Chapter 22 Chapter 21

In the early spring of the second year, the old plum tree in the courtyard of the Lin Mansion blossomed.Master Lin and his wife stood there admiring. In the morning, Lin Xiangrong walked into his office.He walked back and forth slowly, holding his chin in front of the bookshelf, thinking about the problem.He does this a few times, then goes to his desk to do a quick scribble.Then ring the bell to call someone, and the tea house came in.Lin Xiangrong said: "Notice that the meeting is now held." In the conference room, the middle and high-level leaders of Shanghai Liuhe Dyeing Factory were present, including Mr. Sun and a dozen other managers.These people are all dressed richly, and all of them are satisfied.

Lin Xiangrong cleared his throat and began to speak: "I called back some managers stationed in other cities to discuss something with you. Several factories in Shanghai that can dye floral cloth, Chengyong was eaten by us, and Changsheng is also taking over. The Great Wall is still struggling—his factory director, Li Wanqi, has already run away, and went to a factory in Jinan to become the factory director. With Li Wanqi, they can hold on for a while. I don’t think they will if Li Wanqi leaves. It lasts too long. In fact, the longer he lasts, the more serious the losses will be, and the easier it will be for us to take over. It will not be a long-term thing for us to eat him. Now his shareholders are contacting me, but the asking price is too high now. It is not acceptable, and we have to wait for him for a while. However, it is only a matter of time before the Great Wall is eaten. Ma Zixiong, who is prosperous, claims to be the number one expert in the printing and dyeing industry in Shanghai, but he has also been defeated by us? Ma Zixiong is so powerful, If they know enough about printing and dyeing, they can’t stand up to us, so are those people at the Great Wall better than Ma Zixiong?”

Mr. Sun is taking notes, most of the managers are smoking, and one of them is looking at the big gold ring on his hand. Lin Xiangrong went on to say: "Outside the city, our current main opponent is Tianjin Kaibu Dyeing Factory. This factory is large, the machinery is good, and the level of technicians is also very high. Tianjin is also close to the sea, and it is close to Beiping, so it will not be overwhelmed. It is very difficult for us to develop this factory to the north. The market share of this factory in the north is still very high. We should also work harder. After the meeting, Mr. Zhu will come up with a plan for these specific matters. Let’s see how we use them. What method is used to occupy the territory of Kaibu Printing and Dyeing Factory in the north. How about this, Mr. Zhu, please talk about the situation in Tianjin first, so that everyone can know about it.” Lin Xiangrong stretched out his hand, “Please!”

Mr. Zhu is in his thirties, shrewd and thin.He was about to stand up when Lin Yi stretched out his hand and motioned for him to sit down. Mr. Zhu said: "The situation of Kaibu Factory is like this. They are a partnership company, the shareholders are mainly small coal mine owners and some rural gentry, there are no official shareholders, and no bank is involved, so financial resources are limited. They use the German Roland three-color printing machine, and there is no technical weakness. However, since we are in the middle of the cloth market, its price cannot go up, so from the opening to the present, there has not been a red distribution. Shareholders complained a lot. Those shareholders don’t understand printing and dyeing, and seeing that printed fabrics always lose money, they have begun to limit production…”

Lin Xiangrong raised his hand: "Leave him alone, let's talk about the market situation." Mr. Zhu nodded quickly: "Okay, okay. Now they have hired a doctor who studied in the UK as the factory director. This person is Zhou Taofei, who is very business-minded. His assistant is also very good. He used to teach in Japan, but the Japanese occupied the factory. After the three provinces in the Northeast, he returned to the country in a fit of anger. This person is also very intelligent. These two people were originally friends, and now they are starting a business together. They are very courageous. Some things can be decided by themselves without going through the board of directors. They saw Our floral cloth sold well, so they were very unconvinced and vowed to fight with us, but most of their opinions could not be recognized by shareholders. Our floral cloth in Tianjin is 1.4 cents per square foot. They persuaded us many times Shareholder, now it's down to sixteen cents. But his quality is a little better than ours. He uses imported yarn..."

Lin Xiangrong interrupted him: "We are also imported yarn. No matter what kind of yarn the common people think the price is low! How is he selling?" Mr. Zhu said: "After the price cut, it has obviously improved, because the quality of his cloth is good. But I heard from the people in his factory that at this price, they can't make money." Lin Xiangrong wrote down something in his notebook: "We also have good quality cloth, but we can't use good cloth to compete with him, that would hurt both sides. Now my plan is, let him hurt, we don't hurt. So we have to use The second cloth hit him. I have seen the cloth sample you sent back. It uses thirty-two first-class yarn. He also said that he is very powerful, and he is still a PhD student in the UK. Using such a high-grade yarn is already a loser. The cloth is so thick, I think it can be used as a sail for a ship, it’s no wonder if it’s not bad!" Those people roared with laughter, and Lin Xiangrong suppressed the laughter with his hands. "I already know the situation you mentioned. He is not losing enough now. Aren't his shareholders anxious? Well, I will make them more anxious. Send a telegram to the past. Starting tomorrow, we will reduce it to ten cents, which is still more than that." He's four points down. Can't let this factory catch its breath!"

Everyone applauds together. Lin Xiangrong stretched out his hands and suppressed the applause: "Gentlemen, the government doesn't want the flowered cloth. We can't get orders from the government, so we can only rely on the market and the common people. Now the common people are very poor and don't have too much money, but They want to wear floral clothes, so our products are suitable for them. If we do this now, the profit will be less. But when we completely control the entire floral cloth market, the price will be up to us!” There was another round of applause. Lin Xiangrong said: "Manager Zhou, tell us about the situation in Shandong."

Manager Zhou is a fat man, with a treacherous expression on his face: "The situation in Shandong is similar to what Mr. Zhu said, except that the printed fabrics of Hongju and Sanyuan have been on the market recently..." Lin Xiangrong smiled: "Don't worry about the two of them for now. After we finish cleaning up and opening the port, we will squeeze him to death immediately, and we must squeeze him to death. How much is the printed cloth of these two factories per foot?" Manager Zhou said: "Their price is the same as Tianjin's port opening price. They also lowered the price after opening the port."

Lin Xiangrong said: "Then our prices in Shandong will also be lowered. With one net, fish and dried shrimps will be harvested together. Especially the one surnamed Chen, I will push him out of the printing and dyeing industry and let him beg for food again!" There was a roar of laughter. Lin Xiangrong went on to say: "We say this, but we can't underestimate the two factories in Shandong. Zhao Dongchu from the Sanyuan Factory is my classmate. He is quite smart. He came to Shanghai. No matter how I ask him, he always finds something to talk about. Let’s just not talk about his factory. As for the Pohong Giant Dyeing Factory, everyone knows that Chen cheated us of 8,000 pieces of cloth. I will let him send it back. Not only Send it back, and send it back crying!" Lin Xiangrong wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, Xue Shouting cried, and those people laughed. "This man is quite difficult to deal with. Mr. Sun has seen him before. After we defeated Kaibu Dyeing Factory, our next target was him! He not only cheated our cloth, but also poached our technicians. Of course, he It also helped us, without him, Changsheng and the Great Wall would not be able to fall so fast - there is no way to do it! Manager Zhou, you have to find a way to go to his factory to see his strength. Mr. Sun , you have personal relationships with the three technicians we left, and you can also write to them, so that they can stay in Caoying and stay in Han. It’s still big Shanghai, what’s the point of being in a place like Jinan? Sooner or later You still have to come back! You tell them that Hongju Dyeing Factory can’t compete with us in Liuhe, that factory is too small.” Lin Xiangrong pinched his little finger and compared Shouting’s factory to being so small, “Step on the shoes , he couldn’t find it. Mr. Sun, do you think that’s the case?”

Mr. Sun said: "It is possible to write letters, but Chen Shouting's salary is so high, I'm afraid I can't talk them down." Lin Xiangrong said disapprovingly: "Chen Shouting is just messing around. A technician is not worth such a high salary. He was able to reach such a high level when he was poaching people, but now he has probably come down early. Mr. Sun, people are very particular about their backgrounds. Chen Shouting himself is a A beggar, although he has a little money, is still very poor in his bones, and he thinks a penny is very big. Although Zhao Dongchu sent a telegram, saying that he could bring the cloth back, don’t think that he is very poor. Dafang. He is afraid that we will attack him, so he deliberately reconciled with us. He knows the status of our Lin family in the Shanghai business world, and he knows that it will not lead to good results to be an enemy of us, so he wants to use this matter to curry favor with us. This is why I am not in a hurry to get back the cloth. Although the cloth is in his warehouse, he is actually more anxious than us. I look forward to my telegram every day. Just wait, I will let you wait slowly. We will not call him. Such a person is not worthy of associating with our Lin family, and I will not pay attention to his hypocritical kindness. When we defeat Kaibu, including Zhao Dongchu, they will all come to Shanghai to beg us. I am here Announcing a rule——" He glanced at Mr. Sun, "If you have anything to do, just talk to me directly, don't bother my father. He has been busy all his life, and when I grow up, I should take his place. Before today Forget it, but you can’t do this again in the future. If you let me know, I’m sorry, I can only persuade you to find another job! Do you know?”

The people below agreed in a daze.Mr. Sun lowered his head. Shouting was smoking in the office, thinking, walking from one end of the room to the other, and then back again, frowning too. Old Wu came in, holding the washed floral cloth in his hand: "Shopkeeper, although the price of Poppy's floral cloth has been reduced, it has not shrunk much. It has shrunk by an inch and two cents." Shouting was somewhat surprised: "Oh?" He took the floral cloth and looked at it.After putting down the cloth, sit back on the chair. "Except for the fact that the cloth is a bit thinner, this factory is still in compliance with the rules. He is trying to squeeze the port to death! He lowered the price in Tianjin, and also lowered the price in Jinan. Mingzu sent a telegram saying that Qingdao had also lowered. He said this They are cuddling grass and beating rabbits, and they want to take us with them!" Lao Wu sat down and said, "Shopkeeper, another telegram came from Shopkeeper Sun, saying that his printing machine stopped, and the two masters we sent to him have also been sent back. Shopkeeper, Shopkeeper Sun's factory is ready Sell ​​it to Teng Jing, he wants to hear what you think." Shouting was not surprised: "Teng Jing's appetite is really big, don't choke this bastard to death! Return the telegram and tell Mingzu, sell! After selling, let him live in Jinan for two days. This old man is good." Ting took the cigarette, "Old Wu, when this person was born depends. If Mingzu was born in a peaceful and prosperous age, he would be able to start a business, and even better to keep his business. But he was born in this chaotic time, and he can't keep up. Teng Jing There is more than enough to deal with him, and it will be a matter of time before the factory is sold. I think it will be neat if it is sold." Old Wu said: "Well, it's like this. The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper Sun also asked how much it is suitable to sell." Shouting rested his chin and looked at the sky: "How much... How much... Tell Mingzu, it can't be less than 250,000. If it is lower than this amount, ask Zhao Laosan to contact the surname Lin in Shanghai, and he will definitely ask for it. Although the machines in Mingzu's factory are outdated, he is facing the entire rural market in Jiaodong, and his products are selling well, making a lot of money." Old Wu hurriedly reminded: "Shopkeeper, isn't that leading wolves into the house!" Shouting sneered: "The one surnamed Lin is much better than Teng Jing, don't look at how busy he is now, he is not a wolf, he just looks like a wolf. If it was a wolf, can we make him eight thousand pieces of cloth? No A man of knowledge! If he is unhappy one day, he will sell his rags." Old Wu said: "Okay, I'll send him a telegram later." Old Wu added some tea to Shouting, "Shopkeeper, I have something to say." Shouting looked at him: "Speak." Old Wu said: "Boss, we are using the Japanese cloth from Tengjing's ship now, so we can't talk about compensation, but if we run out of these cloths, we will pay more for printing more!" Shouting nodded. Old Wu said: "The salary of the Shanghai worker we hired is so high, so..." Shouting no longer asked him to say: "Arguably, the price of 16 cents should make some money. If the machine is fully turned on, maybe I can make more money. Now the main thing is that it can't be sold. If the machine is turned on here, then I can’t sell it. Alas! You go out, I’ll think about it.” Old Wu said: "Should we shut down? I think it's better to stop for a while!" Shouting shook his head: "There is someone surnamed Lin outside, and someone surnamed Zi in Jinan. Tengjing is still in the middle, I have to think about it." Shouting suddenly stopped Lao Wu, "I said, the gray cloth is also stored, Even if the machine is stopped, we are embarrassed to stop the wages of those people from Shanghai. If the wages are stopped, those people will be able to return to Shanghai, and those surnamed Lin will not use these people after returning to Shanghai. Old Wu, then We have cheated others! Business is about feng shui rotation! If the market for floral cloth is good, if we invite him again, he will not come again. I see, turn on the machine and print! I will give it to him A 'broken head fan', I let the surname Lin can't figure out what I want to do." Old Wu said: "Shopkeeper, it's a big deal, don't get angry, we can ruin this scene if we fail." Shouting looked very gentle. He looked at Old Wu and said, "Old Wu, doing business and working in a factory is like playing mahjong. As long as you don't wash your hands in the golden basin for a day-you don't play mahjong at all, you can't say you won. Yes. Hongju Dyeing Factory is not small, right? But as long as it is still in operation for a day, it may close down! Of course, it may also bloom and grow even bigger!" Both Shouting and Lao Wu laughed.Shouting went on to say: "From Qingdao to Jinan, we have been eating at the same table for many years. You have never seen a grain of rice left in my bowl, because I used to be a beggar! In Dong Jun's words, it is 'salt Li Tao, I have boiled it several times! I didn’t get a penny on the poker table, now I have won so much, what are we afraid of? It is because I am not afraid of anything, so the mouths of those dry dyeing factories Don't say anything, I'm afraid of us. It's a big deal and I'll beg for food! Of course we can't reach that step. Old Wu, you have to be open to everything. You can't bring this money with you when you die, and you can't take it away when you die. If you take it too seriously I have a lot of worries when I start doing business, and I can't do it well. Don't worry, I won't fight hard with the surname Lin, but I haven't figured out how to deal with this brother-in-law yet! Don't worry, Lao Wu, send someone quickly Send a telegram back to Mingzu, telling him to come to Jinan after selling the factory, and discuss what he will do next. In fact, don’t do anything, this business is too difficult to do now!” Old Wu Gang wanted to leave, but Shouting stopped him: "Wait a minute, prepare me a cashier's check for 85,000 yuan, three for 20,000, two for 10,000, and one for 5,000." In the evening, on the north bank of Mochou Lake in Nanjing, in the senior military officer's villa area, Changhe and Yuanyi were drinking tea in his study.This study room is very spacious, with simple and elegant furnishings, two purple-red bookcases, a writing desk, and two telephones on it.In the corner here are two wicker chairs.The light in the room is soft and quiet.There are two banners on the wall, one is written "Nianyi" and the other is "Xiaoyan".The font is thin and clear, far away and unconventional.Yuan Yi sat there watching and laughing.A guard walks in the yard, another stands at the door with a gun. Yuan Yi heard the soldiers moving around in the yard, and said somewhat annoyedly: "Is this necessary? I don't think anyone wants to assassinate us." Changhe smiled: "Since I came to Nanjing, it has always been like this. On the plus side, the Chairman is following Cao Mengde's example, which makes me feel that he values ​​me; on the downside, I may be afraid that I will miss the young marshal, and I will be on a whim. , and left him. Alas, during the Great War in the Central Plains, the young commander sent me to help the chairman in the battle, and I met Feng Yuxiang. General Feng is an older generation of soldiers, and I admire his upright character. But his combat The way is a little old. After the victory, the chairman of the committee favored me a lot. A person’s ability is appreciated by another person or the boss, which is also a kind of acquaintance.” Yuan Yi raised his eyes to look at him: "You think you are Guan Yunchang?" Changhe glanced elsewhere, and sighed: "Guan Junhou is a model of loyalty and loyalty, and he is also admired. But he also has a great negative effect, especially in the army. Western armies are loyal to their country, but Chinese generals are loyal to a certain person. Even me, I can’t get rid of this limitation.” He looked back and forth, and put his hands on Yuan Yi’s shoulders, “I know it’s inappropriate for the chairman to suppress the Communist Party, but I’m inconvenient to face it. Speak up. In fact, in the long run, the Japanese devils are not to be feared, and they will always defeat him. But if China wants to develop better, it should first abandon some dross in its culture, such as foolish loyalty.” Yuan Yi asked in a low voice: "You mean, China lacks a common ideal to unite the people?" Changhe stood up, came to the window, and said kindly to the guards in the courtyard: "Be quiet when walking, or go outside the door, my wife and I are talking." The soldier stood at attention, turned around and went to the gate of the courtyard. Changhe came back and sat down, smiling: "Well, it's because of the lack of an ideal to unite the people. For example, without the Japanese devils making trouble, can China be at peace? The power of the Guangxi faction can't be ignored, right? However, no one knows what is in their hearts. There are also various local forces in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, which are all troublesome. Generally speaking, the Qing Dynasty left the mess. The Qing Dynasty is the most important in Chinese history The most heinous cancer, the legacy is endless. Even after a hundred years, the lingering poison may not be able to be eradicated." Yuan Yi asked: "Does the chairman know about this? Or, have you told the chairman these words?" Changhe smiled wryly: "Of course the chairman understands better than I do. If he didn't have such a scheming, would he be able to drive the communist bandits into the barren land? He just wanted the communist bandits and the local armed forces to consume each other, and then annihilate the rest. But I didn't expect Mao Runzhi is so powerful. The chairman didn’t say anything, but he admired Mao Runzhi very much in his heart. He said that Mao had no money to send to his subordinates, and he couldn’t eat, but his people didn’t leave. Why? Chief Bai told me this. He said that the chairman of the committee was suppressing the Communists in Guizhou, and was suddenly attacked by the Communist bandits. The chairman of the committee looked up to the sky and sighed: "Zhu Mao is just a bandit. The three armies blocked him and couldn't be wiped out. God wants to do it!" Officer Bai also listened to others. Alas, the chairman is difficult enough." Yuan Yi warned: "I know you don't like being an official, you'd better not associate with people the Chairman doesn't like." Changhe smiled: "You're right. I don't have a high official position in the Ministry of National Defense, but no one dares to underestimate me. In the eyes of outsiders, I am the chairman's confidant. This makes me feel very embarrassed. In the Northeast General In his eyes, I am Hua Xin from the Three Kingdoms period." After saying that, he smiled wryly and shook his head alone. Chang He asked: "Didn't you write a letter to Sixth Brother? Don't rush him to get sick. This man, I really miss him." Yuan Yi said: "Me too, it will take a while." Changhe looked at the "little words" on the wall, and said to himself: "Sometimes, it's better not to say anything, leaving some blank imagination." Yuan Yi said: "I've asked you the word Xiaoyan several times, how do you say it?" Changhe stood up: "The moonlight is good today, let's go for a walk. Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan, oh, I'll tell you later." The two stood up. They walked along Mochou Lake, Yangliu Yiyi, the moonlight set off the couple by the lake, Yuanyi's hand was in Changhe's arm. The two guards stood one behind the other, the one in front was about twenty paces away from him, the one behind was about the same distance. Yuan Yi turned his face sideways and asked, "Why don't you speak?" Changhe threw away the cigarette: "'It's been a long time since we parted from our hometown, and the human affairs have been half-worn recently. Only the mirror lake in front of the door, the spring breeze does not change the old waves.' It's a pity that the lake in front of us is not Shenyang." Yuan Yi turned around and leaned against his chest: "Is it okay if you don't talk about Shenyang?" Her tone was a bit sad, "The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, falling flowers meet you, forget about those things first. I'm afraid you will be like this all day long." Emotions, and then brought to the agency, let me worry." Changhe patted her on the back: "Oh, I only feel my existence when I'm with you. In the office... let's not talk about it." The guard in front ran over and asked cautiously: "Director, do you want to sit in the Shengqi Building for a while? Do you want me to go back and get a coat for the wife?" Changhe said: "Let's go to the Shengqi Tower and sit for a while. You don't need to take your coat, thank you." The guard walked forward quickly. In the evening, Dongjun was drinking at home, and his wife sent the child to Westinghouse. The wife said: "You drink too much. Stop it! The printed cloth is not selling well, so we will sell the dyed cloth, so why worry about it!" Dong Jun smiled: "I'm not worried, but I'm upset, I don't know what to do next." At this time, Dong Chu came in. "Brother, sister-in-law." Dong Jun pointed to the chair opposite: "Sit down, we brothers and sisters have two drinks. You ask Mama Wang to cook two more dishes." Mrs. Zhao agreed and went out. Seeing that his elder brother was already drunk, Dongchu said, "Brother, I've already eaten. Don't drink any more, let's drink tea." Dong Jun shouted loudly: "Wang Ma! Take the cup!" Wang Ma was entering the door at this time, a set of tableware was placed in front of Dong Chu, and she also poured wine on it. Dong Jun raised his glass: "Third brother, do one." Before Dong Chu could respond, he had already drank it up. Dongchu put down his glass after finishing his drink: "Brother, I told Sixth Brother about our shutdown. He smiled and didn't say anything. I went to his factory today and saw that both machines were fully turned on. Now start Bu and Lin Xiangrong are fighting closely, and the price of floral cloth is going down all the way. This can't be done!" Dong Jun said: "Your Sixth Brother is better than you, so we don't need to worry about others, we are optimistic about our situation and it will be good." Dong Chu was a little anxious: "Brother, we can't watch Sixth Brother and Lin Xiangrong work hard!" Dongjun looked at the cup in front of his eyes: "Let's fight! Third, although we are brothers and raised by the same mother, there are some things I still can't say. Remember, we just need to be optimistic about our own. Don't worry too much about other things." Dong Chu said: "Brother, we can't sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight! Sixth brother is desperate, we have to help! They just gave us such a big business, we..." Dong Jun raised his hand: "Don't go on, I understand everything. Favors are favors, and business is business. There is an idiom to sit and wait for death. In today's situation in the flower cloth market, we should stop calmly and sit and wait." The opponent is dead. I know Xiao Liu's temper, and I can't persuade him. Let him go, and I will never forget his affection. Come on, do it!" Dong Chu didn't serve the wine glass, Dong Jun laughed at himself and did it himself. Dong Chu smiled coldly, stood up and said, "Brother, I'm going back." Dongjun didn't get up either, but just said, "Third son, remember, 'Keep the moon in all corners of the world, and don't worry about nowhere to drop the golden hook'. I, Zhao Dongjun, am not a heartless person, but I am not a person who is driven by emotion." Before he could say the character, Dong Chu had already left the door.Mrs. Zhao was walking towards the north room, and when she saw Dong Chu coming out angrily, she asked, "Why did you leave without sitting down?" Dongchu said: "Sister-in-law, when I fall into the well one day, you tell my brother, don't save me, lest his clothes get wet!" He rushed out of the courtyard gate. Dong Chu came home angrily, and his wife was writing her autobiography.Dongchu entered the door and took off the outer leather jacket and threw it against the wall, then sat on the sofa and panted heavily.The wife quickly stopped creating and came over to hold Dong Chu's arm: "What's wrong? Didn't you go to the South Courtyard?" Dong Chu took the cigarette, and his wife hurriedly lit the fire. "Don't be angry, what's going on?" Dongchu said: "The elder brother is studying in a private school, and he reads the Four Books and Five Classics. Why can't he find any trace of benevolence and righteousness! It's too businessman! He watched the sixth brother jump into the fire pit, and he didn't try to persuade him, but also said What are you waiting for your opponent to kill! When he said this, I was shocked." The wife was relieved: "Brother's words are not wrong. In fact, brother 6 is also an opponent. If there were no dye factories outside in Shandong, we and brother 6 would not be rivals? The idea of ​​brother 6 is very long-term, but it is just a feeling. Can’t justify it.” Dong Chu sneered: "Hmph! Brother Six has never regarded us as an opponent, and he gave us such a big deal all of a sudden." The wife smiled: "Dongchu, don't be unwilling to listen to what I have to say. It's ugly!" Dongchu calmed down a bit: "Oh? Say, it's okay, I won't scold you if I make a mistake." Wife: "Can I tell you?" "Say it, what are you talking about, it's so hard!" The wife smiled and said: "The sixth brother didn't regard us as an opponent, because in his opinion, the eldest brother and you are not worthy of being his opponent. That's why he treats us so well. Our factory is now bigger than Hong, isn't he thinking of catching up with us?" Come to us, but help us everywhere, why is that?" Dong Chu was shocked: "Oh? Keep talking!" Encouraged, the wife regained her spirits: "Think about it, colleagues are enemies. If he is afraid that we will grow up and be able to squeeze him in the future, can he help us?" Dong Chu lost all anger, and thought his wife was right: "Well, that's right. This time he dyed the uniforms of the Central Army, and he told us all the prescriptions for ice mounds. That's why he didn't guard against us, knowing that we couldn't hinder him. thing. Well, that's how it is." The wife's eyes rolled wildly: "Dong Chu, the elder brother is also a good person, but after all, he is a figure from the previous era. If you think about things with this kind of mind, you will not be able to keep up with the trend." Dongchu sighed. The wife went on to say, "Dongchu, have you thought about letting us work separately?" Dong Chu was surprised again: "What are you talking about! You think this is the countryside, the brothers found a guarantor and divided the land." The wife said: "Even if we don't separate our families, we can also use our money to invest in other dyeing factories!" Dong Chu smiled: "I've said it before, Sixth Brother's plate is too big, it's meaningless to put our little money in it." The wife thought about it, and decided to say it quickly: "Then let's go to a small factory. For example, the model dyeing factory of Zi Youde's family." Dong Chu stood up as if he had been stung, stared at his wife for a while, and was speechless for a while, then suddenly shouted: "Fart!" The wife stood there trembling with fright, thinking that Dong Chu was going to hit her, so she made a gesture to protect her face. Dong Chu glared angrily: "It's too late for a stinky piece of shit like Zi's to hide, and you still go up!" Dong Chu pointed at the door, "If you don't want to stay in this house, get out now!" The wife's face turned yellow with fright: "It was he who went to the Women's National Association to find me, and he asked me to find you." Dong Chu kicked over the coffee table, pointed at his wife and said, "Starting tomorrow, you can't go anywhere! If you dare to step out of the gate, never come back! I, Zhao Dongchu, will do what I say!" With all his strength, he slammed the door and went to his room.Due to too much force, a piece of glass on the door fell off. The servants came out after hearing the sound.Dong Chu walked through the courtyard and entered the West Room.Then he opened the door again and yelled into the yard: "Old Wang, smash that bicycle at me with a hammer, smash it hard! If you don't smash it badly enough, you'll get out tomorrow!" The door closed again with a bang. The wife stood there stupidly for a while, covering her face and crying. Upstairs in Shengqi, Changhe pulled Yuanyi to sit down.Changhe took Yuanyi's hand in his own, and said with emotion: "It is difficult to conquer the country, but it is even more difficult to sit on the country." Yuan Yi looked at the front: "We don't sit in the mountains and rivers. Sixth brother is right, no matter how much money you have, no matter how high the official is, you only have three meals, so it doesn't need to be so troublesome. People often don't see it, so I have caused some troubles .” Changhe said: "At that time, you don't have to worry about it! Do you know why this place is called Shengqi Tower?" Yuan Yi turned his face sideways: "In addition to military affairs, you are also political, and history is added to this, which makes me hard to deal with all day long." Changhe patted her hand: "We're just chatting, and I'm not testing you. After Zhu Yuanzhang established his capital in Nanjing, he began to kill heroes. Even if you were not wrong, he would find a mistake to kill you. So "Ming There is such a saying in "Would Want": "There is no law that remains unchanged for a long time, and there is no person who is perfect for a day." He cooked the rabbit to death and the dog to the end, and evolved to the extreme. Alas!" Yuan Yi said: "That's why, let's not go to the mountains and rivers. After the Japanese devils are defeated, we will go back to Shenyang to live the lives of ordinary people. No one will hinder us, so we will be fine. You always let me read "History of Ming Dynasty" , but all I see are scheming and blood, and the most boring thing is to be an official and gain fame and fortune." Changhe said: "You don't have to be an official, but you need to know the history. Especially the history of the Ming Dynasty. Because the Ming Dynasty was the peak of feudalism in China, its political system was also the most perfect in all dynasties. Li Shanfu of the Tang Dynasty said: The sentence: 'Excuse me where is the prosperity, rain moss tobacco stone into autumn.' The rise and fall of the past dynasties are mostly accompanied by some helpless sentimentality." Yuan Yi said: "In my opinion, you are most suitable as a Chinese teacher in the future, and a history teacher is also fine. We are in the same school, and I will teach music." Changhe said: "In this era, Chinese teachers are useless, and music is even more useless! Let me tell you what I say; let me appreciate your piano. That is to say, in this environment, when there are only you and me, my heart Only then did I find some comfort." As she spoke, she kissed Yuan Yi. Yuan Yi murmured: "You still say why this place is called Shengqi Building." Changhe smiled: "Just now I said that Zhu Yuanzhang killed heroes, and he had a famous general named Xu Da. You read "Ming History" and you know Xu Da. He is brave and good at fighting, and he is humble. But even such a person, Zhu Yuanzhang can't tolerate him This man is good at playing chess, but he loses to his emperor every time. On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang and him came to the place where we are sitting, and ordered Xu Da to use his true skills and not to lose again. Xu Da had no choice but to win Chess. However, if you win chess, you may die! They played Go, and Xu Da won. Zhu Yuanzhang was displeased at that time. According to ancient rules, the ruler is white and the minister is black, and Zhu Yuanzhang uses Bai Zi. But just as he was about to get angry, Xu Da knelt down and kowtowed and shouted 'Long Live'. For some reason, when Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the chessboard again, although Xu Da had won the chess, he used the chess pieces to form the word 'Long Live'. Far Yi, is it difficult? Since the first move, the word "Long Live" is in the mind, and at the same time, it takes a lot of thought! Alas, outsiders only see the glory and wealth of high-ranking officials, but they don't know And be wary." Yuan Yi asked naively: "Is that why Zhu Yuanzhang didn't kill him? "History of the Ming Dynasty" said that he 'died because of his illness, and stopped the court because of this. He mourned unceasingly at the funeral and proclaimed him king of Zhongshan.' This is also an exception." Changhe snorted softly: "Hmph, that's not Zhu Yuanzhang! Later, Xu Da got a bad sore on his back. This kind of disease is afraid of eating steamed goose, but Zhu Yuanzhang sent someone to send steamed goose. Xu Da also I can only eat it with tears in my eyes. Alas!" Yuan Yi asked: "Why didn't I read these stories? Could it be that the version you gave me was not good?" Changhe smiled: "Predecessors have said 'sixty years of unreliable history', which is taboo for the venerable. The "History of Ming Dynasty" you read was taken from the notes of the historian, so of course these scandals will not be recorded." Yuan Yi rested her face on Chang He's shoulder, and said in a low voice for a long time: "Chairman, won't you also eat steamed goose? The more you talk about this, the more I worry about you." Changhe smiled faintly: "I will flee far away with you before this dish is served. The most exquisite part of Chinese culture can be summed up in one word." Yuan Yi raised his face: "Which word?" Changhe said bluntly, "Back!" Yuan Yi nodded: "It's better for you to talk less outside, the trouble comes out of your mouth. Just refund is not enough." Changhe said, "Have you seen the calligraphy and painting in my study?" Yuan Yi said, "Is that the word 'Xiaoyan'?" Changhe said: "Yes. Chinese calligraphy has a very high realm, but it has not yet reached the realm of 'Tao'. It can only be called calligraphy or the art of calligraphy. It cannot be pronounced as 'Xiaoyan', but actually 'No Words' .I removed the horizontal drawing above the small characters, and the Wu character next to the Japanese characters, and put it in my heart." When he said, he wrote these two places with his hands on his legs. Yuan Yi punched him: "Why did I ask you so many times, but you just didn't tell me? You're trying to get mad at me!" Changhe hugged her little fist sideways: "I was afraid that you would worry about me. In the past, I followed Shaoshuai Zhang and talked a few words, but now I just don't talk. Except for small talk. Yuanyi, silence is not the highest state .” Yuan Yi hit him again: "Don't make me worry, tell me quickly, what is the highest state?" Changhe said: "Don't ask. This is more difficult than not speaking. As a soldier, I speak except for military affairs, and I speak when chatting. At other times, I just read and think. The chairman likes me the most. .So "Lao Tzu" said, 'It is better to stay in the center than to talk too much, but to be poor in skill'." Yuan Yi raised his face and looked at him: "I think you are quite mysterious, and you don't tell me some things." Changhe teased her: "You are more mysterious than me. Brother Jia Kui sends a letter to the Ministry of Defense almost every day, but you refuse to return it. Brother Six doesn't think you are mysterious?" Yuan Yi said: "It's not that I won't let you go back. If you reply to the letter, Brother Six will send you the money. Everyone pushes back and forth. How embarrassing. Can you stand up to your 'no words, no questions'? His voice is so loud." Changhe said: "That's right, this man's voice is a bit too loud. It's getting cold, let's go back." As he spoke, he pulled Yuan Yi up. Facing Shuitian in front of him, Yuan Yi murmured, "I don't know what happened to Sixth Brother." In the morning, Dong Jun sat in the office with a sad face, and Dong Chu and Shouting came in.Dongjun quickly gave up his seat.Before Dongjun could speak, Shouting said, "Brother Dongjun, did we make a mistake on the printing machine?" 东俊苦苦一笑：“先停了吧，六弟。我那两台机早就停了。唉，咱不能硬干，得想想办法。这样耗下去，咱们撑不住。”说着拿过一张报纸，点着报纸上的广告，“寿亭，虞美人又降了二分钱，这是冲着开埠和咱来的。六弟，我看你也停下吧。回头咱们再想想办法。” 寿亭寻思着说：“难道咱就在这里坐等？再退回到染布上去？要是当初知道这通乱，还不如不上那些熊机器呢！” 东俊把手放在寿亭的膝头：“六弟，这染色布，既能在城里卖，也能去乡下卖。可印花布呢？只能在城里卖。上海天津这俩厂打得这么热闹，咱也跟着受害。咱现在要是没有那些染槽滚筒机，只有印花机，哭都来不及呀！” 寿亭赞许地点头，点上烟说：“东俊哥，我是真烦了！你帮我打听着，把我那两台印花机卖了，卖了倒省心。”东俊有些诧异，看了东初一眼，东初赶紧把头低下了。 寿亭接着说：“便宜点也不要紧，要不，卖给你？我还落个人情。” 东俊苦笑着说：“六弟，没必要，还不到那个时候。你这个脾气，一上来就是急的。等等再说。听我的，咱等着看看。” 寿亭很执拗：“东俊哥，你说你要不要？你要是不要，我打听着卖给别人。可让这些花布乱死我了！工人的工钱那么高，这边机器呼呼转，那边卖不了，卖了也是赔钱。咱图什么呢？卖！我刚才来的时候，已经让那两台贼羔子机器停下了。这两天可气死我了！我前两天生气，一气印了一千件，一件布一千米，全济南的人都穿花布也够了。” 东初有些着急：“六哥，不能卖。实在不行咱换上单色版印单色布，那也比染省钱呀！” 寿亭咬牙切齿：“我一看见那两台机器就气不打一处来。我恨不能把它砸了！” 东俊慢慢地说：“六弟，卖机器倒是不至于。但是以后再买机器倒是该慎重了。咱俩当初一时头脑发热，一人买了两台，要是当初买一台，现在也好点呀！” 寿亭说：“说这些都没用了。东俊哥，你在济南待的时候长，你看看咱下一步怎么办？咱可不能就这么在这里喝着茶等死呀！” 东俊苦笑一下：“昨天我心里烦，在家里喝了两盅，说了一句坐以待对手毙，老三烦了，把门一摔就走了。”说着看东初。 寿亭问：“这……” 东俊的手放在寿亭的膝上拍两下，让他停住：“他以为我是要看着你去跟林祥荣拼命，我对他说，你六哥没有那么傻。老三，这也当着你六哥，你说说，林祥荣和开埠是咱的对手，我再没人味，也不能把你六哥当成对手呀！你说是吧，六弟？” 东初不语。寿亭接过来说：“老三这人呀，总是不等你说完就想急。对手？谁是谁的对手？宏巨和三元？那我就别坐在这里了，我赶紧回去想办法对付你算了。老三净胡说八道！”寿亭又转向东俊，“东俊哥，坐以待对手毙，我琢磨着，眼下还只能如此。按你那意思，咱先看看？机器先不卖？” 东俊笑笑：“先不卖。” 寿亭说：“嗯，那就再看看。他娘的，自从下手干买卖以来，我还没这么心烦过呢！” 东初接过来说：“六哥，咱们都不是外人。我看咱们去趟天津，一方面是了解一下天津的行市，一方面也是散散心。天津开埠印染厂的周涛飞，就是那个留学生经理，昨天又来了信，还是邀请咱去一趟，大家一块儿商量商量下一步怎么办。说白了，他是想让咱帮他一把。六哥，咱不妨抽这个空，去天津看看。帮不帮他，那是后话，咱也就算散心吧。我看自沈小姐走了后，你一直打不起精神来。加上买卖上的这些烂事儿，我看你也够心烦的了。去天津玩一趟，兴许咱这根筋一松开，能想出主意来呢！六哥，沈小姐没来信？” 寿亭叹口气：“唉！她和别的女人不同。我现在心烦的是，不知道她在什么地方。那钱还没给人家呢，这叫什么事儿呀！我要是把好几十万块一下子汇到南京国防部，那明摆着毁了人家霍长鹤的前程。可钱放在这里……嗨！这个小妮子，这是唱的哪一出呀！” 东初说：“六哥，我说句话你别不愿意听，要是没有这些钱，沈小姐说不定能来信。” 寿亭摆摆手：“先不说这些了，去天津！” 三元染厂的汽车把寿亭送到楼下，司机鞠躬告别，寿亭上了楼，回了自己的办公室。 老吴正在做账，文琪惊慌地跑进来：“叔，掌柜的回来之后，就坐在那里愣神，接着就冷笑，随后又哈哈大笑。你快上去看看吧！” 老吴慌忙撂下手里的活计，摘下花镜跑上来，也没敲门就冲进来：“掌柜的，你怎么了？” 寿亭这时已经不笑了：“没怎么着。这不挺好吗？” 老吴看看身后的文琪。寿亭说：“坐下，老吴。文琪，去冲壶好茶来！” 文琪见所报不实，心里没有底，一边回头看着，慢慢地出去冲茶。 寿亭说：“老吴，我要饭的时候，常去书棚里听说书。张店城里西关有个孙塌鼻子，他专讲《三国》。这个人是生梅毒生得烂了鼻子，可那书讲得真好。再加上他比画，我听得都能忘了饿！他讲到那关公战黄忠，关公就是胜不了，那么有名的大将哪丢过这个人？就琢磨着第二天来个败中取胜，要用拖刀计斩了黄忠！”寿亭说到这里，摸过印台来啪地一摔。老吴本来就觉得寿亭不正常，提心吊胆认真听，这一摔印台吓得老吴一惊，身子往上蹿了一下。Shouting also laughed. “我这是醒木！咱接着说。第二天，关公真的诈败，可那黄忠不知道这是计，使劲在后头追。正追着，骑的那马自己趴下了，关公的刀也举起来了。老吴，这关二爷可是义气千秋的人物呀，不能砍哪！”寿亭又要举印台，老吴赶紧站起来拿下，放回原位：“掌柜的，这醒木就免了吧，反正我听书你又不收我钱。” 寿亭说：“没了醒木这不像个样呀！将就着吧！这些年我常想，要是关公一刀砍下去，二爷的一世英名也就毁了。黄忠也就成不了刘备的五虎上将了。这什么事儿呀，都得凑巧！这些年我一直想用拖刀计，也来个败中取胜，可就是碰不上黄忠。不仅碰不上黄忠，还净碰上些蒋干——拿着假信当真信。”寿亭突然站起来，端起身架，念白叫板： “只害得老夫，妄杀了那蔡瑁张允！气煞老夫者也！呜呀——” 吓得老吴赶紧过来扶住他：“掌柜的，你没事吧？文琪，快送茶来！” 文琪端着茶进来，一见寿亭那架势，更是傻了。寿亭身边是老吴，但架子依然端着，继续念白：“老夫，统百万雄兵，横陈这长江之上，周——郎！文琪，把茶放下，端着那盘子收你叔的钱！哈哈……” 老吴这才松了一口气：“掌柜的，你这么个闹法儿我撑不住呀！可吓死我了。”说着擦头上的汗。 寿亭在椅子上乐得直蹬腿。 林祥荣在办公室里，正与孙先生密谋。 林祥荣说：“我刚刚得到消息，是陈寿亭做了国防部的那笔生意。他能赚几十万呀！他有了这笔钱，将来就有实力和我们对抗。这个人很厉害，他能做了这笔生意，也就证明他有些背景。” 孙先生问：“我们不是和霍将军……” 林祥荣一抬手：“霍长鹤不会听我的。他让人捎回话来，让我以后不要难为陈寿亭。怪了，陈寿亭是个要饭的，霍长鹤是个将军，他们是怎么认识的呢？费解，真是让人费解！孙先生，这件事不要对我父亲谈起。” 孙先生赶紧应道：“不会，不会。董事长，那我们怎么办呢？陈寿亭要是有这样的背景，就对我们江北的市场是个威胁，还是应当早防着他好一些。” 林祥荣笑笑：“我早想好了，你今天晚上就坐火车去济南。我们先搞他一下再说！山东税务总署的署长吴其川是我家的世交。他现在的这个官就是我爸爸帮他谋的。礼物我也准备好了。你找到他之后，让他无论如何把姓陈的工厂查封了，最好能罚他个倾家荡产，出出我这口气。你准备一下，今天晚上就走。” 孙先生迟疑：“要是姓陈的没有偷税漏税怎么办？” 林祥荣笑了，拿着烟斗说：“在中国，做生意的没有一个不偷税的，包括我们。如果老老实实地缴税，我们能做吗？再说，他骗走的咱那八千件布肯定不入账，我一直没往回要，就是为了搞他一下，然后再收回来。八千件布不是个小数字，光这一条就够他受的。我们不仅要拿回那八千件布，还要让姓陈的从此永远无法翻身。再说了，就是他没偷税漏税，吴伯也会有办法。欲加之罪，何患无辞？你放心吧！” 孙先生点头。 孙先生正要走，林祥荣一把拉住他： “孙先生，你去了之后，千万不要对吴伯说姓陈的做了国防部的生意。他要是知道这件事情，就不敢下手了。现在的官员都不干净，很害怕丢掉乌纱帽的。记下了？” 孙先生说：“这我知道。我就说姓陈的原来是个讨饭的，没有什么势力。” 林祥荣很得意：“有了礼物在那里，其实什么也不要说，吴伯就知道怎么办。” 白志生正在宏盛堂药铺后堂看报纸。看着看着，他突然骂道：“嘿，他妈的！姓陈的这小子是有点实力，又在西门开了个门市。世亨，还得想想办法，这口恶气我始终就没出来，想起来心里就窝囊。” 钱世亨坐在另一把椅子上，摇着头说：“大哥，这姓陈的来济南的时间不长，可势力并不小。咱就始终没弄明白这小子背后是谁。我看，这事还得先放放，不能太急。大哥，现在的这些买卖家，都是趁着一股的乱劲儿发的家，什么三教九流，五行八作，全都熟悉！” 白志生说：“不行，给他西门新开的铺子放把火！明的不行，咱来暗的。” 钱世亨说：“大哥，咱是求财不求气。放把火可以，但是咱们又能捞到什么？再说了，西门里的那个铺子我也看见了，咱就是烧上他这样的三个铺子，也伤不到姓陈的筋骨。你别急，大哥，我找个明白人彻底打听打听这小子。” 白志生放下报纸：“整天是打听，也没打听出个子丑寅卯来。姓陈的一来，好，三元染厂赵家也跟着不交钱了，真他妈的憋气！” 钱世亨忽然想起来什么事，说：“大哥，这有五六天了。我正在汇泉楼吃饭，苗瀚东还有姓陈的、赵老大进来了，他们进了雅座。过了一会儿我进去敬酒，苗瀚东直接往外轰我，姓陈的也不让敬酒。赵老大喝得差不多快醉了，他指着我说，如果再胡闹，就让运河帮的宁五爷连咱的药铺给炸了。回来之后我也没敢说” 白志生一听宁五爷，立刻有点傻，左右地摇着头：“这宁五爷到底和赵家有什么瓜葛呢？怎么只要天津一来人，就先嘱咐咱不要去惹赵家？世亨，打听打听这事儿！从根儿上打听！” 税务总署署长吴其川是个五十岁左右的胖子。他面前办公桌上摆着五张女人照片。他手里拿着好几块手表，正在根据照片上女子以往的表现和具体成色分配手表，自言自语地说：“这个给你，这块给你。这行了吧？不高兴呀，那给你这块。”说着把手表放在照片上。每个照片上都放上了，他就坐在那里端详，认为自己在分配中有些地方还欠妥，就摇了摇头，又将其中的两块手表换了一下。再端详：“嗯，这样就合适了。” 六块手表五个女人，还剩下一块。他掂了掂，笑笑，放进抽屉里，然后慢慢地拿起电话：“给我接宏巨染厂……喂！宏巨印染厂吗？……噢，陈掌柜的去了天津？什么时候回来？……不知道？我是哪里？我是山东……” 家驹正在办公，他的上司安德鲁过来了。家驹刚要起身，他用大手按下他，自己也坐在家驹对面。 安德鲁问：“卢先生，你知道陈先生怎么得罪的林祥荣？” 家驹很警惕，但表面还算平静：“噢，这谈不上什么得罪，是商业上的竞争。林祥荣想自己独占中国花布市场，陈先生印花布，他当然不高兴。怎么了，林祥荣上海来信了吗？” 安德鲁晃了一下手里的信：“他不让再卖给陈寿亭颜料。” 家驹笑笑：“他威胁我们吗？” 安德鲁说：“是的。他说，如果我要再供给陈先生颜料，他就从英国人那里购颜料。” 家驹说：“你的意思呢？” 安德鲁说：“林祥荣购买的数量，远远高于陈先生。但是我们与陈先生有长期供货合约。” 家驹说：“你是让我说服陈先生解除这个合约？” 安德鲁说：“所以我很为难，想听听你的见解。” 家驹说：“至于是否继续对陈先生供货，那是以后的事情。我们现在来想这样一个问题：如果我们在中国只有林祥荣这一个买主，而林既可以买我们的染料，同时又可以选择英国人或者日本人，你认为我们的处境很美妙吗？” 安德鲁很惊异：“噢？你说下去！” 家驹说：“我们现在的交易情况是多头对多头，当中国只剩 下了林，那我们就是多头对寡头，他会拿英国人的价格来挤我们，然后再拿挤过水的价格去压英国人。The reason is very simple. " 安德鲁说：“很有道理，我们是要避免那种局面。” 家驹说：“你还不太了解陈先生，他这人相当聪明，即便与我们解除了合约，只要他愿意，他既可以从英国人那里买，也可以从日本人那里买。我们拉过这个客户来，本身就很不容易。我甚至可以这样说，我们就是把各个出货口都堵严了，他照样可以从我们这里买走他要的东西，而且价格比现在还低！我们是没有办法阻止他的。” 安德鲁笑了：“这大概不会吧。” 家驹说：“你可以这样认为，但我劝你不要去碰他。如果我们终止了合约，结果可能会让我们难堪。” 安德鲁说：“林祥荣已经和英国人还有日本人说好，他们不会把颜料卖给陈先生的。” 家驹笑笑：“英国人日本人很容易答应林祥荣的要求，因为陈先生本来也不与他们交易。他们并没失去什么，我们却失去了一个客户。你把我们的这种想法告诉上海总部，他们会明白过来的。同样，如果上海总部的价格比英国人或者日本人高，林祥荣还能与我们交易吗？” 安德鲁说：“嗯，是这样。你总是把陈先生说得那么厉害，那他的花布产量为什么不如林祥荣大？” 家驹笑了：“陈先生最近遇到一个奇异的女子，弄得他心神不宁。我相信，用不了多久，他会让林祥荣一败涂地。” 安德鲁说：“爱情？” 家驹说：“不是，这种情绪德文的语境中没有。” 安德鲁说：“这影响到陈先生的商业信心？” 家驹说：“只能说陈先生现在注意力不集中。姓林的我也见过，他只是一个有钱的富商子弟，虽然很上进，但毕竟不是商业家。他与陈先生的差距相当大。可以这样说，他俩不是一个级别的拳手，陈先生会很轻易地把他打昏。我敢肯定，林祥荣连一个回合都顶不过去。这样，中午我请你吃饭，给你讲几个陈先生的故事。”