The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

When two people go out.

"Haha, what's that expression on your face?" Zhao Chuanxin asked after seeing Zhang Rong's strange expression.

"This is not the first time this has happened. I have left the insurance team once before, when I went to the United States. It was just a chat and a few slogans, not a real breakup. But Li Guangzong is really a talent. Ah, running around like a firefighter."

Zhang Rong stopped talking.

He vaguely felt that the truth seemed to be more than that simple.

But he didn't say anything.

This is other people's business.

After going out, Zhao Chuanxin tore up all the papers, held them in his hands and found a place to throw them away.

To avoid suspicion of eavesdropping, Liang Dunyan and the telegraph operator stood far apart.

When I saw them going out, I came over.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "Principal Liang, Zhao has already paid the compensation that should be paid. If nothing happens, I will leave."

"Mr. Zhao is also an educator. He will visit Peiyang University more often in the future."

Liang Dunyan said with a smile.

"That's not possible." Zhao Chuanxin flatly refused. "What I hate most in my life is teachers like Kong Laoer who are tireless in teaching."

"..."

Weren't you very interested in teaching and educating people before?

Zhao Chuanxin left Peiyang University with Zhang Rong. After leaving the school gate, he carefully looked around and felt relieved when he found that there was no ambush.

Arrogance is a performance, but life is not a performance. If you get involved in the show, you will become a fool.

He asked Zhang Rong with a smile: "I just came out, what do you want to eat? I'll treat you to a meal."

Not to mention, Zhang Rong had been imprisoned for so long and was almost beheaded, so he really had a lot to eat.

I thought for a while and finally said, "I want to eat beancurd."

"That's it? Let's go then."

Thinking that he wanted to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, Zhao Chuanxin had even thought of a reason to refuse.

Yes, he didn't intend to treat him to expensive food. The reason why I ask is just to be polite.

There are no high-end places to eat Douhua. Just find a popular fly restaurant on the street and go in.

Zhang Rong said to the waiter: "Bring me a bowl of bean curd with sugar."

But Zhao Chuanxin made a "thud" sound and slammed the table: "Zhao, the leader of the Tofu Nao Xian Party, is here. Whoever dares to eat sweets will have his legs broken!"

Not to mention Zhang Rong, even the waiter standing next to him was startled, and people at the table next to him also looked over.

"..." Zhang Rong hurriedly said: "Don't be excited, don't be excited, I can eat anything sweet or salty, but I'm craving for something sweet after being locked in there for a long time."

"Hmph, since you just came out, I'll let you eat something sweet this time. But remember to eat something salty in the future!"

"..."

The two of them were happily eating tofu puddings and fried dough sticks with pickles.

When refilling the bowl, Zhang Rong wiped his mouth and asked: "Mr. Zhao, I have a question that I would like to ask you. How deep is your magic power?"

I knew the nickname of Master Zhao Chuanxin before, but today I saw for the first time his ability to create creatures out of thin air, so Zhang Rong asked this question.

Zhao Chuanxin swallowed the last mouthful of tofu brain: "How deep is the magic power? The years are too long, I have to recall it carefully. Oh, by the way, that year, when Taishang Laojun was refining elixir, I often held it His elixir is like a meal..."

The corners of Zhang Rong's mouth twitched.

Are your memories going back thousands of years?

You still make a living out of elixirs, just to see how good you are.

He changed the subject: "Mr. Zhao, do you think I should go back outside the customs or go directly to Japan?"

Zhao Chuanxin lit a cigarette: "Do you have the money to go directly to Japan? I'll sue you, but I won't lend you money."

"Um...I can write a letter asking my sister to return it to you."

"Sorry, we don't accept credit for this small profit."

Zhao Chuanxin was ruthless and refused.

If I go to the United States this year, I have to spend money. The more money, the better.

If you lend money to Zhang Rong, it's easy for Rou Baozi to beat the dog and never get it back.

"Fine."

Zhang Rong was helpless.

After he ate a bowl of sweet tofu pudding and a bowl of salty tofu.

Zhao Chuanxin stood up: "Let's go, we have to pick up some things when it gets dark. Man, let's settle the score."

After settling the bill, he hesitated for a moment, then took out another copper coin and handed it to the waiter: "Here, this is a tip for you."

The boy took a copper coin and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

After leaving the house, Zhao Chuanxin did not forget to educate Zhang Rong: "Did you see it? This is called a card! You have to tip when you eat or take a bus."

Zhang Rong: "..."

The slightly disgusted look in the boy's eyes is still vivid in my mind.

Zhao Chuanxian began to think about saving money.

No more lavish spending.

Zhao Chuanxin took Zhang Rong for a walk on the road to eat.

Zhang Rong was full of doubts: "Mr. Zhao, where are you going to pick up the things?"

"The location is not important, the sky is important. You have to wait until dark."

Never heard of it!

They wandered around the pier until dark.

Zhao Chuanxin sneakily took Zhang Rong to squat near an American foreign company.

One look at Zhao Chuanxin's posture and he knew that he was going to do something bad.

Zhang Rong was worried: "Mr. Zhao, what are you..."

"This is called market inspection. If you don't understand, just stop talking."

Did you come to Yanghang Street to inspect the market at night?

It's late at night, the street lights are dim, and there are fewer and fewer pedestrians.

Zhao Chuanxin picked up a stone from the roadside and weighed it in his hands.

Zhang Rong felt increasingly uneasy: "Mr. Zhao, what are you doing with the stone?"

"Haha, throw stones to ask for directions!"

With that said, Zhao Chuanxuan came to the outside of the American Bank and threw a stone on the glass window, causing the glass to shatter.

I am...

Zhang Rong was shocked.

It turns out that all the books I have read over the years have been in vain. Do you call this "throwing stones to ask for directions"?

Zhao Chuanxin waited outside for a while, but there was no movement inside.

This shows that people are indeed gone.

So, he took out the elf carving knife, broke the door lock, and entered with Zhang Rong through the main door.

Zhang Rong is actually quite courageous, but he comes from a privileged background and has never done any petty theft.

As Zhao Chuanxin felt guilty when he entered, he kept looking around.

Zhao Chuanxin pulled him into the house: "Aren't you afraid that others will misunderstand you as a thief?"

Taking something without asking is a thief, and taking something without asking is a thief. Am I now a thief?

Zhang Rong's head was buzzing.

Zhao Chuanxin entered the foreign store, took out a lantern, lit it, and walked around the warehouse at the back.

Zhang Rong followed suit. It was the first time he had done such a thing, and he was extremely nervous.

Zhao Chuanxin picked up a can and looked at it. It read: Sui Yokan.

Another can: custard.

Next: pudding.

Next up: beef.

Ever since the Irish scientist Boyle used a vacuum tube of his own design to extract air from around food. After the vacuum tube that has extracted the air is heated and sterilized, the canned product appears.

In the subsequent Battle of Waterloo, the Crimean War, and the American Civil War, cans were everywhere.

Today, canned goods are no longer a luxury product in Europe and the United States and have entered the homes of ordinary people.

The dining tables of common people in Europe, America and other places slowly began to become richer.

A foreign company does all kinds of business, including food.

However, when it was shipped to China, canned food became a luxury product again.

Zhao Chuanxin nodded with satisfaction and handed the lantern to Zhang Rong: "Take it."

"what?"

"What nonsense?"

Zhang Rong quickly took the wind lantern and helped illuminate it.

Then, Zhao Chuanxin first took out two Krupp breech-loading cannons from the space, and then took out all the small boxes and bags containing silver coins, as well as various weapons...

It's all in pieces, even though it doesn't seem to take up much space in the gravity-free space, but when you take it out and place it on the flat ground, it feels like a mountain of piles.

Zhang Rong's jaw dropped.

This...is the mage's method, right?

Taking out all the things, Zhao Chuanxin put them back into the space one by one, sorting them into categories to maximize the use of the space.

In this way, a lot of space in the secret realm will be freed up.

"Mr. Zhao, what kind of spell are you doing?"

"Oh." Zhao Chuanxin said calmly: "This is called the secret method of moving the five ghosts, and it was a secret that was not passed down by my master back then. Okay, don't worry about these details, just give me some light."

Zhang Rong followed stupidly, holding a lantern, while Zhao Chuanxin was scanning the goods in front.

Outside the door, a policeman patrolling at night faintly saw a light inside the foreign store.

It's so late, it could be a thief!

He lay on the door window and looked at it, and found that the window was broken.

He was startled and hurriedly opened the door and found that it was indeed unlocked.

Looking left and right, there were no other patrol officers in the area, and blowing the whistle would not disturb anyone.

I thought that if it was just an ordinary thief, I should be able to deal with it, so I crept inside.

After clearing away some food on the shelves, Zhao Chuanxin turned around and saw a sneaky patrol officer approaching the two of them.

Zhang Rong also saw it, and his body suddenly stiffened, feeling ashamed of being caught doing something bad.

After all, he is still very thin-skinned.

And when the patrolman saw his face under the light clearly, his body became even stiffer and he stammered: "Zhao, Zhao, Mr. Zhao..."

Zhao Chuanxin stepped forward and blocked the man's mouth.

The patrolman almost pissed himself.

He was one of the patrol officers who followed Zhang Zhankui to the Laolongtou pontoon that day.

Naturally, he had seen Zhao Chuanxin, who was so powerful that even Governor Yuan wanted to avoid him.

At this time, his mouth was covered, and he thought that Zhao Chuanxin was going to kill someone and silence him.

Even Zhang Rong thought Zhao Chuanxin wanted to take action.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Chuanxin said: "Shhh... What should I do if I disturb the neighbors at night? Even if I disturb three or two kittens and puppies, it is still uncivilized and impolite, you know? It's so late at night, why don't you go home quickly?" Go to sleep?"

The patrolman's mouth was covered, his eyes were horrified, and he nodded hurriedly: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu."

When Zhao Chuanxin saw this, he let go of his hand.

The patrolman showed a flattering smile and stepped back: "Yes, you, old man, are busy first. I will resign immediately and go back to sleep."

Zhang Rong: "..."

During the period when I felt like I was being imprisoned, the whole world became strange.

Zhao Chuanxin made a driving movement: "Come on, don't force me to teach you what late-night etiquette is!"

The patrolman went out and ran away quickly.

He didn't even report this matter to the police station, pretending he didn't see it.

Can't afford to offend you, you know?

Zhang Rong felt relieved.

It seems quite exciting.

The two went out.

Zhang Rong asked curiously: "Mr. Zhao, what do you want these cans for?"

Is it possible to sell it?

But setting up a stall to sell canned food didn't seem to be something Zhao Chuanxin was capable of.

Zhao Chuanxin smiled mysteriously: "Like you, I have to deal with the Japanese. These cans are used when dealing with them."

If you go back and serve as military rations for the rebels, you can save a fortune.

Zhang Rong was surprised when he heard this and said: "Mr. Zhao also wants to go to Japan to study military affairs?"

"No!" Zhao Chuanxin shook his head: "I want to go to the Yanbian area to let the Japanese see my military. But generally speaking, we are all the same. We just learn from each other and exchange military experience."

"..."

…

Saito Kijiro used the boundary stake issue as an excuse to conduct blatant field inspections in Yanji, Helong, and Antu, and collected a large amount of land information.

Then, he compiled the "Majima Report and Inspection Letter" and submitted it to the Japanese Unification and Supervision Office in South Korea.

After the Sino-Japanese War, due to the defeat of the Qing Dynasty, with the support of Japan, Korea officially became independent and was renamed the Korean Empire.

Abbreviation - South Korea.

Japan introduced the "small village line" to "turn Korea into a protectorate". After the signing of the "Japan-Korea Protection Agreement", the Korean Empire existed in name only.

Because of the loss of foreign and domestic sovereignty.

The emperor of the Korean Empire, Li Xi, is even now being forced into the palace. Japan forced him to give up the throne and his son Li Kuo, planning to make Li Kuo their puppet.

Japan has also set up the Tongyuanfu in South Korea, which is equivalent to the Tongyuanfu headquarters. The Tongjianfu Police Station in Jiandao area is just a small branch.

Although the branch is small, it is held in great esteem.

Because this is a breakthrough for Japan's expansion to the north of the Tumen River and the upper reaches of the Songhua River.

Today is Saito Kijiro's highlight day.

Because, he and Shinoda Haruse were invited to a banquet that only the upper class were eligible to enter.

At the banquet, there were not only Ito Hirobumi, the commander-in-chief stationed in Korea at this time, but also Hasegawa Yoshichi, the commander-in-chief of the station in Korea, and the fourth son of Prince Kunemiya Asahiko, Prince Morimasa Urimotogu.

There are also all kinds of Korean upper-class people.

Not only were they invited, they were even allowed to bring female companions.

Naturally, Shinoda Haruse came with Naoko Yuka.

Saito Kijiro was eager to express himself and kept looking for opportunities to talk to those three people.

Shinoda Haruse was held by Naoko Yuka's arm. He said with a satisfied smile to Saito Kijiro: "I heard that they are discussing with His Highness Prince Shoumasa of Rimoto Palace to marry His Highness's daughter to the Korean Crown Prince Li Kuo in the future. No. If you join in the fun now, you might be able to find a chance to talk."

Why is he so satisfied?

First, he has a successful career.

Secondly, Naoko Yuka, who was distant from him, agreed to attend the banquet as his female companion this time.

This is a double harvest in love and career!

Saito Kijiro said with a smile: "Yes, this is very interesting. His Highness's daughter is only six years old at this time, and it is still early to talk about marriage. However, this is indeed a good topic for conversation."

So, holding a wine glass and holding out his chest, he walked over.

The men paid him no attention at first.

But Kijiro Saito was very eloquent. After cleverly interjecting several times, he finally started talking to Ito Hirobumi.

"Commander, have you read the "Jiandao Report and Inspection Letter" I submitted?"

Ito Hirobumi, like all Japanese, has a false seriousness and frowns as he speaks: "I've seen it, and your opinions on the assumed boundaries of the islands, the general situation of the islands, and the future are very constructive. I think you The proposed plan to set up a Tongjianfu police station near Longjing Village is very good. Have you encountered any obstacles?"

Longjing Village was the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

But during their conversation, the two of them seemed to regard the area within Longjing Village as their territory.

It seems that this is a matter of course.

"There are obstacles." Saito Kijiro nodded: "They are some civil organizations that have undergone preliminary training. They call themselves the 'Backwater Army.' However, although they have some good weapons, their military quality is not enough to let them go." We were afraid. In several frictions and contacts, they did not take advantage, and many people died. I have gathered a large number of Korean policemen near Jiandao, as well as some of our sergeants. At that time, they were the ones who pulled out The boundary stake happened to be an excuse for our inspection."

"Yes!" Hirobumi Ito nodded with satisfaction: "I've heard about this too, and I have to say, you did a good job."

Saito Kijiro did not forget Shinoda Haruse. He pointed to Shinoda Haruse not far away and said: "That is the future general affairs section chief of the Tongyao Prefecture Police Station - Shinoda Haruse. This idea actually came from him."

"Oh?" Ito Hirobumi waved to Shinoda Haruse. "Tell me what you think about the future of Jiandao."

Naoko Yuka followed, but after bowing slightly with Ito Hirobumi, she turned around and left knowingly.

But he didn't go far.

She stopped at a distance that was just enough to disarm people, and just enough to hear the conversation.

And Haruse Shinoda is even more satisfied with her "sensibleness".

This is the perfect choice for a good wife.

He was in high spirits: "Originally, I planned to gradually respond to the territory belonging to South Korea.

First, civil affairs officials were dispatched to conduct tax collection, household registration and other general affairs in the Jiandao area. Then slowly dispatch the military police. Come to think of it, the Qing court did not have the courage to resist.

However, the emergence of the rebel army forced me to disrupt the rhythm and dispatch military police first to ensure the establishment of the Jiandao Tongyuanfu Police Station.

The rest will be settled later.

Not a big problem. "

Hearing that his regulations were clear and his words were clear and logical, Ito Hirobumi was even more satisfied: "Yes, he is indeed a young talent. Come, let me introduce to you His Highness Prince Morimasa of Rimoto Palace and his wife."

Prince Shosho of Rimoto Palace is bald, with a big head and thick neck, and a curvy mustache that almost reaches his cheekbones.

It can't be said that he looks ordinary, it can only be described as ugly.

But his wife Nabeshima Itoko is a plump and fair-skinned beauty.

Maybe he was following the local customs, and he was wearing Korean classic hair accessories.

Beauty is divided into three aspects: skin appearance, bone appearance and facial expression.

As for Nabeshima Itoko's demeanor, that kind of beauty is mixed with a Western-style compassion and love, and her eyes are shining with divine brilliance like the Star of Bethlehem.

This is somewhat contradictory to her status as the second daughter of Marquis Nabeshima Nadai.

All in all, you can’t go wrong with a good wife and a loving mother at first glance.

So, when the two parties meet.

Even Naoko Yuxiang, who had been trained by Zhao Chuanxin, as a female dependent, didn't know how to approach this woman.

This woman makes it seem sacrilegious to cheat on her.

This kind of temperament is really rare.

She could only chat briefly. Her main task was to spy on intelligence and listen to the conversations between the men.