Chapter XXVI Guangzhou Shipyard
The dinner was set in the Chunman Garden, which was originally the private garden of the Pan family, and later built a high-end restaurant in part of it, which was not open to the public. Young Master Liang thought to himself, isn't this equivalent to a clubhouse, a club and other high-end consumption places, it turns out that there is a lot of this year, he doesn't know that China at this time belongs to the rich countries in the world, Guangzhou is one of China's wealth concentrations, there are a lot of luxury and luxury private gardens, but unfortunately most of them were destroyed in the war, so future generations can't see it.
Cantonese cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China, and even in later generations, restaurants that cook Cantonese cuisine are high-consumption places, and Cantonese people's research and development of food is probably second to none in the world. But Master Liang, who knows history, knows that foreigners are not interested in the complexity and delicacy of Cantonese cuisine, their rough tongues have not yet evolved to this height, and they only need fresh meat and vegetables to eat, these foreigners value practical interests more, and there is no need to deliberately please them. But the wine must be enough, most foreigners are addicted to alcohol, and they are not adapted to the Chinese wine culture. Therefore, Young Master Liang arranged the foreign devils of the three foreign companies in the garden, made it into a buffet form, and let them eat and drink at will, and he and his fourth uncle Liang family and the sixth child accompanied him. Old Man Liang dined in the private room with Pan Siye and the two masters, and they didn't like to eat and drink with foreigners at their age.
The ghosts who spray each other together during the day toast together at night. In fact, these foreigners in Guangzhou all know each other, they all came to China thousands of miles away, and they can't play with the Chinese, so they naturally mix into a circle, and the mutual spraying during the day is just their own master. Now that the contract has been signed and they have become partners, it is natural that they should have a few drinks.
As a result, the red wine on the table quickly decreased, and then decreased, and after three additions, the precipitation gradually decreased.
Luo Bin, who had drunk too much, came back to his strength, and patted Young Master Liang's shoulder with his right hand, so much that he almost grinned, no way, in terms of height and strength, Young Master Liang suffered too much. "Ronnie, you are one of the Qing merchants I have ever met," the Englishman cocked his thumb and said, "Sometimes I suspect that you are a European, your way of thinking and doing things is very close to ours, and you are so young, you will definitely be one of the biggest businessmen in China in the future."
"To borrow your auspicious words, if I really become a big businessman in China, then you will also be one of the best businessmen in Britain, I am thinking, Her Majesty's title may not be far from you", this sentence scratched Luo Bin's itch, he immediately laughed, raised his wine glass and touched it with Master Liang, and it was rare to dry it down.
"Ronnie, when will we sign a business contract between us?" When Robin said this, Anderson and Loew happened to come over, and the Jew who heard this sentence immediately stopped Loew, turned around and said something to Loew, but his ears were pricked up to listen carefully to the conversation next to him.
The young master Liang, who noticed it, didn't want to keep it a secret, so he said indifferently: "Tomorrow, go to your place or come to me."
"It's better for me to come over, it may not be convenient for me to be there", Robin thought very thoughtfully, I am afraid it is not good for the boss to know about his personal affairs in Swire & Co., Ltd.
"Oh, I want you to be able to run your own foreign business in a short time, Napoleon said that a soldier who does not want to be a marshal is not a good soldier, what do you think?"
"This ······" To be honest, Luo Bin really didn't think about this matter, after all, opening a foreign bank requires a lot of money and connections, and he can't meet these two conditions now, as for his personal ability, he is quite confident, so Young Master Liang's words are like a seed, taking root and sprouting in his warm body, and gradually growing, making him feel that he has suddenly opened a door and entered another wonderful world······ Robin, who had drunk too much, finally experienced the truth that if wine is not drunk, everyone is drunk, and he was immersed in that beautiful world and couldn't extricate himself······ The soul is in sublimation······
Young Master Liang, who became a hypnotic master in an instant, shook his head and left the British self-world, he wanted to go to the private room to toast the two elders and two masters, but just after walking a few steps, he was stopped by Anderson and Loew, "Dear Ronnie, you are not a friend enough,
"What's wrong?" Young Master Liang is not very interested in this Jew anymore, this guy is too yin, he always likes to provoke, and he was almost ruined by him today.
As if nothing had happened, Anderson smiled and said, "Why did you do business with that arrogant Englishman, but leave us two sincere friends?" "Young Master Liang couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, Loew is quite sincere, you are a fucked friend at best.
"Mr. Anderson, where do you start talking about this, I have never refused to cooperate with you."
"So what kind of business do you and Robin do you do alone? We can join in, too," Anderson revealed.
"Oh, I'm afraid this won't work, the shares between us have already been negotiated, and there is no need to raise another one. As for what we want to do, there is no need to keep it secret, textile company, the two of us work together to start a company that produces textiles."
"Oh, good choice, hey, you should talk to us when you have such an opportunity in the future, compared to that Englishman, the two of us are better partners" One of the two was responsible for talking and the other was responsible for nodding, making it look like performing a double reed, and the young master Liang wanted to laugh.
"No problem, Mr. Anderson, I have a suggestion, I wonder if you are interested?"
Anderson's eyes lit up immediately, because the last time he heard this sentence he had joined the signing of today's telegraph company, he was looking forward to this time, so he didn't say a word and made a deaf ear.
Young Master Liang smiled, we call people who regard money as their lives as money fans, but what should we call this kind of people who value money more than their lives, Nima, I am speechless.
"Mr. Anderson, I want to invest in the construction of a shipyard in Guangzhou, are you interested in joining?" In fact, the current Qing Dynasty basically invests in industries with a market, and you can make money, because there are no industrial enterprises in the Qing Dynasty, and there are no competitors, which is equivalent to a monopoly.
"Well, that's a good idea," the Jew began to ponder.
Young Master Liang was impatient: "With the development of science, European and American countries have broken the shackles of religion, the world is entering the track of rapid development, China is in it, and the speed of development will be greatly improved (the Qing Dynasty in history is not the case, but has become a dumping ground for Western industrial products), commerce will achieve greater and faster development, the circulation of commerce needs the support of the transportation industry, at present in China, the largest transportation industry is shipping, but now China does not have a really advanced shipyard, The shipyards in Shanghai and Fuzhou must also be known to you, they are all government-invested projects, and with your understanding of Qing officials, can they run this kind of enterprise well? ”
"No, no, the officials of the Qing Dynasty are terrible, they just want to make money and can't do things, and the intricate relationships make us dizzy." The two foreigners shook their heads.
"Therefore, the enterprises that can really succeed in Daqing are purely private enterprises like ours, we can spend some money to send them away, but we must not let them enter the enterprise to make trouble."
Loew finally spoke: "I think Ronnie is right, the prospect of running a shipyard in Daqing is very good, I am willing to try", you see, this is a friend on the road. Young Master Liang patted Loew's arm (because his shoulder couldn't reach it) to express his appreciation. Although the best shipbuilding technology is now in the UK, for China, even if the UK's most advanced shipyard is moved to China as a whole, the factory will not be able to operate because the foundation is too poor. Only the right one is the best. And with the virtue of the British, it is impossible to be willing to help China develop an advanced shipbuilding industry, otherwise how can the ships they build be sold to the Chinese? And the two next to Master Liang are the most suitable, one regards money as more important than life, dares to earn any money, and the US government has no restrictions now, and the other is trying to desperately squeeze into the world stage, as long as they can do anything that can save face and make money, whoever stops me will fight with whom. It is precisely because of this spirit that both countries have achieved rapid development and expansion.
So Young Master Liang told them that these were actually prepared a long time ago, and they were waiting for them to pounce.