Zhang Asi is a coolie at the Huangpu River Terminal. He helps people move goods every day. Sometimes if he is lucky, he can help ship passengers move and salute and earn an extra two yuan.
What Zhang Asi remembers the most is that he helped a foreigner move his luggage and got a piece of foreign money that was black and green. He knew the number was a "one". However, the foreign money was taken away by Chen Laosan, who was in charge, and then gave it to him.
A piece of ocean was said to be given to him in exchange. Some knowledgeable people said that he had lost money, but Zhang Asi just shook his head and smiled. He was not stupid. If he kept the unexpected money for himself, someone would be jealous and do some dirty tricks.
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The steward, Chen Laosan, would help him more or less in the dock work. Even if he didn't help him, it would at least reduce the jealousy of others. Being isolated while working at the dock would not last long.
However, when Zhang Asi went to work today, he found that the pier was unusual. Not only were there densely packed policemen in black clothes and white backgrounds holding short sticks, but there were also a large group of neatly dressed people holding colorful flags standing on both sides as if they were waiting.
What? The sharp-eyed Zhang Asi could also see a group of well-dressed foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes waiting here. Some big shots must be coming. Zhang Asi thought that a man named Mr. Sun came last year, but he didn’t see such a big one.
I don’t know who is coming this time.
Among the group of well-dressed foreigners that Zhang Asi saw, there were also a few Chinese mixed in, and there were even two people standing at the front of the team talking to each other.
"Brother Shaochuan, I envy you now. You stay in Shanghai, surrounded by peace and quiet, and watch the ups and downs with a smile. It's not like me to stay in this hot position, being criticized everywhere, and I'm not happy. Sometimes I really want to leave."
"Brother Yanyi, you can't say that. I'm not favored by Feng Huanzhang, so I can only come to Shanghai to have a rest. The current national situation is difficult, so you can't be picky. Otherwise, there really won't be many people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who know how to do things.
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"This is really a difficult state matter."
One of the two people speaking was Shen Ruilin, the Foreign Minister of the Beiyang Government, who was born in Wuxing, Zhejiang Province. The other was Gu Weijun, who was born in Jiading County, Jiangsu Province. This time, both of them were standing here to welcome the King of Romania, who was about to arrive in Shanghai for a visit.
Del.
Of course, this job should be the responsibility of Foreign Minister Shen Ruilin, but Minister Shen was the one who asked Gu Weijun to live in Shanghai after resigning. Behind them were the ministers from various countries in Shanghai. As for the two people standing at the front
It was also because this time the reception was mainly for two people.
When the huge cruise ship docked and put down the trestle, Edel, full of thoughts, looked at this hometown in his previous life with complicated eyes. The two words "hometown" contained endless longing and nostalgia.
When Edel walked down the trestle step by step, the person in charge of the reception, Minister Shen Ruilin, immediately stepped forward amidst cheers and greetings.
“Welcome King Edel and his delegation to Shanghai.”
"Thank you, Minister Shen."
Edel said this in Chinese, but he said it a little awkwardly. This also shocked Shen Ruilin and was speechless. He didn't expect that the Romanian king could actually speak Chinese, even though it sounded uneasy. But he
Fortunately, he responded quickly and immediately praised me. "His Majesty the King speaks Chinese very well."
Minister Shen's compliment just made Edel shake his head for a while. Only he knew that this was not what he said, but it was just that he had not been used to it for too long.
Shen Ruilin, who couldn't understand why the Romanian king shook his head, could only continue to lead the way. There was no way that foreigners had been the masters in this land since the Qing Dynasty, and even the Republic of China had not changed at all. And the Romanian king in front of him was even more This made Shen Ruilin and Minister Shen serve carefully, for fear of causing diplomatic disputes.
Alas, the country's affairs are difficult.
Seeing the cautiousness of Minister Shen leading the way, Edel suddenly felt a deep feeling. He wanted to tell Minister Shen in front of him that you should not be cautious if you are too careful. In the future, the land of China will surely rise and impress everyone. It made the Western world tremble. But now that he is the monarch of Romania, he is powerless to do anything about the current situation of this land, so he can only continue to follow Minister Shen with some complicated feelings in his heart.
Edel's strange behavior attracted the attention of his wife, Queen Mary. As a person around her, Mary asked in a low voice with concern. "Edel, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Facing his wife's concern, Edel smiled and replied, "It's nothing, I'm fine. Maybe I'm a little tired after sitting on the boat for a long time."
After saying that, he regained his mood and followed Minister Shen forward. Now was not the time to reminisce about his homeland in his previous life.
"This is Mr. Mader, the French ambassador to China."
Because of the strange reasons of the French Embassy in China, the French Ambassador Mr. Mader is the only ambassador stationed in Shanghai. While other countries basically have ambassadors in Beijing and counselors in Shanghai, this is why Minister Shen was the first to introduce him. .
"Hello, Mr. Mudd. Nice to meet you."
"It is also a pleasure to meet His Majesty the King."
"This is Consul Lyman..."
"Hello……"
"..."
As Minister Shen Ruilin introduced Ai one by one, Del casually greeted the envoys of various countries in Shanghai. There is no way, at present, the envoys of various countries in China are basically guys who are not very valued by their foreign ministries, let alone consuls.
Edel's lack of regard for these ambassadors and consuls does not mean that they do not value Edel even more. These guys who are the most influential people in Shanghai are respectful in front of him, which makes many people who are welcoming him laugh out loud.
After introducing the envoys from various countries, the next step was the local celebrities in Shanghai.
"These two are brothers Rong Zongjing and Rong Desheng. Their flour gauze production accounts for nearly half of our country's production."
This is for the sake of the ancestors of the Rong family in future generations. If you just name Edel and you may not know who it is, you can add the sentence that flour gauze takes up half of the country, and the Rong family will not be able to escape.
"Hello, Mr. Rong."
"Hello, His Majesty the King."
"This is Zhang Jian, a model of our country's outstanding officials turned entrepreneurial educators."
Minister Shen Ruilin didn't know how to explain the number one scholar, so he could only replace him with an outstanding official and then introduce his achievements.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang. In my opinion, your country needs people like Mr. Zhang. What your country lacks most is education and industry, which can help the country's development and future hope."
"Thank you, His Majesty the King, for the compliment."
At this time, Zhang Jian, who was exhausted by Dasheng Textile Factory, could only answer with a strong face. There was no way that Dasheng was now heavily in debt, and the huge amount of loans made him breathless. The result of raising funds in Shanghai this time was not very smooth, and he was The invitation to welcome Edel was due to a lack of affection. The development of capital in the Republic of China was extremely difficult. There were internal apportionments from various governments and external competition from capital from various countries. The fragile capital of the Republic of China could only develop with difficulty.
Edel also understands this, but he can't save anyone.
Then Minister Shen quickly introduced other influential people in Shanghai because he saw the fatigue in Edel's eyes.
After being welcomed at the pier, Edel and his party took a bus to rest. Even the welcome banquet that day was refused on the grounds of physical exhaustion. He was not physically exhausted, but was mentally exhausted after looking at the personnel in Shanghai.
