It was midnight, and Chen Qiang was quite tired. He didn't want to pay attention to this Grand Master Kong, and Chen Qiang was not interested in a romantic place like a nightclub. However, considering that he was working with Grand Master Kong and Grand Master Kong had also come to Washington specifically, he would definitely go to the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble, so Chen Qiang went to that nightclub and met Grand Master Kong.

As soon as Chen Qiang walked into the nightclub, the manager on duty came over and asked with a polite look: "Are you Mr. Chen?"

"Yes, my surname is Chen." Chen Qiang nodded.

"Mr. Kong is waiting for you, please come with me." The duty manager took Chen Qiang to a private room. Mr. Kong was indeed there. In addition, Mr. Kong's friends were a few of Mr. Kong's friends and several beautiful blondes who accompanied him to drink.

After Chen Qiang sat down, he asked directly: "Why did Mr. Kong come to Washington?"

"It's because TV has also come to Washington." Master Kong said with an unhappy look on his face.

"TV?" Chen Qiang was slightly stunned and thought to himself what did it have to do with the TV.

A subordinate of Master Kong next to him quickly explained: "TV is Mr. Song. Mr. Song's English name is tse-ven-soong, referred to as tv."

"So that's how it is." Chen Qiang nodded. He remembered that at the dinner just now, Truman mentioned that Mr. Song, as a representative of Chongqing, attended the negotiations in Washington.

Mr. Song was the uncle of Master Kong. According to traditional Chinese sayings, nephews and uncles are relatively close. In ancient clan society, the relationship between nephews and uncles was better than that with relatives and uncles of the same surname. A powerful uncle is also the greatest backer of nephews.

The reason is very simple. The uncle is a person with a foreign surname and will not share the property of his nephew's family, while the uncle is a person with the same surname and can share the property of his nephew's family.

In ancient clan society, if the man in charge died, the brothers could get a share of the property left behind. If a man is left in the family and he is already an adult, the situation is better. If there are successors in this family, the uncle and uncle are not so easily involved in the property, but if it is an orphan and widowed mother, it will be more miserable. Brothers of the same surname, even elders of the same surname, will jump out to divide the property. If there is not even a male surname in the family, it will be even worse. Basically, the family's property will be divided by the clan of the same surname. After all, women have to get married, and the elders of the clan do not want the property to run to the hands of people of other surnames. Therefore, in ancient times, there are often women who are driven out of the house by their uncles after their father dies.

This situation where uncles and uncles break out of their family property exists even in modern society. They are often reported in the news, but now there are legal constraints and the inheritance rights are in order. However, some uncles will seek inheritance in the name of grandparents. The law stipulates that parents also have inheritance rights.

Under the ancient clan system, the relationship between nephew and uncles was not necessarily very close, because they were worried that uncles and uncles would come to divide their own property in the future. On the contrary, since the uncle is a foreigner and does not have the qualifications to divide the property, the two parties have no conflicts of interest, so the relationship is naturally closer.

Moreover, when it comes to the separation of property, the uncle will help his nephew compete for his property. If the property falls into the hands of his nephew, it will always be better to give other irrelevant people. In the case of an orphan and widowed mother, or if there is no male inheritance in the family, as long as there is a great uncle, the property can still be kept.

This is like Lin Pingzhi in "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer". After his parents were killed, the first thing he thought of was to defect to his grandfather Jindao Wang family and find his mother's family. For Lin Pingzhi, his uncles were much more reliable than his master Yue Yue.

It is precisely because my uncle can help him fight for his family property that in ancient clan society, my uncle was a relatively noble existence. Nowadays, when holding wedding banquets in many places, my uncles in my parents' home are placed first among the guests, and even higher than my parents-in-law.

Mr. Song is the uncle of Master Kong, and he is also a powerful uncle. He is definitely a great uncle. Master Kong should be very intimate with Mr. Song, but the actual situation is not the case. The relationship between Master Kong and Mr. Song is very bad.

Although the Kong family and the Song family are in-laws, there have always been conflicts between the two families.

Both families are merchants. The Kong family was originally from Shanxi and started out with kerosene and later entered the banking industry. The Song family was a famous comprador in Shanghai, mainly engaged in imported machinery agents and had strong financial resources. Originally, the Shanxi sells kerosene and the Shanghai comprador in machinery and equipment were completely inseparable, and both sides could not have any conflicts in interest. However, both Kong and Song families were supporters of Mr. Zhongshan, so they gained huge political benefits after the establishment of the Nanjing government. With the improvement of their political status, the businesses of the two companies began to enter various fields and spread throughout the country.

When the business of the Kong and Song families grows bigger, intersections will inevitably arise, and there will be conflicts. For example, the Kong family is interested in a deal, and the Song family also wants to do it, but the Kong family definitely wants to eat alone, so how can it be divided into the Song family? On the contrary, the Kong family also wants to intervene in the transaction of the Song family, and the Song family certainly will not agree. The continuous competition between the two parties in business naturally arises a lot of conflicts.

Especially after the Kong family emerged as the second generation ancestor of the Kong family, the conflict between the Kong and Song families became even more intensified.

Master Kong has a very commercial vision. When he was in China, Master Kong valued the profitability of the pig bristle business and decided to buy a large number of pig bristles to sell to the United States. However, Mr. Song had a good attitude towards business, and Mr. Song also had a relationship with the United States, so he took the lead in purchasing the pig bristle. Master Kong could not receive the pig bristle, so he was naturally angry and directed his subordinates to fight against the comprador who purchased the pig bristle. Mr. Song was not an idiot. How could he tolerate a younger generation riding on his head and shitting? So he also committed violence against the comprador of the Kong family. In the end, it was Mrs. Chiang's mediation that the Kong and Song families did not turn against each other.

It was also after this incident that Master Kong refused to recognize this uncle. Before that, Master Kong called Mr. Song "Uncle". After this incident, Master Kong directly called Mr. Song the name "TV" in the English abbreviation.

This matter was just the beginning. Later, Master Kong fell in love with Mr. Song’s wife’s sister, Mr. Song’s sister-in-law. After the two fooled a few times, Master Kong insisted on marrying Mr. Song’s sister-in-law home, which suddenly made a hornet’s nest. Not to mention the ethical and moral relationship, just talk about Mr. Kong’s sister-in-law if Master Kong really married Mr. Song’s sister-in-law, wouldn’t he become Mr. Song’s brother-in-law, which is equivalent to being of the same generation as Mr. Song. Mr. Song inexplicably ranked the same generation as his nephew. This is clearly because Master Kong deliberately embarrassed Mr. Song, which is unbearable!

Although Master Kong did not marry Mr. Song's sister-in-law in the end, his relationship with Mr. Song had broken down. Master Kong did not regard Mr. Song as his uncle, and Mr. Song did not regard Master Kong as his nephew.

The conflict between the Kong and Song families was not only in business, but also in politics. When the Kong family was the Minister of Industry and Commerce, they had no money, so they went to find their brother-in-law, Mr. Song, hoping that Mr. Song could support him. At that time, Mr. Song was the Minister of Finance and looked at the national financial power. However, facing his elder brother-in-law, Mr. Song spoke in an official voice and publicly stated that he could not make any talks in finance. The brother-in-law refused to help, and he also publicly said that it made Mr. Kong very embarrassed and was quite embarrassed in the officialdom at that time. Mr. Kong believed that Mr. Song was deliberately making things difficult for him, and he could not help but hold a grudge.

In fact, Mr. Song's Ministry of Finance had no money at that time, and all the money was used by Nanjing to fight the civil war, and all of it was spent in Hunan and Jiangxi.

Chen Qiang knew a little about the conflict between the Kong and Song families. Of course, what Chen Qiang knew was not from historical records. He was a sportsman who did not have such a profound historical background. What Chen Qiang knew was all about the folk rumors. The Kong and Song families were both wealthy families in the Republic of China, and ordinary people were still willing to spread gossip of wealthy families. There were many rumors about the Kong and Song families, some of which were true and false, and it was really wonderful to use as stories. Chen Qiang also learned about the grievances and grievances of the Kong and Song families from folk rumors.

Back to the point, Master Kong looked very unhappy, but Chen Qiang was a little confused. Even if Master Kong did not regard Mr. Song as his uncle, Mr. Song came to the United States to participate in the negotiations, and it had nothing to do with him Master Kong, and Master Kong was so angry.

So Chen Qiang said, "Mr. Confucius, I just had a meal with Senator Truman of Congress. He said that Mr. Song was just here to participate in the negotiations and was just listening. The specific negotiation process was not decided. I guess the negotiations would end in a few days, and Mr. Song would return to China by then. Why bother with this matter!"

"Negotiation? Haha, it would be great if he really came to negotiate!" Master Kong snorted coldly and continued; "TV came here this time, in name, to negotiate, but in fact, to cut off my financial path!"

"How do you say this?" Chen Qiang asked.

"These days, TV has frequently visited US officials in charge of trade and met several international trade merchants! I heard that TV talked to Americans about it and then opened up the Yunnan-Burma Highway and imported goods from China. This clearly shows that it is necessary to control international trade between China and the United States. Isn't this robbing money in my hands!" Master Kong said angrily.

Chen Qiang instantly understood what was going on.

During Mrs. Jiang's visit to the United States, Master Kong used his identity as Mrs. Jiang's secretary to make friends with many American political and business circles. At this time, Master Kong had already begun to monopolize Sino-US trade.

However, Mr. Kong could see that Mr. Song could naturally see the big fat piece of Sino-US trade, so he took advantage of the opportunity of negotiations in Washington and began to make arrangements to prepare for monopolizing trade between China and the United States in the future.

There is no doubt that the Kong and Song families thought of going together again. They both planned to use the Sino-US trade to plunder the wealth of the people and plunder the people's wealth.

At this time, the Yunnan-Burma Highway was still blocked by the Japanese army, but with the changes in the battle situation, the Allied forces gradually gained strategic advantages on various battlefields, and the Axis powers had begun to shrink their troops. Therefore, Chongqing decided to send another expeditionary force to open up the supply line on the Yunnan-Burma Highway.

Once the Yunnan-Burma Highway is opened again, American supplies can be continuously transported into China, and the long-severed Sino-US trade can also be restored. For big compradors like Kong and Song, who can monopolize Sino-US trade, it will make money faster than printing money, so no one is willing to give up this piece of fat.

In terms of domestic political status, Mr. Song must be better than Mr. Kong, and Mr. Song is also the representative of this Washington negotiation, with an official status, and the Song family is in an advantageous position in monopolizing Sino-US trade.

The advantage of the Kong family is probably this Master Kong.

Although Mr. Song is also very business-minded, he is in a high position after all. As a high-ranking official, he still needs to be faced and often he has to consider political influence, so he will be somewhat worried about doing things.

But Master Kong is different. He is more talented in speculation than Mr. Song. Moreover, he is a playboy and is used to lawlessness on weekdays. He does not play according to common sense when doing things, and does not care about face. As long as he can make money, he can do any shameless things.

At this time, Chen Qiang wanted to laugh in his heart. He wanted the Kong and Song families to be beaten up for this matter. These two families were both country worms. They didn’t know how many people they had hurt. It was the best thing to let them bite their dogs and have their mouths fur.

The eldest son Kong on the opposite side didn't know Chen Qiang's gloating mood, so he said, "I must not let TV succeed! The day after tomorrow, TV will hold a banquet and invite many American political and business circles to know each other, and I will go there too. Then you go with me and help me!"

Now Chen Qiang needs to be worth a lot of money, career, business, and business. Judging from the American standards, Chen Qiang is also a relatively successful capitalist, so Master Kong decided to take Chen Qiang to the banquet with him to strengthen himself.

"Okay, I'd better obey my destiny than respect." Chen Qiang nodded without hesitation to agree.

Chen Qiang didn't really want to help Master Kong strengthen his momentum. He just hoped that Master Kong and Mr. Song, two big rats, could fight, and it would be better to have both lost money.

In the United States, both political status and economic strength, Master Kong is not as good as Mr. Song. Mr. Song’s connections in the United States are incomparable to Master Kong. Therefore, Chen Qiang had to help the weaker side and try to narrow the gap between the two sides, so that the struggle between the Kong family and the Song family became more intense.

The eldest son Kong on the opposite side did not realize that Chen Qiang was going to add fuel to the fire. When he saw Chen Qiang agreeing so happily, he was immediately overjoyed. He raised his glass and drank it all, and said excitedly, "Chen Qiang, you are still friends who are loyal. I really don't say that, I'll do it first!"
Chapter completed!