Lost and Spy

Chapter 183

The three words "Shengen Building" seem to be written with a bit of momentum.

To say that these old and young people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty still have some cultural background, but in terms of human character, it is inevitable that they will be somewhat worse.

Xie Songshan specially dispatched a driver to take Meng Shaoyuan to Shengen Building.

Packed a largest private room.

In order to invite "Zhu Yanfan" to the banquet today, Xie Songshan invited many famous people.

They are all the chairman and general manager of a certain firm, or a certain official of a certain department.

Xie Songshan is exquisite in all aspects, and gets along with these people like a fish in water.

As soon as Meng Shaoyuan came in, he introduced this "Manager Zhu" to everyone.

I heard that they are from Shanghai, and they have half Japanese blood on their bodies. All the people who came here showed their kindness with smiles on their faces.

While talking there, the door of the private room was pushed open, and a man in his forties, whose face seemed a little pale due to too much wine, walked in with a fan in his hand on a cold day.

"Ouch, the second son is here!"

As soon as they saw this person coming in, everyone stood up one after another. Xie Songshan was full of spring breeze, stepped forward, and squatted halfway: "Second Young Master, I will greet you."

"Hey, Boss Xie is joking with me. What age is this, please be safe."

"Your Majesty is here, your father, Mr. Du Ge, is the most trusted by the Emperor, so this rule must not be broken." Xie Songshan smiled and invited him to the wine table, and asked him to sit at the main seat.

Among those present, Meng Shaoyuan was probably the only one who didn't know this person, but he also guessed who it was in his heart.

"Come on, let me introduce you. This is the second son of Mr. Du Ge, the section chief of the domestic trade department of the Ministry of Industry of Manchukuo, Du Zhenxian, the second son of Du... Second son, this is my friend from Shanghai. Zhu Yanfan, the deputy general manager of Gus International Co., Ltd. and the manager."

"Long time, long time."

"Nice to meet you."

Meng Shaoyuan found that Du Zhenxian's eyes lit up when he heard his identity.

Well, from Greater Shanghai, from an international firm.

This identity is enough to bluff.

All the guests had arrived, Xie Songshan ordered the dishes to be served, and raised the wine cups to pay respects.

After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

Xie Songshan also continued to introduce how important Du Zhenxian was to Manchukuo, and how prosperous the business of "Zhu Yanfan" was.

Du Zhenxian also made a special respect to Meng Shaoyuan.

In his opinion, this gave Meng Shaoyuan a great deal of face.

His father is old Du Ge, you should go to Manchuria to inquire, except for the Japanese, the emperor, the chief ministers and vice ministers of various ministries, and the ministers of the former Qing Dynasty... Who did you toast to?

"Manager Zhu's foreign firm, what kind of business do you usually do?" Du Zhenxian asked in a drawn-out tone.

"Returning to the second son, it is mainly to do some trade with the United States, Great Britain, and France." Meng Shaoyuan talked eloquently:

"Those foreigners' gadgets have a market. Tobacco, medicine, cloth, in a word, as long as they are imported from foreign countries, they will have no worries about sales.

There are also some things that cannot be purchased in the domestic market, and we will also entrust us to do it.We help him buy it, help him send it to Shanghai, and earn the difference from it..."

Meng Shaoyuan spoke in detail, but Du Zhenxian listened carefully.

He interjected and asked, "For a foreign firm like Angus, after a year, the profit will be hundreds of thousands, right?"

"Second son, you underestimate us too much." Meng Shaoyuan smiled lightly: "The big boss behind us is an American, hundreds of thousands a year? That's not enough for our expenses. Like this year, although it hasn't arrived yet At the end of the year, our preliminary profit estimate always looks like several million."

"millions?"

Du Zhenxian gasped.

I have heard for a long time that those international foreign firms in Shanghai are calling for the wind and rain, and I don’t know how much money they have made. Now I heard it with my own ears, but I didn’t expect it to be so.

Now knowing that "Zhu Yanfan" is a rich master, Du Zhenxian's demeanor has become more intimate.

"Currently, we are going to expand our business to Manchuria." Meng Shaoyuan said intentionally or unintentionally: "Shipping out Manchuria's special products and bringing in foreigners' gadgets will make a lot of money."

"I'm afraid it's not easy." Du Zhenxian frowned: "One is that Manchuria is not like Hankou in Shanghai, where the waterways are unobstructed. Second, Japanese businessmen are the mainstream in Manchuria. The streets are full of Japanese goods."

"That's why the foreign company sent me to Manchuria to see if there are any business opportunities while purchasing." Meng Shaoyuan knew that he would say these words:
"Manchuria is full of treasures, and I noticed that the Japanese goods here are generally cheaper than those in the customs, and some are even [-] to [-]% cheaper. Second son, this is a business opportunity."

Du Zhenxian's heart skipped a beat.

Although his old man is Du Ge Lao, he made a lot of money when he took office, but since the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the scenery has not been as good as before.When I went to Manchuria, the luxurious life in the past was even more different.

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly sighed: "It's just that there is a difficult part, the traffic. On the way here, I heard from Manager Xie that the traffic in Manchuria has to pass through the hands of the Japanese. If there is no Japanese nod, that is It is absolutely impossible to ship it out. Once our goods are delayed for a few days, it will be hard to say how the market will change."

Xie Songshan smiled at the side and said, "What's the problem? Mr. Du Ge is not only highly valued by the emperor, but also by the Japanese. Colonel Fujiguchi of the Kwantung Gendarmerie is the guest of the Du family."

"Where, where." Du Zhenxian waved his hand modestly.

While talking there, the door of the private room was suddenly kicked open.

The people here are all dignified people, who dares to be so bold?

But when they saw the people who broke in, they all lost their voices.

That is a Japanese army commander!

"Master Fujiguchi."

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, and just mentioned the guest of the Du family, Mr. Fujiguchi, and this will appear.

However, looking at the Colonel's face, it seems that he is not very good-looking.

Du Zhenxian quickly stood up: "Master Fujiguchi, why are you here?"

Mr. Fujiguchi speaks Japanese fluently.

Meng Shaoyuan heard it clearly and clearly.

The Japanese boss said there, you bastard, I was looking for you everywhere, but you came here to drink and have fun, where is my money?Give me my money back immediately!

As embarrassing as Du Zhenxian wanted to be, he left the banquet in a hurry, came to Colonel Fujiguchi, whispered a few words in Japanese, and took Colonel Fujiguchi out of the private room with persuasion and begging.

Meng Shaoyuan seemed to have heard a "pop".

Did Mr. Fujiguchi slap Du Zhenxian outside?
After going out, Du Zhenxian never came back.

After such a commotion, the guests lost their interest, and after eating for a while, they found excuses to leave.

"Manager Zhu, you said that this incident is a trouble, this incident is a trouble."

Xie Songshan apologized repeatedly.

"What's going on? That person is Colonel Fujiguchi?" Meng Shaoyuan asked curiously, "Didn't you say that he was a guest of Du's family? Why did he hit him as soon as he came in?"

"Hey, don't mention it, let's go, let's talk about it in another place."

……

Xie Songshan took him to a tavern.

As soon as I entered, I was taken to a room with a large kang inside. The kang was so hot that I took off my shoes and went on the kang. The hot outer coat and cotton jacket could not be worn at all.Take it off until there is only a shirt left, as comfortable as you want.

Soon the boss brought the food and wine, closed the door, and let the two of them talk inside.

Xie Songshan toasted a cup of wine and put down the cup: "This Du Zhenxian, in the Ministry of Industry, has a little power in his hands, because he also does some smuggling. This smuggling can't be done without the Japanese, so he won him over. Takeo Fujiguchi, ah, that is Colonel Fujiguchi.

For each smuggling profit, Fujiguchi gets three and the Du family gets seven. Fujiguchi is jealous, so he wants to buy a share.Although Du Zhenxian was unwilling, he didn't dare to offend the Japanese, so he reluctantly agreed.Fujiguchi took out [-] yen in real money as his shares.

It was also Du Zhenxian's unlucky luck. Normally, smuggling never happened, but this time, something happened.Not long after they left Xinjing, they unexpectedly encountered the Anti-Unionists.Good guy, all four people escorted on the spot were killed, and all the goods were hijacked.

This Takeo Fujiguchi is notoriously fond of money, how could he give up when his investment of [-] yen is gone?So Du Zhenxian had to lose money all day long.The money that the Du family usually makes by smuggling is all managed by his old man, Du Ge Lao.

In addition, the Du family suffered heavy losses this time, and four people were killed. It took a lot of money to deal with the aftermath and provide pensions to the family members.Mr. Du Ge believes that Takeo Fujiguchi is an investment. Since it is an investment, the risk should be shared. How can the profit be shared, and the loss should be borne by the partners?So I refused to take it out.

Du Ge was always the assistant to the chief minister of the Ministry of Justice, and he was close to the emperor, so Takeo Fujiguchi was a little bit jealous, but he was not so polite to Du Zhenxian. He chased after him all day to ask for debts. Du Zhenxian took him to the gendarmerie and forced him to write an IOU before releasing him.

Today, I reckoned that the day when Du Zhenxian promised to pay back the money came, but Takeo Fujiguchi couldn't find him, and only after he found out that he was having dinner at Shengen Building, did he catch up with him.

Hey, this Takeo Fujiguchi is simply a usurer, and when the date comes when he can't see the money, he actually has to add interest.I did the math, and the interest is already quite a lot. "

Meng Shaoyuan felt strange when he heard it: "It's only [-] yen, Mr. Du Ge simply took it out, greedy for money is greedy for money, but it's better than watching your son suffer so much, right?"

"There is another reason here." Xie Songshan smiled and said mysteriously: "Although Du Zhenxian is the son of Mr. Du Ge, but in Du's family, there is something wrong with his name."

what does it mean?

Meng Shaoyuan was completely confused when he heard this.

What does it mean that Du Zhenxian is the son of Du Ge Lao, but he is also known as "Unrighteous and Unsatisfactory"?

(End of this chapter)