New Warlords 1909

"What do you know about distant China?" It seemed that the eldest sister suddenly asked.

The younger sisters were all dumbfounded. They tried their best to search for words about China in their minds, but apart from a brief introduction, they still knew nothing about China.

"I know that there is a legendary hero in China, um... by the way, it's called General Hua Fei!" A teenage girl managed to spell out the pronunciation of the word Hua Fei with a very difficult accent.She never thought that as soon as her words came out, she would arouse the response of several sisters.

"What? The magical hero you are talking about is actually Chinese!"

"Oh my god, don't you know that he invited us here as guests!"

"Lord, he turned out to be Chinese! I suddenly had a lot of expectations for this strange land!"

"It's so quiet here, it's more relaxing than the loud protests and rebel gunfire in China!"

Just as the girls were chattering, bright headlights came from a distance, and a row of more than 30 cars and cars formed a long queue and drove quickly.The girls couldn't help but lie on the porthole and watched. They seemed to guess that the master was about to appear at last.

"Prince Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Your Majesty, please get dressed and go out with him to wait for the master's invitation!"

That's right, this ship came from Russia, and it was also an extremely crucial and important step in Huafei's Russia strategy.

On board was Nicholas II Alexandrovich, the last emperor of Tsarist Russia, who was placed in Tobolsk, Siberia by Alexander Lensky's provisional government.

224 Getting rich overnight

Historically, since the February Revolution, after Nicholas II stepped down, he used to take refuge, but King George V of England rejected them. Later, the Nicholas family was placed in Tobolsk by the provisional government.After the October Revolution, the Bolshevik army arrested Nicholas II's family and imprisoned them in Yekaterinburg. In July 918, they were executed collectively by the secret police, and no one escaped.Later, various countries launched interventions in the civil war in Tsarist Russia, which was also closely related to the killing of Nicholas II's family.

Historically, the Bolshevik revolution brought huge changes to Tsarist Russia. The Tsarist Russian Civil War not only brought huge consumption of manpower and financial resources, but also caused a large outflow of technical talents, and also made many elites loyal to Tsarist Russia deeply attached to the new regime. hatred.Although the newly-born Soviet regime flourished for a while, this glory was like a flash in the pan, and it was fleeting.The Nicholas family was finally rehabilitated in later generations, and was posthumously canonized as martyrs by the Russian Orthodox Church.

Hua Fei was concerned about the fate of the Nicholas family, not because he cared about the historical turmoil in Russia.Instead, consider how much he would benefit from saving Nicholas II's family from being murdered by domestic revolutionaries?And how much benefit do you get?Geopolitics and reality have determined that two major countries border each other, and their fundamental interest conflicts are unavoidable, especially when this major country also occupies a huge amount of territory of the other country.

For Hua Fei, recovering the territory occupied by Tsarist Russia is not yet the primary task and goal.How to prevent Russia from growing rapidly in the future, how to use the Russian civil war to weaken them to the maximum extent, and how to obtain more benefits and benefits in this Russian civil war are Hua Fei's priorities.In order to achieve this goal, the fate of Gula II's family will undoubtedly become an extremely important pawn.

With Nicholas II, the future White Army of Tsarist Russia may not be completely defeated in a mess.With Nicholas II, Hua Fei has one more trump card that can be used against Russia, which can play an unexpected role.

As soon as the convoy approached the yard, countless heavily armed soldiers jumped out of the cars and quickly moved into several ordinary freighters following the passenger ship.Immediately afterwards, a large number of boxes that looked very ordinary in appearance were quickly unloaded from the ship. After being loaded into a car, the boxes were escorted by layers of armed guards along the way and left the new Shanghai Beach pier.

After the convoy left, there was a slight ripple on the water surrounding the freighter and the passenger ship, which was the motive caused by the shrinking of the submarine's periscope into the water and the acceleration of the submarine's departure.It can be seen that there are several unremarkable passenger ships and cargo ships, escorted by naval submarines of the autonomous region along the way, and there are definitely more than one.

"Commander, a total of sixteen boxes, about 590 tons of metal, have all been unloaded safely." Chief of Security Wang Meng knocked on the door and got into Hua Fei's special car and reported in detail.

"Very good, how are Zhang Dong and his team doing?" Hua Fei breathed a sigh of relief, and focused on asking about Zhang Dong's situation.

"Commander Dong and the others have completed the handover with the poisonous people at sea, and have now returned to Russia. We lost seven people in the attack on Kazan, and the bodies of these seven soldiers have been transported back with the ship!"

Hua Fei was silent for a while, no matter how perfect the plan was.Sometimes sacrifice is always inevitable.Seven people.This is the most elite poisonous special team in Hua Fei's hands!

Although heartbroken.But Hua Fei was still very withdrawn from this emotion.this action.Not only brought back Nicholas II's family.Also brought back nearly [-] tons of gold.After the outbreak of World War I.In order to ensure the safety of the national gold reserves.Nicholas II ordered nearly [-] tons of gold coins and gold to be transported to the rear for storage.

in history.This batch of gold was captured by Petrov, an officer of the White Army.Later, it was obtained by Kolchak, a powerful faction of the White Army.After Kolchak defeated the Red Army.This batch of gold was acquired by the Japanese.However, this case eventually became a century-old lawsuit.It was foggy.With the subsequent declassification of documents and research by historians.It is very likely that this batch of gold and treasures was stolen by officers of the Kwantung Army stationed in Manchuria at that time.The value of gold was more than twice the national fiscal revenue of Japan at that time.In the end, it was submerged in the fog of history.

So when Hua Fei learned about the February Revolution in Russia.Quickly remembered this case.Six hundred tons of gold.Even if it is calculated based on the one-to-thirty land-to-gold ratio.Its value has reached 6000 million taels of silver.This is not to mention the subsequent adoption of the gold standard currency system by various countries.The price of silver fell sharply.This batch of gold has financial strategic significance.This is for the autonomous region.What a huge fortune.The principal of the largest indemnity in Chinese history, Gengzi's indemnity, was silver.So you can imagine the value of this gold land.That is the sum of the fiscal revenue of the entire autonomous region for several years.So not only for Russia's strategic needs.Or for practical interests.Hua Fei immediately prepared to organize a poisonous special combat team of more than [-] people.Infiltrate Russia secretly.

Zhang Dong first discussed with Nicholas II's family.But Nicholas rejected Zhang Dongdi's invitation.With the collapse of the provisional government.After the October Revolution.Hearing that the Bolshevik army will transfer their family to Yekaterinburg.Nicholas II quickly decided to leave Russia.Seek asylum in another country.

Under Zhang Dongdi's persuasion.Nicholas II signed a special order.And sent cronies to seek the support of a royalist major officer.Take Kazan relatively easily.Just when Zhang Dong was preparing to transport all the gold and Nicholas II treasures back to the autonomous region by rail.The major learned of those golden secrets.Immediately conspired to launch a mutiny.Attempt to steal the coloring book as his own.Fortunately, Zhang Dong's poisonous people got the first chance.Under the premise that the major was not well prepared.The major and his cronies were all killed by force.

Nearly a thousand other Russians are losing their direct generals. Nicholas II, in the name of the former king, tried his best to appease several low-level officers. Coupled with the mysterious and powerful combat power of the Poison Special Forces, he managed to deter this army for the time being. , Receive it for your own use.It's just that most of them are unwilling to go to China, so they came to Vladivostok to station at Zhang Dong's suggestion.And agreed with Nicholas II that if Nicholas re-announces his restoration of the throne, they must be loyal.

So it can be said that the Nicholas family went through ups and downs before they came to Shanghai.Although this land is extremely strange to them, it is at least peaceful and safe here.

The car door opened, Hua Fei in military uniform, under the guard of the guards, walked towards the passenger

.With the help of the faint and dim lights on the pier, Gula II finally saw + the strange God of China, this Chinese man who strongly invited him to Shanghai and guaranteed his safety, turned out to be so young.

Although Nicholas II didn't understand Hua Fei's motives, Nicholas didn't have much choice after the British refused them asylum.Perhaps this legendary oriental soldier, for the sake of the gold, will keep his promise.

"Your Majesty, your presence has made our place even more glorious. On behalf of the autonomous region and the Chinese people, I would like to welcome Your Majesty!" Hua Fei greeted him with a smile on his face, which not only slightly surprised Nicholas II and the Empress, but also The princesses standing behind Nicholas were secretly surprised.Little did they expect that the legendary Chinese general was not a few years older than them.Was he also of noble origin?But it seems that the legendary Chinese general mentioned in European newspapers is just an ordinary son of a rich man, otherwise it would not be considered a legend.

"Oh, Vice President Hua is too polite. I haven't thanked the Vice President for his invitation!" After all, Nicholas II has been on the throne for many years, and he still has the majesty of an emperor in terms of etiquette.

Hua Fei simply and politely invited the Nicholas family into the car and sent them to the Oriental Holiday Hotel for proper accommodation. After all, the pier was cold and the safety was not very secure.

The next day, Hua Fei not only held a grand welcome banquet for Nicholas II's family, but also called reporters to widely spread the news to the outside world.The whole world was shocked by this news. The media who were still speculating about the mysterious disappearance of Nicholas II's family suddenly found the answer, but the question is, why did they suddenly appear in distant China?

The whole of China was also completely stunned by Hua Fei's actions. The foreign department of the Beijing central government did not even issue a statement within a few days.Nicholas II has abdicated, and now he has come to the autonomous region, and received a high-profile reception from Hua Fei, including Li Yuanhong, Duan Rui, Feng Guozhang and other central real power leaders are all guessing in their hearts that this fool Hua is playing again. What trick?

Compared with the excitement of the Chinese media, the shock caused by this incident in Russia was obviously far beyond expectations.The newly born Bolshevik regime immediately issued a solemn statement, saying that this was the Chinese government's meddling in Russia's internal affairs and hostile to the new regime.

After the Bolshevik regime issued a diplomatic statement, the royalists, liberal democrats, and moderate socialists in Russia who opposed the Bolshevik camp continued to criticize the Bolsheviks for violating the constitutional election and violently seizing power.Blame the Bolsheviks for betraying the working class, for dispelling by force the dream for which the best of Russia had fought for nearly a century.

Some democrats opposed the Bolsheviks under the banner of the Constitutional Assembly, and successively launched armed confrontations in Samara, Ufa and other places in the Volga River Basin.There were also some royalists who announced their separation from the Bolshevik regime, their allegiance to the royal family, and their support for Nicholas II's return to the country and restoration of the throne.

These external disputes did not interfere at all: the development of the autonomous region, Britain, France, the United States and other countries gave political support to the autonomous region out of fear of the Red Revolution.The biggest effect of Hua Fei's choice is that countless rich people, scientific and technological talents, and high-level intellectuals in Tsarist Russia, after being extremely disappointed with the Bolsheviks' violent seizure of power, left their countries one after another and went to the United States in order to avoid persecution. China.And because of the influence of Nicholas II, a large number of Russian elites and wealthy people came to Shanghai one after another, which caused the relatively light passenger ship business to skyrocket instantly, and sometimes even the cabins of freighters returning to China Inside, too, was packed with eager Russians.

The arrival of these Russians not only brought a lot of wealth, but also stimulated the internal consumption of the autonomous region.The most important thing is those incomparably valuable scientific and technical personnel as well as many engineers and skilled workers.Their influence on the further improvement of the industrial development of the autonomous region is immeasurable.

In Shanghai, in the high-end box of Huizhong Hotel in the public concession, Heman was flying with a glass of Biluochun Shensi.It's been a long time since I've been to this familiar place. It's very strange that although Heman doesn't have much to do with it here, Man always feels relaxed every time he comes here, and he also likes this nostalgic feeling.

Although he did not come to Shanghai in just a short period of time, the feeling of Shanghai to Heman is as if it has become history more than ten years ago.In the whole of Shanghai, not only the roads are clean and tidy, but also street lamps cover all the streets that Heman passes by.What surprised Herman the most was that a large number of Thunder cars driving on the road could already be seen in American cities.This kind of car company, which was introduced and started as a copy of the Ford car, has not only become the largest car company in the Far East, but its products are also exported to Europe and the United States.In particular, the Thunderbolt 5T car they produced was favored and welcomed by the army in the European battlefield.

Perhaps these are not enough to make Herman feel too much emotion, what surprised Herman the most is that in the concession, he could no longer see the red-headed third-class patrol room police hired by foreigners, and they were all replaced by public police patrols from the autonomous region. , Even the customs declaration area in the concession will be replaced by civil servants from the autonomous region.I don't know how Hua Fei reached an agreement with Britain, France and other countries to take back the important privileges of the concession.

But even so, not only can't you see the reduction of foreigners in the concession, it's many times more than what Heman felt before.A large number of nationals from France, Germany and other countries came to the legendary paradise-like Far East, Shanghai, a free port city that does not require any visas, because they escaped hunger and war.In particular, the number of Russians, who were rarely seen before, seems to surpass the number of British people in Shanghai now.After the Shandong War, the number of Japanese who were originally the largest was greatly reduced.

"How does the tea taste?" Hua Fei had stood behind Herman at some point, looked at Herman who was in a trance and smiled.

"Hi!" Herman was taken aback, and seemed to blush slightly for the gaffe just now.After Hua Fei sat down, Mancai explained, "I don't know why I fell in love with Chinese tea. Biluochun is very good, with a light fruity aroma. I really like this kind of...uh... how should I put it, It's that feeling of being lost!"

Hua Fei couldn't help laughing, it was the first time he heard people say that he would feel lost because of the smell of tea.

Mana's face was still white and sculpted, natural and innocent like a woman's face, Hua Fei found that this is a feeling that is easy to get lost.Although he and Heman didn't spend much time together, Hua Fei felt like an old friend who had known each other for many years.It had been a year or two since they hadn't seen each other, but after their reunion, they didn't even exchange much pleasantries, they just sat down and chatted like this.

Although Heman's charm is still there, and even though Heman is extremely beautiful, Hua Fei, who has keen observation skills, quickly catches a trace of unspeakable pain from Heman's face, an emotion suppressed by Heman.

"Biluochun is very good, but I prefer the Longjing tea from West Lake. The sweet fragrance is like orchid, and it is quiet and unremarkable. It is light to sip, but after drinking, you can feel a fragrance permeating between your teeth and brows, with endless aftertaste." Hua Fei did not Talked to Heman in English, so these half ancient and half plain words really gave Heman a headache. After reading it carefully several times, he still doesn’t seem to understand why Hua Fei likes Longjing more than the charming Biluochun .

"Chinese tea leaves are amazing, I think, that's why I fell in love with them all of a sudden!" Herman took another sip, the pink and wet lips reflected the warm winter sun, it was a deadly kind of tea. temptation.

This kind of temptation obviously also attracted Hua Fei, but at this moment, Hua Fei was more curious about the suppressed emotion in Heman's eyes than he was about her lips.Perhaps this is also the reason why Herman returned to Shanghai this time.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you. Your American President Wilson has invited me to visit the United States. I also plan to visit the United States at an appropriate time this year. I wonder if I can visit your home as a guest?" Hua Fei remembered something and asked with a smile.

"America, yes!" Herman seemed absent-minded, as if she didn't hear Hua Fei's words, she raised her head in confusion and said, "What? What did you just say? Are you going to America?"

Hua Fei moved his mouth, and asked with concern in his eyes, "Heman, are we friends, and I am also a reliable friend!"

Herman looked at Hua Fei, and Hua Fei couldn't understand the information revealed in his eyes.She turned her gaze away slightly, and asked in a murmur, "Hua Fei, I know what you want to ask. But if I deceive you, do you still think I'm a reliable friend?"

"E.g?"