Red Alert 1895

Chapter 293: buy the qing dynasty

In Beijing in mainland China, a man in a normal gown, under the protection of two secretaries and two bodyguards, walked slowly towards Prince Qing's mansion in Beijing. This man is the director of Taiwan's Office of Friendship and Liaison with Foreign Countries. , and this time he was specially ordered to come here to visit a person. As for who is it that can let him, the director of Taiwan's Foreign Relations Office, go out in person? You must know that Yao Wendong is currently the foreign minister of Taiwan, with a high status, no less than that of some small foreign ministers in foreign countries, but he has come out in person, so who else in China can make him so important?

"Lord Yao, there are so many people in Prince Qing's Mansion!" a secretary sarcastically said.

And Yao Wendong immediately replied: "Of course, Laoqingji Company, business is booming!"

The so-called Old Hing Kee Company is a historical allusion. Back then, Prince Qing Yikuang sold a lot of officials and titles, directly treating official positions as commodities. We must know that this kind of situation, that is, the situation that only existed during the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, used the official position as a commodity and sold it with a clearly marked price. But at any rate, Emperor Hanling was the leader of the country, the emperor. But this Prince Qing's power is really extraordinary, he was able to sell all the official positions in the court with a clear price, and it was so open and aboveboard. As for this Prince Qing, Yikuang, selling officials has become an industry chain, and even many officials who came to the capital from other places came to him to buy officials. And the people celebrating the Prince's Mansion every day are also full of traffic, which is obviously very lively. Those who have good deeds are also called Laoqingji Company, which is responsible for buying and selling official positions. Business is booming!

However, Prince Qing Yikuang has a thick skin, he doesn't care about these criticisms at all, he is still trying his best to sell his official position. Anyway, he was the number one greedy man in the late Qing Dynasty! Prince Qing can almost be said to be the most corrupt person after Heshen in the Qing Dynasty, and his reputation for corruption has also spread to foreign countries. And this Prince Qing can be said to be rich like his life, and he can even sell anything for money. And next, Taiwan is going to borrow this from him to make good use of him.

"Tell me, this time, with regard to Prince Qing, how confident can they be to cooperate with us?" Yao Wendong thought in disbelief.

And the secretary asked in disbelief, "Master Yao, don't you believe it?"

"That's right! Lord Wang said that Prince Qing can cooperate with us. This is what makes me feel unbelievable." Yao Wendong said.

Who is the most feared enemy of the Manchu royal family? That is nothing more than Taiwan. However, Wang Guorui actually sent a telegram to the officials of the foreign affairs department, stating that Prince Qing could cooperate with him. This was simply too surprising. Because Prince Qing Yikuang is the prince of the royal family, but the royal family of the Aixinjueluo family! This Prince Qing could even cooperate with Taiwan. This is enough to surprise people in Taiwan.

You must know that Taiwan is the most worried rebellion of the Manchu Qing, and it is the person most likely to replace the Manchu Qing, and if Prince Qing Yikuang can cooperate with Taiwan, this is simply a joke in the world. Originally, Yao Wendong didn't want to come, but Wang Guorui forcibly ordered him to come here, intending to persuade Prince Dongqing to cooperate with him. This made him feel speechless. However, Yao Wendong didn't have much confidence, because he believed that Prince Qing Yikuang was a royal family after all, so he probably wouldn't betray his ancestors, right?

And Yao Wendong and his party. There wasn't a whole lot of oddity in this group. And their clothes are very ordinary and simple, and they are all commoner clothes worn by some ordinary Confucianists, which is nothing compared to high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen who wear silk and satin. But Yao Wendong and the others actually lined up here honestly. He didn't reveal his identity, and directly followed the rules of Prince Qing's Mansion, those who gave money lined up one by one. Then, anyone who wants to send money must line up according to the amount of gift money, the one with more money is in the front, and the one with less money is in the back.

Yao Wendong was directly at the bottom of the list, but there was a steady stream of people who came to the front because of the amount of gift money they gave. And those servants of Prince Qing's Mansion also secretly took money from those people. Then put those people in line higher up. But Yao Wendong didn't give the servants any money, and then quietly queued behind, obviously not in a hurry.

"Hi, poor, this is Prince Qing's Mansion, and is it a place where you can come?" A servant of the Prince's Mansion asked.

"How did you talk? Do you know who this is? How can you offend him?" Immediately, one of Yao Wendong's guards shouted.

But the servant of the palace still said: "Hmph, look at you, you are just a bunch of poor people, what kind of status can you have?"

"You—" Yao Wendong's guard snapped angrily.

And Yao Wendong immediately said: "Don't worry, there are some people who have eyes on their buttocks, and they only recognize clothes but don't recognize people!"

"You dare to scold me. Believe it or not, I beat you? You are a poor man. I am the housekeeper in the front yard of the palace. How dare you scold me? I beat you to death, and no one in the capital dares to speak for you! Come, beat him away immediately." The butler said angrily.

"Could it be that you want to beat the gift givers away when we come to give them gifts? If Prince Qing's mansion even beats away the gift givers, who would dare to come and give gifts?" Yao Wendong asked.

And the butler was speechless for a moment, because if Prince Qing beat the gift giver away, no one would dare to give gifts in the future. And Prince Qing also said, don't offend the gift giver too much, or it won't sound good when you wear it out in the future. Although Yikuang has a lot of power, it doesn't mean that he will fight off those gift givers fearlessly. If even the person who gave the gift was beaten away, it would be too hurtful.

"Leave your gift and get lost!" said the palace butler.

"This is my gift list, I hope the prince can meet me!" Yao Wendong said.

The butler looked at the gift list written on ordinary red paper, and then showed a disdainful smile. Others' gift lists are written on the most luxurious paper, but now Yao Wendong's gift list is just a piece of ordinary red paper, which is obviously very contemptuous.

"Yao Wendong, Director of the Department of Friendship and Liaison with Foreign Countries under the Governor of Taiwan Wang Guorui, on behalf of the Governor of Taiwan, Mr. Wang, sent a gift of one tael of silver to Prince Qing!" the butler read.

And many businessmen and businessmen around were shocked. The governor of Taiwan actually only gave "one tael" of silver. This is a slap in the face! Everyone knows that Prince Qing likes wealth, and he would not give a gift if it is not more than one hundred taels of gold. And if you want to get an interview with Prince Qing in person, you can't get an interview without more than 1,000 taels of gold.

And this one kept saying that he wanted to see Prince Qing, but he only took out a tael of silver. This is definitely a slap in the face! And those ordinary businessmen don't know the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland, and the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland is very complicated, and only those high-level people know. Those low-level officials and ordinary businessmen also thought that the governor of Taiwan, Wang Guorui, was canonized as the governor of Taiwan because of his meritorious service in fighting Japan. So when I heard that Taiwan was so disrespectful and directly sent "one tael" of silver, this is simply a slap in the face!

But just when those businessmen felt disdainful, the butler's face suddenly changed. He obviously knew who Taiwan was.

But now he immediately knelt down and said, "Master Yao, it's my fault, it's my fault, it's my dog's eyes that see people as inferior. Please, my lord, treat me like a fart, that's all right!"

And Yao Wendong said casually: "Okay, you hurry up and inform Prince Qing that we want to see him!"

It is impossible for Yao Wendong to have the same knowledge as this kind of person, otherwise he would lose his identity. So it's better for adults not to remember villains, there is no need to pay attention to these guys, anyway, this guy is going to be cleaned up. Needless to say, Yao Wendong, when that Prince Qing Yikuang finds out, he will also deal with him severely. So in front of Prince Qing's mansion, he also saved some face for Prince Qing Yikuang, otherwise it would be difficult to talk later.

The butler didn't dare to neglect at all, because this is the director of Taiwan's foreign friendly liaison office, but he is equivalent to the minister of the Prime Minister's Office in China, and his power is monstrous. So of course he didn't dare to be negligent, and naturally he wanted to come over and actively serve him.

And in this situation, many ordinary businessmen don't know what's going on, and even a tael of silver can make the housekeeper of Prince Qing's mansion so worried. If someone else gave him a tael of silver, he would definitely be retaliated against, but seeing Yao Wendong at this point was like a mouse meeting a cat, and he didn't dare to offend him at all!

"Oh, please, please, Master Yao is now in Taiwan~lightnovelpub.net~ I have heard about it too. I heard that you are very relieved in front of foreigners, I really envy you! "Yi Kuang said.

And Yao Wendong immediately said: "Then I will wish Prince Qing your 60th birthday next year in advance!"

"It's easy to say!" Yi Kuang said.

And Yao Wendong immediately asked: "I heard that Prince Qing can sell anything for money. Is this true?"

When Yikuang heard this, although he was a little unhappy, he still said: "Xiao Wang just likes money, so does Mr. Wang want something? As long as Xiao Wang can get it, then Xiao Wang will definitely try his best." Sell ​​him."

"What if I want to buy this Qing Dynasty from Prince Qing?" Yao Wendong asked.

"what?"

The housekeeper next to Yikuang was also shocked by this, because Wang Guorui actually claimed to "buy" the entire Qing Dynasty, which is simply unbelievable. The Qing Dynasty is a country. Can a country be "sold" casually? What's more, according to Prince Qing Yikuang, Yikuang is the prince of the Qing Dynasty, how could he sell the Qing Dynasty? (to be continued)