Subtitle of this chapter: Nationhood Begins with Mouth Cannons

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The great demon of Seris is far away from the distance in terms of distance, but the "people's ten faith friendship wave" that will occur at the end of 1921 is close at hand in terms of time.

As we all know, the impact of this financial turmoil on the history of Seris is very far-reaching.

Without this trend, the capital of small and medium-sized nationalities may not be as difficult as it was later.

Since then, China's stock market has been in a slump. Not only the official, but also the French Concession and then the Republic of China government were very strictly controlled, and even completely banned futures trading. Moreover, the people have been bitten by snakes for ten years and are afraid of the well rope, so that those national enterprises that really have capital needs have no way to raise funds from the stock market.

At that time, even the shares of companies with very strong brands, such as the Commercial Press, China Merchants and Bank of China, were not cared for.

Without this trend, wearing Lin Bei's legs might have become a stock market expert rather than a logistics expert in the future.

People could have lived a happy life in the magic capital, but in the end they had to go to the Pearl River if they didn't jump the Huangpu River, so they went to Guangzhou to join the magnificent era.

Without this trend, the great-great-uncle and grandfather of Yuan Hongjian might have really become the eldest prince of the East Palace of the Yuan family's financial empire......

No kidding, be serious. Assuming that Yuan Hongjian does not break the system, then he must make a profit in this financial trend, and then ......

"Pickup Pickup Meow ......"

"Master ball, haven't you heard of the saying that men don't keep cats and women don't raise dogs? I don't want to be a shoveler! ”

"Neo, what's that movie of yours...... Is filming starting? ”

"Mr. Baker, 'The Orphan Girl of Famine' started filming earlier this month, and now Mr. David Griffith is in Maine with the film crew."

They don't always have to go to Ireland to shoot, and that place in California is nothing like Ireland.

Maine is the northernmost state on the east coast of the United States and the northernmost part of the New England region. The latitude, climate, topography, and vegetation there are relatively close to those of Ireland, so they went there to shoot.

"Neo, do you think that such a large investment can be recouped?"

"Mr. Baker, I have a lot of confidence in Mr. Griffith, the great director, and I add the script that I wrote myself, taking into account the situation in recent times and the values of our American people...... In short, I don't think it's possible for this film to lose money. ”

At this time, Louis Baker also opened his mouth to help: "Grandpa, don't you like "Twelve" very much? The success of this film can be said to be entirely due to Neo's script. And I watched him write that script, 'them' to be exact. The situation was like this......"

HUANG ZONGYI WAS ONCE AGAIN HELD BY HIS UNCLE'S TALENT, AND HE ACTUALLY CASUALLY FOUND TWELVE WRITERS TO WRITE AN OUTSTANDING MOVIE SCRIPT, AND MR. HONGJI'S TALENT IS REALLY UNFATHOMABLE.

"I see!" Old Mr. Baker raised his glass again and said, "Then I wish you the success of your film." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Baker."

After drinking this cup, the "Wall Street Miracle" opened his mouth again and asked, "Neo, when are you going to return home?" ”

"June." Yuan Yanqian replied with great certainty: "Mr. Baker, I will leave when I get my Ph.D." ”

Old Mr. Baker casually asked, "Oh, did you take a boat from Vancouver to marry your bride?" ”

In fact, the fastest route back to Northeast Asia from northeastern America at that time was to take a special train from Seattle to Vancouver, where it would be embarkated and crossed the Pacific Ocean, reaching Japan and China in just over a month and two months at the slatest.

Our Master Yuan explained, "Mr. Baker, I am going to go to the British Isles first to meet some old friends and meet some new ones......

In addition to the old and new friends he wanted to meet, there was also a very, very, very important Japanese "friend".

If Yuan Yanqian wants to be an old friend of the Japanese people, he has to get in touch with him.

"Then I will go to Holland to meet Wilhelm II, and although I cannot be his secretary this time, I will thank him in person for his kindness. After meeting him, we boarded the ship from Amsterdam. ”

In this way, Yuan Yanqian and the others actually went around in a circle, much farther than the previous route, and the time spent on the road was much longer. But is this the way to go?

With that, the four gentlemen finished the dinner while chatting. As is customary, they went to the smoking room again for after-dinner drinks.

"Mr. Yuan, your Bloody Mary." This time before he could give an order, the waiter brought his wine.

"Huh? You remember what I drank! ”

"Of course, Mr. Yuan. As long as the guests who have been there we remember. ”

"OKAY, DON'T GIVE ME THIS NEXT TIME, CHANGE TO TOMATO-FLAVORED U JIA PI."

"Hmm...... Understood, Mr. Yuan. ”

"Alright, you go out first."

"Yes, Mr. Yuan."

With this matter done, our Master Yuan raised his red wine glass and said to the "Wall Street Miracle": "Mr. Baker, thank you again for the gift. ”

The old fox raised his glass and smiled at him, "Neo, I regard you as a real junior. So if you have something to say, you don't need to be so polite. ”

"That's a good ......" Yuan Yanqian put down her wine glass and took out her cigar.

"Boom!"

As he fiddled with his cigar, he said nonchalantly, "Mr. Baker, I have a gift in return." ”

"Oh, what kind of gift?" The old man also lit a light cigar and asked with interest.

Master Yuan raised his head, looked at Mr. George Baker with his "eyes of nothingness", looked at Mr. Louis Baker, and finally smiled meaningfully at his nephew.

He coughed and cleared his throat, and said leisurely in that deep baritone, "Gentlemen, seeing this jewel from Mr. Baker reminds me of the story of our ancient Seris......

"More than 2,000 years ago, our China was not a unified empire like now, but a princely autonomy like Europa, with divided princes and many city-states, so it was called 'Warring States'......"

"Around the time of the First Punic War between the Romans and the Carthaginians (264 BC), a great merchant surnamed Lü met a prince from the western state of Qin in a national capital called the state of Zhao. The prince's status at that time guaranteed peace between the two countries. However, because the relationship between the two countries was very tense, the life of the prince of Qin in Zhao was not very pleasant......"

"After the businessman surnamed Lu returned to China, he asked his father, how many times the profit from farming? His father replied, ten times. ”

He asked, "How many times is there trafficking in jewelry?" His father replied, a hundredfold. ”

He finally asked, "What about helping a prince get the throne?" Mr. Lu replied......"

Master Yuan paused and asked Mr. Louis-Baker, "Louie, what do you think the old father would say?" ”

Little Mr. Baker was not stupid, and replied as a matter of course: "I think he would say ten thousand, or even innumerable." ”

“Bingo！”

"You're right." Yuan Yanqian nodded and said, "So he immediately set off for Zhao State, found a way to get acquainted with the prince of Qin, and sent him back to China to help him ascend to the throne." And this merchant surnamed Lu also became the prime minister and nobleman of the Qin State, and later ......"

The later ending is too gloomy, so let's not talk about it. Anyway, these two foreigners won't know and don't need to know the ending of Lu Buwei.

"Goo-dong!"

Huang Zongyi understood the meaning of his uncle's allusion better than Baker's grandson, so he was surprised that he didn't hold it steady, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground.

Fortunately, there was a thick carpet inside the smoking room, and the valuable crystal glass did not break, but made a muffled sound.

"Then ......," only to hear Old Mr. Baker say slowly, "Neo, is the prince of Qin you are talking about, or is it ...... This Mr. Huang. ”

"Hahaha......" Our Master Yuan laughed loudly when he heard this, "Mr. Baker, I really hope that I can be the prince of Qin." It's a pity that I'm not the son or relative of our former Chinese president, and my family is even more ordinary......"

"The most important thing is that my motherland has a population of 40,000,000 and tens of millions of square kilometers of land, and I don't think I have the ability to become the master of China. It's ......."

He pointed at the stunned Huang Gongzi and said, "It's my nephew......"

When Huang Zongyi heard this, he was even more frightened, and said, "Mr. Yuan...... Uncle, I ......"

"Adults talk, children don't interject!" Yuan Yanqian turned his head and drank in Chinese very unhappily.

"Hmmm......"

Huang Gongzi, who was a few years younger than him, really didn't dare to ...... Maybe deep down he didn't want to interrupt him.

How can a person, a man, a young man, a young man from a very good background not have ambitions?

Master Yuan took advantage of this gap to change his conversation, stared at the "Wall Street Miracle" and asked very sincerely: "Mr. Baker, how is your retirement?" ”

Mr. Baker said calmly: "It's okay, play mahjong at home, listen to the radio, watch, and come out to play golf when you have the opportunity, it's a pleasure......"

Yuan Yanqian looked into the old man's eyes and continued to ask, "Then don't you think something is missing?" ”

Even if his "Void Eyes" didn't activate their skills, it would be difficult for ordinary people to lie under his forced gaze.

"Well......" "Wall Street Miracle" hesitated for a moment, "To be honest, it's a little more boring than before......"

For some people, work is just a necessary means of making ends meet, but for others, work is a sense of fulfillment and even the meaning of their own life.

Maybe that's the difference between Wenner and Luther.

"Yes, Mr. Baker."

Yuan Yanqian pointed to his head and said, "Our human brains are aging much slower than our bodies......

This is common knowledge for future generations of travelers, and later studies have confirmed that brain cells do not decay with age. And some parts of the brain can continue to grow. Human beings are constantly improving the function and intelligence of the brain, even at the age of 70, 80 and 90.

"Mr. Baker, I understand why you took the initiative to retire, not because you don't have a lot of energy, but because you want your clients to have peace of mind. ”

For someone like George Baker, then, work is a pleasure, if not the meaning of his existence. But eighty years old is a bit old for any profession, including politicians.

If he's the kind of dictator for life, then everyone can do it. But Mr. Baker Sr. is a financier in a capitalist free society, and his age affects the confidence of his clients and partners.

Therefore, when the "Wall Street Miracle" heard this, the old face couldn't help but show a worried expression.

"Mr. Baker, you don't want to be in the last ten ...... of your life Is there another big thing to do in those decades? ”

"......" Mr. Baker Sr. smoked a light cigar and was silent.

Our Master Yuan didn't say any more, but turned to "His Majesty the Pope" and said, "Louie, do you remember your ideals? ”

"My Ideal ......"

Mr. Little Baker's eyes flashed, and he nodded firmly: "Of course I remember!" ”

What other ideals can a leftist young intellectual have? It is nothing more than a "fair, just and just" Datong society.

Yuan Yanqian asked in a loud voice: "Then where can I realize your ideals?" America? Europa? ”

"This ......"

This little Mr. Baker did not leave much of a mark on posterity. In Master Yuan's mind, he would either be unknown to everyone or die in a place like the battlefield of the Spanish Civil War.

He stood up suddenly, walked to Huang Zongyi's side, pointed to his nephew and said, "You also know that this Mr. Huang is the son of the richest man in Nanyang and even the Chinese, how can you say that he is a prince?" ”

"So you should understand, the gift I gave you to the Baker family is him!"

“……”

When Yuan Yanqian saw the pensive looks of the two Bakers, she knew that their hearts were touched.

He immediately started the final blow and said with a smile: "Mr. George Baker, Mr. Louis Baker...... If you don't speak, you won't think I'm asking you to pay, do you? ”

"Hahaha......" our Master Yuan said with a straight smile, "It's vulgar to talk about money between us!" ”

"And will my nephew be short of money?"

"Uncle, I'm ......" Huang Gongzi's face was embarrassed, and he wanted to say something.

Well, at this point in time, he is really short of money, of course, not the "small money" that lacks daily expenses, but the "big money" of the great cause of the founding of the country.

It was not until Huang Zhonghan immigrated to Singapore that his consortium was divided, and part of it was handed over to several more outstanding sons, including Huang Zongyi.

However, Lao Huang died too early, the inheritance was too large, there were too many children (there was a son who was not born when he died), and the will was not very proper, so the Huang family later fought a protracted and destructive lawsuit.

Our Master Yuan didn't think he heard it, but shook his head and said, "Gentlemen, it's not just a matter of money to let this prince get his country......"