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Chapter 57 - Minister Hua Ruohan

Prophecy The assassination of Lin Ken was the biggest gamble Xiao Letian had made after he had teleported. In Xiao Letian's big plan, the help of the United States was the key. Xiao Letian would obviously not hope that Lin Ken would be grateful to him for this information and give him countless benefits. That would be unrealistic, and not allowed under American law.

America is not a clear country. Politicians can only exert their influence, not do what the emperor wants. But as long as Lin Ken was able to exert a positive influence on Xiao Letian, that was enough. With Lin Ken's current prestige in the United States, just a little influence he could exert on himself would be enough to cause a ruckus in the Great Qing Dynasty.

Hua Ruohan's eyes flickered as he stared at Xiao Letian. This old man knew a lot about psychology, and he understood that a person's essence could only be understood when they met great desires. The young man before him, who was not even thirty years old, was like a man standing in a cave of sesame seeds. How much he could endure was up to him.

Her husband, the envoy, turned around and took a heavy wood box from Sai Men's hands, as he gently placed it in front of Xiao Letian. "This is a personal gift from the President. Hua Ruohan opened the chest as the lustre of metal engulfed his face.

What two beautiful revolver s, this was definitely a special edition made by Colt Inc. The shiny silver spear was engraved with a complex and symmetrical Lucky Clover, the ivory handle had Xiao Letian's name carved on it, the six-shot magazine was filled with gold bullets.

"This is His Excellency the President's treasured handguns, he temporarily let the craftsman carve your name on them, and sent a special intelligence officer to deliver it to you, accompanied by these two handguns and a document that you need very much …" With that, Hua Ruohan took out a paper bag from his bosom. When Xiao Letian opened it and took a look, he took a deep breath.

"Honorary citizen! Honorary citizen personally signed by the President? The United States Government accepted me as a citizen of the United States... "Oh my god, you actually admit to being dual nationals?"

Xiao Letian tried his best to find all the information he could on honorary citizens from the memory vault, but the amount of information he had was pitifully little.

Hua Ruohan understood Xiao Letian's confusion. "Honorary citizens are very rare, only two were awarded during the independent war, because of this reward from you, the President and his team of aides went crazy. In the end, because of the President's injury, everyone nodded their heads."

"But there are conditions. Your honorary citizenship certificate is already classified as a secret and cannot be published for 200 years. That's why I say you are now just a normal American citizen, but I think this will be of some use to protect you …"

Xiao Letian heaved a long sigh in his heart. These two gifts were meticulously selected by His Excellency the President. Why did Hua Ruohan keep asking for his identity? This showed that the Intelligence in the United States already suspected Xiao Letian very much. The President gave Xiao Letian the status of a citizen, which was also a form of protection.

Whether it was the spear or his identity, both expressed the meaning of 'protecting'. Xiao Letian's lies could fool most people, but it could not fool politicians in the west. He could foresee that as Xiao Letian's reputation grew, his identity would definitely be exposed by those big shots. If this lie was exposed, it would be a fatal blow to Xiao Letian.

From today onwards, regardless of whether it was English and French or Spain, Portugal or Russia, none of them would be able to attack Xiao Letian's identity. In the summer of 1865, Xiao Letian finally became someone who had no flaws in the law.

"Thank you, Mr. President, for your love and care for me. This gift is extremely important to me. Thank you!"

Hua Ruohan smiled slightly, and said with a sigh in his heart: "This is a truly intelligent person, to actually understand the meaning behind my words just now, looks like this person can truly cooperate, and nurture a new rising power within the many forces in Qing Dynasty."

At the end of the conversation, the atmosphere became much more harmonious. Minister did not continue to keep Xiao Letian's identity a secret, because he knew that Xiao Letian would never tell him the truth.

The gun and identity documents were Lin Ken's personal gifts to Xiao Letian, and at the end, they were the true negotiations.

"I think Priest Louis has already sent his request to the Minister. I wonder if you have considered it yet?" Xiao Letian asked while it was still hot.

Xiao Letian had saved his life, and what he wanted was definitely not two handguns and an identity document. What he needed was America's support during the early stages of his career, funds, technology and weapons were all things that Xiao Letian needed urgently.

When they were in Beijing, Xiao Letian had told Louis about the list he wanted. He believed that this list had already reached the United States.

Four American coin machine, three armed scissor boat and the Silver Trade, which allowed Xiao Letian's company to trade in the most urgently needed items. This was something that Xiao Letian urgently needed American help with. Of course, these were not free, the machinery and armed merchant ship s were all purchased at a high price by Xiao Letian.

In Xiao Letian's plans, Taibai Top's Ying Yang Forging Plant was too unsafe. When Xiao Letian found out that he was surrounded by a group of high-profile Green Forest people, he knew that Taibai Top's Coin Forging Plant would be exposed sooner or later.

The smart Xiao Letian immediately cast his gaze towards the vast ocean. The ship that was the most suitable to carry a coin forging machine, the first thing Xiao Letian thought of was the scissor boat produced in the United States.

The coin forging machine produced by the United States coupled with the entire set of steam boilers could definitely be installed on a scissor boat. The melting point of the silver was not high to begin with, so smelting it was very simple. But the latest type of coin machine is not made of silver water, but directly with the machine stamping, which not only increases production capacity and increased security.

As for the remaining two scissor boat s, they would be able to travel back and forth between North America and China, bringing back China's tea leaves, silk, pig's hair, and rhubarb … All the goods will be sold to the United States through the hands of the Chinese in exchange for the silver they need the most.

At that time, the United States was in the midst of a gold rush, and the mainstream trade currency in Europe and the United States was gold. Silver was only used as a supporting currency, so Xiao Letian's procurement plan had a very high probability of success.

There was a difference of at least 15% between the prices of the silver ores and silver ingots that had not been smelted yet, or maybe it was merely a preliminary smelting of silver ores and ingots. The price difference was at least 15% between the prices of the silver ores and silver ingots which had not been smelted yet, or perhaps it was only a preliminary smelting of silver ores and silver ores.

If you added in the profits from the Qing Dynasty's fire energy consumption, the profit points from Xiao Letian's private silver coin would reach an astonishing 30% to 35%. On the surface, this profit point looked very ordinary, but this business was not going to end up as a business transaction! You do not have to consider the purchase, sale, stock, backlog or even after-sales service. As long as you get the silver, the machine will sound like a natural source of money.

Xiao Letian knew that his plan was perfect, but the key thing was to get the United States Government's support. Whether it was the coin forging machine or the armed scissor boat, both were not ordinary goods, they would not normally be sold to private individuals, and the silver trade right was a key factor, if United States Government did not nod his head, Xiao Letian's merchant ship would not be able to pull away a tael of silver.

Minister Hua Ruohan and Xiao Letian looked at each other for a good three minutes, but Minister did not directly answer Xiao Letian's question, "Mr. Xiao, besides the request that you have made before, do you have any other requests? "It's best if you do it privately. I'm willing to help you personally …"

"Huh?!" Xiao Letian had a bad premonition at that time, was his request for help? Can't you change a few equipment and boats? It's not like I want you for free, I can't even buy you for free?

"Dear Minister, I am not a greedy person. I don't have any personal requests, I still maintain my previous request. This is a win-win business, can't you see that?"

Reaching this point, Xiao Letian changed the topic, "In the current Great Qing Dynasty, the public, including the officials, are still very resistant to the foreigners. Other than the Opium Trade and the Arms Trade, which you have done relatively smoothly, you have sold very difficult goods.

"I can assure you that there is no one else in Great Qing Dynasty who respects the rules of business more than me, and I am the only one who contacts you with a fair and win-win attitude … Here, I can let you know that my close friend is currently in charge of the Qing Dynasty's huge plan for the Industrial Zones. If you and I cooperate happily, I think your Home Country will definitely share the biggest piece of cake … "

Xiao Letian calmed his emotions and sighed in his heart. He had returned to the business negotiation table in the past, doing this in his previous life.

When Xiao Letian said the four words' Industrial Zones', Minister Hua Ruohan's eyes suddenly lit up. This old man had already started asking questions about the Qing Government's unique policy a long time ago, he knew that this policy was not progressing smoothly. After all, this was an agricultural empire, so trying to understand what industry was all about would require a breakthrough.

However, Hua Ruohan was also clear that the first person to eat the crab would definitely get the biggest piece of cake. If the Qing Dynasty chose American machinery, then the entire industrial system would follow American customs and standards.

China was too big and its population was too large. Although this giant monster was in decline, its thousands of years of history were still terrifying. Forget about all the Industrial Zones s, even if the United States could eat two or three, it would still be a billion dollar big deal! At that moment, Hua Ruohan was truly moved.

Xiao Letian could see the hesitation in Minister's heart, he knew that he was going to bite the hook. Right now, the American civil war had just ended, and everything was just waiting for the right time to end.

It was a pity that the Qing Dynasty Government did not know what had happened in this world. This was a good opportunity to establish diplomatic relations with the United States. However, this chance was destined to be Xiao Letian's. The old masters who were accompanying the girl and drank wine should just let them continue sleeping.

Minister Hua Ruohan was conflicted for a full ten minutes. When his mouth moved a little, even Louis started to become nervous, let alone Xiao Letian.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao … I can only regretfully say that I'm sorry, but the President said that personal friendship cannot be mixed into a conspiracy. "You can't represent any government. Your private act is a crime. We can't do business with criminals. It's immoral..."