest to discuss the matter with all parties. When things came to a head, he suddenly reacted.

If he really offended the Qing court and took away his power, he would not be able to survive in China.

This is true, but the cunning De Cuilin will never admit it: "Nonsense. At that time, the Russian minister showed his ambitions for the Kaiping Coal Mine. As an expert in international law, Belgium Wudes faced the pressure of Tsarist Russia when handling the matter. , he was about to give up. Who withstood the pressure? It was me, Hu Hua and I who dealt with all parties and urged Zhang Yanmou to go to Tianjin Wei to sign!"

After hearing this, Zhao Chuanxian clarified almost everything.

However, he still couldn't figure out how crooked Zhang Yi's butt was. In addition, Zhao Chuanxin also couldn't understand. After Zhang Yi betrayed the country, not only was he not executed by Cixi, but he was sent to Beiyang. How could he continue to make a comeback?

Just listen to Wei Ying say: "Mr. De Cuilin, let's assume that what you said is true. However, after the contract was signed, new shares were issued to the old shareholders, and you obstructed them. At one time, you even published news in the newspaper to prevent it. In the end, it was Mr. Hu Hua came forward to persuade and give you some compensation, so you reluctantly agreed. Business is business. Since you have already given compensation, why are you coming to me now?"

De Cuilin was speechless.

At this time, Isaac said: "Mr. De Cuilin, I am the special lawyer of Molin Company. The transaction between Molin Company and you is based on fairness and justice. No one threatens you to force you, so at this time you You should not come back to us to ask for compensation, it is disrespectful and illegal."

De Cuilin's face turned red.

He was fond of gambling, so he was unable to save any money for half his life. In addition, he lost power and became impoverished in his later years. If not, he wouldn't be here today.

He pointed at Zhang Yi and said, "But why does he have compensation?"

Isaac smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang Yanmou is different. First of all, Mr. Zhang obtained 50,000 shares of the new company in the transaction itself. Mr. Zhang originally held 3,000 shares of the Mining Bureau, which was exchanged for 75,000 shares of the new company. Mr. Zhang rushed to London to litigate the case, don’t forget, Mr. Zhang is the winning party, and this is the treatment our company should give him.”

Zhang Yi actually won the case in London, but not even the Qing court benefited from it, only Zhang Yi himself benefited. He does not have to participate in management, but he can pay dividends every year.

De Cuilin clenched her fists: "Zhang Yanmou, you traitor and traitor, don't think that I don't know that you are filing a lawsuit in the UK. You had no intention of fighting hard. In the end, all the benefits fell into your hands, but you still spread the word that I I deceived you with my lies. You are worse than a German like me. God has no eyes, and all the princes in the DPRK are blind, but they can still use a villain like you..."

Zhang Yi had been careful to flatter him since he arrived, keeping his posture very low, but because De Cuilin failed to achieve his goal, she aggressively abused him repeatedly, and Zhang Yi was also a little annoyed.

He frowned and said: "I served Lafayette and the Queen, so I can resume my post. The British company helped repay the two hundred thousand taels of silver borrowed from Beiyang, which was used for Lafayette's refuge. I got the money , the two palaces got money, and the British company got the Kaiping coal mine, which was a benefit to all three parties. I did not ask for more, but was suppressed by Governor Yuan in many ways. Did I ever complain?"

Because Li Hongzhang died midway, the Qing court became at a loss because of the loss of decision-makers in the later Kaiping affairs. This led to bad consequences.

Li Hongzhang's idea of ​​​​drawing chestnuts from the fire was a good one, but the old guy blew the lamp and pulled out the wax before he could persist to the end. This was something no one expected.

This directly led to the Kaiping Coal Mine falling into the hands of the British.

The most angry person about this incident was Yuan Datou, because one of Beiyang's money bags was gone.

So he has been looking for trouble with Zhang Yi, but there is someone on top of Zhang Yi, and Yuan Datou can't do anything to him.

This shameless face made De Cuilin laugh.

He stopped eating, got up, angrily picked up the suit on the back of the chair, and wanted to walk out.

Zhao Chuanxin, who had understood everything, suddenly laughed, took off his hat, and walked towards their table.

The laughter attracted everyone's attention and they all looked at him.

When De Cuilin saw the face that often appeared in nightmares, she couldn't help but start to tremble: "Zhao, Zhao, Zhao Chuanxin?"

who?

Everyone around was confused.

Zhao Chuanxin, they knew it all too well.

The nightmare of foreigners, the nemesis of Japan, the disaster of Tsarist Russia, the hater of Cixi...

Is this tall, muscular man in a suit and leather tie, with a full beard, the legendary God of War Zhao Chuanxin?

Zhao Chuanxin patted the back of the person at the table next to him and smiled gently: "Get out of the way."

This person seemed to have never heard of Zhao Chuanxin's reputation and had some background. He actually reprimanded loudly: "I am a descendant of Wangjiazhuang. Who dare you to be so rude?"

Wangjiazhuang is a well-known local clan. A few years ago, there was a massacre of another wealthy clan, which made them very famous in the local area.

"Haha, I will scare you to death if I tell you. I am the old Edinburgh Zhengbai Banner, and I am the second ruthless man of Liaoxi, Fan Derbiao."

The dandy from Wangjiazhuang spat: "What the hell, I've never heard of it..."

Zhao Chuanxin was impatient and slapped him. The man turned somersaults and knocked down the table, causing soup and water to splash all over him.

Zhao Chuanxin ignored him and dragged his chair to De Cuilin's table.

He pressed De Cuilin's shoulders and said, "Sit down."

De Cuilin's legs were pressed and she involuntarily bent down and sat down again.

When the waiter from the previous shop saw this, he hurriedly ran over and said loudly: "I know you are not a good person, so don't be so arrogant in our Yushengxuan! Do you know where this place is? Here..."

Zhao Chuanxin turned around and whipped.

Halfway through the waiter's words, the man flew backwards, blood spurting from his mouth in the air.

He fell to the ground motionless and was in shock.

Zhao Chuanxin picked up De Cuilin's napkin and wiped the back of his hands: "Noisy!"

He took out his cigar and lit it, then sat down slowly, crossing his legs and clasping his fingers on the table.

Weiying frowned, De Cuilin looked pale and shivered, and moved her butt uneasily.

Only Isaac, who had just come to China from England, said displeasedly: "Sir, can you understand English? I admit that you are very brave, but I am a lawyer, and I can tell you responsibly what you will do for today." Pay the price for what you have done..."

He had never heard of Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin interrupted him, looked at Weiying and said calmly: "Are you the current person in charge of Kaiping Coal Mine?"

Isaac was very dissatisfied when he was interrupted. He didn't see De Cuilin winking at him frequently. He continued to chatter without any discernment: "You are so rude, I haven't finished speaking yet..."

No one saw when Zhao Chuanxin had a long Miao knife in his hand.

He suddenly drew the knife, without looking, but stabbed Isaac's chest with precision, and came out through the back of the chair, stopping at the back of the chair.

Isaac lowered his head in disbelief, feeling his life passing by.

He wanted to speak but no sound came out.

Zhao Chuanxin drew his knife with a swipe, and blood flowed rapidly.

He wiped the Miao knife clean on De Cuilin's worn suit and returned the knife to its sheath.

The heart was absolutely critical. Isaac took the lunch box without saying a word, his head drooped and fell on the table.

People around were in an uproar.

Zhao Chuanxin's voice echoed throughout the audience: "No one is allowed to leave until I solve the problem. You are all witnesses."

As he spoke, he took out the Lugang M1907 with his left hand and fired one shot at the ceiling.

boom!

Dust fell.

The noise stopped immediately.

No one dared to move.

At this time, Wei Yingcai, who had heard about Zhao Chuanxin, felt terrified to the core.

He finally saw what it means to kill without blinking an eye.

What is the Butcher of the Far East?

What is a foreigner’s nightmare?

The guy who had quarreled with Zhao Chuanxin before was also pale.

Wow, this man is so fierce.

Weiying remembered that Zhao Chuanxin was asking questions, and said with trembling upper and lower jaws: "Yes, sir, I am now the person in charge of Kaiping Mineral Company, and I directly take orders from the Eastern Syndicate Company. The Eastern Syndicate Company is International companies controlled by countries such as Britain, Russia, France, and Belgium.”

He suppressed his fear and spoke completely in order to make Zhao Chuanxin feel afraid.

The Oriental Syndicate is an independent economic organization headed by British businessmen and supplemented by financiers from other countries. It is an enterprise alliance formed by signing a joint supply and marketing agreement.

To put it bluntly, it is another form of monopoly business organization. The structure is different from that of a trust, but the nature of the monopoly is the same as that of a trust.

The political relationships behind these entrepreneurs and financiers are complex and include the backgrounds of almost all major European powers.

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth and nodded.

Weiying was relieved, thinking that Zhao Chuanxin finally knew how to be afraid after hearing this background.

Zhao Chuanxin turned to look at Zhang Yi again: "You are Zhang Yi. You sold that piece of shit from Kaiping Coal Mine for your own personal gain, right?"

"I, I, I'm not, I'm not doing it for my own selfish gain..." Zhang Yi was so scared that he couldn't even speak.

He served as an official in Tianjin Wei.

Zhao Chuanxin had troubles in Tianjin Wei more than once or twice. Even Aixinjueluo Yikuang and his son and Yuan Datou fell into the hands of Zhao Chuanxin. Now talking about Zhao Chuanxin is like a mouse talking about a cat.

Not to mention, Zhao Chuanxin's deeds of bombarding the Forbidden City were there.

Lafayette, who was always vengeful, hated Zhao Chuanxin deeply, but he was helpless.

Can Zhang Yi not be afraid of this kind of person?

"Oh?" Zhao Chuanxin's brows jumped: "How do you say that?"

Zhang Yi said nervously: "The imperial court got two hundred thousand taels, Mr. Weiying and others got the minerals, and my income can be said to be negligible. I, I really did not betray the country. This is a benefit for the three parties..."

"Oh!" Zhao Chuanxin suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Look, I have a good way to benefit everyone."

"Uh... Mr. Zhao, please tell me." Zhang Yi gritted his teeth.

"Look, I leave death to you, money to myself, happiness to Yuan Xiangcheng, and mess to Cixi. You see, there is gain in all directions, and everyone has made a lot of money."

"I..." Zhang Yi was shocked when he heard this.

He got up and wanted to run.

Uh-huh...

The Miao sword was drawn out, and Zhao Chuanxin drew it out as fast as lightning. Just as Zhang Yi stood up, he felt a pain in his thigh and fell towards De Cuilin.

De Cuilin subconsciously caught Zhang Yi. At this time, Zhao Chuanxin stretched out his left hand to grab Zhang Yi's braid and forcefully pulled him away from De Cuilin's knees.

"Mr. Zhao, please forgive me. I have served Lafayette, and Lafayette..."

Miao Dao provoked again and again.

"ah……"

Zhang Yi screamed miserably, and the tendons behind both ankles were severed.

Two wrist tendons were severed.

Then Zhao Chuanxin cut open his artery and threw Zhang Yi to the ground like a dead dog.

Zhang Yi wanted to run, but couldn't stand up.

I wanted to cover the artery, but my hand tendon was broken and I couldn't use any force at all.

His eyes widened, and he watched helplessly as he continued to bleed. This kind of huge fear was not something ordinary people could bear.

Zhao Chuanxin kicked him away and said calmly: "You gave the Kaiping Coal Mine to the British, which is equivalent to cutting the arteries of the nation at this time, causing the mountains and rivers to bleed. Now I will do the same to the other side." , isn’t it an exaggeration?”

From a God's perspective, if the Kaiping Coal Mine fell into the hands of British businessmen, the wheel of history would still turn, and it would still be beneficial to overthrowing the Qing court.

But if you focus on this era, you will find that if a powerful enemy invades at this time, there will be a big hole in the finances, and the inability to pay for military expenditures may directly lead to the fall of the country.

In addition, after the year of 1911, the Qing Dynasty fell. In the original historical trajectory, it took decades of wrangling with the British businessmen to take back the mine. Moreover, at that time, the British businessmen also annexed the Luanzhou Coal Mine to form the Kailuan Coal Mine, and took away everything that should be taken. .

Therefore, what Zhao Chuanxin said was not an exaggeration.

Zhang Yi fluttered on the ground and finally reached a table next to him. The people at that table jumped up and hid in fear.

Zhang Yi pressed his wrist firmly against the table leg in an attempt to prevent blood from flowing out, but it was in vain.

He did not answer Zhao Chuanxin, but asked for help weakly: "Help me, I am the official of the imperial court, help me, I have 120,000 shares of Kaiping Mine, I have money..."

Someone looked at Zhao Chuanxin, who held a cigar in his mouth and said with a smile: "What are you looking at? Want to save him? Just give it a try."

The man quickly turned his head away.

Zhao Chuanxin ignored Zhang Yi and looked at De Cuilin: "You know, I regret that I didn't kill you in Tianjin Wei."

Based on De Cuilin's understanding of Zhao Chuanxin's temperament and what Zhao Chuanxin said just now, De Cuilin understood why Zhao Chuanxin was so angry today.

Seeing Zhang Yi's miserable condition, he peed in fear, with runny nose and tears: "Mr. Zhao, I'm wronged. It was Zhang Yi who spread the rumors. I wanted to stop them from signing. When the property was handed over, everyone else sat back and watched. On the sidelines, I was the only one who set up obstacles. If Hu Hua hadn’t led his men into the office arrogantly, they might not have taken away all the account books and finances..."

Wei Ying next to him rolled his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking, and suddenly said: "Mr. Zhao, what he said is true, why not let him go for my sake!"

Just merged, same brothers.

I have the urge to carry a bag and become a homeless person. Damn it, think about it again, it’s too cold in winter, I’m afraid I’ll freeze to death in the bridge cave.