Chapter 141: Save Chen Guofu

John worked hard to facilitate this matter, and first wrote a so-called inspection letter of 30,000 words and sent it back to England for the approval of the senior management of the Sino-Ocean Commercial Bank.

After being recognized, the bankers behind the ocean trading houses were also a group of conspirators. The longer the war lasts in Europe, the better it will be for them, because then countries will continue to lend money to them. Now, these bankers believe that material support from neutral nations will allow both sides to fight longer.

As a result, a horrific group of bankers began to exert influence at the top of the British and French governments. In less than half a month, the British authorities indicated to the embassy in China that they would hold an international parliament, including the belligerent enemy countries, to draw up an international convention that would not allow the firing and seizure of merchant ships coming and going on the high seas, otherwise they would be punished by law.

Sometimes the chivalry of the West and the traditional morality of China are really a wonderful thing. It's obviously a belligerent country, and it's clear that you're fighting to the death, but there will always be something that everyone doesn't go back to touch. For example, to the captives, for example, to the common people. It's not at all like a small island nation, inhumane, worse than animals.

In any case, Yang Shuai was greatly surprised by this convention. Because this means that the freight of the ocean has been guaranteed. Except, of course, pirates.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused a sensation among some big families and big businessmen. Many people keenly feel that the project of transporting materials to Europe seems to be profitable. So many people came to see Yang Tai and Zhu Baosan.

The German and Japanese authorities were also shocked when they heard of this plan. For Germany, they thought it was a signal that China would join the war and declare war on Germany. Hurriedly rushed to the door of Yuan Datou to protest, Yuan Datou was now beaten gray by the Protector Army.

When he heard this, he shook his head and resolutely denied it: "China will be neutral, and the Chinese government has never had any proposal on entering the war, let alone implemented it, which is nonsense." When talking about material matters, Yuan Datou said that this was just the action of some businessmen's private individuals and had nothing to do with the government, and added at the end that any import and export goods should be taxed in accordance with the law.

Yuan Datou added this sentence, which is very useful. Not long ago, the Beiyang government has successfully negotiated the proposal for tariff autonomy internationally, and if it is completed in the last step, it will mean that China's tariffs can be independent in the future, so as far as the Yuan Datou government is concerned, how much tax will it be that year.

Germany left satisfied, since it was not to participate in the war, then for what Britain and France and others could bring in rescue, we could not. As a result, Delhi, the German closest to Yang Shuai, suddenly became the plenipotentiary agent of Germany and Austria, which made Delhi very prestigious.

The Japanese are different, but the Japanese are terrified. Because their team of experts has come to the astonishing conclusion that China will benefit hundreds of millions in this commercial war, and the wealth of the private sector will increase several times. This is an absolute nightmare for the Japanese, who are bent on conquering China.

Moreover, another enemy of Japan, the polar bear, was also a belligerent country, along with Britain and France. The Japanese even hoped that Britain, France, Russia, and other countries would suffer a slight defeat, and that it would be better for Russia to collapse in a single way, so as not to always hinder the Japanese aggression in this treasure land of Siberia.

It must be stopped, preaching that Asia should be Asian's Asia. Europe's affairs, let the Europeans themselves go about it.

Japan's behavior was greatly dissatisfied with its master, Britain, because Britain and France were now the countries most in need of China's support, and the countries were small and materially scarce.

The formal negotiation will become more and more likely to be formed, and Yang Shuai has once again attracted the attention of many people.

At this time, Yang Shuai was anxious about another matter.

Chen Guofu was arrested.

Chen Qimei saw that the situation in the south was very good, and also wanted to launch an uprising in the Yangtze River valley in the Shanghai area. In particular, the uprising of the warship is a reflection of Chen Qimei's means.

Unfortunately, in the end, it failed, and after the gunboat bombarded the manufacturing bureau a few times, seeing that the manufacturing bureau did not react, he thought that the manufacturing bureau had been occupied by the rebels, so he stopped the attack.

When the rebel army on land saw that the gunboats had stopped attacking, they thought that the navy had failed, and the army was in turmoil, and was instantly defeated by Yuan's army. The navy mutiny again, announcing that Chen Qimei's uprising had failed again.

Then in an emergency meeting, Chen Guofu was on the first floor, and Chen Qimei and others held a meeting on the second floor. A joint patrol of China, Britain and France rushed in and caught Chen Guofu. At this time, the people upstairs still didn't know what to do, Chen Guofu was witty, raised his voice and shouted: "Why are you arresting people, why? alarmed Chen Qimei and others, and hurriedly jumped out of the window to escape. In this way, Chen Guofu saved others, but he was arrested.

Yang Shuai: "Is the news of Wang's life accurate?" ”

Yang Hua: "Commander, don't dare to say anything else, he shouldn't be wrong about Shanghai." Now Chen Guofu and several people who were arrested together were watched by the British, and Yuan Datou also sent people to negotiate, and it seemed that he also wanted to get them over. ”

Yang Shuai: "Chen Qimei begged Yuan three times and four times, if you want to say who Yuan Datou hates the most, this Sun Wen, Cai Yi, Tang Jirao and others are the first, and this Chen Qimei is definitely no less than these people." Guofu is Chen Qimei's nephew, not to mention, but also a participant in the uprising. Yuan Datou wants to kill a hundred people, whether it is to relieve hatred, it is dangerous. ”

Yang Shuai: "Arrange for me to meet John once, I want to save Guofu." ”

Yang Hua: "Commander, even if you want to save it, what's the use of asking for that British, he's just a businessman, you have to find the British Embassy." ”

Yang Shuai smiled: "Through the matter of material transportation, the bill was passed in the West so quickly, don't you know the influence of these businessmen in their country, you underestimate foreign businessmen too much, they can even influence the choice of prime minister, hehe." ”

John had broken his leg for a while, but the situation was getting clearer and clearer, and he couldn't help laughing. Dividends, I am already eligible for dividends, this is the performance of my own jump to the top.

John felt more and more that China was his blessed land, and Yang Shuai was his lucky star. Two or three years ago, I was just a comprador who sold small equipment, to put it bluntly, I was a salesman, and now I can be regarded as a real person in the management layer.

"What, Mr. Yang Shuai is here? Hurry, hurry up, please, hahaha, my lucky star is here. ”

"What we need for war, we need? Soybeans, grain, cotton, clothing, bullets, artillery, steel, etc., Captain Yang, I think we can cooperate in many ways. Speaking of this plan, John couldn't help but talk about it with great interest.

Yang Shuai shook his head: "No, no, no, Mr. John, you should know that China does not have the conditions for exporting industries now, I think, we are still mainly based on grain and raw materials, what do you think?" ”

John frowned, but in his heart he knew that Yang Shuai was telling the truth.

For material transportation, the two discussed a lot. In the end, Yang Shuai's purpose was for Chen Guofu.

"Mr. John, a friend of mine, may have had some misunderstanding with your country's patrol in Shanghai. He was sent by me to Shanghai to contact the wealthy businessmen in the Yangtze River valley to discuss the material transportation plan. I didn't expect to be misunderstood by the patrol, and now I'm still suffering in prison. As a result, the material transportation plan had to be stopped, because I could not find a Chinese partner, and I could not dare to trade in Europe alone, you say. ”

Yang Shuai had already grasped John's urgency for this plan, and Yang Shuai could see that John was even more anxious than himself.

In fact, Westerners are not stupid, the Japanese can calculate that the result of this plan is that the Chinese will make money, which means that the Westerners will pay. It was an economic reversal, but for John, it wasn't.

China labors, transports food, etc., and gets money. Europeans get daily necessities and have to give money, which is a bit of a loss in terms of trade. However, in the end, it is the government that owes the money, it is the people. And not they are merchants and bankers. The bankers were responsible for constantly borrowing money to the government, and they were the ones who had to pay for it, but they got a lot of debts, and in the end, they took control of the state finances.

In the end, it was not Yang Shuai and them who got the biggest benefits, but European bankers. It was the people there who paid for it.

When John heard this, he stood up, lowered his head and thought about it, and said: "Commander Yang, Mr. Yang, you give me three days, and I will give you an answer, if this friend is not so serious, I am willing to help with this." I hope that the negotiations between us can be carried out as soon as possible. The people of Europe are running out of food. ”

Don't have anything to eat? Yang Shuai thought in his heart, you just wait, it's only been a year. When you find out that you are going to fight for a few years, you will probably say, there is no water to drink.

In World War I, the Americans earned fat brains. Yang Shuai, this time it's just a preemption.

Industry, Yang Shuai made up his mind in his heart that he must set up industry. Industry is the most profitable, and food is nothing. If you want to sell, sell aircraft artillery.

Yang Shuai immediately contacted the Shanghai authorities and asked them to send someone to the prison to collude with Chen Guofu to confess. After all, they didn't catch Chen Qimei and other backbones that day, as long as Chen Guofu insisted that he was just a businessman as Yang Shuai said. Coupled with John behind his back, Chen Guofu will most likely be fine.

Yang Shuai doesn't like Chen Qimei's temper, but he values Chen Guofu's ability. The important thing is that Chen Guofu does not have Chen Qimei's problem.

Chen Guofu heard about it in the old seed industry, Chen Qimei ran away, and it is said that he went to Yunnan to be Cai Yi's staff officer, and Jiang Zhiqing fell ill and went home to recuperate. This time they were a complete failure, and the point is, no one can save themselves.

At this time, Wang Shengsheng came, and the prince of Shanghai, even if he wanted to come to the British patrol room to see a person, the British had to open the door in person.

Chen Guofu was shocked, only to know that Yang Shuai wanted to arrange to save himself, and he was full of emotion in his heart.

Wang Shengsheng: "After you came out, Commander Yang intended to hire you, I don't know if you have what you want?" ”

Chen Guofu: "Hire me?" Do? ”

"Give you a million, open a securities exchange."

Chen Guofu was shocked: "One million? ”

Wang Shengsheng took off his sunglasses and smiled: "Commander Yang has a lot of trust in your ability, and the important thing is that he trusts you as a person." Of course, with me, let alone a million, even if it is 10 million, you don't want to take a dime privately. ”