Jin Yujun went to find Yuan Weiting at the headquarters of the railway company, and the staff on duty told Jin Yujun that Secretary Yuan had gone out to run errands. Jin Yujun was also patient, he returned to his office, opened the door of the office, and prepared to find out as soon as Yuan Weiting returned.

At this time, Yuan Weiting and Wang Shizhen were in the interrogation room of the iron police, and a Korean man was tied to the chair opposite the table. Judging by his attire, this person is also a rich family. Yuan Weiting walked up to this person with a straight face, and opened his bow to him left and right and rewarded him with two big mouths.

After the fight, Yuan Weiting rubbed the back of his hand that was a little painful from the reaction force, and shouted to the door: "Cao Duanchang, pull things in!" ”

As soon as the door opened, Cao Kun, the head of the Seoul freight section, pulled in a sack with a small cart. Yuan Weiting opened the sack, grabbed a handful of grain from it and sprinkled it on the table. Wheat is mixed with at least 30% of the bran, which is more like feed than grain. Pointing at the man tied to the chair with his left index finger, Yuan Weiting sneered and said, "Li Wence! You're so bold. When the profiteers come to our railroad! You weren't asked to sell us bran! ”

Li Wence was arrested from home by the railway police, and he was already frightened. slapped Yuan Weiting twice in the mouth, and he was even more scared to death. Now that he understands Yuan Weiting's reason, this guy is not so afraid. He hurriedly shouted, "My lord! My lord! That's because my men moved by mistake! The food was to be delivered to the barracks, and it happened that the adults also bought food from us. My men know they're lazy, and they must have made the wrong move! ”

"Fart!" Yuan Weiting was furious, "You dare to send this kind of thing to the barracks?" Aren't you afraid of death? ”

Seeing that Yuan Shikai was furious, Li Wence was so frightened that he cried, "My lord! You've bought so much food from me, how dare I ever lie to an adult? This is really the grain sold to the barracks, and it was accidentally moved to the adults by mistake. My lord, you should have seen other grains as well, and if I want to lie to my lords, then there should be problems with all grains. Only this bag of grain is problematic, how could it be that I deliberately came to deceive adults? ”

"What a bag? We found out that there was a problem with the three bags! Yuan Weiting shouted angrily.

"My lord, it can't be that I did it on purpose. If I had done it on purpose, you bought thirty sacks of grain. I mixed the bran in these three bags of grain into thirty bags, how could you possibly find it? I'll change the food for you, as long as you let me go, I'll change the food for you immediately! Whining! Li Wence cried as he spoke.

Yuan Weiting and Wang Shizhen exchanged glances, then turned back and shouted: "This time we will check all the bags, if we know that you are lying to us, then we will never let it go!" ”

Li Wence saw that he was expected to get out, and he hurriedly shouted: "My lord, this is really a mistake. If you check carefully, if you find something wrong with the food in the other bags, I will immediately change it for the adult. The grain was really sold to the barracks, and since a few bags were moved incorrectly, the grain that should have been given to the barracks must have been sold. I...... I also suffered a loss of three sacks of grain! ”

Yuan Weiting was not really angry, but now after hearing the words of Li Wence, the landlord of Goryeo, he couldn't help but burst out laughing, and after laughing, Yuan Weiting asked: "Hehe, Li Wence, let's not talk about our affairs first." If you sell this kind of thing to the barracks, aren't you afraid that the people in the barracks will tie you up and kill you? ”

"Don't be afraid! Unafraid! Li Wence, the landlord of Goryeo, said repeatedly. After finishing speaking, he was afraid that Yuan Weiting would not understand, so he immediately explained, "My family's grain has been sold to Japan, and the rest is sold to the railway according to the contract." I took refuge under the door of Min Jushu, and he asked me to hand over some food, but I can only do this, otherwise where can I get enough food. The grain on both sides was brought in by a cart, and the barracks had already picked up the grain. If they don't know, they won't agree to the grain inspection! ”

Having said that, it can be regarded as a clear explanation, Yuan Weiting pulled Cao Kun out of the interrogation room, and only after he came out did he ask: "Chief Cao Duan, did you really not say anything when the Goryeo military camp received food?" ”

"It's true." Cao Kun didn't say much, and his answer was very simple.

Yuan Weiting nodded slightly, Cao Kun is a very capable person, and he is still able to suffer losses, and he has a strong sense of responsibility. In addition, he doesn't admit to death, he can be regarded as a bit of a working method, and he graduated from a railway school, so this kind of person can easily get mixed up on the Goryeo Railway.

Now there are very few types of materials transported by rail, and Cao Kun knew that there was something wrong with it when he looked at the volume and weight of the grain packet. After checking, this was indeed the case, and he informed Yuan Weiting of the matter. Yuan Weiting didn't expect Cao Kun to be so serious, with good observation and decisive judgment. He patted Cao Kun on the shoulder, "Cao Duan did a good job!" I'll continue to do it in the future! ”

asked Cao Kun to go back to work first, and Yuan Weiting came back and asked Li Wence a few more questions. These problems seem to be due to the fact that the railway does not want to take responsibility, but in fact, it is to understand the current situation of the supply of materials in the Goryeo military camp. After collecting information, Yuan Weiting ordered Li Wence to be released.

"If it's such a trick, Goryeo will be in chaos soon. Where have I ever seen such a bully! Yuan Weiting and Wang Shizhen said while returning to the headquarters.

Wang Shizhen nodded slightly, "I have been in arrears for 17 months, and Li Wence said that he is not expected to do this alone in this time, and most of the other landlords are also doing this." If you can't even eat well, where can you stand being a soldier? ”

Seeing that Wang Shizhen had the same opinion as himself, Yuan Weiting sighed: "I don't want them to make trouble so soon." Up to now, our preparations have lacked incitement against the Japanese side, and if the people of Goryeo can spontaneously expel the Japanese forces in Goryeo, it will kill two birds with one stone. ”

Wang Shizhen's expression was solemn, and he said with a straight face: "This kind of thing is left to fate." Seriously, I'm amazed that the Koreans have endured it so far! But that list ......"

Pavilion turned his head to glance at Wang Shizhen, Yuan Weiting retracted his gaze and thought for a moment, and then said, "Section Chief Wang, that list and the previous arrangement have been done very well. What, you're soft-hearted? ”

Wang Shizhen listened to Yuan Weiting's firm tone, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yuan Weiting. I saw Yuan Weiting pursing his lips slightly at this time, his eyes narrowed slightly, and what he showed was an indomitable momentum. Wang Shizhen originally flinched a little in his heart, but felt that Yuan Weiting was ambitious, and Wang Shizhen also turned his heart sideways. Some things are done and done, and there is no practical point in looking ahead and backwards. A considerable part of this plan was planned by Wang Shizhen, and before it was launched, Wang Shizhen found that when it came to firmness and courage, he was indeed inferior to Yuan Weiting.

As soon as the two returned to the office, Jin Yujun found the two. After listening carefully to Jin Yujun's suggestions on ginseng planting, Yuan Weiting asked with a smile: "Mr. Jin, why do I think you are a little scared?" ”

Of course, Jin Yujun would be afraid. Before winning this errand, Jin Yujun was full of momentum to do this well, and if he couldn't get this errand, everything would not be discussed. When this matter is done, Jin Yujun has time to think downward. At this time, he discovered one thing, China bought ginseng from Goryeo, and he had to pay Goryeo to buy ginseng. After reading Wei Ze's speech, Jin Yujun hopes to be able to steadily sell ginseng to China every year. China also produces ginseng itself, so why does China spend a lot of money every year to buy ginseng from Korea?

Although Kim Yukyun has spent a lot of Chinese books, he has also tried to learn and understand Chinese political ideas. But he apparently had not read Das Kapital, and Marx described the successful sale of commodities on the market as a "thrilling jump". Without going through this passage, when Jin Yujun used his normal thinking to consider commercial trade, he also intuitively felt the thrill in it. China, which pays for things, can simply refuse the demands of the Koreans.

Yuan Weiting bluntly asked Jin Yujun why he was afraid, and Jin Yujun couldn't answer for a while. He was not only afraid that Yuan Weiting would refuse, but also that Yuan Weiting would turn around Jin Yujun's neck after agreeing. In this situation, Yuan Weiting continued: "If your supply is large enough, of course we are willing to buy it for a long time, but the lower the price, the better. If ginseng is planted, everyone will have a lot less effort, and the amount of harvest will increase a lot. If Mr. Jin wants to sell it for a sky-high price, we will naturally not buy it. ”

Jin Yujun stared at Yuan Weiting, "Then how is Secretary Yuan going to set this price?" ”

Yuan Weiting replied calmly: "We are going to open a grain futures market in China, and I hope to include ginseng in futures, or simply open up a drug futures market." ”

Jin Yujun didn't understand what the futures market was all about, but he intuitively thought that this futures market would be an opportunity for Goryeo, and it would also be a very hard place.

With Jin Yujun's sudden addition, Yuan Weiting and Wang Shizhen's plans immediately swelled to the point where they couldn't handle it alone. Hou Renjie of the Ministry of Commerce was pulled in. Hou Renjie was overjoyed at the opportunity, and China had long hoped that a thorough investigation would be conducted in Goryeo, just as it had already done on its own soil. Goryeo's mineral deposits, Goryeo's agricultural products, Goryeo's specialty products. Now that the central government has agreed to export capital to Goryeo, this investigation has become even more urgent. For Hou Renjie, Jin Yujun is really dozing off and sending pillows in time.

In the past few years, the railroad and telegraph companies have accumulated a lot of information about Goryeo, and now under the banner of investigating the growth of Korean ginseng, China can move forward to the unknown area of Goryeo on the basis of what is known. That's a big deal.

In the past few days, Jin Yujun has also learned what the futures market is from the personnel of the Ministry of Commerce of China. It's an anticipation of the future and a place to finance production. There are certainly risks involved, but this is the only institution that Jin Yujun knows of that actually provides financial support to producers. At least from the point of view of the regulations, this kind of lending is not much better than the kind of usury. For the requirements of China's Ministry of Commerce, Jin Yujun also began to fully cooperate.

Before this could be done, on April 29, 1884, a mutiny broke out in Seoul.