Meng Shaoyuan was officially promoted to deputy section chief, and good things happened one after another:
Lu Yixuan is back!
Meng Shaoyuan was overjoyed when he heard this.
He has been worried about what's going on in Chongqing. Lu Yixuan, Crete and Qiu Xingchang haven't even received a telegram yet.
Chongqing is the top priority.
It's okay now, Lu Yixuan is finally back.
He was not alone, and he also brought with him a young man who looked to be in his twenties at most.
"Wait outside."
Lu Yixuan sent the young man out: "Boss Meng, as soon as I arrived in Nanjing, I heard that you have made great achievements and become the deputy section chief. Congratulations."
"Stop flattering and tell me about the situation in Chongqing quickly." Meng Shaoyuan's thoughts were all there.
"Hey, don't worry, let me moisten your throat." Lu Yixuan took a sip of tea: "Qiu Xingchang really has a way. His family is very prestigious in Chongqing. He and I went to visit Mr. Qiu, and there is nothing to say about his family tradition. .According to your instructions, we said that Qiu Xingchang is already working for the government department. The old man's originally unhappy face seemed to have softened a lot..."
Mr. Qiu has a warm heart, and he heard that Lu Yixuan's boss was Qiu Xingchang's immediate boss, so they quickly settled in Chongqing.
Of course, the old man also felt a little strange. Lu Yixuan was a businessman. How could his boss become the immediate boss of his son, a government official?
The rules in the capital are indeed very different from those in Chongqing.
The old man helped them find a house, and the sign of Henglong Company's Chongqing Branch was hung up.
He also specially found a quiet place to serve as Crater's science laboratory. Crater found several smart children in Chongqing to serve as his students and assistants.
The most important thing is that Crater's laboratory was given by the Qiu family.
"How is this possible?" Meng Shaoyuan said as soon as he heard this: "They have already helped us a lot. We will get as much as we need to pay."
"Didn't I also say that?" Lu Yixuan looked aggrieved: "The old man has two sons, but he only has a grandson like Qiu Xingchang, so he is very precious. Do you know what the old man said?"
That day, Mr. Qiu told Lu Yixuan:
"I didn't use that yard. I couldn't go there more than a few times a year. In the past, everyone said that industry could save the country. I think only science can save the country. This Mr. Ke is a university scholar, and he's still a long way away. Coming from the United States, how can we treat someone badly? As long as we kids from Chongqing can learn half of his skills, what does a small courtyard mean? "
Meng Shaoyuan sighed when he heard this: "It seems that when I arrive in Chongqing, I will have to kowtow to the old man in person."
"Don't worry, I have already helped you honor the master."
"How are you being filial?"
Lu Yixuan smiled: "Didn't we bring a cargo of goods from Nanjing this time? My dear, it's really difficult to travel. It's both a waterway and a land route, and we have to guard against bandits. But it's precisely for this reason that our ship As soon as the goods arrived in Chongqing, they were sold out. The price has tripled, but it is still much cheaper than the local ones in Chongqing."
Nonsense, they are all smuggled, and the price must be cheap.
Lu Yixuan continued: "I told Mr. Qiu that from now on, the Qiu family will be the general agent of our goods, and all shipments will go from the Qiu family. Although the profit is a little less, the matter of dealing with the police and local officials is also We can leave it to the Qiu family. Besides, the Qiu family has helped us so much, so we should treat it as repaying others."
"Okay, Lu Yixuan, you're beautiful!" Meng Shaoyuan gave a thumbs up: "You've done a great job. You can't be so kind and righteous to us as we are small-minded. You can think of a way to see if you can lower the price some more. You have to give in. Not only can the Qiu family make money, but they can also make a lot of money."
Having said this, he thought for a moment: "The goods I asked you to stock up cannot be sold for the time being. Not only must you stock up, but you must stock up on a large scale. Don't be afraid of financial constraints. After a while, these goods can be sold for more than ten dollars." Times, twenty times!”
"I understand, I understand." Lu Yixuan said hurriedly: "For example, medicines, I have sent people to Hong Kong, Nanyang and other places to purchase large quantities of penicillin, sulfa, alcohol... If we really go to war as you estimate, these are all It’s a priceless treasure.”
"Lu Yixuan."
Meng Shaoyuan interrupted him and his expression became solemn: "These medicines are not for sale!"
"Ah, not selling?"
Meng Shaoyuan nodded slowly: "We can hoard other goods and make a lot of money. But the medicine, I prepared it for the brothers on the front line! Once the war starts, we can't control the weapons and bullets, but this medicine , more valuable than bullets. A penicillin can save a brother. If I want to make this money, I will be called a bastard in my life!"
Meng Shaoyuan knew very well that penicillin, also known as penicillin, was a miracle drug in this era.
However, it is too scarce in China.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, penicillin could only be purchased on the black market in Hong Kong for one tael of gold each.
Later, General Dai Anlan, commander of the 200th Division of the 5th Army of the Expeditionary Force, if there were two doses of penicillin at that time, there would be no problem in sticking to the country.
Not only penicillin, but all kinds of medicines are in short supply.
Although he couldn't prevent the outbreak of war, he could at least do something.
"I know, boss." Although Lu Yixuan felt distressed, but it was the boss who said this, and he did not dare to object: "Also, I have also set up a branch in the Shanghai Public Settlement. According to your instructions, I will visit I asked Madam Qiangwei, and she also helped us a lot."
"Well, Shanghai is a crucial point, and we must find ways to protect it. Who is in charge of the Shanghai branch now?"
"I hired a professional manager named Xu Chengbo. He is very reliable and experienced. I spent a lot of money to recruit him."
"As long as there is a talent, hire it. Don't be afraid to spend money. The rewards he will bring to us in the future will be equally impressive." Meng Shaoyuan wrote down the name:
"Tell him if he needs any help, just go to Mrs. Qiangwei. I will send a telegram to Mrs. Qiangwei later. Also, you have to do something when you come back this time.
For those of us who have family members, such as Chang Le, ask his wife and children to go to Chongqing with you. Just take some valuable belongings with you at home, and the company will pay for the rest when you get there. "
Lu Yixuan nodded silently.
From the boss's words, it is certain that war will break out and is imminent. This is the beginning of a big shift.
"Set me a refugee settlement in Chongqing." Meng Shaoyuan's words were not over yet: "Prepare a lot of rice in advance. I think there will be a lot of refugees running to Chongqing by then. We don't have that much money to feed them. Giving food to those who stutter and preventing them from starving to death is considered a meritorious deed. By the way, we can do this together with the Qiu family."
This will cost a lot of money again.
Lu Yixuan thought for a while: "Boss Meng, this is the government's business, can we take care of it?"
"It's the government's business, but we have to take care of it." Meng Shaoyuan smiled bitterly: "You think, if there is a war, the government will focus more on the battlefield. How to win this war, there will naturally be less to care about the refugees. Besides, as for our group of officials, they dare to embezzle the money allocated by the government to resettle refugees. They say that I, Meng Shaoyuan, am brave, but those officials don’t have the money that they dare to embezzle!"
"Okay, they are greedy, so we will be greedy for them." Lu Yixuan said viciously: "Boss Meng, if you are willing to support me, I will definitely find a way to get those officials to cough up double the money."
Meng Shaoyuan was startled: "Do you have an idea?"
"Isn't it just who has a darker heart?" Lu Yixuan sneered: "If you are not afraid of the general's hundred thousand soldiers, you are afraid of the scholar's pen. No matter how poisonous the world's people are, can they be more poisonous than the scholar? Don't forget, I But he was the last Jinshi of the Qing Dynasty."
"Okay!" Meng Shaoyuan raised his voice: "Lu Jinshi, if you have any idea, let me do it. If there is any trouble, I will bear it. I am not afraid to tell you that I am now Mr. Dai's confidant. Damn it, we spies are not good at anything else, can’t we frame, frame, intimidate and extort?”
These two people really have the same stink, and their words are generally shameless.
But to deal with those corrupt officials, you have to be more shameless than them!
With the support of his boss, Lu Yixuan's back is also strengthened: "Boss Meng, this time I brought someone back from Chongqing, the boy just now. His name is Ren Yinghao, 21 years old..."
"Ren Yinghao? His name is quite impressive."
"This guy is very smart and good at doing things. I thought that our Hang Lung still has so many properties in Nanjing. I am in Chongqing and have no other skills, so I want to keep him in Nanjing to handle those properties. By the way, you also have someone by your side who can help you. It’s convenient for people when they need money.”
Meng Shaoyuan thought for a moment: "Call him in."
After a while, Ren Yinghao walked in, his eyes full of intelligence: "Boss Meng."
"Whatever Lu Jinshi asks you to do, just do it." Meng Shaoyuan looked him up and down: "Make your own decision on everything. Come to me again when you have no choice."
"Okay, Boss Meng."
"Also, you're here just in time." Meng Shaoyuan remembered something: "It's the Chinese New Year, so I can't treat my brothers badly. The team leader under me will each receive 500 yuan for the New Year, and the three squadron leaders will One hundred yuan..."
He was thinking about which of his own people should be given more: "Our own old team members, each one is one hundred...those who were not under our control originally, each one is fifty, let them know how good we are...but also Yes, buy more New Year goods, such as big pig knuckles, big herrings, etc., let brothers have a comfortable and prosperous New Year!"
Once this year is over, we will be ready for war.
"Hey, okay."
"Is this your first time coming to Nanjing?"
"Yes, it's my first time."
"I'll find someone to take you and let you get familiar with it."
"No need, Boss Meng." Ren Yinghao actually said: "You are responsible for doing big things. If I can't do this little thing well, then go back to Chongqing as soon as possible. I will do it for you."
Meng Shaoyuan suddenly became interested: "You look pretty good!"
