Chapter 13—I Can't Measure Myself (13)

Will you be worried? That's not a question worth thinking about more.

Chen Cheng has never been worried about this problem. With the existence of a humanoid monster like His Excellency Lin Mengchu, I should worry that it will always be the hostile party. However, he couldn't say this to outsiders, so Chen Cheng just smiled, and then said: "Just like you have your own hole cards, we naturally have a way to deal with it." And I think that as long as we maintain a certain amount of sincerity in the cooperation we borrow, the kind of thing you are talking about should not happen. ”

Gu Lu was noncommittal about these words, and changed the topic: "So, what kind of cooperation can we have?" ”

"This is very simple, we use gold, silver, antiques, calligraphy and painting, wood or any other means we can pay you in exchange for products including but not limited to penicillin, seamless steel pipes, mechanical drawings, engines and other products."

"This is a good way to take what you need," Gu Lu agreed, "This kind of trading method is very much in line with our current situation." But I have one more question. ”

"Please."

"You're at war with the Eight-Nation Alliance?"

"Well, it's not actually the Eight-Nation Alliance. Right now across from us are coalition forces of more than a dozen countries, and basically you can think that we are single-handedly taking on the whole world. Well, we still have a few allies. ”

"Allies? Do you mean Dong Fuxiang or Yuan Shikai? With all due respect, I don't see any hope of victory for you, so I doubt your ability to pay in the future. ”

"Hey, friend," Chen Cheng said, "although we have our own plans, those things are very far away, and most of the people who paint cakes to satisfy their hunger are waste materials and liars." So I'm not going to tell you what we have to offer, but I'm going to trade in a way that puts you at ease. ”

"I want to hear about it."

"We can pay the bill first and receive it later." Chen Cheng said: "In this way, you won't have any doubts when you think about it." ”

"Pay the bill first, then receive the goods? Aren't you afraid that I will run away after taking the money and never come back? ”

"Well, firstly, I don't think you are such a short-sighted person, and secondly, even if you are such a person, we will only lose a sum of money. I think it's worth the risk. ”

Gu Lu laughed and stretched out his hand, "Happy cooperation!"

"Happy working together!" The two shook hands again.

Now that the intention of cooperation has been finalized, Gu Lu spoke a lot more casually, "I said Chen Cheng, have you ever thought about going to Sichuan to develop?" ”

"Why do you want to go to a place like Sichuan?" Chen Cheng asked the guards outside to bring in two cups of hot tea and some snacks and dried fruits, and then he took a small sip of the teacup, and then said, "Don't you think it will be a very interesting thing to fight with foreigners?" ”

"Interesting?" Gu Lu looked at Chen Cheng curiously, he was even more interested in this beautiful boy, "Could it be that such a dangerous thing as fighting a war is just interesting in your eyes?" ”

"Well, isn't it fun to have a war? I thought every man would have a dream of commanding thousands of troops. ”

"I had this kind of dream when I was a child," Gu Lu said, "but I'm not the age to dream anymore." ”

"Well, you mean I'm still an immature teenager who likes to dream, right?" Chen Cheng teased: "But sometimes it's good to dream, or have you lost the ability to dream?" ”

"Hah, maybe you're right." Gu Lu's mood fell, but he recovered in an instant, "Even if you have ideals and pursuits, you can't fight the powers here, right?" If we develop in Sichuan, with our advantages, we should soon be able to occupy the entire Chengdu Plain, and if we bury our heads in development, it should not be difficult to bulldoze the whole country. ”

"That's what you think?" Chen Cheng stood up, walked back and forth in the room for a few steps, and then said: "Sichuan is indeed a good place for development, provided that you can import machinery and equipment and technology. Well, Sichuan is still the place where Liu Bei ascended the throne as the emperor back then. There are a few words written about Liu Bei's deeds, I don't know if you have heard of it. ”

"Tell me about it."

Chen Cheng turned around, closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his eyes and said, "These words are like this:

The organs were exhausted, and the effort was in vain, so they had to divide the world into three points.

I knew today, and I don't regret the beginning.

I can't measure myself, and I hold a strong bow inch by inch. ”

"Although I am not talented, I also have an idea that is not self-conscious," Chen Cheng said awe-inspiringly: "That is, in this ancient capital in the north, block the foreigners and turn the fate of this country upside down!" ”

After finishing speaking, Chen Cheng looked at Gu Lu, wondering what his expression would be when he heard this. Then, he saw Gu Lu with a strange expression.

"Hmm, Mr. Gu, what is your expression?"

"This," Gu Lu held back very hard, he tried not to let himself behave in a gaffe, "Actually, I am also a lover of martial arts novels." ”

"Amount"

"I've watched Wen Ruian's "Say Heroes, Who Are Heroes" series several times."

"So"

"I also like these words you read to say Bai Choufei."

"Haha," Chen Cheng laughed, not embarrassed by being told in person, but felt that this man named Gu Lu was quite interesting. The relationship between people is so strange, some people feel like each other when they meet, while others feel disgusted when they see it.

Gu Lu and Chen Cheng, although there seems to be a gap in age, the two are very close. Both of them are the kind of people who have the audacity to despise all the etiquette and laws in the world, and they have a similar worldview, so it is normal for them to have a good impression of each other as soon as they meet.

"So, you're still going to fight the foreigners here?"

"Well, the idea is to delay it for more than a month, and when the weather gets colder, it's better to fight back after the snow."

"You're trying to learn from the Battle of Moscow?" Gu Lu said: "With all due respect, it's not far from Tianjin to Beijing, and it's very difficult to cut off the other party's supply line." ”

"Gu Lu, your understanding of this world is still very different. But it's not true, and I'm too busy to explain too much to you. In this case, I will give you the position of deputy director of the intelligence department, and it would be better for you to take a few guards to my Black Dragon Society's territory first. ”

"Deputy Chief of Intelligence?" Gu Lu readily agreed, "Is my promotion fast?" ”

"Well, if you like, I can also make you Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice Minister of Industry, Vice Minister of Education."

"Why are they all vices? Can't you just give a full-time job? ”

"I only give you a deputy position, of course, because there are people in the main position now!"

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