The night shrouded the earth, and in the mansion of the Li Mansion on the walled road of the British Concession, Li Guolou waved his fan and enjoyed his leisure time. But he still has a leisure mood, watching his family play cards, two tables of eight grandmothers playing cards, one table of mahjong, and one table of poker. It's better to be at home, don't be sad, and enjoy a good family life.

After reading for a while, Li Guolou sat on the sofa next to him and looked at the "Beijing-Tianjin Times", which is a British newspaper in the concession area, which mainly focuses on practical content, and major foreign events will also be published, which will be published once a week. In this issue, Li Hongzhang's articles are touted, telling the progress made by Li Hongzhang in the Qing Empire, and the whole world is shocked.

This is politics, and the hidden purpose is to sign a large order for Li Hongzhang to go abroad, who will it be spent? The British couldn't sit still, and when they saw that the Qing Dynasty suddenly fell to Prussia and wanted a piece of the pie, they added goodwill to the Qing Dynasty, threw an olive branch to the Qing Dynasty, sold industrial equipment, and immediately went up a ladder.

Li Guolou said loudly: "Xie Liya, you British have put down their shelves and said that they will increase investment in the Qing Dynasty to ensure that the interests of the British Empire will not be harmed." ”

"Haha! I'm confused. Xie Liya happily spread out the mahjong tiles and said impatiently: "Xiaolou, what a British, now my family is a British expatriate, and my parents are also in Shanghai." And I am from the Qing Dynasty, and I am from the Qing Dynasty. Do we have foreigners here? ”

"Nope!" The grandmothers replied in unison, and no one left the table.

"Hey, don't get carried away, the rural people hate foreigners, and foreign religions are smeared. I wonder that since the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he issued a holy decree that the peasants would never be endowed, and the Qing Dynasty was low in exploitation of the peasants, and the merchants were harsh on the taxes and the collection of gold, and the merchants should hate the government, why do the rural people hate the foreigners so much? Li Guolou still remembers the reactionary songs and ballads that the rural people are violating with each other, and he is a little confused.

"Xiaolou, you ask us, who are we going to ask? We don't go to the country. Chen Xiangfang is now recuperating her body, and there is only one word "play" in her mind, and the advantages of the inner house are highlighted, and there are people to play with her all day long.

"Oh!" Li Guolou was overjoyed and said with a smile: "It's still the eldest grandmother who is smart, in a word, it turns out that there are people who preach and preach in the countryside, and it is someone who instills hatred into the countrymen." Hey, his heart is punishable. Peaceful coexistence, not very good. ”

"That's because you have good conditions and can afford to support us." Xie Xiuzhu glanced at her, and even asked her to talk about this kind of truth, and the more she lived, the more she twitched.

"Hey, hey! Raising you, my burden is not light! Li Guolou looked meaningfully at the nine national colors in thin clothes and short sleeves, swallowed his saliva, and suppressed his impulsive desires.

"Xiaolou, don't look at it, go back to sleep for me." Chen Xiangfang didn't look back, seeing through Li Guolou's evil thoughts.

"Oh!" Li Guolou obediently left the living room, after a while, he stared at the inside of the thin silkworm clothes, and said with a hippie smile: "Nine charming grandmothers, you will return to my arms in three days, I want you to take turns to sleep." ”

"Got it! Get me out! "There is no real reason to play cards, with a big belly, he pushed Li Guolou out, and he thought that he should be conscious.

"Oh my God! Why should I compete with Tarzan of the Apes? Li Guolou was so annoyed that he opened his hands and confided in the sky, putting himself on the status of a national hero, like being baked in an oven. But people must be self-aware, Tarzan of the apes is a person who came out of the primeval forest, he is born with quick movements, and his strength is better than him, and he is only 3% sure of winning.

On the mahjong table, Zhen Yuhuan sighed: "Grandma, have you seen it, Xiao Louhua is ruthless, that mourning star still wants to come to our house next year." If it doesn't work like this, the threshold will also be broken by a shameless woman, and someone will serve Xiaolou in the future, grandma, you have to find a way to plug the loophole. ”

Chen Xiangfang glanced at the white lotus in front of him, and said: "Lao Jiu, I heard it, it's cheaper for you, and you will serve Xiaolou in the future, don't let the mourning star get close to Xiaolou." I get angry when I think of that mourning star, she is the shameless woman in the world. ”

Bai Lian's status is low, and she is Wu Peipei in the background, but seeing that the eighth Wu Peipei is silent, she seems to agree with Chen Xiangfang's proposition, she immediately replied: "It's the eldest grandmother, I listen to you, and never let a shameless woman get close to Xiaolou." ”

At the card table next to her, Xie Liya interjected: "I can also serve Brother Xiaolou." ”

Chen Xiangfang squinted and said: "Fourth, don't make trouble, Shicai Xiaolou has already said that foreigners in the countryside are not welcomed, so you stay at home honestly, go to school every day, and give English lessons to students." ”

Xie Liya had nothing to say, and temporarily stopped, Chu Xiangyu said coquettishly: "I can also serve Brother Xiaolou, Lao Jiu, let's take turns." ”

Chen Xiangfang said loudly: "Both of you can do it, and the foreign woman will stay at home honestly." If you want to leave the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible, no one will want it. ”

"Hey, hey, hey!" The nine grandmothers laughed together, each with their own calculations, and their eyes had a kind of affection, and they didn't turn their faces ruthlessly.

In the Franco-Prussian War, France signed a humiliating peace treaty with Prussia, and France paid an indemnity of 500 million francs, plus war losses, a total loss of 200 million francs, resulting in insufficient capital investment in economic development. It also ceded the iron needs of Alsace and Lorraine, which were rich in reserves, so that the resources needed for economic development were seriously lacking. In addition, before the reparations were paid, Germany occupied the six northern departments of France, further narrowing the domestic market. All this greatly slowed down France's economic development, made the progress of the second industrial revolution in France slow, and after entering the imperialist stage, France's industrial revolution and economic development process obviously lagged behind the United States, Germany, and Britain.

Because the First Battle of Annam ended in the defeat of the French, the French Qing Dynasty became a lost dog and a weak and bullied nation. The French tightened their belts to get by, and the French Concession in the Qing Dynasty was also hit hard, and infrastructure construction basically stagnated. In the French Concession of Tianjin, the only place where the source of wealth is the casino, the business is more and more prosperous, and the French have nothing to do, and the French are crowded into the Captain Hook Casino to spend their leisure time. This is just the surface scenery, the casino owner One-Eyed Dragon Jack can't laugh, the French who come to the casino are mostly poor and shabby, and the casino income has dropped sharply compared to the past.

Fortunately, Jack the One-Eyed Dragon also has a big card, and Li Guolou's boxing match with Tarzan of the Apes has made him the target of gamblers all over the world, and millions of francs of gambling money have been pocketed by him. After careful consideration, the French Minister Luo Shuya needed the Li Guolou Li consortium to make a great contribution to the French Concession, so that the French Concession could remain prosperous. After a long talk with the French minister Luo Shuya, Jack the One-Eyed Dragon made the right decision, he needed Li Guolou to win the boxing match, so that Li Guolou could walk with his head held high in the French Concession in the future, show his strength, and increase investment in the basic projects of the French Concession.

The national interest is above all else, for this initiative has long been in the control of Jack the One-Eyed Dragon, when he controlled several boxing matches of Tarzan of the Apes, and now he is doing the last curtain call, who wins and who loses, it depends on how he chooses?

After Tarzan handled the American citizenship, Tarzan had no worries. The passport was handed to Tarzan along with a large check, and Jack the One-Eyed Dragon held up the red wine and said, "Mr. Tarzan cooperates." ”

Tarzan shook the red wine in his hand, drank it, and said with a smile: "Mr. Jack, cooperate with you." This time, let's let the pigtail dog, be smug, we French can afford to lose. ”

"Humph! The Prussians and the Qing people are the enemies of our French, and the shame today will be repaid by the Prussians and the Qing people in the future. Jack the one-eyed dragon widened one eye, swallowed a glass of red wine viciously, and was happy in his heart, and made a gamble to make Tarzan fall into an unrighteous situation in the name of patriotism. And he flattered on both sides, was beautiful on both sides, made money and made friends with a powerful man in the Qing Dynasty. Li Guolou has accepted his favor and will repay it doubly.

Jack the One-Eyed Dragon asked curiously, "Mr. Tarzan, does your fiancée Jenny know?" ”

Tarzan said meaningfully: "Mr. Jack, Jenny is a reporter, she will be a hundred times more brainy than me, even if I don't say it, she will not bet on her belongings." This shows that she has a hand. ”

"Well, Tarzan of the Apes, your thinking ability is the same as that of humans, and you are an evolving ape." Jack the one-eyed dragon dares to make low-level jokes about his old friend Tarzan the apes.

"Hahahaha! Jack the one-eyed dragon, you are very cunning, you have already calculated Mark, and the pigtailed dog will have face, and there is no connotation. Tarzan of the apes raised his head and laughed wildly, he will leave the Qing Dynasty and go to the United States to write legends, with Jenny Chan he writes about his life experience, the stain of the Eastern country, just a small episode of ups and downs in life.

Jack the one-eyed dragon stretched out three fingers and said, "Tarzan, three rounds, give me three rounds, don't let people see through the old bottom." ”

Tarzan scooped up the check and said, "As long as this is cashed, I won't be able to get along with the money." Mike is still practicing hard, and I feel sorry for him, the Qing people have no brains and cowards. ”

Anita, a breast-enlarged beauty, poured three glasses of red wine, and said delicately: "Taishan, cooperate and enjoy." ”

Tarzan of the apes hugged left and right, and the three beauties in the room surrounded him, he had no spare time to practice boxing, and he was not separated from the wine these days, and he was too busy to be busy.

The one-eyed Long Jie drank and left the secret private room, he also had an identity ---- a French spy, hiding his true identity as a casino owner, and buying the "two devils" in the Tianjin French Concession. Li Guolou's family also recruited Qing spies, and Li Guolou's every move could not escape his one-eyed dragon.

Li Guolou thought that the ape Taishan happened to be in poor health, so he was lucky to win. But he did not expect that the boxing match had gone bad and that the French would show favor to him for the sake of the national interest. He still sweated like rain, his pants were soaked on a hot day, he shook his arms with sweat, and the effect of abstinence for more than half a month was obvious, and the bloody man fought in the boxing ring.

"Click, click!" Magnesium powder illuminates the gym, and more than a dozen reporters from all over the world keep taking shirtless photos of "Mike Lee". McBee was stronger last year, no wonder the two empress dowagers of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Ci'an and Empress Dowager Cixi, will hand-pick Tanhualang, "Mike Lee" is clearly the messenger of flowers. More than a dozen reporters from all over the world nodded to each other quite smartly, with lewd expressions, containing a layer of deep meaning. Tomorrow the newspaper will have an explosive news······