The next day, Cao Ning went to the French Concession and invited Bush Jr. to attend a secret luncheon.

This negotiation began at the dinner table.

Because of fear of being stared at, no formal negotiations were held.

Think about it, a major general or a colonel will definitely be targeted by someone. There is no airtight wall in the world. As long as someone who is interested in digging, the content of the meeting will definitely be dug out.

Therefore, this formal talks were saved and changed to a banquet.

Who doesn’t have any friends? Who is not a business negotiated at the dinner table?

Hideyoshi Hashiba, who is familiar with this, uses a set of things in the business world to greet American businessmen.

The place to eat is not in Shanghai, but in Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu.

Zhouzhuang is a small town in the south of the Yangtze River and is known as "China's No. 1 Water Town". Zhouzhuang was first built in 1086 (the first year of Yuanyou in the Northern Song Dynasty). It was named after Mr. Zhou Digong, a native of the town, donated land to build Quanfu Temple. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the fief of the youngest son of the King of Wu, and was named Zhenfengli.

The houses in Zhouzhuang Town are still buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The ancient town of only 0.47 square kilometers has nearly 100 classical houses and more than 60 brick-carved gatehouses. The ancient style of the houses in Zhouzhuang still exists, and 14 ancient bridges with their own characteristics are preserved.

The town is a country of maria, surrounded by water on all sides, and when you travel, you need boats and oars. Zhouzhuang Town is built on a river and connected by bridges and streets. It is a typical small bridge and flowing water house in the south of the Yangtze River.

The negotiation location is on the water.

Because there are ears on the land, there will be no ears on the water.

The Fourth Division had a logistics base here, so they rented a special pleasure boat "Wan San".

The Wansan special pleasure boat was named after the treasure ship "Wansan" of the Jiangnan giant Chen Wansan went out to sea to do business in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.

The boat is 22.6m in length and 5.5m in width. It has luxurious decoration. It has teahouses, silk and bamboo, etc., which is full of local culture and a sense of nobility and comfort.

Moreover, the boatmen all changed into Japanese soldiers, but they were not wearing military uniforms, so others could not recognize that this was a ship chartered by the Japanese.

The main talks are Hideyoshi Hashiba, Sadashi Yoshikawa, and the other side is a person - Bush Jr.

They were drinking Zhouzhuang's high-quality rice wine and eating river food while talking.

Cao Ning and Goro Inoue, as well as Saburo Hashiba and Shirashiro Hashiba, were waiting outside the warehouse like servants.

Others can't hear clearly the content of the conversation, but Cao Ning has good hearing and he can hear every word and sentence clearly.

"Mr. Bush, as long as your goods are in China, we are responsible for safety. Even goods from the Kuomintang-controlled areas and the Communist Party-controlled areas will be guaranteed to be safe. The premise is that the goods can pass, but people cannot pass." Sadasa Yoshikawa said.

Bush took out three boxes of cigars, one box gave to Yoshikawa, one box gave to Hashiba, one box left to open, and one person took one.

"This is the highest cigar in Cuba, or was it given to me by a Cuban business leader when I went to Cuba last year. I brought China and gave it to two gentlemen, one box, please try it."

Yoshikawa and Hashiba are both cigar lovers, so how could they not know the name of Cuban cigars? They immediately became excited when they got it.

"This cigarette is great! It is worthy of being the world's number one cigar."

"Thanks Mr. Bush for his gift."

"We will definitely help if Mr. Bush needs our help."

Bush said, "I am a mine-generating business and need rare earths and precious metals. Inner Mongolia is too difficult to transport and is not safe. So, I want to get goods from the three southwest provinces in China."

"no problem!"

Hashiba said: "My division will be stationed in the Anqing area soon. I can be responsible for the safety of your cargo ship from Yichang to Shanghai."

Sadasa Yoshikawa also said: "As long as the ship arrives in Shanghai, I will be responsible for the departure procedures, as well as the safety of cargo and people in Shanghai."

Cao Ning had already told Bush Jr., so he was not surprised.

However, after hearing the promises of both of them in person, Bush Jr. finally felt relieved.

"How much does it cost to you?"

This is the most critical question. Whether it can be accomplished depends on this level.

"We need 30% of your profits," said Hideyoshi Hashiba.

Bush Jr. waved his hand: "No! Your Excellency. Some of my profits will be given to those unscrupulous recipients, as well as some American borers."

Bush Jr. said and scolded, which made Yoshikawa and Hashiba feel that this person was very dissatisfied with the policies and management of the United States.

However, they are not surprised that Hashiba has contacted many American businessmen, and they are all like this, cursing the US government while making money from the US government.

"I can only give 10% of the profit, and you two will share it."

Hideyoshi Hashiba immediately said: "Do you know how much risk we have to take for you? The risks of the Japanese government, the infiltration of China, and the attacks of national troops and bandits along the way. For ten percent, we will lose a lot. No, no! At least twenty-eight percent."

Bush Jr. can't do it: "I'll suffer a little, add one percent."

...

The two of them went back and forth and bargained.

Yoshikawa had no chance to speak at the side. He couldn't speak either.

In terms of doing business, he is not as good as Hideyoshi Hashiba, so he would rather be a mute.

After pulling for an hour, I had a meal.

After dinner, I started to talk.

After three hours, I finally finished pulling it up and settled down.

All the supply sources will be arranged by Bush Jr.

Bush Jr. paid 20% of the profit, and asked Yoshikawa and Hideyoshi Hashiba to be responsible for escorting the cargo ship to the Philippines.

When he arrived in the Philippines, he had a US military base, so Bush Jr. was not afraid of anything.

Also, if Bush Jr. needs another party to solve the supply, the cost will increase by five percent.

All three parties are willing to negotiate, so the business will inevitably succeed.

On this ship, the three parties signed an agreement and the contract officially took effect.

Hashiba Hideyoshi asked Hashiba Saburo to go ashore and prepare the prepared wine and dishes. The celebration banquet was eaten in Shen Wansan's old house.

Shen Wansan (the top 20 richest people in Chinese history), whose real name was Fu, his courtesy name was Zhongrong, and his name was Wansan. He was from Nanxun Town, Wucheng County, Huzhou Road (now Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang). His ancestors moved to Dongcai Village, Changzhou County, Changzhou County, Ming Dynasty (now Suzhou, Jiangsu).

According to folk legend, the reason why Shen Wansan got rich was because of the "Treasure Basin", which said that Shen obtained a treasure pot and could turn it into a treasure no matter what he put it in the pot.

Shen Wansan’s residence is called Shen Hall.

Shen Hall is located on Nanshi Street on the south side of the east side of Fu'an Bridge in Zhouzhuang. It faces east and west, with seven entrances and five gates. There are more than 100 houses of various sizes and sizes, distributed on both sides of the central axis of 100 meters, covering an area of ​​more than 2,000 square meters.

Perhaps because of the joy of Shen Wansan's treasure pot, Yoshikawa, Hashiba and Bush were all drunk.

Only in their drunken dreams can they learn Shen Wansan's money-making skills.
Chapter completed!