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Chapter 153 - Liar Xiao Letian

Before the Jiao Si'er returned to the Fuca's house, he had been secretly summoned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This was something the standard-bearers of the Beijing knew, and Er Mao even took a risk to pass on a piece of information to Fu Hui.

The Eight Flag System of Qing Dynasty was never good at keeping secrets. The popinjays of the eight flags lived all day long just waiting for their food and crops, making tea, strolling in the brothels, raising big yellow dog, playing with thrushes, eighth brother, and the crickets and gourds … The rest of his time was spent sitting on a mountain and making fun of the matters of the imperial court.

No matter what kind of high ranking official you are, regardless of which noble you are, to be full of food in the mouth of this Eight-Flag Lord, your ability to rule the country is not as good as his. The system of eight flags was originally like that of a clan system. The people here were all relatives so they had a lot of connections. Who was going to capture who? Who could make things difficult for who?

Even if the high officials of the imperial court knew that these people were scolding them, even if they knew that they were using the imperial government's secrets to discuss things, they would have no way of doing so. If they dared to touch anyone, they would scrape up a hornet's nest.

Just like that, generation after generation, two groups of wild politicians came out of late Qing. One of them was a Hedonist with eight flags, and the other was a unambitious scholar. These two groups of people became the biggest leaker organization in Great Qing Dynasty, and no one would hold them accountable if they leaked it out.

Take the Jiao Si'er for example. When he came out of Ministry of Internal Affairs that night, not even two hours had passed, and he already stayed at home for supper. Even his close friends were all pulled out from under the hot blankets, and they all blew out at the banquet without anyone asking him. The morning of the second day, Chun Sanshiniang's intelligence network had already grasped the most accurate information.

The master behind An Dehai was Ci Xi, which meant that the Jiao Si'er himself was Ci Xi's spy. With such a powerful backer, the Jiao Si'er would be able to do whatever they wanted, even if the Zeng Family brothers saw him, they would have to show him some respect.

"Then what should we do!?" This old dog is just standing there in front of me. Xiao Letian's heart was filled with boredom, but this question was truly unsolvable. If he touched the Jiao Si'er, it would mean that Xiao Letian did not give face to the empress dowager, which meant that he had the intention to disobey. If you, a Chinese man, refuse to be watched by the court, you are committing a great injustice.

The room became silent, after a long while, Fan Lian finally spoke up, "There's no good way, we can only spend silver to support them, it's just 10,000 taels per month, can't we afford to pay for it?"

"No, I can't bear to, this group of sons of bitches want 10,000 per month, and raising them for a year is equivalent to tearing down a scissor boat and burning them to ashes, you guys can't bear to let me!" What's more, was the appetite of this bunch of grandsons so little? "Today, we will need ten thousand and fifteen thousand every month …"

Qing San Ye understood these servants now, he nodded his head and thought to himself, "Almost every year, there are always cases of slaves bullying the owner in Beijing, these grandsons are indeed like what Brother Xiao said, they are ingrate bastards who can't be fed. If spending money can really solve the problem, then we would have spent it, but I'm afraid that if we spend it, they will bite you …"

At this time, Dragon Lord, who had been listening, spoke out. "I have a solution, but I wonder if Sir is willing to use it?" Under everyone's astonished gazes, Dragon Lord said a few words in a low voice, and the more he said Xiao Letian and the other two, the more astonished he became.

"This, this, this, this …" Isn't this a bit too much of a loss? " Qing San Ye listened till he was shaking his head, but Xiao Letian was exceptionally excited, "Good, good, good, it's a bit damaging, but against this kind of shameless thing, you won't be able to suppress its Evil Qi. Dragon Lord, you go and make the arrangements, it's all going to be done …"

At this time, Xiao Letian turned around and guided San Ye yet again, "What happened? San Ye couldn't bear to part with his family's servant? Think about it, after all these years, after your family has declined, does he still take you as his master? How many times have I paid you a visit? How many times have I helped you? "He's still treating me like a good person …"

The Third Master got hit by Xiao Letian and wanted to explain why he couldn't bear to leave. Suddenly, a loud noise came from the stairs and a small voice came from outside the door, "Manager Fan …. The head storekeeper of the Guangde had arrived … That one... "Your elder brother is here …"

Fan Lian's face immediately darkened, "Is there no end to this? Why was it that the older he got, the greedier he became, and the more shameless he would be … You guys go on, I'll go downstairs and get rid of him... "

Before Fan Lian could finish speaking, he heard the sound of wooden stairs approaching, and the guards outside quickly stopped them. "Aiyo, Masters, how come you came directly up here? "We'll serve tea downstairs, please serve tea downstairs …"

"You brat, you're too rude. If I remember correctly, you're also a shop assistant who walked out of our Guangde, and you actually dare to stop me? "You ungrateful dog, I see what's wrong with my own little brother. No matter what, this business is still called Fan. Dodge …"

The noise outside became louder and louder, the little fellow was obviously unable to stop it. At this time, the sound of short swords being drawn could be heard and the guard at the door coldly said, "Retreat, mother, retreat. Take another step forward and kill without mercy!"

Forget it, in less than half a minute the door was already opened, and Xiao Letian had no choice but to open his mouth and say, "Putting away all the knives, what do you think? This is a merchant's name and not a battlefield …." Manager Fan's, is your big brother outside? "

Seeing that his big brother had already barged in, Fan Lian sighed and nodded, then opened the door. At this time, Fan Lian's big brother Fan Ru who was outside the door was completely pale, he had never seen anything like this before, the shining dagger was almost at his nose, the old man was already in his sixties, he almost peed his pants in fright.

"Big brother! Why are you here again, can't you go home and talk about something? This is a foreign bank, a place to talk about buying and selling … "

Once Fan Ru saw that his brothers had come out, he regained some of his confidence, "How are you doing this, why are you guys carrying blades when you're doing business properly. Let me tell you, Fan Lian doesn't dare cause trouble for our family, you can't do anything that is breaking the law!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is Mr. Xiao's guard, you should hurry up and return, if there's anything, we can talk about it tonight … "

Inwardly, Fan Ru was just a rotten scholar with no experience, he did not even have the eyes of a merchant, and when he saw Xiao Letian actually rush into the house with cupped hands.

"Mr. Xiao, I have heard a lot about your book. Although it is full of nonsense, I still bought one out for my brother's sake. It's not bad to read it as a novel written by a god in your free time …"

Xiao Letian could only watch as the old man casually walked into the room with a steward and sat on the seat of honor. Qing San Ye and Xiao Letian looked at each other. This was the first time they had seen Fan Ru, and neither of them thought that this old man would be so arrogant and look down on everyone else.

Fan Lian's face flushed red. He was so angry that he wanted to pull his big brother away, but Xiao Letian shot him a look meaning that he should not stop him.

Everyone returned to their seats and changed to a new set of tea. Fan Ru then said a few words of courtesy before going straight to the main topic at hand, "Mr. Xiao and this master, I am Fan Ru, the big shopkeeper for Shanxi Guangde, the patriarch of Fan family, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs s will be bestowed with a fourth stage Royal Merchant … This is our first time meeting each other.

Fan Ru turned his head and said to his brother, "Fan Lian, I have already been in Tanggu for more than ten days and I have already said enough, so you don't have to worry about me! "Last month, I discussed with my brothers for a long time, and under my pressure, they finally forgave your branch family's fault and prepared to let you return back home. But look at you, even acting like a child …"

"You are the only one who can support such a big foreign bank. This brother knows that you have worked hard, so how much money can you have in your private house? The ocean-trading business was always big. If one had too little money, they wouldn't be able to afford it … "This time, I brought five hundred thousand silver taels with me. I only want fifty percent of your bank shares, and the one in charge is still you. I won't get involved, what great conditions are these …"

"My foolish brother, you're so old, don't be fooled by others. Look at the name of this foreign bank, it's even joyous, you're too vulgar …" Don't decline, I know that you are short of money, look at the tea bowls used to treat guests, they are even the color of dryad, at most, you have to make a set from the Ming and Zheng Dynasties! "Also, there are even some decorations on the wall. It should be the kind that costs ten taels of silver in the Ghost Market …"

Fan Ru opened his mouth to insult everyone, making his brother's business become completely useless. Moreover, the manager behind him humphed non-stop, as if he was laughing in the middle of a crosstalk performance.

Xiao Letian and the Qing San Ye were dumbfounded. They had never seen such a foolish person, could it be that the whole house already despised you? The difference between him and Fan Lian was just too huge.

Back then you forced Fan Lian out of the clan, and now you want to go back with your mouth open? It was because they saw the prospect of a foreign bank making money and wanted to take advantage of it. And he still had 500,000 silver to buy shares? Fifty percent? This brain was probably kicked by a donkey.

Xiao Letian did not know how much money the Letian Firm had right now, but according to the records, up until today, there were more than two million light attribute Mexican eagle that had been forged. Furthermore, the silver stove that was hidden outside their mouth had already opened.

It was not just his private money, the loans that Xiao Letian had given were beginning to collect interest on a monthly basis. Adding to that, he was casually making Ocean trade s with the foreigners, making it so that Letian Firm would not earn a hundred and twenty thousand that month. You want to exchange 500,000 silver for 50% of the molecule? Are you dreaming?

Right now, even the Dragon Lord, who did not know much about economics, was cursing him as a fool in his heart. Now, Fan Lian's face had already turned red. Although he had already left the family, that was still his own blood brother. He was so stupid, he was about to die from embarrassment.

"Big Brother …" "Can you stop talking, I'll repeat, it's impossible to buy shares, and you can forget about returning to the clan, don't embarrass yourself anymore …" Fan Lian was so angry that her head was spinning.

Pah! With a loud sound, Fan Ru slammed the table, "Unfilial, unfilial! You said the branch family would be separated, but I thought you were muddleheaded for a moment. Now that your family has voluntarily given in, I invite you to not return, you are too unfilial … And this foreign bank, why is it called Le Tian? I, Xiao Letian, had already given you the Bewitching Soup, have you lost your mind? "Even the money was taken away …"

Aiyo, Xiao Letian was unhappy when he heard this. You are scolding me now, are you not talking about me, Xiao Letian? I admit it was in my name, but so what? I am the number one shareholder, why can't I use that name? "

"Ahahaha …" Your business? You are a pauper who has fled overseas. You will have money? It was you who used flowery words to deceive my niece and brother, and relied on your ability to write a mythical novel to seduce our Hu Niu … "(TL:" Un, no … After saying that, Fan Ru slammed the table again.

"Don't think that our Fan family is so easy to bully. We are also Royal Merchant s with great achievements. If you don't stop now, you better watch out for yourself." You dare to lie to us, the daughters of the Fan family? "In your dreams …"