In the blink of an eye, it was late April.

A hundred flowers are blooming, and the weather is gradually getting hotter.

Mrs. Liu is calm and recuperating, and her body has recovered, and she is no longer as sick as before. Regarding the movements of the fourth master, Ye Chengxin also found out clearly.

At the same time, Ye Chengcheng cooperated with Blair and set up the factory.

Although the factory building is still being built and workers are still being recruited, it has already established a scale and has begun to buy and sell minerals, steel and other goods. With Li Zhen's background support and Gu Lina's channels, the factory soon became operational, gradually controlling the transportation channels of steel and minerals in Shanghai.

Ye Chengxin has achieved results, and so has Sister Alice. The two had already made the soldiers' uniforms and let a few soldiers try them on. The new military uniform is light and simple, and it looks atmospheric when worn on the body, which has won the popularity of soldiers. The Alice sisters had the workers make uniforms in large quantities, while the tall or short soldiers had to be made alone.

Li Zhen was naturally very happy to get this news.

For this reason, Li Zhen also praised Sister Alice, and the two of them were happy for several days.

Li Zhen's career is thriving, whether it is the army or business, it has already improved. However, some people are happy and some are sad, and Maas has recently lost his gray hair. The lack of a continuous supply of raw materials for processing ammunition and firearms, such as steel and minerals, has led to a malfunction in the Beretta family's company.

When this happened, many experts reacted to Maas, hoping that Mas would turn the situation around.

Ma Si got the news and went directly to the Daotai Mansion to ask to see Li Zhen.

However, when Mas entered the mansion, he only saw Ye Chengxin.

Ye Chengxin had already known Li Zhen's plan and understood that Li Zhen wanted to clean up Mas. Moreover, Li Zhen had already sent a message to Ye Chengxin, making it clear that he would not see Mas for the time being, so Ye Chengxin decided to refuse for other reasons.

Maas hit a soft nail for the first time, and the next day, he came again with a translator.

This time, Maas entered the house without any problems.

After the chamberlain went to report, Ye Chengcheng once again met with Mas in the hall on behalf of Li Zhen.

Ye Cheng's face was full of apologies, but his dark eyes kept turning, his slightly immature cheeks were extremely serious, and he said slowly: "Mr. Mas, my lord is very busy now, I really can't see you." Alas, you are also a friend of adults, and I will tell you the truth. The bandits attacked the Jiangbei camp like a wild dog, and the adults were anxious, and they were discussing with the generals and strategists under their command, discussing countermeasures to deal with the bandits, and there was no time to take care of you. ”

Maas listened to the interpreter's words, rolled his eyes, and took out a stack of silver tickets from his bosom, all of which were one hundred taels each. This stack of silver tickets, to say the least, has twenty or thirty tickets, which is thousands of taels of silver.

Ye Cheng did not refuse to come, and accepted it with a smile.

Seeing this, a bright smile appeared on Maas's face.

After collecting the money, it's time to do something!

Ma Si coughed lightly twice and said, "Brother Ye, I really have something urgent to find General Li." There is no need to delay for a long time, it only takes half an hour, and you will be tired of reporting again. ”

Ye Chengxin listened to the translator's words, sat still, and said in embarrassment: "This thing is not easy to do!" ”

Maas has been in Shanghai for so long, and he also knows some small tricks.

Ma Si secretly scolded Ye Cheng for being greedy, but with a smile on his face, he took out a stack of silver tickets, which were also twenty or thirty, and handed them to Ye Chengxin, and asked Ye Chengxin to report them. Ye Chengxin got more than 5,000 taels of silver from Mas, Shi Shiran stood up and went to the backyard. Mas looked at Ye Chengxin's departing back, and his heart was worried.

It turned out that he used to be a frequent visitor to Li Zhen's mansion, and he could easily meet Li Zhen. Now, he is embarrassed by a small follower of Li Zhen, and his mood can be imagined. Ye Chengxin came to the backyard, entered the study, and said with a smile: "My lord, this foreigner is really rich enough, and he can shoot a few thousand taels." ”

After that, Ye Chengxin put all the silver tickets given by Mas on the desk.

Li Zhen looked at a stack of silver tickets, snorted coldly, and said in a deep voice: "I knew today, why bother in the first place?" Maas has ambitions to create a business empire and should be angry with me, but he went behind my back to find other officials in Jiangsu, which was caused by Maas's desire to get rid of me, and he can only blame himself. After speaking, Li Zhen took out five hundred taels of silver and said, "This money is given to you, whether you save it or use it, whatever you want." ”

Ye Cheng did not hesitate and took it directly.

Li Zhen admonished: "Except for those I told you not to see, you can extort bamboo to make money, and if the rest of the people come to visit, they are not allowed to do so." If I find out that I have taken money, you should know the consequences. ”

Ye Cheng bowed heartily and said, "Don't worry, my lord, Xiao Ye understands." ”

Li Zhen nodded and said, "Go ahead, just say I'm sick, I really can't see people." ”

"Yes!"

Ye Chengxin turned around and left the study and came to the hall.

When Ma Si saw Ye Chengxin come out alone, he suddenly showed a disappointed look on his face, but asked eagerly: "Brother Ye, where is General Li?" The translator also showed an eager look and hurriedly relayed it.

Ye Cheng sighed heartily and said, "Alas, the adult is sick and has already taken medicine and slept down." ”

"What?"

When Maas heard this, he looked surprised.

Just now I said that I was deliberating, and I actually drank medicine and lay down, obviously playing tricks on him!

That's right, it's a joke!

Maas dealt with many officials, and knew that Li Zhen definitely didn't want to see him. At this moment, Maas's face turned red with anger and began to get angry. After a moment, it wilted like a flat tire.

Maas couldn't figure it out, and it wasn't clear where he had offended Li Zhen.

Maas is a businessman, and he looks at problems from the perspective of a businessman. He contacted many officials in Jiangsu, and even businessmen in the United States, all of whom wanted to find more partners and more people to buy guns. It's all for the sake of the factory. The factory came to life, the profits of the factory were high, and Li Zhen could also benefit from it.

Therefore, Maas thinks that it will be beneficial for both him and Li Zhen.

It's just that Mas doesn't understand Li Zhen's mind and doesn't know that Li Zhen's weapons will lose their advantage after the guns are sold, so Li Zhen doesn't want to lose his advantage for money.

Mas had a depressed face, and even wanted to grab Ye Cheng and question him in his heart.

In the end, Maas left in disgrace.

If he tears his face with Ye Chengxin, let alone seeing Li Zhen, I am afraid that he will be stopped from entering the Daotai Mansion. Maas was reluctant to leave, and immediately gathered the main personnel when he returned to the factory.

Looking at everyone's expectant expressions, Maas even overturned the five-flavor bottle in his heart.

Maas was silent for a long time, spread his hands, and said helplessly: "Everyone, this time I went to visit Li Zhen in Daotai Mansion, but I didn't see anyone. Alas, our factories have fallen into a moment of crisis, and everyone is talking about their opinions, what is going on? How can we persuade Li Zhen and let Li Zhen help us. ”

When the words fell, the rest of the people shook their heads and sighed.

At this time, one of the experts said: "Mas, you have a very good relationship with Li Zhen, why can't you meet Li Zhen?" Could it be that what did you do to make Li Zhen unhappy? ”

Maas shook his head and said, "Absolutely not, I have great respect for Li Zhen." ”

"Impossible!"

The expert frowned, believing that Maas's words were wrong.

ps: Three more completed; Ask for flowers!