The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

Margaret Gompers did not hesitate: "Yes!"

Zhao Chuanxin's eyebrows relaxed.

Look, another apprentice who works hard and is not afraid of beating or scolding has been obtained.

All the heroes in the world come to my house!

It's a pity that the talented Lao Li is really old, and Zhao Chuanxin is embarrassed to open his mouth.

Otherwise, he is just another standard apprentice.

"Very good. Both of my disciples look like kings."

Statistics from the "Dictionary of Modern Thought" show that important figures in the cultural field were active between 1880 and 1914, or were adults before 1914, accounting for 45% of the total number of people, while those born between 1880 and 1914 only accounted for 17%.

Zhao Chuanxin felt that he came too late, otherwise the probability of receiving an awesome apprentice would be greater.

Arthur Gompers asked: "Is there any ceremony required, baptism?"

Zhao Chuanxin was stunned, he thought it was simple.

"Ahem, of course there is a apprenticeship ceremony, how can apprenticeship be so simple." Zhao Chuanxin said seriously: "I accept the apprentice first, and I will count him as a registered disciple. I will not officially enter the school until the ceremony is completed."

Benjamin Goldberg blinked: Didn’t you remember Master said about the ritual?

Zhao Chuanxin said to Arthur Gompers: "Okay, my daughter stays here, you can get out."

"..."

Zhao Chuanxin is planning to take two apprentices to meet John Browning, and now the design team has expanded to three people.

…

Beijing.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Cixi’s mouthpiece, Minister of Military Aircraft Aisin Gioro Zaifeng said: “Old Buddha, the Federation of Students in Japan, called the Foreign Affairs Department of the Military Aircraft Department to say that the establishment of the Japan-Russia-France Agreement would lead to partition. It turned out that Japan was actually taking the lead in seizing the islands by force. Fortunately, the backwater troops blocked it, but we must not give in."

The old Cixi sat on a chair, stirring the tea leaves with the lid of the cup. Anger flashed across her face: "How is the demarcation of the Jiandao boundary?"

"Going back to Lafayette, since the backwater army repelled the Japanese who occupied Jiandao, the Japanese military police and the Korean police have tried to cross the border several times, but they were defeated by Liu Yonghe, the leader of the backwater army. They have issued many protests and asked the court to punish them. Bandit Liu Yonghe. But Xu Shichang turned a deaf ear, so the boundary demarcation naturally could not proceed."

Cixi took a sip of tea and suddenly changed the subject: "I haven't heard about the traitor Zhao Chuanxin for a long time. Do you know where he is now?"

Aixinjueluo Zaifeng knew that Cixi betrayed the navy and Liu Yonghe, so she thought of Zhao Chuanxin, whom she hated deeply.

After thinking about it for a while, he said uncertainly: "There are rumors. Some people say that he is still in Yanji, but he has just retreated behind the scenes. Some people say that he went to Japan, and some people say that he traveled across the ocean to Europe. But specifically No, I don’t know either.”

"Hmph!" Cixi snorted coldly: "Tell me, is the chaos in Fangcheng related to him?"

Cixi suspected that Zhao Chuanxin had gone to South China and rebelled against those rebellious officials and traitors.

The old lady at the top who is called "Buddha" is actually the most passionate about power.

On the contrary, it is Aixinjueluo Zaifeng, who is of the true Buddhist lineage.

He didn't complain when he was in a low position, and he didn't get carried away when he was pushed to the stage due to Ding Wei's political trend.

He didn't pay much attention to Zhao Chuanxin, and he had no direct grudges with Zhao Chuanxin.

But his brother Aixinjueluo Zaitao was full of praise for Zhao Chuanxin.

This is of course contrary to Cixi's attitude.

Aixinjueluo Zaifeng shook his head: "As far as I know, internally, Zhao Chuanxin is the kind of person who will not offend others unless he offends me. Externally, he is blindly tough. This matter should be discussed with him It’s irrelevant.”

If Zhao Chuanxin got angry because he was offended, he would just kill everyone. If he takes the insurance team with a clear-cut banner and goes against the Qing court, he will be surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Confronting the great powers and the Qing court at the same time was far beyond what his body could bear.

"Hmph, this thief Zhao Chuanxin is also a treacherous traitor. Everyone will find him and punish him!"

Aixinjueluo Zaifeng quickly agreed: "What Lafayette said is true."

You are awesome, whatever you say is true.

Cixi added: "Send someone to inquire about the whereabouts of Zhao Chuanxin. This thief has a surly temperament and his silence makes me uneasy."

"yes!"

…

Vietnam.

Sun Gongwu patted Wang Heshun on the shoulder after the uprising failed: "Dexin, don't be discouraged. Our uprising has at least made the people of Guangdong and Guangxi aware of the corruption of the Qing court. It can only be said that our foundation is too shallow and we are not prepared enough. I order you to be responsible for organizing There are activities at Zhennanguan, Shuikouguan and Pingyiguan in Guibian, just wait for the opportunity to start again!"

Wang Heshun nodded and said nothing.

Sun Gongwu put his hands behind his back and said with emotion: "Fortunately, we received one million yuan from Zhao Chuanxin. Although we are defeated this time, we still have hope."

Wang Heshun asked curiously: "Zhao Chuanxin is truly an unparalleled hero. Why not call him into the association?"

Sun Gongwu smiled awkwardly: "Well, everyone has his own ambitions. Maybe we have the same goal, but we do it in different ways, but we reach the same goal through different ways. This can be seen from his willingness to give one million to fund the revolutionary cause."

He wanted to say that Zhao Chuanxin didn't care about him at all.

He was unwilling to give money or favors in person, but sent his right-hand assistant Li Guangzong.

He even had a vague feeling that Zhao Chuanxin seemed to look down upon them.

Wang Heshun's eyes shone brightly and he said: "If we can get help from Zhao Chuanxin's Lugang Town Insurance Team, we can have an unstoppable uprising at the south gate of the town."

The Lugang Town Insurance Team only has a few hundred people, which sounds insignificant.

But in fact, the core figures of the uprising by Wang Heshun and others may only be a few dozen people.

Hearing this, Sun Gongwu felt sore in his chest and abdomen: "I heard that the insurance team is divided into battalions, companies, platoons, and squads. It doesn't require everyone. As long as I can get one of the platoons, I'm afraid I can achieve great things. It is said that everyone in the insurance team is elite, and everyone They are all sharpshooters fed with countless bullets, and their combat prowess is frightening."

Wang Heshun's eyes brightened: "Why don't we try again and see if we can get Zhao to pass on the salary? There are too few in one platoon. The entire insurance team will be moved here. We can go to the Zhennan Town Zhongzhen North Fort in one day."

"Dexin thought it was simple." Sun Gongwu smiled bitterly: "Do you know how generous the insurance team's pension is? If you want them to go into battle, I'm afraid all the money will not be enough."

"What we are doing is a great cause, how can it be measured in terms of money?"

"..."

Wang Heshun was angry.

After a moment, he said again: "What if we summon Zhao Chuanxin to join the association? If he has money and people, the big deal will be..."

The rest of the words were left unsaid.

Sun Gongwu is known as "Cannon".

There have been countless promises made with empty promises, and Zhao Chuanxian is one of them.

At worst, the promise of this empty promise is bigger.

Sun Gongwu shook his head: "I know this person, and those things are of no use to him. I have to find another way to convince him. However, now I don't even know where he is. Before, I contacted Li Guangzong in Hong Kong Island. I didn’t say it. But I speculate that it is nothing more than Lugang Town, Jiandao, Tianjin, Hong Kong Island and... the United States!"

"America?" Wang Heshun said suddenly: "Isn't that guy Kang Nanhai in New York? Isn't Zhao Chuanxin hanging out with the 'royalists'?"

Sun Gongwu laughed dumbly: "It's absolutely impossible. If Kang Nanhai met Zhao Chuanxin, it would be very interesting."

…

At the Waldorf Hotel, Zhao Chuanxin walked in with his two apprentices, Benjamin Goldberg and Margaret Gompers.

The little girl said "Wow".

Her family was well off, as was Benjamin Goldberg.

But the two children had never seen such a magnificent high-end hotel.

Zhao Chuanxin came to the front desk: "Call John Browning for me and ask him to pick me up."

Zhao Chuanxin has never spent a penny in this hotel, but the front desk and lobby manager recognize him.

"Okay, sir, please wait."

Not long after, John Browning took the elevator downstairs.

Seeing Zhao Chuanxin bringing his two children, he was surprised and asked: "Who are these two children?"

Zhao Chuanxin said happily: "These two are my apprentices and my design team."

John Browning had a look on his face.

Margaret Gompers had never experienced a big scene, so she was timid in front of strangers and hid behind Zhao Chuanxin.

Seeing this, John Browning felt that Zhao Chuanxin was fooling him.

But Benjamin Goldberg inherited his master's temperament.

I saw him, Zhao Chuanxin, buttoning the small suit he had prepared for him, straightening his back, stretching out his hand, and saying with a high voice: "Hello, Mr. Browning, I am Benjamin, Benjamin Goldberg. In Firearms You are the senior in this design department, and we will not decide whether we live or die today, but we will definitely compete!"

John Browning: "..."

Is it so silly?

He stretched out his hand in confusion and shook hands with Benjamin Goldberg.

No matter how disdainful he is in his heart, at least he will show a gentleman's demeanor at his age and cannot be as knowledgeable as a child.

John Browning led Zhao Chuanxin and the others upstairs to his business suite.

After taking a seat.

John Browning said with some displeasure: "Your team..."

Seeing that he was hesitating, Zhao Chuanxin simply helped him finish the second half of the sentence: "Child's play?"

John Browning said nothing, but his expression acknowledged it.

Zhao Chuanxin did not defend himself.

He simply took out a pen and paper: "In my opinion, the current pistols are not up to standard, including the Continental gun you designed. So, why not work together on a landmark pistol? Benjamin, you start."

Benjamin Goldberg showed no fear and immediately said: "Master, first, in order to unify the Ares M1907 and new model pistol bullets, I think the bullets should be changed to Parabellum 9mm bullets.

Second, double-stack magazines should be used..."

John Browning had a problem with the first point, because the firearms he shot used bullets that were exclusive to his shooting specifications.

Regarding the second item, he interrupted directly: "Double-row magazine, front-loaded magazine?"

His tone was full of contempt.

The magazine is in the front, which is the design of a mirror box.

Benjamin Goldberg shook his head: "No, it's a hammer pistol."

The hammer pistol is the classic shape of the horse brand gun and the gun brand gun.

John Browning sneered: "Then I would like to see how you solve the grip problem. Human hands are limited."

Benjamin Goldberg looked at Zhao Chuanxin: "Master, let's get started..."

Zhao Chuanxin grinned, took out a piece of wood, and started carving the grip and trigger according to his apprentice's instructions.

After it was formed, Zhao Chuanxin looked at the bite lines of the Loch Ness Monster and the closing distance of the front edge of the trigger, and thought to himself: Isn't this Yan Shuangying's favorite?

Benjamin Goldberg actually designed the shape of a quarter Beretta 92F...

John Browning's eyes widened when he saw this design.

Firstly, Benjamin Goldberg’s brilliant ideas, and secondly, Zhao Chuanxin’s craftsmanship is amazing, and the master and apprentice work together flawlessly.

He couldn't help but ask: "What about the other components?"

Benjamin Goldberg thought for a while and said: "The simpler, the better, Master, 4.645-inch long barrel, 6.26-inch aiming reference line, ejection window on the side..."

John Browning's eyes widened.

Zhao Chuanxin quickly realized Benjamin Goldberg's idea and carved the gun body into shape.

He swore that he had never seen such an efficient design process.

But it wasn't for nothing. He looked at the position of the insurance and said, "I have an idea. The insurance can't be on top, it should be at the back..."

It turned out that the safety designed by Benjamin Goldberg was equivalent to being placed on the temple of the gun, but John Browning felt that it was more appropriate to place it on the back of the gun's neck.

At this time, it was the turn of Zhao Chuanxin, a practical expert, to make a judgment.

He moved his thumb back and tried it.

He held the gun with both hands and placed his thumb on the temple of the gun.

After repeating it several times, he said: "This time Browning scored..."

Benjamin Goldberg's face turned red and he was very unconvinced: "Master, I see that anyone other than you would hold the gun with both hands and stretch it forward when shooting. The way you use the gun is unique."

Zhao Chuanxin thought for a while: "That makes sense."

But the way the Lugang Town Insurance Team used their pistols was exactly the same as him.

Next, Benjamin Goldberg proposed another innovation. He wanted to add an aiming groove to the gun, but John Browning obviously did not accept such a big change because of his old age and felt it was not safe.

Finally, after Zhao Chuanxin’s practice, he announced that Benjamin Goldberg had scored this time…

The three people have their own strengths in experience, innovation and practicality, and the most powerful brains collide with each other to create brilliant sparks.

After intense discussions and repeated practical operations, two epoch-making pistol models finally took shape...

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