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Chapter 1311 Selected Identity
It is human nature to watch the excitement and listen to gossip, and now is no longer the era of literary inquisition.

After leaving BJ City, anecdotes of princes, nobles and even the palace are often published in newspapers, and then processed by storytellers, spread in teahouses everywhere, and then continue to ferment and spread.

Even the first emperor (Tongzhi) died at the age of 19, and there were many rumors, saying that the emperor liked to travel in micro-clothes the most, and what he did was a shortened version of Qianlong's trip to the south of the Yangtze River.

Whether it is the beauties in the north or the rouge in the south, they are all Tongzhi's favorites.

As a result, during this process, the emperor's living habits were not very good, and he liked to travel lightly. As a result, he contracted syphilis and died.

Of course, this must be a rumor, and even Space has begun to wonder whether this kind of thing is true or not, so it gave relevant milestones.

It can also be seen from this that after the Qing Dynasty experienced the Taiping Rebellion and the opium war, both its prestige and its control over the people were actually very weak.

And most of the anecdotes and unofficial histories about the emperors of the Qing Dynasty came out during this time period, including but not limited to the following:
Hong Chengchou in Xiaozhuang's sleeping clothes, Dorgon took over his sister-in-law, Shunzhi became a monk in Mount Wutai, Kangxi passed on the throne as his fourteenth son, Lu Siniang transformed into a concubine and assassinated Yongzheng (from then on, the emperor's concubine had to enter the house naked), the secrets of Emperor Qianlong's life experience, etc.

By the way, the emperor in the comedy Nine Pins Sesame Official is actually Tongzhi alluded to.

This is also the backlash brought about by the Qing Dynasty's literary inquisition. The oppression and massacre were so ruthless back then, and scholars in the future will be able to write more obscenities!

It is precisely because the world is like this that the two soldiers will receive the treatment of second-tier starlets in an instant, be watched by a group of people, and some people will even take the initiative to take their own account. Such direct economic stimulation makes these two soldiers More and more motivation was generated, and the mouth was even more frothy.

At this time, Fang Linyan also knew their official identity: the postmen of the station.

More than 200 years ago, their colleagues successfully destroyed the last vitality of the Ming Dynasty, allowing the Qing Dynasty to take advantage of it.

Because there are no planes now, but there are steamers for foreigners, so most officials in the south at this time first come to Tianjin Port by boat, and then go from Tianjin to the capital.

So in such an important traffic place like Tianjin Wei, when the two of them are busy with their business, they have to welcome and send several groups of officials, and they also have to wait on an unknown number of masters, so their knowledge is indeed extraordinary. From the mouths of these two guys What is said is persuasive.

So, when the two postmen finished their breakfast and left, Fang Linyan had already been waiting for a few minutes, and he handed over a bunch of copper coins with a smile, and said in his mouth:
"Delay the two big brothers for a little time, just want to inquire about something, I wonder if you two have heard of this master?"

Then a name came out of Fang Linyan's mouth. The two postmen looked at each other, took the hanging copper coin first, and then shook their heads and said:
"Have not heard."

The postman's answer was completely within Fang Linyan's expectations, because the official he was looking for was from Sichuan. When he usually went to Beijing, he probably would not go to Shanghai first, and then go to Tianjin to make such a big circle.

So Fang Linyan launched a money offensive again, this time it was more than two taels of silver for one ingot, which was about 4000 yuan based on current values, which was a small fortune for the two postmen.

Fang Linyan shook the silver in front of the two of them, then said:

"If it's convenient for the two big brothers, help me find a copy of the book, and this will be my book purchase."

Jinshenlu is a national official record published by bookstores in the old days. It records the birthplace, resume, etc. of each official. It is still useful for officials, but it has no market for ordinary people, so Liquidity is low.

However, it is a necessary thing for post station staff who have to deal with officials every day.

The two looked at each other, and the older one whispered:
"That requires money first."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to grab the silver that Fang Linyan took out, but Fang Linyan gave way lightly, allowing him to grab an empty space, and then directly broke off a third of the silver ingot:

"This is the deposit."

Seeing Fang Linyan showing his strength calmly, the two postmen immediately dispelled some thoughts that they shouldn't have. The most powerful people they have seen are pinching hard walnuts and pulling silver ingots with their hands. Somewhat unbelievable.

So soon, a page-turned record of gentry was handed over to Fang Linyan.

Fang Linyan couldn't wait to flip through the pages, and then quickly stopped, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to himself:

"Sure enough, you are still here!"

Having said that, Fang Linyan took a deep breath, with a look of expectation in his eyes:

"Is xx a thing in the pond, who will turn into a dragon when encountering a storm. You who were originally unknown, only retired because you had no chance, and died in depression!"

"But now, I will give you this opportunity!"

After confirming the existence of this person in this world, Fang Linyan immediately called up the previous selection menu.

Yes, it's the brand new menu where you can choose your identity, allowing you to start with XXX as soon as you come, and then Fang Linyan decisively chose option D: Master Zheshang!

Suddenly, a lot of information poured into Fang Linyan's mind, and at the same time, a beam of light enveloped it, and his face and height began to change:

He closed his eyes and opened them after more than ten seconds. Then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to himself:

"Interesting, really interesting!"

The current Fang Linyan has been assigned an official status, and his surname is Hu, and his name is Hu Zhiyun.Not only that, but the key point is that he also belongs to a direct descendant of a huge merchant family. This merchant world was very brilliant and powerful just over ten years ago. How powerful is it?

Let me just give you two examples. For loans that the Qing government cannot handle, he can help sign contracts with foreign banks. The loan amount is a terrifying 800 million taels of silver.

Another example is that the trophies and silver rewards obtained by the Hunan Army must be stored in his bank.

China's first ship "Wannianqing" was also manufactured by this family.

His business has even grown so large that he can be called the richest man in China, and the reason for his family's downfall is that he started a big business war between China and foreign countries related to raw silk in Shanghai with foreigners!More than 2000 million taels of silver were consumed.

In the end, losing this commercial war was a crime other than war. The reason was that Italy had a good raw silk harvest and the outbreak of the Sino-French war led to a financial crisis.

However, the core figure of the Hu family back then, that is, Fang Linyan's third uncle, had passed away for several years.Even the big backer of the Hu family's officialdom has long since passed away.

And after the end of the commercial war, the Hu family was also dismissed by the court and ransacked. Fortunately, it was only the third uncle who was in charge of raiding the Hu family, so it still gave them a chance to make a comeback.

It's just that the past few years have passed, and the Hu family's connections have gradually withered, almost as intangible as fog.People say that the centipede is dead but not stiff, but at this time, the Hu family is actually only a few feet away from being stiff and lying flat.

More importantly, connections are usually linked to strength. If you are rich and powerful, of course you will be carried by a sedan chair, and those who can help will just raise your hand and pass.But you don't have power or money, maybe people will treat you as a fat pig.

Of course, without money or power, ninety-nine out of ten contacts will automatically lose their effectiveness.

Now Fang Linyan, the Sixth Young Master, had a heavy burden on his shoulders. The Hu family knew that someone in the court was good at being an official, so they asked him to take a huge sum of money to befriend an official in Jinan, Shandong: Li Meng.

The fact is that this official is very unhappy in his tenure, and he is about to step down from his current position and be sent to Deqing County next door to Hangzhou for a general judgment.

Such a depressed and unlucky official, why did the Hu family send their young master all the way to curry favor?It's nothing more than the three words "burning a cold stove".

The Hu family felt that the backer behind this official would gain power soon, and Li Meng should only be unlucky for a while, so they went to give charcoal now.This is also the old routine of the Hu family back then.

Of course, everything in the world is full of variables. Everyone can do something like burn a cold stove, but the variables are huge.The greatest probability is that the money was sent out and someone fawned on him, but this person couldn't get up at all.

Another variable is that the investment officials are thick-faced and dark-hearted, even if they regain power, they will turn their faces and deny people immediately.

At this time, Fang Linyan felt that the Hu family's vision was very problematic. For example, Li Meng, who wanted to invest now, was originally impeached for corruption. This kind of person must have a lot of appetite.

And according to Hu Zhiyun's previous investigation, there was no limit to what he could do, and five or six people were even forced to die for the purpose of looting, including two followers of Western religions.

At this time, the officials of the Qing Dynasty were already terrified by the two Opium Wars. As long as they heard that something was contaminated by foreigners, they would always investigate and deal with them regardless of the facts. That's why Li Mengcai was out of luck.

In Fang Linyan's eyes, if he has power in his hands, it is really not difficult to get money. A truly capable official can even benefit the local people while raising money.

Like this Li Meng, who is a typical greedy, incompetent and ruthless model. Investing in him is like throwing money in the water, and there is no chance to hear it.So since the third uncle passed away, the situation of the Hu family is still very bad, it's just that the people at the helm don't have a good vision.

However, the fly in the ointment is that Fang Linyan also received a reminder: because he chose this character too late, there were some side effects.

Because Hu Zhiyun's true self was hit on the head by a robber with a stick yesterday evening when he was driving at night, and he fell into a coma until now. If Fang Linyan hadn't chosen this identity, he would die within a few minutes.

Even so, part of the soul has disappeared by now, so the characters' memories of the past have been lost.

But for Fang Linyan, this is not a big problem. He thinks that Hu Zhiyun's luck is really good. He took his life back abruptly. After he leaves this world, he can still inherit what he left him. survived.

Fang Linyan calculated the date. The Sino-Japanese War officially started on July 25th, and today is July [-]th. If you count the current lagging information dissemination speed, then you still have seven or eight days to plan your strategy.

Now that he has determined that his goal is in this world, and his life experience has basically not changed, Fang Linyan has basically determined that the focus of his next work is to make money, because the next step to take is a slant. No way.

At this time, Fang Linyan touched the corner of his clothes, and it was obvious that there was some extra thickness, because there were three silver tickets sewn inside, totaling 1 taels of silver, one of which was 5000 taels, and one 3000 taels, and another 2000 taels.

This is the funds entrusted to Fang Linyan by the family before leaving. In addition, the family will also look at Fang Linyan's work situation and add extra money.

This is because although the Hu family is now in decline, there is still a pillar industry that can still barely maintain, that is, the medicine store left over from the heyday of the year, with branches in BJ, Jinan, Tianjin and other places.

The Hu family's medicine store once competed with Tongrentang, even now, Fang Linyan, the sixth young master, can get the right to withdraw corresponding money in some major cities in the north.

For a businessman, it is definitely much more difficult to earn 1 yuan with one yuan than to earn a million yuan with 1 yuan. Once you do this, you can get a large amount of principal without any trouble. This is why Fang Linyan chose the Hu family. The most important identity of the young master.

After Fang Linyan had a full meal, he began to inquire about the corresponding goods in Tianjin. After collecting some information, he went to the developed port area to ask questions. He got a feel for it, and then went directly to Tianjin. Lu Zhuangzi's treasure bureau.

Where is this treasure house?In fact, it is a casino. In other places, casinos are mixed with dragons and snakes. It is almost ten gambling and nine cheating. However, the treasure bureau here in Tianjin really has a lot of rules. It is the first few places where Chinese casinos were formalized. one of them.

Of course, before arriving at Luzhuangzi, Fang Linyan simply found a secluded place to perform the Spiritual Speech Art. After a simple communication with Evelina, a man was summoned.

After the emerald green light disappeared, the man opened his eyes, then half-kneeled and saluted Fang Linyan:
"Master Knight, I am Judy Laurent, and it is an honor to serve you."

Fang Linyan nodded and said:
"I should know what I need this time, right? I'm mainly good at gambling."

(End of this chapter)