Zhang Asi is a coolie at the Huangpu River wharf, helping people move goods every day. Sometimes, if you are lucky, you can help the passengers carry a salute and earn an extra two dollars.

Zhang Asi's deepest memory is that he helped a foreigner carry his luggage and got a black and green foreign money, and he knew that it was a word if he recognized the number. However, the foreign money was taken away by Chen Laosan, who was in charge, and then gave him a piece of ocean, saying that it was for him to exchange. Some knowledgeable people said that he had lost, but Zhang Asi just shook his head and smiled. He is not stupid, if he swallows this unexpected money by himself, someone must be angry and do some tricks.

And the steward Chen Lao Sanren will help himself in the work at the dock. Even if you don't help him, at least you can reduce other people's eye redness, and being isolated at the dock won't last long.

However, when Zhang Asi went to work today, he found that the dock was not ordinary, not only were there policemen in black clothes and white bottoms holding short sticks, but also a large group of neatly dressed people with small colorful flags standing on both sides, as if waiting for something. The sharp-eyed Zhang Asi could also see a group of well-dressed blonde foreigners waiting here. There must be a big man coming, Zhang Asi thought in his heart that there was a person who called Mr. Sun last year, and he didn't see such a big battle, so he didn't know who came this time.

Among the well-dressed foreigners that Zhang Ahsi saw, there were also several Chinese mixed in, and even two people stood at the front of the team and were talking to each other.

"Brother Shaochuan, now I envy you. Stay in Shanghai and watch the ups and downs with a smile. Where like I stay in this hot position, it's not pleasing to get angry everywhere, and sometimes I really want to leave. ”

"Brother Yan, you can't say that. I was not treated by Feng Huanzhang, so I could only come to Shanghai to have a quiet time. At present, the state affairs are difficult, and you can't pick on them, otherwise there are really few people in the huge Ministry of Foreign Affairs who can do things. ”

"This is really a state affair that is difficult to do."

One of the two people who spoke was Shen Ruilin, the foreign minister of the Beiyang government, and a native of Wuxing, Zhejiang. One is Gu Weijun's character Shaochuan. He is a native of Jiading County, Jiangsu Province. This time, both men stood here to greet King Eder of Romania, who was about to arrive in Shanghai for a visit.

Of course, this work should be the business of Foreign Minister Shen Ruilin, but whoever let Gu Weijun live in Shanghai after leaving his post was arrested by Minister Shen. Behind them were the ministers of various countries in Shanghai, and as for the two of them, they stood at the front because this greeting was mainly based on two people.

When the huge cruise ship docked to the shore and lowered the trestle, Eder, who was full of worries, looked at this hometown in his previous life with complicated eyes, but the two words of hometown contained endless thoughts and nostalgia.

When Edel walked down the trestle step by step, Minister Shen Ruilin, the person in charge of this greeting, immediately stepped forward quickly in the cheering greeting.

"Welcome King Edel and his entourage to Shanghai."

"Thank you, Minister Shen."

Eder's words were spoken in Chinese, but he said them a little stumblingly. And this also shocked Shen Ruilin a little speechless, did not expect that this Romanian king could actually speak Chinese, although it sounded unfavorable. But he was lucky to react quickly and immediately complimented. "His Majesty speaks Chinese so well."

Minister Shen's praise only caused Eder to shake his head for a while, only he knew what he was saying, but he hadn't been rusty for too long.

Shen Ruilin, who couldn't figure out why the Romanian king shook his head, could only continue to lead the way in front. There is no way that since the Qing Dynasty, foreigners have been masters in this land, even the Republic of China has not changed in the slightest. And the Romanian king in front of him made Minister Shen Ruilin and Minister Shen only serve carefully, for fear of causing diplomatic disputes for this.

Hey, the state is difficult.

Looking at the caution of Minister Shen, who led the way, Edel suddenly had a deep feeling. He really wanted to tell the Minister Shen in front of him, you are too careful, in the future, the land of China will rise, which can impress everyone and make the Western world tremble. It's just that now he is the monarch of Romania, and he can't do anything about the current situation of this land, so he can only continue to follow Minister Shen with some complicated feelings.

Eder's strange appearance attracted the attention of his wife, Queen Mary, who asked in a whisper about this. "Eder, what's wrong with you. Isn't it uncomfortable. ”

Faced with his wife's concern, Edel smiled and replied. "It's nothing, I'm fine, maybe I'm a little tired after a long time on the boat."

After speaking, he recovered his mood and followed Minister Shen forward, now is not the time to remember the mood of his homeland in his previous life.

"This is the French ambassador to China, Mr. Mader."

Because of the peculiar reasons of the French Embassy in China, the French ambassador, Mr. Mader, became the only ambassador to Shanghai. In other countries, the ambassadors are basically in Beijing and the counselors are in Shanghai, which is the reason why Minister Shen took the lead in introducing him.

"Hello, Mr. Made. Nice to meet you. ”

"I'm also glad to meet His Majesty."

"This is Consul Lyman......"

"Hello ......"

“……”

As Minister Shen Ruilin introduced Ai one by one, Del casually greeted the envoys of various countries in Shanghai. There is no way, the current envoys of various countries in China are basically guys who are not very valued by their foreign ministries, let alone consuls.

Eder's lack of attention to these ambassadors and consuls does not mean that they do not pay enough attention to Eder, these guys who call for wind and rain in Shanghai are respectful in front of him, which makes many people who greet him look at it with fascination.

After introducing the envoys of various countries, the next step is the local celebrities in Shanghai.

"These two are Rong Zongjing and Rong Desheng brothers, and their flour gauze accounts for nearly half of our country."

This is for the ancestors of the Rong family in later generations, if the name Eder may not know who it is, you can add flour gauze to occupy half of the country, and the Rong family will not be able to run.

"Hello, Mr. Rong."

"Hello, Your Majesty."

"This is Zhang Jian, a model of China's outstanding official turned entrepreneur educator."

Minister Shen Ruilin didn't know how to explain that he could only replace the champion with an excellent official and then introduce his achievements.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang. In my opinion, your country needs people like Mr. Zhang, and what your country lacks most is education and industry, which can help the country's development and hope for the future. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment."

At this time, Zhang Jian, who had been exhausted by the Dasheng Textile Factory, could only answer with a strong face. There is no way that Dasheng is in debt now, and the huge amount of borrowing is overwhelming him. And this time, the fundraising in Shanghai did not go very well, and it was also due to the fact that he was invited to greet Eder. How difficult is the development of capital in the Republic of China, there are various governments apportioned internally, and there is competition from the capital of various countries outside, and the fragile capital of the Republic of China can only develop in its difficult way.

Eder knew that, too, but he couldn't save anyone.

And then Minister Shen quickly introduced the other Shanghai influencers a little, because he saw the fatigue in Eder's eyes.

After passing the dock to greet them, Eder and his party went to rest in the car, and even refused the welcome banquet for the day, citing physical exhaustion. He was not physically tired, but looked at the people in Shanghai and was tired inside.