Li Xiao was too lazy to talk nonsense and directly handed over the letter that Kornilov gave him. Then he sat down on the bar stool and ordered loudly: "Two glasses of whiskey and one glass of beer, both are good!"
The bald man took the envelope suspiciously, chewed his toothbrush, and muttered: "He is indeed a stupid kid, and he actually drinks beer. Is that kind of horse urine only for men?"
These words made Li Xiao speechless for a while. It was not true that he couldn't drink. Although his alcohol capacity was average, he could still drink a high alcoholic drink, but he really didn't like the taste of foreign wine.
Neither whiskey nor brandy nor vodka suited his taste. It tasted strange. He always felt that the alcohol was mixed with messy spices.
Li Xiao can only appreciate red wine and beer. The problem is that the style and atmosphere of the Black Crow Bar are not a place that sells red wine. If you drink red wine here, you will probably be laughed at loudly by this bald man with a very bad personality. Here, that is
I can drink beer now.
However, the beer of this era tastes very good, and is better and cheaper than the German imported products in later generations. Li Xiao prefers white beer. It has a lot of foam, a smooth texture and a bit of sweetness. It tastes really good. The only regret is that
Drinking too much will drain your kidneys.
"Beer! And your whiskey!"
The bald man placed the wine glass heavily on the table, especially the beer he gave to Li Xiao. He almost didn't splash it directly on Li Xiao's face. His service attitude would have caused a fight in the three eastern provinces in the future.
After delivering the wine, the bald man leaned directly against the wine cabinet behind him and opened the envelope three times to read it. Li Xiao carefully paid attention to the changes in his expression. After all, Kornilov said, this person in front of him
The guy is not particularly reliable.
A few minutes later, the bald man burned the envelope and letter paper together, and then said casually to Li Xiao: "Since it was introduced by an old friend, I will accept your business. Tell me, what do you want?"
Li Xiao was a little surprised. He originally thought that the other party should be more enthusiastic. After all, Kornilov said that they were old friends and had a good relationship, but why did the relationship seem so cold now?
[I don’t know what Kornilov said in the letter. This bald man is not easy to deal with!]
However, Li Xiao had no intention of establishing a romantic relationship with the bald head. He just wanted to know the current situation of Constanta and Wallachia. If the other party is willing to discuss business on a business-like basis, it would be best to avoid too many complications and save money.
He owed Kornilov too many favors to repay.
"Constantly check the activities of the British, French and Romanians." Li Xiao made his first request.
"This is simple!" The big bald head nodded, and then continued to ask: "What else?"
Li Xiao added: "Is there any way to obtain weapons and ammunition?"
For Li Xiao, it is normal to have some weapons for self-defense when traveling deep into enemy territory, especially when the dangers are unknown. Especially since Wallachia is still in chaos and turmoil, fire sticks are needed for self-defense.
The big bald head just glanced at Li Xiao, but did not say anything more about the request. He just replied lightly: "Yes. A long gun is fifty pounds a piece, a short gun is ten pounds a piece, and ammunition is worth one hundred rounds of projectiles and gunpowder."
Pounds. In addition, we only charge pounds, not rubles!”
Li Xiao had the urge to kill someone because the price was too outrageous. The pound sterling was worth a lot these days. Fifty pounds was almost equivalent to a year's salary of a Russian captain-level officer. A year's income would buy a gun.
It is almost equivalent to the cost of buying a car in later generations.
"This price is too outrageous!" Li Xiao began to bargain quietly.
But the big bald man had a completely indifferent attitude: "You don't have to buy it!"
Would Li Xiao buy it? He would definitely not buy it. If he did, he would be really stupid. So he skipped the topic and asked, "Do the Turks patrol the area closely? Especially near the dock?"
The bald man really didn't expect that Li Xiao would not buy it if he didn't want it, and would not continue to lower the price at all. Instead, he suddenly switched to another topic, as if he had never mentioned buying a gun at all.
This made him a little dissatisfied, and he scolded: "I don't like doing business with you like this. If you don't want to buy from me, don't ask for the price!"
As he spoke, he bulged his well-developed chest muscles, showed off his tendons, and stared at Li Xiao fiercely, as if he was about to start a fight if he disagreed with her.
Immediately, the two soldiers serving as guards beside Li Xiao stood up immediately, looking at the bald head warily, ready to protect the master at any time.
The bald head bared his teeth, and without any explanation he pulled out a Turkish scimitar from the counter, hooked the blade with his thumb, and sneered: "What, you want to be tough, do you plan to bully others when there are more people?"
"Let me tell you, little brats, when I went to the battlefield to cut off people's heads, you still..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Li Xiao, who was sitting calmly across from him, take out a pistol from his arms, draw his scythe and aim at him with a smile. The bald man immediately swallowed back all the words he had to say.
Li Xiao said with a smile: "I bought this gun from the Turkish security captain. It cost just a few dozen lire and I also gave it a hundred rounds of ammunition."
Looking at Li Xiao's joking expression, the face of the bald man holding a machete was turning blue and purple. It was very exciting. It took him a long time to say from his teeth: "Then you are still asking for the price?"
Li Xiao still smiled and replied: "If you don't ask about the price, how do you know if someone is honest?"
The bald man was silent again for a long time, then said: "What on earth do you want to do?"
Li Xiao still had the same smiling expression, as if he had seen something interesting, and replied slowly: "I told you earlier, I want information about the British, French, and Romanians. The more detailed the better, the faster the better.
!In addition, I also want to buy a gun. By the way, what’s the price?”
The bald man looked at Li Xiao speechless for a while, and said bitterly: "I don't like being pointed at a gun to discuss business!"
Li Xiao laughed heartily and said: "I like to use guns to negotiate business. Because at that time, few people dared to ask for prices, and few people dared to shame me, and no one dared to talk about me.
He’s a little brat who doesn’t even have all his hair!”
After a pause, he suddenly smiled evilly and said: "Even a lot of times, no matter what I want, whether I pay or not, it doesn't matter to the other party. I think, you are probably like this today, what do you think?"
The bald man's expression changed again. He really didn't expect that Li Xiao was getting better step by step and now dared to threaten him. He gritted his teeth and threatened again: "You should know where this place is and who are the people here.
What kind of business are you doing? Do you think you can bring two people with you and threaten me with a broken gun?"