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Chapter 154 - Country Owners

Who exactly does the Letian Firm belong to? This question was undoubtedly the biggest one, because Xiao Letian was definitely the leader. As for the specific composition of the shares in the Letian Firm, the future generations of scholars all wanted to unravel it, but none of them succeeded.

The Letian Firm, from being a normal trading house in the Ocean trade, quickly upgraded to a bank, bank, stock market, futures exchange … In the long history of the central bank's currency rights, the Rakuten had undergone at least ten major changes, and the number of minor changes was simply uncountable.

Although this financial monster was never willing to show its true power to the outside world, everyone was clear that Xiao Letian's family had always been the one in control inside the family.

When Letian Firm was just born, the composition of the starting fund was actually very simple. Fan Lian the shopkeeper took out all of his five hundred thousand silvers while the Winged King Shida Kai used Taibai Top's sacred treasury as the participating fund.

The rest were all Xiao Letian's money, the money he had earned from casting silver coins for himself, the loot he had plundered from the High Scholar Huang's family, and even the loot from the war of the Ryukyu Kingdom, all had become Xiao Letian's share of capital. Of course, there was still another huge gold mine that he couldn't forget, and that was to have the capital support from the local administration that Xiao Letian controlled.

The financial system of the Qing Dynasty was very primitive. The county level entities collected taxes from the areas under their jurisdiction, and various types of crushed silver were smelted into silver ingots, which were then transported upwards in two seasons. There was a huge time difference that could be exploited, and this loophole was as obvious as a kid's underwear.

As a Transcender, it was impossible for Xiao Letian to not take advantage of such a huge opportunity. With so much local revenue, on one hand, he could use the crushed silver to make money, and on the other hand, he could only borrow money.

Although the Great Qing Dynasty had a clear time frame for the payment of taxes, due to the war for so many years, the rules had been broken. The system of tax deportation has become very chaotic over time.

The Yi County might have gathered all the taxes in June, then she could send them in July. As for the Anxin and the High Tablet Shop next door, she could only wait for a few more months. After all this, as long as the taxes were paid in the course of a year, the Emperor would close his eyes for anything else.

Xiao Letian knew that many of the systems in the late Qing had already been broken during this period. Right now, when the power of the local daoyin was gradually rising, for this place to give seventy percent of the taxes to the capital was already considered a great loyal subject. In any case, the local government had plenty of excuses to stop him. Even if he lied to the emperor, it wouldn't be a crime to behead him.

Xiao Letian saw this loophole and started to remove it with all his might. Today, he was going to transfer 100 thousand from the Yi County's official warehouse, and tomorrow he was going to get 50 thousand from the Lai Shui Inn. In any case, had already corroded more than 15 direct talismans, so it would be a piece of cake for him to exchange them for 2 million silver from any official warehouse.

There was no need to exchange the money, it was just a matter of forcing them to borrow some from other counties to make up for it. In any case, the days of transferring the money from each county were always different, so even after playing the game for ten years, the market might not collapse.

It was this method of taking advantage of the situation to cheat, coupled with the money he earned from killing and arson, that made this empty-handed Traveller become the largest shareholder of the Letian Firm. Of course, Xiao Letian did not forget to pay a portion of the technology shares as well. The intelligence in his head should be around two to three hundred thousand silver coins.

Just like this, in front of Fan Ru, this kind of person who was respected by the business circles of the Tanggu as the God of Black Tiger Monopoly became a pretty boy who relied on deceiving Hu Niu to earn money, a good-for-nothing.

Even Xiao Letian was stunned by his scolding, he really couldn't understand whether this Fan Ru was really a businessman or not, could it be that he wasn't even willing to do the least amount of scouting? You have already been in the Tanggu for more than ten days, you can find out who I, Xiao Letian am just by asking around.

Xiao Letian saw that he was Hu Niu's big uncle and gave him some face. If it was another businessman, they would have already kicked him out of Tanggu City.

Fan Ru didn't have the slightest bit of self-awareness. This old fool had been stupid from reading all his life, he didn't even know how to conduct his business. He didn't even know what it meant to be a person. In his eyes, there was only government. In fact, he was just an old fool who wanted to be an official and go crazy.

Fan Lian could not hold it in anymore, "Enough, big brother, don't go crazy anymore, don't mention the shares, take 500 thousand silver and put it in the cellar. As for returning to a clan? "I've long since given up hope. I don't care if I don't want a family where you give me a niece like a red packet …"

Fan Lian's resolute and decisive tone completely infuriated Fan Ru, and the official merchant jumped up from his chair as he shouted crazily, "Unfilial son, you are unfilial son! This is outrageous, outrageous to the extreme. Why did Fan family give birth to a traitor like you … "

Fan Ru's chest rose up and down violently like pulling a bellows, the old man's face was red from holding his breath, "You are really a lost cause, following this second demon is no longer fit to be a human. What did the family do to you? You don't even want the money that's going to be sent to you right now.

"Hu Niu, is your brain filled with straw? Wasn't a girl born to marry? It was her honor to be able to reap the benefits of the clan … "You are simply betraying all the rules. What is the value of a woman? Isn't giving birth to a marriage party? How can you be like this!"

Fan Ru was so angry that the top of his head was about to burst, he just could not understand what he did wrong. What is a woman? Women are a disaster. They should be sacrificed. What's the point of dying? Why couldn't his younger brother understand it? What was a girl worth? This is a man's world, why do you have to go with a woman?

You are too spoiled of Hu Niu, to think that you have already forgotten about him?

Fan Lian was completely crazed. He grabbed the dryad's pink bowl and smashed it onto the ground with a "pa" sound. Pieces of porcelain were scattered all over the room. Scram! Get the hell out of here... Let me tell you, Fan family, I will never go back, I just want to see if I can create a big family business with my own ability … As for Hu Niu, there's no need for you to worry about him. I would rather give it to Xiao Letian as a servant girl, that's also what I want to do … "

Fan Lian's voice was too loud, it was completely filled with life, and even the people on the streets could hear it clearly, and all of them looked up, puzzled.

When Xiao Letian saw that his father-in-law was almost going to go crazy from anger, he quickly shot Dragon Lord a glance. Dragon Lord did not say a single word, "Alright, big bosses, please leave! This is the Letian Firm, we no longer welcome you … "

"You care about me? "What the hell are you? How dare you interfere with me?" Fan Ru stomped his feet in anger: "This is the doing of our Fan family, you, a guard servant, dare to challenge me? A criminal, ah, a criminal. Your father will sue you all … "" No, no

Dragon Lord did not care about his clamor, he grabbed his arm and dragged him out, just at this time, the manager beside Fan Ru suddenly made his move, his eagle claws grabbing onto Dragon Lord's wrist like lightning.

"Xiang Shaolong... Dragon Lord, right? It's best to be a bit more courteous to my shopkeeper! " With that, he shook his hand and actually knocked away Dragon Lord's arm.

Xiang Shaolong squinted his eyes all of a sudden: "Expert, I really didn't learn anything …"

"A lowly name is not worth mentioning. A steward of the Guangde, Sun Sanhu …" The manager cupped her fists, and immediately followed up by supporting Fan Ru's arm and said softly: "old shopkeeper, let's go back and rest for today!"

Fan Ru was so angry that both his eyes had turned black. This was a symptom of his blood pressure soaring, he was unable to say a word, and could only wave his hand to allow Sun Sanhu to support him as he left.

Dragon Lord looked at the two disappearing figures and suddenly said in a low voice: "This guy has an extraordinary background. He has an evil Qi and he has the shadow of the Sichuan Province. Experts, really experts …"

Xiao Letian did not have time to respond to Dragon Lord's muttering. He had already helped Fan Lian to sit on the chair, and at this time, Fan Lian was so angry that his heart was hurting. I'm sorry, I've really let everyone down. This big brother of mine always thought that all the money in the world was earned by me. He really wants to pick peaches! "

"Alright, alright, don't be angry, he is just an ignorant countryside landlord. How can he have the spirit of Fan Lian who only knows how to do business with the foreign merchants of the Four Seas! "Don't be angry, let me pat you …" Xiao Letian smiled mischievously as he explained, patting Fan Lian on the back and making him laugh.

"Mister, please don't blame my big brother. He is really not the same as us. "I've been reading your book for the past few days, and gradually I understand that both people live in different worlds. On the surface, they seem to live in the same world, but their hearts are in different worlds …"

"My big brother has been a servant of the monarch all his life, father, son and son. His attitude toward me and Hu Niu in that world is completely normal. "But I can't, I can't go back. Ever since I met Mister in Taihang Mountains, I've never thought about what I've seen or heard before. I've only just realized it when I'm in my sixties …"

Fan Lian grabbed Xiao Letian's arm and said, "Mister, don't hate my brother, don't take revenge on him. "You are a big shot who sees the world with your eyes, and he is just a rich country bumpkin. Don't bother about him …"

In the end, blood was thicker than water. Even if their blood brothers failed, they would look after each other at crucial moments. Fan Lian was too clear that his big brother couldn't even withstand a small finger from Xiao Letian.

Xiao Letian patted the back of his hand and sighed, "Let's go in the direction. No matter what, he is Hu Niu's uncle.

Just as they were talking, the Dragon Lord took over the conversation: "It's not that simple, there's something fishy about the manager who was by Fan Ru's side, I wonder if you knew him before?"

Fan Lian tilted his head and thought for a long time. "I really haven't seen him before. From what my big brother said, he's a new manager that he found.

Dragon 2 smiled coldly and nodded, "If I'm not wrong, your big brother has already been controlled by someone … Fan family is in danger, we are already standing on the edge of the cliff … "