A smile appeared on Wang Wu's lips, he nodded and said:
"Come on, let's go find Mr. Laurent."
The next day,
Fang Linyan went straight out of the hotel and tried the legendary bean juice and jiaohuan at the breakfast stall at the door. He found that drinking bean juice alone was a bit overwhelming, but he soaked the jiaohuan in it and ate it.
, that’s still acceptable.
After he had breakfast, he felt the negative state that still remained on his body: the rotten corpse poison, and sighed very depressedly.
This thing is still stubbornly continuing. The key is that the expiration date has not been listed, but the words ruthless have been added:
"This negative effect will continue until it is removed."
If it were in other worlds, Fang Linyan would just sneer at this thing with contempt, and then calmly say "Lose", whatever you like.
But in this world with special rules, the meaning of corrosive and poisonous opponent Lin Yan directly reduced his power by a full 40%! Even to a level similar to that of a woman! This has undoubtedly changed
It has become a serious problem for Fang Linyan.
Fortunately, Wang Wu, an old man, has a wide network of friends, so Fang Linyan should not take this matter to heart. He said that he has a good friend who is currently practicing medicine in Tianjin and is also a member of the martial arts world. Now there are some chores to be handled in the escort agency. He will go back.
Just take Fang Linyan to find him (no one can guess the identity of this elder).
Not only that, Wang Wu told Fang Linyan: Since he took action yesterday, according to the rules of the world, Li Ju will not cause trouble again until he is dealt with, so that Fang Linyan can move with peace of mind.
Fang Linyan could only wait patiently at this time. After Laurent separated from him yesterday, he did not know what happened and automatically returned to the Kingdom of God. However, it was not the kind of being killed, but it could not be temporarily disbanded like before.
After that, you need to wait a full twenty hours to summon it again at any time.
At this time, Fang Linyan woke up and it would take more than nine hours to summon him.
The hotel where Fang Linyan was staying was not far from Chongwenmen Market, so he went there to inquire about the relevant information, and found that the details of the Toyoshima Naval Battle were disclosed in the newspaper today. Only then did he know that the Toyoshima Naval Battle was divided into
For two parts..
The first part is: Two warships of the Qing Dynasty: Jiyuan and Guangyi escorted the Qing army to Asan. On the way back, they encountered the cruising Japanese ships, Yoshino, Naniwa, and Akitsusu.
The result of the battle between the two sides was that although the Guangyi escaped from the battlefield, it eventually sank due to serious injuries.
Ji Yuan escaped smoothly, but his ship's commander, Fang Boqian, was timid and began to flee without achieving greater results. He even directly surrendered with a white flag, which directly led to the main reason for the defeat of this naval battle.
The second part is that when the Japanese ships were chasing, they encountered the Qing Dynasty's Gaosheng, Caojiang, and Keshan. These three ships could only be regarded as armed merchant ships at best. Then Caojiang was captured, and the remaining two
A merchant ship was sunk.
Finally, one thing was confirmed. A Japanese ship, Akitsusu, was seriously injured in the battle with the Kosho and Keshan. It barely escaped from the battlefield, and then encountered a storm while returning to Yokosuka Port and sank directly.
…
As soon as this report came out, everyone was in an uproar. The Beiyang Navy, which was built with millions of taels of silver, once ranked first in Asia and ninth in the world, has now turned into a paper lake? (This ranking comes from
U.S. Navy Almanac, not self-promotion)
You said the Japanese navy was weak, right? It turned out to be really strong. It really knocked two battleships of the Beiyang Navy to the ground.
Do you think the Japanese have a strong navy? One of the main Japanese ships, the Akitsusu, was beaten to death by two armed merchant ships and eventually sank. Under such circumstances, everyone felt that the Beiyang Fleet was unreliable. For a while
There was a flood of criticism at home, and the feedback to the market was that the prices of foreign goods continued to rise, and everyone was full of concerns about the Beiyang Fleet's ability to control sea power.
Only Fang Linyan knows that things are not that simple. There must be space warriors involved in this!
Of course, in this wave of market conditions, Fang Linyan's net worth, which he had already hoarded a large amount of foreign goods, soared again. No matter what level he is in, it is human nature to be popular and to suppress others. At this time, he was walking in Chongwenmen Market
, as long as he is a respectable person, he should say hello:
"Sixth Young Master is here!"
If there is someone who doesn’t know him, it is necessary to educate him about how the sixth young master of the Hu family climbed to the top of the foreigners, how he foresaw the coming of the war in advance, and then ate hundreds of thousands of taels in one breath.
Silver foreign goods!
And now, these foreign goods have increased to several million taels!!
But in the market and even in casinos, myths about getting rich overnight like to be spread. Most people like to hear it, and most people also like to spread it, because they all hope that they will be the next lucky one.
But they don’t know that one general’s success will lead to thousands of bones being wasted. The dangers of the business world are no less dangerous than those of the battlefield. In the end, only a few will be able to make a profit.
At this time, Fang Linyan came to Qiao's house again, inquired about today's news, and found that the increase in foreign goods was actually about 2% higher than he expected. Fang Linyan hesitated, then found a pen and wrote on it
He picked up a number and then said to the big shopkeeper:
"If someone is willing to pay this price, then I will ship it."
The big shopkeeper took the piece of paper, then gave him an incredible look and said:
"This price...Sixth Young Master, are you sure?"
Fang Linyan nodded seriously and said:
"That's right, your third master knows that my purpose of hoarding this batch of goods is not to make a lot of money, but to do something big."
"If it delays important things just to make money, I won't do such a thing that puts the cart before the horse."
The big shopkeeper nodded when he heard this and said suddenly:
"So that's it. If Mr. Six is really willing to ship at this price, then I think there will be no shortage of buyers."
"It's still a long way from this price now, but in three days, this price will probably be nothing. I can help Sixth Young Master now. Ask the Lu family. They have a long-term supply contract with the Governor's Mansion for the supply of foreign goods.
So they should be most afraid of running out of stock."
"For the Lu family, spending more money is nothing. If the credit accumulated over thirty years is breached for even an hour, the descendants will never redeem it."
Fang Linyan said:
"Thank you so much, boss."
The big shopkeeper waved his hands and said:
"This is a matter of duty."
Then the big shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, as if he had made up his mind before saying:
"Actually, I can't help but say something here. You, Sixth Young Master, have already left your contemporaries of the Hu family behind just by your list of foreign goods. You will definitely be the face of the Hu family in the future.
"
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"The great shopkeeper has given me too much praise."
The big shopkeeper waved his hands and said:
"No, no, I have been able to make a living in this industry for fifty years, and most of it depends on my own tricks. Mr. Xue Yan of the Hu family was kind to me back then, so I said these words.
, the Sixth Young Master still has to worry a lot about his own feathers. After all, we businessmen want to gain a long-term foothold in the industry.
It depends on reputation.”
Fang Linyan said doubtfully:
"This... I still don't quite understand what the big shopkeeper means?"
The big shopkeeper sighed and said:
"Although sometimes it is filial piety to obey your elders, you should not be too indulgent. This morning, your seventh uncle borrowed a sum of money in your name in the teahouse, and also said some unfounded things.
I'm afraid your reputation, young master, won't have much impact."
Fang Linyan said calmly on his face:
"Is there such a thing? I really don't know. By the way, I didn't nod, but someone was willing to lend him money?"
The big shopkeeper smiled and said:
"You still don't know how many people are paying attention to your goods this time? The person who borrowed the money may not be for the few cents of interest, but they want to strike up a conversation with you, right?"
"If it hadn't been for my Third Master's words and how much wind and rain he had helped you withstand, plus the fact that Mr. Wang and the Fifth Master are somewhat thin in the capital's reputation, you might have become a popular place here by now."
Fang Linyan nodded and said:
"So that's it. Thank you, Third Master, and also thank you, the shopkeeper. I'll go back and take care of the housework."
After finishing speaking, Fang Linyan turned around and walked out. He actually didn't bother to deal with these shabby things. He wouldn't stay here for a long time anyway, so he would leave it to his future self to have a headache.
However, as soon as Fang Linyan walked to the entrance of the market, he saw a group of people gathered there. The leader of these people was a tall young man wearing tattered clothes. He had a yellow belt around his waist and a fiery red ring on his thumb.
wearing an agate finger ring, but the other people next to him were dressed very smartly.
The person surrounded by them was none other than the seventh master of the Hu family mentioned earlier, Hu Xueming. At this time, he was in a very embarrassed state, bowing and saluting at the same time, with sweat all over his head and face.
Seeing this scene, Fang Linyan suddenly came to his senses. At this time, the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty were rotten from the root. From the princes to the flag soldiers, they all knew how to sing Erhuang, single string, big drum and seasonal tunes, and also cultivated
Fish, raise birds, raise dogs, plant flowers and fight bees.
Of course, I just can’t ride a horse, shoot an arrow, or fight...
Some beggars like to be independent, wearing tattered clothes like beggars, and holding a birdcage while wandering around, wearing only a yellow belt around their waist that symbolizes their clan status.
Getting in contact with such a person is like stepping on smelly dog poop, very disgusting.
The reporting officer can't control him, and maybe the Han official will get slapped with two big words from him.
There's no point in trying to reason with him, because these people are very measured in their actions and won't kill anyone. They just urinate and smash pots in your house every day. No matter how disgusting they are!
Seeing this scene, Fang Linyan immediately understood that this group of people should be the Mr. Baylor whom Hu Xueming met and befriended at the casino. Being entangled with such a person will really shorten your life by ten years.
I don’t know how Hu Xueming’s brain is so long that he can get involved with such people without fear of ruining his family.
At this time, Fang Linyan was about to leave, but Hu Xueming was very sharp-eyed. When he saw this cheap nephew, he immediately said as if he had found a treasure:
"Come, come, my sixth child is here."
As soon as he pointed his finger, Mr. Beile and his group came over immediately, and then brought Hu Xueming over. At this time, Fang Linyan couldn't leave, otherwise, it would make him look guilty?
Lord Baylor looked Fang Linyan up and down, and then said:
"I heard that you did well in running errands under foreigners?"
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"You haven't asked me your name yet?"
The helper next to me had already shouted:
"This is Qibele from the Duoluo County Prince's Palace. It is your blessing to be able to see him today!"
Fang Linyan arched his hands and said:
"I'm Hu Liu, I've met Qibele."
"It's just that what Qibele said before was wrong. Mr. Laurent and I are doing business in partnership, not working under him."
After listening to Fang Linyan's words, Qi Beile did not reply. She waved directly to the person next to her and asked him to pass a snuff bottle to take a sip. Then she suddenly changed her face and slapped the person who handed the snuff bottle:
"You don't have a long memory, do you? I asked you to buy me products from the Bai family, but you gave me imported products from Europe. I'm willing to endure hardships and don't use foreign products. None of the foreign devils are good!"
The beaten follower didn't even dare to hide. He was beaten until his nose was bleeding and he was still smiling apologetically. Fang Linyan sneered in his heart and said simply:
"If it's okay, I'll leave first."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Qibele immediately frowned, and someone next to him shouted:
"Where are you going? Your family owes my family seven beles and thirty thousand taels of silver, and you want to leave now?"
Fang Linyan turned around and said:
"Oh? Is there such a thing?"
The man said:
"How can you deny it if it is written in black and white?"
As he said this, he took out a deed stamped with his handprint.
Fang Linyan said:
"I can get you a hundred copies of this thing right away. Don't show it out in a conspicuous way. Just tell me who owes it?"
The man immediately pointed at Hu Xueming and said:
"It's him, it's your seventh uncle!"
This group of people was actually thinking of Xiang Zhuang's sword dance with Peigong in mind, and they had long been eyeing the goods in Fang Linyan's hands.
Fang Linyan, however, did not take the usual path. He glanced at Hu Xueming and said:
"It's fake, this is a liar! Do you believe it when he says he is my seventh uncle? Then do you believe it when I say I am your father?"
Fang Linyan's off-the-edge words immediately made the onlookers burst into laughter. This person did not expect that Fang Linyan would answer like this and speak so sharply that he was speechless for a moment.
Because in a hurry, where can he go to prove such an outrageous thing as "this person is your seventh uncle"?
Fang Linyan's words, which were repeated in a row, captured the essence of the famous Internet saying of the time: "Prove that your mother is your mother." The man muttered for a long time, and for a moment he didn't know what to say, and then he became angry and pointed.
Hu Xueming slapped him with a big mouth:
"Didn't you say that as long as you see him, you can hand over the foreign goods honestly?"