Beiyang 1917

"Supervisor Wang actually knows the name of the younger sister?" Zhang Jiaao's face was full of surprise, which was far beyond his expectations. On December 1915, 12, the second sister Zhang Jiabing married Xu Zhimo at the age of 5 according to her parents' orders. What's the use of Xu Zhimo being so talented? Although the second sister is married, she seems to be a widow, but she serves her in-laws at home to fulfill her filial piety.

"Aha... I also heard... I heard..." Wang Geng laughed and said haha, and said, "Is Xu Zhimo your brother-in-law?" But he didn't open his mouth again.

"That girl of Gongquan is married to a child prodigy and a talented person. Gongquan, is your brother-in-law studying in Tianjin or Beijing now?" Song Hanzhang said with a smile while hitting a red button.

"Hey, where does he like to go!" Zhang Jiaao didn't get angry when he mentioned this brother-in-law Xu Zhimo. The relationship between his brothers and his second sister was very good. She was happy, but in less than half a year, her sister transformed from a lively and bright female student into a bitter woman who shed tears all day long.

Although my sister didn't say much, it was rumored that Xu Zhimo didn't like her sister. Although he held his nose and got married in the name of his parents, he regarded his second sister as a country bumpkin and didn't return all year long. Home, the two of them have no emotional communication, and my sister has become a reproductive tool for the old Xu family to carry on the family line?

When Wang Geng saw this, he didn't ask any more questions. He turned to look at Lu Ding and said with a smile, "Director Lu, if you have something to say, let's just say it. You don't want to buy such a big yard just to invite me to drink flower wine and play mahjong?"

Lu Ding blushed, hesitated for a while, pushed the mahjong, and said with a smile, "Supervisor Wang is quick to speak, since that's the case, it doesn't matter if you don't play mahjong, Yuxian, you and the girls go down first, let me talk to Superintendent Wang Talk privately!"

Yuxian gave Lu Ding a coquettish look, but rubbed against Wang Geng again, making the younger brother Wang almost rise up, the girls all knew the wink, and when they saw what Lu Ding said, they all got up After a blessing, each retreated out, while Xiao Yuxian personally served tea to the four present, took another look at Wang Geng and Lu Ding, and then walked out gracefully, closing the door behind her.

"Brother Wang, brother, how old am I than you? Can I call you brother?" Lu Ding smiled and invited Wang Geng to the chair beside him.

"Then I'm being disrespectful, so I'll call you Brother Lu, and if you have something to say, just say it, I'm impatient, and I can't hold on to too many things!" Wang Geng smiled and took out a cigar. Song Hanzhang waved his hand in thanks, and took out Zhang Jiaao's eyes lit up, and he took the Havana Cuban cigar handed over by Wang Geng.

Lu Ding waved his hand with a smile, and took the cigarette handed over by Song Hanzhang. The four men lit cigarettes for each other, and the atmosphere of the whole elegant room suddenly became more harmonious and relaxed.

"Well, Prince Wang's cigar tastes really good. Together with the war in Europe, even the Cuban cigars in Shanghai are sold out!" Zhang Jiaao took a sip of the cigar and said, smacking his mouth.

"Young Master Wang, you can call me Wang Geng or Brother Wang, but I will call you Brother Zhang!" Wang Geng said modestly, waving his hands.

"Ocean-ocean ships are running the Atlantic route from the Americas to rush to transport munitions, and the Pacific route is short of capacity. It is normal for such luxury cigars to be out of stock. Our domestically produced Platinum Dragon paper cigarettes are better!" Song Hanzhang said with a smile.

Lu Ding used to smoke mostly British American Tobacco's three-five cigarettes, but during the European War, the market was out of stock, so he switched to smoking domestic cigarettes like Song Hanzhang. Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company's Platinum Dragon brand cigarettes are The best of domestic products.

"Brother Wang, I'm not going to hide it from you. We all support Premier Duan's unified proposition, but you also know that before you appeared, the Prime Minister listened to and believed in Xu Youzheng alone. We fellows from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are neither People from the Anhui Department are not from Beiyang, and it’s not a day or two to feel useless in the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of China, and the appearance of Brother Wang is really raining from heaven!"

This guy Lu Ding was also impatient, and he opened his mouth to express his heart and spread out the words. Wang Geng is indeed from Wuxi, Jiangsu, Lu Ding is from Wujin, Jiangsu, Zhang Jiaao is from Baoshan, Shanghai, and Song Hanzhang is from Yuyao, Zhejiang. Speaking of it, everyone is definitely a family of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, so Lu Ding came up to tell the truth and didn't intend to hide it.

"Director Lu, I believe in different ways and not conspiring with each other. I will stick to what I see right to the end. Since Prime Minister Duan is the only person I will serve after returning to China, I will never agree to anything against the Prime Minister. Yes, even if we are from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai!" Wang Geng half-truthfully said.

"Brother Wang, you have misunderstood. Since Brother Lu is working as the director of the Ministry of Finance, how can he oppose the cabinet and the Prime Minister? Open the skylight to speak out. We are different from the people in the Bank of Communications. They are either Xu Shuzheng's people are from the presidential palace, who know how to make money all day long, and our brothers from the Bank of China really want to do something for the country and the nation, isn't this your brother's long-cherished wish when he returns to China?"

Song Hanzhang spoke Yuyao dialect and Wang Geng could understand it. This fellow was a banker born and raised in modern China, the chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, and was even elected as the chairman of the Shanghai Banking Association in the next year in his previous life.

Wang Geng thought to himself, these are the most outstanding bankers and industrialists in China at this time, that is, Lu Ding, who later founded the China Savings Bank. He is a good hand in financial management, not to mention Song Hanzhang, who is almost the same person in the early Shanghai banking industry.

Apparently, this group of people saw that they were going to fight against Xu Youzheng in the future in front of the Prime Minister Duan Qirui. Are they planning to buy their own potential stocks today?Then it depends on whether you are willing to part with the capital.

"Prince Wang, since you have run a bank in Manhattan, New York, you naturally know that the most important thing in opening a bank is reputation. The government actually ordered the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications to stop cashing banknotes last year. How can such measures that harm the country and the people be development? Finance, it’s all playing tricks on the country!” Zhang Jiaao drummed while beating on the side.

This guy is also a man in a suit and good-looking. When he was served by a beautiful woman just now, he was much more upright than Song Hanzhang. There are only a few concubines in the old Song family, and his ability to socialize in the court of love is definitely higher than that of the fourth young master of the Zhang family.

"Brother, I'm new here and just returned to China. I'm afraid that whether I'm in the cabinet or the government, especially in the financial area, my words are probably not as effective as Brother Lu. You... what use are you looking for me?" Wang Geng squinted his eyes and began to cast a net. .

"Hey! Brother Wang, no matter how bad old brother is, he is always older than you. How can you not see clearly the current situation? If you want to say who can talk to the Prime Minister, except for Xu Shuzheng, you are the only one in charge , You are not only the supervising war participation and negotiating with the United States, but also the prime minister's national policy adviser and foreign military secretary, with heavy troops stationed in Gyeonggi, if your words don't work, who will do?" Lu Ding said anxiously.

"A good man with three gangs. Although I, Wang Geng, is trusted by the Prime Minister and has so many burdens on my shoulders, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. I can't do it alone! The headquarters for the preparation and supervision of the war are all members of the 16th Mixed Brigade. In addition, the supervision of negotiations with the United States has not even found a secretary and translator. Although Xu Youzheng has placed a house in the name of the Ministry of War, the adjutant who sent me here just now is his nephew..."

Wang Geng let out a long sigh, seeming a little heroic and lonely.

Lu Ding, Song Hanzhang, and Zhang Jiaao looked at each other for a few times, and their hearts were shaken. This Wang Geng is a wonderful person. We wanted to hug his thick legs to repay him, so he yawned and stretched out his legs. It seems Things have doors!

"Brother Wang, let's not play tricks. The banking circles and chambers of commerce in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, Lao Song and Zhang Sishao are still able to talk to each other. The Ministry of Finance and the head office of the Bank of China, Lao Feng is also his own. If you can trust us A few, from now on we will only follow you, brother Wang!" Lu Ding-yi leaned over and stared into Wang Geng's eyes, saying every word.