Codex of the Old Gods: I Have a World

Asahi Yaikawa also looked coldly: "Mr. Zhang, I have sent someone to calculate the losses. The stern of the Shikoku Maru was damaged, with a loss of 23 yen; the commander, searchlight, rangefinder, and 4-inch main gun on the Yakaze The gun and two auxiliary guns, lookout post, power distribution room, bridge, flue, tension wire and other equipment have been seriously damaged, totaling 39 yen; Nishizawa Yoshiji and a number of Japanese businessmen were injured and killed, with a total pension of 20 yen. yen; now that we have evacuated from the island, the total loss of goods and buildings on the island is 27 yen, and I demand immediate compensation!”

Zhang Renjun took a breath.

Damn it, why don't you go and grab it?

He took a deep breath and shook his head: "It is absolutely unacceptable to open your mouth and ask for compensation without any evidence."

Laichuan Qianzhi stared at Zhang Renjun: "Your navy took the lead in firing, which is like a declaration of war. In this case, your court should be prepared for war."

What the Qing court feared most was war.

A scare is a sure thing.

Zhang Renjun also knew this and immediately felt his scalp numb.

He thought about it and couldn't think of a good way to break the situation.

It was true that Yaikawa Asahi forced him too much, even if he collected evidence, it was too late.

Zhang Renjun suddenly thought of someone, and he pretended to be calm and said: "War? When your country started a war, did you include someone in your calculations? Yes, it is the gunboat terminator that the Germans call—Zhao Tangong!"

Sacrificing Zhao Tangong has boundless magic power.

A trace of concern clearly flashed across Yaikawa Asahi's face.

But then he laughed confidently: "Master Zhang, you don't know. Now Zhao Chuanxin has established a peacekeeping bureau in Hankou. The Arms Limitation Committee in The Hague has recognized the existence of the peacekeeping bureau. He is now a peaceful person and will not participate in any war." . If Mr. Zhang places his hope in Zhao Chuanxin, then Mr. Zhang may be disappointed by Zhao Chuanxin.”

Zhang Renjun heard some rumors, but did not find out what happened.

His face froze and his beard trembled: Zhao Tangong, you are confused!

In the end, he dismissed Asahi Yaikawa in a perfunctory manner.

Then immediately summon people to inquire about the Peacekeeping Bureau.

He felt that Zhao Chuanxin had made a mistake this time. If there was no Lao Shizi peacekeeping bureau, Zhao Chuanxin would be a trump card, and he could use it whenever someone threatened him.

But now it's better, the trump card is no longer powerful.

Of course, when they use the sign "Zhao Chuanxin", they basically don't ask for Zhao Chuanxin's consent.

Soon, Zhang Renjun learned what happened in Hankou.

Seeing that Zhao Chuanxin actually used the Peacekeeping Bureau to make money, Zhang Renjun was dumbfounded: That shouldn't be the case. Isn't Zhao Tangong the kind of person who just waits for money?

He immediately sent a telegram to Hankou. However, when Chen Kuilong received the telegram and sent people to the Peacekeeping Bureau to visit Zhao Chuanxin, Chi Yisheng, who was now in charge of the Peacekeeping Bureau, happily told him: "Our principal has returned to Korea. To find him, we need to go north to Lubin Mansion. Maybe the principal will open another peacekeeping bureau in Lubin Mansion."

After receiving the reply, Zhang Renjun pondered for a long time. Since the Peacekeeping Bureau specializes in mediating conflicts, it would be better to pay Zhao Chuanxin to mediate conflicts between the Qing court and Japan.

However, he felt that it would take ten days and a half for Zhao Chuanxin to return to Lubin Mansion, and he had to ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for instructions, so the key now was one word - delay.

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Because of poor transportation and information, humans used to make assumptions about the world's total population.

For example, in 1800, someone made a guess and a little verification and came to the conclusion that the world's total population was about 8 million people.

In 1900, some people speculated that the world's total population reached 16 billion, twice what it was a century ago.

In 1800, Asia's population accounted for two-thirds of the world's population. In 2, its share dropped to 3%, but it was still the most populous region.

Europeans, in 1800, were said to number only about 2 million.

In 1900, it had risen to 4.3 million.

In China, at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the domestic population was only over 7 million.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, despite several wars, the population exploded to 4 million.

If there are only 16 billion people in the world today, China alone has 4 million.

Westerners say this is because they brought civilization to the East.

In fact, the reason why the war did not reduce the population, but increased it, is essentially because the method of war has changed.

In the era of cold weapons, whenever there was a war, ten or even dozens of times the refugees would attack the elite troops of a few dynasties. The chaos was tragic, but the consumption of the elites was also considerable.

To overthrow a dynasty, you need to snowball with human lives.

After the war, there were fewer people, the proportion of land and population was rebalanced, and a new cycle of chaos and chaos began.

In modern times, it is different. The rise of firearms has allowed all parties in the war to expand their strength and no longer resort to exhausting their resources and resorting to militarism.

Because the number of people is no longer the key to determining victory or defeat, but sufficient financial resources and sophisticated firearms can influence the situation of the battle.

Therefore, compared with the past, when war breaks out, not so many people leave production and join the battlefield. This is the key to population growth.

The population outside the customs was only about 300 million ten years ago, and most of them lived in the Fengtian area.

By the end of 1908, the population had grown to 1600 million.

About 900 million of them still live in Fengtian or in areas surrounding Fengtian.

400 million people probably live in Jilin and Changchun Prefecture and surrounding areas.

And how many people are there in Lubin Mansion?

Perhaps the territory that Zhao Chuanxin actually controls, plus the areas that he nominally controls but does not actually control, together may be less than 50.

These data were compiled by Yao Jia and Zhang Renjun.

Because they had frequent exchanges with Li Guangzong from Hong Kong Island recently, they learned that Li Guangzong likes to study and analyze data.

They were deeply inspired and began to play with various data.

As the General Office of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, Zhang Shouzeng often communicated with Wu Sadi, the Consul General of Tsarist Russia in Hailar.

Wu Sadi is a humble gentleman on the surface, but an ugly villain who sows dissension behind his back.

Zhang Shouzeng knew this a long time ago.

He even learned that Wu Sadi had secretly contacted the major lama temples in Mongolia and the prairie princes, hoping to incite them to rebel.

Today, the situation in Lubin Mansion and Tsarist Russia is relatively stable, and it is hard-won.

Therefore, Zhang Shouzeng and Yao Jia did not dare to tell Zhao Chuanxin about this kind of thing, for fear that Zhao Chuanxin would be unhappy one day and go to the Tsarist Russian Consulate in Hailar to slaughter all the diplomats inside.

"General Manager Zhang, judging from the development at this time, the war will develop sooner or later to the point where even your God of War, Magistrate Zhao, cannot control the battlefield." Wu Sadi's forehead was a bit bald. Harmless, as if these words were admonishing Zhang Shouzeng.

In fact, this is a vague threat.

Gunboats are becoming more and more advanced. It is said that the American Great White Fleet has already used radios, and soon their Tsarist Russian gunboats will also be equipped with them.

And the cannons got bigger and bigger, and they hit farther and farther.

The rifle gets sharper as it hits.

The advent of automobiles has greatly improved the ability to carry weapons, ammunition and soldiers.

Tactics are changing with each passing day.

This guy wants nothing more than to cause chaos in the Lubin Mansion, and then they will seize the opportunity to take back the lost territory.