Chapter 11 Huizhou businessmen and Zhejiang businessmen cooperate

Fan Song smiled and said, "Aren't I coming back?" We also knew that the family must be in a hurry. But there are many things that are difficult to explain, and I will talk about other things slowly, this time we brought back a lot of rubber, and Mr. Zhang is most concerned about this, right? ”

"Of course, but I'm more concerned about your people." Hearing Fan Song say that he brought back a lot of rubber, Zhang Zhimu was indeed very happy, "Okay! When you have time, you have to tell me about you. However, you should go and see your father first. ”

"Yes, I have already met my father at Lingshui Wharf, I will not attend today's banquet, I want to go back to Lingshui Wharf to stay with my father for a while. I'll give you a detailed report on what happened there when I get back. In short, we are in a very good situation there. Fan Song said.

"Good! Go and stay with your father. Although he didn't say it, he probably missed you in his heart. Zhang Zhimu urged Fan Song to leave quickly.

Fan Song left, and Li Mao came over and said, "Mr. Zhang, I didn't have time to say hello to you first." I went back to Yangzhou to pick up Fan Song and rushed back, these Zhejiang businessmen had been waiting for me for a long time. They didn't expect me to leave again so soon, so they rushed over to discuss with me about coming from the kiln. I said there was no need to discuss it, just follow me, and they decided to come with me as soon as they touched me. Hehe! When I arrived at Lingshui Wharf, I learned that the Hui merchants had already come. If I had stayed in Yangzhou for one more day, I would have been able to understand the situation. I know that the family can't wait for Fan Song's rubber for a long time. ”

"Yes! This time, we have a good negotiation with Hui, and we want to start cooperation on ticket numbers. Zhang Zhimu said.

"I thought about it, the economic strength of Hui merchants should not be underestimated. However, I feel that Zhejiang businessmen are likely to cooperate with us in this regard. I just don't know if it will have an impact on our business. Li Mao judged.

"Good! It is best for a hundred schools of thought to contend, so that the industry can develop. Zhang Zhimu said, "If you want to say that there will be an impact, but they are all active, which is good for the development of the entire economy." ”

Li Mao immediately understood what Zhang Zhimu meant, and Zhang Zhimu was no longer thinking about this little business of his kiln.

Li Mao said: "Let's talk about the details slowly." Now it's time to go in and drink with them. ”

Zhejiang businessmen have always been the backbone of China's business community, but now Zhang Zhimu's opinion of Zhejiang businessmen is not very good, because many of them have more or less connections with the Donglin Party. But Zhang Zhimu thinks that he is now a businessman and can interact with them in the mall.

Zhejiang businessmen are really different, a businessman asked Zhang Zhimu during the banquet: "Zhang Dongjia, you Yaogang people should be said to be the most powerful businessmen today, even the places occupied by the Eight Kings and General Zuo Liangyu, you dare to set a semicolon, which is really beyond our reach." But the strange thing is that you don't have a semicolon at the foot of the Son of Heaven in Beijing, can you give advice? ”

The question was a bit sharp, but Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He and the others were not worried about Zhang Zhimu's answer. Usually, Zhang Zhimu is not too willing to argue with others, but when it is time to express his opinion, he will definitely be witty.

Sure enough, Zhang Zhimu got up and said, "What this friend said is good. But what you said is not comprehensive, not only do we have no semicolon in the capital, but we also don't have a semicolon in the place occupied by Li Zicheng. We don't have a branch in the capital because we don't want to deal with officials in the court; We don't set a semicolon with Li Zicheng because we don't want to deal with bandits. Some people will ask, aren't we dealing with Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king? Let me tell you, that's because we fought a few battles with Zhang Xianzhong, and they have to give us some face. Even the emperor knows this. As for General Zuo, let alone because they are also officials and soldiers of the imperial court. Although we have also been at war, the misunderstanding is open, and it is still a mutually beneficial business. ”

"I heard that the Zhang Dongjia lends millions of taels of silver to the imperial court every year, is it true?" A Zhejiang businessman asked. Huizhou businessmen will never ask such questions, this is the difference between Zhejiang businessmen and Huizhou businessmen.

"What this friend said was not accurate. The amount of silver we lend to the court every year is between one or two million. Zhang Zhimu said, "Everyone is a businessman, and we all know that it is not easy to earn this silver." One or two million taels of silver requires how many people to work in the wind and rain to get it, and we feel distressed when we take out the silver. But think about it, now there is no silver in the imperial court, and there is no military salary at the border gates. Our friends from Huizhou had just returned from the border gates, and they realized how nervous it was. But it's not as tense there as there is Shanhaiguan. Once it can't be defended, the Manchu iron cavalry will roll in like a tide, and then we will face the disaster of extermination. Needless to say, we can't have any silver left, and whether our lives can be left depends on whether they are happy or not. So we just tighten our belts and lend money to the court. With the imperial court here, they will be able to maintain the border defense of Shanhaiguan, and it will be possible for us to study what business to do. ”

Zhang Zhimu said a little, and everyone was silent, this topic is too heavy.

A Hui merchant stood up with a glass and said, "I propose, let's all toast a responsible kiln man!" ”

Everyone in the room got up and drank the wine. They were also moved by Zhang Zhimu's words.

After drinking this glass of wine and sitting down, a Zhejiang businessman asked: "Zhang Dongjia, now the world is in chaos, and only Shanxi is a pure land." You have the strength, you should do more for the peace of the world. ”

The friend was serious. We kiln gang people are still businessmen in essence, and I think we need everyone to work together if we want the world to be peaceful. However, the emperor trusts us, and we are also accumulating strength, if we have the strength, we will attack Li Zicheng, relieve the emperor's worries, and seek benefits for the people. We hope that you will support us at that time. Zhang Zhimu said.

At this time, none of the people below spoke, they were all businessmen who did not want to cause trouble.

Seeing this scene, Lu Chengxiang got up to toast the round. In fact, Zhang Zhimu is not afraid of the cold field, because the problem of Fang Cai shows that these businessmen are wise enough to protect themselves, and they will retreat when they encounter problems, hoping that others will contribute and benefit themselves.

However, a Hui merchant sitting next to Zhang Zhimu said in Zhang Zhimu's ear: "Zhang Dongjia, if the kiln gang people have bigger ideas, we Hui businessmen support you." When we need to help, just say it. That's our decision today, and let me tell you. ”

Zhang Zhimu nodded slightly and said softly: "Thank you for me!" I understand everyone's intentions, and we won't let you down. ”

At this time, Zhang Zhimu knew that the sincerity of the kiln people had won the trust and support of Hui merchants. In the future, when it comes to marching into Jiangnan, this is a force to be reckoned with.

The Hui merchants were originally leaving, but because there were two festive events in the kiln, Zhang Zhimu asked them to stay for two more days.

One thing is that the office building of Yaogang has finally been completed and used, and the other thing is that the tram from Yaogang to Xiurong will hold an opening ceremony.

The Hui merchants are also willing to stay here for a few more days, but the Zhejiang merchants are here, and they are afraid that the kiln people will not have time to entertain them. Although there are snowflakes outside, the heating of the hotel is too good, and it is very comfortable to stay.

The office building of the kiln gang people made the Huizhou merchants and Zhejiang businessmen envious, and the floor-to-ceiling glass windows were unimaginable to them before. Not to mention that every office has telephones and lights. The desks and chairs here are made according to the style given by Zhang Zhimu, which is a classic style from the previous life.

However, Li Mao told the Huizhou businessmen that the two-megawatt generator in Yangzhou was about to generate electricity, and they would soon be able to use electricity. These businessmen all shouted hello, and they all said that they must buy a record player this time. With electricity, you can listen to a record player.

Zhang Zhimu suggested that they buy the latest radio, because such a radio can hear shortwave broadcasting. In Yangzhou, you can hear the radio in Yaogang, which can surprise these people. They already love to listen to the radio too much. Here, the first thing I do every morning is to turn on the radio and listen to the radio, and then read the newspaper with it. In particular, there are various performances in the Yaogang Cultural Palace every night, which is a performance with lighting and sound, which is completely different from the performance they watch at home. They love it so much. So almost every one of them bought a radio and a record player to go back.

This scene reminded Zhang Zhimu of the scene when he had just opened up in his previous life, and someone brought things back when they went abroad.

After the opening ceremony of the tram, these people saw electric sparks on the roof of the tram and did not dare to get on the train. Zhang Zhimu wanted to explain to them that the potential of the tram was the same as that of the earth and there was no danger, but he knew that it was useless, and after he was the first to take the lead on the train, the others followed. As a result, a car was packed, and in the rumbling and clanging of the car, these rich people were as beautiful as children. Zhang Zhimu deliberately asked the tram driver to hang jingling bells on the tram, so that pedestrians could be notified that the tram was coming.

The asphalt roads on both sides of the tram road are a novelty for these people. Such roads are not afraid of rain, they are much smoother than stone-paved roads, and there are no more muddy roads on rainy days.

What surprised them even more was that when they took a car here, the elderly over 60 years old did not want money, and the children did not want money. All this is simply unbelievable to them. I think it's great to be a Shanxi person.

However, the opening of the tram has greatly facilitated the traffic between Yaogang and Xiurong.

Li Mao quietly said to Zhang Zhimu: "We should put a fake news." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Zhimu didn't understand.

"You should inadvertently let them know that we will attack Henan next." Li Mao looked at Zhang Zhimu and said.

“***。” Zhang Zhimu understood.

When sending these Hui merchants, the Hui merchants were a little reluctant, Zhang Zhimu said: "Don't worry, we will accumulate strength as soon as possible, and after we conquer Henan, we will be closer." When the time comes, we will build the train across the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and connect our Yaogang with Huizhou. When the time comes, when everyone is willing to come to Yaogang, they will come by train. ”

"We are waiting for this day." The Hui merchants got on the boat and waved away. However, they knew that the Yaogang people would soon conquer Henan. This news will soon reach Li Zicheng.

With the background of dealing with Huizhou businessmen, Lu Chengxiang and Zhejiang businessmen also negotiated smoothly. In fact, the kiln people promised to cooperate with them in the ticket number business, which was a big concession, and it was impossible for them to be dissatisfied.

Zhejiang businessmen, like Huizhou businessmen, are optimistic about the ticket number. The kiln gang people also signed a contract with them in accordance with the conditions of the Hui merchants.

However, Zhejiang businessmen want to buy out the overseas sales rights of enamel products, which Lu Chengxiang did not dare to call the shots, because the kiln people have not exported enamel products to the outside world so far, because the domestic sales are not enough. So Zhang Zhimu disagrees with this, and Fan Song can also sell this thing to Nanyang.

Zhejiang businessmen and Huizhou businessmen were also interested in the commercial streets on both sides of the tramway, and they also proposed that it would be best to buy a piece of land to organize the construction by themselves.

The kiln people also did not reply to them for the time being, on the grounds that they had not yet planned.

After sending them off, several giants of the kiln gang got together for a meeting. Li Mao introduced the development of Jiangnan during this period.

Now the branches in Jingdezhen, Jiujiang, Wuchang and Changsha have started to operate normally. Passenger and cargo transportation from Changsha along the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang by steam tugboats has also been opened. In particular, the regular opening of passenger liners not only provides great convenience for business travel, but also extends the influence of Yaogang people to the north and south of the river. It has a great impact on the company's business dealings.

When Li Mao came back this time, he also brought back a few national treasure-level antiques, which General Zuo Liangyu brought to the Yaogang Museum. Because when he heard that the cultural relics given to the Yaogang Museum by Zhang Xianzhong, the eight kings, were exhibited, it was noted that Zhang Xianzhong donated them. Therefore, Zuo Liangyu also hopes that when these cultural relics are exhibited in the Kiln Gang Museum, they will be donated by Zuo Liangyu.

"Huh! It seems that the function of our museum is still going to expand. In this way, our museum will become more and more famous, and the more famous it is, the more people will send treasures over. Zhang Zhimu said with a smile.

As for Li Mao's affairs in the south, everyone can just understand them after listening to them. Because Li Mao's ability has been recognized by everyone, he is in the south. Shanxi's sales in the south are unimpeded.

Lu Chengxiang said to Li Mao: "Li Gongzi, there is one thing you still have to work hard. It is to buy as much cotton as possible, and our side has mobilized semicolons to give cotton farmers cotton in advance. Now that our new textile mill is only halfway open, cotton is tight. The knitting mill is almost stopped. Besides, we need cotton to make ** and acetate. ”

"The cotton we purchased was delivered immediately. Jiujiang, Wuchang and Changsha branches are purchasing cotton. I can send them a telegram and ask them to order cotton in advance, as you do. In this way, cotton farmers dare to grow cotton with confidence. Li Mao reacted quickly and immediately thought of a way.

Zhang Zhimu pointed out that when we want to develop to the south of the Yangtze River or even further south in the future, we need to have soldiers who can adapt to fighting in the tropical rainforest, and most of our soldiers are soldiers from the north, and they will be very uncomfortable when they come to the south. Now Li Mao has found some people, but it is not enough.

Li Mao's suggestion was that he could go back and look for someone again. But if you want to think long-term, you should start with the Boy Scouts. It means that a group of teenage children will be recruited now and trained from an early age, and they will be qualified officers when they are older.

Zhang Zhimu very much agreed with Li Mao's opinion and said: "We will build a junior military school next to the military academy. Recruit some fourteen or fifteen-year-old children, train them militarized from an early age, and train them in batches of 1,000 people every year according to a five-year plan. In this way, young cadets will not only have to study military affairs but also culture, and in five years' time, the officers in our army will not have to worry. ”

Ouyang He even agreed, saying: "Five years later, they are in their twenties, and they are all all-round talents in civil and military affairs. At that time, the army led by these officers was even more incredible. Mr. Zhang, I will be the principal of this junior military academy. ”

"That's great." Zhang Zhimu knew that the most suitable person for the principal of this military academy was Ouyang He.

What Zhang Zhimu admires most about Li Mao is that this person is very brainy.

In addition to Yaogang College, Yaogang Military College, Yaogang College of Commerce, Law, Politics and Law, Yaogang Language College, and Yaogang Technical Workers School are now under construction. Now add a junior military academy.

Chen Yufeng said: "Recently, I went to the construction site of the Military Academy to take a look, and the framework of the teaching building has been raised, and several dormitory buildings have been capped. I think that in July and August next year, our military academy will be able to enroll students together with Yaogang College. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Several other colleges can also enroll students together. I think we will also set up an enrollment point in Yangzhou. We sent some people out to set up an examination room in Yangzhou. Next year, we can expand our enrollment quota a lot. However, I have an idea that next year's enrollment will be divided into two years and four years. As you know, the things that students learn in the second year are too limited. It is best to take two years of basic courses and two years of specialized courses. ”

Lu Bingyi very much agreed with Zhang Zhimu's idea and said: "Mr. Zhang is right. I've always felt that two years of study can only get students in. I think it will take at least four years to have stamina. I think that after four years, there will be some top students to continue their studies. ”

Such a thing is generally said by Zhang Zhimu, and Lu Bingyi agrees that others have no opinion.

Chen Yufeng said: "While we have money, it is best to work talents." If we persist like this for 10 years, it will be terrible. ”

Li Mao made a suggestion for the upcoming westward expedition, and now we must release our words, and we must also quietly release them, so as to create the false impression that our Yaogang is going south to attack Henan, and then suddenly blitzkrieg Shaanxi, and when Li Zicheng does not react, use our superior firearms to occupy Shaanxi in the shortest possible time. In order to prevent Shaanxi from being greatly damaged by the Dashun army, this will be of great benefit to our restoration of the people's livelihood in Shaanxi.

Ouyang He said: "Li Gongzi's suggestion is very good. We are now only concerned with studying the specific playing methods in various parts of Shaanxi. I haven't taken care of the strategic confusion of my opponents. ”

Chen Yufeng also said: "Li Gongzi's reminder is right, we have never taken the opponent in our eyes, and we haven't thought too much. But if we can really confuse Li Zicheng and let them suddenly make a move when they are slack off in Shaanxi, we will achieve unexpected results at once. ”

Li Mao sighed and said, "Alas! I haven't been able to catch up in a few battles, and I'm in a hurry to watch you fight. ”

Everyone laughed for a while.

Zhang Zhimu said: "With you in Yangzhou, we can fight with peace of mind." Only when the products of our kiln are sold through you and exchanged for silver, can we afford to fight. To tell the truth, we raised an army for money, but we died less. It's all backed up by money, which is why we're not ready to let it go. If it's in full swing, our logistics won't be able to support it. ”

"Mr. Zhang, can you tell me when you want to fight Henan? It also gives us a bottom in our hearts. Li Mao asked.

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The Song army occupied Hokkaido, and Yuankou landed on the island of Kyushu. Opening up the Japanese battlefield. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".