Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Private Seals and Black Hands

When did the signing of the contract become a private matter between the Kwantung Army and Lao Zhang? If it weren't for the fact that one was the boss and the other was the employee, Doihara would have jumped up, grabbed Lao Zhang by the collar and questioned him loudly. Seeing Doihara's face turn blue and red and then white, Lao Zhang's expression remained the same, saying that he was not in a hurry, Mr. Advisor, he will study the agreement carefully when he goes back, and he will have more experience. Doihara ran back angrily, pulled out the agreement, and almost fainted. The agreement in black and white was clearly written one by one, but in the end, Lao Zhang didn't sign it!

It is conceivable that when he asked for an autograph, Lao Zhang must have shied away, saying that his education level was low, that he hadn't practiced celebrity autographs well, and that his handwriting was not good-looking, etc. An agreement without the signature of the other party is useless, a little legal common sense is good.Seeing this scene, Tu Da Zuo wished he could find out the documents responsible for signing the contract at that time and slap him in the face. However, the clerk knows the law. He knows that a legal agreement can be stamped without the signature of the parties (usually when the parties are illiterate), so he decisively asks Zhang to stamp it.

The problem lies in this chapter.It turned out that what Lao Zhang stamped turned out to be a private seal, not an official seal.This is the reason for the private matter that Lao Zhang mentioned.Because in Lao Zhang's view, when his subordinates make trouble, it is because the children in the family are making trouble, so it is naturally a private matter.In order to settle this personal matter, I only discussed it with you Japanese in private, just to do a little favor. This is also my personal debt to you, and of course it is a private matter. Now that Zhang Zuolin's private seal is clearly stamped on the agreement, grinning at Doihara.

In fact, the Japanese are not fools, and they have always been known for their seriousness and meticulousness in doing things.If it is said that an agreement is not signed, but it is stamped with a private seal, and they can't see it, only ghosts will believe it. They had lost their temper because of Lao Zhang, they were counting on Lao Zhang to "discover their conscience", and one day they suddenly became loyal to them.Everyone knows that Lao Zhang is the out-and-out emperor of the Northeast, and his words are as good as an imperial decree."Private affairs should not interfere with public affairs" and "princes who break the law are equal to common people" are all talking nonsense with their eyes open, deceiving some Westerners who don't understand China's national conditions are almost the same.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if there is no such agreement, Lao Zhang would say: He has helped us so much, shouldn't we have to express it, and give him some sweetness? Courtesy is reciprocal, and it seems reasonable in terms of human relationship.Didn't Lafayette Cixi say "Measure China's material resources and make the country happy"?Which ordinary person dares to say no in front of the court. But these are all tacit ideas of each other, and they are lawsuits in the belly, which need to be understood.On the bright side, it can't be justified. In front of the big guys, the "most honest" Japanese (Lao Zhang has already complimented him before) had to admit that the agreement was covered with a private seal (I don't know if the relevant personnel were punished for "dereliction of duty" ), Zhang Zuolin, as the highest local military and political officer, should indeed take the lead in enforcing the law and respecting the opinions of the "folks".

In short, the busy work is for nothing, and it can be regarded as a voluntary work for the old Zhang family. As for the agreement that was very emotional, if there is any use for it, it is used as toilet paper. As a "China hand" who claims to be good at dealing with Chinese people, Mr. Doihara may even have the intention of dying at this time. Doihara-kun, your mother is calling you to go home for dinner. Another rumor is also related to Lao Zhang's signature, and it has been spread so well that it can be said that everyone in the government and the public, old and young, women and children, knows about it.

It is said that Doihara has always wanted to find some trouble with Lao Zhang since he was fooled.Once he took the initiative to invite Lao Zhang to a reception.His subordinates were afraid that the Japanese would shoot in the back, and advised him to proceed with caution.When Lao Zhang thought about it, I was not afraid of bullets and bullets, but I was also afraid of drinking. All of us in the Northeast are good drinkers, so we patted our stomachs and went. Before the banquet, Lao Zhang drank boldly, drank a lot of wine, and talked a lot, but he never missed a word. When it came to sensitive topics such as "railway", "immigration" and "garrison", he just said "today's weather Hahaha" went around.

Seeing that fighting wine could not take advantage of it, Doihara thought about it, and said that Lao Zhang was born with a beard and was not well-educated (he didn't even graduate from elementary school), and he didn't see his own handwriting when signing the agreement. Zhang Yijun.So he asked Dashuai Zhang to reward him with a word. The original intention was to make Lao Zhang make a fool of himself in public. Unexpectedly, Lao Zhang took the paper and wrote it without hesitation. Doihara was secretly surprised, thinking that Lao Zhang is a scumbag, and he can't read a lot of big characters, so why is the word written so well.

If you want to blame, blame Tu Dazuo, although he claims to be a "China hand", but his understanding of many things in China is still superficial.Although Lao Zhang didn’t finish elementary school, after all, he had studied in a private school for a few days, so he is not a purely illiterate, but Chinese people value good handwriting. It doesn’t matter if you can’t memorize the Analects of Confucius. There is a distant relative in my hometown who has not studied much, but his handwriting is really beautiful (pen calligraphy, of course).Neighbors in the neighborhood need to write a letter or something, and most of them ask this person to write.Compared with him, although my brother has read a lot of dead books, he can't read his handwriting, which is basically equivalent to dog crawling.

From what I have seen with my own eyes, there are indeed many people who read few books but write well.This involves another method of calligraphy, commonly known as "hands-on".To be clear, in fact, when writing, the posture is very standard, and each stroke meets the requirements of calligraphy. Although it does not take much time, the characters can be written well. Lao Zhang is undoubtedly such a "hands-on" person. After writing the word "tiger", those who have opinions on Lao Zhang and those who have no opinions can't help but applaud and applaud in unison.

With a sour mind, Doihara took Lao Zhang's "calligraphy" and began to appreciate it.It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, but at a glance, Tu Dazuo is happy. It turns out that under the word "Tiger", Lao Zhang still has a signature, which is impressively written with five big characters "Zhang Zuolin's hands are black".Doihara guessed that Lao Zhang stumbled and wrote the wrong word.His original intention was to humiliate Zhang, and he couldn't have fun alone, so he deliberately "cuckooed" like an owl. Several other Japanese saw that Da Zuo was laughing for no reason, and they didn't know what was going on, so they also came up to take a look, and laughed as well.Only Lao Zhang is calm and composed, as stable as Mount Tai. The entourage couldn't hold back, and when he stepped forward to see it, his face turned red, and he hurried back and told Lao Zhang in a low voice: "Marshal, I'm afraid you really made a mistake in writing the word, it should be 'Zhang Zuolin's hand ink', the ink word fell off. A piece of soil has become a 'hand black'." What Lao Zhang wanted was this whisper, so he widened his eyes and roared: "Damn it! I don't know how to write the word 'ink'? I'm for the Japanese, why? Can you give 'soil'? Boy, you remember it for me, this is called 'not giving up an inch of land'!" As soon as Lao Zhang finished speaking, the Chinese present immediately understood and applauded, while the Japanese, including Doihara, were stunned and extremely embarrassed.