Codex of the Old Gods: I Have a World

Zhao Chuanxin was also meeting with Niu Hanzhang, Du Lisan, Sun Yutang, Liu Ai, Zhang Dazhu, Zhu Jianye, Zhou Hongkun, Dayasu and others.

Except for Liu Ai, all the others are elderly people from outside the Great Wall, mainly from Lubin Prefecture and Lugang Town.

Because Benjamin Goldberg had made extensive investments in Lubin Prefecture, he sent Liu Ai as his representative to participate in the foreign merchant group.

Needless to say, Zhu Jianye and Zhou Hongkun are old guys in Lugang Town and have made a lot of money in the past few years.

Zhang Daquan's younger brother Zhang Dazhui started a chain of barber shops. However, as hair shaving was not yet popular, the business reached a bottleneck and he was looking for a breakthrough.

Du Lisha had extensive connections and a large business in Liao. After he followed Zhao Chuanxin's advice to stop opposing Zhang Zuolin, he not only survived, but became very successful.

He strongly demanded to do his part to deal with the Japanese.

Niu Hanzhang, the son of the richest man, is the president of the Chamber of Commerce outside the Great Wall.

But in this meeting, Zhao Chuanxin was the one sitting at the top, followed by Ge Yunpeng.

Zhao Chuanxin looked out the window and said, "On both sides of the Tumen River, there are fertile fields, beautiful mountains, and deep forests. It is a rare Feng Shui treasure land and a strategic location. Long before the Japanese, the Koreans had been thinking about it for a long time. If the army was only on the north bank of the Tumen River, it would be facing the water. Now that it has crossed the river, it is called fighting with its back to the water."

Du Lisan cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhao is very calculating. He had already calculated that they would ask us to withdraw our troops long before the Huining Agreement was drafted."

Everyone agreed.

"The other party's actions were exactly what Governor Zhao expected!"

Zhao Chuanxin flicked off his cigarette ash and said, "Don't flatter me. In fact, I was the one who led the meeting, and they didn't have much choice. The guards of the merchants outside the pass are actually the back-water army. They just took off their military uniforms and changed into civilian clothes."

He came to the hanging map and casually drew a line from Cicheng County south of Lugang Town to Hongyuan County on the seashore: "I want you to infiltrate all these places. As long as you are brave enough and your business is big enough, you can get loans from Lubinfu Bank and Lugang Town Bank at will."

Zhou Hongkun is now not only the owner of a brick factory in Lugang Town, but his businesses also extend to real estate and catering.

He hesitated and said, "Sir Zhao, that will probably cost a lot of money."

Zhao Chuanxin smiled slightly and said, "I invested 300 million big eyeball gold coins in Lubinfu Bank and 100 million big eyeball gold coins in Lugang Town Bank."

Everyone gasped.

Everyone knows that Zhao Chuanxin is rich, but it still seems outrageous that he is this rich.

The big eyeball gold coins are already circulating outside the Great Wall.

Paper money has already been tried out in Lubin Prefecture.

One big eyeball gold coin is worth ten standard female general coins from Lugang Town.

300 million big eyeball gold coins are equivalent to 3000 million oceans.

It was scary that Zhao Chuanxin took out 4000 million yuan in one go.

Niu Hanzhang smiled bitterly: "People at that time said that my father was the richest man outside the Great Wall, but I don't think so. Prefect Zhao is the richest man."

Zhao Chuanxin is still unable to compete with American financial groups such as JP Morgan and Rockefeller.

But with the cash on hand, various fixed assets and investment shares, it is not impossible to compete with them.

……

Fengtian, Governor's Office.

Xu Shichang was communicating with Wu Luzhen via telegram.

Xu Shichang was not without worry: "Zhao Tangong made a bad move, just like Yuan Weiting did back then. If he went to Korea, Japan would have the upper hand and there would still be no peace on the border. For public purposes, I agree to withdraw troops. But for personal reasons, I am against it."

In history, Xu Shichang always gives people the impression that he is both good and evil, but in fact he is a relatively sober person.

They do their job and do their job, but they may not necessarily agree with it.

That is to say, even if he was facing Wu Luzhen, if it was Zhang Zuolin, he would not dare to say these words.

Wu Luzhen said in a low voice: "I also think that the land outside the Great Wall was plundered three times by Russia and Japan in the past ten years, and the country was lost. I really can't understand why Zhao Tan Gong gave up the land after getting it."

Xu Shichang pondered for a moment and said, "Zhao Tan Gong is good at commanding soldiers and managing civil affairs. He is also good at calculating and has a deep understanding of current affairs. He always anticipates opportunities. You should pay close attention to the changes in the situation on the south bank and report immediately if there is any change."

……

Xu Shichang was not the only one who paid attention to the situation outside the Great Wall.

At the global level, Britain and the United States attach particular importance to it.

Britain is now secretly allying with Japan, but the United States is dissatisfied with the expansion of Japan's interests outside the Great Wall.

After reading the intelligence, U.S. Secretary of State Philand Knox sighed and said, "Zhao Chuanxin is confused. How can he withdraw his troops? The power of the Japanese outside the Qing Dynasty has reached the point where it must be contained, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

After reading the intelligence, Wu Sadi, the Russian Consul in Hailar, hurriedly called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Zhao Chuanxin is a mad dog with wolfish ambitions. It is a good thing to fight with the two tigers of Japan, but we must be careful to guard against Hassan Town and keep a close eye on Vladivostok.

He was worried that Zhao Chuanxin had gone crazy. In addition to the three places in South Korea, he was also thinking about Vladivostok.

Germany and Russia, on the other hand, were paying close attention to Zhao Chuanxin because of their feud with him. Tsarist Russia, in particular, did not want Japan to gain too much advantage, but also did not want to fall out with Japan. At the same time, it was also thinking of finding an opportunity to bite back at Zhao Chuanxin.

Japan's Deputy Governor-General in Korea, Terauchi Masatake, was furious.

Lost the wife and broke down again.

Not only did he spend 10 pounds to buy a bunch of junk, but a batch of guns and cannons handed over to the Arms Limitation Committee disappeared.

Floss Feng had a sudden heart attack and was hospitalized. Terauchi Masayoshi did not let him go and ran to the hospital to question him: "Mr. Feng, I think you must give me an explanation. We have dismantled Zhao Chuanxin's vehicle and checked all kinds of weapons. The Divine Fire Crow is an outdated and uncontrollable missile that is completely useless for modern military. We dismantled Zhao Chuanxin's vehicle and found only a motor, a wind turbine, and a fuel tank inside. It is just for show."

Floss Feng looked bored. He turned his head mechanically and spoke in a flat tone, but his content was full of gloating: "When you were eager to buy Zhao Chuanxin's weapons and equipment, I couldn't guarantee their authenticity. Maybe it's just like Zhao Chuanxin said, his legs are strong and he can pedal fast. Maybe you can find a young and strong guy to try, maybe he can pedal at a speed of 50 miles per hour."

Blanch!

Terauchi Masayoshi was very angry. Is this something human beings can say?

His face was gloomy. "The 10 pounds also includes the money for the guns. Where are the guns?"

Frost Feng shrugged on the hospital bed. "I told you that day that these guns and ammunition belong to you. You can transport them away after the people leave. Who can you blame for not taking good care of them? You shouldn't have come to me. You should have gone to Zhao Chuanxin. Apart from him, no one else has the ability to transport these weapons and ammunition quietly."

Zhao Chuanxin returned to Sakhalin Island at this time.

In the south, Sato Masayoshi arrived with a team of female workers.

From the north, a group of skinny and dirty Russians came with their families.

The distance to the south was far, but Sato Masayoshi and the female workers walked very fast.

The distance to the north was shorter, but the Russians' bodies had been drained of their energy by years of hard labor, so they walked a little slower.

So both sides arrived at the Peacekeeping Agency one after the other.

When Sato Masayoshi heard that the tall man in front of him wearing a coarse denim shirt and shorts was Zhao Chuanxin.

He opened his mouth in surprise: "You..."

The Chinese hate the Japanese.