Notes, posts, films... In fact, these things are the business cards of ancient people, and ancient people attached great importance to business cards and generally would not give them to others easily!
Don’t think that people in ancient times loved handing out business cards as much as people in the 21st century. In the 21st century, business workers hand out business cards one after another all day long, and even business cards have turned into small advertisements!
In ancient times, only officials with status could possess manuscripts and posts. Ordinary people were not qualified to possess these things!
Seeing these letters is equivalent to meeting the person in person. Many times, a superior will give the letters to a certain person, and that person will take the letters to attend to errands, which is equivalent to personally appearing on behalf of the senior official!
This face is so huge!
Of course what Cao Shuai took out was not his own business card, he was not qualified yet! I saw Fei Shuo holding up the letter with his hands shaking like chaff. After taking a look at it, he was so frightened that he quickly put it back respectfully!
"I'm sorry, I don't know that you are actually a close aide of Marshal Zuo. I've offended you so much just now! I've offended you so much!"
Zuo Zongtang is currently the best one in the Hunan Army Group except Zeng Guofan. Marshal Zeng is old and no longer personally in charge of the army, and Li Hongzhang's Beiyang currently has no trace!
Who has the most power at this time? Of course whoever is fighting has the most power!
The Qing Empire is still in a state of war, and the entire Xinjiang is in chaos. Zuo Zongtang's 100,000-strong army has rushed through the Xingxing Gorge and occupied Hami. It has already fought three small-scale decisive battles with Agubai's army!
After three battles and three victories, the Western Expedition army has shown its majesty!
The commander-in-chief who leads the troops to fight is all me! Even the emperor, queen mother and princes did not dare to provoke Zuo Zongtang at the moment, and they all spoke politely!
Although the imperial court could not provide much military salary, it gave a lot of empty promises!
Especially since the imperial court has given Zuo Zongtang the right to raise military funds on his own, this is a matter of military and civilian control!
Zuo Zongtang has the right to mobilize all civil affairs in the areas where he is stationed. It can be said that he can collect taxes as he wants and handle local government affairs as he wants!
Even if he accepts funding from the Chinese Western Region Bank, he will have no problem taking all the mines, land, industries, and railways in Xinjiang as collateral in the future!
This is the truly powerful Northwest King! Of course, it won’t work if you don’t give people real power. When the cannon goes off, you get ten thousand taels of gold. If you don’t have money, how can you regain the frontier?
The court couldn't give that much money, so it had to rely on others to raise it themselves. Seeing that Zuo Zongtang and Xiao Letian were colluding, the court had nothing to do!
An Eight Banners nobleman like Fei Shuo, no matter how arrogant and arrogant he is, still knows what is good and what is bad. He understands what is an ordinary Hanchen and what is a real Hanchen warlord!
You can't afford to offend someone who has a gun in his hand. This Commander Cao came to Jiangnan with Zuo Zongtang's letters, and that's why he came to Jiangnan to work for the Northwest Army! I can't afford it, I really can't afford it!
Shuai Cao is indeed here to do something for Marshal Zuo, not only to sell some jade and precious herbs from Xinjiang and other war seizures, but more importantly, to meet Xiao Letian in person and talk about in-depth cooperation in the future!
These are top secret tasks and cannot be known to outsiders!
In fact, Zuo Zongtang's army also has other officials and businessmen serving it. Hu Xueyan's faction has a very close relationship with Zuo Zongtang, but Marshal Zuo is still willing to use the Cao family to handle secret missions!
Because he saved the Cao family from the battlefield. They were all slaves of the Agubai rebels, and their survival depended on the Northwest Army. There is no doubt about the loyalty of such a family!
As for the government and business families brought here before, we cannot say they are disloyal, but there must be a lot of informants in them, and they have too many concerns about using them!
Cao Shuai and his family have now become a fundraising group that Zuo Zongtang trusts very much. Only they know many core business secrets!
Fei Shuo would not dare to offend such a person. Ten Fei Shuo tied together are not as important as one Zuo Zongtang!
Cao Shuai snorted coldly, put away the Marshal's note, took the little hands of the two thin horses and patiently comforted them!
Zhang Xiaowen smiled evilly, "General Fei! Do you know where you went wrong today? Forget it, even if I die, I have to make you understand..."
"This brother Sheng Jiujie, despite being the youngest, has a tougher background... Their Sheng family firm serves the great gods of the East China Sea!"
Fei Shuo was scared out of his wits and stammered, "The Yuan... the people of the Head of State... the shops under the Head of State... why haven't I... never heard of your name!"
Sheng Jiujie didn't say anything. The Fuso kunoichi suddenly said in stuttering Chinese, "My master...is...a retainer under Madam Yipinhu!"
"Responsible for all Mrs. Tiger's expenses... purchases!"
"Challenging my master's dignity... is challenging Madam Tiger's dignity!"
Fei Shuo was dumbfounded. He couldn't think of anything anymore. "What? Mrs. What... Mrs. Tiger... who is it?"
With a puff, Zhang Xiaowen burst into laughter: "Hahaha... Are you the only one who is considered a well-informed man from the capital? You haven't learned the essence of the Eight Banners at all!"
"Mrs. Yipinhu, that is a title awarded by Emperor Fuso himself!"
"The wife of the head of state of the East China Sea...the only daughter of old shopkeeper Fan Jian...who is the equal of Mrs. Fuhui of Tanggu..."
"Isn't it Mrs. Tiger?"
With a bang, Fei Shuo collapsed on the ground, knocking over a chair with his butt. He finally understood Sheng Jiujie's identity!
No wonder he was able to produce so many cultural relics, gold medals, and cashier's checks from Fuso Bank. It turned out that he was Huniu's royal merchant!
Sheng Jiujie, an ordinary maritime trader, mainly engaged in maritime trade activities from the Qing Empire to Nagasaki, Osaka and Edo, Japan!
She thought she was smart and capable, so she was recommended to her daughter by the old shopkeeper Fan Lian. After all, Huniu had been living in Fusang for the past few years and always used Fusang businessmen to run errands. I still couldn't believe it!
With her own people to serve her, if Huniu wants any Chinese goodies, she can choose them at will!
It was made clear to the outside world that Sheng Jiujie was just a purchaser for Huniu, a buyer! But the true identity is not that simple!
Sheng Jiujie is actually a business extension of Hu Niu's own power. He is Madam Hu's royal businessman, who specializes in making money and doing things for her!
The kunoichi described it well. This is Mrs. Tiger's own retainer, and he is a member of the retainer series just like Ito Hirobumi!
Fei Shuo never imagined that the iron plate being kicked today would be so hard that it would offend even Xiao Letian's wife!
Where are the Chinese people now that their Eight Banners dudes can mess with? Xiao Letian sent the air force to the capital and massacred hundreds of Eight Banners disciples, but the emperor did nothing!
What a fool you are!
Fei Shuo was also a ruthless character. He simply knelt down and kowtowed, "Please say hello to the madam for me! Please say hello to the marshal for me! It's all a misunderstanding tonight, a misunderstanding..."
"My subordinates are leaving now, leaving now..."
After getting up, Fei Shuo raised his hand and gave his nephew a mouthful of words: "Beast! You blind man without eyes, you know how to get me into trouble, why don't you get out of here!"
A conflict ended with Fei Shuo's disastrous defeat, and a boatload of officers and soldiers escaped from the boat in pee!
