Volume 1: A sound on Wall Street, Xinxiang City is busy copying books Chapter 264 Network of Relationships
Subtitle of this chapter: A time traveler from the era of globalization
Whether in the East or the West, a network of relationships is very important. Especially for someone like our Master Yuan who is always thinking about making trouble, a network of relationships that reaches all over the world is particularly important.
Unless you have a good dad and are born with a network of relationships, this is not something you can just get at the last minute. It takes time, effort, and a little money to cultivate.
And the key is to be able to bring the benefits that people at each node of this network need. Otherwise, why would they have a "relationship" with you?
The Seres people talk about the four strongest bonds of life. The first bond is the childhood friendship of "studying together", the second bond is the life and death friendship of "fighting together", and the third bond is the frank friendship of "visiting prostitution together". However, the first three combined are not as good as the last bond, the friendship of "sharing the spoils together".
So our Master Yuan has to get people together to do "bad things", of course these "bad things" must be able to bring benefits to everyone.
Now, when "my team has just started", it is naturally just the smuggling business of "seven or eight guns". In the future, it will be the big business that Comrade Lu Buwei did two thousand years ago, that is, founding a country.
Yuan Yanshu did not bring up the arms smuggling business casually, but after careful consideration. He also consulted the Master Ball system.
This broken system is very loose with this kind of "real industry". Although it will generate a certain S value, it is a drop in the bucket compared to the suicide value generated by doing finance. The reason for this difference is very simple. For a time traveler, the risk of doing "real industry" is much greater than that of finance, and the uncontrollable factors are much higher . Even he cannot guarantee that his arms smuggling will make money.
However, his arms smuggling can connect all the resources at hand and extend them to form a real international network. With this network, he can make some real big news at some point in the future.
Otherwise, can he "elegantly" change history by just talking?
"Fifth brother and fourth sister, the arms business is certainly not a trivial matter. It is normal for a virtuous couple to have some concerns. However..."
Our Master Yuan said in a deep voice: "But have you ever thought about returning home in glory and reviving your family's reputation?"
"I heard that the virtuous couple fled overseas because of their enemies, and their huge ancestral property became someone else's windfall, and even their ancestral temples could not be preserved. Are you willing to hide in America and be an unworthy descendant?"
"Mr. Li Jie, you are also an educated person. You must know that Gongyang Zhuan says, 'Can revenge be taken after nine generations? Even after a hundred generations.'"
"We are all Chinese, so we know that China is not a peaceful place . We are still better off in the south, but your Central Plains is plagued by wars and disasters. It is a time for heroes to emerge in troubled times. As the saying goes, the barrel of a gun..."
"Pika Pika."
He paused and continued, "As the saying goes, if you have a gun, you are a king. As long as you can do this business well, you can reach the sky and control the devil. With guns and money, brother Ziyi, do you still worry about not being able to form a team? With a team, do you still worry about not being able to accomplish a great cause?"
"Haha, what does the Red Flag No. 5 in Chinatown mean? Maybe I will even call you Military Commander when the time comes."
Yuan Yanshu was indeed a master of talking nonsense, and his words hit the nail on the head for Anliangtang Hongqi Big Five's heart. His handsome face showed a changeable expression, even looking a little hideous under the dim light, and it seemed that he was having a fierce ideological struggle.
It's not that Li Jie is too inexperienced and too soft-hearted to believe anything he hears. But for a Seres person with a sense of shame, is there anything more shameful than squandering his ancestral property?
Nintendo's words opened up the scars in his heart, making him heartbroken and at the same time rekindling the fire of revenge.
No one knows a man better than his wife, especially since this couple has been through thick and thin together. Seeing her husband like this, Fourth Sister Jinfeng knew that he was a little moved. But this old procuress, who has been welcoming and seeing off guests for many years and is used to the world, is not so impulsive.
She asked with a smile: "Second Master's words are really exaggerated, but I don't know how much of them are true?"
“Hehehe…”
Our Master Yuan chuckled a few times, straightened his back and said proudly: "To be honest with you, I will be engaged soon. The girl is not only from a wealthy family in Southeast Asia, but also the aunt-in-law of Gu Shaochuan, the current Chinese Minister to the United States!"
He always liked to use tiger skin as a banner, regardless of whether the tiger skin was willing or not. Moreover, he never thought that Miss Wei Mingzhu would not be willing to marry him. Only a blind and brainless woman would reject such a perfect husband like him.
"Hi!"
He raised his hand, pointed his thumb backwards, and said in a very chivalrous manner: "Do you two know the Luo family in Tianjin? They have served as grain depots for Zuo Xiangyin, managed foreign affairs for Li Hefei, and raised military funds for Yuan Shikai. I am a close friend of the Luo family, a friendship that is worth more than life."
They became friends through playing mahjong. When Camel Xiangzi saw mahjong, he felt like he was risking his life, so he could be said to have risked his life.
“Pah!”
Then he patted Mr. Chandler's shoulder heavily and said, "I have introduced this gentleman just now. He is a major from West Point Military Academy, a hero of the American War, has countless old friends in the army, and he also has his own trading company."
“Swish!”
Master Yuan took out a beautiful certificate from his briefcase and said, "Brother Ziyi is a bridge engineer, so he must be proficient in German. Take a look at this... William II personally awarded me the title of Junker Knight, and the high-ranking German Wehrmacht officer who awarded me the medal is now in New York."
After World War I, the weapons of the participating countries filled up the warehouses and no one wanted them, especially the defeated Germany and the world's first industrial country, the United States. They just bought them at the price of scrap iron. As long as they had connections, they could get them as cheap as they wanted.
"And more!"
He said confidently: "I have also established a relationship with the Japanese Navy. Their officers often come to my place to play mahjong. They are all rising stars with strong backing."
The "Showa man" was not an incorruptible saint. There were so many bad things in the "Imperial Japanese Army" that made the "maritime men" look bad. It was only a few years ago that the Siemens incident led to the resignation of the cabinet of "the father of the Japanese Navy" Yamamoto Gonbei.
Moreover, at that time, all the open ports in China had fleets and garrisons of the great powers, including the Marines of the United States and Japan. Let these two countries escort my arms business. Who the hell can block my road to wealth?
Although these words were just an idea in Yuan Yan's mind, if he could really connect the Beiyang, Nanyang, Germany, the United States, Japan... and more forces in the future to form an intricate network of relationships, then why would he worry about not being able to make some big news in the future?
Our Master Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. His fellow time travelers didn't seem to have come from the era of globalization. They were always staring at the small piece of land in front of them. Their vision was really too narrow.
