Chapter 12 Chapter Eleven

In the morning, at the East Asia Trading Company.Teng Jing is in his fifties and is still thin, but he has recently added some wrinkles.He stood in front of the office window and looked out, with a very worried and anxious expression, holding an unlit cigarette in his hand. Teng Jing's office is full of dark purple furniture, very simple and practical.On the desk, there are stationery and a green glass lamp, next to a group photo of his family.Younger daughter smiling in navy suit.The banner on the back wall is written in Japanese kanji "Qin Xin Jian Dan", which is also considered fluent.

Teng Jing sighed, turned around, paced back and forth in the office, shaking his head constantly.He came to the desk, picked up a group photo of the whole family, looked at his daughter's smile and his wife's warm eyes, and was filled with emotion: "It's been more than ten years..." He sat down, took a piece of paper, and wrote a number " 40", then stood up and walked back and forth in the office, and finally stood in front of the window, looking out. Miki came in and closed the door gently.The interior is a wooden floor, and the sound of Miki walking is very loud.Miki came behind Tengjing and said: "President, the dye factories and trading houses in Qingdao are not willing to accept this boat cloth, at least for now." He said, looking at Tengjing's back.He was taller than Teng Jing, even if he bowed, he was a little taller than Teng Jing.

Teng Jing still looked out of the window: "They have already paid the deposit, didn't you ask them to help?" "I've said all these things, and I even begged them, but it was useless. Our boat cloth arrived 20 days early, and they don't want it now, so it's not a breach of contract. Therefore, our boat cloth can't be regarded as an order, but can only be ordered." It’s considered loose goods. If they don’t want it after 20 days, we can deduct liquidated damages; but if we sell this batch of cloth and fail to deliver the goods after 20 days, we have to compensate them.”

Teng Jing nodded: "At this time, the contract will work. Oh! Did you tell them the price?" Miki said: "I've said it. They all said it was very low, but no one dared to buy it." Teng Jing sighed: "Chinese businessmen have always been ungrateful for profit, but this time is different. They occupied three provinces overnight, and the impact on them is too great. Alas!" Teng Jing turned around, "My father was He came to China to exterminate the Yihe Boxers, and he felt very deeply after returning. He told me that the Chinese people are numerous and powerful, and the people are also very brave, but they lack a spirit to gather them together. If that is the case, this nation will be great. The military action in the Northeast has given them a reason to unify the outside world from the negative side, but it has made us businessmen very passive."

Miki reminded, and looked up at Tengjing at the same time: "President, likewise, without the support of the government, it is impossible for us to—" Miki began to look squarely at Tengjing, "Without paying any taxes, we can carry out such a large-scale trade in China .” Teng Jing looked a little flustered, and hurriedly said: "That's right, that's right. We have also benefited from a rich country and a strong army. What Mr. Miki said is very reasonable. Our difficulties are temporary." There was a smile on the corner of Miki's mouth: "President, no matter what, we must dispose of this boat cloth as soon as possible."

Teng Jing said meaningfully: "Yes, everything has its own importance, and I will try my best. Xihongwan will ship the military rations to Lushun, which is a big deal, I know." Miki tentatively said, "Should we unload it first and leave it for twenty days?" Teng Jing shook his head: "Qingdao doesn't have such a large warehouse, 15,000 pieces, there is no such a large warehouse. Open-air storage is not acceptable. It is the rainy season now. If you get wet, it will be completely over." Teng Jing looked at the cigarette in his hand, Miki wanted to light it for him, but he waved his hand.He suddenly glared: "It's down to fifty-five yuan a piece, throw it out."

Miki was shocked: "President, then we will lose half of the compensation, I think..." Teng Jing was very firm: "I would rather pay half of the compensation than let the military kill us. As you said, the interests of the empire come first." Teng Jing stared at Miki, and Miki bowed his head and waited for instructions. "You only contact two people, one is Sun Mingzu from Yuanheng Dyeing Factory, and the other is Chen Shouting from Dahua Dyeing Factory. Only these two people can eat this boat cloth. At the same time, only they have the guts. Sun Mingzu may not be close , mainly Chen Shouting. I approached him a few days ago and was entrusted by the empire to buy his factory, but Chen Shouting refused to sell it. He has no intention of quitting Qingdao. As long as the price is low, I think he will take it all. You actively contact him, and I will talk to them personally."

Miki stood at attention: "The president's analysis is very correct, I will do it right away, and strive to let Xihongwan lift the anchor as soon as possible, and deliver the grain to the soldiers in Lushun as soon as possible." Just as Miki was about to leave, Teng Jing said again: "Remember, after we sell the ship's cloth, you should immediately notify the mainland and continue to ship the same amount of gray cloth. We lost this time, and we can't pay again next time." Miki said: "President, should we write a document to the government to explain the difficulties we encountered in China and strive for more subsidies. Because this global depression is unprecedented and lasts a very long time, the local Businesses are closing down, only those related to trade with China are still growing. This is our contribution to the empire. I think they will consider it.”

Teng Jing smiled: "I want to write. Now I am more worried about our trade itself. Because China is a closed country, its economy has not been greatly affected by the Great Depression. Jiangsu and Zhejiang The economy in China is developing very fast. These places were originally rich, but now many gentry in the countryside have sold their land and set up factories in Shanghai, mostly textile factories. Mr. Miki, the equipment of our local enterprises is old. It’s okay, but it should be noted that Shanghai’s textile industry is a big threat to us. They bought high-speed looms from Germany, which are quite advanced. In addition, the British are now shipping cotton from India to China, combined with these two factors, the textile industry in China will develop at an astonishing speed. This is what worries me the most. Alas! I will be quiet for a while, you go."

Miki bowed and went out. At the chamber of commerce, the banner reads "Qingdao dyeing and weaving industry boycotts Japanese goods together".There are a lot of people sitting around the conference table. President Wang is forty-eight or nine years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a bushy beard on his upper lip.He sat at the top of the conference table, propped his hands on the desk, and stared at the venue. Shouting and Jiaju sat next to each other, with Sun Mingzu next to him.Shouting took out the earthen cigarettes and was just about to order, when Sun Mingzu pressed his hand. "Shou Ting, smoke this." He said and passed the cigarette, "It's a dynasty, and you still smoke local cigarettes!"

Shouting had a hippie smile on his face: "I said go and sit over there, but you have to drag me to sit next to you. Just sit and sit, you still think I smoke local cigarettes. Mingzu, I haven't rubbed my feet yet!" Sun Mingzu was somewhat helpless: "Shouting, I don't see you, I still want to see you; I see you, you are not serious at all. Come and smoke this." "Mingzu, you don't understand this, I'm soaking pancakes in a basin for washing feet - that's enough." Mingzu nodded at him with his hand: "Look at what you are doing! You come to the meeting in a car, and you wear a casual jacket and smoke a local cigarette. It doesn't match your car at all." Mingzu said, regardless of what he said Putting on a set, he forced a lighted cigarette into Shouting's mouth.Shouting couldn't evade it, so he started to smoke. President Wang glanced dissatisfiedly, Shouting didn't care about him at all, he built a pergola like Monkey King, looked at President Wang, President Wang laughed angrily.Afterwards, he deliberately put the teacup on the table, cleared his throat, and began to speak: "Everyone, everyone, be quiet, be quiet!" The venue became quieter, but there was still a buzzing sound. "Early this morning, I invite you to come here for two things. One is to boycott Japanese goods, and the other is to open warehouses and ship goods to stabilize the price of cloth. You all have the strength in the dyeing and weaving industry in Qingdao and have the final say Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of this country. The Japanese provoked for no reason and occupied the three provinces in Northeast China. President Wang was talking vigorously in four or six confrontations, when Shouting stepped in and said, "President Wang, are you related to Wang Tiezui, the storyteller of Zhoucun, right? Why do I hear that the following sentences are from Wang Tiezui?" True biography! It’s just a piece of Xingmu.” The audience roared with laughter. "Shou Ting!" Chairman Wang reprimanded Shouting, "There are also your elders and your juniors here. Such a big shopkeeper is not afraid of being laughed at. Be serious!" Shouting smiled and said, "What do we have to say? Don't start with Tang Yao Yushun, you are still busy!" Chairman Wang ignored him: "Now the price of cloth in Qingdao keeps going up. The newspapers say that we have rare goods to live in and manipulate the market. The students are guarding the door of the cloth shop, and the merchants dare not sell Japanese cloth, even if they sell, they dare not display it." But the quantity of cloth in this port is small, so everyone should open up warehouses and ship goods in the spirit of being eager for success and righteousness, and first bring down the price of cloth in Qingdao." Shouting took it over and said, "President Wang, all of us sitting here are experts. Although each dyeing factory has its own brand, the gray cloth that can be used is almost all from Japan. What kind of cloth is this? Japanese cloth Or local cloth?" Chairman Wang didn't think about it at all: "Having its own brand is local cloth, students don't care. Since last year, Japan has started selling dyed finished cloth to China, and the three brands of 'Daguang', 'Rhinoceros' and 'Peace' are the most. The students take care of these cloths. The cloth produced by our Chinese dyeing factory is Chinese cloth. However, from now on, the Japanese gray cloth should be used as little as possible, and it is better not to use it. This is another content of this session. Shouting, Tell me, how much stock do you have in your factory? Tell me." Shouting extinguished the cigarette: "President Wang, you are making me ugly." He looked at Mingzu next to him, "I don't know about shopkeeper Sun's, maybe there is no stock, anyway, Dahua Dyeing Factory is gone." .This factory is no better than your trading house. You can stock up on goods and other markets. In fact, you don’t have to wait for this market. The market is good enough now. If I still have cloth in stock, I can make a fortune. Tomorrow Zu, you also work in a dyeing factory, we are talking about fast turnaround, let alone out of stock, even if there is stock, you dare not store it, you can’t afford it! What do you say, shopkeeper Sun?" Sun Mingzu took it over and said: "The shopkeeper Chen is right. We are talking about fast in and fast out. We don't care about the market, we only care about the large output. Of course, if the market is good, we can make more money. What we look forward to in business is a good market. .Yuanheng Dyeing Factory also has no cloth to sell, if it has, it will make a lot of money this time.” The president didn't believe it at all, and snorted softly.Everyone present also knew that they were singing a double reed, and they were all whispering to each other. Sun Mingzu leaned over and asked: "Shouting, do you think this market can still be sold?" Shouting put his hand on the back of Mingzu's hand, and said in a low voice: "You think, the new cotton has not been confiscated, the local gray cloth is all the way up, and the Japanese gray cloth is not allowed to be used in this way, and our cloth is not priced every day? Wait, hold your breath. It's going to be cold soon, I think this market will definitely roll over." Mingzu nodded in agreement. Their conversation caught everyone's attention. The president went on to say: "The second thing is to boycott Japanese goods. They have occupied the Northeast, and we can no longer help them do business. Just now, my trading company sent me a letter saying that the cloth on the Xihongmaru ship It’s more than 50 yuan a piece.” The venue was buzzing. Shouting's eyes widened. "Everyone be quiet, be quiet!" President Wang pressed his hands down, "This fifty yuan is just enough to buy cotton yarn, which is cheap enough. But we can't take advantage of this bargain, we just want him to transport it How to transport it back." Shouting jumped up: "President Wang, what you said is right. Let's distinguish between the inside and the outside, and know the severity. Let me put the words here first. If anyone buys the Japanese cloth on the ship, I, Chen Liuzi, will fuck his ancestors! Do as Chairman Wang said, and let Little Japan pull it back.” At this moment, Shouting suddenly asked Mingzu beside him: “Shopkeeper Sun, am I right?” Mingzu was taken aback for a moment, but immediately regained his composure, and then stood up: "Since shopkeeper Chen said so, I also express my opinion, and I will do as Shouting said. Anyone who buys Japanese cloth is a traitor. Let's Create a written document and everyone will sign it." There was applause. Jia Kui was smoking a cigarette, watching Shouting's performance of jumping up and down, he couldn't hold back his joy. President Wang was happy and asked people to get paper and pen.The atmosphere in the venue was lively. Shouting looked around and said to Mingzu in a low voice: "I said, Mingzu, we are talking about what we are talking about, but we are old acquaintances with Teng Jing, and he has helped us. The Japanese devils occupy the northeast. He didn’t let him go either. What if he really came to us and asked us to buy his boat cloth? You have to give me a trick, so we won’t offend him and don’t buy the cloth.” Ming Zu said: "It's easy to handle, go out and escape for two days." Shouting exaggeratedly suddenly realized: "This is a good move. I just wanted to go back to Zhoucun. Yes, I went home to visit my relatives again. I didn't refute Tengjing's face. I will talk to each other when we meet in the future." The two talked and laughed. . Ka Kui signed on behalf of Dahua Dyeing Factory.After coming out, Jia Kui and Shouting walked towards the car.Ka Kui said, "Sixth Brother, just wait for someone to fuck our ancestors!" "Let them fuck, it's not certain whether he fucked our ancestors or our ancestors fucked him!" The two laughed. In the dining car, Yuan Yi had a cup of tea in front of her. She rested her chin and looked outside thoughtfully. The man from just now came again and asked with a smile on his face, "Miss, can I sit here?" Yuan Yi didn't look back at all, kept the original posture, and said coldly: "Impossible." The man was not embarrassed: "Miss, the journey is lonely, why refuse people thousands of miles away? I am a doctor, not a bad person." He sat down after speaking. Yuan Yi turned her head, didn't look at him at all, stood up and left. The man looked at Yuanyi's back, a little silly. In Shouting's office, Jia Kui was smoking a cigarette with a relaxed expression, and Shouting was circling around the room. Jia Kui said, "Sixth brother, what are you going to do?" Shouting still turned around: "I'm not thinking about it! The key to this matter is not to let the wind go." Ka-kui said, "Bought it at a low price, it doesn't seem to be a big problem, but where to put the more than 10,000 pieces of cloth! They are all those big Japanese pieces." Shouting jumped up and sat on the table: "Jia Kui, I've already thought about how to let him go. You don't have to worry about it. It's just that we have an enemy now, and this enemy is Sun Mingzu. I'm thinking now, in Qingdao, apart from us and Old Sun, who can eat that boat cloth." "I don't see anyone left. The remaining people are either misers or small retail investors. First, they don't have that much money, and second, they don't have that much courage." Shouting jumped down from the table: "Well, good, good! Jiaju, you don't do anything these two days, just play with your grandson. You can go to the brothel, dance and play mahjong, but you can't let him go to the factory .Dayangma got off Tianjin, no one gave him advice, this opportunity is once in a lifetime. As long as old Tengjing can't find Sun Mingzu, I can squeeze this little Japan to death." Jia Kui was happy: "Okay, Sixth Brother, just now Ming Zu said that there are four Bohemian girls in the club, and they are dating me." "Okay, let's treat guests and play hard. Don't feel bad about the money, you two make two, it's all a fucking bag! That foreign lady is tall and big, and she is an authentic big foreign horse. Don't be shy. You just need to put Mingzu's entanglement is the first thing, understand? I want Teng Jing to be unable to find him. Although Teng Jing has been very polite to us these years, I always feel that this old man looks down on us Chinese. This time I hate my family when I return home Revenge together, I must make him call daddy!" Ka Kui was excited: "Go now?" "Yes, you go to the accountant, get more money, and drive a car. If it doesn't work, go to Laoshan with him and the foreigners. Yes, go to Laoshan and rent a hotel there for three days. I will use slow fire for three days. Stew Tengjing thoroughly." Jiaju raised a technical question: "If you go to Laoshan by car, you can't do it alone, because there won't be room in the car." Shouting proposed a solution to him: "Then pick one for each person." Jia Kui thought that was the only way to go, so he promised to leave, but Shouting grabbed him and said, "Jia Kui, it's up to you. It's best to get out of Qingdao as soon as possible and bring the foreign women with you. Just now I gave Sun Mingzu He got the cover and told him not to rush to sell the cloth. If he can’t sell the cloth, he can’t spare money to buy it. But all the cloth here is sold out, and the more than 10,000 bolts of cloth can be on the market in three hours. Let’s With such a charge, the market will go down immediately. Sun Mingzu is a very shrewd person, he can understand what is going on at a glance. If we let him see through, Jia Kui, we will all be ruined. The cloth is also sold, we have no way out!" Jia Kui nodded with a very tragic expression. At around ten o'clock in the morning, in the office of Jinan Sanyuan Dyeing Factory.Zhao Dongjun, the big shopkeeper, is also in his forties, dressed in Chinese style, slightly fat, and looks honest and honest.He was sitting at his desk reading a newspaper with glasses, shaking his head worriedly while reading.There is a brush holder on his desk, with several tubes of little wolf pens hanging from it.Next to it is a stack of notes, eight red vertical columns, and the words "Sanyuan Zhang Dongjun" written in red on the top of the sky, very stylish.A hollow mahogany chair is placed on the side of the table for guests to sit on. Someone knocked on the door, and Dongjun replied in a low voice, "Come in." Dong Chu came in with a telegram: "Big Brother, Sixth Brother has a telegram." "Oh? What's the matter?" He said and took the telegram. "He said that there are 20,000 pieces of Japanese cloth on the ship, and he wants to eat them with us. Fifty-five yuan a piece, this price is cheaper than cotton yarn! The Japanese really have nothing to do, so they found him." Dong Dong Chu said sitting on that chair. Dongjun read the telegram and put it aside.Then he took off the glasses and smiled: "If I do, I definitely want it. However, this is not the bottom price of the Japanese, Chen Liuzi is playing tricks." He laughed. Dong Chu was a little anxious: "Brother, I also don't think this is the reserve price, but let's not care about that, as long as we think it's appropriate." Dong Jun shook his head, and brought the telegram over again: "Third brother, you have to calm down when doing business. He Liuzi Chen can't eat this boat cloth by himself. Although he has made a fortune over the years and the Feihu brand is also famous, he has not yet Such a large amount of financial resources. There are so many dyeing factories in Qingdao, why doesn't he do it with others? This is because he is afraid of leaking the news and making others scold him, and he is worried. Don't look at Chen Liuzi's rough surface, but he does things very well. Be cautious. If you do it with others, there may be mistakes in the middle; if you do it with us, unless you make money or not, he is very at ease. So we don’t have to rush to answer him, let him retreat by himself, stretch him until he can’t stand it anymore, His reserve price came out. Do you understand, third brother?" Dong Chu became more and more anxious as he listened, and stood up from the chair: "Brother, although he is cautious in doing things, he still has a good temper, and he has a temper that doesn't hurt when he hits his head. If we keep stretching him, he will be so angry." If we can come forward and contact other buyers in a fit of anger, then we will lose a lot. This is a momo that fell from the sky! Brother, you have to look at your opponent when you plan, Chen Liuzi is not a very simple person. Brother!" Dongjun smiled contemptuously: "Third brother, wait a minute, if he can contact other buyers, he will come to Jinan to find us? Hold your breath, I have always wanted to fight him for so many years, and see how he is. How tall. In the Zhangdian area, Chen Liuzi is almost passed on as a god. Huh! Wait, I will let him see, Boss Zhao is also a man who soaks in salt and scours in stew. Don’t reply to the telegram, just follow me You can do what you say. You open a warehouse and sell the cloth now, and prepare the next payment to wait for the cloth to be received." Dong Chu shook his hand anxiously, grabbed the telegram and went out. In the afternoon, Shouting sat in the office, drinking tea while looking at the ringing phone.The bell kept ringing, and he kept watching, but he didn't answer it.He stood up, patted the phone, and said to himself: "Teng Jing, it's not that I didn't answer, but you are not in a hurry." He took the phone as Teng Jing, and patiently comforted him, "What's the matter? , you have to talk about the heat. I want your cloth, don't worry, I won't take it if you are anxious." Mr. Wu came in: "Shopkeeper, who are you talking to?" Shouting smiled and said, "I'm talking about an empty city plan. Did Zhao Dongjun reply the telegram?" Mr. Wu said anxiously, "I haven't returned yet." Shouting smiled: "That's right, we're sure of him." "How to say?" "Zhao Dongjun is not Zhao Dongchu. This person knows me very well. Although he doesn't go to school much, he is a top businessman. At the beginning, I had a trick with him in Jinan, and it was a tie. At that time, I saw He came out, he was not for that matter, he wanted to compete with me. He is your sister-in-law's cousin, I made him miserable, your sister-in-law will have to blame me. As for me, I also borrowed the slope The donkey admitted defeat and saved face for him. The business is small, and I can keep this face, but for a big business, Brother Dong Jun, brothers can only follow the rules. Old Wu, Zhao Dongjun knows that what we quoted is not the reserve price, so he Stretch us, wait for us to lower the price. It's another matter if it's money or not. He may not care about one or two yuan. The key is to prove that he is better than me. Okay, brother Dongjun, you just stretch brother .Old Wu, how much is an acre of land in your hometown?" Old Wu was puzzled: "Shopkeeper, you have never been allowed to buy land, why did you ask this?" "Don't worry about it, I'll ask you how much it is per mu." "Twelve yuan for good land, and ten yuan for bad land." "Okay, Old Wu, after we've done this, you can take whatever you want, and I'll give you another 100 mu of land. I won't give you any gifts this year, so the 100 mu of land will be considered as an early gift." "Thank you, shopkeeper." He said flatly, probably thinking that Shouting was joking with him, "Shopkeeper, that Teng Jing is going crazy, he sent everyone here, and he is at my place." "How much is he offering now?" "He said the minimum is fifty, otherwise he would rather pull back to Japan." "Then let him pull it back." Shouting picked up the tea and was about to drink it, but put it down again, "The Xihong Wan I asked you to ask..." "I've made it clear, the ship should have weighed anchor the day before yesterday, and it's going to Lushun to transport food." Shouting stood up suddenly: "What kind of food?" Old Wu was taken aback: "It's rice." "Rice? Rice?" Shouting walked back and forth in the room, "There are many refugees in the Northeast, who can afford rice? Rice? Japanese ships..." He ran up to Lao Wu, "Old Wu, I will eat Ding Teng Well. The rice is military rations, Teng Jing dare not delay it. Send it back to Japan, you can fool yourself!" Old Wu suddenly realized: "That's right, people in Northeast China don't eat rice, it's the Japanese who love rice dumplings." "Old Wu, go down and tell the Japanese that it's not convenient for me to meet him in the factory, nor is it convenient for me to see Teng Jing, so let him come to my house at night. Be sure to think about this sentence and ask him to tell Teng Jing that I don't want to Will buy his cloth, just say that I swore an oath at the chamber of commerce, not to break the rules." Old Wu agreed ignorantly, and went out. Laoshan Admiral Hotel is a villa-style hotel with four or five small buildings in the courtyard.In the billiards room downstairs, Jia Kui and Ming Zu were wearing vests, ready to play billiards.The two foreign ladies were waiting by the side.A waiter in a red waistcoat brought Laoshan mineral water in a glass bottle.Mingzu sat on the sofa, took a bottle, thinking about something in his mind.Jia Kui's eyes rolled wildly. Ming Zu said: "Jia Kui, why have I felt uneasy since I left Qingdao?" Jia Kui stroked the cue: "You, like Shouting, have become addicted to doing business, and can't adapt to the idleness at first. I'm fine. The predecessors once said, 'Steal half a day's leisure', Ming Zu, this man Well, there is no unbearable suffering, but there are also unbearable blessings. What is there to be unsteady!" Mingzu thought about it: "This Laoshan Mountain is a hundred miles away from Qingdao. If something happens in the factory, it will be too late to go back." Jia Kui pretended to be calm and smiled: "Don't we have a car? Shouting didn't let us go back to Zhoucun in order to let us have a good time. In fact, going back to Zhoucun by car is much slower than taking the train, and the road is too long. Difficult to go." "Shou Ting really returned to Zhou Village?" "Tomorrow morning's train, maybe all the tickets have been bought." Jia Kui said and glanced at Ming Zu, "Shou Ting also said that you gave him a really good idea. To be honest, Ming Zu, this Teng Jing, It doesn’t matter where I am or where you are, we can’t afford to offend you! If we turn against him and form an enmity, will our factory still open? Where can we get cloth? Shanghai? We’ll pay for the freight alone I'm sorry. But we all hid. He can't find us, so he won't hate us in the future. In fact, I don't need to hide. Teng Jing knows I can't do anything about it, but Shouting said that if a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, he is afraid of Teng Jing. The well forced me, so let me come out too." Ming Zu stood up: "I said, Jia Kui, this is not some scheme of Shouting's, is it? You won't pay me out and eat the boat cloth all by yourself?" Jia Kui disagreed: "To be honest, Mingzu, we really want to swallow it. But after swallowing it, there are too many troubles. One is that there is not so much cash, and the other is where to put the 15,000 pieces? Let the students burn them." Then it's all over. Shouting originally wanted to cooperate with you to do this, but he was afraid that you would doubt him, so forget it." "I think so too, mainly because there is no place to put it. As for money, it's easier to handle." Jia Kui went on to say: "Let's not talk about those annoying things, what about Japanese cloth, our current business is very good, there is no need to take such risks again. Mingzu, for that incident back then, Shouting always felt that he owed you. These years, Shouting has always kept that matter in mind, saying that he was too anxious at the beginning, hurt you so suddenly, and owed you a favor. He always wants to find a chance to repay that debt." "Well, Shouting said this to me personally. It's okay, Siya will be back tomorrow, and she will take care of it when I'm not here. Come on, shall we start?" Jia Kui finally found something to talk about. He walked towards the pool table and said, "Ming Zu, Miss Jia has been married to that poet for two or three years, why hasn't she had any children? What's the poet's name?" "Call it a fucking 'Desert Moon,' what a rotten name!" "I said, he doesn't care about you and Miss Jia?" "What? You still have a temper if you don't earn a penny? You turned against him!" Mingzu said and hit the ball, the two foreign girls applauded, and Mingzu pulled one over to kiss.Jia Kui took the opportunity to say, "It's convenient for me to go out first." Jia Kui came out. Xiao Ding was cleaning the car in the yard, when he saw Jia Kui coming out he hurriedly stood up: "Boss." Jia Kui said in a low voice, "Unplug the car's power cord and pretend it's broken. It won't fix it. There are no cars in Sun Mingzu's factory, and even if there are, he doesn't understand." Xiao Ding asked, "Why?" Jia Kui glared: "Business!" In the afternoon, at the East Asia Trading Company, Teng Jing took the piece of paper with the word "40" written on it, looked at it, and smiled self-deprecatingly, helplessly.Then he took a piece of paper and wrote on it.Then ring the bell to call someone. Miki came: "President, what are your orders?" Teng Jing stretched out his hand to let him sit on the chair in front of the table, and handed over the piece of paper: "Prepare gifts according to what is written on it. Chen Shouting is a soft eater, so I have to give him some bait first." Miki looked at the content on the paper: "President, the people in his factory have made it very clear that there is no problem going to his house to drink tea and reminisce about the past, but they don't talk about cloth." Teng Jing smiled: "This is Chinese cunning. If you don't talk about Bu, he won't let me go to his house at all. Miki-kun, you can wait until tomorrow to unload the ship. Haha..." Miki nodded in conviction. Teng Jing said: "Mr. Sanmu, our compensation is fixed this time. It's just a matter of how much. Chen Shouting is ready. I suspect that Sun Mingzu's disappearance is caused by Chen Shouting. It's just that Chen Shouting is unwilling to cooperate with us in depth, otherwise, Qingdao All the dyeing factories have to close down." "Oh? Is he so smart?" "Smarter than you think. We may sell the cloth today, but the price will not be more than 30 yuan. The surname Chen will definitely force us to a corner. Besides, this person is biased against the empire. You Think about it, every time he sees us, he always says something that makes us uncomfortable. To a large extent, he trades with us because the Chinese cloth is too bad, and he has no other choice. He is still polite to us; Germans, he doesn't save face. The country is too weak and the individual is too strong, so he will suffer." Miki nodded: "We have already controlled Qingdao's dyeing and weaving industry, President, shall we raise the price a bit next and recover our losses?" "I've already told you that Shanghai's textile industry is developing very fast. Now it's not a question of raising prices, but how we can keep Shanghai cloth from coming in. This is the main thing. It's not a long-term solution for us to always sell gray cloth. Thinking about the next step, buying a dyeing factory in Qingdao and advancing to the depths of China’s industry. If we have a few dyeing factories in our hands, our situation will change completely. Mr. Miki, you can think about it, the cloth in their factory is The cloth purchased at a high price has been increased by us; while the cloth in our own dyeing factory is at a low price, and no profit has been added. Only this one advantage will be quite obvious. In addition, we still have government subsidies to make Backing. We will gradually make them feel unprofitable, and it is even possible that the more they dye, the more they will lose. In this way, those dye factories will be forced to cooperate with us, including Chen Shouting. Just like As you said, there is an elite army of the empire behind us. When I think of this, I feel a lot more relaxed." Miki admired him very much, and went out after admiring him.Teng Jing stood up, turned around and looked at the words "Qin Xin Jian Dan" on the wall, and smiled slowly. There was a small tea stand opposite Yuanheng Dyeing Factory. Deng Biao was sitting there drinking tea, staring at Yuanheng Dyeing Factory.The middle-aged man selling tea said: "Sir, you have been drinking here since noon, and when you pee, you look back at the dyeing factory. Why?" Deng Biao smiled: "To make you money. What's the matter?" The man smiled: "You pretend I don't know? You are sent by Dahua Dyeing Factory, right?" Deng Biao was surprised: "How do you know?" The man said: "The summer before last, it was you who sat here and counted how much cloth Yuanheng shipped out from the factory. You still held a small bag, and when Yuanheng came out with a load of cloth, you put a small stone in the small bag. I Remember clearly, right?" Deng Biao smiled: "I have a good memory, it's me. What's the matter?" "It's nothing, I just want to ask you, what are you doing counting Yuanheng's cloth?" Deng Biao smiled: "This is called knowing ourselves and our enemies, we need to know how much output he has. I am equivalent to the spy mentioned in the book.If you are not one of your own, the shopkeeper will not let you do this. " "Then why don't you count today?" Deng Biao was about to answer when he saw a rickshaw pulling Ms. Jia back.Deng Biao stood up abruptly, dropped a few small coins, and hurried away. Holding the money, the tea seller said to himself, "Spies are needed for this business?" Miss Jia pushed the door of Mingzu's office, and when the door was locked, she knocked.At this time, Mr. Liu came out with the key in his hand: "Didn't Miss Jia say that she will be back tomorrow?" Miss Jia was impatient and didn't answer him directly: "Where did the chairman go?" Mr. Liu opened the door: "I don't know. I went to the chamber of commerce in the morning and came back from a meeting, and left after lunch." "Who did you go with?" Mr. Liu glanced at her: "He, Mr. He, is the owner of Dahua Dyeing Factory." Miss Jia was so angry that she dropped her small handbag and sat down on the sofa. Mr. Liu bowed and asked, "Miss Jia, is there something urgent?" "I'm not in a hurry, can I run back? There is a ship of unsalable cloth in Tianjin Port, and the Tianjin dyeing factory is afraid to buy Japanese goods. We can take it. It only costs 70 yuan a piece, and the Japanese are big. How can such a good thing happen?" Looking for it? This Sun Mingzu!" Mr. Liu sneered and said, "Seventy? Tengjing's boat cloth is also here, and now no one wants fifty-five." "What?" Ms. Jia bounced, and Mr. Liu took a step back in fright. "What? Fifty-five, why don't we want it?" Mr. Liu said unhurriedly: "This morning, all the dyeing and weaving companies in Qingdao held a meeting, unanimously boycotting Japanese goods, and the chairman also signed." Miss Jia sat down angrily: "Stupid! This fell into Chen Liuzi's trick. He wanted to swallow the boat cloth alone. You said the chairman and Lu Jiaju went out together?" "Yes, I went out with Mr. Lu." Miss Jia stood up again: "Yes, yes! It must be Chen Liuzi who is playing tricks." Mr. Liu smiled: "Miss Jia, you guessed wrong this time. Originally, the chairman wanted to swallow this boat cloth, but after thinking about it, there is no place to put the 15,000 pieces, and he was afraid that the students would burn them, so he didn't want to eat them." Forget it. Teng Jing came to ask the chairman yesterday, but our finished cloth hasn’t been sold yet, and we don’t have any cash. After much deliberation, the chairman thinks it’s better not to go through this muddy water. But he’s afraid that Chen Liuzi will buy it cheap Bu, in the future, he will support us in the future. During the meeting this morning, he gave Chen Liuzi a way to go back to Zhoucun to visit his relatives. This way, he would not offend Tengjing, and he would not have to buy cloth. Chen Liuzi was very happy to hear that. We both got off the gate , There are our own people delivering the train tickets. You know, there are people watching at the entrance of the Dahua Dyeing Factory. Chen Liuzi did buy a ticket back to Zhoucun. These two people came back to deliver the letter, and I know it is indeed The chairman was relieved after buying a ticket to Zhoucun. Otherwise, Mr. Lu told him that he could not follow." Miss Jia sat down: "Do I have to buy all 15,000 pieces? Can't we buy less?" The tea house brought water, and Mr. Liu asked him to put it on the tea table. After the tea house left, he said: "Our warehouse is full of finished cloth, and there is room for at most 400 pieces. It is a small purchase, and Teng Jing may I will agree. Miss Jia, I came up with the idea that we can buy them all, put them on the train, and wholesale them along the Jiaoji Railway to the counties along the way, and sell all the leftovers to Jinan Sanyuan Dyeing Factory. Zhao Dongchu. The factory is big and has money. The chairman thinks it’s okay, but there is no money. If there is money, we will really make a lot of money this time.” 贾小姐又跳起来：“对，这是个好主意。把元亨染厂押给银行，立刻就能筹来现钱。快，快派人去找董事长！” 刘先生说：“抵押工厂的这个办法，我和董事长也议过，押厂贷款要开董事会，就怕那些股东不同意，一嚷嚷，把事传出去，那就麻烦了。” 贾小姐咬着牙：“快派人去找董事长！咱不开董事会，反正这笔买卖稳赚，不用管那些小股东。” 刘先生犹豫着：“贾小姐，这可犯法呀！” 贾小姐烦了：“什么法？买日本布还说是卖国呢！不管那些，赚钱第一，快派人去！” 寿亭正在和老吴下棋，登标撞开了门：“掌柜的，大洋马回来了！” “什么？”寿亭惊得站起来，“这个熊娘们儿怎么从天津得到信儿？” 登标擦汗。寿亭在屋里来回地转，突然回过身指着电话说：“老吴，给我约滕井，我这就见他。”老吴说好，刚要拿电话，寿亭一步迈过来，把电话摁住，“让我再想想。登标，咱的汽车什么时候出的元亨？” “吃完中午饭，有一点多钟。” 寿亭看了看墙上的表，此时已是下午五点，表情松弛了些：“这时候东家早到了崂山，让那个娘们儿着急去吧！没事，老吴，接着下。” 老吴担心地说：“她要是直接和滕井联系呢？” 寿亭的表情又紧张起来：“有这个可能。”接着又在屋里来回走开了，“她直接联络也不要紧，滕井挺讨厌她。好多次，她让关东军的相好压滕井，滕井没办法，给元亨的价钱总是比咱低一点，滕井向我解释过。再说了，她既不是东家，也不是掌柜的，滕井未必敢等。随她去，不操这个心了。老吴，是财不散，别说她找不着孙明祖，就是找着了，孙明祖也不敢办。” 老吴点头。寿亭从桌上拿过那张车票，对登标说：“把这张票退了吧，退的钱归你了，今天受累不小。” 登标挺高兴，拿着票走了。 老吴问：“孙明祖这人也够精的，要不是咱门口那俩残废发现得早，咱做了这个势子，他兴许不能跟着东家去。要不然，他怎么晌午才走呢？” 寿亭有些感慨：“是呀，残废有残废的用处。只有大家都想着工厂，咱们才能干大。老吴，这回挣了钱，每人给他们五块，你替我想着。” 天黑下来，屋里的电灯亮了。贾小姐在办公室里来回走动，刘先生进来了：“贾小姐，舞厅饭店都找遍了，没找着董事长。” 贾小姐盯着刘先生：“你说，咱们自己给滕井联络怎么样？” 刘先生想了想：“咱说什么呢？说咱想要那船布？董事长回来不同意怎么办？” “现在不是他同意不同意的问题，没有他的签字，咱从银行贷不出款来。要是我签字有效，根本不找他，我早把厂押出去了。没事，反正陈六子明天早上回周村，青岛就剩了咱自己。不行！”说着又要摸电话，“要是陈六子今天晚上买下那船布怎么办？不行，我得和滕井联络上。” 刘先生过来按住电话：“贾小姐，这可不合规矩呀！我不知道，那不关我的事；我知道了，就得给你说明白，你不能擅自决定这么大的事。”刘先生表情很坚定。 贾小姐很意外：“老刘，你想干什么？” 刘先生没有退意：“我是监事会主席，不能让你这样干。我有我的难处，贾小姐。”随之，由硬转软，“贾小姐，我看还是等明天，明天早上董事长准能来上班。咱没有那么大的仓库，陈六子也没有。再说了，他就是真想买滕井的布，咱能争得过他吗？我看还是算了吧。” 贾小姐坐回来，把双手插进头发里，沮丧地叹了口气：“我真该自己开染厂了。”