The young soldiers didn't know who Fan Ru was, so they saw an old man with a yellow whip and age spots on his face standing outside the Xishui Gate complaining about their Prime Minister Xiao.
But of course the veterans who first followed Xiao Letian are now mostly junior officers. These veterans all know the famous Fan Ru.
Huniu's uncle, Fan Qian's brother, a rotten scholar who only knows how to study, and a bad old man who knows how to take advantage of his brothers even if he wears the imperial merchant brand.
At first, he wanted to send his niece out as a doorman because of the title of an imperial merchant. Later, when the Tanggu Bank became rich, he shamelessly wanted to buy a share of the company and reap the free dividends.
This old man's shameless face has been known to all the veterans of that year. Everyone among the veterans who followed Xiao Letian to Tanggu for the first time knew this guy.
Everyone hates him, but there is nothing they can do about him. Even if Fan Ru is not a thing, he is also a relative of the second wife's family. Xiao Letian can't have a relationship with such a person. In the end, he hinted that Fan Yan should take more care of him. .
Fan Ru's property is now also invested in Lotte Bank shares. Although the proportion is very small, it is the most primitive stock. He gets as much dividends as he wants every year. Not to mention that the principal has been returned, even the dividends have been reversed several times. times.
Moreover, half of the Shanxi gang's goods are now contracted by Fan Ru. Those old Westerners who want to board the Ryukyu commercial ship all gather in front of Fan Ru to flatter him. Although they wanted to flatter Fan Jian more, it was a pity that Fan Jian had not returned to his hometown for several years, and the old shopkeeper was now a giant businessman on an equal footing with foreigners. Those Xiangyou who looked down on the Fan family back then could now compete with them. Not on.
All in all, Fan Ru was trembling again, and he was even more energetic than before, because he couldn't buy this outfit without five or six thousand silver.
The melon skin is made of lake silk, and the emerald on it is a puddle of water. It is a refreshing green and is as big as a pigeon egg. The concave and convex three-dimensional patterns of bat and longevity characters on the thin Shu brocade robe are not directly woven into the brocade, but are embroidered by famous Shu embroidery masters. It takes more than half a year by hand.
Hanging on the waist are seven pieces of headgear, including fan cases, watch cases, finger holders, glasses cases, betel nut purses, somersault bags, key bags, etc. Each piece is tied to the belt with a 'pin'. Let’s look at the material used in the other parts. It’s actually warm white jade. With the old man’s skill at making buns, he wouldn’t be able to use non-Han jade.
This outfit is absolutely indistinguishable to a layman. If you go to Sijiu City and let the big businessmen, especially the pawnshops, take a look, everyone will be shocked. How can this be a living person? This is not Are all your clothes covered in banknotes? It's absolutely impossible to buy it without more than 10,000 silver.
Although the old platoon leader guarding Xishui Gate hated the old man, he had to take the initiative to say hello for the sake of the Prime Minister and Fan Ru. He walked up to Fan Ru and saluted a military salute, "The old gentleman is here again? He seems to be in good health. of!"
Fan Ru pinched the little platoon leader with his eyelids, "Hmm... he looks familiar. What's your name? What's your name... forget it, I can't remember it either. I brought fifty-five people with me this time. Please check it and let me pass the customs quickly... In this hot weather, do you still want me to queue up?"
The old platoon leader secretly sighed, why was he so unlucky to meet him, but he still had to give face. He turned around and shouted to the soldier on duty, "Let this old gentleman get in trouble... We have to respect our elders no matter what!"
The old platoon leader turned to Fan Ru and smiled and said, "Old sir, I'm not telling you that you need to get rid of your aura of wealth and nobility. It is of course safe to enter the Xishui Gate, but in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, thieves are not allowed to steal." There are so many bandits, but you are..."
Huh... Fan Ru sneered, "Who dares to touch me? With my uncle in charge, who dares to touch me? I'll let the military master see what we're doing..."
"Hey... I obey the uncle's order!" A group of tough guards behind them immediately took off the latest Mauser rifles from their backs, the blue and bright cold light shone, and more than 20 guards each had a gun on their waist. With two loaded revolvers, one long and two short, this configuration is actually more powerful than a Marine soldier.
The old platoon leader laughed at that time and said, "Come on, you are really rich, so my instructions are in vain. Just send the housekeeper to register now, and I will take you through the customs first..."
As he was talking, a burst of hoarse crying suddenly came from the east. There are three Xishuimen Passes in total. There are dry road checkpoints on the embankments on both sides of the north and south. There are also sailors on the river inspecting ships for a long time. Fan Ru's location is Dry road checkpoint on the south bank embankment.
When people took a closer look, it turned out that a few soldiers were escorting a dozen people from the east. Those people in tattered clothes were obviously three or four families, crying all the way, and finally scolding them all the way.
"Master Soldier, I beg you not to drive us away. We are really homeless. All the fields in our hometown have been sold. We will starve to death when we return home..."
"Master Daguan...please show mercy and let my son work in the iron factory. He is smart and handy, even the foreign masters in the iron factory praise him..."
"Mom... I won't go back... This place is better than my hometown, and the street is cleaner than the landlord's house at the east end of the village..."
There were really loud cries along the way, and everyone who heard it was moved. Fan Ru was also stunned, "What's going on? Are they breaking the law?"
The old platoon leader smiled bitterly, "You haven't been here for a long time. A lot of things have happened in Tanggu during this time. It's so messy that it doesn't look like..." The old platoon leader took the official document from the soldier's hand, took a look at it, and sighed.
"A family was caught three times in a row for petty theft, and they were ordered to be deported... This family was born to be beggars. The Special Administrative Region rescued them three times and made them work but they were unwilling to work, and they were also ruled to be deported..."
"This family is quite good. Their son was attracted by someone recruiting workers at the iron factory. He wanted to train him to be a technical soldier, but he was unwilling to become a Ryukyu citizen and was not willing to cut his hair... In the end, all the money was spent. He was so angry that he went to the iron factory every day to curse. , even scolded the prime minister, and finally ruled to expel..."
"The rest of the family is even more interesting. The man used to be an accountant. He applied for the position of shopkeeper at Lotte Corporation and passed the job. He later agreed to become a Ryukyu citizen and even agreed to cut his braids... But he refused to let his wife and daughter have their feet free, so they had to have their feet bound. , and finally insulted the court and was sentenced to expulsion..."
Fan Ru stared blankly, "This, this, this... what kind of nonsense is this? How can such a thing be expelled? What is Xiao Letian going to do? It's nonsense..."
When the expelled people saw that this richly dressed man was speaking out, they immediately gathered around him and knelt on the ground as a life-saving straw.
"Old sir, please tell us what we did wrong... They say Prime Minister Xiao of Ryukyu is fair, but today I saw that Prime Minister Xiao is really bullying!"
