1890 King of Southeast Asia

"I heard that you took out a loan of 800 yuan and bought a tractor?" Chen Xuan had just returned home when an unexpected figure came to her door.

"I... this... large tractor can pull several tons of cargo!" Chen Xuan was so nervous when she saw Huang Suqing that she couldn't speak.

Huang Suqing was different from when she first came. Because of her open mind and the influence of regional factors, Huang Suqing's clothes were no longer like before, wrapping herself up like a coal ball.

A pair of canvas jeans and a short-sleeved shirt were normal clothes, and they were fine at ordinary times.

Because she ran in a hurry, Huang Suqing's cargo box floated up and down with her breathing. The front cargo capacity was relatively large, and the rear part also became larger to maintain balance, which made her waist look very thin. With sweat, it was a little looming in the sun.

"Hey! It's a new government-launched loan to support the development of farmers and small and micro enterprises. It has launched a new credit loan. You can get a loan with proof of work and identity, or show a business license." Chen Xuan quickly turned away.

Huang Suqing didn't notice, but walked a step further and stared at Chen Xuan: "But such a large sum of money, when will you pay it back? This loan has interest!"

"The interest is not high, and I can earn more with a tractor..." Chen Xuan looked up at the sky and explained. I dare not bow my head. It's not that the crown will fall, but my nose will definitely bleed.

"I don't care about you. The town warehouse needs to transport goods. It's one dollar and one dime per ton. There is also fuel there. Come to the warehouse to find me tomorrow...

I saw you take care of our family so much..." Huang Suqing said more and more confused, and the atmosphere now was a bit strange.

"Sister? What are you doing here?" Huang Hudie, who came back from school, looked at her sister standing in the shade of the tree, with a tangled look on her face.

"Is the village chief brother here? I didn't see anything! I'll go back first!" Huang Hudie ran in and saw Chen Xuan, turned around and walked home.

"Xiaodie! Wait for me!" Huang Suqing's maternal instinct immediately took over again: "Yes, I have a family to support, what are you thinking about?"

Before leaving, Huang Suqing still said inexplicably: "If you are willing to transport goods, come to the town tomorrow, and you can still earn a few cents per trip."

After Huang Suqing left, Chen Xuan was still immersed in the beautiful fantasy of "Is she caring about me?"

"Sister, the village chief brother is actually not bad. You are about the same age, he is tall and handsome, and he is the village chief, and he takes good care of our family. But sister, you can only get married next year..." Huang Hudie saw her sister coming back, and she never stopped talking, gossiping all the time. Thousands of thousands of dollars

"What are you thinking about all day long!" Huang Suqing gently twisted Huang Hudie's ear.

Perhaps seeing her sister's shy head, Huang Hudie took the initiative to change the topic: "I have finished all five years of courses, and the teacher recommended that I skip a grade and take the junior high school exam..." Although she said it, she was not very interested.

"Good news! Why are you so unhappy?" Huang Suqing looked at her sister in confusion.

"You have to live in the school when you go to junior high school." Huang Hudie was reluctant to leave her sister. If she left, her sister would be alone at home.

Huang Suqing was speechless: "When Zhengfang grows up, we will also settle in Semarang..."

...

On August 20th, the Qing Dynasty had a sign of collapse.

No matter whether it was the military or the power, they could not see the future. Local officials had already tended to leave the central court. Zhang Da, Li Da, and governors of various provinces, who were regarded as the backbone of the court, wrote to the old witch and asked her to clean up the mess.

"Li Hongzhang, I ask you, answer honestly, what does this world look like?" The old witch sat in Chuxiu Palace. Li Da, Zhang Da and other princes entered here as an exception.

She did not ask who owned the world. To put it bluntly, this world was managed by a joint government composed of royal nobles, military nobles, landlords and scholars. She knew it a long time ago, but the little emperor still wanted to rule the world arbitrarily.

"People's resentment is boiling everywhere. If nothing changes, the building will collapse!" Lord Li knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice:

"Empress Dowager, as of now, more than 500 officials have been dismissed across the country, and only dozens have been replaced. Officials in various places only seek to protect themselves. The local areas are already corrupt. In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures should be taken!"

"After all, the world belongs to the emperor. How can an old woman like me go out and cause trouble?" The old witch was a little reluctant and wanted to wait until the emperor's authority was gone.

"Empress Dowager, the situation has reached an unmanageable point. I hope the Empress Dowager can clean up the situation, otherwise the country will no longer be a country..." Lord Zhang also echoed.

"What happened to the British envoy a few days ago?" The old woman changed the subject.

"After investigation, it was because he promised several treaties and opposed signing a treaty with Tsarist Russia that the British agreed." Lord Li said in a muffled voice.

"Hmph! When will it be his turn as a small military secretary to make a decision in this land of our ancestors?" Having said that, the old witch did not move.

"I'm a little tired, you guys go down first!" The old witch picked up the tea.

"Hmm!" Everyone had no choice but to leave one by one.

"Li Zhongtang, what do you think about this?" Although Lord Li had no real job, no one looked down on him.

"I can't do anything about it. I'm busy with official duties. Goodbye, goodbye." If it weren't for the princes crowding at the door, Lord Li wouldn't have come here.

Everyone looked at each other and finally left.

…………

Thump, thump, thump...

Chen Xuan drove the tractor to the town warehouse.

"Hey! That thing is so big! What's it for?" The guard saw a large tractor for the first time and was a little surprised.

Farming is a secondary business here, and the main business is the planting of cash crops, including palm trees, rubber trees, cinchona trees, various spices, etc. Hand tractors are easier to operate and can meet the needs.

But it is just a rarity. He has seen trucks before.

"I'm looking for Huang Suqing. I'm from their village." Chen Xuan smiled and handed over a cigarette.

"You can't smoke here. The warehouse is a no-smoking area within a radius of 200 meters. Fireworks are strictly prohibited." The guard didn't take it. "You stand here, I'll find someone to help you call."

Huang Suqing ran out quickly, "Excuse me, Brother Liu, this is our village chief, I asked him to come to pull the goods."

"Pulling goods, this thing is good for pulling goods! But it's not cheap, right?" Brother Liu shook his head, a little envious.

Men are powerless to resist any large machinery, not to mention this machine with tracks, which looks very heavy at first glance.

"It's discounted now, only 1,200 per unit, the original price is more than 2,000! I bought it with a loan." Chen Xuan spared no effort to promote the loan. He promised others.

"Okay! Come in!" Huang Suqing urged.

After going around in circles, they came to a warehouse, where there were sealed boxes of raw rubber everywhere.

"This warehouse is full of rubber. The freight is one dollar and one ton. It is transported to Sanbao Town. Where can I find a team to deliver it to the dock? Is there any profit?" Huang Suqing asked carefully.

Chen Xuan calculated that the distance is about 40 kilometers, and about 30 liters of diesel are consumed.

Diesel is now three cents per liter, and the fuel cost is 90 cents, but this is when the truck is empty. The speed will definitely be slower when fully loaded, but it will not be outrageous.

"Okay!" Chen Xuan nodded.

"I'll load the goods first and see how much I can load." Chen Xuan drove the tractor in, dragging a cargo box behind it, and then started loading the goods. Several workers also helped to load the goods.

The cargo box is 5 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 1 meter high. It can hold 17 tons of rubber when laid flat.

"Huh~ 170 bags, 17 tons, can it hold so much?" Huang Suqing calculated for a long time and asked in surprise.

"I'll try. Anyway, the trailer shouldn't be worth much..." Chen Xuan didn't know the value of the trailer. It was a gift from the tractor factory for promotion.

Tut tut tut tut...

The tractor pulled the trailer without much effort. As for the black smoke, it was not because of burning oil, but because the diesel was not burned completely, due to technical limitations.

"Okay! But it may be quite fuel-consuming. Do you have oil here? I'll buy some and put it in the car, so that I don't come back without oil." Chen Xuan got off the car and looked at the fuel gauge. There was not much left.

54 tractor, when running at full power, consumes 2 liters of diesel per hour, and the fuel tank is 200 liters.

After refueling, Chen Xuan thanked Huang Suqing, and the two didn't know what to say.

"Then I'll leave first?" After a long time, Chen Xuan choked out half a sentence.

"Ah? OK..." Huang Suqing didn't know what he was thinking, and was distracted.

Tut tut tut tut tut...

The tractor pulled the carriage out of the warehouse and headed north along the road.

"I say, sister, you can't be together like this..." Brother Liu said with disappointment.

Huang Suqing blushed with shame and hid back in the office.

………

"Empress Dowager, Lord Rong is here."

"Announce!"

Ronglu has not been able to control Beiyang because of his successive failures, especially since Lord Li is still alive and has refused to sign the treaty. Beiyang still listens to him, especially the navy, admiral, commander, and captains of each ship, all of whom are his people.

However, he concurrently served as the admiral of the Nine Gates and supplemented his military power.

"Your servant Ronglu, to meet the old Buddha." Ronglu, sweating profusely, lay on the ground: "Empress Dowager, it has been rumored recently that the emperor wants to do something illegal..."

Ronglu lay on the ground and did not speak, but he was the confidant of the old witch: "I pardon you, speak!"

"Recently, the battalions under the admiral of the Nine Gates have made up for the vacancies, but I have privately investigated that these new recruits are skilled in archery and horse riding, and they are old soldiers at a glance." At this point, he stopped talking.

For this kind of thing, he is only responsible for reporting, and he must not think of misleading, otherwise, he will not live long...

Bang!

"Emperor!" The old witch was furious, "I am his mother after all, his aunt!

Over the years, I have worked diligently, fearing that the ancestral foundation would be left in my hands, and the master and the minister would be suspicious. I have waited for so long, and finally he has grown up...

A few days ago, he came to ask me whether it is feasible to write a book on the national affairs. I also gave him the power and no longer asked!"

The old witch showed a sad expression, and Ronglu's large intestine twitched nervously. Is this going to kill him?

"Ronglu, order the eight banners to block the gatehouses of the various camps in Beijing, and transfer the Wuwei Right Army to Beijing to impose martial law, Xiao Lizi!" The old witch was only sad for a moment.

"The slave is here!" Xiao Lizi ran out of nowhere.

"Invite the emperor to the Yingtai, and also go find your brother and say that I will come out to clean up the mess tomorrow." The old witch took a breath.

"Hey!"*2