In the early morning of September, the bright sunshine had just passed through the tall but dilapidated city walls of Forty-Nine City, and when mist-like firewood smoke began to fill the air, flocks of homing pigeons flew over the capital city, and the pigeons were chirping.

The sound is like a loud and melodious whistle that keeps echoing. This is the morning in the capital, the morning awakened by pigeons.

In the office of Yokohama Shokin Bank's Kyoto Branch, Odagiri Manjunosuke is already in his fifties and is still so thin, but has gained some wrinkles recently. He stands in front of the office window and looks out, with a very worried and anxious expression on his hand.

Holding an unlit cigarette, as a senior director of Yokohama Zhengjin Bank, in the past few years, he has been in China to supervise the work of the bank's branches in China, and now he is responsible for the banking group of six countries, that is, five countries.

negotiations with China, the United States has now withdrawn from the banking syndicate.

The reason why he looked a little anxious was precisely because of this "big loan for the aftermath."

"Li Zicheng!"

Thinking of this name, Odagiri Manjunosuke wanted to eat this Chinese of unknown origin alive. It was he who disturbed the situation. The Chinese government, which was originally crumbling due to financial constraints, relied on the loan of more than 40 million taels he provided.

After sustaining the support, although they had borrowed tens of millions of taels before the Tang cabinet collapsed three months ago, Tang Xiong and Tang Xiong still talked leisurely and slowly about borrowing money in an attempt to negotiate better terms.

But three months ago, Yuan and Tang had disagreements over the selection of the governor-general and the issue of borrowing money. After Tang Shaoyi resigned angrily, the new cabinet came to power. After Zhou Xuexi became the finance minister, there was no intention to negotiate. Instead, the negotiation was stopped. In the end, it became

The five-nation banking group took the initiative to negotiate with him.

As a result, Zhou Xuexi ignored him. Last month, he even went to Lianyungang, saying he was going to inspect the construction of Lianyungang, but that was just an excuse.

Moreover, as soon as he returned to the capital from Lianyungang, he immediately talked with the representatives of Morgan Bank about borrowing and bond issuance. They all wanted to throw away the five countries in order to break the five countries' monopoly on China's foreign debt issuance, and he

The direct result of the negotiations with Morgan was that the United States was not Belgium. As soon as the five-nation banking group protested, they were pushed back by the U.S. Minister to China.

With the U.S. government's support for credit to China, Morgan is not a figure that the five-nation banking group can offend. Even if his teeth are knocked out, everyone will just swallow it. But as soon as he thinks about it, Oda can't bear it.

I can't help but think of the person who mixed up all this.

"Li Zicheng! Li Zicheng!"

With another curse in his heart, Odagiri Manjunosuke sighed, turned around, and paced back and forth in the office, shaking his head and frowning from time to time. The reason why Japan dragged Russia into joining the war against China regardless of the cost.

The purpose of the loan is to take over China's finances, supervise China's military, and financially interrupt China's possibility of becoming stronger in the future.

When he came to the desk, he was a little upset and picked up the photo of his family. He looked at the smiles of his children and the gentle eyes of his wife, and was filled with emotion.

"It's been decades..."

He sat down, took a piece of paper, and wrote a few Chinese characters.

"Appropriate, inappropriate!"

Then he stood up and walked back and forth in the office, and finally stood in front of the window, looking out. The pigeon whistles outside the window made him even more upset.

What happened today? Are you really prepared to compromise with China and give them real loans?

Yesterday, I accidentally got news from Alport Casapes, who came to China from the United States in March to supervise Morgan Bank in China, that Morgan was willing to undertake US$100 million in Chinese bonds. Oda did not agree with this.

There is no doubt that for Morgan, he has already mastered the bond issuance of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and even Japan. As a world creditor, he will naturally not miss the opportunity to master the bond issuance of China, and this is definitely a good opportunity.

, compared with the national interests that other countries value, what Morgan sees are only commercial interests.

"It seems like it's really going to..."

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and then Hashimoto Mori came in. Then he closed the door gently. The room was a wooden floor. The sound of Hashimoto Mori walking around was very loud. Hashimoto Mori came behind Odagiri Manjunosuke and said

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"Chairman, Mr. Sheng Xuanhuai, chairman of Han Yeping, is here!"

Look at the back of Odagiri Manjunosuke. His head looks very tall among Japanese people. Even when he is bowing, he is still taller than Odagiri Manjunosuke.

"What? Sheng Xuanhuai is here?"

When Odagiri Manjunosuke turned around and spoke, there was an incredible meaning in his tone. He never expected that Sheng Xuanhuai would dare to come to the capital. Isn't he afraid of Yuan Shikai's revenge?

"Why did he come to the capital?"

Compared to this sentence, he wanted to ask that question more, how could Sheng Xuanhuai dare to come to the capital! A few days ago, Sheng Xuanhuai did not even dare to leave the concession, for fear that someone would use his head to express his loyalty to Yuan Shikai, but now, he

Not only did he leave the concession, he even came to the capital.

"Chairman, Mr. Sheng hopes to meet you, and he is waiting outside now!"

"Well, he is an old friend. We must meet him!"

Although nine months ago, Odagiri Manjunosuke had suffered a hidden defeat from Sheng Xuanhuai in Shanghai, and had the old and cunning guy plot a plot with one word, and the result was a failure, he still had to see him at this time, maybe this time

Sheng Xuanhuai dared to come to the capital because he encountered something that couldn't be solved, so he came to ask for help. When he nodded in agreement, he asked again.

"Is it just him?"

Hashimoto Mori, who still had his head lowered, shook his head.

"There are several other people who came with him! Among them are two directors of Han Yeping Company, and a young Westerner. I am not very familiar with that Westerner!"

Nodding, Odagiri Manjunosuke didn't say anything.

"Okay, tell Sheng Xuanhuai that I will meet him soon!"

At this time, Hashimoto Mori suddenly reminded him, and at the same time raised his eyes to look at the chairman.

"Mr. Chairman, I think there might be some conspiracy when Sheng Xuanhuai comes to the capital at this time!"

"conspiracy?"

A smile flashed at the corner of Tagiri Manjunosuke's mouth.

"Chinese people are greedy for money, cowardly, and have great face. When Yuan Shikai became the Minister of Beiyang, he wanted to take over the Merchant Shipping Bureau, but the Telegraph Bureau was used. Sheng Xuanhuai blocked it. Although the feud between the two was not deep, Yuan Shikai was

There is no getting around face, Sheng Xuanhuai, in China right now, he is a street rat that everyone shouts to beat. If China is big, only we in Japan can protect him!"

Then he said meaningfully.

"So, when he comes to the capital this time, he will most likely have to come!"

Hashimoto Mori asked tentatively.

"Could it be that Yuan Shikai forced him to come to the capital? He wanted to be with us before meeting Yuan Shikai..."

At this point, Hashimoto Mori was greatly moved. Japan had been drooling over Han Yeping for almost twenty years.

But Odagiri Manjunosuke shook his head and replied.

"Yuan Shikai shouldn't push Sheng Xuanhuai too hard because of personal grudges. After all, he is the president of a country and always has to put on some appearances. What's more, Yuan Shikai is far more generous than many Chinese people. Others don't understand.

But I know the president very well, but Sheng Xuanhuai must have encountered difficulties, otherwise, he would never dare to come to the capital!"

Tagiri Manjunosuke looked at the cigarette in his hand. Hashimoto Mori wanted to refill it for him. He waved his hand and suddenly his eyes widened with a look of ecstasy on his face.

"This time, no matter what difficulties he encounters, I have to find a way to get something else from Han Yeping. He Sheng Xuanhuai is really too cunning. This is the case with the "Pig Iron Pre-sale Contract" signed last year. It was signed at the beginning of the year.

The same is true for the "Japan-China Joint Organization Contract", he is really a treacherous and slippery person!"

As long as one thinks that at the beginning of the year, the financial constraints of the Nanjing Provisional Government were used to induce Sun and Huang to confiscate their homes and force Sheng Xuanhuai to sign the "Japanese Joint Organization Contract", but in the end, Sheng Xuanhuai's success was ruined in one fell swoop, and Odagiri Manjuunosuke

It was difficult to swallow the anger in his heart, and he had an abortion. After returning to the capital from Shanghai, he reviewed several contracts signed with Sheng Xuanhuai again during the loan negotiation. Only then did Odagiri Manjunosuke realize that Sheng Xuanhuai was an old traitor.

He is extremely slippery and can never be compared to others. In every contract, he has made a secret move that can unilaterally break the contract.

Hashimoto Mori, who didn't know anything about this before, immediately looked frightened when he heard this.

"Chairman, how is it possible? We have carefully reviewed every contract. We will never..."

When the words came to his lips, he still swallowed them alive. In the negotiations at the beginning of the year, Sheng Xuanhuai just changed the word "Ji" in Article 10 of the contract to the word "Jun", and easily ruined the joint venture that was supposed to be a sure thing.

matter, and everyone involved in the negotiation is very familiar with Chinese, but they didn't see the mystery. Now that the chairman says this, it's for sure.

"This Sheng Xuanhuai is really a cunning and cunning person. He is indeed the real one!"

"Old treacherous and slippery!"

With a cold snort, Odagiri Manjunosuke said again.

"No matter how cunning and cunning people are, they have no right to speak in the face of absolute strength. Why do China's diplomats always suffer at the negotiating table? It's not that they don't understand diplomacy, but that the country is too weak!"

At this point, Odagiri Manjunosuke walked out of the office. As soon as he walked out of the office, when he saw Sheng Xuanhuai, he showed a seemingly sincere smile and bowed respectfully.

"Mr. Sheng, I kept you waiting for a long time!"

"Sorry for disturbing Chairman Oda!"

Sheng Xuanhuai said politely. At this moment, he looked calm on the surface, but his heart was pinched. Only he knew what he came to the capital for this time.

After meeting with the directors of Hanyeping Company, Odagiri Manjunosuke looked at the rather elegant Westerner next to Sheng Xuanhuai. He had a temperament that no one could ignore. This Westerner

People are never simple.

"Who is this gentleman?"

The Westerner standing behind Sheng Xuanhuai saw the other person asking about him, so he took the initiative to extend his hand.

"Franklin Roosevelt! Hello, Mr. Oda!"

Okay, here’s the third update! Haha, it’s the end of the year, and I’m depressed about being called a “young man” again. Anyway, try your best to get an update!)...
Chapter completed!