It doesn't matter if you're not familiar with it, soon Wang Zhenyu left a very deep impression on Liu Hongsheng:

After everyone greeted each other for a while, they found that they hadn't eaten breakfast, Wang Zhenyu saw that there was a shop selling Hangzhou xiaolongbao on the street, so he didn't say anything, greeted everyone and walked straight in. This move is very common, because in later generations, Wang Zhenyu liked to eat xiaolongbao. But it made Liu Hongsheng's eyes light up, the person in front of him was a general, but he didn't have half of the bureaucratic style, and he didn't have a trace of the pretentiousness of the powerful. From this point alone, I can see that he is a very pragmatic person, maybe the situation described in Mr. Ye's letter is not exaggerated, and this person may really be a person who can achieve things. With this identification, Liu Hongsheng breathed a sigh of relief and followed into the xiaolongbao shop.

Everyone was chatting while eating xiaolongbao, and Wang Zhenyu took the initiative to become enthusiastic, which made Liu Hongsheng feel flattered.

"Mr. Liu, what Wang admires most in his life is a businessman. Don't believe it, although since ancient times, Shinong industry and commerce, business is the last, but that is the feudal emperor in order to maintain his rule is so tossed, in Wang's view, no business is not rich, look at the United States, the status of businessmen is high, presidents, parliamentarians can do, so the national strength of the United States can flourish; On the other hand, in our country, the farmers, the industrialists, and the officials have all been raised as parasites......"

What is called the mountain blowing and the sea blowing, Wang Zhenyu is like this now, he is eating xiaolongbao and enjoying the delicious taste that spans a hundred years; On the other hand, he is emptying the inventory in his stomach, trying to close the distance between himself and Liu Hongsheng in an almost flattering way.

Perhaps because of the low status of businessmen in this era, Liu Hongsheng felt a kind of respect and pleasure from Wang Zhenyu's words. This sense of identity came together, and the distance between the two people suddenly shortened a lot.

"Although General Wang is young, his knowledge is far better than those corrupt bureaucrats in the former Qing Dynasty, no wonder the Manchu Qing Dynasty will eventually lose the world, it is really self-contained, and the blame is on oneself!" Liu Hongsheng didn't forget to take a small picture, and he didn't want money if he was flattering anyway.

"Mr. Liu, Wang is a cheerful person, and he is easy to make friends, the people I see are generally not wrong, Mr. Liu, you have real skills, and Wang's subordinates are all reckless people, and there is a lack of capable people like Mr." Wang Zhenyu was quick to speak, although he didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning of solicitation was thrown out directly, and Ye Zuwen, who was drinking soup, gave Wang Zhenyu directly, so excited that the soup in his mouth squirted out. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately covered his mouth with a towel, which did not attract everyone's attention.

Liu Hongsheng didn't expect General Wang to be so direct, out of habit or reason, he declined very tactfully: "General Wang is very loving, Liu is a businessman, useless, how can he be appreciated by his general!" ”

Wang Zhenyu smiled, he naturally knew that things couldn't be so simple. He didn't persuade again, he smiled, and stuffed another xiaolongbao into his mouth......

The group soon entered the French Concession in Shanghai, and Wang Zhenyu had to meet another person, Du Yuesheng.

It can't but be said that it is a coincidence, since Wang Zhenyu had the idea of selling arms, Ye Zuwen has been thinking about the channel.

At that time, the Qing Dynasty had not yet collapsed, and the envoys of the princes could walk around the world at will with the prince's private seal. It is also very easy to sell arms to Zhang Xun, and it is directly pulled by boat to Xuzhou, where Zhang Xun is stationed.

Now that the Qing Dynasty is over, any move by the Zongshe Party has to be transferred from the open side to the underground. For example, according to Wang Zhenyu's vision, it may not be difficult for the arms to come out of Nanjing, but it will be a big problem if they are handed over to the Zongshe Party.

You can't let Huang Xing send people to directly transport weapons to the Northeast, right? If he really wants to do this, even if Wang Zhenyu gets this money, it is estimated that he will only resign from his post and go into exile overseas, and he will become the sworn enemy of the revolutionaries from now on. What kind of iron-blooded hoe team, death squad and other revolutionary aspirants will rush to be the first, and come to Wang Zhenyu one after another to play with him, then Wang Zhenyu can only go down in advance and reminisce about life with Niu Tou Ma Mian.

Wang Zhenyu doesn't want to have his life to make money and not to spend his life, so this transaction needs an intermediate link, and the gang shili is naturally the first choice. At this time, Liu Hongsheng recommended to Ye Zuwen a friend of his who was mixed in the Green Gang, Du Yuesheng.

Although Liu Hongsheng and Du Yuesheng were born in the same year, one is from Jiangsu and the other is from Zhejiang. But the two of them just got to know each other, and the words have to start with Liu Hongsheng, who once worked as a teacher in the Laozha Capture House of the Shanghai Ministry of Industry. During this period, Du Yuesheng happened to worship under the door of Huang Jinrong, the tycoon of the Qing Gang in the current concession, and Huang Jinrong was the bag of the patrol room, relying on this relationship, the two also had some contacts.

Du Yuesheng had been a disciple in the Huang Mansion before his career, and after a long time, he also gained some face in this concession with the help of Boss Huang's Shili.

Liu Hongsheng made Kaiping coal, at first his peers looked down on him, but he never thought that he would let him do it later, and his peers wanted to find some trouble for him to break him.

Liu Hongsheng naturally had to go to the gang for shelter in desperation, but Huang Jinrong was like the sky, how could he see it as a salesman. After eating a closed door in the Huang Mansion, he Yujian Du Yuesheng again, Du Yuesheng is famous for being a person, and he is very enthusiastic and proactive to help Liu Hongsheng settle the trouble, and he doesn't want a big man, he just says that he is a friend with Boss Liu.

Du Yuesheng's impatience and righteousness made Liu Hongsheng have a good impression of him, and the two became friends. This time, Mr. Ye wanted to find someone from the gang to do things, and Liu Hongsheng naturally recommended Du Yuesheng without hesitation.

After listening to Liu Hongsheng's introduction, Wang Zhenyu could only sigh that this shijie was really full of coincidences, so let's meet this Du Yuesheng who has not yet become a climate.

With such a logical decision, Liu Hongsheng and Du Yuesheng ushered in the biggest turning point in their entire lives, at least they themselves thought so.

On Baochang Road in the French Concession of Shanghai, where Liu Hongsheng's mansion is located, Wang Zhenyu and others came in in a carriage. The beautiful and neat French plane trees along the way, the clean streets, and the gorgeous costumes of the passing crowd surprised the entourage, and pointed at them by the way. For the appearance of this dirt bun entering the city, even Master A Gui, who was in charge of driving the car, scoffed.

To Liu Hongsheng's surprise, Wang Zhenyu didn't seem to have any sense of surprise at these things, not at all like a martial artist who had never seen the world.

Wang Zhenyu is indeed not unusual, the three worst themes filmed in later generations, Qing court dramas, anti-Japanese dramas and Shanghai Tang, Wang Zhenyu has been immune to this, ignoring all the physical and chemical attacks arising from them.

Out of the courtesy of the host, Liu Hongsheng also learned Ye Zuwen's name: "General Wang, let's see if you want to go to the Bund in the public concession, there are trams, and at present, in addition to Shanghai, only Dalian and Jiaozhou have this thing, and many other high-end goods are also sold there." ”

Wang Zhenyu smiled: "Mr. Liu doesn't need to be so polite, Wang didn't come to play, so there's no hurry." By the way, what is the historical origin of this Baochang Road, and I hope Mr. Liu will teach me. ”

It is rare that a martial artist will be interested in place names, and Liu Hongsheng is also happy to gossip:

"This starts with an old-timer in Shanghai, whose surname is Dong Baochang, and he is a senior in the concession. Mr. Ye also knows about the Ministry of Industry Bureau, which is the highest management body of the concession, and our Mr. Dong is the director of the Ministry of Industry Bureau, and he has been serving 15 terms, five of which are the main directors. In this Shanghai Tang is also one of the best romantic figures, now Shanghai Tang is more prominent characters most of them from his disciples, in the past to expand the new concession, this public contributed the most...... That's why it's so easy to name it."

Wang Zhenyu understands what kind of big man I am, and I am just one or two devils, a big comprador. Alas, what a world!

Shanghai during the Republic of China was really a wonderful flower in Chinese history, compradors were in charge, hooligans were rampant, three religions and nine streams, and chickens and dogs ascended to heaven! Hey, you can't accept it.

Soon arrived at the Liu Mansion, a two-story Western-style building, white style, very exquisite. The only drawback is that it does not occupy a large area, and it seems that Liu Hongsheng's career has just started.

As soon as he got out of the car, a middle-aged man in a long shirt leaned over and said, "Master, Mr. Du from the Huang Mansion has called, and he will come over on time after lunch." ”

Liu Hongsheng nodded, turned around and asked Wang Zhenyu to rest.

After doing the train for most of the day, Wang Zhenyu did feel a little tired, so he sat down on the sofa in Liu's mansion.

Although Zhao Dongsheng, Ma Xicheng and others were not allowed to bring guns into the concession, their vigilance work was not relaxed. There are a total of eight guards in the line, all equipped with military thorns. After Ma Xicheng accompanied Wang Zhenyu and Ye Zuwen into the mansion, Zhao Dongsheng immediately signaled his subordinate guards to disperse the guard before turning around and entering the mansion.

Liu Hongsheng saw all this in his eyes and did not raise any objections, and his evaluation of Wang Zhenyu was a few points higher in his heart, this person seemed to be very good at leading troops.

Eating at Liu's Mansion at noon, like Ye Zuwen, Liu Hongsheng also likes to eat Western food. Zhao Dongsheng went out to arrange for the guards to take turns to eat at the restaurant across the road, while Ma Xicheng stayed by Wang Zhenyu's side.

Wang Zhenyu, Ye Zuwen, and Liu Hongsheng chatted about business while dining.

"Ye Gong, Hongsheng, I have been waiting for you for a long time!" After Liu Hongsheng chewed a bite of steak, Shuai first provoked the topic.

"Alas, Brother Hongsheng, there is no need to be so polite, you made a great deal of money in the last equipment transaction, Ye Mou went back in a hurry that day, I didn't have time to thank you, you are not strange!" Ye Zuwen is also an old elf.

Wang Zhenyu continued to use his own meal and did not answer, which made Liu Hongsheng a little bottomless.

But it's all at this time, Liu Hongsheng thought about it and said bluntly: "Ye Gong, your kindness to Hongsheng, how can Hongsheng deserve this thank you!" Seeing Ye Gong today, I can't help but think of how difficult it was when I started my business, if it wasn't for Ye Gong's help, Hongsheng would have come today, I would like to give you a cup. ”

Ye Zuwen smiled and took the cup.

Liu Hongsheng bit his cheek: "Ye Gong, don't hide it, Hongsheng has no relatives in Shanghai Beach, every step is extremely difficult, the coal business has finally improved a little, and now there are some problems with this supply." ”

Wang Zhenyu has now turned into a foodie, and he can't hear Liu Hongsheng's words, and he is trying to eliminate the steak on his plate. Grandma's, it's really seven medium-cooked.