The group walked into the city from Chaoyangmen and arrived at Dongjiang Mi Lane. They saw shops standing here, people coming and going, and there were small boats swaying on the river..com

Wu Bingjian has been to Beijing and knows that if it is the season for canal transportation, the river will be filled with grain ships. But at this time, there are only some small fishing boats.

Turning around the corner, Lin Ashi saw the familiar building he was in surprise. Lin Ashi shouted: "Shopkeeper Wu, look, what is that!"

Wu Bingjian turned his head and saw a European-style building that complemented the pure Chinese Prince Chun Mansion next to it, adding a landscape to the capital.

Wu Bingjian was also curious that a Western-style building was built here. Lin Ashi walked over and recognized the British business consulate from an English sign on the building. Wu Bingjian then remembered that the British had already established a consulate in China. Thinking of the purpose of this trip, Wu Bingjian accelerated his pace and walked towards the Guangzhou Guild Hall in the capital.

When Wu Bingjian and his group arrived at the Guangzhou Guild Hall, they were already waiting with lights and decorations. When they saw Wu Bingjian and his group appear, they welcomed them with gongs and gongs in front of the Guild Hall. A pair of lion dancers danced in spirit with the sound of firecrackers. This warm welcome ceremony was naturally related to Wu Bingjian's frequent sponsorship of the activities of the Guild Hall. The person who came to welcome Wu Bingjian was a Guangzhou businessman in Beijing. He enthusiastically welcomed everyone to the museum and took a few followers to sit down. Some subordinates had already brought tea to Wu Bingjian and his party.

After a while of greeting each other, Wu Bingjian expressed his plan to see the emperor.

The owner of the museum heard Wu Bingjian talking about this and pondered for a moment, saying, "It would be better for the shopkeeper Wu not to hurry to meet the emperor."

Wu Bingjian was surprised and asked what the reason was.

The owner hesitated for a moment and said to Wu Bingjian: "Please ask Manager Wu to let everyone else avoid it. I have something important to tell you."

Wu Bingjian became confused and asked everyone else to settle down with the people from the guild hall, and stayed in the house and waited for the owner to report to him.

Seeing that everyone else had retreated, there were only two people left in the house, the owner of the museum lowered his voice and said, "Recently, there were rumors in the neighborhood that the emperor forced Lun Zhuzhi, the prince of Shuncheng who set fire in the forbidden palace. According to the following, the emperor is determined to innovate. There are many things happening in the capital city. I am afraid there will be a battle in the palace. Mr. Wu is a model of my Guangzhou businessman. Then he told me with sincerity that he should not get involved in these vortexes. You and I, the businessman, regard seeking wealth as the first priority, and if you can hide these things, you will hide."

Wu Bingjian finally didn't listen to the owner's words. He met Tao Zhongtang, a cabinet through Li Hongbin's letter of introduction, and greeted Liu Ji under Tao Zhongtang's introduction.

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Wu Bingjian looks thin and has a mustache with his mouth, making him look smart and capable.

Liu Ji had already heard of Wu Bingjian before meeting him. How could anyone who could lend money to the British East India Company in this era not attract Liu Ji's attention? Not long ago, Liu Ji heard something about Wu Bingjian from the Portuguese who negotiated consulate affairs.

The story is about a Boston businessman in the United States. This American and Wu Bingjian cooperated to run a business. Due to poor management, he owed Wu Bingjian $72,000 in debt, but he was unable to repay the debt, so he could not return to the United States. After Wu Bingjian heard about it, he immediately asked someone to take out the loan note, tear the loan note to pieces in front of the Boston businessman, and announced the settlement of the accounts. Therefore, Wu Bingjian's reputation has been widely circulated overseas. At that time, Europe was very picky about the quality of tea. Many Chinese exported tea leaves cannot be sold at a good price, but any tea with the Wu family's stamp on the back of the box can be sold at a high price in the international market.

For such an international businessman in front of him, Liu Jie put down his emperor's airs. He walked down from his seat quickly, grabbed Wu Bingjian who was about to kneel down, and pulled his sign language and said earnestly: "You are Bingjian. You have been fighting for the Chinese in front of foreigners. In the future, you can do your property with confidence and boldness. I will support you. But there is one thing, you have to take out part of the money you earn to do good deeds."

Wu Bingjian couldn't believe his ears. How could the emperor who had not taken a step in the deep palace become reasonable and understand the mood of an ordinary businessman and thus affirm the achievements of a businessman.

Liu Ji pulled Wu Bingjian's finger and pointed at Lin Ashi next to him and asked, "Who is this?"

Lin Ashi quickly knelt down and praised, "Long live my emperor, the grass man Lin Ashi returned from America, hoping to report the strange customs of foreign countries to our emperor to relieve our boredom."

Liu Ji was happy and even sent international students to the West on a large scale, where there was a ready-made "turtle" (returnee).

Liu Ji held the hands of both of them and sat down on the chair.

Liu Jixian ordered the eunuch to serve tea and pastries, and then said to Wu Bingjian and Lin Ashi: "Today, we have a good chat with the two foreigners. The world is so big, tens of thousands of miles away, and there are many countries, and there are hundreds of large and small. The big ones can be compared to China, the small ones can be compared to Vietnam and North Korea. China is just one country and one country. Now Chinese people should go out, bring in, learn from the strengths of foreigners, and correct their bad habits. The two think what I said is right."

Lin Ashi met a close friend. He told people in Guangzhou, but these words were rolling their eyes from others and then laughed at him. Unexpectedly, the emperor was in his mind with him. Lin Ashi nodded excitedly and said, "The emperor said it well. This time Caomin went to America, where the land was vast and sparsely populated, but the construction there was in full swing. Every year, the Caomin couldn't see that for decades, America must be a big country in the world. From the east coast of America and the west, it was Europe. There were many powerful countries there, which were more lively and prosperous than America. Unfortunately, Caomin was eager to return to China and did not go to Europe. I heard that the emperor had sent people to Europe, Caomin admired the emperor's actions, so Caomin firmly wanted to follow Manager Wu to meet the emperor, hoping to serve the emperor's work."

Liu Ji laughed. When the "turtle" came back, he naturally had to take it in and stay by his side. But... Liu Ji remembered the current situation, and he was not only worried about the safety of the precious "turtle" Lin Ashi.

Seeing Liu Ji frowning slightly, Lin Ashi thought Liu Ji would not take him in, and couldn't help staring at Liu Ji with some concern, with longing in his eyes.
Chapter completed!