Chapter 1635: Tianjin Wei, here I come!
ps: First chapter, the next two chapters will be slower, but it will definitely be updated. Sorry, there is a problem with the computer today!
Tianjin, formerly known as Tianjin Wei.※r />
The origin of Tianjin place names is the most widely circulated, and the most clearly recorded in historical materials is that the law originates from the emperor's name.
Tianjin means "the emperor's crossing in Tianjin".
The Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Di successfully seized the throne, and it started when crossing the Gu River. On November 21, 2018, the second year of Yongle (December 23, 1404), he issued an edict to "build a city and dredge a pond and give it a name to Tianjin."
At that time, it was not named as a place name, but as a military establishment, which is its former name Tianjin Wei.
The port was opened in the late Qing Dynasty, and Tianjin became the garrison of the Governor of Zhili, and also became the main base for Li Hongzhang and Yuan Shikai to establish the Westernization Affairs and develop the Beiyang forces.
In 1860, the British and French coalition forces occupied Tianjin, and Tianjin was forced to open up. The great powers successively established concessions in Tianjin.
In July 1900, the Eight-Nation Alliance attacked Tianjin and Tianjin fell.
In the early years of the Republic of China, Tianjin played an important role on the political stage. Hundreds of downright bureaucrats and politicians and Qing dynasties entered the Tianjin Concession to take refuge and plan to restore the throne.
In the 17th year of the Republic of China, the Northern Expedition Army captured Tianjin, and the Nanjing National People's Government established Tianjin Special City. Two years later, Tianjin Special City was changed to Tianjin City directly under the Executive Yuan of the Nanjing National Government.
Later, the capital of Hebei Province moved to Tianjin, and Tianjin became a provincial city.
Most of the bigwigs in the Beiyang military political circles also live in Tianjin and are distributed in various loans. Although they retreated from the political stage, many people still have a great influence on the political circles.
Due to the prosperous commerce and trade here, there is such a former political circle, and the military needs people to stay here, and people of all kinds appear in the audience, which is very lively.
Woo woo...
A melodious whistle sound came, and a Japanese freighter from Dalian to Tianjin slowly docked on the edge of the dock!
After the freighter was stable, passengers carrying the freighter walked down from the freighter one after another. A young couple, dressed in a fashionable manner, slowly stepped onto the dock through the spiral ladder.
"Sir, Madam, do you want to use a car?"
"We want to go to the Japanese concession. Do you need this car?" the young man smiled slightly and asked with his head down.
"Japanese?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"No. Nothing!" the coachman shook his head and said.
"Okay, let's take your car and you will take us to the Moxiang Bookstore in the Japanese Concession!" the young man ordered.
"Okay, please get in the car with your wife, I'll take you there now!" the rickshaw driver greeted.
"Tianjin. I'm here!"
Forty minutes later, the young couple got off at the Moxiang Bookstore in the Japanese Concession.
"Fifty cents, sir!"
The young man took out a dollar and handed it over: "No need to look for it, the rest of the tips you will give!"
The driver showed a hint of surprise and pulled a cart for the Japanese. He had never seen such a generous person. Although Japan is a powerful country in East Asia, not everyone has money. Most of the Japanese who come to China are at the bottom of society. Usually, they walk or ride bicycles by themselves, and not many people make rickshaws!
"Boss. Do you have "The Story of Genji" published by the East Asian Tongwenyuan Showa in the fourth year?" The young man and his wife walked in with their suitcases and pushed the door open. There were a few people in the bookstore. The boss sat inside, drinking tea and reading the newspaper, looking like they were having a leisurely life for half a day.
"Yes, yes. Sir, how many copies do you need?" The boss quickly put down the newspaper in his hand and greeted enthusiastically when he heard someone asking.
"I want six books, do you have one here?"
"Six books, too many. Not many people bought this book, I only have three left here!" said the boss.
"Those three books are just three, bring them over!" The young man took out his wallet and prepared to buy books.
"Taro, I'll go over there and take a look?" the young wife said suddenly.
"Well, go!" The young man glanced at his wife and nodded.
"Are you a steel nail?" the boss looked at the young man and suddenly asked in a low voice.
"Are you Lao Zhou?" the young man also asked.
"Is the one next to you vanilla?" Lao Zhou continued to ask.
"Yes, she is my assistant, radio operator and traffic officer. From now on, she will be responsible for contacting you and the communication between you and me will be passed through her!" said the young man.
"Okay, I understand. You guys are one day behind the scheduled time!" Lao Zhou reminded.
"We came by boat, and it was even harder to walk by land!" said the young man.
"Well, you said so!"
"What instructions do you have in my hometown?" asked the young man.
"My hometown ordered you to register a trading company as a Japanese. As for what you do, you can do it yourself and start the company first!" Lao Zhou said.
"I have never had any experience in starting a trading company!" The young man officially said that he was a pseudonym for Lin Kutaro and Uesugi Ruoyun and took a boat from Dalian to Tianjin.
"I have a lot of trade books here, why don't you pick a few books and go back and read them?" Old Zhou pointed to a row of books on the bookshelf and said.
"Okay, I don't understand very much. Lao Zhou, how many copies should you give me?" Wang Erxi said.
"Okay, I'll pick three books for you. If there are too many, you can't digest them for a while!" Lao Zhou walked over, picked three books about trade and handed them to Wang Erxi.
"Lao Zhou, how much does it cost?"
"If you don't have money, are you still calculating between you and me?" Old Zhou smiled.
"This is not possible. If you open the door to do business, it is better to keep a certain distance between us!" Wang Erxi said.
"Okay, just give it some!"
"How is your bookstore operating?" Wang Erxi took out a pack of cigarettes and handed them to Lao Zhou Yigen and asked.
"Who has the heart to study now? I can barely maintain it!" said Old Zhou.
"Old Zhou, find a way to rent or buy the next door, but don't use your name, whether it's a fake or someone else's identity, but it must be reliable!" Wang Erxi said.
"Do you want to?"
"Dig a tunnel and open the next door to the next door. Be prepared for any trouble. You should not do it by others. You must do it yourself!" Wang Erxi said.
"I understand!" Lao Zhou nodded. His task was to cooperate with all the things "steel nails" in Tianjin and pass on information between his hometown and "steel nails".
"I will do the trading company you mentioned as soon as possible. As for what you do, I have to think about it!" Wang Erxi smoked a cigarette, took away the book, and called Uesugi Ruoyun to leave!
"Xiaoyun, come and be the traffic officer between me and Lao Zhou in the future. He will tell me the instructions from his hometown through you, and I will also pass the information I have obtained back through him!" Wang Erxi said to Uesugi Ruoyun in a low voice.
"What identity should I come to see Lao Zhou?"
"Don't you have a college degree? You can be a teacher at school. It is normal for teachers to buy books frequently." Wang Erxi said.
"But if I go to be a teacher, it will be easy to reveal my identity!" Uesugi Ruoyun said.
"This is a difficult problem!" Wang Erxi frowned, "Do you have any familiar people in Tianjin?"
"I belong to the Intelligence Bureau of the Army General Staff and have been in Southeast Asian countries before. I have never been to China. I have very little interaction with the military. Not many people should know me." Uesugi Ruoyun thought for a while.
"That's good, the danger of exposure like this will not be very high!" Wang Erxi said.
"Think about it again, I may not need a professional cover for my identity." Uesugi Ruoyun said.
"Well, let's find a place to live first!" Wang Erxi nodded.
Tianjin city gate.
"It's finally here, people are slaughtered. Let's go into the city!"
"Okay, boss!" Tu Qianshan grinned and jumped off the horse's back. He led the horse and Lan Yuhu to mix the rolling crowds into the prosperous Tianjin City.
"First find a place to worship the Five Insect Temple!" Lan Yuhu handed the reins to Tu Qianshan behind him.
He could not compare to the comfort of Wang Erxi and Uesugi Ruoyun's boat ride. They rode all the way, sleeping in the open. It was difficult to arrive in Tianjin!
Lu Shan asked Lan Yuhu to choose someone to go to Tianjin with him, but he did not choose people among the wolf teeth. Instead, he went to Shulan and found Dong Zhenshan, the commander of the Shulan security brigade who had gone out from the wolf teeth. He fell in love with Tu Qianshan at a glance, and then brought him to Tianjin.
"Boss, I heard that the Goubuli buns in Tianjin are good, let's go eat buns?" Tu Qianshankou said in a direct flow.
"Okay, let's go and taste this Goubuli bun!" Lan Yuhu slapped her thigh and decided to eat the buns!
After asking the location of Goubuli bun shop, the two of them killed directly. As expected, they are one of the "three wonders" of Tianjin snacks. It's time, and there is still a long queue at the door of the bun shop.
"Boss, let's go..."
"Looking in line, haven't you seen so many people queuing up?" Lan Yuhu grabbed Tu Qianshan's lawlessness.
"Oh, there's still a queue?"
It was finally their turn, and Lan Yuhu asked for twenty Goubuli buns in one breath, which attracted the angry eyes of many people queuing behind him.
But with Tu Qianshan, a fierce man, no one dared to say anything. The boss also knew that some people were not easy to mess with, and he was mentally prepared not to charge money.
But is Lan Yuhu the kind of person who eats the King of Kings? Not only did he pay the full amount, he also said that the two brothers had not had a meal in a day, so he bought more.
To be honest, just the appetite of the two of them, twenty buns are really not enough to see. In a while, the wind blew away the clouds, and twenty Goubuli buns entered their belly!
Tu Qianshan still wanted to eat it, but Lan Yuhu didn't want to be too eye-catching and pulled him away. There were too many delicious foods in Tianjin. You can try something else with your belly!
"Let's go, we're going to do a good job!"
"Yes, I almost forgot it, hehe..." Tu Qianshan slapped his head and smiled silly.
"Brother, how do you get to the British Concession?"
"You are going to the British Concession?"
"Yes, one of our fellow villagers is driving a car for foreigners over there, so let's go over to him?"
"I heard of the accent, are you from Northeast China?"
"Yes, we are both from Jilin!" Lan Yuhu said.
"Oh, do you know the words along this road?"
"I know you, I have been to a private school for several years, including the Three Character Classics, the Hundred Family Names, etc.!" Lan Yuhu said hurriedly.
"It's easy to recognize words. Then pass through this road, turn to the right, there are signs on the side of the road, and say..."
Chapter completed!