Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Zhang Wenwu was surprised when he heard Rick actually talked about business with him. He never thought that Rick, who looked like a serious soldier, was actually doing business. He looked at Rick with great interest and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Rick, I am very interested in doing business. Can you tell me what kind of business it is?"

When Rick saw Zhang Wenwu's look, he knew that the business was settled. He asked about it with the idea of ​​giving it a try, but he didn't expect that Zhang Wenwu was really a soldier willing to do business.

You know, there are not many officers who dare to do business in the Central Army now, not to mention that Zhang Wenwu is the officer responsible for liaison between the British Empire and the wives of the highest authorities during special periods. This shows that he must be very capable. Of course, the most important thing is that he has a very powerful background.

The business he and his friends were doing really needed someone with a strong background to participate, otherwise he would not have proposed to Zhang Wenwu to do this business together.

"That's great! I believe that with Captain Zhang's participation, our business will go very smoothly and everyone will make a lot of money." Rick was in a good mood and waved his hands excitedly and said to Zhang Wenwu.

When Zhang Wenwu saw Rick's happy and excited look, he also smiled. He thought Rick was still a little cute. He hadn't even told him what the matter was, but looking at him like this, it was as if he had already done the business and was dividing the money.

Rick was amused for a while before he came to Zhang Wenwu and whispered, "Captain Zhang, Major Smith, the military attaché of the British Consulate in Shanghai, and I are studying the business of valuables. With you, our team will be three people. Major Smith's family has been collecting and auctioning valuable cultural and historical items from all over the world. His family is very influential in the British Empire and has a big business. You know, there is a saying in your China, "Antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times." We have been looking for a suitable partner to join the team. After all, Smith and I don't speak Chinese very well, and we don't have specific channels to obtain these items. Now with your joining, I believe that these problems will be solved."

Zhang Wenwu looked at Rick who was so excited in front of him, but he complained about him in his heart. He just wanted to resell cultural relics and antiques to Britain, and they were Chinese antiques at that. These British guys were just trying to hold their farts in. Just think about the British Empire Museum in the future, there were 23,000 antique cultural relics from China alone. He felt distressed just thinking about it.

No, I have to find a way to sabotage the British plan, but how? If I don't agree with this plan, the British will definitely find someone else to do it.

"Lieutenant Colonel Rick, I am very interested in this matter, but this is a big business, and there will be many places involved. We need to make a detailed plan. If there is a problem, we will all be in a lot of trouble." Zhang Wenwu thought for a while and couldn't come up with a good way to solve the problem, so he used the ultimate invincible method, "delay". He needed more time to think of a solution.

"Of course, Captain Zhang, this matter does need careful planning. I suggest that three days later, we can discuss this business with Major Smith at the British Consulate in Shanghai. What do you think?" Rick said to Zhang Wenwu with a serious look on his face. He was very anxious about this matter and hoped to start this business as soon as possible.

Damn, the British are so anxious that they don't even give me more time to prepare. But Zhang Wenwu also knew that he could only agree to Rick's proposal for now, so he happily said to Rick: "Lieutenant Colonel Rick, no problem, I will prepare in the next two days, and then we will discuss this matter in Shanghai."

After bidding farewell to the excited Lieutenant Colonel Rick, Zhang Wenwu went to the headquarters of the 102th Army to report to Commander Luo and ask for instructions on his next tasks. If there were no tasks, he would go back to the nd Division to report on his work. He needed to find a way to deal with this matter with the British as soon as possible.

At the headquarters of the 18th Army, Commander Luo was looking at Zhang Wenwu with a smile on his face. He was quite satisfied with Zhang Wenwu's performance this time. Moreover, with the smooth resolution of this incident, the highest authorities and Deputy Chief Chen returned safely to Jinling one after another. Deputy Chief Chen spoke highly of himself and the 18th Army's performance this time. The highest authorities also summoned him in person and expressed their intention to vigorously strengthen the personnel and equipment of the 18th Army.

"Wenwu, you have completed your mission very well this time. The wife of the highest authority has a high opinion of you. The highest authority was also very pleased to hear about your story. You have worked hard recently. You can take a good rest before returning to the army. I have already greeted your commander Huang." Commander Luo said with satisfaction, patting Zhang Wenwu on the shoulder.

Zhang Wenwu immediately said that he was not tired, it was all the superiors' planning, and he just followed their instructions. He really was not tired at all, every day in the British Embassy, ​​he had good food and drink, and apart from reporting the situation to both sides, there was nothing else he needed to do. He even felt that he had gained a lot of weight in the past ten days.

When Zhang Wenwu returned to his eldest brother's house, his mind was full of thoughts about the British planning to sell cultural relics and antiques from China to England. He had to think of a good way to handle this matter. As long as he delayed it for a while and the war in Europe broke out, the British would have no mood or time to deal in cultural relics and antiques.

The next morning, Zhang Wenwu rushed to Jinling Railway Station. He was going to take the train back to Zhenjiang as soon as possible. After thinking about it all night, Zhang Wenwu came up with a feasible solution to this problem. So, he couldn't wait to rush back to Zhenjiang City. If he wanted to accomplish this, he had to find Mr. Xue Si.

In the private room of Mr. Xue Siye in Hongyun Casino in Zhenjiang City, Mr. Xue Siye looked at Zhang Wenwu who had rushed back in a hurry. He had just listened to what Zhang Wenwu had said to him, and he felt that the idea of ​​this Deputy Director Zhang was simply too powerful.

Zhang Wenwu found Mr. Xue Si and wanted him to find a few experts who specialized in making fake civil and military antiques. He planned to use high-quality imitations of fake antiques to do business with the British. Since the British wanted to make money with China's civil and military antiques, he would use high-quality imitations to make money from the British. As for the British, they would take the items for exhibition and collection anyway, so having a high-quality imitation would be enough.

"Deputy Director Zhang, regarding what you just said, I actually know a few experts in this field. Their craftsmanship is really beyond reproach. It can be said that the things they make are more real than the real ones. Even many experts cannot tell the real from the fake. However, they have retired from this business and now live as retired gentlemen in Shanghai. They just drink tea and play cards every day. I don't know if I can invite them to come." Fourth Master Xue took a sip of tea and said slowly to Zhang Wenwu.

When Zhang Wenwu heard that Fourth Master Xue knew such a powerful master, he immediately asked, "Fourth Master, do you know where these martial arts masters live in Shanghai? I will go to Shanghai in a few days, so I can go and visit them and see if I can invite them to come out of seclusion. If I can, it will be a blessing for China, and it will save China from losing many cultural relics and antiques."

Fourth Master Xue also nodded. He also felt that this matter was a good thing that would benefit the country and the people. If it was done well, it would also accumulate blessings for his descendants. He immediately said, "Deputy Director Zhang, I will go to Shanghai in person tomorrow and will definitely invite these experts to come out. I believe that after they know about Deputy Director Zhang's heroic deeds, they will definitely come out to help."

Zhang Wenwu was still very excited that Fourth Master Xue was able to go to Shanghai in person to invite these masters to come out of seclusion. He immediately said that he would give Fourth Master Xue and those masters a generous report on this matter when the time comes and would not let everyone's work be in vain.

After returning to the 102nd Division Headquarters, Zhang Wenwu also reported to Division Commander Huang and Chief of Staff Zhao Dong about his previous work as a liaison officer, and also told them that the British wanted to do business with him. Chief of Staff Zhao Dong immediately expressed his support for Zhang Wenwu to make money from the British, as long as he did not hand over the real cultural relics and antiques.

Zhang Wenwu and Hu San were sitting on the train to Shanghai, smoking and chatting. Hu San was specially left behind by Xue Siye to accompany Zhang Wenwu to Shanghai, because Hu San had been in Shanghai for many years and could be a good guide for Zhang Wenwu. At the same time, he could also contact Xue Siye at any time, making it convenient for everyone to contact each other.

As soon as they got out of the train station, one of Xue Siye's men found Hu San at the exit, and told Zhang Wenwu and Hu San that Xue Siye had sent him to pick them up to meet those martial arts masters.

Outside a western-style building in the French Concession, Zhang Wenwu and Hu San got out of the car. At the gate outside the building, Mr. Xue Si and three old men were already standing at the door waiting.

"Oh, how dare I trouble the three elders and Fourth Master Xue to wait at the door? It really puts me in an awkward position." When Zhang Wenwu saw this, he quickly clasped his fists and bowed deeply to them.

"Hey, Commander Zhang, you are young and promising, and Xue Si has also told us three old guys what you are going to do. You are a meritorious person for our China. We three old guys are fortunate enough to be able to contribute a little to our China at this age, and it is all thanks to you, Commander Zhang. So, it is our duty to wait here, we should." An old man in a white cotton robe said to Zhang Wenwu with a smile and clasped his fists.

"Chief Zhang, this is Mr. Xu. He is the best in the Chinese antique world, especially in bronze ware." After Mr. Xue introduced Mr. Xu, he immediately introduced the other two elders: "This is Mr. Wang. His porcelain craftsmanship is inherited from his ancestors. This is Mr. Li. He is also the best in calligraphy and painting. After listening to what I said about what you are going to do, they all expressed their willingness to contribute to this matter and help you do it well."

Zhang Wenwu bowed to the three old men one by one with a very humble attitude, which made the three old men nod and smile continuously. They were great seniors in the antique world, and they very much agreed with what Zhang Wenwu was going to do. But although they agreed to Xue Si's request, they also needed to see whether Zhang Wenwu was as Xue Si said, and was worthy of their efforts.