The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

Boyarkov didn't take it to heart. He thought he was right and it was just a matter of advancing and retreating. So he emboldened himself and stood up to confront Zhao Chuanxin face to face in the court.

When Zhao Chuanxin came, the guards did not dare to stop him, and they could not let Zhao Chuanxin in, so they could only follow him in.

As a result, the court was filled with people.

Levitan and Masayoshi Sato followed Zhao Chuanxin step by step.

Boyarkov turned blue and asked: "Mr. Zhao, you are the prefect of Lubin Prefecture in the Qing Dynasty, and I am the treasurer of the Governor's Office of Sakhalin Island in Russia. You and I are not in the same system, so how can we talk about what happened? ? Is it inappropriate for you to rush into my office?"

Zhao Chuanxin was unmoved and said to Masayoshi Sato and Levitan: "Take off your shirt and let him see."

Levitan obeyed and immediately took off his clothes.

Masayoshi Sato coquettishly took off his clothes after being glared at by Zhao Chuanxin.

I saw that the two of them were scarred and bruised, looking very miserable.

Zhao Chuanxin pointed at the two of them and said, "They are from the Peacekeeping Bureau. Who gave you the courage to detain people from the Peacekeeping Bureau without permission?"

Boyarkov said forcefully: "They came to our island area to deceive the public and deceived the residents to go to the Peacekeeping Bureau. They have violated local laws..."

Zhao Chuanxin asked Masayoshi Sato: "Did you confuse them?"

Masayoshi Sato put on his clothes and shook his head: "Sir, I am not bewitching anyone. I am just investigating the public sentiment. My notes were taken away by them, and that is the evidence."

Boyarkov sneered: "Take it away as you say. Maybe this notebook does not exist."

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth and smiled: "Where were your notes taken away?"

Masayoshi Sato had support and was fearless: "In prison, the warden took it away, and he still watched it with gusto."

Zhao Chuanxin nodded: "Okay, you wait for a moment, I will get it."

When they arrived, Xingyue had already detected the location of the prison.

Zhao Chuanxin flashed to the prison. At the door, the jailer wanted to stop him, but Zhao Chuanxin held down the prison guard's head and knocked it against the wall.

Boom...

The prison guard rolled his eyes and passed out.

Zhao Chuanxin walked into the prison with his hands behind his back.

When the prison guard saw him in the prison, he shouted: "You can't visit the prison today."

Zhao Chuanxin continued to walk inside.

The prison guard was annoyed and stepped forward to push him.

Zhao Chuanxin raised his hand, and the edge of his palm hit the prison guard's throat.

"Forehead……"

The prison guard held his neck and backed away. Zhao Chuanxin swept his leg low and hit another prison guard's calf. The man was stunned and fell sideways. Before he hit the ground, Zhao Chuanxin kicked him in the face.

Bang.

The man flew backwards and could not get up again.

Zhao Chuanxin then said: "I am Zhao Chuanxin, I am here to get something and ask the warden to come out."

A prison guard who wanted to blow his whistle put down his whistle in surprise and hurried away.

After a while, the warden came.

He came to Zhao Chuanxin with a black face and angrily: "Why do you hurt my people?"

Zhao Chuanxin raised his hand and walked over: "Why the hell did you hurt my people?"

In the warden's understanding, everyone is a person with status, and they will not do anything like the low-level minions.

Who knew that Zhao Chuanxian didn't play according to common sense at all.

Of course he knew who the person who passed the salary to Zhao was.

Those two guys should have been shot by now.

When Zhao Chuanxin saw a prison guard showing his loyalty, he wanted to raise his gun and aim it at him.

When he raised his hand, red light flashed, and a bloody hole appeared between the prison guard's eyebrows.

The warden was horrified by what he saw, and just when he was about to speak, Zhao Chuanxin pressed his head with his right palm and pressed hard with his thumb.

puff……

Picking my eyes.

The warden let out a pig-killing scream: "Ah..."

"You have done a lot of work for my people, and I will leave you some souvenirs." Zhao Chuanxin hooked his fingers, and the water line flew up from the water glass on the table, washing away the dirt on his thumb: "Now , Go get Masayoshi Sato’s notes. If you dare to play tricks with me, I will slaughter the prison.”

The warden was in so much pain that he refused to give any orders.

The prison guard stared at him with big eyes.

One of the prison guards, named Lukasiewicz, heard that Masayoshi Sato had been brainwashed so much that he inevitably had some thoughts and cleverly ran to the warden's office to get the notes.

"Mr. Zhao, these are Masayoshi Sato's notes."

Zhao Chuanxin patted him on the shoulder and stuffed a dollar bill into his pocket: "This is for you."

The prison guard did not look at the one-yuan coin that he had never seen before, but bowed down respectfully: "Mr. Zhao, I have a request. I would like to go to the Peacekeeping Bureau with Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Chuanxin glanced at him in surprise: "Then go find Masayoshi Sato and Levitan and go with them."

The prison guard was overjoyed.

He was taking a huge risk by saying this. If Zhao Chuanxin didn't allow it, he would definitely be retaliated against.

Zhao Chuanxin flashed back to the island district office and threw the notes to Boyarkov: "Let's take a look. Is there any deceptive content in it?"

Boyarkov took a look at the notes and found that Masayoshi Sato mainly conducted twelve surveys, which were detailed and the key points were clear. Judging from the notes alone, it looked like a population survey without any demagogic content.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "In order to avoid unnecessary war, I asked him to survey public opinion and listen to the opinions of the people. But you, you arrested and imprisoned my people indiscriminately, tortured them to the extreme, and even killed them. "You have violated Article 25 of the Peacekeeping Bureau. Now, on behalf of the Peacekeeping Bureau, I will order you to pay a fine of 500,000 rubles and impose a three-year sentence on you."

At this time, the exchange rate of the ruble and the Japanese yen was similar, about one-half of the US dollar, and the exchange rate of the ruble and the British pound was 1:9.45758...

The fine of five hundred thousand rubles is absolutely an astronomical figure.

When Boyarkov heard this, he jumped up on the spot: "What? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Zhao Chuanxin smiled like hell: "Do you want to resist the law? The warden was blinded by one of my eyes. I can execute you on the spot."

Boyarkov faintly saw the blood stains on Zhao Chuanxin's body, and knew that what he said did not seem to be a lie. He stumbled and fell on the chair: "I, I..."

"Before that, there is one more thing." Zhao Chuanxin took out his cigarette and lit it. Levitan brought a chair for Zhao Chuanxin to sit down. Zhao Chuanxin said: "You opened fire towards the south without authorization in the Boluo Nai Valley and provoked a border provocation. You must pay a fine of 50,000 rubles."

Boyarkov turned pale and said: "That's not our fault, it's the Japanese. The Japanese stole our armory, and they should pay the fine."

Zhao Chuanxin raised his eyebrows and pretended to be shocked: "Really? I really don't know this, and I really can't listen to Kuroda Toshiro's words. Well, I'll go back and do some investigation."

Boyarkov: "..."

Although the matter was resolved, he was sentenced to three years in prison and had to pay a fine of 500,000 rubles. What should I do...

Zhao Chuanxin flicked the cigarette butt away, stood up and said, "Within five days, you go to the Peacekeeping Bureau to pay the fine and be detained."

After saying that, he stood up and left with Masayoshi Sato and Levitan.

After leaving the gate of the office, Zhao Chuanxin said to the two of them: "You go find lawyer Jiang Taoliu and go back with him. By the way, take the prison guard named Lukasiewicz with you."

Masayoshi Sato was shocked: "Sir, won't you go back with us? What if the Russians arrest us again?"

"Five days, if you don't go back in five days, I will regard it as a provocation by the Russians, and I will make Beidao a river of blood."

…

Zhao Chuanxin called many places to buy mooncakes.

Cantonese-style mooncakes, Soviet-style mooncakes, Beijing-style mooncakes, Chaozhou-style mooncakes, and Yunnan-style mooncakes that only appeared during the Ming and Qing Dynasties... soft, hard, crispy, and the fillings include mung bean paste and red bean paste. , taro paste, custard, preserved osmanthus fruit, fresh crab meat, five-nut filling with heavy oil and heavy sugar...

He asked workshops in various places to work overtime early in the morning and rush production day and night.

At this time, the mooncakes were important to be large in size, and the mooncakes made by the palace could weigh up to three kilograms. The weight of the kilograms at this time was even larger, about 600 grams.

Wealthy people also pay one or two kilograms each for buying mooncakes.

A little more particular, four per pound.

Zhao Chuanxin's custom-made mooncakes, no matter what style or fillings, are not that big. The standard size is six per pound.

He bought a large amount, totaling 90,000 mooncakes.

Some are expensive, some are cheap.

Expensive mooncakes, such as the Seven Star Mooncake, Guizi Toad Moon, Four-Yellow Lotus Seed Moon, Crab Roe Lotus Seed Moon purchased from Guangzhou Taotaoju, etc... A piece of mooncake can cost as much as 5 cents at most, and the cheapest one costs "Wen" ” to calculate.

Calculated in this way, Zhao Chuan spent 19,000 yuan just to buy mooncakes.

Purchasing, packaging, and sorting were left to the students of the Xuantian Sect Intermediate School in Hong Kong.

Labor costs and packaging costs cost Zhao Chuanxin nearly 2,000 yuan.

The incident caused quite a stir and even appeared in several newspapers.

Society has mixed reactions to this.

Some newspapers said: The country is in dire straits, foreign aggression is becoming more and more serious, and the people are destitute and have no money, but Zhao Tangong spent huge sums of money to buy 90,000 moon cakes...

Some newspapers said: Zhao Chuanxin's contribution to restoring the land was so great that he blocked the Japanese invasion in the east and the Russians in the north, so that it was unprecedented. Zhao was involved in every trade and made a huge fortune on Wall Street. He has a fortune of millions, but he is determined to help the world, and he is a hero of the world. It's really ridiculous that there are clowns showing up for just 90,000 mooncakes...

There are also speculations about Zhao Chuanxin’s purpose in buying 90,000 mooncakes.

If Zhao Chuanxin has been a hot topic of the year since 1908, then it was even more so in 1909 for most of the year.

Just because of the mooncakes, some reporters strongly requested Zhao Chuanxin to hold a press conference.

When Zhao Chuanxin received the news, it coincided with the return of Masayoshi Sato, Levitan and Jiang Taoliu.

Jiang Taoliu wanted to go back and revive Kuroda Toshiro, but Zhao Chuanxin forced him to stay: "By the way, help me improve the laws of the Peacekeeping Bureau before leaving."

Jiang Taoliu was afraid, so he left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's den.

"Mr. Zhao, this, this is inappropriate..."

"Stop talking nonsense, I'll break your legs if you dare to leave before we finish."

If you can write a document, you can become a peacemaker: "Lawyer Jiang, we are all our own people. Do you think that we, adults, can treat you badly? Just do it, and the wages will be paid."

"My surname is not Jiang, my surname is Jiang Tao." Jiang Taoliu argued: "It's OK to help improve the law, but you have to give me my freedom afterwards."

He thought he was being detained by Zhao Chuanxin.

Neng Chengwen smiled and said: "That must be the case."

Zhao Chuanxin also wanted to ask if Poyarkov was here too, after all, he was only given five days.

At this time, Xingyue reminded him that the wireless mobile phone upstairs rang.

Zhao Chuanxin went upstairs, picked up the microphone, and Liu Huaqiang said: "Principal, a group of reporters came to our college and asked you to hold a press conference."

"What?" Zhao Chuanxin bit his toothpick: "Are they going to praise me again? Really, why are you being so polite?"

"Uh..." Liu Huaqiang choked: "The press conference is about mooncakes..."

"Nonsense! Instead of praising so many great deeds, we dwell on these nonsense things."

Liu Huaqiang: "..."

After he explained, Zhao Chuanxin spit out the toothpick.

The Japanese female soldier in charge of sweeping today hurriedly picked up the toothpick and threw it into the trash can.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "I spend my own money to buy mooncakes. It's none of their business. It's really a carrot that I don't care about."

But I still agreed to drop by when I wanted to pick up the mooncakes.

…

Boyarkov was in an unusually anxious state.

He didn't want to pay a fine of 500,000 rubles, let alone spend three years in a hard labor camp.

Why!

Even the Hague Arms Limitation Commission is nothing but a joke. It is not this organization that can restrain the countries, but the entangled interests of the countries themselves.

After hearing Boyarkov's complaints, General V. O. Kononovich, the chief of the Sakhalin District Office, lit a cigar and said: "The Hague Arms Limitation Commission is nothing. It relies on compromises among the great powers." The Sakhalin Island Peacekeeping Bureau is nothing, but it also relies on Zhao Chuanxin's threat of force. The only solution now is for you to escape from Sakhalin Island. I will ask Zhao Chuanxin to abscond with the money. In this way, you will not only be spared from prison, but also save a huge sum of money for the country.”

Maozi is greedy by nature, and Boyarkov came to seek help because he wanted to avoid prison and keep his position instead of fleeing.

He hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter yet.

Hearing this, he was unconvinced and said: "Can't we let the state intervene to scare Zhao Chuanxin?"

"Dear Boyarkov, you should understand that the emperor is no longer willing to worry about Zhao Chuanxin. The magic monk Rasput-King's 'magic' is obviously useless on Zhao Chuanxin." F.O. Kononovich said earnestly: "At this time, you should not cause trouble for the empire. Of course, I will not treat you badly. I will give you settlement expenses for moving away from home. I will pay for this money myself, and I will report it for reimbursement afterwards." The Sakhalin Island District will not forget your dedication, and the Empire will not forget your dedication. Let's leave quickly, and we can still catch up with the Baikal ship. Zhao Chuanxin is very capable. I can’t catch up with you.”

Boyarkov was disappointed: "Is there no other way?"

F. O. Kononovich shook his head.

When Boyarkov left in despair, F. O. Kononovich said to his men: "When Boyarkov gets on the ship, one day later, you kill him and get the money back. He has not been able to get the money back for these years." Don’t plunder the people’s money and money, don’t waste it. When the time comes, I will report him for absconding and leaving his post without permission..."

…

Li Ziyu has a gentle approach, and his sister Li Zining is good at dancing. In addition, Zhao Chuanxin and Zhang Renjun have a close relationship, so he has good relations with officials at all levels in Guangdong.

Now that Yuan Shuxun has taken office, he is not only involved in the province's gaming industry, but also in the salt affairs.

Li Ziyu went around to find out about Yuan Shuxun's personality and preferences, and prepared to pay him a visit.

Fan Zhijie, editor of the Hanlin Academy, said: "Governor Yuan is a strong man and not afraid of foreigners. When he went to Shandong, he noticed that the local officialdom was corrupt and the expenditure was redundant. He ignored the suggestion of offending hundreds of officials and proposed layoffs and salary reductions. It is admirable..."

People from Tianjin Wei said: "Master Yuan is really a man of peace. When he was appointed as the prefect of Tianjin, the year was bad and the price of rice grains increased. Master Yuan declared that no rice was allowed to be exported. Grain merchants offered their filial piety, but Master Yuan refused to accept any rice. , until the price of rice equalizes..."

The people in Shanghai said: "When Mr. Yuan was in Shanghai, he sent a note to Japan and Russia, which was absolutely true. The Russian soldiers killed people, and they still asked for a trial..."

Li Ziyu felt a little relieved after hearing this.

He personally came to the door with "filial piety".

In front of the Yuan Mansion, the doormen blocked Li Ziyu and others.

"For what?"

"Please see Governor Yuan." Dadong from the adjudication team stepped forward and said with his hands.

Dadong is one of Li Zhitao's five brothers. He is now following Li Ziyu and working in the Ao Island Adjudication Team. This time he is accompanying Li Zhitao as his escort.

Menzi hugged his arms and raised his nostrils to the sky: "Really? What can you say?"

Dadong fights and kills every day, how can he know the many ways?

He said in a daze: "Li Ziyu, Xuantian Sect of Ao Island, wants to see Governor Yuan."

"Humph." The disciple said dismissively, "I'm sorry, my master is busy with official duties today and has no time to see guests."

Li Ziyu, who was in the distance, could see clearly. He stepped forward and pulled away the angry Dadong and said, "I've prepared a door bag, please be accommodating."

Menzi took the red envelope and weighed it: "Haha, please wait a moment."

Even his tone was a bit polite, and he even smiled.

Li Ziyu waited for him to leave, with a sneer on his lips: "Those who don't accept the door package will not see you until the end of the day. What a cool person, what a selfless person."

Dadong also understood and spat at Zhumen: "Bah, dog official."

Li Ziyu: "..."

Soon, Menzi led them into the reception room.

Yuan Shuxun is very handsome, with fair skin and narrow eyes. He looks like a retired cadre in his sixties.

Li Zining, who was accompanying him, smelled an old man's smell after entering the house. He wanted to cover his nose, but he knew it was rude and did not do so.

She is an expert at looking after food, otherwise Zhao Chuanxin would not have abused her a thousand times, but instead made her have special needs...

After Li Ziyu exchanged some nonsense with Yuan Shuxun, he asked Dadong to bring a box. When he opened the box, he found a pile of banknotes inside.

Li Ziyu said with a smile: "Governor Yuan, these are the banknotes issued by the Lubin Prefecture Bank. There are 300,000 yuan here, 30,000 big eye gold coins, and 300,000 silver coins in Lugang Town. It is considered a little bit of our Xuantian Sect in Ao Island." A small thought.”

Yuan Shuxun knew why he came.

Seeing that it is paper money, whether it can be exchanged for the full amount of silver is still unclear, or whether it can last for a long time is still debatable.

Moreover, it is only 300,000 yuan.

Therefore, Yuan Shuxun immediately became upright: "Who do you think I am?"

Li Ziyu didn't believe this at all.

Li Zining said: "Governor Yuan, don't get me wrong, this is just a little thought, not asking for anything from the Governor."

Having said that, once Yuan Shuxun accepted it, wouldn't the gambler Qiu Jialiang be at the mercy of Li Ziyu?

Both are masters of wit, and Yuan Shuxun can understand the elegant meaning of the music.

However, Qiu Jialiang is more elegant and refined.

He bribed 300,000 taels of silver for the first time, and promised to pay another 2 million taels of silver after the salt business was completed.

Li Ziyu didn't mean anything else, you can do whatever you want in other places in the province, don't come to my one acre and three points of land in Ao Island to act wildly.

As long as he took the 300,000 yuan, he would be considered to have agreed to this matter.

Yuan Shuxun snorted coldly, his beard trembled, and he scolded Li Zining: "How can a woman show her face in public, and speak on behalf of a man? This time I will let you off the hook, but next time I will expel you from the Governor's Mansion."

It is obvious that he did not take the money seriously.

Li Zining's biggest reliance is not her brother Li Ziyu, but Zhao Chuanxin.

She is the "flowered paper fan" appointed by Zhao Chuanxin himself.

Originally, there were only white paper fans, not flowered paper fans.

But Zhao Chuanxin added a position, which is a public relations position.

Li Zining chuckled: "Does Governor Yuan know who is the head of our Xuantian Sect? The British and Portuguese envoys and governors may not dare to expel me when they see me. I respect you a little, but I don't want to hurt the relationship. Governor Yuan is so upright, but at your age, I want to see how long you can hold on!"