What makes politicians a figure is that they are able to make promises to the extreme, although they are shameless at times. After Liang Shiyi's counterattack, in order to express his gratitude to Zhang Zuolin for his idea of "sending charcoal in the snow", he took the initiative to take the second benefit proposed by Zhang Hanqing.

Isn't it just investment? With a pair of "money" eyes that he has cultivated in economic management for many years, Liang Shiyi certainly knows that building coal mines and iron mines in Fengtian is a matter of sure to make money and not lose money, and there is no one else to replace the role of "talker" in Fengtian except Zhang Zuolin. The gods of wealth of the Jiao Neng Department headed by him did not think about investing in the Northeast, and they also gained some piecemeal, but in view of the fact that the Japanese are stirring up the situation and the risk of large-scale investment is too great, this step has never been taken.

But Zhang Zuolin should have this ability. He didn't have much contact with Zhang Zuolin before, but Zhang Zuolin's rise in recent years is obvious, he has long wanted to find an opportunity to contact the relationship, and now, this is just an opportunity. Through economic ties, we can connect with Mukden politically, and it will be easy to talk about meeting politically in the future.

He took the initiative to send someone to invite Zhang Hanqing to Liang's house, and met with his series of economic teams, and at the same time finalized the plan for future investment in Fengtian. Of course, Zhang Hanqing must have revealed the news that Zhou Xuexi and Xiong Xiling were going to buy shares "in advance".

The reason why it is said to be in advance is because before this, Zhang Hanqing only said that Xiong Xiling was moved, and Zhou Xuexi's matter was not a word. But this does not prevent him from breaking through the time difference: using Xiong Xiling's fame to give Liang Shiyi confidence, using Liang Shiyi's status effect to give Zhou Xuexi confidence, and then using Zhou Xuexi's goodwill to strengthen the confidence of Xiong and Liang. All three are nested within each other---- all of them are trapped.

Lao Xiong doesn't have much money, he belongs to the powerless type, Zhang Hanqing originally relied on his political fame to attract sponsorship and advertising; Liang Shiyi's reputation in politics is of course worse than Xiong Xiling's, but he can't stand up to him and has money at the same time, which can make up for the shortcomings. The joining of these two people made Zhou Xuexi feel that with Optimus Prime by his side, he could resist the harm of the attack of the snake in case of a snake attack.

So Zhang Hanqing dared to meet Zhou Xuexi, he was really confident...

Generously representing Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Hanqing brilliantly encouraged the three bigwigs to have a strong interest in the Fengtian coal and iron industry and began to send people to survey and plan on the spot. When negotiating the share capital, Zhang Hanqing also generously allowed the Fengtian Provincial Government to obtain 30% of the shares on the condition of relying on land and guaranteeing investment in surrounding facilities and manpower. Of course, this money is to be transferred to the provincial treasury, and on the bright side, Zhang Hanqing will not let anyone question Zhang Zuolin.

In addition to half of the capital, Zhou Xuexi will also provide management personnel and technicians; Liang Shiyi guarantees the transportation and sale of coal in addition to investment. They will all do professional things in their professional fields, which is a necessary prerequisite for the success of partners.

Zhang Zuolin, who was sitting in Fengtian, didn't expect that the good thing of pie falling from the sky would really hit him on his head. When Zhang Hanqing sent a power generation and asked him to arrange manpower and prepare for factory and mine exploration work in advance, he also ----believed that Zhou Xuexi, Xiong Xiling, and Liang Shiyi were suspicious, which of them was not famous in China? Now they all want to come to Fengtian to invest in the construction of mines, and they basically don't have to pay money, they can get 30% profits out of thin air, where can they find such good things?

But soon after, the business team sent by Zhou Xuexi really came to Fengtian, and at the same time, there was a bill of exchange of 200,000 yuan as a preliminary inspection fee. Looking at the bill of exchange equivalent to white flowers and silver, Zhang Zuolin believed that it was true. While being curious about his eldest son, of course, he inevitably sang fake dramas, so that this money really took root in Mukden. Zhang Hanqing also said that this is just a stone to ask for directions, if the operation is done properly, the businessman is full of confidence, and the follow-up will naturally have a steady stream of investment to be driven, which is also an opportunity for the future development of Fengtian industry.

Zhang Zuolin will not do the stupid thing of killing chickens and taking eggs. The water should flow for a long time, and reputation is the capital, he still understands this truth. As a bearded man, his awe of "faith and righteousness" is much stronger than that of Zhang Hanqing, who drinks a belly of ink. In the past, Zhang Hanqing discussed with himself the method of attracting investment to gradually improve the industrial strength of Fengtian, so as to lead the area from point to point, radiating far and near until the northeast---- after crossing, Zhang Hanqing has been in Zhang Zuolin's ear to promote the benefits of unification outside the border, which makes Zhang Zuolin, who has a heart, determined to realize this vision. Although there is no light in sight, Zhang Hanqing is full of confidence that it will not be long before his father and son have the opportunity to realize their ideals---- history has proven it! It's okay to lie down and do it.

Zhang Hanqing's idea of establishing a "China Merchants Bureau" that he discussed with him before leaving now remembers it. Good fellow, this son who drank foreign ink is really capable! Although I don't know what it means, my son has a word first, and the results prove the idea, so he has to do it with this one; What's more, other investors are coming to the "China Merchants" sign, no matter what, this sign must be erected.

With a cautious mood of firing the first shot, Zhang Zuolin arranged for his first strategist, Yang Yuting, the general staff member of the General's Office, to be in charge of the establishment of this "China Merchants Bureau" and to handle the matters of mineral processing and construction.

This general staff is not the chief of the general staff in the ordinary sense, but the role of political and military general assistant who combines the powers of the secretary general of the Central Military Commission and the director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Historically, Yang Yuting was able to sit in this position for more than ten years before and after the establishment of the Feng Department, no matter how many part-time jobs, this position has not been taken off, and his ability can be seen in general. He also played an important role in Zhang Zuolin's development of the Northeast economy, and at the same time he was also a well-deserved leader of the Shenyang Arsenal. Zhang Zuolin asked him to take charge of Fengtian's industrial development, firstly, there is indeed no one at present, and secondly, it is also used for other people.

The construction of iron and coal mines will naturally touch the nerves of the "good neighbors" of the Japanese. The Japanese have huge economic interests in the South Manchurian area, and they also occupy a lot of mining industry "for free". Fengtian presided over the investment in these two mines, so naturally he could not help but have entanglements with them. Under the weakness of running a division in a dismal manner, Zhang Zuolin naturally did not dare to confront them, so at the beginning of the beneficiation, he made it clear to the Japanese through various relationships: I Lao Zhang is purely for making money, and the production of these two mines will never compete with the Japanese. Wherever the Japanese dumped, these two mines would not intervene, neither domestically nor abroad.

It is said that Zhang Zuolin still has some "good friends" in Japanese military circles, and the Japanese also want to support him as a puppet to control Mukden and even Northeast China, so they have a certain degree of "understanding" of his actions, and only demarcate some areas to avoid "accidental injury." In any case, the construction of these two mines is quite orderly. If it's a bystander, it may not be possible to open it next to the Japanese couch. Zhang Hanqing still has some understanding of the situation in Fengtian, and he also pressed the right treasure.

The smooth upfront investment naturally stimulated the confidence of investors. In the early days of the Republic of China, the far-sighted Chinese businessmen were not without ideas about the Japanese mining in the Northeast for treasure. The abundance of natural resources in Tohoku is far from being comparable to that of Kannai, but considering that the people are not familiar with the place and do not dare to compete with the Japanese, the natural funds are not moving forward. Therefore, the Northeast is only because of its large land, which accommodates countless refugees and reclaimers, but there are never any industrialists who have entered, except for the official capital.

Now, with this gap, and Zhang Zuolin, a sitting tiger, is in the town, and major businesses and industrialists are joining together in the form of raising funds and splitting shares. With Liang Shiyi, a central celebrity, and Xiong Xiling, former prime minister, as his backers, and Zhou Xuexi, a business tycoon, as his role model, it is safe and profitable, so it's really strange not to flock here.

Capital is all fishy, and capital also has an accumulation effect. Someone takes the lead, and there are naturally countless followers, anyway, Fengtian's economy is underdeveloped, and for investors, there are opportunities everywhere. Didn't you build an iron mine and smelt iron? I run a steel forging mill and a rolling mill. Didn't you build a coal mine? Good opportunity, I build a thermal power plant. Not enough machines? I run a machine factory. Bad luck with things? I drive a shipping company...

Zhang Zuolin also kept in mind Zhang Hanqing's advice: Never use power to suppress the enthusiasm of businessmen because of immediate interests, and the Fengtian government should change its functions, not to "manage" the industry, but to guide or simply "serve" them. Lao Zhang may not understand the meaning of the word service, but Zhang Hanqing said it bluntly: treat them as masters.

Yes, my lord, the God of Wealth.

According to statistics, maintaining a modern army division requires at least 30,000 tons of steel production capacity per year. In the history of the Republic of China, until 1949, China's annual steel output did not exceed 30,000 tons. "Millet plus rifle" is a reflection of the helplessness of that era, and not just as a pride.

Enlargement of reproduction is the simplest instinct of all capital, and as soon as the market is wide open and the profits are sufficient, other capitals will certainly rush to intervene in this trade until production is saturated and its average profits are equal to those of other industries, which is a lesson of Marxist political economy. But for Zhang Hanqing, the production of coal and iron is not only not saturated at this stage, but will also be in short supply for a long time, because China is too big and too weak, and China still has a long way to go from an industrial society. At this stage, China's coal and iron output is far behind demand, decades of development debts have to be made up, the road to large-scale industrial production in the future has to go, and the net domestic consumption, this industry will have to invest at least another few decades in the future.

The hidden benefits of stimulating consumption, such as human employment, are still not apparent, and taxes are temporarily exempted in the first half of the year---- which Zhang Hanqing negotiated with Zhang Zuolin before the establishment of the "China Merchants Bureau" in order to attract investment. I am not afraid that there will be no benefits in the future, factories and mining enterprises will not be able to run, and sooner or later they will become a cash cow in Mukden.

Zhang Hanqing's feet digging gold are moving forward steadily.