The Last Mecha

Chapter 24
At noon on the second day, the scorching sun was in the sky, and the golden brilliance sprinkled on the glazed tiles of the Liu family courtyard, splashing colorful lights.

The Niujiao Pavilion, the first building in front of the courtyard, is the lobby for receiving guests.Both sides of the door are filled with jade carvings, gold and silver, and precious plants. The floor of fine pear blossoms has a faint scent of sandalwood. Tyrando's purebred Siamese cat is lying on the table full of fine orchids and sleeping. yawn.

In the side kitchen of the hut next to it, the white-clothed chef is on call at all times, serving a bowl of freshly opened crab noodles when the children accompanied by the guests cry out that they are hungry.

This is where Liu Changsheng works. He gets up every morning when the cock crows, and meets with the guests who have made reservations in order until dark.If there are night visits, his working hours will be extended until late.

Those people were either dignitaries from the government, business partners, or foreign elites in the concession.

Liu Changsheng likes to discuss business with Milligan merchants. Those guys are smooth enough and don't care about other things for the sake of profit; Civilizations are of the same origin, but now they want to tell the whole world that they have separated from Asia; although the officials of Breton are more polite, they are even more arrogant in their bones. They claim to be the empire on which the sun never sets that can represent all mankind , use ships to bring civilization to the world; as for the church state, it is the easiest to deal with those priests, as long as you pretend to be pious
Deals that would affect Jiang Song were concluded in this house built with a lot of money. Liu Changsheng would always be proud when he thinks of it. He brought tens of thousands of jobs to the city. The parts produced in his machinery factory were used. Even Emperor Xia once wrote a letter to praise him as an outstanding industrialist, saying that he had influenced the development process of this country.

After the end of the hour, Liu Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief after seeing off the potbellied gentleman from Breton. This vice president from the Breton Chamber of Commerce in the concession was really difficult to deal with.

Before he could respond, the maid behind the curtain had brought out a bowl of hot tea at the right temperature for him to rest, and then took out a hot towel with the smell of incense from his pocket, and wiped it carefully for his master.

"How much rest time do you have left?" Liu Changsheng, who was blind, asked.

"Twenty-ten minutes, if Boss Jia from Qinji Foreign Firm is not late." The maid replied, and then smiled slightly, "The master rarely looks so tired. It seems that the Briton is really annoying."

"The Chamber of Commerce in Breton is in a hurry. After the new Xia Emperor took office, his methods have become more and more tough. Although it has not yet come to the time when it is time to tear his face, I think that day will not be too far away. Wait until Xia's army can defeat Bule If the British navy refuses to go offshore, His Majesty will not tolerate the continued existence of port regulations for even one day. At that time, he will cooperate with neighboring countries to liquidate the privileges of those red-haired ghosts, which will completely smash the money pockets of the Britons. would do such a thing.”

Liu Changsheng took a sip of the hot tea, his eyes half closed.

"In Asia, Europe, and America, more and more countries are caught in the Qi metal chessboard. The more technology develops, the more scarce the demand for this metal is. In the future, compared with market competition, resource control will be the most important thing. Not just Breton, but countries in the Concession will take action. They want to strangle Daxia's throat. Although there are many problems of poverty and weakness, it is too early to say something, but a country with a population of [-] million If the country masters the latest technology, everyone knows how much impact it will have on the situation. Wait, foreign debts and commodity strikes, those guys will use up the last remaining heat of the port regulations, let alone warships, they don’t even want tricycles Let us make it ourselves."

"Master, if you tell me these things, the slave family can't understand."

The maid gave a chuckle, and gently massaged her master's shoulders with her slender hands, making the latter show a look of enjoyment.

"I said this to myself. After all, I care more about how far Watson & Co. can go than the rise and fall of the country. The more troubled times are, the more I want to protect my one-acre three-point land." Liu Changshuo In one breath, "In this case, let me tell you something you can understand, what about Shuying people?"

"He went out after eating, with a sword, and two guards followed quietly." The maid replied.

After hearing this, Liu Changsheng sighed softly: "I am a blessing from my previous life, and I have given birth to such a capable and ambitious son, but what I hope is that he studies hard, enters a university for further studies, and treats Westerners like me. I have learned all the tricks to play with money. In the future, I will inherit this foreign firm and several heavy industries, and let him practice martial arts just to strengthen his body. The result is good now, he wants to go to the battlefield wholeheartedly and become an officer."

"I heard from the young master that he wants to take the martial arts exam, and he also said that Emperor Xia has reformed the army. The technology of energy metals is changing with each passing day. Now is the opportunity." The maid said softly, "I don't know the specifics, but it seems that I can Not a bad thing."

An ear-piercing sound exploded beside the ears, and the jade-colored teacup covered with patterns was smashed aside, and the hot tea and tea leaves splashed on the wooden floor like sword-shaped arc marks.

The maid was so frightened that she repeatedly apologized, picked up the rag with trembling hands and began to tidy it up, so that the fragments pierced her fingers, and she was so red that she didn't dare to make a sound.

"It's not a bad thing, so is it a bad thing here?" Liu Changsheng clenched his fists and his face was flushed. It took him a while to recover, and smoothed his beard with dry palms. "Those literati who chew pens Calling me a national thief, what do they know? If foreign firms do not make money, where do workers’ wages and foreign technicians’ salaries come from? Foreign technologies are all dropped from the sky? The Western devils said good things, where did Jiang Song get all the heavy factories? Maybe he can't produce a single gun now!"

The half-white-haired middle-aged man waved his hands in mid-air, looking even more tired than when he just finished negotiating business with someone.

He continued: "Yes, it's really not a bad thing. With that kid's ability, it's not difficult to become an official. The upper-class soldiers and the lower-class merchants all say so. But no matter how good the martial arts are, what's the use of high Qi? Foreign guns and foreign cannons don’t have eyes, they die when they touch the head. Besides, the technology of Qi metal is developing now, and weapons are becoming more and more lethal. I don’t want to lose this son suddenly one day. I understand that young people have fierce tempers. , the road of the foreign company has been paved for him, isn’t it patriotic to manufacture arms for Daxia? Why does he have to go his own way——Secretary Li, come here.”

"Sir, did you call me?"

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with half-growth white hair, in his early fifties, with his back slightly arched, and he seemed to be listening attentively.

"Shuying asks you if you want money now?" Liu Changsheng asked with lowered eyes, but there was a knife hidden in his eyes.

"I asked, just as you expected, master, but I didn't give it. I also took care of other places. He can't get a lot of money anywhere."

Secretary Li patted his chest and promised.

"That's good. According to those martial artists, his martial arts training should be approaching a critical period now, and he needs some kind of introduction. Without me, no one is allowed to give him a chance. Even if it is hard, I will drag him to Liu's house." He should wake up when he gets older." Liu Changsheng nodded, "I really regret that I hired those martial artists who have made meritorious service in the war for him. Is life important?"

His leisurely voice circled in front of the Niujiao Pavilion, and the plaque on the door that read "Iron Blood and Heart" became more and more dazzling in the sunlight.

(End of this chapter)