Zhang Chunping said with a smile: "My lord, you underestimate me, as long as I can show my ability to the fullest, how can this official and half-position be placed in my eyes, even if it is to be a housekeeper for you?" ”

Li Junfeng's expression was horrified, this cousin began to get sick again, everything was inferior, only because of his high reading, he was willing to be a housekeeper for Lord Futai......

Guo Ye smiled: "Okay, this matter is still in the process of planning, the most important thing for you now is to help me formulate a factual plan, I can only plan a big plan, but if I want to implement it, it is not what I am good at, these are all handed over to you talents." ”

While a few people were talking, a personal soldier walked in and said urgently: "Lord Qiyu, there are a few foreigners outside the door, claiming to be the American Minister Hua Ruohan, and I want to see my lord!" ”

Guo Ye's spirit was shocked, and he laughed and said: "Okay, Boshan, Dingguo, go, come with me to meet Hua Ruohan who came from afar, this is our god of wealth, and many things can't be played without him!" ”

Guo Ye said this, took Li Junfeng and Zhang Chunping out of the room, and came to the outside of the governor's yamen.

Seeing Guo Ye, Hua Ruohan imitated the etiquette of the Chinese, hugged his fist and smiled: "Haha, Guo Ye, no, Lord Futai, congratulations, congratulations, in two years, from a soldier to a feudal official, this improvement speed is really incredible, congratulations!" ”

Guo Ye smiled: "Thank you, thank you, Mr. Hua Ruohan, let's go into the yamen to talk." ”

Hua Ruohan's entourage Guo Ye walked into the governor's yamen, several people sat down, and the next person offered tea.

Hua Ruohan took a deep sip of the aroma emanating from Biluochun. Sigh: "Good tea." Good tea. Biluochun, a god of one top! ”

Guo Ye said with a smile: "If Mr. Hua Ruohan likes it, I will give it to Mr. Hua, but your Chinese knowledge is becoming more and more sophisticated." ”

Hua Ruohan said with a smile: "I have invited two gentlemen to teach me Chinese studies, I know that qinqi, calligraphy, painting, poetry and hops, that is the most quintessential culture of the Chinese, I have been studying hard." Guo Ye. The two of us are old friends, don't talk so much, this time you summoned me from the capital to Jinan with a letter, there must be something important, right? ”

Guo Ye smiled: "Yes, Mr. Hua Ruohan is still so direct, and he does have something to discuss with you." ”

Hua Ruohan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? What's the matter? ”

Guo Ye replied: "The first thing, that is, the coal mining equipment and steelmaking equipment I entrusted you to buy for me in the United States, how are they prepared now?" ”

Hua Ruohan breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "This matter." Quite simply, now American freighters are stuck in the port of Tianjin. Coal mining equipment and steelmaking equipment are the most advanced equipment in the United States, I know that you are an expert, for all fields are involved, to you to transport the equipment is not your mind, you want to do my field! ”

Guo Ye nodded and said with a smile: "That's good, since that's the case, then please hand over with that side, all the equipment will be transported to Yantai, and then from Yantai we will transport it to the mainland, and in three or two months, I will build this coal mine and steel mill." ”

Hua Ruohan's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "My Lord Guo, may I ask you whether these two factories and mines are government-run or ......."

Guo Ye shook his head and replied: "These two factories and mines, I plan to invest my own funds, and I have nothing to do with the imperial court, and this is an industry that I want to pass on to future generations in the future......"

Hua Ruohan said happily: "In that case, my lord, why don't you allow me to participate in the share?" Do you share your interests? ”

Guo Ye replied: "Mr. Hua Ruohan, it's not that I don't want to, but you foreigners have always been used to having complete control after participating in shares, which really makes me very embarrassed......

Hua Ruohan said unhappily: "Lord Guo, doing business with other people, we naturally like to get a little cheap and control the factory and mine in our own hands, but for you, where will I do that?" I only need to invest a part of the funds in these two factories and mines, as for the management matters, I will not interfere, just need you to give me dividends every year, how about it? ”

Guo Ye is naturally willing, but now he is short of money in his hands!

Guo Ye pretended to groan and replied: "Since Mr. Hua Ruohan is interested, we are all old friends, naturally we can't refuse you in one go, I have completely entrusted the construction of these two factories and mines to this Mr. Zhang Chunping, you can discuss it with him." ”

Hua Ruohan looked at the tiger-headed guy in front of him in surprise, in his impression, Guo Ye's subordinates are all fierce generals on the battlefield, and it is natural to fight, but to do business, it is far from it.

Zhang Chunping arched his hand with a smile and said in English: "Mr. Hua Ruohan, in the next Zhang Chunping, the two of us will often deal with each other in the future, please give me more advice!" ”

Hua Ruohan was shocked, he didn't expect this person to speak fluent English, Guo Ye is too powerful, there is such a talent under his hands!

Hua Ruohan smiled reluctantly and replied, "Mr. Zhang, you don't have to be polite, I wish the two of us a smooth cooperation!" ”

Guo Ye continued: "Mr. Hua Ruohan, the equipment I purchased last time can only support the use of my first phase of coal mines and iron works, once the first phase is put into use, I will immediately think about the second batch of equipment purchased by your country, which will be twice as large as the current scale, that is to say, another two million taels of silver need to be invested, are you sure, you have so much money?" ”

Hua Ruohan was startled, the cup in his hand almost fell to the ground, and shouted: "Lord Guo, are you not joking, you have invested three million taels of silver before and after, such an iron factory and coal mine, even in the United States, it is already a quasi-first-class factory, you have such a strong capital?" Do you have so many managers and technicians? This is no joke! ”

Guo Ye smiled: "What didn't people do?" The two questions you asked, the second question that I want to ask you, need your strong support, and before you talk about the second question, you need to answer me, you have so much money on hand to invest in these two factories? ”

Guo Ye is right, Hua Ruohan is the US minister to China, but it does not mean that he has a huge amount of wealth, if it is hundreds of thousands of dollars, hundreds of thousands of dollars, he has it, but he invested three million taels of silver at once, Hua Ruohan could not get such a huge amount of money at once, after all, his wealth also includes other real estate, just cash, it is only more than 100,000 dollars, the gap is huge!

Now it's time for us to talk about the second thing, presumably this matter, the first thing is just pediatrics. ”

(To be continued.) )