The cold wind is fierce, and the river waves are undulating.

The Chaotianmen passenger ship wharf in Chongqing City was free of the hustle and bustle, and the British Sichuan River Shipping Company's overtime luxury passenger ship bound for Shanghai had very few crew members, and the sparse passengers were checking their tickets, and several officers wearing Sichuan military uniforms took a step ahead of time to send more than a dozen large and small boxes onto the ship, handed them over to the British waiter who was in charge of receiving them on the ship, and then turned around and disembarked.

On the pier, Xiao Yimin picked up Johnson's cute youngest son and kissed him, then touched Johnson's eldest son's head, said goodbye to each other in English, and then sent his heartfelt friend Betty and two children onto the boat.

The child who was about to enter the cabin waved his hand reluctantly, Xiao Yimin immediately showed a bright smile, raised his hand and waved it to the child a few times, and when the children and Betty entered the cabin, Xiao Yimin turned to his friend Johnson, who had not yet boarded the ship, and took out a cigarette and lit it together.

Due to the order received by the British political axe, Johnson, which belonged to the British Jardine Matheson Company, had to temporarily leave Sichuan with his family, and all the passenger and cargo river ships owned by the British Sichuan River Shipping Company will also stop shipping from the next day, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to see luxury steamers flying the rice flag in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in a short period of time.

One kilometer upstream of Chaotianmen Wharf is Donghe Cargo Wharf, which was acquired by the Sichuan Army a year ago and vigorously expanded, and has now become a military wharf with three large cranes and a reading reservoir area.

On the edge of the wide quay, docked four steel-hulled transport ships loaded with imported machine tool parts and military supplies, these four iron-gray brand new transport ships, all built by the British colony Armstrong shipyard in India, with a capacity of 300 tons, use mature technology and cost-effective steam power, regardless of the shape of the ships or the manufacturing technology, have maintained the pure British inland river ship style.

At this moment, the flag fluttering in the wind on the towering two-story cockpit at the back of the cargo ship is the flying leopard flag of the Sichuan army.

"What? Still regretting not being able to deliver another six ships on time? After Xiao Yimin finished speaking, he looked at his watch, and there were still ten minutes before the boat started, so he followed Johnson's line of sight to look at the four steel-hulled boats at the upstream dock.

Zhuang Sen tightened the placket of his coat and subconsciously combed the long golden hair that was blown by the wind a few times: "It's all you madman, you have messed up everything, the remaining six new ships have sailed to Singapore, and the ships are full of dyes and advanced textile machinery urgently needed by the major textile printing and dyeing factories in Sichuan, God!" I put all the 170,000 pounds on that, you know? It's all my own funds! I've got to figure out how to get the ship and cargo into the hands of you, bastard, how could I have signed such a stupid contract with you in the first place? ”

"Tsk!"

Xiao Yimin was dismissive: "Isn't it just 170,000 pounds?" What's the deal for you? Even if you throw them all into the sea, you won't do much damage, not to mention that when the ship and cargo arrive in Shanghai, you can completely change the contract, and then let your American guy take over, and in the name of the American company, avoid the reproach of your British political axe, isn't it over? ”

Zhuang Sen glared at Xiao Yimin in annoyance: "Can you tell me, why do you always have to get along with our British political axe?" Do you know how egregious it is to forcibly expel a country's diplomats? If the British political axe hadn't been busy with a world war, the mighty British Navy would have retaliated against you militarily, not just the simple trade sanctions that are now happening, you fucking stupid! ”

Xiao Yimin elegantly flicked the cigarette ash: "It is precisely because you British people have been bruised and swollen by the world war that I dare to do this, and the main responsibility for this matter lies with your political axe, if it weren't for your insatiable greed, occupying India and wanting to occupy our Kang-Tibet territory, how could I rise up to resist?" As you know, my actions are fully supported by the Chinese people. ”

Zhuang Sen shouted at Xiao Yimin: "You are a shameless [***] person, from the very beginning you have used conspiracy and tricks to fool your people, and used all kinds of despicable means to profit from European and American countries, you are an out-and-out scoundrel who takes advantage of the fire to rob!" ”

"If that's the case, you're an accomplice to the villain."

Xiao Yimin responded unceremoniously: "Zhuang Sen, don't yell at Lao Tzu, okay?" Don't look at you, how did Britain become strong? You have brutally plundered the whole world for hundreds of years, killing people and setting fires to all kinds of evil, which is why you have your powerful navy and the world's first colonial hegemony, and every exhibit in the British Museum, which you are so proud of, records the bloody crimes of British political axes and so-called civilized people, how powerless and insignificant my actions are compared to them, and I am as pure as your God compared to the greedy, brutal, barbaric, shameless British. ”

Zhuang Sen was so angry that he wanted to go wild, and he turned around twice in place to control his emotions: "Okay! We don't pursue the past, I just want to ask you, aren't you afraid of attracting the wrath of the British [***] team? Aren't you afraid that China's coastal areas and the banks of the Yangtze River will be razed to the ground by merciless artillery fire?

"Do you really think that your little army and the strength of the United Kingdom, which is less than a thousandth of the annual output of the United Kingdom, can fight against the British [***] team that makes the whole world tremble? No, no, you're not an idiot, on the contrary, you're smarter than anyone else, so I ask you to tell me, what the hell do you think? ”

Xiao Yimin stepped on the cigarette butt, raised his head, and stared at Zhuang Sen's eyes: "Want to hear the truth?" ”

"Nonsense!" Johnson almost roared.

Xiao Yimin said calmly: "As long as you don't bombard Sichuan, the British [***] ship will do whatever it likes, and it's my business whether it's strong or not!" ”

Johnson's eyes widened in surprise, and it took a long time to understand: "You bastard, it turns out that this is what happened, and the whole world has been fooled by you...... Are you directing the anger of the British political axe and himself to the political axe of Yanjing and the illegal political axe of Guangzhou, and then attacking these two political opponents, right?

"You are worried that the disparity between the two hostile political forces of the north and the south is too great, so you quietly send people and weapons to the southern army, planning to let the north and the south fight to the death, and then you can get benefits from it, right?"

Xiao Yimin subconsciously looked around: "You drank too much?" ”

Zhuang Sen smiled: "You have a weak heart, it must be so, it must be!" Only in this way can you explain what you have done for more than half a year, it seems that you have got your wish, you have succeeded in arousing the wrath of the British political axe, so that the threat of an arms embargo that Europe and the United States have been shouting about China for many years has finally become a fact, and you and the politicians in Sichuan can wantonly dump your weapons, ammunition and industrial products on the whole of China through the basically perfect industrial system, provoke wars, and obtain the greatest benefits, you cruel careerist...... It's really despicable! No wonder I have been constantly squeezed by the devil of you in business for ten years! ”

Xiao Yimin couldn't cry or laugh:

"Hey...... Can you calm down? Isn't it just a little difficult for the time being? Although you leave Sichuan for a while, you won't have much to lose! Isn't your puppet, Mr. Douglas, still in Sichuan? You only need to change the trade contract slightly, and you can hire a cargo ship from the Yankees or other countries to transport gasoline, kerosene, rubber products, machinery and equipment, etc., to Sichuan smoothly, and even continue to sell guns and ammunition, isn't it? ”

Zhuang Sen still gritted his teeth, and Xiao Yimin continued to comfort and explain:

"Don't believe in any trade sanctions, the whole of Europe is at war, where is the energy to sanction China? Except for the arms embargo, which may lead to temporary unification, everything else is empty talk to save face! Don't think that the Yankees really stand with you British political axes, and the Yankees shout sanctions against China, as if they are actively cooperating with you in imposing an embargo on strategic materials and weapons against Sichuan, but in fact they will never do this, even if they risk losing their trust and temporarily stop selling planes and military cars to me, it is just for show, they will compensate me from somewhere else, let alone stop exporting other products and materials to Sichuan. The rapid entry of two American banks into Sichuan is the best proof of this. ”

If it weren't for Xiao Yimin's repeated anger at the British political axe, Johnson would never have been affected, although he was forced to move to Shanghai, not far from Sichuan, but there were many business opportunities lost.

In particular, textile machinery and industry, fuel oil management, Sichuan textile printing and dyeing industry and machinery processing industry after five years of continuous development, has become China's third largest production base after Shanghai and Zhejiang, China's rich cotton resources and a large number of advanced machinery import and application, so that Sichuan's textile industry and other light industry rapid development and growth, the production of goods has squeezed the market for this product, is being sold to the surrounding provinces and the vast northwest region, but also has a huge potential for development.

Over the years, Sichuan's growing import of textile machinery and printing and dyeing raw materials, most of which were handled by Johnson, was in his great ambition to control the Sichuan and southwest markets, but his close friend Xiao Yimin brutally closed the British consulate and brutally expelled British diplomats, resulting in Johnson having to leave Sichuan under the strict orders of the British political axe, leaving a huge market space for the wealthy Americans.

You must know that the quality of all kinds of machinery and refined oil products in the United States is very high, but the price is lower than that of British goods, and the British political axe and army that are struggling in Europe have to rely on the full support of the United States, so it is inevitable that they will make concessions to the Americans in the huge market of China, and this is the biggest worry and anger of Johnson.

The whistle sounded, the passenger ship was about to set sail, Zhuang Sen didn't have much anger on his face, he stepped forward, held Xiao Yimin's hand and said:

"Don't talk about anything else, I have entrusted my father-in-law to buy the building opposite Shanghai Jardine Company, and registered an American company according to your opinion, I asked Xiao Zhen to move the office here when I arrived in Shanghai, so it is more convenient for everyone to be together." I'll hand it over to Douglas on the Sichuan side, and you can help him more when you have time. ”

Xiao Yimin patted Zhuang Sen's arm: "Don't worry, I guarantee that your vested interests will not be affected, and besides, the yard will be kept for you, and when you come back with Betty and the children, it is estimated that it will not take long." ”

"I'm not as optimistic as you."

Zhuang Sen sighed, shook Xiao Yimin's hand vigorously, waved to several generals on the side, turned around to board the ship, and never looked back.

The steamer whistled and went away, and Xie Mingyang, the commander of the Yucheng garrison, walked to Xiao Yimin and stopped: "Commander, it seems that Mr. Zhuang Sen is very unhappy. ”

Xiao Yimin said helplessly: "Can he be happy if he is forced to leave Sichuan?" Although this guy was as annoying as the other Englishmen, he was still very affectionate and trustworthy, and he still did not ask me for payment for four new ships, and he was worried about how to hand over to me the other six ships that were about to arrive in Shanghai, and in that respect alone, he was a rare friend. ”

Xie Mingyang nodded and asked with a smile: "Commander, is the reason why we got rid of the British diplomats really like Mr. Johnson said?" ”

"Nonsense! Don't listen to him, it seems that people all over the world like their British people like to play conspiracy, if you really want to be like what he said, I, Xiao Yimin, have really become a god! Let's go, Deputy Commander Wang, they are almost here, let's discuss it together and see when it is appropriate to go to Yichang......"

Xiao Yimin turned around and left, Xie Ming looked at the passenger ship in the distance, and then looked at Xiao Yimin, who was walking very chicly, scratched his head, and quickly followed with a puzzled face.

(To be continued)