Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 3
The Fan family in Gusu, the descendants of Fan Zhongyan, has been a family for thousands of years.

One day the Qing Dynasty fell, but the Fan family was still living well.

The Fan family relies on heirlooms of poetry and calligraphy, and generations of people have taken the imperial examination and become officials.

The Pingjiang Pan family is a giant businessman in Suzhou Prefecture, with strong financial resources and is involved in silk, fur, and salt industries.

"Mr. Du, I still don't understand."

"Since the Fan family is so awesome, how come a businessman from the Pan family dares to fight with him?"

Du Ren was stunned, and the wine glass stopped at his mouth.

He looked out the window thoughtfully and slowly explained:

"It's complicated to say. The emperors of all dynasties were actually wary of aristocratic families. But they couldn't suppress them too much, otherwise they would lose the loyalty of the world's scholars."

"There have been people in the Fan family who have been officials in the past dynasties, but their grades are not too high. Most of them are noble officials who are respected on the surface."

"So the government will maintain a delicate balance between the Fan family and the Pan family, which can only be understood but not expressed in words."

"My Qing Dynasty has quite a lot of restrictions on how I can speak. Don't talk nonsense when these words go out."

Li Yu nodded. He thought Du Ren was a good lawyer.

A good lawyer with professional ethics and consideration for his employer.

He has already made up his mind. He can confront the Fan family head-on and make a name for himself in Suzhou!

Now that the business was settled, everyone had their minds set on the matter and started playing more wildly.

Fuyulou’s new show, Orchid Dance.

Li Yu felt dizzy before his eyes, with white flowers and red fruits.

"Mother Wang, do you have drawing paper and paint?"

The hands of art students are extremely itchy.

……

In just one stick of incense, the painting was completed.

Du Ren just glanced at it accidentally and shouted that the world was declining.

The painting style of the Qing Dynasty people did not pay attention to "image", but advocated image modeling. They disdained the painted image, and they had no sense of three-dimensionality.

Li Yu's painting style is similar to Caravaggio's, unrestrained, delicate and bright.

Du Ren's exclamation attracted Master Hu, and the two of them couldn't pull out their eyes.

The curious dancer just took one look, screamed and covered her face and ran down the stairs, as if she was being raped by eighteen strong men.

Even the well-informed old madam has a peach blossom face, as shy as a little daughter.

"This, this, this is insulting to politeness, my wife has gone too far."

The human body paintings in the 21st century would have been appalling even in a brothel during the conservative Qing Dynasty.

Li Yu just painted a three-dimensional and realistic painting.

Before time travel, although I failed several times, it was all due to differences in aesthetics.

Most of his paintings are of sunny and healthy types like coconut tree models, but the examiners of the Academy of Fine Arts like little boys.

More and more people came to the third floor, including ladies and guests.

An elderly country squire raised his beard and slapped the table after seeing this painting.

"Ten taels, I'll take it."

"Old man, you fart, I'll pay you 50 taels." A young man who looked like a second-generation official wanted to cut off his beard.

……

When it comes to aesthetics, it’s the sage who has the final say, but the second person.

Soon, several guests started fighting over this immoral painting.

Money and headscarves flew together, and Fuyu Tower was completely in chaos.

Mother Liu directed the guards and servants, and finally separated the gods who were fighting in a ball.

The painting also became a victim and was torn into several parts.

The old squire, who had a bloody nose, stuffed part of what he had grabbed into his arms.

His eyes were staring at Li Yu, like a cat in spring.

"This young master, I want to make friends with you." The second-generation young master took Li Yu's hand enthusiastically and was instantly thrown away.

But he didn't care and continued to introduce himself:

"My son, Fucheng, my father is a weaver from Suzhou. Although he is not a big official, he can speak well on the ground. We have people in the capital."

"It seems that you are also an old man in the flower market. We can join hands to visit all the brothels in Jiangnan, play to new heights, create a new atmosphere, and leave a name in history."

"I will cover all expenses."

Li Yu hesitated for three seconds and decided to make this friend.

No way, he gave too much.

Boss Lei, you can be saved.

……

Suzhou weaving, Jiangning weaving, and Hangzhou weaving are also known as the three major weaving industries in the Qing Dynasty!
It sounds harmless to humans and animals, just an institution that weaves and embroiders for the royal family.In fact, it was the emperor's secret intelligence agency, monitoring Jiangnan officialdom.

For example, if the governor's family has a new concubine or the governor's son is jealous, they will record it and secretly send it to the capital for the emperor's inspection.

Fucheng is a typical swinger. After hearing about Li Yu's legal troubles.

It doesn't matter if you say it immediately, it's a piece of cake.

He promised to find his biological father to come forward and negotiate with the prefect's Yamen when he returned.

Li Yu also felt relieved and made this friend.

The next day, Fucheng reserved a place in Deyuelou.

Li Yu and more than a dozen people from his circle of friends were invited to drink and have fun.

They also spent a lot of money to invite more than a dozen well-known ladies in the entertainment industry in Suzhou City.

After the banquet, Li Yu spent half a day drawing a "night banquet picture", which made the second-generation official ecstatic.

The scroll is 1.5 meters long and contains as many as 20 characters. The main theme is to have fun.

"Compared to you, those painters in the capital are just rubbish."

"Brother Li, with this painting of yours, I am more confident in leaving a name in history."

"People in the world have come to nothing in reading, only calligraphy and painting can be passed down."

The rest of the people also followed suit, and Li Yu later became famous in the swingers circle in the capital. This is a story later.

Two days later, the Suzhou Textile Administration came forward.

Lei Hu was released on bail for only 200 taels.

……

"Brother Li, it's nice to meet the King of Hell, but it's sad for the kid. These 200 taels are for the management of the subordinates below. The bad rules cannot be broken."

"Thank you on my behalf, brother."

"It's a small matter, let's go and pick up the wind and wash away the dust for your eldest brother."

It was another day of delivery, so that Li Yu had an illusion.

Am I a club fan or a brothel VIP?

That night, Cunju Hall was brightly lit.

With a smile on her face, Raven welcomed her husband home.

The group of young men who were fighting evil were also beaming with joy.

Li Yu's prestige in the hall skyrocketed and he became the real number two figure.

Even Crow has to admit in his heart that being a military advisor is not simple.

Late at night on the second floor, Raven's served two bowls of hangover soup.

Lei Huhu and Li Yu drank and began to discuss business.

"Ayu, I want to deal with the Dong family."

"That's exactly what I meant. It's better to destroy enemies than to reconcile them."

Thunder Tiger's body trembled and he slapped the table in applause. He was originally worried that Li Yu would object.

"However, please give me some time..." Li Yu whispered and told his inner plan.

"I listen to you, you are the military advisor of the palace."

[The task of rescuing Thunder Tiger is completed, and the system reward has arrived. 】

[A workshop of no less than 100 square meters is required to house a complete set of machine tools. 】

……

The next morning.

Li Yu got up early and walked around Cunjutang's territory several times.

"too small."

"Military advisor, what are you saying is too young?" Liu Akun walked out of the corner. It looked like he had gotten up early in the morning to release water.

"I said the site at the entrance of the hall is not enough. We need to expand it at least four times."

"Then I have to buy all the houses next door. I'm afraid I won't be able to afford it." Liu Akun scratched his head and expressed concern.

Suzhou was the richest city in the Qing Dynasty, and every inch of land in the city was valuable.

What's more, this place belongs to the Changmen commercial district, and any house starts at a hundred taels.

Those who can buy real estate here are at least the middle class and small wealthy class.

Housing prices are as expensive as they were a few hundred years ago.

Li Yu smiled, it seemed that he was going to make money faster.

"Akun, give me 2 taels of silver."

"Just go to the teahouse to drink tea, and by the way, let out the news that Cunjutang intends to accept the Pan family's commission and start a war with the Fan family."

(End of this chapter)