Qiao Mochen sent someone to follow Gu Nancheng and found that he often went in and out of the dance hall and mixed with some Westerners.
He frowned. Westerners had already occupied a lot of rented land, and the original legitimate merchants were squeezed out. Gu Nancheng was cooperating with them, which was definitely a way for him to use his position to give them some benefits.
As expected, salt and coal were originally in the hands of the warlords themselves, but in order to gain profits, Gu Nancheng actually took advantage of the situation and sold them all.
Qiao Mochen returned to the army and reported the matter to the commander, but the commander didn't take it seriously at all.
"Mochen, I know you and Gu Nancheng don't get along, but this job has been given to Gu Nancheng. You said you sent someone to keep an eye on him. It was wrong of you, and he didn't do anything big wrong. You should just go ahead and do your own thing." Commander Li felt that Qiao Mochen was making a big deal out of nothing. This job was originally for the person who took over to make some money. Since they all knew the truth, what was the difference between cooperating with ordinary merchants or with Westerners?
The prince came in person to talk about this matter, so Commander Li had to give the prince some face no matter what.
Besides, Gu Nancheng has never been very capable, so he is nothing to be feared.
Seeing that Commander Li was completely oblivious to his words, Qiao Mochen's eyes darkened. He had originally joined the army for the people, but he had no idea that even the military's leaders would act this way. These were parasites of the country.
Since the commander is unreliable, Qiao Mochen can only arrange for his soldiers to continue following.
It would be fine if he was just a greedy villain, but from Qiao Mochen's understanding of Gu Nancheng, he wanted power more.
Gu Nancheng actually has a father who is a marshal. People have always said that he only relies on his father, otherwise he would not always be against himself. It is because Gu Nancheng wants to climb higher.
Qiao Mochen was in a bad mood and unknowingly walked to Fu Yunxi's shop again.
In the past few days, Fu Yunxi's new store has also opened. She also rented a yard to accommodate those poor women and let them earn money here with their own labor.
Seeing that Qiao Mochen was more silent than before, Fu Yunxi guessed that something must have gone wrong in the army.
"Do you suspect that Gu Nancheng is colluding with Westerners?" Fu Yunxi asked. Now it seems to be only prosperous on the surface. The government is not taking any action and is only maintaining a superficial harmony with Westerners.
The more flattering you are to Westerners, the more they will become greedy, and the more they will become greedy when they see the huge wealth.
If the lifeblood of a country is in the hands of others, then the country is not far from destruction.
"Have you ever thought about changing the government?" After experiencing the modern dimension, Fu Yunxi's mind has become more open. If she had been in the palace before, she would definitely not have thought about things like rebellion.
Now we are in a chaotic world. Based on the history she knows, this government that does not consider the people and only cares about squeezing their wealth will not exist for long and will be replaced by a new government.
After hearing such bold words, Qiao Mochen looked at Fu Yunxi with a deeper look, but did not refute her opinion.
In the past, he would have thought that everything he did was for the people, but now even the commander is like this, what else can he not see clearly?
"But the salt and coal trade may have fallen into the hands of Westerners. If we let them do this, they will raise prices arbitrarily and the people may not even be able to afford salt and coal." Qiao Mochen said worriedly.
"Leave this to me." Fu Yunxi said, his face full of confidence.
Seeing the woman like this, Qiao Mochen became a little curious. Why was the woman so calm when even he found the matter difficult?
After all, how could it be so easy to take back what Westerners took out?
In fact, Fu Yunxi was not doing anything without any confidence. This matter was of great importance to the people, and she certainly could not stand idly by.
Moreover, the customers in this cheongsam shop are all wives. The wife of a Western embassy had been there before and mentioned that her husband loved gambling.
If a person has weaknesses, they can be exploited. She can win the contract and it will not fall into the hands of Westerners.
There is a private casino in the largest dance hall. If most people don’t know about it, they will only have fun in the dance halls outside.
Fu Yunxi originally planned to go alone, but she didn't expect Qiao Mochen to follow her.
As early as when Fu Yunxi said she had a way, Qiao Mochen couldn't get the answer from her, so he followed her quietly, fearing that she would be in danger.
"If I don't come, are you planning to go in alone?" Qiao Mochen didn't expect Fu Yunxi to be so bold, and there was anger in his eyes.
Seeing the man like this, Fu Yunxi had no choice but to go in with him. She walked to the waiter and told him a specific code, and the person at the door took them to the casino.
"That man is the ambassador." Fu Yunxi pointed at a tall man and said.
He had blond hair and blue eyes that were full of greed as he looked at the gambling table.
"If you go, he may not gamble with you." Qiao Mochen wanted to step forward but was stopped by Fu Yunxi.
She had heard from the ambassador's wife that the ambassador was conceited and looked down on women.
Fu Yunxi snorted coldly, then walked towards the ambassador.
The ambassador had just lost a few games and was feeling depressed.
Fu Yunxi came over and spoke to him in fluent English, "Do you want to make a bet with me? If you win, all these banknotes are yours. If you lose, I want something from you."
He was dazzled by the large plate of banknotes in front of him, and the woman in front of him had a look of disdain on her face.
She was just a woman, yet she dared to look down on him. The ambassador was also enraged and said, "Let's bet."
This woman is pretty, but not very smart. Apart from these banknotes, he has nothing valuable on him.
Moreover, all the banknotes in his hand combined were not as much as the one in this woman's hand.
So all in all, he has the advantage in this bet.
When two people reach a bet in the casino, someone will come to witness it to prevent either party from defaulting on the bet.
Sure enough, the bet between Fu Yunxi and the ambassador attracted a lot of onlookers.
Their gambling style was still betting big or small, and Fu Yunxi had long been tired of this.
The dealer opens the betting, and then Fu Yunxi and the ambassador place their bets respectively. The one who wins two out of three games wins.
The ambassador kept staring at the dealer shaking the sieve, and he glanced at the woman next to him, who actually had his eyes closed.
Maybe this person came here today just to give him money.
"I bet big." The ambassador placed his bet on the big side, and then saw Fu Yunxi casually bet on the small side.
After opening the dice, I didn’t expect it to be so small.
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