The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

Zhao Zhongyi is the great ancestor of Zhao Chuanxin.

Liu Baobao is considered the direct great ancestor in his mother's line.

So who is this Yao Jia?

He is the biological brother of Zhao Chuanxin's great-grandmother, and is also Zhao Zhongyi's uncle.

Zhao Chuanxin currently calls Gao Zu eldest brother, and he must also call his eldest brother's uncle brother.

Speaking of the people of the old Zhao family, for the next few generations, they all look very upright.

Zhao Hongzhi inherited the looks of his father and mother and is very attractive.

But when Zhao Chuanxin arrived, his father and grandfather were malnourished and had not grown in size.

Fortunately, the genes are still there, and Zhao Chuanxin has grown more than 1.8 meters tall.

His great-great-grandmother, Yao, had a pretty face, but Yao's facial features were beautiful separately, but together they looked ordinary.

Normally Zhao Chuanxin didn't pay much attention to her, he only knew her surname was Yao.

In the past, the Yao family and Zhao Zhongyi didn't move around much, and their married daughters threw water away.

It wasn't until Lugangling Village became Lugang Town and Zhao Zhongyi became prosperous that the Yao family moved to Lugang Town for development.

When Zhao Chuanxin saw Yao Jia for the first time, he was surprised to find that Zhao Hongzhi and his uncle looked very similar, and Zhao Chuanxin and Zhao Hongzhi's future looks were somewhat similar, so Zhao Chuanxin and Yao Jia also had some similarities. Similar.

The difference is that Yao Jia's bones are light on each other, while Zhao Chuanxin's bones are heavy on each other.

The outline of Zhao Chuanxin's face is more upright, but objectively speaking, Zhao Chuanxin is not as handsome as others...

It can't be said that they are incomparable, but it may not be that close.

Most of the people in this era, especially the common people, are honest and arrogant.

It can be seen from some old photos that many people have hunched shoulders and slumped backs, and their faces are numb...

But Yao Jia was different. He stepped forward quickly and patted Zhao Chuanxin on the arm: "Good boy, where have you been in the past two years? You are confused. I think you are confused. What a nonsense."

Niu Zihou and Niu Hanzhang both looked at Zhao Chuanxin - didn't you say you weren't here to have fun?

If one wasn't named Yao and the other was Zhao, they would still be brothers...

Zhao Chuanxin let Yao Jia grab the white spot and was speechless.

He smiled and said: "Brother, misunderstandings are all misunderstandings. Boss Niu is a good person..."

When Yao Jia heard this, she was furious and interrupted him: "Good silver? Good silver doesn't know my money? When I came here, I made it clear that I would pay more for the deposit fee and asked the clerk to keep the big antlers well. The dog promised well. He turns around and refuses to admit the debt. I paid more for the fee, but he used other money to fool him. This is not the same as saving money and adding some extra money..."

These days, traditional bank deposits not only don’t give you interest, but you also have to pay handling fees.

The meaning of "bringing money back" means that for example, the loan shark pays one yuan, but the borrower can only get ninety cents. And "plus one" means that if you borrow one dollar, you will get one dime in interest.

So when the time comes to repay the loan, if you borrow one yuan, you will get nine cents, but you will have to pay back one yuan per dollar.

Taken together, they add a band of bounce.

Yao Jia means that I paid more for the deposit handling fee, and they also had to convert the big antlers into ordinary silver coins that were of lower quality and weight, which was indirectly equivalent to adding extra money.

Now it was a face-to-face confrontation. Zhao Chuanxin felt that Yao Jia could not lie, so he looked at Niu Zihou.

Niu Zihou frowned and called the waiter: "Is what he said true?"

The clerk scratched his head: "The clerk who handled his bank account went back to his hometown last month to take care of his parents. This, this..."

Yao Jia banged the table: "What nonsense are you talking about? Now that he's gone, we can just default on the debt? It's so spicy..."

Zhao Chuanxin always knows who his temper is.

At first, I thought I would just follow his grandfather, but now it seems that is not necessarily the case. His grandfather is just short-tempered...

Then, Yao Jia took out a silver dollar from his arms and handed it to Zhao Chuanxin.

On the front, two deer use their antlers to support a cucumber stand, and in the blank space is written: Spicy.

On the back is Liu Jiahui wearing Lugang Town police uniform, riding a horse and fully armed.

In 1907, he was so heroic.

Zhao Chuanxin spit out a sip of tea.

He choked and coughed.

When he was preparing to build a coin-making machine on Hong Kong Island, Liu Jiahui was there and asked him what kind of coins he wanted to make.

Zhao Chuanxin casually drew a front and back pattern on the paper, and told her with a wink: "That's what we call it. Bring our Lugang Town female mounted policemen with us, so that the world can know that in our poor land, women can hold up half the sky." .”

It was just a joke at first, but I didn't expect it to actually be created according to his painting.

Yao Jia was sprayed with tea, but she didn't care. While helping to pat Zhao Chuanxin on the back, he raised his eyebrows dissatisfied and said: "Zhuan Xin, you are a big man, you are not sure..."

Ouch... Niu Zihou looked sideways.

I am afraid that except for the person in front of me, few people in the world dare to talk to Zhao Chuanxin like this, right?

Lao Zhao has no temper.

Once upon a time, when grandma was getting old, Zhao Chuanxin sat next to her and listened to her talk about the past. Lao Zhao is a very nostalgic person and likes to hear about the past. Maybe Yao Jia is not in the story, but no matter how he is counted, he can be regarded as his elder and cannot get angry.

He said: "Brother, it's just a little money and I've been compensated, so forget it."

Yao Jia pinched her waist with both hands: "Shit! Let's put our big antlers in Hailong Mansion. Someone is willing to exchange one for two other silver coins! I have saved fifteen hundred yuan. Is it possible to ask him to compensate for one thousand yuan for more?" "

Zhao Chuanxin was surprised, this guy is quite rich...

But obviously, Niu Zihou cannot take one side of the story.

Niu Zihou also realized this and gave the guy a hard look.

Then he made a decision and said: "Mr. Yao will give you as much as he wants."

Niu Hanzhang was a little dissatisfied: "Dad..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Niu Zihou scolded. "We were at fault first, so we should pay compensation according to the price."

Is Zhao Chuanxin's face worth 1,800 yuan? It's all in vain, it's not certain who will make the profit.

Unexpectedly, Yao Jia waved her hand at this moment: "Forget it, forget it, I just can't swallow this breath. In this case, I can return the original number, and any silver ocean can be..."

Then there was a stalemate twice.

Niu Zihou insisted on giving, but Yao Jia refused.

Zhao Chuanxin also indirectly knew some about the history of the Niu family because of his ancestry.

Seeing this, he said to Yao Jia: "Brother, just take it if Boss Niu gives it to you."

Yao Jia glared at him: "Brother, your favor is worth a thousand yuan, isn't it?"

Yao Jia used to talk to Zhao Chuanxin because she was angry, and the process was different from what the bank clerk said. But when Zhao Chuanxin came, he couldn't let Zhao Chuanxin owe a favor for one thousand yuan.

One thousand pieces of silver is actually quite a lot.

It’s okay to eat well and drink spicy food, it’s a huge sum of money.

Zhao Chuanxin was a little touched.

He smiled and said, "Just take it."

"Don't take it."

"Brother, take it. I'll have a few words with Boss Niu in private. I'll go out to find you later."

He said and winked at Yao Jia.

Yao Jia took the money and went out. Zhao Chuanxin glanced at Niu Hanzhang lightly. Niu Hanzhang wondered, why are you looking at me?

Niu Zi is a kindhearted person and understood immediately, waving his hand: "You also go out and wait for me."

Rub, that’s what it means.

Niu Hanzhang came out in dismay.

"Mr. Zhao, if you have any questions, it doesn't hurt to talk."

Zhao Chuanxin turned on the great prophecy again: "Boss Niu, I just saw someone coming in and out to cash Qiang Tie. Qiang Tie is a banknote specially issued by the Bank of Tsarist Russia outside the customs. Although it is strong now, the situation in Tsarist Russia is unstable and there is no need for it. In ten years, there will inevitably be chaos, and by then the Qiang Tie without gold and silver as its foundation will become useless paper in an instant."

Niu Zihou was not Du Lisan, and his first reaction was disbelief.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't care whether he believed it or not and continued: "Your eldest son is very capable. I saw that he used a new type of account book."

A proud smile appeared on Niu Zihou's face: "After all, I just returned from studying abroad in St. Petersburg. I just learned from the foreigners and learned skills to defeat the foreigners."

But Zhao Chuanxin was not praising him. He tapped his fingers on the table: "It's okay to be angry and scold Fang Qiu, but he's still too young. Boss Niu shouldn't rush to hand over the business to him. There's a saying. ——Economic crisis. I have personally experienced this in New York. It is as dangerous as the light of swords and shadows, and can even cause a world war, and its impact can spread to all corners of the country. When doing business with foreigners, Boss Niu must clearly understand the situation."

Niu Zihou didn't care: "It doesn't matter, as long as Sun Yutang is here, he won't cause any big trouble."

No, I didn’t hear a word of this.

Zhao Chuanxin stood up: "Then I'll retreat first. The combat radius hasn't been drawn yet, so I still have to go to the north for a walk."

"Leaving now?" Niu Zihou was surprised.

He originally thought that Zhao Chuanxin would be eager to return the favor, but in the end he only said a few words...

Little did he know that these few words would determine the survival of their family business.

When he understood it, many years later, Yuan Shengqing had suffered a big loss with the joint efforts of Niu Hanzhang and Sun Yutang.

Only then did he realize how much kindness Zhao Chuanxian's words meant...

Zhao Chuanxin went out, but Yao Jia was still there.

He hired a carriage to pull his more than 100 kilograms of silver, without even a gunner or bodyguard.

When Zhao Chuanxin saw that there was only one driver, he asked: "Brother, they all say that rich people are afraid of being kidnapped, those with girls are afraid of being robbed, walking is afraid of being robbed, and going out is afraid of being beaten. Why are you so fearless?"

The man with a scruffy beard outside the pass was arrogant, greedy, and cruel, and the people's expressions changed when they talked about it.

Yao Jia bared her teeth and smiled: "Afraid? If you are far away from Lugang Town, I will give you your name. If you are close to Lugang Town, I will give you the name of loyalty. If you are not afraid of death, I will not waste my words. I will give him the money directly. It depends on his courage. Don’t dare to ask for it.”

"..."

Zhao Chuanxin was speechless.

Yes, everyone in the family who dared to go against Zhao Zhongyi died.

Anyone who dares to go against Zhao Chuanxin will be hunted to the ends of the earth.

The Lugang Town insurance team is a hornet's nest, and Zhao Chuanxin is the flat-headed brother.

I don’t dare to rob, I really don’t dare to rob...

Risk and reward are not proportional.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "Let's go, brother, let's go eat. We are so hungry that our chests are touching our backs."

But Yao Jia said: "Wait a minute, you and I go to see a business partner first. He is seriously ill and is on his deathbed."

The word "business partner" first came from Zhao Chuanxin's mouth and was spread by the people of Lugang Town.

Zhao Chuanxin is incompetent.

The driver next to him asked uncertainly: "Passing the salary?"

"Uncle Xu?" Only then did Zhao Chuanxin notice him.

Except for people from Lugang Town, outsiders rarely call him this, mostly because they don't dare.

Zhao Chuanxin remembered that this little old man was related to Liu Guogui.

When Zhao Zhongyi and Liu Baobao became successful, many relatives and friends came to seek refuge.

Perhaps Zhao Chuanxin is the only elder brother in Lugang Town.

It is precisely because of this that the world will believe him when he pretends to break with Lugang Town.

After all, everyone has henchmen except him.

"Oh, passerby, I really don't recognize you when you're dressed like this, and I don't dare to show off like this when I'm singing..."

Zhao Chuanxin: "..."

He said: "Come on, Uncle Xu, let's accompany my eldest brother to visit the sick patient and go to a restaurant to have something to eat together."

Yao Jia said: "Uncle Xu is one of our own, I can rest assured that he will drive the car."

Along the way, Old Man Xu kept chattering about the changes in Lugang Town.

"The common people will eventually have their day..."

Lugang Town is a small place, and local people have to compare themselves with other places.

In other places, soldiers and bandits are rampant, but Lugang Town lives and works in peace and contentment; in other places, natural disasters continue, but Lugang Town has good weather.

Unjust, false and wrongful cases occur frequently in other places, but in Lugang Town, violations must be investigated and law enforcement must be strict. There are relatively few legal areas here, but they have a wide scope of application, and they attach great importance to protecting personal safety and economic freedom.

There is a group of people who specialize in studying domestic and foreign laws. Once there are new flaws and loopholes, they will be repaired and improved immediately.

Whenever modifications are made, they will be posted at the Lugang Town Public Security Station.

The court hearings are fair, the trial procedures are fair and strict, simple yet efficient and clear, and have won the trust of the people.

It's not that Lugang Town is better than others, it's that the boat is small and easy to turn around. Under the mountain of the insurance team, no one is careless.

Yao Jia clapped her fingers and said, "Du Lizi, Liu Danzi, Niu Zihou, Zhang Zuolin... they all bought properties in Lugang. It's hard to say that our Lugang town is like this..."

He gave a thumbs up.

Needless to say, in terms of safety, with the insurance team here, all the surrounding forces are like younger brothers.

As for the good weather, it actually has something to do with the environmental protection development route originally formulated by Zhao Chuanxin.

Indiscriminate logging and illegal logging are prohibited, and resource harvesting by Japanese is absolutely prohibited.

Why do little devils like to survey and map everywhere?

Just as Idogawa Tatsuzo said, they have been preparing to build railways outside the customs. Railways also have an important role - plundering resources.

Therefore, in the rivers around Lugang Town, there will never be logs that are cut down, flowed down the river, and finally sold to the Japanese.

During the rainy season, if there is too much rain, other places will be prone to waterlogging or flooding, just like the Yi-tong River and the Yinma River.

But as long as there are enough trees, water and soil will not be lost. During the rainy season, the same amount of rainfall has caused disasters elsewhere, but around Lugang Town, perhaps the land has not yet absorbed enough water, and even the river water levels have not risen much...

Lugang Town originally had a Maoershan patrol, but now it has been moved out by the Qing government.

The inspection stationed in Mao'er Mountain had lost its meaning because of the existence of the insurance team. In fact, the Qing government had abandoned this territory, but it did not announce it with any fanfare.

After listening to Yao Jia's words, Old Man Xu praised: "That's the truth."

Zhao Chuanxin was very excited when he heard this.

He dug and dug in the small garden and planted a small seed, but a bright flower bloomed...

In fact, he can't even manage a small Lugang town well. He basically doesn't participate in the specific management and only provides opinions.

Fortunately, there are executors such as Zhao Zhongyi, Liu Guogui, and Li Guangzong... The outside world is very bad and chaotic, but they do not make the same mistakes again.

Does it matter who Lugang Town belongs to? Not important at all.

While talking, they arrived at a house.

Before entering, Zhao Chuanxin asked: "Brother, what is your business now?"

Yao Jia knocked on the door and said with pride: "Ready-made clothes, new-style ready-made clothes in Lugang Town are hard to find, especially in my sister's garment factory. My sister brings dresses sewn by female workers, even for the nobles of Tsarist Russia. Rushing to buy..."

He was talking about the garment factory and handmade garment shop run by Zhao Chuanxin's great-grandmother, Zhao Zhongyi's wife.

Zhao Chuanxin felt satisfied and disappointed at the same time.

What is satisfying is that he changed the lives of his ancestors and made them live a wonderful and prosperous life.

What is lost is this time and space, his grandfather and parents will never appear again.

This is a huge hole in his psyche that is difficult to fill.

He was in a complicated and confused mood. He followed Yao Jia into the house and didn't notice who opened the door. What happened after he entered.

When I got to the inner room, I smelled a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine in my nose, and then I woke up.

Lying on the bed was a skinny old man, perhaps only a belated blast of cold wind away from blowing out the lamp and pulling out the wax.

He was surrounded by his relatives and friends.

But Zhao Chuanxin felt that the sadness on these people's faces was somewhat wet.

Sitting beside the hospital bed was a woman with a delicate and fair face, with several traces of tears on her face.

Yao Jia stepped forward, took one hand, put her palms together and rubbed it, stared at the old man and said with concern: "Old Song, Old Song, I'm here to see you again..."

Zhao Chuanxin was watching carefully from the side and wanted to remind him something, but seeing that Yao Jia was sincere, he opened his mouth and said nothing.

Old Song also opened his mouth, but he was really too weak to speak.

A smile appeared on Yao Jia's face: "Old Song, you are still very strong despite being so ill."

As he spoke, he clenched his hands even more.

At this time, the delicate woman said: "Uncle Yao, please let go of me, my hand hurts from your hold."

While talking, he pulled out hard, no wonder he was so strong...

Yao Jia lowered her head and quickly let go: "Ah, it is a sin for a man and a woman not to be intimate with each other. My eldest niece, I didn't mean it."

It turned out that he was holding the hand of Lao Song's daughter.

Zhao Chuanxin: "..."

It was difficult for him to tell whether Yao Jia did it on purpose.

At this time, Lao Song finally took a breath and whispered: "Shijie, don't invest in the Armory Department's stock offering. Governor Xu will not stay outside the customs for a long time. The Armory Department may not be able to continue. After I die, take care of my family." Xiao, my daughter, she, she is excellent..."

Shijie is the name of Yao Jia. The word "jia" comes from Ren and Gui sounds. Gui means pure white jade, which roughly means the jade symbolizing whiteness and beauty awarded by the emperor. In ancient times, the word "jia" was not reserved for women. The person who took the name gave it to Yao. To be a good person is a beautiful symbol of being a great person in the world.

But in Zhao Chuanxin's view, the words he chooses are usually opposite to the person he is using, such as him and Yao Jia...

Lao Song said half of the words, but he couldn't breathe evenly. It seemed that he had exhausted all his energy, and even his eyes began to wander.

Yao Jia glanced at the shy and delicate woman and patted Old Song's hand: "It is my duty to do so. Please feel at ease, Old Song."

I didn’t hit the wrong hand this time.

But why do you need to take a look at the old Song Dynasty girl before saying this?

Hearing this, Lao Song seemed to trust Yao Jia very much, with a smile on his face, a "uh" sound in his throat, and then he passed away suddenly.

The death of Lao Song was like pressing a certain switch, causing a whole room of people to burst into mourning.

Zhao Chuanxin actually hates mourning - he is unfilial while alive and screams indiscriminately when dead.

It wasn't enough for him to walk out of the room, he walked all the way outside the courtyard.

Lao Song's family lived in a downtown area, and there was a romantic place nearby.

Zhao Chuanxin took out two cigarettes, held one in his mouth and gave one to Old Man Xu.

At this time, a woman leaning on the railing covered half of her face with a fan. She looked at Zhao Chuanxin with a sweet smile and said, "This is a general who wears a strong and strong sword. My little girl is well-read in poetry and books. Why don't you come in and talk about it? Maybe you can tell me what you have gained." indefinite?"

She saw that Zhao Chuanxin was tall, handsome and masculine in appearance, and was wearing armor in an unusual way, so she teased him and solicited business.

Zhao Chuanxin leaned on the pillar, looked at the sky at a 45-degree angle, blew out a spreading smoke ring, and said lightly: "Haha, how did you know that Zhao loves to learn and discuss knowledge with others? Zhao once touched the top of the mountain, and also I’ve been through the troughs, and I’ve learned a lot from both!”

Woman leaning on the railing: "..."

Suddenly he raised his head and couldn't stop laughing.

Old Man Xu: "..."

It’s really cool, and you deserve to be in the same family as Boss Yao.

Because the author liked Lao Zhao so much, he finally couldn't help but play an important guest role himself - Lao Zhao's ancestral branch.

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