At the same time, in the Wenyang Building in Bada Hutong, several senior officials of the Republic of China government were also listening to Xiaoqu, which turned out to be Zhou Qitong, the former acting vice minister of industry and commerce and the current China Silk Industry Ombudsman, who had returned from the south and invited a few friends to get together. Among the seven or eight people who came, there were Zhang Zongxiang, chairman of the China Huiye Bank, Jin Bangping, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and of course, the most important guest was Zhao Binghe, vice minister of culture.

A few people listened to the song and chatted about the customs and customs of various places, Zhou Qitong was eloquent, and he had a good memory when he talked about what he saw and heard in Jiangnan this time, and what he saw and heard was actually the same, which shows that this person has a strong memory. Zhou Qitong said: "China's silk industry can't beat Japan's silk industry, don't be in a hurry to deny me, I say this for a reason." He saw that everyone had refuted it, so he smiled and said: "Although China's silk industry has a history of thousands of years, after the modern modern industry, the commercial annexation model of large groups and big chaebols annexing and killing small small workshops has emerged. Japan's silk industry is led by the state, controlled by the financial oligarchy, and in order to grow mulberry leaves, the Japanese government even forced farmers to return their land to plant mulberry trees - do you remember the rice riots in Japan two years ago? How can Japan be short of rice? Because the Japanese government, in order to eliminate China's silk industry, demanded a reduction in the amount of land. I was very disappointed when I investigated the four provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, that the Chinese people were willing to sell their silk to Japanese silk reelers who were bidding higher. Japanese silk reeling buyers monopolized Chinese silk reeling for two years in a row, forcing a large number of silk workshops to close their doors. When the Chinese silk industry was sluggish, Japanese businessmen encouraged Chinese silkworm farmers to grow mulberry and raise silkworms, leading to a large backlog of silk reeling. As a result, Japanese merchants began to buy at low prices, causing Chinese silkworm farmers to suffer huge losses. After coming and going, China's silkworm farmers and silk business were hurt by the Japanese oligarchs. He sighed and said with a bitter smile: "Chinese love to take advantage of small advantages, in order to earn dozens of more oceans, they would rather sell silk reeling to Japanese buyers, and eventually they broke their own production." There are more than 30 silkworm farmers who committed suicide in Jiangnan this time. Look at ......."

Qiu Lu, general manager of Dahua Industrial, said: "This is also to blame on Chinese silk merchants, why not raise the purchase price." ”

Zhou Qitong said with a wry smile: "It's easier said than done, Japan is an oligopoly, and the state invests funds in order to strangle China's silk industry, they would rather lose tens of millions of yen than destroy China's silk industry." From silkworm farmers to silk workshops, how to make this economic account? You tell the people that this is a trap for Japanese businessmen, and the people will care about you. Not to mention how proud the country is now, for ordinary people, the country can be regarded as a foreign colony. They are still them -- the concept of the state, which is easy to say, but it takes twenty or thirty years to cultivate the concept of the state. ”

Zhang Zongxiang said: "This time the Japanese mob persecuted the Chinese, but it was a good opportunity. ”

Zhou Qitong shook his head and said: "Otherwise, otherwise, I have come into contact with ordinary people, and only thirty percent are willing to sell to domestic silk merchants at a low price." Seven adults means that the one who pays the highest price gets, and it has nothing to do with selling to the Chinese and selling to the Japanese. ”

"Isn't this anti-Japanese march useless?" Zhang Zongxiang asked again.

Zhou Qitong said: "The main force of the anti-Japanese demonstrations were young students and ignorant patriotic peasants, and it was only a burst of heat, and there were very few businessmen boycotting Japanese goods. Patriotic businessmen are admirable to say, but there are very few of them, businessmen seek profits, and small farmers also value profits, alas. What to do with this country? What to do? ”

"According to you, China's silk industry is not saved?" Zhang Zongxiang asked.

Zhou Qitong said: "It's not that I can't be saved. He smiled strangely and said, "You don't know, Chinese silkworm farmers get all the yen, if the Chinese government directly announces the appreciation of the renminbi, the result will be that the yen and the silver dollar in the hands of the silkworm farmers will depreciate against the huàn!" Well, these silkworm farmers no longer dare to sell anything to the Japanese. ”

"No, no, no." Zhang Zongxiang said. "How can the silver dollar appreciate and depreciate at will, it's too much for a daughter-in-law."

Zhou Qitong said with a smile: "I'm just joking, it is estimated that the presidents of the three major banks are not willing to appreciate the value of the RMB silver dollar." ”

Zhang Zongxiang said: "Speaking of which, if the renminbi appreciates. Our bank can make a profit. His China Huiye Bank now has opened ten branches in Zhili, Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong, which shows how much he earned last year. Since retiring from politics, Zhang Zongxiang has shown his skills in the financial industry and has become a rare talent in the financial industry in the north.

"If the renminbi appreciates or depreciates, your bank can only make money or lose money." Qiu Lu quipped.

"That's right, the one who opened the bank should say that he loses money, unless the country is in turmoil." Zhang Zongxiang said with a smile.

Qiu Lu asked Zhao Binghe, who had not spoken much on the side, "Brother Zedong, why are you so preoccupied?" Today is the day to pick up the wind for Brother Guangyin. ”

Zhao Binghe raised his glass and said, "Come on, come on, let's drink one together." ”

Everyone had a toast, and Zhou Qitong said: "Brother Zedong, your Ministry of Culture is now making more and more efforts, and Brother Tai will definitely go further in the future." ”

"Brother Zedong, we really have to count on you in the future."

"It is estimated that in a few years, Brother Zedong will soon become a candidate for minister."

"Yes, Brother Zedong is young and strong, and he is young and promising, and he is still a northerner, and he will definitely have a long journey in the future."

"Come on, come on, raise a glass for Brother Zedong to catch up with in the future." Zhou Qitong mentioned yì said.

Everyone toasted together, Zhao Binghe drank it and was proud in his heart, but he said with a modest expression on his face: "Brother Guangyin, I have won the award, I have won the award, how can Zedong have the talent you say, I just want to be a deputy director in peace." Besides, even if he is ambitious, he can only help the president share the burden. A qiē look at the creation, look at the creation. He looked at the faces of the crowd who were courteous to him, and because he had drunk too much wine, there were some unguarded mouths, and he whispered, "Everyone, I would like to advise you to stock up on some supplies recently." ”

Everyone was surprised, stretched their necks to look, and Zhao Binghe said in a low voice: "This time the Chinese are suffering in Japan, why is the president unusually resolute?" ”

"Why?"

Zhao Binghe: "On the surface, it seems to be the national righteousness, but in fact, the president is in the ......" He lowered his voice, and everyone stretched out their ears, and Qiu Lu waved his hand to the female official who was singing, and the female warbler Yanyan went out with a very eye-catching look, Zhao Binghe said: "Tong guò This national righteousness movement will further control power." ”

Zhou Qitong said: "What do you mean ......?"

"Where a country is strong, there must be a strong and unspeakable monarch." Zhao Binghe said, "I am a big country in China, although the reunification has been completed, and the president is in charge of the military and government, but what about now...... The great president's reunification of China is not an absolute force, but a combination of force and political skill. He took a sip of wine with a smile and said, "The president had 500,000 troops, but the whole country has 2 million troops, if you don't rely on your skills and means, how can you be unified?" The army is unified, the country is unified, but now many gentry and local governments are still doing their own thing, and the emperor is far away. ”

Several people looked at each other, as if they wanted to get any more information from Zhao Binghe's mouth, but Zhao Binghe didn't say any more, and after eating, Jin Bangping excused himself that he didn't have a car, so he took Zhou Qitong's car back. Seeing everyone away, the two got into the car, and Jin Bangping said: "Yang Xiu's death in the past is vivid, Brother Guangyin, take it as a warning." ”

Zhou Qitong immediately understood that he meant Zhao Binghe, who was a little drunk today, and said with a smile: "Brother Boping, Guangyin knows. ”

Jin Bangping sighed and said, "I have gone through six governments, and I know best that the most dangerous thing for a fast-moving official like Brother Zedong is that he is not strict in his mouth, so you should take this as a warning." With that, he opened the door and left the car, and a car picked him up around the corner.

Zhou Qitong was thinking about the meaning of Zhao Binghe's words, but what did he say, what did the emperor refer to?

Early the next morning, Wu Resong, captain of the guard of the Presidential Palace, came to the General Shangwu Mansion to pick up Wang Maoru and take him to the Presidential Palace, and Secretary General Zhang Kuian reported that the fleet and airships could be assembled today and would be able to set off early tomorrow morning. Then Zhang Kuian asked hesitantly: "Do you really care about the attitude of the Japanese government?" ”

The corners of Wang Maoru's mouth twitched, and he said, "No matter, if it's a national war, it's a national war." ”

In the morning, after Wang Maoru had dealt with some urgent matters, he asked Foreign Minister Chen Yi to issue an ultimatum to Japan, saying that if the Japanese Government did not give a clear answer, the Chinese rescue fleet would no longer pay attention to the Japanese Government's attitude tomorrow. Subsequently, the silk investigator Zhou Qitong reported to Wang Maoru on the situation of the silk industry in Jiangnan, and after a concise introduction for half an hour, Wang Maoru said: "Okay, your investigation is very important, and now I need you to do one thing, to establish the National Silk Textile Group." The purpose of our establishment of this head office is not to compete with the people for profit, but because Japan has begun to use the method of whale swallowing to eliminate the Chinese silk and textile industry, and the private capital is too difficult to fight against the Japanese chaebol, so we want to create the National Textile Group. Guangyin, the first general manager of China Silk Textile Group, will be borne by you. ”

Zhou Qitong suddenly said excitedly: "Yes, great president, the humble position will definitely live up to expectations." ”

Secretary-General Zhang Kuian walked and knocked on the door and came in, saying: "Zhang Zuolin, Vice Minister of National Defense, and Wu Peifu, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense, have arrived, it's time to go to Weihai, and the plane is ready." ”

"Hmm." Wang Maoru nodded, wrote a note, handed it to Zhou Qitong and said: "This is my personal approval, your group can borrow from Huaxia Bank, there is no limit to the amount, and the future of China's silk industry will be handed over to you." ”

"Yes." Zhou Qitong jumped up and said, provoking Wang Maoru couldn't help but laugh.