For this bidding conference, the traversers also made full preparations, and made the content of the bidding plan into POP for slide display.

The first is a detailed introduction to the bidding project. Although there are certain descriptions of the three projects to be tendered in the invitation letter, they are introduced relatively simply, and only in the bidding proposal can there be detailed explanations.

The first project to salvage the wreck, the number, tonnage, position, sinking depth, etc. of the wreck are described in detail, and schematic drawings are also attached to facilitate the bidder to accurately calculate the workload.

The second purchase item and, in fact, the traverser is not very clear about the mechanical level of this era, so only the type and quantity of the machinery required are listed, and the brand model is not specified, but the bidder is required to provide relevant information about the machinery, in addition to the price, including specifications, size, power size, service life, coal consumption, operating costs, overhaul period, spare parts price, and after-sales warranty and so on, so that the traverser can choose the most cost-effective machinery.

The third shipyard renovation project is clearly proposed to be carried out in three stages: the first stage is to purchase relevant machinery and equipment to restore the operation of the shipyard and ensure that the shipyard has basic maintenance capabilities; the second stage is to build four to six or five thousand tons of dry docks, and have the ability to build small and medium-sized ships; the third stage is to build two to three thousand tons of dry docks, with the ability to build large ships. This time the bidding is only for the first phase of the project, and after the first phase of the project is completed, the next stage of the bidding will be carried out.

In addition to the detailed description of the project, the bidding plan also has the standard format of the bid, as well as the corresponding bid quotation form, the general contract terms, as well as the qualifications and ability requirements of the bidder, the corresponding state support and so on. In addition, the bidders are also encouraged to form a consortium to bid in order to learn from each other's strengths and share risks, and also make corresponding provisions on the qualifications and requirements of the consortium bidding.

Such a bidding plan, in the old time and space is commonplace, any formal bidding behavior, these contents should be included in the bidding plan, so as not to cause disputes in the later implementation of the project, and most of the traversers are engineers, and the project is often engaged in bidding activities, so they have considerable experience in bidding activities, so the preparation of the bidding plan is also very standardized.

But in this era, to be able to provide such detailed information, and a very standardized format, it is true that there has never been, European countries are based on commerce, so they attach great importance to the form and content of commercial contracts, and after hundreds of years of development, to now in many industries have formed a perfect contract treaty system, with strict standard terms, and this bidding plan, but they can hardly find any flaws. Extrapolating from this bidding proposal to other industries, this also shows that this group of overseas Chinese has a fairly strict contract and treaty system.

This naturally caused everyone's surprise, and Wang Yunpeng's use of amplification equipment and high-tech equipment such as slide lanterns did not get much attention.

After speaking for more than two hours, Wang Yunpeng was able to introduce the three bidding projects clearly, which also answered a few questions, and finally Wang Yunpeng stated that the final interpretation of the bidding plan belongs to the provisional government of Tianjin New Area, and then announced that the introduction was over, and those who were interested in participating in the bidding could start to buy the bidding plan.

Of course, the sale date of the bidding proposal is not only today, but from today, the next seven days are the time to sell the bidding proposal, which is also to allow countries and businessmen to have enough time to study and negotiate.

After Wang Yunpeng made the announcement, nearly forty percent of the businessmen and consuls of all countries bought the bidding plan on the spot. Although one hundred and twenty taels of silver is not a small amount, it is still affordable for consuls and merchants of various countries, and whether or not they participate in the bidding of these projects in the future, they can also take it back for study if they buy the bidding proposal.

After the end of the bidding meeting, the businessmen immediately began to study the content of the bidding plan, calculate the price, evaluate the risk, and at the same time there were some negotiations and negotiations between the businessmen, trying to form a consortium to participate in the bidding, and some businessmen were to send electricity to the country, notify the headquarters, and the headquarters would make decisions. The negotiation between businessmen is naturally indispensable for meals and dinners, and most of the foreign businessmen will choose the Li Shunde Hotel, so on this day, the Li Shunde Hotel that the traveler has just taken over has also ushered in a full, and the turnover has risen sharply.

After the end of the bidding conference, the consuls of various countries immediately rushed back to the consulate to send electricity to Shanghai, report today's situation, and also send the content of the bidding plan to Shanghai.

Although the legations of various countries in China are located in Beijing, and Shanghai is only a consulate, after the defeat of the Eight-Nation Alliance, Beijing has basically become an isolated island, and the legations of various countries can only rely on telegraphs to communicate with the outside world, and in fact they have not played a very useful role. Shanghai is the most developed and open city in China in this era, and it is also the most valued city by all countries, so the status of the Shanghai Consulate is also extremely important, not under the legation, but higher than other consulates, and Beijing forms the center of two foreign diplomats in China in the north and south.

Moreover, the [Southeast Mutual Protection Charter] reached between various countries and the Qing court's southeastern local governors was signed by Yu Lianyuan, the Taoist of Shanghai, and signed with the consuls of various countries, and now Li Hongzhang, the plenipotentiary minister of the Qing court, also temporarily resides in Shanghai, so the current Shanghai has completely replaced Beijing and become the only diplomatic center in China at present.

So in the afternoon of the same day, the consulates of various countries in Shanghai received the news from Tianjin, knowing the content of today's bidding press conference for overseas Chinese, and the content of the bidding plan was too long, and it had not been finished by the afternoon, but this was enough to cause another sensation in Shanghai, because no one thought that this group of overseas Chinese would actually open bidding to various countries and want to do business with other countries when the state of war was not over.

The British consul in Shanghai, Huo Bilan, did not wait for the contents of the tender plan to be distributed, but on the evening of the same day, he urgently summoned consuls from various countries to meet overnight to discuss how to deal with the contents of the bidding plan of overseas Chinese and the negotiation intentions released by overseas Chinese.

Although the Russians still advocated adopting a hard-line attitude at this time, and still used force to settle the overseas Chinese, the Russian consul in Shanghai, Dmitriev, said that Russia would never participate in the bidding of overseas Chinese, and at the same time demanded that businessmen and enterprises from other countries not participate, and pointed out quite threateningly that Russia would not guarantee the interests of the winning bidder.

However, the attitude of countries that are in favor of negotiations with overseas Chinese has also become more resolute, and US Consul Gunnar in Shanghai said that the US Government has already made a decision not to expand military operations in China for the time being, and that the United States is a self-reliant country, and if American businessmen are willing to participate in the bidding of overseas Chinese, the US Government has no right to interfere. The French consul in Shanghai, Bai Zaotai, also said that the French government believes that it can negotiate with overseas Chinese. Other neutral and indecisive countries were inclined to negotiate, and the consuls of Germany and Japan, who were also in favor of a solution by force, like Russia, were silent.

On the one hand, its economic strength ranks first in the world, but because its rise is too short, its influence on the world is very limited, and its overall scientific and technological strength, The military strength is not strong, the foreign relations are mainly based on the economy, and they rarely participate in political struggles, and they have launched fewer wars of aggression than other imperialists, and the bidding of overseas Chinese is obviously in line with the current foreign policy of the United States, and the United States has no interests in Tianjin, so it is not surprising that the Americans are unwilling to continue the war.

The attitude of the French is surprising, because France has formed an alliance with Russia, and generally does not explicitly oppose Russia's opinion. However, France also has its own difficulties, because the purpose of the alliance between France and Russia is forced by the pressure of Germany, and France and Germany are enmity because of the Franco-Prussian War, and the French have always wanted to take back Alsace and Lorraine that were ceded to Germany, but after the unification of Germany, the national strength is becoming stronger and stronger, and France is unable to fight Germany alone, so it can only form an alliance with Russia, hoping that Russia will be contained behind Germany's back to share its own pressure.

But now Russia is constantly throwing its forces into the Asian region, this is not France helping Russia contain Germany, and let Russia free up its hands to come to Asia to grab territory, so France must draw Russia's attention back to Europe from Asia, otherwise such an alliance will have no value in existing, this time France clearly opposes the expansion of China's war, that is, to tell Russia that France is very dissatisfied with Russia's continued investment of forces in Asia. Of course, the bidding project of overseas Chinese is also quite tempting to the French, who will not get along with money?

Germany hoped that Russia would turn its attention to the East, so that it could relieve its pressure and destroy the Franco-Russian alliance at the same time, but so far, Germany had suffered the greatest losses on the battlefield in China, and for the time being, it had no strength to invest in China, and without an army, it would have no right to speak, so all Germany could do was try its best to encourage Russia to invest more troops in the war in China, but it did not express its position.

On the one hand, it is to prevent Russia's expansion in northeastern China, and on the other hand, it is also to look at the attitude of Britain and France, so although it also hopes to expand the war in China and reap more benefits from it, it does not dare to express its own opinions lightly, but watches the actions of Britain, France, and other countries.