You can't blame Zhao Chuanxin for acting like he's crazy and insisting on provoking Mao Zi's nerves.
After the signing of the Xinchou Treaty, customs duties alone accounted for 40% of the compensation debt from 1861 to 1865, and the customs almost became the cashier agency of the great powers.
The annual cargo throughput of the Dongqing Railway is huge. How could Zhao Chuanxin let go of the overwhelming wealth?
Zhang Shouzeng was speechless.
Zhao Chuanxin seemed not to see the embarrassment on his face, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, He Yan, I'm optimistic about you."
After saying that, he pushed the door open and walked out. In the snow.
Zhao Chuanxin did not return to the mountainside hut, so he put on his Balrog underwear to keep warm.
On a misty journey, Zhao Chuanxin crossed the border.
Due to wind and snow, visibility on the road is low, so we rely on smart gyroscopes to sense direction.
Zhao Chuanxin can remember the road on the vast grassland all because of the intelligent gyroscope.
Although it only has a sensing range of more than one mile, it can remember the terrain and routes it passes.
The Dongqing Railway is a branch line of the Siberian Railway, and the Dongqing Railway is T-shaped throughout. It belongs to the Dongqing Railway branch line south of Changchun Prefecture.
Crossing the border, Zhao Chuanxian walked along the Siberian Railway.
After this railway is fully completed in the future, it will span almost 14 miles of the circumference of the earth.
This railway brought huge economic benefits to Tsarist Russia. Amidst the roar of the train, desolate Siberia prospered rapidly. In the past few decades, the population has grown from more than 2 million to more than 8 million. .
When there are more people, cities rise from the ground. This pace of development is internationally known as "American Speed".
Siberia has also become the main agricultural and animal husbandry base of Tsarist Russia.
Among the main foods of the Russians, cereals account for 75 calories, livestock foods account for 11, potatoes account for 8, and fish, vegetables and fruits account for 6.
Because the types of cereals planted in Tsarist Russia were single, the weather had a great impact on cereal production, and the planting area remained unchanged all year round, so the output fluctuated high and low.
In 1891, there was a great famine in Tsarist Russia.
It gradually improved over the next ten years, and 6 to 9 million tons of grain could be exported to European countries every year.
The vast Siberia is the main producing area for these exported grains.
The Siberian Railway continuously transports food westward.
Zhao Chuanxin kept walking along the railway line, passing by various villages and towns in Lower Chita.
After running for more than an hour, he finally arrived at a freight yard. Zhao Chuanxin saw workers loading logs into train carriages.
This is a lumber car with a load of 40 tons per section. The two locomotives are connected in series and can pull twenty carriages.
When Zhao Chuanxin arrived, the loading had been completed.
Following this were horse-drawn boxcars from the loading yard.
Boxcars are specially used to transport grain.
Timber, coal and ore have special cargo spaces, but grain must be loaded into warehouses.
After the lumber truck hit the front and drove away, Zhao Chuanxin slipped into the cargo yard and followed the boxcar to the warehouse.
It is full of wheat and rye.
Zhao Chuanxin directly filled the secret realm with almost 75 tons of grain, turned around and left.
It took 1 hour and 15 minutes to arrive at the south of the right wing of New Balhu, find a quiet place, open the old god's code and teleport to a sand dune.
"I" have been on the road these days. Zhao Chuanxin extended the refresh progress, and a dune came over for construction at every turn.
Wearing mud trowel gloves, he erected a stone tower about 6 meters in diameter and 4 meters high as quickly as possible. After opening several vents at high places, he randomly loaded the grain into it. seal.
Working on the sand dunes the whole time, it doesn’t matter whether the stone tower is beautiful or not, as long as it can stand upright.
On the way, I went to the left wing of New Balhu and built two stone towers next to the southern forest area.
Looking at his watch, it was only half past nine, and Zhao Chuanxin was crossing the border again on his ethereal journey.
The old horse knows the way, and the old horse knows the road well.
I found the previous cargo station and moved 70 tons of grain back, almost emptying the cargo station.
Whether it is pocket technology or secret space, the main material is deep sea sediment.
It is impossible to make it into whatever shape you want, like a house. After Zhao Chuanxin's expansion, the volume of the secret realm is approximately 130 cubic meters, but the shape is neither round nor square, and is extremely irregular.
In addition to the necessary weapons, the loading capacity of 70 tons of grain is quite amazing.
After two trips, Zhao Chuanxin was a little tired, so he returned to the mountainside hut and fell asleep.
The next day, Zhang Shouzeng took people to Manzhouli to negotiate with Wu Sadi.
It’s just that this time Wu Sadi is not the only one, he also brings several others with him.
Wu Sati introduced to Zhang Shouzeng, "This is Major General Putilov, this is boundary demarcation committee member Rudanov, this gentleman is Horvat, the general manager of the Dongqing Railway Company, and this gentleman Mr. Daniel is the deputy general manager. In this meeting, the five of us made the decision together on behalf of Russia."
Zhang Shouzeng was surprised.
These are all heavyweight players.
I’m afraid, if Zhao Chuanxin hadn’t come out of nowhere, he would never have had the chance to meet these people.
Not only that, but someone also pushed in the door.
Zhang Shouzeng looked up and saw that the person coming was Song Xiaolian, a Taoist from Hulun Bingbei Road, followed by Huang Shifu from the Bureau of Reclamation.
His mind was filled with questions. Why did he call these two here? It was not him who called them.
Wu Sadi smiled and said, "I don't need to introduce these two. I think General Manager Zhang is very familiar with them."
Zhang Shouzeng hurriedly stood up and bowed to his subordinates.
Song Xiaolian had a dark face and said nothing.
Huang Shifu glared at Zhang Shouzeng so that you could eat everything inside.Damn, are you wearing the same pants as Zhao Chuanxian now?
Zhang Shouzeng just smiled bitterly.
Everyone took their seats.
Wu Sadi got straight to the point, "General Manager Zhang said that the Lubin Prefecture set up a checkpoint in Manchuria to collect customs duties. We cannot agree."
Since Zhao Chuanxin chatted with him last night, After a few words, Zhang Shouzeng understood Zhao Chuanxin's attitude.
He was not gentle at all, and said to Maimang, "Why don't you agree that tariffs should be independent of our country, and shouldn't we have to set up a card to collect taxes?"
Wu Sadi coughed lightly "Corruption is rampant in your country. Did you know that the British are in charge of your country's customs. They are the only customs in your country that do not breed corruption. It is actually the most honest and honest department in the Qing Dynasty. It is really incredible. If Manchuria is handed over to Without you, corruption will not only breed, but corruption will also hinder our trade."
How much taxes Qing officials collect and pay to the court, or whether to pay, depends on their mood. As a result, the British were put in charge, and the British handed over everything except the debt repayment part. Zeng Guofan saw it at the time and was shocked.
Zhang Shouzeng glanced at Song Xiaolian, and a trace of anger flashed across Song Xiaolian's face.
The anger was not directed at him, but at Wu Sadi.
Anyone who hears such remarks will probably be furious.
Song Xiaolian said, "Mr. Wu Sadi's words are wrong. Tariffs should be controlled by the country, not to mention the increase in Lijin, which greatly hinders the commercial development of our country."
The so-called Lijin is a tax specially imposed by the great powers for the Chinese. In other words, imports only need to pay tariffs, but exports are subject to additional taxes, which is targeted at Chinese businessmen.
Before he finished speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Putilov, "Please wait a moment. We will only talk to Lubin Prefecture about the customs duties."
Song Xiaolian was so angry that her face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
But I really don’t have the confidence to refute.
Whether the customs and tariff sovereignty can be recovered is not a matter of discussion with the Russians.
Now he has no control over Zhao Chuanxin.
Zhang Shouzeng was under great pressure and suddenly touched his pocket. There was a pack of cigarettes that he had snatched from Yao Jia last night.
When he lit up a cigarette, he couldn't smoke it. He choked and coughed, but he couldn't bear to put it out.
After coughing, he said, "I dare not say it elsewhere, but the customs department of Lubin Prefecture will definitely not breed corruption, because no one dares to stretch out this hand."
In fact, the customs department It was not impossible to recover the tax rights at this time. The British Minister to China, William Wytoma, once asked the Qing government to take over the customs itself, but was firmly rejected by the Qing government.
Because you know your own virtues.
For example, when Hart resigned, customs duties and taxes had increased six times since 1861. If he were to be replaced by an official of the Qing court, I am afraid that this number would never change. As long as he could deliver the goods That's fine, maybe even less occasionally.
But in the next era, I want to collectIt’s not that easy to get the tax refund right. It took a lot of effort, but in the end only the fee was revoked.
Wu Sadi had talked with Zhang Shouzeng several times before, and he formulated a strategy to overcome strength with softness.
He smiled, shook his head and said, "No, we can't take this risk."
Zhang Shouzeng also shook his head, "The prefect has said that the customs duties must be recovered."
Wu Sadi's face froze. Last time Zhang Shouzeng had to take care of his face and the intimidation of Tsarist Russia, but this time he was unexpectedly tough.
Song Xiaolian and Huang Shifu also looked at Zhang Shouzeng in surprise, feeling that Zhang Shouzeng had changed and was no longer the same person as before.
But Wu Sadi still kept smiling, "Before, Guiting only had customs tariffs, and land customs only had permanent customs. There is no precedent for collecting land customs duties."
Zhang Shouzeng refused to give in. "At present, Manchuria is controlled by you Russians. Except for the livestock and fur trade, we can't even collect taxes from regular customs. Even if the land customs should collect less tax than the customs, the amount of this tax can be discussed by our two countries, but it cannot be decided by you. Moreover, the imperial court has decrees that Lubin Mansion is autonomous and has the right to decide tax issues under its rule."
He also learned to talk about "autonomy."
At this time, Putilov interrupted and said, "General Manager Zhang's words are sharp, aren't you afraid of causing diplomatic disputes?"
As he said that, Putilov stared at Zhang Shouzeng fiercely look.
Zhang Shouzeng was a scholar, not a martial artist.
But this time he was not afraid. He also put out the cigarette butt that he had not smoked for a few puffs in the ashtray, and looked at Putilov without fear: "not afraid"
Zhang Shouzeng said in his heart that Zhao Chuanxin is a murderer. Sometimes I dare to contradict him. Who do you think you are?
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Song Xiaolian, Huang Shifu, Wu Sadi, etc. Everyone was shocked.
In just a short period of time, everyone who came into contact with Zhao Chuanxin seemed to have changed.
The five-wing general manager put on a pair of trousers with Zhao Chuanxin as quickly as possible. Wu Sadi wanted to separate, but Song Xiaolian wanted to command, but he couldn't.
Now even the Qing court sent people to restrain Zhao Chuanxin. Zhang Shouzeng not only stood on the same front as Zhao Chuanxin, but also became bolder.
Hearing this, Putilov’s nose felt so hung up and crooked.
Wu Sadi's face finally turned green and red, but then he smiled again, "This matter is of great importance and we will discuss it in the long run. Now let's talk about the issue of boundary demarcation."
Song Xiaolian and Huang Shifu Relieved.
I was really afraid that the two sides would just get up on the spot, after all, Putilov looked like he was not easy to mess with.
Horvath's tone was heavy, "Zhao Chuanxin killed hundreds of our country's railway guards, and recently moved Obo without authorization and erected boundary markers. What is the purpose of being so aggressive?"
Pu Tirov said forcefully, "I have the emperor's instructions. If things are not harmonious, we will not hesitate to launch a war to resolve the dispute. Anyway, in the past years, war is usually the most effective means to resolve disputes."
Song Xiaolian Without waiting for Zhang Shouzeng to speak, he took the lead and said, "Everything makes sense.It will work, but it will be difficult to move forward unreasonably. Our negotiation today is to resolve the dispute without resorting to force. "
But Zhang Shouzeng was angered by Putilov's tough tone. He pressed his hands on the table and said, "Then let's talk about the issue of boundary demarcation. ”
Rudanov, the boundary demarcation committee member of Tsarist Russia, came on stage, “The location of the 63rd Obo Abhay Tu boundary point needs to be re-determined because the Ergun River flows into Hulun Lake to the southwest. Hulun Lake is the source of the Ergun River, so it should be our country's land. Moreover, the boundary markers that Zhao Chuanxin moved without authorization must be removed. ”
Zhang Shouzeng smiled angrily.
He and Yao Jia read the map every day and knew every inch of the land here.
This guy not only wants to demolish the boundary markers, but also wants to take advantage of it, trying to occupy thousands more square kilometers of land.
He sneered and said, "You are talking about the Dharam-Eromu River, not the other way around." Ergun River. Hulun Lake is not the source of the Ergun River. Let’s not talk about whether the boundary monument should be moved or not. If our prefect heard what you said, his head would fall to the ground on the spot. Mr. Rudanov, don’t say anything nonsense. I advise you to be careful with your words."
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Song Xiaolian and Huang Shifu think Zhang Shouzeng is crazy.
When will we be able to threaten Tsarist Russia?
Most of the day's wrangling has been fruitless. /p>
When Zhang Shouzeng went out, he looked at the clear sky and took a deep breath.
Song Xiaolian also went out.
Zhang Shouzeng smiled. Smiling, "Master Song, do you want to go and sit in Lubin Mansion?"
"" Song Xiaolian gritted his teeth, "I'm not going, why don't you go and see how Zhao Chuanxin preys on the common people?"
" Zhang Shouzeng was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Huang Shifu.
Huang Shifu smiled awkwardly, but could not interrupt.
Zhang Shouzeng said lightly, "Master Song, you can see with your own eyes that the people of Zhao Prefecture are fishy people."
"There are official goods tickets everywhere recently, isn't it from him? Isn't that the common people?" Song Xiaolian said angrily
In his opinion, this must be Zhao Chuan. A new way of exploiting people's money and taxes.
Just when Zhang Shouzeng was about to speak, he suddenly heard rows of gunshots coming from behind.
Huang Shifu's body shook. /p>
Some people were even frightened and fell off their horses.
Some Russians who were watching the excitement pointed and laughed.
Only Zhang Shouzeng looked cold and spat. He said, "Ah, you are so spicy. You actually fired a gun to threaten us. Do you think the people in Lubin Mansion are scared? I think these people are looking for death."
Huang Shifu""
Zhao Chuanxin woke up very early and went to the left and right wings of Xinbaerhu respectively. He ordered people to look at the granary with Zha and Bodigrel.
As early as the 29th year of Guangxu's reign. , the Dongqing Railway was opened to traffic, and Tsarist Russia built more than ten railway stations from Lingdong to Lingxi in Hailar.
Since Zhao Chuanxin.After taking office and expelling the Hailar Area Railway Guards, Tsarist Russia began to increase troops to these ten railway stations intentionally or unintentionally, starting from Zhalantun and ending at Yakeshi.
Zhao Chuanxin had not had time to look at it before, but when he took a stroll today, he found that the road protection teams on this section of the railway were extremely dense.
The most powerful thing about the Piaomiao Journey is not the speed on flat ground, but the super climbing ability.
In the past, he couldn't stand on the board when climbing uphill, so he tried to run on flat ground.
Now that we have the roots of the desert, no matter how steep the place is, our feet can firmly wrap around the misty traveler, and we can walk over mountains and ridges as if we were walking on flat ground.
He surveyed the mountains on the left and right along the railway line. He did not return to Lubin Mansion all day long, wandering around looking for goods yards.
When a train from the east passed through Abner Station, a column of soldiers got off the cargo carriage and joined the rest of the Russian soldiers to carry out the boxes one by one.
An officer came and opened the box to check. The soldiers beside him waited respectfully.
In Russia, ordinary infantry soldiers are poorly paid, and their status is so low that they are stepped on the ground.
When meeting military officers, they strictly adhere to their rank and show sufficient respect. They are not allowed to take public transport except in special circumstances, such as at this time. They were not allowed to enter the theater to watch plays, otherwise they would be kicked out and insulted.
This situation has been going on for hundreds of years.
The officer opened the wooden box and struggled to pull out a Russian Maxim, a 1905 heavy machine gun. After careful inspection, he waved his hand.
A group of soldiers quickly closed the lid and began to move the box down.
During the Russo-Japanese War, when the Japanese used "meat bomb tactics" to attack, they encountered Tsarist Russia's 1905 machine gun in Nanshan. This gun taught the little devils a lesson and cost them more than 4,000 lives before they attacked the highlands after Tsarist Russia ran out of ammunition and food.
There are 12 boxes in total, and each box only has one Russian Maxim, because in addition to the clean gun, there are also wheeled gun stands and bulletproof shields.
The total weight is more than 60 kilograms, and two people have to grin even if they carry it for a long distance.
Why are there only 12 guns?
We can’t blame them for being stingy. From 1905 to 1918, they only produced a total of 37,345 guns, including those consumed during World War I. .
An infantry regiment is equipped with 8 Russian Maxims as standard.
Now, 12 of them have been unloaded at just one small station, which is already super-standard equipment.
It can be seen that they are preparing for war now.
After unloading the Russian Maxim, the officer opened the next box and saw batches of ammunition bridges inside.
The bullet bridge is a small clip for quickly loading the rifle. Five rounds of bullets are stuck on it, and the bullets can be pressed directly into the gun.
If a soldier is equipped with a bullet bridge, he usually presses a bullet bridge bullet into the chamber first, and then fills up the bullet bridge. During combat, after firing the bullets in the chamber, the bullet bridge is directly pressed into the chamber. ,At onceAble to achieve rapid loading.
The magazine is actually a complicated magazine bridge. Later, a depressor was invented specifically to quickly reload the magazine.
Otherwise, reloading is a chore. Zhao Chuanxin hates reloading. Shooting is a moment of pleasure, and the reloading is overwhelming.
Generally speaking, soldiers are not equipped with too many bullet bridges.
But based on the bullet bridges in front of us, I am afraid that each soldier in this small station must be equipped with four or five bullet bridges.
Then there is a brand new batch of 1891 Mosin Nagant, also known as Shui Lian Zhu.
The last one is a batch of 1895 Nagant revolvers, which are also Zhao Chuanxin’s commonly used guns, nicknamed Qixingzi.
However, the single-action models used by Zhao Chuanxin include 6 and 7 rounds.
There are several variations of the Nagant Wheel.
At that time, Tsarist Russian officials invited bids from all over the world to develop a low-cost, light-weight, powerful wheel that could kill a horse at a distance of 2530 meters, and had more ammunition than the same period
When the major arms dealers took a look at the tender documents, they saw that the corrupt officials in Tsarist Russia were worth a few cents. Isn’t this embarrassing? Many people turned around and left, leaving Mao Zi to play alone.
Eighty-year-old Jiang Taigong fished and was never afraid that no one would take the bait.
Faced with a lot of weird requests, the Belgian Nagant brothers rose to the challenge.
High power means high recoil. If the gun is too light, it will not be able to hold back.
More bullets mean small caliber, and small caliber means low power.
At first, Tsarist Russia required the use of less powerful black powder because it was cheap.
As a result, the two brothers worked hard on air tightness and developed a Nagant runner with a small diameter and high power. It has one more round than a normal six-shot runner because of its good air tightness and micro-power. sound effects. The bullet is also special. The warhead is completely installed in the cartridge case, and the top is tapered to maximize the pressure of the launching gas.
This is definitely not something that ordinary people can imagine, and it has epoch-making significance at this time.
Many people think that this kind of silencing does not spread far. It is not that the sound is small, which is just nonsense. In fact, it is just that the sound is small. It is the smallest sound in the world, and there is no one at this time.
It is extremely powerful, but its initial velocity is much faster than other guns.
After saving various costs, what about the selling price?
Compared with the famously complicated and expensive mirror box, it is only 10 rubles cheaper. It can only be said that it is too expensive except for Maozi himself. go out.
The train started after all the guns, ammunition and other equipment were inspected and all the goods were unloaded.
They transported the weapons to the barracks warehouse.
When we arrived at Douzizi Station, we unloaded many more guns.
From west to east, from Hylar to Zhalantun, the number of weapons removed gradually decreased.
In other words, the closer to Hyrule, the more weapons will be unloaded.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see who this is aimed at
The snow has stopped, the temperature is very low, and you can breathe easilyA big cloud of fog came out.
At night, Douzizi Station.
Russian soldiers wear coats, with Bashlik hoods covering their heads and surrounding their necks. They also wear black lambswool Shapka hats with double eagle badges inside. The cuffs of the coats are special. It is long and can cover your hands when put down. It has shiny high-waisted leather boots, an orange elastic belt, a water bottle, and a single-room backpack.
Such a row of soldiers wearing winter clothes patrolled in front of the military camp.
There isn’t much snow on the ground because a lot of it has melted during the day.
A faint crunching sound could be heard, but no one was visible.
The temporary arsenal is just an ordinary house built of clay and stone.
There are soldiers guarding the front.
Two Russian soldiers were smoking, their cigarette butts flickering in the dark night.
One person said, "It would be great if there was wine."
Another person said, "It's just such a small amount of money, it has been spent long ago. Do you still think about drinking every day?"
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“Hey, when I return to my hometown to farm, I may earn more than me carrying a gun.”
“That’s because you didn’t catch up with the good times. I once went to rob those The herdsmen's cattle and sheep were sold for 15 rubles just for their leather goods."
"I heard that there was going to be another war. I heard that the new Qing Dynasty official was against us. I heard that I was investigating. A distant relative in the World Council said that the emperor has ordered Major General Putilov to prepare for war."
"Haha, good, then we will make another windfall, I think. The Sauron people over at Bonur Station are all good hunters, and they have a lot of good skins hidden at home, including tiger skins."
"I hope you can tell me what to do. Do it and let me have more money."
"Okay, just follow me."
Behind the temporary arsenal, the windows were cut open and opened silently. Disappeared out of thin air, and the biting cold wind poured into the house. The soldiers in front knew nothing about it. Please remember to collect, the latest and fastest website to read for free without anti-theft