Xiao Huang made the president's face look like a Sichuan Opera face-changing trick. When he saw the man's appearance, he immediately put away his fierce expression and put on a flattering look. Following the momentum of running forward, he knelt down on the spot. Get down!
"Ouch... look at my blind eyes! I should take it away and pay my respects to Mr. Liu. When did you come back to the capital!"
The person who flashed out of the carriage was Yang Zhi's number one broker, Liu Peiqi, who was the head of the household department. He and Simpson finally made it back to the capital after a long and troubled journey!
"Xiao Huang, Xiao Huang! You didn't bring enough money to treat Dashilan the year before last year. If I hadn't secretly helped you, you would have been roasted on the charcoal stove!"
"If I hadn't entrusted you with this, would you still want to get through your defense? Do you still want to be the boss? We haven't seen each other much in the past two years. You have completely forgotten about me!"
"Don't... Mr. Liu, you are just talking nonsense. After all, I am not that ungrateful master! I still want to visit you during the New Year today!"
"Don't do this, I need your two jars of sour wine? Make way quickly, don't block me from entering Beijing..."
While talking, Liu Peiqi threw over a small money bag, which was heavy with about ten silver dollars. After throwing it, Liu Peiqi said, "Remember, I won't be stingy when I reward you, but you want to check me? That's fine." You have lost my face, you know..."
"Hey... I know, I know!" Xiao Huang threw the money bag into his arms like a vicious dog, and nodded with a smile, "You, the old man, are following the God of Wealth, and you will definitely not bring any private goods with your money. You don’t care about the little money you get from doing business!”
"Brothers, do you think so?"
The surrounding city gatekeepers and his soldiers quickly laughed and said, "Master Huang is right! How could the dignified Mr. Liu from the Household Department covet the small money from selling goods? Master Liu's car must not have any money... "
Xiao Huang stood up and approached Liu Peiqi and said flatteringly, "Master! Of course, no one in your fleet dares to collect taxes, but... I still have to check..."
"Ouch...you kicked your nose and hit your face, didn't you? You're so shameless!" Liu Peiqi's face suddenly changed and she was about to get angry.
But Xiao Huang held onto Liu Peiqi's wrist tightly, "My Mr. Liu, can I trick you? Move over and I'll whisper a few words. A lot of big things have happened in the past few months since you were away from the capital. !Have you ever heard of the term factory slave..."
The two stood on the side of the road muttering for a long time. During the period when Liu Peiqi was away from the capital, although there were regular telegrams from the capital telling him about changes in the political situation, the telegrams could not provide details!
Today, after listening to Xiao Huang's personal description of the situation, which also contained many secrets, Liu Peiqi realized that the capital had been washed with blood several times in the past few months!
Just the fact that 40,000 bannermen were beaten into factory slaves shocked Liu Peiqi into speechlessness!
"Mr. Liu, who dares to neglect us in this capital today? The pressure from above is too heavy, so I can't do anything without checking... On the surface, they are checking for private goods and tax repayment, but secretly they are checking the population. And weapons!”
Xiao Huang glanced at the general manager and said in a low voice, "Nowadays, there are countless spies in all nine gates of the capital. I don't dare to open the back door. The emperor is afraid that someone will sneak in and out of the capital secretly, and he is even more afraid that powerful Western weapons will be transported in!"
"Master Liu, please tell me everything. Are there any inappropriate people or weapons in your convoy? Especially Western weapons, this is not acceptable!"
Liu Peiqi smiled bitterly and said, "As you said, there are not only outsiders in my convoy, but also several Western revolvers!"
"Ouch! My Lord Liu, you can't go to Beijing. Something big is going to happen. I can't handle it..."
It was too late to stop. The big car at the end of the convoy suddenly opened the curtain, and a foreigner with blond hair and a tall nose jumped out. "Oh, my God! Is this the capital of China, Beijing? What a spectacular city wall... …”
Simpson, the British reporter, couldn't hold back his breath and jumped out of the car. Although foreign devils are very common in today's world, there are rules for foreign devils traveling in the Qing Dynasty!
Whenever any foreigner appears on the ground, the local government must contact them as soon as possible. On the one hand, they will protect safety, and on the other hand, they will also be on guard against these foreign devils!
The government is very open to each other, especially after the telegraph system is established. Wherever there are foreigners and where they will go next, they must report in advance!
Therefore, when foreigners travel in the Qing Dynasty, all time schedules are under the control of local officials. For example, if Simpson comes to the capital, usually the British embassy will greet the officials one day in advance and then send someone to greet him!
The officers and soldiers guarding the city would definitely not be caught off guard. Today, Simpson caught the soldiers in Guangqumen off guard. No one informed them. Why did a foreign devil just jump out and turn on the camera in a clumsy way? What's up?
Isn't this deliberately embarrassing? At this moment, outside Guangqu Gate was noisy and chaotic as usual. A soldier in the northwest corner kicked over the salted duck eggs that the old farmer had brought into the city to sell!
To the southeast, a caravan from Jinan was secretly stuffing silver dollars into the pockets of the city gatekeepers!
Looking to both sides of the road, under the city wall covered with official documents from the sea arrests, a row of ragged people lined up like animals, letting the soldiers press their heads to compare with the portraits on the wall!
The beggars surrounded the lady's sedan and asked for money!
In the past, everyone was accustomed to these scenes, but today suddenly there was a foreign Japanese taking pictures, which suddenly made everyone feel like a thorn in the back, and it was very painful!
"Ouch...my Mr. Liu, why didn't you tell me earlier? This would have killed me!"
"Brothers, stop that camera... Don't let the foreign masters take random pictures. Those behind you should clear the place quickly!"
With this order, the whole Guangqumen was thrown into chaos. In ancient times, dignity was the most important thing in officialdom. Normally, when a superior officer went to inspect the prefecture or county, he would have to clean the streets and splash water in advance. The police would also have to arrest the gangsters in the city to remind them. No crime is allowed to be committed at this time!
Foreign masters are even more serious. It concerns the state. Generally, when foreign devils appear, local officials will do a superficial job. At any rate, you have to drive away the beggars and prostitutes, and sweep up the horse manure on the road!
How can you carry out a surprise attack like this!
Three soldiers with gray cloths lined up in a row, blocking Simpson's camera with expressionless faces. If you move forward, we will block it to the left. If you move to the right, I will block it to the right. You won't be allowed to take pictures anyway!
There was a lot of chaos behind this human wall. Those who were chasing the beggars asking for money and were beaten with sticks fell over and ran very fast one by one!
The city gatekeeper who had just asked for a bribe suddenly turned into an upright official and quickly waved his hand to let the caravan pass!
Even the few pheasants that were basking in the grass market turned around and went home. Some people even picked up the garbage on the street at a very fast speed. In less than ten minutes, the scenery in Simpson's eyes was completely different!
"Oh... God! I just want to take pictures, why are you stopping me... get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Liu Peiqi shrugged, "Xiao Huang, there's nothing I can do. The person I said was the foreigner was the foreigner, and the revolver he brought also belongs to him. Go check it out!"
