Ning Zhiheng's expression when he spoke was sincere, and his eyes were full of admiration, obviously regarding Fujiwara Hongfumi as his long-lost relative.

Fujiwara Hirofumi couldn't help but be moved, he sighed, and said in a harmonious voice: "It's hard for you, you left your hometown at such a young age and came to this overseas place, but I see that you have a calm temperament, and you look a lot older than you." ”

Fujiwara Hirofumi is also an old politician who has read countless people, and his vision for seeing people is very accurate, Ning Zhiheng looks gentle and elegant, and he does not show his edge, but his own temperament is very outstanding, making it difficult to ignore his existence, which is not something that ordinary people can have.

Ning Zhiheng calmly faced Fujiwara Hirofumi's scrutinizing gaze, and then as if he suddenly remembered something, he quickly turned around and took the three long scroll boxes and put them in front of Fujiwara Hirofumi.

Then he said: "I heard Uncle Uehara say, uncle, you are a master of painting, so I specially prepared a few small gifts for you, all of which are a piece of Zhiren's heart, and please accept it with a smile!" ”

It is no secret that Fujiwara Hirofumi likes painting, and there are many people in Japan who like it and present many famous paintings, so when he heard Ning Zhiheng's words, Fujiwara Hirofumi did not care.

He took the picture box with a smile and was about to put it aside, when he heard Ning Zhiheng continue: "I don't know if these are in line with your heart, you can see if I have been deceived by these Chinese!" ”

Fujiwara Hirofumi originally wanted to put down the painting box, but when he heard Ning Zhiheng's words, he was also interested for a while, nodded and smiled: "Then take a look, what treasures have you collected!" ”

Fujiwara Hirofumi himself is also a painting expert, and he is also a collector of famous paintings, and the level of appreciation is also very high.

He opened the picture box and took out a long scroll, Ning Zhiheng stepped forward to hold the scroll, Fujiwara Hirofumi turned back, gently unfolded the scroll, and immediately his eyes were tightly attracted, and he couldn't leave it anymore.

His eyes moved slowly on the scroll, and the room was silent, until a long time later, Fujiwara Hirofumi sighed softly: "Authentic, this is the authentic work, the authentic work of the famous Chinese Tang Dynasty painter Zhou Fang, "Lady with Makeup", and this is still his work at his peak, I can't imagine it!" ”

Speaking of this, Fujiwara Hirofumi shook his head again and again in admiration, he didn't expect that there would be such a precious treasure in the picture scroll sent by Ning Zhiheng.

Ning Zhiheng hurriedly asked, "Uncle, how is this painting?" I didn't know much about painting either, I just knew that the most expensive one must be the best, so I bought it! ”

Fujiwara Hongwen turned his head to look at Ning Zhiheng, couldn't help laughing, pointed at him and quipped: "Your luck is good, the person who sells the painting didn't lie to you, this is the pinnacle of Chinese ladies' pictures, especially Zhou Fang's ladies' pictures, which are leisurely, plump in appearance, gorgeously dressed, simple with brushwork, and soft colors, which is a must!" ”

After speaking, he kept admiring, and his eyes couldn't be taken back from the painting, obviously he loved it very much.

Ning Zhiheng's eyesight is accurate, this ancient painting was also received by him at a large price in an antique store, naturally he knows the preciousness of this painting, he knows that Fujiwara Hirofumi's vision must not be low, in order to impress Fujiwara Hirofumi, he did not hesitate to select the three best ancient paintings in his collection, and it really worked immediately!

"Uncle, take a look at these two paintings again." Ning Zhiheng said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, let's see!"

Fujiwara Hirofumi's interest was immediately lifted by this picture of Zhou Fang's noble daughter, he picked up another picture box, and when he took out the scroll and opened it to take a look, he was shocked again.

This is the Yuan Dynasty painting plum sage hand crown of the "Winter Snow Plum Blossom Picture", the plum blossoms of the whole painting are densely branched, full of business, vigorous and powerful, and it is a masterpiece again.

"Good, good, very good!" Fujiwara Hirofumi couldn't help but shout hello three times in a row, this time he didn't need Ning Zhiheng to remind him, put down the painting, and immediately picked up the third painting scroll.

This time it really didn't disappoint him, this third painting is the famous Ming Dynasty painter Shen Zhou's landscape masterpiece "Putting the Mountain".

Fujiwara Hirofumi couldn't help but admire again and again, he put the three paintings on the desk, carefully observed, his fingers gently moved on the picture, and said with emotion: "Today's luck is really good, just came to China, there is such a harvest, China's thousands of years of history, it is really extraordinary, Zhiren, these three paintings make me very satisfied, it can be seen that you have spent a lot of thought, hard work!" ”

Ning Zhiheng saw that everything was as he expected, and he also said with a smile: "You are too awarded, it is great to be able to satisfy your uncle!" ”

Fujiwara Hirofumi knew that these three paintings were definitely very valuable, and it could be seen that this junior had put a lot of thought into getting these fine works.

He looked at Ning Zhiheng and said with a smile: "Zhiren, this time I will stay in Shanghai for a while, if you have time, how about accompanying me to visit this Far Eastern metropolis?" ”

Ning Zhiheng heard the great joy, he showed a look of surprise, and hurriedly nodded and said: "Uncle, I have always been free, I can be your guide at any time, by the way, you like painting, I know that there are several very famous local painters in Shanghai, they usually gather in the Mulan Academy, I am also a member of the Academy, if you agree, I can convene these painters, we can learn and communicate together, what do you think?" ”

The magnates of the past generations like to be vassals and elegant, and Fujiwara Hirofumi is no exception, he also said happily when he heard it: "Very good, let's go and see it together in a few days, I didn't expect that there is such a strong literary atmosphere here in Shanghai, it's really good!" ”

The two talked happily, and even forgot the time for a while, until Fujiwara Hirofumi really felt tired, and Ning Zhiheng quit.

At this time, Junpei Uehara had been waiting for Ning Zhiheng to come out in the living room, and when he saw Ning Zhiheng staying in the study for so long, he knew that everything was going well, and his nephew performed very well, and he was successfully valued by Fujiwara Hirofumi, and he was very happy in his heart.

The two of them said goodbye and left Fujiwara Hirofumi's mansion and sat side by side in the back seat of the car, and Junpei Uehara asked, "What is Mr. Fujiwara's impression of you from today's meeting?" ”

Ning Zhiheng nodded and smiled: "Uncle rest assured, the adults are very satisfied with the gifts I prepared, and they talked with me for a long time, and said that I would accompany him to visit the metropolis of Shanghai during this time, and I will behave well during this time, and strive to be recognized by him!" ”

Junpei Uehara was determined in his heart, and he spent a lot of effort and effort today, just waiting for this result, he said happily: "Zhiren, you are doing a very good job, if you can get Mr. Fujiwara's support this time, you can do things freely in the future, and you don't have to worry about anyone hindering you!" ”

The meaning of Uehara Junpei's words is very clear, he is the biggest spy leader in Central China, how could he not know what kind of business Ning Zhiheng is doing now with his intelligence ability?

Moreover, now Fujiwara Tomohito is the identity of the person behind the smuggling market, which is almost a semi-public secret in Shanghai, and Junpei Uehara has heard about it as early as when he was in Nanjing, and now saying this is almost a tacit acquiescence to Ning Zhiheng's behavior.

As a matter of fact, the top echelons of the Japanese military do not care very much about the business of smuggling controlled goods, and there are even people within the armed forces who are engaged in these things; the occupied areas in Central China are quite hidden; in the area of Tianjin in North China, the Japanese North China Front directly arbitrages foreign exchange through smuggling, uses the military bills issued by itself and the legal tender in the hands of smugglers to do business, and forcibly buys non-governmental materials and legal tender on the land of half-robbery and half-sale, and then uses the legal tender to go to major banks to set up foreign exchange, wantonly plundering the wealth of the people, and using war to feed the war, and the smuggling business is blatant.

Most of the smuggled controlled commodities flowed into the Kuomintang in Central China, and for this reason, the Japanese Central China Front was greatly dissatisfied, and fought many lawsuits with the North China Front.

Therefore, Junpei Uehara did not care about Ning Zhiheng's smuggling business, and he believed that Ning Zhiheng's smuggling was limited to the Shanghai area, which did not pose a threat to the interests of the Japanese Empire at all, but was just a monopoly in the market.

Ning Zhiheng got the tacit approval of Uehara Junpei, and his heart was also determined, he knew what he should do, at least the interests of Uehara Junpei must be guaranteed, as the big backer he relied on the most, Ning Zhiheng was willing to pay a lot of money.

"Uncle, in Central China, Zhiren still has to use your protection to avoid the wind and rain, as for Lord Fujiwara, of course it is good to be able to get his approval, if not, there is nothing!"

Ning Zhiheng obviously knows who he should really rely on, Fujiwara Hirofumi is just icing on the cake, and Junpei Uehara is close at hand.

"Short-sighted!" Uehara Junping's face sank, he stared at Ning Zhiheng closely, and his tone became solemn, "Zhiren, you have been lonely since you were a child, and you have a deep desire for money, I can understand, but your current status is different, and you should look at the problem from a deeper perspective, for those of us, money is just a tool to achieve the goal, we must not indulge in it, only power is the goal we really pursue, do you plan to be a businessman for the rest of your life?" ”

"What does uncle mean?"

"The Fujiwara family is a thousand-year-old nobleman, and you are a brother of Fujiwara, even if it is a sideline, you also have advantages that others do not have, if you can win a certain amount of political resources, you may not have a chance to get ahead, in the final analysis, no matter how big a businessman is, that is, a businessman, there is no future at all!"

Junpei Uehara, a powerful person who holds great power, looks down on businessmen from the bottom of his bones, because they know that without the protection of power, everything is vain, and he has higher expectations for Ning Zhiheng.

"Hey! Jiren understands, I'll do my best! Ning Zhiheng agreed.

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