Li Xiaolong and his entourage swept away the delicious food on the table, but the bottle of good wine beside them was not touched at all.
After finishing his work, Old Hantou brought a pot of good tea and sat down next to Li Xiaolong. He poured tea for the two brothers who were very hungry. He whispered that you can eat as much as you want. If you don't have enough, he would not be polite to his brothers. Come back later.
In Lao Nanchang, this is where I eat, so I don't have to waste energy and time wandering around.
Li Xiaolong gratefully put down the bowl and wiped his mouth: "Brother Han, to tell you the truth, I haven't eaten meat for half a month. It tastes so delicious!"
Old Hantou had heard some things about Li Xiaolong, and he deeply regretted that this old brother who was capable of both literary and military skills left the group and took another path. However, Old Hantou did not mention it, but told Li Xiaolong that he had contacted An Yi:
"The boss is in Nanchang. I don't know what he is busy with. After you eat and take a rest, a car will pick you up. I guess he won't be back for a while."
"Thank you, Brother Han. Brother Han, how is your business?" Li Xiaolong smiled and looked around in the lobby where there were not many customers.
Old Hantou shook his head and smiled: "Don't look, it's already past three in the afternoon, how many more guests can there be? If it's meal time, I don't have time to sit down and drink tea with you! I'll buy the house on the left as well.
Once the store in the west part of the city is renovated, we will have to tear it down and start over again.
, Mr. Zheng Jinglun, the chief designer of the boss, helped me design a three-story restaurant imitating the Song Dynasty. The place will be several times more spacious and the seats will be more comfortable. The boss also joked that after it is completed, it will probably become a restaurant in our old Nanchang.
What about the unique landscape, isn’t it nice?”
Li Xiaolong said with emotion: "Master is really kind to the old brothers. I heard that there is a large-scale construction project to the west of the Invalid Army Residential Area. After the spring, the disabled brothers will be allocated a house. No wonder all the brothers follow it wholeheartedly."
"Didn't you follow me?" Old Hantou smiled meaningfully.
Li Xiaolong was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Brother Han, there are still many things to do in this world, and there are still many roads to take. The happiness of one group of people cannot represent the happiness of everyone. So many poor people in our country are living in poverty.
In such dire straits and precarious situations, someone has to do something for them, right?"
Old Hantou laughed dumbly: "You are still the same as when you first entered the model camp. Have you forgotten what the mistress who raised the horse asked you? He said he didn't have enough to eat. How can he help others? He lives like a lost dog.
What can you do to protect others? You couldn't answer it at the time, and the brothers in the logistics company laughed at you. Thinking about it now, it's still the same thing.
Let’s just talk about me. Now that I am rich, I can support welfare homes and donate funds to run schools. Every time I donate, I don’t have to pay less than a thousand yuan. I feel comfortable. This is something I never even dreamed of before.
!There are other veterans who have retired. Many of them have set up their own workshops and shops. Under the guidance and support of the 'Veterans Association', they process parts for Jiangnan Group and sell Jiangnan Group's products. No one has to worry about life.
The days are getting richer and richer.
Master said it well, as long as everyone pursues and strives to live a prosperous life, it will be the greatest contribution to the country and nation."
Li Xiaolong smiled and didn't know how to take over the topic. A black car happened to stop at the gate. When Old Hantou saw Chen Mian driving the car, he opened the door and walked in, and quickly told Li Xiaolong and the others to hurry up.
Li Xiaolong quietly took out a big ocean and put it on the table. He was immediately noticed by the sharp-eyed old Hantou. Old Hantou became furious and pointed at the big ocean on the table and warned Li Xiaolong: If you dare to keep the money, don't come back again!
Li Xiaolong had no choice but to put away the piece of ocean, apologize to Old Han in a low voice, and then walked out and got into the back seat of the car. After seeing the car go away, Old Han sighed deeply and muttered a few words of regret before entering the store.
Li Xiaolong and Chen Mian met several times. Li Xiaolong left An Yi Division a few days after Lin Yaodong, Chen Mian and other guards arrived in Zhenjiang. They were not familiar with each other, so they had little conversation. Fortunately, Old Nanchang was only a dozen kilometers away from Nanchang City.
The car quickly arrived on the wide asphalt road, and Li Xiaolong didn't feel too embarrassed.
The car stopped in front of the grand Jiangnan Hotel. A familiar guard standing in front of the western restaurant politely opened the door for Li Xiaolong. After saying hello, he led Li Xiaolong to sit by the window in the cafe lobby on the second floor and whispered to Li Xiaolong.
The two of you will wait a moment.
After a while, An Yi, who had finished talking to several wealthy gentry from the Jiangxi General Chamber of Commerce, came to sit down opposite Li Xiaolong, and asked Li Xiaolong with a smile on his face whether he wanted tea or coffee. Li Xiaolong smiled and said, "Let's try some coffee." The beautiful Belarusian maid quickly brought it.
Three steaming cups of coffee.
The smart Li Xiaolong paid attention to how An Yi drank and whether he would add the contents of the few small dishes and cans on the table. Unexpectedly, An Yi just picked up the cup and drank without adding anything. Li Xiaolong and Li Xiaolong also followed suit, and the result was that
After taking a small sip, he almost spit it out immediately. The guard next to Li Xiaolong muttered that it tasted worse than traditional Chinese medicine.
An Yi did not laugh at them, but added sugar cubes and condensed milk to their cups one by one, and whispered to them to stir it up and try again. After they felt good after drinking it, An Yi started to joke:
"Both Marx and Engels drank this stuff, especially Marx. He drank coffee just like we drink tea. He can't miss it every day.
Once, a beautiful girl named Yanni brought a cup of coffee to Marx who was working late at night. After taking a sip, Marx told the girl who secretly loved him that he already had a sweetheart. The girl who loved Marx deeply turned pale.
whitish
, extremely painful, Marx pointed to the beautiful little wooden box next to the desk and said, inside is the photo of my sweetheart, take a look. The beautiful Yanni trembled and held up the small wooden box, slowly opened it, and burst into tears.
, you know why?”
"Why?"
Li Xiaolong asked in surprise.
"There were no photos inside, only a small mirror. Yanni opened it and saw herself, and suddenly realized that Max also loved her. She was so happy and touched!" An Yi picked up the coffee and took a sip.
Li Xiaolong's face was full of emotion and fascination. Suddenly he felt something was wrong and immediately asked: "Where did the old officer hear this?"
An Yi put down the cup and smiled slightly: "Don't ask. If you have the chance to see Mr. Chen Duxiu or Mr. Qu Qiubai someday, just ask them. I think they all know."
Li Xiaolong was shocked again, and the guards around him were also uneasy. They couldn't figure out how An Yi knew so much. Li Xiaolong saw An Yi looking out the window boredly, and after thinking about it, he decided to open the skylight and speak frankly so as not to waste each other's time:
"Old sir, thank you for sending thousands of oceans of medicine and equipment. We are all very grateful. The rescued brothers were also very moved. They asked me to come to express my gratitude."
"That's it? Is a simple thank you worth traveling more than two hundred miles?" An Yi asked.
Li Xiaolong is familiar with An Yi's character and does not hide it with a slight smile: "Our boss appreciates the elder's generosity and open-mindedness very much, and hopes that we can cooperate more closely in the future. This time, I not only express my thanks, but also want to
Let me hear what the senior officer has to say about this proposal. You might as well tell me if you have any suggestions or requirements."
An Yi looked into Li Xiaolong's eyes: "So, you are now a liaison officer?"
"You can think so." Li Xiaolong nodded.
"Okay, let me tell you some thoughts that have always been in my mind."
An Yi put away his smile and said seriously: "A war is fought with money. If you don't have money, you can't buy weapons and ammunition, you can't buy medicines, oil, salt, soy and vinegar, and you can't buy clothes and shoes to keep out the cold. If you don't have money, you can't fight this war."
Therefore, I suggest you use your advantages as much as possible to do more business.
For example, the good wood that your Zhaoji Trading Company sells to us now is cut down from large trees one by one and thrown into the river. It flows along the river to the river mouth opposite Old Nanchang. This takes time and effort and still cannot be sold at a good price. Why not
Purchase a batch of high-quality large saws from our agricultural machinery factory, cut them into square materials or plates according to specifications, and then transport them back from Gao'an via our steam cargo ship? In this way, the price will be higher, effort will be saved, and the output will be doubled.
Also, why don’t you spend some money to buy some manual machinery and equipment from our agricultural machinery factory to extract various spices? These are all money-making transactions, so why doesn’t anyone pay attention? What can you buy if you have money? Even if you
If you want to buy Qiwu Mountain Cannon, I can sell it to you, let alone just a few guns and a few boxes of bullets?"
Li Xiaolong shook his head helplessly: "We are discussing these, and there is a special person in charge. Today, I came to see the senior officer, not mainly to talk about this matter."
"Huh? What can we talk about if we don't talk about business?" An Yi looked at Li Xiaolong and Li Xiaolong in surprise.
Li Xiaolong glanced at An Yi angrily, straightened his back, and spoke earnestly: "Old sir, from the beginning of the Northern Expedition to now, you are completely different from other warlords. You have a strong sense of patriotism and a strong sense of national worries. Your
Military talent and business talent are both admirable, but have you ever looked further ahead? Don't limit yourself to the little old Nanchang, but go beyond the old Nanchang and take a closer look at our disaster-ridden country.
Look at today's warlords, who conquer and criticize each other, making the common people miserable. There are wars, famines, expropriation, oppression and exploitation everywhere. Don't you feel touched when you see this? Why are you still so selfish about these things?
Why do self-interested and brutal warlords have hope? Aren't you yourself the one who was assassinated by the warlords, excluded and suppressed, and even deprived of your military and party membership?"
An Yi smiled slightly, slowly picked up the coffee cup, tasted it carefully, motioned to Lin Yaodong who was sitting not far away, and asked him to bring a pot of tea. Then he turned to Li Xiaolong, who was eagerly waiting, and said calmly:
"I have been reading newspapers during this period. There are a lot of news and manifestos about the Communist Party. I also heard a lot of secret rumors. I know that your senior officials held an important meeting not long ago. Those gentlemen who came back from the Soviet Union
We squeezed Comrade Mao, who you followed, out of the Politburo. According to my own understanding, the Hunan you are in now
The Jiangxi front line and the way of struggle are not recognized by your highest organization. They are more interested in launching urban riots. In the past few decades, armed riots have occurred frequently in Suzhou, the northern suburbs of Shanghai, Yixing, Hangzhou, Ningbo and other Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. High
The slogans you shout and so on are all a kind of denial of your current group, am I right?"
Li Xiaolong looked at An Yi in shock. An Yi remained unmoved and continued: "Even you guys don't know what to do internally, so why do you convince me? I know the principles as well as you, and the top brass of the Kuomintang have many
People speak more beautifully, but how do they do it?
I respect everyone's ideals and beliefs, as long as they are sincerely patriotic and for the sake of the country and the nation, but respecting ideas does not mean agreeing with behavior, because I also have my own ideals and beliefs, and my own ways and means to realize my ideals and beliefs.
And I keep doing it.
Don't look down on the current old Nanchang. There is an old saying that "If you don't sweep one house, how can you sweep the world?" It means starting from the things around you. What do you think of the old Nanchang today? Even the beggars are not hungry.
The common people all have hope and no one is oppressed, which is more true than any other truth."
"I don't agree with what the old officer said!"
Li Xiaolong looked into An Yi's eyes without fear, and his face turned red with excitement: "Although old Nanchang is now prosperous in industry and commerce and the people are well-fed and clothed, the factories and shops and restaurants and inns all rely on squeezing the blood and sweat of workers and peasants.
With the rapid development that has just been achieved, you used your powerful army and your inextricable relationships with various warlords to establish a capitalist economic zone in old Nanchang. You also colluded with the great powers to worship foreigners and exploited the working people.
You have a lot of resources, and you sell a lot of ramie cloth produced by workers and peasants to the imperialists. You use the huge wealth in exchange to buy back a large amount of machinery and various weapons to expand your strength, continue to expand your oppression and exploitation of the working people, and continue to expand your oppression and exploitation of the working people.
You are gradually eroding into the surrounding areas of Nanchang, continuing to expand the influence of your capitalist system, and deceiving and deceiving the people through the newspapers and magazines you control, so that the people are willing to endure your oppression, so that you..."
"Enough!"
An Yi roared angrily. Seeing Lin Yaodong hurrying over, he immediately realized his gaffe. He waved his hands and stood up. He smiled apologetically to the guests at several tables not far away, turned around and sat down, and immediately put away his smile.
Staring into Li Xiaolong's eyes:
"There is something that has been weighing heavily on my heart, and I never knew how to say it properly. Now that you have said this, I might as well become the warlord and capitalist that you reviled!
take this opportunity
I’m warning you, don’t try to set up any organization on my territory, let alone use any means to incite the folks around me, and don’t slander the hard-won achievements of framing Lao Nanchang, otherwise don’t blame me for turning your back!”
Li Xiaolong fearlessly leaned out and looked into An Yi's eyes: "Try it!"
"Just give it a try! To tell you the truth, grandson, I can draw the entire military terrain of western Jiangxi and eastern Hunan with my eyes closed. I can understand your backward and clumsy tactics by thinking about it with my butt.
Not to mention, with just one order from me, I can block 80% of your trade routes and material supply lines. If not, you won’t even be able to eat salt. You won’t be able to survive this winter without me taking action!”
An Yi's face was ashen and he didn't leave any room for words.
Li Xiaolong's guard reached down and tugged at the corner of his clothes. Only then did Li Xiaolong wake up and lean back heavily on his chair, regretting that he was too excited and ruined the important event.
At this time, the beautiful waiter brought a pot of hot tea and poured it for the three of them diligently, and the tense atmosphere relaxed.
An Yi waited for the waiter to leave, picked up the teacup, and cursed "pedantic" under his breath, which seemed to relieve his anger, and then he sipped the tea comfortably without even looking at Li Xiaolong.