Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Wang Zhenyu was very confident in winning over Liu Hongsheng, but he didn't rely on the pitiful force in his hands.

Because if it is a contest of force, the most valuable people in China at present have to be ranked first from Yuan Shikai, as for Wang Zhenyu, who doesn't even have a territory. . .Well, even a small warlord can’t be counted, he can only be regarded as a small military leader.Moreover, based on the strength in the hands of this small army leader, it is estimated that the national overall ranking list is out of seven or eight hundred. (Wang Zhenyu asked with tears: "Am I that bad?") The attraction to talents is probably more attractive than The local tyrants and evil gentry are not so strong.

Wang Zhenyu's confidence comes from a message from Ye Zuwen that this Liu Hongsheng seems to need money now, a lot of money.In this unpredictable time, everyone who has a little money is tightening their money, switching to foreign devils' currency and keeping it.Even the banks are very cautious in lending now, and even a person as powerful as Yuan Shikai talks about the aftermath loan with a foreigner like squeezing toothpaste, let alone other people.It's not that foreigners are stingy, but the situation is turbulent and the future is unpredictable. If the money is released, it may not be recovered.So, the hardest thing to do now is to borrow money.

Wang Zhenyu believes that no one can help Liu Hongsheng except himself who is rich and powerful.

Chapter 045 Shanghai Beach ([-])

It doesn't matter if you are not familiar, Wang Zhenyu soon left a very deep impression on Liu Hongsheng:

After exchanging greetings, they found that they hadn't eaten breakfast. Wang Zhenyu saw a shop selling Hangzhou steamed buns on the street, and walked in without saying anything.This behavior is very common, because in later generations Wang Zhenyu liked to eat Xiaolongbao very much.But it made Liu Hongsheng's eyes brighten. The man in front of him is a general, but he has no bureaucratic style, and no pretentiousness of a powerful man.From this point alone, it can be seen that he is a very pragmatic person. Perhaps the situation described in Mr. Ye's letter is not exaggerated. This person may really be able to accomplish things.With this confirmation, Liu Hongsheng heaved a sigh of relief and followed him into the Xiaolongbao shop.

Everyone chatted while eating the steamed buns, and Wang Zhenyu took the initiative to become enthusiastic, which made Liu Hongsheng suddenly feel flattered.

"Mr. Liu, what Wang admires the most in his life is the businessman. Don't believe it. Although scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants have been the last since ancient times, it was the feudal emperor who went to such lengths to maintain his rule. In Wang's opinion No business is not rich, look at the United States, businessmen have a high status, presidents, and congressmen can do it, so the national power of the old United States can flourish; in contrast, in our country, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and officials have all been turned into parasites..."

What is the mountain blowing and the sea blowing? Wang Zhenyu is like this now. On the one hand, he is eating Xiaolongbao, enjoying the delicious food spanning a hundred years; Liu Hongsheng's distance.

Perhaps because of the low status of businessmen in this era, what Liu Hongsheng felt from Wang Zhenyu's words was a kind of respect and a kind of joy.This sense of identity came together, and the distance between the two of them suddenly narrowed a lot.

"Although General Wang is young, his knowledge is a hundred times better than those corrupt bureaucrats in the former Qing Dynasty. No wonder the Manchu Qing will eventually lose the world. It is really self-sufficient, and it is their own fault!"

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Wang is a straightforward person, and he is easy to make friends. The person I see is usually right. Mr. Liu, you have real skills, and Mr. Wang's subordinates are all reckless, what is lacking is the ability of Mr. People." Wang Zhenyu spoke quickly, although he didn't say it clearly, but he threw out the meaning of solicitation, and Ye Zuwen, who was drinking the soup, gave Wang Zhenyu the direct words, so excited that the soup in his mouth spit out.Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately covered his mouth with a towel, which did not attract everyone's attention.

Liu Hongsheng didn't expect General Wang to be so straightforward. Whether it was out of habit or reason, he declined very tactfully: "General Wang loves you very much. Liu is a businessman who is useless. How can he deserve it?" Appreciation from the general!"

Wang Zhenyu chuckled, he naturally knew that things couldn't be that simple.He didn't try to persuade him any more, he chuckled, and stuffed another steamed bun into his mouth. . .

The group soon entered the Shanghai French Concession, and Wang Zhenyu had to meet another person, Du Yuesheng.

It must be said that it was a coincidence, ever since Wang Zhenyu had the idea of ​​selling arms, Ye Zuwen had been thinking about channels.

It’s not like the meeting in Wuhan right now. At that time, the Qing Dynasty had not yet collapsed, and the special envoys of the princes could walk around the world at will with the private seal of the princes.It is also very easy to sell arms to Zhang Xun, just take a boat to Xuzhou where Zhang Xun is stationed.

Now that the Qing Dynasty is over, any actions of the Zongsha Party have to be transferred from the public to the underground.For example, according to Wang Zhenyu's vision, it may not be difficult to get the arms out of Nanjing, but it is a big problem to hand them over to the Zongsha Party.

We can't let Huang Xing send people to transport the weapons directly to the Northeast, can we?If he really wanted to do this, even if Wang Zhenyu got the money, he would probably have to resign his post and go into exile overseas, and he would become the sworn enemy of the revolutionaries ever since.Revolutionaries like the Jagged Rape Squad and the Death Squad will scramble to find Wang Zhenyu to play and die together, so Wang Zhenyu can only go down ahead of time to relive life with the bull's head and horse face.

Wang Zhenyu didn't want to spend his life to make money, so this transaction needed an intermediate link, and gang forces were naturally the first choice.At this time, Liu Hongsheng recommended to Ye Zuwen a friend of his who was in the Green Gang, Du Yuesheng.

Although Liu Hongsheng and Du Yuesheng were born in the same year, one is from Jiangsu and the other is from Zhejiang. In Shanghai terms, they don't match each other.But the two knew each other right away, and the story had to start with Liu Hongsheng, who had worked as a teacher in the old gate arresting room of the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry in Shanghai.During this period, Du Yuesheng happened to be under the sect of Huang Jinrong, the tycoon of the Green Gang in the Concession, and Huang Jinrong was an inquirer of the police station. With this relationship, the two had some contacts.

Before Du Yuesheng made his fortune, he had been serving as a servant in Huang's mansion as an apprentice. After a long time, he gained some face in the concession with the help of Boss Huang's influence.

Liu Hongsheng works in Kaiping Coal. At first, his colleagues looked down on him, but he never thought that he would be allowed to do it later, and his colleagues wanted to make him trouble and destroy him.

In desperation, Liu Hongsheng naturally had to go to the gang for protection, but Jin Rong was in full swing, how could he see him as a salesman.After being shut down at Huang's mansion, he met Du Yuesheng again. Du Yuesheng was famous for being a man, and he was very enthusiastic and proactive in helping Liu Hongsheng solve his troubles. He didn't want to be a big guy, he just said he was with Boss Liu. To make friends.

Du Yuesheng's urgency and kindness made Liu Hongsheng feel good about him, and the two became friends after going back and forth.This time Mr. Ye wanted to find someone from the gang to do something, so Liu Hongsheng naturally recommended Du Yuesheng without hesitation.

After listening to Liu Hongsheng's introduction, Wang Zhenyu can only lament that this world is full of coincidences, anyway, let's meet Du Yuesheng who has not yet become popular.

With such a logical decision, Liu Hongsheng and Du Yuesheng ushered in the biggest turning point in their entire lives, at least they thought so.

Baochang Road in the French Concession of Shanghai, where Liu Hongsheng's mansion is located, Wang Zhenyu and others came in in a carriage.The beautiful and neat plane trees along the way, the clean streets, and the gorgeous costumes of the passing crowd made the entourage very surprised, and they also pointed at them by the way.Even Master Agui, who was in charge of driving the car, scoffed at the appearance of this bumpkin entering the city.

What surprised Liu Hongsheng was that Wang Zhenyu didn't seem to have any sense of surprise about these things, and he didn't look like a martial artist who had never seen the world at all.

Wang Zhenyu is indeed not uncommon. The three worst themes filmed by later generations, Qing palace drama, anti-Japanese drama and Shanghai Bund, Wang Zhenyu has been immune to this, ignoring all the physical and chemical attacks resulting from it.

Out of the host's courtesy, Liu Hongsheng also imitated Ye Zuwen's name: "General Wang, do you want to go to the Bund in the public concession? There are trams there. At present, apart from Shanghai, only Dalian and Jiaozhou have this thing. Yes, and many other high-end products are also sold there.”

Wang Zhenyu chuckled: "Mr. Liu doesn't need to be so polite. Mr. Wang didn't come here for fun, so don't be in a hurry. By the way, what is the historical origin of this Baochang Road? I hope Mr. Liu can teach me."

It's rare that a martial artist is interested in place names, and Liu Hongsheng is also happy to chat:

"It starts with an old senior in Shanghai. His surname is Dong and his name is Baochang. He is a senior in the concession. Mr. Ye also knows about the Ministry of Industry and Bureau. It is the highest management organization in the concession. Our Mr. Dong It is the director of the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, and there are fifteen directors, five of whom are the main directors. It is also one of the top romantic figures in Shanghai. Nowadays, most of the more prestigious people in Shanghai are from his sect. In the past when the new concession was expanded, this company The greatest contribution...so this road is conveniently named after it"

Wang Zhenyu understood, I was considered a big shot, and I was a one or two devil, a big comprador.Oh, what a world!

Shanghai in the period of the Republic of China was really a wonderful flower in Chinese history, with compradors in power, hooligans rampant, three religions and nine streams, and chickens and dogs ascending to heaven!Hey, you still can't accept it.

Soon we arrived at Liu Mansion, a two-story Western-style building with a white style, very delicate.The only downside is that it does not occupy a large area. It seems that Liu Hongsheng's career has just started.

As soon as he got out of the car, a middle-aged man in a long gown leaned over and said sincerely, "Master, Mr. Du from the Huang Mansion called. He will come over on time after lunch."

Liu Hongsheng nodded, turned around and invited Wang Zhenyu to rest inside.

After taking the train for a long time, Wang Zhenyu really felt a little tired, so he sat down on the sofa in Liu's mansion.

Although Zhao Dongsheng, Ma Xicheng and others were not allowed to bring guns into the concession, their security work was not relaxed either.A group of eight guards, all equipped with military thorns.After Ma Xicheng accompanied Wang Zhenyu and Ye Zuwen into the mansion, Zhao Dongsheng immediately signaled his guards to take off guard before turning around and entering the mansion.

Liu Hongsheng saw all this in his eyes and didn't raise any objections. He had a higher opinion of Wang Zhenyu in his heart. He seemed to be very good at leading troops.

He ate at Liu's mansion at noon. Like Ye Zuwen, Liu Hongsheng also liked western food very much.Zhao Dongsheng went out and arranged for the guards to eat at the restaurant across the road in turn, while Ma Xicheng stayed by Wang Zhenyu's side.

Wang Zhenyu, Ye Zuwen, and Liu Hongsheng chatted about business while eating.

"Ye Gong, Hongsheng, I have been waiting for you for a long time!" After Liu Hongsheng finished chewing a steak, Shuai raised the topic first.

"Hey, brother Hongsheng, you don't need to be so polite. You did a great job last time when buying and selling the equipment. Ye Mou went back in a hurry that day and didn't have time to thank you. Don't blame you!" Ye Zuwen is also an old man.

Wang Zhenyu continued to eat his own meal and did not answer, which made Liu Hongsheng a little confused.

But it's already at this time, Liu Hongsheng thinks about it and it's better to tell him bluntly: "Ye Gong, how can Hongsheng deserve this thank you for your kindness to Hongsheng! Seeing Ye Gong today, I can't help but think of the time when I started my business. , How difficult it is, if it were not for Ye Gong to help, Hong Sheng would have come today, I would like to offer you a toast."

Ye Zuwen smiled without saying a word, and took the cup.

Liu Hongsheng bit his cheek: "Grand Ye, to be honest, Hongsheng has no relatives here in Shanghai Beach, and every step is extremely difficult. The coal business has finally improved a bit, and now the supply has come out again. question."

Wang Zhenyu turned into a foodie now, and he didn't hear Liu Hongsheng's words. He was trying to destroy the steak on his plate.Grandma's is really half-cooked.

Chapter 046 Shanghai Beach ([-])

Now Liu Hongsheng really couldn't figure out the relationship between Wang Zhenyu and Ye Zuwen. Could it be that the two had no business relationship.As a last resort, the words have been spoken, so I can only bite the bullet and continue: "Now the imperial court is gone, and the Kaiping Mine has become the Kailuan Mining Bureau. The personnel changes are dizzying. In the blink of an eye, the person in charge changed. The rules followed."

Ye Zuwen also took a look at Wang Zhenyu, who was pretending to be a foodie, and felt that this kid was clearly pretending to be a pig and a tiger. Well, the old man will cooperate with him.Ye Zuwen wiped his mouth and said, "What new rules? Come and listen to Hongsheng."

Liu Hongsheng thought about it for a while: "Originally Hongsheng was their agent in Kaiping, and the goods would arrive first, the payment would be settled first, and then Hongsheng would pay dividends according to the law. I don't want to think that after three years, the sales of Kaiping Coal in Shanghai has just opened up. The new manager said he wanted to change the rules. He said he wanted cash on delivery, and he would no longer distribute goods to Hongsheng.”

"When Hong Sheng sums it up, the original model obviously won't work. But if you really want to pay in cash on delivery, the financial pressure is not small."

"Oh, is Hongsheng planning to clear up the relationship or something?" Ye Zuwen also deliberately pretended to be stupid.

"Actually, this is not a bad thing. If Hongsheng can really collect funds to win the agency right of Kaiping Coal, no matter who is in charge in the future, I can only do the business in Shanghai." If the rules of cash on delivery are met, whoever wants to have a hand in Shanghai in the future will not have such a big capital.

Liu Hongsheng expressed regret again: "However, wars have continued recently, and all businesses have been depressed. Hongsheng has no way to raise money. Ye Gong, help me!"