The last time Zuo Jigao wanted to raise money in Shanghai, he entrusted Hu Yulin to handle it, and few businessmen in Shanghai bought it, not because they didn't believe in his Hu Yulin's credibility, but they were actually worried about Zuo Jigao!

Now, Hu Yulin has hit himself with the idea again!

Of course, Xi Zhengfu understands the risks involved in dealing with people like Zuo Jigao, he doesn't want to take this business, but he also understands that if he refuses, he is afraid that he will not only offend Hu Yulin, but also offend Zuo Jigao!

Although he now has a foreigner as a backer, but after all, the foundation is still shallow, and he is looking for a big backer in Beijing, if he offends Zuo Jigao, I am afraid that there will still be trouble in the future!

Xi Zhengfu thought about it, and suddenly had an idea in his heart.

"Brother Hu invited, the brother should have complied, but recently, the stall of the brother's business has been a little bigger, and the salary of the Western Expedition is often in the millions, and the brother's strength is not caught, and the matter is big, and it needs to be considered in the long run." Xi Zhengfu politely refused.

Hearing that Xi Zhengfu was unwilling to cooperate with him, Hu Yulin was dissatisfied and was about to be persuaded, but unexpectedly, Xi Zhengfu changed his words and said something that surprised him inexplicably.

"But Brother Hu is serving the country, no matter what, my brother is still willing to contribute." Xi Zhengfu said, "Brother himself is only a little learned, and his financial resources are thin, but in Shanghai Maritime Business, there is still a little thin face, Brother Hu wants to raise a huge amount of money, you might as well try to various foreign banks in Shanghai, foreign banks have sufficient money, and they will definitely solve Brother Hu's urgency." If Brother Hu is willing, I will write a letter to introduce Brother Hu to the past, and Brother Hu can negotiate with the bank on his own about the amount of interest at that time. Brother Hu thinks that's good? ”

I heard that Xi Zhengfu was going to introduce himself to a foreign bank in Shanghai to borrow money. Hu Yulin was overjoyed for a while. I couldn't help but thank again and again: "Thank you Sugui for your help, thank you for my brother!" ”

Hu Yulin is no stranger to HSBC where Xi Zhengfu served as a comprador, he has also dealt with HSBC before, but the money is not very large, this time in order to plug the hole, he also beat the idea of other foreign banks, but after all, the door is not wide. This time, there is no reason for a comprador like Xi Zhengfu to come forward as an introducer!

In this way, as long as you do something about the interest, you can get back the silver you have lost!

Thinking of this, Hu Yulin's heart was full of excitement.

Even so, it is not possible to cheapen those who rob their own money! Hu Yulin thought to himself.

At this time, he had already made up his mind that after this hole was closed and the situation calmed down, he would still have to claim compensation from the Japanese government!

Because Xi Zhengfu helped Hu Yulin come up with a "very good" idea. He also promised to help Hu Yulin make an introduction and borrow money from a foreign bank. Hu Yulin was in a good mood, and he was also interested in enjoying the flowers with Xi Zhengfu. The two chatted for a while, and Xi Zhengfu asked the servant to bring a pen and paper and write a letter of introduction to Hu Yulin on the spot.

After a while, after the letter of introduction was written, Xi Zhengfu showed the letter to Hu Yulin, Hu Yulin was very happy after reading it, and there was no objection, Xi Zhengfu signed his name on the letter, used a private seal, and then sealed the letter and handed it to Hu Yulin.

After sending Hu Yulin away, Xi Zhengfu returned to the garden, and at this time, Xi Zhengfu walked among the flowers, remembering the meeting with Hu Yulin just now, and couldn't help laughing.

"This person can be the head of the Hui merchants, is it really extraordinary, I can't see it?" Xi Zhengfu said to himself and shook his head.

At this moment, a servant hurried to the garden and delivered a copy of the "Declaration" and a "Dian Shi Zhai Pictorial", Xi Zhengfu opened the newspaper and looked at it, and was surprised to find that the headlines were all reports about the civil unrest in Japan.

Xi Zhengfu looked at the newspaper carefully, and his eyes stayed on a message on the front page of the "Declaration".

The news was that a Mexican silver ship hired by the Japanese government was hijacked by Satsuma rebel warships on its way to Tokyo and sailed to Osaka, and that all 8 million taels of silver on board fell into the hands of the rebels.

Xi Zhengfu hurriedly opened the "Dianshizhai Pictorial", looked through it, and immediately found the painting on it about the "robbery of the Mexican silver ship".

"The silver boat was robbed...... Xi Zhengfu looked at the illustrated paintings in the pictorial, remembered that Hu Yulin had borrowed money from him just now, and couldn't help but whisper to himself, "Could it be ......"

Xi Zhengfu thought a little distracted, he pondered for a long time before he nodded.

Xi Zhengfu paced to the pavilion and sat down again.

At this time, the garden suddenly became quiet, a gust of wind blew, the trees next to it "rustled", and the petals of many flowers were blown down.

"There must be a ghost in this! ......" Xi Zhengfu looked at the petals blown off by the wind, as if he felt something unusual, "You go and bring me all the "Declaration" and "Dianshizhai Pictorial" in the first half of the month!" Xi Zhengfu commanded the servant.

"Sir, please wait." The servant ran away as fast as he had come, and in a short time he came back with a thick stack of neatly filed newspapers.

The servant placed the newspaper on the stone table, and Xi Zhengfu looked at the date label on it and began to rummage through the cardboard box.

After a while, Xi Zhengfu found the "Declaration" he wanted, as well as the "Dianshizhai Pictorial" of the same period, and when he opened these two newspapers, he immediately saw the news and pictures published on them about the hijacking of a Russian silver ship from Fuzhou by the Satsuma, and the battle between the Satsuma warship and the Russian warship.

"Hehe, I see, I see......" Xi Zhengfu seemed to understand something, and sneered for a while.

He put the newspaper back in the file box and instructed the servant to return it to its place.

"You go to Steward Zhou by the way, I have something for him to do." Xi Zhengfu commanded again.

The servant took the order, and in a short time a steward hurried into the garden with the hem of his clothes.

"You can go to HSBC now......" Xi Zhengfu whispered in Steward Zhou's ear for a while, Steward Zhou's expression was grim, and he nodded again and again.

"Remember, if they also find a way to notify several other foreign banks, don't fall for this person's ......," Xi Zhengfu said and admonished.

"I understand. Don't worry, sir! I'll do it! "Steward Zhou knows that the stakes are high. Immediately replied.

After Steward Zhou left. Xi Zhengfu is in a good mood, and now he has begun to conceive in his mind how to expand his power after the fall of Hu Yulin.

Osaka, Mitsubishi Trading Company.

"Why did General Lin want me to sell all the raw silk in stock?" Iwasaki Yujia watched Lin Yiqing send someone to give him a warrant, with a puzzled expression.

"The general didn't explain it to me, ma'am." The messenger smiled, "If Miss has any doubts." Please meet with the general and ask. ”

"The general handed over all the raw silk captured in Kobe and Osaka to me to take care of, and I must be responsible for the general!" Thinking of Lin Yiqing's trust in himself, Iwasaki Youjia couldn't sit still, "The market price of raw silk is not high now, and it is not a favorable time to sell, why sell at this time?" ”

After the Satsuma army captured the "three capitals" of Kyoto, Kobe, and Osaka, some trading companies loyal to the Japanese government fled, leaving behind a large amount of goods, including a large amount of raw silk, after Lin Yiqing married Iwasaki Yuka as his third wife. In order to give full play to the expertise of this rare female entrepreneur of the Iwasaki family, she was specially handed over to take care of a large number of goods captured by the Satsuma Army. To earn military expenses for the Satsuma Army, the largest of these goods was raw silk - because Mitsubishi Trading Company was originally engaged in the raw silk business, and it was Lin Yiqing who handed over all the raw silk stocks seized by the Satsuma Army to her to operate.

Since handing over those goods to Iwasaki Yujia, Lin Yiqing has never asked, and Iwasaki Youjia has lived up to his expectations and brought him rich benefits. But today, Lin Yiqing suddenly sent someone to send a handwritten letter, asking her to sell all the raw silk immediately, which really puzzled her.

"Madame, I don't understand what you said, so Madame should still ask His Excellency the General." The samurai who delivered the message knew that the general's "Mrs. Ru" was really in a hurry, and suggested, "However, if the lady wants to see the general, it is best to go now, because the general and all of us are about to go to battle." ”

"Huh? The general is going to war? Yuka Iwasaki exclaimed, "Where is he going?" ”

"The Lucians are about to launch a new attack, ma'am." The samurai in front of him put on his helmet and his face turned serious, "The general will join us in meeting the enemy." ”

"Quick! Take me to him! Iwasaki's heart tightened suddenly.

When Iwasaki Yuka arrived at the Satsuma Army Staff Headquarters, Lin Yiqing was writing a letter in the office, Iwasaki Yujia rushed into the office like a gust of wind, saw the pistol and short knife on the table, understood that what the samurai who sent the message said was the truth, and couldn't help but feel anxious, and even forgot the purpose of coming here, just stood there and looked at him.

"Youjia? How did you get here? Lin Yiqing put down the pen and got up to greet him.

Iwasaki Yuka instantly realized his gaffe, and his face couldn't help but turn red.

"I'm here to ...... Why are you doing this? Iwasaki Yujia took out the note that Lin Yiqing wrote for her, and asked puzzledly, although Lin Yiqing was the only one in the office at this time, but out of the habit of confidentiality, she did not say the content of the note.

"Do you think the price of raw silk is too low now?" Lin Yiqing smiled and asked rhetorically.

"If you throw it now, although you can make some money, you will definitely lose a large part of your profit compared to the price in the future." "You must know that the price of raw silk has been rising, and the production of raw silk in the dry country has not recovered to its peak, and Japan is now in a state of civil war, and the production of raw silk has been greatly affected, and the output has also dropped a lot, and many foreign businessmen who come to Osaka are complaining that it is difficult to buy raw silk in Shanghai in the dry country and Osaka in Japan." We now have as many as 30,000 bales of raw silk in stock, and if we throw it out in one fell swoop, it will have a great impact on the market price, and it may not rise again for a long time in the future. If we harvest raw silk again, it will not be easy to sell. ”

"I see what you mean, Youjia. But this time I want you to do this, not just to make money, but more importantly. Lin Yiqing smiled and hugged Iwasaki Yuka's shoulder and kissed her lightly on her red lips, "I'm going to knock down an enemy, this enemy is the same as your father, a very rich businessman, I want to knock him down, the war in the business field, you fight better than me, so I want you to help me." ”

"I see." Iwasaki Yuka understood, and excitement flashed in his eyes. "Then don't worry. Leave it to me! ”

"Thank you! Youjia! Lin Yiqing smiled and hugged her. Kissed her again.

"By the way, your father hasn't heard from me lately, has he?" Lin Yiqing looked at Youjia Iwasaki, who was full of shyness, noticed that she looked good today, and looked radiant, and asked with a smile.

"There's a letter." Iwasaki Yuka smiled slightly, "I also sent him a letter back." ”

"Oh? When will the letter come? What is the content? It's not going to scold you again, is it? Lin Yiqing observed Iwasaki Yujia's expression, "How did you reply to the letter?" ”

"The letter was sent after our wedding, and of course it was scolding me." Iwasaki Yuka noticed Lin Yiqing's concerned gaze. Pretending to sigh, he said, "My cousin must have said a lot of bad things about me in front of my father, saying that he would rather not let me sell himself to save him than bring stigma to the Iwasaki family, and my father was very angry when he heard his words, and he saw the report of our wedding in the newspaper, so he wrote this letter, calling me a shame for the family, and I should commit suicide to apologize." ”

"How can it be!" Lin Yiqing was furious when he heard this, but he took into account Iwasaki Yuka's feelings. retracted the sentence "Iwasaki Lao'er" into his mouth, "How did you reply?" ”

I replied. If I should kill myself, my cousin should be seppuku! Iwasaki replied, "Why is he still alive?" If my father is ashamed of me, then my father should not have my daughter! ”

Hearing Iwasaki Yuka's answer, Lin Yiqing knew that she was already desperate for her father Yataro Iwasaki, and she was determined to cut off the relationship with her father, and she couldn't help but feel relieved.

In this way, she and everything she has truly belongs to her!

"I should actually thank your father for sending you to me!" Lin Yiqing looked at Youjia Iwasaki, recalling all kinds of past events since the two met, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"I lost my father, but I got a lover, so, I don't regret it." Iwasaki Yujia looked at Lin Yiqing, suppressed the urge to be with him in his heart, and gently got out of his embrace, "I'll go back to prepare for the sale now, you are busy with your work!" Remember to come back as soon as possible and share your victory with me! ”

Iwasaki Yujia said, hugged Lin Yiqing, kissed him the lips, and then turned around and ran away like a gust of wind.

Lin Yiqing watched her figure disappear in front of her, took a deep breath, calmed down, returned to the desk, and continued to write the letter.

This letter was addressed to Li Shaoquan, the governor of Qianguo Zhili. Lin Yiqing asked Iwasaki Youjia to lay a trap for Hu Yulin, and at the same time, he would use this letter to completely end everything about Hu Yulin.

From this moment on, the world-famous "second-grade officials and businessmen" will become the dust of history!

Outside the window, there was a rumbling cannon sound in the distance, indicating that the battle had begun, Lin Yiqing looked up at the window, and his gaze returned to the letterhead.

After a short time, Lin Yiqing wrote the letter, and after he carefully checked it to make sure that nothing was missing, he put the letter in an envelope and sealed it, and called a ninja warrior.

"Send this letter to the Rothchild office and have them send a telegram to Tianjin." Lin Yiqing ordered.

The ninja samurai carefully tucked the letter into his arms, bowed, and walked out the door in a flash.

Lin Yiqing got up and put on his pistol and short sword, then picked up his military hat and put it on, and was about to go out when a herald warrior walked in.

"General, General Saigo has an invitation, saying that there is something important to discuss." The warrior said after saluting Lin Yiqing.

Lin Yiqing was slightly stunned, he couldn't understand why Saigo Takamori wanted to see him at this time.

This time, he had already discussed the battle plan with Kirino Toshiaki Shinohara and others, and sent it to Saigo Takamori in writing, and Saigo Takamori had also approved this battle plan, and just as he was about to set off to the front line to check the battle situation, Saigo Takamori suddenly wanted to see him, could it be that something unexpected happened?

Lin Yiqing didn't ask much, but nodded, followed the samurai out, and rode to the castle tower where Saigo Takamori was located.

Saigo Takamori's castle tower is located on the top of a hill, one of the commanding heights in this area of Osaka Castle, and it has a wide view of the city and the bay, and the Saigo Takamori and the ladies of the Saigo family have been living here for a while.

"Hanpeng is here, sit down!" In the main hall of the castle tower, Saigo Takamori was tasting Chiho Kirino's tea ceremony there, and when he saw Lin Yiqing in military uniform, he immediately greeted with a smile.

"The general wants me to come, but what's the matter?" Lin Yiqing saw that although Xixiang Takamori looked leisurely, there seemed to be a sad look between his eyebrows, and immediately asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that I've seen that you've been too tired these days, and I want you to relax, don't tighten the strings too much." Saigo Takamori looked at Lin Yiqing, who was dark and thin, his eyes were full of love, as if he was looking at his son.

"I know you're busy with military affairs, but it's not bad to have a cup of tea, come here!" Saigo smiled and stretched out his hand, motioning for him to sit down in front of him.

At this time, Chiho Kirino had already gotten up and came to Lin Yiqing's side, Lin Yiqing understood what she meant, smiled and stretched out her hand to gently stroke her already high and bulging lower abdomen, took off the holster and scabbard, took off the military uniform outside, handed it to her hand, and then came to sit down in front of Saigo Takamori.

Saigo Takashi took the teapot and poured a cup of fragrant tea for Lin Yiqing, Lin Yiqing picked up the teacup, took a deep breath of the aroma, and then tasted the tea soup. (To be continued......)

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