Chapter 1054: No Time to Lose

"Get rich, get rich?!"

Hearing this, looking at Hirota Tomie who was holding his chest, Matsui Iwane's expression was very colorful.

According to the original plan, Matsui Iwane was about to expel his cousin back to his country.

Play as fast as you can, go as far as you can!

In a word, let the cousin disappear from his sight immediately, that is the truth.

Unexpectedly, he made such a suggestion to himself.

With his brows furrowed and his eyes turning quickly, Matsui Iwane lowered his voice.

"Cousin, what do you want to express?"

Before he finished speaking, countless question marks appeared on Matsui Iwane's old face.

At the same time, it stared at Ye Tian.

Facing Matsui Iwane's questioning eyes, Ye Tian smiled strangely.

Seeing this, Matsui Iwane's eyes lit up.

In Matsui Iwane's mind, this cousin is definitely a dandy.

In addition, he is also very greedy for life and afraid of death.

Otherwise, with the advantage of his status, he would have become a general long ago.

The most important thing is that other officers envy his connections.

To put it bluntly, there is no difference between him and those merchant soldiers from Osaka and the officers who came from merchant backgrounds.

In a word, my cousin pays great attention to personal interests, especially his life.

The most important thing is that my cousin does not seem to be a boaster.

Suddenly, Matsui Iwane thought of a very serious rumor.

It is rumored that in the Fourth Division, whose soldiers mainly come from Osaka merchants, there is often a trade in arms.

They always apply to their superiors for the allocation of new arms under the pretext of training consumption, combat consumption, wear and tear, etc.

However, although there are many doubts, the Fourth Division is very covert.

Therefore, every time they ask for additional weapons and equipment, they can get the consent of their superiors.

Thinking of this, Matsui Iwane's face sank, and his facial muscles immediately twisted extremely.

Once again, it thought of Prince Asaka Naruhiko, who coveted its throne.

"Baga!"

"It's a serious crime to sell arms!"

"Also, who are you going to sell to? Tell the truth. Are you Chinese?!"

"..."

Opening his bloody mouth, Matsui Iwane sprayed fiercely.

However, Matsui Iwane quickly closed his mouth.

The reason is very simple. He suddenly discovered something.

He found that Hirota Tomie was looking at him like a fool.

The key point is that his face was full of righteousness.

Seeing this, Matsui Iwane had more questions.

Realizing that he had wronged his cousin and preconceived that he was thinking about selling arms, Matsui Iwane apologized quickly.

Of course, Matsui Iwane did this for the sake of his relatives.

If it were another major captain, Matsui Iwane would never apologize even if he knew he was wrong.

And, if he disagreed, he would kill the other party.

"Uh, I... did I blame you wrongly?"

Hearing this, feeling that it was almost done, Ye Tian nodded heavily.

And, in order to save time, Ye Tian did a quick popular science.

The content of the popular science is very simple, that is, to rob various antiques and cultural relics of China.

The most important thing is that Ye Tian also popularized the seller's market.

And this seller's market, Ye Tian is talking about the European and American powers.

The reason is very simple. Since before the First World War, the world's economic center has shifted from China to these places.

The most important thing is that there are countless wealthy people in the European and American powers.

And, these wealthy people are very interested in the long history of China, so they like to collect Chinese antiques and cultural relics.

"Yoshi!"

Hearing this, feeling that the feasibility is too strong, Matsui Iwane is very happy.

Yes, as a general commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, he has too many such private goods under his hands.

Even, there is nothing wrong with describing them as numerous as cattle hair.

And, to collect these, Matsui Iwane doesn't need to do it himself.

The reason is very simple, so many subordinates are vying to give it.

The army is a big family, and there is no market for eating alone.

The most important thing is that eating alone will kill you quickly.

Also, once you provoke public anger, it is easy to be shot in the battlefield.

As the old saying goes, it is easy to hide from the open gun but difficult to guard against the hidden arrow.

Hidden guns are too hidden and the success rate is too high.

It is difficult for the person concerned to prevent it, even if he is very careful.

It is difficult to prevent thieves at home.

This sentence is not just a simple saying.

In this way, for fear of being envied by officers of the same level, for fear of being shot in the dark by lower-level officers and soldiers, the commanders of various troops sent a lot of good things to Matsui Iwane.

That's not all, for fear of being blamed by Matsui Iwane, they also picked the good ones to send.

And, they had to give Matsui Iwane more than half.

On the other side, Ye Tian was very excited to find that Matsui Iwane had taken the bait.

Trying his best to control his ecstasy, Ye Tian pondered.

"Brother, this is a business opportunity, and business opportunities are hard to find!"

"If you miss this village, you will never have this store again."

"Why do you say that? We can find this business opportunity, and other people with a heart can also find it!"

For Ye Tian's words, Matsui Iwane agreed very much and nodded hurriedly.

The most important thing is that Matsui Iwane seemed very anxious.

Seeing Matsui Iwane's impatient look, Ye Tian smiled in his heart.

Damn it!

Stable!

However, we can't rush it.

After thinking for a while, Ye Tian pondered again.

"Brother, to be honest, according to my estimation, after taking Nanjing, you may retire..."

Hearing this, Matsui Iwane widened his eyes.

"Oh, what do you mean?"

Nodding, Ye Tian counted on his fingers.

"Brother, if nothing unexpected happens, it won't be too difficult for us to break through Nanjing."

"The problem is, looking at this situation, even if Nanjing is lost, China will not surrender."

"If you count with your fingers, their remnants will continue to fight in other places."

Finding that what Hirota Tomie said makes sense, Matsui Iwane kept nodding, just like before.

After thinking for a while, Matsui Iwane took over the conversation.

"Cousin, do you mean that after taking Nanjing, the commander-in-chief of the Central China Front Army will be replaced by Prince Asaka Naruhiko?"

Hearing this, Ye Tian nodded and continued to talk nonsense.

"Well, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be like this."

"It's just to clean up some remnants of the defeated army. There's no need for you to lead the team yourself."

"Doesn't Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko want to be promoted? When the time comes, just let him do it."

Changing the subject, Ye Tian said again: "Brother, your existence really blocked Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko's way!"

"In order to live a more comfortable life in the future, you should retreat bravely when the time comes!"

"Of course, by then, my network will be stronger, and the money we brothers will make will be more!"

Matsui Iwane is indeed an old fox. Hearing the music, he immediately understood Ye Tian's intention.

"Ahem...you mean, you don't plan to just resell the antiques in my hands?"

Hearing this, Ye Tian nodded heavily.

And, in order to better lead the rhythm, Ye Tian also gave it a thumbs up with his right hand.

"In order to make money, I plan to stay in the army."

Nodding, Matsui Iwane took over the conversation.

"Well, let me help you get promoted from major to major general, right?"

"This way, you will be more confident when you do this kind of thing again!"

"Without further delay, I will do it now!"