On the twenty-fifth day of December of the 31st year of Guangxu (January 19, 19o6), Neijiang.

Neijiang is located in the middle of Sichuan, and before the 3O years of the 2O century, it was a famous sugar producing area in the country. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Neijiang sugar production accounted for 7o% of the province and about 5o% of the country, so it was also called "Sweet City".

Although in later generations, Neijiang was not famous, just an ordinary third-rate city, but at this time, it was a very bullish place, it can be said that in the whole Sichuan, and even in the entire southwest, Neijiang and several neighboring counties are the richest and most oily places.

There is no way, before modern times, cane sugar has always been a highly profitable commodity, a place where the output accounts for half of the country, what is the concept, people with normal IQ can think about it. What's more, there is also salt and raw silk in this area, and the output of these two is not small. It's impossible to find such a place, even if you don't want to.

Therefore, there are many rich landowners here. Now, however, there are objections.

"Mr. Wen, doesn't the information say that there are a lot of rich people here, why does this city look so dilapidated......

It was Gu Xiaolu who spoke, she was now wearing a men's white suit, a top hat, and a turtle. Not only her, but Wen Deji is also dressed in the same way, but with an extra civilization stick in his hand.

Behind him, there were also four burly men, these guys with cross-faced faces and black suits, at first glance, they were bodyguards and thugs. In addition, there is a tall and thin foreigner, this guy is golden and blue-eyed, wearing a golden eye, holding a briefcase, similar to the manager of a foreign bank.

The seven people in this line are all in suits and leather shoes, and they look very good at first glance. In China during this period, the foreign people were the most bullish, followed by the fake foreign devils, and even the Tartars in power did not dare to provoke. Now there are six fake foreign devils, and there is even one real foreign devil, in the small place of Neijiang, it is naturally unimpeded, and when they enter the city gate, those guards don't even dare to ask, and respectfully let them in.

"Hehe, there are indeed a lot of rich people in this place, but the money is their own, and this city is not theirs, of course they won't use the money to repair it. The same was true in Shanxi at the beginning of the 21st century, when there were many wealthy coal bosses, but few decent cities there. Wen Deji smiled, pointed to the front and said, "Well, but the buildings here are not all dilapidated, look at the ...... in front of you."

Not far in front of them, there is a luxurious mansion, carved beams and painted buildings, gorgeous, pavilions, everything. Compared to the area just passed, it was completely two worlds.

"Wow, these are all rich people, such a big villa, or in the city!" Gu Xiaolu was amazed.

Everyone knows that in the future, if you want to build a garden villa of thousands of square meters in the center of the city, you have to be not ordinary rich. In this era, although the threshold is lower, it is not much lower.

At this time, the foreign devil said in fluent Mandarin Chinese: "Mr. Wen, that jewelry store is in front of you......"

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Dasixi Jewelry Store was the largest jewelry store in Neijiang County at that time, don't look at its reputation, but its family background is no worse than those big brands.

No way, there are too many rich people in this place. For most people, they can't help but show off when they have a lot of money, but in China at that time, there were no private planes, no yachts, no sports cars, and there were really not many things that could be taken out to show off, and high-value jewelry naturally became the most suitable thing.

On this day, the shopkeeper Jiao of the senior happiness was sitting on the counter flipping through the account book, and the guys were busy in the store. At this time, there were a few businessmen's children who were shopping for jewelry, but they were all small businesses, and this kind of work did not need to be done by the shopkeeper Jiao himself.

At this time, a girl's voice came from outside: "Mr. Wen, is this the ......?"

"That's right, this is it, let's go in and have a look......" a man said.

Then, I heard the greeting guy outside the door say respectfully: "...... Gentlemen, please come with me......"

Shopkeeper Jiao saw that the welcome man nodded and brought a few people in, including a foreign devil.

"Oh, welcome to our store!" Shopkeeper Jiao immediately dropped the account book and greeted him with a smile on his face.

A few years ago, Lafayette and the emperor in the capital offended the foreign lords, and as a result, they were beaten into pigs' heads, and they almost couldn't even go back to the Forbidden City. Although the backstage of the senior is very hard, it is still harder than Lafayette??

"I don't know what Mr. is called?" Of course, the shopkeeper Jiao regarded the foreigner as the leader, and greeted him enthusiastically.

But the foreigner turned to one side, exposed a young man in a white suit, and said, "This is the general manager of our Xingke Company, Mr. Wen Desi." My name is Cavour and I'm an assistant ......."

"Ah......" Shopkeeper Jiao was stunned for a moment, it was the first time for him to work for Chinese by a foreign devil, okay, although this Chinese was a fake foreign devil. But even so, it's shocking enough.

"Mr. Wen, welcome, welcome......" Shopkeeper Jiao is also an old Jianghu, although he was extremely shocked, he immediately reacted, and hurriedly received Wen Deji with twelve points of enthusiasm. can make foreign devils his subordinates, this identity is not simple!

After the guests and hosts took their seats, they exchanged pleasantries for a while. Wen Desi said that he came from the United States, and first came to Neijiang to inspect the market, and was ready to make some investment and set up a few factories for fun.

Shopkeeper Jiao was talking while quietly observing Wen Desi and the others. People in the jewelry industry have very poisonous eyes, whether the other party is really rich or hollow old man, you can touch it with a few glances.

However, the more Shopkeeper Jiao looks at it now, the more he feels that the young man in front of him is unfathomable.

Although the appearance of this Mr. Wen is not so handsome that he is crying and howling, the temperament that often gives orders is too obvious, his complexion is ruddy, his skin is shiny, and his eyes are bright, which is a sign of sufficient nutrition. He is also very educated, very organized, and knowledgeable, and definitely highly educated. Looking at it this way, you can judge that his background is definitely not low.

What surprised Shopkeeper Jiao even more was the clothes of this Mr. Wen and several of his subordinates. Shopkeeper Jiao has also been handed over to the world, but he can't recognize the material of these clothes. But he can confirm that this kind of clothing is neither silk nor cotton, nor wool, but it is straight and smooth, the texture is fine, and the texture is extremely uniform, which is definitely the best of the best.

The most surprising thing is that there are no traces of stitching and stitching at all, and it looks like a single piece, which is definitely the work of a high-class tailor. Nonsense, of course, the clothes that come out of the 3D printer are a whole, and it is strange to see the stitches.

Not to mention anything else, just this set of clothes, there are no two or three hundred oceans that can't go down. and Mr. Wen's cane, which is also completely indistinguishable from the material, like jade but not jade, and the luster is connoisseurship. It is also set with 4 diamonds the size of soybeans.

The Xibei girl in men's clothes next to Mr. Wen also wears a diamond ring on her hand, and the diamond is actually the size of a soybean.

Although diamonds were not very popular in China at this time, they have increased a lot of domestic buyers in recent years due to the influence of foreign adults. With the eyesight accumulated by the shopkeeper Jiao for many years, it is certain at a glance that these large diamonds are genuine.

These diamonds are at least 10,000 oceans!

Shopkeeper Jiao immediately gave a quote in his heart.

After a little calculation in his heart, he estimated that Mr. Wen and these people would be no less than 20,000 oceans just by doing something. can wear this kind of clothes to show off on the outside, and the origin is definitely not small.

Well, it's no wonder that Shopkeeper Jiao has no vision, after all, people in this era don't know that there are artificial diamonds, fiberglass, chemical fiber, and other things, let alone advanced equipment such as 3D printers. Of course, his estimate of 20,000 oceans is not outrageous, after all, these things are not available in this era, and there is nowhere to buy silver.

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Shopkeeper Jiao's attitude became more and more humble, but his heart became more and more unsteady, so he asked carefully: "I don't know what Mr. Wen has to do in the shop?"

Wen Desi raised his finger and tapped on the cane, and Cafur next to him said: "That's the case, we Wen always heard that your store is the largest jewelry store in Neijiang...... We have a business that we are ready to cooperate with your store. ”

"Business, I don't know what kind of business?"

"Bring it up......" Cavour waved to the bodyguard next to him. A bodyguard immediately stepped forward and placed a small silver-gray box on the table.

Cavour waved his hand and said, "You take a look at the ...... first."

Shopkeeper Jiao first looked at the box, and now this silver-gray metal should be "aluminum". This kind of metal seems to be only available to foreign adults, but it is a very rare thing in China. If it weren't for the shopkeeper Jiao's business, he would really not be recognizable by another person.

"Silk ......" opened the box and saw that the eyes of the shopkeeper Jiao suddenly straightened.

Inside is a box full of precious stones, red, blue, green and other kinds of gems at least hundred! The big ones are the size of broad beans, the small ones are the size of soybeans, and the largest ones are the size of pigeon eggs.

Looking at the shopkeeper Jiao who had finished identifying the gems, Wen Desi said with a smile: "My company needs a batch of capital investment recently, and it is a little troublesome to transfer it from the United States, so I am ready to sell this batch of gems." Is Shopkeeper Jiao interested in acquiring it?"

"Ah, this ......" Shopkeeper Jiao was not calm in his heart. These gemstones are definitely genuine, and without the slightest blemish, they are definitely of the highest quality. But this amount is a bit too much, according to his estimates, it is worth five or six hundred thousand oceans, and he can't be the master.

However, if you don't eat this batch of goods, you will be sorry for your years of experience. So, he immediately said: "Mr. Wen, you have a lot of goods, I can't be the master, please wait a minute, I'll call our owner ......"

"Please, ......," Wen Deji smiled and nodded. He also knew that with such a large amount of funds, a shopkeeper would definitely not dare to make a decision.

After a while, Shopkeeper Jiao led a thin old man over.

"Mr. Wen, this is our host, Cheng Gong ......," Shopkeeper Jiao introduced.

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