"It's not that I forgot the tragic situation of that day," He Gui said, "It's just that this matter has nothing to do with me or the Chamber of Commerce, and he was sent by the imperial court to be the general office, how do you tell me to interfere?" ”

"He's selling land, he's selling the country at all!" Zhou Shiying said a little excitedly, "If this kind of person is allowed to behave indiscriminately, one day he will be happy and sell all the land of Fujiadian to the Russians, won't we even have a foothold?" When my father and I came to the Northeast with a caravan to do business, we met the Russian army that used the Boxers as an excuse to invade, not to mention robbing money and goods, but also killing people, my father died under their guns, and I was the only one in the entire caravan who survived. What is the difference between such an act and an animal, and how can you sell the land to them? ”

"Does Brother Zhou want to say that the Russians are brutes, or that I and that old acquaintance are brutes?" He Gui looked at Zhou Shiying with a gloomy face, "Actually, if Brother Zhou hates the Russians so much, he can go into battle and kill the enemy himself." Now that Japan and Russia are at war, Russia is not a good type, and Japan is not a good thing, but how did I hear that Brother Zhou's United Merchants has always had dealings with Japanese merchants. If you want to say that this war was also started by the Japanese first, can you hoard Juqi, could it be the news given by the Japanese? If my old acquaintance is a nonsense, then Brother Zhou, you can't do much better by hoarding Juqi and raising prices. ”

"You said I could, but the United Commercial Bank couldn't be so maliciously slandered by you", Zhou Shiying took the case, "You must have evidence to speak, when and where did you see which Japanese gave us news?" You say that our firm raises prices, when will we take the lead in raising prices? Until now, the price of the United Commercial Bank is at least 10% lower than the market price. It's true that we are hoarding, but the bosses who are still here today have not prepared early. What's more, hoarding is not without risk, if you told everyone before, in case the battle doesn't start, the big guy won't blame us to death? ”

"Okay, okay", Ji Fanchen waved his hand to let Zhou Shiying sit down, "Boss He, although it is not the land of the Fu family shop that is sold, but after all, it is the land of the Qing Dynasty, if you can say it, please talk about it." If all the timber and land around here belong to the Russians, won't it also cut off our financial routes, right? ”

"What President Ji said is reasonable, I will do my best", He Gui said along with him, "but if he doesn't listen, I don't dare to guarantee it." ”

"This is natural", Ji Fanchen said, "In recent years, everyone has also suffered from a lot of Russian idleness in business, and I was a little rude just now, Boss He, don't take it to heart." ”

"No, no," He Gui said, "all of you here are bloody people, I understand." ”

"That's the best," Ji Fanchen said with a smile.

He Gui nodded in response and glanced at Zhou Shiying's direction.

74.

After everyone dispersed, He Gui got into the carriage expressionlessly, but he didn't want Yao Shunchang to be sitting inside.

"Brother, be relaxed, don't be like the next generation," Yao Shunchang said.

"Zhou Shiying is young, and it's not unusual for people to provoke it in a few words", He Gui said, "That Ding Zhiyou is old, and he really lived in vain." ”

"What do you mean, dude?"

"Ji Fanchen mentioned this for me, can't you see it?"

"Ji Fanchen has been doing business in Fujiadian for many years to have today's battle, brother, you haven't been here for long, but the business is so big, he naturally doesn't like you", Yao Shunchang thought for a while and said, "But Zhou Shiying's later life is not simple, maybe he just follows Ji Fanchen's meaning......"

"Young people don't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick and it is appropriate to teach a lesson, but ......" He Gui glanced at Yao Shunchang, "What is the matter with you coming here?" ”

"Brother, do you remember the old grandson I told you before?"

"Remember," He Gui said, "isn't he dead?" ”

"Well, but he also has a son-in-law, I went to the thirty-six shed a while ago to find someone to work, and I felt strange when I heard him talk to people, so I inquired about it", Yao Shunchang snorted coldly, "Give him some money, and he will tell me everything." ”

"What did you say?"

"This person's name is Song Chi, and he said that He Mu of Hezhong Commercial Bank is very good at gambling. At that time, he had just quarreled with Lao Sun Tou, and robbed the money on the cloth bank's account to pay off the debt, so he was very tight and didn't dare to gamble too much. Later, I met He Mu in the gambling house, that kid won nine out of ten bets, this Song Chi took a look, then follow the bet, yes. For several days, I won more and lost less, and I had some money in my hand. But then He Mu won more, and Song Chi's eyes were hot. He Mu said to him, 'Your capital is too small, and if you win the purchase, you won't be able to win much.' As soon as Song Chi heard that it was right, he wanted to borrow money from him, but He Mu said that he had no mortgage and refused to borrow him. Brother, think about it, that cloth shop, even the money on the books let him use it to pay off the debt, what else is worth left, then the deed is left. That's it, then Song Chi gave the deed to He Mu and borrowed twenty taels. He had money in his hand, so it was not uncommon to follow He Mu to bet, but the twenty taels were lost in a few days, and he ran away if he couldn't pay the money. ”

"Zhou Shiying is common, Xu Qingzhi has also shown his face in the Chamber of Commerce, but then He Mu ......" He Gui thought about it carefully, "I haven't seen it once." ”

"I've heard that He Mu originally worked odd jobs at Fujiadian," Mr. Yao said.

"Can odd jobs win nine out of ten?" He Gui didn't believe it.

"Some people also said that he used to be a little hooligan, and he partnered with others to set up gambling games to cheat people out of money," Yao Shunchang said in a low voice.

He Gui pondered the relationship between Zhou Shiying, Xu Qingzhi and He Mu and said, "If this is the case, it can only be the Song Chi that Zhou Shiying asked He Mu to deceive, and the matter is done, in order to seal He Mu's mouth, he simply kept it by his side." As for Xu Qingzhi, he was worried about it when he bought the number of China Street, so he sent so many things to the hospital when there was an epidemic. ”

"You said that this person is not big, but his mind is heavy enough", Yao Shunchang said with emotion, "Brother, you see, he and their business house is called Hezhong, what is the public, the three of them are in the crowd, doesn't that mean that they are all together, after a long time, people have written a plaque early, let's find someone to inquire!" ”

"His family was originally in business, and it is normal for him to travel south and north at a young age, so it is normal for him to be more serious," He Gui said, "It's just that today he embarrassed me in public, and if I didn't beat him, others would think I was afraid of him." ”

"What the old brother said is that these little rabbits are ruthless, let them become bigger, and they will definitely not even leave us a foothold," Yao Shunchang said.

"It's as if you can accommodate them when you're bigger", He Gui shook his head, "That Song Chi is also idle, let him go to the door of the United Commercial House to make a fuss, and let everyone listen to these things they do." ”

"Okay", Yao Shunchang happily agreed, "That kid is so poor that he almost can't be pants." ”

"By the way, the young man who asked you to inquire about following Xu Qingzhi before, why did you say that you didn't believe it after you inquired?" He Gui asked.

"Oh, that kid", Yao Shunchang patted his head, "I really inquired, but it wasn't anything that came about, so I forgot about it." That kid's surname is Lin, and he is a small follower brought out by Xu Qingzhi from the medical hall, and he has not been in Fu's store for a few years. Didn't Lao Maozi recruit a lot of people to build the road back then, and that's how their family followed the road construction team here. Later, I heard that he was not in good health, so he didn't stay in the road construction team, and kept helping out in Xu Shihuai's Kangji Hall. When the Boxers entered Tian's house to burn the pot, they heard that his father and his eldest brother were missing, and they were probably dead. ”

"I said how to look at him familiarly", He Guijing reminded him, "The time I went to Xu Shihuai's place and touched a gray nose, it was the tea he poured for me." ”

"Look, I'll just say it, it's just a little follower", Yao Shunchang said with a smile, "It's just that Xu Qingzhi came back from abroad, his style of doing things is different from others, and he is polite to his subordinates, and this kid surnamed Lin also relies on it, and I heard that many things are handed over to him to take care of." ”

He Gui nodded, "Since he can manage things, he is a little clever when he thinks about it." ”

"A follower, no matter how smart he is, can't be smarter," Yao Shunchang echoed.