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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.