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Chapter 558 Visiting Han Yeping

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    After seeing the tremendous power of warships in person, Zhang Hanqing felt that he should do something.

    ?????????????????????????????????? If I purchased two old and small American warships just as a meeting gift to build relations with them, in the future I can¡¯t live by giving gifts, right?  His idea is to establish this shipyard in Wuhan.

    Originally, shipyards should be located near the sea. For example, the current Jiangnan Shipyard and the former Dalian Shipyard are among the best in China. In this way, warships with slightly larger tonnage can also be built.  Being located in Wuhan is really a last resort.

    The world is quite unstable. There is still a long way to go before we can abolish all unequal treaties, which will also affect the interests of the great powers.  Regardless of their current tolerance for Fengcianism, once the country declares complete independence, those people will fall out of favor faster than they can read a book. It is not unprecedented in history.  These important facilities near the sea will be the first targets of their attacks. It is difficult for the army alone to protect or effectively protect these places.  That would be a big price. After all, shipbuilding is not about building people. It requires a lot of machinery and equipment.

    Now the People's Army does not need large warships: firstly, it has no ability, secondly, it has no money, and thirdly, there is no need¡ª¡ªit has not even driven away the evil people in its own country's territory, and the army's strength is not enough, so what should we spend the money on?  You must know that the navy is a large system, and a navy without scale only plays a nominal role.

    It is possible to build a small warship.  First, it costs less, and second, because the tonnage is not large, it can be swam to the sea through the Yangtze River.  With the current Yangtze River route, there is no problem for a three-thousand-ton ship to reach Shanghai, and a three- to four-thousand-ton ship is already considered a cruiser-class ship in China.  Besides, China's more than 2,000-ton "Yuan" class submarines in later generations were built in Wuhan, so it should be feasible here.

    Zhang Hanqing plans to start establishing a real navy after returning to Shenyang. Now he is making corresponding preparations in Wuhan: power system, steel rolling capacity, naval gun production, and personnel training.

    The navy is a money-burning branch, and it won¡¯t be able to complete its transformation in less than 20 to 30 years.  Wuhan has very good conditions: Hanyeping Company, which produces iron and coal, is here, which solves the resource problem and leaves only the corresponding machinery and equipment.

    Speaking of Hanyeping, we cannot fail to mention its status in China's industrial production.  The Hanyeping Company, which was jointly established and commercialized in 1908 by Hanyang Iron Works, Daye Iron Mine, and Pingxiang Coal Mine, has historically been known as the "Cradle of Chinese Steel."

    In addition to the above entities, Han Yeping¡¯s main peripheral companies include the Shanghai head office, Tokyo office, and Chongqing Steel Plant.  Its operating characteristics are linked to "peripheral enterprises": for example, China Merchants Group (the Qing government, not the China Merchants Group in Northeast China) injects capital into it to help the company transport materials, ores, etc.; China Commercial Bank manages and operates funds and agents for it.  Collect the price of railway tracks; China Railway Corporation orders rails from it and develops the market for steel products.

    In addition, the Japanese-owned Yokohama Shokin Bank, which provides it with a large amount of loans, and the Yawata Iron Works, which purchases a large amount of iron ore from the company, also have an important impact on its operations.

    By the eve of the Revolution of 1911, Hanyeping Company had 7,000 employees and produced nearly 70,000 tons of steel, more than 500,000 tons of iron ore, and 600,000 tons of coal annually, accounting for 90% of the Qing government's annual steel production and controlling the country.  The company was equivalent to controlling the heavy industry of the Qing government, which is why the Japanese spared no effort to occupy shares and control funds in it.

    From the time when Sheng Xuanhuai set up the Hanyang Iron Works to the eve of the Revolution of 1911, Hanyeping Company borrowed foreign debts 6 times out of 12 times. The Japanese borrowed 6 out of 12 foreign debts. Of the total 32 million yuan in silver, 10 million was self-raised, and more than 10 million were raised.  The borrowed capital was Japanese capital, which later turned into investment.  They have very harsh conditions in the loan contract: except for the Hanyang Iron Works¡¯ own use of iron sand, the rest should be given priority to the Japanese; the selling price of iron sand is negotiated by both parties and is not affected by the international market; Japan¡¯s Yawat Iron Works can pre-purchase

    Because it lacks funds and cannot operate independently, Japanese debt is an important source of funds. This also provides convenience for the Japanese to indirectly control the company. This is why it has been criticized by the Chinese people with rising nationalism.  Fortunately, after Zhang Hanqing entered the northwest, he negotiated to acquire 51% of the shares of Hanyang Iron Works through the Northeast Iron and Steel Corporation in 1920. Hanyang Iron Works had the opportunity to get rid of Japan's dominance to a certain extent.

    The general manager at this time, Sheng Enyi, was the fourth son of Sheng Xuanhuai, known as the "Father of Chinese Industry" and the "Father of Chinese Business".

    Sheng Xuanhuai was a strange figure in the business world at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. The famous red-top businessman Hu Xueyan was killed by him. He also set eleven firsts in China:

    The first civilian joint-stock enterprise, China Merchants Shipbuilding Company (in later generations, China Merchants Group and China Merchants Bank were derived);

    The first telegraph bureau, China Telegraph General Administration;

    The first river steamboat company;

    The first bank is China Commercial Bank;

    No.sp; This man bowed repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I went to bed too late last night. I didn't expect the young marshal and Governor Xia to come to this place in person." While urging the secretary, "How can you entertain distinguished guests with this kind of tea?"  Bring me my Lion Peak!¡±

    ?? Shifeng is the best of West Lake Longjing. It is produced in the Shifeng area of ??Longjing Village. It is known as the four unique features of "green color, rich fragrance, mellow taste and beautiful shape".  The "sky-high price tea" that Zhang Hanqing had heard of before was Mingqiantou tea priced at 180,000 yuan per catty, which was comparable to gold.

    I only heard about it in my previous life, but now I have the opportunity to taste it myself. You can imagine my feelings.  It is said that his net worth is not less than one billion now, and he should be a super rich man worth hundreds of billions in future generations, but he has always been active in the military and has no time for luxury.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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