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It can be said that these Manchu remnants, old and young, still have some cultural foundation, but in terms of their character, they are somewhat different.
Xie Songshan specially sent a driver to take Meng Shaoyuan to Shengen Building.
The largest private room was reserved.
In order to entertain "Zhu Yanfan" today, Xie Songshan invited many famous people.
They are all the chairman and general manager of a certain commercial bank, or a certain official of a certain department.
Xie Songshan is a well-rounded man 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 he is from Shanghai and is half Japanese. Everyone who comes here smiles and shows his kindness.
While they were talking there, the door of the private room opened, and a man in his forties, his face probably a little pale due to too much alcohol, walked in with a fan in his hand on a cold day.
"Ouch, the second young master is here!"
As soon as they saw this person coming in, everyone stood up one after another. Xie Songshan, with a spring breeze on his face, stepped forward and half-crouched, "Second Young Master, I would like to pay my regards to you."
"Hey, Boss Xie, you are joking with me. What age are you in, and you are still playing the trick of asking for your blessings."
"Our emperor is here, Mr. Du Ge, your father, is the one whom the emperor trusts the most, so this rule cannot be broken." Xie Songshan invited him to the wine table with a smile and asked him to sit down at the main seat.
Among those present, I am afraid that only Meng Shaoyuan did not recognize this person, but he also guessed who it was.
"Come on, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Du Ge's second son, the section chief of the Domestic Trade Section of the Ministry of Industry of Manchukuo, the second son Du Zhenxian... Second son, this is my friend from Shanghai, Shanghai An Zhu Yanfan, deputy general manager of Gus International Co., Ltd. Zhu Manager."
"I have admired you for a long time."
"Nice to meet you."
Meng Shaoyuan found that Du Zhenxian's eyes lit up obviously when he heard his identity.
Well, from Shanghai, from an international firm.
This identity is enough to bluff people.
When all the guests arrived, Xie Songshan ordered the dishes to be served and raised their wine cups in a circle.
After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Xie Songshan also kept introducing how important Du Zhenxian was to Manchukuo, and how prosperous the business of "Zhu Yanfan" was.
Du Zhenxian also specially paid tribute to Meng Shaoyuan.
In his opinion, this gave Meng Shaoyuan a great deal of face.
His father is Mr. Du Ge. If you ask around Manchuria, except for the Japanese, the emperor, the chiefs and deputy ministers of various ministries, and the ministers of the former Qing Dynasty... to whom have you toasted?
"Manager Zhu's foreign business, what business do you usually do?" Du Zhenxian asked in a long tone.
"Reporting to the Second Young Master, the main purpose is to do some trade exchanges with the United States, Great Britain, and France." Meng Shaoyuan talked eloquently.
"There is definitely a market for those foreigners' gadgets. Tobacco, medicines, fabrics, in short, as long as they are shipped from foreign countries, there will be no worries about sales.
There are also some things that cannot be purchased in the domestic market, and we will also be entrusted to handle them. We help him buy it and deliver it to Shanghai, earning the difference..."
Meng Shaoyuan spoke in detail, and Du Zhenxian listened carefully.
He interrupted and asked, "For a foreign company like Angus, the profit after a year must be hundreds of thousands, right?"
"Second Young Master, you are looking down on us too much." Meng Shaoyuan smiled faintly. "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's not the end of the year yet , our preliminary estimate of profit is always in the millions."
"millions?"
Du Zhenxian took a breath of cold air.
I have long heard that those international firms in Greater Shanghai are making all the difference and making huge amounts of money. But now that I heard it with my own ears, I didn’t expect it to be so.
Now that he knew that "Zhu Yanfan" was a wealthy man, Du Zhenxian's demeanor became even more intimate.
"Currently, we are planning to expand our business to Manchuria." Meng Shaoyuan said intentionally or unintentionally, "It is extremely profitable to transport Manchurian specialties out and foreigners' gadgets in."
"I'm afraid it won't be easy." Du Zhenxian frowned. "One is that Manchuria is not like Hankou, Shanghai, with smooth waterways. The second is that Japanese business is the mainstream in Manchuria. The streets are full of Japanese products."
"That's why a foreign company sent me to Manchuria to purchase and see if there are any business opportunities." Meng Shaoyuan had long known that he would say these words.
"Manchuria is full of treasures, and I've noticed that Japanese goods here are generally cheaper than in the customs. Some are even 20 to 30% cheaper. Second Young Master, this is a business opportunity."
Du Zhenxian was very excited when he heard this.
Although he was a Du Ge elder and made a lot of money when he was in office, since the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the situation has not been as good as before. When I arrived in Manchuria, the luxurious life in the past was completely different.
Meng Shaoyuan suddenly sighed, "But there is one difficult part, the transportation. On the way here, I heard Manager Xie say that all the transportation in Manchuria must pass through the hands of the Japanese. Without the Japanese's nod, it would be decisive." It cannot be shipped out. If our goods are delayed for a few days, it will be difficult to predict the changes in the market."
Xie Songshan smiled on the side and said, "What's the difficulty? Mr. Du Ge is not only highly valued by the emperor, but also by the Japanese. Colonel Fujiguchi of the Kanto Military Police is a guest of the Du family."
"Where, where." Du Zhenxian waved his hand humbly.
While we were having a conversation there, the door to the private room was suddenly kicked open.
Everyone here is a respectable person, who dares to be so bold?
But when they saw the intruders, everyone fell silent.
That's a Japanese colonel!
"Fujiguchi Colonel."
Speaking of Cao Cao and Cao Cao's arrival, Colonel Toguchi, the guest of the Du family who was just mentioned, appeared now.
However, the commander's face didn't look very good.
Du Zhenxian quickly stood up and said, "Colonel Fujiguchi, why are you here?"
Osamu Fujiguchi speaks Japanese fluently.
Meng Shaoyuan heard it clearly and clearly.
The Japanese colonel said, you bastard, I'm looking for you everywhere, but you come here to drink and have fun, where is my money? Give me my money back immediately!
Du Zhenxian, as embarrassed as he was, hurriedly left the banquet, 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 hear a "pop" sound.
Could it be that Colonel Fujiguchi slapped Du Zhenxian outside?
Once he left, Du Zhenxian never came back.
After such a fuss, the guests lost interest. After eating for a while, they all made excuses to leave.
"Manager Zhu, you said this is causing trouble, this is what happened."
Xie Songshan apologized profusely.
"What's going on? Is that person Fujiguchi Colonel?" Meng Shaoyuan asked curiously, "Didn't you say he was a guest of the Du family? Why did he get hit as soon as he came in?"
"Hey, don't mention it, let's go, let's talk somewhere else."
Xie Songshan took him to a tavern.
As soon as I entered, I was taken to a room with a big kang inside. The kang was very hot. I took off my shoes and got on the kang. It was too hot to wear my coat and jacket. Take off your shirt until it's just the shirt, as comfortable as you want.
Soon the boss brought the food and wine, closed the door, and allowed the two of them to talk inside.
Xie Songshan toasted a cup of wine and put down the cup. "As for Du Zhenxian, he has a little power in the Ministry of Industry because he also does smuggling. This kind of smuggling cannot be done without the Japanese, so he won over Teng Takeo Guchi, ah, that's Colonel Fujiguchi.
From each smuggling profit, Tengguchi gets three and the Du family gets seven. Tengguchi looks jealous and decides to take a share. Although Du Zhenxian was unwilling, he did not dare to offend the Japanese, so he could only reluctantly agree. Fujiguchi took out 10,000 yen in real money as his shares.
Du Zhenxian was also unlucky. He usually smuggled and nothing happened, but this time, something happened. Not long after they left Xinjing, they unexpectedly encountered resistance members. Good guy, all four people escorted on the spot were killed, and not a single bit of the goods was left.
Takeo Fujiguchi is known to love his money as much as his life. How could he give up when his investment of 10,000 yen was gone? So Du Zhenxian was asked to pay money all day long. The money that the Du family usually earns from smuggling is all managed by his father, Mr. Du Ge. Mr. Du Ge also loves money as much as his life. He only gets in but doesn't get out.
In addition, the Du family suffered heavy losses this time. Four people were beaten to death. It cost a lot of money to deal with the aftermath and provide pensions to their families. Mr. Du Ge believes that Takeo Fujiguchi is an investment. Since it is an investment, the risks should be shared. How can there be any reason why the profits should be divided and the losses should be borne by the partners? So I refused to take it out.
Du Ge was always the assistant to the Minister of Justice and was close to the emperor, so Takeo Fujiguchi was still a little wary, but he was not so polite to Du Zhenxian. He chased after him all day long to collect debts. I heard that he once even Du Zhenxian was taken to the gendarmerie and forced to write an IOU before he was released.
Today, I guess, the day when Du Zhenxian promised to pay back the money has arrived. Takeo Fujiguchi couldn't find him, so he found out that he was eating at Sheng'en Building, so he caught up with him.
Hey, this Fujiguchi Takeo is simply a loan shark. When the date comes and he can’t see the money, he actually adds interest. I did the math and found that the interest is already quite a lot. "
Meng Shaoyuan felt strange when he heard this, "It's only 10,000 yen. Mr. Du Ge just took it out. He is greedy for money, but it's better than watching his son suffer like that, right?"
"There is another reason here." Xie Songshan smiled and said mysteriously, "Although Du Zhenxian is the son of Mr. Du Ge, there are some unfair names in the Du family."
what does it mean?
Meng Shaoyuan was confused when he heard this.
Why is it that Du Zhenxian is the son of Mr. Du Ge, but he is also known as being unfair?
