Ronglu was stunned. He didn't expect that when he came to extort money from Qiu Feng, he actually found a business opportunity?
The only purpose of coming to the cremation ground this time was to let Emperor Guangxu's photographers take more photos and record more of the tragic failure of Emperor Tongzhi's army.
With such a record, it will be easier to start a propaganda war with the court. But while taking pictures, it is not impossible to hunt rabbits and bully these fuso devils.
It's not too little to be able to blackmail!
But it was such an unintentional move that opened the door to a new world for him. How could Shimazu Dalang have such a good channel for selling stolen goods?
More than three times the price of Liulichang? Is he lying to me? It doesn’t matter even if you lie, as long as it can double the price of Liulichang, I will admit it!
Seizing this thing is, to put it bluntly, an open robbery, a business without capital!
But Rong Lu knew very well that he could not just nod his head in negotiations, and he had to find a way to blackmail him. "Haha... Shimazu-kun, you are so cunning..."
"You don't want me to get into trouble without spending a penny? You are a free-handed wolf. You promised me a good deal first, then completed your mission, then turned around and refused to admit it. You are just delaying the attack..."
"Haha... When General Rong says this, you are not doing something big! You have to bear risks when doing business. You can choose to believe me, or you can choose not to believe me!"
"Maybe you will be deceived, but maybe you will reap this huge and continuous wealth... The road is at your feet, you have to choose it yourself!"
Ronglu was stunned, "Haha... Now that I know about the business opportunities on the Chinese side, why don't I find businessmen to do it myself? Do I have to do it from you? If I lose you, I can also find someone else..."
"That's right! Of course General Rong can find businessmen to do it, or anyone else to do this kind of thing... But you seem to have forgotten how powerful the Chinese military is..."
"We may not be able to help you succeed, but there are still many ways to defeat you. Do you want to take a gamble?"
"You..." Ronglu was stunned and speechless.
Ronglu's heart was beating wildly. He was indeed tempted. Shimazu Dairo's determined attitude made him shaken. Three times the profit, how much does it cost.
Shimazu Dairo knew there was a way out, so he deliberately threw out a handful of bait and said slowly, "You don't know how weird those Chinese museums are...many people have very weird habits!"
"Our General Luo Huo also built a museum. The area is actually larger than the museum of the head of state. There is no room for it on the big Ryukyu Island. Finally, a large piece of land was approved in the Northern Industrial Zone..."
"The general only collects one kind of things, all kinds of carvings... stone, brick, bronze... they are all big and bulky things!"
"When we were fighting last night, we passed by an unknown small village. There was a tall archway at the entrance of the village. I don't know what it said, but the carvings were very beautiful..."
"I just thought... if this stone archway is dismantled and moved to the general's museum, it will definitely be a very good collection! It will be much more beautiful than the eagle-headed statue in Egypt!"
"Ah? Does anyone want the archway?" Ronglu couldn't hold back anymore, his eyes were filled with greed. "Is there anyone who wants the broken archway?"
"Of course... as long as that archway is in complete condition and has no defects, it must be worth 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver! There are many ancient buildings. If the entire building can be transferred, it will cost hundreds of thousands of taels. silver……"
Ronglu's eyes could spit fire. When he heard that this thing could be sold for money, he discovered a huge gold mine!
"Well... I believe what you say for the time being, but I also have questions. They say that the Chinese military has strict military discipline. Your seizures are distributed uniformly by the logistics department and the military council..."
"Now that you have a greedy face, aren't you afraid that Xiao Letian will know about this?"
Shimazu Dalang shook his head, "No, no, no... you didn't understand what I meant. I said I was just the matchmaker, and others will handle the specific matters!"
"To be able to do this kind of business of smuggling cultural relics and antiques under the nose of the head of state is not something ordinary people can do. Who would dare to touch this business without a foundation..."
Ronglu gritted his teeth and said, "You have to give me some reassurance, right? If you want me to trust you, you have to tell me who the force behind it is!"
"Let me feel at ease and I will cooperate with you!"
Shimazu Dalang's face became weird. He actually hesitated and didn't dare to speak. Ronglu was anxious, "You have to say something, right? This is not a business of hundreds of thousands, this is a business of several million in the future, or even It can reach tens of millions..."
"I also have to reassure my men!"
"Um...Okay...Have you ever heard of Hirobumi Ito? Have you heard of Monk Kusanagi..."
"Ah!" Ronglu shouted, "Them? You mean... there is a second lady and a prince behind this business..."
"Shh... be silent..." Shimazu Dalang's face turned pale with fright.
Ronglu's face turned pale, "It's no wonder, it's no wonder... If the prince had the power, running such a small business would be a piece of cake!"
Ronglu's face changed back and forth as if he had seen a ghost. After a long while, he suddenly laughed and stuffed the mutton-fat white jade snuff bottle into Shimazu Dalang's hand.
"Brother! This is my brother's meeting gift... Don't worry from now on. No matter how big this business is, you will have 10% of the shares..."
Ronglu looked around and saw no one, and suddenly smiled flatteringly and said, "Well... can you help me build a bridge for my brother... If I am lucky enough in this life to be able to kowtow to the Chinese prince, then I will be so lucky!" "
"I'm still young and can still do what I want... If the prince has any mission in the Qing Dynasty in the future, I will risk my life just to build a bridge!"
Shimazu Dalang was dumbfounded while holding the snuff bottle. He never expected that talking about a smuggling business would eventually lead to such a dramatic plot twist that Ronglu secretly pledged his allegiance to Prince Fu Yin'er.
"You... aren't you loyal to Prince Gong..."
"Haha... Of course, of course, of course I am loyal to Your Majesty... But good birds choose trees to roost, and people have to find a way out for themselves!"
"Nowadays, even a fool can see that the head of state is the most powerful side... To be honest, the head of state was too strict in the past and refused to accept our surrender..."
"There is really no other choice. We can only be loyal to the prince... secretly, secretly... On the surface, I am still a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, but I also have to retreat!"
"Brother, you have pity on me... I have been exiled to Xi'an for many years and have lost contact with the coastal areas, so I have no connections!"
"It's a win-win situation for both you and me... Please help me, brother. You are from the Fuso noble family and are directly related to the Shimazu family. It is most convenient for you to build a bridge..."
In the night wind, the innocent souls struggled and howled in the flames and ashes. They looked at the shady transaction in front of them, feeling unwilling but unable to make a sound.
Did we die like this in vain? What have our sacrifices accomplished? So many of our lives have been ruined, but in the eyes of these people, it’s just business and games?
Late at night, Rong Lu led the cameramen back to the Chinese army tent to report back to Emperor Guangxu. The squinting Emperor Guangxu whispered, "I heard that you went to fight the autumn wind? Did you gain anything?"
Ronglu's heart skipped a beat, but his expression didn't dare to change. He knew that if there was even a slight flaw, he would die!
