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Meng Wenhua politely took the teacup handed over by Minglong Oshima and said, "Thank you!" ”

Oshima Mingtaka himself picked up a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Mr. Meng, try it, although tea was introduced to my Great Japanese Empire from your country, but my Great Japanese Empire has pushed the tea ceremony to the peak!" ”

Meng Wenhua was quite unhappy when he heard this, but he didn't want to come out in person, he took a small bite at the moment, and after entering it, he just felt average, put down the teacup and said: "The tea is good, Mr. Oshima, let's talk about business, I don't know what Mr. Oshima did when he invited me over?" ”

In fact, Meng Wenhua really doesn't want to come, and has always only taken the initiative to come to talk about business, how can there be any reason to be invited to talk about business? If it weren't for the fact that Naritaka Oshima of the East Asia Co., Ltd. was waving the banner of the Japanese consul in Shanghai, he really wouldn't have come over if he didn't want to offend the Japanese officials.

"Hahaha, Mr. Meng is really a cheerful person!" Oshima Minglong smiled, put down the teacup and said: "Since Mr. Meng is straight to the point, then the contemptible people will not go around in circles, it's like this, I heard that Mr. Meng is doing a good business in the shipyard, and he plans to participate in some shares, I don't know what Mr. Meng thinks?" ”

It turned out to hit this idea! Meng Wenhua shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Oshima, the current despicable shipyard is not short of funds, if there is a shortage of funds in the future, I think I will consider Mr. Oshima!" ”

Oshima Minglong's face changed from a cute smile just now, and immediately turned into embarrassment and ugliness, and he was not discouraged and said: "Mr. Meng, everyone can earn money together, why eat alone?" That's unkind, isn't it? As far as I know, your shipyard still has shares in the Americans, and since the Americans can take shares, why can't we Dong-A Co., Ltd. take shares? You must know that our East Asia Co., Ltd. has the official background of the Japanese Empire, if we have a share, then Mr. Meng's shipyard will not have a stronger backer, and our Japanese Empire has a great demand for ships, and your shipyard will not be short of orders for a long time! ”

Meng Wenhua said with a smile: "I'm really sorry, our Meng family's shipyard does not accept other people's shares for the time being, and has no plans to expand the scale of production and manufacturing, Mr. Oshima's kindness, I Meng someone understands, let's stop here today, Meng still has something to deal with, and set up a banquet to invite Mr. Oshima on another day!" ”

"Wait!" Oshima Minglong stopped Meng Wenhua, who was about to get up, looked at him with cold eyes, and said in a threatening tone: "Mr. Meng really doesn't give any face? You must know that our East Asia Co., Ltd. has the official background of the Japanese Empire, and Mr. Meng's attitude is very unfriendly to our East Asia Co., Ltd., and if he is not friendly to East Asia Co., Ltd., he is not friendly to our Japanese Empire, does Mr. Meng know what the consequences will be if he is not friendly to our Japanese Empire? ”

Meng Wenhua's face changed when he heard this, and he was shocked and angry: "Oshima Minglong, what do you want to do?" You threaten me? I warn you, this is Shanghai Tang, not your Japan, and it is not the former concession, and if you dare to mess around, the police will not eat dry food."

"Police? Hahaha" Oshima Minglong laughed, and then said coldly: "I, Oshima Minglong, have been mixed in Shanghai for so many years, and there are countless relationships between black and white, and the gang of people in the police station are still transferred from the former concession patrol room, who dares not to buy me a little face?" What's the point of killing a few people? I'll give you three days to think about it, and if you don't agree after three days, I'll destroy you!" ”

"You, you, robbers, bandits!" Meng Wenhua stretched out his fingers and pointed at Oshima Minglong with a trembling finger and shouted with little confidence.

Seeing that Meng Wenhua's mind had been taken away, Oshima Mingtaka clapped his hands, and four Japanese ronins walked in from outside, and he said to the four Japanese ronin: "Send Mr. Meng back for me!" ”

"Hey!"

Meng Wenhua walked out of East Asia Co., Ltd. in a very bad mood, looking at the four Japanese ronins following behind, he felt extremely disgusted, but his arms couldn't twist his thighs, this Oshima Minglong can be described as an old hooligan in Shanghai, and he used to have a lot of relationship with the Green Gang and the Concession Patrol House, even now, the power in Shanghai is not small, and being targeted by this person, Meng Wenhua felt a little overwhelmed in his heart.

Sitting in the carriage, Meng Wenhua has been thinking about how to pass the pass of Oshima Minglong, and he didn't pay attention to the four Japanese ronins behind him, and he didn't think of calling the police, but now Oshima Minglong didn't do anything to him at all, and the Japanese have a relationship in the police station, if he rashly called the police, he was afraid that if he didn't treat Oshima Minglong, he would be poisoned by him first.

This is also blamed on the fact that Meng's cultural heritage is not deep enough, he was originally just a middle and high-level support of the steamship China Merchants Bureau, and later heard that the government supports the private construction of shipyards, so he decided to come out and work alone, he first borrowed a sum of money from relatives and friends, and then borrowed a sum of money from the bank with the government's support policy, plus he also has some savings over the years, he opened a shipyard with a friend of his American shipbuilding technician, which is also in line with the terms of cooperation between China and the United States, so both countries are more supportive of this industry. The Chinese government gave support in the shipyard land and policy, and the United States no longer set up obstacles in the procurement of shipbuilding equipment and machine parts, so his shipyard was quickly opened, but after the establishment of the new Chinese government, it formed an alliance with the United States, and its international status improved rapidly, and the demand for shipping increased day by day, and his shipyard also continued to order, but it also attracted the eyes of the Japanese.

Just when Meng Wenhua was racking his brains on how to solve the threat of Meitaka Oshima, a newsboy on the street in front of him was carrying a schoolbag, which was full of newspapers, and he was holding a newspaper in his hand and waving it and shouting: "Sell newspapers and sell newspapers, make a sensation in the news, and shock the world!" In view of the incident in Tokyo that occurred five days ago in which the Japanese people wantonly killed our nationals, the Japanese Government adopted an attitude of indifference, completely ignored the demands and warnings of the Chinese Government, and allowed the situation to escalate and develop in an even more acute and worse direction, resulting in the death and injury of hundreds of Chinese nationals in Tokyo. In addition, the Ministry of National Defense held a press conference at 9 o'clock this morning to announce to the outside world that our naval fleet had defeated the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet in the waters of Tosa Bay yesterday afternoon, and had captured most of the ships and officers and men of the Japanese Combined Fleet. ”

What the? The newsboy's words just now were like a thunderclap, Meng Wenhua was stunned, and all the people around who heard the newsboy's voice were stunned, just when the carriage was about to pass by, Meng Wenhua hurriedly shouted to the coachman: "Stop, stop quickly, go buy me a newspaper!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

The newspaper was bought quickly, Meng Wenhua took the newspaper and couldn't wait to read it, he looked at ten lines at a glance, and quickly finished reading the two news articles. Since the Chinese authorities only handed over their credentials to the Japanese authorities yesterday when they declared war on Japan, and telegraphed to various countries, although the governments of various countries knew about it, they did not inform the media in a timely manner, so the people did not know about it, whether at home or abroad. It was not until this morning, when the Ministry of Defense held a press conference, that the media was officially informed of this series of news.

After reading it, Meng Wenhua found that he had burst into tears, which was happy, he clenched his fists and cried and laughed: "Dog, Japanese Oriental little devil, you also have today!" ”

At this time, the whole street was lively, and the street that was still very busy had become very lively, and the shopkeepers of the street shops who learned the news were excitedly carrying firecrackers at the door, and the shopkeepers of the shops next to them hurriedly inquired about what was going on, and when they heard the news in the newspaper, they also went to buy firecrackers, and they made it clear that for a time the whole street was setting off firecrackers, crackling and ringing.

At this time, Meng Wenhua noticed that there was another report in the newspaper, which was a circular issued by the foreign affairs department, which said that in view of the fact that China and Japan had declared war on each other and were in a state of war, it was not appropriate for Japanese citizens to stay in China, and that all Japanese citizens should return to China within one week, and that they were not allowed to carry any property when leaving the country except for their ceremonial clothes, and that all the property left behind by Japanese nationals would be taken over by the Chinese government to compensate Chinese nationals whose property had also been confiscated by the Japanese authorities. If Japanese nationals do not return to their home countries within the prescribed time limit, they will be forcibly escorted to work in the mines.

"Long live, long live, long live China, long live the president! Oshima Mingtaka, I'll see how you threaten me this time! After Meng Wenhua saw the news, he laughed, then turned his head to look at the four Japanese ronins who were still driving behind him, and muttered in his heart, see if I don't kill you, hum, he immediately said to the coachman: "Go to the police station!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

For a time, the Japanese in China suddenly became a water dog that everyone shouted and beat, and some people were afraid of the Japanese in the past, and even the institutions such as the house hunting were often reluctant to provoke the Japanese for fear of causing trouble, but now the situation has changed dramatically, and the most important thing that makes all the Chinese people not afraid of the foreigners and the Japanese is that the naval fleet defeated the Japanese combined fleet, and without the powerful combined fleet, the Japanese are toothless tigers and beasts trapped in cages.

People all over the country spontaneously celebrated on a large scale after learning of these news, and it was clear that not doing so was not enough to vent their resentment that they had been bullied by foreigners and Orientals, nor was it enough to show their joy.

Originally, according to international practice, if the two countries declared war, they would allow their respective citizens to bring their belongings back to China, but the Japanese were quite unruly, and when they declared war, they went so far as to announce the confiscation of all the property of overseas Chinese who had not yet evacuated Japan. R1152