"Okay, Master Sheng, then get your light and have a drink together?"

Tang Yanshu smiled enthusiastically, but his eyes flashed with poisonous light, he and Sheng Xuanhuai are also old rivals, since the Shanghai Steamship China Merchants Bureau was purchased, the two of them will fight endlessly for the position of the general office.

Sheng Xuanhuai also sneered.

Even between Tang Yanshu and Zhang Songxian, it is not a friend, this year's raw silk acquisition war, the two families are extremely fierce, and no one is willing to take a step back.

Coldly, a young man came out from behind Sheng Xuanhuai, twenty-seven or eighteen years old, tall and healthy, who seemed to be born with a cold face and a serious expression. Seeing everyone, he smiled again, hugged his fists with the people present and said, "Jing Yan has seen all the elders!" ”

"Ah, it turned out to be Qiao Jingyan, why didn't Old Man Qiao come?" Tang Yanshu asked with a smile.

Qiao Jingyan smiled bitterly and said, "My father didn't want to take the ship, so he had to send me." ”

Old Man Qiao, of course, is the Qiao Zhiyong who is easy to see.

Hu Chuyuan really didn't expect that he would one day get together with these bigwigs in the late Qing economic circles, but I don't know why, Hu Chuyuan didn't want to talk nonsense with them.

He was going to attend the dinner, but he didn't speak.

Whether it was Zhang Songxian or Tang Yanshu, he didn't salute a glass of wine, and the glass in front of his table didn't move from beginning to end.

He just ate the vegetables, and after he was full, he got up and said goodbye and left, thanking Sheng Xuanhuai and Lu Wenjin for their hospitality.

As soon as he left, Tang Yanshu couldn't wait to sneer: "It's really incomparable to his father, he is a little child, do you really think you're here for an idle meal?" ”

After listening to him, these business tycoons who dominated one side laughed one after another.

Sheng Xuanhuai said again: "Right now, he is quite full, but it doesn't matter, we will let him vomit." The salt industry in the five provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, did he think it was so delicious? ”

Although he is a native of Huizhou, Zhang Songxian couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity, Xueyan is a rare talent, and those belongings can't withstand the toss of this kid!" ”

Lu Wenjin said: "Everyone, let's not talk about this, the most important thing at the moment is to take back the two imperial treasures, I have a proposal, if the price is too high, we might as well join forces to bid and each have a little share?" ”

"This ......!"

No one could say the second word.

Walking out of the private room of the banquet, Hu Chuyuan's expression was indifferent, but there was a cloud of anger burning in his heart.

At this banquet, all he can eat, hear, and see is intrigues, only mutual vindictiveness and dissatisfaction, and these people should also be well-known figures, but compared with Yataro Iwasaki, Takahei Mitsui, and Eiichi Shibusawa in the economic world, it is really not worth mentioning.

There is no doubt about the eventual failure of these people.

Therefore, Hu Chuyuan disdains to continue to talk about friendship with these people, anyway, the so-called friendship is also false.

The next day, Hu Chuyuan asked Pan Limei to accompany him to the big book market in Tokyo to buy books, mainly to buy some existing Western textbooks, some books about Western society, and some remarks of famous people at this stage.

When he came back, it was already night, and as soon as he arrived outside the door of the hall, Hu Rong and Shen Furong hurriedly walked up and said to him: "Boss, that person from Shibusawa Pingdong is coming to you again!" ”

"Oh?"

Hu Chuyuan was a little curious, and immediately walked back to his room quickly.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Shibusawa Pingdong who was playing Go with Wang Yirong, he was young, and he still had the characteristics of a soldier, which Hu Chuyuan no longer had doubts, because Shibusawa Pingdong did graduate from the Royal Army School.

"Hello, Mr. Hu!" Shibusawa Heito got up to say hello decently, and nodded slightly.

Hu Chuyuan nodded and asked him, "Do you have something to do, Mr. Shibusawa?" ”

Shibusawa Heidong said: "My father, Shibusawa Eiichi, would like to invite you to live in the Mansion, rather than live with a group of mediocre people, which can be regarded as a return gift for you to invite me to live in your Mansion." ”

Hu Chuyuan couldn't help but be a little strange, thinking, is my reputation so loud?

Hu Xueyan's reputation is loud enough, but Qiao Zhiyong is not bad, isn't Qiao Zhiyong's third son Qiao Jingyan here, Sheng Xuanhuai, Tang Yanshu...... These are all characters who can be compared with Hu Xueyan.

Hu Chuyuan actually wanted to see Shibusawa Eiichi with his own eyes, the legendary father of the economy, but after thinking about it, he decided not to go.

It's not interesting.

If he wants to, he can also be the father of China's economy, the father of the world economy.

Hu Chuyuan thought for a while, and said to Shibusawa Pingdong: "I'm sorry, I've been walking around for two days, and I'm not used to the habits and lifestyle of your country, so I'd better stay here." ”

Shibusawa Pingdong was slightly surprised, and said: "Last time, when Ling Zun came, he said that he wanted to visit the silk weaving factory and shipyard in Yuben, but because of the limited itinerary, he could not make reasonable arrangements. This time, we have made arrangements in advance, I wonder if Mr. Hu is interested? ”

Hu Chuyuan smiled and said, "I have already visited several factories in Nagasaki, and they are either low profits or almost losses, forget it, I don't want to invest in these areas for the time being!" If someone else is willing to invest, then I support it, but I prefer to open a mine. ”

Shibusawa Pingdong also smiled and said: "Yes, compared with opening a factory, mining is not only a small investment, but also a very stable income, Mr. Hu does have a business mind and vision." Since Mr. Hu doesn't want to go to live in the mansion, then I will leave first. ”

Hu Chuyuan didn't want to say anything, so he immediately asked Wang Yirong to send off the guests, and he thought quietly for a while.

He originally wanted to connect with Lu Wenjin and establish a new school in Yueben together, but Lu Wenjin, who is from Guangdong, obviously has a close relationship with Tang Yanshu and has a lot of contacts with Sheng Xuanhuai.

This made him suspicious.

Hu Chuyuan knew that his long-term opponent was Mitsubishi and other chaebols, and his near-term opponents were Tang Yanshu and Sheng Xuanhuai, and his heart to guard against others was indispensable, so he decided not to mention this matter for the time being.

In the evening, Hu Rong and Shen Furong also returned, and they searched for some Chinese in Yokohama's Chinatown to investigate the backgrounds of Pan Rong and Koji Nakamura, and the situation was basically true.

At this time, Hu Chuyuan made a decision, preferring to let the weaker Pan Rong be responsible for preparing for the establishment of a Chinese Western School, which was opened in Nagasaki, mainly from Fuzhou.

On the other hand, he can also send people from Zhejiang to study.

After making a decision, he asked Shen Furong to return to Kyoto first, discuss the matter with Pan Rong, and talk about the joint venture to run the Nishijin Club and the antique store.

In fact, most of the things had already been negotiated in Kyoto, and Shen Furong only went to bring the money over this time and officially invest in the Nishijin Club.