54 The real face is exposed: just a country gangster
The Guangzhou Clothing Trading Association thanked the banquet, and of course Zhao Kuo came.
His strategy is very simple: I maintain a good business environment, but if you buy gifts, I will accept them all. If I don’t accept them, you are still afraid.
Because he does not accept gifts from some people, but he is planning to kill the other party's entire family and is a guy who has no property.
For example, the old Qin who tried to smuggle opium hidden in Guangzhou to Hong Kong, Zhong Jialiang, an unscrupulous businessman who was trusted by the Taiping Army, had a grudge against him and did something bad to the Guangzhou opium tycoon. In this case, even if Boss Qin lost all his money and gave gifts, he could not get the two distribution licenses and opening licenses that were more expensive than gold. He did not want to sell the stock of opium to Zhao Kuo at a low price. The price was not that the opium was bought but that the soil, and Zhao Kuo was just robbing opium! As a result, he wanted to leave!
"Damn, why didn't you face me?" Zhao Kuo got Zhong Jialiang's complaint and waved his hand directly: "Clan destroyed! House search! I can only sell opium!"
In a garden of a wealthy man in Guangzhou, the table was filled with delicacies and seas. The "beautiful" maid was up and down like a flowing water. Under the protection of the guards behind him, Zhao Kuo accepted the toasts of the wealthy businessmen present with a smile on his face.
Of course, Zhao Kuo's face has become stiff these days because he has attended too many such banquets.
In traditional Chinese civilization, businessmen are the most looked down upon and the least powerful group. Even if they are rich, their social status is not as good as a poor private school teacher. When they travel around the country and do business, they are also exploited by robbers and Qing officials at the same time.
Even if you are rich enough to compete with a country, you are inferior if you don’t become an official or read the books of sages!
For example, Wu Bingqian, the richest man in the Far East who is said to be richer than Queen Elizabeth, once said: "If I weren't old, I would have to take a boat to the United States (he had sent his son to the United States to open a semicolon). Although I have money, I live a cowardly life and I'm tired of it (this is the general idea)."
And this man had tens of millions of taels of silver, and he was tortured by the Qing Dynasty civilization, so other businessmen could imagine that.
So Zhao Kuo, the actual ruler, gave them a little bit of sunshine. The group of merchants curled up like crazy, "bang" and gave him tens of thousands of taels and tens of thousands of taels of gifts, and he felt that he had made a profit.
Of course, the words said at these banquets were the same. The merchants expressed obedience and respect for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and expressed their gratitude to the Marquis. Zhao Kuo had to smile and say the policies of his Taiping Army again and again, and then listen to the same flattery and compliment.
After eating for a while, Zhao Kuo couldn't eat anymore. He was at the banquet of a small guild in the maritime business and his stomach was full. A group of merchants observed his words and expressions and immediately ordered the entertainment program to start, asking dancers, musicians, and famous prostitutes from Suzhou to come up to offer skills.
Originally, this group of people was a killer move of the cloth commerce guild. At that time, there was no movie or Internet, and it took a day to travel 20 miles. There was no news from each other. The locals were fresh and interesting when they saw songs and dances in other places, and their eyes were lit. What's more, these "artists" came from Jiangnan, which was famous. Emperor Qianlong liked Jiangnan beauties, right?
Therefore, the cloth shop association was united and even if it offended business friends, it had never lent these people. Everyone knew that Daxing singing and dancing must have been to curry favor with Pingnanhou. The cloth shop association had to make Pingnanhou successful in one move.
But how could Zhao Kuo be so easily satisfied?
In fact, he has never been satisfied.
If the beauty of that era asked him delicately: "Your Majesty, do you still remember Xia Yuhe on the shore of Daming Lake?"
If he had just woken up and hadn't woken up yet, he might kick him out: "Where did the dinosaur come from?! He even had bad breath!"
So as Zhao Kuo watched the group of "beauties" twist and twist, he accidentally yawned.
The sharp-eyed Mr. Zhou immediately shouted: "Go down! Go and invite the boss of Sai Jinhua Sai!"
Then he smiled and said, "Boss Sai is a famous courtesan in Jiangnan. He is known as the three masters of talent, color and art. The Marquis is waiting to see it, so you will be satisfied."
"The three great talents and abilities? Are you good at pole dancing? Can I be satisfied these days?" Zhao Kuo cursed in his stomach, but smiled on his face: "It's a blessing to be able to appreciate the courtesan Jiangnan here. Thank you for your care."
After a while, Sai Jinhua came out with a pipa, walked with a graceful and graceful manner, bowed her head and started to tune the strings.
Seeing the courtesan coming out, the eyes of a group of businessmen around him were straightened. Zhao Kuo heard someone beside him whispering: "So beautiful! They are also dressed beautifully."
He sneered at this.
"I knew it must be this kind of bird 'beauty'!" Zhao Kuo resisted the urge to yawn, and held his eyelids and smiled.
According to Zhao Kuo's point of view, Sai Jinhua's dressing can be simply said: dressing up a girl as an old lady.
There was a hat on his head, but it was the kind of hat that Zhao Kuo had worn in his memory, a coat, completely naked flat chest, without any waves. He was wearing a pair of small shoes under his feet, and the soles were three inches tall.
From where to look, this outfit is probably only worn by an old rural lady over 80 years old at that time.
Sai Jinhua is only 1.5 meters tall, with a small face, high cheekbones, not only small eyes but also single eyelids, but also thick lips. Her face and figure are called petite and delicate in the Qing Dynasty. Others saliva flow all over the floor when others see it. But in the Zhao Kuo era, let alone being a courtesan, even if she is an extra, she may not be willing to seek a play domineering rules.
"What do you want to hear from the Marquis?" Sai Jinhua said in a low voice, and glanced at Zhao Kuo.
After being named, Zhao Kuo, who was already scolding in his stomach, was a little panicked. He coughed and said, "Whatever! Ah, Mr. Zhou, please do whatever you want."
It seemed like he was frightened by Zhao Kuo's panicked tone. Sai Jinhua was stunned for a moment and burst into laughter. This laugh was called unfaithful and unrestrained in a regular occasion, but it was called charming and charming when placed on the courtesan. Suddenly, the scene became quiet and the men's eyes were straightened. In the late Qing Dynasty, men called for sluts even more.
But even if Sai Jinhua is a "generator" with a power of millions in this era, it has no effect on Zhao Kuo. He came to Earth like a Martian. His technology was a few hundred years behind. Not to mention generators, nuclear bombs are useless.
Zhao Kuo coughed and reminded everyone: Don’t just look at you “beauties”, just order the song.
Soon the sound of the pipa sounded, which was a pity that Zhao Kuo had poor music cultivation and could only follow the applause.
Sai Jinhua played several songs in a row, and a friend quietly pushed Master Zhou with his elbow and laughed softly: "Boss Sai, please live with your place. Are you planning to hide the charm of the golden house?"
Mr. Zhou shook his head and smiled, and whispered: "My couples are all jealous. Today I'm quarreling about my nephew's affairs. And do you know how much business loss is my whole family moving from Foshan to Guangzhou? If I had known that the marquis would be like this, it would be better not to move. Unfortunately, I sold more than a dozen good-place shops in Foshan. I have been selling them at a low price for 20 years. Oh, so I can't afford to support the golden house..."
As he was talking, a friend on the other side suddenly pulled Master Zhou and whispered: "Look!"
Boss Zhou and others looked in the direction of the friend's voice, and saw Zhao Kuo slowly sitting up from the bored back of the chair just now, thrusting forward, opening his mouth, and his eyes were already straight, staring at Sai Jinhua.
This extremely indecent action was immediately captured by all the merchants.
Someone slapped Mr. Zhou in the thigh and whispered: "If you want to have a show, you have to help me."
"No problem." Old Zhou sneered with courage.
Sai Jinhua said it bluntly that she was just a laughing person, but if this long-haired leader fell in love with her, she would definitely not be happy. It would be easy to sleep all night, but the other party was a rebel thief! If the Qing Dynasty fights back or is reported to me in Suzhou, she will either be on a wooden donkey or be lingchi;
But no one paid attention to this group of businessmen in Guangzhou. If Zhao Kuo likes her, then give her to Zhao Kuo! They only value their own interests. Under the Qing Dynasty civilization, although everyone talks more like saints than the other, if they sacrifice others, they will definitely push the other party down from the cliff without hesitation.
After playing Sai Jinhua's song, she held the pipa in her arms, took a cup of moist tea handed over by the maid, and was about to drink it, but she was sensitive and found that the atmosphere at the scene was different. She raised her head and saw Zhao Kuo pushing the table and standing up.
Zhao Kuo, who was flushed, looked at Sai Jinhua with his chin and shouted loudly: "You! How much money? I bought it!"
The scene was silent and everyone was stunned.
Because it’s not that this wealthy businessman and famous prostitute is not sold at the party, but the people who say such words are really too rough! Too vulgar!
Sai Jinhua reacted quickly and was shocked. She threw away the pipa, knelt down at Zhao Kuo, and cried: "Mr. Marquis forgive me, but I only sell my skills but not my body! Besides, the concubine is a poor flower and a willow, but the Marquis..."
Any time when you can become a courtesan is not all about your appearance, but about your IQ. Sai Jinhua is very smart. She knows that it’s nothing to do with her skills, but the cloth shop will be in the middle and just say that she doesn’t know who the other party is. And if she has an involvement with the thief, she won’t want to go back to her hometown Suzhou in this life. If her colleagues are jealous, just remind the Qing Dynasty and reveal some information, and just wait for Lingchi.
But she didn't say anything, and she looked at Zhao Kuo's boots and walked towards her head in front of her, and then walked around!
Then a scream came from his head. Sai Jinhua raised her head in surprise, but saw Zhao Kuo, who looked very familiar with her, grabbed the maid Wan'er's arm.
Chapter completed!