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    Ma Xingxing was stunned, and was about to report the truth, when a man rushed towards him, grabbed his arm, and said loudly: "Well, Wu San, the foreman asked you to buy half a catty of tea, so you can  As soon as I went out, there was no one around. Half the morning passed and I still haven't come back. I'm going to come out to look for you!" As he spoke, he was about to pull Ma Xingxing away. Ma Xingxing was stunned, but he was pulled away by the man.  Walk.  "Wait a minute!" Jin Sanpang on the side stopped the man with his baton and asked: "What do you do? Do you know him?" "Master!" The man turned to Jin Sanpang with a smile: "  The villain's surname is Yu Zhiheng. He is a worker at Wuxing Forge. This guy is from the same factory. In the morning, our foreman asked him to come out and buy half a catty of tea. As a result, the boy disappeared as soon as he went out. The foreman asked me to come find him. Just now  I bumped into some gentlemen in a hurry, please forgive me!" Jin Sanpang looked at the two people in front of him, and was about to question him more carefully, when suddenly there was a sound of "thief" in the distance, and he had to wave to them.  Waving his hand: "Then go back to your factory quickly, don't run around outside!" He ran towards the sound of people.  "Brother, have you admitted the wrong person?" As soon as Ma Xingxing spoke, the smile on Yu Zhiheng's face disappeared. He tugged on Ma Xingxing's sleeve: "Quickly, it's not convenient to talk here!" Ma  Martian was confused and dragged towards the alley by the roadside by Yu Zhiheng. He saw that Yu Zhiheng was getting more and more remote as he walked. He couldn't help but beat his heart and thought to himself: "Is this guy trying to trick me into a secluded place?"  Harm me." Thinking of this, Ma Xingxing looked at the man's back carefully, and saw that the man was wearing a dirty and colorless coarse cloth jacket and had a strong build. He felt more and more that his guess was reasonable, and he suddenly  He freed his sleeves and said in a deep voice: "What do you want to do? But let me be clear in advance, I don't have any money!" Yu Zhiheng was stunned when he heard this, and then realized that the other party thought he was going to hit him.  He couldn't help but feel angry and funny: "If I hadn't interrupted and pulled you away just now, you would have been drinking old rice porridge in the poor workhouse. You thought I was going to harm you. You really don't know what's good and what's good!" "  Poor people's academy? "Yu Zhiheng looked at Ma Mars for a while, and then he sneered: "You were not a craftsman before, right? I don't know which master had the bad idea.  They said that poor people who could not find jobs wandered around in the city and corrupted the customs, so they created this thing. Whenever they met poor people who were wandering around and had no jobs, they were taken to the poor people's workhouses and said that they could learn a craft to make a living.  "Isn't this a good thing? Why do you think it's a bad idea?" Ma Xingxing asked in confusion.  "You know nothing!" Yu Zhiheng spat on the ground: "The poor man Xi Yi said it sounds good, but it is actually a prison cell. No matter who is caught, their belongings will be searched first and every day.  He only had two meals of porridge, and slept on hard boards in both winter and summer. In the first three months, he did simple chores sent from various factories. If he couldn't find a boss willing to hire him within three months, he would be sent away.  Go to hard labor - road construction, port dredging, porting, etc., and be locked up with murderers and thieves. Now the bosses in the factory will be happy if they think the wages are too low and ask for more.  If they want money, they will call the black dog and take the workers to the poor workhouse without even making up any charges. "Do you think this is a bad idea?" "This can't be true, right?"  When Mars heard this, he couldn't help but stutter.  "If you don't believe it, you can go back to the fat policeman. He found out soon after he was arrested!" Yu Zhiheng sneered: "Look at the gown you are wearing, you were not a poor person in the past. If I had known, I would have let you in to taste the poor people.  Taste!" At this time, a young man ran over from a nearby alley and shouted breathlessly: "Uncle Yu, I have got rid of that fat policeman!"  We can't leave yet." Yu Zhiheng smiled and patted the young man's shoulder, and bowed his hand to Ma Xingxing: "Then let's say goodbye, just take care of yourself!" After that, he turned and left.  "Wait a minute!" Ma Xingxing became anxious when he saw that the other party was about to leave. He was like a drowning man, trying to hold on to whatever he encountered.  "What's the matter with you?" Yu Zhiheng stopped impatiently: "We were strangers to begin with, and now we have gone our separate ways after the matter is over. Weren't you just afraid that we would harm you?" "Brother Yu, I  Don¡¯t take what you said just now!¡± Ma Xingxing hurriedly smiled and said: ¡°There are everyone on the beach, isn¡¯t there anything I can do? Please forgive me!¡± Yu Zhiheng looked at Ma Xingxing for a while and smiled.  Said: "Yes, there are all kinds of people in Shanghai. I rushed over like that just now. No wonder you are defensive. Well, look at you, you are also a poor man, poor in the world."?It's a family.  If you need help from me, Yu Zhiheng, just ask. Of course, if you can't do it, don't dare to say it!  "At this point, he scratched the back of his head and laughed. "I haven't been able to find a job for several days. My savings are about to be used up. My wife and children are counting on me!  At this point, Ma Xingxing lowered his head: "I can write and do accounting, but I really can't find a job!"  "    "well!  "Yu Zhiheng also sighed: "Why don't you follow me to the factory and give it a try? A few days ago, a young worker broke his leg.  But I can¡¯t say for sure!  Ma Xingxing hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Yu!"  " Yu Zhiheng quickly stepped aside to avoid the other party's gift: "Don't thank me. This is a hard job. I think you used to be a writer, so you may not be able to endure it.  " "Whether it's a pen or a hoe, you can't rely on it when your wife and children need to eat and drink!  Ma Xingxing smiled bitterly: "Besides, looking at the current situation, if there is no work, he may be sent to the training school one day. What will the wife and children at home do at that time? Even if they know that there is a fire pit in front of them, they still have to go."  Jump inside!  " "You are right!  "Yu Zhiheng nodded: "But it's not like a fire pit. We all take care of each other. If we are tired, we can live well.  Let's do this. You and I go to the factory and have a look. If it works, I'll ask two people to move your belongings to the side of the factory later. It's more convenient!  " "Then it will be hard work!  "Shanghai Shunhua Company Office. There was a burst of laughter in the room. Chen Zaixing and a foreign businessman in a suit were sitting on the sofa talking and laughing. A silver coffee pot was banging on the stove, freshly cooked  The unique aroma of coffee fills the air, and the room is filled with a pleasant smell. ¡°Everyone, in the next five years, Shunhua Company will purchase machinery and equipment with a total value of no less than one million pounds from Europe.  .  In addition, if the interest and conditions are suitable, the company will also need a loan of no less than three million pounds, of course, all of this will have sufficient collateral.  I don¡¯t know if any of you are interested!  "Chen Zaixing's English is already very proficient. Although he still has an accent unique to East Asians, he can use it for conversation without any problem. "Mr. Chen, our foreign company is very interested in the cooperation of ghost companies!  The European businessman with a big beard replied carefully: "But as far as I know, many of the machines and equipment you need can be used for military and other special purposes. According to the laws of the British Empire, some machines  The export of equipment is restricted, so¡ª¡ª" "So if the cooperation is successful, you can get a good price, a good price that you can't refuse!  "Chen Zaixing interrupted the other party's speech with a smile: "No, no!  The British businessman tried his best to retort: ??"Mr. Chen, this is not a question of price. What I talked about with you is the imperial ban. As a British businessman, I have the obligation to abide by Her Majesty the Queen's decrees!"  " Chen Zaixing smiled and replied: "Mr. James, I admire your persistence.  But as far as I know, your company is not the only foreign company in the British Empire, and the British Empire is not the only country in the world that can produce these machines and equipment.  Even if you refuse to sell these equipment to my company, I can always find another foreign company to buy these equipment for me, just for a higher price.  And your persistence does not mean anything to your motherland. The only result is to allow your competitors to profit from it.  " Hearing Chen Zaixing's words, the British businessman named James lowered his head. From the expression on his face, it was easy to tell that he was in the midst of a fierce ideological struggle. Chen Zaixing smiled and patted his shoulder.  He whispered: "Mr. James, as far as I know, there is a saying in your country that if a law cannot protect the interests of its businessmen, then the law has no meaning!  The purpose of this ban is not actually to prevent me from getting these machines and equipment. As I just said, as long as I can afford a high price, I can always get these machines and equipment from a certain businessman, either the British Empire or a  Other countries.  The real purpose of the law was to enable a certain clever British businessman to make a higher profit than usual from the business, wasn't it?  " "Okay, Mr. Chen, you convinced me!  James finally nodded. He stood up and stretched out his hand to Chen Zaixing: "However, I have to spend more money to open up various joints, so the price must go up by 100%."  " "No, thirty percent!  "Chen Zaixing did not reach out. "Thirty percent?  This is absolutely impossible, you should know how much risk we take!  Eighty-five percent, no less!  "Forty-five percent is the most. You must know that the Germans can also produce these equipment. Their original price is only 100% of yours."Less than eighty.  "Mr. Chen, the quality of German products cannot be compared with the high-quality products of the British Empire."  "James's voice raised two tones, but then his voice softened again: "But because of my deep personal friendship with you, I can make a little concession, 70%, no more.  More, this is the final bottom line!  " "Fifty-five percent. In addition, I will open an account in your name at Standard Chartered Bank. As long as the contract is signed successfully, there will be an extra 70,000 pounds in it.  "Having said this, Chen Zaixing stood up and extended his right hand to the other party. "Okay!  James thought for a moment, shook his head and reached out to hold Chen Zaixing's right hand: "Mr. Chen, I have to admit that you are a very good negotiator. As soon as I return to London, I will be stripped down by my boss."  leather!  " Chen Zaixing smiled and handed the other party a cup of hot coffee: "Don't worry, I'm not someone who forgets old friends.  Besides, don¡¯t you already have a thicker, warmer layer of skin now?  "At this point, the two of them laughed tacitly. "Sir, there is an emergency telegram from Mandalay!  "
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