Zhilin shook his head, "I've asked people to inquire, and I don't know what kind of medicine he sells in this gourd, but don't worry about him, as long as we can hold on for a month, I estimate that this Xuan Yuemeng will definitely be finished" Ito Hirofumi nodded with a smile, "What strength are we Dozens of foreign firms, and there are British consulates and French consulates behind us, as well as the support of our Japanese government, don't be nervous, this time we will definitely not lose to Xuan Yuemeng For those who break the rules of the game, we need to join hands to severely punish them." ”The two of them are discussing hotly.Li Hongzhang couldn't sit still in the Beiyang Yamen.Li Hongzhang: "Xingsun, foreigners and Yuemeng their fighting methods, it was originally none of our business, but now it involves the business of Zhili, and now the businessmen are boycotting, if the matter goes out, the court will definitely ask." ”Sheng Xuanhuai: "Lord Zhongtang, don't worry too much, the court will ask for it, let's play truthfully, let them fight, and the province will not take our Beiyang Yamen in their eyes." ”Li Hongzhang sighed, "Yuemeng, this kid, has such a great influence to call on the entire Zhili business community to listen to his headquarters, and the Zhili business community will jointly nominate him as the president of the Zhili Chamber of Commerce. ”Sheng Xuanhuai shook his head, "Lord Zhongtang, in fact, I can't figure out what is going on for a while, the foreigners are led by the Japanese this time, and the purpose is very clear, that is, to bring down the Klinsmann Foreign Company, but Xuan Yuemeng will not take this step, doesn't he know the combined power of dozens of foreign companies or that this Xuan Yuemeng's money fell from the sky" Li Hongzhang: "In the past few days, I haven't asked about our negotiations with the Japanese, and Yuemeng still participates in the negotiations with the Japanese mission every day?"
Sheng Xuanhuai nodded, "Xuan Yuemeng will go to Tianjin Customs Road every day to take a turn, stay in less than a few minutes and leave, but the attitude is very tough, insisting on signing a treaty that is beneficial to my Qing Dynasty and refusing to back down a step, of course the Japanese will not give in, I see, if it has been dragged on like this, this treaty will never be settled, I don't know what Xuan Yuemeng thinks, it seems that he wants us to talk about the contract with the Japanese this timeIt is more appropriate for them to settle the matter of negotiating with the Japanese as soon as possible and end the matter as soon as possible, and the conditions of the two sides are almost equal, and they can finally make a seal. ”Li Hongzhang frowned, "You go down first." ”No one believes that money will fall from the sky.Xuan Yuemeng believes that Xuan Yuemeng temporarily made up two million taels to fight, is this money really falling from the sky Obviously not, it was Young Master Meng who asked people to go to the money village in Suzhou half a month ago to borrow 50% interest on usury for a month, and use the commercial land of the entire American Concession as a mortgage with his agricultural area, that is, if he has no way to repay the money after a month, he will pay three million taels, otherwise, he will go bankrupt.What kind of gamble is this, everything is done in secret, about borrowing usury, if it is placed in modern times, Master Meng will never consider it, there is a rhythm of doing business, and quick success and quick profit are the enemies of doing business, and you must maintain the mentality of playing in business, and the money is like flowing water into it, if you maintain the mentality of fighting hard, you don't need to ask, it must be the head breaking blood, plus, the rhythm of going to the rooftop in minutes.Two days later, everyone was shocked.It turned out that Klinsmann & Co. not only did not slow down the construction progress of the wharf in the US Concession, but also took advantage of the gap between the various factories to put all the workers on the wharf, increased the construction progress of the wharf, and added a wharf and a wharf construction project in the place where the Tianjin River flows into the sea, which has now become two wharves, and it is also rumored that Klinsmann & Co. is recruiting workers on a large scale, and everyone has been completely confused, and all the forces are hurrying to inquire about what the hell is going on in the US Concession and Klinsmann & Co.
However, no one can inquire about it, only know that the new wharf is Klinsmann & Co., which wants to set up a steamship company within the year, and there is no steamship company in Tianjin at this time, and all the freighters are basically from Shanghai.Timothy Lee was shocked to see that a huge sum of two million taels of Chinese official silver had suddenly been added to the accounts of the foreign bank.Timothy Li came to find Young Master Meng, "Mr.
Yuemeng, you have invested more in foreign banks" Xuan Yuemeng smiled and nodded, "Yes, what's wrong" Timothy Li was very curious, "Can you tell me, where did you get the money" Xuan Yuemeng smiled slightly: "I can't tell you for the time being, Mr.
Timothy Li, I have adjusted my investment plan for this month, all the projects are moving for me, a large number of workers, please go to full power immediately" Timothy Li frowned, and asked softly: "Mr.
Yuemeng, didn't you go to borrow a loan shark?"
Zhao Qingluo heard Timothy Li say this, and also looked at Yuemeng nervously, "borrowed a loan shark" Xuan Yuemeng smiled slightly: "I'm here every day, it's not like you haven't seen it, besides, who will lend me two million taels of usury" The reason why Young Master Meng chose to let people go to Suzhou to borrow usury is that the financial development in Suzhou and Shanghai at this time is that on the other hand, it is too far away from Tianjin, even if he borrows usury, there are rumors that come out, and when he arrives in Tianjin, It's long since the news turned old.Timothy Lee: "Then did your money fall from the sky" Xuan Yuemeng squinted his eyes and looked at Timothy Lee, "It's not a drop from the sky, but a drop that grows from the ground" Timothy Li said: "The commercial land of our foreign bank that grew out of the ground has long been unsalable, how can you make money from the land" Young Master Meng said: "Mr.
Timothy Lee, go do your business, tell you, I will naturally tell you, don't ask, please stay calm, have a helm, what you have to do, It's just a matter of doing what is in front of you wholeheartedly" Timothy Lee took off his top hat and bowed to Young Master Meng, "Yes, I know." ”Xuan Yuemeng knew that Timothy Lee also cared about herself, or was she secretly reviewing herself, whether she had gotten too close to Timothy Lee Timothy Lee was now actually worried about her own decision-making.Zhao Qingluo: "I don't ask where your money comes from, but I'm worried." ”Xuan Yuemeng gently held Zhao Qingluo's hand, "Don't worry, you go to rest for a few days now, the next few days will be very busy, I want to fight with foreigners" Zhao Qingluo glanced at Xuan Yuemeng suspiciously, and did not speak.Hurd, McMarfoy, Loshua, Wittoma, and dozens of managers of foreign firms all got together, and they brought in Jirin and Ito Hirobumi.McMarfoy: "Our foreign company will resume the purchase of the Qing country tomorrow, raw silk, porcelain, these things can not be broken, the European market with fixed demand, and then fight a price war with Klinsmann foreign company, I can't bear it, you see, people Klinsmann foreign company is not a thing at all, not only did not dismiss the workers, but also expanded the recruitment, but also to set up a steamship companyWhat is the concept of a steamship company, there must be at least fifty ships, so it is called a steamship company, and the cheapest freighter is more than 50,000 taels, fifty, At least more than three million and I heard that they are going to let the steamship company start this year, that is to say, the dock of the steamship company, the dock, the steamship company, and the ship, all of which will be completed before the end of the year, less than a year, and at least eight million taels of Chinese official silver is higher than the financial revenue of the Qing State in a year, how can we fight with Klinsmann and the foreign company" McMarfoy said a lot in anger.The managers of the foreign bank talked a lot, even the most powerful Xingtai Xingxing foreign company did not plan to play with Klinsmann foreign company again, and many people were shaken, feeling that there was no chance of winning this kind of price war with Klinsmann foreign company.The big advantage is that the power is big and the strength is strong, but how can dozens of foreign banks be as big as the chamber of commerce led by Young Master Meng, the strength of any two or three foreign banks is far beyond the Chinese chamber of commerce, because the national industry and commerce in this period are as fragile as newborn babies.Foreign businessmen are still in session.Suddenly, Zhilin received a message from a worker in the coal mine contracted by Klinsmann & Co.Zhilin said loudly: "I found out why Klinsmann is so rich in the coal mine they contracted, gold and copper mines were found" The foreign businessmen were in an uproar.Gold and copper mines were discovered in coal mines, and gold, silver, copper, and iron in the Qing Kingdom were monopolized by the imperial court.Ito Hirofumi said incredulously: "How can there be gold and copper mines in coal mines, this is impossible, will it be some kind of strategy, the Chinese are very cunning." ”Zhilin sighed, "It's definitely not wrong, this inside line is what I have planted for a long time, it is very reliable, this is the latest news" McMarfoy nodded, "Mr.
Zhilin's information is very possible, so that it can explain why Klinsmann & Co. can still set up a steamship company in such a difficult situation now, you know, even the most powerful British firm in China, there is no one, there is a single ability to set up a steamship company is at least five or more foreign firms together, Only then did they have this financial resources, this is terrible, it was actually discovered by Klinsmann & Co. in the coal mine" Hurd said angrily: "They must not have found it now, they must have discovered it a long time ago, so they asked the Beiyang Yamen to rent this mine" Wei Tuma: "Isn't the gold, silver, copper and iron of the Qing Kingdom under the control of the government and not allowed to be mined privately, let's put pressure on the Qing court to let them discover the gold mine, and in the future, this Klinsmann Co., I don't know how much gold will be dug up." ”There are different opinions among foreign businessmen, but Ito Hirobumi has never been very convinced, and it is unlikely that he can dig gold and copper mines in coal mines with a little common sense.The next day, the news of the discovery of gold in the coal mine contracted by Klinsmann spread throughout Zhili.The Chinese Morning Post reported on the matter.Huacui Evening News desperately refuted the rumors, saying that it was impossible for the two newspapers to be right and wrong, and confused everyone.Zhao Qingluo took the newspaper in surprise, "We have found gold in our coal mine" Xuan Yuemeng's face was expressionless, "How can you not listen to the nonsense of people outside, there is no such thing." ”Timothy Li also came to Xuan Yuemeng at this time, "Mr.
Yuemeng, is this true, gold has been found in our coal mine, no wonder I said how dare you recruit so many workers, and dare to go to the steamship company" Xuan Yuemeng still replied: "Can I still lie to the two of you, it's impossible, how can gold be found in the coal mine, just think about it, you know, this is Zhilin is fooling around."
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