Chapter 18: I don't know what to call it

After Wang Bin settled the matter of the Education Department, he has been sending people in Tianjin to find a solution to prevent the secret in his mind from being discovered.

Mr. Smith, who was in Tianjin at the moment, complained in his heart

thought that the country was backward, so Smith fantasized about making a fortune.

Buying a large number of backward rifles from his native United States, Smith sold his home property and learned to speak Chinese fluently.

came to Tianjin thousands of miles away and opened a foreign company.

At the beginning, there were still people in Smith's foreign company who came in to take a look.

Every time anyone who came in knew that Smith was buying a gun, they were interested.

Some rifles will even be bought.

For a time, Smith thought it would be a precursor to his fortune.

Think that the money in this country is really good.

But I don't know that those who have bought a gun generally think that this gun is particularly difficult to use.

One day, when a customer offered to buy a large number of firearms, he was a little disappointed when he saw the rifle that Smith had brought out.

But because Smith was a foreigner, he had to buy a few at once.

So after that, there was such a foreign company in Tianjin, which specializes in selling pit people's firearms, and it has spread all over the world.

And the people who traveled with Smith were happy to disappear a competitor and did not remind Smith.

As a result, Smith gradually watched his foreign travel go unnoticed.

Until one day.

Smith was on the way to the meeting house when he heard someone talking behind his back, "Hey, Ergou knows that foreign devil, don't you know?" "What's the matter, Ermazi, don't you bully me? , who doesn't know that there is an extra foreign devil who specializes in selling rifles in Tianjin

Tell me when this is, who still buys his backward rifle. “

The man known as Ergou retorted.

It wasn't until then that Smith found out

These Qing Dynasty people even knew more about firearms than a foreigner, and they didn't look down on the rifles in his hands at all.

No wonder he has only sold some guns since he arrived in Tianjin, and some people have bought them to protect the hospital.

Seeing that there was no money in his hand, and the gun was still only sold for a fraction, Smith felt that his life was full of disappointment.

Smith looked at the money in his pocket, there was no longer enough money to buy another ticket home, and even the remaining money was not enough to stay for a few days.

Fortunately, when I came to Tianjin, I had already bought a warehouse to store those rifles.

Otherwise, you can only live on the street.

Three days later, there was no turning point, Smith was still out of money, and his rifle was still unattended, so Smith had to leave the residence and prepare to go to the warehouse to think of a way.

Just as Smith was walking on his way to the warehouse, he was stopped by a man.

Said he could help Smith get out of his current predicament.

Smith heard that he had a chance to go, so he followed the man and asked about it.

In a café in the British Concession in Tianjin, a bald young man and a foreigner seem to be talking about something.

This foreigner was Mr. Smith, who had just been stopped by an unknown person, and this bald man was Ma Zikai, who was sent by Wang Bin to carry out the mission.

Since Wang Bin served as the Minister of Military Training outside the Guan, he began to ask his officers to cut off their braids.

Although some officers were not very reluctant, Wang Bin did not force it, after all, it was just a request.

After Ma Zikai knew that Wang Bin asked the officers not to keep braids, he immediately followed Wang Bin's example and cut his bald head.

"Mr. Smith, I also know something about your situation, are you so willing to fail?" "You know, you sold your property in Connecticut to make a fortune, and even your wife and daughter are now boarding at your father's house."

After hearing Ma Zikai's words, Smith felt that this was not a so-called turning point at all.

Rather, I deliberately came to see my own jokes.

So Smith stood up angrily after listening to Ma Zikai's words and said to Ma Zikai

"Sir, if you're coming to see my joke, then congratulations on your success, I'm a joke indeed."

After saying this, Smith picked up his clothes and walked out of the café.

Ma Zikai saw Smith walking out, and immediately said. "Mr. Smith, if you still want to make a comeback, why don't you stop and listen to me, maybe it will be a turning point in your life."

Ma Zikai paused, and then said seductively to the back of Smith leaving. "If you leave now, you'll really lose everything, and if you stay, maybe you'll have a new life."

Smith, who was about to leave, was startled when he suddenly heard the seductive voice behind Ma Zikai.

Then he stopped.

When Ma Zikai saw Smith's stopped, he suddenly thought in his heart.

Sure enough, the adults were right.

When a person falls into despair, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will cling to it.

It's like a drowning person suddenly encounters hope of survival.

This is the nature of a person.

Smith turned around after a pause.

Smith, who turned around, said to Ma Zikai eagerly with a pair of red eyes, as if he was a crazy gambler

Smith didn't want to just go back and face the expectant eyes of his family. "So, Mr. Smith, shouldn't we have a good chat?"

Ma Zikai said to Smith, who was in an emotional mood, "First of all, let me introduce myself, my surname is Ma, you can call me Mr. Ma, Mr. Smith." "So, Mr. Ma, what hope can you give me?"

After calming down, Smith asked Ma Zikai with some hope, "Mr. Smith, this is not something I can do. “

Ma Zikai's subsequent words immediately poured cold water on Smith. "So, who can call the shots, Mr. Ma?"

Smith asked with some confusion, "Naturally, it's my family." “

Ma Zikai said to Smith with some pride

At this time, after Smith calmed down, he felt more and more that Ma Zikai was a liar to amuse himself.

But with a glimmer of hope, Tsushima Zikai asked, "So, may I ask Mr. Ma, can this "adult" really help me get out of the predicament?" “

Ma Zikai saw Smith's question, so he said, "My family can naturally help you get out of the predicament. “

After listening to Ma Zikai's constant emphasis on his family's "adult", he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Mr. Ma, I'm just a businessman, and businessmen need protection, so I'm very curious about the "adult" in your mouth, if you can, can you introduce me to the "adult" in your mouth?" "You know, businessmen always value profits."

Smith added

Ma Zikai looked at this Smith and seemed to be a little unconvinced of what he said

So he opened his mouth and said to Smith, "My lord is the new Minister of Military Training outside the Guan, Lord Wang Bin. “

As soon as Smith heard that it was the Minister of Military Training outside the Guan, who had recently become quite famous, the doubts in his heart suddenly disappeared.

I thought to myself

He finally ushered in a turning point, so he hurriedly agreed to Ma Zikai's help.