The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

"Sir, you said that the initial accumulation of capital is bloody. Then let's let the big powers in China go through a bloody baptism. After taking the money, we can invest everywhere. When that day comes, we will have enough capital for operation, and we can't Only in Lugang Town. I will plan this, and we will go out for a walk together after the new year..."

The more I listened to Zhao Chuanxin, the more I felt something was wrong.

This man has always been timid and resigned.

Why did it seem like he had become a different person after listening to his own words?

Am I telling you this to ask you to arrange a living for me?

Zhao Chuanxin felt very bad.

But after Li Guangzong finished speaking, he happily returned to his room.

Zhao Chuanxin scratched his head: "Crazy!"

Liu Guobao's marriage was just a minor disturbance in Lugang Town, and it passed quickly.

Zhao Chuanxin once again started making ice lanterns and building slides with a group of snot-nosed children.

It's just that this time there are many more children than before.

Zhao Chuanxin, who was always enthusiastic about everything he did, insisted on completing two slides, then put down his pick and said: "Let's play in line, don't fight."

But this time the location is not at home. The slides and ice lanterns are placed on the pedestrian street that has not yet been built.

In a blink of an eye, it's time to buy new year's goods again, but now you don't need to go to the city to buy new year's goods. The shops in Lugang Town are enough.

Chen Daguang told Zhao Chuanxin: "Now that there is a war between Japan and Russia, other merchant ships on the sea cannot enter, and Shanhaiguan is controlled by officers and soldiers. Now the only one who has the means to purchase goods from outside the customs is Du Lizi. He controls the trade routes, and every day he enters Dou Dou Jin, he shipped a lot of our goods back."

Zhao Chuanxin was stunned. He didn't expect Du Lisan to have an idea.

However, this trick will fail next year. It depends on how much money Du Lisan can get during this period.

Taking out a piece of paper, Zhao Chuanxin said: "According to this list, bring me some things and send them to my house. Ask the guy to go to my house to ask for the money from Li Guangzong."

"Okay!"

Chen Daguang had already opened his shop in Lugang Town. Unexpectedly, there would be huge business opportunities here, opening up a new business route for him.

If Li Guangzong was dragged to work in the past, now he takes the initiative to do the work.

According to him, it is to complete the work in advance and prepare for going out next year.

Therefore, Zhao Chuanxin did it himself, such as buying new year's goods.

After finishing the New Year's goods, Zhao Chuanxin walked back with the dry rice.

Suddenly, a girl on horseback greeted him.

The girl had a thick and long braid on her back, and she wore a cotton-padded jacket with a dark blue uniform, vest and shirt underneath. Below are woolen trousers and riding boots.

There is also a bronze medal on his chest, with a red deer painted on the medal.

This is the police badge of Lugang Town.

This girl looks very dashing in a uniform, but if she replaces the cotton-padded jacket with a down jacket, it will be perfect.

"Ah, how are you?"

Zhao Chuanxin said hello casually.

"Captain Zhao has forgotten me?"

"Ah? Are you the new police officer?"

Liu Jiahui was speechless.

In the beginning, it was Zhao Chuanxin who asked her to come to Lugang Town to apply for a police job.

She had never heard of any dynasty that allowed women to serve as soldiers, although police officers were not soldiers. When other people in the town saw her, they would cast curious glances. After all, no one has ever seen female officers and soldiers. But Zhao Chuanxin seemed not to be surprised.

That day, Liu Jiahui left Guanshi Niu's home and came to Lugang Town.

The business of the escort agency is getting worse day by day, and it is on the verge of dissolution.

Once Manager Niu is caught, this errand will be over.

Liu Jiahui came to Lugang Town to try her luck.

Unexpectedly, they directly hired her as a police officer.

Although the police are equipped with guns, they usually do not fight or kill people, but mostly deal with disputes in Lugang Town. For example, if two families got into a fight because the fence was built to hinder others, and the police were called because of this, she would rush over to deal with it.

In this kind of civil dispute, as long as she is present, there is basically no danger.

For example, if a man beats his wife, if the wife really reports the crime, she will also have to deal with it.

She doesn't think these things are nonsense. It's much better than running around or guarding the homes and homes of big families like a dog.

Not only are salaries paid on time every month, I heard that there are also year-end bonuses and benefits during the Chinese New Year.

Although she still doesn't know what these two things are.

No, I bumped into Zhao Chuanxin and thought about saying hello to him.

As a result, Zhao Chuanxian seemed to have forgotten about her.

"My name is Liu Jiahui. I was at Niu Guanshi's house that day..."

"Oh!" Zhao Chuanxin suddenly realized: "That day when I went to Niu Guanshi's house, were you a commoner outside watching the excitement?"

Liu Jiahui: "..."

Just say it makes people angry or not, and that’s it!

It was what you praised that day: What a dragon wagging its tail.

How come you forgot about it within a few days?

After staying for a moment, and just as she was about to speak, a citizen came to her and said, "Female police officer, there's a fight over there..."

Liu Jiahui couldn't care less about Zhao Chuanxin and turned her horse's head: "Take me there."

Seeing this, Zhao Chuanxin was quite curious, so he trotted over to watch the fun.

It turns out that two families got into trouble over snow clearing.

Zhao Chuanxin never sweeps snow, so he usually doesn't encounter this kind of thing, which makes him even more curious.

It turned out that one family piled snow not far from the door of the other family, but the other family didn't want to, so the two parties quarreled and started fighting.

Liu Jiahui also had a gun. It was not a Mosin-Nagant rifle armed by the regular insurance team, but a rifle made in Hanyang that Zhao Chuanxin and the others had captured. Don't underestimate this kind of imitation rifle, such one can be sold for a high price of 50-70 taels of silver.

That's not small money.

Liu Jiahui drew her gun from the holster, but only carried it behind her back.

The civilian police also have training tasks, and the number of live-fire training is higher than that of the militia, three times a month.

Therefore, Liu Jiahui can shoot.

She stepped forward with a gun on her back, and after hearing what happened, she took out a notebook: "According to the town regulations of Lugang Town, all snow clearing houses must clear it out, and they are not allowed to accumulate snow on the roadside to hinder passers-by. As long as the snow is cleared, If Xue Qing leaves, the matter will be solved, what’s there to fight for?”

"Why should I listen to you, a woman?"

The man piling snow said unconvinced.

Liu Jiahui was unmoved. It was obviously not the first time she heard such sexist remarks: "According to Article 2 of the Lugang Town regulations, those who violate the rules and disobey orders can be detained for three to five days. Those who resist can be detained for three to five days." Kill him on the spot!"

After saying that, he picked up the gun on his back and pointed the muzzle toward the ground, but the meaning was already obvious: Don't force me!

When the man saw the gun, he immediately gave up: "Okay, I'll clean it up right now!"

Liu Jiahui put the gun back on her back: "I'll watch you clean up here."

The man borrowed a wheelbarrow from another neighbor and started loading it with snow.

Lugang Town does not have a dedicated cleaner and cannot afford to hire one.

The number of shops now is still not enough, and the commercial taxes and, no, insurance premiums collected are not even enough to support the expenses of the public security station, and Zhao Chuanxin has to subsidize them from his own pocket.

Maybe next year it will be stronger, and maybe there will be a surplus.

Therefore, every household has the responsibility and obligation to clear the snow in front of the door and on the road as long as it is on the roadside.

Of course, you only need to clean the area in front of your home.

Even so, the road conditions in Lugang Town have been greatly improved.

Businessmen prefer the roads in Lugang Town to the city.

According to Zhao Chuanxin's idea, while the road running through the town is not too long, he is planning to lay a gravel road. Instead of laying the stone slabs horizontally, stone strips with a length-to-width ratio of 1:5 or even longer should be laid vertically, and the gaps should be filled with burned clay.

This kind of road is called a nail and gravel road in Europe, and tanks can run over it without any problems. It may not be suitable for cars traveling at high speeds, but it is good news for horse-drawn carriages and bullock carts.

This type of road cannot be paved too much, otherwise it may affect future highway planning. But just this point in the town may become a very unique scenery in the future.

No matter how many fashionable gadgets Zhao Chuanxin designs, there is no greater sense of accomplishment than personally planning a town with his mark.

Isn't it just money, haha, if it's gone, just grab it.

Just like Li Guangzong said, let the powerful capitalists also feel the bloody pain of accumulating original capital!