The top scholar businessman

At this time, Zhang Zhi had already walked out of his carriage with the help of his servants.

Wu Shaoting knew that he could not avoid it, so he got off the rickshaw and paid to let the cart leave. He calmed down and felt calm. Anyway, what should I worry about being open and honest? He walked up to Zhang Zhi leisurely, bowed when he came to Zhang Zhi, and said respectfully: "I have met Lord Zhang."

Zhang Zhi brushed his silk robe, his face was not good, and he said lukewarmly: "It turns out to be Lord Wu. I recently heard that the military camp in the western suburbs are busy training in the army. Why is Lord Wu still so free?"

Although Wu Shaoting felt depressed when he saw Zhang Zhi's face, he still smiled: "As Lord Zhang said, the training of the army was carried out in an orderly manner, and there were still some time when he was free."

"Is that so? Where is Mr. Wu going?" Zhang Zhi asked deliberately.

"I will come here to visit Miss Ling Ai Zhang today." Wu Shaoting replied calmly.

"Oh? I wonder why Lord Wu looked for the little girl so early?" Zhang Zhi said with a smile. Although his smile looked normal, there was always a hint of chill.

"I am planning to cooperate with Miss Zhang to start a farm. Now the preliminary preparations are complete. Today, I specially sent the joint venture funds, hoping to start business as soon as possible." Wu Shaoting said truthfully. He knew there was no need to hide this matter, because Zhang Xiaoya had talked with Zhang Zhi earlier. Although Zhang Xiaoya asked him to cooperate secretly, he did not plan to do underground work at all. After all, this was not a shameful thing.

"Is that true?" Zhang Zhi's face suddenly became cold, and there was no longer any concealment. "Mr. Wu meant that I thought my Zhang family couldn't even get the money for a farm?"

Wu Shaoting sneered in his heart: You are really funny. Isn’t it because you don’t want to save the farm for Zhang Xiaoya that Zhang Xiaoya found me? Of course, he knew very well that Zhang Zhi said this on purpose, and the ultimate goal was not to make himself too close to Zhang Xiaoya.

He took a deep breath. If he still had a vague conversation with Zhang Zhihan like this, the fundamental problem would not have been solved. He simply spread it out and told Zhang Zhi.

"Mr. Zhang, I understand what you are concerned about. It is indeed a ridiculous thing for Miss Zhang, a innocent lady from a family, to cooperate with a man to start an industry. However, I can assure Mr. Zhang that I have absolutely no inappropriate thoughts about Miss Zhang, and I am definitely not trying to use any background relationship between the Zhang family." He said earnestly.

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to be a sensible person. But I think your guarantee is just empty talk." Seeing Wu Shaoting speak out loud, Zhang Zhi admired this frankness in his heart, but he still didn't give any good colors on his face.

Wu Shaoting's face turned cold and he didn't say a word.

"You said you have no inappropriate thoughts, so why do you have to cooperate with your little girl to open a farm again and again? You are a second-class staff officer. Recently, I heard that you have already served as the chief instructor. Do you still care about the income of a small farm? If you are a Lord Wu, you are short of money, just talk. I respect Lord Wu 100 taels of pocket money every month, okay?" Zhang Zhi said contemptuously, and his expression really seemed to be like Wu Shaoting was a greedy man.

"Mr. Zhang, then I will give you a hundred taels of pocket money every month. I just want you to let me and Miss Zhang open this farm, okay?" Wu Shaoting responded with a faint anger and said without saying a humble voice.

Although he is not an impulsive person, he thinks that Zhang Zhi's words are so hurtful. If he is really kind, then wouldn't his image as a soldier be wiped out?

After hearing this sentence, Zhang Zhi was shocked and sighed in his heart: This young man is really strong!

He suddenly laughed coldly and said slowly: "Mr. Wu, your annual salary is only a few hundred taels of silver, and you are really a big deal. I asked you, why do you have to cooperate with your little girl to open a farm? You have no unreasonable thoughts and can't make a lot of money, so why bother with me?"

Wu Shaoting smiled indifferently and said, "Who said that you can't make a lot of money? I dare to say that you give Lord Zhang 100 taels of silver every month, that is, you are sure to make the farm earn more than 100 taels of silver every month. Since Lord Zhang wants a reason, I will tell the truth. Although I am a soldier, I know that military strength is far less important than national strength. Only when the country is strong can the army be strong. If you want to increase national strength, you must build a strong economic system."

Zhang Zhi was stunned and thought to himself: This young man actually has such a grand wish?

"What kind of economic system do you want to build just a farm?" he sneered.

"It is up to man. Even if a farm cannot control the country's strength, it is better to do a little bit. If you can move forward in an inch, you will move forward. Now you can only have the ability to start a farm with Ms. Zhang, but who can guarantee that in three or five years, I will not accumulate enough strength to start more industries because of this farm?" Wu Shaoting said confidently, his attitude when he spoke was like a leader.

Zhang Zhi took a breath secretly. He had ideals and dared to practice. Only then would he be a truly ambitious young man! However, he still demonstrated in a tough tone: "It's right. But I can tell you clearly here that as long as I don't allow it, you will never move forward in your life."

Wu Shaoting sighed and said mockingly: "I thought the Chinese should be self-reliant. But today I finally understand why China's self-reliance has been empty talk for so many years since Wen Zhonggong's Westernization Movement. It is Lord Zhang's narrow-mindedness that suppresses his compatriots because of his own selfish desires. It seems that Lord Zhang is really suitable for doing errands for foreigners for the rest of his life, no, even in the next life, the next life. "This sentence is very serious, basically pointing at Zhang Zhi's nose and scolding him as a foreign slave.

Zhang Zhi widened his eyes. He never expected Wu Shaoting to scold him so arrogantly! If it were other times, he would have been furious, but today he not only had no temper, but also felt a sense of pleasure. He now completely saw Wu Shaoting's appearance. This young man was indeed a dignified and bloody man.

He is already in his twilight years. Although he has been doing business for foreigners for most of his life, he still knows deeply that he is still a Chinese after all. Doing business for foreigners is a trend, and he is just an ordinary businessman. What's more, he has principles, not a cold-blooded businessman who is profit-oriented and shameless, otherwise he would not have made great contributions to the construction of the twenty-four towns over the years.

Wu Shaoting looked at Zhang Zhi silently, thinking that the other party was quiet before the storm came. He knew that he had offended Zhang Zhi this time. In order not to let the relationship continue to deteriorate, he would rather say goodbye as soon as possible. So he pretended to sigh deeply and said, "Since Lord Zhang decided to stop working with Miss Zhang, then if you persist, it would be ridiculous. If that's the case, I promised Lord Zhang that I would not bother Miss Zhang in the future, so I would say goodbye."

After he said that, he turned around and walked towards him.

At this moment, two voices shouted at the same time: "Let's wait."

This stopped Wu Shaoting's voice. One was Zhang Zhi himself, and the other was another old man who got off the second carriage. Zhang Zhi was slightly stunned and quickly turned around and looked over. The two old men looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

"Ji Sun, you are a guest at home, why are you going to?" the strange old man said with a smile.

"Fourth brother, am I just calling him? But what's the point of calling you just now?" Zhang Zhi asked with a smile.

Wu Shaoting couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Zhang Zhi call this strange old man "Fourth Brother". Could it be that this old man is Zhang Zhi's brother, Zhang Jian, the famous industrialist of Wan Qing? Zhang Jian ranked fourth in his family, and his peers or juniors in the industry called him "Fourth Mr.".

He looked at the other party carefully. Although Zhang Zhi didn't look very similar in appearance, whether in terms of temperament or age, this old man was really like the legendary "top scholar businessman" Zhang Jian.

"Haha, didn't Xiaoya say yesterday? Her idea of ​​re-operating the farm was exactly the idea proposed by Lord Wu. I think Lord Wu's method is very insightful and feasible. Therefore, I have wanted to get to know Lord Wu for a long time. I would not expect to meet Lord Wu by chance today, so of course I can't just let others leave like this." The old man, known as "Fourth Brother", said with a smile, showing a kind attitude unique to the old man.

Wu Shaoting looked at the two old men and didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to stand there silently.

Zhang Zhi turned around and looked at Wu Shaoting again. He sighed slowly and said with a smile: "Young man, why are you going to escape after suffering a little grievance? He also said that he wanted to do something big, how can you do without any energy?"

When Wu Shaoting saw Zhang Zhi's attitude, he suddenly understood. It turned out that Zhang Zhi was just testing him before.

"Mr. Zhang, please forgive me. I am young and impatient, so Lord Zhang laughed. I dare to ask Lord Zhang to call me and this old man, do you have any instructions?" Wu Shaoting said calmly.

"I was originally planning to go to the concession to do business, but I won't go there for the time being. Since Lord Wu has come from the military camp in the western suburbs, how can I not fulfill my friendship with the landlords? I would like to ask Lord Wu to sit in the humble house for a while?" Zhang Zhi said with a smile.
Chapter completed!