"Everyone, let's say goodbye here and see you later!"
Lei Hu said goodbye to Tan Sitong, Wang Wu, Yuan Shikai and others, and led his twenty-strong militiamen into the capital, following the flow of people without looking back.
Decay! Dull!
Entering the capital city, even though what you see is bustling and bustling, who is Lei Hu?
He directly controls an external terminal and has a deep understanding of people's livelihood and economy. The superficial prosperity and real excitement can naturally be seen at a glance.
The capital city gave him the feeling of decay and dullness. Even though the market was still prosperous, it could even be said to be very lively, but if he looked carefully, he could see the clues.
Large swaths of the people were all sallow and thin, their clothes were shabby and patched, and their demeanor was numb, as if they were walking zombies.
Of course there are well-dressed people on the street, but when I saw their arrogance, one word suddenly came to my mind: Eight Banners disciples!
Oh, I forgot, this should also include the servants of the powerful people in the capital. They look like they are stroking dogs, shouting and arrogantly when going to and from shops, and kicking at the numb-looking people around them at every turn.
There were also many foreigners and their subordinates mixed in. Wherever they passed, businessmen, civilians and even Eight Banners disciples took the initiative to avoid them. It was obvious at a glance that they were enjoying super-national treatment.
"Let's go, let's go to the Lingnan Guild Hall first!"
Shaking his head, Lei Hu didn't feel very good about the capital. He had no interest in wandering on the street. After a few glances, he called his brothers and walked towards the Lingnan Guild Hall after asking.
Similar to the offices in Beijing in various places in later generations, each province basically has a guild hall in the capital for people with certain status or wealth from each province to live and communicate. Of course, they can also inquire about the role of upper-level decision-making.
Lingnan was the first stop for most Westerners arriving in the Qing Dynasty. It was prosperous with commerce and was very wealthy. The Lingnan Guild Hall in the capital was built very tall and magnificent. It was a very famous place among the many guild halls in the capital.
Lei Hu found out the location of the guild hall easily and rushed there with his brothers.
"Hey, isn't this Master?"
As soon as I arrived at the place and before I had time to enter, I saw a figure very familiar to Lei Hu suddenly walking out of the bustling Lingnan Guild Hall.
"Master, Master..."
A few quick steps rushed over, walked directly to Huang Qiying, bowed his hands and said with a smile: "Lei Hu has met the master, but he didn't expect the master to be in the capital!"
"Oh, it's Ahu!"
Seeing Lei Hu, Huang Qiying showed a smile of surprise on her face, grabbed his arm, nodded and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet him in the capital, and it was beyond my expectation!"
With that said, he pulled Lei Hu and turned around and walked towards the gate of Lingnan Guild Hall: "Let's go in and settle down first. It won't be too late for us to talk slowly!"
Lei Hu smiled slightly and followed without hesitation. The elite militiamen carrying luggage followed closely behind them silently. The faint murderous aura on their bodies caused the surrounding people to avoid them automatically.
"Master Huang, why are you back again?"
"Master Huang, who is that? Is he a relative of Master Huang?"
"Master Huang, aren't you going to the pharmaceutical factory?"
"..."
Obviously, Huang Qiying is quite famous in Lingnan Guild Hall. There was a constant stream of greetings as he walked by, and Lei Hu naturally also attracted attention.
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"I didn't expect it, I never expected it!"
In the main hall of a certain courtyard in the guild hall, Huang Qiying repeatedly sighed and said in surprise: "I never expected that the famous 'Thunder Tiger' in the world recently would be your boy!"
After hearing Lei Hu's brief introduction, he was quite shocked.
"Haha, this is just love from friends in the world!"
Lei Hu laughed, waved his hand and said: "Compared to masters like Master and Master who have been famous for a long time, they are still far behind!"
I don’t know if they met in the capital, but Huang Qiying’s attitude towards Lei Hu was very warm, not at all like the coldness and unfamiliarity he had when he was in Chancheng. He talked like a friend reunited after a long separation.
"You can't say that, and you don't need to belittle yourself!"
Huang Qiying waved her hand and said with a smile: "I have heard about the deeds of 'Thunder Tiger'. From the south to the north, there were more wins than losses. Many long-established martial arts players have been defeated. Your boy's strength is so tyrannical."
Tight, even though the name is a bit exaggerated, it’s not so exaggerated as to be untrue!”
As he spoke, he shook his head and spoke in a rather complicated tone, sighing: "It's true that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and a new generation replaces the old ones. Ahu, your performance is really amazing!"
Lei Hu smiled but said nothing. No matter how modest he was, it was too much. He didn't want to create a good atmosphere with great effort, because his modesty would be destroyed in one day.
"By the way, the guys who came with you..."
After shaking his head and sighing, Huang Qiying quickly returned to normal. He scanned the elite militiamen standing like javelins in the yard and asked out of curiosity.
"They are all elites selected by the Chancheng militia!"
Lei Hu smiled and explained: "Master also knows that the world is not peaceful at the moment, and I have to compete with famous masters from all over the world. If there are not enough guards around me, I am afraid there will be a lot of unnecessary trouble!"
"Well said!"
Nodding, Huang Qiying's frown relaxed, and he agreed: "Ahu is right, you are looking for famous masters from all over the world to compete for challenges. If you don't have a capable guard around you, it will be really troublesome!"
I don't know whether it was because he saw the chaos in the world after arriving in the capital, or maybe he suddenly changed his mind, but he didn't have any objection to Lei Hu's behavior of "using public tools for private use". On the contrary, he fully agreed with it.
Even Lei Hu felt a little uncomfortable with such a talkative Huang Qiying, as if the person in front of him was not the founder of Baozhilin who had always disliked him when he was in Chancheng.
"By the way, Master, why have you arrived in the capital?"
The atmosphere was just right for the conversation. Although Lei Hu felt a little unreal in his heart, he did not mean to spoil it. After he finished talking about his own affairs, he changed the subject and asked about Huang Qiying's affairs.
"Oh, I came to the capital to open a pharmaceutical factory!"
Speaking of this, Huang Qiying showed a look of joy on her face, and explained with a smile: "When I was in Lingnan, I saw foreign factories, and I was deeply touched, and suddenly an idea came to me!"
Having said this, he paused and said proudly: "That is, using the steam engine passed down from foreigners to replace the previous manual pharmaceutical model, can we produce qualified patent medicines?"
"It seems that Master has succeeded!"
Lei Hu smiled and said: "I wonder if the medicine like Baozhi can be produced by machine, how is the sales going?"
"Haha, Ahu really has a vision!"
Huang Qiying laughed loudly and said proudly, "It's our tiger bone iron ointment and plaster, which sells very well..."