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Chapter 216 Jade Pillar Was Tricked

In the morning, after breakfast, Yuzhu changed into casual clothes, took Xingrui and Xingjiao, as well as Niu Tai and Baixing, and went to "Guangzhou Thirteen Travels" by carriage and horse.

Guangzhou Shisanhang is just a common name for a firm engaged in foreign goods trading in Guangzhou.The so-called Thirteen Banks, sometimes there are only four, and there are as many as twenty or so, but they all do business in the name of Thirteen Banks.

The Shisanhang Commercial Center is concentrated in the southwest corner of the outskirts of Guangzhou, close to the Pearl River, which is a busy water terminal.

In this era, after Western ships moored in Huangpu Port, only a few senior officials were allowed to go up the river and live in the Shisanyiguan District of Guangzhou in Xiguan (Shamian).

Yi Guan, the residence hall of Yi people.

Near Shuzhu Chung in Shisanyiguan District, there are row upon row of wine shops, and the boats shuttle like crucian carp. Merchants drink and feast here, literati sing and relax here, and fisher girls sell seafood here.

The wine flag is flying green Yangjin, a boat full of bright moon and a boat full of people, showing the comfort of leisure and fun.

Yuzhu came here to see what the British East India Company was like in this era.

However, after some inquiries, Yuzhu was a little disappointed.

The famous British East India Company, so far, has no fixed business premises in the Shisanyiguan area.

Every time a British merchant ship comes, it will temporarily rent a house in the museum area as a temporary place for rest or business talks.

The merchant ships owned by the East India Company will return the rented house after finishing their business and paying their taxes.Next time I come, I will rent again.

It goes on and on again and again.

In the Shisanyi Pavilion area in front of Yuzhu, among the large number of Chinese-style buildings, there is only one Western-style building occasionally.

"Alice, my dear sister, I was wrong, please forgive me."

While Yu Zhu was strolling on the street, he suddenly heard English with a pure London accent, and couldn't help but feel very cordial.

I saw a blond foreign girl wearing an English-style dress with a slim waist and a large swing, walking madly in front of her.

Behind her was a foreign gentleman wearing a black top hat, holding a civilized stick, and wearing a Western-style vest.

"Damn John, you lost all the hundred pounds I worked so hard to save. What else can I say, don't touch me, get out of here." The foreign girl named Alice was furious Blame the gambler brother.

"Alice, you don't even have a penny in your pocket, don't run around. It would be terrible if you get lost and sold into that kind of place." John was indeed wronged, but, after all, His own sister, caring about her safety, is sincere.

"You want to care? Go away." Alice was obviously out of breath, and she didn't bother to talk to John, who was addicted to gambling.

Xingrui and Xingjiao, with their mouths slightly open, stared blankly at the blonde Alice.

The two of them listened to the bible.However, Yuzhu not only understands, but also speaks pure English.

Just as John was holding on to Alice, a foreign devil with beards came from behind.

"John, we have agreed that as long as you lose, you will let your sister sleep with me for a month."

The later foreign devils were exceptionally different in both their attire and their aura, and one could tell at a glance that they were high-ranking foreign merchants.

Standing with hands behind his back, Yu Zhu, who was watching the excitement with a smile, was somewhat surprised.

Daiying is a country under the rule of law that has promulgated the Declaration of Human Rights. How dare John lose the right to accompany his sister to others?

To be honest, Yuzhu never stayed abroad, so I really don't understand the truth.

In fact, the British Empire in this era is far from the legalized British Empire in later generations.

According to the rules of Daiying, after the death of his father, the son who inherits the family property has great decision-making power over the marriage of his younger sister.

Because the younger sister's dowry is all in the hands of this son.

In Great Britain, among families with titles, women's dowry is really not cheap.

In the old TV series "The Collection of Sherlock Holmes", in order not to pay his daughter's high dowry, a British lord would rather raise a poisonous snake and kill his own daughter, which is a true portrayal of the overwhelmed dowry.

In layman's terms, in Britain at the beginning of the eighteenth century, women not only did not have the right to vote, but also had a lower social status.

Of course, compared with the women in the Qing Dynasty, British women are still very happy.

"William, what are you talking about?" Alice was about to go mad with anger. She pointed at John's nose and snapped, "It's only been a few years since my father passed away, and you treat your own sister like this?"

William, who was full of beards, sneered and said, "Alice, John is already penniless."

When Yuzhu heard this, he couldn't help but secretly raised his thumb. This Mr. William is really Gao from Gaojiazhuang.

Based on Yuzhu's knowledge, he guessed that John was probably on a gamble and fell into William's scheme.

"John, how much did you lose? Couldn't even the 'Maxley Field' left behind by your father lose to William?" Alice obviously realized the seriousness of the matter, and hurriedly grabbed John's hand , asked him eagerly.

"My dear Alice, I'm really guilty." John bowed his head deeply.

Alice understood at a glance that John lost all the merchant ships they returned home to that bad guy William.

William, who had the winning ticket in his hands, said very gracefully: "Dear Lady Alice, as long as you are willing to spend a few good nights with me, I will return the 'Maxley Field' to you."

Wonderful, very wonderful!

Yuzhu secretly admired, William held the lifeblood of Alice and John, and he was not afraid of Alice not submitting at all.

Standing at the angle of Yu Zhu, he could already see Alice's face clearly.

How should I put it, the Alice in front of me looks very similar to the famous British actress, Audrey Hepburn.

Uh huh, no wonder, the old and ugly William would salivate and frame John with a design.

"Alice, you also know that the Manchu officials are old friends with me." As soon as William said this, Yuzhu nodded secretly.

The money and the boat are gone, and Alice, who is extremely beautiful, can actually rely on other foreign businessmen.In other words, there are other options.

As long as Alice is willing to let go of her dignity, there will always be foreign businessmen who are not afraid of William and will dare to help her.

However, as soon as William said this, he completely blocked all of Alice's escape routes, and declared that he was determined to win her!

No matter what era, the collusion between government and businessmen is infinitely powerful.

Li Hefei, Li Zhongtang, before he died, his money bag was full of Xuanhuai, but the scenery was full of ups and downs, who would dare to be the best?
Yuzhu didn't intend to play a heroic scene of saving the beauty, that would be too vulgar!
Standing in his position, Alice was driven to a dead end step by step. After she was willing to degenerate, it was easier to deal with her with money.

Yu Zhu understood very well.Daiying in this era has extremely strict constraints on craftsmen who build ships, cannons, and guns.

British law completely forbids them to go abroad to Europe, let alone go to the Qing Dynasty.

Otherwise, how could Czar Peter I sneak into Britain to study science and technology at the risk of a huge security risk?

After Alice completely sank, she became a British lady who only recognized money.

If Yuzhu spends a lot of money to buy her and let her act as his industrial spy, it will get twice the result with half the effort!

However, what Yuzhu never imagined was that after being cornered, Alice took the initiative to walk up to him, pulled her skirt and bowed her knees, and said, "Dear Eastern gentleman, I know you can understand our conversation." .As long as you are willing to help me and give me a thousand pounds, I am willing to be your woman."

Yuzhu was really surprised by her, this foreign girl is too smart, right?
However, Yuzhu was not fooled, he pretended to be ignorant, spread his hands, shook his head, pretending not to understand.

Unexpectedly, Alice chuckled and said, "Dear gentleman, don't pretend. Just now, when William said 'Maxley Field', I noticed that you immediately looked at Over there by the river bank."

Khan, Yuzhu really did not expect that Alice was so bright-eyed.

The beautiful ghost girl is really difficult to deal with!

For a while, Yuzhu's psychology underwent a subtle change.His teeth were itchy, and in addition to the urge to slap someone, his heart also arose, so he simply rode Alice and completely conquered her thoughts.

"One thousand pounds, how much silver is it?" Yu Zhu had just arrived in Guangzhou, so he didn't know the exchange rate of pounds to silver.

"One troy ounce, with a purity of 0.9, is about 3 pounds 17 shillings and 10 pence. One pound is also equal to one Roman pound, which is about 370 grams of silver. One thousand pounds is 7400 taels of silver."

Good guy, Alice explained in detail the conversion relationship between the pound and silver, even Yu Zhu was stunned.

"You are too ugly!" Yu Zhu just wanted to launch a counterattack, ready to make an excuse that she was too ugly and did not intend to make a deal.

Who would have thought that Alice stretched out her hands, hugged Yuzhu, and kissed him wetly on the face.

Both Niu Tai and Bai Xing could see clearly that Alice was unarmed and a Western woman.

Good men don't hit women, and between the two of them hesitating, Alice succeeded.

No, the ghost girl wants to cheat!

Just as Yuzhu finished thinking about this idea, he heard William's roar: "Don't grab Alice from me!"

Immediately afterwards, William rushed over quickly, pointed at Yuzhu's nose, and said angrily: "You, get out of here, otherwise, I will let the officers and soldiers arrest you and put you in jail."

Yu Zhu used a little force on his arms to break away from Alice's embrace, and sighed: "Since you want to give me a ride so much, then I will make it possible for you." He spoke in Chinese.

Nima, Yuzhu even played with the emperor in the palm of his hand, but he was played by a ghost girl, and his self-esteem was seriously damaged.

Yuzhu felt uncomfortable, and it was not easy to hit a woman, so he could only vent his anger on William, the unlucky guy!

Just when Yu Zhu was about to order Niu Tai and Bai Xing to capture William and take him back to the imperial envoy, a group of officers and soldiers suddenly came.

The leader, a military officer in uniform, shouted sharply, "What's the noise?"

William stood up with a smile on his face, pointed at Yuzhu and said, "Boss Liu, you came just in time. How dare this guy humiliate my woman forcibly."

(PS: The monthly ticket list has been abused miserably. I beg for the support of the old and the young, and help me regain the second place. Thank you.)
(End of this chapter)