When Simpson said he had no money, the escort agents became furious and yelled slang that neither Simpson nor the translator could understand.
But the owner of the shop could understand it clearly and quickly explained to the foreigner, "Master foreigner, are these escort men using the same language on the street? Ask around if there is a thief who has stolen your property!"
"This is a slap in the face! This little thief has to cut off one of his hands. This is his sign to dismantle the escort agency!"
Simpson was stunned for a moment, "I...I didn't lose any money!"
"Ah? I didn't lose the money, but you said the money is gone..." After everyone gathered around and asked, they understood what was going on. The men in the escort agency were so angry that they kicked their chairs away and didn't even bother to talk to him!
If it weren't for the fact that he was a foreign devil, these people would have had to talk to him!
The masters of these escort agencies thought that a blind thief had stolen the foreign master's package, and they just cursed him, but Simpson himself said that nothing was lost!
It turns out that Simpson forgot to exchange the currency!
Simpson brought pounds along the way. There were British colonies all along the sea, and a few colonies from other countries also recognized the purchasing power of pounds!
So for convenience, he brought a lot of pound banknotes and a small amount of Mexican eagles. These silver coins had been gradually spent before!
When he arrived in Shanghai, he basically had all the banknotes and pounds left in his hands, and after all his fuss, he forgot to exchange them for the currency of the Qing Dynasty!
Before staying and eating, he habitually packed his packages and discovered a big problem!
In the Qing Dynasty, if you took a large roll of pound notes to spend, who would recognize you? Except for the foreign banks in big commercial ports such as Shanghai, how could anyone in other places know the pound!
The hotel owner laughed when he heard this, "I can't guarantee this for other cities, but don't worry about money in Suzhou! This has been a land of plenty since ancient times, a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River!"
"And when there was a banknote crisis a few years ago, the head of state took advantage of the situation and established a stock market in Suzhou. Now there are only many banks in Suzhou with banknote numbers!"
"Chinese people all call us a financial city... Do you know Mr. Heshen? Liu Caishen! A legendary figure, that's who we are..."
"Don't say you want to exchange for pounds. You can exchange it for European, American and American currencies at will. The exchange rate is guaranteed to be the same as that in Shanghai. You won't suffer at all!"
This was really beyond Simpson's expectation. He had heard of Shanghai's reputation in Europe as the largest financial center and trade center in the Far East!
But I didn’t expect that this small town on the edge of Taihu Lake actually has a European bank?
"Thank you, boss. I want to exchange some pounds. Where is the best place to go?"
"Then there is no other choice. Of course it is the local Fukang Bank in Jiangnan. The bank run by the red-top businessman Hu Xueyan and shopkeeper Hu Da has just been upgraded to a bank in the past few years. Where do you go to exchange..."
People in Jiangnan are somewhat enthusiastic, and they are willing to introduce business to their closer friends. In fact, there are many Chinese banks here, including banks where the Fan family has a stake, but he does not recommend any of them!
Simpson said goodbye to his boss with great gratitude, and took a walk in Suzhou city under the protection of a translator, an Indian servant, and two bodyguards!
Suzhou City still retains its quaint appearance, with small bridges and flowing water, and many houses are built along the river. When people open their windows, they can see the river flowing below.
With a history of more than two thousand years, every brick and tile here is full of ancient vicissitudes. Even the moss on the stone slabs is interesting!
Behind the white walls and blue tiles are many wealthy people's gardens. Lush trees and green plants shine through the courtyard walls, casting shade along the way!
Simpson was completely fascinated here. He walked in the painting and admired the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan, and he himself became the scenery in the eyes of the people of Suzhou City!
The children fell far away and shouted excitedly, "Foreign devils... foreign devils... look at foreign devils..."
How many years has it been? The people of Suzhou City have forgotten the bloody battle before, even if there are still traces of the flames on the occasional wall!
Standing on the street corner, smelling the fragrance of unknown flowers, Simpson suddenly forgot time and space. He was the only one in the world at this moment, and the beauty had surrounded him!
He didn't know how long it took, but a sudden quarrel woke him up from his intoxication. When he looked up, he saw that he had just walked to Fukang Bank. The translator and his attendant Xiao Asan had already gone to exchange pounds!
But he never expected that the young Indian servant Xiao Dali would be whipped out with brooms by several bank clerks, and he was beaten so hard!
"What's going on? Why are you beating my slave! Why don't you stop..."
Simpson glanced at the two escorts angrily, and the two escorts chuckled, "Our mission is to protect you, not this black guy. He entered Fukang Bank with the translator. He didn't line up, pretended to be cool, and didn't beat him." Who to hit?"
It turned out that while Simpson was in a daze, the Indian servant Dali followed the translator into the bank. They wanted to rely on their status as foreigners to exchange pounds without queuing, but they didn't expect that the guy at the counter was so angry that he pointed at Just scold them both!
"Where did the blind Kunlun slaves come from? And this blind foreign devil...didn't you see that the old people were all queuing up? What the hell are you doing! Are you waiting to be reincarnated and die?"
"Get out, I think there are lots of mass graves in the south of the city. Just follow me and bury Changmao...what the hell!"
The Indian boy didn't know what he was scolding, but the embassy's translator could understand it. This guy is also a noble British man. When had he ever been scolded like this in Shanghai?
There are so many shops on the Bund, which one will make foreigners line up? How come today in Suzhou City, you, a small Fukang Bank, are so overbearing!
"How can you curse? We are the British Empire..."
"Bah..." He spat, and then a cup of ice-cold residual tea was poured directly into his face. The shopkeeper who exchanged foreign currency stood up and yelled with squinting eyes.
"Where are you guys! Are you all blind? Or are you lame? Sweep out this pair of trash and beat them out!"
As soon as the two clerks at the door heard the order from above, they rounded up their brooms and slapped them. The whole bank hall was filled with dust, and the translator and the Indian Asan ran away with their heads covered!
Simpson woke up and saw the farce, and rushed over to stop him, "Stop...how can you hit someone? If they did something wrong, you can ask them to apologize. If they broke the law, you can go see the judge..."
"Why do you beat people? Isn't China a country of etiquette?"
After saying this series of foreign words, before the translator could speak, the second shopkeeper who walked around from behind the counter actually spoke fluent English!
"Ouch! You have a Cockney accent! Are you from London? The suit is nice, you can tell it's high-end..."
"Of course China is a country of etiquette! But who cares about this! Your servant is neither sick nor disabled, so why don't you line up?"
"Want to show off your privileges in front of me? I won't tolerate you."
Ouch! Simpson was stunned. He didn't expect that a counter clerk in ordinary clothes could speak such fluent English!
