Chapter 29 Mr. Pan living in Nagasaki

More than ten days before the Tokyo auction, Hu Chuyuan quietly went to Shanghai with Shen Furong, Wang Yirong and others, and secretly took a cargo ship to Nagasaki.

Japanese version.

For Hu Chuyuan, this is a difficult problem that he can't get around.

To deal with Japanese... It's not difficult to say, it's not easy to say.

As for Japan's original war with China, it is also a matter of certainty. The fundamental reason lies in the inherent defects of Japan's financial system.

Japanese yen began to be issued in 1875, stipulating that each yen is exchanged for 1,500 milligrams of gold. According to the current exchange rate of gold and silver, one yen is equal to 30 grams of silver, about 0.8 taels of silver.

With the rapid development of the Japanese economy, the Japanese political axe soon could not realize this exchange rate. The Japanese yuan began to depreciate sharply in 1885, and the subsequent depreciation was getting faster and faster.

Before the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War, each yen could only be exchanged for 0.02 taels of silver in the market, depreciating 40 times in ten years... The economy has completely collapsed.

They have no choice. They have only one choice left... Invading China in exchange for a huge amount of war compensation, using the real gold and silver of the Chinese to maintain the exchange rate of the Japanese yuan, and try their best to occupy Korea and Taiwan.

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In terms of mineral resources, Japan is a painful country, and in terms of port resources, Japan is an extremely lucky country.

On the east coast of Japan, there are almost excellent seaports with the best conditions in the world. Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Shizuoka, Yokohama, Chiba, Yokosuka... The natural conditions of these ports are enough to be envied by any maritime trading power in the world.

In fact, this is also a key factor for the continuous development of the Japanese economy.

Nagasaki Bay, located at the western end of Japan, is a circular closed port with strong resistance to tsunamis and strong winds and waves. It has been the main port of Sino-Japanese trade since ancient times.

There are thousands of Fujian people living in Nagasaki, including Fuzhou people, who gather in Nagasaki to do business.

Hu Chuyuan arrived secretly. He was on a freighter from Fuzhou to Japan. After the ship arrived at the port of Nagasaki, Hu Chuyuan left the ship with a group of seven or eight people.

As soon as they got ashore, someone shouted in the distance, "Young master, young master!"

Hu Chuyuan looked over and saw that it was the siliary Hu Rong.

Hu Rong is a distant relative of the Hu family in Huizhou's hometown... Anyway, it can't be far away, because the family is poor and can't open the pot, so he went to the Hu family to be a steward and gradually became a steward.

Because Hu Xueyan was accompanied by Hu Rong last time. This time, Hu Chuyuan also sent him to fight first.

After receiving Hu Chuyuan and others, Hu Rong led the way in front of him and took everyone into Tang Street in Xindi Town, where there were about thousands of Chinese, most of whom were doing business in the local area.

Xindi Town is very close to the port. The best place for reception is the Fuzhou Hall, which is located at the intersection of Xindi Town and Dejima Town. It is a two-story southern complex, which is characterized by a two-storey quadrangle compound.

Such buildings are very common in southern Guangdong.

Seeing a distinguished guest coming to his door, the fat boss, who was about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, hurriedly greeted him and invited Hu Chuyuan and said, "Sir, do you want to stay in the restaurant or have dinner?"

Hu Rong arched his hand and said, "Boss Pan, this is my young master. Haven't I booked six upper rooms and four second-class rooms with you?"

Boss Pan suddenly woke up and hurriedly led the way in person. He led Hu Chuyuan up to the second floor and lived in a room facing the sea. He opened the window to see the sea view of Nagasaki.

Hu Chuyuan casually asked Boss Pan, "How many years has the boss lived here?"

Boss Pan sighed, "I didn't pay attention for more than 20 years. I was only fifteen or sixteen years old when I first came here!"

Hu Chuyuan said, "That's really a long time."

Soon, Boss Pan went out to greet other guests.

After waiting for a while, everyone gathered back to Hu Chuyuan's room. Hu Rong came forward and said, "Master, I have sent someone to call and found two translators who are proficient in Japanese. It's also very simple to visit their factory. I said we should buy a large number of their goods, provided to see how much they produce.

Hu Chuyuan asked him, "Who are the local Chinese businessmen?"

Hu Rong thought for a while and said, "That is, the boss of Pan Rong of the Fuzhou Guild Hall. He used to be in the silk business and bought silk and raw silk from Fuzhou. In the past few years, the business has not been good, but there are many people coming and going, so he has opened several Fuzhou halls in Japan.

"Oh...!" Hu Chuyuan thinks such a person is good.

After dinner, Hu Chuyuan asked Hu Rong to invite Boss Pan to his room.

When Pan Rong entered the door, Hu Chuyuan arched his hand and said, "My surname is Jin. I heard that Boss Pan has some ability and relationship in Japan, so I want to ask you to help me. I will definitely not treat you badly in terms of remuneration."

Pan Rong smiled and said, "Mr. Jin, you are now seeing each other. We are all wandering Chinese. If you have anything to do, please feel free to tell me. As long as you can do it, I will definitely handle it for you!"

Hu Chuyuan nodded silently, invited Pan Rong to sit down first, and asked Hu Rong to bring them the top Longjing brought from Hangzhou, called "Shifeng Lianxin". Because of the scarce production, most of them were purchased directly by the magistrate of Hangzhou and paid tribute to the court.

As soon as he smelled the fragrance and looked at the light blue tea soup, Pan Rong couldn't help admiring: "The best tea, good tea!"

Hu Chuyuan smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, I'm from Zhejiang. I have relatives in my family who run a royal tea garden. These best dragon wells are called Shifeng Lianxin. They have always paid tribute to the emperor, and we only leave a few taels in private to entertain distinguished guests!"

"Ah!" Pan Rong was overjoyed and continued to taste the incense and said, "It's really worthy of the treasure of Ouchi's imperial tribute. I won't tell you the truth. It's the first time that Pan has drunk such good Longjing tea in his life."

Hu Chuyuan smiled and said, "Please!"

The two of them took a sip of the tea cup. It was indeed an endless aftertaste, and the fragrance poured into their hearts.

Pan Rong couldn't help praising again: "It's really the top Longjing, Mr. Jin. I'm taking advantage of you and becoming the emperor of our Qing Dynasty!"

Hu Chuyuan smiled politely and said, "Since Master Pan loves so much, I still have a lot here. I'll give it to Master Pan Liuliang first. I hope Master Pan won't think it's too little."

"Ah, such a top dragon well, one money is worth one or two of gold. It's too precious. I can't accept anything. I can have a drink with Mr. Jin, even if I don't live in vain!" Pan Rong hurriedly declined and said, "Mr. Jin, don't kill me. I really can't stand it!"

Hu Chuyuan said quietly, "Master Pan, take it as a reward from the court!"

"Oh...?" Pan Rong suddenly woke up and guessed that Hu Chuyuan should be an official of the Qing court. Even if he was not an official, he was the son of a senior official. There must be something important to do this time.

Feeling that the other party was an official, Pan Rong immediately changed his title and said to Hu Chuyuan, "Mr. Jin, Xiaomin has thanked you, but I don't know what Mr. Jin wants Xiaomin to do?"

Hu Chuyuan said, "I was entrusted to secretly check the industrial and silk industry in Japan. I would like to ask you to arrange the itinerary for me, but don't expose it."

Pan Rong immediately agreed and said, "Os, Xiaomin will definitely handle it very properly.

Hu Chuyuan nodded, took out a 1,000-yuan draft from the Bank of France, pushed it from the table to Pan Rong, and said, "This is the miscellaneous expenses required for this trip. I will thank you again after the matter is done."

"This...that's really a thank you, Mr. Jin!" Pan Rong took down the money order, was secretly surprised, and more and more felt that Hu Chuyuan's origin was not simple.

A thousand yuan, this is not a small amount.

He opened three Fuzhou Guild Halls in Japan, and the quarterly income is nothing more than that.

Hu Chuyuan said again, "If you have some understanding of the situation of the Japanese industry and silk industry, you might as well tell me an overview first!"

"Okay!" Pan Rong's expression became more and more serious, and said, "After all, Xiaomin has lived in Japan for more than ten years. Xiaomin knows some of these things. Since the Meiji Restoration, Sansi has developed rapidly in recent years. In the past few years, Fujian's silk was still a best-selling product, but now it can't be sold. In another ten years, I'm afraid that the Nanxun silk in Huzhou in the south of the Yangtze River will not be sold. It is said that I am now engaged in foreign factories. Machine mines, shipyards and textile factories are emerging one after another, but the real money is mining.

After a pause, he said to Hu Chuyuan, "Mr. Jin, if you really want to see the Japanese silk industry, you have to go to Kyoto. If you want to see the Japanese shipyards and textile factories, you have to go to Tokyo and Yokosuka. You are too conspicuous in this dress. We will change a suit tomorrow. You don't have to talk. I will take care of it all the way. I will take you to Kyoto for a private visit.

"Good!"

Hu Chuyuan agreed.