Lost and Spy

Chapter 457 My Friend
How to get those people out of Nanjing?

Meng Shaoyuan designed many plans, but he rejected them one by one immediately.

Apart from other things, just how to leave Nanjing is already at a loss. Although I am calling the wind and rain in Shanghai, but I went to the capital, and when the defense of Nanjing is in full swing, I am a little military colonel. What a fart! .

Furthermore, even if there is a way to get people out of Nanjing, how can they reach Sichuan safely?

No way, after much deliberation, there is no proper solution.

It was very unwise to accept this task, and Meng Shaoyuan began to regret it.

"Director Meng, someone wants to see you."

"not see."

"This talent arrived in Shanghai. He just got off the ship and went straight here. You must want to see him."

"Oh, who is it?" Meng Shaoyuan was a little curious.

Wu Jingyi smiled mysteriously: "You will know when he comes in."

Who, who came by ship, went straight to me?

When the man walked into his office, Meng Shaoyuan was startled, and blurted out:

"Daniel?"

Daniel, the former police chief of the Ministry of Industry Bureau of the Shanghai International Settlement!
Daniel once again saw the "dream" Meng Shaoyuan, the suitcase in his hand fell to the ground, and then, as if seeing his long-lost "lover", he rushed a few steps to Meng Shaoyuan, hugged him stopped him:
"Meng, my friend, I miss you so much after being separated for so long!"

If it wasn't for Daniel, Meng Shaoyuan would definitely suspect that this guy wanted to take the opportunity to strangle him to death.

After being hugged by him for a long time, Meng Shaoyuan broke away from Daniel's embrace after exhausting his strength: "It's been so long since we separated? No, no, I remember how long we haven't been apart?"

He suddenly noticed that Daniel's eye sockets were slightly red.

Damn, is this guy really emotional?
Daniel looked at Meng Shaoyuan affectionately, but his gaze always made people feel that he was not looking at a person, but at a gold ingot, a large pile of money, or a noble and sacred statue of the God of Wealth:
"In China, I learned a saying that seeing each other every day is like three autumns. According to this calculation, we have been separated for many, many years..."

"No, no, Daniel." Meng Shaoyuan hurriedly said, "How long has it been since you returned to England? Why did you come back so soon?"

"Those damned Japanese monkeys brazenly launched a criminal war against China!" Daniel was filled with righteous indignation, and he kept clenching his hands into fists and waving: "I have lived in China for so many years, and I am full of love for this country." Deep feelings, I love everything here, and I will never allow anyone to destroy her!
When I learned of this terrible war in England, my thoughts were for your safety, my friend.I can't wait to fly to your side at once, my friend.It happened that the British Empire was going to send an observer, or special envoy, to Shanghai to observe the war situation in the Far East and ensure British interests.As soon as I heard it, I was able to meet my friend again, so I searched for a lot of people, and finally found this position. Are you excited for me, my friend?Anyway I'm so excited, I heard I got the position and didn't sleep the whole night. "

I am excited?
I'm so excited, why does your young master Meng feel that the wallet is constantly beating there?
What Daniel said was eloquent: "As soon as I received the letter of appointment, I immediately prepared to come to China. When I heard that a cargo ship from London to Shanghai was about to set sail that afternoon, I immediately paid a sum of money to board the ship. Already!"

"Wait, you came by cargo ship?"

"Yes, my friends told me to wait patiently. There will be a ship in a few days, but I can't wait. It's the 'Cambria Breaker', the fastest cargo ship in the world. I can't wait a day. I can't stand thinking about you."

Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded. He noticed that Daniel only brought one suitcase: "That's all you brought?"

"Yes!" Daniel nodded seriously: "Due to the rush of time, I don't have time to go back to my manor, so I bought a few clothes for a while."

"Then how will you live in the future? Buy all new ones?"

"It's yours, my friend." Daniel said enthusiastically, "I came from far away London to see my friend. Will my friend ignore me?"

your sister!
Meng Shaoyuan's heart was full of sadness, this girl came from a white wolf with empty gloves!

"Look, my friend." Daniel was showing off there: "Originally, the 'Cambria Breaker' was going to resupply in Yokohama and other cities, and it would take one to two days, but I told the captain that I am responsible His Majesty's special mission, so once the supply is completed, we will immediately head straight to Shanghai without stopping!"

Meng Shaoyuan was speechless.

This guy is fucking for the money...

Slow down, slow down.

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly had an idea.

He stared at Daniel. "Where's the Cumbria Breaker?"

"Just entering the port, the captain and the crew are exhausted. They will rest in Shanghai for a while."

"Listen, if I offered them a sum of money and asked them to run a boat for me, and I ensured that they would earn more than their profit from traveling from London to Shanghai, would they be willing?"

"Of course I would." Daniel blinked slyly: "Meng, have you encountered any difficulties? I can help you. Captain Schiller and I are already friends, and I can help you with anything. "

What Meng Shaoyuan wanted was this sentence: "I want you to fly the flag of the British Empire, pick up a group of people from Shanghai to Nanjing, and then send them to Chengdu safely. Is there any way for you to do it?"

"Listen, this is far from as simple as you imagined." Meng Shaoyuan reminded the other party: "In Nanjing now, you can only enter and not exit, and the Japanese control the river, and they will be intercepted by them at any time."

Daniel patted his chest arrogantly: "I said, you are my friend, and I can fulfill the request made by my friend no matter what."

Meng Shaoyuan really believed that he could overcome even the greatest difficulties in terms of money: "Well, let me make a price, Daniel, to complete this matter, together with the cost of 'Cambria Breaking the Waves', it will cost How much?"

"Are you insulting me? My friend?" Daniel blushed and cried out as if he had received the greatest insult: "We are friends, why are we talking about money? No, no, talking about money is okay between friends What a disgrace... $[-]."

"It's too expensive. I can only pay thirty thousand dollars."

"I'm a gentleman and really don't want to haggle with my friends... $[-], no less."

"Come on, thirty thousand dollars, I insist, you can make a lot of money."

"In the UK, it's really not good to argue like this between friends... $[-], this is my last line."

"I insist on thirty thousand dollars."

"Isn't the friendship between our friends worth eighteen thousand dollars?"

"It's not worth a penny. Listen, it's only thirty thousand dollars. But I can offer you a bonus. If you can successfully complete the task and send people to Chengdu safely, I will give it to you when you come back." A reward of five thousand dollars... In addition, I will give Captain Schiller five thousand dollars for board and lodging on board as a few hundred people."

"This money can be handed over to me, and I will take care of their food and lodging properly..."

"No, I don't trust you, you will hack the money."

"It really breaks my heart that you should say something like that to a gentleman, well, deal."

"make a deal!"

……

As a British citizen, Daniel has always used U.S. dollars for transactions, which actually makes sense.

The United Kingdom officially adopted the gold standard in 1821, and the British pound became the standard currency unit of the United Kingdom. Each pound contains 1 grams of pure gold.

When World War I broke out in 1914, Britain abolished the gold standard, gold coins ceased to circulate, and Britain stopped exchanging gold.

1925年5月13日，英国执行金块本位制，以后又因世界经济大危机而于1931年9月21日被迫放弃，英镑演化成不能兑现的纸币。

On September 1931, 9, the United Kingdom officially announced the abolition of the pound sterling gold standard and depreciated the pound sterling by 20% in order to improve the competitiveness of its commodities in the world market, thereby improving foreign trade, as one of the main measures to overcome the economic crisis.

Yet when the sterling depreciation inevitably occurred, many foreign central banks suffered heavy losses and were blamed for mismanaging their foreign exchange reserves, with several central bank chiefs sacked.At that time, Gerard Wesseling, the governor of the Dutch central bank, took the blame and resigned. The devastating blow to the Dutch foreign exchange reserves caused by the collapse of the pound eventually caused him to commit suicide and apologize.

Therefore, during this period, the US dollar has basically replaced the international circulation status of the pound.

……

Daniel's face was full of spring breeze, and he stretched out his arms again:

"My friend, my best friend!"

"My friend, my closest friend." Meng Shaoyuan and Daniel hugged each other tightly: "I haven't seen you for so long, I really miss me."

"the same."

Daniel leaned into Meng Shaoyuan's ear and asked, "Meng, tell me honestly, how much money did you earn by transporting so many people out of Nanjing? Is there a hundred thousand dollars?"

"Daniel, what you said really made me sad. Not only did I not earn a penny this time, but the future [-] dollars is still out of my own pocket."

"Why don't I believe you at all, Meng?"

"Shouldn't friends trust each other?" Meng Shaoyuan let go of Daniel: "By the way, I have to give you one back."

"Give me back someone? Who?"

"Arau."

"What? He's with you?"

"Yes." Meng Shaoyuan gave a rough account of how Alao was at his place.

"Damn it. I've found a new servant."

Daniel suddenly thought of something: "Ah, Meng, do you know that Alao is a hardworking and kind servant who can take care of you well, so how about it, I will transfer him to you at a very low price, such as one thousand dollars ?”

"Fuck off!"

"Hey, nine hundred dollars!"

"I'll give you a hundred dollars at most!"

(End of this chapter)