Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

It was hard to imagine how important the Letian Firm was to the Chinese merchants. When the foreign banks left all direct business, that was to say, when they stopped buying and selling, he became a huge organization that provided services, platforms, and financial support.

The ignorant Chinese businessmen were completely ignorant of the outside world. They wanted to communicate with the outside world, but because they had shut down their country for too long, most people did not know what the outside world was like.

How to deal with the colonial governor? How can taxes not be cheated? Where are the pirates on the Merchant Road? Where did the swindler come from? What about the taboos that include the peoples?

What difference did European countries have in their preferences when the same ship of porcelain was sent to London and Paris?

These were all problems, and they needed answers from the Letian Firm. They could even request help from the foreign banks to solve them.

The consultation was obviously not free, and to solve the problem would require a huge sum of money, but compared to the Ocean trade's rich profits, this kind of fee was nothing.

Most importantly, among the rise of the Chinese people, the military rise and the victory of diplomacy were very important. There were many business disputes between Chinese officials and businessmen, especially the foundation led by the King Yi, which was a financial and diplomatic force respected by all the European countries.

It was not just the Chinese who needed the Letian Bank, but also the foreigners. The foreign merchants who had travelled thousands of miles to China wanted to get their hands on a ship's goods as soon as possible, and to get their hands on the highest quality goods. They needed a host to help them negotiate.

In the past, only a few foreign language -speaking brokers were able to do this kind of work, but their power was obviously weak. When the Letian Firm, the big service organization appeared, they were quickly wrapped up and turned into foreign salespeople.

When all foreign merchants came to China to do business, there was no one who did not deal with the Letian Firm. There were even some who said that once you offended the Letian Firm, you would not even be able to take away a tael of mud in China.

After a long time, the service industry grew in size. Soon after, the foreign banks began to divide up their businesses, and the financial market for exchange was stripped away as the Letian Bank appeared out of nowhere.

This further solidified the position of the business empire in the Shaw's. It could provide services, regulate disputes, and provide financial loans … The merchant did not like this kind of behemoth.

Right now, Xiao Letian had become the walking stick for the Chinese merchants. With just a few words, the old shopkeeper wanted to take down their trump card, isn't that the same as chopping off their walking stick? How could this work? Absolutely not!

At that moment, more than 60% of the people in the crowd were against this reckless act.

"No, we definitely won't accept it! The Prime Minister's life is in chaos. The establishment of the Foreign Bank and Bank of China has already become an integral part of the Chinese people.

"Absolutely not. Master, please speak plainly. Did the prime minister suffer some sort of pressure or setback? Tell us the inside story, we have nothing but money …"

"Yes!" Foreign banks and banks are not allowed to take their cards off the table. We won't accept it even if it costs us our lives! "

This group of merchants were all loyal and devoted to Xiao Letian. It could be said that their business was done solely by the big tree Xiao Letian, if the big tree was going to fall, how could these monkeys not be worried.

Of course, there were a few who were more calm. They were not in a hurry to express their opinions, but rather frowned and said, "Everyone, don't be in a hurry to say something. I think we should ask the prime minister to come back and talk about this. There must be a reason behind it …"

"That's right!" The Prime Minister had been pondering the entire way, which step wasn't for the sake of our Chinese family's ten thousand years of history? "If you don't understand it now, what's there to be afraid of? One day we'll laugh …"

"When the Jiangnan Notes was in danger and the Russian was lured into an ambush, the entire world thought that we would lose, but in the end, it was still not the Prime Minister's trap! "We will definitely be the last ones!"

Fan Lian and Liu Chouchu only watched the scene of chaos in silence. In the end, Liu Chouchu's gaze fell on Keeper Niu as if he was reminding them on purpose. Liu Chouchu smiled at him.

Keeper Niu suddenly thought back to what Liu Chouchu had said before. A top quality mutton fat could be used as a headless reminder, but now these words surfaced in his heart.

The fat cow stood up without any hesitation and the hall gradually quietened down as he pressed down with his hands.

"Everyone, let me say something …" "I, Fatty Niu, do not have any other abilities. Earlier on, I was just an unranked merchant in the Tanggu, and when the Prime Minister Yang Gang opened its doors, I overestimated myself and went to try to force the palace …"

"Now that I think about it, it's really laughable. Luckily the Prime Minister has a big belly, otherwise I might have starved to death in that cemetery!"

"I know what I'm worth, and I know how many bowls of dry rice I have! She didn't say anything else. As long as the Prime Minister orders it, I won't think twice about it and will just follow him. In any case, the Prime Minister can't screw me over in the end … That's all I have to say, so be it! "

When the Keeper Niu sat down, he also stood up, "My family's lives were given to me by the Prime Minister. I followed him as well, and when the Prime Minister told us to jump into the sea, I jumped too … That's all I have to say, so be it! "

What was there to say? The two God of Fortune immediately suppressed the sound of their conversation, leaving the hall in complete silence.

Fan Lian sighed in his heart, "Ah … It's a pity you guys are wrong, Xiao Letian's plan this time is really not for the Chinese race, it is for himself … "

Shaking his head, old shopkeeper threw away the distracting thoughts in his mind and smiled, "We will definitely remove the cards, but we will still keep the services that we should all have!"

"Prime Minister Nian Bing's secret lightning!" With that, everyone in the hall stood up and cupped their hands to listen to the order.

"The Chinese Prime Minister's Decree No. 678, the Letian Firm, was officially removed in 1869. The Letian Firm was established on the basis of the foreign currency. From then on, the Letian Firm became a government agency of the Chinese race.

The Prime Minister's Medallion didn't take more than two hundred words to describe the general structure of the Ministry of Commerce. Most of the operations here had been carried out by the Letian Firm long ago, so upgrading them should not be difficult.

However, with just this one phrase, all the merchants present were so excited that they couldn't control themselves. Some of them even had tears brimming from their eyes.

"Good heavens! An additional Ministry of Commerce appeared outside the six tribes! Prime Minister is using us merchants as important subjects of the country! Long live the Prime Minister! "Long live!"

The Dragon and Phoenix Restaurant was filled with weeping. The servants on the second floor and first floor wanted to rush up, but the managers who blocked the stairs held hands and did not dare to let anyone pass.

They stared at the ceiling with their mouths agape, listening to the wailing sounds coming from within, thinking to themselves, whose mother is dead? Why are you crying so unjustly!