Daniel's usefulness is vividly displayed.

It was very easy to pass the Japanese check.

There will be another encounter with Japanese warships, but there is nothing to worry about.

The flag of the British Empire can sometimes come in handy.

Although on the waters of China, it is possible to navigate normally with the protection of the British, which looks somewhat sad.

But being alive is better than anything else.

The Cumbria Breaking Wave was sailing at full speed.

The sooner you get out of here, the safer it is.

Meng Shaoyuan stood on the deck and lit a cigarette.

"You'll pay me more, Meng." Daniel was right next to him: "You need me more and more. ”

"yes, I'm really helpless." Meng Shaoyuan did not deny this at all: "Your British identity makes you very useful. But I'm really a little unwilling. ”

"There's no way, the war forces you to do it." Daniel shrugged: "I don't deny that I am a greedy person, usually, I don't have the opportunity to make so much money, but the Japanese have created this opportunity for me." As for you, you are a very smart person, but no matter how smart you are, you seem so small in the face of war.

But do you know what the good fortune is? Fortunately, although I am greedy, I fully possess professionalism, and I only think that money is the most righteous regardless of whether the Chinese are righteous or the Japanese are just. You pay, I do the work, the more dangerous the thing, the more I like it. ”

"Daniel, I have to ask you something." Meng Shaoyuan said very seriously: "If one day, the Japanese give out a sum of money, remember, a large amount of money, and let you betray me, what will you do?" Hey, I want to hear the truth. ”

"I'll flatly refuse." Daniel said without hesitation: "I didn't say these things in front of you, but very sincerely. You're not my family, I don't have that deep affection for you, and the relationship between me and you is more like a partner, yes, we started a company together.

You see, what is a partner? We have to work together to run this company well, if another company comes to poach and I change jobs, in fact, it is my own interests that are being betrayed. Yes, if the Japanese want to deal with you, they will give me a lot of money, but that is only a short-term benefit, and cooperating with you is a long-term benefit, and there will always be a steady stream of returns. ”

Meng Shaoyuan didn't know whether to be bitter or laughing.

Daniel didn't seem to be joking at all: "Do you think I'm lying? No, the war is now bad for China, so your value is higher. ”

"Why do you say that?" Meng Shaoyuan was curious.

Daniel thought for a moment: "For example, if you are worth $100,000 now, and as the Japanese have the upper hand on the battlefield, they won't take you so seriously, because you can't change the tide of the war by yourself, then you won't be worth $100,000, $80,000, maybe less during this period." If I betray you, I can get eighty thousand or a little more, but never more than a hundred thousand dollars.

But what about the relationship between you and me? That's not all. It is precisely because the Chinese army is now at a disadvantage on the battlefield that you need my help, a lot of strength, and you will constantly have something to ask for my help. Maybe you can only pay me $10,000 at a time, but in the long run, I will get much more than $100,000 in return from you. Sir, I must remind you that this is a very simple account. ”

Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded, and he was convinced.

A person can make money with his own ability, and has such a vision, not much, you really have to obey him.

Daniel's explanation is not over: "So, when will you be worth more than $100,000?" For example, if you change the course of a battle by virtue of your own strength, and after being known by the Japanese, your value will rise rapidly, and the Japanese will pay a very high price to buy your head. ”

Meng Shaoyuan nodded slightly: "Then when that time comes, will you betray me?" ”

"Still not, and I have good reasons." Daniel smiled and said, "Because at that time, you will need me even more, and I will be able to make more money from you." For example, if the Japanese approach me and offer to pay $200,000 for your head, I can sell you this important piece of information for a higher price and provide you with protection. ”

"You're fucking shameless." Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "But I fucking like you." It's true. You see, it is much better to not hide your shamelessness at all than those guys who are full of benevolence and morality, and secretly steal men and prostitutes. ”

It's more refreshing to do business like this, and the relationship between them is nothing more than one word:

Money!

Anything can be solved with money, throw away all red tape, quickly agree on a price, and then give money to do things.

Save worry.

Daniel is a person who will not only use it in the future, but must also reuse it.

The whistle sounded, and it was time for dinner.

"Let's go, Daniel, and see what the meal I spent five thousand dollars on was like."

The British took the money, and they were still more serious.

It's not a nice dish, but it's filling.

Bread, milk, and even after-dinner fruit.

Now they are on the run, not going to a big hotel to enjoy.

"Chief Meng."

The cargo hold was full of people, and everyone was silently eating the food that had been distributed.

The smell is not very good, but it is all tolerable.

It's better to be alive than anything else.

Seeing Meng Shaoyuan coming in, Zeng Jianping, the president of the Nanjing Chamber of Commerce, greeted him with a few people: "Thank you so much, thank you so much, you took us away from Nanjing." ”

"The danger is not over yet." Meng Shaoyuan didn't feel relaxed: "Just now, we also met the Japanese boarding the ship for inspection. So you have to stay here. When you get past the Japanese-controlled waters, I'll arrange for you to take turns on deck to bask in the sun. ”

"Okay, okay." Zeng Jianping agreed repeatedly: "Chief Meng, we have a small request. ”

"Please, I'll do my best to satisfy you as far as I can."

Zeng Jianping looked a little embarrassed, but he still mustered up the courage to say: "There are so many people, I know that you have tried your best to arrange and ensure our food and drink. However, we are not particularly used to eating these. ”

Although he said it in a hurry, he could still understand that he didn't like to eat well.

Your grandmother's, it's good to have a stutter, why don't you want to eat well and live well before you are out of danger?

Zeng Jianping was worried about causing dissatisfaction with the other party, so he hurriedly explained: "Not everyone is like this, there are only a few people in total, can you help us improve our food?" ”

Meng Shaoyuan scolded a few times in his heart, you also have to leave Nanjing, stay in Nanjing and try it? When the time comes, I will give you bark and grass roots, and you will be willing.

Cheng, since you have made such a request, then don't blame your Meng Shao's original heart.

Meng Shaoyuan groaned slightly: "On the ship, there is a captain's meal, but you also know that the quantity is limited. ”

"I understand, I understand." Zeng Jianping hurriedly said: "We are willing to add additional money, in extraordinary times, and on the ship, it doesn't hurt to add more." ”

It's good to have money. Then I don't have to be polite to you.

Meng Shaoyuan thought about it in his heart: "You see, if you make sure that there is meat, I will get ten dollars for a meal for one person." ”

"Good!" Zeng Jianping agreed without thinking about it: "There are twelve of us in total, and we want to add another meal." We came out this time with some dollars with us, all in cash. ”

Am I getting this price lower? Maybe twenty or thirty dollars, they can say yes?

Forget it, flies are also meat, and there are many places to make their money along the way. Meng Shaoyuan was not polite to them: "You can make do with this meal, and when it is time for dinner, I will let the captain arrange it." ”

"Thank you, thank you."

Thank you, sister.

Meng Shaoyuan muttered and came to the captain's special dining room.

"Hey, Meng, I'm waiting for you, it's time to eat."

Captain Schiller greeted warmly.

I ate steak and had a special knife and fork.

Just like Daniel, the current Meng Shaoyuan is the God of Wealth in the eyes of Captain Schiller.

"Sir, your napkin."

A timid voice rang out.

The girl who was begged by her parents to be sent on the boat.

Her name is Su Yao, she is sixteen years old, and her parents are both teachers.

As soon as she got on the boat, Su Yao knew that Meng Shaoyuan was her benefactor, so she actually took the initiative to take care of Meng Shaoyuan.

Not to mention, everything is done with a clear eye, and Meng Shao doesn't have to worry about it at all.

"Daniel, please hand me the pepper." Captain Schiller spoke.

Su Yao immediately picked up the pepper and put it in front of Captain Schiller.

Meng Shaoyuan immediately asked, "Do you know English?" ”

"Sir, I've learned." Su Yao replied cautiously: "My father knows English, and he taught me. ”

"Oh, your father is an English teacher?"

"No, my father used to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an English translator."

"That's good, why don't you do it as a translator and run away to become a teacher?"

Su Yao hesitated: "My father often said that it is extremely difficult to do diplomacy in China, and he often has to look at the faces of foreigners to do things, and he is aggrieved, so he simply quit his job as a translator." ”

Meng Shaoyuan nodded slowly: "Just say these words in front of me, don't mention them in front of outsiders." What is difficult to do in China, but people with ulterior motives will make a big fuss when they hear it. ”

"Sir, I know, I was wrong, and I won't dare to do this again."

"Don't call me a chief in the future, just call me Meng Shaoyuan."

Meng Shaoyuan felt that keeping this Su Yao by his side might still be of some use in the future.