While he was talking, there was a knock on the door.
When I opened the door, I saw that the person who came was none other than Momoi Sana.
"Mr. Ming, the president has arrived."
"Really? That's great! If that's the case, then Miss Momoyi is here to do it."
After speaking, Li Qiang simply tidied up and then followed Momoi Sana to a VIP suite on the fourth floor.
"President, Mr. Akira is here." After entering the door, Momoi Sana said respectfully to the man sitting on the sofa, and then withdrew very wisely.
Until then, the man looked at you and asked: "You are Director Ming of the General Affairs Office of the East China Suppression Headquarters. I have heard about your name for a long time. When I meet you today, you are really a talented person!"
"No, no, you are too generous. My dear, Ming Qiang, please pay homage to President Mitsui." Li Qiang replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
After saying that, he took out the letter that Mitsui Juichi asked him to deliver on his behalf, and handed it to Mitsui Zhengyan, "Oh, by the way, President Mitsui, this is the letter that Mitsui Osaka asked me to deliver to you."
However, Mitsui Zhengyan did not open it immediately after taking the letter. Instead, he casually put the letter on the coffee table in front of him, stretched out his hand to signal Li Qiang to sit down, and then slowly asked: "
Director Ming, I heard Junko say that the child Shouyi received a lot of care from you when he was injured. Logically speaking, as a father, I should express my feelings and reasons, but now Fengtian and Shanghai are far apart.
It’s too far, and secondly, I really can’t get away from here, so I didn’t say anything for a long time. Please let me know, Director, and don’t take offense!”
"President Mitsui wears many hats and is dedicated to working day and night for the empire. He shouldn't be distracted by such trivial matters. Moreover, Ming just couldn't bear to see Colonel Mitsui suffer, so he just tried his best to make a small effort. It's not worth mentioning at all, let alone
I have never thought of anything in return, so I ask President Mitsui not to be so concerned."
Speaking of this, Li Qiang paused for a moment, and then he was not in a hurry to mention the weapons, equipment and ammunition. Instead, he made a farewell gesture and said to Mitsui Zhengyan: "President Mitsui, the letter has been delivered.
, I heard from Miss Momoi that you will receive an important guest later, so I won’t disturb you too much."
After saying that, he actually stood up, bowed slightly to Mitsui Masato, turned around and left.
And shortly after he left, Momoi Sana opened the door and walked in.
Immediately afterwards, a strange scene happened. As soon as he saw Momoi Sana coming in, "Mitsui Masao" who was still sitting on the sofa immediately stood up and respectfully stepped aside.
And Momoi Sana was not polite, walked straight to the sofa, sat down, and asked in a condescending tone: "How was the discussion?"
"Miss, according to my judgment, this person is very well-educated. He has a good way of talking and doing things. He is a good person."
"Oh, really? I didn't expect you to have such a high opinion of him. So, he didn't tell you about weapons, equipment and ammunition?"
"Yes, it's as if it was really just to send this letter. There is no trace of any performance."
After hearing this, Momoi Sana nodded, "Okay, I understand! Where is the letter?"
"At this."
After receiving the letter, Momoi Sana opened it without hesitation, then smiled and shook her head.
"Miss, what are you doing?"
Before he finished speaking, Momoi Sana returned the letter to his hand, and then he was surprised to notice that the so-called family letter was actually a blank piece of paper!
"this……"
"It seems that we still underestimated him too much. It's no wonder, after all, this person is able to cope with being caught in the middle of all forces, and even handles it with ease!"
Speaking of this, Momoi Sana paused for a moment, and then continued: "Report the truth to Father! I am definitely not his opponent for such a person."
"Yes, I understand."
…
At the same time, in the room of Chen Ming and his wife.
"Brother, where have you been this morning? Your sister and I are going crazy looking for you!" As soon as Li Qiang entered the door, Chen Ming couldn't help but babbled.
"What, something happened?"
"Is nothing going to happen? To tell you the truth, we originally had a contact point in Fengtian. Although there are not many people in the group, we can still have someone to take care of us, right? But just this morning, your sister was planning to go there to contact us.
At that time, we didn’t even see a single person. We later found out that as early as the day we arrived in Fengtian, the contact point had been taken over by someone else. What do you think this is?"
"Who did it? The Security Bureau or the Secret Service?"
"None of them." Chen Ming shook his head quickly and said, "It seems to be called something... Hey, wife, what is your name?"
"Guard Squad."
"Yes, it's the police force. It is said that it is led by a captain named Yamamoto himself."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang couldn't help but frown, "It's not the duty of the police to arrest anti-Manchurian and anti-Japanese elements. What are they doing so actively?"
"Who says it's not the case? It doesn't matter if they are a dog with a mouse, it's us who will suffer!"
"Disaster? What disaster?"
"Notice of Shangfeng's decision to establish an intelligence station in Fengtian has already been distributed to various contact points. If someone fails to survive the punishment and finds out about this matter, won't we all suffer together?
"
Don't mention it, this matter does sound like a headache, but the matter has come to this, and just having a headache will not help.
Thinking of this, Li Qiang comforted him with kind words: "Boss, there is no other way now. We can only take one step at a time."
"Brother, in your opinion, should we stay silent for a while to avoid the limelight?"
"Don't bother! If it's like you said, someone exposed the establishment of an intelligence station, then people like us who have returned from other places will become the subject of major suspicion. If it were me,
There must be a city-wide secret investigation going on right now! Doesn't your silence mean that there is no silver in this place?"
"Well, that's true." Chen Ming said helplessly.
"By the way, boss, how's the store going?"
"Don't mention it, your sister and I have been all over Fengtian City in the past few days, and we have looked at many stores, but we have never found the right one. Brother, how about you help us consult with our staff?"
However, before he finished speaking, Li Qiang blurted out almost without thinking: "How about opening a restaurant?"
"No, brother, have you drunk? Why are you talking nonsense? Don't you know the little devil's "Rice Management Law"?"
"Of course I know this, but isn't that just restricting Class A food?"
"That was a few years ago. I have heard that recently, the little devils have classified sorghum and corn stubble as Category A grains. They are exclusively for the Japanese and puppet Manchukuo officials. The Chinese are not allowed to eat them. China
It is an "economic crime" for people to eat it. If anyone owns and eats Class A grains, the lightest punishment is to be slapped in the mouth, and the Chinese people who eat Class A grains are shot right and left in the street, and they are also made to kneel in the street under the poisonous sun.
Seriously, they even used bayonets to open the stomachs of those 'economic criminals' on the street."
"Really? Then what do the people here eat now?"
"What else can we eat? Sweet potatoes and potatoes. Some of them can't even eat these. They can only go to the nearby mountains to dig wild vegetables to eat. Not to mention how miserable it is. If you don't believe me, ask your sister. Among the stores we visited these days, the most
It’s the restaurant.”
Yu Xiuning on the side finally couldn't help but said: "Yes, brother Aqiang, it is really not a wise move to open a restaurant these days!"
I don't want Li Qiang to shake his head after hearing this, "That's not entirely true, is it? Let's not talk about the distance, let's just say that this Peace Hotel just opened not long ago? If they can do it, why can't we do it?"
"Oh, brother, can we compete with others? It is said that the boss here has a very strong background. Not to mention the Puppet Manchukuo, even the Kwantung Army has to sell him some thin noodles. Then the "Rice Grain Management Law" can control us.
Can you still control others?"
"Hey, who doesn't have some background these days? Don't forget, your brother, I am now the director of the General Affairs Department of the Nanjing Government's East China Suppression Headquarters. Isn't such a background strong enough?"
"Brother, it's not that I, the elder brother, speak harshly. As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current manager. Not to mention you, the director, even what your commander says may not be effective here!"
"Of course I know this. Don't forget, brother, I don't have any other strengths. I'm just popular. As long as I take care of all the relationships inside and outside, everything will be fine."
"How much will it cost?"
"Spend money?" Li Qiang couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this, "Listen to my advice, brother, the relationship maintained by money is the most fragile."
"Old Chen, listen to what Brother Aqiang said!"
"Yes, yes, it's good, it's good! But brother, even if we dare to sell it, there still have to be people who dare to eat it!"
"You can rest assured about this, brother, I have a way!"
"any solution?"
Before he finished speaking, Li Qiang asked with a mysterious face: "Boss, have you ever heard of Tuanbangcai?"
"Bangbangcai? Never heard of it."
"It's a dish specially used to entertain bandit gangsters."
As soon as these words came out, not only Chen Ming, but also Yu Xiuning beside him was so shocked that his eyes widened.
"Brother, you are really joking!"
"Do you think I'm joking like this? Boss, you don't know, there's a lot of money in this! Let me tell you, let's not talk about the entire Northeast, just talk about the "fourth province" around Fengtian.
, "It's great to come big", "Deng Sanpao" and the like are all gone. There are more than a hundred of them with names. As long as we can get our reputation out in the early stage and let them know that there is such a place,
Not only can we eat authentic Tuanbang dishes, but we can also provide them with buying news, communicate and negotiate, and we don’t have to worry about being cheated or having no business?”
"Well, that's a good idea, but won't it cost a lot of money?"
Before Li Qiang could speak, Yu Xiuning couldn't help but said: "I would say you are good at everything, but you are too short-sighted. If you want to expand the reputation of the restaurant in a short period of time, you can't help but say
Do you have to throw money at it? I can’t bear to let the child ensnare the wolf!”
Chen Ming looked aggrieved after hearing this, "I'm not my wife, of course I understand this. I'm afraid you won't be able to let me go!"
"What's so reluctant about it? Brother Aqiang, I have the final say on this matter. I will do as you say. I will fully support you!"
"Brother, since your sister has already spoken, I won't say anything anymore. You can just tell me what to do!"
"That's what I think. Since we're going to do it, we might as well do it bigger. For a restaurant, what's most important? Of course it's location selection, so we must choose the best prime location.
Then the most famous helmsman in the area was invited to design it. Except for the first floor, the second floor and up were all large private rooms that could accommodate twenty or thirty people. What kind of chairs and tiger skins were there?
, deer antlers, everything that can be displayed is for him. He can also ask the police station to set up a patrol point at the door. If nothing happens, let the patrolman hang around there twice to ensure that no one dares to cause trouble. There is also a waiter standing in the store, shoulders
Put a towel on top, he is very smart. Whenever a customer comes to the door, no matter what the matter is, he has to say to them: "You are going well, and you will be promoted step by step!" With an authentic Jianghu accent, one word stands out.
My dear! There is also a stable in the backyard. The fodder is from Inner Mongolia. One feeding costs five or six yuan. As long as you buy our fodder, there will be professional stable herds who will serve you 24 hours a day. You will need everything from brushing and massaging to hoof trimming and nailing.
Whatever you have, just be considerate! When the time comes, we will spend a lot of money to sell a few good horses, and they will keep them in the stables without doing anything every day, so that the people who come will feel that they are not riding Mongolian horses when they come to us.
Even if you are riding sweat and blood, if you are riding a Japanese horse, you will be embarrassed to say hello to others. Do you think a restaurant like this is worried about having no business?"
At this point, Chen Ming hurriedly lowered his head and did a rough calculation, and then said with some embarrassment: "It sounds good, but if you do what you just said, it will cost you four gold bars at least, right?"
"Four gold bars? That's just the initial investment. If you maintain the normal operation of the restaurant according to this standard, you will have to come up with four more gold bars as working capital. This is still a conservative estimate. In this business, you will have the mentality of a bandit.
I have done thorough research. Do you know what the bandits value most? It is nothing more than fame and strength. As long as they have these two things, those bandits will infiltrate us like headless flies. As long as there is enough scene, those gangs will
This guy doesn't care at all about spending two extra dollars. Compared with this, the money for food and fodder is simply not enough! So our slogan for opening a restaurant is: not for benefits, but for spectacle."
Hearing this, Chen Ming slapped his thigh suddenly and said excitedly: "Oh, brother, listen to what you say! Brother, my first half of my life was in vain. How did you say that?"
Just a few words to wake up the dreamer! Once you are convinced, completely convinced, I will do as you say!"
