Chapter 10 Chapter 5 (1-2)

"Please!" The boss of Songjiang filled up the wine and said. Chen Shifa took a long gulp of the wine, but didn't move his chopsticks. If the host and guest were like this, the accompanying guests would be stuck. "Please! Why don't you move your chopsticks?" The boss of Songjiang turned his face and asked, "Uncle Liu, is our Brother Chen 'teaching?'" "No, no!" Chen Shifa picked up a piece of pork belly and laughed, "The color is so beautiful, and there are patterns, I really don't want to eat it!" This made Zhu Daqi a little surprised again, seeing his rude and dirty appearance, he unexpectedly said something quite emotional.Because of this, I feel that he is a person to talk about. "Brother Chen," he asked straight to the point, "What are your plans when this matter is successful?"

This is not a small talk, but the most important sentence; because it is equivalent to asking him what conditions he has for coming anyway?Liu Bucai knew it inherently, but Sun Ziqing and Songjiang Boss didn't know it, so they all looked at him intently. Chen Shifa did not give a direct answer, but only said to Liu Bucai: "Liu Sange, please speak for me." "He wants to go to this person." Liu Bucai dipped his chopsticks into the wine and wrote the character "Shi", which refers to Shi Dakai. "Okay! Enough friends." Zhu Daqi asked again: "Should I go alone, or lead a team?"

"Of course I want to lead the team." "I'm afraid it won't work!" Zhu Daqi shook his head loudly, and Sun Ziqing and Songjiang Boss also looked at each other with disapproving expressions. "I also know it's difficult. But—" Chen Shifa didn't want to say any more. "Brother Chen, listen to my advice! I'm a man of mine, and I'm very straightforward. Let me ask you, how is the person you're going to defect to better than you?" "Naturally not as good as him! How can it be compared?" "Then, brother Taiwan, I'm going to tell the truth. Such a hero, just to drag a team, was beaten everywhere, forced everywhere, and now has nowhere to go, and is forced to the border of Sichuan. Excuse me, what are you sure about?" , can you take the team to the riverside?"

"That's right!" Liu Bucai lost his voice and said, "That's absolutely true!" Chen Shifa was also like waking up from a big dream, he couldn't make a sound for a long time.So Zhu Daqi persuaded him to dismiss this intention, because he had a good understanding of Chen Shifa's temperament, so what he persuaded him was not for him, but said that he was loyal enough, and it was worth taking risks for his friends.But on the one hand, he is a friend, and on the other hand, he can't harm others. If he really leads the team to practice interception and attack for the official army all the way, and dies in vain, how can he be worthy of his brother?

These words made Chen Shifa feel uneasy, but he also felt at ease.What is uneasy is that it almost made a big mistake; what is reasonable is that it is not wrong to give up the original plan-I originally wanted to help Shi Da, but if the team cannot be brought to Sichuan, it will not help, so there is no need to do so. "However, I'm still going myself." "Okay! This can definitely be done." Saying that, Zhu Daqi gave Songjiang boss, Sun Ziqing and Liu Bucai a wink. The three of them all understood his intention, to make false claims first, and then make calculations at that time, so they all agreed with him.

"Having said that, it's just about meritorious deeds, and you deserve what you share. Brother Chen, what do you want, whether it's top coins or silver, please be honest!" Zhu Daqi said again, "This is a matter of impoliteness. You are welcome , the person who dealt with it in vain and cheap, may not be in your favor." "This—" Chen Shifa looked at Liu Bucai: "What do you think, Brother Liu? Officer, I don't want to do it." "You don't need money, you need money." Liu Bucai suddenly understood Zhu Daqi's intentions, "I think, Shifa, in this troubled world, if you settle down in Shanghai, start a family and start a business, the hard work of the past few years is not in vain! "

Chen Shifa didn't make a sound, just drank silently.The old man of Songjiang, who was the host, changed the topic, talked about martial arts in the Jianghu, just like Chen Shifa, he talked more and became more interested, until the middle of the night, Fang Shixing broke up. "Just sleep here today." The boss of Songjiang stayed away. "Tomorrow, we will have another day of fun. It's rare to get together." Liu Bucai originally wanted to send Chen Shifa away early, but because of Zhu Daqi's unpredictable attitude, he also felt that it was necessary to stay with Chen Shifa for another day and to conclude the matter.

So to help persuade him to stay, Chen Shifa rested in the guest room of Yiqing's second child that night, and Liu Bucai was still his companion. It was two o'clock in the middle of the night, the moon was shining in the sky, and the light was as clear as water, and everyone was reluctant to sleep. The old man in Songjiang told him to make tea again, brought three rattan chairs, and invited Zhu Daqi to have a deep talk with Sun Ziqing. "Old Sun, I can tell you the truth now. At first, I really didn't want 'him' to do such a big favor for the Huai Army. Then I thought about it: first, we must consider the overall situation; The new road; third, Cheng Xueqi's friendship; fourth, don't delay your chance—"

"Come on, little uncle!" Sun Ziqing interrupted him and asked, "What do you think is our chance?" "Do I still need to say that? It's always good for you if you go well." "I know." Sun Ziqing said, "the benefits must be enjoyed by everyone. Little uncle, you don't need to take this fourth point to heart." "Old Sun! You are really a good friend, and your words are enough. Let's put aside this level. I can't stop Chen Shifa from doing this just because of the above three reasons. But, you go It has nothing to do with me. Why? I find it boring, since Li Zhongcheng looks down on me, I don't think much of him either."

Only then did Sun Ziqing understand; "Speaking of which, I'm not speaking for Li Zhongcheng." He said, "Li Zhongcheng didn't mean to look down upon him, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Cheng Xueqi to do it." "At this level, old Sun, you are still estranged from the officialdom. Why does Li Zhongcheng really want to ask me to help? Wang Xuegong's faction is all taboo for him. To say that he admires me is just a nice word. Even Cheng Xueqi is in the dark. In the dark, there is only me, and no one needs to hide their thoughts from me." Boss Songjiang, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help it anymore, "What are you talking about?" He shook his head, "I don't understand anything."

"It's like this—" Waiting for Sun Ziqing to play Li Hongzhang, he said, "Jiangsu officials tend to be superficial and cunning. After telling him this passage, the boss of Songjiang immediately said: "Little uncle is right! This is about loyalty and integrity." "The boss is a straightforward person after all!" Zhu Daqi was very pleased, "I know my heart." "Now I also know. The friendship between my little uncle and Wang Xuegong is different, and this attitude should be taken. Boss," Sun Ziqing said, "Of course we are on the side of my little uncle." "No! No!" Zhu Daqi waved his hands hastily, "I'm getting entangled in the tent next door. What you just said is right, my friendship with Wang Xuegong is different, and you have never been an official, and you have been promoted by Wang Xuegong, why bother to complain about this injustice?It makes no sense. " "Little uncle's words are good." Boss Songjiang nodded, "Everyone in the rivers and lakes has their own way. Naturally, we don't have to flatter Li Zhongcheng, but we don't have to have prejudices against him, just talk according to the situation." "Yes! That's how I look at things and talk." Zhu Daqi said, "As for Chen Shifa, this person is not only bloody and backbone, but also thick and thin. He is really a good material. I want to keep him. In this regard, You have to help me persuade." "That goes without saying, of course I will do as you wish. But, little uncle," Sun Ziqing asked, "what use are you going to use for keeping him?" "That depends on what he wants. If he is willing to do business and be an official, I will find a way for him in Zhejiang in the future." "It's still early for Zhejiang." "It's not too early. Changmao's life is about the same." Zhu Daqi paused and said, "After your affairs are settled first, I will ask Mr. Liu to invite Xiao Zhang and Sun Xiangtai to have a good talk. I wasn’t originally an official, and I don’t even want to be an official in Jiangsu, so I decided to make a name for myself in Hangzhou, and no matter what, I always worked for my hometown.” Having said that, Zhu Daqi's thoughts have been fully expressed.But in Sun Ziqing, I felt that there was something to discuss clearly. That was a box of antique calligraphy and paintings that Chen Shifa used to offset the price of guns. What Sun Ziqing meant was that he asked Fatty Huang to estimate the price. If his family likes to collect them, he would pay according to the price. How to distribute the surplus will be presided over by Zhu Daqi. "Thank you for your kindness!" Zhu Daqi said: "I have already said that I will not interfere in this matter, and I dare not accept the benefits. I think that we are all good friends, and no one will argue more or less. Please tell me The boss discusses it. However, I am an outsider, and I want to make a digression, there are many brothers in the boss gang, so we need to share more." Sun Ziqing is close relatives of Songjiang Boss, and Xiao Wang is his "own person", so after hearing what Zhu Daqi said, he replied generously: "Since my little uncle said so, except for Liu Sanye's share; the rest belongs to him." Boss is ready." "Liu Sanye, I can also make decisions for him, without dividing it. I'm afraid the surplus will not be much, and one cent will be gone." Zhu Daqi said again: "I still want to persuade the boss, don't break up the money, get it together. What kind of career, let the brothers have a hard time to eat. It is divided into each person's hands, three or five, two meals of wine, one game of gambling, and in the end they are still empty-handed, which is meaningless!" "These two words of my little uncle are good words of gold and jade, and I would like to obey Taiwan's orders. However," Songjiang Boss said firmly, "Liu Sanye deserves the most credit, so how can his hard work be in vain? I had no choice but to accept my little uncle's previous two sentences. " "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Mr. Liu is a bachelor—" Before the sentence was finished, Sun Ziqing's brainstorm was suddenly triggered, which came from the sentence "I'm alone", "Little uncle, boss," he rushed to say, "I have an idea. There are two things on the list. To Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu will definitely need these two things." "Oh!" Zhu Daqi asked with great interest: "What can he use?" "Then we have to look it up." Sun Ziqing brought the catalog that Liu Bucai handed over to his nose, read it carefully by the moonlight, and said happily, "Yes! There is a pair of emerald bracelets inlaid with gold and jade. For the agate vase, offer it to Uncle Liu." "It's a bit too heavy!" Zhu Daqi asked, "Tell me first, how can it be useful to him?" "Use it as a betrothal gift. Uncle Liu will stop being a bachelor." "Okay!" Boss Songjiang blurted out his approval, "I also wanted to be a good matchmaker for Uncle Liu, but there is no suitable person for a while." "Just take your time." Zhu Daqi said, "It's getting late, let's go!" So Zhu Daqi and Sun Ziqing went all the way, and Liu Bucai still stayed there. On the second day, I went sightseeing with Chen Shifa, starting from having morning tea and returning after watching the night show—it was still with Yiqing’s second child as the daughter-in-law, and there were no more or less of the original cast members at the supper meeting . "Cheng Xueqi's so-called overwhelmed welcome is what I expected. However, the matter is so big that it is difficult to make a conclusion at the moment. It is also true." Sun Ziqing said, "Now it depends on what Brother Chen means. Go back first; or spend a few more days in Shanghai?" "Thank you! I want to go back." Chen Shifa turned his face again and said: "Brother Liu, you don't have to work hard anymore. Fortunately, it is very convenient to come and go, and you can talk to each other at any time if you have something to do." "No! I'll take you there anyway. Otherwise, I'm not at ease." "Don't, don't!" Chen Shifa is a straight-hearted man. He didn't think that Liu Bucai's words were the necessary words to make friends, so he tried his best to resign: "You send me, I send you. Why bother? I am not going out for the first time. people." "In this case, let's play for half a day tomorrow, and leave in the second half of the day." "That's right." Sun Ziqing said, "I also want to stay for a while. Maybe Brother Chen can help with something. Let's talk about it tomorrow morning." "Why tomorrow morning?" Chen Shifa said, "I ask you to discuss it now." "I declare first that this matter can be done or not, and there is no need to force it because of mutual friendship. The matter was mentioned by Cheng Xueqi, and it has something to do with the Changsheng Army. It is also annoying to talk about it." This outrageous event happened a few days ago.The Taiping Army attacked Qingpu, and the Changsheng Army led by Hua Er, together with the British Army, rushed to help in the starry night. When the soldiers arrived at the city, Qingpu had been broken by the Taiping Army. Unexpectedly, Fuerside, the leader of the ever-victorious army who was originally guarding Qingpu, was reluctant to part with the "trophies" he had plundered in Qingpu, so he went out and re-entered, and was captured. "People die for money, birds die for food. Fuerside's behavior in Qingpu is no different from pirates. He deserves to be captured!" Sun Ziqing said, "But from the perspective of the Huai army, since they are fighting together, they must Take care of each other, so Cheng Xueqi mentioned to me, I would like to ask you, can you help?" "How to help?" "First, I want you to inquire about Fuerside's life and death. He is probably not dead, so I want to know his whereabouts. Second, can you please be the negotiator and redeem Fuerside back? Please There are conditions on this.” "I can only do one of two favors. I can tell you right now: Fuerside is imprisoned in Zhapu. Because he will attack Qingpu, there is an army that goes from Zhapu in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province by water, and Fuerside falls in Zhapu. Of course, they will bring it back to Zhapu." Chen Shifa said bluntly, "As for the second favor, I don't have time to help, because the management is different, and it will be very troublesome to entrust someone indirectly." "Okay! If you do me a favor, it will be easy for my friend to explain to me." Sun Ziqing said, "Originally, we should do our best to take care of the foreigners, but Fuerside was captured for this reason, so we can take care of it." do not care." "If it's just for this matter, then we've already discussed it, and I've decided to leave tomorrow morning!" Chen Shifa's intention was very firm, so this supper was considered a farewell.The conversation after drinking became more frank and temperamental, and the conversation became more and more speculative, and it became a long night of drinking.Chen Shifa boarded the boat with Jiuxing, Songjiang boss specially sent a brother to take care of him, so there was no need to send Liu Bucai. After running around for half a year, the things that can be done have generally achieved results, and the things to be done have not yet come.Zhu Daqi is a person who can't be idle, but he feels that life is not easy to pass. Liu Bucai was also in a bad mood.Because his hometown of Huzhou was finally broken!Since the loss of the big money mouth on the second day of the first lunar month and the interruption of the food road, Huzhou has been in a desperate situation. Everyone estimates that it can only guard for a month at most, but Zhao Jingxian kept it for four months. The main reason is that on the first day of February, a large Victory.That day he led 3,000 warriors, went out to the north and south gates to attack separately, broke through more than ten enemy fortifications, captured a large amount of military rations from the Taiping Army, transported them to the city, and had to maintain the military and civilian rations for another month. In March, Luo Jue was very poor and finally met the same fate as Hangzhou was besieged. However, Zhao Jingxian was different from Wang Youling. The 110,000 people and 8,000 soldiers in Huzhou were still under his single-handed control. Can hold on for two months.Of course, in addition to human harmony, Huzhou also has a favorable location, and Zhao Jingxian believes that the aborigines can make good use of the location to achieve the miracle of being able to keep it. Since the rise of Hongyang's army, the Taiping army often used the method of digging tunnels and burying gunpowder to capture cities. However, this method was useless in Huzhou, because the terrain of Huzhou was relatively low, and springs gushed out after digging three feet.Moreover, the city is surrounded by rivers on all sides, and there is no room for the siege equipment such as ladder guards and chariots.The only strategy is to pile up stones as a base, cut down trees to make fences, surround them in groups, and gradually advance, trapping Zhao Jingxian and Huzhou soldiers and civilians to death. In this way, on the third day of May, Chang Mao finally forced himself to the bottom of the city, and the soldiers and civilians who were dying were exhausted and unable to defend, Huzhou finally fell! It has been half a month since the news reached Shanghai.The gentry living in Shanghai in Huzhou, apart from hearing about the life and death of their relatives and friends, cared about Zhao Jingxian's whereabouts regardless of whether they knew him or not. Finally, when they got the real news, they were transferred to Suzhou, where they were under strict supervision. "Servant King" Li Shixian threatened and lured him, and tried every means to persuade him to surrender, but Zhao Jingxian remained unmoved.There is also a saying that Li Shixian intends to send him back to Huzhou in order to win the hearts of the people, but Tan Shaoguang insists on not allowing him.No one can prove whether this is true or not, but Zhao Jingxian is indeed not dead, someone has seen him, although Changmao's imprisonment is strict, the supply is full, Zhao Jingxian gets drunk and scolds Changmao every day, and Changmao tolerates him. ＊＊＊ Huzhou is the place where Zhu Daqi used to travel, and there are many unforgettable people there, so naturally he is also concerned about the old friends after the catastrophe.However, compared to Liu Bucai, he was more sentimental, so he was able to plan calmly. "Third Master, it's useless for you to be sad in Shanghai. There is something that requires a little risk, but it can be done well. It's very interesting. Would you like to give it a try?" "I don't know if I'm in the mood to do it? I've never been so discouraged." "This matter may reinvigorate you." Zhu Daqi said, "I want to discuss with Lao Sun to pool a sum of money and try to move to Hangzhou. You go to Hangzhou to find Xiao Zhang and bring that sum of money." When the money arrives in Huzhou, it’s best to open the scale to collect the silk, otherwise, let’s release the money and order their silk for next year or the year after.” These few words were really like a panacea, Liu Bucai immediately cheered up, "Excellent! I go. He said, "Now is the time for new silk to go on the market, but there may not be many silk this year. I will go to make a loan and buy futures."This way, I don’t know how many people can be saved!Da Qi, your method is really good. " "Although the method is good, it needs to be entrusted to someone. I am very relieved when you go. When you arrive in Huzhou, if Mr. and Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Chen Shilong and Mrs. Chen Shilong are there, it will be a good time to reorganize the old business. And Yu Si, you must look for it. It would be even better to find a way to bring him to Shanghai.” "You don't need to take care of me. I will find all the acquaintances one by one. You go to plan the money, and I will go to Jiaxing first to ask Mrs. Sun Xiang for help." So Zhu Daqi talked with Sun Ziqing all night.They all think that from a long-term perspective, once the situation is calm and export sales are booming, the price of silk from the origin will be high, so lending money to buy futures at this time will definitely make a lot of money in the future.Moreover, all the silk households in the producing areas are in their hands, so they can manipulate the price of silk. Foreign merchants have to obey, and this is a great opportunity to become the leader of the silk industry in one fell swoop.This is not only worth doing, but worth doing with all your might.Decided to dispatch 200,000 silver to start. "It's inconvenient to use silver when it goes to the countryside. Now a new batch of Japanese copper coins has just arrived. Uncle, do you think you can buy tens of thousands of slings and bring them to Huzhou?" "Japanese copper coins?" Zhu Daqi was surprised, "I've never seen them before." "Here, my little uncle opened your eyes!" Sun Ziqing took out a Japanese copper coin of "Kan Yong Tong Bao" and talked about its origin. "There is Xu Yuzhi, do you remember, little uncle?" Zhu Daqi thought about it for a while, and then he remembered that it was once that Sun Ziqing invited him to have a meal with flowers and wine.This man's name is Xu Run, style name Yuzhi, name Yuqi, from Xiangshan County, Guangdong Province. He came to Shanghai at the age of fifteen, and followed his uncle to "study business" in the British merchant Baoshun foreign firm.He is only twenty-five years old this year, but he has already served as Baoshun's assistant.Baoshun Foreign Company specializes in selling silk tea, and Xu Run has partnered with others to open a Guomao bank, so he and Zhu Daqi are double peers.It's just that Zhu Daqi spent a lot of time in Hangzhou in the past few years, and Xu Run was too young to pay attention to it, so he didn't have any contact with him. "This man is young and talented, and he does all kinds of business. This batch of money was transported by him from Yokohama, Japan, a total of 630,000 yuan. Now no one cares about it. If you want to buy it, you can kill him." "Why didn't anyone ask?" "Because of the era name 'Kuanyong', no one knows which dynasty or generation it is in? It's rare and strange, so it's unsalable." "Oh!" Zhu Daqi picked up the Kuanyong coin again to examine it.The money is made of copper money, which is cast flat and clear, which is much better than the "rotten board" and "sand shell" privately raised.It's a pity that the weight is a bit lighter. "How much is the bargain?" This refers to the exchange price of silver and copper coins; "Bag for six dollars!" Sun Ziqing replied. The so-called "six qian" refers to six qian for silver for each hanging of one thousand copper coins.The current price of private money in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is five thousand and five renminbi. Zhu Daqi believes that if Kuanyong money is bought as private money, it will be profitable. "The price of this kind of money will rise. Although it is light in weight, the quality of copper is pure and its color is good, and it is copper. In the future, you can see that it is worth seven thousand dollars. You might as well buy it." Zhu Daqi said that he was an expert in the so-called "tumbling in the eyes of copper coins". He said that he could buy it, and of course he would buy it.But if all the money is collected, it will take 300,000 silver, which cannot be made up for a while, and it is also afraid that it will not be used up for a while.Therefore, it is recommended to be cautious and only buy a hanging of 30,000 to 50,000 yuan. "This——" Zhu Daqi followed his idea; he just gave a warning: "Whatever you want, 30,000 yuan is 30,000 yuan, and 50,000 yuan is 50,000 yuan. But if you buy less, you will regret it in the future." Hearing this, Sun Ziqing refused to make a decision, "The bank is my uncle's business, of course I'm up to you. But," he said hesitantly, "if I buy too much, I will put it there, for fear of killing the capital. I think I'll ask Fatty Zhang to inquire about the market first." Zhu Daqi heard Sun Ziqing's disapproval, and he was afraid that his good friend would create a rift because of this, so he tried his best to retract his words, saying that his views may not be correct, and it is better to buy less.But Sun Ziqing also had the same thoughts, and without any explanation, he sent someone to invite Fatty Zhang, saying that he would ask Zhu Daqi to decide this matter. When Fatty Zhang arrived, he shook his head when he heard about the passing, "I can't buy it, I can't buy it!" He said, "Especially not for use in the Mainland." "What's the point?" "The reason is easy to understand. I've never heard of 'Kan Yong Tong Bao'! If someone makes trouble, there is nothing to say." "Ah!" Zhu Daqi was shocked, "It's really 'a word that wakes up the dreamer!' Old Sun, it doesn't matter if the money is brought in, it doesn't matter if it can't be spent, I'm afraid the long hair is unreasonable, and if it is all confiscated, it will be wronged." gone." So for the sake of prudence, Zhu Daqi graciously withdrew his idea of ​​buying more "Kuanyong Tongbao" and didn't want any money.And the topic also changed from Fatty Zhang to Xu Run.He looked down on this person quite a bit, thinking that Xu Run was young and impetuous, he would do all kinds of business, he was rampant in the mall, he had no scruples, and he would learn to be good only after suffering a big loss. "This is 'the first three years, the world will win; after three years, it will be difficult to move an inch', the so-called 'the older the rivers and lakes, the more chilling'." Fatty Zhang said immediately: "Now there is an opportunity, it is very good to start, and it will be a short time between entering and exiting." , as early as three months, as late as half a year, earning thirty to fifty thousand foreign dollars is as easy as pie." Fatty Zhang has always been conservative, he is quite shrewd in doing business as far as he knows, but Zhu Daqi seldom hears such a tone, so he immediately asked what is the opportunity? "It's like this. Baoshun foreign company didn't know where the news came from, saying that Britain was going to go to war with Japan. When the war happened, the price of Yingyang would definitely drop. It has already decided to sell it, and it's a big deal. It's going to sell several million, although it's not in stock. The business is big enough. Now the gang of Jardine Matheson is collecting, and we can do as much as we sell. " "I've also heard the news. I'm a layman in this field, and I'm going to ask Fat Brother for advice today." Sun Ziqing said, "If the position only needs to be adjusted for a few months, I can find a way." "I don't dare to give advice, let's talk a little bit—" Fatty Zhang loves to talk, and this talk is a long story, starting with the types of silver coins, roughly all the regions in Western countries that have switched to gold coins, silver coins are dumped to various trading ports in China. Named, Spain is called "stick ocean"; "There is one level that outsiders don't know much about. The British are the smartest in business. When they saw that Yingyang was popular in Shanghai, they imitated its style and shipped it to Shanghai. Therefore, 'Eagle Ocean' is also called 'Yingyang'— —” "Slow down!" Sun Ziqing interjected, "I know a thing or two about the rules of foreign countries. It is not allowed to imitate the money of other countries. If the United Kingdom does this, Mexico will not make representations?" "My brother only knows one thing, but I don't know the other. First, the color is not bad. There is no difference between the Mexican Eagle Ocean and the British Eagle Ocean. If you say I am fake, is it lighter in weight or lower in color? Neither! Then It doesn’t matter whether it’s true or not. Second, the British eagles are shipped to China for sale, not to Mexico, so it won’t affect their market, so what’s the deal?” "That's a good statement." Zhu Daqi said, "Old Sun, making coins is different from counterfeiting banknotes." "I understand. Brother Fat," Sun Ziqing said with a very teachable expression, "please continue." "Now Britain is at war with Japan. We don't know whether it is true or not. Even if there is a war, I can't figure out why the price of Yingyang will drop? The quality of silver will not change. If Yingyang is popular, everyone welcomes it. Then Once the war started, the source of Yingyang was scarce, so shouldn’t it reflect that the price should be raised?” "That's right!" Sun Ziqing nodded deeply, "This is deliberately making waves! Selling a large number of people is nothing more than trying to shake people's hearts. When the price drops, they will make up again, and the price will naturally rise back. This approach is almost like flipping tricks .” "There are people who want to expose their tricks now. There are a group of people in Jardine Matheson, who are 'gambling' with them. How about us? According to me, it is very good to have a kick." "It's up to my little uncle to decide." Sun Ziqing said. Zhu Daqi nodded, and asked calmly, "What price are they offering?" "It's always five or six cents cheaper than the market." "Of course it can be eaten. Fortunately, the silver is exchanged for Yinyang, and Yinyang can be used at any time." Zhu Daqi made a decisive decision: "We want to cash in foreign currency, and we can collect as much as we have." Sun Ziqing understood his intentions, and just used the money to be shipped to Huzhou to buy silk for short-term arbitrage. Once needed, he would withdraw it immediately.If the market is bullish and you have to go out, Fatty Zhang will be disappointed.This should be said before, is the truth of partnership. "Brother Fat!" he said, "I can mobilize about a hundred thousand yuan. In this business, if I partner with my little uncle, you will get a dry share; if you make a profit, you will raise one third, and if you lose money, you will not be with me." Coherent. Do you like it?" "What's wrong with that?" Fatty Zhang smiled openly, "Why not pick me to make a small fortune?" "Fat brother, don't be happy! I haven't finished talking, this position has to be withdrawn at any time, because there are other important uses, and it is only temporarily withdrawn for use at this time. At that time, foreign prices have not risen, and there is no profit. You are still standing on the white ground." "This—" Fatty Zhang asked, "Even if you want to withdraw it, there will always be a day. How long can it be used?" "About a month." Sun Ziqing looked at Zhu Daqi and said: It means that if the estimate is wrong, he can make a correction. "I'm afraid there won't be any signs of it in a month." Fatty Zhang thought for a while, and suddenly let go of his knotted eyebrows. God let me know." "That's fine." Zhu Daqi already guessed his intentions, "Are you planning to see that foreign prices will rise at that time, and in addition to earn interest, borrow the silver for us to use, and keep the silver in your hands?" Fatty Zhang smiled: "No tricks can be hidden from you!" "This is also conceivable. Since you are planning this way, I have an idea. Are you familiar with the Yihe group?" "I'm not familiar. But now everyone is on the same line, and if you are not familiar, you are familiar. Besides, isn't Lao Sun familiar?" "It's okay. We can always discuss things." Sun Ziqing asked, "Is it your idea, little uncle?" "I think this way, doing business is all about the stakes, the stakes are shared, and we are closely related. Now you have to deal with Jardine, don't you need to say anything first?Anyway, on the same boat, everyone will see how the wind looks, so you might as well get closer and ask each other about the market.If the foreign price is really bullish, and we are in urgent need of positions, we can use these silver foreign currency as a deposit with them, and the interest will definitely not be high.why?He is a big investor, and he is more eager to be bullish than we are. If we sell our cash and affect the market, he is of course unwilling.So be sure to help us. "Zhu Daqi continued, "It's really a favor for him.As long as the business is self-interested and can benefit others, there is no disagreement. " "I've exhausted the reasoning!" Fatty Zhang said happily, "Old Sun, let's ask the people from Yihe to explain it to you today. What do you think?" Sun Ziqing readily agreed, and that night, he sent a letter to invite the guests, and invited a group of friends from Jardine Matheson to have flower wine.In the midst of the excitement, the Zhu family sent people to chase after Zhu Daqi, because Mrs. Zhu contracted the epidemic and suddenly fell ill——this disease, the Zhu family was devastated.First, Mrs. Zhu suffered from typhoid fever, and the well-known filial Zhu Daqi served decoctions and medicines, and everything was useless.When the old mother recovered from illness, Zhu Daqi was so tired that he fell ill again. It was winter with cold outside and heat inside.