Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 59 - Counterfeit

The farce had finally ended. The ten foreign Musketeers s had blocked the attacks of fifteen to sixteen thugs, and in the end, not a single piece of dung was stained with a signboard or red silk. Xiao Letian stood in the Yang Hang Hall and looked at them proudly: "Sure, as expected of a soldier that I taught, daring to fight them … "The most important thing is that they're not afraid of dirt. They're all good people. Ten yuan per person, you should go down and take a bath …"

Xiao Letian comforted the big guy, and then he went to the back of the accounting office. There was nothing he could do, it was too smelly in front, the workers were just using the sand to clean up.

"Tell me, where did this group of people come from?" Xiao Letian didn't bother to drink his tea and hurriedly asked Xiang Shaolong.

"They're just a bunch of fleas. The outer disciples of the Salt Clan and the Cao Clan aren't considered disciples at all, they're just ruffians who have some connections to the outer area. The big heads of the Salt Clan and I are all brothers, and they don't even have the qualifications to climb the ranks with me …"

Under Xiang Shaolong's introduction, a very prominent gray gang appeared in front of Xiao Letian. In history, ever since the Grand Canal was connected, it very quickly became the hub of the business between the north and south. From the Sui and Tang Dynasties until the end of the Qing Dynasty, this canal had never been idle.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the two main commodities of this canal, salt and grain, formed two large folk gangs, the Salt Gang and the Kao Gang. These two big gangs were not like what Xiao Letian had imagined. They were a group of poor laborers, and there were also gangs formed by the men of the martial arts world.

On the contrary, the leaders of these two gangs, who had formed their own business by relying on these two commodities, salt and food, were very influential people. It was precisely because they were able to organize and restrain a large group of low-level civilian labourers, and because they also contributed to the imperial government, these two gangs had always eaten both black and white, both doing cross-border business.

Until the time of the Yongzheng, when the two factions came together to form an organization called Qing Gang, which was exceptionally active in the history of the late Qing dynasty and Republic of China. There were even many Kuomintang elites who came from this clan.

"Qing Gang!" Are you talking about Qing Gang? " Xiao Letian asked excitedly, but Xiang Shaolong shook his head: "Sir, it's best not to call him by that name. In the eyes of the imperial government, the Salt Clan and the Canghai Clan are the orthodox sects, while the Qing Sect and Hongmen, as well as the Heavens and Earth, don't really know each other, so it's taboo for the imperial government to name him …"

Xiao Letian nodded his head, thinking that wild history was indeed reliable, I heard that Jiang Jiexi is the oldest in Qing Gang, and has a very high seniority. Furthermore, the Qing Gang had been supporting the cause of the alliance in private. It turned out that they had been involved with the anti-Qing forces from the very beginning? It seemed that this organization was really worth winning over.

"Tanggu is a place where the good fortune can be considered to be replenished, and the two great powers of the Salt trenches and Salt trenches can more or less cover the entire area, this sort of trash like the dirty mouse is basically pasting gold on their own face, and with just a few chants and gestures, they think that I'm a brother of the sect?" "It's all just a dream, even his big brother, Xiao Pi Sun is just an outer sect of the gang, I can barely make contact with him …"

"Mister, don't worry. With me here, no one will dare be rash …" Xiang Shaolong's package of votes did not make Xiao Letian feel at ease. Instead, he said with bright eyes, "It's not that simple, you must know that Manager Fan had already paid respects to the pier before, and four hundred silver coins is considered a huge gift if it was placed in Beijing. Why are they looking for trouble?"

Let's not talk about the fact that my identity as a Alone overseas and a Master of Western Studies is not worth much, Manager Fan Lian is a merchant from the Four Seas, why is it possible that the who came from the Jin Shang does not even have the face to open a trade? "As for dung …"

In the end, the Dragon Lord stood up and said, "I'll go and see this Xiao Pi Sun tonight. I don't believe that a little thief who is only my grandstudent, will still dare to ride on my head."

Xiao Letian waved his hand, gesturing for him to sit down. "No way, you also said that the difference in status between the two of you is too great, if the enemy, this kind of thief, wants you to take action, then wouldn't you be busy in the future? "Oh, by the way, take this revolver with you..."

As he spoke, Xiao Letian handed over one of the two guns that Lin Ken had given him to Xiang Shaolong, "Take half of the bullets here, when you get back, ask the old shopkeeper to import some for you to practice well. Colt's left wheel technique is very simple, you have a hidden weapon foundation, I think in less than two months, you will be able to pass through the Yang …"

Xiang Shaolong was shocked at the time. He followed beside Xiao Letian and looked at the《 Journey to the West s》 that often knew about the political system in the West. In his heart, the President was already equivalent to the Emperor.

My god, this is the Emperor's gift of two guns, mister can actually give me one? Xiang Shaolong was so excited his hands were trembling, he had never used such an honorable treasured weapon in his life. In the hearts of the men of the martial arts world, who had never had a dream of bestowing a king?

"This, this, this, this …" How could this be! "This is the dual guns that the President of the United States bestowed upon you. I am just a man in the martial arts world, I can't afford to use such a precious weapon …" Xiang Shaolong kept rejecting him, but her eyes had already betrayed him.

Xiao Letian smiled, and pulled his hand to push him over. "You deserve it, my life still needs your protection, remember to practice spearmanship more, the trend in the future will still be like firearms, we cannot fall behind …"

At this moment, Xiang Shaolong did not know what was going on, but suddenly his nose was sore, his eyes were red, and the ancient people's death throes were back, "Thank you Sir, I will go out and patrol, you guys chat first." After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the accounting room, the Gun in his hands tightly gripped as if it was his life.

Just when Xiao Letian was using the Gun to win over the hearts of people, the unlucky dirty mouse was being whipped to death by the Xiao Pi Sun. "Trash, you're just a piece of trash, what's the use of me raising you?" Then, two more whips followed.

"What f * cking fierce dragon is this? In the Tanggu, if it's a dragon, then you have to trap it for me. If it's a tiger, then you have to nest it for me. Do you know how powerful my business is? "If you say it, you'll be scared to death …"

How could the Xiao Pi Sun not be angry? He was the first member of the army appointed by the High Scholar Huang Lord, and his mission was to kill people and set fire to the people. If he couldn't do it well, could the High Scholar Huang still use him in the future? If they angered the High Scholar Huang, they could use some official connections and stomp them to death.

Just as dirty mouse was crying out in pain, High Scholar Huang's voice came from inside the house. "Enough, enough, if it's not completed yet, then it's a failure. I can't blame myself for underestimating this Xiao guy. I didn't expect him to have such a fierce person by his side …"

"Aiya, the Yellow Lord is so bright, that person called himself Xiang. If he said he was the Northern Dragon Lord, then wouldn't he be Xiang Shaolong? "He's as famous as the eagles in the south. He really is a hero of the martial arts world …" dirty mouse immediately tried to defend himself.

But he never thought that these words would actually cause High Scholar Huang to become so angry "Bullshit!" Nonsense, Xiang Shaolong had once assassinated Xiao Letian, how could he become his bodyguard? "You tricked me, give me a good spanking …"

Xiao Pi Sun was angered to the point that his face twitched. He thought to himself, you're just a fool, Master High Scholar already let you go, what are you trying to add fuel to the fire for? Come on, you won't be wronged even if I beat you to death.

As dirty mouse screamed miserably, he fell into deep thought. He did not care about that Xiang Shaolong fellow.

"Good boy, Coastal building has invited two foreign devils, seems like his identity is very high? Why did they want to meet Xiao Letian in secret? Could it be that it was really like the legends in Beijing, that this second monster had an overseas background? "Why is today's matter so complicated?" High Scholar Huang rubbed his temples and suddenly felt that the mission that Beijing had sent him was a little tricky.

"Yellow Lord, what do we do next?" The Xiao Pi Sun walked in, tired to the point of sweating profusely, and his butt was almost getting whipped up in the courtyard.

"Isn't Fan Lian's overseas bank in a few warehouses outside of the city? If your defenses relax, then we'll burn. I want to see just how strong Xiao Letian this fierce dragon is … "

That night, the dark and windy night had just passed, and after everyone had fallen asleep, more than ten black shadows had begun to quickly approach the group of warehouses at the outskirts of the Tanggu. In a short while, they had found the ten new large warehouses that Fan Ru had created. The Great Qing Dynasty had not used cement yet, so for the sake of being quick in construction, Fan Lian did not use bricks at all, he only used wood to construct the warehouse.

The black shadow looked left and right and realized that there was no one and no dog. It was ecstatic as it began to dig for oil gourds from its back. It looked like it was about to start attacking. However, before they could even light the fire, a shadow flashed across the street like lightning. There was a muffled sound as four or five men in black fell to the ground after being hit in the back of their heads.

The remaining people wanted to shout out loud, but suddenly, a group of silent figures rushed out from the neighboring warehouse, pressing down the group of arsonists beneath them like a stack of Lohan.

"Help …" Only one man in black shouted, but before he could finish, his mouth was blocked.

The first to take action was Xiang Shaolong. He took off the black cloth on his face and spoke to Sima Yun who was behind him: "Drag him into the warehouse, and interrogate them separately. You must investigate everything about them wetting the bed for me.

"No problem, just watch …" Sima Yun gloomily stared at the group of criminals, his eyes filled with blazing flames.

Reality proved that the local ruffians would not have the same determination as the underground gangsters. These hoodlums had even brought out the matter of him secretly taking a bath with a woman when he was six years old, and there were even six of them who had taken lives.

"Fuck, you even want to kill women and children? These beasts... What about Dragon Lord? " Sima Yun asked angrily, but Dragon Lord did not reply him. Xiao Letian's voice came from outside the warehouse.

"Split this group of trash into two groups. Separate those who have lives on their hands from those who have no lives …" Six to seven li away to the north is the High Scholar Huang's granary. I heard that it was filled with food, and I feel very unhappy, as I want to eat a pot of popcorn … "

Under Xiao Letian's command, the two groups of black-clothed men were escorted to Huang Juren's granary. After they subdued an old man who looked at the granary, those people who had orders were tied up and thrown into the granary. As for the remaining group, their hands and feet were broken and tied to the locust tree outside the granary, causing them to watch helplessly as the granary caught fire.

Xiao Letian held onto the burning torch and sighed in his heart, "This damned Great Qing Dynasty, and forced a young man like me to become a murderer and arson criminal. How can he be reasonable …"

As he shook his head, the torches flew into the granary, and the oil soaked grains suddenly flared up.