Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 473 Hongmen Banquet (1)
Now many people turned their attention to the back row, with incredible expressions on their faces. There were a few inconspicuous Chinese sitting there. The people in this auction have all gone through strict identity and fund verification before, which makes people have to believe it.

Ma Gongfu held the quotation board high, looking triumphant in the surprised eyes of the people.

"Is there anyone with a higher bid? 1000 million for the first time, 1000 million for the second time, 1000 million for the third time, deal!"

The Golden Gate Bridge project came into Qiao Zhiyong's pocket as he wished.

Next, Qiao Zhiyong did the same and harvested eight American industrial projects, namely the Orleans section railway project, the Memphis iron ore project, the Houston oil well mining project, the Dallas trade center construction project, the New York commercial residential project, and the Chicago Lakeside natural gas mining project. , Boston Passenger Line Project, Philadelphia Chesapeake Bay Port Construction Project, the acquisition of these nine projects brought Qiao Zhiyong's total bid to a jaw-dropping $9 million. I am guessing, what are the origins of these Chinese people and why they have such great strength. So far, the total amount of bids by Qiao Zhiyong alone has exceeded the one-month transaction quota of Ge's Auction House, and has also created an American auction. The highest single-day transaction volume since the business was launched!
Now, everyone is holding their breath, focusing on the last and most important auction item of this auction, the reconstruction project of downtown San Francisco after the earthquake.The reserve price is 5000 million US dollars, and people are paying attention to what kind of amazing move this Chinese will make!

Singapore, the new residence of the Yuan Mansion.

Yuan Shikai, Lu Yongxiang, and Fan Xuecheng left the theater garden in the front yard, and walked to the back yard under the guidance of the housekeeper and servants.

Yuan Shikai introduced to Lu and Fan the artificial beauty of the four places while walking. It seems that the designer really spent a lot of effort on the construction of this house, ranging from small flowers and trees to large pavilions and pavilions. They are all patchwork, and the craftsmen have almost moved the Suzhou gardens here intact, and there is no trace of man-made ax chiseling at all, so that people can enjoy the best gifts from nature when they are in it.

As he was walking, Liu Zhongji turned around and saw that there were more than [-] heavily armed guards behind Fan Xuecheng, so he stopped, grinned at Fan Xuecheng, and said, "Mr. There are many female relatives, if these guards of yours go in, I am afraid it will be inconvenient, you see"

Fan Juncheng blushed, hesitated for a moment, turned around and confessed to the captain of the guard: "You take ten brothers and follow me in, and the rest stay here and wait."

The captain of the guard said urgently: "Commander, how can this be done, we are responsible for your safety, just in case"

"Bastard! What if? Could it be that the governor will kill me in his new house!" Fan Xuecheng severely reprimanded his captain of the guard, and at the same time glanced at Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai is good at acting, so his face sank immediately, and he said: "If Commander Fan has any doubts, he has the right to treat my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs."

Fan Xuecheng hurriedly said: "Where, where. Your Excellency Governor is suspicious. If I, Fan Xuecheng, were a person who looked forward and backward, I would not have come to this church meeting."

Lu Yongxiang also smoothed things over and said: "Hehe, there are no such eight things at all. I, Lu Yongxiang, dare to be the guarantor. If someone dares to touch you, Commander Fan, kill my surname Lu first. Brother, you and I are responsible for the security In Singapore, we need to assist the Governor-General, and we must also cooperate with local administrative affairs. Everyone is connected by blood. It’s not like there are so many secret intrigues in Beijing’s officialdom. The Governor-General has kindly invited us. It’s too unreasonable. I don’t care about you, anyway, I’m hungry now, if you don’t want to go to the banquet, I can go ahead.” As he spoke, Lu Yongxiang made a gesture to move forward.

Fan Xuecheng was squeezed by Yuan Shikai and Lu Yongxiang, his face was flushed, as if he was a ghost afraid of death, he gave the captain of the guard angrily, and cursed: "Son of a bitch, I will deal with you later!"

The three continued to move forward, but the housekeeper Liu Zhongji turned around and counted, and there were only eleven guards left behind Fan Xuecheng.

Everyone walked through halls and courtyards for a while, and finally came to a courtyard, which is located deep in the Yuan Mansion, the courtyard is not big, and two or three locust trees were planted in the middle, covering the entire courtyard with shadows of trees dancing around. Occasionally, there are a few insect singing, which brings out the tranquility and elegance here.

To the north are three houses, all of which are blue-gray brick walls, red and green glazed tiles, and white pine rafters, all of which look more antique and give people a sense of being outside the world.

Fan Xuecheng took a deep breath of the fragrance of pine wood and soil, and couldn't help but praise: "Good place, Mr. Governor is really elegant."

Yuan Shikai smiled and did not answer, but made a gesture of invitation, and the three of them walked into the main hall together.

Fan Xuecheng's guards were about to follow in, but Liu Zhongji stretched out his hand to block the way. He said solemnly: "Brothers, I have something to say first. It is your duty to protect the safety of Commander Fan. I I can't say anything, but this room is reserved for the governor and the two army commanders to have a banquet, and depending on your identities, it might not be appropriate to go in."

The captain of the guard froze for a moment, speechless.Fan Xuecheng turned around and glared at the captain of the guard: "What are you messing with, can you come in here too? Honestly, stay outside!"

Liu Zhongji hurriedly smiled again: "Yes, yes, since you are guests of the Yuan Mansion, you must not neglect the brothers. We have already prepared a banquet in the West Wing Room, please go there for a little dinner together." How about a few drinks?"

When the captain of the guard heard this, he had no choice but to agree, and the guards under him couldn't wait to eat and drink to their heart's content, so they walked into the west wing room one after another under the guidance of Liu Zhongji.

Yuan Shikai, Lu Yongxiang, and Fan Xuecheng walked into the main hall, where a table for the Eight Immortals had already been arranged, and the three sat down as guests and hosts.From the inner room came three young girls who looked as beautiful as flowers and jade, and they filled a cup of fragrant tea for each of them.Fan Xuecheng has been in the army all his life. Even though he has no worries about food and clothing, he has never enjoyed this kind of happiness. The girl next to him is only seventeen or eighteen years old. A pair of plain hands are as soft as boneless.The cup of green tea in front of me filled the room with fragrance even before I drank it.Fan Xuecheng had a smile on his face, and he felt a little drunk before drinking.

The three of them drank tea for a while and chatted about irrelevant officialdom for a while. Yuan Shikai looked at his pocket watch and ordered "serve the food." Fan Xuecheng's eyes were dazzled, not to mention the name of the dish, he had never even seen it, and it was mouth-watering just looking at it.

Yuan Shikai laughed loudly and said: "All these were transported overnight by car and boat from Hangzhou, and the master who was in charge of the spoon was also invited from the famous Louwailou in the south of the Yangtze River. Let's take a look at my Dukang wine. Come, come, Pour the wine!"

The three girls filled up the wine for the three of them respectively. Fan Xuecheng only felt the smell of the wine, impatiently put the cup on his lips and sipped it, full of praise.Yuan Shikai picked up his wine glass and said: "It's rare to invite two army commanders to my house today. Yuan is very happy. Come, let's have a drink together. In the future, the overall situation of Singapore will depend on the support of the two. Woolen cloth."

Lu Yongxiang smiled and said: "What is the governor talking about, you are in charge of the overall situation of Singapore, and we naturally only follow your lead, Commander Fan, don't you think so?"

Fan Xuecheng replied in a dizzy manner: "Uh, that's natural, that's natural, haha"

The three of them had a drink together.

Yuan Shikai picked up his wine glass again, sighed, and said to Fan Xuecheng: "Brother, there are no outsiders here, so I might as well just say it straight. I'm really sorry for what happened last time. I blame Yuan for offending me so much. There is no way to teach a child, and I drink this glass of wine as an apology."

When Fan Xuecheng heard this, he felt a little bit sorry, that Perfume King was just a kiln sister when he told Da Tianer, and it was Yuan Keding who fell in love with him first. Suddenly, Yuan Shikai, the dignified governor, was made unable to step down. Now that Yuan Shikai can ignore the past and treat him with such hospitality, he really feels a little sorry, so he quickly raised his glass and said, "My lord, there is something wrong with this little brother, alas, Don't say anything, let's drink this cup together, and treat it as if it never happened, how about it?"

Yuan Shikai laughed loudly and said, "Happy, I see that my brother is a man of great affairs. Come, let's drink this cup together!"

The two gulped down their drinks, looked at each other and laughed.

Lu Yongxiang said: "Don't let all of you drink such a good wine. Come on, let me have a fun too. Let the three of us have another drink."

Everyone applauded loudly and drank another cup.

After drinking three glasses of wine, Fan Xuecheng already felt a little dizzy, after all, he hadn't eaten a bite of food yet.Yuan Shikai raised his chopsticks and said, "Come on, how about trying the handicraft of Hangzhou Lou Wai Lou Master? First try this West Lake vinegar fish."

Lu Yongxiang and Fan Xuecheng each took a chopstick, tasted it, and couldn't help nodding their heads in admiration: "It's really extraordinary, I've never eaten such delicious fish before."

Yuan Shikai narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile: "There is an allusion to this dish, I wonder if you two would like to hear it?"

The two put down their chopsticks together, stretched their necks and said, "Okay, let's talk about it, I didn't expect that today I can not only earn back the food and drink of the governor, but also learn a lot."

(End of this chapter)