Chapter 26 Mao Sui self-recommendation
The passengers crowded on the deck kept waving their arms and waving to their relatives and friends on the shore, and the huge body of the passenger ship slowly approached the pier, and finally docked steadily on the pier. Dressed in a beige suit, Fellman stood quietly on the deck, looking at the crowded dock, feeling a trace of melancholy in his heart. The passenger ship from the United States was carrying more than 100 Jewish compatriots, and the countries of the world did not dare to accept Jews on a large scale for fear of the threat of the German Nazis, and the issuance of visas was very slow.
I just heard that there are many Jewish compatriots who emigrated from Eastern Europe living here, but Fairman's heart is unassured. But half an hour later, with the crowd landing, Fellman was attracted by this place full of opportunities, the crowding on the dock was not caused by the crowd of people who came to greet relatives and friends, in just ten minutes, Fellman saw several trucks full of goods leaving the dock, the root cause of the congestion on the dock was caused by the goods piled up on the dock.
With his business acumen, Fellman sees opportunities everywhere in Yangon and the government seems to be unusually open-minded, and the attentive Fellman has discovered that many of the people working on the docks are his fellow Jews. According to his own calculations, within a few years, most countries, including continental Europe and Asia, will be involved in a war of unprecedented proportions, and the other continents may not be completely out of the way, which is not necessarily safe, but at least it is safe now.
Although Fellman had heard a little about the strength of Japan, he did not believe that Japan could easily defeat the British army stationed in Burma, although the Jews were expelled by the German government, but in all fairness, Fellman had to admit that the German army was the most powerful army in the world, in his opinion, the British army that had been entangled with the German army for so long was not something that the Japanese army could defeat, he believed that the British army also had strong combat effectiveness, otherwise it would not be able to withstand the German army round after round of attacks.
Now that the German government's Jewish policy has undergone a radical shift, the deportees must not only leave immediately, but also cannot carry any property with them, and the German government will not provide passports, so that there are few countries in the world to go to, and Myanmar, which does not require any documents, has become the best choice. Should I stay here and make a solid foothold for myself while making huge business profits? After much deliberation, Fellman finally made up his mind to stay here and do his best to secure a chance for himself to be able to make his life.
Relying on the charm of money, Fellman became acquainted with Governor Capone's chauffeur, and with deliberate flattery and co-optation, the speculative Jew was given a chance to meet the governor with just a few bottles of wine. "Dear Mr. Governor-General, I'm Fairman Fried from Austria, I worked for a bank before the war, and after the Germans started deporting the Jews, I went to the United States, but the Americans didn't welcome Jews to their country, and I heard that Burma was open to us Jews without restrictions, so I came here."
"Stop" Fairman's incessant rambling made Capone very impatient, and Fairman said so much that Capone didn't figure out what the man was doing in his office. "Mr. Fairman, what exactly are you coming to my office to say? I hope you can say it directly" has been in contact with Zhao Zhi for a long time, and now Capone also likes to make a long story short.
Fellman hurriedly took out his plan and handed it to Capone, "I walked around the city of Yangon and found that there was something missing in Yangon, and that's why I'm here, I want to open a bank in Yangon City."
"What do you say? Are you going to open a bank? In Yangon? Capone looked at Fairman in surprise.
Fairman nodded solemnly, "Yes, I ask Mr. Governor to grant my request" Fairman took out a stack of dollars from his purse and put it on the table and pushed it to Capone, "Mr. Governor, this is a little bit of my heart, please accept it"
Capone twrenched the stack of dollars on the table with his fat fingers like small turnips, and asked thoughtfully, "Isn't it enough that the door of Burma is completely open to you Jews, and that I have made it easy for Jews who are willing to stay and work and live?" But why do you have to open a bank in Yangon? ”
Fellman replied, "The German government is still expelling and persecuting the Jews, and refuses to provide identification for the Jews who have left, and is not allowed to take their belongings with them, which means that my countrymen have to leave empty-handed, looking for a country willing to receive them." Without money, it will be difficult for my compatriots to survive here, we Jews are the best at doing business in the world, and I believe that if we can provide them with funds, they will soon survive in this land, and the economy will prosper, and your taxes will not be increased, Mr. Governor. ”
Capone nodded slowly, indicating that he fully understood his statement, "Mr. Fairman, I am very grateful for your trust in Myanmar, which is not very suitable for the existence of banks in terms of its current economic level and living habits. Jews have lived in various strata of European countries, and their knowledge and understanding of industrialized countries is not comparable to that of the people of Burma, a backward country, so you have to understand that it is not that I disagree with your idea, but that this idea does not apply to Burma, because all the Jews stranded in Yangon will soon be transported to China."
"China?" In Feuerman's impression, China is a distant and mysterious country, and his impression of China is only those exquisite porcelain and tea, Capone's words made him difficult to accept for a while, is it a wrong choice for him to come to Myanmar this time? It took a while for Fellman to make full use of his thicker skin than Capone and grind for a while, and the helpless Capone had no choice but to take this grinding spirit to Zhao Zhi, today is the day when Capone and Zhao Zhi settled the iron ore payment, he just took Fairman to Zhao Zhi's side by the way, anyway, the Jews who came to Myanmar were eventually sent to China, and Fairman was of course counted among them.
"Open a bank? In Yangon? Zhao Zhi's expression was the same as Capone's expression just now, and he also felt incredible, but he didn't think Fairman's idea was ridiculous, he was regretting why he didn't think of this idea. In the past few days, Zhao Zhi has been heartbroken for the depleted capital chain, transporting Jewish refugees, buying grain, buying iron ore from Capone, etc., all of which need Zhao Zhi's money, and all the money earned by the Florida weapons laboratory was thrown by Zhao Zhi in Myanmar, and the old Rhodes has begun to mortgage Zhao Zhi's French antiques to the bank.
"Opening a bank, it's really a good way" Zhao Zhi, who thought about it quickly, turned around a few times, before the Japanese army launched an attack on Burma, it was really a good idea to open a bank to absorb Burmese money, and then use the money to buy the materials he needed from them. Zhao Zhi raised his eyes and stared at Fairman and said slowly, "Now that I know all of your plans, what if I want to eat this cake myself?" Because I don't want to share it with others" Zhao Zhi looked at Fellman with a hint of evil in his expression, and he was dealing with Fellman with a completely unreasonable face.
"Then I have to say that you are not a gentleman" Fellman shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and made a helpless expression, Fellman from Capone and Zhao Zhi's tone of voice It is not difficult to see Zhao Zhi's strength, dealing with such a person, Fellman asked himself if he had the capital to bargain with Zhao Zhi, although he was a little unwilling in his heart, but his face was not daring to show it.
Zhao Zhi was reluctant to reveal his identity, it didn't mean that others were unwilling, Capone shouted loudly, "Mr. Fairman, this person sitting in front of you is Mr. Zhao who rescued a large number of your Jewish compatriots from Europe, he is the savior of your Jews, I am just doing what Mr. Zhao wants, so the person you thank should be him."
As early as in the United States, he speculated that the migration of a large number of Jews from Europe was an organized action, but what he did not expect was that the person behind this matter would be a Chinese, and China is still at war with Japan. "Dear Sir, please accept my respect for you" Fellman bent down at Zhao Zhi and bowed deeply to Zhao Zhi, he was apologizing for his previous contempt for Zhao Zhi.
"Dear Sir, as far as I know, there are currently more than 1 million Jews transferred to Burma, and this number may increase as the war continues. Are the ships that transport the Jews free of charge for you? I guess there must be a problem with your funds" Fellman's words paused, and then continued, "Bank, only by opening a bank in Yangon can you solve your capital problem, to use you Chinese idioms, I want to recommend myself to be the manager of this bank."
"How big do you need space? How much money? How many people? What else do you need besides that? I don't know if Fellman's self-recommendation played a role, or Zhao Zhi wanted to use this Fairman, as soon as Fellman's self-recommendation came out, Zhao Zhi immediately responded, and was busy asking Fellman what he needed to prepare.