Young Master Liang thought about it for a while, and felt that it was better to find a foreign company in Prussia, because Prussia is now only a state of the German Confederation, and its international status is not high, so it will not be as arrogant and arrogant as the old empires such as Britain and France. That's right, it's arrogance. Most of the foreign merchants in the Qing Dynasty now look like this. After the Opium War, the international status of the Qing Dynasty has declined, foreigners in Western countries look down on the Chinese, and the original equal trade status has been tilted. Smuggling was very rampant in the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty government did not dare to take care of it. The officials of the Qing Dynasty did not know how to deal with foreigners at all, and the previous method of dealing with foreigners was to delay and shirk, which is what modern people call administrative inaction, and now they simply avoid foreigners, so as not to get into trouble, because the attitude of the imperial court is not to provoke foreigners. Before the Opium War, the officials of the Qing Dynasty regarded themselves as the Celestial Empire, looked down on foreigners, and called them barbarians. The war was defeated, and the foreigners looked down on the Qing Dynasty, and even the braids on the heads of Qing Dynasty men were called pig tails by them, and the Chinese were probably despised by the Caucasian at this time.

Young Master Liang found one of the largest Prussian foreign firms: Lihe foreign firms, walked into the door of the foreign firm, a Chinese comprador greeted him, although the three of them were young people, but the young master Liang's style was placed there, these days to deal with people The comprador eye has long been practiced, this look is dressed, and he also has a follower, he must be the young master of a big family, whether he has business or not, but he must not offend people.

Young Master Liang is here to pretend to be forced today, so as soon as he opens his mouth, his mouth is full of foreign words, he has studied in a foreigner school in Hong Kong for a few years, and he speaks foreign languages so fluently that even Liang Qiang and Liang Zhuang don't feel strange. This fluent English really made the comprador more respectful, and he must have understood some foreign languages as a comprador in a foreign bank, but he asked himself that he would definitely not be able to reach the level of Young Master Liang, and he also understood that this young master wanted to talk to the manager of the foreign bank about business. This made him hesitate, would it seem reckless to bring such a young child upstairs and introduce it to the manager, after all, how much business can a child bring to a foreign bank? There was silence for a while, and finally the customer's belief in the first place dispelled his worries: "Sir, please come up with me alone, and I will take you to meet the manager, Mr. Loew." ”

Young Master Liang asked Liang Qiang and Liang Zhuang to wait downstairs, and he followed the comprador upstairs, and he had a good impression of this comprador in his heart.

"Mr. Loew, this Mr. Liang has asked to see the manager of the foreign bank, he has a business to discuss with you, Mr. Liang, this is the manager of our foreign bank, Mr. Loew", the comprador quickly introduced the two of them.

This Loew has been in China for several years, and it is the first time to receive such a young customer, and he is a little dissatisfied with the comprador who brought him up easily. I didn't know what to say for a while.

Young Master Liang was the first to speak, this time he switched to German, and his fluent German surprised both Loew and the comprador, and the comprador was surprised that this child actually knew two foreign languages, and spoke them fluently, his own English was okay, German was reluctant, if it weren't for the boss of the foreign bank who spoke German, he wouldn't be able to do it at all. Loew had been in China for so long, and it was the first time he had met a Chinese man who spoke German so fluently, and he felt that he had to seriously receive this small customer.

"Mr. Loew, I need to order a batch of machines, I wonder if you have one here"?

"Mr. Liang, our Lihe Foreign Company is a big trading house, acting as an agent for the machines produced by many well-known large companies in Europe, and we will definitely be able to meet your requirements."

"Oh, well, I need a complete set of steel smelting and rolling equipment, and a set of cement production equipment, can you quote me a price"?

"Oh God, you're not kidding, this isn't your average little business, are you sure?"

"Of course, I'm not going to joke with you about this kind of thing." Young Master Liang said seriously.

Loew still couldn't believe it: "Can you tell me who you are, then"?

"Of course, I am a member of the Liang family of Guangzhou Tianbao Xing, I can negotiate with you on behalf of Tianbao Xing, if everything is negotiated, there will be a manager of Tianbao Xing and you will sign a contract with the foreign bank".

"Tianbao Xing? Oh, I know, it's also a big comptoir, it's very reputable, well, it seems to be true, please wait a minute, you have a lot of things, I need to sort out a list and then confirm it for you, as for the detailed offer, I also need to hear back from Europe, please be patient and wait a few days". Loew finally returned to normal, and the shrewdness of the merchant was immediately manifested.

"Please take care of yourself, I'll be waiting downstairs"

"Very good, Zhuang Sheng, help me entertain Mr. Liang", Loew beckoned the comprador to take Master Liang downstairs. After they went downstairs, Loew sat alone on the chair in a daze, oh my God, it's amazing, I was actually talking to a child about business, but all this seems so formal, this child is sophisticated and professional, and even his speech and demeanor are in line with European etiquette, it is estimated that he came back after studying in Europe for many years, otherwise he can't do this at all, by the way, he is from the Tianbao Xingliang family, and he is also surnamed Liang, so it is more likely that he will study in Europe. Oh, I'd better get the matter at hand right, Loew shook his head, finally stopped thinking nonsense, and asked the engineers of the foreign company to help draw up a detailed list together.

Young Master Liang chatted with the comprador below, knowing that his surname was Zhuang, a native of Huizhou, Guangdong, twenty-seven years old, and he also studied in Hong Kong when he was a child, and the same study experience made them have a common language and get along very happily. Young Master Liang is very interested in this Zhuang comprador, and thinks that he has a very good set of words and manners, and his thinking is also very clear, so he doesn't know how to be a person and character, if it is good, he can be dug up in the future, the development of the Liang family and his future plans need a large number of talents, the scholars of the Qing Dynasty have been studying the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood, and practicing the Eight Strands of Literature hard, but they don't know that the things they have learned for many years are useless, hey, this imperial examination system is too ignorant and backward, and the grand state has not been completed like this, and the imperial examination system is also one of the reasons.

They chatted for a long time below, but were interrupted by Loew who came down the stairs, and the manager of the foreign bank personally went downstairs to invite Master Liang upstairs, this time he went up alone, and the comprador stayed downstairs.

"Mr. Loew, I guess you must have been a soldier before, oh, to be precise, you should be an officer, sir, is my conjecture correct"?

"Oh my God, you're amazing, I can't believe you're a teenager, you're absolutely right, I served in the army for more than ten years, and I was a captain before I retired".

"It is not difficult to guess that you sit in an upright position, your steps are neat and powerful, and the knuckles of your right hand are thick, indicating that you have a long experience of shooting, and that you have a clear eye and decisive speech, all of which make me judge that you are a respectable officer", Loew laughed and gave a thumbs up.

In my previous life, I heard a saying: Thousands of clothes are worn, but sycophants are not worn. Foreigners also eat sycophants.

Loew will no longer underestimate this teenager, he is the most interesting Chinese he has met in China for so many years.

"Mr. Liang, this is a list of machinery and equipment prepared for you, please take a look", Loew had already treated him with equal status and respect.

"Okay, I'll take a look", taking the list, Young Master Liang looked at it seriously. He is a military expert, he knows these machines and equipment very well, but the age difference is too great, and there are some things that need to be asked clearly. The three of them exchanged for a long time before finishing the list.

"Mr. Loew, I am very satisfied, your Lihe foreign company is very professional, then I will wait for your quotation, in addition, I have some requirements, I need the manufacturer of these machinery and equipment to send engineers and technicians responsible for the installation and commissioning of the whole set of equipment, the number of people is as sufficient as possible, and you also need to configure some additional accessories that are easy to damage, of course, you will calculate this cost separately." Young Master Liang is very jealous of German engineers and technicians, and there are basically no talents in this area in the Qing Dynasty now, so these engineers and technicians are not ready to let go when they come, at least they have to train a large number of technicians and technicians for him. I believe that as long as the treatment is good, they will not be willing to leave when the time comes.

"That's no problem, our service will definitely satisfy you". At this point in the conversation, it should be nearing the end, Loew was about to stand up to see off the guests, not wanting that Young Master Liang did not get up, but instead smiled at him mysteriously, making him a little overwhelmed.