Chapter 180: Encounter on the train(1/2)
Meng Shaoyuan had just been promoted and was ordered to help Director Dai repair the house in his hometown.
How honorable is this?
Both places are envied by everyone up and down.
Zhu Yanni and others also kept mumbling, why don't they take themselves with them when they go to Zhejiang?
I just wanted to play by myself.
They had no idea what a dangerous mission Meng Shaoyuan was going to carry out this time.
Maybe, there is no way to come back.
Top secret mission!
Meng Shaoyuan did not tell anyone.
Only Tian Qi seemed to smell something faintly.
"The incident has just ended. We have too much to do in Nanjing. You have just been promoted and the formal appointment letter has not been issued. At this time, Director Dai sent you back to your hometown to get drawings? Did something happen?"
Tian Qi is a very shrewd person.
"Don't ask so many questions, everything is running normally." Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Lao Qi, I'll leave the house to you. I'll keep an eye on Cheng Depei. Also, Shimamoto Narumi and Nishimura Mayu are being held tightly. At the base,
Strengthen training and hand over the selected people to Yue Zhenchuan for training. Don't relax for a moment.
You will be responsible for the first group at this time. My appointment has not been announced yet. The second group will not move for the time being, but pay more attention. Whoever may become our people and whoever has no hope, please squeeze it out for me. Sooner or later, it will be
Those who need to be rectified, especially the selection of several squadron leaders, must be carefully selected, and it is best if they are all our people."
The more Tian Qi thought about it, the less it tasted.
Something must be wrong.
"Others, don't ask anymore." Meng Shaoyuan's expression became serious: "You know that we follow the rules of the society and we must have a sense of what we should ask and what we should not ask."
Tian Qi nodded silently: "No matter what you do, you will come back safely. We can do without anyone in this group, but we cannot do without you. If you are not here, the team will break up."
"Well, I'm not here... Lao Qi, are you fucking cursing me to death? By the way, please go to Hangzhou for me."
"What to do in Hangzhou?"
"There's a guy there who owes me a lot of money, and it's time for him to pay back the interest... This guy can be of great use..."
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It’s a long way from Nanjing to Northeast China.
Trains, cars, and trains take turns.
Meng Shaoyuan only glanced at Luo and followed him.
His current identity is "Zhu Yanfan", the deputy general manager of "Shanghai Angus International Bank".
When going to the Northeast, the main purpose is to buy mink and other Northeast specialties and ship them to Hong Kong and other places.
Luo Yiyi's identity is his butler.
Wearing a Western-style suit, a black woolen coat, and a top hat, it looks so magical.
"Manager Zhu, are you going to the Northeast like this?" Luo looked him up and down.
"Yeah, what's wrong? Are there any rules on what to wear when going to Northeast China?"
"Cheng, Cheng, you dress, you dress. I can tell you in advance, in this season, when you go to the Northeast, just wearing beautiful clothes will not work."
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To go to Northeast China, Nanjing is inconvenient, so you have to go to Shanghai.
Go all the way from Shanghai to Tianjin, then take a bus to Qinhuangdao, and then take a train out of Shanhaiguan.
Meng Shaoyuan bought a first-class car.
In order to show the dignity of the person who owns this carriage, the carriages are marked with a big "I".
As soon as you enter, you will understand why the first-class ticket is so expensive.
The equipment in the carriage is gorgeous, with spacious seats, carpets on the ground floor, dressing room, bathroom, etc.
Even the chairs are covered with velvet. Once you sit down, your whole body will be close to you and the softness will support your whole body.
The decoration and equipment of the second-class cars are slightly inferior to those of the first-class cars, but they also have upholstered seats and the seats are more spacious.
It's completely different once you get to the third class train.
The seats are hard and extremely cramped. Especially at night, when the lights are dim and there are so many people, you can't read books or sleep, so everyone says that riding a third-class train at night is a hell of a journey.
Moreover, the location of the carriage is also particular.
In the arrangement of passenger cars, third-class cars are usually next to the locomotive, followed by second-class cars, and finally first-class cars. The reason is simple. The closer to the locomotive, the more severe the vibration.
If a train accident occurs, the closer you are to the front of the train, the more dangerous it is. In addition, the closer you are to the front of the train, the more soot will drift away from the train, making it ash.
The first thing I did when I arrived at the station on the third-class train was to shake off the soot from my body.
However, in the cold winter, the arrangement of passenger cars will be reversed, with first-class cars closest to the locomotive, followed by second-class and third-class cars. This is because the hot water in the train heater flows from the boiler. Naturally, the closer it is to the locomotive, the higher the heating efficiency.
The hotter.
What's more important is that third-class cars not only have no sleepers, but passengers are not allowed to enter the dining car.
"I wish you the best, Manager, I am enjoying the blessing of following you." As soon as he entered the carriage, Luo was a little dazzled at first glance: "This is my first time taking a first-class train. This is a countryman coming to the city, so everything is new.
"
Going to the Northeast to seek death... No, if you die generously, you can't treat yourself badly when traveling.
Bah, why do you always think of the word "death"?
The train starts.
How comfortable it is to sit in the first-class car.
There were not many people in the first class, only nine people in total, most of whom were foreigners.
Foreigners are very particular about taking trains.
Generally speaking, missionaries and employees of banks and foreign companies sit in second class seats.
The people in the first-class car were either foreign businessmen, people from a certain consulate, or foreign tourists visiting China.
There are only two teams of Chinese here.
Meng Shaoyuan and Luo glanced at each other and saw a middle-aged man wearing a cotton gown.
Both parties also introduced themselves.
Of course Meng Shaoyuan wished the manager.
The name on the business card handed over by the middle-aged man was "Xie Songshan, General Manager of Xinjing Daxi Trading Company".
From Changchun?
Meng Shaoyuan was immediately stunned.
This is the destination of my trip.
I immediately got close to him.
Xie Songshan often came to Shanghai to do business, and his business in Shanghai and Fengtian was booming.
As soon as he heard that "Manager Zhu" was going to the Northeast to purchase goods, Xie Songshan's eyes immediately lit up and he enthusiastically invited Meng Shaoyuan to visit his firm anyway and discuss cooperation.
"Angus's company is Ocean Bank. I tried to negotiate business with them several times, but never got in. I never expected that Manager Zhu, at such a young age, would actually be Angus's deputy general manager."
Xie Songshan had a flattering look on his face.
Well, Angus is indeed a large foreign company, but he doesn't know which way the door opens.
The same goes for Mrs. Qiangwei. I begged her to help me find an identity, but why did I end up with such a big foreign company?
As for why you became the deputy general manager at such a young age?
It all depends on one mouth.
When it was time to eat, Xie Songshan deliberately made friends with Meng Shaoyuan and made sure to treat him to dinner.
Meng Shaoyuan was not polite either.
After entering the restaurant, ordering food, and just chatting for a few words, a foreign couple passed by them. They turned around and said with surprise: "Hey, Charles!"
Charles?
Call yourself?
Charles Meng?
The foreigner immediately extended his hand to Meng Shaoyuan enthusiastically: "Charles, why are you here? I didn't see you in the first-class bus just now."
"Ah, I didn't pay attention either. It's great to meet you here..."
Meng Shaoyuan was confused, who is this? He didn't even know his name.
To be continued...