Night shrouded the earth. In the Li Mansion in the walled road of the British Concession, Li Guolou waved his cattail leaf fan and enjoyed his leisure time. But he still had a leisure mood, watching his family playing cards. There were two tables with eight grandmothers playing cards, one table of mahjong, and one table of mahjong. It's better to play poker at home, so you don't have to worry about it and enjoy a wonderful family life.
After watching for a while, Li Guolou sat on the sofa next to him and read the "Beijing-Tianjin Times". This is a new British newspaper in the concession. It mainly focuses on factual content and also publishes major foreign events. It is published once a week. , the contents of this issue are full of articles praising Li Hongzhang, telling the progress made by the Qing Empire due to Li Hongzhang's forge ahead, which shocked the whole world.
This is politics, and the hidden purpose is to decide who will get the large order for Li Hongzhang to go abroad. The British can't sit still. Seeing that the Qing Dynasty suddenly fell to Prussia, they also want a share of the pie. He became more friendly to the Qing Dynasty, extended an olive branch to the Qing Dynasty, and sold industrial equipment to a higher level immediately.
Li Guolou said loudly: "Xie Liya, you British people have put down your arrogance and said that you will increase investment in the Qing Dynasty to ensure that the interests of the British Empire in China are not harmed."
"Haha, I'm confused." Xie Liya happily spread out the mahjong tiles and said impatiently: "Xiaolou, you are British! Now my family are all British expatriates, my parents are also in Shanghai, and I am from Tongda People with Qing ancestry are from the Qing Dynasty, are there any foreigners here?"
"No." The grandmothers replied in unison, and no one left the table.
"Hey, don't get carried away. The people in the countryside hate foreigners, and foreign religions are even more discredited. I'm surprised that since Emperor Kangxi, the Qing Dynasty issued an imperial edict and never increased taxes on farmers. The exploitation of farmers in the Qing Dynasty was the lowest. , impose heavy taxes on businessmen and charge per cent, businessmen should hate the government, why do rural people hate foreigners so much?" Li Guolou still had fresh memories of rural people rushing to sing reactionary songs, and he was a little confused.
"Xiaolou, ask us, who should we ask? We don't want to go to the countryside." Chen Xiangfang is now recuperating her body. There is only one word "play" in her mind. The advantages of having so many people in the house are highlighted, and she has someone to accompany her all day long. Play.
"Oh." Li Guolou was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Grandma is still smart. What she said is true. It turns out that someone is preaching in the countryside and instilling hatred into the country people. Hey, his heart is so cruel! Peaceful coexistence. , not very good.”
"That's because you have good conditions and can afford to support us." Xie Xiuzhu glanced at her. She even had to explain this kind of truth. The more she lived, the more frustrated she became.
"Hey, my burden is not light to raise you!" Li Guolou looked meaningfully at the nine beautiful women in thin clothes and short sleeves. He swallowed his saliva and suppressed his impulsive desires.
"Xiaolou, stop looking, go back to bed." Chen Xiangfang didn't even look back, seeing through Li Guolou's evil thoughts.
"Oh." Li Guolou left the living room obediently. After a while, he stared at the clothes as thin as silk silk and said with a playful smile: "Nine charming grandmas, you will go back in three days. Now that you are in my arms, I want you to take turns sleeping with her."
"I got it, get out." Zhen Youzi, who was not playing cards, pushed Li Guolou out with a big belly. The idea of being pure and reticent was the consciousness he should have.
"Oh my God! Why should I compete with Tarzan?" Li Guolou was extremely annoyed and opened his hands to talk to the sky. He insisted on holding himself up as a national hero, just like being roasted in an oven. Ke Rengui needs to be self-aware. Tarzan is a man who came out of the primitive forest. He is naturally agile and has more strength than him. He is only 30% sure of winning.
On the mahjong table, Zhen Yuhuan sighed: "Grandma, have you seen that the young lady is very cruel? The star of the family still wants to come to our house next year. If this continues, the threshold will be broken by a shameless woman. From now on, the young lady is very cruel." There needs to be someone around Lou to serve you, grandma, you have to find a way to plug the loopholes."
Chen Xiangfang glanced at her subordinate Bai Lian and said: "Old Jiu, did you hear that? I'm giving you an advantage. From now on, I will serve Xiaolou well and don't let Sangmenxing get close to Xiaolou. I will get angry when I think of that Sangmenxing. I don't want that in the world." She is the woman with the beautiful face.”
Bai Lian's status was low, and her backstage was Wu Peipei. However, seeing that Wu Peipei, the eighth child, did not say a word, and seemed to agree with Chen Xiangfang's idea, she immediately replied: "It's grandma, I listen to you, and I will never let shameless women get close to the small building." .”
At the card table next to her, Xie Liya interjected: "I can also serve Brother Xiaolou."
Chen Xiangfang squinted and said: "Fourth brother, please stop causing trouble. I have already said in the small building that foreigners are not welcome in the countryside, so just stay at home and go to school every day to teach English to the students." class."
Xie Liya had nothing to say and temporarily stopped her activities. Chu Xiangyu said softly: "I can also serve Brother Xiaolou, Lao Jiu, let's take turns."
Chen Xiangfang said loudly: "Both of you can do it. The foreign woman should stay at home and leave the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible. No one will want her when she is old and yellow."
"Hehehehehe." The nine grandmas laughed evilly together, each with their own plans in mind, their eyes full of nostalgia, but it was not the time to fall out and become heartless.
Today, the situation in the French Concession is not optimistic. During the Franco-Prussian War, France signed a humiliating peace treaty with Prussia. France paid 5 billion francs in compensation. Including war losses, the total capital loss reached 20 billion francs. This resulted in insufficient capital investment in economic development and ceded iron ore reserves. The rich Alsace and Lorraine severely lacked the resources needed for economic development. In addition, before the reparations were paid, Germany occupied 6 northern French provinces, further narrowing the domestic market. All of these greatly slowed down the French economy. The development of France's second industrial revolution made the progress of France's second industrial revolution slow. After entering the imperialist stage, France's industrial revolution and economic development process obviously lagged behind those of the United States, Germany, and Britain.
Since the First Battle of Annan between France and Qing Dynasty ended with the defeat of the French, the French became a lost dog in the Qing Dynasty and became a weak and bullied nation. The French tightened their belts to live a life, and they were also deeply affected by the French Concession in the Qing Dynasty. In the French Concession in Tianjin, the only place where money can come from is the casino. The business is booming. The French people who have nothing to do are crowding into the Captain Hook Casino to spend their free time. This is just the appearance of the casino. The owner, Jack, the one-eyed man, couldn't help but smile. Most of the French people who came to the casino were poor and broke, and the casino's revenue dropped sharply compared to the past.
Fortunately, the one-eyed Jack also holds a big card. The boxing match between Li Guolou and Tarzan made him a sought-after target for gamblers all over the world. He pocketed millions of francs in gambling. After careful consideration, the French Minister Luo Shuya needed Li Guolou. The Li Group of Guolou made a greater contribution to the French Concession so that the French Concession could remain prosperous. After a long talk with the French Minister Luo Shuya, the one-eyed Jack made the right decision. He needed Li Guolou to win the boxing match. Let Li Guolou walk with his head held high in the French Concession from now on, flex his muscles, and increase investment in basic projects in the French Concession.
National interests are above all else. This initiative has long been under the control of Cyclops Jack. Back then he controlled several of Tarzan's boxing matches. Now he is performing the last curtain call. Who wins and who loses depends on how he chooses. .
After applying for American citizenship for Tarzan, Tarzan no longer had any worries. He handed Tarzan his passport and a large check. One-eyed Jack raised the red wine and said, "Mr. Tarzan is happy to work with you."
Tarzan shook the red wine in his hand, drank it down, and said with a smile: "Mr. Jack, happy cooperation, let the braided dog feel complacent this time, we French can afford to lose."
"Huh, the Prussians and the Qing people are all enemies of the French. Today's shame will be repaid twice as much by the Prussians and the Qing people in the future." One-eyed Jack widened one eye and swallowed a glass of red wine fiercely, thinking in his heart Happy blossoming, a shady gambling game, in the name of patriotism, put Taishan into an unjust situation, and he was both flattering and flattering. He made money and made friends with a powerful man in the Qing Dynasty. Li Guolou accepted His favor will be repaid twice as much.
One-eyed Jack asked curiously: "Mr. Tarzan, do you know about your fiancée Jenny?"
Tarzan said meaningfully: "Mr. Jack, Jenny is a reporter. Her mind can move a hundred times faster than mine. Even if I don't say anything, she hasn't staked her fortune. Does this mean she has a hand?"
"Well, Tarzan, your thinking ability is the same as that of humans. You are an evolving ape!" One-eyed Jack dared to make vulgar jokes about his old friend Tarzan.
"Hahahaha, one-eyed Jack, you are so cunning. You have planned Mark long ago. A braided dog wants face. It has no meaning!" Tarzan raised his head and laughed wildly. He will leave the Qing Dynasty and go to the United States to write legends, with Jenny as his substitute. He writes about his life experiences, and the stains in the Eastern country are just an unbearable episode in a life of ups and downs.
One-eyed Jack stretched out three fingers and said: "Taishan, three rounds, show me your true strength in three rounds, don't let anyone see through your old story."
Tarzan took the check and said: "As long as this is cashed, I will not be able to live with the money. Mike is still training hard. I feel sad for him. The Qing people are brainless cowards."
The busty beauty Anita filled three glasses of red wine and said delicately: "Taishan, happy cooperation."
Tarzan is hugging him from left to right, and three beauties in the private room are surrounding him. He has no time to practice boxing. He has been drinking and having sex these days, and he is too busy to do anything.
One-eyed Longjie drank it all in one gulp and left the secret room. He also had another identity, a French spy. He hid his true identity and became a casino owner. He bribed the "Second Devils" in the French Concession in Tianjin. He also had someone at Li Guolou's house. The Qing spy he recruited, Li Guolou, could not escape his one-eyed man's every move.
Li Guolou thought that Tarzan happened to be in poor health, allowing him to win by chance, but he did not expect that the boxing match had changed and the French would show their favor to him for the sake of the national interest. He was still sweating profusely while exercising, and his pants were all wet on a hot day. Wet and dripping with sweat, he shook his arms. The effects of abstinence for more than half a month were obvious, and the bloody man fought hard in the boxing ring.
"Crack, click." Magnesium powder illuminated the boxing gym, and more than a dozen reporters from various countries kept taking shirtless photos of "Mike Li." Mike was stronger than last year. No wonder the two empresses of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Ci'an
, the Empress Dowager Cixi will personally investigate
Hwarang: "Mike Lee" is clearly the messenger who protects the flowers. More than a dozen reporters from various countries nodded to each other in understanding, and their lustful expressions contained a deep meaning. Tomorrow's newspapers will publish an explosive piece of gossip.