Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 94: Making up your mind (Part 2)
The subtitle of this chapter: Only a fierce dragon can cross the river. Let me tell you about this.
In theory, the Baishuishan company was jointly established by our Master Yuan and Mr. and Mrs. Li Jie. On paper, they each contributed US$5,000, and those girls were considered small shareholders.
It was actually Yuan Yanshu's industry. Li Jie was just a professional manager and had nothing to do with the Anliang Headquarters.
As for the fact that almost all the employees in these two companies are Hongmen disciples, that is another matter. Hongqi Dawu is willing to ask Hongmen brothers to help, and no one else can find fault with it.
But it is impossible for anyone not to be jealous when the Li couple made so much money in just a few months.
To put it bluntly , Li Jie is just the fifth master of the Red Flag. In addition to the big leader of the Inner Eight Halls and the thirteen masters of the "Twelve Golden Immortals", above him are the trusted masters of the Outer Eight Halls, the Second Master of Sages and the Third Master of the Household.
What’s more troublesome is that “Sai Xiaoyi”, like our Master Yuan, is also an outsider.
Li Jie was born in Pengying Mountain. From the name, we know that this mountain hall is located in Shandong. It was founded by a Hongmen leader named Feng Zilei in the 33rd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1907).
In addition, he was not from Guangdong, so he had some estrangement from most people in the Anliang General Hall. If it weren't for the wise eye of Situ Dalong, and some special relationships and historical factors, he wouldn't be able to sit in this position now.
So someone in the hall had said a long time ago that Li Jie was using public funds to enrich himself and was not a good son. Now he should put these two properties into the public account.
If Hongqi Laowu had not been a good person, generous and popular, he would definitely not have been able to keep Baishui Mountain, this small gold mountain.
However, the more money he makes, the more people will be jealous of him, and naturally the more pressure he will face.
Situ Meitang, the leader of Anliangtang, will arrive in New York soon, and someone will surely find an opportunity to cause trouble. He is alone and may lose his shares in Baishuishan. If things go wrong, he may even drive the couple out of Anliangtang.
Hongqi Laowu hesitated and said, "My dear, I've been thinking, why don't we just forget about it? Anyway, we've earned enough in the past few months, so why not just pay for the Baisuishan and…"
"state!"
The fourth sister of Jin Feng gritted her teeth and slammed the table heavily, saying angrily: "Master, we can't just let this matter go! Our property was taken away once before, and now it's going to happen again?"
"Ah..." Li Jie sighed and said, "What else can we do? All the people in the hall have followed the leader for many years. We are just outsiders living under his roof."
“Hehehe…” Madam Li sneered a few times and said, “Master, it’s true that we are outsiders. But Baisui Mountain and the land don’t all belong to us.”
"Madam, you mean..."
"Boss, if they want these two properties, they have to ask the other outsider for his opinion!"
"Well... dragging him into our Anliang Hall is not a good idea."
"Master, only a fierce dragon can cross the river. In my opinion, Master Yuan is not a fierce dragon... but a real dragon!"
Thursday, March 10, 1921, at noon.
"Hi, Brother and Sister, I was thinking of visiting you in Chinatown when I had time, but I didn't expect you to come to my little place first."
"Hahaha, my dear brother, this is not a grass nest, it's clearly the throne room."
"Yes, yes, yes. Second Master is now a well-known figure in the United States. Of course, we are here to visit you."
"Haha, you two are really good at talking. But I am not worthy of being a big shot in the throne room." Our Master Yuan said with a smile, "Please come in. I have a good friend visiting me today, so let's have a simple meal together."
Yuan Yan suddenly welcomed the Li couple into the living room and pointed to a young Chinese man in the hall and said, "Let me introduce you. This is my good friend Cao Qingzhi, Major Cao."
"Major Cao, I've heard a lot about you."
"Major Cao, all hail."
How did Cao Linsheng come to New York?
He was also a straightforward person. As soon as he returned to the Republic of China's embassy in the United States, he immediately wrote a letter of resignation and left without waiting for the response from the two ministers.
This time when he came to New York, he said goodbye to Yuan Yanshu, and then planned to buy a boat to return home, and take the opportunity to travel around Europe to relax.
"Brother Qingzhi, these two are Mr. Li Ziyi and his wife whom I just mentioned to you."
"Mrs. Li, nice to meet you."
"Mr. Ziyi, I've heard a lot about you..." Major Cao was wearing casual clothes today, so he didn't salute but clasped his fists instead.
His expression suddenly became a little strange. He frowned and looked at Hongqi Wuge carefully. He couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, may I ask if your name is Jie?"
Sai Xiaoyi was stunned when he heard this. He hesitated for a moment and then nodded honestly, "I am Li Jie."
"Oh, has Mr. Li ever worked in the Ministry of Transport?" Cao Linsheng's expression changed again and he asked anxiously.
The Li couple smiled bitterly at each other, and Hongqi Laowu turned back and sighed , "Alas, I did serve as an attendant to the Duke of Wuyuan."
"Mr. Wuyuan...you are talking about Mr. Juancheng..." Major Cao said with sudden enlightenment.
Yuan Yan on the side rolled her eyes and complained in her heart, "Can't you just talk properly? One calls him Lord Wuyuan, and the other calls him Mr. Juancheng... Really, wouldn't it be better to just call him Zhan Tianyou?"
It’s not like I don’t know him. I knew he built the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway when I was in elementary school.
"Host, do you know the benefits of this system?"
"Master Ball, if it weren't for you, would I have to come to the Republic of China and suffer this?"
" So you are the Li Jie, Li Ziyi, who "single-handedly defeated the bandits and killed the earl on Lantern Festival."
Cao Linsheng's expression became serious, his tone became solemn, and he clasped his fists and bowed again, saying, "I have heard from my colleagues about your heroic deeds a long time ago. I didn't expect to meet you at Brother Hongjian's house. It is really a great honor, a great honor."
"Master Ball, search for me quickly..."
After reading the information, Master Yuan shouted in his heart, "I neglected it! I really neglected it. It turns out that there is such a great god around me."
This fifth brother of Hongqi not only came from a wealthy family, but also had a legendary experience.
He was once treated as a guest of honor by the fierce bandit Bai Lang, served as an adjutant with an invincible iron fist, worked with Du Xinwu, the first bodyguard of the Republic of China, built railways with Zhan Tianyou, and finally assassinated Qi Yaolin, the governor of Henan Province.
Such a person doesn't even have a Baidu entry in later generations, which is really a pearl in the ocean. If they hadn't met me, they would have really spent their old age in the United States.
"Hahaha..." Yuan Yan laughed up to the sky, "As the saying goes, if we are destined to meet, we will meet even if we are thousands of miles apart. If we are not destined to meet, we will not meet even if we are face to face."
"Fifth brother, fourth sister, and brother Qingzhi, we will not return home until we are drunk today!"
