Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

"I will personally go to the train station to pick him up tomorrow. This old man Yan is also considered the most important person in the Republic of China. We should give him the respect he deserves."

After Ye Yunfei finished speaking, Ding Li and Tan Xiong both nodded.

The next day, Ye Yunfei went to the train station.

Yan Laoxi's train should arrive at the train station at noon.

So, Ye Yunfei waited in advance.

At about twelve o'clock noon, a train slowly came.

This is not Longmen’s train, but the Jin Army’s train, and the person on it should be Yan Laoxi.

After a while, the train stopped and Yan Laoxi got off the train with a dozen people.

This time, Old Man Yan brought not many people with him, only about a dozen in total, all of whom were personal followers.

Ye Yunfei stepped forward and said, "Commander Yan, welcome to my Shanghai Beach."

Yan Laoxi said: "Master Ye, it has not been long since we last met. It is fate that we meet again in Shanghai."

"I hope that Master Ye can take good care of me during my visit to Shanghai this time."

Ye Yunfei said: "It's natural to take care of you. Commander Yan is a guest who has come from afar. Let's go to Longmen to discuss in detail."

Yan Laoxi said: "Okay."

Afterwards, Ye Yunfei took Yan Laoxi to Lido.

After arriving at Lido, Ye Yunfei asked someone to make a cup of tea for Yan Laoxi, and then said: "Commander Yan, you said in the telegram that you want to discuss something with me. You can tell me what you want to discuss now."

Yan Laoxi said: "Master Ye, I came to Shanghai, but you didn't even treat me to a meal or something. You just want to talk about business directly. I took a train all night to get to Shanghai, and I haven't eaten yet."

Ye Yunfei said: "There is no rush for eating, let's talk about business first. After we finish talking about business, we can eat later."

"Commander Yan has been hungry all night anyway, so a little while won't hurt."

Old Yan stared at Ye Yunfei and frowned.

Before at the train station, I felt that Ye Yunfei was quite polite.

But now, his face has completely changed.

However, it doesn’t matter, since the two of them were originally enemies anyway.

Yan Laoxi said: "Master Ye, this time I came here mainly to discuss a gold mine."

"Master Ye, you should know something about this."

really!

Ye Yunfei said secretly.

Mr. Yan, I’m here to discuss the gold mine.

Old Man Yan already knew about the existence of the gold mine, but he just didn't know what to discuss with him.

Ye Yunfei said: "What gold mine is Commander Yan talking about? Please explain it more clearly."

Yan Laoxi said: "Of course it is the gold mine of Jiufang Guild Hall, what other gold mine could there be."

"Master Ye, I came to Shanghai alone this time to discuss things with you with great sincerity."

“Therefore, I hope that Master Ye can be honest with me.”

"If we can reach a cooperation this time, we will be partners in the future."

Ye Yunfei said coldly: "I'm afraid Commander Yan and I will never become partners."

"As for the gold mine Commander Yan mentioned, can you tell me in detail what it is?"

"I know. It's not much."

Yan Laoxi said: "I heard that Master Ye got the news of a gold mine from Jiufang Guild Hall, and this gold mine is on my territory, right?"

Ye Yunfei took a sip of tea and said, "Yes, that's the case. What's the matter?"

Yan Laoxi said: "I came here for this gold mine. I think we can cooperate and jointly mine this gold mine. After the gold is dug out, we can split it 50-50."

"What do you think, Master Ye?"

50-50 split.

Ye Yunfei looked at Yan Laoxi and said, "Commander Yan, I don't understand what you are saying. Since you have information about the gold mine, and the gold mine is on your territory, you can just go and dig it yourself. Why do you want to cooperate with me and split the profits 50-50 with me?"

There is indeed something wrong with what Yan Laoxi said.

The gold mine on my own territory, but I want to split it with him 50-50. Is there something wrong with my brain?

Yan Laoxi said: "Then I will tell you the truth. Although I know about this gold mine, I also know that the gold mine is on my territory."

"But I don't know the exact location of the gold mine."

"Master Ye should know that I manage most of the Central Plains. The territory is very vast. In such a large territory, looking for a gold mine is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"Even if I know the existence of this gold mine, without its exact location, it's no different from not knowing it at all."

"And I heard that Master Ye has a map of the exact location of this gold mine, so I came to cooperate with you to mine the gold together."

"You provide the map, I provide the land, we mine together, and we split the profits 50-50. Isn't that wonderful?"

After Yan Laoxi finished speaking, Ye Yunfei finally understood.

This is the reason why Yan Laoxi came to see him, the map.

Old Yan had information about a gold mine, but he didn't have a map of the gold mine.

Without a map, he couldn't find the gold mine.

It must be very uncomfortable to know that there is such a gold mine on your territory but not know its exact location.

If the area is relatively small, you can search it inch by inch.

But the territory controlled by Yan Laoxi is very large, so finding a gold mine in such a large territory is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Therefore, Yan Laoxi could only come to Ye Yunfei for cooperation.

If he doesn't cooperate, he will never discover this gold mine.

After learning this, Ye Yunfei said, "I understand what Commander Yan means. You get the map from me, then find the gold mine, and then cooperate to mine it, right?"

Yan Laoxi said: "Yes, what do you think, Master Ye?"

Ye Yunfei said: "Not very good, to be honest, I do have a map of the gold mine, but I am not interested in it now."

"Besides, the gold mine is on your territory, and I am too lazy to care about what happens on other people's territory."

"The gold mine on your land, if you want to develop it, then develop it. If you don't want to develop it, forget it. It has nothing to do with me."

"So, I'm afraid I can't do the cooperation you mentioned."

Yan Laoxi frowned and said, "Master Ye, as far as I know, the amount of gold in this gold mine is very huge."

"If we dig it out, we can both make a lot of money."

"I feel that this is a win-win choice for us. Why wouldn't Master Ye be willing to do so?"

"Besides, you have so many people in Longmen now, and you must be very short of money. I don't believe that Master Ye will have no interest in this gold mine."

Ye Yunfei said: "We in Longmen are short of money, but not that short of money."

"We can't do much with just one gold mine, so it doesn't matter to us whether we develop this gold mine or not."

Yan Laoxi frowned and said, "Then I'll be frank. What does Yemen need in order to cooperate with us to develop this gold mine?"

Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and said, "It's fine if we want to cooperate in development, but the profit sharing ratio cannot be 50-50. It has to be decided by me."

Yan Laoxi said: "Then how do you want to divide it?"

Ye Yunfei said: "Nine and one, nine for me, one for you..."