"Come on, let me give it a go, assorted duck hotpot is served... Come and try my craft Su's cherry meat... Jade fresh shrimp and fish balls..."

"Master, this is a 600-mile rush in Shanghai. Hu Xueyan sent his 50-year-old daughter Hong. He also said that he would come to visit you after the New Year..."

"This is the new Dahongpao in Wuyishan this year. Also, the old shopkeeper specially ordered hundreds of firecrackers from Liuyang, and now they are hanging outside the foreign company. Just wait for your order to listen to the fun!"

In Tanggu City in the middle of winter, the roof of the Lotte Foreign Store Hou House near the wharf was almost unveiled today. Xiao Letian, who had not been back from Naha for three days, was already in a gentle place and could not extricate himself. What's more, it's New Year's Eve today, and the fourth year of Tongzhi is about to pass.

No matter how big the matter is, it must be given in front of the New Year. All the documents have disappeared in the past few days. No one will be uncomfortable without thinking.

"This year is really not easy for adults. Let's calm down. Let's have a good New Year..." This sentence has become the oral words of Xiao Letian's subordinates.

1865 was the fourth year of Tongzhi, and it was destined to be an extraordinary year for Xiao Letian. In the beginning of this year, his classic Western learning "The Journey to the West" was released, and it instantly swept across the entire Qing Dynasty, bringing him endless reputation.

Following closely behind was the revenge of Confucian scholars. The Wang Shi was bombarded by Baihua Tower, Xiang Shaolong was bewitched and kidnapped, and then the Taibai-headed silver furnace was opened. During this period, there were also bizarre events such as Long Ye coming to the palace, Ermao entered the palace, etc.

Immediately afterwards, Lotte Foreign Business opened in Tanggu in summer. Xiao Lotte and a group of bandits swept the Tanggu business district, suppressing the troublemakers and sweeping away the unsatisfied businessmen.

Then there was Naha's bloody battle with the Japanese. Xiao Letian wandered on the brink of death several times, showing his own might on the battlefield, and even earned the identity of the prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Then the Americans' olive branch finally came over, and Xiao Letian's power finally got a powerful foreign aid. Just when everyone thought the road ahead was shining brightly, these clear streams began to struggle again.

The Tanggu Industrial Special Zone went from land acquisition disputes to civil wars between the New Army and the Green Camp, and even the Eight Banners soldiers guarding the Tianjin Guards had to take action. In addition, the riot in the city of Beijing, the entire winter of the fourth year of Tongzhi was simply a mess.

Looking back on this long year, Xiao Letian himself didn't know how he survived it. Many things were not felt at the time, but once he looked back, he would be extremely scared. Don't mention that just a few assassins was enough for him to reminisce.

"Master?Master...what are you thinking? Madam is waiting for you to come to the table. Don't learn from the old monk to meditate and meditate..." Qingwen's words were so hot that Xiao Letian could not retaliate.

Today is the New Year's Eve dinner. It is logical that women who have no door cannot live in men's houses, but who made Xiao Letian an unruly Japanese devil? In his eyes, it is no different from passing through the door.

There were 12 tables in the entire Lotte Foreign Company, including two tables in the inner house, and ten tables were placed upstairs and downstairs. Xiao Letian and his harem hid in Wenrou Village to have a small meal. The guys who had no time to go home for the New Year outside, and the second shopkeepers drank for a dark day under the leadership of Fan Jian.

Not only was the Lotte Foreign Company crowded with people, but even the left and right business names were temporarily borrowed by Xiao Lotte. Half of the street was brightly lit, and the guards of the prison hall and the new soldiers who stayed behind were crowded together this night to celebrate the unforgettable four years of Tongzhi.

"I drink this cup to congratulate you! I have been the second shopkeeper for thirty years. The first time I made money so profitable. The layout of the popular popular people is probably difficult to match even the ancient Fan Li and Lu Buwei. I am lucky in this life, and I am lucky in this life..."

"The first company of the new army... raises a glass together to celebrate the New Year to the adults, and to celebrate the New Year to our brothers who are expeditioning to Europe, and toast!

Half the street was full of toasts and clinking glasses everywhere. The soldiers who drank white smoke from their foreheads hugged the money-making guys and started to toast, including chicken, duck, fish, roasted whole lamb, stewed beef... Countless dishes were put on the table like flowing water, and the empty plate was moving down, and the atmosphere of the banquet was extremely warm.

Xiao Letian felt like there was a fire in his heart as he heard the roars coming from outside. He pushed open the window despite the cold wind outside, but suddenly he stretched out a hand to close the window again.

"Don't get cold, you're a big man, but what about Amber? She's still weak now..." The person who spoke was Fuhui, who was the oldest sister in Xiao Letian's harem. She was even two years older than Xiao Letian, and she was a typical royal sister.

Xiao Letian looked back at the pale amber in the corner, walked over and sighed, "It's too little to wear in such a cold weather... Take my white fox cloak..." Xiao Letian put the cloak on Amber with his own hands and gently helped him organize it smoothly.

"Didn't Huang Xie Doctor come? How did he prescribe the medicine? How did you feel after taking it?" Amber was just a woman from the School of Education. Her little rudeness in the past was actually a way of survival for poor women. In their hearts, if the girls in the inner house don't fight, they can't survive at all.

I never thought that there would be a master with such a noble status who could treat girls so gently. In comparison, those arrogant Qing nobles and perverted Han officials and Confucian scholars who like to have little feet were simply a group of pigs and dogs.

"Woo... Sorry, I shouldn't cry, Master, how inspiring the New Year is... But I can't help it. It's much better. I took Huang Xie Doctor's medicine much better, and my lower abdomen is warm. He said... He said that as long as I persist in taking it, I will have 60% chance of recovering completely..."

"Ah! This is good news. We have to have a drink... Amber, you can't drink a few less Western wines, and the fruity flavor will not hurt your body... Come on, let's drink this cup, and you have suffered this year. I, Xiao Letian, will accompany you!" After saying that, he raised his head and drank it all.

In a word, the girls in the house have red eyes. Isn’t that kind of cleansing their daughter’s intestines just like this? Men are doing big things outside, so they naturally complain that they have less time to spend with them. However, if men get tired of being in the inner house every day, they will definitely dislike men for being unpromising.

Women are such a tangled creature, especially when a large group of women tied their minds to Xiao Letian alone, the trace of resentful eyes made Xiao Letian feel guilty.

Looking at the women with red eyes in the room, Xiao Letian scratched his head awkwardly, "Okay, I smiled, you will be busy after the New Year. I promise you that Master Yangchun will be married. Some of you will be busy when you enter the second wife..."

A sentence made Hu Niu and Fu Hui's shameful faces flushed. Now they are only left to accept their fate. This man has almost overturned all the rules of the Qing Dynasty. There are so many weddings and funerals in Sijiu City. But who else in the Qing Dynasty can beat him?

"Cheers!" A glass of wine was in his stomach, and the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became warm. The girls competed for picking up their favorite dishes. Like Qingwen and Fangguan, the delicious food, they could just drink. Those who lost not only had to be punished for wine but also sang songs.

Xiao Letian touched his nose and wanted to propose to punish the sticker and take off his clothes, but looked around at Hu Niu and Fuhui and quickly dispelled the dirty thoughts in his heart. It was not yet a big marriage. Well, his debauchery and innocence cannot be exposed.

Xiao Letian looked left and right, and suddenly put his hands under the table, and grabbed Hu Niu and Fuhui's small hands at the same time. The two women were so shocked that they almost screamed. The two resentful eyes mixed with sweetness and gave Xiao Letian a fierce look.

But Xiao Letian knew that although they both used their eyes to pale themselves, none of their hands had been retracted, and they just let Xiao Letian hold them. Xiao Letian thought that the so-called happiness was nothing more than that.

Just when the girls at the table were almost crazy, the window frame was suddenly knocked, and Master Long, who had just recovered from his serious illness, became Xiao Letian's voice-over again.

"Sir, it's already ten o'clock in the foreigner hour. You have to go and see the guests on the second floor. Several foreigners' friends also want to clink glasses with you..."

Xiao Letian slapped his forehead and said, "The Gentleman is indeed a hero's tomb." In just a short while, he forgot Mike, Matthew, and the British doctor Buck. He really forgot about his friends when he sees sex!"

Xiao Letian didn't dare to look at the girls in the inner hut at all, and ran to the front yard like a fleeing. As a result, before he could go up to the second floor, he was surrounded by groups of excited soldiers and guys.

"Sir, you are out, you are out of the inner house! Today is New Year's Eve, no matter how big or small, everyone will toast you..." Then the brothers who did not dare to look directly at Xiao Letian in the past swarmed up and were fed six or seven cups before they even took ten steps.

"Brothers, eat and drink well. Let me go for a while. After I go upstairs to meet, I will come down to drink with everyone, accus you of guilt, accusing you..." After saying that, under the cover of Master Long, he went upstairs.

Mike, a member of the American Carnegie family, Matthew, an American military officer in China, and Buck, a British doctor, Fan Jian, Wang Huaiyuan, and Zhou Mingkui, a few senior officers of the new army, including Xiao Letian, and a full table.

Those who can sit at this table are already people that Xiao Letian can trust. After a few polite words, the topics directly turn to the future development of the situation, such as the details of the establishment of the Industrial Special Zone and the development of Naha. Among them, the problems of the military officer in China, Matthew, the most acute.

"Mr. Xiao, you just sent three hundred carefully selected soldiers to Prussia Germany not long ago. I don't know why a small Nordic country would make you so hard to borrow a boat to send soldiers to participate in a war that had nothing to do with China?"

Matthew waved his hand to stop Xiao Letian's polite words "Mr. Xiao, please don't use nutritional diplomatic words to perfunctory me. As a military officer, I still have my own analytical ability. Especially at the Naha port, you awarded Xiao Hexin the remnant flag, and I know very well the meaning of the appearance of this flag, that is, war..."

"Do you want your soldiers to join the war in Europe? Please tell me why, and also tell me which war you are going to participate in?"

At this time, the civil war in the United States had just ended, and its foreign policy pursued isolationism. At this time, Americans wanted to do business with the world and had no interest in fighting for the world. Therefore, they did not attach much importance to European intelligence collection work.

Almost all Western countries are paying attention to the rise of Prussia and Germany, but how exactly should Pesme lead that weak country to challenge old powers such as Britain and France? Not to mention that the Americans are not clear, even the Germans themselves have no idea.

Xiao Letian and the United States have established a close cooperative relationship, and people can understand that they are betting on the United States. After all, the American Civil War has just ended, and the West Coast and Ryukyu can be directly sailed over, so they will not lose money when doing business. But what's the use of close contact with Germany?
Chapter completed!