Regardless of whether Xiao Letian is willing or not, he has to bow to reality now. The gold wealth he saved before now has to be used. Without spending real money, he can't buy some top-notch mechanical equipment.
So the question is, we are sure that Xiao Letian is collecting gold secretly, so is there a gold cave that currently stores ten tons or more of wealth?
What Sakamoto Ryoma finally gave was just a hint, but this hint already made the court and the British intelligence agency dumbfounded. So there is such an explanation for the rumor of ten tons of gold?
Ten tons of gold is a full 350,000 ounces! Converted into British pounds, it was actually as high as 1.365 million pounds. When the UK launched the gold standard in 1821, one pound was legally exchangeable for 7.328 grams of gold.
Ten tons of gold is certainly a drop in the bucket for the finances of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, and it is not a big sum of money for the French loan shark empire.
But for Russia, which is under financial pressure for the abolition movement, ten tons of gold is no less than a life-saving straw. For an overly hungry person, a noodle is definitely not enough to satisfy hunger, but there is this noodle. Maybe it would allow him to live a minute longer.
The British spies who received the latest intelligence quickly shared this information with the French, and then the French quickly communicated with Molière. This led to the conversation between Molière and the Russian commander-in-chief, and at the same time, With this cross-examination of Yang Zhi in the Forbidden City.
Yang Zhi learned a lot from the experience. He didn't say too much, he just sighed and said, "The information is still not detailed enough. Sakamoto Ryoma was originally ranked higher than me within the CIA, and even he was just guessing, so I will be more..." There is no accurate news..."
"If the Queen Mother and the Prince want to come up with opinions, please allow me to go back and think about it carefully, and please telegraph the follow-up information to me in time, otherwise it will be difficult for me to give suggestions immediately..."
Cixi and others were slightly disappointed, but then they thought that Yang Zhi had been away from Ryukyu for a long time after all, and he could not know too much about the latest information, so they could only nod and let him retreat.
After leaving the Forbidden City, Yang Zhi rode his horse all the way south, heading straight to Rouge Alley, the most famous of the eight alleys. When he got there and asked about the three words "rouge tiger", everyone was stunned and some even looked at him a few times as if they were prying into his details.
"Brother! Go forward all the way, the second to last house, the small courtyard with only half a door on the left is Yan Zhihu's home... But let me remind you, if you want to go there, you have to bring enough money... …”
Yang Zhi didn't think much about it. He thanked her and then rode forward. Soon he arrived at Yan Zhihu's house, which was typically ajar.
A little girl of twelve or thirteen years old was sitting on a stool at the door, cracking melon seeds, shaking her head and looking at the passers-by on the street. She stood up and said hello when she met someone she knew, and rolled her eyes when she met someone in shabby clothes. Pay attention.
Yang Zhi stepped forward and said with a smile, "Excuse me, girl, this is Yan Zhihu's home..." Before he could finish the question, he suddenly heard a bang in the small courtyard behind the door, followed by the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground.
Peering through the crack in the door, I saw a tall man in his thirties, wearing an ordinary old sheepskin coat, riding on an aristocratic young man wrapped in a fox fur, swinging his fists. Beat him, two punches and the bridge of his nose will bloom.
"Isn't your bastard the nephew of Prince Lao Li's family? You are just a small steward in the clan's mansion, but you dare to act arrogantly in front of the Fifth Master? What's the matter... I asked you for four cents of interest, and you're still not happy Already? Let me teach you a lesson..."
Good guy, this fist hits me so hard, you can feel the flesh with every punch, and you can hear the screams with every move. Yang Zhi didn't rub the sand in his eyes. He looked at the jade buckle on the boy who was beaten, the jade snuff bottle rolled in the snowdrift, and the jade ring on his thumb. It seemed that it was not something ordinary people could use. of things.
It's not that it's forbidden, it's that you don't have that identity and you can't protect yourself wearing such an expensive thing.
There are rules for dressing up, wearing hats, playing with accessories, and even riding in sedan chairs. There are one set of rules in the officialdom, and there is another set of rules among the bannermen. Treasures that exceed your status will sooner or later have to be remembered. These are all taboos.
After being beaten, this kid actually dared to wear this authentic product, which shows that his identity can definitely control this treasure. Maybe he is really the nephew of Prince Lao Li.
"Oh...Fifth Master, please be merciful...Oh, Fifth Master, raise your hands! Don't stand between your fists...Be careful with your hands! How can my bastard meat be worthy of your fists..."
Yang Zhi was stunned for a moment, and the little girl next to him burst into laughter, "This little bitch, no wonder the Fifth Master hit him, he deserves it!"
The man in the ragged sheepskin coat was also laughed at by the person underneath him: "Come on... you are such a bachelor! I won't beat you anymore. Since you took a beating from me, I will charge you three points of profit!" Remember, I’ll give you three days. If you miss one day, I’ll come and beat you up…”
"Grandma, are you braided with iron wire? Damn, it's really braided. Who are you trying to scare with a centipede braid? Why are you pretending to be a brat in front of your Fifth Master?"
The fifth master in the old sheepskin coat stretched out his hand and untied Prince Li's nephew's braid. A strong smell of orchid hair oil perfume spread throughout the yard. Then he pulled out a long wire and threw it out through the wall. .
"Go away! Remember to come to Yan Zhihu's place to play in the future, and bring me enough money... Bah!"
At this time, the servant who had been beaten dared to come over to help the master, clean up the mess on the ground, and then sent the master home after beating him and kowtowing.
When a group of people passed by Yang Zhi, Yang Zhicai discovered that the kid who was beaten looked really familiar. He had met him from a distance in the clan's mansion. Although he didn't speak, his identity should be unmistakable.
Ouch? Who is this fifth master? Beat Prince Li's nephew like this without even saying anything back? How deep is the water in the capital?
"Hey, hey, hey... That boy at the door, do you want to come in, or get out? Don't step on the door frame... Haven't you heard of that old saying? Men are wandering around the streets, and women are wandering on door frames... You kid That’s quite a waste!”
Hahaha... The courtyard burst into laughter. At this time, Yang Zhicai discovered that there were people in the rooms on both sides, the sounds of various gambling equipment were clattering, and there was even a faint smell of smoke cream wafting out.
Yang Zhi couldn't figure out whether this was a gambling hall? Or a smokehouse? Or is the brothel's door ajar? But he knew that this fifth master was definitely not easy to mess with.
He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Your Excellency, Yang Zhi, was invited by Brother Li Tuo to see Yan Zhihu... It's my first time here and I don't know the rules here. I'm so disrespectful. I'll offend you!"
With a snap, Master Wu slapped his forehead with his palm, "Are you Yang Zhi? Hey, hey, hey... this is our first time meeting you. Li Tuo is in the backyard, we are waiting for you!"
"Shit, sir, I forgot to introduce you. My surname is Aixinjueluo, and my name is Yipei... I am the fifth brother of Yi? and Yixuan. Yes, yes, I am the fifth son of Master Daoguang. I am a gangster in the capital. A generous piece of trash..."
"The fifth master of the capital, you are talking about me!"
Hiss... Yang Zhi couldn't help but take half a step back and sighed in his mind, "Damn, big shark! Emperor Xianfeng is the fourth son of Lord Daoguang, this is the fifth son below, Yi? is the sixth son, and Yixuan is the seventh son... Why did this guy get together with Li Tuo?"
