The next day, Xu Ming rushed to Anqing.

Xu Ming had already planned to rent the ships of the Taikoo Steamship Company, the British were too dark, but when he heard Xie Qianli's introduction, he changed his mind.

Because Swire has a big ship "Anqing", which runs from Shanghai to Hankou line, with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons and can accommodate more than 2,000 people! If he gets his hands on this ship, his capacity can be increased by almost half.

After all, when retreating, there were not only soldiers, but also many fleeing citizens, and those 11 steamers may not be enough.

But when it came time to negotiate, Xu Ming realized how greedy the British were. At the beginning, Deputy General Manager Swell picked up a pair of British gentleman's style and said: "Chairman Xu, our Swire and your Yuming Group have always cooperated happily, and we have cooperated very well in this year's instant noodle transportation contract, in order to fully express our sincerity, we can consider leasing a ship 'Zhuting' to Your Excellency for free." ”

Xie Qianli explained in a low voice: "This ship is a small steamer, and it can only carry more than 100 people. ”

Xu Ming was still very happy, thinking that the British had given him face, no matter how small the mosquito was, it was meat.

Swell continued: "Chairman Xu, our business is very busy, as you know, Ningbo, Hangzhou, Hankou and Chongqing routes are now very tight, considering the prospects of cooperation between the two companies, we can lease to your company for a month, if you agree, 'Anqing', 'Datong', 'Wuhu', 'Huangpu', 'Wusong', a total of five, plus the 'Zhuting' for your free use, the total displacement will reach 18,000 tons." You can use these boats to move Yuming to any corner of the Yangtze River. With that, Sver casually picked up his coffee and drank it.

Xu Ming said cautiously: "Thank you for your support, may I ask, how much is the rent?" ”

After Sver finished his coffee, he paused, he was already planning to slaughter Yuming Company with a knife, shook his beautiful mustache, and said with a demeanor: "100,000 yuan per day, a deposit of 5 million." ”

Xu Ming was still very happy to hear the front, 100,000 was not much, but after listening, he jumped up. "100,000 per day, you are murder, you just rob the bank, I will give you 10,000 per day at most."

Swell showed a disdainful expression, and secretly said in his heart: "Pathetic Chinese". He was no longer polite to Xu Ming.

"Mr. Xu, you probably forgot, what time is it now, I think, Yuming's company's assets are far more than 3 million yuan."

If the question of money is negotiable, then the additional conditions of Sver are unacceptable to Xu Ming, and he actually requires that the leased ships remain under the jurisdiction of the British side and cannot enter the war zone.

How can Xu Ming accept this, and the negotiations have since broken down.

Xu Ming was still angry on the way back to his residence, not only the conditions of the British were unacceptable, but Swell's attitude made him extremely disgusted, and the British people of this era still thought that they were an empire on which the sun never set, and they were full of superiority over the Chinese. The word "big" in the British Empire must be pronounced repeatedly, and even when it comes to "concession", a term that makes Xu Ming extremely ashamed, the word "big" is also added in front of it.

"Grandma's, the Germans' 'big' bombers will give you a good 'big' bomb in the future." Xu Ming thought maliciously.

A few people complained as they walked, although they couldn't let Sver lose a piece of meat, but after all, they could make their hearts happy. Suddenly, Xu Ming saw a familiar figure, and he remembered.

"Huang Tianyue, why are you here."

Huang Tianyue was carrying a heavy suitcase, and when he suddenly saw someone calling his name, he was startled, and hurriedly whispered, "Member Xu, don't talk nonsense." ”

As a spy of the military commander, he came here for a mission, he has been active in the north, but he did not expect to be recognized in Anqing.

Xu Mingke did not have the slightest sense of secrecy in the military command. Running the train with a mouth: "You little spy, run to this is not the establishment of a spy agency." ”

Huang Tianyue really wanted to take a needle to sew Xu Ming into Xu Ming's mouth, he came to Anqing to establish the Anqing Station of the Military Command was a top-secret job, but Xu Ming was exposed on the street.

Fortunately, he quickly looked around and no one else noticed. But in the blink of an eye, I felt that as soon as my hand was loosened, the handbag had been snatched by Xu Ming.

Xu Ming laughed and said, "Hey, it's so heavy, it must be a gold bar." ”

Xu Ming guessed correctly again, he opened it and saw that a large box of gold bars was shining. At this time, they finally attracted the attention of other people, and many people were already pointing fingers at them.

Huang Tian collapsed sooner, did he go out today and didn't burn incense, and met Xu Ming, a mourning star. He almost kowtowed to Xu Ming, and said helplessly: "Member Xu, you just raise your noble hand and treat me as a fart." ”

Let go of this killer and spy, it is impossible, Xu Ming held the suitcase and didn't let go, in front of everyone, Huang Tianyue didn't dare to move, so he had to follow Xu Ming back to his residence.

The first thing he said when he went back was "Stationmaster Huang, I have a big business, can you do it!" ”

Huang Tianyue had been completely defeated by Xu Ming, and said: "Commissioner Xu, which little widow do you have a crush on, you just have to say it, and I will steal it out for you at night." "In fact, the military commander really has a department responsible for kidnapping tickets, but the target is strictly selected, and he is really afraid that Xu Ming will give him a big problem.

Sure enough, Xu Ming's problem is not an ordinary problem, but an international problem. Although he was mentally prepared, after listening to Xu Ming's words, he still closed his mouth in surprise, "Boss Xu, you are British!" ”

Xu Ming naturally wanted to deal with Swell, if time permitted, he could not find another way, but the Japanese army had begun to attack the periphery of Nanjing, and Xu Ming must implement the ships as soon as possible.

Huang Tianyue looked at Xu Ming, then at the suitcase that Xu Ming was holding tightly, where there was 300,000 yuan of gold, and finally said, "Okay, but this matter must be kept strictly secret." ”

At Swire Steamship's office in Anqing, Sver was chatting with his friend Phillips.

"William (Phillips's nickname), I heard that the Japanese are killing people in Jiashan and Suzhou, oh, these poor Chinese." Speaking of the atrocities of the Japanese, Sver did not have any sympathy for the Chinese, as if talking about a movie plot.

"My friend, being a Chinese is too sad, if it were our British Empire, absolutely no one would dare to provoke us, in China, even if it is a bandit, it will be full of admiration for the people of our empire!"

Before the words fell, I heard a loud bang on the door, and the door was kicked open!

Then a group of people walked in, all expressionless, led by a man with a full beard, sunglasses, and a throwing knife in his hand.

Swell stood up in surprise and said reluctantly: "Gentlemen, what are you going to do, you know, this is a company of the British Empire, and I want to remind you ......"

Before he could finish speaking, the man in sunglasses had just heard Swell's high-pitched and loud 'big' word, grabbed his tie, and slashed his body with a knife.

The Swiss Army Knife that Xu Ming bought for 50 yuan was really sharp, and Sver only felt a chill underneath, and his suit and shirt had been cut open.

But Leswell didn't dare look at it yet, for he felt the sharp blade slowly move upwards in his belly, and in a moment he felt a chill on his lips.

It was cool again, and his beloved mustache flew away half more, changing from a figure of eight to a skimm.

Immediately after him, half of his eyebrows fell to the ground, but fortunately, the man in sunglasses did not give him the hobby of shaving his yin and yang head, and received the knife back in his hand.

Sver lost his temper completely, managed to squeeze out a smile, and said respectfully, "Warriors, if you need anything, I have a check for five thousand pounds here." Originally, Svir spoke very stylishly, but with half of his eyebrows and mustache missing, why did he laugh so awkwardly.

The man in sunglasses almost couldn't hold back, but he still controlled himself, and seeing that he had teased Svir enough, he stepped forward and dragged out Phillips, who was shivering and shivering. said in a hoarse voice: "My name is Song Jiang, they are Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Sun Wukong, we are here to show you the Liangshan Bohuaguo Mountain Knife Technique!" ”

How dare the two foreign adults say half a word, although their legs are trembling, they still agree in their mouths like chickens pecking millet.

The man in sunglasses raised his hand, and a white and thin young man named Chao Gai next to him picked up an apple on the table and placed it on Phillips's head.

"Take a look, take a look, Liangshan Bo Kou knife technique, you are not allowed to do without money!" Wu Yong shouted from the side.

The man in sunglasses did not immediately launch the flying knife in his hand, but first covered his eyes with a white cloth, and then slowly raised his hand.

Phillips' legs had changed from trembling to drumming, and finally he couldn't help it, and with a "whoosh", he turned around and wanted to get out of the door.

The man in sunglasses had no intention of shooting him with a knife, but when he saw that he wanted to run, the saber in his hand couldn't help but throw out, and Phillips only felt a pain in his buttocks, and the flying knife was impartial and stuck right in his buttocks.

The knife wasn't very strong, and Phillips' fat ass could handle it completely, but he threw himself to the ground as if he had been slashed by a mountain machete.

"God, Virgin Mary, I met a group of barbarians, the bandits of China are too barbaric..."

He shouted in English, thinking that others did not know, and suddenly he saw the other person's grim expression, and he was speechless.

The man in sunglasses removed the white cloth on his face, put his sunglasses back on, and said, "Isn't my performance wonderful?" ”

"Wonderful, wonderful, unforgettable, imaginative, incomparable...", the two Brits expressed their admiration in broken Chinese.

"Then my charge is reasonable."

"It's too reasonable, it's too necessary, it's too necessary." Two people scrambled to express the necessity.

"It's Christmas in a few days, and I'm Liangshan Bohuaguoshan with a big discount, 1 million! Pound sterling! ”

1 million pounds, there is no selling these two guys, the two looked at each other, Sver understood, nodded, and really wrote a check for a million pounds to him.

I still want to hide this, the man in sunglasses smiled secretly in his heart, and glanced at Wu Yong beside him, Wu Yong immediately stepped forward and took the check. Phillips and Sver weren't happy for three seconds when the check was already on the bridge of Sver's nose. He felt his nose cold again, and the check had been broken into four neat pieces!

The two saw that the plan was discovered, so they had to find a way to save the 1 million.

"I have a total of 5 properties in Shanghai and Wuhan."

The man in sunglasses shook his head.

"I have a Filipino maid who is still a virgin and very tasty!"

The man in sunglasses almost collapsed with laughter, but he still shook his head and signaled that he couldn't.

"I have a luxury Rolls-Royce, completely hand-built, luxurious and elegant."

The man in sunglasses was still expressionless and refused.

……

The two of them talked a lot of nonsense, and seeing that it didn't work, Sver finally said, "I have a few ships. ”

Svir didn't think that the man in sunglasses would agree, the ship is not like gold and silver banknotes and tickets, and something so big can't run away in the Yangtze River, but he didn't expect the other party to nod and agree.

What surprised him even more was that "Chao Gai" came over and said in proficient English: "Please start with a power of attorney, a temporary transfer certificate, and three lease contracts...",

After Sver had complied one by one, a man came from the opposite side, opened the suitcase, and when he boarded, a box of gold bars was placed in front of them.

If Sver didn't know who was in front of him, he would be a fool in his life. He regained the confidence of the people of the 'great' British Empire, and said angrily: "Mr. Xu Ming, what you are doing is a naked banditry, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country will lodge the strongest protest to your national government." ”

Seeing that he saw through it, Xu Ming tore off the beard on his face, revealing his true face, and said: "It doesn't matter if you protest, the boat will be returned to you in half a month, and if it is damaged, it will compensate you according to the price you bought." As he spoke, Qiu Linquan, dressed as "Chao Gai", walked over and picked up another apple, and Sver immediately stopped talking.

……

The steamer was speeding on the Yangtze River, splitting a white wave, and Xu Ming stood on Class A, full of spirit. Although he only got the "Anqing" and "Datong", these two ships could each carry more than 2,000 people, and his capacity was fully doubled.

"What if the British really protest?" Qiu Linfeng was accustomed to seeing the dominance of foreigners, and he was quite worried when he saw Xu Ming humiliating the two foreigners.

Xu Ming pursed his lips and spread his hands, "Then it's not my business, it's the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." ”