Xu Dayong did not lead anyone to knock on the door directly. He is the second-in-command of the Beihai Naval Intelligence Bureau. Although his former younger brother Wang Changsheng is one level higher than him and his military rank is only a lieutenant colonel, he has 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 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 Da immediately understood.
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 at the same time 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 the people from the Ministry of Trade could only live in temporary wooden dormitories.
After Kong Shaoan took office, after some investigation, he decided to
Build a school two kilometers west of the "Cheonjeyeon" scenic spot
"Star hotel", half is for self-use and half is for rent. The style of Beihai Town is that once a decision is made, it is done.
Less than a year later, a building complex with three floors and five separate courtyards was completed.
The main building is a 150-meter-wide three-story corridor-style slab building with a reinforced concrete frame and water-filled glass windows. 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 big characters of "Anping Hotel" change into various colors, which is blinding. If the conditions of the standard guest rooms have amazed those who have stayed there, then the five Chinese-style courtyards of different sizes are even more mysterious.
The surrounding walls are all blue brick walls more than two meters high, making it difficult for outsiders to get a glimpse of the inside. Although a day's accommodation costs 5 to 20 North Sea dollars, which is shockingly expensive, everyone who has stayed there never leaves home dissatisfied, with a smile on their face.
"I won't tell most people" look. After arriving at Anping Port, Heshen's family moved into the two largest courtyards.
In fact, he really wanted to rent the other three courtyards, but the tenants didn't care about him at all.
Who knows who you are! Liu Yin, who was in charge of negotiating, wanted to say that my master is the famous He Zhongtang, so get out of here, you bastards.
But it's a pity that his father Liu Quan warned him in advance not to act arrogant 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 others' 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 and melodious female voice came from it. The lyrics, music and charm made the listeners obsessed.
"...At this time, I understood that there are not all rich people in the world, but there are also hungry, cold, and sad people, and there are also people who are frustrated and crying. The people in the sedan play 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 I met so wailing like this..." Well, in addition to the luxurious accommodation conditions in the two courtyards He Shen rented, the most special thing is that they are specially equipped with Beihai Town's own products. Ore radio.
The audio signal played inside comes from the Bukhae Town Radio Station in Fuldan City, and then covers 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.
When it comes to radio stations in Beihai Town, we have to mention the radio station that was first built in the Fuldan City Prisoner of War Camp. Zhang Bo even made a guest appearance as the host when he was bored.
The purpose of building the radio station at that time was to let a group of Manchus who were full and had nothing to do
The "meat ticket" can stop and avoid quarreling and swearing all day long. Later, the Qing court sent gold and redeemed all the prisoners of war, but the radio station remained.
Not long after, a certain physics teacher in an elementary school tinkered with the first dual-loop mineral radio in this time and space in his spare time, and the effect was pretty good.
Because there was no need for electricity, Zhao Xin decided to have Zhao Liang's workshop carry out large-scale imitations and distribute them to various residential communities, becoming a rare item that everyone loved.
Then, Beihai Town Radio Station came into being. In the years that followed, radio stations and ore radios assumed many functions of providing entertainment, education and policy propaganda to hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. They accompanied countless people through the long cat winter season in the outer Northeast and had a profound impact.
After the radio station was established, some time-travelers took advantage of the situation and proposed to start a newspaper, but Zhao Xin directly vetoed it.
In his view, those who proposed
The reasons for "increasing people's intelligence" are all nonsense. Compared with dark pictures and text, entertaining broadcasts are more acceptable to the people.
What's more, on the road to completing the unification war, Beihai Town can only have one voice and cannot be criticized.
Furthermore, Beihai Town covers a large area, 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 telegraph interconnection among various units for 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, was standing 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. Moving koi.
In fact, he was trying to digest the feelings of what he had seen and heard in Anping Port these past few days, especially the man in the room called
The "radio" thing. 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 didn't understand the meaning 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. The Heshen family quickly relaxed.
After listening to cross talk and storytelling for a long time, at six o'clock in the evening, with six voices
After the "didi-dip" time announcement, a majestic song suddenly sounded, which startled everyone who was eating and almost dropped their chopsticks 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 Pamirs to Appalachia, there are countless treasures. The sun and the moon never set, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and the people of all ethnic groups. Friendship builds an iron wall and a copper wall..." Although the straightforward content of the lyrics made He Shen feel a bit vulgar, he didn't know what it meant.
"Appalachia", but when he listened carefully, a national blueprint that far exceeded all previous dynasties and whose territory was beyond imagination came to mind, which made him feel that he had glimpsed Zhao Xin's ambition.
After the majestic music ended, a male voice came from the radio, using a eloquent tone to describe the major events that had happened in various places under Beihai Town in recent days.
From people's livelihood to the economy to the military, from newly promulgated government orders to customs and anecdotes from various places, everything is available.
The areas covered include Bacheng, Borneo, Tianshan, Khalkha Mongolia, Outer Northeast, Siberia, Shandong, and even the latest situation in Kinmen Town, thousands of miles away across the ocean.
After the news broadcast, taking advantage of the short period of time
During "advertising time", He Shen followed the instructions of the service staff and tried to turn the black knob on the radio. As a result, he heard broadcasts in Mongolian, Manchu, and even Hakka on other frequency bands, which made him feel on the spot. petrochemical.
After calming 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, He Shen was definitely considered a language genius.
In addition to being proficient in four languages: Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan, he even learned some English and French from the missionaries of the Macartney Mission and the Construction Office.
With this
With the wooden box that "transmits 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 the government notices. You can always understand the spoken language! In Heshen's opinion, this is more terrifying than the cannons of the Northern Navy!
How can such extraordinary skills be achieved? This person's methods are really unpredictable. Not to mention Qianlong, even the three of Kang, Yong and Qian combined are no match.
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. That's rude, they..."
"How many soldiers 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 him?"
"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 can do I didn’t understand.”
"explain."
"You said it has only been a few days since the incident in the capital? How could the person named Xu know about it so quickly?" He Shen sighed slightly and said, "You also heard about the wooden box in the house, so you didn't think about it. ?" Liu Quan said: "I was shocked at first, but after listening to it for a long time, I felt quite addicted. Master, what do you think of these people in Beihai Town? That one also knows how to enjoy it." Sui Heshen was disappointed. Looking at Liu Quan, he 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 will happen?" Liu Quan couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he could only agree. Said: "The master is the master, and he sees farther than the slaves. Do you see the person named Xu?"
"Of course we will. Whether our next plan will succeed depends on this person. Let them wait while I change clothes first." After another while of burning incense, He Shen, who had changed his clothes, took the Liu Quan came to the gate of the courtyard.
The Intelligence Bureau officer who was already waiting impatiently couldn't help but be startled when he saw him. He thought to himself that this was the Minister of Military and Aircraft who once had all the power in the world?
If I hadn't known about him 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. He was wearing a sky-blue 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.
"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long." He Shen cupped his hands 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 and pointed sideways. Looking at another courtyard a hundred meters away, he said: "That's it." This was the first time Suixu Dayong saw Heshen himself. Although he had made sufficient preparations in advance, as soon as they met, he still had the same feeling as his subordinates. the illusion.
But he quickly came to his senses, and at the same time secretly warned himself that the guy in front of him, who made people feel like a spring breeze, was actually a ruthless demon who killed without blinking an eye.
Not to mention, the fire set outside Chongwenmen just to create chaos caused so many families to be displaced, and so many innocent people were killed in the flames, or lost their lives in vain due to crowding and stampede.
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. Don’t you worry about running around here and there that your old bones can’t bear it?”
"Brother Xu, long time no see." Liu Quan almost exploded when he heard the other party taunting him as soon as he came up.
You are so stupid, 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 seeing an old friend: "I've heard Quan'er talk about it a long time ago, and Brother Xu from Beihai Town is very talkative. I've admired him for a long time! Dare I ask how King Zhao is doing lately?"
"Thank you for your concern, sir, everything is fine with your highness. If sir and 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 gestured 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 stood silently behind him.
Sui waited for the orderly to bring the tea, and He Shen smiled and said: "Brother, I'm looking for He. I wonder if you have any advice?" Xu Dayong said straight to the point: "Master He, I am a rough man. I speak straightforwardly and don't like to beat around the bush. What do I do? Yes, Butler Liu must have told you. Anping Port is in your heart, and I'm afraid it won't be a place to stay for a long time. Let's talk about it and set out all the conditions. I can make the decision and I can answer you now." He Shen put the hand in his hand. He opened and closed the fan and repeated it several times before saying: "Okay! Brother Xu does things neatly and without being sloppy, and He will no longer hide things. Three conditions."
"Speaking."
"The first one was that He planned to deposit a sum of 10 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. Third, 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 take northern Myanmar. Even if it is to annex the whole of Myanmar, it will not be difficult." After He Shen finished speaking, Xu Dayong nodded noncommittally and said slowly: "Okay, I listen to what Mr. He said. I understand. Then let me convey my prince’s wishes.”
"All ears." When Sui heard what the other party said, He Shen and Liu Quan couldn't help but get more alert and tense.
To be honest, he dared to come to Anping Port based on his judgment of Zhao Xin's character, betting that he would definitely agree to his conditions.
"My prince said that Yunnan is a good place with beautiful food, spring-like weather all year round, and a copper mountain. After Beihai Town defeated Shengjing, it was time to enter the border. The Yellow River, immigration, and military use were all needed one by one. There are too many places for money, so..." Xu Dayong stretched out his big hand like a cattail leaf 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.
