At first, Governor Liu thought that there was such a gang of bandits, who not only beat up Zhang Tuanlian's group braves, but also robbed foreigners.

"These bandits are really hateful, it's enough to rob the people, and they dare to fight the group brave, and they will fight the group brave, right? Dare to rob foreigners! Foreigners are so easy to grab? Foreigners are the ancestors of thieves! Usually don't mess with them, they still have to find a reason that is not a reason to rob me of the money of the Qing Dynasty, a few decades ago, Zhang Mingfeng, the county commander of Xilin County, Guangxi, killed a French missionary Marai in the territory, so that the foreigners found an excuse. As a result, those foreigners directly entered the city of Beijing, not only robbed a large amount of money and goods, burned down the Old Summer Palace, and finally forced the imperial court to pay a large amount of money and agreed to a lot of harsh conditions. That's it, anyway, it's the court's money that is lost. It's just that Xilin Zhixian, who caused this incident, was also implicated, not only lost his official position, but was never resigned, and was even exiled. I can't end up like this. When Governor Liu thought about it, he immediately made up his mind, on the one hand, he must severely punish these robbers, and on the other hand, he must quickly pacify these foreigners. Guangxi is a remote place, and Governor Liu rarely interacts with foreigners, but he also heard that most foreigners are extremely greedy for money. Since foreigners are greedy for money, Governor Liu also plans to "do his best to make Xunzhou material resources and make foreigners happy".

However, when he saw the so-called "robbers", he found that things were different from what he had imagined. When those so-called "bandits" were actually wearing the uniforms of Lian Yong, he knew that things were in trouble. Obviously, that damn Zhang Tuanlian didn't know what nerves he had, and he actually fought with foreigners, and what was even more hateful was that he actually hid it from himself, and said that he was a group of bandits, and even took people to clean it up! What the hell is this guy crazy about, what is his idea? It's good that he didn't let him go with anyone again, otherwise, he would definitely be killed by him. But what does it mean that these foreigners brought these caught group exercises to report the case? Do they really think they are robbers because they don't know that these people are local group training, or do they deliberately use such reasons to come to the door knowing that these people are local group training?

However, Governor Liu immediately figured out a key question. That is, whether these foreigners know that these people are actually Tuan Yong or not, they came here obviously to solve the problem with money in private. I just don't know how deep the teeth of these foreigners are. However, in any case, as long as it can be solved with money, it is better than getting things to the top.

"My lord, save us, these bandits ......"

Unexpectedly, when a group of people saw Governor Liu's mansion, he shouted.

"Smack!" Master Qian, who was beside Governor Liu, rushed over with an arrow step, and slapped that Tuan Yong's face.

"Where are you a bandit, how dare you pretend to be a group drill and rob friendly people?" Master Qian shouted loudly.

This slap obviously greatly exceeded that Tuan Yong's expectations, and he couldn't even figure out why Master Qian slapped himself and scolded himself for being a bandit. So he continued to try to justify: "Master Qian, I am ......"

It's just that this sentence was also not finished, and it was slapped back by Master Qian again.

"Come on, take this bandit down!" Master Qian shouted.

The two officials immediately came up and tried to take the two unlucky ones down. But at this time, one of the foreigners spoke up.

"Wait. There are some things that it is best to explain in front of everyone, so as not to affect the friendly relations between the Qing Dynasty and Western countries. ”

This sentence is spoken in the authentic Guangxi dialect, or even the authentic Jiangkou dialect, and the person who spoke was of course Chen Bachi.

"Who are you?" Seeing that Chen Bachi is a Chinese, at least looks like a Chinese, Master Qian can't help but be a little arrogant again, although this person seems to be mixed with those foreigners, starting from the principle that beating dogs also depends on the owner, this Chinese can't be directly scolded or even beaten like ordinary Chinese, but it's always okay for people to be arrogant in front of dogs, right? Thinking like this, Master Qian's voice naturally had a bit of arrogance.

"This is Mr. Chen Guang from Citigroup, Mr. Chen is a native of Citigroup, and even in Citigroup, he is also a well-known figure. The rest of us were hired by Mr. Chen. Li Chongguang said.

After listening to this introduction, Master Qian became more and more disdainful of Chen Bachi - with his accent, he must be from Jiangkou, but now he doesn't want his ancestors and has become a Citi countryman, this kind of person who doesn't even want his ancestors is naturally despised. However, Master Qian quickly hid this disdain in his heart, because this guy is now a Citi countryman, and most of the Chinese who have changed into foreigners are very small and very bad. In line with the principle that it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain, you can't show a disrespectful posture to this kind of person.

"Mr. Chen, it's a good luck." Without waiting for Master Qian to speak, Governor Liu spoke first, "Mr. Chen, it's not convenient for us to talk here, it's better to sit down inside and talk." ”

Now that Governor Liu can be sure, these foreigners must know that these people are group training, and they know that they are still here, so they naturally want to extort a sum of money because of this. Of course, this kind of thing still has to be discussed in detail.

……

"Mr. Chen, these bandits are indeed local group training." Governor Liu decided to get straight to the point and said, "The conflict between them and the gentlemen was completely a misunderstanding. ”

"A misunderstanding?" Chen Bachi asked with a sneer.

"yes, it was a complete misunderstanding." Governor Liu said, "Someone in the local area reported that there was a bandit in the town where you lived. They're going to catch the bandit, but they don't want to have a misunderstanding with you. ”

"If that's the case, it's not a misunderstanding." Chen Bachi cocked Erlang's legs and continued to sneer and said, "Because the bandit you are going to catch is me." I was a bandit back then. But I didn't expect that you guys were still holding me after decades. No, some time ago, I met with many high-ranking officials, including Li Hongzhang. They all knew that I had been in the Taiping Army and had rebelled, but they talked and laughed with me, and in the end, no one told me about arresting me as a bandit until I signed the loan agreement. ”

"This ......" Governor Liu was taken aback, and suddenly remembered the relevant content in the newspaper, and the representative of Citigroup seemed to be really called Chen Guang.

"Mr. Chen, then this is even more of a misunderstanding." Master Qian hurriedly interjected and said, Obviously, now this Chen Guang is already a Citigroup, according to the treaty signed between the Qing Dynasty and Citigroup, even if a Citigroup person commits a crime, it can only be dealt with by Citigroup, and my Qing government has no right to deal with him, even if he is a bandit. And he seems to have a bit of a status in Citigroup, so he can't be offended casually.

"Oh? Is this really a misunderstanding? Chen Bachi said.

"Of course, of course it was a misunderstanding."

"Even if it's a misunderstanding, but some of our people are injured and some are frightened, we can't just forget it in vain, right?" Chen Bachi said.

"That's, that's." Governor Liu said, "Although it is a misunderstanding, we will naturally make reasonable compensation for the losses caused to you." I don't know ......."

"Let's not talk about money. I've been a bandit, and you know that. My parents' grave was in the mouth of the river, and now that I am developed, I came back to visit my parents' grave, only to find that their grave was gone. I wonder if you can help me find out who moved this cemetery. Also, although my family's old house is not valuable, it can't be occupied by people for nothing, don't you say? As for compensation for the injured and frightened......"

……

"Chongguang, you don't seem to be in a good mood these days." Chen Bachi sat down next to Li Chongguang and said.

"No, no. I just made a fortune, how can I be in a bad mood. Li Chongguang hurriedly said.

"If you get rich, you don't necessarily feel good. Little brother, I know, you think you take a bunch of us foreigners to blackmail the Chinese, which makes you very uncomfortable, right? ”

Li Chongguang did not speak.

"Actually, we don't blame it. Anyway, with this virtue of these guys, even if we don't rob them, some people rob them. To be honest, this Qing Dynasty should have been finished a long time ago. It is a good thing to snatch them up early, let them play with eggs early, die early and be born early. Chen Bachi continued, "Before I arrived in the United States, I didn't think much about it, but after I arrived in the United States, I recalled that the Qing Dynasty was not finished, and it was really unreasonable. ”

"Hmm." Li Chongguang replied from his nose.

"Okay, don't overthink it. We're going back tomorrow, so let's get some rest. Chen Bachi stood up and was about to leave.

"Mr. Chen." Li Chongguang suddenly stopped Chen Bachi.

"What's the matter?" Chen Bachi asked.

"Mr. Chen has rebelled before, you must hate this court too, right?" Li Chongguang said.

"That was before. But I really don't have a good impression of this court. Chen Bachi replied.

"Yes, this court will only betray the country externally, and only oppress the people internally. If it is not overthrown, it will be intolerable. Do you say? We hold these truths to be self-evident: all men are created equal, and that they are endowed with certain inalienable rights from their Creator, including the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In order to guarantee these rights, a government was established among the people. The legitimate power of the government is derived from the consent of the governed. If any form of government becomes detrimental to these purposes, the people have the right to change it or abolish it in order to establish a new government......"

"It's nice that you can still recite the Declaration of Independence. Do you want to become a U.S. citizen? Chen Bachi said.

"No, we want to turn China into the United States." Li Chongguang said, "Has Mr. Chen heard of the Xingzhong Society? ”