Although the opening time of Shandong port is later than that of southern cities such as Guangzhou and Songjiang, it has become a paradise for foreign businessmen in Thailand and the West by virtue of its service concept far ahead of the times, good urban environment and public services that surpass those of Taixi and Taixi. The injection of a large number of overseas funds www.biquge.info pen & fun & pavilion is also the main factor for the rapid development of Shandong's economy.

As the war clouds gathered in Taixi, the funds from the West gradually dried up, and Fuso Capital took advantage of the situation to rise and wantonly encroach on the market that originally belonged to Taixi. Fuso goods are increasing in China, and the activities of Fuso merchants are becoming more and more active. However, the longer they operate in Shandong, the more Fuso people complain.

Shandong's business is too difficult to do. Due to the advantages of local sales and preferential tax treatment, the price of daily necessities and light industrial products made in Luso is lower than that of foreign goods made in Fuso. In terms of quality, it is still superior to Fusang goods. In this field, Fusang goods cannot compete with Lu goods, and even in domestic provinces, Lu goods sell faster than Fusang goods.

The international market is severely shrinking, with occasional orders and limited profits. Rao is so, as long as Lu goods participate in the bidding, Fusang basically can't compete. As the economy declined, it became more and more difficult to make money doing business, and the hatred of Shandong became higher and higher among businessmen who wanted to make a fortune in China.

In this Shandong disaster relief, most of the businessmen who originally wanted to make a fortune backfired. Whether it is a businessman or a large Fuso consortium with a branch in Shandong, Zhao Guanhou's attitude is becoming more and more dissatisfied. Calls for the government to protect the interests of businessmen in China are growing, and the pressure is gradually increasing.

Recently, some businessmen with eyes and hands have finally gotten an exciting news. The good days of businessmen are coming, and the Chinese dignitaries who harm the interests of Fuso businessmen are about to be severely punished, and the Fuso economy is about to recover.

Fuso merchants have a certain amount of capital in their hands, so they naturally have a corresponding social status. As the business grew bigger and bigger, there would be intersections with the officials or gentry in Shandong, and it was easier for the culturally close Fusang merchants to make friends with the Chinese than the Taixi merchants. With the trade exchanges, many Fusang merchants settled in Shandong, took root, and had a certain amount of contacts and social energy.

These Fuso businessmen have a lot of money and have always spared capital when it comes to making friends, so they are very popular. They also have a lot of flowers, such as finding a few Fusang ronins to compete in the Shandong ring, and the Fusang businessmen will give a bonus to reward the champion. Such activities have been carried out several times, and each time the prize money has been taken away by the Chinese, leaving some legends among the people of punching Tiele Hercules or defeating Fuso samurai.

Far from being angry or frustrated, the Fuso merchants were happy to make friends with these winning men.

Sun Pengju, the commander of the artillery regiment of the Second Division of the newly formed provincial army, fought in the ring once, won a bonus, and later, became friends with the big businessmen of Fusang. This businessman was very enthusiastic about his friends, and whenever he had time, he would take Sun Pengju to his house to drink and talk about martial arts. Even his family members are very familiar with Sun Pengju.

The businessman himself is a middle-aged man with a big belly, but he has a beautiful wife who is more than 20 years younger than himself. That woman was not only beautiful, but also extremely docile, and since he had seen this woman, Sun Pengju had more frequent contacts with this Fusang businessman.

During the Chinese New Year, the Fusang people had no business to do, but they refused to go home, and Sun Pengju also had no family, so he was pulled by the Fuso people to his home for the New Year. The two were tired of drinking Fuso sake and switched to drinking soju produced in Shandong. The Fusang woman was pouring wine and cloth dishes for the two of them, between the cups, the wrist was lightly touched, the aroma entered the nose, the wine was not drunk, and Sun Pengju's body was half crispy first.

So, he soon drank in a fog, and then he felt that he was being put on a soft bed, and then he had a sweet dream. In the dream, he did what he wanted to do, but he never dared to do, and when he woke up, he found that it was not a dream. The Oriental beauty who was at a loss in his arms, the angry Oriental businessman in front of him, Sun Pengju was not shocked and laughed, he simply took the Fusang woman in his arms and used his hands and feet, and said to the Fusang businessman: "What are you doing?" To put it bluntly, as long as the price is right, everything is easy to say. ”

In the proud building, Dong Jun, who went home for the New Year, was invited to a banquet by a big businessman from Fusang who had close cooperation outside the customs. Halfway through the wine, the merchant put an envelope in front of Dong Jun, "This is the complaint of several servants of the noble mansion, the contents of which are ...... It is related to your mother-in-law and Zhao Xunyue. Based on the position of my friend, I think I have an obligation to remind you. After you read it, you should reconsider the future cooperation with Shandong. Fuso people will never let their friends suffer. ”

In the villages, the compradors of the Fuso Trading Company, whose main business was the purchase of grain and agricultural and sideline products, also took advantage of the slack season to enter the homes of farmers and start chatting with the elders and prestige of these villages, or with the charismatic figures among the villagers on weekdays.

They don't come to the door empty-handed, they will bring small gifts, give the children of the farmer's family, and also prepare a considerable amount of New Year's red envelopes. Courtesy travels all over the world, and with these things as a foundation, it is easy to negotiate between the two sides. These compradors did not come to conclude a purchase contract, but genuinely thought about the peasants. He first asked about the harvest, then about the price of grain, and finally shook his head and said:

"Folks, you've suffered. Now that Taixi is in trouble, the price of grain is rising every day, and at this time, if you follow the market price, you will make a fortune. Only Shandong's unified grain purchase will make you unable to make money. Those who farmed in other provinces made a fortune at this time. You guys, you didn't catch up with the Good Overseers, and he made all the money......"

In Yangzhou City, by the occasion of the New Year, several big lords who sell sea sand for the industry gathered a table of mahjong, while playing cards, while complaining about the difficulties of the world. If you think about the original life again, there is no hope.

Someone immediately said, "It's not necessarily hopeless. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, as long as the person in charge of salt on our head is changed, the charter will have to change, and when the time comes, everything will be different. ”

In the Yangtze River Valley, the shipping company of Fuso was originally engaged in great competition with the Albiang shipping company, and the relationship between the two countries did not affect how the businessmen of the two countries fought openly and secretly. Therefore, it is not surprising that after hearing that Albiang's shipping company had lost three large cargo ships in one go, Fuso's Sunrise Shipping held a banquet at the Confucius Temple to celebrate.

Sunrise's boss, Kazuo Fujita, did not participate in the whole event, but only made a courtesy speech at the beginning of the celebration, and then took a private carriage into the official residence of Feng Yuzhang, the envoy of the Henan and Shaanxi Parades.

Sitting in Jiangning and leading Henan and Shaanxi, the benefits will naturally not be obtained. Feng Yuzhang is not as good as Zhao Guanhou, and there is no cornucopia like Zhengyuan Women's Bank or Shandong Textile Factory, so it is difficult for the remote province to really grab any benefits from it. Fortunately, the southeast region under his actual control has always been a land of ointment in China, and although the economy is depressed, life is still much better than that of other provinces.

It was precisely because of the southeast that Feng Yuzhang was able to expand the army to four divisions in southern Jiangsu, and Feng Yuzhang was all responsible for food and salary for these four provincial divisions, and the troops naturally obeyed his orders. These four divisions can be regarded as Feng Yuzhang's own strength, even if Zhao Guanhou, the nominal military order of the two rivers patrol, is difficult to deploy. The food and salaries of the four provincial military divisions can be guaranteed, and the most troublesome problem now is weapons.

Originally, there were Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and Hanyang Arsenal in the south, and arms purchases could be made from the above two important military enterprises. However, since Zhao Guanhou swept the battle in the southeast, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau existed in name only. Machines have been pulled to Shandong, a large number of technicians have been lost, and the arsenal, once famous in the pre-Jin era, is now an empty shell.

The production capacity of the Hanyang Arsenal is also constrained by the shortage of skilled workers, and it cannot be fully opened, so it is difficult to fulfill arms orders in this province, and it is even more difficult to purchase weapons from other provinces. Although Jiangning's own small repair shop can also manufacture a small number of firearms, neither the quality nor the quantity can meet the needs of the army. What's more, Jiangning also does not have the technical ability to manufacture heavy artillery and ordnance such as Mini rifles.

In the southeast, which has the advantage of ports, it is far easier to buy arms than in the hinterland. After all, at present, the foreign companies only need to send the arms to the port and transport them from the port to the locality, and they have to solve it by themselves. In the past, relying on the relationship between Taixi and Western companies, it was not difficult for Feng Jun to purchase foreign weapons. However, with the outbreak of the Taixi Rebellion and the strengthening of the arms ban on China by various countries, the source of Feng Yuzhang's ordnance has become a big problem.

The appearance of Fujita Ichiro can be regarded as Feng Yuzhang's lifesaver. Even if the price of Fuso arms is thirty percent higher than that of similar goods in Taixi, as long as you can buy it, as for the price, Jiangnan is rich anyway, are you afraid that you will have no money?

The two parties sat down, and Fujita smiled: "The misfortune of the Taikoo Ship Company, Zhang Shuai must have heard about it. I deeply sympathize with this attack, the shameless Prussians have brazenly invaded the territory of the Republic, this is a blatant invasion, and I support the Republic of Korea in exercising its sovereignty and sinking the Prussian warship! ”

Feng Yuzhang shook his head, "Mr. Fujita, don't joke with me." Our Republic, which is weak, does not dare to offend Albion, nor to provoke Prussia. Besides, using the old ships of the Southeast Naval Division to block the new Prussian warships is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and the end is only to send them to death. Even if the consul of Albion was in person, I was powerless. ”

Fujita smiled: "Zhang Shuai, this is too humble. Although the Communists did not have the conditions for a decisive battle with Prussia at this stage, it did not prevent the Prussians from paying the price. As long as the ports of the union did not supply Prussian ships, it would be difficult for it to carry out such maneuver warfare. According to local businessmen, these Prussian warships that committed the murder received a large amount of coal-fired fresh water in Shandong, and also replenished artillery shells in Shandong. Albiang, for its part, is very dissatisfied with Shandong's approach. ”

Feng Yuzhang laughed dryly, "This...... We can't control Shandong's affairs. What is the point of talking about the rights and wrongs of others here? ”

"No, it's not someone else's right or wrong, it's your own interest. With Jiang Ning Yao leading Yu Shaanxi, waiting for Ruo Wangmei to quench his thirst, the mouth is really good. Since the former Jin Dynasty, Jiangning has been the Liangjiang Governor's Office. If Zhang Shuai sits on the two rivers, and then has Shandong, and the land of the whole is rich, they will all fall into the hands of the marshal. At that time, the first person in China will be the president, and the second person will be Zhang Shuai. In addition, Zhengyuan Bank wantonly plundered the wealth of the southeast and sent it to Shandong, which led to the economic recession in the southeast and the people's livelihood was difficult, and the people were full of complaints, which was also very unfavorable to Zhang Shuai's southeast development plan. If Zhengyuan loses his backer, he won't dare to be as arrogant as he is now, right? ”

Feng Yuzhang was stunned, "Mr. Fujita, you are not alarmist, right?" Shandong's provision of fuel and supplies to the Prussian fleet was also based on the treaty between the two countries, which was not a fault, let alone a word of responsibility. ”

"Not really. Zhang Shuai, everyone is smart, don't say foolish words. In the current international situation, you should see very clearly, and China must make its position clear. As China's real power overseer, who to support and who to oppose is also something that must be explained. This is both a challenge and an opportunity. Those who make the right choices will be rewarded in the future, and otherwise, they will naturally lose everything they once had. In your country's officialdom, the ups and downs have happened many times, and Zhang Shuai must be very clear. The rise of an Overseer, and his downfall, may be a slow process, but it can also be very fast. It all depends on what he does, who he supports and who he opposes. ”

"What do you mean by these words? Or does Your Excellency the Consul mean? ”

"The consul of Albion is starting a new round of negotiations with the consul of our country on the issue of maintaining the security of the Yangtze River basin. Although, from a businessman's point of view, we are competitors with Swire Shipping Company. However, from the perspective of maintaining the safety of the Yangtze River, we are partners. Only a stable environment can have room for businessmen to survive. This truth is not difficult to understand. All of this can only be achieved if security is to be supported by an enlightened, far-sighted, and powerful Chinese official. Both Albiang and our consuls praised Zhang Shuai's ability, and we believe that only Zhang Shuai can maintain the economic order and social security of the entire Yangtze River. The energy of the people of Albion will be turned back to Ctesi, and for the East, there is no power. As for Prussia...... The fate of the country was sealed, and those who supported Prussia would regret their rash decision for the rest of their lives. In the future, the new order of the two rivers will be jointly maintained by us. In order to show its sincerity, China will provide Marshal Zhang with enough arms to arm a division, at a ...... price The empire assured that the price given to General Feng was the fairest at the moment. You know, due to the war, the price of arms has been pushed all the way up, and only friends of the empire can get weapons at such a good price. ”

Feng Yuzhang's heart finally let go and asked, "Then what do I need to do to repay your country's friendship?" I must first state that there is not much power that I can exert in the affairs of the two rivers at present. ”

"The Empire's efforts are selfless and unrequited, and Zhang Shuai can rest assured that the Empire will never ask its friends to do what they can't do. We only hope that when you need to make a choice in the future, General Feng will remember who has given you kindness and who is your true friend. ”

That night, Feng Yuzhang told all this to his beloved concubine in his arms, and finally ordered: "Tomorrow, you go to Songjiang and withdraw all our family's savings in Zhengyuan." Remember, you must make a fuss and let everyone know that you and Chen Lenghe have a falling out. But before that, I relayed the words of today's Fuso people to her word for word. ”

"Master, do you want to be an enemy or a friend of Shandong, why can't the concubine understand?"

"Little girl, this is a man's calculation, where do you understand? Immortals fight the law, and mortals suffer. Shandong Fusang is evil, what is the matter with me? I can't do it for the sake of friend or foe. Of course, I am not satisfied with the surname Zhao, but I also don't like the Fusang people. I am not guilty of doing this, not only selling a friendship to the surname Zhao, but also giving an explanation to the Fusang people. As for the future...... I am the fairest person, and whoever wins, I will support him. (To be continued.) )