novelraw Chapter 961
Chapter 961
The king of Liao sent a letter to Yan Sifa to discuss with him about withdrawing from Russia.In addition, step up military training, and send spies to the capital and other places to inquire.
I thought it would take several months to get any news if I didn't say much, but I got a reply from Yan Si in only one month.It turned out that Yan Si was taking advantage of the peace of the Russian capital to return to the territory for inspection.The territory of him and his green forest partners are all to the south, not far from the Liao Kingdom.Yan Si suggested that King Liao send important rare treasures to the territory first, and then make plans.This idea coincided with that of the King of Liao, so the King of Liao ordered people to drive the car, and selected the rare things looted over the years to transport to the territory.
Mr. Lu praised: "My lord is so open-minded! I would be reluctant to change my plate."
The king of Liao said: "The lonely king is not the son of the emperor. If the emperor's uncle's country was not in chaos, it would not be the turn of Gu to be the king of Liao at all. Because the father of the lonely king has military achievements, the third cousin of Gu is narrow-minded. Gu still has to live in fear. It is thanks to the protection of our ancestors that we can have today."
Mr. Lu nodded again and again: "I have seen many people who forget their origins when they become rich. It is the first time that a king like Wang Ye who has been in business for 20 years is willing to use that year as a comparison." The same is the king."
The King of Liao laughed and said, "Isn't Huo Xuan the king in a foreign land? There is also a Qiongzhou fisher girl. The foreign land is so big, why bother to curl up in a small corner. Russia is a huge country, but it is only obtained by decades." Mr. Lu clapped his hands, showing respect.
Because the Liao army had never met an enemy for many years, the king of Liao didn't care much about the safety of the road, and only sent a capable general to escort him.I don't want this batch of things to be robbed!I still don't know how it was robbed.One month after he was on the road, while still in the territory of Liao Kingdom, suddenly a hound brought a letter to the leading general.The general opened the letter and saw that it said that the convoy's luggage had been swapped.Nai was shocked, and hurriedly opened the cage to check—sure enough, the car was full of gravel, soil, and branches.And the handwriting on the letter was obviously written by a woman, and the letterhead was fragrant.
The king of Liao had been hunting geese all his life, but he was blinded by the geese for the first time, and he was so angry that he didn't eat for several days.When Mr. Lu heard this, he thought to himself, "My lord, don't blame me for being paranoid. That Yan Si?"
King Liao waved his hand: "It's definitely not him. I have been with him for many years, and I know his nature well. The master who regards money as something outside of himself."
"his friends?"
"Birds of a feather flock together."
Mr. Lu thought for a while and said: "Then Yan Si and his friends are knights in the green forest, so their mouths may not be strict. If someone eavesdrops, it will be difficult to spread the news to the green forest."
"Hiss..." King Liao thought about it, and there is indeed such a possibility.Yan Si and the others are usually bold and uninhibited, and they recognize all the people of the three religions and nine streams.It's common for people to drink too much and talk casually.
Mr. Lu frowned and said: "As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves thinking about them. They are good at thieves, and the generals cannot guard against them." Unconsciously, he tapped his fingers on the desk a few times, and suddenly said, "My lord, a few days ago I I heard from a steward in the palace that Shenyang City has already opened a HSBC bank. The big customers of their bank seem to be able to move goods for free. If there is any loss, they will compensate."
The king of Liao hurriedly asked: "Can there be such a good thing?" He hurriedly ordered someone to pass the treasurer of Huifeng Bank into the mansion.
Not long after that the shopkeeper came.Hearing that the King of Liao wanted to inquire about free shipping for their big customers, he hurriedly said, "That's right. The big customers of our bank do ship for free."
Mr. Lu hurriedly said, "Can you also send it abroad?"
The shopkeeper said: "Outside the country, we only send two kinds of gold and silver, and we don't send anything else."
Mr. Lu said displeasedly: "Why don't you give it away? Isn't it the same gift?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said: "My lord, listen to the villain's explanation. The reason why our bank can deliver goods for customers is because we have business contacts with all the escort agencies in the whole country. We can send them from any country to any country. You can find several local bodyguards to pick up the dragon and transport it safely. It’s not going to happen overseas. There are no bodyguards abroad! There are bandits everywhere. But we are in several big cities overseas, such as the Coconut City in Java, South America Wangjin Port in North America, Qipeng Port in North America, and Xin’an City in Wangye have all opened shops. Because we were supposed to transport gold and silver to these places, and we have been in this business for many years, and we have our own way of not being discovered by thieves. Therefore, it is easy to transport for customers. Besides, the official roads overseas are not as smooth as ours, and there are many potholes and mud. Antiques, calligraphy, paintings, jade and porcelain are easily damaged, and we will not be able to pay for them when the time comes."
Mr. Lu pondered: "Then do you do consignment delivery business?"
"Only transport gold and silver ingots." The shopkeeper said, "Even if the car overturns and falls into the water, it will still be gold and silver ingots. If precious jewelry falls into the water, it will take a lot of effort to wipe and clean it, and it may be damaged. Clothing materials Not to mention tea, if it is like water, it will go bad. If you have other items you want to transport, you can convert them into gold. We and you will each have three appraisers, and you will not let you suffer. The delivery is free."
"This..." Mr. Lu stroked his beard and thought for a long time, then said to King Liao, "My lord, I will think about it later." King Liao understood that he wanted to handle this matter for him, so he nodded.
After sending away the treasurer of HSBC Bank, King Liao urgently recruited his son, staff and confidants to discuss the matter together.The crowd is divided into two factions.One faction thinks that their things are all stolen anyway, and the big deal is to rob them later.This bank sends gold to big customers for free, why not just ask them to send it?The other faction thought that the prince lost something last time because he underestimated the enemy, and it would be better to be more careful in the future, so as not to bother breaking it into gold.The two factions are at loggerheads.Seeing that Mr. Lu was silent, the son asked, "Mr. Lu, what do you think?"
Mr. Lu said: "In my opinion, it is better to entrust the bank to deliver it. They will deliver it, and if they lose it, they will be compensated. We will deliver it ourselves, and if we lose it, we will lose it. If it is lost, the brother's life will be his own. Especially not at all. I know who used what means to exchange the goods in the car." After a pause, he said, "Actually, what the shopkeeper said is also reasonable. Antique calligraphy, paintings, porcelain, jade and even jewelry are easy to be damaged during long-distance transportation. Besides, it's autumn now. I don’t know when the military disaster started. Gold bars and silver ingots, even if they are salvaged from the water, they are still gold bars and silver ingots. The things are just bought with gold and silver.” He smiled, “There are more gold and silver to buy. Some land would be nice too."
The King of Liao pondered over and over again, and said: "First ask the bank to convert a batch to try, and see if Xin'an can get out so much gold smoothly. I will send more people to send another batch."
So he ordered people to count out some fragile things and send them to HSBC bank, and both parties sent their own people to estimate the value.After estimating for two days, the steward who sent him said: "The treasurer of this bank is not a traitor, he is very fair. Even if it is sold in Ping'an Prefecture, it will be sold at this price." King Liao felt relieved, and sent another elite soldier to escort a batch of things to the store. Territory to go.
About a month later, things were dropped, and they still lost somehow.This letter is still written by a woman, but not the first one, and the dog is different.King Liao couldn't figure it out, and said: "Even if the thing can't be found, the lonely king really wants to know how it disappeared. Could it be that they know some magic tricks to get things from space?"
The king of Liao lost his things twice, and most of the officials around him didn't dare to take risks.Anyway, they were originally major customers of HSBC Bank.All of a sudden, every household asked them to send someone to estimate the contents of the warehouse and turn them all into gold.HSBC Bank quickly dispatched appraisers from nearby places to Shenyang, and they were extremely busy.
There was a general who didn't believe in evil, and personally escorted a batch of things to the territory, and checked every day if the things were lost.This time, he only left for less than a month, and he was still in the territory of Liao.One day, the general woke up in the morning and was still changing clothes in the camp, when the guards outside exclaimed.The general opened the tent to see that a black hound ran over with a letter in its mouth, let go of the letter, turned around and disappeared without a trace.
The general was surprised and suspicious.In this wilderness, if anyone can replace the items on the car, unless it is a goblin.Regardless of opening the letter, the general rushed to the carriage and opened a box—there was indeed gravel inside.The soldier guarding the carriage was so frightened that he fell to the ground and shouted repeatedly: "The magic, it must be the magic!" The general came to open several boxes, and the full belongings turned into gravel, dirt, and branches.The general hurriedly ordered people to open all the boxes.
Everyone unpacked all the cages together and dropped their bags.Suddenly someone exclaimed: "What is this?" Several people went over and saw that it was a small half of a fresh tail lying in a box.
The soldiers picked it up and brought it to the general, saying, "General, this is the tail of a weasel."
"Ah!" Another soldier shouted, "Could it be Huang Daxian?"
"Nonsense!" the general scolded, "Where did Huang Daxian come from!" As he spoke, he felt suspicious in his heart.There are few people in the wilderness, and it is indeed the territory of monsters.This general has experienced hundreds of battles, and his losses are so unclear.How embarrassing it is to lose to the little thief, it would be better to lose to the mountain spirit and water monster to make people feel at ease.And this letter is still written by a woman, and it is different from the previous two letters.
When they went back this time, there were rumors in Shenyang City, everyone was sure that Huang Daxian must have stolen the treasure, but no one thought of delivering the treasure himself.The people of HSBC Bank turned their backs on their backs.
Although it was said that the money was entrusted to transport the gold, in fact, everyone knew well that it was the King of Liao and others who sold the goods to them.Some people have just exchanged things with the bank, and then go to get gold in a few days.The bank that is losing money is really rich, and you can take as much as you want, just like a golden mountain.After taking it out, some people put it back in the deposit box - it takes manpower to transport it by yourself, and you have to risk being robbed by Huang Daxian.
The king of Liao then discussed with his son and his staff: "Baba'er has broken so much gold, it can't be piled up in the treasury. What can I do?"
Mr. Lu smiled and said: "Naturally, it is to buy land." He looked at King Liao and said, "I don't know that fourth master Yan. Can the prince be sure that this person is a chivalrous person?"
The King of Liao said: "The lonely king dare not guarantee the ticket. This Yan Daxia really lives up to the name of 'Hero'."
Mr. Lu said: "I remembered something. Before the Yan army attacked North America, they sent people to spread smallpox in North America."
Everyone was shocked.A staff member said: "There was a smallpox epidemic in the West, and they still have lingering fears."
Mr. Lu said: "At first I thought that they sent them to be secret agents. Until eight years ago, when I was teaching at a family in western Hunan, I found out that the owner was a gangster earlier. He had already washed his hands in the gold basin and did not shy away from it, so he told me. Back then He was employed by the Yan State court to go to North America. He also went with hundreds of green forest people, all of whom went to sow smallpox."
The prince patted the table and said: "So that's it! I said why the smallpox was endless in North America in those years, and they were the ones who co-authored it."
Just then the staff member said: "Why are they not afraid of smallpox themselves? That thing doesn't see a shadow, and if they don't pay attention, they will provoke themselves."
Mr. Lu said: "Those people in the green forest have all been vaccinated against smallpox and will not be infected with smallpox."
Everyone asked at the same time, "What is the smallpox vaccine?"
Mr. Lu then whispered about the vaccination of Yan people. "At first I didn't believe it. Later...the owner specially found a cow with pox and gave it to his family to breed for me. He also said that his wife, children, and relatives were all planted. I simply I also planted it myself."
Everyone was astonished: "There is such a thing!" Nai tsk-tsk said, "Yan Guo kept it a secret."
Mr. Lu said: "If the Four Great Heroes of Yan can be trusted, and he has many friends in the green forest, it's not a bad idea to rely on the gourd."
Another staff member stroked his beard and said, "If there is an epidemic, many noble lords in Russia will sell their land and move to other places."
Mr. Lu stood up, pointed to a Russian map hanging in the house and said: "Today, the territory of the prince and Yan Daxia is in this area, the southern part of Siberia. This area is called the Far East, and it is uninhabited. If the two of you gradually buy the whole of Siberia , It’s like cutting off the connection between the Far East and the Russian court. Daxia Yan is a knight, and he has no ambitions. Sooner or later, this big piece will belong to the prince.” He looked back at everyone, “Anyway, the prince has gold now.”
The son stood up unknowingly, looked carefully at the map for a long time, and murmured: "Yes, yes. Father, the Liao Kingdom has stumbled our legs. If you go out from here and open up another territory, you will have a new world .”
The staff said: "Siberia is extremely cold, how useful will it be?"
Mr. Lu said: "It is because of the extreme bitter cold that there are few people and it is easy to buy. As for the bitter cold, just build houses firmly and keep the fire going." He thought for a while, "My boss said that people from Yan State There is something called heating in a house in North America, which can make the house as warm as spring on a freezing day. He had already returned to China at that time, but he heard about it later from fellow Green Forest. Why don’t you ask that Yan Daxia I know."
The king of Liao thought: "He must not know. If he knew, he would have told Gu. Although he is in a foreign country, he has very close contacts with the green forest. It is not difficult to find out."
The prince said: "Left is just another reward. The most urgent thing is to try the cowpox first."
Mr. Lu nodded again and again: "What your son said is very true." The king of Liao ordered his son to preside over this matter, and his son also responded with a smile.
Soon, the prince reported that the vaccinia experiment had been completed.The entire Liao court and army immediately began to vaccinate against vaccinia, which was done in secret and half airtight.
It's October now.The special envoy of the capital sent a newspaper: the king of Shu abdicated in August, the son will be the king of Shu, and the grandson of the king will succeed the son.Mr. Lu looked at the photos in the "Chengdu Weekly" and said with a smile: "This little son of Shu was born so pretty, like a big girl." Seeing that it was so, everyone burst into laughter.