Chapter XXVIII. Textile Companies

Robin's admiration for this oriental teenager rose to a new level.

"Ronnie, you are too powerful, these two methods will definitely work, I really doubt that you are sent by God to help me, there will always be magical things happen when I meet you" The Englishman said a basket of good things, and then expressed his worry: "This second one is not easy to find such a big credit, I can't think of it anyway", the implication is that it depends on you, you help people to the end.

"It's really hard to have such an important credit as the telegraph company, but you don't need to make such a big move anymore, you have a similar credit, just keep your popularity in the newspaper, I have a plan here, can you see if it's okay?"

"You say, you say, I'll listen", tsk, how could Robin have a trace of arrogance at this time.

"My plan is actually a big project, I want to buy or lease the land on Changzhou Island in the south of Guangzhou as a whole, and set up a Guangzhou Development Zone, which is different from the concession, the Shamian Concession is divided into the British Concession and the French Concession, which is managed by you Britain and France, and can be stationed in the army, the Development Zone is strictly an industrial zone, and the daily management is responsible for the management office of the Development Zone, and the personnel of this management office are appointed by the board of directors of the Development Zone. No troops shall be stationed in the development zone, and the patrol police shall be responsible for the management of public security. Young Master Liang gave a general introduction, picked up the teacup and drank saliva.

But Robin didn't understand what he said, "What does this have to do with me?" ”

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly, you must know that the area of this Cheung Chau Island is nearly 40 times that of Shamian Island, which is already a big deal. Also, the world has entered the industrial age, and the industry of the Qing Dynasty is obviously lagging behind that of European and American countries, so can the development of industry in the Qing Dynasty be successful? To put it simply, can you make money? The answer is yes. Just as the two of us are going to sign a contract to set up a textile company today, and Anderson and Loew are going to cooperate with me to set up a shipyard, then what about the others, there must be many factories that can be run, because the industry of the Qing Dynasty is a blank, but the population is the largest in the world, so the market for industrial products is also the largest in the world. Instead of having to travel thousands of miles from Europe or America, it is better to produce it locally, so that the cost is lower and the profit is more, isn't our business just about pursuing profits? So I believe that this development zone will definitely attract a lot of factories to join, then there is no doubt that this development zone will be a success."

Robin didn't understand much yet, but he learned to be obedient this time and didn't interject again.

"The point is that the board of directors of this development zone will include the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Prussia and our five countries in the Qing Dynasty, in order to highlight your credit, you have the most shares in the UK, and we will divide the rest, do you understand?"

"Oh, I see, but why get so many shareholders, isn't it good for just the two of us? Wouldn't we have more shares in this way? ”

"No, it has to be more, so that the British Empire will have more face, for example, Britain has 40% of the shares, and our four countries each have 15%, so this matter can highlight the status of the British Empire when it is publicized, do you think, who is your Britain's biggest opponent in Europe? Of course, it is France, but France's stake in it is not even half of yours, and France and Prussia together are smaller than Britain, as long as this statement is transmitted back to Britain and back to Europe, it means that you have added glory to the British Empire, and does it not mean that you have made another contribution to the British Empire? ”

"Oh, oh, Wonderfur! It's so beautiful, so you designed it that way, I don't know how you came up with such a perfect plan. Ronnie, you're so cute! "Robin's brain circuit has just turned on the track, and it seems that his IQ is a hard flaw.

If Master Liang wants to develop China's industry, he can only learn from the model of the national development zone in later generations, first let foreign businessmen invest in factories, and recruit local people as workers, so that after a few years, these enterprises will train a large number of industrial workers for China, and at the same time open a number of vocational schools, technical schools and junior colleges, and invite teachers from all over the world.

Engineers come to teach and give lectures and train more technical talents, so that China's industrial development can be regarded as having some human resource reserves, because this great Qing country, this talent in this area is too scarce.

"Mr. Robin, at the moment, I can't help you with the English newspaper publicity, I can only do it by yourself, I only have such a preliminary plan for the development zone, I will improve it when I am free, you go back and think about it, see if there is anything that needs to be improved, next time we meet and talk, when we discuss it, we will go to talk to several other companies, we will start to officially sign the contract after everyone has negotiated, and enter the implementation stage, what do you think?"

"Well, that's safe, just do it, and send someone to inform me when you get the plan ready. Let's sign the contract with the textile company today."

"The text is ready, you take a closer look, and if you have no opinions, you can sign it" The matter of the textile company has already been negotiated, and only this procedure remains.

After Luo Bin signed and left, Young Master Liang handed over the matter to his fourth uncle, and the specific matters were up to Liang Lao Liu.

Asia's largest textile company was set up in a hurry.

Changzhou Island is now basically a desert island, there are only some vegetable farmers and fishermen on the island, the Whampoa Military Academy of later generations was opened there, and later a Whampoa shipyard was built, so it is still very suitable to be used as an industrial development zone, Young Master Liang is still ready to use the power of foreigners to suppress the government officials in Guangzhou, if the land price is not high, buy it, if the land price is high, rent it, although it is impossible to do the general five links and one level (electricity, tap water, sewers, roads, communications and land leveling), but you can first access the road, After connecting sewer pipes and leveling the land, slowly connecting the telegraph, electrifying thermal power plants, and opening waterworks to connect water, it is impossible to do anything at once, just develop slowly with a goal.

At present, the world's relatively strong industrial strength is Britain, France, the United States and Prussia, these countries, only to attract with profit, with the help of their power to smash the closed shell of the Qing Dynasty, and slowly embark on the road of industrialization. Now even if you run a school, you can't find a suitable teacher in the Qing Dynasty, and you have to rely on the support of foreigners, so you still have to pay the tuition fees, and you can't do much by relying on Young Master Liang alone.

Young Master Liang found his fifth uncle and asked if the design and construction personnel of the Hainan base were ready, and the next focus was on the construction of the Hainan base, which must be completed before the arrival of American munitions, how do you feel that things can never be done!