Zhengjin Bank.

When Yokohama Shokin Bank was first established, it was half commercial and half official. Government support played a decisive role in its steady development.

The Japanese government holds one-third of the shares and is able to receive dividends from it, and Zhengjin Bank has also received special protection as a legal intermediary for foreign trade of the Japanese government and a bulk cargo transit center.

In May 1891, after a personal visit to Shanghai, Director Ma Yongyin of Zhengjin Bank decided that it was necessary to carry out exchange business in Shanghai. On May 15, 1893, Yokohama Zhengjin Bank established a branch in Shanghai.

Zhengjin Bank's business in China was initially mainly engaged in war reparations. The "Treaty of Shimonoseki" stipulated that China should pay 230 million taels of silver in compensation to Japan. In the "Treaty of Xinchou", Japan received an indemnity of 34.79 million taels of silver. These two payments

The Japanese government entrusted Zhengjin Bank as the collecting bank to manage the huge sum of money.

In the Northeast region, Zhengjin Bank's power is incredible.

So this bank is very important to Japan.

Early in the morning, a black car parked in front of the bank.

The driver got out of the car and opened the back door.

A man and woman in kimono got out of the car.

The man has Japan's unique Nidan mustache on his lips and wears black-rimmed round glasses.

The woman is very beautiful, and like most Japanese women, she always keeps her head slightly lowered when standing next to a man.

As soon as he walked into the bank, Uchida Daixiang, the manager of Zhengjin Bank Shanghai Branch, saw the fabric of the kimono on the two men and immediately knew that the other man must be a rich man.

There are many kinds of kimono fabrics, the lower-grade ones are "Meisen" and the most advanced ones are "Shrink".

"Shrunk" is a linen fabric spun from natural ramie. Because the threads are twisted after weaving, the surface has fine wavy wrinkles.

The Ojiya area in Japan is famous for the production of shrunken fabrics. In order to make the fabrics more crystal clear, the woven fabrics need to be spread on the snow to bleach them in February, which is commonly known as "snow drying".

Those who can wear kimonos made of this kind of fabric are either rich or noble.

Uchida Daixiang immediately greeted him personally: "Sir, welcome to Zhengjin Bank. I am Uchida Daixiang, the manager here."

The other party was very arrogant and did not even look at Uchida Daixiang. The driver next to him handed over a business card.

Uchida Daixiang took the business card respectfully and found that it was very simple, so he wrote a name:

Shun Matsudaira.

Uchida Daixiang was shocked.

From the Matsudaira family?

That is a Japanese aristocratic surname, a Japanese royal surname.

The business cards of these nobles are often very simple in order to show their specialness.

Just such a last name is enough to explain everything.

"Sir Matsudaira, I'm sorry. If you can come, I should go to the door to greet you. Please forgive me for being rude."

"This is not Tokyo, and you are not the Yokohama head office." Jun Matsudaira's voice was a bit arrogant: "It is a small branch, even if there is a slight mistake, I will not blame you."

Not only is it arrogant, it's downright rude.

But Uchida Daixiang was not angry at all, but felt a sense of pride.

How many people can meet the real nobles?

"Sir Matsudaira, please wait a moment. This is not the place where you should stay. I will immediately notify President Shidao and ask him to receive you in person."

Jun Matsudaira didn't say a word.

His eyes quickly flashed across the lobby of Zhengjin Bank.

More than a dozen customers are handling deposits and withdrawals there.

The same information as Tian Qi, two guards, two secret guards pretending to be guests. There are also four ronin sitting there with samurai swords.

As soon as they saw Lord Matsudaira's eyes falling on them, the four ronin stood up in a hurry. They didn't even dare to approach to say hello, they just stood there with their heads lowered.

The status of aristocrats is extremely high in the minds of Japanese people.

Meng Shaoyuan felt that the name "Songping Jun" was a good choice.

Of course, his "wife" Zhu Yanni felt awkward wearing a kimono. The key was that her face was covered with white powder.

"Driver" Yuan Zhonghe, he knows a few simple English and Japanese.

Not long after, I saw Uchida Daixiang leading a Japanese man in a suit out. As soon as he saw Meng Shaoyuan, the Japanese man also bowed:

"Sir Matsudaira, I've been waiting for a long time. I am the president here and Ishidao Kan, the director of the board of directors of Zhengjin Bank. Please take care of me!"

"I have been waiting for you for three minutes, President Shidao." Meng Shaoyuan's expression was not very good: "Very few people can make me wait for such a long time. This is not Japan after all. Farewell, President Shidao."

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After saying that, he really turned around and left.

Shi Daokuan panicked and hurriedly ran to Meng Shaoyuan and bowed again: "Damn it, as soon as I heard that Mr. Songping was here, I left the office as fast as possible. Please don't be angry. No matter what.

Anyway, please come to the VIP reception room and I will apologize to you again."

"No! Go to your office." Meng Shaoyuan said arrogantly: "VIP reception room? Are there any real VIPs coming to your place? Do you compare me with those ordinary people?"

"Yes, yes, go to my office."

Seeing that "Mr. Matsudaira" finally stopped leaving, Shi Daohuan breathed a long sigh of relief.

For Meng Shaoyuan, this is also a test.

Yamashita Yuri Ai has taught me everything. Now, it is time to test whether my Japanese and all the knowledge I have learned can be used in actual combat.

Very good, neither Uchida Daixiang nor Ishishima Hiro found any flaws. On the contrary, they respected themselves very much.

Yuan Zhonghe stayed in the lobby.

Meng Shaoyuan has been observing Zhengjin Bank.

Outside is the lobby, on the left is the VIP room, and in the middle is a staircase.

There is an iron gate connecting the first and second floors.

Although it is open currently, it must be locked normally.

Daixiang Uchida must have the key. He needs to open the iron door first and then report to the office.

So it took Shi Daohuan three or four minutes to show up.

This iron gate is a big problem.

"Please, please."

Ishishima Hiroshi invited "Shun Matsudaira" and his wife to his office.

There were two young people inside.

As soon as I saw Mr. Matsudaira coming in, I quickly stood up and stood there without daring to get angry.

"Sir Matsudaira, this is my son Shigeji Ishishima. This is Kumaya Morita. His father is the captain of the second division."

These two people are Shigeji Ishijima and Kumaya Morita?

There are some differences from the ones in the photos.

Meng Shaoyuan didn't even look at them, and sat down with Zhu Yanni.

Ishishima Kuan stood in front of him, looking like a student who had made a mistake and was waiting for the teacher's reprimand.

Meng Shaoyuan was just thinking about how to speak when Shi Daokuan suddenly said:
Chapter completed!