Zhou Wen was not in a hurry to answer. In fact, he had already done his homework in advance for this trip to Nanjing. Since the Kong family could not directly deal with the situation for the time being, they would have to find sufficient compensation from other aspects.
Not to mention that the two brothers went to a private place to drink and negotiate how to bite the Kong family. After Zhou Wen and the others left, there was a middle-aged couple in the dining room of the principal's residence, accompanying the solemn-faced principal and the couple.
The principal's wife has dinner.
This couple is none other than Mr. Kong Da and his wife.
You should know that Mr. Kong Da's wife's status is unusual. She ranks second among the three sisters of the Song family, one of the three famous families, and is the second sister of the principal's wife.
There is an old saying that goes, it’s not that no one enters the same house, it’s Mr. Kong Da and his wife.
Both of them are extremely obsessed with money and making money, and can even be said to be fanatical.
Historically, the couple organized a securities company in Shanghai and took advantage of their high-ranking information advantages to specialize in futures speculation on securities, gold prices, cotton yarn, flour, etc. They repeatedly set off waves in the trading market and gained huge profits.
His interests aroused resentment from his opponents and criticism from public opinion, but thanks to the protection of the principal, nothing happened in the end.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the couple reportedly made tens of millions of pounds just by speculating on foreign exchange. The currency reform and forcible issuance of legal tender in the Republic of China led by Mr. Kong Da was hundreds of times and thousands of times more.
Depreciation, as the president of the central bank, he did not know how much benefit he derived from it, while the people across the country were stuck in dire straits with fiat currency like waste paper.
The couple also used their control of the Republic of China's imported arms business to obtain huge kickbacks.
During the Anti-Japanese War, he also took control of the Southwest Transportation Company and had the privilege of "national transport". He took the opportunity to ship private goods, smuggled and trafficked them, and made huge profits. He also took advantage of the power of the wealthy and powerful at that time to engage in unfair operations such as hoarding and hoarding.
Make great fortunes in the country.
When the Allies began to provide military aid to China, the Kong family even resold various military aid supplies on the black market that were supposed to be used on the anti-Japanese battlefield and for the vast number of officers and soldiers who fought bloody battles with the Japanese invaders on the front line, and even a large part of them were resold on the black market.
Materials flowed into the Japanese-occupied areas, and they did not hesitate to support the enemy in order to make money. This caused an uproar in public opinion at home and abroad, and forced Mr. Kong Da to step down.
At the time of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Mrs. Kong's deposits in the United States ranked first among the Chongqing government's "deposits in American banks among all dignitaries" and were called "the Chinese people's money bag" by American reporters.
During the period of the Republic of China, he was the richest man in China for more than ten years.
This shows how crazy the couple's greed and pursuit of money have reached.
Even the principal is dissatisfied with their unscrupulous and unscrupulous behavior of amassing money.
However, there is a pillow-playing wife here, and the old man has a young wife. Naturally, the principal can only obey his wife's words and dare not disobey.
"Yongzhi, you did something wrong this time. You shouldn't touch Zhou Wen's mind. It won't end well for me now!"
"Brother-in-law, what you are saying is that you are the most outspoken person in our country. As long as you say something, who dares not to listen? Aren't you afraid of being surrounded and suppressed by the army?"
This Mrs. Kong took advantage of her sister's indulgence and her own dignity. When talking to the principal, her brother-in-law was older than her brother-in-law. When she said such tough words, even if the principal tried to give his wife face, he would immediately put on a warm expression and stop.
I took down the bowls and chopsticks in my hands.
When Mr. Kong Da realized that something was wrong, he quickly scolded his wife and said, "If you don't know how to speak, don't speak. The committee has its own considerations in this matter, so don't make things worse."
Mr. Kong Da knows how to behave, and he doesn't dare to call the principal his brother-in-law. He usually uses the title of honorific based on his position.
"Oh! I'm talking for you, why are you still blaming me with your stupid head? Third sister, please explain. It's not me who caused this matter. Now that someone else has come to your door, it's better for you.
, didn’t even dare to say a word, now it’s mine, right?”
The principal was a little upset when he heard this. Before his wife could speak, he stood up with a cold snort, said "I won't eat anymore." Then he left the dining room and went to the study on the second floor.
Before he could even sit down, the principal cursed in his mind, "How come my wife has to deal with such a short-sighted second sister, not to mention greedy, and so arrogant and brainless? If what I say works, why don't I?"
Why bother nagging you in my ear?"
Before he could calm down, as soon as the door opened, his wife walked in with a cup of tea and said softly: "Darling, this is the temper of the second sister. In fact, she still respects you very much in her heart. Just bear with it."
a little."
Although the principal was dissatisfied, he still respected his wife. He took the tea cup from her and took a sip. He felt that the temperature was just right. He felt that she was considerate and considerate, and his tense expression also relaxed.
"Darling, can the captain of the teaching corps really not be able to persuade him about this matter? You can't do it even if you come forward?"
The principal sneered and said: "This Kong Da is really unscrupulous. Others are still fighting for the country on the anti-Japanese front, but he only wants to gain other people's property. How do you ask me to persuade others? If he is really like your second sister.
As he said, if he sends troops to suppress people who are disobedient, wouldn’t I, the chairman of the committee, become a coward who helps the tyrants to commit evil and does not distinguish between right and wrong?”
"Darling, this matter is indeed wrong, but his starting point is still good. After all, strategic resources such as medicine and steel are much better in the hands of the state than in the hands of individuals. What's more... listen...
It seems that the captain named Zhou is not very obedient, so he should be beaten and beaten."
The principal was very disapproving when he heard this. What's the good starting point? It's just to give himself a status. He has known the Kong family for more than ten years. When has he ever seen them spit out the meat they eat?
Although it was said that it was for the country, in the end not all of it was left in his own pocket.
But he would not argue with his wife. He just suddenly remembered something and said with a straight face: "I forgot to tell them just now. Get one of their nephews out of the country quickly. Don't die by then."
I don’t even know, even if I go to check, I might not be able to find any evidence.”
When the principal's wife heard this, her expression changed a little, and her voice was a little sharp: "He...who dares to kill someone? Doesn't he have any law in his heart?"
The principal sighed and said: "Alas! The rest of the Yong family will not be there, but it's hard to say about Kong Linglin. What good deeds he did to any daughter of the Liu family back then, if Xiao Zhou, a bandit, finds out about it, he will not be able to do it right away.
It will take his life, and then it will not end well."