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Even Rong Hong transferred his right-hand man Kong Youlin from Qilu Bank to take charge of the affairs of the African branch of Qilu Bank, and in just a few days, the preparatory affairs were completed, Jiang Shenghua and Kong Youlin led the team from Qingdao to South Africa by steamer.

Within a month, the team was in Cape Town.

Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal Republic, has begun to spread a new thing in the past few days, in the small city of Pretoria, a bank has appeared, which is not new, what is really new is that this bank is from distant China and is opened by Chinese!

At this time, the first impression of China to foreigners is ancient, the second impression is poverty, the third impression is ignorance, and the fourth impression is not ordinary poverty and ignorance!

Unexpectedly, the Chinese can now go to distant Africa to open a bank, the location chosen is also very interesting, not the coastal Cape Town, but the location is located in the inland Pretoria, you know, although Pretoria is the capital of the Transvaal Republic, but no matter the economic development, or the size of the population, can not be compared with the southwest of Cape Town, after all, Cape Town under the rule of the British, is one of the most prosperous cities in Africa!

Dozens of Chinese were busy working back and forth, and it was not easy to make the bank officially open, and in order to attract the attention of the locals, Jiang Shenghua even brought a "lion dance team" to perform a three-day lion dance performance at the bank's door!

However, this is not an ordinary lion dance team, this is the elite of the Lu Army drawn out of the army by Jiang Shenghua, yes, the elite of the Lu Army is not the elite of the People's Army, they are all heroes who fought out of the battlefield, and their courage and ability are superhuman!

In addition to the lion dance performance, Kong Youlin, the manager of the bank, even announced in public that the annual interest rate of all money deposited in Qilu Bank is as high as 3 percent, but anyone who wants to borrow from Qilu Bank can enjoy a fixed exchange rate loan with an annual interest rate of 1 percent as long as they submit collateral, but this is limited to two months.

The news soon reached the ears of the top brass of the Transvaal Republic.

In the presidential palace of the Transvaal Republic, the current president Martinas was thinking about the dilemma facing the current government in the room, and the commander-in-chief Krugel hurried into his study.

"Martinas, Martinas!"

Martinas raised his head and said helplessly: "Kryuger, can you not be so angry, my train of thought has been interrupted by you!" ”

"What's wrong? Are you still worried? ”

Kryugel asked.

Martinas smiled bitterly: "Dear Krugel, can I not worry? Now that our government can't even raise money for our salaries, these damn Britons are always restricting us at every turn, when will this day end? ”

Kryugel laughed and said, "My Mr. President, maybe we have a way now!" ”

Martinas was stunned for a moment and asked, "Kryuger, what can you do?" Do you have money? ”

Kryuger smiled mysteriously and replied: "Martinas, of course I don't have that much money, but, there are people, the British are making things difficult for us everywhere, but now the opportunity has come, Chinese have come to Pretoria, they have opened a bank in Pretoria, I think, if Mr. President personally comes to meet them and ask them for a loan, I think they will not fail to help us when they first arrive, after all, they want to gain a foothold in the Transvaal, they cannot do without our help......"

Martinas' eyes lit up and he said urgently: "Chinese came to our Transvaal Bank? God, aren't the Chinese poor? I've heard that they are often bullied by the British and French! ”

"Haha, Martinas, you are all old yellow calendar, don't you know that just the year before and last year, the British, the French and Spain, four countries joined forces to invade China, and they were all beaten down by China's magical general? Today's China is no longer the Qing Empire, but the Chinese Empire, where the Han people have regained the power to rule and ushered in the best opportunity......"

Kryugel laughed.

Martinas was shocked, these days he is concentrating on the internal affairs of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, and rarely pays attention to the outside world, he didn't expect that such a big change has happened in the East, China, he knows, China is one of the most vast countries in the world, and it also has the largest population, once it cheers up, it will be a giant existence, didn't Napoleon say, China is a sleeping lion, once it wakes up, it will definitely shake the Quartet!

Kryuger continued: "Martinas, if we can get the strong support of the Chinese Empire, then our survival will not be under the control of the British, after all, they are also world powers, and the British will not dare to easily collide with the Chinese Empire......"

Martinas nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, this is an opportunity for us, but is it too proactive for us to take the initiative to come to the door, if they want to be like the British, and put forward harsh conditions to us?" ”

Kryuger replied: "Mr. President, how do we know if we can do it if we don't try?" After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, once the two great powers intervene and form a balance of power, then we can naturally be left and right, and the British will inevitably change their current policy in order to block the penetration of the strength of the Chinese Empire......"

"Okay, then let's give it a try, where is their bank?"

"On Cleus Street, they rented thousands of square meters of space in one go to conduct business, but they are really wealthy......"

Kryuger sighed, with a look of envy in his eyes, yes, how good would it be if the Transvaal also wanted to be so rich as the Chinese Empire?

Martinas's eyes flickered, and he pondered for a moment and said: "Krugel, in this matter, the two of us should not be in a hurry to show up for the time being, let Rodman contact them first, make a request for a loan, and test the reaction of these Chinese, so that we can also leave some room for maneuver......"

Kryugel agreed: "Yes, Martinas, I'll go to Rodman, he is the Minister of Finance, it is naturally best for him to come forward, I hope Chinese can help us......"

(To be continued.) )