Hadley & Co., Manager Xiao invited Wang Wenwu and his party into the living room, and served tea and coffee to everyone diligently.

Manager Xiao is a kind of person, and at a glance he can see that Steward Zhang is a clapper, "Master Wu, forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, which master is this!" ”

Wang Wenwu hurriedly introduced: "This Steward Zhang in the Cao Mansion! ”

Said to Steward Zhang: "This is Manager Xiao of Hadley Foreign Company!" ”

After the two met, Manager Xiao said, "I don't know, what advice does Steward Zhang have!" ”

"I don't dare to take the advice, but I just heard from Wenwu that Guiyangxing has arms for sale, so I came to ask!"

Manager Xiao smiled and said, "You have really come to the right place, I don't know, how much do you want to buy!" ”

"Naturally, the more the merrier, but I don't know, this price!"

"Please wait a minute, I'll take the price list and take a look." After saying that, he bowed and went out.

Steward Zhang said to Wang Wenwu: "Wenwu! What price did you buy before! ”

"Butler Huizhang, twenty-three silver dollars for a rifle and eight hundred and ninety-one machine guns."

Steward Zhang nodded and said, "Hmm! Yes, you have a good conscience! ”

Wang Wenwu didn't know what to say, admit it, his conscience can't get by, after all, it's not at this price, if he doesn't admit it, then he has no conscience! That's even worse, Wang Wenwu was silent directly, and acquiesced to the acknowledgement.

Steward Zhang didn't continue to say anything, there was silence in the room for a while, and the atmosphere became more and more awkward, but fortunately, it was the savior Manager Xiao who came in.

Manager Xiao handed Steward Zhang a list, after Steward Zhang read it, he kicked the quotation into his arms, Wang Wenwu saw that Manager Xiao's mouth opened several times, probably because he wanted to return the quotation, but he was afraid of offending big customers.

Steward Zhang said: "Manager Xiao, I will bring this price back to the master and show it, and I will reply to you later." ”

Manager Xiao gave up and said, "Please do it, but I still hope you don't disclose our price to others!" ”

Steward Zhang agreed: "No problem, I don't know, when will this ammunition arrive?" ”

"If you order it now, it will arrive in two or three months."

Steward Zhang nodded to indicate that he knew, so he proposed to leave, and Manager Xiao respectfully sent everyone away.

Wang Wenwu ignored Manager Xiao and walked out directly, Manager Xiao stopped Wang Wenwu and stuffed a few oceans in his hand.

For the sake of the ocean, Wang Wenwu nodded and said that he knew. I also accompanied the housekeeper to a few foreign companies to ask, either there is no road at all, or the price is too high, and it is still the most suitable Hadley foreign company.

Steward Zhang said to Wang Wenwu: "Wenwu, Hadley's side, you are the most familiar and then go to the bottom." ”

"Got it, I'll go!"

"Don't be in a hurry to work in your warehouse, and then go when this is done! This matter is done, and the marshal will reward you with a half-official position! ”

"I know, I'm going to the foreign bank!"

Wang Wenwu didn't wait for Steward Zhang to speak, he ran away directly, stopped where Steward Zhang couldn't see, sorted out his clothes, called a rickshaw to Xinfeng Building, and gave more money for the rickshaw driver to bring a letter to Manager Xiao of Hadley to meet in Xinfeng Building.

Wang Wenwu ordered food and waited for Manager Xiao slowly, it was getting late, Manager Xiao had not yet arrived, and Wang Wenwu was preparing to leave! Manager Xiao pushed the door in.

As soon as he saw Wang Wenwu, he greeted happily: "Master Wu, you have been waiting for a long time, you have been waiting for a long time, I have something to delay for a while, please forgive me, forgive me!" ”

Wang Wenwu didn't take it big, and replied: "Manager Xiao, you're polite, come, come, please take a seat!" ”

Wang Wenwu called his guys, "Come on, take these down, and go and ask you what Uncle Xiao wants to eat!" ”

Manager Xiao waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, no, I'm as the guest is the host, I can do it, I can do it." ”

"You're welcome! Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to open my mouth! ”

"Then Xiao thanked Master Wu!"

After the guy went down, Manager Xiao said to Wang Wenwu: "I don't know, Master Wu, do you have any advice!" ”

Wang Wenwu waved his hand again and again and said: "How to advise, don't dare to be, but there is something to ask Manager Xiao!" ”

"Oh, I don't know what!"

"It's about the arms mentioned by Steward Zhang today!"

Manager Xiao immediately shook his head and said: "Master Wu, you must also know that the price quoted by our foreign bank should be the lowest in BJ City, and you must have also inquired about it in various foreign banks, I don't know if what I said is right." ”

"Manager Xiao, I won't say too much, you should find out who this Steward Zhang is, this is not a small trouble, not to mention the rifle, the big head must be various types of artillery, this is not a small number!"

Manager Xiao was obviously moved when he heard this, but he still didn't let go, "Master Wu, then how many cannons do you say Cao Dashuai can buy?" ”

Wang Wenwu squinted at Manager Xiao and said: "I haven't read the quotation of your Hadley Foreign Company, but I know that the German-made 75 field guns, not counting shells and ammunition vehicles, are only cannonballs, and they are only 30,000 oceans, and the British goods of your Hadley Foreign Company are not cheap." ”

Manager Xiao was also shocked to see that Wang Wenwu, a person who usually only sells rifles, knew the price of the artillery, "Does Master Wu know how much Cao Dashuai plans to buy?" ”

"To be honest, I don't know how much money Cao Dashuai is preparing, so I can't do anything about it!"

"Then I'll have to save your face today."

Wang Wenwu brought Manager Xiao a glass of wine and said, "I have one more thing I want to trouble you." ”

When Manager Xiao heard this, he didn't even touch the wine glass and said, "Master Wu, please speak!" ”

"I have a batch of old guns in my hand, and I asked Manager Xiao to help me sell one or two."

Manager Xiao said suspiciously: "Then why Cao Dashuai, why?" ”

Wang Wenwu told him how Cao Dashuai's officers traded with him, and said: "It's not that my brother doesn't want to, it's that I'm really not sure how to get the money, if I'm not careful, I may lose my life!" ”

Manager Xiao took a sip of his wine glass and said, "Master Wu, it's not that I don't help you, it's just that we sell new guns!" ”

"I promise that I won't let you be busy in vain, and I will give you the price of five oceans, what do you think?"

Manager Xiao took a sip of the wine glass and said, "Master Wu, then this is an opportunity, if Cao Dashuai accepts the old guns, we will all use your batch, I don't know how many guns you have!" ”

"Nearly 6,000 French Lebel M1886s."

Manager Xiao was also shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect to get so many rifles to return to China, it seems that he has made a lot of money in the past few years! If all of this is sold from me, this is 12,000 oceans, Manager Xiao was immediately excited.

Xiang Wang Wenwu said: "Master Wu, don't worry, I will definitely sell it all, but how much should I ask?" ”

Wang Wenwu thought for a while and said: "Now Mauser 1907 is about forty oceans, my old gun is 80% off!" ”