Chapter 19: Managers and Compradors
After the young master walked out of the bank, he walked behind the young master, looking at the young master who seemed to be very happy.
Zhu Jialiang couldn't figure out what the young master was doing?
Every time he spends thousands of yuan to buy gold bars from the gold shop, and then exchanges the gold bars at the bank for Citigroup's bills, so back and forth, although he doesn't suffer a loss, he doesn't know, but if the young master wants to exchange the Russian bank's tickets for Citigroup's tickets, is it so troublesome?
"Young master, I don't understand!"
"Don't understand what?"
Just exchanged more than 10,000 US dollars, Chen Moran, who was in a good mood, asked rhetorically.
"Don't understand why I'm tossing around, do you?"
Zhu Jialiang touched and smiled.
"I just can't figure it out!"
"Then you don't need to understand!"
Zhu Jialiang's smile made Chen Moran happy, what he wanted was that he didn't understand, if he understood, he still understood, the reason why he liked this Zhu Jialiang was because he could be his bodyguard, and on the other hand, he liked his naΓ―ve energy, and his confusion made him more down-to-earth.
"Hey! Master! β
Zhu Jialiang, who couldn't think of a reason, hurriedly responded, and the young master said that if he didn't let him understand, then there was no need to understand.
"Young master, let's go to that gold shop next!"
"Don't go to that, let's go to a foreign company!"
Pointing to the building not far in front of him, Chen Moran said, on the way to Chase Bank, he saw the conspicuous signboard of the foreign bank, for that foreign bank, he has heard of the name for a long time, to be precise, it should be a hundred years later.
In Shanghai, almost everyone will mention Lihe & Co., located on Jiujiang Road in the Public Concession, which is the most famous German-owned company in the Far East. More than half a century ago, almost the British just opened the gate of the Qing Dynasty with cannons, Lihe foreign firm began to operate in Guangzhou, although it only entered Shanghai 23 years ago, but because of its special commodities, it became the most well-known foreign firm in Shanghai and even in China, and the main office in Jiujiang Road was the largest building in the public concession at this time, and anyone who came to the public concession would not ignore this building.
"Damn Vasid!"
A small curse came from the office of the general manager on the fifth floor, and the compradors in suits and leather shoes outside heard this German curse, and couldn't help but be stunned, just a few months, their manager was still there shouting "give those arrogant Chinese a long memory", after learning that Vahid became the commander of the coalition forces, he even proudly declared that "Vahid is an outstanding military general", and now why is he scolding the emperor in the capital.
Sensing the discoloration in Liu Shilun's eyes, Heisenberg, who had an angry face, put down the newspaper in his hand.
"Damn, this Vasid doesn't know what this bullshit and outline of his is ruining at all!"
Heisenberg pointed at his hand, and his face was full of contempt.
"He is just a general, not a politician at all, let alone a businessman, and he has no idea how much damage it will have to Germany if the Qing Dynasty prohibits the purchase of arms and munitions machinery in the next two years!"
Hearing the manager's words, Liu Shilun immediately understood the reason, and couldn't help but smile in his heart, what kind of loss to Germany, that is bullshit, Germany will care about this order of the Qing Kingdom, not to mention that it is only a small two years, to be precise, the reason why he Heisenberg is angry is because in the next two years, he will make a lot of money less.
Just a few months ago, almost as soon as the capital fell, and the two palaces had just escaped from the capital, Heisenberg had calculated that he would make a fortune, as long as the peace treaty was signed and the coalition troops withdrew, the Qing Dynasty would definitely reorganize its heavily damaged army, and at that time it would purchase a large number of arms from the Krupp Company, the Mauser Company, and other companies through the Lihe Foreign Company.
Although Lihe & Co. is the agent of the Hamburg Steamship Company, the German Krupp Steel Mill, and the Zeiss Optical Equipment Factory in China, and is famous for importing German heavy machinery, precision instruments, railway and mining equipment, and munitions, it is the arms that really make money for the foreign company, because the profits of the arms trade are the highest, so the manager's commission is also the highest.
As soon as the outline of the proposal was announced today, the result was a hard ban on the purchase of arms and munitions machinery by the Qing Kingdom in the next two years, how could Heisenberg, who was originally dreaming of making a fortune, not be annoyed.
"Rat-eyed!"
Heisenberg affirmed again.
"Vasid is a mouse-eyed wretch!"
By the time he said this, Heisenberg had almost already seen his own silver, a hundred thousand, maybe a million taels of silver, had flown out of his pocket, and two years later, when the Qing State rearmament, would he still be the manager of the head office? Obviously this is a two-way street.
"I really didn't know it was that lucky dog mongrel in front of this manager!"
Thinking of this, Heisenberg couldn't help but curse bitterly in his heart, not thinking that maybe he himself might still be in this position at that time.
"You said it was the dog mongrel!"
Listening to the manager's words, Liu Shilun muttered in his heart, but he still maintained a humble smile on his face.
"Liu, what do you think?"
After scolding a few words and venting, Heisenberg remembered that Liu Shilun had been standing in his office for a while.
"Ahh
Liu Shilun was stunned, obviously he didn't expect the manager to ask himself like this, could it be that he wanted to pay him and scold Navasid? No, perhaps he was happy to scold himself and please Heisenberg this time, and maybe in two days, he was too angry, thinking that he had scolded the German general, and he was ready to put on his own little shoes.
Turning under the slitted eyes, the little abacus in his heart played, Liu Shilun slightly straightened his spine.
"Manager, a telegram from the Hankow branch saying that the Governor of Huguang intends to purchase a batch of new rifles, cannons, and ammunition worth no less than 1,200,000 taels......"
"Damn it!"
Liu Shilun didn't worry when he didn't speak, so Heisenberg almost even wanted to die.
"Call him back and tell him that he can't sell it!"
Heisenberg's words were worse than crying, and no one felt it more than him.
One million two thousand taels! How much is the manager's commission? 60,000 taels, 60,000 taels of white flowers, just like that, flew away.
Although Heisenberg wanted to sell, after all, the laws of the empire were there, and now that the two countries were in a state of declaration of war, they could sell the arms.
Looking at the manager's appearance like a dead mother, Liu Shilun was happy, this foreign devil also has today!
"Yes!"
"Wait!"
As Liu Shilun was about to leave the office, Heisenberg suddenly called him back.
"Hmmm! Well, Liu, you go back to Hankow in person, ask who is responsible for the purchase, and tell them that there is a batch of arms now, although it cannot meet their needs, but something is better than nothing, and you have to tell them that the price of this batch of arms is ......."
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Shilun interrupted Heisenberg's words and stretched out three fingers from his left hand.
"Manager, I understand, the price is thirty percent higher than usual!"
"Liu, you're darker than me!"
I didn't learn it from you foreign devils! Liu Shilun begged for a sentence in his heart. Although I thought so in my heart, the taste changed when it came to my mouth.
"Manager, this is for the benefit of the foreign bank!"
On another level, in his opinion, a few of those people who are officials are willing to open their eyes to the world, otherwise this capital would not be occupied by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and they will not slaughter those bastards with tops on their heads, but they are sorry for their ancestors and their children.
"Liu! I said that you are the best comprador I have ever met, and I want to believe that one day, you will definitely become the manager of the branch! β
Heisenberg said with a serious expression, there is no falsehood in saying this, Liu Shilun is indeed the best and best comprador he has ever seen, and the only fly in the ointment is......
Looking at Liu Shilun standing next to the door, that groveling look, Heisenberg couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Lihe Foreign Company is the most well-known German-funded enterprise in the Far East, he represents Germany's largest and the world's best enterprise, and the manager of the foreign bank, even if it is a branch manager, also represents the image of a German-funded enterprise, like him grovels, but it is detrimental to the image of German-funded enterprises, compradors can grovel, but managers cannot.
Although Heisenberg's words made Liu Shilun's heart couldn't help but be excited, but looking at his eyes wandering away after saying this, Liu Shilun understood that these words were just Heisenbao's "teasing you" for himself.
"Thank you, manager, for your support! If there is no cultivation for you, Shilun, I am afraid there will not be such a day! β
"If there's a day, you deserve it!"
Although he didn't mean that in his heart, Heisenberg accepted Liu Tulun's thanks with a smile.
"Liu! That thing...... How's your arrangement? β
As if remembering something, when Liu Shilun was about to go out again, Heisenberg hurriedly asked.
"Ahh
Although the manager didn't say it explicitly, Liu Shilun also knew what he was referring to, that is, some private goods brought by Mr. Heisenberg when he went to work from the Hamburg headquarters last year.
"Manager, you know that things like the ones you brought are on the borders of the Great Qing Kingdom...... Nobody likes it! No one wants something that is not famous! β