Witt looked at Yu Qiaqing and said lightly: "I don't know why Mr. Yu is so concerned about the choice of my consulate?" ”

"Mr. Consul don't worry too much, although he has had an unpleasant encounter with Mr. Consul before because of the ignorance of his subordinates. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Yu Qiaqing said slowly, "But this is all in the past, isn't it?" ”

Witt nodded and said: "I didn't pay attention to that matter at all, I just suspect that Mr. Yu is also a popular figure in Shanghai Beach, and he can also be regarded as a master. ”

"Mr. Consul said that Yu was just a character who ran errands on the beach." Yu Qiaqing said.

"This is Mr. Yu's self-humility, if an errand boy can buy the real estate on the beach with 4 million taels of silver, wouldn't it make many people ashamed of themselves?" "Sir," said Witt, "I would say what I wanted, and if I could do it, I would not refuse." ”

Yu Qiaqing knew that Zhengcai was coming, so he said: "China and your country have signed a contract on the construction of the Middle East Railway, and your country will also use the Sino-Russian Daosheng Bank to pay for road repair costs and loans to China." I wonder if Mr. Consul can help me obtain the bank's bills in Shanghai and other places? If it happens, I will repay you. ”

Witt now understands why Yu Qiaqing is here? This is a shark that smells blood and wants to swallow a mouthful of fat from it. The so-called bills are banking services in international trade, which are divided into export bills and import bills. Export bills forward refers to the in-transit financing provided by the bank to the exporter at the request of the exporter after the exporter sends out the goods and provides the contract. Import bills refer to the short-term financing provided by the bank to the importer at the request of the importer when it receives the import collection documents, and the so-called financing is a loan.

Yu Qiaqing wants to win the bill business of Huarussia Daosheng Bank, it is to take a fancy to the interest difference and interest rate income and handling fee income in the bill bill, you must know that the import and export trade is not one or two thousand, often involves a huge amount, the interest rate difference in the middle and the fee income is not a small number, and once the bill business can be handled, then these importers and exporters are equivalent to looking at Yu Qiaqing's face to do things, which is a huge amount of gray income.

A bank's bill business is very important, and it is even more difficult for others to do it, but for Witt, it is only a matter of words. Although the Sino-Russian Daosheng Bank is held by Russia, France, and the Qing Dynasty, the headquarters of this bank is in Petersburg, so the real person who is the current Russian Minister of Finance Sergei. Witt, of course in Sergey. Behind Witte was the arrogant Tsar Nicholas II.

"Mr. Yu's requirements are not high in my opinion, I will help you do this, but I also have something I hope Mr. Yu can help me complete, of course, this is my personal matter." Witt looked at Yu Qiaqing with a smile and said.

Hearing this, Yu Qiaqing asked, "I don't know what Mr. Consul needs Mr. Yu to do?" ”

"This matter is very simple, I want to buy a piece of land in Nanhui in Pudong as an annex, I wonder if Mr. may be able to do it?" Witt said.

Yu Qiaqing was stunned and said, "Nanhui? That country where birds don't poop and chickens don't lay eggs? If Mr. Consul needs it, I can give him an annex in Chenghuang Lixiang, the county seat of Shanghai. ”

Witt smiled slightly: "No need, although Nanhui is far away from the county seat of Shanghai, it is close to the East China Sea, some of my friends like to see the sea, but also like natural scenery, it is good there, I wonder if Mr. Yu can do it?" ”

"No problem, I'll do it as soon as possible." Seeing this, Witt said: "Mr. Yu, tomorrow night at the Licha Hotel, I will hold a dinner to entertain the Chinese businessmen in Shanghai, and I hope that Mr. will attend on time." ”

Yu Qiaqing said: "That's natural, Yu will definitely arrive on time." The two stood up and looked at each other and smiled, and then Yu Qiaqing left here, as for the house where the legation was located, there were people below to connect with it.

The Licha Hotel, also known as the Pujiang Hotel after the founding of the People's Republic of China, was built in 1846 by the British businessman Astohaufer. Richard built a hotel in his name between the British Concession and the county seat of Shanghai, which was the first modern hotel in Shanghai. In 1856, the predecessor of the Waibaidu Bridge on the Suzhou Creek was completed, and in 1857, Lili took a good look at the development prospects of this place, bought a wasteland with an area of 22 acres and 1 cent on the north side of the bridge at a very low price, and built a two-story brick and wood building in the East Indian style here, and moved the Licha Hotel from the original site. However, due to the remoteness of the place at that time and the inconvenient transportation, the initial business conditions were not good.

In 1860, the Englishman Smith took over the management of the Reichs. Under Smith's management, in addition to guest rooms, the Recha Hotel also opened a pachinko room, a bar, a ballroom and a poker room, and the downstairs lobby often hosted singing, dancing and theatrical performances to attract customers. As a result, the hotel began to take a turn for the better, and the number of foreign tourists increased significantly. In 1867, the shop was the first to use gas in Shanghai; In July 1882, China's first electric lights were installed here, which attracted curious visitors. In 1883, it became the first place in Shanghai to use tap water.

Tonight's entrance to the Licha Hotel, a carriage representing Shanghai's financial wealth parked there, and the hotel banquet hall was brightly lit, although compared to the decoration of the luxury hotel that Werther had seen in his previous life, the decoration of the Licha Hotel can be described as shabby, but in this era, such a hotel represents the height of modern civilization.

The banquet hall is hung with crystal chandeliers specially made from Europe, and the pillars of the banquet hall are also custom-made decorative wall lamps from Europe, the floor is covered with luxurious Persian carpets, and the waiters who come and go wear appropriate tuxedos to serve the guests. At this time, Werther was a little lonely in such an environment, and Werther, who was originally the master, should have become the object of everyone's embrace, but now the arrival of a person instantly changed the situation, and this person is Hartung.

Werther stared at this hateful Jew, although he didn't have too much antipathy for the Jews, and he knew the suffering of the Jews in World War II from his previous life, which also made Werther full of respect for this nation in his heart, but Hartung repeatedly made things difficult for himself on that land price, which made Werther feel very uncomfortable, although Werther knew that Hartung was targeting the attitude of the country behind him towards the Jews.

Witt shook his head, shook off the bad side in his heart, picked up a glass of wine and walked up to Hartung and said, "Hello, Mr. Hartung, I am the new Consul General of the Russian Empire in Shanghai, Vasily. Borisovich. Victor. ”

Hartung was talking to a group of Shanghai financial tycoons when he suddenly saw a young man walk up to him and introduce him, and when he heard that it was the new Russian consul. As a Hartung who has stepped from the bottom to the present day, he is extremely lacking in the goodwill of those who are born nobles, but Hartung must also do what he should have, so he said: "Hello, Mr. Consul, I wonder what is important for you to invite us Shanghai financiers to come?" ”

Witte smiled and said: "You are all big businessmen in Shanghai and the entire Far East, and as the Russian consul in Shanghai, I think it is my duty as a consul to make friends with you and talk about the current situation and the future. I wonder if Mr. Hartung thinks I'm right? ”

"Mr. Consul is right. Shanghai is a paradise for adventurers, and every accomplished person here has taken one step at a time, but I don't know if Mr. Consul is willing to make friends with us who were once inferior? Hartung was obviously dissatisfied with Werther's identity in his tone, so much so that his words resonated with those financiers who came up from the bottom like Hartung.

Witte said: "I always believe that there is no difference between superior and inferior people in this world, and to say that there is also a division between people in their hearts. I remember that there is a saying in the Qing Dynasty that it is called: 'The prince will be a kind of Xiangning?' This means that aristocrats, officials, and rich people are not born to be, and everyone can become such a person. Therefore, I think that all the gentlemen present can have everything today step by step, which is worthy of my admiration and deep friendship, such as Mr. Hartung, who is such a person that I should respect. ”

Werther's words satisfied the financiers present, and although they hated the aristocracy, they were glad to be appreciated by an aristocratic person, especially a nobleman of real power. Hartung's heart was also happy, especially when Werther emphasized him at the end, so Hartung was not good at waiting coldly, so he said, "I wonder if Mr. Consul would like to find a place for me to talk?" ”

Witt knew that this was time to get down to business, so he said, "Of course I do!" ”

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After two shifts, continue to ask for recommended tickets and collections~~~

Thanks to the "slut is hypocritical" book friend for the reward~~