20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 322: Profit and temptation

Autumn is here in the blink of an eye, and the weather is getting cooler in the morning and evening.

Although the hundreds of trees in Fengtian City are still luxuriant, they have already shown signs of dryness and decay. When the wind blows suddenly, the whole city is scattered.

It was past noon, and the Jiang family's carriage stopped at the door of the detective Zhao Yongcai's house.

Li Zhengxi was sitting on the carriage, guarded by two brothers on each side.

It coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and everyone who needs to move must move.

In the car, various generous gifts have been prepared in advance according to the preferences of the powerful people in Fengtian.

Those who are greedy for money will give gold and silver, those who are lustful will give women, those who love vanity will donate money in their name, and those who pride themselves on elegance will give some antique calligraphy and paintings.

All in all, do what you like and try your best to flatter them.

Such a thoughtful gift was of course arranged by Hu Xiaoyan. Wherever Jiang Lianheng went, he was greeted with smiles by every family and hospital.

In the span of a cigarette, there was a burst of laughter in the yard.

Jiang Lianheng felt that he had a lot of talent, but he was not so talented that both men and women would let Miyata Ryuji have any undue thoughts about him.

When Li Zhengxi saw this, he immediately jumped down from the carriage. Listening to the two people's insincere polite words, he felt a little impatient.

The day before yesterday, Jiang Lianheng had already visited Zhang's residence and left many gifts, but because Zhang Laogao was busy with military affairs, he could not see them.

In this case, there is something else.

Afterwards, Jiang Lian turned around, immediately lowered his face, and rubbed his cheekbones with his hands - in the past few days, he had been pretending to smile, and his face had become frozen.

During this period, Miyata Ryuji from Nantetsu Fengten Office did not create any difficulties or give any instructions. Instead, he sent people over again and again to ask if there was anything he needed help with.

If you don't meet to give a gift, it means you haven't given it yet, so I had to take advantage of today to go there again.

In the past two months, the main account of Zongheng Insurance Company has been open for business in Fengtian.

After chatting for a long time, the two finally said goodbye to each other.

"Captain Zhao, please stay. It's a holiday today, so I won't disturb you. Take your leave!"

The bristles from the villages around the provincial capital and from the boundaries of Wanggui and Shantou were also collected, escorted to the port, and transferred to Demao Foreign Company in exchange for cash and guns and ammunition.

After all, he also had a report on the situation, and he heard that Zhang Laoge was eager to buy arms, so he might be able to help set up a connection for Yasifeng.

He walked to the carriage and called to Xifeng: "Hurry up and go to Lao Zhang's house!"

From far to near, the courtyard door opened and Zhao Yongcai personally sent Jiang Lianheng out.

"You! Tsk, no, no, no! Ouch! That's too serious. Let's talk about our own affairs. Don't call me that in the future."

"Oh, brother Jiang, you are too polite. This is just this once, and you won't do it next time!"

Sure enough, more than a month ago, Translator Tan finally told him the truth...

"No, no, no, it's all right. Captain Zhao, please don't say that. You and my father are old friends. According to seniority, I should call you uncle. It shows my filial piety during the holidays. No one can find fault!"

Li Zhengxi responded, quickly opened the car door, whipped his horse, and headed towards the inner city.

Business is going smoothly and it can be said to be a smooth road.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

……

On the day of the Beginning of Autumn, the sun was clear and cloudless.

Woyun Tower has been renovated and has a completely new look, waiting for its opening.

On the left side of the lobby on the first floor, a service counter with iron railings was set up, and a few benches were placed on the right side. There were also three or two cubicles in the corner reserved for large companies to handle insurance business.

In addition to the cashier, there are almost no young people in the store, and they also specially hired a few female students who have just graduated.

Jiang Lianheng's original intention was to add a touch of spring to the store, but the female students didn't see it that way. Instead, they praised him as an open-minded and progressive person.

That afternoon, while he was chatting and laughing with everyone on the second floor, an employee suddenly ran up and said that there were guests downstairs who wanted to see him.

Business in Fengtian is easy. The company hasn't even opened yet, and acquaintances have been coming to support it recently.

Although Jiang Lianheng was disappointed, he could not be neglected, so he followed the employee downstairs and walked into the lobby compartment.

Beside the tea table, the guest with high cheekbones quickly stood up, smiled charmingly, clasped his fists and said, "Boss Jiang, it's a great opening, congratulations!"

"Hey! Isn't this Lao Tan!" Jiang Lian sat down with his long robe shaking, "What kind of evil wind brought you here?"

Translator Tan laughed dryly, sat down and laughed, "Boss Jiang is so funny!"

"Stop being useless, if you have any questions, just tell me."

"It's nothing, I just stopped by to see you."

"What, you missed me?" Jiang Lianheng teased, "When I look at you, you don't look normal. What, did you reveal your secret?"

Translator Tan curled his lips: "Boss Jiang, it's boring for you to always kill people with guns and sticks! No matter how you say it, we both work for Mr. Miyata and we are on the same boat, so why should we do this?"

"That's why Miyata Ryuji asked you to come! Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"Look at you, Mr. Miyata thinks highly of you and wants to make friends with you. Since we are friends, we should reciprocate politely. No, Mr. Miyata heard that your insurance company is about to open, and he asked me to come here and ask you. , is there anything you need help with?"

"Help?" Jiang Lianheng frowned, "If you don't cause trouble, I will burn incense. If you really want to help, just ignore me, so that I can save my worries." Translator Tan shook his head and said : "Tsk! If you say that, the road will be narrow."

"Hey! Old Tan, you are really right! My real name is Jiang Xiaodao, a small road, and of course I cannot take the broad road."

"Boss Jiang, I advise you to think about it carefully. You are engaged in freight insurance. Can you survive in this business without the Southern Railway?"

"After all, don't you still threaten me with this matter? So I ask you, what exactly does Miyata Ryuuji want me to do? Just tell me."

"It's not a threat, it's a support!"

Jiang Lianheng waved his hands impatiently: "Okay, okay, I won't argue with you. If you have anything to say, please tell me!"

Translator Tan suggested: "Let's do this! From now on, tell Mr. Miyata which train and line the goods you are guaranteeing are on, and he will let the railway take care of them to ensure that your customers do not suffer losses. How? Sample?"

"What's the price?" Jiang Lian turned sideways and said, "Don't tell me, this is free."

Translator Tan rolled his eyes and chuckled: "If I say it's free, you have to believe it! In fact, it's very simple to ask you to help. We know that you have some relationship with Mr. Zhang, in the military, police and business circles We all know some people, if you are willing to share some tidbits with us..."

"Okay! Deal!"

"S-deal?"

"Yes! Deal, no problem, don't you understand?"

"No...you...you won't say a few words anymore?"

He agreed so readily that Translator Tan didn’t know what to say.

He had originally prepared a large set of rhetoric to persuade him to surrender, and rehearsed it for a long time before coming, but it ended up being stuck in his throat.

Jiang Lianheng was already familiar with the practice of obeying the law and violating the law.

He knew very well that he was in the provincial capital and it was difficult to confront the Japanese head-on, so he simply accepted everything the other party said.

In short, get the benefits first, and leave the rest of the affairs to work hard and make excuses. If it doesn't work, just make up random things, which may even confuse the Japanese.

When the Japanese think that he is useless and worthless, they will probably stop.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lianheng said: "What else can I say? Mr. Miyata treats me with great kindness, what else can I choose?"

Translator Tan said suspiciously: "Boss Jiang, aren't you saying this against your will?"

"I went against my will? What a joke!"

Jiang Lianheng stood up suddenly and said accusingly: "You said you, you have been here with me since you entered the house, and you said that I am not a good person, you should have made a condition earlier! If you had said it earlier, I would have agreed. !”

"I……"

"What am I? If you don't want to protect my glory and wealth, you should at least give me a golden ticket, right? You've been doing this for a long time without talking about business. What, are you going to get a kickback? Wait a minute. I will file a complaint against you with Mr. Miyata one day!"

"you……"

"What are you doing? If you have nothing to do, leave immediately. Don't waste time here collecting intelligence for the imperial army!"

Translator Tan was startled and asked quickly: "What information?"

Jiang Lian waved his hand: "I can't tell you any information! Are you trying to steal the credit? There's no way!"

As soon as the count came down, Translator Tan's face was dull. He immediately stood up in shame and anger, took two steps forward, thought about it, and turned back.

"I'll just say the last thing Mr. Miyata asked me to say."

Jiang Lianheng nodded: "You say."

Translator Tan proudly put his hands behind his back, but said: "Mr. Miyata asked me to tell you, don't think that Zhang Laogao's position is very stable. He can be where he is today, thanks to Dongyang's help."

Jiang Lianheng sneered and said teasingly: "Thank you very much. If you didn't tell me, I would be the only one in Fengtian who doesn't know about this."

Translator Tan said to himself: "Remember! The Japanese can let whoever they want to come to power! Don't forget, that old man Zhang only had about twenty people under his command more than ten years ago."

"so?"

"Ha! I dare not say too much, but if you sincerely serve, it won't be a problem for you to be a county magistrate or something. If you really have the ability, it won't be a problem for you to be the governor of a province. Zhang Laogezao If you can do it, others can do it too. Boss Jiang, please recognize who your true supporter is!"

After saying that, Translator Tan immediately walked away.

……

The memory stopped abruptly, and the noise on the street became real again.

Jiang Lianheng sat in the car with his brows furrowed, still trying to figure out the meaning behind Translator Tan's words.

After a while, the sound of the horse's hooves gradually subsided, and Li Zhengxi slowly tightened the reins.

"Uu——"

He jumped off the carriage, turned around, opened the door, and said, "Brother Dao, Master Zhang's house has arrived."

"okay!"

Jiang Lianheng nodded, immediately got out of the carriage, and looked into the Zhang family's courtyard. The two guards at the door smiled and waved to him, "Brother Jiang, are you here?"

(End of this chapter)