Chapter 590: A stinky move
Chapter 590: A stinky move
In the reception room, Wang Zhulin gave instructions to Zhou Xuejin.
"Xue Jin, your uncle Wang recommended you to Director Lin because he saw that you are smart and reliable. You have to be more discerning later. You have to say what you should say and not say what you shouldn't say. Do you understand?"
Zhou Xuejin nodded seriously, giving enough emotional value, "Uncle Wang, I am very grateful that you can show me this path. I would like to ask you to do me a favor and let me toast you two glasses of wine tonight..."
Wang Zhulin laughed and waved his hand gently, "Okay, okay, if you can catch the eye of Director Lin, we will be family from now on, so what does a meal like this mean to you?"
Lao Wang felt that he had done a great job.
First, if we want to strike against the Gao family, we will not only have to face the Gao family. The so-called eight major families are of the same blood and are no joke. They have been marrying each other for many years and are all relatives. It doesn't matter if they trip each other up and have conflicts on weekdays, but if outsiders really take action against them, it may cause a collective backlash from them. This is no joke!
But if we involve the Zhou family and turn the external conflict into an internal one, it will be much easier to handle.
In this way, Director Lin will definitely praise Lao Wang for being reliable and thinking ahead of everything.
Second, don't think that the eight great families are in their heyday. In fact, most of them are just superficial, and most of them are just living off the land. They are anxious, but there is no good way to revive their family business. Even the Zhou family, the major industries under its control are now just barely maintaining. After all, the war has begun, how can there be a peaceful environment for doing business?
In this situation, it is impossible not to hug someone's thigh, it's just a question of which thigh to hug.
Since the Zhou family doesn't want to get too close to the Japanese, then Director Lin is obviously the best choice!
So if I act as a matchmaker, the Zhou family will also remember my kindness.
Killing two birds with one stone. At this moment, President Wang felt that his art of doing things had reached its peak.
I didn't have to wait too long before Lin Zejin, dressed in casual clothes, showed up.
The two of them jumped up at the same time. Old man Wang Zhulin even trotted over to Lin Ze and said, "Director Lin, I'm sorry to bother you and interrupt your work."
Lin Ze was still very polite, "President, you are too polite!"
Wang Zhulin smiled and pointed at Zhou Xuejin behind him, "This is the kid from the Zhou family, Zhou Xuejin. The young are really formidable!"
Lin Ze took the initiative to extend his hand, and Zhou Xuejin was flattered.
I thought that Director Lin was arrogant and domineering, but now it seems that the rumors are not entirely true.
Although this person looked younger than himself, the graceful demeanor in his every move and gesture was indeed that of a person in a superior position.
He quickly stretched out his hands and shook hands with Lin Ze, "Director, I'm Zhou Xuejin, sorry to bother you."
"I heard you, sit, sit."
Lin Ze sat on the sofa in the main seat. Niu Saner came up to serve tea and lit a cigarette for Lin Ze. A crystal ashtray was also placed next to him.
"President, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Wang Zhulin said shyly, "First, I want to greet the director, and second, I want to bring my nephew Zhou to meet the director."
Lin Ze then looked at Zhou Xuejin again, "I met Mr. Zhou once at the banquet of Lishunde that day, but we never talked in detail. If you don't come to me today, I might come to you another day, haha!"
Zhou Xuejin said quickly, "I have neglected to go out and about. I felt that the director was busy, so I didn't dare to disturb him. This time, President Wang was willing to introduce me, so I mustered up the courage to come to see the director. From now on, if the director has any instructions, Xuejin will be there whenever he calls."
This kind of meeting is not very rewarding, just like when you invite an important person to dinner for the first time, you cannot directly ask him to do something for you. You just chat for a few minutes, laugh it off, and it's over.
They are not brothers who have been separated for many years, so who can speak from the heart right away?
After sending the two men away, Lin Ze called Niu Saner again.
"Has Zhou Xuejin ever had a conflict with anyone at a tea party at the Industrial Promotion Association before?"
Niu Saner confirmed: "Although we haven't investigated it in depth, Zhou Xuejin has always been gentle and polite. He is not willing to say a harsh word outside. I don't think this has ever happened. I'll have someone check it out again."
Lin Ze found it quite interesting.
So, his conflict with Gao Puyu that day seemed more like it was intentional?
If that was the case, he had waited and seen from the beginning, then had a quarrel with Gao Puyu to create an opportunity, and then had waited leisurely for a few days, until now he came to see me through Wang Zhulin.
This Zhou Xuejin is a man of steady and cautious approach. Although the conversation just now was mainly based on greetings, his words were sincere and prudent, without any loopholes, and he was neither ostentatious nor timid. He really has some skills!
..............
"This guy is very skilled! But I still want to test his abilities!"
Liaison Department.
Osako Michimasa conspired with his assistant Watanabe Hinata in a low voice.
"Mr. Minister, what do you want to do?"
Osako Michimasa smiled slightly and said, "I will collect fees from the merchants in Tianjin!"
Watanabe Hinata was a little surprised. What a bad move!
Hesitantly, he advised: "Lin Ze has just unified the fees in Tianjin, and he has the support of the police corps. If you collect another fee without reason at this time, it will definitely affect their interests and give them a handle for money..."
Osako Michimasa smiled and shook his head, feeling a sense of pleasure that he was smarter than others.
"Watanabe, you still have to learn!"
As he spoke, Osako Michimasa stood up and walked slowly with his hands behind his back.
"Let me ask you, is Tajima Hikotaro smart enough?"
Hinata Watanabe nodded, "Tajima-kun is a rare talent in my liaison department."
"If he is such a rare talent, why did he lose to Lin Ze?"
Hinata Watanabe remained silent.
Osako Michimasa walked to the table and patted a copy of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms published by Zhonghua Book Company on the table. "Because he doesn't talk about the art of war!"
Watanabe Hinata was puzzled, "Your Excellency, Watanabe is dull, but what does this have to do with the art of war?"
People who keep things in suspense are not afraid of others asking, but are afraid that others will not ask.
I don’t know whether Watanabe really doesn’t understand or is pretending not to understand, but the emotional value is at its maximum.
Osako Michimasa said: "Tajima-kun is very good at using some bait to lure out the snake, and his bait is genuine, all of which are real top-secret information. This bold idea is worth learning from, but he overlooked one point. When he focused too much attention on this matter, it would also attract the attention of others, such as Lin Ze. Therefore, he failed. Not only did he fail, but the information was also leaked. This is the root cause of his final return to China in disgrace!"
"As the Chinese say, 'repairing the plank road in the open while marching through Chencang in secret!' I want to use the fee issue to expose a flaw to Lin Ze, so that he will be immersed in the joy of fighting with me and constantly winning small victories, unable to extricate himself!"
However, Watanabe Xiangtai keenly captured some information.
Tajima liked to use real intelligence as bait when luring out the enemy, and the Minister appreciated this very much.
So, is that batch of so-called supplies also real?
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