Li Zhen was silent for a moment and said, "You go and invite Dai Yuanhua first, and then talk about other things." ”

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Although Ye Chengxin had not been in contact with Dai Yuanhua, he had already memorized the names of all the people under Li Zhen's command, and he knew what these people did. This is naturally due to Liu Taiping's careful teaching in the past, if Liu Taiping did not carefully explain the basic things clearly, Ye Chengxin would not have been able to know everything.

After leaving the Taoist Mansion, Ye Cheng went straight to Maas's factory. When he came to the factory, Ye Cheng made his intention clear and asked people to find Dai Yuanhua. Then they went back to the Daotai Mansion together, and when they came to the outside of the study, it was already completely dark.

The lights were like beans, and the three figures swayed slightly.

Li Zhen looked at Dai Yuanhua, who was sitting stiffly, and said, "Yuanhua, you have been in the factory for a while, tell me about the recent situation in the factory, and the situation of you and your apprentices studying in the factory. ”

"Yes!"

Dai Yuanhua sat up straight and said unhurriedly: "I learned the method of making foreign guns in the factory, and I know the process of making guns. However, I think that there is something hidden in the way foreign guns are made. Because when I ask them something I don't understand, these foreigners are always reluctant to answer too much, even very reluctantly. ”

Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "So, foreigners are unwilling to teach craftsmanship? ”

At this moment, Li Zhen was unhappy in his heart.

Lao Tzu provided food and drink, and also supported him with money, but the foreigners did not cooperate, which made Li Zhen very unhappy.

Dai Yuanhua shook his head and said helplessly: "It can't be said that foreigners don't teach, because let the apprentices operate the machines, so that the apprentices and craftsmen who learn know how to process ammunition and guns with machines." It's just that when it comes to the most critical part, the foreigners have retained. Even if the adults reproach, the foreigners can completely shirk it, after all, they have taught. ”

When Li Zhen heard this, his eyebrows rose like a flying sword, his face turned slightly red, and his anger rose irrepressibly.

"Smack!"

Li Zhen slapped the desk and snorted angrily: "What about Maas? What did Maas do? ”

Dai Yuanhua said in a deep voice: "I heard some bad news, please forgive me." ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "Say it directly, don't hide it." ”

Dai Yuanhua said slowly: "After the factory stabilized, Mas often stayed in the factory at first. Later, Maas never came again, and I heard that he was in frequent contact with the Americans, not only that, but also some officials in Jiangsu. Looking at Maas's actions, it seems that he is looking for another backer. ”

When Li Zhen heard this, he even wanted to scold his mother.

Dog's day, no treacherous business.

Maas kept saying that he and Li Zhen were friends and wanted to develop for a long time, but now he was looking for another way, obviously not satisfied with just opening a factory in Shanghai, and had greater ambitions. Maas wants to create a business empire, and Li Zhen has no objection. However, instead of consulting him, Mas found another person, wanting to seek more protection, which has touched Li Zhen's bottom line.

The wings were stiff and he wanted to fly, but Maas forgot that he was still in Shanghai.

In fact, Li Zhen and Maas have a mutually beneficial and win-win relationship.

The guns manufactured were first supplied to Li Zhen, and Li Zhen also spent money to buy them, so he did not treat Mas badly. Li Zhen sent apprentices and craftsmen to study in factories, and also paid the wages of Italian experts and craftsmen. In addition, Li Zhen also had to protect the safety of Italian experts and set aside a place to build a factory, a series of measures that Li Zhen mediated to ensure the normal operation of the factory. It can be said that without Li Zhen, it would be impossible for Maas to gain a foothold in Shanghai.

Now, the Italian experts are playing tricks, and Li Zhen has the idea of cleaning up Maas.

If you don't knock it, this person is not honest enough.

Li Zhen's eyes rolled, he was silent for a long time, and then said: "Yuanhua, in the letter you handed over, you said that the factory is running at a high speed, and it urgently needs steel, minerals and other raw materials, and it must be transported from other places, right?" ”

Dai Yuanhua nodded and said: "Yes, the factory is indeed in urgent need of various raw materials. ”

When Li Zhen heard this, the corners of his mouth hooked up with a sneer, and he said in a deep voice: "In this case, we will sum up and make the factory where the Italians are active become dead." Eating in a bowl and looking at a pot on my territory, how can there be such a good thing. ”

Dai Yuanhua became interested and asked, "My lord, what do you think?" ”

Li Zhen looked at Ye Chengxin and asked, "Xiao Ye, did you understand what happened just now?" ”

Ye Cheng cheered up his spirits and immediately said: "I almost understand, the main problem is that you sent people to join the foreigner's factory and wanted to learn the art, but the foreigner did superficial work, and only let the apprentices and craftsmen learn simple manufacturing and learn to operate the machine, but they did not learn the most valuable things." Moreover, now that the foreigner's factory is short of raw materials, you plan to work the raw materials, so that the foreigner has to put down his body and beg you. ”

"Clever!"

Li Zhen smiled with satisfaction and couldn't help but praise it.

Dai Yuanhua glanced at Ye Chengxin, but he didn't expect that this young man was a person cultivated by Li Zhen.

Li Zhen asked again: "Xiao Ye, since you want to ask Mas to beg me, do you have any ideas?" ”

Ye Cheng thought about it carefully before he said: "It's actually very simple to deal with Maas, the adult is the Shanghai Daotai, controlling all kinds of materials transported to Shanghai. As long as adults restrict the entry of raw materials such as steel and minerals, it will choke the lifeblood of foreigners. However, if you plan to make your own foreign guns, you can't block them, and you can set up a factory by yourself to buy all kinds of steel, minerals, and other raw materials for making guns and ammunition, so as to occupy the Shanghai market, so that it will be more convenient in the future. ”

Dai Yuanhua's face was full of surprise, and he was even more moved. From the few words just now, Dai Yuanhua felt that this young man was not simple. No matter how much knowledge a teenager has, his gaze is extraordinary.

Li Zhen said with satisfaction: "If I leave this matter to you, can it be done?" ”

"It will definitely be done!"

Ye Chengxin felt as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and immediately agreed. He had only followed Li Zhen for half a month, and he had only been in contact with Li Zhen for a few days, but he didn't expect to get an opportunity, and Ye Cheng would never let it go no matter what.

Li Zhen thought for a while, and then said: "You can only hide behind the scenes, you can't stand in front of the stage." ”

"Why?"

Ye Chengxin was a little puzzled, and suddenly a little disappointed.

Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "You are too young and have little experience, so it is impossible for you to support the overall situation alone for the time being." Moreover, if it is a factory opened by Chinese, once the factory is profitable, there must be countless people who are red-eyed. It may be a businessman, it may be a person who mixes the rivers and lakes, or it may be a person in the officialdom. Businessmen and gangsters are easy to deal with, but it is not easy for people in officialdom to solve. ”

"Even if I control Shanghai, there are countless people who are bigger than me."

"Once these people get involved, it's not going to be easy."

"Therefore, the people who set up the factory must be foreigners. You go to the concession to find Gu Lina and ask her to find a reliable foreigner to work with you. On the surface, foreigners are in charge, but secretly you are the master. As long as it was a factory run by foreigners, the officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were afraid of three points and did not dare to pay attention to the factory. ”

Li Zhen told his thoughts, and Ye Chengxin and Dai Yuanhua both nodded their heads again and again.

Ye Cheng said with admiration: "My lord is wise! ”

Dai Yuanhua was also convinced, because Dai Yuanhua understood the current situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Officials can bully Chinese businessmen at will, and even a single order can ruin the businessman's family. However, for foreigners, the officials are slumped backs, licking smiling faces, and they have to be careful to stutter.

Li Zhen's move can be regarded as hitting a snake on three inches.

Li Zhen smiled and said, "Yuanhua, don't make a noise when you go back, just watch quietly." Even if someone comes to you to talk about something, or asks you to ask me, you will push it away and ignore it, understand? ”

"Don't worry, I'll just wait to see the show."

Dai Yuanhua smiled, with an expectant look on his face.

This group of foreigners, it's time to clean up.

ps: two of the three watches; Okay, I'm going to clean up the little foreigner and ask for flowers.