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After reading the respectfully worded message, Li Zongren suddenly felt good: "Xiao Xu, isn't your second brother his mountain king on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, why did he go to Hong Kong again?" ”

The nervous Xu Maofu grinned: "I didn't believe it at first!" ”

"At the beginning of last month, my eldest brother sent me to Hong Kong to order a batch of goods, as soon as I arrived in Hong Kong, I rushed to the Taipingshan villa to meet the old man, and came out after dinner, who knew that not long after driving the car out of the gate of the compound, I was stopped by my second brother who suddenly appeared."

"You don't know, I was so scared that I almost drove the car onto the sidewalk, that taste, tsk......"

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi looked at each other, and saw that Xu Maofu, who was happy, took the fragrant tea offered by the adjutant, and tasted it with relish, and was embarrassed to ask too clearly for a while, so he could only smile and look at the young guests who were not the slightest restraint.

Xu Maofu seemed to suddenly realize that he was abrupt, took two sips and hurriedly put down the teacup, stood up and said solemnly: "There is something that needs to be truthfully reported to Duke De and General Bai, before leaving Hong Kong, my second brother said to me, if there is a chance, I will greet Duke De and General Bai on his behalf, and by the way, ask Duke De and General Bai if they are still willing to do business together in partnership like during the Northern Expedition?" ”

"If you want, you can work together again in medicine, machinery, the most advanced radio stations in Europe and the United States, and even in the arms trade."

"My second brother also said that if Degong and General Bai need it, he can buy the latest Bofors 75mm field guns for Degong, and Hong Kong has 20 in stock, as well as 20,000 shells, and a telegram can be shipped to Wuhan."

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were shocked, and after a while, Bai Chongxi signaled Xu Maofu not to be polite, and sat down to talk slowly.

"Your second brother is really ....... Haha, hahaha! Li Zongren burst out laughing when he said half a sentence.

Bai Chongxi also smiled from ear to ear: "It's really unexpected, haha!" This one....... Xiao Xu, when did you come back from Hong Kong? ”

"Four days ago in the evening, just a few days after New Year's Day, I remember that day was a small cold solar term, sleet fell in the sky, cold and hungry and tired half to death, I slept until the next afternoon before getting up, haha!"

Xu Maofu replied casually that there was no psychological pressure, and that he had indeed returned to Wuhan with the Germans' cargo ship on January 6, but that night in order to move down 12 sets of radio stations and nearly 100 boxes of ordered weapons and equipment before the port company inspected the goods, he and the six spy brothers sent to Hankou by Jinggangshan to serve as assistants were so tired that their hands and feet cramped.

Bai Chongxi couldn't see the slightest abnormality from Xu Maofu's happy face, smiled kindly, and continued to ask: "Your second brother is not working with the Communist Party?" ”

Xu Maofu shook his head again and again: "How come?" He was so brainless, nine cows couldn't pull it back, it is estimated that he ran to Hong Kong because he was short of money to spend, and found the German Lu Phosphorus Foreign Company that he knew before and the manager of the British Swire Pacific Company to do business together. ”

"Our old man couldn't manage him at home before, and now he won't care about him, but those of us who are brothers can't ignore it, otherwise it's too ruthless, just help him, I hope he will turn back as soon as possible, Amitabha!"

Bai Chongxi was completely speechless, Li Zongren smiled again, and after laughing, he picked up his pen and said while writing: "I'll write a purchase list for you to bring back, many of the latest medicines, surgical equipment and hemostatic straps need to be purchased from your pharmaceutical company......

"In addition, you can help me send a message to your second brother, as long as he can transport the latest Siemens radio, as well as Bofors 75 field artillery and shells to Wuhan, I will have as much as I want, and the money and goods will be cleared at that time, and I will never be in arrears."

Xu Maofu was overjoyed: "Great! My second brother said that he was absolutely assured of the character of Degong and General Bai, and he would not worry that Degong would not be able to pay, just the Anti-Narcotics and Anti-Smuggling Bureau in Yichang, two months' taxes were enough to buy dozens of artillery. ”

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi looked at each other again, crying and laughing for a while, not knowing what to say.

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The black limousine with the license plate of the General Headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army slowly drove out of the ferry terminal, drove on Yanjiang Avenue and gradually accelerated, and soon turned into the east side of the British Consulate, and drove 100 meters into the compound of the British Chinese Foreign Bank opposite the family area of the Consulate, and stopped behind the two-storey European-style western-style building.

Xu Maofu turned off the engine of the car, whispered a few words to the capable brother in the passenger seat, put on a top hat and pushed the car door, came to the door of the general manager's office on the third floor in the respectful greetings of the employees of the foreign bank, nodded to the two middle-aged bodyguards who had stayed in the Zheng family for many years, entered the luxuriously furnished office, and closed the wide and heavy office door casually.

Zheng Heng, who had a beautiful mustache, ordered the female secretary to have two cups of coffee, and looked at Xu Maofu, who was sitting on the sofa in front of the desk: "Looking at your radiant appearance, you should have seen Li Delin, right?" ”

"Not only did I meet Li Delin, but I also unexpectedly met General Bai Jiansheng, who had just arrived in Wuhan from Shanghai, and talked for more than half an hour before returning from my leave."

Xu Maofu smiled and handed over the purchase list handwritten by Li Delin.

Zheng Heng took it and read it carefully, and after a while, he sighed: "Tut! is worthy of being a man of the present who has an army of more than 100,000 people, just this bearing is convincing! ”

Xu Maofu whispered thanks to the beautiful female secretary who brought the coffee, held the delicate coffee cup, and laughed softly: "As my second brother speculated, General Li Delin is a nostalgic person and is very talkative. ”

Zheng Heng smiled: "It's possible to miss the old, but it's not necessarily good to speak, the reason why you feel that he is easy to talk is because you haven't harmed his vital interests...... However, just by seeing you, he opened a purchase list worth millions of oceans, this Li Delin is really magnificent, extraordinary! ”

"yes!"

Xu Maofu nodded with deep feelings: "It is indeed extraordinary!" It can be seen that General Li Delin and General Bai Jiansheng have a deep affection for and trust in my second brother, and after making the list, they recalled with great emotion the pleasant cooperation with the second brother in the early days of the Northern Expedition, many of which I have heard for the first time, including the confidential private affairs that the second brother quietly gave them two American radio stations. ”

"I was very surprised to hear these secrets, and on the way back, I kept wondering, did the second brother foresee the rise of the Gui family in the early days of the Northern Expedition, so that he could form a good relationship with him in advance by virtue of his position?"

Zheng Heng was slightly stunned, slowly put down the list in his hand, and nodded thoughtfully: "It's very likely!" Your second brother's overall view and keen vision have amazed even the old man who has been in the official and business circles for decades, and he has not missed a judgment on the current situation and economic situation at home and abroad for several years! ”

Xu Maofu, who is not what it used to be, smiled and drank the coffee comfortably.

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