After the introduction of the gold standard in Japan in 1897, the yen has been very strong, and the exchange rate of 1 dollar to 2 yen has lasted for more than 20 years, and even in the First World War, it did not change much.

The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 led to the collapse of the credit of the Bank of Japan, and since then the yen has begun to depreciate, and in 1927 there was a Showa financial panic, the Great Depression of 1929, and the ban on gold exports in Japan in 1930, all of which caused the yen to continue to depreciate, and the yen to the dollar was about 1 dollar to 3 yen.

500 yen is equivalent to 166 US dollars, and if you convert it to the ocean, it is almost 400 oceans!

Chen Qiang originally only wanted 50 oceans, so he stretched out five fingers, who knew that Kitajima Shiro misunderstood, thinking it was 500 yen.

Shiro Kitajima is Japanese after all, and the first currency that comes to mind is of course the yen, and in Kitajima's view, 500 yen is a lot, but it is also a reasonable number. If it's 50 yen, it's not enough for a few Western meals at the Kishirin. If it's 5,000 yen, it's too much, and Kitajima Shiro doesn't believe that Chen Qiang will ask for 5,000 yen.

So Kitajima Shiro decided that the five fingers that Chen Qiang stretched out should be 500 yen.

500 yen is also a lot, so you can't give it, you have to bargain!

As a diplomat, Kitajima's first instinct was to bargain. People who engage in diplomacy are all virtuous, and they ask for money on the spot.

Hearing Kitajima Shiro shout out $500, Chen Qiang's heart was already happy, but he didn't have the slightest expression of joy on his face, but asked, "Mr. Kitajima, how much can you accept for the appearance fee?" ”

Shiro Kitajima pondered for a moment and said, "Up to 300 yen." ”

The first rule of the bargaining rule, cut in half when you meet. From 500 yen to 300 yen, it's almost half.

Chen Qiang frowned suddenly, pretending to be very unhappy, and then asked in an eager tone, "Mr. Kitajima, 300 yen is too little, can you add more?" ”

Kitajima Shiro saw that Chen Qiang was in a hurry, and knew that there was a play, he pondered for a few seconds, sighed and said: "Chen Jun, I'll go back and try to persuade my boss, and I can add another 50 yen to you at most, if it is more, it will be impossible." ”

Chen Qiang's expression looked very struggling, and after a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief in some disappointment, and said in a helpless tone: "Okay, 350 yen is 350 yen!" ”

Chen Qiang's movements are naturally performances. Although he is not a diplomat, when he was a professor in his previous life, he also engaged in many scientific research projects, and every time he engaged in scientific research projects, he had to change the law to ask for funds, go to enterprises to solicit sponsorship, or apply with schools, and the bargaining process was much more exciting than this. Compared to the old foxes in charge of the school's funds, the young Kitajima Shiro was still too young.

Kitajima Shiro on the other side felt that he had picked up a big bargain, in his opinion, Chen Qiang on the other side was simply a rookie in negotiations, all the psychological activities were expressed on his face, and he easily saved 150 yen.

Next to him, the teacher from Nankai University looked at Chen Qiang dumbfounded, when Chen Qiang asked for the appearance fee, the teacher was already stupid, but what he didn't expect was that the Japanese were really willing to pay for it!

"It's really a crying child who has milk to eat, this Chen Qiang, why don't you usually see it, this is a master who takes advantage of it and doesn't have enough!"

……

Soon after, Chen Qiang was invited to the principal's office.

"The Japanese are going to invite you to a competition? Have you ever thought that this is likely to be a 'Hongmen feast'? Zhang Boling asked.

"It's not like the Hongmen Banquet, but it's definitely true that the Japanese don't have a good heart." Chen Qiang said.

"Knowing that the Japanese are not at ease, are you still willing to go? Aren't you afraid of danger? Zhang Boling asked.

"People have come to the door to call for battle, if I don't go, won't it be too embarrassing for the Chinese." Chen Qiang paused, and then said: "I'm not worried about the personal danger, this is a competitive sport, and the Japanese won't kidnap me openly, right?" Besides, I'm just an athlete, and I'm not a high-ranking official, so there's no point in kidnapping me, but I'll end up in the field of sports. ”

"You've seen it thoroughly." Zhang Boling looked at Chen Qiang with some approval, and he found that Chen Qiang had a maturity beyond this age.

"It seems that this kid has suffered a lot after his family is ruined, and he understands things so well at a young age." Zhang Boling sighed secretly in his heart.

Chen Qiang continued: "I have no money and no power, and the only one who can get into the eyes of the Japanese is probably the Asian record in the 100-meter sprint." The Japanese may be jealous of the title of 'Asia's fastest' and want to take away the 100-meter dash as the Asian record from me. ”

"Then are you sure to hold this 'fastest in Asia'?" Zhang Boling asked.

"Principal, please rest assured, as long as I am here, the title of 'Asia's fastest' must belong to us Chinese!" Chen Qiang said with an oath.

"Okay, if you have ambition, China needs ambitious young people like you!" Zhang Boling nodded with satisfaction: "Be careful all the way, I'm waiting for your good news in Tianjin, and when you come back, I'll give you a celebration party!" ”

In fact, when Kitajima Shiro came to deliver the invitation, Chen Qiang had already guessed that the Japanese had no good wine and no good banquet. It is precisely because of this that Chen Qiang began to change the law to ask for money, in addition to wanting the Japanese to give some blood, it is also like testing the determination of the Japanese.

As a result, the Japanese were not only willing to bear the cost of the competition, but also willing to pay the venue fee, if the Japanese did not have a plan, how could they be willing to pay such a large cost.

And Chen Qiang is a poor bastard with no long things, and the only thing that can be valued by the Japanese is the title of "Asia's fastest". Chen Qiang guessed after a little analysis that the Japanese invited him to go to North Korea to participate in Bath, and they must have come for the title of "the fastest in Asia".

According to Chen Qiang's memory, Japan's Yoshioka Lund broke the Asian record many times between 1930 and 1933, and the historical Yoshioka Lund, starting from 10.7 seconds, to 10.6 seconds, 10.5 seconds, and then to 10.4 seconds, and finally in 1935, he even ran a 10.3 seconds, tying the world record at that time.

According to the historical results of Yoshioka Lund, Chen Qiang can almost conclude that the current Yoshioka Lund has at least reached a time of 10.7 seconds, or even faster!

Chen Qiang had also guessed that because Yoshioka Lund could already run faster, the Japanese felt that Yoshioka Lund could defeat Chen Qiang, so they invited Chen Qiang to participate in the competition, in order to take away the title of "Asia's fastest" from him.

If it was four or five months ago, in the face of the invitation of the Japanese, Chen Qiang might have been a little intimidated, but now it is different, Chen Qiang's body has begun to enter the development period, he will be stronger than in the Far Eastern Games, even if the sprinting technique has not improved, Chen Qiang's performance will improve because of the growth of the body.

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There are ships in Tianjin that go directly to North Korea, but they are not special passenger ships, but ships for both passengers and cargo. The guests on the ship were also Japanese, and there were basically no Chinese or Koreans.

North Korea in this era was so poor that there was nothing to do, and it was not profitable for Chinese businessmen to do business with a group of poor ghosts.

Since the ship is used for both passengers and cargo, the speed is not fast, and the comfort is not good, Chen Qiang did not have the heart to enjoy the scenery on the sea, so he lay directly on the bed, and then entered the training space.

After more than two days of sailing, the ship finally reached Jemulpo, North Korea.

Jemulpo is today's Incheon, which was not an open port during the Joseon Dynasty, and was later called Jemulpo when Incheon was opened to the outside world, and a naval battle broke out here during the Russo-Japanese War. It was only after the end of World War II that Jemulpo reverted to its Incheon name.

The Japanese side also sent a car to the port of Jemulpo and took Chen Qiang to the capital government.

After the merger of Japan and South Korea in 1910, the Japanese renamed Seoul as Gyeongseongfu, which was equivalent to the "city" of Japan at that time, and the name Gyeongseongfu was used until 1946, and then changed back to Seoul.

At this time, the capital of the city was very dilapidated, and there was no future prosperity of Seoul, with some low and small dilapidated houses on both sides of the road, and pedestrians on the road were also wearing traditional Korean costumes.

It wasn't until you entered the city center that there were some two- or three-story buildings on the side of the road, and the owners of these buildings were basically Japanese, and many of the signs hanging outside the shops were written in Chinese or Japanese, and there was no Korean at all.

Japan has been operating in Korea for more than 30 years, and there are already many Japanese residents in the downtown area of the entire capital province. The people who were able to live in the center of the city were all "traitors" who surrendered to Japan and were willing to do things for Japan.

The Japanese arranged a very good accommodation for Chen Qiang, the hotel was opened by the Japanese, and Chen Qiang was given a Japanese-style suite, one inside was a tatami mat, and the other outside was a living room, and there was a small Japanese-style square table in the living room, where you could sit at the table and drink tea.

There is no need for Chen Qiang to worry about eating, naturally someone will arrange it properly, and there is an izakaya opened by a Japanese next to the hotel, if Chen Qiang is hungry, he can also go to eat some snacks.

……

Chen Qiang rested in the hotel for a day, and the next morning, after Chen Qiang had breakfast, he was taken to the competition venue by the Japanese to watch the game.

This is a very simple sports field, with only a few tiers of grandstand built on the rostrum in the middle, and an open space around it.

Chen Qiang was invited to sit on the podium, and Yoshioka and another athlete in their twenties had been waiting for a long time.

"Jun Chen, we meet again. This time, I will definitely try to overcome you. Yoshioka Lund spoke.

The translator next to him translated Yoshioka Lund's words to Chen Qiang. Chen Qiang responded with a smile: "I'm also looking forward to fighting Mr. Yoshioka again." ”

Yoshioka Lude pointed to the man in his twenties next to him again, and said, "This is my senior, Nanbu Tadahei, and this time he will also participate in the 100-meter sprint." ”

"Jun Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you." Nanfang Zhongping bowed slightly and greeted Chen Qiang with Japanese etiquette.

"I'm glad to meet you, too." Chen Qiang stretched out his right hand and continued: "When Mr. Nanfang won the long jump and triple jump championships in the Far Eastern Games, I also witnessed Mr. Nanfang's demeanor, but I didn't expect Mr. Nanfang to be proficient in the 100-meter sprint. ”

"It turns out that Chen Jun has already watched my game." Nanfang Zhongping also stretched out his right hand, shook hands with Chen Qiang, and then said: "In fact, during the Far Eastern Games, I also watched Chen Jun's game, and I was also very impressed by Chen Jun. I didn't expect to be able to compete with Chen Jun on the same stage so soon. ”

The two sides praised each other, and in general the atmosphere was very friendly, at least on the face, but in fact both sides had their own ghosts.

This is what sports competitions look like, the more friendly the athletes are before the game, the more they are holding back their strength to kill you, although they say one by one, how great my opponent is, but in fact these sweet words are sugar-coated cannonballs, and when it comes to the field, the black hand will never be soft.

In fact, when Chen Qiang saw Nanfang Zhongping, the vigilance in his heart had been raised to the highest level.

Others may not know who Nanfang Zhongping is, but Chen Qiang knows this Nanfang Zhongping.

Throughout the thirties, Nanbu Tadahei was probably the most dazzling track and field athlete in Asia, and the only Asian track and field athlete who could stand at the top of the world.

Nanbu Zhongping's main Xiang Bin is not a sprint, but a long jump and a triple jump.

The 100-meter dash and the long jump have a lot in common, so in the era when athletics was not so specialized, there were many athletes who would work on both the sprint and the long jump. One of the more famous is the American star Carl Lewis, who not only broke the world record in the 100m, but also won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in the long jump.

Nanmbu Chunghei is also a sprinter and long jumper, his sprinting level is very good, he once broke the Asian record in the 100-meter sprint, and is the top sprinter in Asia.

His achievements in the long jump were even more remarkable, and at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, Minami Tadahei won gold in the triple jump and bronze in the long jump. He once set a long jump world record of 7.98 meters, and is the only Asian in modern track and field history to break the long jump world record.

The future Tadahei Minami also served as the head coach of the Japanese national track and field team and was awarded a medal by the International Olympic Committee.

"The Japanese also spent a lot of money this time, not only Yoshioka Lund, but also invited Southern Tadahei to form a team of double insurance, it seems that they have to take away the title of the fastest in Asia from me." Chen Qiang smiled calmly.

The 100-meter dash is a racing sport, and it is clear who runs first and who runs second in the competition, and there is no way to cheat. As long as Chen Qiang runs faster than the Japanese, then the Japanese will never take away the title of "Asia's fastest" from Chen Qiang.

……

The competition began, and there was no Japanese in the morning game, and there was no need for Chen Qiang to play, all of which were contests between North Korean athletes.

"The North Korean athletes have to decide the first place and then compete against our Japanese athletes." The translator paused, then said, "Only the best Koreans are barely qualified to compete with our players from the Great Japanese Empire!" ”

Moments later, the 100-meter dash was over, and the first place among the North Koreans had been decided, and his time was only a pitiful 12.5 seconds. This result is nearly two seconds behind Chen Qiang, Yoshioka Lund, and Nanbu Tadahei, and Chen Qiang feels that there is no need for this North Korean player to compete with them.

"North Koreans must be depressed when they see their athletes being tortured. Perhaps the Japanese had hoped that the North Koreans would see their athletes being tortured! Chen Qiang pondered and looked around.

There were a lot of North Koreans in the open space next to them, and they were just looking at all this with blank faces at this time, and everyone had a numb expression on their faces. Perhaps their hearts have accepted the rule of the Japanese, the results of enslavement, and the status of slaves in the country.

"Is that man our opponent?" Yoshioka said as he pointed to the North Korean who won on the field.

"Yes, his name is Takagi Takesawa." Someone next to him introduced.

The interpreter also told Chen Qiang the North Korean's message.

"Takagi Takezawa? Isn't this a contest between North Koreans? How can there be Japanese players? Chen Qiang asked subconsciously.

"It's true that he's Korean, but he's lucky because we gave him a Japanese surname and a Japanese name! I think he must have felt very honored when he read his name! When the interpreter said this, his face was full of condescension

One of the Japanese slavery education in Korea was to require Koreans to change their original surnames to Japanese surnames.

For example, the most common surname "Kim" in North Korea has been changed to the Japanese surname "Kim Village", the other major surname "Park" has been changed to the Japanese surname "Takagi", the surname "Choi" has been changed to the Japanese surname "Umehara", and so on. The future South Korean President Park Chung-hee was called "Takagi Masao" during the Japanese occupation era.

The other major surname of North Korea, "Lee", has been preserved because it is the surname of the Joseon royal family.

At this time, Chen Qiang had a trace of sympathy for the North Koreans.

The country is gone, the people have become slaves, and they have to be inferior to others even to hold a sports meeting, and they even have to abandon the surname of their ancestors and recognize the Japanese as their ancestors before they can participate.

Chen Qiang couldn't help but think of his motherland and the hardships that China would face in the future. There was a feeling of sadness that the rabbit was dead and the fox was constantly emerging from his heart, and what followed was a kind of unwillingness and anger.

In the next second, Chen Qiang clenched his fists, and even his nails had already been pinched into the flesh.

"We're different! We do not want to be enslaved, we will not become slaves of the country, when the invaders come, we will fight to the end, we are a great nation, we have unyielding blood in our bones, our unyielding, not only in politics, military, diplomacy, but also economic, cultural, scientific...... In all fields, we are fighting the invaders in our own way, as Chinese, to the end! ”

Thinking of this, Chen Qiang slowly let go of his fist, and then let out a long breath.

"In sports, I'll be the one who fights!"

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