"If Xiangjiazhuang is burned, it will be burned. I, Mr. Beidi Long, am not so short-sighted. Money is nothing more than personal possessions. If you let me do it with you, in addition to the above conditions, I have an additional requirement... "
"My nephew, Xiang Ying, has lost his official career because of your involvement. The road to the imperial examination has been completely blocked. So I want you to accept him as your disciple. Don't give me the trap of a foreign teacher and student. You are trying to fool me. What I want is a closed-door disciple who has gone through the apprenticeship ceremony and entered your door. Will you agree..."
Before Xiao Letian could say anything, Xiao Hexin was the first to go crazy. "Are you dreaming..." With a loud roar, he rushed out like a black panther. The sword flashed past and went straight to Xiang Shaolong's head. Cut off the neck.
Behind Xiao Hexin, two figures rushed over almost at the same time, one was Wang Huaiyuan and the other was Sima Yun.
Ever since Xiao Letian started writing books in Taibaiding, these three personal guards have regarded themselves as disciples. When they don't have tasks, the three of them always sit together and study the parts they don't understand in "The Journey to the West". Ask Xiao Letian for advice. In just a few months, the Western knowledge of the three of them was already considered to be one of the few in the Qing Dynasty.
Today, Xiang Shaolong actually dares to steal the rightful title of an inner disciple. It is unbearable. Even if he is not your opponent, he still has to fight with you.
Xiao Letian could not understand the relationship between master and apprentice in ancient times. In ancient laws, the relationship between master and apprentice was almost equated with the relationship between father and son. Even the apprentice can inherit the master's property according to the law. He is a very important legal heir after his children.
But this kind of inheritance is not just about property, but also about reputation. Xiao Letian's identity as the great master of Western learning can now be predicted, so who is his top disciple? What about rankings? These are all problems, and they are related to the future spread of Western learning in the Qing Dynasty.
Saints are not something ordinary people can become, but there is still hope to become a sub-sage. Even if you are not destined to be a sub-sage, becoming one of the 72 sages is enough to leave a name in history.
Xiang Shaolong is so arrogant. He can't even ask for money, but he is also greedy for fame? For Xiao Hexin and the others, the shame of being tied up was far less than the shame of Xiang Shaolong's rudeness.
"What are you doing..." Before Xiao Letian could finish speaking, the scabbard in his hand suddenly disappeared with a whoosh, and only four black shadows appeared on the ground. No one could clearly see how the fight was going on. .
In less than half a minute, three figures were seen flying out backwards and hitting the river beach with a bang. Xiang Shaolong fought one against three without any difficulty and instantly gained the upper hand.
"What do you want to do? You're crazy! Stop it and sit down..." Xiao Letian almost fainted with anger. Why did he do it if he was fine? It's okay to take action. It's really embarrassing to lose three against one. But this also reflects from the side. Xiang Shaolong's worth is definitely high enough, and being able to win him over is definitely a treasure.
"Xiao Hexin, what's going on with the three of you? Are you having a crotch blow..." Xiao Le was so angry that he wanted to whip them. At this time, Xiang Shaolong held the steel knife he had just seized in his hand, put it on the ground and said with a smile, "Maybe what I just said was not very rigorous. My nephew wants to enter Mr. Xiao's door, but he will not snatch it." As for the status of the boss, we in the martial arts still pay attention to seniority..."
Xiao Le genius understood this. It turned out that these people equated their Western learning with Xian Xue. They did not understand what an open university was at all, let alone what the tutor system was. However, Xiao Letian has no time to brainwash them now. On the contrary, there are some sectarian ideas, which are still good for Xiao Letian to control his subordinates.
"Everyone, get up and stand aside for me... The Western learning I want to do in the future will have tens of thousands of disciples. How will you be so petty in the future? Don't embarrass me..."
Having said this, Xiao Letian clasped his fists and saluted Xiang Shaolong, "From now on, I will entrust my safety to Lord Long..."
Xiang Shaolong didn't say anything, he just straightened his clothes, hit him one thousand times, and half-knelt in front of Xiao Letian. The Northland tycoon Xiang Shaolong has now officially joined Xiao Letian's camp.
All the dark clouds of the day had dispersed. After a group of people took a brief rest by the stream, the large force escorted Yin Liang and continued towards Taibaiding. Xiang Shaolong, Xiao Hexin and other four people gathered around Xiao Letian and grilled fish by the fire. .
The heroes in the world all know each other without fighting. After a brief conversation, Long Ye sighed that Xiao Hexin and the others had a lot of ink in their stomachs, and Xiao Hexin and the others admired Long Ye's good skills. After two sips of wine, they became as familiar as brothers.
After a few words of greeting, Xiang Shaolong got back to the topic, "Mr. Xiao may not know yet, but there are at least three waves of people around you secretly spying on you. One is the grandsons raised by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. These people are paid heavily by the imperial court. Although the Jianghu characters here are difficult to deal with, it is obvious that they are just spying and have no intention of harming you..."
"The origins of the second wave are more complicated, and they don't belong to the same group. They should be the servants, generals, etc. of some important officials in the court. Occasionally there are a few people in the world who are not top-notch experts. I guess they should be like the ones before me. The employer is related..."
"The remaining one is more difficult to deal with. It is actually the Eagle under Zeng Guoquan, the Nanying who is as famous as me. During this period of time, I played against him no less than three times, and we ended up with a draw every time. But it's okay, Mr. Important The speech information was not allowed to be spied on..."
Xiao Letian was stunned at that time. He never thought that during the period when Xiang Shaolong disappeared, he was secretly protecting himself and helping him to spy on intelligence.
What made Xiao Letian even more unexpected was that he had been surrounded by wolves. Don't underestimate the ancients. They just lacked knowledge of modern natural science and did not understand the direction of history. It does not mean that they are idiots. These politicians who are immersed in the struggle for power are all cruel and murderous without blinking an eye. Their methods of dealing with political opponents are extremely vicious.
Xiao Letian secretly stroked his chest, thinking that he was lucky. Fortunately, he had such a group of heroes around him to protect him. Otherwise, all the bones and scraps would have been torn apart by these wolves. What kind of time traveler is this? He still bleeds and dies when he is hit with a steel knife.
Xiang Shaolong not only brought intelligence from the spies, he also brought news that made Xiao Letian laugh and cry. That Wang Lao Hanlin, who had suffered a stroke in bed, was already dying. Those corrupt scholars were actually secretly colluding to kill each other in Beijing. To give Xiao Letian a big blow, they actually wanted to carry the coffin and break through the door.
"I was shocked when I heard the news. Sir, you would have done well not to return to Beijing. Now Wang Shizheng is a living dead. What will greet you when you return to Beijing will definitely be a funeral procession and a big coffin. They are going to use This method will completely ruin your reputation..."
With a snap, the grumpy Wang Huaiyuan smashed a pebble with his fist, "Old bastard, this is too immoral. I will go to Beijing to kill him now..." After saying that, he wanted to lead the horse, but it was Xiao Hexin and Sima. Yun held him down.
"Don't cause trouble for sir. If you do something, they will have even more excuses. Then the shit basin will still be placed on sir's head. Sit down..." The two men pushed him back hard.
Xiao Letian shook his head, "These rotten scholars only have so much potential. It's as if I care about this false reputation. I'm just a Japanese devil who returned from overseas. All I want is this evil spirit... Let them go to hell." Well, I have my own way to deal with it. In the face of absolute strength, such disgusting little tricks are simply rubbish..."
The meeting next to the fire will continue until it gets dark, and then everyone will ride back to Yixian City. The first update that Xiang Shaolong’s joining is really great news for Xiao Letian. On the one hand, Xiao Letian got a top-notch bodyguard, and safety issues were guaranteed to the greatest extent. On the other hand, through Xiang Shaolong, he could win over a large number of people in the world, which was very helpful for establishing Xiao Letian's intelligence network.
Mr. Long even came up with a clever idea for the coinage plan that even Xiao Letian and the old shopkeeper didn't think of. "Since sir, you want to mint silver coins privately, why don't you go out and collect scattered silver coins? The imperial court's policy has always been to be full of Mongolians." With the Eight Banners co-governing the world, the princes and nobles on the grassland don’t have to pay taxes at all. They just have to meet each other as symbolic furry animals every year..."
"There is a large amount of silver in the hands of the Mongolian herdsmen outside the country that can be collected. They will definitely rush to get such beautiful and beautiful silver coins as we minted... The most important thing is safety. No matter how much silver you exchange, it will not cause trouble to the court. Please be careful, this is much more convenient and safer than our customs..."
The words awakened the dreamer. During this period, Xiao Letian was discussing with Liu Sanbian how to pay the summer tax. What is the appropriate ratio of silver coins to silver ingots? There were too many silver coins, and the county's fire consumption would be less. The court would definitely be suspicious, but the proportion of silver ingots was too much, and Xiao Letian was reluctant to part with it. Update as soon as possible
I had a headache, but Lord Long’s plan was of great help. Shopkeeper Fan is already familiar with the business outside the mouth. He only needs to send a few second shopkeepers to open a shop in Zhangjiakou to specialize in this business. By then, there will be many secret places on the grassland. Just set up a silver furnace and start minting coins. Xiao Lotte's financial empire has extended another tentacle.
When Fan Qian heard this plan, he slapped his head excitedly, "Confused! Confused... I have been walking around for so many years, how could I forget this incident? I will send someone there right away, no, no, no, I will do it myself." go……"
In the end, it was Xiao Letian who persuaded the excited old shopkeeper. Although the foreign business was important, Tianjin's foreign companies were more important, and Fan Qian couldn't leave now.
Under Xiao Letian's arrangement, the two second shopkeepers and more than a dozen capable clerks, protected by more than 40 soldiers, headed for Zhangjiakou with a start-up capital of more than 100,000 silver coins.
Fan Qian, on the other hand, went straight to Tianjin with the greatest manpower and material resources. He believed that with the help of Pastor Lewis's letter of introduction, it would be no problem to establish a preliminary cooperative relationship with foreign businessmen, and strived to handle Xiao Letian's foreign business in May or June. stand up.
As for Yi Wang Shi Dakai, he actually asked Xiao Letian to send him out. Now Taibaiding's more than two hundred people are definitely not enough. How many of Yi Wang's old subordinates can be gathered is critical to Xiao Letian's career.
On the official road in Taihang Mountain, Xiao Letian held King Yi's hand and said, "Your Majesty, please remember that our people only need to be fine, not too many. We are not raising a flag to rebel. Those who are too violent and fanatical must be used with caution. In addition, the secret I entrusted to you Never leave the task to others, it must be done by the prince himself. This matter is too important and I don’t trust anyone except the prince..."
King Yi patted Xiao Letian's shoulder, "Good brother, just wait for my good news. Now I finally understand. Compared with you, what we did in Heaven before was just like children's play, a failure." You just asked for it... This new path of yours, brother, I will accompany you to the end..."
After saying that, King Yi led more than a dozen soldiers and urged his horses to run towards the south.
