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Chapter 71 Money Bag

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    After being praised by Cai E and valued by Jiang Baili, and making a splash at Zhu Qiqian's daughter's birthday party, Zhang Hanqing, a little-known young man, really became famous in Beijing: he was capable of literature, martial arts, making money, and was extremely daring.  Especially earning the first gold in his life made him happy for a few days.

    But it was quickly diluted by new pressure.

    People who have no long-term worries must have short-term worries. If only to earn tens of thousands of dollars, just go back a few days ago and win the latest lottery, and there is no need to travel so far!  Our Master Zhang is ambitious, okay?

    It¡¯s not that he has a problem with his living expenses, but that after planning for a long time, many of the projects he had in mind to develop the Northeast could only stay in his mind.  The cheap dad had to prepare the money for the martial arts hall and arsenal in advance himself, and he couldn't just let his son contribute.  What Zhang Hanqing cares about most is things that can make Fengtian Finance make money.  There is no money to build an army. The word "militancy" is most appropriate to describe it¡ª¡ªEh?  This word seems to exist just for it?

    Now that Japan¡¯s control and penetration of Northeast China is not as tight as it was later, Tsarist Russia is about to undergo an earth-shaking change. How can we take advantage of the trend during this period and let the future Fengcian faction come out of the cage in advance to reduce chaos in China?  How can Fengjun, who will grow stronger in the future, have a steady stream of financial resources to support its position as one of the three-thirds of the world and wait for an opportunity to end the future disputes among the Three Kingdoms?  Zhang Hanqing was very troubled. You must know that the reason why Wei finally annexed Shu and Wu in the history of the Three Kingdoms is inseparable from its strong economic power.

    China has always had this tradition when wealth and honor return to one's hometown in fine clothes, and there are many great masters who have benefited their hometowns after becoming rich and honorable.  Such as the Chaoshan Gang, and a considerable number of overseas Chinese who supported the construction of their hometown in the early days of reform and opening up.

    To develop, Fengtian needs a considerable amount of start-up capital, and it also needs a "golden nest" that can lay golden eggs.  To introduce these wealth-generating industries into Fengcheng, it is necessary to play the cards of personal connections and feelings with the Northeast.

    At that time, most of the few industrial tycoons in northern China had complicated identities: Xiong Xiling, a famous educator, social activist, industrialist and philanthropist, was also the first democratically elected prime minister of the Republic of China; together with Zhang Jian of Jiangnan, he was also known as "Southern Zhang and Northern Zhou Dynasty"  "Zhou Xuexi, as a pioneer of new industry and commerce in North China, is also the "money bag" of Yuan Shikai's government. He himself serves as the Minister of Finance of the Central Government.  Also, in the early years of the Republic of China, without an official background, the so-called "collusion between officials and businessmen," ordinary people could not make achievements in the economic field.

    Zhu Qiqian also directed him to find Zhou Xuexi, thinking that with Zhou's influence, if he could successfully persuade him, he would be an example to others, and financing would be relatively easy.

    Who is Zhou Xuexi?  His father, Cai Fu, followed Li Hongzhang in foreign affairs for more than thirty years. He had many praises for his paintings and was deeply relied on.  Then he moved from the candidate county to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and became a very accomplished and influential figure in the Huai clique group. He was once widely regarded as the successor of Li Hongzhang, not Yuan Shikai.

    He himself is an industrial giant and is known as the "Northern Zhou Dynasty and Southern Zhang".  Nan Zhang is Zhang Qian of Nantong.

    Without the recommendation of a competent person, Zhang Hanqing, a young boy with an unknown reputation, came to the door rashly and would not be beaten out, but he wanted to do something, why?  Fortunately, General Cai has a wide network of contacts. In the capital, he basically invites people in and out, which makes Zhang Hanqing go smoothly.  Of course, General Cai's support was not without purpose. In his opinion, the stronger Zhang Zuolin is, the greater the momentum he will create against Yuan in the future and the higher his chance of success.

    When discussing business, Zhang Hanqing decided to visit Zhou Xuexi first.

    Zhou Xuexi was once the Minister of Finance and the General Office of the Bureau of Crafts in Yuan Shikai's cabinet. He is currently the manager of the China Industrial Bank. He owns 15 companies under his name and is regarded as Gao Gui by northern industrial and commercial people.  The highlight of his life was becoming the famous "Cement King" in the early Republic of China.

    In 1906, Zhou Xuexi planned to establish the "Qixin Cement Company". Due to the good quality of the products, the sales were very smooth.  Qixin cement was quickly used in major construction projects across the country, including the Huaihe River Railway Bridge and the Yellow River Bridge on the Tianjin-Puzhou Railway, the Luohe River Iron Bridge on the Beijing-Hankow Railway, the Weishui River Iron Bridge on the Beining Railway, as well as in Qingdao, Yantai, Xiamen,  Dams and wharves in Weihai and other places were all made of Continental cement produced by Qixin; famous buildings at that time such as Beijing Library, Fu Jen Catholic University, Yenching University, Continental Bank, Bank of Communications, Hebei Stadium, Shanghai General Post Office, etc.  , are also built with Continental cement.  After decades of ups and downs, most of these buildings are still intact, standing side by side with modern high-rise buildings.

    In order to compete for the Chinese cement market, foreign businessmen, especially Japanese businessmen, launched a desperate competition with Qixin Company.  Japanese businessmen relied on the fact that Japanese cement had high output, good quality, and was closest to China, so they shipped large quantities of cement to China for dumping.  In order toThe revolutionaries lost their vested interests and advocated surrender to the Kaiping Coal Mine in an attempt to rely on foreign forces to protect their interests.  Zhou Xuexi was alone and had to painfully accept the negotiation for cooperation with Kaiping Coal Mine.  When shareholders unanimously recommended him to serve as the supervisor of the General Administration of Kailuan Mining Bureau established after the merger, Zhou Xuexi firmly declined.  It was Zhou Xuexi's wish to take back the Kaiping Coal Mine, but it was not realized in his lifetime.

    This is an amiable and respectable Chinese man with backbone and an outstanding representative of the Chinese national bourgeoisie.  Zhang Hanqing wanted to cooperate with him not only because he admired his character, but also because he wanted to use the power of the government in the future to enable these patriots who were bullied by foreigners to raise their chests and become Chinese again.  If he could rule China in the future, he thought and believed.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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