On summer nights, the climate in Tokyo is very pleasant, the wind blowing from Tokyo Bay blows, turning the heat of the day into nothing, and in the streets and alleys, you can see those wearing kimonos or suits everywhere, in addition to the tall Europeans and Americans, there are also some people in Western clothes who are very conspicuous, and the conspicuous place is their braids.

These people are Qing students studying abroad, and they came to Yueben to learn the way of self-improvement, purely to absorb new knowledge, so as to learn to serve the country, to solve the country's crisis, and to seek the country's prosperity and strength.

For the Qing Dynasty, the most shocking thing was the First Sino-Japanese War, which shocked the Qing Dynasty, which regarded itself as the Celestial Empire, and greatly stimulated the whole country, and the shock of this defeat to China far exceeded the Sino-British, Sino-French wars since the Opium War.

Since the Opium War, China has been invaded by the Western powers, and after the First Sino-Japanese War, the Eastern powers have joined the ranks of the invasion of China. As a result, some intellectuals and young people who were worried about the country and the people were eager to go to Yueben to explore the reasons for Yueben's rapid growth, and some high-ranking officials in the imperial court also wanted to learn from Yueben's experience so that China's reform of the law could achieve quick results.

The ruling clique of the Qing court was said to be gradually decaying and degenerating, and although there were reforms and new moves in the country, under the suppression of the powerful feudal [***], the Westernization Movement and the Wuxu Reform Law all ended in failure. The various contradictions in the country are gradually pointing to the rotten [***] rule. It was in this situation of internal and external troubles that Chinese students began to travel east to the east and began their study abroad careers.

Although it has only been three years since the tide of the university began, in just three years, thousands of people have studied in the city, and schools for Chinese students have sprung up in the field of education. Among the students studying abroad, there are not only young men, but also women with small feet and elderly people who are over the age of six. There are even scenes of fathers and sons, brothers, sisters, and families studying in the East.

"Qing Guonu!"

took off Lu Shi's military uniform, walked on the street in a suit, and occasionally spit out contemptuous words from the mouths of those people, which only made Niu Yongjian frown, and there was a little anger between his eyebrows.

In addition to the propaganda from the outside of the reformers and revolutionaries who gathered to take refuge in the country, the transformation from students who served their country to revolutionaries after completing their studies often benefited from the environmental impact of the host country. For these students, what kind of environment they live in is an environment that is often ridiculed as "slaves of the Qing Dynasty".

Last year, when the Chinese army invaded the capital, hundreds of thousands of people in Tokyo held a lantern parade to celebrate, any student who had a little patriotic heart, when he was sad and angry about the current situation, worried about the shattering of mountains and rivers, and feared the decline of the race, then looked at the Qing court's move in the newspaper to "measure China's material resources and form friends with the joy of the country", which pierced their conscience and also awakened a certain consciousness of them.

National consciousness!

After the First Sino-Japanese War, there was a wave of enthusiasm for the study of China, and various research societies and other organizations were set up one after another to study and investigate the actual situation in China. Among the various books on the study of China, the massacres of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, such as the Ten Sayings of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading, are even more common, and the tragedy of history, the danger of the current situation, and the flattery of the imperial court directly stimulated their national consciousness.

As the U.S. consul in Shanghai said, he was training violent revolutionaries to overthrow the Qing Dynasty.

The awakening of national consciousness directly affected many people, and then enabled them to complete the sharp transformation from students to revolutionaries. Newwing is one of them.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, he turned into a typical Tokyo alley, and those white powder notes can be seen in the alley, most of which are Jiliao in this area, for government international students like Niu Yongjian who get a monthly allowance of more than 30 yuan, come here to spend a dollar, you can find a room, while drinking, and the girl **, it is also a comfortable thing.

Especially during this summer vacation, these Jiliao are the places where the official students often come, of course, there are people who come here to drink and have fun, and there are also those who are here to calm the situation and revolution, this kind of place is mixed, and there are Jiliao bosses to cover for them, so they don't need to worry about safety.

As soon as Fang pushed open the door, he saw that there were already five or six friends sitting in the room.

"Xiaozhi, you're finally here!"

Sitting up from the tatami mat, Qin Yuliu smiled and greeted Niu Yongjian, who had just entered the house, Ye Lan, Zhang Ji, Shi Jiuguang and others gave up a seat for him.

As soon as he sat down, Niu Yongjian put the newspaper in his hand on the wine table and drank a glass of sake.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going back to China tomorrow!"

When the people in the room heard this, they looked at Niu Yongjian in surprise.

"Xiaozhi, why are you!"

Qin Yuliu asked in surprise, Ye Lan, Zhang Ji, Shi Jiuguang and others also looked at him, he had only returned from China in March, why did he have to return to China again.

"Look at this newspaper!"

Niu Yongjian pointed to a corner of the newspaper, which he bought on the side of the road when he came out of Lu Shi for an appointment today, but he saw a news in the newspaper without expecting it.

"Chen Moran, chairman of the industrial company, was arrested!"

Qin Yuliu was shocked when he saw this name, he was no stranger to this name, when Sakura fake Niu Yongjian came back from China, he always said excitedly, "He got acquainted with a revolutionary", and that revolutionary was Chen Moran.

And the reason why they were so impressed by this person, in addition to the few words relayed by Niu Yongjian, perhaps the most important thing was that Niu Yongjian had visited the "tycoon revolutionary" in Chen's Mansion before returning to Shanghai, but he did not expect that he had not returned in Nanjing, but the servant gave Niu Yongjian 3,000 US dollars, saying that it was needed to run a newspaper.

It was thanks to this money that they set up the magazine "Qizhi" and distributed it to international students to promote the revolution, and the beginning of the magazine was "Chance Encounter on a River Boat" written by Niu Yongjian under a pseudonym.

At first, they didn't expect that the article "Chance Encounter with the Riverboat" would cause a sensation in the whole book, but when they bought and read the full text of the news and reprinted the full text of the "Encounter with the Riverboat", those scholars who said that they were all amazed that "one word awakens the century-old surname", and in the same way, "If you want the happiness of civilization, you must go through the pain of civilization, and this pain is called revolution", "How unfortunate is it that China is born today." "If the revolution succeeds, the republic will not necessarily come, and when the republic comes, the country will not necessarily become rich and strong!" If you are rich and strong, the country will not necessarily cook openly! It also spread among international students, and even among the reformers and revolutionaries, and even became a tool for attacking each other.

The "Mr. Crutch" in the river boat encounter also became famous in this book, and the circulation of "Qizhi" magazine reached 1,000 copies in just three months, becoming the magazine with the largest circulation for international students.

After a word with Mr. Chen, Yongjian was always thinking about Mr. Chen's words in his mind, although it was only a few words, but it solved the confusion in Yongjian's heart! ……”

As he spoke, he spoke with reverence on his face.

"Today, Mr. is in prison because of the matter in China, and he angrily beats the foreigner Gong Dong, and he should return to China to rescue Mr. Live up to the righteousness of the revolution! ”

Qin Yuliu, Ye Lan, Zhang Ji, Shi Jiuguang and others glanced at each other, but they didn't expect Niu Yongjian to be so radical.

"Xiaozhi, in fact, you don't have to be like this at all, outsiders may not know, but you and I both know that Mr. Crutch is different from others, with his fame and financial resources in Shanghai, I think those foreigners may not be able to take advantage of it......"

Qin Yuliu didn't say half of his persuasion, but Niu Yongjian interrupted him by shaking his head.

"Xu you don't know, Yongjian has long regarded Mr. as a teacher, and if the teacher is in prison, the disciple will do his best to rescue him!"

How could Niu Yongjian not know that with Chen Moran's financial resources, this case might be easily resolved, but he still has a secret in his heart that he has never told anyone. On the boat that day, Chen Moran denied that he was a revolutionary, and the reason why he wanted to return to Shanghai this time was not so much to rescue Chen Moran as to see if the person he regarded as a "mentor" had changed.

Qin Yuliu, Ye Lan, Zhang Ji, Shi Jiuguang and the other five people listened to this, glanced at each other, as if they were making some decision, and finally gritted their teeth, looked up at Niu Yongjian, and Lan Tianwei, who had not said a word, spoke first.

"That'...... We will go to Shanghai with you, and we will take care of each other! ”

"This ......"

Niu Yongjian looked at these six friends who he had introduced as comrades in surprise.

"Yes! It's just right, I'll wait to see Mr. Crutches in Shanghai, and second...... That is, filial piety, you are taught Mr. Crutch, how can you abandon us and enjoy it alone! ”

As soon as Shi Jiuguang said this, everyone nodded yes with a smile, regardless of the surprise on Niu Yongjian's face.

"Good! In that case, let's go book a ticket! ”

When the six young people in Tokyo who were full of crazy "revolutionary friendship" made the decision to go back to Shanghai to rescue Chen Moran together, Xiao Xinren was facing Jacob, who was known as the "poisonous snake", in the study of Xiao Xinren's Sassoon Garden main house in Shanghai? Sassoon.

Jacob? Sassoon glanced at Xiao Xinren, who was sitting on the chair, and did not show any strange look on his face.

"Mr. Xiao, you should know that Mr. Chen's actions are undoubtedly challenging the dignity of all Westerners in the entire concession!"

The words are flat and unwavering, that is, it is clear that he is not angry or repulsed.

"Mr. Sassoon, maybe you don't know it, but my boss is just an impulsive young man!"

Xiao Xinren laughed with him, towards Victor on the opposite side? Sassoon looked.

"Just like Ling Gongzi, young people will always do something on impulse, and when they are impulsive, they will obviously forget the consequences!"

Seeing that Victor seemed to be a little dissatisfied, Xiao Xinren hurriedly changed his words.

"Of course, unlike Ling Gongzi's upbringing, my boss is not far from a young master who was born in a wealthy family and was spoiled by his elders, so he will be in the Bund Park because of Mr. Charlie's ridicule, and he will break into the current catastrophe."

When he said this, Xiao Xinren apologized in his heart, thinking that the elders of the Chen family would definitely not blame him for arranging them here to save Chen Moran.

Victor snorted coldly beside him.

"Humph! Can an impulse solve all problems? Now Mr. Charlie, still lying in the hospital bed! ”

"Of course, of course not!"

Xiao Xinren nodded affirmatively.

"We will definitely compensate Mr. Charlie, please believe in our sincerity."

"In that case, you could have gone to Mr. Charlie, couldn't you?"

Jacob? Sassoon said lightly, and at the same time put his eyes on the newspaper on the table, the newspaper can also see the "tragedy" outside the gate of the Bund Park yesterday afternoon, thinking of his pig-headed appearance when he visited Charlie yesterday, Sassoon couldn't help but feel happy, that cripple almost killed him.

"Mr. Sassoon, now only you can convince Mr. Charlie to give up suing my boss! So I'm here to ask you for help! ”

"Will you need the help of a foreigner? If I'm not mistaken, doesn't your industrial company need the help of foreigners? ”

Jacob reminded Xiao Xinren pointedly. "The development of Pudong is all for China, not fake foreign stocks!" This is the propaganda slogan of industrial companies, but now it has become the reason for Sassoon to respond to Xiao Xinren.

"Mr. Jacob, the first phase of the Pudong project needs 4,700 tons of construction steel, and there are still 3,000 tons that have not been signed with foreign companies, and our company is willing to hand over this order to Sassoon Foreign Company!"

Hesitating, Xiao Xinren did not respond to Sassoon's words, but instead offered benefits to Sassoon.

"Mr. Xiao, I need to remind you that the reason why the Jews have been able to achieve what they are today is entirely due to the unity of the Jews, and we will not sacrifice the rights and interests of our brothers for some interests!"

In Jacob? While Sassoon was still silent, Victor answered on his father's behalf.

Despite the rejection in his words, Xiao Xinren still heard Victor deliberately add two words "a little" when he spoke, and these greedy Jews obviously felt that the conditions he offered were not enough for them to come forward.

Greed is the essence of the Jews, and this essence can be used by them to help Chen Moran and act as an intermediary to persuade Charlie to give up the prosecution and choose to settle privately.

This discovery made Xiao Xinren feel relieved at the same time, but he pinched his heart again, Sassoon's greed is a good thing, but if there is no end, this good thing will become a bad thing.

"Mr. Victor, I don't think this has anything to do with betraying your brother's interests, and even, if you come forward to coordinate this matter, you are also safeguarding your brother's interests!"

"Oh!"

Sassoon's father and son responded, looked at Xiao Xinren and waited for him to continue.

"If my boss was sent to prison by Mr. Charlie, then for the sake of face, our industrial company can only compete with Mr. Charlie's foreign firm at no cost, although Xiao has no other self-confidence, but there is one thing I believe, in Shanghai, there is no company or foreign bank that can compare with the financial resources of the industrial company!"

Xiao Xinren looked at the two greedy poisonous snakes in front of him confidently.

"If it's a competition for evil surnames, I think we'll get involved then!"

"If you are willing to see the situation of losing both, I can clearly tell Mr. Sassoon that Mr. Chen is from a rich family, and face is more important than anything to him as a Chinese, far more important than money!"

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Xinren sat up straight and no longer laughed like Mr., "Mr. Sassoon has been in China for decades, I think I should understand that the most important thing for Chinese is face, although Mr. Chen grew up in the United States, but also do not change the tradition of good face of Chinese, the occurrence of that kind of lose-lose competition, is something you and I do not want to see, if Mr. Sassoon comes forward to mediate this matter, then it is undoubtedly safeguarding the interests of Mr. Charlie and helping him!" ”

Listening to Xiao Xinren's words, the two Sassoons, one old and one young, smiled in their hearts. These Chinese are always like this, they always like to play with words, to decorate what was originally a simple thing with beautiful words to hide his true appearance.

But again, just like the Chinese, for the Jew, no matter what he says or does, there is ultimately only one reason, for profit, and it is the same now. From start to finish, Jacob? Sassoon did not give up the idea of taking advantage of the fire.

He was silent for a while, watching Xiao Xinren slowly speak his conditions.

"Manager Xiao, I have a piece of land in Pudong!"

Hearing the word Pudong, Xiao Xinren was just shocked, and the most worrying thing still came.

"Didn't your industrial company reclaim land in Pudong recently? My land is 3,439 acres, and I think the market value of this land should be 2.8 million, what do you think? Manager Xiao! ”

Jacob? Sassoon's words only made Xiao Xinren breathe a sigh of relief, fortunately, the greed of this old thing has no limits, his land was originally in the acquisition plan of the industrial company, but the price was ...... But this is acceptable, Chen Moran! Chen Moran, your punches were very happy, but I didn't think about how much money you would lose when you fell to the bottom!

Sighing in his heart that Chen Moran was a loser, Xiao Xinren nodded and smiled bitterly.

"Of course, our industrial company is willing to buy Mr. Sassoon's land for 2.8 million!"

"Dad, why don't you take the opportunity to raise the price all the time!"

After Xiao Xinren left, Victor's rhetorical question only let Jacob? Sassoon looked up at his son.

"Our aim is not just to sell land for a sum of money, and we have added more than half a million more. Maybe we will open to five million, as long as we can get Chen Moran's freedom back, they will come up with this money, but if this incident affects the industrial company's plan to develop Pudong, we may earn millions, but we will lose tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions! ”

Talking about Jacob? The greed in Sassoon's eyes was undoubtedly revealed, perhaps there was a contradiction between him and Chen Moran, although he also hoped in his heart that the lame man would be locked up in prison for the rest of his life, but now the lame man was still of a little use to him, as long as he thought of the wealth that the lame man's Pudong would bring to the Sassoon family, he always couldn't control the greed in his heart.

Greed is always good! muttering these words in his heart, the corners of Sassoon's mouth lifted, but a cold look flashed in his eyes.

(To be continued)