Chapter 441 Entering Beijing (8)
The number of these treasures cannot be counted for the time being. We can only drag all the treasures back to the palace and store them together with the treasures seized from the command centers of various countries. It is not too late to slowly count them.
In addition, each embassy also took the initiative to hand over a total of more than 12 o'clock, and the average number of guns in each embassy is more than 1 o'clock, and the two embassies have more than 2 o'clock. Moreover, there are various types and many types, including military guns equipped by troops from various countries, as well as other models of rifles, carbines, double-barrel hunting rifles, revolvers, and old-fashioned flint-sucking rifles with front loadings. In addition, there are about 15,000 bullets, which is a hodgepodge.
Although embassies of various countries do not ban guns, there will not be so many guns. During the Boxer Rebellion, foreigners and Chinese who had contact with foreigners were killed and stabbed indiscriminately, resulting in a large number of businessmen from various countries. Even a few Chinese people fled to the embassy to hide. They brought a large number of weapons into the embassy. Later, countries sent a small number of soldiers to Beijing to protect the embassy, but a large number of guns were left in each embassy. After the Qing court declared war on various countries, they sent large numbers of soldiers to the embassy. The embassy was attacked, and the embassy relied on these weapons to resist for nearly 6 days, and persisted until the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing. According to an interview record of the New York Sun on January 2, 19o1, a couple named AF* Chamot was shot and killed in total about 7 people in the civilians during the embassy being besieged. Among them, the wife set the record that she killed 17 people in one day, while her husband set the record that she killed 54 people in one day!
Time travelers naturally look down on these guns, but they are good to collect. Many of the guns are classic works in the history of guns.
*** Holding a revolver, gestured a few times, and said, "If you use such a weapon, you can resist the attack of the Qing army and defend the embassy, it is useless for the Qing army to do it."
Zhu Yaping said: "I still don't understand. Even if the Qing army's combat effectiveness is not good, it's always okay to use cannons. Now the Qing court should have modern artillery. There is no need for soldiers to fight hard, so why can't they capture the embassy?"
Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Who said the Qing court did not use gunfire? Of course it was bombarded, but unfortunately it was still unable to capture the embassy."
*** was stunned and said, "No, I see that the embassy's building is just an ordinary brick and wood structure. How come it can't be opened with cannons?"
Qin Zheng said: "The historical records record such a thing. After you hear it, you will know why the embassy cannot be opened with cannons. After the Qing army attacked the embassy for more than ten days, Duan Zaiyi proposed to transfer the military commander of the Wuwei Central Army to bombard the embassy with the latest German Krupp heavy artillery purchased by the Qing court. So Zhang Huaizhi immediately put the cannons on the top of Beijing and aimed at the embassy area. As long as three or five cannons are fired, the embassy will become a pile of ashes. But Zhang Huaizhi believed that as long as the cannons were opened, the consequences would be difficult to deal with. So in order to not take responsibility, Zhang Huaizhi changed the order and went to find his immediate superior, Ronglu, who was then the Minister of Military Affairs, Minister of Personnel, and general control of the Five Army of the Wuwei, demanded that he be given a formal order to fire and bombard him. The embassy. But Rong Lu was joking and refused to write this black and white text for him. The two of them just circled around like this. One did not write such an order anyway. The other begged for no reason in Rong Mansion without this order. In the end, Rong Lu stumblings him, and he stammered and said: 'The sound of horizontal and vertical cannons sounded, and inside (in the palace) was heard'--This is an immortal saying by Rong Zhongtang in modern Chinese history. After hearing this, Zhang Huaizhi realized it. So he hurried back to the city, saying that the cannon position was not accurate and that the direction needed to be determined again, so he targeted the open space behind the embassy area. Then the cannons were all rushing for a day and a night until the imperial edict ordered the stop of the attack. Although the embassy suffered false alarms, there were only few casualties, and he was very pleased to hear the cannon sound in the palace."
After listening to the history that Qin Zheng said, Zhu Yaping and *** also looked at each other, not knowing whether to cry or laugh. After a while, Zhu Yaping said: "No matter what, since we have come to this era, we must not let this kind of thing happen again."
Qin Zheng nodded and said, "Of course, otherwise what are we doing when we travel to this era?"
After packing up the treasures and treasures voluntarily handed over by embassies of various countries, the next step is to inspect the embassies of various countries. The command center took the risk of diplomatic conflict and insisted on inspecting the embassies. First, it is used to force countries to honestly hand over the treasures and treasures plundered in China, and not to privately hide a part of it with a lucky mentality; second, it is also further showing the tough attitude of the Time Travel Group. As long as the negotiations are not successful, no rules can restrict the Time Travel Group.
However, searching the embassy is a big deal after all. Time travelers must not only search, but also minimize the adverse effects. There must be no situation of being unscrupulous. The scale must be very accurate. Therefore, before the search, Qin Zheng formulated three disciplines for the People's Army soldiers who searched the embassy: one must not damage the embassy's items; two must fulfill their wishes after the search is completed; three must not disturb the women in the embassy. And the troops entering the embassy must be led by the time travelers themselves.
He also made a request to the embassy, leaving only one person in the general room to cooperate with the People's Army's inspection, while two or three people could be left in the large room, while the rest of the personnel were all in the embassy's lobby, waiting for the inspection to be over. The embassies did not interfere. Bi Jing had handed over all the plundered treasures and belongings and weapons, so he didn't care about letting the People's Army inspect it.
The People's Army entered the embassy in one team to inspect the embassy. The process was very peaceful. The soldiers of the People's Army entered every room. Although they inspected it very carefully, they acted very civilized. They did not cause any damage to the embassy or caused any disputes.
The inspection of the embassy was not long, less than an hour, and the inspection results were good. Each embassy basically did not hide private matters and handed over all the looted things. Of course, the People's Army could not conduct inspections of the embassy in size. If it was to be inspected like this, it would probably not be enough for a day. Therefore, as long as it was a big deal, it would be inevitable that some embassies could not find it in a little ambush, but it would not be many. Compared with the treasures rescued, it was definitely just a small number.
The civilized performance of the People's Army also made the embassies feel a little surprised. They thought they would turn the embassy upside down and even dig three feet into the ground, but it did not cause any damage to the embassy. Therefore, the ministers of various countries also agreed that the People's Army was very restrained in the inspection of the embassy, which was indeed very different from the Qing court and the Boxer Rebellion.
The press team was divided into three groups, following the three troops into the embassy for follow-up interviews. They also took a lot of photos. After the inspection was completed, Lin Mu also instructed Wen Xiaohua to write a report on the People's Army's civilization inspection of embassies in various countries.
After the inspection of the embassy, the treasures handed over by the embassy were also transported away. At this time, someone hurried to report to Qin Zheng that a church not only did not hand over the looted treasures, but also resisted the People's Army's inspection by force, and injured two soldiers. Now the church has been blocked by the People's Army and sent people to ask for instructions from the command center.
It turned out that when Qin Zheng and others led a team to inspect the embassy, the People's Army also inspected the churches in Beijing. The churches in Beijing were at its peak, but during the Boxer Rebellion, most of them were destroyed by the Boxer Rebellion and were preserved less than 20. Some church missionaries were very eye-catching. Like the embassy, they honestly handed over all the treasures and treasures that were plundered or purchased at low prices, and actively cooperated with the People's Army's inspection. For example, Bishop Fan Guoliang (French, Pierremariea 1phonsefavier), the largest church in Beijing, handed over all the treasures and cultural relics he commanded and bought at a high price.
Fan Guoliang lived in China for nearly 4 years and was able to speak authentic Beijing-style Chinese. He was received by emperors of the Tongzhi and Guangxu dynasties and was awarded the second rank of the governor. Because he lived in China for a long time, he knew very well about China's customs, etiquette and customs, national character and official style. As early as the beginning of the rise of the Boxer Rebellion, Fan Guoliang wrote to French Minister Bi Sheng, calling on all countries to be vigilant about the exhibition of the Boxer Rebellion and sent troops to Beijing to protect the safety of the church.
After the time travelers captured Tianjin, it also aroused Fan Guoliang's vigilance. Bi Jing Tianjin was too close to Beijing, so Fan Guoliang was very concerned about the dynamics of this group of overseas Chinese and actively collected information from time travelers. After Beijing was captured by the People's Army, Fan Guoliang also realized that he must not fight against overseas Chinese, otherwise he would have to suffer. So he not only handed over all the treasures he had obtained, but also mobilized other church members to hand over the treasures he had obtained. Only in this way can he save his life and restrain the church members and do not hinder the People's Army from inspecting the church.
Chapter completed!