What Hunchun said is not unreasonable. Taking the Songhua River Estuary as the road from Heilongjiang to Vladivostok is by no means the only option. Although the infrastructure construction outside the customs was almost stagnant in the late Qing Dynasty, there were still no post roads for tens of thousands of troops to march. .
There is no doubt that Tepushin had selfish motives in recommending 20,000 Cossacks to go south along the frozen Songhua River.
First, although the Rakshasa ghosts are just taking advantage of the road, these beasts have no military discipline to enforce. They are bound to harass the people along the way. If they cause trouble, they will have to wipe their own butts in the end, so it is inevitable to push them into other people's defense zones. chosen.
The second point is that when taking a post road, you must pass through a densely populated big city, which must be the provincial capital Qiqihar and other places. Once these important commercial ports pass the army, then the news of the Rakshasa soldiers using the road will be exposed. Businessmen in this era are talking about It's a living newspaper.
The third point is also a point that Tepuxin feels very wronged about. Damn it! Is it the Cossacks' own choice to walk along the Songhua River? I even caught up with a general guarding the mouth of the river! I am an old man who has been with me for many years. If he said he would commit suicide, he would commit suicide. I am still aggrieved.
Tepuxin's face turned a little red, but he had not yet reached the stage of explosion, because he seemed to understand Hunchun's meaning, and it seemed to be no different from what he had guessed. Hunchun was here to fight against the autumn wind this time, since it could be solved with money. problem, then it’s not a big problem.
"What are you doing? You have wine and meat and you still can't control your legs? My brothers and I quarreled a bit, but that was all family business. Why are you just messing around! Sit down..." Hunchun said to the director. After shouting, the generals accompanying the guests changed their faces one by one as quickly as turning the pages of a book. They quickly changed their smiles and began to build friendship with the people next to them. The scene relaxed again.
Amidst the bustle of people, Tepuxin poured a glass of wine for Hunchun and sighed, "Brother, you have to understand the difficulties of the court! Isn't this difficult to understand? It's quite simple... If you don't go through the Songhua River, you have to be distracted. Anling Post Road is here, and it leads directly to Qiqihar!"
"Where is it further south along the post road? But it is Jilin City. If the Rakshasa ghost in Jilin City does not go east, but suddenly goes south and goes straight to Fengtian, what do you think we should do? What will our court do when the troops surround Fengtian City? response?"
"Hmph! How to deal with it? They also brought in foreign ghosts..." Hunchun was so angry that his hair and beard were bulging.
"Okay, okay, brother, calm down, there's no point in saying angry words! The court is already in a difficult situation. If we ministers don't share our worries and solve our problems, wouldn't we be without a king and a father? We have to share our worries with the court..."
With a compassionate look on his face, Tepuxin pretended to be a saint, "You and I are both ministers of the imperial court, and we should know that it is hard to disobey the emperor's orders! The imperial edict has been issued, how can we not abide by it? Since we are abiding by the imperial edict, of course we must share the worries of the imperial court. , carefully study how this will should be implemented..."
"So you just pushed it into my defense area? Anyway, what you are robbing is not your people, and what you are robbing is not your property!"
"Calm down, calm down! Drink, drink..." Tepu Xint said helplessly, "Brother, you have to think about this problem in a circle! I said this road was chosen by the fucking Rakshasa ghost. Do you believe it?" Don’t believe it? You definitely don’t believe it…”
"But I have to say clearly that choosing to borrow the Songhua River is beneficial and harmless to the country! First of all, our hinterland outside the customs will not be directly exposed to the enemy's front. The Liaohe Plain south of Jilin But our Longxing Land and the tombs of our ancestors must not be disturbed..."
"Second point, after all, the population of Songhua River is small. Even if there are some losses, we can still bear it. After the war is over, brother, I will help you find Rakshasa ghosts for money. Damn it, we have plenty of ways to deal with it. !”
"Is this the third one... Of course it is also to block the news. You have a small population and few caravans there, so it is naturally difficult for the news to leak..."
"Hahaha, of course there is a fourth consideration... Your Hunchun military training is the best outside our customs. I saw today that they are all elite soldiers in hundreds of battles, and they are all like this..." Tepuxin, who was picking up his thumb, couldn't stop. He was so flattering that he almost described Hunchun's guards as heavenly soldiers and generals.
"Brother's fighting ability is first-class. I can also scare Rakshasa ghosts with your tiger power! In this regard, my brother will definitely be second to none, and he will never dare to be first..."
Although Tepuxin is a corrupt official, his eloquence is really first-rate. No wonder someone said that someone who can be a corrupt official and a traitor must be a capable person. Most people can't sell it even if they want to.
If Hunchun in the past had been stunned by these words, the red-faced man would have done this, and then flattered him fiercely, put on a high hat of a world-famous general, and acted like a fool. In the end, Heisei forgot to mobilize the troops.
But Hunchun today is different from before. He came prepared, and everything at the moment is just acting.
Hunchun pinched the wine cup and smiled and said, "Brother has a sharp tongue and can really bring the dead back to life. So if I continue to pester you, will I not share the worries of the imperial court? I will become ignorant of the general situation!"
"No, brother, you are thinking wrongly. Drink, drink, drink..."
"Haha, it can't be tilted! I just want to ask my eldest brother, what's going on with the bunch of dead bodies hanging on the building at the South City Gate?"
Tepuxin shook his hands and blinked, "It's nothing, it's just a few criminals. It's inevitable for a small border town to cause chaos at night, so it won't work without a heavy penalty!"
Hunchun burst into laughter, "Ouch! So, Gogol and Furmanov lied to me? There is no such thing as gold at all?"
Hiss...Tepxin took a breath, "Brother, what do you mean?"
Hunchun leaned over and said, "If you don't want others to know you, you have to do nothing but yourself. I will get half of the gold for you. From now on, you must share half of the arms trade in Aihui City with me!"
ah! Tepu Xin was stunned and asked, is this still the Hunchun in his memory? Are you here to share your gold with me? Want to take over half of the arms trade?
Tepuxin gave a look, and his lieutenants quickly closed the open door. The generals outside didn't know what happened and looked in in surprise. They found several lieutenants making peace gestures and were relieved. .
There was only a wooden wall between them and Hunchun in the side compartment. Sister Wu felt very happy when she heard it. She didn't expect that Hunchun, a simple and honest guy, was also good at acting. He actually added lines on the spot! Asking for half of the arms trade is a genius.
When Tepuxin saw that the door was closed, he stopped hiding it. "Brother, it's easy to talk about the gold, but can you afford this arms trade? As far as I know, Ningguta doesn't have any good goods. To sell, there is not much market to tap into..."
"You want half of it? I'm not afraid that Feng Da will flash his tongue!"
