Crossing the spy war, my code name is God of Wealth

Chapter 218 Bombing the Mountain City

"Peter Lehman?" Chen Yang asked in surprise, "Mr. Steve knows Sir Peter Lehman?"

Steve nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Chen, you may not know that this Sir Lehman is a senior official of the British Empire Resource Management Office."

"It seems like he came to China for some special mission this time."

"Royal Shell is nominally Dutch, but the people in charge are British aristocrats."

"These nobles are notoriously greedy,"

"I want to remind you that if you can get along well with him, you will definitely get this oil field."

Chen Yang said with a smile: "Mr. Steve, can you tell me more about Mr. Lehman?"

"Mr. Chen is interested in Sir Lehman?" Steve became excited when he heard it.

"This guy is not easy to deal with. He is a rare smart man among the senior officials of the British Empire."

"He is not only knowledgeable, but also decisive in his actions. Moreover, he is a very noble person and cherishes the reputation of his family."

"I don't understand how you and him could have come into contact."

"Mr. Steve may not know that I will be negotiating with Sir Lehman on behalf of the Japanese side regarding the development of Burmese iron ore resources."

"I want to know what kind of person my opponent will be."

Steve laughed and joked, "Wow, Mr. Chen's power is getting bigger and bigger. He even does diplomatic work."

"That's not the case. Power is just an accessory to serving the empire," Chen Yang said with a smile. "Too much power is not a good thing either."

“They say that with great power comes great responsibility.”

"If I don't do well, someone will stab me in the back at any time,"

"Mr. Chen is really far-sighted." Steve deeply agreed.

He was previously the deputy consul of the British Embassy in Shanghai and once held great power.

It was just that he lost to a group of people led by Sir Carl in the power struggle, and was eliminated in disgrace.

To be honest, which man doesn't like power?

"Since Mr. Chen is interested, I'll tell you about it." Steve took a sip of coffee and spoke slowly.

The conversation lasted for more than an hour. After seeing Steve off, Chen Yang stared at the window in a daze.

From the information Steve gave, Chen Yang could roughly determine that Sir Lehman was an extremely difficult guy.

He is smart, capable, knowledgeable, and comes from a distinguished family. He has done some research on Chinese culture and is particularly fond of calligraphy.

Such people are what people call noble and aloof, and it seems difficult to impress them with money alone.

But Chen Yang was not determined to give up on this person so easily.

This was the highest-ranking upper-class person he could currently come into contact with.

Donald, Jameson, Morgan and others are just middle-level managers; Lehman is the real big shot.

Moreover, according to Steve's description, Lehman's status is very distinguished and he can talk to the British Prime Minister in his own country. If this person is brought into the camp, I believe that the penicillin business in the UK will be an iron plate that no one can pry open.

"Don't like money?" Chen Yang murmured, "There has never been a noble lord in the world who doesn't like money."

"People think they don't like it, but that's just because the price hasn't reached the right psychological price point."

"As long as he can open his mouth, it will be easy. I just don't know how big Sir Lehman's appetite will be."

After pondering for a moment, Chen Yang picked up the phone, and soon, Fang Shijie's voice was heard from the other end.

"Which one?"

"I'm Chen Yang." Chen Yang said slowly, "I want the fake "Shangyangtai Tie" in your hand, okay?"

Fang Shijie was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "Boss, why do you want that calligraphy? You know it's a copy."

"I actually want a real national treasure. Are you willing to give it to me?" Chen Yang complained helplessly.

"Let me use that fake calligraphy for now. I'll ask Master Liu to make you a good one later."

Fang Shijie repeatedly said that it was not necessary, and that this thing was just a way to get a piece of the mind.

As he spoke, he told Chen Yang the origin of the calligraphy.

The content is not complicated.

Mr. Jian Wenzhai spent half his life collecting in the south and had many treasures. His only regret was that he did not receive the two pieces of calligraphy.

One is Li Bai's "Shangyangtai Tie" and the other is Wang Xizhi's cursive "Lanting Xu".

When Jian Wenzhai was seriously ill, Fang Shijie had no choice but to ask Jia Sizhen to make this fake thing to fool him.

Jian Wenzhai thought he had really gotten it, and he died with satisfaction.

Afterwards, this calligraphy was preserved as the old man's relic. It can be said that its significance far exceeds its value....

It turns out there is such a story here.

Chen Yang half-jokingly said: "If there is a chance, I can help you ask Zhang Boju if he would sell the original painting."

When Fang Shijie heard this, he immediately agreed and repeatedly assured that as long as Zhang Boju was willing to sell, the price could be negotiated.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yang smiled bitterly.

Asking Zhang Boju for a painting was just an excuse.

Moreover, Chen Yang estimated that if Zhang Boju knew his identity, he would not even meet him.

Firstly, he was working for the Japanese, and secondly, he was a businessman.

Zhang Boju never thought that the collections in his hands would become tradable commodities, otherwise he would not have preferred to fall into poverty and hold on to those collections.

Wuhan, the former administrative building of Wuhan University, is now the headquarters of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army.

Commander Gangcun stood with his hands behind his back, looking out the window at the playground without saying a word.

Behind him was General Yamashita, commander of the Fourth Army of the North China Front, who would later be known as the "Tiger of Malaya".

As well as the 11th Army Chief of Staff Major General Tanaka, the 11th Army Field Heavy Artillery Brigade Commander Major General Cheng Tianlai and the Army Aviation Brigade's direct commander...

Everyone stood quietly behind Commander Gangcun, as if waiting for something?

"Dong Dong Dong," a deep voice sounded.

"Report."

"Come in." Commander Gangcun said in a deep voice.

The man hurried in, opened the folder, and respectfully presented a document to Commander Gangcun.

Commander Gangcun took the document, read it carefully twice, and a look of excitement appeared on his face.

After a long while, Commander Gangcun turned around, glanced at everyone, and fixed his eyes on an officer wearing a white uniform and a mustache: "Are you all ready?"

"Sir Gangcun, everything is ready, just waiting for your order." The man with a mustache stepped forward and answered with his whole body tense.

"Very good. Order the 3rd, 7th, and 11th flight squadrons of the Hankou Airport Army Aviation to take off immediately."

"Bombing the mountain city..."

Ahahaha, it's finally released, I'll resume the three updates haha...