When Fang Linyan said this, the curiosity of the people in the escort agency opposite was really aroused. Then Fang Linyan knew the art of conversation and the principle of talking without surprising people, and he shocked the three people in front of him:

"The reason why I came to the capital this time is to raise five million taels of silver! Then I won't spend a penny of this money. I will leave it all to Mr. Song to strategize and do a good job to the Japanese brats!"

Keywords such as "five million taels of silver", "without spending a penny", "fuck an Oriental kid ruthlessly" and so on were thrown out directly, and the big tycoons in the capital like Da Dao Wang Wu were also shocked.

I was speechless for a long while.

It must be admitted that what Fang Linyan said was something that these hard-working men in the world had never even dreamed of, and this head start was exactly what Fang Linyan wanted.

Just when a group of people were waiting for Fang Linyan to continue speaking, Fang Linyan changed the subject, stood up, pointed at himself, and then picked up a glass of wine:

"Hu Zhiyun, I would like to propose a toast to you all."

Faced with such a solemn self-introduction, the other three people would definitely stand up and return the favor.

Then Fang Linyan said:

"My name is unknown. You may have never heard of my name. This is not surprising, but Zuo Zongtang, Mr. Zuo, you should have heard of me."

Zuo Zongtang passed away in 1885, several years ago. However, he made many achievements in his life, was extremely famous, had high official positions and generous salaries, and was very prominent.

Whether it was the suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the establishment of Westernization, the pacification of Shaanxi and Gansu, the recovery of Xinjiang, the construction of the northwest, etc., to name just one, it is a lifetime achievement that an ordinary minister can brag about.

Of course, his greatest achievement was to put down the Soviet Union and block Russia's ambitions. This is a serious national hero!

Wang Wu and three others nodded and said:

"Zuo Gong is a famous official in the world. Even children know his name."

Fang Linyan said simply:

"When Zuo Gong established the Western Territory, the imperial court's military expenditure was insufficient, and the gap once exceeded tens of millions. My uncle worked as a mediator and first raised two million taels for Zuo Gong from the Standard Chartered Bank in the UK. Then he went to the Standard Chartered Bank in the UK four times.

HSBC, Citibank, etc. raised 15.5 million taels.”

After hearing Fang Linyan's words, Wang Wu was extremely shocked, while a man next to him was speechless and extremely surprised:

"Master Hu......Uncle Ling is Master Hu Xueyan, the king of medicine in Jiangnan!"

Fang Linyan now understood that having a good background is useful. He finally met someone who knows the business. Otherwise, it would be funny to use tiger skin as a banner and others would not understand. He sighed and said:

"What is Jiangnan Medicine King? The current Hu family can no longer afford this term, but Hu Xueyan is indeed my second uncle."

Sure enough, after Fang Linyan revealed his family background, no one thought that what he said before was just a boast.

Wang Wu was silent for a while and said simply:

"I never thought that after you became a loyal minister, Brother Hu, you would do great things to benefit the country and the people when you came to the capital! Although I, Wang Wu, cannot be of much help, I will never do anything to hold you back.

"

"I have no friendship with Tie Butterfly Duan Fei. I just owe his senior brother a favor, so I was entrusted to come to you to cause trouble, but I will never come again from now on."

"But you have to be careful. Duan Fei's senior brother is the senior brother of the Qianzi Sect in the Xiang Sect. His methods are very good. This person will retaliate and will never give up."

Fang Linyan nodded and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Master Wu, for showing mercy. I will be careful."

Wang Wu shook his head:

"In front of you, Brother Hu, I cannot bear the title of "grandfather"! If I don't mind, please call me Fifth Brother because I am older! Come on, let's have a drink."

At this time, the group of people at the dinner table were chatting rather speculatively. Later, Fang Linyan learned that such an atmosphere was mostly due to Laurent who was following him next to him.

After all, a tycoon like Wang Wu, who traveled all over the country and met countless people, how could he believe him based on his words?

But Laurent Wang treated Fang Linyan as if he were a servant. He was a foreigner!

Combined with the Hu family's reputation as the richest man in China at that time, and the momentum revealed in Fang Linyan's words and deeds, it is obvious that it cannot be imitated by any liar.

This big drink went directly to the store. After Wang Wu finished the bill, Fang Linyan said that he had left beforehand. Wang Wu was a little surprised and didn't say much. After walking a few steps, Fang Linyan next to him The middle-aged man Ma Kui said with a wry smile:

"Fifth Master, I just took on a big job."

Wang Wuqi said:

"It's just a short time, where can you get a big job?"

Ma Kui pursed his lips in the direction Fang Linyan was walking:

"This man gave it to me."

Wang Wu was stunned, obviously he still hadn't reacted:

"Big...big job?"

Another escort next to him couldn't help but said:

"The bathhouse is on the third floor? Is it free to drink alcohol?"

Ma Kui gave him a hard look:

"You drank two cups of horse urine, what are you doing here? Master Wu, this is really a big job for an escort agency."

Wang Wu said in a deep voice:

"How to say?"

Ma Kui, who usually also works as the accountant of the escort agency, said directly:

"According to this man, there will be 800,000 taels of red goods in the next few days, which will be delivered to Mr. Song from the Chongwenmen shopping market. Please give us a gift, and give us three out of a hundred. Divide.”

Wang Wu was immediately shocked! He immediately said loudly:

"Three out of a hundred? That's twenty-four thousand taels? And doesn't Mr. Song usually stay at the Sichuan Guild Hall? How much money do you charge for being just a short distance away from taking a pee?"

"No, no, that's not how the rules work. Besides, his money is used to do important things for Mr. Song. If we can't help him, just forget it. How can we hold him back!"

Ma Kui smiled bitterly and said:

"I think so too, but I guess why Master Hu didn't say anything when you were here. Even though I know you probably won't agree, I can only discuss it with you."

Wang Wu said decisively:

"What's there to discuss? Our escort agency will accept this trip, but we won't charge you any money. If you accept the money, you'll have to be stabbed in the back even if you die."

***

Three days later,

That is, at six o'clock in the afternoon on July 25, 1894,

Fang Linyan has already collected a small part of the goods at the Hengli Market in Chongwenmen. The credit of Qiao's Warehouse is still very good, and a large number of goods are being shipped from outside.

Suddenly, Fang Linyan saw a somewhat familiar old man walking over in a hurry. The person accompanying him was none other than the shopkeeper of the Qiao Family Warehouse here.

The old man also reached him, and immediately walked over quickly, saying with an angry face:

"Xiao Liu! What are you doing?"

Fang Linyan was stunned for a moment. He already remembered that this old man was an elder in the clan, named Hu Xueming. He was the seventh in the clan. There had been some opposition to him doing things in the clan before, so he said casually:

"Uncle Qi, why are you here?"

Hu Xueming said sadly:

"Why am I here? I came to Beijing to take the exam years ago. Besides, if I don't come! You will destroy all this family property! I ask you, if the family squeezes out 10,000 taels of silver, let you go

Give me a good handover, Mr. Li Mengli! You actually went directly to the capital, a land of fireworks, to squander it!"

Fang Linyan immediately retorted:

"Uncle Qi, please don't be slanderous. I am obviously hoarding a batch of goods here. How can I start talking about squandering?"

Hu Xueming said angrily:

"You dare to be so stubborn, you evildoer. I've eaten more salt than you've ever seen rice. You took the money from your clan and came to this place to stock up on unsalable goods. The key is that you only paid a deposit. In the end,

If we lose our capital, why don’t we have to support the family members, and then it won’t be the members of the public who will be defeated?”

As soon as Fang Linyan heard Hu Xueming's words of relying on his elders, he knew that this disgusting thing was his elder after all. If he argued with him, he would be talking too much and making mistakes, so he ignored him and immediately said every word to the shopkeeper of the Qiao family next to him.

loudly said:

"I've long heard that the Qiao family is meticulous and trustworthy. It turns out that's how they do things. It's really eye-opening."

When Fang Linyan said this, he deliberately raised his voice, almost shouting, and this was a large-scale trade market, which immediately attracted the attention of the shopkeepers and customers next to him.

Chinese people like to join in the fun the most. There is also a saying that fellow travelers are enemies. This clearly means that someone is looking for trouble with the Qiao family. Of course, a group of people soon gathered around.

Faced with Fang Linyan's accusation, the face of the shopkeeper Qiao's family changed and he said:

"Brother Hu, please don't slander anyone, otherwise I will lose my trust."

Fang Linyan saw that there were many people around and immediately said:

"Our deal was negotiated seven or eight days ago. We agreed to pay a deposit in advance and pay the balance within ten days after the goods arrive, right?"

At this time, Hu Xueming was shouting filial piety from the side:

"Nie Zhan, you still want to be embarrassed, right?"

Fang Linyan ignored him and asked the shopkeeper of the Qiao family:
To be continued...