Since then, General Zheng has been a helper in the construction of the Nanyang Company's railway, along with dozens of young people in the village. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info and General Zheng became the leader of dozens of helpers in Wushi Town because of his active work and quick start. Even the official named Cheng Hengsheng often summoned him.

Once, Master Cheng called him and more than a dozen other helper leaders and gave them a task, asking them to follow those foreign technicians and make all the basic requirements for building railways clear: how to level the track bed, how to place the sleepers, how to fix the rails, and how to connect the rails with the smallest gaps and smoothness, etc.

Cheng also revealed that as long as anyone learns these techniques and masters the tricks, he can recommend them to Nanyang Company and join Nanyang Company as a regular employee.

As a result, General Zheng studied desperately, consulted foreigners with comparisons, and became a problem madman that foreigners were afraid of at first sight. Fortunately, the foreigners of this era have no scheming, and they also teach him. In this way, General Zheng, together with other people, helped build the railway while studying.

Because he is a helper, General Zheng will do everything, as long as those foreign technicians tell him to do something, he will lead the brothers in Wushi Town to do it. Because of this, General Zheng communicates a lot with foreigners. After a few months, he even understood some foreign languages. However, it was his craft, the skill of building the railway, that improved even faster.

After more than five months of hard work and hundreds of miles, the railway was finally closed in Wushi Town, and the whole line was completed. General Zheng was ready to take a good rest, but unexpectedly, the foreign technician came to him, saying that he wanted to hire him to become a regular employee of the Central Railroad Company. However, he remembered what Master Cheng said, and thought that it was best to go to Nanyang Company.

Sure enough, the next day, Lord Cheng came to him and persuaded him to join the Nanyang Company and serve the Holy Kingdom. General Zheng just wanted to agree, but unexpectedly, a fellow villager in Wushi Village, Zheng Haozi, came over and said that he had something to discuss with him.

Most of the people in Wushi Village are surnamed Zheng, and they are of the same race. No one can remember what Zheng Haozi's real name is, and General Zheng only knows that he is also a big character, and he should also be his cousin.

Zheng Haozi pulled General Zheng aside and said, "Brother General, as an elder brother, I ask you, is it Lord Cheng from the palace who asked you to join Nanyang Company?" ”

General Zheng said in surprise: "Yes! Brother Mazi, how do you know? ”

"Nonsense! How could I not know that Master Cheng also looked for me. Say the same thing to me, let me join Nanyang! ”

"Really? That's great! My brother and I joined the Nanyang Company together, and we will have a good time to take care of it in the future. General Zheng said happily.

"It's good, but brother, do you want to get rich? Do you want to be a hired hand for someone else for the rest of your life? Zheng Haozi smiled mysteriously, lowering his voice, but full of temptation.

At this moment, General Zheng didn't seem to know him. Only then did I remember that Zheng Haozi had read a little book, and when he was young, he followed his father to sell tea and ironware between Shaozhou and Guangzhou, and had a business mind, but after his father died, he had been guarding Wushi Town, using the money earned from trading to buy dozens of acres of paddy fields, and became a small rich family in Wushi Town.

See what great ideas Zheng has for him!

"Brother Mazi, who doesn't want to get rich, who doesn't want to be a master like you. But I am the one who lives as a hired servant for others. Do you have any other good ideas, let me tell you about it? General Zheng replied disappreciatively.

"I really have a good idea. It's up to you to see if you dare to do it with me! Let's tell you the truth, eldest brother, I have already recruited eight brothers from Wushi Village, and I am going to open a company together, so I will call Beijiang Company ---- brother company of Nanyang Company, and help the foreigner's railway company and Nanyang Company to build railways for them to make money. Zheng Haozi smiled and whispered his thoughts.

"What!? This, Brother Mazi, can we countrymen set up a company? Can you still build a railway for foreigners and Nanyang companies? Will they agree? General Zheng was taken aback, and was blinded by what Zheng Haozi said.

Zheng Haozi smiled proudly: "Of course you can!" are all brothers in the family, will my brother still lie to you? Don't worry, I've already asked someone, and I'm still the manager of Nanyang Company, and I told me that anyone can start a company. As long as you apply at the general affairs department of the county government and pay a tael of silver, you can open a company, and the general affairs department of the county government will help register it, what is it called, it seems to be called registration. A company certificate will also be issued. ”

"As for the foreigners and Nanyang companies that you are worried about whether we will build a railway for them, I have also asked! As soon as they heard my idea, they welcomed it. That foreigner named John also praised me for my flexible mind and sure to be rich. He also said that he wanted to take a stake in my Bac Giang company. The manager of Nanyang also expressed his support, and he also reported the idea to the headquarters of Nanyang Company. Yesterday, they replied to me that they were about to build a second railway, hundreds of miles away, and we were welcome to join their partner camp and build the railway project for them. ”

"Really!?" General Zheng really didn't expect that the adults of the foreign company and the adults of the Nanyang Company would agree to come down. General Zheng said excitedly: "Brother Mazi, according to what you say, the brothers under his command don't have to be disbanded and go home, and they have work and wages again?" ”

"Of course! Moreover, listening to the manager of Nanyang Company, not only the second railway will be built, but also the third and fourth railways will be built, anyway, you and I will not be able to finish it in our lifetime! Zheng Haozi shook his head, and then asked: "How about it, brother general, seeing that you are a brother of the same clan, count yourself as a member!" ”

General Zheng hesitated. Hearing Zheng Haozi say this, General Zheng was really moved. Of course, it is good to be able to enter Nanyang Company, but if you can set up a company, you will become the same as those adults in Nanyang Company, and you can make money and have status.

"Brother General, what are you still hesitating about! My brother told you that if it weren't for your good iron skills and a group of honest brothers under you, I wouldn't have come to you, and I would have eaten alone to make a fortune. Seeing that General Zheng was hesitant, Zheng Haozi was also a little impatient.

"Brother Mazi, tell me, how do you join the law? As you know, my little brother doesn't have many copies. The money from the sale of the land is also intended to marry a relative. General Zheng's tone relaxed.

Seeing that General Zheng had the intention of agreeing, Zheng Haozi said straight to the point: "Ten taels and one shares, I invested 600 shares, and I am currently the largest shareholder, and the other eight companies have invested a total of 360 shares, because you have a good team under your hands, and the technology is also very good, these are counted as 10 dry shares for you." Also depends on how much you invest. ”

"Brother Mazi, I'll invest another 15 shares, I only have so much money." General Zheng gritted his teeth and said.

"That's good! Now that the railroad has been completed, I have heard that there will be a celebration of the opening of the railway for two days. We continued the joy of celebration and officially established our Bac Giang company on that day! ”

"Okay! Brother Mazi, tomorrow I will go to the savings office of the Holy Country Construction Bank in the town and take out the one hundred and fifty taels of silver I have saved. Five months ago, General Zheng took the 123 taels of silver from the land requisition home, but he didn't feel very relieved to hide anywhere, and finally dug a hole in the ground and buried it.

Fortunately, three months ago, General Zheng suddenly heard from a steward of the Nanyang Company that the Holy King's Mansion had opened several money houses called banks, which could deposit silver taels for no charge and a small amount of interest. General Zheng hurriedly dug up the silver hidden in his home and deposited it in the savings bank of the Shengguo Construction Bank, which was closest to his home.

"Don't bother, man, you really don't understand the role of the bank. In this way, early tomorrow morning, we will all go to the savings bank of Shengguo Construction Bank, open an account in the name of the company, and transfer the money in our respective accounts to the company's account. You don't have to carry money around. ”

The next day, just as Wang Haozi said, the savings bank quickly handled the transfer business, and Zheng Dajiang officially joined the Bac Giang Company and became a shareholder of a construction company.

What General Zheng didn't expect was that the 150 taels of silver he deposited, in just three months, actually had the interest of half a penny of silver, which gave him a little more windfall.

After discussing with others, Zheng Haozi decided to officially name the company "Beijiang Railway Construction Joint Stock Company".