Only seats, no tea.

But Yang Hao didn't care, he was a court official of the fourth grade, he was an overseas outcast who didn't even have braids, it was interesting enough to see it, it was rare not to kneel, seat? That's an absolute favor.

When the disciples outside heard this, they knew what kind of attitude to treat Yang Hao with, and they didn't dare to continue listening, which was a taboo. Hurriedly turned his head to the front yard, moved a stool for Liu Dafu and gave him a bowl of tea.

Sheng Xuanhuai was born as a comprador, and over the years, he has spanned two terms of government and business, and his ability to look at people and his skills in handling things are very comparable. After some temptation, he had already seen that Yang Hao was not an ordinary madman or a small citizen, and only by the tone and momentum of the correct answer, he could at least be judged by a "extraordinary origin".

He picked up the letter and raised it gently, and said, "If what is said above is true, then why don't you directly present it to Lord Zhongtang?" With your ability, you should be able to find a way, Lord Zhongtang is a talent-loving person, and the yield that can be given is much higher than that of me. ”

Yang Hao smiled calmly: "When we do things, we must talk about the rules." The Japanese spy incident not only involved Li Zhongtang's relatives, but also happened in Jinmen. ”

On that piece of paper, he wrote that Li Hongzhang's nephew, the head of the Tianjin Ordnance Bureau, was neglected by Zhang Shiheng, the top boss of Liu Di, the secretary of the Japanese devil Ishikawa Wuichi, and neglected the defense, causing such a heavy leak of information, and even pointed out the stronghold of Songchang Foreign Bank and the storage of a national intelligence network.

If Sheng Xuanhuai doesn't see him, or ignores him, then this matter will leak out, which will definitely cause an uproar. At a time when Sino-Japanese relations are becoming increasingly tense, Li Hongzhang's enemies, such as Weng Tonggong and Li Hongzao, who are the main fighting factions of the Qingliu stream, will definitely bite the bullet and hold on to it. Zhang Zhidong, a zombie who has always been unconvinced, will definitely fall into the ground. When the time comes, Li Hongzhang will be attacked by the enemy on his back and will inevitably be tired of coping.

Sheng Xuanhuai knew the severity, and he knew that as long as this matter was reported to Li Hongzhang, with Li's love of face, he would definitely be able to give a lot of benefits.

However, Yang Hao found him first, so not only did he, the Tianjin Customs Dao, not only not be guilty of negligence, but the entire Beiyang could also self-check in advance, and if he operated it well, it was a credit for taking the initiative to solve the spy case. When the time comes, he will personally report to Li Hongzhang, and he will definitely be greatly appreciated.

Yang Hao can be a man.

Sheng Xuanhuai was satisfied with this and nodded: "You want a place to live, this alone is not enough." If there is anything else, take it out as well. ”

Although the Qing Dynasty changed its policy of hostility to overseas expatriates, and declared that it would protect them, it did not welcome these people to come back. The infiltration and invasion of the great powers alone is enough of a headache, and it will be even more troublesome if these guys who know the roots and know the roots of the foreigners spread the strange and ingenious things of the foreigners, and greatly damage the foundation of the imperial court's rule.

Yang Hao took out another envelope, which was as thick as a book. Sheng Xuanhuai opened it and took a cursory look, it was the information of the Leshantang spy network! The details of the information collected through the Guòben World Network and other sources, including the Book of Resurrection and the Qing State Trade Overview, are absolutely astonishing.

Sheng Xuanhuai looked at the beginning of the summary, and couldn't help but smile: "The base camp of Japanese spies is located in Hankou, but it is unexpected. ”

Yang Hao said: "I don't know what Zhang Nanpi (Zhang Zhidong)'s face will look like when this news is revealed by Li Zhongtang." ”

Sheng Xuanhuai was overjoyed. He is Li Hongzhang's hardcore, so he naturally has to think about the future of his boss. If Li Hongzhang does not fall for a day, he will be able to gain a day of stability, control the huge business empire, and get what he wants. Attacking Zhang Zhidong is naturally the right thing to do.

He didn't know that Yang Hao was actually holding back his stomach!

In this world, because of the defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War, Li Hongzhang was forced to step down, the Beiyang Naval Division was defeated, the Huai Army system was replaced by the new army, and the great trouble of the imperial court was eliminated. Without the big tree of Li Hongzhang to cover them, Sheng Xuanhuai's position was unstable and he urgently needed to find another backer, so he took the opportunity to solve the dilemma of Hanyang Iron Works and transferred to Zhang Zhidong's door.

Now, Yang Hao deliberately guided him to come forward to reveal the secret and induce Li Hongzhang to provoke disputes. When the time comes, Li Zhongtang will go into the wilderness, will Sheng Xuanhuai still be able to cast it again? Zhang Nanpi has such a great amount of elegance? Not necessarily.

Sheng Xuanhuai didn't have a front and back eye, he put away the extremely important information with satisfaction, stared at Yang Hao with sharp eyes and asked, "I don't ask how you got these things." Where do you and those of you want to settle down? How can I help you? Could it be that it is going to fall on Tianjin Wei? ”

Yang Hao smiled faintly: "Actually, I'm here to solve the trouble for the adults." The American Concession, how? ”

"Huh?! What did you say?! ”

Sheng Xuanhuai was one of the few who didn't hold his breath, stood up suddenly, walked up to Yang Hao, glared and shouted: "Do you know what you're talking about?" The U.S. Concession, you can figure it out! ”

Yang Hao looked up at him fearlessly: "Don't you think that Lord Sheng thinks that this is an excellent opportunity to substantially occupy the American concession without angering the great powers?" After all, nominally, I am a U.S. passport holder, and I am a Chinese, no matter which one end, I can easily explain it! ”

"You...... You're really thoughtful! Hehe, what an overseas escapee! ”

Sheng Xuanhuai realized that he had lost his temper, returned to his original position, took a deep breath, and thought quickly in his mind, and actually found that this matter may really be promising!

The Tianjin American Concession has always been a headache. After the Qing government signed the "Beijing Treaty" with Britain and France and renewed the treaty, the Americans also wanted to get a 131-acre concession land. But before it could be cleaned up, the civil war broke out, and no one cared about it here.

It wasn't until 1880 that the Americans remembered, but at this time the American economy was entering the fast lane of crazy development, and no one came to the Far East to pan for gold, and no one was interested in the affairs of the Qing Dynasty. As a result, on September 9, 1880, the sixth year of Guangxu (1880), the U.S. government claimed that it was willing to "give up" the concession in China as a sign of "goodwill" toward China. At the same time, the U.S. consul in Tianjin was instructed to notify the Tianjin Customs of the situation.

At the same time, however, the United States wishes to retain the power to "enact appropriate municipal regulations in the area at certain times in the future", i.e., "to reserve the right to administer the municipalities of the area if necessary in the future". --- this means that you can take it back at any time!

After learning of this situation, the Tianjin Customs Department replied on 11 April by Zheng Zaoru of the Provincial Authority, demanding that the US authorities first consult with the Customs Provincial Government on the question of what administrative methods should be adopted after the concession is abandoned, so that there will be no objection when the United States is willing to take over the concession again. However, there was no real result in this negotiation, and the US concession was left unmanaged.

Later, some Germans began to gather here, and the number gradually increased, so the Tianjin Customs Department came up with another way, hoping that the Germans would manage the American concession, but unexpectedly the American consul protested but failed.

In fact, it is not only the Americans who oppose it, but the British who oppose it even more! In fact, they also have their eyes on this land, thinking about getting their hands on it.

As a result, the Tianjin American Concession became a three-way territory, no one built it, the Germans just built some wooden houses, the ground was full of swamps and river beaches, and no one went to open factories and shops, and it was desolate. The Chinese could not enter, the Americans were not interested in coming, and it was completely shelved.

Today, Yang Hao mentioned this, but it is equivalent to a new way of thinking. He was holding an American passport, nominally an American, and no one could say anything about the land he was in. However, it is also an overseas Chinese status, and a large number of overseas Chinese who have returned from overseas will be resettled in it, and it will not disturb the local area and attract impeachment. There are so many Chinese, three or five months may be filled with it, and then the Germans and the British will have a headache if they think about it.

Now the only question is, will the Americans agree to do that?

Yang Hao is confident about this: "As long as you have money, there is nothing you can't buy in the United States." It just so happens that we all have a bit of savings in this regard. ”

The present stage of the United States is the most corrupt "Gilded Age" in its history. It was also the fastest period in U.S. history. From 1865 to 1898, railroads in the United States increased by 567 percent, coal production by 800 percent, corn by 222 percent, and wheat by 256 percent. During this period, the super-monopoly of American corporate power in society was established, and a large number of robber and rich people (Robber Barons) were produced, such as Rockefeller, Milon, Carnegie, Flagler, Rogers, Morgan, Vanderbilt, and so on.

The number of millionaires has skyrocketed from a dozen before the Civil War to more than 4,000.

The entire American society, from the legislative, executive, and judicial, is controlled by financial capital. From the president to the legislators, to the officials of every county and city, all of them are the spokesmen of a certain capital, and the representatives of the interests of each of them, and the so-called "fertilizer distribution system" has been formed.

In the newspapers, there are shady scandals everywhere, but there is nothing to be done. For example, Tweed, the owner of New York City, was penniless in 1861 and had a fortune of $25 million by 1871! How much is that? It's easy to calculate for 25 million grams of gold.

When he was mayor of New York, he demanded that all public officials in the city report false accounts. He presided over the construction of the New York County Government Office Building, 40 chairs and 3 tables are discounted for $17.9! A summer watch is priced at $7,500! This Nima is not so expensive to make of gold!

Tweed was not an exception, and almost every mayor did it, so much so that from 1860 to 1900, they skyrocketed the U.S. municipal debt from $2 million to $1.4 billion! Most of the money went into private pockets.

The judiciary, criminals, prostitutes, and bar owners across the country must regularly pay protection money to the police, and Chicago crime syndicates earn more than 10 million dollars a year, one-fifth of which goes to the police. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can hire someone to take up the post for homicide, and if you don't have money, you will be sentenced to several years for stealing two pancakes!

The legislative branch is not clean either! The so-called democratic election, how to play one person, one vote? Every factory owner, before leaving work, viciously demanded that the workers must vote for one of the candidates he had chosen. Otherwise, you won't be here tomorrow!

And those business owners are bribing bribes in order to send their agents to Congress. They joined hands to embezzle financial money, and openly dared to privately divide the Central Pacific and Union Pacific project funds with a total investment of 94 million US dollars, as much as 50 million!

By the end of the 19th century, 2 percent of Americans' billionaires controlled more than 60 percent of their wealth, and more than 65 percent of the poor had only 5 percent of their wealth. The so-called middle class, the few are pitiful.

In such a crazy era, everyone looks to money, as long as you are willing to spend money, any miracle can be made.

Sheng Xuanhuai doesn't know as well as Yang Hao about the situation in the United States, but he knows what kind of temperament the Americans have. After closing his eyes and thinking for a moment, he gently patted the table: "That's it." As long as you can pass the level of the U.S. minister, no matter what happens to you in the U.S. concession in the future, you can treat it as if you haven't seen it. Neither for nor against. ”

Yang Hao slapped his face: "That's enough." "PS: Ask for collection!