Now that Da Sheng has been married, but because he does not have a trademark, Zhang Jian went to his mentor to discuss it, and finally decided to use Kuixing as his trademark based on his mentor's suggestion.Guo Huamao suddenly wrote a letter to Zhang Jian, arranged to meet and proposed to acquire the cotton mill. Liu Yuan and Jiang Mengsheng strongly opposed Guo Huamao, but Shen Jingfu felt that they could listen to the other party's opinion.

After arriving in Shanghai, Zhang Jian met with Guo Huamao in person. Guo Huamao proposed to rent the management rights of Dasheng for a fake sum of 430,000 taels. Obviously, Zhang Jian would not agree at all.Zhang Jian said that he felt sorry for the Tongzhou elders by selling Dasheng, and he had not yet reached the end of his life by renting it out. If he was not willing to help, he would be willing to carry on.

Jiang Mengsheng complained about having no money every day, which made Shen Jingfu very angry and reminded him that if his subordinates heard him, they would definitely create trouble and affect the entire factory.Matsuhei Nishimura learned that the Daiso Spinners were in a difficult period and it was the best time to enter the Chinese yarn industry. Shinnosuke Oda asked him to help major Japanese trading companies such as Mitsui Products lead ordinary trading companies to gradually break away from the East Asian Chinese trade network established by the Chinese and independently carry out trade with China.

At noon, Dong Yihong brought food to Zhang Jian and wanted to know what to do next. Zhang Jian said that he would survive the downturn in the gauze market and wait until the spring comes and the flowers bloom, which is when the big life will come back.In addition, Zhang Jian thought of a good idea, that is, all the funds from the Shanghai Stock Exchange were received, and all the machines of the Dasheng Cotton Mill were turned on. At present, the yarn price was low, and the cotton price was even lower. He should stock up on cotton and yarn. Once the market improves, he can make a lot of money. In this way, he can establish various academies, both science and Chinese studies, to cultivate the pillars of the country.

While he was talking, there was a commotion outside. Zhang Jian found a man buying cotton yarn against the market, so he took the initiative to talk and found that the man was Xu Gengnian, a Ningbo businessman.Xu Gengnian invited Zhang Jian to meet at Wangjiang Tea House. Zhang Jian offered to entertain Xu Gengnian and even sold calligraphy and paintings to raise money.The owner of the calligraphy and painting shop didn't believe Dong Yihong at first, but he finally believed it until he saw Zhang Jian himself.

In Wangjiang Teahouse, Zhang Jian took a bundle of cotton yarn to Xu Gengnian and negotiated a price of 80“ to sell it, but hoped that the other party would pay half of the payment first.Xu Gengnian was worried that Dasheng would be shut down halfway, so he did not agree to Zhang Jian's conditions. Zhang Jian bluntly said that the yarn would be produced at 70”. Xu Gengnian saw that he was in urgent need of money, so he said that when he returned to Ningbo to handle the payment, the monthly order would be remitted to Dasheng Spinnery.

In the days that followed, Zhang Jian decided to ask the factory to arrange production, and Liu Yuan was put in charge of Dasheng's Shanghai accounting office.Nishimura paid a special visit to Zhang Jian and gave him a statue of the God of Wealth. Zhang Jian knew the purpose of his visit and once again emphasized that he would not rent or sell the statue. As a Chinese, he would never do anything to forget his ancestors.

After a while, Xu Gengnian's money did not remit as scheduled. Instead, they spent a fortune buying cotton and yarn, and accumulated a lot of goods that could not be sold.Jiang Mengsheng was so anxious that he couldn't help complaining that Zhang Jian should not trust Xu Gengnian so easily, and felt wronged for himself.

Shen Jingfu thought Xu Gengnian was not that despicable. Jiang Mengsheng guessed that Xu Gengnian was setting a trap for them. He only wanted to force Dasheng Cotton Factory into a desperate situation so that Guo Huamao and the Japanese could eat Dasheng, and he was the pawn of the two of them.When Zhang Jian heard Jiang Mengsheng's words, he felt as if he was enlightened. He realized that the mountains and seas were far more dangerous, and the comprador's face was revealed. The payment promised by Xu Gengnian was supposed to be a life-saving straw, but now it seemed to be a scam. The backlog of cotton yarn was hopeless, which made him extremely anxious.