Zhengjin Bank.

At the beginning of its establishment, Yokohama Zhengjin Bank had the nature of a half-businessman and half-official. The support of the Government has played a decisive role in its steady development.

The Japanese government has a one-third stake in it, which has been able to pay dividends, and Zhengjin Bank has also been given special protection as a legal intermediary for the Japanese government's foreign trade and a hub for the transit of bulk goods.

In May 1891, after visiting Shanghai, Soma Yongyin, director of Zhengjin Bank, decided that it was necessary to carry out foreign exchange business in Shanghai. On May 15, 1893, Yokohama Zhengjin Bank opened a branch in Shanghai.

Zhengjin Bank's business in China was initially focused on war reparations. The Treaty of Shimonoseki stipulated that China would pay Japan an indemnity of 230 million taels of silver, and in the Treaty of Xincho, Japan received an indemnity of 34.79 million taels of silver.

And in the Northeast region, the power of Zhengjin Bank is incredibly large.

So this bank is very important for Japan.

Early in the morning, a black sedan stopped in front of the bank.

The driver gets out of the car and opens the rear seat door.

A man and a woman in kimono stepped out of the car.

The man has a Japanese Nindanhu on his lips and black-rimmed round glasses.

The woman is very beautiful, and like most Japanese women, she stands next to the man with her head slightly bowed all the time.

As soon as he walked into the bank, Uchida Daisho, the manager of the Shanghai branch of Zhengjin Bank, immediately knew that the other party must be rich when he saw the fabric of the kimono on the men's body.

There are many kinds of kimono fabrics, the lower one is "Meisen", and the highest one is "shrinkage".

"Shrinkage" is a hemp fabric spun from natural ramie. Because the thread is twisted after spinning, the surface is finely wavy.

Japan's Ochiya region is famous for producing shrinkage fabrics, and in order to make the fabric appear more crystal clear, the woven fabric is spread on the snow in February and bleached, commonly known as "snow drying".

Those who can wear kimonos made of this fabric are either rich or expensive.

Uchida Daisho immediately greeted him personally: "Sir, welcome to Zhengjin Bank, I am Uchida Daisho, the manager here." ”

The other party was very arrogant, and he didn't even look at Uchida Daisho, and the driver next to him handed over a business card.

Uchida Daisho respectfully took the business card, and found that it was very simple, so he wrote a name:

Matsudaira.

Uchida was shocked.

Matsudaira's family?

That's a Japanese aristocratic surname, a Japanese imperial family name.

The business cards of these great nobles, in order to show their particularity, are often very simple.

Just such a surname is enough to explain everything.

"Lord Matsudaira, it's rude. Your Excellency is able to come, I should go to meet you at the door, please forgive me for my rudeness. ”

"This is not Tokyo, and you are not Yokohama." There was a bit of arrogance in Matsudaira's voice: "A small branch, even if there is a little mistake, I won't blame you." ”

It's not just arrogant, it's a bit rude.

But Uchida Daisho was not angry at all, but had a sense of pride.

How many people will be able to meet the real nobles?

"Your Excellency Matsudaira, please wait a moment, this is not the place for you to stay, I will immediately inform President Ishishima and ask him to receive you in person."

Matsudaira didn't say a word.

His gaze quickly flashed in the lobby of Zhengjin Bank.

More than a dozen customers are making deposits and withdrawals there.

Like Tian Qi's intelligence, two guards, two secret guards pretending to be guests. There are also four ronins sitting there with katanas.

As soon as he saw Matsudaira-sama's gaze fall on him, the four ronins hurriedly stood up, and they didn't even dare to approach to say hello, but just stood there with their heads bowed.

The status of the nobility is extremely high in the minds of the Japanese.

Meng Shaoyuan felt that the name "Matsudaira Jun" was a good choice.

Of course, Zhu Yanni, his "wife" next to him, felt awkward in a kimono. The point is, the face is still covered with white powder.

"Driver" Yuan Zhonghe, he knows a few simple words of English and Japanese.

It didn't take long for Uchida Daxiang to lead a Japanese man in a suit out, and as soon as he saw Meng Shaoyuan, the Japanese quickly bowed:

"Your Excellency Matsudaira, I've been waiting for a long time, I'm the president here, and Ishishima Kuan, the director of the board of directors of Zhengjin Bank, please take care of me!"

"I've been waiting for you for three minutes, Governor Ishishima." Meng Shaoyuan's face was not very good-looking: "Few people can make me wait for such a long time, this is not Japan." Farewell, President Ishishima. ”

After saying that, he really turned around and was about to leave.

Shi Dao was in a panic, and hurriedly ran to Meng Shaoyuan's face, and bowed again: "I'm really damned, as soon as I heard that His Excellency Matsudaira was coming, I had already left the office as fast as I could." Please don't get angry. In any case, please come to the VIP reception room, and I will make amends to you again. ”

"Nope! Go to your office. Meng Shaoyuan said arrogantly: "VIP reception room? Are there any real VIPs who come to you? Do you compare me to those ordinary people? ”

"Yes, yes, go to my office."

Seeing that "Your Excellency Matsudaira" finally did not leave, Ishishima breathed a long sigh of relief.

For Meng Shao, this is also an exam.

Yamashita Yuri Ai has taught her everything, and now, it's time to test whether your Japanese and all the knowledge you have learned can be used in real combat.

It's very good.,Whether it's Uchida Daisho or Ishishima Kuan, I didn't find any flaws.,On the contrary,I respect myself very much.。

Yuan Zhonghe stayed in the lobby.

Meng Shaoyuan has been observing Zhengjin Bank.

Outside is the lobby, to the left is the VIP room, and in the middle, there is a staircase.

Connecting the first and second floors, there is an iron door.

Although it is currently open, it must be locked at ordinary times.

Uchida must have the key, and he needs to open the iron door before going to the office to report.

So it took three or four minutes for Ishishima to appear.

This iron gate is a big problem.

"Please, please."

Hiroshi Ishishima invited Mr. and Mrs. Matsudaira to his office.

There were two young men in it.

As soon as he saw Matsudaira-sama come in, he quickly stood up, and he didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere when he stood there.

"Your Excellency Matsudaira, this is my son Shigeji Ishishima, this is Kumaya Morita, his father, is the wing commander of the Second Division."

These two people are Shigeji Ishishima and Kumaya Morita?

There are some discrepancies from the photos.

Meng Shaoyuan didn't even look at them, and sat down with Zhu Yanni.

Hiroshi Ishishima stood in front of him, like a student who had made a mistake, ready to wait for the teacher's reprimand.

Meng Shaoyuan was thinking about how to speak, but Shi Daokuan suddenly said:

"Your Excellency Matsudaira, when I was in Japan the year before last, I had dinner with Mao of the Matsudaira family, which I will never forget for the rest of my life, is Mao Lord okay now?"