Zhilin was stunned, and he really didn't dare to move forward, not because he was afraid of Xuan Yuemeng, but because he was afraid of Timothy Li behind Xuan Yuemeng.Xuan Yuemeng pointed out that Zhilin burned the troupe, but Zhilin was still empty-hearted and had no way to refute.attracted a few people to watch the excitement, and a few watchmen of the Beiyang Yamen whispered and discussed.Zhilin roared angrily: "Which dog of yours saw that I burned the troupe, I said that you burned it, boy, don't be crazy, sooner or later there will be no scum left to let you die." ”Xuan Yuemeng smiled: "What I just said is that you only dare to attack the powerless, powerless, and backstage troupe, so that you can burn our house if you have a kind, I didn't say that you burned the troupe, oh, don't ask, everyone can hear it clearly, he doesn't recruit himself, I didn't point out how he started, he himself said that it was a method of burning fire" Zhilin was furious, and trembled with anger: "When did I not confess myself, when did I say that I burned with fire" Xuan Hongbo hurriedly stopped Zhilin, "Forget it, We are people with status, don't talk nonsense with this kid, adult, let's go. ”Zhilin was furious, and was pulled away by Xuan Hongbo, and Xuan Yuemeng just smiled plainly.Inside the carriage.Timothy Li asked Xuan Yuemeng curiously: "Mr.
Yuemeng, didn't you just say that you didn't like it, and it doesn't prevent you from becoming a friend in business, why bother to provoke this Zhilin, this person is very powerful in the Qing Dynasty, in this case, if we want to deal with the Qing Yamen in the future, it will not be more difficult" Xuan Yuemeng: "Mr.
Timothy Li, what I just said is the relationship between us and Xintaixing Foreign Company, although Xintaixing Foreign Company is also collusion between officials and businessmen, but their commercial component is greater than that of officials after all, So we have the possibility to cooperate with them.This guy is different, he is the kind of person who relies on exchanging the power of the state for money, and this kind of narrow-minded and scheming, and does all kinds of evil, once he offends him, only find a way to get rid of him, we don't have any possibility of cooperation with them, since this is the case, it is better to lure this latent enemy to the surface, so that when they want to deal with us, they will take more care if we are assassinated one day, people will be the first to think of this guy. ”Timothy Li nodded and agreed with Xuan Yuemeng's statement, but her brows were still tightly locked, because Xuan Yuemeng was not an ordinary person offended.Xuan Yuemeng didn't take Zhilin in his eyes, and he didn't act rashly just now, he just wanted to deliberately provoke Zhilin.McMarfoy was very surprised that Timothy Lee and Xuan Yuemeng would actually come to his foreign business, looking down from the window on the third floor, Timothy Lee's luxurious carriage was a grade higher than the carriage he was riding, "Let them come in, I'll see them." ”McMarford's assistant, "Sir, we have been miserable by them, why do you still want to see them when the loss is so great, we should call on all the British foreign companies to boycott this Klinsmann foreign company, and not do business with him."
Tell others that whoever does business with them is the enemy of our Xintai Xing Foreign Bank. ”McMarfoy shook his head, "Business competition, not what you think, you don't let everyone contact him, and you can't stop him from doing business, the best way to limit his opponent is to maintain a relationship with his opponent and see what he wants to do Remember, we are not pirates." ”Assistant: "Yes."
I'll go and call them up. ”Xuan Yuemeng didn't go up, he didn't need to be used to contact foreigners, and he didn't like to show his head too much.Timothy Lee was very excited when he came out of Xintaixing Foreign Company, "I really didn't expect it, I told Mr.
McMarfoy according to what you taught me, I first apologized for what happened that day, and said that if I can cooperate with Xintaixing Foreign Company, even if it is a business that cannot make any profits, I am willing to work."
Mr.
McMafoy not only did not blame the day for the tipping, but also said that in the future, there are large projects that will consider allocating a little for us to do. ”Xuan Yuemeng nodded, "Didn't I say that there are no eternal enemies in business, even if they are still enemies in their bones, they can be converted into friends at any time on the surface, since this Mr.
McMauff can do such a big business, he won't even understand such a simple truth, the most important thing for us is to show our strength, so that people may take us in their eyes, he is just talking casually now, and he doesn't have to be too happy." ”A few days passed.One morning, Xuan Yuemeng, as usual, discussed business affairs with Timothy Lee early every morning, Xuan Yuemeng likes to do things early, and the morning is the beginning of the day, whether it is people's energy or to find people, this time is more efficient.The last very important reason is that only by getting up early can Xuan Yuemeng get rid of Zeng Siping, otherwise Zeng Siping will be at the gate of her house, not pestering him to play with her, which is also very nerve-wracking for Xuan Yuemeng.At Timothy Lee's request, the German Consulate in Beijing approached the American Consulate in Tianjin, which was doing this out of the interest of encouraging German businessmen, and agreed to Timothy Lee's request to let Klinsmann & Co. host a celebration of the victory of the Franco-Prussian War if Germany had won the Franco-Prussian War.The communication between the two consulates was effective, and the U.S. consulate originally intended to let other countries help develop the U.S. concession, and the U.S. domestic did not pay any attention to the U.S. concession in Tianjin, because most of the U.S. business was in the Yangtze River valley.The two sides finally reached a consensus that the reserve price of the land that Xuan Yuemeng fancied should not be less than 2 million taels of Chinese official silver, and the payment must be paid in five installments within five years, and the down payment should not be less than 400,000 taels of Chinese official silver.This is the lowest transaction price and closing conditions.Such a large piece of land, even outside the concession, is very cheap, the main thing is that the US consulate and the United States can't think of what such a piece of wasteland does, if it is idle all the year round, it is purely a waste, if it is to be developed, at least tens of millions of taels of Chinese official silver, and even if it is developed, whether it can recover two million taels of official silver is still a big question, Williams thinks that whoever wants to develop such a piece of land is a fool.Not only Williams, but Klinsmann & Co. wanted to buy this land, and the entire foreign business circle knew that none of the foreign firms competed with Klinsmann & Co., and everyone thought that Klinsmann & Co. was crazy.Xuan Yuemeng: "Two million taels, it's really not expensive." ”Timothy Li said in a hurry: "Mr.
Yuemeng, do you have so much money, don't think about this business, you know what people say about us Klinsmann Foreign Bank now, say that we are stupid, how can we pay two million taels of Chinese official silver within five years, do you want to let our foreign bank bear such a huge debt in the initial stage Moreover, have you ever thought about it, this land is by the river, if you don't build a river embankment, you can't use it at all, not that you can build a house with it."
I really don't think this land has any commercial value. ”Xuan Yuemeng smiled, "I don't know if I'm a fool, but what you said we don't have so much silver, it's really a big problem, this down payment of 400,000 taels, I need to start thinking about it, okay, you go and get busy with yours, I'll think about it again."
Do you want to go to breakfast with me" Timothy Li shook his head, "I still have a lot of things to do, I haven't established the organizational structure of the foreign company you gave me, Mr.
Yuemeng, are you sure you want to recruit so many engineers, are we opening a construction business, what do we need so many construction technicians to do" Xuan Yuemeng smiled, "If you want an architectural technician, of course, you want to do architecture, and construction, machinery, manufacturing, these are all connected, architecture belongs to a profession with rich knowledge, we either don't do it, we have to do the best."
It's very important to reserve talents, I don't let you stop, you just keep recruiting.If you have nothing to do, just play together, you spend more time cultivating feelings with them, a good relationship is a good start, and everyone should have a sense of belonging to our foreign bank.Build the technical team of the foreign bank as soon as possible, which is the focus of your work now.You can now customize a set of equipment for the production of cement and lime from German manufacturers, and then order a batch of construction materials, I have opened a list, and order more than a few manufacturers, to do shop around, we are a foreign company opened by German businessmen, and require payment on delivery.Once you have a goal, you know how to work hard, come on, Mr.
Timothy Lee. ”Timothy Li put away the list that Xuan Yuemeng gave herself, and felt that her mind was clearer, and when she woke up in the morning, she didn't know what to do today, "Okay." ”Timothy Lee had a focus and a direction to work towards.Xuan Yuemeng's focus is to raise money, which is quite difficult, to ask people to borrow money, there must be corresponding collateral, the Qing government can always find foreigners to raise funds, because the Qing government is to take out the customs tariff to do collateral, there is nothing more secure than this, so although the Qing government's financial deficit is serious, whenever the Beiyang Yamen manages foreigners to borrow money, foreigners are flocking to it.Xuan Yuemeng didn't have anything to pledge, and all his current property was just the Deutsche Mark worth more than 100,000 taels of Chinese official silver.Xuan Yuemeng still has a gap of at least 300,000 yuan before he can trade the North Beach he values, and Xuan Yuemeng is determined to make this North Beach the first pot of gold in his life this time.Xuan Dali: "Young master, where are we going to go home now" Xuan Yuemeng: "If you're in a bad mood, go eat something good, go to the most expensive breakfast shop." ”Xuan Yuemeng thought about going to the early shop, in fact, she wanted to meet Zheng Beile's daughter Yaxin, Xuan Yuemeng didn't know why, she would be so fascinated by a ten-year-old girl, anyway, after seeing her, she could cure all her troubles, Xuan Yuemeng wanted to see Yaxin, could she help raise money to find inspiration.Xuan Yuemeng was disappointed that Zheng Beile's private room was empty.Xuan Yuemeng ordered four plates of exquisite dim sum and a bowl of bean juice.Although he didn't have a private room, but after coming a few times, the shopkeeper of this shop was also intimate, seeing that Xuan Yuemeng was a big customer, he also specially customized a special chair for him, a particularly high chair, which needed someone to hug Xuan Yuemeng to sit, but it could make Xuan Yuemeng eat easily, and he didn't have to stand on the chair to eat like before.Xuan Sanniu looked at the carriage outside, Xuan Dali, Xuan Da Niu, Xuan Erniu and the three of them stood and waited, not that Xuan Yuemeng was playing music, he would not be as unruly as Xuan Hongtao, since it was the Qing Dynasty here, respect and humility still wanted, the subordinates could eat, just now they had eaten quickly, how could the subordinates sit with the master and chew slowly, Xuan Yuemeng was tasting the food, while still thinking about the Wu family class being burned, and how to raise money to buy land, He suddenly realized that the two things could actually be related, it was just a flash of inspiration, and he was thinking quickly."
Hey, Amma, isn't this that little prodigy" Xuan Yuemeng's expectant voice appeared.Xuan Yuemeng raised her head from her thoughts, and saw Zheng Beile leading Yaxin Gege and the two to appear in front of her.t1706231537: