The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

What should I do if I want to get the finless porpoise out of the fishing net?

It's very simple. Zhao Chuanxin just digs in from below and gets the finless porpoise out from below.

In fact, when fishermen cast their nets, they never thought of catching finless porpoises. The threads of the fishing nets are very thin and might break the nets.

Finless porpoises, like other fish, only know how to run sideways but don't know how to dive.

The pendant of the fishing net is closed a little bit below.

Zhao Chuanxin hugged it, and the finless porpoise panicked and began to struggle.

Although the finless porpoise is slippery, it cannot escape the embrace of Zhao Chuanxin jacket.

He plunged down suddenly, opened the pendant below, and then dived out of the water.

The finless porpoise looked at the sky with its small eyes, looking a little confused.

Why did you come out?

The fisherman on the boat noticed that the force of the fishing net hanging on his right thumb suddenly became much weaker, and he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously the finless porpoise escaped. If the finless porpoise broke the fishing net, the price would be too high.

Looking again, a bald head and a pufferfish head appeared on the water surface at the same time, and I was immediately startled.

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth at him.

On the river ship, the child with a bun in the sky saw that Zhao Chuanxin actually got the finless porpoise out of the fishing net, and jumped up and down on the deck: "Mom, look..."

Abao knew that Zhao Chuanxin definitely didn't really jump into the river, so he smiled slightly at this time.

Every time she laughs, she blames herself, and this time is no exception.

Traveling with these three people and one dog, she didn't have time to feel sad, and her defenses were often broken.

Zhao Chuanxin let go of the finless porpoise.

The finless porpoise swam five or six meters away, then suddenly turned back and swam around Zhao Chuanxin.

This is a big-brained and intelligent animal. It can understand that Zhao Chuanxin saved it.

Zhao Chuanxin reached out and touched its head.

The finless porpoise seemed to be frightened and escaped three meters away. Then it swam back, its round head popped out of the water and smiled at Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin rushed over, hugged the finless porpoise, and took it soaring into the sky.

The children on the riverboat were so shocked that their mouths formed an "o".

The finless porpoise weighs as much as an adult, weighing more than 100 kilograms. No wonder it is called finless porpoise.

Zhao Chuanxin took them both into the water and let them go.

The finless porpoise's little eyes were really confused this time: What happened?

Its eyesight is not very good, and it usually relies on sound waves to avoid obstacles and hunt prey underwater.

Flying out of the water, it's a pity that the scenery on both sides of the bank can't be clearly seen.

Zhao Chuanxin washed the front of his cotton robe in the water, smoothed it out, quickly swam back to the river and jumped up.

When a person is in the air, his body shakes, and all the water vapor disappears.

When it landed on the deck, the cotton robe became dry again.

Ganfan: "Woof woof woof..."

Po asked Benjamin Goldberg, "What did it say?"

"Gan Fan said that this is his unique skill and he asked my master to learn it."

After the dry rice enters the water and lands, it will shake its fur to dry the water droplets.

Abao smiled.

But the child broke away from his mother, ran over, raised his neck and said, "Monk, you are so powerful."

Zhao Chuanxin stretched his body and said: "In the past eight hundred autumns of Dedao, he has never killed anyone with his flying sword. The Jade Emperor has not yet received his heavenly talisman, and his goods are black and gold."

The child didn't understand and pointed at Zhao Chuanxin's cotton robe: "Why isn't your coat wet?"

Just as Zhao Chuanxin was about to speak, the kid's mother caught up with him.

Judging from her clothes, she must be a Hakka.

The child's mother held his hand and said, "Don't run around."

Zhao Chuanxin winked at the child: "I have delicious food, do you want to eat it?"

The child was only about six years old, and he was crying out loud: "Eat, eat, eat..."

Zhao Chuanxin laughed: "Well, if I don't give it to your mother, your mother won't even be able to part with some solid food."

The Hakka woman was a little stunned.

Zhao Chuanxin's diving just now was like a dragon in the waves of a river, and his clothes were so dry when he returned to the boat. The passengers on the boat were watching in awe from a distance.

I just thought that this monk had some magical powers and was compassionate, so he went to save the river pig's life.

The Hakka women were a little at a loss when Zhao Chuanxin said that.

Zhao Chuanxin took out a basin and a bag.

He waved his hand: "Get up!"

A ball of river water floated out of the river out of thin air, changing shapes in the air, crystal clear under the sun, and finally fell into the basin.

People around were in an uproar.

Not only did he not dare to get closer, he actually stayed further away.

Only the child clapped his hands: "The great monk is good at magic."

Zhao Chuanxin commanded: "Benjamin, you three, please pluck out the feathers of this bag of house birds and disembowel them, leaving only the meat and heart, and throw the internal organs into the river."

He was not idle here either, so he lit the fire first.

There is strength in numbers, so once the hair is plucked and washed.

Zhao Chuanxin took a basin and marinated the poor bird meat with onions, ginger, salt, cooking wine, sugar, and soy sauce.

Heat up the pan, heat the oil until it is 60% warm, then put it in the pan and fry.

Remove the oil and continue frying again.

The aroma, when I blanch it, makes everyone on the boat laugh.

When the chicken meat is fried until hard, Zhao Chuanxin takes it out and controls the oil.

He counted more than forty house finches in total, but they were not many together.

He took out the oil paper and folded it into funnel shapes: "Seven for each person, no more, no less."

Seeing how little meat there was, Abao said, "I won't eat it. You can eat it."

Zhao Chuanxin: "Okay, this is lunch, so don't eat it."

Abao gritted his teeth: "..."

Zhao Chuanxin then ordered: "Benjamin, go to the boat and buy some cakes."

Benjamin Goldberg came back with a handful of pancakes, and Zhao Chuanxin divided them one by one.

He gave the child three pieces of cake and seven house sparrows: "Remember the goodwill in your heart at this moment, the sun is shining brightly, the wind is blowing through the trees, and you are still young."

The child was confused and just nodded randomly, taking the oil paper bag and pancakes unceremoniously: "Mom, you eat!"

"Mom, if you're not hungry, you can eat."

Zhao Chuanxin smiled and did not stop him.

Abao couldn't help but look sideways when he saw that Zhao Chuanxin was very patient with children.

Who is this person?

When he is violent, he is like Yama urging him to die; when he is patient, there is light in his eyes.

He kills people without blinking an eye. He can save a river pig, but he kills so many sparrows. He is half devil and half Buddha.

The child took a bite and found that the fried chicken was very crispy. He chewed it and grinned, but the salty aroma went straight to his forehead.

This stuff is really delicious.

Zhao Chuanxin chewed the bones together in his mouth, ate the pancakes and blew the river breeze, feeling very comfortable.

There was not much food, so I finished it in a short time.

But I saw that the child was reluctant to eat it all at once, and smacked the breast meat of the house bird in his mouth, sucking the smell of marinated meat and locked in the oil.

"Mom, my bones are broken."

"Open your mouth."

"ah……"

The child's mother pulled out a broken bone from the child's teeth, still stained with blood.

Abao looked at it, tears suddenly flowed out, and he bit his lip so hard that it drew blood.

Zhao Chuanxin asked: "Young man, what is your name?"

The child smiled and said, "My name is Shen Yuehuan."

Zhao Chuanxin took the freshly brewed Jinshan Cuiyang from his apprentice and took a sip, feeling that the name sounded familiar.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly smiled meaningfully: "The name Shen Yuehuan is a bit difficult to pronounce. How about you call me Shen Congwen from now on."

Shen Yuehuan scratched his head: "There are too many names and I can't remember them."

Zhao Chuanxin ignored him and just leaned on the railing to look away.

No one knew what he was thinking.

…

Sheng Xuanhuai arrived in Hankou and met Asabuki Eiji, an important figure in the Mitsui Consortium, and representatives of Nippon Steel and the Masaki Consortium.

Eiji Asabuki got straight to the point: "Sheng Zuotang, you are from Shanghai, have you heard about the news about Zhao Chuanxin?"

Several others listened with their ears pricked up.

Sheng Xuanhuai never expected that Asabuki Eiji would first ask about Zhao Chuanxin. He frowned: "He should be in Suzhou."

Asabuki Eiji and the others looked at each other and stopped continuing the topic.

The next step is to negotiate the mortgage loan.

It is nothing more than pledging more shares to expand production.

Because it had been mortgaged twice before, pig iron and iron sand were used to pay off the debt at a very low price.

That's why the Ye and Ping mines, plus the Hanyang Iron Works, suffered such severe losses.

Coupled with internal corruption, various embezzlements, and repeated borrowings, it has now reached an unsustainable situation without expanding the scale.

After borrowing money from the Japanese consortium, it will fall into a new vicious cycle, producing more coal and iron, but using more coal and iron to pay off the debt.

It's not that Sheng Xuanhuai didn't know, but he couldn't help it.

I am used to walking this way, and when I encounter difficulties, the first thing I think of is the Japanese consortium, because the money is easy to get.

This is called borrowing a chicken to lay an egg. If you pay for it out of your own pocket, it will take many years to recover the capital.

After preliminary discussions, Zhengjin Consortium, Mitsui Consortium and Nippon Steel jointly invested 2.3 million yen. The money was first transferred to Mitsui \u0026 Co., Ltd., and then Sheng Xuanhuai merged Hanyang Iron Works, Daye Iron Mine, and Pingxiang Coal Mine to establish Hanye Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. After the establishment of Pingmei Iron Works and Mining Co., Ltd., it was transferred from Mitsui \u0026 Co., Ltd. to the newly established company. Hanyeping Coal and Iron Works Co., Ltd. invested in Japan Steel Works to purchase new equipment to expand production scale.

Of course, how much of the 2.3 million yen will eventually flow into Hanyeping Coal and Iron Works Co., Ltd. depends on Sheng Xuanhuai's mood.

However, negotiations stalled when it came to the specifics of the contract.

Asabuki Eiji said: "The loan is secured by factory and mine properties and iron sand; the term is 30 years; except for the Hanyang Iron Works' own use, the iron sand should be sold to our Empire of Japan as soon as possible; the price of the iron sand is negotiated by both parties and is not affected by the international market; Japan Yawat Steel can pre-order. Only if we agree to these, we will release the money."

Historically, they used this toothpaste-squeezing method to continuously borrow money and gradually turn their liabilities into shares. They took control of the Hanyeping Coal and Iron Works and plundered a large amount of coal and iron. It can be said that during the Japanese invasion of China, many of the aircraft guns and cannons cast were leaked from the Hanyeping Coal and Iron Works. Sheng Xuanhuai made a lot of contributions to Japan in that war...

Sheng Xuanhuai was a little angry, but he restrained himself and shook his head slowly: "Such conditions are too harsh, please reconsider."

Hisahide Aso, the representative of Nippon Steel Works, suddenly laughed: "I inquired that Sheng Zuotang expected to recruit 15 million yuan in business shares, but in the end he only recruited 1 million. Without our assistance, I am afraid that Sheng Zuotang's new company will be unsustainable. , I’m not wrong, right?”

Sheng Xuanhuai's temples twitched, but he didn't answer Aso Jiuhide, because everything he said was true.

He looked at Eiji Asabuki of the Mitsui Foundation: "I heard that the Mitsui Foundation is at a critical juncture and wants to transform the family system into a collegiate operating system?"

Mitsui is the three-family structure of Mitsui Bank, Mitsui \u0026 Co., and Mitsui Mining.

It was originally a family-style management, but as the times progressed, it became clear that this model had many shortcomings and had to be changed, so a manager system was established.

The three companies are now closely integrated and competing with each other internally.

Asabuki Eiji and Tuan Takuma are getting closer. Tuan Takuma wants to compete for the position of president of Mitsui Mine. For future layout, he must win this loan contract in order to control the core power of Hanyeping Coal and Iron Works in the future.

The Japanese have done their homework. How can Sheng Xuanhuai, who can become the richest man, be a wasted person?

He didn't say anything, he just pointed it out.

If you mess up the contract, it will be very detrimental to Tuanzuo.

Eiji Asabuki nodded with a straight face: "That's it for today, we will discuss it tomorrow."

Serve tea to guests.

Sheng Xuanhuai said goodbye.

As soon as he left, Hisahide Aso frowned at Eiji Asabuki and said: "Asabuki-kun, please don't give in. Sheng Xuan is a foreigner and a strong man, and now the Ye and Ping mines and Hanyang Iron Works can no longer maintain normal operations. No matter what, as long as we persist, we will definitely to achieve maximum benefit.”

Chaobuki Eiji nodded: "You are right. However, this is not what I am worried about."

"That is?"

"Zhao Chuanxin!" Asabuki Eiji said cautiously: "We at Mitsui rely on the South Manchuria Railway outside the customs to obtain 2 million tons of soybeans from outside the customs and sell them to Europe. But because of the insurance team in Lugang Town, we cannot enter their jurisdiction Internal trading resulted in heavy losses. In the past, Zhao Chuanxin was only active outside the customs, but now, outside the customs can no longer satisfy him, he went to Shanghai again and took away the Shanxi mining rights of the British Fu Company. I am very afraid that he will also be in Hankou There are so many branches. Even the Skeleton Cavalry Combat Team established by our Empire of Japan was completely wiped out by his hands. This thief has become a great harm."

Hisashi Aso's eyes flashed: "Destroying someone's financial path is like killing their parents."

Chaobuki Eiji smiled: "Aso-kun, have you discovered something?"

Aso Jiuhide shook his head in confusion: "Please elaborate."

Asabuki Eiji took a sip of tea: "Those who confront Zhao Chuanxin will most likely die without a burial place. But my father once said to me that if you deliberately want to kill someone, no matter how brave a general he is, he will eventually die. You will not be able to escape the hidden arrows shot from the shadows, I think Zhao Chuanxin is not immortal."

Aso Jiuhide was also a bold person. He pursed his lips and said, "It's fine if Zhao Chuanxin doesn't come. If he comes..."

Eiji Asabuki stared with murderous intent on his face: "The tasks that the Imperial Japanese soldiers cannot complete may not be worth mentioning in front of capital! If Zhao Chuanxin really dares to come, let him be crushed to ashes..."