The Mage in the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 208 Initial Training

While Zhao Chuanxin was taking a bath, Ganfan was waiting outside the door.

After taking a shower, Zhao Chuanxin was still a little sleepy.

When Gan Fan saw him coming out, he stepped forward and sniffed him.

"Can you smell my natural body fragrance without paying for it?"

"Woof woof woof..."

"Oh, you piece of shit, how many days have you gone without taking a shower and you still dislike me?"

At this time, Fan Ziliang ran over panting.

When Zhao Chuanxin returned to Lugang Town, his follower Fan Ziliang took the initiative to take up the post.

He said: "Sir, someone claiming to be Zhang Rong's sister is here to come to you."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Chuanxin remembered that passionate but naive young man.

At the beginning, he injected funds into Liu Yonghe to support the loyal army to resist the Russians. Later, he would shamelessly ask Zhao Chuan for money and materials from time to time.

"Oh? Why did she come to me? What's the matter? My brother wants the money, but my sister comes to ask for it?"

Zhao Chuanxin was quite unhappy.

Why don't I ask foreigners to use them as cash machines, and you guys ask me to withdraw money?

I got the money back based on my ability. Do you want it if you want it?

But Fan Ziliang shook his head: "No, she came with money, not asking for money, but giving money."

Zhao Chuanxin perked up: "If you want to come here, I won't be sleepy anymore. Let's go and meet her."

Since arriving in Lugang Town, no one has come to give money to me yet.

Come to the police station.

Zhao Chuanxin saw a woman dressed in a very typical Bannerman style. She was not too old. Judging by her hairstyle, she must have been married. Her feet were not bound like those of Han women from well-off families.

Sitting on a public bench in the Mountie's office.

Zhao Chuanxin was dressed very casually, wearing a down jacket, a pair of loose casual pants, and a pair of large, exaggerated plush slippers.

He had his hands behind his back, a dog beside him, and a sturdy young follower behind him, who looked like a retired veteran cadre with his splayed posture.

A mounted policeman on duty from the public security station said, "Well, that's Captain Zhao."

The woman quickly stood up and walked towards Zhao Chuanxin, blessing him with the etiquette of a bannerman.

"Captain Zhao, you're polite!"

Zhao Chuanxin's eyes lit up and he asked, "I heard that you are going to give me money, right? Where's the money? How much did you bring?"

"..."

Where has a woman seen such a shameless person?

As soon as they met, he asked about money. Is this the rumored Zhao Chuanxin who is Yi Bo Yuntian?

Yes, in the Liao region, Zhao Chuanxin's reputation was that of righteousness.

The woman thought for a while and put a bag on the chair. After opening it, there were stacks of oceans inside: "Captain Zhao, there are five hundred oceans here."

Zhao Chuanxin laughed: "Zhang Rong always asks for money when he comes. I didn't expect his sister to be so sensible and know how to pay back the money. Okay, I'll accept the money, and you can leave."

"..." The woman was stunned. After a few seconds, she hurriedly said: "Captain Zhao, my name is Zhang Gui, and I am the sister of Zhang Rong's mother. I came to Captain Zhao this time to ask Captain Zhao to save my brother!" "

This is surprising.

Zhao Chuanxin pondered for a moment and asked an irrelevant question: "Are you a bannerman?"

"yes."

"Is your brother also a bannerman?"

"..." What the hell is this? I've already told you a fellow mother! But Zhang Gui still said honestly: "Yes, we are all XHQ!"

Zhao Chuanxin had a strange face: "Then continue talking."

"My brother saw the corruption of the Qing court during the Russo-Japanese War. He came up with some ideas and wanted to overthrow the Qing court..."

She didn't hide it either, and there seemed to be no need to hide it in front of Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin interrupted her: "Wait, your brother is XHQ, and he wants to overthrow the Qing court?"

"yes!"

Zhang Gui also seemed a little speechless.

"Oh oh oh, pretty good."

Yes, among the Eight Banners team, Zhang Rong may be the first to quit the group chat.

Zhang Gui continued: "Last year, he teamed up with others to assassinate the five ministers who went abroad to inspect, and was arrested in Tianjin. I brought a lot of money to the capital to manage it, and Li Lianying helped. I was exempted from the death penalty, but I will have to live forever. He was imprisoned in the Model Prison in Tianjin City. I heard from people that Captain Zhao is Yi Bo Yuntian and wants to ask Captain Zhao for help. "

"You misunderstood." Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand after hearing this. "I actually don't care about loyalty at all. I am lazy and weak in ability. I don't usually have a fortune of 50,000 yuan, so I can't muster the energy to do things."

"..."

In fact, Zhao Chuanxin was a little angry.

Even if he brought two kilograms of oranges to ask for help, Zhao Chuanxin would not say anything.

But I have to take money.

It doesn't matter if he takes the money, but let him know that Zhang Gui gave Li Lianying money. Who is Li Lianying? If five hundred dollars were placed in the way, he would probably kick it out of the way because it was in the way!

Why, the same money is given, is there such a big difference?

Plop!

Zhang Gui knelt down.

"Captain Zhao, please help me, otherwise my brother will never come out in this life. I know he has a relationship with you, please save him."

Zhao Chuanxin suppressed his smile.

He said calmly: "It's true that we have friendship, but that's what he owes me, not that I owe him a favor. Do you understand? Put away your five hundred yuan. I know that your Zhang family is not short of money, but that little money Just don’t show off in front of our Lugang Town. Five hundred dollars, haha, is this all I, Zhao Chuanxin, can do?”

Only then did Zhang Gui realize what the problem was.

She collected the money embarrassedly.

Zhao Chuanxin said again: "Get up. I'll send a letter to Tianjin City first and ask about the situation."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Gui was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

Zhao Chuanxin came to the mailroom.

Because Zhao Chuanxin was traveling in the United States before, and there was a lot of noise, Liu Baobao spent a lot of money to pull a wire, took it directly to the police station, and installed a telegraph machine.

He said to the telegraph operator on duty: "Xiao Wu, I want to send a telegram."

Xiao Wu is a girl with some baby fat. I don’t know if I shaved my forehead too hard before, but since I started working at the police station, the hair on my forehead hasn’t grown much.

That forehead became her lingering nightmare.

When she saw Zhao Chuanxin, she stood up with great respect: "Captain Zhao."

No one in Lugang Town is afraid of Zhao Chuanxin, but some people respect him very much.

Zhang Gui also followed behind him, with a look of anxiety on his face.

Poor sisters in the world, there are demons who support their younger brothers in every age.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "I tell you to send this address."

Xiao Wu quickly sat down again and nodded hastily: "Yes."

Quite nervous.

In fact, the men in Lugang Town talked very casually with Zhao Chuanxin, but most of the women respected him.

Because Zhao Chuanxin has set up many positions for women, such as tally clerk, salesperson, waiter, etc. Moreover, Zhao Chuanxin changed some bad habits that imprisoned women. Women's status has been greatly improved.

When others want to send a telegram, they just take a piece of paper with words written on it, and Xiao Wu only needs to type according to the words.

But Zhao Chuanxin was different, he dictated it orally.

Xiao Wu asked: "Captain Zhao, what do you want to say?"

Zhao Chuanxin didn't even think about it and said, "Brother Yang, are you there?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Gui almost fell down behind him.

At this time, the telegram was no different from writing a letter, and every word was worth a thousand dollars.

In some areas, telegraphs cost only a small ocean per word, and there are even more expensive ones.

Xiao Wu finished typing in shock and asked, "Is there any more?"

Shaking his head, Zhao Chuanxin said: "No, let's wait for his reply."

Not to mention they were confused, after receiving the telegram, Yang Yide was also confused.

It seemed that some kind of routine for sending telegrams was broken, and he was led by the nose and the rhythm. He replied: Hey, what's the matter, Brother Zhao?

Xiao Wu raised his head and looked at Zhao Chuanxin stupidly, waiting for his reply.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "Brother Yang, do you know Zhang Rong?"

It took a long time before I received a reply: I know, I have committed a serious crime.

Zhang Gui was impatient, so she couldn't help but persuade: "Captain Zhao, you can explain the matter clearly in just one sentence."

"Who likes to read long speeches?" Zhao Chuanxin disagreed. "Emotions have to be developed step by step."

Based on his thinking, if anyone sends him a lengthy WeChat message, he will simply ignore it. He chose not to listen to speech that lasted more than twenty seconds.

The same goes for telegrams.

Zhang Gui was anxious, so he had no choice but to suppress it.

Zhao Chuanxin continued: "Brother Yang, can you let him go?"

Zhang Gui, who was behind him, was holding on to the wall, his head feeling dizzy.

Isn’t it said that feelings are gradually developed layer by layer?

Open your mouth and directly demand to be released?

Another long time.

Yang Yide replied: No, Governor Yuan is personally involved in the case.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "Brother Yang, make a price!"

Behind him, Zhang Gui became nervous again.

Sometimes, price is the key.

What made her tangled and nervous was that she was afraid that her family would not be able to afford so much money.

After all, honoring Li Lianying has cost a lot of money.

Yang Yide replied: This time, it’s really not the price, so I really can’t let it go.

Zhang Gui was disappointed after hearing this.

It feels like a roller coaster.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "Okay, Brother Yang will take care of me first. I will take time to go to Tianjin next year, you know."

Yang Yide: I understand a little, I understand a little!

Xiao Wu's eyes were opened today.

This is the first time I've seen someone send a telegram like this.

Yang Yide, who was far away in Tianjin City, also laughed.

He touched his hair and said to himself: "Don't tell me, it's quite interesting to send a telegram like this. The anticipation is very high!"

After Zhao Chuanxin sent the telegram, he turned to Zhang Gui and said, "Don't worry, let him get fat inside. I will find time to go to Tianjin to rescue him next year. I won't have time before this year."

As long as Zhao Chuanxin agrees to save Zhang Rong, Zhang Gui will be satisfied.

She wanted to kneel down again.

As soon as Zhao Chuanxin stretched out his hand, she could no longer kneel down.

In just two years, two XHQs have bowed down to him.

So Zhao Chuanxin said in his heart: Well, I can't be proud. I have to continue to work hard. There are still thousands of banner people who have not knelt down for me!

Zhang Gui said: "I really don't know how to thank Captain Zhao. If there is anyone who can help me in the future, just tell me."

"Okay, I will seriously think about how you can help so that you can return the favor as soon as possible."

Zhang Gui: "..."

Are you so ungrateful?

It was too late today, so Zhang Gui had to stay in a hotel in Lugang Town.

After seeing her off, Zhao Chuanxin looked up to the sky and sighed: "Hey, it's another day full of positive energy!"

Sometimes he feels melancholy. Why do people have to live so fulfillingly?

Turning around, he said to Xiao Wu who had sent him out: "Xiao Wu, don't imitate me, who is kind-hearted, kind-hearted, and righteous, who is gentle and approachable. This is really not good."

Xiao Wu looked at him blankly, not knowing what to say.

Seeing her appearance, Zhao Chuanxin sighed again, hummed a song and left the security station with his hands behind his back.

Although Ganfan is smart, his brain has been greatly developed.

But he still retains his dog nature. Every time he leaves for a long time, he will never leave me when he comes back, and he is very clingy.

"Woof woof woof..."

"I've told you a thousand times, that canned food is too sweet and it's not good to eat too much."

"Woof woof woof..."

"Okay, let's not do it this time. It's getting dark, and I don't know if the store is closed."

He was really tired. He couldn't open his eyes after eating and would just wet the pillow.

the next day.

Li Zhitao, who was still sleeping soundly, was woken up.

"Get up, eat, and after dinner join the training."

Li Zhitao yawned widely and got up, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

He didn't dare to neglect, and dragged his sleepy body to wash up quickly.

Even so, before he finished washing, someone knocked on the door again: "Why are you bothering? You're so stupid!"

When Li Zhitao went out, he saw Chui Shuijiao, who also had narrowed eyes.

The two were taken to the cafeteria.

"Get a plate and wait in line to eat. Don't eat too much. You'll have to train later. If you hold on too much, you'll vomit!"

The insurance team member leading the way asked impatiently.

Li Zhitao and Chui Shuijiao followed the team to get the dinner plates.

Dinner plates are all made of wood, are large, and have grooves, and bowls, chopsticks and plates need to be placed in the grooves.

Li Zhitao imitated others and went to the window to get food.

The cafeteria chef scooped him a bowl of porridge, six large white flour buns, a plate of cabbage mixed with pickles, and three hard-boiled eggs.

Isn’t that enough?

Li Zhitao's eyes lit up. The food was very good.

At this time, someone called away the member of the insurance team who was taking them. It seemed that something was wrong.

Let someone else take them.

"Hello, my name is Zhang Daquan, deputy company commander of the insurance team."

Li Zhitao and Chui Shuiju were flattered: "Hello, Captain Zhang."

They already have a rough idea of ​​the structure of the insurance team. The deputy company commander is already a very high-level being. Those who have climbed to this position are all veterans of the insurance team.

Fortunately, Zhang Daquan looks very honest and easy to talk to.

Zhang Daquan said cheerfully: "Let's find a seat and sit down. Eat quickly. If you don't have enough, we'll ask for more. If it's late, we'll run out of food."

Chuishuiju said: "No, I see there is another pot of porridge, a lot of steamed buns and eggs."

Zhang Daquan smiled and said: "Too young and too naive."

After sitting down and listening to the clattering sounds around them, the two of them understood what Zhang Daquan said.

It was like a competition among these people. Whoever finished eating first would trot to the window and continue to eat.

In just a moment, the big-headed and thick-necked master at the window shouted at the top of his lungs: "Today's meal is all gone, don't even come here!"

"..."

The two of them had only eaten one bun and had just finished peeling an egg.

Chuishuiju speeded up unconsciously.

Zhang Daquan said honestly: "From now on, if you have a big appetite, you need to eat it quickly. If you have a small appetite, it's just right. Some people can eat forty buns in one meal!"

Li Zhitao took a breath.

He imagined for a moment, forty buns would be needed in one basin. How could his stomach hold them?

terrible!

Zhang Daquan added: "Of course, if you eat meat buns every day, you won't be able to eat them anymore after a long time. At the beginning, everyone was short of oil and water in their stomachs."

After eating, Zhang Daquan took the two of them out.

By this time it was already bright.

The insurance team lined up and started running.

Everyone took off their down jackets and wore thin cotton clothes.

Only Li Zhitao and Chui Shuijiao were still wearing thick cotton-padded jackets.

It won't work if you don't wear them. When southerners come to the north, they can't stand the severe cold. They shiver when they don't wear enough.

But after they started running, the breakfast gradually turned into heat and dissipated, and the heavy cotton clothes made them consume more physical energy.

Not only was I panting from exhaustion, but I was also sweating profusely. The water vapor was steaming inside the cotton-padded jacket, and the water vapor couldn't get out. It made me feel as uncomfortable as I wanted.

Seeing the white smoke coming out of their heads, Zhang Daquan was happy.

"I forgot to tell you to wear thin clothes."

Li Zhitao also practiced martial arts with others when he was a child, and he practiced Nanquan. But in terms of physical ability, he felt that these people were all animals. They seemed to be tireless and ran endlessly. There was no comparison at all.

Out of breath, he asked Zhang Daquan: "Company commander, how much longer do we have to run?"

Zhang Daquan breathed evenly and looked as normal as usual.

He said calmly: "Have you seen the highest mountain? That's the end point. Run over there and then back to the shooting range and it's over."

Hearing this, Li Zhitao's feet were unsteady and he fell onto his back in the snow.

He was exhausted, but the journey was less than halfway.

If I don’t live anymore, I’ll just die.

Zhao Chuanxin ran with him once before, and he thought the same way. He didn't even run away when he was beaten to death on the way, and walked back directly.

After being exhausted to the extreme, people will really have the idea that life would be worse than death.

As for Chui Shuiju, his head was buzzing at this moment and he couldn't listen to anything. He just relied on instinct to hold his breath.

Zhang Daquan leaned over and pulled Li Zhitao up from the ground with a clever move: "Keep running and don't stop, otherwise the punishment for giving up halfway will really make your life worse than death."

This is already worse than death. Is there anything more powerful?

Thinking of this, Li Zhitao gained strength again and started running.

In the end, the two of them were half-supported by several people in turns to complete the distance.

When they arrived at the shooting range, both Li Zhitao and Chui Shuijiao had one thought lingering in their heads: What am I doing here? Am I still alive? How about going back to Hong Kong Island to carry sacks.

Carrying sacks is such a blessing.

In fact, just like carrying a bag, running also has its own energy.

As long as you adapt to it, it's no big deal.

The two of them collapsed on the ground like dead dogs.

Zhang Daquan patiently pulled them up one by one: "You two lie down in the snow like this. Firstly, you will easily get sick if you sweat and catch a cold. Secondly, it will be difficult to get up again after you lie down. There will be training soon."

Chui Shuijiao felt that his tongue was numb, and he said with a big tongue: "Company commander, we have just arrived, do we need to make the training simpler?"

"It has only been a few years since the Eight-Nation Allied Forces invaded. Do you have to adapt to it and wait until others have killed and looted before resisting? Will the butcher's knife cut off your head before you know how to ask for mercy?"

Li Zhitao, who was full of thoughts of giving up, said: "But if the Eight-Nation Allied Forces invade, what does it have to do with us?"

Zhang Daquan said nothing.

But not far away, a handsome but majestic-looking man came over, raised the thorn stick in his hand, and slapped Li Zhitao on the face without any warning, and his body was slapped with cracks.

Datan Tao also wanted to save face and immediately resisted.

After a punch, the man threw away the thorns, lowered his waist and sank his horse, tilting his head to avoid it easily.

With a backhand right hook, Li Zhitao's cheeks deformed, his muscles trembled, his head flicked on his neck twice, and he began to feel dizzy.

After the man punched him with a right hook, he hit him again in the stomach.

Li Zhitao covered his stomach and vomited out all the undigested food.

Seeing his elder brother being beaten, Chui Shuiju hurried forward and wanted to beat him up.

But he saw a sneer on the corner of the man's mouth, and instead of retreating, he stepped forward quickly, twisted his waist and hips, lowered his head slightly, put his right arm down, his left arm touched each other, and his shoulders suddenly hit the blowing horse.

A hit against the mountain, before Chui Shuiju could react, he flew backwards.

This person was none other than Zhao Zhongyi, whom both Li Zhitao and Chui Shuiju had met. They were too tired today to remember, so they attacked Zhao Zhongyi in anger.

As a result, he was badly cut!

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