Chapter 146: The Lion City (Part II)
With the sound of small footsteps, Wande walked up with a bow. Said: "Long live the lord, the carriage and horses are ready." ”
Ye Zhao bowed slightly, and said to Gu Lixiayier: "Go out and take a look." ”
Gul Shayir was already uncomfortable, but he was more anxious than Ye Zhao, so he hurriedly went back to the room to freshen up and went out, and took the elevator with Ye Zhao to the lobby, and under the steps outside the lobby, there were already several black cars waiting.
Ye Zhao and Gul Shayir got into the middle one, and more than a dozen young men wearing peaked caps sat in the front and back cars, and the guests in the lobby couldn't help but pay attention to the sound of the car door opening and closing.
The convoy slowly exited and merged into the flow of horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws on the spacious Gaden Street.
Sixty years ago, Xinjiapo was a small fishing village, but now the streets are wide, the trams jingle to and fro, and all kinds of gentlemen and sisters take out their civilized style, walking their dogs, and it seems to be the most prosperous city in Southeast Asia.
No. 102 Gaden Street is the new Jiapo branch of Taihe Bank, with a three-story red building with a dome and a rectangular Gothic style building.
The convoy had just driven to the front of Taihe Bank, when suddenly there was a loud bang in the distance, the earth seemed to tremble, the black car braked sharply and stopped, the street was already in a mess, and a black smoke was seen floating in the northeast from a distance, and then crackling like a firecracker, but the sound was dull, and Gulshail, who opened the window, immediately said: "It's gunshot." Before the words fell, two loud bangs exploded in the northeast.
Zheng Aqiao, the deputy overseer of the Gyeonggi Military Region, who was sitting in the co-pilot in front, turned around and said, "Your Majesty, let's go to the silver number to avoid it." "I don't know where the sudden explosions and gunshots in the city came from, so I have to take shelter for safety.
Ye Zhao has great trust in Zheng Aqiao, just Zheng Aqiao was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, and transferred to the deputy commander of the Gyeonggi Military Region, just waiting for Zheng Zewu to enter the General Staff of the Military Department as the chief of the general, Zheng Aqiao can be corrected, but this time on the patrol, Ye Zhao still brought the "eagle dog" who had just stepped down from the internal guard.
The young men in the peaked caps on the black cars in front and behind have stepped down, hugging Ye Zhao, Gul Shayir and Wan Dequan into the lobby of Taihe Bank, the faces of the guards on both sides of the wooden handrail glass door have changed color, fortunately, Wan Dequan has already called the lobby manager to hand over the film, asking him to prepare the VIP room to rest, and the cashier behind the counter did not ring the alarm bell.
Ye Zhao and Gul Shayir were waiting in the VIP lounge, Wan Dequan ran out to investigate, and the gunfire in the city gradually subsided, but the bad news one after another, the British authorities have imposed martial law in some urban areas, prohibiting anyone from going on the street, Wan Dequan went out to inquire about the news for the last time and was almost shot by the British patrol, but fortunately he ran back with his legs and feet.
Sitting in the lounge, he could faintly hear the sound of the siren on the street, Ye Zhao was quietly sipping tea, but Gul Xiayir couldn't sit still for a moment, stood up and paced, and said, "I'll go out and have a look." ”
Ye Zhao made a gesture: "Sit down, it's like a horse."
At this time, there was a gentle knock on the door, and a middle-aged Chinese man wearing a robe walked in from the outside, with a thin figure, a kind face, and a jade wrench on his fingers, a typical image of a Chinese businessman.
Wan Dequan sent the film handed by the Chinese businessman, but it was Jiang Wenle, the manager of the Xinjiapo branch of Taihe Bank.
Although the managers of the overseas branches of Taihe Bank are not the only talents in a thousand, but now that the overseas branches of Taihe Bank are all over the world, Ye Zhao does not know much about these regional managers, and they are all appointed by the board of directors of the head office.
In front of Ye Zhao, Jiang Wenle smiled: "Mr. Wen, I wanted to visit you, but I was afraid of being presumptuous, but I didn't want it to be fateful to come and go, so I was fortunate to be able to meet with Mr. Wen." ”
As the regional manager of Taihe Bank, relying on the world's most powerful financial giant, Jiang Wenle is an absolute business tycoon in the local area, but he is all-encompassing in the world and has no arrogance. …,
It seems that the big and small things in the city can't hide from him, and a business charge d'affaires of the New Nanyang Trading Company came from Guangzhou, and he can't escape his eyes, although Taihe Bank has no business dealings with the New Nanyang Trade, Jiang Wenle is not willing to miss the opportunity to make friends.
What's more, looking at this Mr. Wen's pomp, you will know that the New Nanyang Trading Company must be one of the real decision-makers.
Such as Jiang Wenle and other talents are cadres who contribute to Ye Zhao's astronomical wealth, seeing that he is modest, Ye Zhao also has a good impression, outsiders don't know, but Ye Zhao knows the importance of the Xinjiapo branch, hundreds of millions of funds in and out every month, the power and responsibility are so heavy, more arrogance is sometimes inevitable, this Manager Jiang, but he can't see it at all.
"I'm also very happy to get to know Mr. Jiang." Ye Zhao rarely stretched out his hand and shook Jiang Wenle, and sighed in his heart, how many years have passed, who dares to hold his hand when he stretches out? This time out of Beijing, it can really be regarded as having fun with the people, it is indescribably easy. It is no wonder that the emperor of the previous dynasty wanted to set up a market in the Old Summer Palace to pretend to be a small person to experience bargaining.
After sitting down, Jiang Wenle said: "Mr. Wen, it seems that you want to rest for a while, I just received a call from the Strait Governor's Office, Gaden Street is also in the city under martial law, and during the martial law period, no one is allowed to go to the street." Although Mr. Wen has friends all over the world, it is always better not to provoke unnecessary trouble. ”
Ye Zhao bowed his head slightly and said, "That's all it can be." ”
Jiang Wenle smiled: "Mr. Wen really has the style of a gentleman of the ancients, but isn't he curious about what happened in the city?" ”
Ye Zhao smiled: "Perhaps, it's just a habit of going against the grain!" ”
Jiang Wenle smiled and said, "Mr. Wen said he was smiling. He sighed again and said: "The Independence Party outside is making trouble, alas, it is an eventful autumn, an eventful autumn!" ”
"Independence?" Ye Zhao was stunned.
Jiang Wenle said: "Yes, hundreds of Independents suddenly besieged the British Governor's Palace, but they didn't want the British to be very vigilant, so they quickly defeated the chaotic party, and now they are rounding up the fish that slipped through the net." As he spoke, Jiang Wenle sighed and said: "If you want me to say, the Independence Party is really reckless in this move, and they always have luck in their hearts, thinking that our Chinese warships are anchored in the harbor, and it is the time to provoke war, but I don't know how my royal sailors will react?" ”
As he spoke, Jiang Wenle glanced at Ye Zhao meaningfully and said, "Mr. Wen, what do you think?" Ye Zhao met with the Independents, and he obviously knew that he must have thought that Ye Zhao might have something to do with today's events.
Ye Zhao frowned slightly, the Independence Party's reckless move should be as Jiang Wenle expected, some hardliners think that it is a godsend, and want to tie the Imperial Navy to its chariot, this matter is really reckless, and it is a little confused.
Ye Zhao was about to speak, there was another knock on the door outside, and a clerk of Taihe Bank hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words in Jiang Wenle's ear, Jiang Wenle frowned and said: "Mr. Wen, this is really a bit bad, just now the British Governor's Mansion called, inviting representatives from all walks of life to meet for advice, Governor Vincent believes that the Independence Party has violated British law and has become a threat to the citizens of Xinjiapo, and is ready to declare it an illegal organization and ban it." ”。 )