The waiter put away their tableware and respectfully asked them what else they wanted, Yang Yuanzhao nodded and said, "Let's get a pot of coffee!" ”

By the way, Yang Yuanzhao also settled the account, and the Citibank check book tore off the 50 pound check, which made the eyes of the waiter and Harpy a little straight, especially Harpy, who had long estimated that Yang Yuanzhao's identity would be so rich.

In 1908, the pound sterling was not the sterling of the future, the current exchange rate, an ounce of gold is almost equal to 4 pounds, equal to 20 US dollars, or 40 eagles, the pound can definitely be called the most important currency in the world, there is no one, the direct price is more than gold, even if it is a check, it is enough to attract attention.

The coffee came up, the mellow taste, this is the benefit of this era, there is no cost and additives, it is all original, there is no industrial processing thing, Yang Yuanzhao took a sip and said: "Mr. Harpy, how do you feel about this meal?" ”

"Sure enough, it's worth the name, it's delicious, it's just ......"

"Just what?"

"It's too expensive!" Harpy said embarrassedly, eating a few hundred marks in one meal, which he had never experienced in most of his life, although it was delicious.

"Mr. Harpy is a little too underestimating himself, maybe in the future, Mr. Harpy wants to eat this every day, it is possible!" Yang Yuanzhao said meaningfully.

A meal of more than 500 marks, eaten every day, this is simply an unimaginable thing, Harpy's brain is a little buzzing, but he quickly sobers up. The other party is definitely a rich man, with such a big bet, he must have something to ask for, and sure enough, after enjoying a delicious meal, Yang Yuanzhao got straight to the point and took out a contract.

Like the previous business plan, some similar to the contract of later generations, the detailed distribution of their respective rights and obligations, the contract is not short, but very simple, it took almost half an hour, Harpy read the contract in one qiē, one by one, for fear of missing each one, after repeatedly, only to find that it was not that he read it wrong, the contract, in Chinese and German, clearly wrote a lot of terms, his Chinese may only be able to use enough, but in German, clearly marked, If there is an objection between the two contracts, it will be in German.

In his opinion, if he doesn't encounter any miracles, there is only one way to go bankrupt next, what he thought in his heart before, as long as Yang Yuanzhao can give a similar treatment, he will definitely agree, but he doesn't know that this is the case.

Harpy said solemnly: "Sir, today is not April Fool's Day!" ”

"I know it's not April Fool's Day, am I serious?"

Harpy looked at Yang Yuanzhao with some astonishment, what was revealed in Yang Yuanzhao's eyes was a clear gaze, the conditions were very generous, a salary of 1000 marks per month, a bonus is additional, and you can enjoy an overall 1% dividend share every year, not to mention the bonus in the back, the bonus in front is already a first-class income, not to mention in Shanghai, even in Germany, you can't find such a generous treatment.

At this moment, Harpy has no way out, but at the last moment, he harvested an opportunity, even if it was a life-saving straw, he had to seize it, took a deep breath, and said: "I did it, what do you need me to do!" ”

"Good!" Yang Yuanzhao gently clapped his palms and said, "With courage, you will feel proud of your decision today." ”

The Harpy who promised to come down to Yang Yuanzhao, I don't know, what kind of pie hit him on the head, it was precisely the bonus that he didn't value that made him change from a small businessman on the verge of bankruptcy to a powerful business tycoon.

A 5,000 pound Citibank cashier's check was pushed up, and Yang Yuanzhao said: "Next, you use the 5,000 pounds to register a foreign bank and start buying gasoline in large quantities, as for the things sold, just do it in Shanghai, I don't care about this, the gasoline must be guaranteed, if the funds run out, notify me immediately." ”

"Yes!" Harpy said obediently.

Leave things to the right person, this has always been Yang Yuanzhao's idea, Harpy is the person he finally selected after many choices, for him, Yang Yuanzhao is still relatively relieved.

In the afternoon, a child brought a message from Harpy, the foreign bank has been registered, and now he is looking for the location of the foreign bank, and he has 3 choices, hoping that Yang Yuanzhao will come and take a trip.

Yang Yuanzhao was surprised by the speed of Harpy's movements, perhaps because of the relationship between foreigners, the engineering bureau of the concession, for them to make it relatively difficult, the three locations, all near the Huangpu River, where the absolute core of the whole of Shanghai.

At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Yuanzhao took a rickshaw and came to the first location, which is a four-story small western-style building, which looks spacious and large, but his door is not the most prosperous Huangpu River, but came in by the Huangpu River and walked two intersections inside.

Harpy waited at the door, saw Yang Yuanzhao coming, and said respectfully: "Boss, I have gotten better with the owner of the house, do you want to take a look!" ”

"What do you think of these three houses, after all, the foreign company needs you to run it, I will listen to your opinion!"

"Three houses, the best location is on the Huangpu River, but the surrounding area is adjacent to the Ocean Bank, which is not conducive to our development!" Harpy said, a little cowardly glanced at Yang Yuanzhao, and Yang Yuanzhao was just in contact, Yang Yuanzhao's atmosphere made him sigh, such a good boss, he can't offend lightly, he can take out 5,000 pounds at a time, in this era, he is definitely not an ordinary person.

Yang Yuanzhao nodded, the place where foreign banks are most concentrated must be the place with the highest commercial value, if he just runs a foreign bank, he may set up a foreign bank there, but he is not, he is just using the guise of a foreign bank to cover up, and he does not intend to focus on him!

"What about the other two?"

"The other two, that's what we're seeing now!" Harpy pointed to the small western-style building in front of him and introduced: "This western-style building is a German businessman, he has been in China in Shanghai for 18 years since 1890, and now, he is over 50 years old, and he wants to return to Germany. ”

"How much?"

"£1,200!"

1,200 pounds, that is, about 12,000 silver dollars, in Shanghai, this is really not a high price, you know, since Shanghai has become a paradise for adventurers, the price of houses in the concession has been growing rapidly, this price, compared with the surrounding land price, at least two percent cheaper, of course, it is also related to the German's eagerness to return to China, I have to say, this is a big bargain.

Yang Yuanzhao had actually made a decision in his heart, but he wanted to hear the last location, so that he could determine Harpy's true thoughts, and sure enough, Harpy introduced the last location, which is similar to here, and it is also carefully selected, but it is rent, 200 oceans per month.

Generally speaking, Harpy has screened out suitable houses as much as possible, which is consistent with his previous observations, this is a little more remote than the Bund, but it also belongs to the core area of the concession, from the core of the Huangpu River, only less than 3 blocks, not far from the surrounding area, there is a patrol house, as well as some departments of the concession, it is considered a safe place.

Yang Yuanzhao nodded, but didn't say anything, and soon, the housekeeper of the western-style building came, this is a typical Bavarian, seventy or eighty years old, but very shrewd, quietly took them around, just limited to the structure and layout of the entire house, let them see what they should see, and what they shouldn't see, there is no one.

In Yang Yuanzhao's view, the foreign company he established is obviously different from other foreign banks, there is no need to buy scattered goods, even if there is an export, you can also solve it through the four major families, at most one or two years, when Baotou's thorough layout is over, you can continue to produce products, are you afraid that there will be no products?

"Okay, I'm very satisfied with your ability, you negotiate with this landlord, buy this room, I ask for 3 days, open the foreign bank, by the way, find me a warehouse."

"Warehouse!" Harpy was puzzled, he didn't know what Yang Yuanzhao was looking for a warehouse for, but he still did it according to the method Yang Yuanzhao said.

After a few days of contact, Yang Yuanzhao has a deeper understanding of Harpy's character, he has been in business for many years, his vision is not very good, but his execution ability is very strong, as long as Yang Yuanzhao assigns the task, it can be completed very well, in a sense, he is Yang Yuanzhao's best choice, he needs to find an obedient, not a capable, plus he is a Jew, there is no more suitable than him.