C212 Xiao Letians Seven Great Questions (1/2)
The weather was getting colder and colder, and the waves of the sea had already been frozen over. Not only was it a matter of luck, even the seagoing company had entered a period of depression. The Chinese merchants were now preparing to pass the new year, and the Western merchants would not choose to come to the cold Bohai Bay. The Tanggu City had finally quieted down.
Everyone could rest, but Xiao Letian was not. He, along with Qing San Ye, Mike, Ma Xiu and the others were currently riding on horses in the wilderness.
”The first thing to do in the Industrial Zones is to make steel, we have sea transportation and iron ore, and we have coal mines and iron ores to the north, which is enough for us to do. In any case, the Carnegie Family started our career in the steel industry, so it shouldn't be difficult for us to build a small scale iron mill …”
”When we have enough steel, we will build machinery factories and weapons factories. In the future, the world's arms trade will be the most profitable. As long as we can guarantee quality and production, we can sell you everything we produce …”
Xiao Letian's face was flushed red by the cold wind, but the fire in his heart was burning hotter and hotter. To be able to witness the rise of a heavy industry base in China in 1865, what an exciting event.
Xiao Letian had already thought about it long ago. Tanggu Industrial Special Zone would build a huge fortress, and this would be the first stronghold of his new army. The high walls, the thick barbed wire, the criss-crossing traffic canals that ran through the new army, the whole district was a military camp.
It didn't matter if the Qing Dynasty was on stage or Ceng Titou was rebelling, whether it was a republican democracy or a monarch's constitution, they all had to be careful of my Gun Cannons and the hundred battle elites. As long as one had the money and the army, he could control the history of China. No matter what happened, Xiao Letian had the right to speak.
Seeing Xiao Letian's excited expression, Dragon Lord secretly sighed, and decided to give him a warning. He poured a spoonful of cold water over Xiao Letian, ”My lord, Beijing is going to be in a mess today, why are you acting like nothing happened? ”How about Huaiyuan send some more men over there?”
Xiao Letian rolled his eyes at him, ”When did I disappoint you? Since you've chosen to follow me, you must have absolute trust in me. Do you think such a small matter like this can stop me? ”Don't say I look down on them, they'll cry to death in less than three days …”
Qing San Ye immediately rode his horse over and asked, ”What do you mean? What happened to Beijing? ”
”Hehe, if the plan hasn't changed, then the capital should be full of curses right now. Countless raising child and Elementary Scholars have gathered together to attack Prince Gong's Mansion before trying to pressure the imperial government to kill me. ”It seems like I've already heard the sound of rising tides. The curses are like a tide …”
Fu Qing said embarrassedly: ”Bro, just give in and don't fight with these scholars, it's fine even if you lower your head …”
”Nonsense!” Am I going to fight them? They're the ones who keep bullying me, okay? How am I supposed to give in to rumors about slandering people, then hiring assassins to incite local gentry to make me my enemy? They can't even kill me if they want to!
”Then what do you want to do? You can't kill people again, can you? In the past, you still had a reason to defend yourself when killing someone, but now that they're cursing, are you going to use a knife? ”
The corner of Xiao Letian's mouth rose, ”Oh! I understand. San Ye doesn't believe that I can get rid of this mess. Do you think I will only use violence? Tsk, this time, I'll let you open your eyes. The way a scholar plays with a soft knife, I can still play with it … ”Come on, let's go home. I'll let you have a look at a Western cuisine!”
Just as Xiao Letian was bringing the Third Master home to have a look, the Chun Sanshiniang in the capital took action.
”According to last night's plan, all of the Discipline Hall's members will be dispatched to let this group of scholars know how powerful we are!” ”Put a carrier pigeon in there...” With the order given, the pigeon house hidden inside the house immediately released dozens of carrier pigeons, carrying the secret instructions as they flew towards their respective targets.
The spies who were disguised as the ”Five Paths Eight Movements” were running around the streets like crazy. One by one, the secret strongholds started to move, and Xiao Letian's forces finally started to counterattack.
People were sneaking around at almost every intersection in the capital. They started to brush the walls with paste pails. When they turned their heads, they found that no one was around. The newspaper stuck to the wall.
The black character on the white ground was a large injustice word. It could be seen clearly from far away. Not long after, a large group of people quickly gathered around after noticing the sudden announcement.
”Oh god? This, this, this... ”Isn't this too outrageous …”
The spies appeared and disappeared in the streets of the alleyway. Thousands of headlines were posted all at once. This was not the end. While the long lines of people were protesting, experts of Qing Gong flew up to the rooftops. They waved their hands and a large number of flyers fluttered in the wind.
”Take it out for the citizens of Beijing to see, don't let these scammers deceive you, listen to Xiao Letian's injustice!”
Snowflake like flyers flew in the sky. These scholars had even forgotten to shout their slogans. With a ”pa” sound, a flyer was slapped on his face.
Pulling off the leaflet, he took a closer look.'s eyes were opened wider than a copper bell, ”Shameless, this is really too shameless.
The flyer was printed in a very simple manner. The words on it didn't have the slightest hint of beauty, but it definitely allowed you to see it clearly. Furthermore, the words were simple and childish to the extreme. It was just like an old farmer who had never read a book and was complaining about his wrongdoings.