The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

The rainy sky is green and the smoke is vast. Looking from a distance, the figure is holding the affected people, gently tapping the floating wood in the water in the turbid current. It looks like feathers floating in the sky. It is majestic and immortal, and its narrow robe also has two sleeves.

There were shepherd boys cutting grass and feeding cows on the shore. I was fascinated by the sight and began to dream of immortality.

…

Tumenjiang was Zhao Chuanxin's last stop.

After rescuing people, he teleported directly back to Sakhalin Island without even saying hello to Ge Yunpeng.

Zhao Chuanxin gave the order on the fourth floor of the Peacekeeping Bureau: "Let Kuroda Toshiro come to see me."

The usually irritable Levitan responded and left like a pug.

Kuroda Toshiro, the head of a county, humbly asked Zhao Chuanxin to come and go at a moment's notice.

I feel angry, but I still have to come.

He angrily went to the fourth floor of the Peacekeeping Bureau and asked coldly: "What do you want from me?"

Zhao Chuanxin is wearing dark blue home clothes. The straight-leg pants are loose and soft, with a strong drape. The T-shirt makes him have broad shoulders and a narrow waist, showing off his figure without letting his muscles show off too much.

This is a serious but gentle tone. Although it is dark, it has a relaxing effect, unlike black, which is monkish and harsh.

When it comes to outfits, Zhao Chuanxin refuses to be hesitant and wears whatever he wants.

He is carving beams and paintings on paper and writing a new issue of the comic "The Master in the Late Qing Dynasty".

This issue is different from the previous ones. The pictures are complex and magnificent, full of Chinese-style architectural backgrounds. He even vividly reproduced his picture of "crossing the river with a reed" on the paper.

He uses a pen to create a splash of ink. He is one of the few painters in the current era who uses a hard pen to depict traditional paintings in a realistic style.

Chinese artists have been deeply influenced by the poetic conception of "fishing alone in the cold river snow" for thousands of years, and Zhao Chuanxin is no exception.

There are things like Wuzhi Mountain overlooking Wufeng with fluttering cloaks, vast water and a reed crossing the river, and bustling markets, but it makes people feel the harbinger of the coming storm. There is cruelty in the romance, and reality in the dream.

There is a reason why the comic book "The Master of the Late Qing Dynasty" has an audience that includes not only children but also adults.

Among Western art critics, some even believe that Zhao Chuanxin has established a sect among contemporary painters and embarked on a brand new art school.

When this issue of the picture scroll is published, I wonder what kind of evaluation it will receive?

Zhao Chuanxin's wrist was trembling, and the pen tip was like a printer's probe, moving quickly across the paper.

After drawing the last line, he put down the pen: "Xiao Liangzi, are you here?"

"Xiao Liangzi?" Kuroda Liliang: "..."

Zhao Chuanxin spread his hands: "Xiao Liangzi, please sit down."

After Kuroda Liliang sat down, he asked impatiently: "What on earth is going on?"

"It's like this. One of your Japanese compatriots was arrested by the Russians. I heard it and was anxious in my heart. I asked you to send someone to bring him back."

Kuroda Liliang was stunned.

I understood immediately.

Zhao Chuanxin aggressively recruited and trained people on the island from Japan and Russia, and he couldn't hide this.

I heard that a peacekeeping force is going to be built.

He sneered and asked: "Mr. Zhao, are you talking about the Japanese traitor Masayoshi Sato?"

Zhao Chuanxin's face was full of shock: "Xiao Liangzi, you actually said this to your compatriots, it's really abominable."

"Ah..." Kuroda Toshiro was furious: "He led the female marchers to kill people and set fires. I haven't even settled the matter with him yet. You still want me to save him? No way."

Zhao Chuanxin tapped his fingers on the table: "No, I will never allow you to let your compatriots be slaughtered by Maozi. You must go and bring them back. I will let the Russian soldiers in the peacekeeping force accompany you and lead the way."

Kuroda Toshiro didn't want to care about it at all, and all Japanese rapists deserved to die.

However, seeing Zhao Chuanxin's face getting serious, he did not dare to refuse anymore.

Zhao Chuanxin continued: "It should be noted that Zhao hates people who don't care about the lives of his compatriots most in his life. Xiao Liangzi, you have to be careful."

Kuroda Toshiro stood up angrily: "I'll go back and call someone."

After he left, Zhao Chuanxin told Levitan: "Let Neng Chengwen come and see me."

Neng Chengwen came with a map in his arms: "Sir, I have discovered the location of the Japanese and Russian arsenals, but they are tightly guarded..."

Zhao Chuanxin snatched the map, spread it out and looked at it. It had already been marked: "Well done."

When he was praised for being able to write, he rubbed his hands and said, "All of them are wise and lead troops well."

"You're right, I'm just a little smarter."

"..."

Neng Chengwen was curious: "My lord, what are you doing by asking about their arsenal? Is it just because we don't have weapons and ammunition yet?"

Zhao Chuanxin shook his head: "I have purchased ordnance and ammunition. They are in the warehouse now. When the weather clears tomorrow, I will send them out for live ammunition training."

This is a batch of lever-action rifles that he customized from his apprentice Benjamin Goldberg's investment in ordnance.

It can be written incomprehensible.

Then why did Zhao Chuanxin inquire about the arsenal?

Kuroda Toshiro moves quickly.

He found a lawyer named Jiang Taoliu. Zhao Chuanxin's dispatch was intriguing. He sent Levitan, the executive officer of the peacekeeping force.

The two rode a carriage all the way north.

The two-horse carriage traveled for three days and finally arrived at Pajevo.

When Jiang Tao Liuhe Levitan saw Masayoshi Sato, Masayoshi Sato was beaten into a pig's head.

His face was miserable, with tears hanging from the corners of his eyes: "Leviatan, save me, help..."

Along the way, Levitan was frightened.

All because he had killed people in Nerkan and was exiled to Sakhalin Island to work as a coolie in mining and logging. Going to the Peacekeeping Bureau was actually considered a fugitive. In essence, he was a wanted criminal in Tsarist Russia.

Sure enough, the Tsarist Russian officer looked at him suspiciously after hearing the name "Levitan": "Your name is Levitan? I seem to have some impression of you."

Levitan's heart was in his throat: "Sir, I think you recognized the wrong person."

"No." The Tsarist Russian officer narrowed his eyes: "My memory is very good, I must have seen you somewhere. Why are you working for Zhao Chuanxin?"

Levitan forgot Zhao Chuanxin's instructions before departure to speak firmly, and said with a lowered eyebrow: "Sir, this is just work, it has nothing to do with anything else."

"Hehe, I remember that you are a prisoner, or more precisely, you are a fugitive. Come on, arrest him."

Levitan was very nervous: "Wait, before arresting me, please think carefully about the fact that I am working for Zhao Chuanxin."

"Sukabulie!" The Tsarist Russian officer said angrily: "You are a Russian fugitive, it has nothing to do with anything else, arrest him."

Levitan yelled, but to no avail, and was soon escorted out.

Jiang Taoliu was dumbfounded.

Zhuo... When they came, they were both fine, but now he is the only one left.

Facing the aggressive Russian soldiers, he was inevitably a little scared.

But he still gritted his teeth and pointed at Sato Masayoshi and said, "Please release Sato Masayoshi immediately, because he is our Japanese citizen."

However, Sato Masayoshi shook his head violently: "No, I am not a Japanese citizen. I am a training sergeant of the peacekeeping army. I obey Mr. Zhao."

"Stupid, stupid." Jiang Taoliu's scalp numbed: "Sato Masayoshi, you must come back with me as a Japanese citizen."

While speaking, he also blinked at Sato Masayoshi fiercely.

However, Sato Masayoshi was like a turtle eating a weight, and he was determined: "No, I am a training sergeant of the Peacekeeping Bureau..."

The Tsarist Russian officer laughed: "Do you know what this Japanese citizen did?"

Jiang Taoliu really didn't know: "I would like to hear more details."

The Tsarist Russian officer said coldly: "He came here and persuaded miners, loggers and other workers to go to Fuxiang County. His crime is unforgivable."

Jiang Taoliu said: "It is his freedom to speak, and your people's range of activities also belongs to their freedom, isn't it?"

"No, here, the law is made by us. Shorty, I think you'd better understand this."

Jiang Taoliu is 1.57 meters tall, which is his flaw.

The Russian officer is 1.78 meters tall and looks down on people.

Jiang Taoliu felt greatly insulted and angrily said, "You will pay the price for doing this."

The Russian officer stepped forward, lowered his head and stared at Jiang Taoliu: "Little dwarf, are you provoking our country or me personally? Provoking the country, do you want to start a war? Provoking me personally, do you want to duel with me?"

Before coming, Kuroda Toshiyoshi had told Jiang Taoliu that it was enough to just show some respect, and there was no need to go all out.

It was just that the Russian officer insulted him, so he got angry.

But whether it was the former or the latter, he couldn't bear it.

He was a lawyer, and the other party was a warrior.

He was 1.57 meters tall, and the other party was 1.78 meters tall.

He was skinny, and the other party was big and strong.

How to fight?

But he was unwilling to bow his head, so he could only say fiercely: "I am a lawyer, I will use the law to make you pay the price!"

The Russian officer looked down on him: "What price?"

Spittle sprayed all over Jiang Taoliu's face.

Jiang Taoliu gritted his teeth: "At least make you pay the price in money."

"Get lost!"

Jiang Taoliu could only leave in disgrace, but he couldn't leave at this time, and he couldn't be too perfunctory, so he found a place to stay locally.

The Russian officer went to report to Boyarkov.

This person was the previous Russian representative, the one who negotiated with Zhao Chuanxin and Songping Kunyang.

"Zhao Chuanxin is too much. He shouldn't take in our prisoners privately, both emotionally and legally. You did a good job."

At this time, a Russian next to him said: "That Levitan is very hateful. He is willing to be a running dog for Zhao Chuanxin. I think he should be severely punished."

It was the Russian who came to Beidao with Sato Masayoshi to persuade the coolies to go south. His name is Ivankov.

Boyarkov agreed: "Yes, it's good that you stopped before it was too late and corrected your mistakes in time."

Ivankov hurriedly expressed his loyalty: "I never really wanted to go south. They coerced me, especially Levitan. I suggest that the superiors get rid of him. In my opinion, Zhao Chuanxin is just one person. It's better for the superiors to lead the troops to kill him and let the Japanese see how powerful we are."

Boyarkov's face stagnated: "You are so bold, otherwise I will send you to kill Zhao Chuanxin. So, what weapons do you want?"

"Ah... I can't do it. I haven't fought a war."

"Then don't make blind suggestions in the future."

"Yes, I just think about our country, please don't blame me."

Boyarkov thought he had reasons, so he didn't take it to heart at all. He just asked people to beat Levitan and let him reveal the information about Zhao Chuanxin.

As expected, although Levitan told all about the Peacekeeping Bureau, he insisted, like Sato Masayoshi, that he belonged to the Peacekeeping Bureau, was not a citizen of the Tsarist Russia, and only obeyed Zhao Chuanxin.

Therefore, he was beaten a lot.

However, the next day, Boyarkov received news that the arsenal near the Polonai River Valley had been stolen.

He was shocked and immediately thought of what the Japanese lawyer Jiang Taoliu said: "At least let you pay the price in money!"

So, he immediately sent someone to the hotel to bring Jiang Taoliu to him and roared: "Return our weapons to us immediately!"

Jiang Taoliu was confused: "What weapon?"

"You Japanese are very cunning!" Boyarkov said sarcastically: "Pretend, keep pretending?"

Jiang Taoliu had just fallen asleep in the hotel room when he was dragged here. He was originally confused, but now he was confused. However, seeing that he did not seem to be worried about his life, he retorted: "My weapon is my brain, which I always carry with me. In addition, I have a pen on me. If you are worried about this, just take it away."

Boyarkov suddenly thought of a possibility.

He frowned and waved his hand to send Jiang Taoliu out.

Then he immediately sent a telegram to the garrison in the Polonai River Valley.

Not long after, a Russian sergeant went to the narrow water and said to the Japanese soldiers on the other side: "I want to see Zhao Chuanxin."

After obtaining the consent of the superiors, the Japanese side released the sergeant.

The sergeant went to the Peacekeeping Bureau and met Zhao Chuanxin: "Our superior Boyarkov suspects that Mr. Zhao stole our arsenal."

This guy speaks like a fool.

But think about it and you can understand. If it's not a fool, who would be willing to come and confront Zhao Chuanxin?

Zhao Chuanxin smiled and said, "How is that possible?"

The Russian sergeant was stubborn: "Unless you let me see your peacekeeping army's arsenal."

"We don't have an arsenal." Zhao Chuanxin said: "Our weapons are all on the soldiers of the Peacekeeping Bureau. If you are interested, you can come and see."

The Russian sergeant really came to the training ground of the Peacekeeping Bureau with Zhao Chuanxin.

Neng Chengwen is leading the live-fire training of the male and female soldiers of the Peacekeeping Bureau.

This guy has been a bandit and shot a gun.

Many bandits in the green forest outside the pass have better marksmanship than the regular army.

That's because the regular army has a limited number of live-fire drills, and the number of ammunition fired by each person in his lifetime is very limited.

But bandits, as long as you are willing to practice, as long as the silver they rob is enough to support the training, they can practice to dislocate their shoulders...

Neng Chengwen is one of them.

The Russian sergeant found that the female soldiers of the peacekeeping army were grinning from the recoil. They were wearing a kind of half-sleeved clothes, and some of them did not even have a bra underneath, but their shoulders were padded high to prevent shock.

There were no less than a dozen shells next to each person.

This... really dares to spend money.

They don't dare to practice like this.

And women using guns is simply a waste of natural resources, are they worthy?

Zhao Chuanxin pointed to the training ground and said: "Did you see clearly? Is this the gun in your arsenal?"

The Russian sergeant shook his head blankly: "This is a lever rifle."

"The misunderstanding has been resolved, so please go back. I don't want to keep you for lunch."

Russian sergeant: "..."

As soon as he left, Neng Chengwen ran over with a gun on his back: "Sir, what should we do next?"

"Next, I will let the Russians have a grand ceremony!"

"..."

Zhao Chuanxin turned and walked towards the Polonai River Valley.

…

The rainstorm first swept Lugang Town and Yanbian area, and then moved to the southwest, and the flood in Liaodi was serious.

Xu Shichang was about to leave his post as the governor of the three provinces and go to the capital to serve as the co-organizer of the university and the minister of military affairs.

Before leaving office, Xu Shichang was worried that no one would deal with the flood and disaster relief, so he did one last thing: asking the Lugang Town Charity Association for donations.

He used the Governor's Office as a credit guarantee and raised 30,000 yuan from the Lugang Town Charity Association without any evidence.

The Lugang Town Charity Association acted very quickly and delivered the money the next day.

However, when Xu Shichang saw the colorful banknotes in his hand, he was stunned: "Miss Liu, are you sure this money can be used?"

Liu Jiahui has been practicing martial arts for many years and has learned how to maintain her skin from Miao Cuihua. After several years, she does not look old, her skin is white, and there is not even a wrinkle on her face.

But in terms of temperament, she is extremely mature.

This is the temperament she has cultivated in the years of running the Lugang Town Charity Association.

After all, it was a good deed, and you would be complimented wherever you go. It takes a lot of perseverance not to be complacent.

She smiled, brushed the scattered hair on her forehead and pinned it behind her.

She was wearing a black silk and wool blended dress. Because her neck was long enough and her collarbone was beautiful enough, it was designed as a half-high collar, but the long sleeves were decorated with lace with arabesque patterns, which were slightly hollowed out, making the white skin of her arms vaguely visible, and the mystery was faintly tempting.

This action made Xu Shichang dazed for a moment.

Liu Jiahui smiled faintly: "This is the new issue of banknotes of Lubinfu Bank. It can be exchanged for big-eyed gold coins at any time, and it can also be exchanged for female generals' money."

Xu Shichang lowered his head and looked carefully again.

There were three marmots printed on the one-yuan banknote, two of which stood up and were fighting, and the one in the middle seemed to be trying to persuade them to stop fighting.

The marmot had a cleft lip, front teeth, round and black eyes, short but strong limbs, and even the texture of the brown and yellow hair on its body was clearly visible.

The three marmots are cute and pleasing.

There are dense grasses around the marmots. The grasses are trivial, but the patterns are restored one by one, and there are even water drops on the leaves.

The marmots are brown and yellow, and the grasses are green. The Arabic numeral 1 is written in the upper left corner, and there is a space behind 1, and then "Lubinfu Bank" is written.

Under the feet of the marmots, the two Chinese characters "One Yuan" are written.

In the lower left corner of the banknote, there is a marmot standing on a stone with its mouth wide open and its eyes wide open, and "Ah" is written behind it.

I am fascinated...

Xu Shichang was so fascinated by it that he forgot to sneak a peek at Liu Jiahui's arm.

There are fine lines on this banknote, in multiple colors, and the patterns are vivid and funny, but it makes people laugh, after all, it is too difficult to imitate.

The banknotes creak when thrown in the hand, and there are no rough edges and creases like ordinary paper after bending.

It's awesome.

What material is the paper made of?

The front of the five-yuan note is a weasel, and the back is a lantern grass flower.

The front of the ten-yuan note is a red fox, and the back is a cluster of dendron.

The front of the twenty-yuan note is an old wolf, and the back is a cluster of purple irises.

The front of the fifty-yuan note is a moose, and the back is a cluster of rhododendrons.

The one-hundred-yuan note is the most awesome, with a group portrait of the Grey Axe cavalry attacking in a heroic and vigorous manner.

Xu Shichang asked again: "Miss Liu, printing money is not a joke. It has been printed in all dynasties. In the third year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign, the government was in financial crisis. The court printed the Ministry of Revenue silver notes and the Qing Dynasty treasure notes. At first, all of them could be exchanged, but in the eleventh year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign, less than one in ten could be exchanged, and the people were complaining bitterly."

Liu Jiahui blinked: "Governor Xu, do you think our Captain Zhao is a corrupt official? Is our Captain Zhao stupid? The Qing court did not print banknotes according to the gold reserves. Will Captain Zhao's bank fall into the same pit and imitate the Qing court to kill the chicken to get the eggs? Governor Xu, you underestimate our Captain Zhao's courage."

She sneered, turned around and left without explaining.

…

Even Liaodi received donations from the Lugang Town Charity Association, not to mention the Lugang Town area and Yanbian area.

But the donations were all paid in paper money.

Light, exquisite, not easy to damage... These are synonyms for Lugang Town Bank's banknotes.

"Can this banknote be spent?"

"Nonsense, Mr. Zhao's bank, what are you afraid of?"

"The old man Zhao Shenxian has a heart of a bodhisattva. He saved my whole family and asked the charity to help with post-disaster reconstruction. He is really like a reborn parent."

"Have you read the newspaper? Newspapers inside and outside the pass say that Zhao Shenxian is the Buddha of all families. Mr. Zhao is like Bodhidharma crossing the river with a reed, isn't he a Buddha..."

After the flood, military supplies procurement, government adoption, etc. are all carried out with banknotes issued by Lubinfu Bank.

The common people and merchants are naturally hesitant, after all, there are precedents.

Every time they get banknotes, they are cautious and go to the bank to exchange them immediately.

The trust of banknotes issued by Lubinfu Bank still needs to be cultivated, but the power of faith of Zhao Chuanxin, the Buddha of all families, has increased sharply in the past few days...