Chapter 23 Chinese, British, and American

The arrogant British were finally stunned by Young Master Liang's silver.

"Mr. Robin, your suggestion is very reasonable, let's go according to this proportion. But if I see that you have put in sincerity and effort for this textile company, you will get 35% of the dividend when the dividend is paid, of course, this is my personal commitment. There are only two shareholders in this company, you and me, what is your opinion? "Young Master Liang didn't dare to write this promise into the contract, otherwise the greedy British would definitely mess around and pay an extra 5% bonus because the textile machinery in these years was the best for the British, and he didn't want to see the British pit him on it.

"Oh my friend, thank you so much for your sincerity and generosity, you have opened my eyes to a heart of gold"

Nima, I gave you more silver, and immediately said that I have a heart of gold, can you be more straightforward? Our poor young master Liang was finally defeated by the greed and shamelessness of the British. Hurry away from Swire & Co., for there is still a substitute to be turned on, and although the Jews are no less greedy, they are not as arrogant as the British.

"Oh, dear Anderson, I've got you some money"

"Money? You have already paid the deposit, and the following payment is to be paid at the time of delivery, but our freighter has just departed from Boston, and it will take three months to get here, are you willing to pay in advance? Anderson looked at Young Master Liang with a smile.

"No, no, that's just a small business, and now I have a bigger project, so I thought of you, a friend I worked with, but I don't know if you're interested?"

"Oh, I'm looking forward to it, you're a very interesting friend" The Jews, who don't see the rabbit and don't scatter the eagle, will not be fooled by a few kind words.

"We Tianbao Xing are going to set up a telegraph company to operate the telegraph business of Daqing, and Mr. Robin and Mr. Loew, whom I have worked with before, have already joined, because you are also a friend who has worked with me, so I would like to ask you about your wishes." Young Master Liang said lightly.

"Oh! Telegraph! God, it's a telegram! Anderson immediately came to his senses: "We are very helpless about the poor efficiency of the Qing government, they have not responded to our telegram requests in Europe and the United States, and now there is finally good news, it seems that we can finally get rid of the days without telegrams."

Young Master Liang is very aware of the virtues of the magnates in the imperial court, and the requirements for foreigners are to push and push, and if they can't push, they will be delayed, if they really can't shirk, then find a Han official to negotiate with the foreigners pretending to be, of course, in the end, the requirements of the foreigners must be accepted in full, as long as they don't invite the warships of the foreigners, anyway, this traitorous infamy is carried by Han officials, and no one in the current Qing Dynasty dares to point at Beijing and scold the emperor and the emperor's mother.

"The telegraph is an advanced and practical technology, and the Qing Dynasty certainly cannot refuse the convenience it brings."

"Then how much capital does this telegraph company need to invest, and how will the shares be distributed?" Anderson immediately focused on substantive issues.

"The capital investment is tentatively set at five million taels of silver, our Tianbao Bank invests three million taels, and the rest is raised between Swire & Co., Lihe & Co., and your Qichang & Co. Originally, I wanted to find another French foreign firm, but Mr. Robin was adamantly opposed, and he even objected to Mr. Loew and you joining, and I told him that he had agreed to your investment in advance, and he reluctantly agreed. Actually, I only received Mr. Loew's investment application, your side is only reserved, if you don't want to, I'll..."

"No, no! Of course I do, that arrogant Englishman is always self-righteous" Anderson hurriedly grabbed the topic: "I am very grateful for your trust in me, and we Jews will pay a sincere return for our trust in our friends." He secretly calculated in his heart how many shares he could get, but the result was not very optimistic, the Prussians did not have to worry, but the British would definitely open their mouths, and the remaining 40% was not enough. He looked at Young Master Liang with an iodine face and said cautiously: "This 40% is not enough, the British will definitely account for most of it, you Tianbaoxing can invest a little less, I will help you add a little."

, Young Master Liang rolled his eyes, this Jew abacus is too fine, they all hit me, the British were stunned by me, I didn't expect to burn incense to drive the monk, but this Jew is still worried about the hen when he eats eggs, and he is really an unpopular nation. He said helplessly: "Mr. Anderson, you may not know that Tianbao Xing has been reorganized and absorbed the funds of the Pan family, the Wu family, the Rong family, the Luo family, and the Yi family, and the Liang family only accounts for 58% of the shares, and the three million funds of the telegraph company are from Tianbao Bank, and a large part of the shares will be taken away by the magnates of the imperial court and the local ministers of the Qing Dynasty. ”

"Oh so, the officials of the Qing Dynasty are so corrupt, they just take advantage and don't pay for it." Anderson's expression was filled with indignation.

Young Master Liang rolled his eyes again: "What do you think?" ”

The Jews knew that they could not get any more benefits, so they had to compete with the British and Prussians. Young Master Liang's innocent performance made the shrewd him believe it, after all, Young Master Liang had just bought a large number of arms from him, and there was no doubt that the Liang family had a backer in the Qing Dynasty.

The telegraph company jointly owned by China, Britain, Pu and the United States has been preliminarily negotiated, and it will depend on how the three of them will compete tomorrow, and Young Master Liang has a good feeling of waiting to see the excitement. It was agreed that he would see him again at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and he parted ways with Anderson. When he returned to Tianbao Xing, he arranged tomorrow's meeting, and sent someone to inform LΓΆw, who was from Lihe Foreign Bank, to go to the appointment on time tomorrow, and then took Liang Qiang and Liang Zhuang back to Liangjiazhuang, and he had to report to the old man.

Old man Liang has been dealing with foreign devils all his life, of course, he knows that they are not easy to deal with, before the Opium War, the foreigners were still a little civilized, and the foreigners after the Opium War were simply arrogant, cunning and arrogant, especially the British and French, thinking about Robin is just a big class of a foreign company and talking about the British Empire all day long, looking like I am the boss and who am I afraid of. The old man, who saw the obvious changes before and after the war, was angry when he thought about it, so he took a back seat early and tried not to deal with these insatiable ghosts. But Sun Tzu actually got rid of the three ghost guys lightly, which made him a little suspicious, until he listened to Sun Tzu's detailed introduction and analysis, and he understood that this Sun Tzu (how did he listen to swearing) was to take a look at three things, step by step, dig a pit in advance, and couldn't help foreign devils not jump down. Fortunately, this is his grandson, if it is an opponent, he, an old Jianghu, would not dare to say that he can win him.

"Han'er, since the discussion is so smooth, I agree to the matter of the telegraph company, but this technology is not at ease in their hands, so our own people have to pay close attention to training, I am afraid that after a long time, foreign devils will come out of something. What else do you need to support, just say it, just by doing this thing, you have now surpassed your father and uncles, they have not yet taken advantage of the situation to suppress people, and the ability to calculate step by step, but you can't be proud, grandpa hopes that the Liang family can really carry forward in your hands! As he spoke, Old Man Liang spoke seriously again, he was afraid that his grandson would get carried away when he was young and frivolous, and there were many examples of young geniuses who were mediocre in the end. It's the same feeling as carefully holding a priceless treasure for fear of breaking.

Young Master Liang didn't think about it so much, as long as the old man nodded, the four-party joint venture telegraph company was basically finalized: "Grandpa, I really need your support, I'll talk to them tomorrow, and you will appear when the contract is actually signed, so it will be more formal, after all, I'm just a thirteen-year-old child."

This grandson is okay, he understands that he is still a child, and he knows the severity, Old Man Liang nodded with satisfaction.