1855 United States Tycoon

At first Liu Zhifu thought that there was such a gang of thugs, who not only beaten Zhang Tuanlian's brave men to the fat, but also robbed foreigners.

"These gangsters are really hateful. It's enough to rob the common people. They dare to fight with group courage, and fight with group courage, right? You dare to rob foreigners! Foreigners are so easy to rob? Foreigners are the ancestors of thieves! Usually! They didn’t provoke them. They were still looking for unreasonable reasons to steal my Daqing’s money. A few decades ago, Zhang Mingfeng, the magistrate of Xilin County, Guangxi, killed a French missionary Marai in the territory, giving foreigners an excuse. As a result, the foreigners went straight into Beijing, not only robbed a large amount of money, but also burned the Old Summer Palace. In the end, they forced the court to pay a lot of money and agreed to a lot of harsh conditions. That’s all. Anyway, it’s the court’s money that was paid. It’s just that the magistrate of Xilin, who caused this incident, was also implicated. Not only did he lose his official position, he would never use it, or even be exiled. I can never end up like this. "Liu Zhifu thought about this and immediately made up his mind. On the one hand, he must severely punish these robbers, and on the other hand, he must quickly appease these foreigners. Guangxi is a remote place, and Liu Zhifu rarely deals with foreigners, but he also heard that in the same year, most foreigners are extremely greedy for money. Since foreigners are greedy for money, Liu Zhifu also planned to "exhaust Xunzhou's material resources and win foreigners' favor."

However, when he saw the so-called "robbers", he found that things were different from what he had imagined. When the so-called "bandits" were actually wearing uniforms for practicing Yong, he knew that something was in trouble. Obviously, that damn Zhang Tuanlian didn't know what nerves he had made, and he actually fought with foreigners. What's even more hateful is that he was hiding from himself, saying that he was a group of thugs, and even taking people to clean up! What the hell is this guy going crazy, what is his idea? Fortunately, he didn't let him take someone there again, otherwise, he would definitely be pitted to death by him. But what does it mean for these foreigners to bring these captured regiments to report the crime? Did they not know that these people were local group practicers and really regarded them as bandits or did they know that these people were local group practicers but deliberately used this reason to come here?

But Liu Zhifu immediately figured out a key issue. That is, whether these foreigners know that these people are actually Tuan Yong, they find here, obviously they want to use money to solve the problem in private. I just don't know how deep the teeth of these foreigners are. However, no matter what, as long as it can be solved with money, it is better than getting things to the top.

"My lord, save us, these bandits..."

Unexpectedly, a Tuan Yong saw Liu Zhifu, but shouted.

"Slap!" The Master Qian next to Liu Zhifu dashed over, slapped Tuan Yong's face with a slap.

"Where are you from a bandit, how dare you pretend to be a group practice and rob friends of all nations?" Master Qian shouted sharply.

This slap obviously exceeded that Tuan Yong's expectation. He couldn't even figure out why Master Qian would slap himself and call himself a bandit. So he continued to try to defend: "Master Qian, I am..."

It's just that I couldn't finish the sentence, so Master Qian slapped him back with another slap.

"Come here, take this bandit down!" Master Qian shouted.

The two government officials came up immediately, trying to detain these two hapless men. But at this time, one of the foreigners spoke out.

"Hold on. There are some things, it's best to explain it in front of everyone, so as not to affect the friendly relations between the Qing Dynasty and the Western countries."

This sentence is spoken in the authentic Guangxi dialect, even the authentic Jiangkou dialect. Of course, the person who spoke was Chen Bachi.

"Who are you?" Seeing that Chen Bachi is a Chinese, at least he looks like a Chinese, Master Qian can't help but become a little arrogant. Although this person seems to be mixed with those foreigners, he also depends on his owner from beating a dog. Proceeding from the principle of, you can’t directly scold or even beat up this Chinese like a normal Chinese, but it’s always okay for people to be arrogant in front of a dog, right? Thinking about it this way, Master Qian's voice naturally had a little arrogance.

"This is Mr. Chen Guang from Citi, Mr. Chen is a citizen of Citi, and even in Citi, he is also a well-known figure. The rest of us were hired by Mr. Chen." Li Chongguang said.

After listening to this introduction, Master Qian became more and more contemptuous of Chen Bachi. His accent, he must be from Jiangkou, but now he doesn’t want his ancestors and has become a citizen of Citi. This kind of person who doesn’t even want his ancestors is naturally. To despise. However, Master Qian quickly hid this contempt in his heart, because this guy is now a Citizen, and most Chinese people who have changed into foreigners are small-minded and very bad. Based on the principle that you would rather offend a gentleman than a villain, you can't show disrespect to such a person.

"Mr. Chen, lucky to meet." Before Master Qian could speak, Liu Zhifu spoke first. "Mr. Chen, it is inconvenient for us to talk here. It is better to sit inside and talk."

Now Prefect Liu can be sure that these foreigners must know that these people are team training, and they have come here when they know these, so naturally they want to blackmail a sum of money for this. Of course this kind of thing has to be discussed in detail inside.

...

"Mr. Chen, these gangsters are indeed local group training." Liu Zhifu decided to open the matter straightforwardly. "They have a conflict with the gentlemen. It is a complete misunderstanding."

"A misunderstanding?" Chen Bachi asked with a sneer.

"Yes, it's a complete misunderstanding." Liu Zhifu said, "Someone in the local area reported that a gangster came in the town where you live. They went to catch the gangster, but they didn't want to misunderstand you. "

"If this is the case, then it is not a misunderstanding." Chen Bachi lifted his legs and continued to sneer, "Because the hair bandit you are going to catch is me. I was a hair bandit back then. But I am. Unexpectedly, you have been arresting me for decades. No way, some time ago, I met with many high-ranking officials, including Li Hongzhang. They all know that I was a Taiping army and rebelled. , But they talked and laughed happily with me, and in the end, until the loan agreement was signed, no one told me to catch me as a gangster."

"This..." Liu Zhifu was taken aback, and suddenly remembered the relevant content in the Di Bao. The representative of Citigroup seemed to be really named Chen Guang.

"Mr. Chen, then this is even more misunderstanding." Master Qian hurriedly interjected. Obviously, Chen Guang is already a citizen of Citi. According to the treaty signed between the Qing court and Citi, even if the citizen of Citi committed a crime. It can only be dealt with by Citi. The government of Qing Dynasty has no right to deal with him, even if he is a gangster. And he seems to have a bit of status in Citi, so he can't be offended casually.

"Oh? Is this really a misunderstanding?" Chen Bachi said.

"Of course, of course it is a misunderstanding."

"Even if it is a misunderstanding, but some of our people are injured, some are frightened, we can't just let it go, right?" Chen Bachi said.

"That is, that is." Liu Zhifu said, "Although it is a misunderstanding, we will naturally make reasonable compensation for the losses caused to you. I don't know..."

"Let’s talk about money first. I was a hair gangster, and you already know it. My parents’ cemetery is in Jiangkou, and now I’m well developed. When I returned to my parents’ grave, I found that their cemetery was gone. I think your house is Can’t help me find out who moved this cemetery. Also, although my old house is worthless, it can’t be taken for nothing, don’t you think? As for the injured and the frightened. Compensation..."

...

"Chongguang, you don't seem to be in a good mood these days." Chen Bachi sat down beside Li Chongguang and said.

"No, no. I just made a fortune, how could I be in a bad mood?" Li Chongguang said quickly.

"You don’t have to be in a good mood if you get rich. Brother, I know, you think that you took our group of foreigners to blackmail the Chinese people and it makes you uncomfortable, right."

Li Chongguang did not speak.

"Actually, we don't blame us. Anyway, for these guys' virtues, even if we don't grab them, some people will grab them. To be honest, the Qing Dynasty should have been done for a long time. Just leave them, let them play eggs early, die early and have a baby, that’s a good thing.” Chen Bachi continued, “I didn’t feel much about it before I came to United States. After I came to United States, I think about it. The Qing Dynasty will never end. , It's really unreasonable."

"Yeah." Li Chongguang responded from his nose.

"Okay, don't think too much. We are going back tomorrow. Let's rest early." Chen Bachi stood up and planned to leave.

"Mr. Chen." Li Chongguang suddenly stopped Chen Bachi.

"What's the matter?" Chen Bachi asked.

"Mr. Chen rebelled before, you must also hate this court?" Li Chongguang said.

"That was before. But I really don't have a good impression of this court." Chen Bachi replied.

"Yes, this court will only betray the country externally, and will only oppress the people internally. If it is not overthrown, the laws of nature will be unbearable. Don't you think? "We think these truths are self-evident: all men are created equal. They are all given certain non-transferable rights from their "creator", including the right to life, the right to freedom, and the right to pursue happiness. In order to protect these rights, a government is established among the people. The government is justified. Power comes from the consent of the ruled. If any form of government becomes detrimental to these purposes, then the people have the right to change it or abolish it in order to establish a new government..."

"It's great that you can recite the Declaration of Independence. Do you want to become a citizen of United States?" Chen Bachi said.

"No, we want to turn China into United States." Li Chongguang said, "Has Mr. Chen heard of Xingzhonghui?"

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