Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 471 Landing in the United States
"Hehe. That's right." While talking, Yuan Shikai peeked at Fan Xuecheng's expression. At this moment, the other party was completely absorbed in the stimulation of opium and the charm of Beijing accent, and he showed no signs of defense.

At this time, Liu Zhongji, the housekeeper, said quietly to Yuan Shikai: "Boss Wang from the Chuntai class saw that his master rewarded the Sanqing class with [-] yuan. He also wants it there, otherwise he won't be on stage! You see!"

Yuan Shikai's face twitched twice, and he gritted his teeth. The big money has already been spent, so why care about the small money? Give it, give it as much as you want!
Fan Xuecheng didn't give it for nothing, he wanted to see if Yuan Shikai was really an opera idiot, so he asked: "My lord, I heard that you have done a lot of research on this Beijing opera, and I want to ask you for advice. Judging from the experience of the play, who is more victorious in singing skills, Boss Wang or Boss Tan?
Yuan Shikai rolled his eyes, knowing that the other party was trying to test him, and said with a smile: "Well, in my opinion, in terms of singing alone, the two have their own advantages. One sings gently with clouds covering the moon, and the other sings vigorously with the voice behind the head. But this gorgeous Qiu (Wang Guifen Hall) has just recovered, and her breath is slightly inferior to Yingxiu (Tan Xinpei Hall)"

"Stop talking, look, Boss Wang is here!" Before Yuan Shikai could finish speaking, Lu Yongxiang shouted with a big smoking gun.

On the stage, Wang Guifen yelled out "Wujiapo" with a bright voice, "I lost a horse in the camp" and immediately won a thunderous applause. Even Fan Xuecheng, who had never been familiar with Peking Opera, couldn't help standing up and shouting "Hello!" .Wang Guifen's voice is characterized by a "rear voice" and a "squeaky sound". She speaks very loudly, and there still seems to be a lingering sound after singing.Wang's voice is like a kind of crispy jujube, a specialty of Beijing. The flesh is very firm, and it tastes crisp and sweet.The voice is high-pitched and thick, and he is good at using the dantian energy and the back of the head.Just a challenge firmly grasped the hearts of the audience.

Yuan Shikai continued what he said just now and said to Fan Xuecheng: "Wang Guifen, Tan Xinpei, and Sun Juxian are also known as the three masters of the Cheng family. Among the three, Sun Juxian is the oldest, Tan Xinpei is the second, and Wang Guifen is the youngest. Boss Wang's singing is different from other people. The most important thing is the use of voice. If you get the method, not only the high and low notes are beautiful, but the mid-tone is especially good, and the charm is as strong as drinking alcohol. It has unique features that Tan and Sun can't match. Speaking of this, there is another interesting story."

Fan Xuecheng had long heard that Boss Wang in Beijing is a member of the Liyuan family, but being famous is not as good as meeting him. Hearing today that he was really extraordinary, he naturally paid special attention to Boss Wang's affairs, so he asked, "What's interesting?"

Yuan Shikai smiled lightly and said: "When Cheng Changgeng was in full swing, Boss Wang was just a little trickster. Once, Cheng Changgeng was performing "Tianshuiguan" and suddenly fell ill before taking the stage. The audience in the front and backstage were all focused on the big boss Cheng. Chang Geng just came to the theater. If this happens, if someone comes out, it is like putting out a fire, and if he dares to go on stage, it also shows that he must have extraordinary courage and ability. At that time, Boss Wang was present among the three heroes of the Cheng family. , so he decided to take the stage calmly, and the audience was stunned by the challenge of "acting in charge of the mountains and rivers, planning a strategy". Most satisfied, even the entire backstage was amazed by everyone. The audience exclaimed: "Zhen is Chang Geng's second!"

"Oh? So powerful? It seems that I am really ignorant and ignorant in the army." Fan Xuecheng listened more and more, and muttered to the captain of the guard, and the captain of the guard shouted, "Master Fan Xuecheng, the commander of the Ninth Army, rewarded you with money." Five thousand!"

Five thousand?There was a sudden commotion in the audience, and they all looked at Yajian with surprised eyes, while Fan Xuecheng waved to everyone triumphantly.

When Wang Guifen's song ended, the audience refused to let him go. In desperation, they sang "The Cinnabar Mole" again, and then they gave up.Next, the apprentices of Chuntai Class and Sanqing Class will appear on the stage.The audience's enthusiasm for listening to the opera is much less.

Yuan Shikai looked at Lu Yongxiang at the right time, and Lu Yongxiang smiled at Fan Xuecheng: "Commander Fan, the stage is full of cutscenes now, why don't we bother the Governor and ask him for a glass of water and wine?"

Fan Xuecheng was stunned for a while, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, brother is a layman for listening to opera, but he still has some skills in drinking, hehe, I just don't know if the governor is willing?"

Yuan Shikai said with a smile: "It's rare that the two of you are honored to come to my mansion. Naturally, I will entertain you attentively. To tell you the truth, there is still a jar of Dukang wine hidden in my mansion. I have been reluctant to drink it for many years. Today I will reluctantly give up, and then dedicate this altar of wine, so that the brothers can also taste it."

The three left the opera garden, and under the guidance of the housekeeper Liu Zhongji, walked all the way to the depths of the courtyard.

After wandering on the sea for more than ten days, Qiao Zhiyong and his group of "civil servants and warriors" finally set foot on the magical land of the United States.He took a deep breath of the sea breeze, and with years of hard work in the mall, he smelled the strong smell of money here.

Following behind him are several core personnel of "Zai Zhongtang", who jointly assisted Qiao Zhiyong in establishing the business kingdom of the Qiao family.

The number one general is Yan Weifan, who has a unique vision of knowing people and seeing things, and can often be tried and tested repeatedly in investment, becoming Qiao Zhiyong's biggest arm.Yan Yuan was the manager of the Fuzhou branch of Pingyao Weichanghou Bank. He had a close relationship with Enshou, a young military officer.For this reason, Yan Weifan was reported and reprimanded by the head office.Later, Enshou was promoted to General of Hankou. In a few years, Enshou had returned the borrowed Wei Changhou's silver and opened up business for the bank.However, Yan Weifan lost his affection for Wei Changhou because he had been ostracized and reprimanded by the general manager, so he decided to leave Wei Changhou and return to his hometown to find another job.Qiao Zhiyong knew that Yan Weifan was a rare talent in the business world, so he sent his son to prepare eight sedan chairs and two teams of people to meet Yan Weifan at the intersection where Yan Weifan must pass when returning home.A group of people waited at the intersection for several days, and finally saw Yan Weifan. Qiao Zhiyong's son explained the purpose of coming and his father's ardent feelings, which moved Yan greatly.When Yan Shi came to Qiao's house, Qiao Zhiyong saw that he was well behaved, shrewd and stable, and proficient in business. Yan Shi was only 10 years old, and Zhiyong lamented that he was young and promising, a rare economic talent.Immediately hired Yan Shi as the manager of Qiaojia Dadeheng Bank.Comparing with the situation in Wei Changhou, Yan Shi deeply felt that the Qiao family valued him and the kindness of knowing him, and immediately expressed his willingness to do his best to do the work of dogs and horses.In the 36 years since the Yan family presided over the Dadeheng stock office, the stock office has become more and more prosperous, and the dividends per share in each account period are between 26 and 1 taels. Yan has made outstanding contributions to the commercial development of the Qiao family. .

Ma Gongfu was originally a boy in the Fusheng public name. Qiao Zhiyong, who knows people with insight, recognized him as a talent. After the big shopkeeper retired, he made him the big shopkeeper of Fusheng public, leaving a proverb in the business world of Baotou: Ma Gongfu reached the sky in one step.

Ma Xun, originally a small shopkeeper in the grain store of Fushengxi, could not read, but managed well and made a lot of money.Qiao Zhiyong gave him a set of capital to let the grain store operate independently, and he also made a lot of money back for Qiao's family after he became the big shopkeeper.

The same is true for Gao Yu, who was promoted by Qiao Zhiyong from a young boy to the general manager of Daedeok Pass, and received a bonus of several 10 taels of silver for the Qiao family.

Qiao Zhiyong was still dressed in the same outfit as he was in China, with green clothes and a small hat. At first glance, he looked like a teacher in a small town in China. Who would have known that this was the helm of the famous Qiao family business kingdom back then.He has been in shopping malls for many years and has survived countless storms, but when he saw the high-rise buildings in New York, he felt unprecedentedly heavy pressure on his body, because this pressure was given by the emperor, and only success was not allowed to fail.

Blooming like a brocade, this is the first impression of New York, the largest city in the United States, on Qiao Zhiyong and others.

There are two 30-meter-wide roads, various spiers of church buildings and ringing bell towers on the street.The various buildings built on the winding mountain, the city center pier and square are integrated.

Tuxedo, cane, white lamb gloves with perfume, such a gentleman can be seen everywhere.

High heels, jewellery, voluminous dresses, the ladies proudly show their best looks.

Of course, beggars and slums are also located in every corner of the bustling city, and there are countless dark sides in the city.

Once, Qiao Zhiyong also saw the appearance of New York through newspapers, but he didn't pay attention to it at the time.Now that I am here, I am shocked by its prosperity.After all, an economically prosperous city like New York is constantly expanding and renovating almost at any time.One year can make a world-shaking change here.

But Ma Gongfu, Ma Xun, Gao Yu and others looked at the bustling scenery with dumbfounded expressions, just like the smugglers in the Mexican countryside, and said, "This is what everyone talks about inside the city? No wonder everyone listens to the city." The local people look down on the country people, so the city is like this.”

"It's no wonder that you haven't even been to Shanxi. You have been to Datong at most. Of course you will be surprised. In fact, there are many cities like this in our country? Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, which place is better than here." Yan Weifan looked like he had seen the world.

"Mr. Yan, what are you bragging about? We don't know you yet, so we don't dare to go out easily. When we go out, we always have to find some bodyguards, for fear that others will steal your personal money. Haha"

Yan Weifan blushed, pretended not to hear, and looked elsewhere.

As early as 1895, New York had more than 50 people, and it is still growing at a high speed of nearly [-] people every year.

If you count the population in the New York jurisdiction including the rural areas, there are more than 80 people.Because of its prosperity, more immigrants prefer to choose to live in New York.This area has concentrated about half of the state's population.

Although the number of Chinese is growing slowly due to the influence of the Chinese Exclusion Act, sometimes the number is even regressing.However, a large number of Chinese workers in the early years and their descendants made the number of Chinese in this city account for [-]%.

(End of this chapter)