Chapter 550: Preliminary Investigation

For Gao Junshan's monetary theories, of course, the three old ministers are unheard of, and it is not easy for Gao Junshan to describe them very clearly in a popular way, financial problems are all operated by financial experts, and Gao Junshan does not need to explain too clearly to the three old ministers.

He immediately sent a telegram to the crown prince Gao Hongbing in Nanyang, conveyed his strategy to the prince in detail, and ordered the prince to convene the relevant departments to carry out specific operations.

After all this, he felt hungry, and he also lost the three old ministers to starve with Gao Junshan.

Gao Junshan chartered a larger inn in Jingyang, had a full meal in the evening, and at dawn the next day, they began to go north again, this time their destination was Sanyuan.

As soon as the sun rose, the middle jeep of the high mountain went on the road, out of the north gate, there were many fewer oxen and horse-drawn carts along the way, although the road was not congested, the road surface was not so wide, and it was not a smooth cement road, and the road was paved with asphalt.

The golden sunlight shines through the tall poplar trees on the road, and the fields on both sides of the road are still out of sight, and the farmers are busy harvesting.

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After receiving Gao Junshan's telegram, Gao Hongbing, the crown prince, who was far away in Nanyang, immediately asked the relevant personnel to come to his governor's palace to discuss together, and his governor's palace was in Singapore.

Since Gao Junshan handed over the administrative power to him, Gao Hongbing has replaced all the old ministers in the capital step by step, and the current first assistant is Li Linxian, and the ministers in the capital are all young Chongwen disciples, very energetic.

He also has an advantage over Gao Junshan in the Iron-Blooded Guard Regiment, which has now grown to more than 30,000 people under his careful cultivation, all of whom are social elites, and some are still in important positions in the country. When he ascended to the throne of the crown prince, he activated this iron-blooded guard, and now this organization is serving him wholeheartedly.

He first telegraphed the head of the Vienna station of the General Affairs Bureau to write a report on the military situation of Austria, and then ordered the chief of the communication bureau in Istanbul to write a report on the possibility of the Ottoman Empire sending troops to Austria, and he did not care about how many troops the Ottoman Empire had, because it was impossible for China to send troops, and China and the Ottoman Empire had signed an agreement, and the two sides were in the nature of an alliance, but they had no contact with Austria.

The day after receiving the telegram, Gao Hongbing invited several financiers from Singapore to the Governor's Palace.

Three people were invited to the Governor's Palace, one was Feng Congwen, a doctoral supervisor of Chongwen School of Finance, one was Fan Jiahui, president of Huaxia Bank Singapore Branch, and the other was Daniel, head of the Department of Financial Philosophy at Cambridge.

The president of the Singapore branch is a woman, graduated from Chongwen School of Finance, although Daniel is a professor at Cambridge, he also graduated from Chongwen School of Finance, and speaks Chinese very well.

Gao Hongbing invited three financial experts to his small conference room, where he held his highest-level meetings, which also shows how seriously he attaches this matter.

Although it is a conference room, there is no conference table, podium or anything like that, it is a bit like a French salon, with sofas around the hall, and Gao Hongbing usually sits on one of the sofas to discuss important matters with his colleagues.

After the experts arrived, Gao Hongbing began to say: "The purpose of inviting three of you here today is to ask you to make a feasible report. This report is a report on the feasibility of opening Huaxia Bank in Vienna. ”

As soon as Gao Hongbing's words came out, the three experts showed surprised expressions at the same time, Huaxia has no dealings with Austria, how can it be possible to open a bank in Vienna?

Fan Jiahui, president of the Singapore branch, first said that it was impossible: "Your Majesty the Prince, it is impossible for us to open a bank in Austria, we have no foundation there. ”

Gao Hongbing said: "I also know the relationship between Huaxia and Austria, and now I am giving you the task of how can we build mutual trust with them?" ”

Daniel shook his head and said, "It's hard to do. The first condition is that the two countries must have good exchanges, especially political exchanges, and secondly, there must be commercial and trade exchanges with a certain foundation. ”

Gao Hongbing asked: "If, I mean, if Austria has a request for us, is this condition feasible?" ”

Daniel said: "Even if there is a request from Huaxia, it is difficult to establish a mechanism of mutual trust. ”

Gao Hongbing further provoked: "If war breaks out, will the situation take a turn for the better?" ”

Feng Congwen, who has never expressed his position, said: "If our two countries reach an alliance because of the war, it is possible to further develop." ”

Gao Hongbing shook his head and said, "It is impossible for us to reach an alliance with Austria for the time being. The purpose of convening you here today is to discuss, no, to find a way to build a mechanism of mutual trust with Austria. ”

Feng Congwen pondered: "If you establish contact with them through a third country, such as Britain and Persia, maybe things will be easier. ”

Gao Hongbing said: "In short, we have to do this thing, this is the task given to us by the emperor, you first conduct a preliminary investigation, and when the conditions are ripe, I will give you further instructions." ”

Gao Hongbing just said that after the conditions were ripe, he didn't say that the conditions were ripe, and the tasks accepted by the three experts were only preliminary investigations, so they didn't delve into what the conditions were.

Gao Hongbing knew very well in his heart that the condition was that the Ottomans would attack Austria, and only if there was a war between these two countries, would Huaxia have a chance.

The task given to them by Gao Hongbing was easy, and the three experts accepted the task and left.

After talking with the experts, Gao Hongbing had a preliminary understanding of the arduousness of the emperor's task. He forwarded Gao Junshan's telegram to Li Linxian, the first assistant, who urged him to set up a preparatory group and to have the Ministry of Commerce tentatively engage in some trade with Austria.

As soon as Gao Hongbing finished his contact with the capital, his chief of staff, Fang Qingyang, came to report to him, and Wang Han, director of the Yangon Oilfield Management Bureau, asked to see him.

Gao Hongbing asked Fang Qingyang to arrange for Wang Han to meet in the office of the Governor's Palace, and Fang Qingyang notified the Governor's Reception Office by phone.

After a while, Gao Hongbing returned to his office and met with Director Wang Han.

Wang Han took out a report from his document bag and said to Gao Hongbing: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, our Yangon oilfield is now developing with great momentum, and we hope to add a railway line to ease the pressure on oilfield transportation, this is our report, please give instructions to His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Gao Hongbing took Wang Han's report and put it aside without even reading it: "Now Huaxia is concentrating on laying the Siam section of the railway, besides, your Yangon oil field is too close to the city and is not suitable for large-scale exploitation, so I can't approve your report." ”(https:)

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