"I originally wanted to pull him into business with me, but it turned out he's just a military man!" Zhu Wencong said to Wu Yuting.
"It's impossible for the Governor to fraternize with merchants, right?" Wu Yuting asked timidly. Rui Lin is, after all, from the Bordered Blue Banner!
"He's just being stubborn! The Imperial Court can't even pay military wages. Local armed forces have always been self-sufficient, which just means the common folks will have to suffer."
These Banner people really are impossible to communicate with, unlike Old Li who is slick, willing to cooperate as long as it doesn't harm the interests of the Qing court.
"Right, is Li Hongzhang the Governor of both Jiangsu and Jiangxi now?" Zhu Wencong couldn't help asking.
Wu Yuting pondered, she herself didn't care about the affairs of the officialdom, only knowing that Li Hongzhang has been the most prestigious Han in recent years.
