Chapter 730: Fifty million with a wave of his hand
Xu Dayong did not directly lead anyone to knock on the door. He was the second-in-command of the Beihai Naval Intelligence Bureau. Although his former younger brother Wang Changsheng was one level higher than him and his military rank was only a lieutenant colonel, he had actually risen to the top of Beihai Town.
The reason why he has been willing to be the second-in-command in these years is that firstly, he has been responsible for the field missions against the Manchus for a long time and reported directly to Zhao Xin; secondly, Zhao Xin once mentioned that the intelligence agency would be split in the future, which Xu Dayong understood instantly.
He thought that rushing to find He Shen would be too cheap, so he went straight to the local office of the Intelligence Bureau, asked someone to arrange a room, and asked his subordinates to invite He Shen over.
Speaking of the two courtyards that Heshen's family rented, they were built when Kong Shaoan was in office. At that time, there were no decent inns in Anping Port. Not to mention the maritime merchants who came to trade here, even people from the Ministry of Trade could only live in
In the temporary boarded house dormitory. After Kong Shaoan took office, after some inspections, he decided to build a "star hotel" two kilometers west of the later "Cheondiyuan" scenic spot, half of which would be used by himself and the other half would be rented out.
The style of Beihai Town is that once a decision is made, it is done. In less than a year, a building complex with three floors and five independent courtyards was completed. The main building is a three-story building with a width of 150 meters.
The long corridor-style board building has a reinforced concrete frame and a water-filled glass window. Each guest room is connected to water and electricity. The exterior of the building is decorated with LED light strips. When the power switch is turned on at night, the five characters "Anping Hotel" appear.
The changing colors are simply blinding.
If the conditions of the standard guest rooms have amazed those who have stayed there, the five Chinese-style courtyards of different sizes are even more mysterious. The walls are all blue brick walls more than two meters high, making it difficult for outsiders to peek inside.
.Although a day's accommodation costs 5 to 20 North Sea dollars, which is shockingly expensive, everyone who has stayed here has returned home dissatisfied, with a look on their faces like "I won't tell ordinary people."
After arriving at Anping Port, Heshen's family moved into the two largest courtyards. In fact, he wanted to rent the other three courtyards, but the tenants didn't like him at all. Who knows who you are! Responsible
Liu Yin, who came to discuss matters, wanted to say that my master is the famous He Zhongtang, and all you bastards should get out of here. But unfortunately, his father Liu Quan warned him in advance not to show off his power and cause trouble here.
At this time, the Heshen family, who had just had lunch, were sitting around in the hall of the main room of the courtyard. Fengshen Yinde and his wife, Princess Hexiao, were drinking tea with his wife Feng, the second wife, the second aunt, the concubine Qinglian, and Liu
Quan, Liu Yin and the other wives were standing aside. Everyone's attention was attracted by a rectangular teak box over half a foot high on the floor-to-ceiling cabinet by the window. A low, melodious female voice came from inside, lyrics and music.
And the charm makes the listeners fascinated.
"...At this time, I understood that there are not all rich people in the world, but there are also hungry and cold people, and there are also people who are frustrated and crying. The people in the sedan are playing different tunes, and there must be hidden emotions in their hearts. I can hear the sad sounds.
My heart is pounding, why are the people we meet wailing like this..."
Well, in addition to the luxurious accommodation conditions in the two courtyards Heshen rented, the most special thing is that they are specially equipped with Beihai Town's own ore radios. The audio signals played inside come from the Beihai Town Radio Station in Fuldan City.
, and then provide full coverage of the entire Jeju Island through the relay station erected on the top of Halla Mountain. The signal is so strong that it can even be heard in the three counties of Southern Kyushu.
Speaking of radio stations in Beihai Town, we have to mention the one that was first built in the Fuldan City prisoner-of-war camp. Zhang Bo even made a guest appearance as a host when he was bored. The purpose of building the radio station at that time was to feed a group of people.
The Manchu "meat tickets" who have nothing to do can calm down and avoid quarreling and swearing all day long.
Later, the Qing government sent gold and ransomed all the prisoners of war, but the radio station remained. Not long after, a physics teacher in an elementary school tinkered with the first dual-loop mineral radio in this time and space in his spare time.
, the effect was pretty good. Because it didn’t require electricity, Zhao Xin decided to let Zhao Liang’s workshop carry out large-scale imitation, and distributed it to various residential communities, becoming a rare item that everyone loved.
Then, the Beihai Town Radio Station came into being. In the following years, the radio station and the ore radio took on many functions of providing entertainment, education and policy propaganda for hundreds of thousands or even millions of people, accompanying countless people through
The long cat winter season in the outer Northeast has a profound impact.
After the radio station was established, some time-travelers took advantage of the situation and proposed to set up a newspaper, but Zhao Xin directly rejected it. In his opinion, those people's reasons for "enlightening people's wisdom" were nonsense. Compared with the dark pictures and words, the meaning of the newspaper
Broadcasting that teaches people to enjoy music is more acceptable to the people.
What's more, on the road to completing the war of unification, Beihai Town can only have one voice, which cannot be criticized. Furthermore, Beihai Town's territory is too large, and it is simply unrealistic to achieve full coverage of newspaper distribution. On the contrary, broadcasting is the easiest way.
You must know that Zhao Xin has established more than 20 wireless relay stations in various places in order to realize the telegraph interconnection of various troops and conduct rapid and effective vertical control. With these, full coverage of broadcasting will naturally come naturally.
While everyone in the room was listening to the play attentively, He Shen, who was wearing a moon-white silk coat, stood by the fish pond in the yard with his hands behind his back, his slender eyes slightly squinted, as if he was admiring the swimming in the pond.
Koi. In fact, he was trying to digest the feelings he had seen and heard in Anping Port these days, especially the thing called the "radio" in the house.
When he first moved into this compound three days ago, the enthusiastic hotel staff proudly introduced the radio to him and explained how to use it. So Heshen and his family quickly learned the magic of this thing.
And was deeply attracted. Although He Shen didn't understand the principle of the radio, He Shen knew very well that this thing was definitely not a magical thing, otherwise he wouldn't have openly put it out for people to use.
There happened to be a stand-up comedy playing on the radio at that time - "Pearl, Jade and White Jade Soup". The guy with a yin and yang voice was telling a humorous and interesting story in Beijing dialect.
Heshen's family quickly relaxed.
After listening to cross talk and storytelling for a long time, at six o'clock in the evening, as the six "di di di" time signals ended, a majestic song suddenly sounded, which shocked everyone who was eating, and their chopsticks were all gone.
He almost fell to the ground. What followed was a sonorous and powerful chorus of male voices.
"...From the tropical coast to the Arctic frontier, there are endless forests and fields everywhere. From the Pamir Plateau to the Rocky Mountains, there are countless treasures. The sun and the moon never set, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and the friendship of all ethnic groups.
A wall of iron and copper..."
Although the straightforward content of the lyrics made Heshen feel a bit vulgar, and he didn't know what "Appalachia" was, when he listened carefully, he realized that the blueprint for a country that far exceeded all previous dynasties and whose territory was beyond imagination was revealed.
It came to mind, making him feel that he had glimpsed Zhao Xin's ambition.
After the majestic music ended, a male voice came from the radio. In a eloquent tone, he told about the major events that have happened in various places under Beihai Town in recent days. From people's livelihood to the economy to the military, newly issued government orders
There are all kinds of customs and anecdotes from various places. The areas involved include Bacheng, Borneo, Tianshan, Khalkha Mongolia, Outer Northeast, Siberia, Shandong, and even as far away as the other side of the ocean, thousands of miles away.
The latest situation in Kinmen Town.
After the news broadcast, He Shen took advantage of the short "advertisement time" and tried to turn the black knob on the radio as taught by the service staff. As a result, he heard Mongolian, Manchu, and even Hakka on other frequency bands.
The radio broadcast made him petrified on the spot. When he calmed down a little, he already understood Zhao Xin's method of managing the huge territory under his rule.
It is said that among the many princes and ministers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Heshen was definitely considered a language genius. In addition to being proficient in four languages: Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan, he even learned from the missionaries of the Macartney Mission and the Construction Office.
Speak some English and French.
With this wooden box that can "transmit messages thousands of miles", Zhao Xin can quickly spread his will and decrees to every county, township, and even every village without worrying about being distorted by the officials below.
It doesn’t matter if you are illiterate and can’t read government notices. You can always understand the spoken language!
In He Shen's opinion, this was more terrifying than the cannons of the Northern Navy! His extraordinary skills could be so great! This man's methods were really unpredictable. Not to mention Qianlong, even Kang, Yong, and Qian combined were no match for him.
While He Shen was thinking wildly, Liu Quan came over from behind and said softly: "Master, there is an officer from the Northern Navy coming outside. He said that someone wants to see you. Please come with him. This is too much.
So rude, they..."
"How many troops did he bring?"
"He's the only one."
He Shen suddenly opened his eyes, raised his hand to stop Liu Quan's chatter, and asked, "Did you tell me who sent you?"
"It's just that he's an officer surnamed Xu who just came from Beihai Town, but I guess it's Xu Dayong who I've met before." Liu Quan paused for a moment, then asked curiously: "Master, there's something I need to do
I didn’t understand it.”
"explain."
"You said it has only been a few days since the incident in Beijing? How could the person named Xu know about it so quickly?"
He Shen sighed slightly and said, "You heard about the wooden box in the house, so you didn't think about anything?"
Liu Quan said: "I was shocked at first, but after listening to it for a long time, I found it quite addictive. Master, what do you think of these people in Beihai Town? That one also knows how to enjoy it."
He Shen looked at Liu Quan disappointedly, shook his head slightly and said: "This is a message transmitted from thousands of miles away! Quan'er, he has such means, no matter how big the world is, he can't know what happened?"
Liu Quan couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he could only echo: "The master is the master, and he looks further than the slave. Do you see the person named Xu?"
"Of course we have to see you. Whether our next plan will succeed depends on this person. Let them wait while I go change first."
After another time of burning incense, He Shen, who had changed his clothes, took Liu Quan to the gate of the courtyard. The intelligence officer who was already waiting a little impatiently couldn't help but was startled when he saw him, thinking that this was the military aircraft that once dominated the world.
Minister? If I hadn’t known about it earlier, I would have thought he was a gentle and gentle teacher at first glance.
I saw that his face was as white as jade, with a well-groomed mustache on his lips, wearing a sky-green gauze robe, a crimson belt around his waist, a black satin melon skin hat on his head, and a fan in his hand.
, with a gentle smile on his face.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long." He Shen raised his hand and said to the officer, "May I ask where you want to take me? If it's too far, I have to tell my family."
The officer smiled slightly, pointed sideways to another courtyard a hundred meters away, and said, "That's right there."
This was the first time that Xu Dayong met He Shen himself. Although he had made sufficient preparations in advance, he still had the same illusion as his subordinates when they met. However, he quickly realized it and secretly warned himself that the situation in front of him was
This guy who makes people feel like a spring breeze is actually a ruthless demon who kills without blinking an eye.
Apart from other things, the fire set outside Chongwenmen just to create chaos caused so many families to be displaced, and how many innocent people were killed in the flames, or lost their lives in vain due to crowding and stampeding. From this point of view
, it would not be unfair to chop him off ten times!
"Mr. He, right? My name is Xu Dayong." After Xu Dayong finished speaking, he looked at Liu Quan behind He Shen and said, "Steward Liu, you're fine! It's hard to rest at such an old age.
You're not worried about running around here and there but your old bones are too much to bear?"
"Brother Xu, long time no see." Liu Quan almost exploded when he heard the other person's taunting words as soon as he came up. He was thinking nonsense, how did I offend you?
He Shen acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and said with a smile on his face, as if he were meeting an old friend: "I've heard Quan'er talk about it a long time ago. Brother Xu from Beihai Town is very talkative. I've admired him for a long time! May I ask how King Zhao is doing lately?"
"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your concern. Everything is fine with Your Highness. If Your Majesty He hadn't suddenly come to Anping Port, he would have said that he would visit the house again one day." After Xu Dayong finished speaking, he made a gesture to sit down.
The muscles on He Shen's face twitched twice, and he thought to himself: Why did Zhao Xin send such a hob meat? I am here to make you sick. Even so, he still sat on the chair opposite, while Liu Quan remained silent.
He stood behind him loudly.
When the orderly brought the tea, He Shen smiled and said, "I'm looking for He. I wonder if you have any advice?"
Xu Dayong got straight to the point and said: "Master He, I am a rough man. I speak straightforwardly and don't like beating around the bush. Butler Liu must have told you what I do. Anping Port is in your heart, and I'm afraid it won't be a place for you to stay for a long time. Tell me.
Come on, lay out all the conditions, I can make the decision and I can answer you now."
He Shen opened and closed the fan in his hand, repeated it several times before saying: "Okay! Brother Xu does things quickly and does not sloppily, so He will no longer hide things. Three conditions."
"Speaking."
"The first one was that He planned to deposit a sum of ten million taels of silver in the local Beihai Bank. Nowadays, maritime merchants everywhere know that Beihai Bank is trustworthy. Not only does it not charge fees for large deposits, but it also gives interest.
However, He does not intend to ask for interest on this money, but wants to buy a batch of arms, fast guns and cannons, and anti-miasma medicines from King Zhao. The more the better. Secondly, He wants to ask King Zhao for help and send troops to capture Nanning Prefecture. This pair
For King Zhao, it was just a trivial matter. Thirdly, He wanted to imitate the Ruan family in Guangnan and asked King Zhao to send a group of instructors to Yunnan and Guizhou to help his brother train the army. With the help of King Zhao, He and his brother
We are willing to work together to help King Zhao capture northern Burma, even if it is to annex the entire Burma, it will not be difficult."
After He Shen finished speaking, Xu Dayong nodded noncommittally and said slowly: "Okay, I understand what Mr. He means. Then I will convey the meaning of my prince."
"All ears."
Hearing what the other party said, He Shen and Liu Quan couldn't help but get excited and tense. To be honest, the reason he dared to come to Anping Port was based on his judgment of Zhao Xin's character, betting that he would definitely agree to them.
condition.
"My prince said that Yunnan is a good place, with delicious food and beautiful scenery, like spring all year round, and a copper mountain. After Beihai Town defeated Shengjing, it was time to enter the border. The Yellow River, immigration, and troops were all needed one by one.
There are too many places for money, so..." Xu Dayong stretched out his big hand like a cattail fan, spread out his five fingers and shook it at He Shen and said: "If it is less than this amount, there is no need to discuss it. Sir He Shen, you can decide.
"
"Poof!" He Shen felt a fishy sweetness welling up in his throat, and he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.