541 Awkward
If Mike and the little fat man were not on the boat back then, maybe Li Mu would have been buried in the fish's belly long ago.
The superiority and inferiority of feudal imperial countries is particularly strict. A prince on the boat will indeed cause feudal officials to be restrained. If there is a foreigner on the boat at the same time, the official will become a mouse that is drilling into the bellows, and there are no people inside and outside.
Although Yung Wing was not on the boat that day, Yung Wing could understand how frustrated Chen Liqiu was in his subsequent retelling.
It was in vain to recall the past now. For Rong Rong and Li Gui, Li Mu and Junma Group have become out of reach, and the two of them can only complain here.
"After I go back, I will definitely report to Shangguan. If Li is left alone, he will sooner or later become a major concern for my Qing Dynasty." Li Gui is still extremely loyal to the Qing Empire now.
"You can go back and try..." Yung Wing was not optimistic.
As far as Yung Wing knows, Li Gui works for Ningbo Customs. It would be better if it were another department, but it would be better if it was a department like Customs...
Yung Wing could almost conclude that if Li Gui really reported it, then who would be unlucky.
A very sad fact is that at this time, the customs chief of the Qing Empire was the British Hurd. Although the British and Americans did not deal with each other, the British might not target the Americans in order to help the Qing Empire.
The most critical issue is that even if it is targeted, it may be useless.
At this moment, another large group of people came to the exhibition area of the Qing Empire. Most of these people were young, with black hair and yellow skin, neat and energetic clothes, and all had short hair, both men and women, which made Li Gui very curious.
Judging from the face, these children should be all oriental teenagers, but their expressions are not very different. These teenagers do not have the submissiveness that is common in the teenagers of the Qing Empire at this time. The eyes of others are full of confidence. When they enter the door, they even pointed at the couplets on both sides of the archway, which made Li Gui very uncomfortable.
Li Gui didn't know where these teenagers came from, but Yung Wing knew very well that these were students from Junma Affiliated School. Visiting the Independent Centennial Exhibition is one of the benefits of Junma Affiliated School, and Junma Group will be responsible for all the expenses.
"Students from Junma Affiliated School? Do you mean, these are the children purchased by Junma Group from my Qing Dynasty?" Li Gui felt a little incredible when he heard Yung Wing's explanation.
It is no secret that Junma Group immigrated in large quantities from the Qing Empire. Li Gui, who worked in the customs, even knows many specific data that ordinary people don’t know. In Li Gui’s impression, the Junma Group took away children from the Qing Dynasty through various means, and there were thousands of children every month. Originally, Li Gui thought that these children would be used as child labor after being brought to the United States, but now it seems that this is not the case.
"Have you noticed that the exhibits of the Qing Dynasty seem to be taken out of the museum, without any trace of modern industry." Just beside Li Gui, the boy from the Junma Affiliated School said in a clear voice.
"Niu Jiajun, you must have not learned modern history well. Does the Qing Dynasty have modern industry? Will the Manchus allow us Han people to own modern industry? Don't be funny, okay..." The person next to him said with disdain.
"You two have not learned well. Who said that the Qing Dynasty has no modern industry? Doesn't it count for our Junma Group to support them in building a smokeless powder factory?" Another person next to him answered.
After a few short conversations, Li Gui was cold all over. The expressions of these teenagers did not look like they were fake. It can be seen that this was not a premeditated conversation. When they mentioned the "Qing Empire" in their tone, they clearly had a sense of disdain from the heart, or a kind of indifference that had nothing to do with me, which made Li Gui feel panic.
At this time, the Qing Empire was in a very delicate state. Before the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement, the Qing rulers' attitude towards the Han people was to be strictly guarded. Not to mention modern industry, the Qing rulers wanted to maintain this state of small country and few people forever.
The greatest advantage objectively brought by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement was that the Qing rulers finally had to relax their suppression of the Han power. If they no longer rely on the power of the Han people, the Qing rulers would not be able to suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement and maintain their own rule. Therefore, the Han power, which had been suppressed for more than 200 years, finally rose.
From the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement to the present, the Qing rulers' attitude towards the Han power has been influenced again. Because of the disappearance of hostile forces, the so-called birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits die, and the lackeys are cooked. The former rulers want to restore the state before the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement.
But the Han territorial officials who hold real power will not give up their power easily. They have already tasted the deliciousness of power and do not want to return to their previous state of nothingness. At this time, the attitude of the Qing rulers was probably because they were willing but not capable enough. They could not force the territorial officials with force, which might lead to greater disasters. At the same time, they did not want to watch the Han territorial officials become bigger, so a new round of game continued.
If this game continues, it will lead to a farce of "one person fights one country" during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and Qing Japanese.
Li Gui naturally wouldn't have thought that far away, but Li Gui had subconsciously felt the danger. These teenagers are still young and do not have much danger. But if they grow up, no one can guarantee what they will do.
"It's very dangerous, too dangerous!" Li Gui frowned and decided to report the situation here to the country as soon as possible.
"Brother Xiaochi, be careful of your words and actions." Yung Wing felt chaotic. If this matter is not handled well, it will definitely affect the relationship between the Young Children's Study Bureau and the Junma Group.
As for the current situation, if Junma Group wants to deal with the young children going abroad to study, it will be effortless. Li Mu doesn't even need to do it himself. He just needs to give a casual order and will immediately bring a catastrophe to the young children going abroad to study.
No one knows the strength of Junma Group better than Yung Wing. The two places that Yung Wing often stay are Springfield and Hartford. Both places are now considered the sphere of influence of Junma Group. As long as Li Mu says it, countless people will immediately jump out to help Li Mu.
Yung Wing believes that even the Qing embassy in the United States will be useless.
"Brother Chunfu, how can I be cautious about this situation? If I don't report the truth, it will be a waste of my son." Li Gui's attitude was firm and he must not let the Junma Group do whatever he wanted.
At least it is good to remind the court.
"What are you going to play?" A voice suddenly sounded, and Li Gui looked closely and found that it was the boy named Niu Jiajun before.
"Haha, friends, I'll be lucky..." Li Gui smiled all over his face, and he couldn't see any of the righteous indignation he had just now.
Lee Kyu was so excited just now that he didn't notice that there were already a group of people around him. The boys looked at Lee Kyu with disagreement, and they were very surprised to attack him with a disagreement.
"Sir, you said you wanted to submit a memorial. Do you have any opinions on our words and deeds? If so, just point it out in person, and there is no need to submit a memorial." Niu Jiajun's expression was not kind, and he looked at Li Gui with a hint of disdain.
"Niu Jiajun, you are wrong again. The memorial and the report are not the same. What you understand is reporting to the school. He is talking about the court. The worst consequence of yours is that we have no lunch. If this gentleman reports the memorial, we might be killed by the whole family..." The person next to him had bad intentions and explained clearly.
"The whole family is killed? Hahahaha..." Niu Jiajun laughed and bent over, and after a long time, he stopped. "Xue Jinye, I'm so scared that you said. It's a pity that I don't know how my family is now, and whether they have been starved to death. If you can find it for me, please bring them to the United States and I will give you all the pocket money I have saved with great effort..."
Niu Jiajun's eyes turned a little red as she spoke, which obviously caused sadness.
"Okay, okay, don't you tell you the school, aren't you going to visit? Go and go..." Yung Wing wanted to be a peacemaker and expose this little storm.
"Even if you go and sue us, I might as well tell you that this adult's concern makes sense. Although we are young, we know where we come from and where we are going. Unfortunately, some people don't know." Xue Jinye spoke with disdain, which was obviously a different point of view.
"You... are so arrogant..." Li Gui was obviously said to have hurt his feet.
In fact, don’t think that the officials of the Qing Dynasty are all foolish and loyal. "Loyalty" depends on who they are loyal to. Although the Qing rulers have been whitewashing peace over the years, real scholars know that Yangzhou has been massacreing the three slaughter of Jiading in three days, and it is impossible for them to completely forget these things.
Of course, knowing whether to show it is another matter, and whether to practice it is even more different. As for the current political ecology, this kind of thing is a sin even if you think about it.
"Haha, king and father, I'm afraid I'm a thief as my father!" Xue Jinye said nothing but was staggering, and this was the attitude of forcing Li Gui to rebel immediately.
"Boy is unscrupulous, retreat quickly, retreat..." Yung Wing had to stand out again. If this continues, it would probably start a fight.
The staff in the exhibition area noticed the situation here, and several subordinates and translators had already surrounded him, and the situation seemed quite tense.
Xue Jinye was not nervous, and slightly lifted up his suit, and an exquisite gun handle suddenly appeared.
Yes, I almost forgot that the core business of Junma Group is Junma Weapons Company. Students from Junma Affiliated Schools attend summer camps for a certain period of time every year. There are military training in summer camps, so it is definitely not unfamiliar with weapons. So it is not unfamiliar to a child with a gun when he goes out. If you don’t mind the trouble, no one will say anything even if you carry a heavy rain light machine gun to go shopping.
Just in terms of living standards in the United States at this time, the employees of Junma Group can at least become middle-class, and their employees can buy products produced by their own companies with discounts. Considering the gun-holding rate of Junma Group employees, it is not normal to go out without a gun.
Lee Kyu definitely didn't expect that a student was carrying a gun with him when he came to visit the Independence Centennial Exhibition. When he saw the silver-lit gun handle, Lee Kyu was obviously startled and subconsciously took a big step back.
This retreat was not tight, and Li Gui happened to hit a shelf full of porcelain.
There were a lot of porcelain on the shelf. Although Li Gui didn't knock the shelf down directly, two porcelain plates fell down and shattered "Wowla" and fell.
It was just a throwing two plates, which was not a big deal, but what Li Gui didn't expect was that someone would come over immediately.
The person who came was one of the bodyguards left by Li Mu. This guy was a pure white man. He had his nose and eyes widened as soon as he came over and didn't like anyone: "What's going on? What are you doing? Don't you know that these things belong to Mr. Reim now? It's so damn, why are you all doing here?"
"Sir, please pay attention to your words." Before Li Gui could speak, Xue Jinye immediately stood up again.
"Ah, Boy Scouts, I hate you Boy Scouts..." The bodyguard stood in front of Xue Jinye with his nose and eyes wide open, with his hands on his waist.
Boy Scouts are a general term for students at Junma Affiliated School. This was originally the name of these students after entering the summer camp. Now it has become a synonym for daily use. Both students and parents like this title.
"Yes, we are Boy Scouts. I hope you speak with respect. Don't look at you now from Springfield Company. Maybe after I graduate, I will be your immediate boss. You'd better pray that there will be no day, otherwise I will make you regret it." Xue Jinye was imposing and said something irrefutable.
There is a saying that goes, "Don't bully young people poor", probably that's what it means.
There are infinite possibilities for young people. Who knows where these young people will go in the future? So what Xue Jinye said is likely to become a fact.
"Let's talk about it when you graduate, kid, get out of here now." The bodyguards were very imposing. Although they wore the Peugeot of Chuntian Company, they were not strictly speaking of Chuntian Company. This was just an advertisement. So even if Xue Jinye became a senior executive of Chuntian Company in the future, he would not be able to take care of Li Mu's personal bodyguards.
One thing is certain, these little boy scouts now have a bright future, so although the bodyguards are so angry that they are so angry that they can't do anything about them.
In fact, Xue Jinye is also persistent. The corporate culture of Junma Group is to try not to be as good as possible. So if you are really forced, Xue Jinye will suffer the loss. So after hearing the bodyguard, Xue Jinye immediately ran away.
Why don’t you stay there if you don’t run away? Can’t you wait for a beating?
Chapter completed!