Chapter 13 To be the richest man in the Far East

The two of them rummaged through the boxes and cabinets in the office of the imperial agency, and found nothing but a pack of mothballs, so angry that the king of Goryu scolded Imai for being an old baga.

"Yu, what the hell is going on?" Yan Qingyu was confused.

King Guryu said angrily: "Do you know whose hands the fate of the Great Japanese Empire is in his hands? ”

Yan Qingyu said: "Isn't it in the hands of your emperor and the chief of staff of the prime minister's base camp?" ”

King Ryūo said: "No, it is not His Majesty the Emperor who controls the helm of this big ship in Japan, not the Prime Minister, nor the generals of the army and navy, but the staff officers of the base camp, Takeo Imai is such a person, as well as Kenji Dohihara, Kagesa Akira, Ishihara Waner, Masanobu and other bastards, the Japanese Empire was pulled into the quagmire step by step by them." ”

Yan Qingyu said: "I don't know any of these names you said, but they sound very powerful." ”

King Ryūo said: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, I'll tell you why I'm sitting here with you, because the Japanese military department doesn't want to continue fighting with China anymore, they want to end the war as soon as possible, and now the military department is divided into two factions, one faction plans to use Wang Jingwei as the new agent to ban Wang Kemin, Liang Hongzhi and others, and there is a faction that thinks that it is necessary to negotiate peace with Chongqing to end the war, and Shadow Zuo is the faction that supports Wang Jingwei, and Takeo Imai, as Shadow Zuo's deputy, has always wanted to do some achievements, he wants to end the war by contacting Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, But I didn't have the resources, so I found it. ”

Yan Qingyu said: "Why are you looking for you, what resources do you have?" You're just a playboy. ”

King Goryu was furious: "Yansang, although I appreciate your straightforwardness, but your words are too sad, my father is a well-known figure in Japanese politics, my family is a Japanese Chinese, and the Emperor has always had dealings, I and Konoe Fumitaka, the son of Prime Minister Konoe, and the son of the chief of general affairs of Koyain, Yanagawa Kaede, are classmates of Imperial University, and more importantly, I have you." ”

"With me? What does it have to do with me? ”

"You're really stupid, didn't you say it just now, Takeo Imai wants to have a relationship with Chongqing, isn't your brother-in-law Chen Zikun a high-ranking official in Chongqing."

"That's it......" Yan Qingyu's mind quickly turned, and said: "It's not easy, I've been messing around with you all day long, and I've been treated as a traitor by them, it's too late to kill me, I'll run to say something about Japan-China peace talks, my brother-in-law has a big temper, maybe he will kill me on the spot." ”

"Is there no way?" King Ryūo frowned.

"There should be a way, Chen Zikun has four wives and a female secretary, all of whom are people who can speak, follow their path, this thing can be done, but ......" Yan Qingyu wanted to speak and stopped.

"But what, bastard, don't sell off." King Ryū was impatient.

"You need money to get a way, Chen Zikun's ladies are all masters who see money. I like gold and silver jewelry, jewelry and jade, famous paintings and antiques, famous watches and bags......"

"Okay, you say, how much does it cost?" King Ryu waved his hand impatiently.

Yan Qingyu blinked: "I estimate that 100,000 yuan is about the same." ”

"Oh, not much." The King of Guryu seemed relieved.

"100,000 yuan is just the cost of the first step, there are still a lot of expenses not counted, you think, if you want to establish a connection, you have to go to Chongqing, and the air ticket to and from Hong Kong and Chongqing does not cost money? Don't spend money on staying and eating? Don't give gifts after catching up with Song Ziwen or something? Where to meet after the channel is established, the cost of carriages and horses, and the cost of guards are all expenses, and I don't think a few million can stop it. ”

Listening to Yan Qingyu's words, King Ryu was dumbfounded: "Millions of dollars, how can I get it, and the military department will not reimburse me, isn't this a trick for me, let me rob it." ”

Yan Qingyu said: "Yu Sang, I think, the military department handed over this important task to you, it must be because you are young and aggressive, there is no need to say a lot of words, there is no fund, you can raise it yourself, you look at the seventy-sixth, the wind and water are rising, which is not a million net worth, who are they, they are all traitors and two devils, you are a big devil who is serious, you want to get rich and it is not like playing." ”

King Ryu said: "Yan Sang, you are such a bastard, you should be shot for such remarks, but I can let you go, but you have to tell me, how to raise funds, do you want me to kidnap tickets like Lin Zhijiang, as a nobleman, I can't do such a thing." ”

Yan Qingyu said: "That's dirty work, let's not do it, just sell things, one is food, the other is opium, you can do it." ”

King Ryū thought for a while and said, "Food is a military material, so it's inconvenient to meddle, so let's do opium trading." ”

The four words of opium buying and selling are simple to say, but there are a lot of things to really operate, but it is not something that two young people can control, think about how many warlords, how many tyrants lost their territory and lives for opium, and how many pairs of eyes on the beach are staring at it, how can outsiders be allowed to interfere.

The truth is understood by both of them, but then again, Shanghai Tang has been an adventurer's paradise since the opening of the port, how many heroes came here penniless, fought the world from scratch, and finally became famous and became a generation of legends, and now the king of Ryū still has unique conditions, and he is sorry for himself if he does not do it vigorously.

Just do it, the two immediately set off to inspect the market, the pioneer car went to Nanshi, there are Japanese military police standing guard at the gate from the concession to Nanshi, and the Chinese entering and leaving must bow to the military police, otherwise they will be slapped, even if they are gentlemen with status, and the car in which Yan Qingyu was riding hung the Japanese flag and consulate badge, and the military police not only did not dare to stop it, but also saluted with guns.

There is a road called Old Catholic Church Street in the south city, the houses are densely packed, fortunately they have not been bombed to be preserved, there are always hundreds of smoke houses on the street, there are conspicuous signboards hanging at the door of every house, a line of sky, fun in the fog, fairy palace, happy garden and other names that make people think about it, but inside is a miasma of smoke, the door is a smoke collapse, the emission is dense, some even have smoke in the patio, and the skinny smoker lies on it and swallows the fog.

All the smoke houses are doing very well, the inside is overcrowded, the smoke is crowded, and it is still enjoyable to spread mats on the ground, and the outside is full of customers, all waiting for empty seats.

King Goryu had never seen such a scene before, and he was quite stunned, and covered his nose with a handkerchief, for fear of being smoked by the poisonous mist, revealing a look of disgust.

"Let's go." Yan Qingyu also felt incompatible with this environment.

The two walked forward slowly, there were still many queues in the alleys on both sides of the road, and they knew that they were addicts by looking at the dry and thin appearance of those people in the queue, and there was a church in front of them, the door was open, and when they passed by, they were covered with mats, and they were all opium smokers.

"Yan Sang, you Zhina is really worthy of being the sick man of East Asia." King Ryūo said with emotion.

Yan Qingyu said: "It's not thanks to you Japanese, I think when my brother-in-law was in Shanghai, he established an anti-smoking law enforcement corps, and the opium business in Shanghai was almost banned. ”

As he was talking, a scrawny man approached him and said pitifully, "Boss, let's send it away." ”

King Ryūo opened his wallet and took out a small note: "Take it." ”

The smoker saw a thick stack of banknotes in his wallet, his eyes were green, he snatched it, turned his head and ran, Yan Qingyu subconsciously wanted to chase, seeing that although the smoker was thin and a gust of wind could blow down, he walked like a fly, running faster than himself, and couldn't help laughing: "Yusang, you should be unlucky." ”

King Ryūo smiled helplessly, and did not speak on the way back.

Back in the office of the Broadway Building, the King of Ryu looked at the Huangpu River from the railing, and smoked a cigarette quietly, Yan Qingyu had never seen him so quiet and did not dare to disturb.

Suddenly, King Goryu pointed to the Sixteen Shops in the distance and said, "Seventy years ago, Hartung the Jew disembarked there with only a few silver coins, and later, he became the richest man in the Far East, and I, King Ryū, will also be the richest man in the Far East." ”

Yan Qingyu said: "Dude, did you eat at noon?" ”

King Ryu said: "I not only want to monopolize the opium in Shanghai, but also monopolize the opium trade in the whole of China, I want every two opiums, every red pill, from my hands, I want to make the imperial organ the most powerful, terrifying secret agency, I want to make the people who follow me become millionaires!" ”

Suddenly turned around, his eyes shone with enthusiasm and ambition: "Yansang, are you willing to work hard with me?" ”

Yan Qingyu was moved by his bold words: "Yu, I am willing!" ”

King Ryu said: "Okay, I will be responsible for the upper route, and the lower social relations will be opened up by you, and it is better for the people to deal with the affairs of the people themselves, and the Mei agency set up No. 76 because the Japanese agents could not adapt to the complicated situation in Shanghai, and only by using the former agents of the Nanjing government and the gangsters in Shanghai, we must also do the same, and recruit a group of capable personnel to enrich the organs." ”

Yan Qingyu said: "So, what about making movies?" I've read the script sent by Man Ying three times. ”

King Ryu smiled faintly: "Just let it go with the wind, besides, I am no longer in charge of cultural affairs, and I am not in his position and not in his position." ”

Yan Qingyu was overjoyed: "I'm good at recruiting troops, I'll definitely do it for you." ”

"It's us, it's our business." King Ryu corrected his words, and said with great ambition: "I'll take a boat back to Tokyo to dredge up relations, you contact Chongqing Chen Zikun as soon as possible, if we can't make a result, don't want to be recognized by the high-level, do you understand?" ”

"Hay!" Yan Qingyu bowed, looking like a person, and there was something to do.