Guan Zhuofan didn't say a word, slowly leaned back on the back of the chair, squinted his eyes, and looked thoughtfully at Ding Xianda, now called Ding Ruchang.

Ding Ruchang was a little frightened by him, bowed down, and asked uneasily: "Boss, is there something wrong with this name?" ”

It's not just a little wrong, it's a big mistake. As the future commander of the Beiyang Fleet, it should naturally be Li Hongzhang's Huai family, but now he suddenly emerged from the Xuan army, could he not give such a person to Li Hongzhang? It's a tough thing to understand.

Is history changing? And what does that mean?

Then it suddenly dawned on me, which regulation said that Beiyang must be the Huai Army! Since Ding Ruchang is now from his Xuan Army, how do you know that Beiyang in the future is not surnamed Guan?

There was about a big, big butterfly with its wings stirred.

The boss didn't speak, and Ding Ruchang didn't dare to ask again, so he honestly stood aside with his hands down, secretly looked at the boss's face, and saw him frowning and contemplating for a while, gritting his teeth for a while, and smiling for a while, and he couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in Mr. Guan's gourd.

"Ding Ruchang." Guan Zhuofan looked at him with a smile on his face.

"Mark it in!"

"Your name is very good, and it will surely prosper."

"Xiexie Boss!" Ding Ruchang put down his heart and said happily.

"There's just one - this name, which is in conflict with the word Jiawu, you might as well keep it in mind." Guan Zhuofan couldn't help but show off, and said this sentence, "Everything...... Always do it before the first day. ”

“…… Yes, I remembered. "Although the mouth says to remember. In fact, I don't understand it at all. I just think this sentence of the boss. It's really mysterious, and I don't know how profound the truth is.

After the two copies were delivered, Guan Zhuofan was still excited when he thought of the future prospects. Things are man-made, and those things that are decided on foreign affairs should be done quickly. So he sent for Libin to have a good discussion.

The money he can manage now is three yuan. The first is the grain platform of the Xuan army. the second is the Shanghai County Treasury, which is counted as official funds; The third is his own money, which is completely taken care of by Libin.

Libin reported the number to him, the original silver, plus the calligraphy and paintings that were newly sold in Hong Kong last time, and then counting the money that Guan Zhuofan had recently obtained after the destruction of Changmao, had nearly 200,000 taels, except for the 25,000 taels of share capital of the "Sihe Foreign Bank" that was invested in them, which was used to make telegraphs. There are 170,000 taels left in his hand.

This is a lot of money. It's not too little, and it's a good thing to do.

"By the way, Mr. Li, where are all these money, as well as Sihe's money, open?"

"It's in the British's Standard Chartered Bank, I am very familiar with the Taipan there, the interest is good, and it is convenient to adjust positions."

"Hmm...... Why not open at Citibank, or Deutsch-Walsch Bank? ”

In the past few months, Libin has vaguely sensed that Guan Zhuofan seems to have some kind of prejudice against Britain and France. I heard that Guan Zhuofan had seen life and death with British and French foreign soldiers at Bali Bridge, so it is not strange to have such a reaction, but-

"What Citibank, Deutsch-Walsch Bank?" Libin spread his hands and asked confusedly, "There are only two banks in Shanghai, one is Liru Bank, one is Standard Chartered Bank, and the other is called Macquarie Bank, both of which are opened by British. Liru is a time-honored brand, but in terms of the abundance of share capital, of course, it is still Standard Chartered, and the account is always open with him, so he is always at ease. ”

Guan Zhuofan was speechless, and said in his heart that at this time, the banks of the Yankees and Germans had not yet opened.

"Oh, oh, I was mistaken." Guan Zhuofan had to cover up the past, "I'm worried that the imperial court just fought with the British, and if there is another fight one day, will the money be unreliable if it is with them." ”

"That won't be." Liebin said with great confidence, "The war is the business of the government, the banks are the business of the merchants, and the British are very clear in their work, and will never be confused." ”

I have to admit that Libin has a point. Guan Zhuofan pondered for a while and asked: "Since Standard Chartered has a strong share capital, I don't know if I can do a loan business?" ”

"Why not? It's just that these are troubled times, so it's okay to be extra cautious, and it depends on credit and guarantees. Libin looked at Guan Zhuofan very attentively, "Yixuan, isn't our money enough?" ”

"Is it enough, where is it accurate? Look at what to do. Anyway, there is no harm in having such a path. ”

In fact, compared to his Jihua, only 170,000 taels is really not enough. It would be a good thing if it was possible to borrow from Standard Chartered, but I don't know what kind of conditions are required. Seeing that he was very interested, Libin thought about it seriously and said, "It's always possible to do it within about fifty thousand taels—"

According to Libin's meaning, within 50,000 taels, you can do it without guarantee, and you can do it with relationship and credit; Within 100,000 taels, the county treasury can be used as a guarantee; If there is more, it will exceed the capacity of the county treasury, and others will not dare to borrow it.

"That is, you can borrow a total of 150,000 yuan." Guan Zhuofan calculated the account in his heart, "What do you say about interest?" ”

"It depends on the length of the term, anyway, it's always seven to eight cents."

"Lend him a hundred taels of silver for a year, and ask for eight taels of interest?"

"Yes."

Guan Zhuofan nodded: "Okay, then I have the bottom." Mr. Leigh, let's talk about the establishment of the company. ”

"Company?" Libin said in confusion, "Isn't the Sihe already formed?" ”

"Sihe is doing business, and what I am talking about is the establishment of another holding company."

Li Bin had never heard of this term, and thought that Guan Zhuofan had played a new trick again, and said admiringly: "Yixuan, I really don't know what a 'holding company' is." ”

"It's just that when we see someone else's company making money, our company will participate in some shares, and it is best for us to take a large share, which is called a holding company."

Libin understood, thought about it, and felt that Guan Zhuofan's idea was not very reliable: "How can others sell their shares to us when they make money?" Even if you are willing to sell, the price must be very expensive. ”

"Yes, so it's better to buy it when others haven't made money yet, and it's cheap."

"There is such a good thing...... "Libin said half-incredulously, "it will have to be very discerning, and it will have to be seen correctly." ”

"Naturally, you have to see it accurately," Guan Zhuofan agreed, "Mr. Li, you listen to me first." ”

Guan Zhuofan means that this holding company is still in the old way, and Jin Nengheng joins in and works together and registers it as an American company. The share capital is calculated at 500,000 taels, and it is still 73 taels, but this time, he will no longer be given dry shares, but he will be asked to pay 150,000 taels of silver.

Libin gasped: "This number is not small, is he willing to take it?" ”

"It turns out that he may not be willing," Guan Zhuofan said with a smile, "but now that Shanghai is the world of Xuanjun, he must be willing." ”

Libin understood. Foreigners do business in China, if they can have shili officials, it is equivalent to finding a shortcut, and now the most shili official in Shanghai is undoubtedly Guan Zhuofan. What's more, the victory in Shanghai, the imperial court will be rewarded soon, and Guan Zhuofan's status will be even more different at that time. Thinking about it this way, Kim Nengheng will naturally be willing.

"Okay, I'll tell him." Libin nodded in agreement, and then was a little worried: "But we have to give out 350,000 share capital, even if we borrow 150,000 from Standard Chartered, plus the money in my hand, there is still a difference of 230,000." ”

"Okay, you can prepare a total of 300,000, and I will raise the remaining 50,000."

"Yixuan, where are you going to raise it?"

"The scale of the Xuan army's expansion this time is not small, and I have to buy a large number of ordnance again," Guan Zhuofan said with a smile, "Last time, it was to make Wu Xu cheap, but this time, I can't say it, so I have to wear a small hat from him." ”

"I forgot about it." Libin also smiled, "That money is not a problem." Yixuan, when the company is done, where do you want to invest this money to 'hold'? I look at Kim Nengheng's Qichang steamer, and it looks like he can make a lot of money in the future. ”

"Not in China." Guan Zhuofan said slowly, "I want to invest this money in Europe and the United States." ”

"What?!" Libin was taken aback, "This ...... Where the mountains and rivers are far away, who knows what to invest in to make money? ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled and said nothing.

I can tell.

*(To be continued......)