After listening to Feng Tiandong's introduction of his work, Fang Hongkai did not react. I don't know if he really doesn't care about Feng Tiandong's traitor work, or if the city government is so deep that others can't detect what he really thinks in his heart.

Next, the two chatted a few more words.

Seeing the opportunity, Feng Tiandong brought the conversation to the point: "Uncle Fang, how is your business now?" My father-in-law cares about you. ”

Fang Hongkai motioned for Feng Tiandong to drink tea, took a sip of the teacup himself, and said slowly: "If I want to say that my current business, like your father-in-law, can only be regarded as maintaining, most of my large-scale salt works have been taken over by the Japanese, and the rest, hehehe......." ”

"Before the war, it was a good thing, not only my own salt works, but many other salt factories would sell the salt produced by me, but now it is not possible." Fang Hongkai showed a look of remembrance and said with emotion.

"Where do you sell your salt now?" Feng Tiandong asked again.

Fang Hongkai looked disappointed, and said helplessly: "In the past, most of the salt produced by our salt factory was mainly provided to several alkali enterprises such as Yongli Alkali Factory as raw materials, and the proportion of civil salt was not large. Now, the Yongli Soda Factory has moved out of business, and the other soda factories have also been taken over by the Japanese, and this piece of sales does not exist. ”

Then he sighed: "Now there is only some business in the civilian sector, but the Japanese control is also very strict, even if they have goods in their hands, they can't sell them, and there are not many goods, so it's not easy to do." Alas! ”

Feng Tiandong took the opportunity to say: "Uncle Fang, I have a friend who has been doing civilian salt business in Hebei, but the salt in North China is basically controlled by the Japanese, and the salt has also become a control material, and he can't receive the goods at all, I wonder if you can send some from the south." ”

Fang Hongkai shook his head and said: "It's not easy to do, it stands to reason that I should help your friend, and I can even out the goods, but there is a big problem here, how to transport it over?" ”

"Uncle Fang, do you have a way?" Feng Tiandong asked, this question is what he is most concerned about.

"This ......" Fang Hongkai's face was full of embarrassment when he heard this, and he shook his head again and said, "Virtuous nephew, I can't help this matter, the risk is too great, if I don't get it right, it will be empty of people and money, I don't dare to take this risk, the transportation problem must be solved by your friends themselves." ”

Feng Tiandong frowned and nodded.

When he said goodbye and left, the old man who opened the door kept sending Feng Tiandong to the gate of the compound, and when he walked out of the courtyard, Feng Tiandong's keen nerves felt that the old man had been constantly looking at him from behind him.

The meeting with Fang Hongkai was not particularly ideal, and it was a little different from Feng Tiandong's imagination.

Maybe the trust between the two sides is not enough, Fang Hongkai spoke without leaking, but fortunately, he promised that he could prepare some salt for Feng Tiandong's friends from time to time, but Feng Tiandong's main purpose was not here, he needed not only materials, but also the transportation channels of materials.

……

The next day, Feng Tiandong came to the home of Gao Ronghua, a grain merchant in Nanjing, at the appointed time.

Walking into the Gao family compound, Feng Tiandong saw that the decorations in this Gao family were really vulgar, with brilliant decorations up and down, left and right, highlighting the owner's wealth everywhere.

The Gao family and Fang Hongkai's family are obviously different, and they have the feeling of being a nouveau riche.

When the maid of the Gao family led Feng Tiandong to the door of the living room, she heard a hearty laugh coming from the living room.

"Hahaha..., come in, come in, hahaha......, let me take a good look at the son-in-law chosen by Brother Cao." Gao Ronghua came to the door of the living room, laughed happily, and pulled Feng Tiandong in without seeing any other places.

Gao Ronghua's whole dress is also completely different from Fang Hongkai's, wearing a beautiful robe and horse coat, which is comparable to Feng Tiandong's. Feng Tiandong secretly sighed that it was a pity, he came here today to wear a suit, if he also wore that outfit, it would be a unique scenery for the two to sit together.

"Not bad! Not bad! It's really a talent, hahaha......" Gao Ronghua looked Feng Tiandong up and down, and every word he said was accompanied by a loud laugh.

"Big nephew, sit down, sit down, drink tea." Gao Ronghua pulled Feng Tiandong onto the sofa and ordered the maid to bring tea.

Looking at Feng Tiandong, Gao Ronghua showed a look of nostalgia on his face, and said with emotion: "I met your father-in-law for a long time, at that time his family was just a small handmade dyeing workshop, and I was just a hawker who resold grain, hahaha, it has been almost thirty years, and his daughter has a family." ”

Then, the conversation changed again and joked: "Your father-in-law is great now, I can't compare with him." He's a big entrepreneur and a big industrialist, but I'm still a small trader who resells grain, hahaha....... ”

"Uncle Gao, don't laugh, my father-in-law said that the scale of your business is much larger than his." Feng Tiandong interjected.

"No, no, how can doing trade be compared with doing business, hahaha...... it's far behind." Gao Ronghua has repeatedly been humble.

"You're an industrialist, and so is your flour mill." Feng Tiandong complimented.

It's okay not to say this, but after hearing this, Gao Ronghua's face immediately changed, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, he slapped his thigh with a "snap", his face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "It's gone!" Gone! Only ruins remain! ”

Hearing this, Feng Tiandong knew that he had lost his words, and these words stimulated Gao Ronghua's sore spots.

Feng Tiandong once heard Cao Cunyue say that in the past, this flour mill was Gao Ronghua's proud work, when other grain merchants were only committed to reselling grain, he preemptively borrowed money to set up a flour mill, and suddenly left other grain merchants far behind, this matter, he did not brag in front of Cao Cunyue, but now......

Gao Ronghua's flour mill has been destroyed by the artillery fire of the Japanese devils, half of his life's hard work has been wasted, thinking of this, his heart is dripping blood, usually no one dares to mention the flour mill in front of him, but he didn't expect Feng Tiandong to say it recklessly.

Seeing this scene, Feng Tiandong understood in his heart, and he didn't know what to say, after all, he was a junior, so he had to whisper: "Uncle Gao, I'm sorry!" I really don't know. ”

Gao Ronghua waved his hand with a gloomy face, indicating that it was none of his business.

After being silent for a while, Gao Ronghua gradually regained his composure, picked up the tea bowl and drank it dry.

Wiping his mouth and putting the tea bowl heavily on the coffee table, Gao Ronghua looked at Feng Tiandong again, and asked, "Virtuous nephew, do you have something to do with me?" "This time it was not accompanied by that laughter, and the eldest nephew became a good nephew.

"That's right, Uncle Gao, I have a friend in Guhuai, who is in the grain business, but now there is a shortage of grain in North China, I wonder if I can transport some from you?" Feng Tiandong said cautiously.

Gao Ronghua didn't answer Feng Tiandong's question immediately, but was silent for a while and asked, "Virtuous nephew, what kind of business does your family have?" ”

I don't understand why Gao Ronghua asked this question, whether he has any suspicions about him, or wants to know whether his friend wants to do business, or Feng Tiandong himself wants to do business, so Feng Tiandong replied truthfully: "Our family doesn't do any business, just opened a small medical center." ”

Hearing Feng Tiandong's answer, Gao Ronghua's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Your surname is Feng!" What's your dad's name? ”