In the morning, after Yuzhu had breakfast, he changed into casual clothes, took Xingrui and Xingjiao, as well as Niu Tai and Baixing, and went to the "Thirteenth Tour of Guangzhou" by carriage and horse.
Guangzhou Thirteen Banks is just a common name for the trading houses engaged in foreign goods trade in Guangzhou. There are only four so-called Thirteen Banks in Guangzhou, and there are as many as more than twenty, but they all do business with foreign countries under the name of Thirteen Banks.
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The Thirteen Business Stores are concentrated in the southwest corner of the suburbs of Guangzhou, close to the Pearl River, where there is a busy water transport terminal.
In this era, after Western ships anchored at Huangpu Port, only a few senior staff were allowed to go up the river and live in the Sanyiguan area of Guangzhou in Xiguan (Shamian).
Yiguan is also the residence hall of the Yi people.
Near Shuzhuyong in Shisanyiguan District, there are row upon row of wine shops, with boats sailing like crucian carps. Merchants drank and feasted here, literati chanted and entertained here, and fisherwomen hawked seafood here.
The wine flags are fluttering with green poplars, and there is a bright moon and a boat full of people, showing the comfort of leisure and pleasure seekers.
Yuzhu came here because he wanted to see what the British East India Company was like in this era.
However, after some inquiries, Yuzhu was a little disappointed.
The famous British East India Company, so far, does not have a fixed business store in the Shisanyi Pavilion area.
Every time when British merchant ships came, they would temporarily rent a house in the museum area as a temporary place to rest or discuss business.
The merchant ship owned by the East India Company will return the rented house after the business is completed and the taxes are paid. Next time I come, I will rent it again.
This goes on and on.
In the Shisanyi Pavilion area in front of Yuzhu, among the large number of Chinese-style buildings, there is only an occasional Western-style building sandwiched between them.
"Alice, my dear sister, I was wrong, please forgive me."
While Yuzhu was strolling on the street, he suddenly heard English spoken with a pure London accent, and couldn't help but feel more cordial.
I saw a blond foreign girl wearing a British-style dress with a slim waist and a wide swing, walking wildly in front of her.
Behind her was a foreign gentleman with a black top hat on his head, a civilized stick in his hand, and wearing a Western-style vest.
"Damn John, you lost all the hundred pounds that I worked so hard to save in one fell swoop. What else is there to say? Don't touch me, get out of here." The foreign girl named Alice was furious.
Scolding my brother who is a gambler.
"Alice, you don't even have a penny in your pocket, don't run around. If you get lost and are sold to a place like that, it would be terrible." John did make a mistake, but after all, it was
His biological sister is sincerely concerned about her safety.
"I want you to take care of it? Go away." Alice was obviously so angry that she no longer bothered to talk to John, who was addicted to gambling.
Xingrui and Xingjiao both opened their mouths slightly and stared blankly at the blonde Alice.
The two of them listened to the book from heaven. However, Yuzhu not only understood it, but also spoke pure English.
Just when John was holding Alice tight, a bearded foreigner came from behind.
"John, we have agreed that as long as you lose, you will let your sister sleep with me for a month."
The foreign devils who came later were exceptionally distinctive, both in their dress and in their demeanor. It was obvious at a glance that they were high-ranking foreign businessmen.
Yuzhu, who stood with his hands behind his hands and watched the excitement with a smile, was somewhat surprised.
Daiying is a country governed by the rule of law that has promulgated the Declaration of Human Rights. How dare John lose his sister's right to stay with others?
To be honest, Yuzhu has never been abroad, so I really don’t understand the meaning of it.
In fact, the British Empire of this era was far from the legalized British Empire of later generations.
According to Daiying's rules, after the death of his father, the son who inherits the family property has great power to decide on his sister's marriage.
Because the size of the sister's dowry is all in the hands of this son.
In Great Britain, among families with a title, a woman's dowry is really not cheap.
In the old TV series "Sherlock Holmes", a British Lord raised a venomous snake and bit his biological daughter to death in order not to pay for his daughter's high dowry. This is a true portrayal of the fact that the dowry has become overwhelming.
Generally speaking, in England at the beginning of the 18th century, women not only did not have the right to vote, but also had a lower social status.
Of course, compared with the women of the Qing Dynasty, British women are still very happy.
"William, what did you say?" Alice was almost going crazy. She pointed at John's nose and yelled, "It's only been a few years since your father passed away, and you treat your biological sister like this?"
The bearded William sneered: "Alice, John is already penniless."
When Yuzhu heard this, he couldn't help but secretly raise his thumb. This Mr. William is really the tallest man in Gaojiazhuang.
Based on Yuzhu's knowledge, he estimated that John was probably the victim of William's plot in a gambling game.
"John, how much did you lose? It's not like the Maxley Field, which was left by his father, was also lost to William, right?" Alice had obviously realized the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly took John's hand.
, asked him eagerly.
"My dear Alice, I feel so guilty." John lowered his head deeply.
Alice understood at a glance that John actually lost the merchant ship they were traveling home to that bad guy William.
William, who was confident of winning, said gracefully: "Dear Lady Alice, as long as you are willing to spend a few good nights with me, I will return the Maxley Field to you."
Wonderful, wonderful!
Yuzhu secretly admired that William had the lifeblood of Alice and John in his hands and was not afraid of Alice disobeying him at all.
From Yuzhu's perspective, he could naturally see Alice's appearance clearly.
How should I put it, the Alice in front of me looks very similar to the famous British actress, Audrey Hepburn.
Hmm, no wonder the old and ugly William is salivating over his plans to frame John.
"Alice, you also know that the Manchu officials and I are old friends." As soon as William said these words, Yuzhu nodded secretly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The money and the boat are gone, and the extremely beautiful Alice can actually find refuge with other foreign businessmen. In other words, there are other
The way out is optional.
As long as Alice is willing to put down her dignity, there will always be foreign businessmen who are not afraid of William and will dare to help her.
However, as soon as William said these words, he completely blocked all Alice's escape routes and declared his determination to win her!
No matter what era, when government and businessmen collude together, their power is infinite.
Li Hefei, Li Zhongtang, before he died, his money bag was full of prosperity, and his scenery was endless. Who dared to show his talent?
Yuzhu had no intention of playing a hero-saving-beauty drama, that would be too vulgar!
From his point of view, Alice was driven to a dead end step by step. After she was willing to fall, it became easier to deal with her with money.
Yuzhu knew very well. Daiying in this era had extremely strict restrictions on craftsmen who built ships, cannons and guns.
British law completely prohibited them from going abroad to Europe, let alone traveling to the Qing Dynasty.
Otherwise, how could Tsar Peter I risk huge security risks and sneak into England to study science and technology?
After Alice completely fell into despair, she became a British lady who only cared about money.
If Yuzhu spent a lot of money to bribe her and let her act as his industrial spy, he would get twice the result with half the effort!
However, what Yuzhu never expected was that after Alice was forced to panic, she actually walked up to him, held her skirt, curtsied, and said: "Dear Oriental gentleman, I know you understand our conversation.
.As long as you are willing to help me and give me a thousand pounds, I am willing to become your woman."
Yuzhu was really shocked by her. Isn't this foreign girl too shrewd?
However, Yuzhu was not fooled. He pretended to be ignorant, spread his hands, shook his head, and pretended not to understand.
Unexpectedly, Alice actually smiled and said: "Dear gentleman, please stop pretending. Just now, when William said 'Maxlie Field', I noticed it and you looked at it immediately.
Over there on the river bank."
Khan, Yuzhu really didn't expect that Alice would be so clear-sighted.
The beautiful ghost girl is really difficult to deal with!
For a time, Yuzhu's psychology underwent subtle changes. His teeth were itching, and in addition to the urge to slap someone, he also had the desire to ride Alice and completely conquer her.
"How much silver is one thousand pounds?" Yuzhu had just arrived in Guangzhou and didn't know the exchange rate of pounds to silver.
"Each troy ounce, purity 0.9, is approximately 3 pounds, 17 shillings and 10 pence. One pound is also equal to one Roman pound, which is approximately 370 grams of silver. One thousand pounds, which is 7,400 taels of silver."
Good guy, Alice explained in detail the conversion relationship between pounds and silver, and even Yuzhu was dumbfounded.
"You're too ugly!" Yuzhu just wanted to fight back, preparing an excuse to say that she was too ugly and didn't intend to close the deal.
Who would have thought that Alice would actually reach out her hands, hug Yuzhu, and kiss him wetly on the face.
Niutai and Bai Xing both saw clearly that Alice was unarmed and a Western woman.
A good man doesn't hit a woman. As soon as they hesitated, Alice succeeded.
No, the ghost girl is trying to cheat!
Just as Yuzhu finished thinking about this idea, he heard William's roar: "Don't steal Alice from me!"
Immediately afterwards, William rushed over quickly, pointed at Yuzhu's nose, and said angrily: "You, get out of here, otherwise, I will let the officers and soldiers arrest you and put you in jail."
Yuzhu exerted a little force on his arms, broke away from Alice's embrace, and sighed: "Since you want to ride for me so much, then I will help you." He spoke in Chinese.
Damn, Yuzhu even played with the emperor, but he was played by a ghost girl, and his self-esteem was seriously damaged.
Yuzhu felt uncomfortable, and it was difficult to hit women, so she had no choice but to take it out on William, the unlucky guy!
Just when Yuzhu was about to order Niu Taihe to pay homage to Xing, capture William, and bring him back to the imperial envoy's camp, suddenly a large group of officers and soldiers came.
The leader, a military attache wearing general uniform, shouted sternly: "What's the fuss about?"
William stood up with a happy face, pointed at Yuzhu and said: "Mr. Liu, you came just in time, this guy dares to forcibly insult my woman."
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