The capital, east to the people's alley.
British Embassy.
Zhang Xun was handcuffed and had already been reduced to a prisoner, but he put on a fearless look.
The British ambassador, John, had said that the British did not support the restoration of the Qing Dynasty. This did not represent their interests.
Only Japan would have such thoughts. The more chaotic China was, the more beneficial it was to Japan. A backward and chaotic country would be easy for Japan to cut.
Originally, if Cai Hu had gone to the Japanese embassy, he would not have been able to get Zhang Xun without some trouble.
Only when their master, Britannia, stepped in did the Japanese reveal Zhang Xun's presence.
According to John, when John sent people to arrest Zhang Xun, Zhang Xun was actually hiding in the women's washroom. Looking at Zhang Xun's arrogant appearance, Cai Hu wanted to laugh.
Cai Hu stood up and walked to Zhang Xun's side, smiling at him.
"Commander Zhang, Marshal Zhang, your methods are not bad. A real man can adapt to circumstances. I admire you, I admire you!”
When Cai Hu said this, he didn't want to laugh, but he couldn't help it.
"Hmph, Cai thief, kill me if you have the guts. Huang Tian above, the emperor above, even if I die, I will be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, and you are just a despicable thief, a traitor!”
Zhang Xun looked at Cai Hu with a cocky expression.
"Is that so, Zhang Shuai? Then why did you run away just now? You said that the Qing Dynasty was not bullied enough by the Japanese. They ceded their territory and paid compensation. This is an irreconcilable hatred.”
Cai Hu looked at Zhang Xun with disdain.
"You!"
Zhang Xun was so angry that he was about to explode. There was an unknown fire burning in his chest. However, what Cai Hu said was true. Zhang Xun could not say anything to refute it.
"Don't you, I'll throw you, the culprit of the restoration, into prison first. You'll be struggling to survive in the dungeon for a few days!”
As Cai Hu said this, he ordered Zhao Dashan to push Zhang Xun out of the police station's dungeon.
…
That night, Cai Hu stayed in Zhang Xun's residence. He did not touch any of the servants, wives, concubines, and children in Zhang Xun's residence. He decided to take a rest first before settling the Zhang family's accounts the next day.
Gunshots could be heard from time to time. The 2nd Battalion was clearing out the remaining military forces in the city.
"Reporting, Major. We've occupied the police station and killed Jiang Chaozong.”
Cai Hu was lying on a large bed in the living room, dazed for a while. Zhao Dashan knocked on the door and walked in.
"Jiang Chaozong!"
"This is the last commander of the Manchu Empire!”
"The current Chief of the Beijing Police!"
Cai Hu slowly sat up and organized his thoughts.
"Yes, Major!"
Zhao Dashan said.
"So be it. The remnants of the Qing Dynasty are not good people!”
"By the way, this Jiang Chaozong is probably quite wealthy. Be careful not to let his family transfer their assets and confiscate them!”
"Arrange for people from the 2nd Battalion to stay in one company. The rest of you will stay in the original Nine Gates Inspector Office, which is now the police station!”
…
Cai Hu said to Zhao Dashan, and Zhao Dashan quickly went to carry it out.
Half an hour later, Cai Hu returned.
"Reporting to Young Marshal, our troops have taken down a few of the Prince's residences, as well as the residences of the high officials of the Manchu and Northern Dynasties!”
"The 2nd Battalion even took down eight alleys…"
…
Cai Hu's face darkened when he heard Zhao Dashan's words. He had asked them to take down the important strongholds and facilities, but they had actually taken down the eight alleys. Could it be that after eating a pot of horse meat, they had developed feelings and could not control their hormones after seeing a woman?
"Eight Great Alleys, why do you want to take them down? If you have the time to restrict the soldiers, go patrol the streets or put up posters to calm the people!”
Cai Hu said unhappily. Zhao Dashan saw that Cai Hu was unhappy, so he continued to explain.
"Young Marshal, let me finish first. We have captured many officials among them. They are all powerful and rich people from the Northern Ocean.”
Cai Hu's eyes lit up when Zhao Dashan said that.
"Powerful, rich!"
"Yuan Keding!"
"Yuan Datou's son?"
Cai Hu was a little excited. He quickly put on his slippers and sat on a chair as he asked Zhao Dashan.
"Yes, Major!"
Zhao Dashan stood at attention and replied to Cai Hu.
"Oh my God, I've really profited a lot this time!”
"Big Head Yuan is the biggest boss in Beiyang.”
Cai Hu didn't even dare to imagine the amount of money he had accumulated in his life. Just when he was a high official in Manqing, he had probably earned a lot. Not to mention, when he became the president, his power was even more monstrous. Cai Hu wouldn't believe that his family had a small amount of money.
Beiyang's Li Yuanhong, Duan Qirui, Feng Zhang, Cao Kun, and the others were all his students. Although there were many people who lacked money and were greedy, they would not be too ruthless when facing their former superiors. However, Cai Hu was different.
Cai Hu was thinking about how much money Old Yuan's family had now. Even Zhang Zuolin, who was a bandit, could save up more than two billion yuan. Big Head Yuan's net worth was not inferior to Old Zhang's, right?
Now, although Cai Hu's monthly income was quite high, he had too many places to spend money. The small Japan in the east was engaged in a naval arms race with the foreign powers. Cai Hu also wanted to do something, but a battleship was worth millions or tens of millions of dollars. He simply could not afford it.
Also, the railway between Sichuan, Sichuan, and Yunnan had not been built yet. Every section of the railway would cost at least tens of millions of dollars, or even hundreds of millions. These also needed money.
There were also county-level places in Sichuan and Yunnan that needed to lay cement roads that were 12 meters wide. Just the cement alone cost a lot.
Sichuan needed to build primary and secondary schools, and even Cai Hu was preparing to build three or four military industrial science and technology universities. All of this required the support of a huge amount of money.
…
Excitement!
Excitement!
Why was he so excited?
Cai Hu immediately put on his clothes and a military coat. He brought a platoon of guards and headed towards the police station.
…
In the police station, thousands of men were arrested. The least wealthy of them had a few properties, at least hundreds of thousands of dollars.
More than a hundred of them were the current high-ranking officials of Beiyang and the former nobles of Manchu. All of them were wealthy big shots in the capital.
Yuan Keding was locked in a room at the moment. Because he had been pushed off the bed, he didn't have time to put on his clothes. He was only wearing his underwear. He was shivering all over from the cold.
"Young Master Yuan, hello!"
Cai Hu walked in slowly and smiled at Yuan Keding. He then sat on the chair of the police chief.
"Uh, you are?"
Yuan Keding looked at Cai Hu, feeling that he was unfamiliar.
"I'm just a nobody. Don't ask!”
Cai Hu snapped his fingers, signaling for Yuan Keding to sit down.
Yuan Keding grunted and sat on a chair opposite Cai Hu.
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