Volume 1 Wuchang Vortex Chapter 22: Can I make foreign money?
Outside the door, the three grown men looked at each other.
First there was talking, then there was eerie silence, and a moment later there was a scream, and a series of... hard to find words, what was the relationship between this man and woman?
One was shouting for fighting and killing, while the other came to rescue people at night.
I don’t understand. I don’t understand.
The doctor smiled and left first. The old shopkeeper saw that everything downstairs was normal, so he signaled a few waiters to check carefully and then hid in the corner and sobbed. Shen Shukai simply slapped his forehead, hoping to faint.
The man and woman in the room were also dumbfounded. The girl rummaged around for her revolver, while Yang Qiu looked at the snow-white and smooth... place and was speechless.
This is a complete misunderstanding!
Yang Qiu wanted to die, because he forgot that it was the Qing Dynasty. The underwear of this era was called underwear. Underwear was more like the boxer pants of later generations. Although there were short ones, the man on the bed was obviously... conservative. He actually wore one that almost reached his knees. When he tore it open just now, he didn't notice that there were two layers, and he used too much force!
In a hurry, Yang Qiu remembered a joke from later generations, which said that a waiter saw a female guest changing clothes in a hotel and deliberately called her "sir" to make her feel less embarrassed. So he simply ignored it, picked up the fallen stick and put it back into the girl's mouth, saying, "Don't make a noise, I'm healing my wound."
Miao Luo, who had searched for a long time but didn't find the gun under the pillow, knew that he had been deceived again. Before he could settle the score with him, his mouth was blocked roughly again. He was still bullying him so loudly! Suddenly, he even forgot most of the pain. His beautiful eyes stared at Yang Qiu who was using tweezers to turn over the skin and flesh and carefully looking for the bullet, but for some reason he didn't dare to find something to cover...there.
A strange scene appeared in the room. The girl was naked, her red eyes seemed to be ready to devour someone. The man was concentrating on the operation, not even tilting his eyes, and focusing on finding the bullet that caused the big trouble.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the pain gradually made Miao Luo forget his shame. When he saw that the wooden stick in his mouth was almost broken, he heard a long breath. Yang Qiu stood up, raised the tweezers and shook the bullet head on it, wiped the sweat off his face and said, "It's okay, it's okay."
Seeing the bloody bullet and hearing the sound that everything was fine, Miao Luo felt relieved. Before he could say thank you, he felt a sharp tearing pain that enveloped his whole body like a tide, and he fainted again.
After treating the wound, Yang Qiu saw that the small wooden stick wrapped in cloth in her mouth had been bitten off. He couldn't help but secretly admire her as a rare heroic girl in this era.
After wrapping the wound with gauze again and resisting the temptation to carefully fix her pants, Yang Qiu walked out of the room. It had been drizzling outside the window without him noticing, and the sky was hazy. The floor clock in the corner told him that he had stayed there for almost the entire night.
In the room behind him, her beautiful eyes shook slightly, and her small hands tightly wrapped the quilt covering Yang Qiu, and strings of tears fell from the corners of her eyes.
"Thank you Mr. Shen for your help, but I have something important to do today and must go back immediately, so..."
"Sir, you can rest assured and take up your post. I will have to stay here for a few more days. We will do our best to take care of Miss Miao until she recovers." Shen Shukai knew that Yang Qiu was going to take up his post today, so he did not stay long and asked the old shopkeeper to find two maids to take care of her.
Hearing that Shen Shukai had already made comprehensive arrangements, Yang Qiu couldn't help but ask curiously, "Thank you Mr. Shen for your help, but I have one thing I don't understand. Why are you helping me?"
Shen Shukai smiled slightly, and immediately gestured to take out a small bundle, handed it to Yang Qiu and said: "Shukai came here to apologize to you on behalf of Heshengyuan."
"apologize?"
Seeing Yang Qiu's puzzled expression, Shen Shukai hurriedly explained the reason.
It turned out that after the incident in Chengdu, the news that Yang Qiu was promoted and rewarded by the court spread all over the country. Shen Shukai was restless after hearing the news, because if Yang Qiu was still a baggage soldier, then with He Shengyuan's current momentum, he would naturally not be afraid. But Yang Qiu was promoted, not only was he given the title of Baturu, but he also inexplicably became the captain of the 42nd Battalion. Now he was a little worried.
No matter how big the business is, the most feared thing these days is someone with a gun, especially an officer. Thinking about how Yang Qiu almost died on the street because of his store's carelessness, Shen Shukai knew he was in trouble. You know, the 42nd Brigade is in charge of Hankou, and the Hankou branch is one of the five major branches of Heshengyuan, with a monthly turnover of no less than one million. Not to mention smashing it, even if Yang Qiu hinted at it, I'm afraid it would not end well.
So he hurried from Shanghai to Wuchang, and asked the old shopkeeper to come to Wuchang as well, with generous gifts prepared and waiting for Yang Qiu on his way back to the camp, ready to stop him and apologize. However, he did not expect to witness what happened just now by accident and accidentally saved Miao Luo.
After listening to Shen Shukai's narration, Yang Qiu was also amused and confused. A foolish official encountered a foolish thing. It turned out that the other party came to apologize. He quickly said: "Mr. Shen, don't worry about it. It was Yang Qiu who was reckless in the Chengdu incident! If you really want to thank someone, I'm afraid I should thank you. If it wasn't for the coincidence that I made a contribution, I wouldn't be here today."
"Your Excellency is blessed with good fortune. Shukai dare not take credit for it." Shen Shukai is indeed the manager of Heshengyuan. He pushed the bag in front of Yang Qiu and said, "Anyway, General Yang Biao prepared this small gift because something happened to Heshengyuan. You must accept it, otherwise you will look down on me."
Without waiting for a refusal, Shen Shukai opened the bundle and continued, "There are 50,000 taels of silver in it. I have already bought this house and transferred it to your name. In addition, I have also transferred Manager Dong to the Hankou branch. If you have any orders, just let me know."
Yang Qiu didn't expect that Shen Shukai, whose name was very familiar, would actually pay him 50,000 taels at once, and even give him the house and the people. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person, so he hurriedly asked: "Mr. Shen, I always feel that your name is familiar, but I can't remember it."
Shen Shukai didn't expect that Yang Qiu had also heard of him. He couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart and said with a smile: "Haha, I just opened a branch in Japan, but I didn't expect that it would reach the ears of adults. I am really ashamed, ashamed."
"Japanese semicolon? He Shengyuan, Shen Shukai!"
After connecting several pieces of information, Yang Qiu finally remembered where he had seen this guy. If there were a few businessmen in the late Qing Dynasty who could not be avoided, then this guy would definitely be at the top of the list. It was his unremitting efforts that enabled Shanxi merchants to go abroad for the first time and open banks in Japan, Southeast Asia and other places. If it were not for the warlords' infighting after the Revolution of 1911, the banks would have become the fat meat in the eyes of the warlords and be devoured, maybe he could really create a new world.
"So you are the famous Mr. Shen. No wonder you sound so familiar." After realizing who the person in front of him was, Yang Qiu's thoughts became more active.
Now because of his awkward status, he has been looking for a partner outside the army. Unexpectedly, not only did he have one now, but God also sent him an extremely powerful guy! And judging from the other party's expression, if he didn't accept the money, they might not really feel at ease, so he didn't refuse the small fortune. Instead, he grabbed the bag and said, "Since it is Mr. Shen's kindness, then I won't be polite, but I feel embarrassed to take such a large sum of money, so here is an opportunity to make a fortune. I wonder if Mr. Shen is interested?"
"Oh? I didn't expect that Lord Yang is also a fellow trader. I wonder what business this is?"
Seeing Shen Shukai's expression, Yang Qiu knew that he took his words as a polite remark, but he was not angry. After all, it was their first meeting. He smiled and said, "It's the biggest coin in the world. Don't you want to take it, sir?"
Two big coins? Shen Shukai muttered to himself, his face suddenly changed, and he stood up and saluted, saying: "Master Biaotong, although I love money, I will never be a opium merchant who sells out his conscience and harms countless people! "
"This guy is really quick to react!" Yang Qiu secretly admired him in his heart. He was indeed a man who could dominate the business world in the late Qing Dynasty. He quickly said, "Mr. Shen, do you really not trust me? And..." Yang Qiu looked at himself and smiled, "Do I look like a bad guy?"
"It's not opium? Could it be that what you want to do is...?"
Yang Qiu did not point it out. He grabbed the bag and said, "Mr. Shen, forgive me for being frank. I don't know if it is a big business or not, but I can guarantee that I can make money, and I will make money from foreigners. At least? It should be... 500,000 US dollars! But I really have something important to do today. If you are willing, why don't you wait for me here for a few days?"
"Five hundred thousand dollars! That's a full one million taels!"
Shen Shukai had already shown some interest in making money from foreigners when he first heard about it. Now that he heard there was so much money, he was immediately attracted. However, he also knew that Yang Qiu would officially take over as the commander of the 42nd Battalion today, so he bowed and said, "Your Excellency, you can go ahead without worry. Shukai will wait for your good news here."
"Okay, I will be back in seven days at the latest, and I will discuss it in detail with you then." Yang Qiu was not polite either. He grabbed the package and turned to look at the misty Hanyang.
There...maybe that's where the dream begins!
