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When the month of December, which was four years after Tongzhi entered the Tanggu, the overseas trade of the entire Tanggu Port had stopped, the only thing left was for the Chinese to reward themselves.

The streets and alleys were filled with family members who had gone out to visit their friends and family members to buy large amounts of food. The two annual riots had not only not dampened the enthusiasm of the public for New Year's, but they had become even more fervent due to the sudden increase in income this year.

As the Letian Firm's dominion over the Tanggu gave all the Chinese Shang s a strong financial backing, the value of the trade in the entire Port of Tanggu had increased by a full forty percent throughout the year.

This was a number that none of the merchants dared to think of in the past. All the merchants had their smiles on their faces. Even the most stingy merchant had increased the wages of his workers this year.

The streets were filled with people holding shiny silver coins. If they were to put aside their stinking mud poles, would they even think of using silver coins? But this year, everyone had all been blessed by Xiao Letian, and the foreign currency that would echo with a single blow could finally be kept in the pockets of the commoners.

The streets were filled with live chickens, live ducks, frozen meat tofu, grain and oil stores, and grocery stores. Almost all the merchants had never seen such a large number of people with purchasing power.

This year, not only did the laborers who worked under the various merchants enjoy a good year, even the farmers who were usually the most reluctant to spend their money became energetic. The group of farmers who had lost their lands, represented by Little Wang Manor, actually also became the vanguard of consumption.

In order to thank the villagers for helping him when he was at his most critical, Xiao Letian had arranged for a good job to be done for the villagers.

It was winter and he couldn't move the soil, but there shouldn't be any problems building a fence. In any case, what Chinese citizens feared the most was not working. As long as they earned money, there wouldn't be a single person who felt tired.

Along the edge of the Special Zone, a long fencing fence was woven. Countless farmers were holding onto their daily wages while looking at the land that was being surrounded with money with regret in their eyes. They knew that when spring came next year, they would never know what the fields would become.

Fortunately, everyone had the protection of the Mr. Xiao, and the temple was going to be built next year, so the citizens' hearts would be at ease. At that time, it would be better to find work in the industrial area than dig out the soil.

There was a reason why the entire Tanggu City was flourishing with prosperity. Just as they were about to enter the Moon Slaughter Devil Nest, twenty thousand elite Xiang Army s stopped in their tracks in the Azure Province. With the orders of the imperial government, Weng Tonghe finally stopped the army in the Azure Province.

No one knew how the Qingliu Leader and the Xiang Army Marshal, these two elite Chinese men had talked about it. In any case, Ceng Guofan had only brought 24 guards and his Ninth Brother Xing Ye to Beijing as they headed there.

When the Xiang Army retreated, the Qing Liu and the others became well-behaved. Enke was still going on as usual, but suddenly, he seemed to have forgotten about Xiao Letian, and no one knew the outcome of the negotiations between Zhou Daoying, Er Mao and Xiao Letian. They only knew that when Er Mao returned to the capital, he immediately levelled up, and was already a Chief Eunuch on the same level as Li Lianying.

All of the political figures were monkey spirit, they didn't even need to rub the sand in their eyes. Just from the treatment of Hairy # 2 showed, even if Xiao Letian succeeded in clearing the trial this year, Qing Liu could do nothing to him.

Even in the secret battle between the imperial government and Xiao Letian, he still wasn't able to do anything to Xiao Letian. This meant that Xiao Letian's foundation was already very strong, and if he couldn't cut through, then he could only borrow weight from now on.

The protests from all over the Beijing disappeared, the flyers and newspapers that flew all over the sky disappeared, and the eyes of the people returned to the pots and pans, the rice, the oil, and the salt.

Xiao Letian being safe meant that the Industrial Zones would be safe. The entire business circle of the Tanggu was in high spirits, the invitations to Xiao Letian's banquets were piled like a small mountain, but Xiao Letian did not have the time to bother with them these few days, he was busy giving his new army salaries.

Now that Xiao Letian's new army had cleared the path, the imperial government allowed the Tanggu to form a merchant self-governing army of no more than 400 people. On the surface, it seemed like they were in charge of security at Tanggu's port along with the rest of the officers and soldiers. However, all the citizens of Tanggu knew clearly that these soldiers in dark blue military uniforms could not afford to offend anyone. They were the actual rulers of Tanggu.

"There's no need to hide anymore. Brothers, we don't need to hide in warehouses and train at night. We're like thieves. From today on, we can openly walk on the streets as guards of the Merchant Shop …" Qing Dynasty has finally given in! "

Xiao Letian's roar, was met with a roar that was like thunder. Victory! "Victory …" Xiao Letian was so scared that he started sweating. Luckily these idiots didn't shout "Long live", otherwise, it would have been a huge sin.

When they saw the majestic military posture, they subconsciously retreated. This was the Hubby that crippled Green Camp and ambushed the eight great lords, it could be said that today was truly an eye-opener. With the God of Death shaking the Tanggu, they might even be able to live past a few years.

Xiao Letian looked at his army with satisfaction, nodded and laughed, "Brothers, ever since we became armies in the summer, we have been fighting all the way to the Home Country. It has been half a year, and I, Xiao Letian, actually have not given anyone a single piece of salary. "Today, I will make up for everything that I owe everyone …"

"Five soldiers are paid monthly as well as fifteen squad leaders and fifty Queue length s. The current highest ranking Company Commander is paid a hundred per month … This is only the salary during times of peace, and during times of war, this is double the salary! "

Before Xiao Letian even finished speaking, these soldiers who were strict with their discipline did not make a sound, the commoners were all dumbfounded. No wonder they were all acting like heavenly soldiers, this was an army that Silver Mountain had built.

The commoners were very experienced, they knew that the average Green Camp soldier's monthly salary was one tael of silver, but they were never able to get a sufficient amount of money. Seven buckles, eight buckles, and sometimes even the top of some food and cloth, if they could get a few hundred coins, they would be considered a wealthy army.

The situation of the Manchuria's Eight Banners was slightly better, but these few years, the situation was also very serious. The situation of the Manchuria's Eight Banners being better, but these few years, the situation had been very serious.

Xiao Letian looked around, he could see the astonishment in the eyes of the citizens, this was what he wanted, he wanted to push his new army into the eyes of the citizens, this was the only way to rouse their sense of honor.

"Brothers, when we were in military lessons before, you all knew what the soldiers in the Great Clear World were like now. They were all so poor that they were like beggars and had been forced to become thieves and robbers …" Why should I, Xiao Letian, give everyone a higher salary? It is to make you feel a sense of belonging to this army, to make you all become soldiers with dignity, and not the repulsive soldiers the people speak of! "

Xiao Letian stood on the stage and shouted, "We are the new army, we are the iron army with strict discipline, we have our own clean salaries, we don't have to bully or bully the citizens, we don't have to burn or loot cities, we rely on the spears in our hands to protect the people of the world, this is the foundation of our survival …"

If there is anyone who dares to mistreat their citizens, I, Xiao Letian, do not mind sending you a bullet in person, to hell with you personally … Remember! "Don't lose face for this army, don't lose face for all your comrades who died in battle, and don't lose face for yourselves …"

"Start the roll call. I, Xiao Letian, will personally pay you with silver coins …"

Xiao Letian's reprimand was like a whip that struck everyone's hearts. Not only the new army, but the commoners also felt their blood rush to their heads.

"This is the army that Grandpa Yue Fei sent back in the past!" "We're going to freeze to death and refuse to demolish the house."

"Shh …" "Keep your voice down, don't say that. Grandpa Yue was hitting women for real, a violation of the imperial government's taboo …"

Amidst the discussions, Wang Huaiyuan began to hold onto the register and call out names. "Wang Da Zhuang …" Qian Fei... "Zheng Erbao …" Following the call for names, soldiers walked onto the stage one by one, standing at attention in front of Xiao Letian.

Today, Xiao Letian had also changed into a set of official military uniform. With a serious expression, he returned the greeting, and then took out a stack of papers from his wooden box and handed it over to the soldiers.

"Brat, I remember you. When Shouli City was charging towards the array, you helped me block the rain of arrows. You're called Qian Fei? The first ones to sneak in while capturing Maylor? Well done, you are truly worthy of being a soldier trained by me, Xiao Letian. "

Xiao Letian greeted them one by one and placed the stack of papers into the soldier's arms, ignoring the strange looks from the soldier. It was no wonder why the soldiers had a strange look on their faces. What they were holding in their hands was something they had never seen before.

"Letian Firm small deposit slip? This small one was a silver coin exchange certificate, and this one was a 5 silver exchange certificate, and there were also 10 silver coins … Eh? There were even words written on the back, "Free exchange certificate. Anyone can use this certificate to exchange for equal value silver coins in the Letian Firm. Is this the legendary currency used by foreigners?"

A large majority of Xiao Letian's new army consisted of the Ryukyu's Chinese who grew up, and they had been living at the docks ever since they were young. They had heard of the small amount of money circulating in the west, so the suspicions in the hearts of these Ryukyu's Chinese were not very big.

But the native soldiers of the continent were completely dumbfounded, and they thought to themselves, "Lord, what are you doing?" Could it be that the lord's funds were not working well? The reason why these big guys gathered under the lord's command was to do a big job, how many of them came here purely for the money? It's good to eat and drink well in the new army and also to live and sleep in the city. Actually, it doesn't really matter whether we have a salary or not. As for printing a few pieces of paper to fool us? "

These soldiers were mistaken, Xiao Letian was not just randomly printing paper money or making fun of people, Xiao Letian just wanted to give it a try. If the reputation of this treasure were to spread, then in the future, he would earn more than forging silver.

The printing paper was done by Fan Lian together with more than twenty experts who had personally guided him. The high quality wood pulp was mixed with a certain percentage of wool and cotton, which greatly increased the strength and toughness of the paper. The ink imported from the west was resistant to abrasion and did not lose color.

Xiao Letian had talked with the smiths before, with Great Qing Dynasty's current skills, it would be impossible to forge such a weapon without researching it for two to three years. However, after two to three years, Xiao Letian's skill might have increased by a lot.

"Brothers, do you think that I, Xiao Letian, am a bit of a fool? "Don't worry, once I explain the beauty of this small deposit slip, you will understand my good intentions."