Benjamin Goldberg recounts what he saw and heard in the Japanese Concession.

He said: "Master, when I heard that the people of Hankou were exterminating people, I asked - go to the Oriental Concession? You can see what a bad impression this left on the people of Hankou."

Sheng Enyi was a little disapproving.

But Hu Li was filled with indignation: "The Japanese are really hateful!"

Zhao Chuanxin continued to eat and drink. After eating only meat, he would be hungry after a while, so he put the noodles in the pot, as if he turned a deaf ear to their words.

At this time, Qianfan said: "Woof woof woof..."

Zhao Yixian asked curiously: "Benjamin, what did Ganfan say?"

Translated by Benjamin Goldberg: "Gangfan said - if no one comes forward, it doesn't matter, I will take action then!"

Zhao Yixian: "Ahem, what a loud breath..."

"This dog can really talk?" Sheng Enyi was very doubtful. He leaned over and said: "Woof woof woof..."

Chaofu Yingqi let out a long sigh of relief: "What a bad guy, I invite Mr. Sheng to have dinner with me today, and Mr. Sheng must give me a favor."

It's no wonder that officials in Xiaoqing's knees have long-term meniscus missing and their bones are very soft, and businessmen are also worse.

After Sheng Zuotang finished cursing, he walked out of the small door of the bank.

"Really." Sheng Zuotang said firmly.

Asabuki Eiichi's face looked less ugly, so I forced out a smile and said, "Are the entrepreneurs that Jamingo mentioned just a group of salt merchants? Come to think of it, we also have to pay a lot of money, right?"

Translated by Benjamin Goldberg: "Gongfanshuo--Idiot, you don't need to use Wu accent to learn how to bark a dog..."

Wu Zheyan's shoes are new, shiny and have no heaviness at all.

When he came back, he smelled of alcohol and his eyes were blurred, so he asked the housekeeper: "Where is A Bao?"

"Ah?"

"Then..." Asojiu was stunned.

I also agree.

The manager of the chapel was confused: "Sir, does he want to withdraw money or make a deposit?"

"Then...Master, you also know."

The ironworks was also called the Shiban Ironworks. During the Russo-Japanese War, it provided a small amount of materials to the Japanese army. It was even more affordable when they came here. The money used for the construction came from the Qing court's indemnity, while the steel and coal materials were

Hanyeping Coal and Iron Works provided it, and in turn invaded China.

The establishment of the official system of the iron and steel works also needs to talk about the original Sino-Japanese War of 1898. The Qing government was defeated and paid 19.2 million yen in compensation. Japan could not afford to rely on that money and withdrew a full set of equipment and technology from Germany.

The older girl took out the rag, squatted up and said, "Thank you, sir, you can clean his shoes."

There were more than 70 Japanese foreign companies in the British Concession, and Yai Yang & Co. was prominently among them.

"Oh?" Wu Zheyan didn't show any joy. For such a young man who was crawling around in the shopping mall, I still understand the principle that if you show hospitality to someone, you are either raping or stealing: "What is wealth?"

Sheng Zuotang puffed out two streaks of smoke from his nostrils. Seeing that the cigarette seller knew the allusion, which I haven't mentioned yet: "You went to steal the money and read until midnight. When you were hungry, you went to have a late-night snack and then went to a teahouse to drink."

I drank some tea and spent a total of a small fortune. Before I went home satisfied, I found that I had forgotten to turn off the fire and all ten candles were burned out. In anger, I burned the copy of "Jin Ping Mei" on my wrist and vowed to never read that book again.

Broken book! Reading is useless!"

Arriving at the gate of the British Concession, Sheng Zuotang got on the bus majestically in front of the British guards, paid the fare and a large fee, buttoned up his suit, arranged his clothes, raised his wrist to look at the pilot's square dial watch, and then

Walk outside with your head held high.

As usual, Chinese people who want to withdraw from the British concession need to show their identity.

Wu Zheyanxiu actually went outside Wu Zheyan’s home.

……

Aso treated me politely, leaving me with rare and useful leftovers.

Of course, this is also relative.

"What?" Aso's eyes widened: "Why did Abao leave? Why did this monk stay?"

Finally arriving at Yokohama Shokin Bank, Sheng Zuotang walked away in a small and square manner.

……

But obviously nothing is true. If the foreign money is very small, it will be so small that the British will let Japanese soldiers withdraw from the British concession and garrison it.

I thought that the cigarette peddler didn't have any insight: "You know, sir, there is no story about cutting through walls and stealing money. Sir, he relied on hard study to change his life against the odds. It's really remarkable."

Who are we guarding against?

Ganfan: "Woof woof woof..."

Asabuki Hide relaxed for the first time in seven days: "What does Jemingo mean?"

I took out two small cigarettes and threw them out of the wooden box: "You want all those cigarettes."

"..." The manager of the small hall could still keep smiling. He didn't consider me rude. He just teased: "Sir, do you have any money in this?"

But Wu Zheyan's aura is too weak, and he is angry and intimidating. This well-fitting and expensive outfit, including the new watch under his wrist, makes people know that he has a small background at a glance. Ordinary people want to pretend to have this capital, and even more

Do you have this energy?

Hu Gentang shook his head: "The terms are too harsh and need to be discussed again."

The housekeeper said cautiously: "Miss Abao has left, Master Cheng Kun and the others stayed."

That is obviously abnormal.

Hu Gengtang twisted his beard and smiled and said: "Thanks to the help of many entrepreneurs in Hankou, we have raised another two to eight million taels of stock capital. If we can get more loans from you, the Hanyeping Coal and Iron Works can be successfully completed."
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At this time, a big cigarette seller holding a cigarette box came to me: "Sir, buy a pack of cigarettes."

Yes, while occupying land, the invaders also brought prosperity to the port cities of Hankou, Xiatan and Tianjinwei.

The boy selling cigarettes paused in his movements, raised his head, and there was a glistening snot hanging on his nose. He inhaled again and said blankly: "Sir, you..."

Sheng Zuotang responded in English: "I'm afraid he is doing some harm."

The next day.

"Sir, can I help you?" the manager of the small hall outside asked in broken English.

"Then...I have nothing else to do."

Asabuki Eiichi moved his butt without restraint: "Jamingo, can I sign the contract today?"

Aso Jiu asked politely: "Do you know that Mr. Aso has no instructions?"

Sheng En, who was secretly eavesdropping inside, appeared with a smile and scratched his head: "Dad, you're tired of studying. Just come out and get some fresh air."

The big boy selling cigarettes was overjoyed: "Sir, you use so little."

I shouted angrily: "Have money? If they have money, they open a shitty bank? It's weird, everyone says Japan is a despicable nation. It's really disgusting, bah!"

That was quite different from what Hu Gentang expected. I finally nodded: "Bad!"

Sheng Enyi was surprised and said: "It really responded to me. What did it say?"

"What about smoke and munitions?"

Regarding the degree of fear of foreigners, the ones who are most afraid of us are the common people and bandits at the bottom, because bare feet are afraid of wearing shoes. A humble life is a small life, but a small one can be killed.

Sheng Zuotang struck the scepter of salvation heavily in the palm of his hand and strolled around.

"Do you have an account?"

Asabuki Eiichi shook his head: "Jamingo, the new year is approaching, and he must also want to have nothing new in the new year. You should do it better, borrow 3 million taels, draft the contract today, and sign it tomorrow!"

"This is like being respectful and obeying orders." Hu Gentang happily accepted: "Why is Mr. Aso here?"

"For example?" Aso asked puzzledly.

When passing by the British guard, Sheng Zuotang nodded to me in an understatement, half polite and one half arrogant.

"Yes!"

Sheng Zuotang had breakfast, changed into a straight blended suit, covered up his woolen jacket, wore a pair of hand-polished brown leather shoes, put on his top hat, and walked out of Biyun with the scepter of salvation in his hand as a civilized staff.

I took a rickshaw and headed towards the British Concession.

The manager of the small hall breathed a sigh of relief: "This will help. Sir, I will show you his account."

Asabuki Eishichi said: "Boss Hu's Huai salt business has a relatively big pattern. Hankou is the eye of the Yangtze River, the center of the Qing Dynasty, and the vital link of the economic center. If you do business carefully, the profit will be smaller than that of salt!

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When he was a teenager, the cigarette peddler didn't have many achievements. When he was interviewed, he said: "Back then, no one said something to you in the British Concession that changed your life. Only when you come here do you know that this person

It’s not Sheng Zuotang, the God of War. I was planning to rob a Japanese bank at that time. Sure enough, I didn’t lie to you at all..."

It wasn't until daybreak, when the common people and tired birds returned to their nests together, and all the shops were closed, that I took off my shadow cloak, stepped on the misty travelers, and exited the British Concession under the eyes of the British soldiers...

Hu Li suppressed his laughter until his face turned red and his neck became thick.
To be continued...