Zhao Qingluo looked at Xuan Yuemeng suspiciously, "Just tell me, where did you get the money to set up a steamship company?" I see that the investment plan you listed will be at least six million taels of silver! We can't even get six thousand taels now, so where are you going to get six million taels of silver? ”

Timothy Lee had a funny expression, "Mr. Yuemeng, I will never say it, don't you still believe me?" Tell me, did we really find gold in our coal mines? I went to the coal mine just now, why did you ask the people of the American patrol house to change all the original guards in the coal mine, and can a coal mine use dozens of patrol guards? I thought of the huge amount of money of two million taels all of a sudden, and I didn't know where it came from, I was going crazy, you know? ”

Young Master Meng frowned, "You told me about two million taels of silver?" Have you told others that we suddenly have two million taels of silver in our account? ”

Timothy Lee shook her head, "I didn't say that. ”

Zhao Qingluo also said: "I didn't say it either. ”

Xuan Yuemeng nodded, "This is our top secret now, and it will be in the future!" A company's financial system is the core of the company, the company is to make money, and making money is inseparable from the financial system! The company's accounts are not to be made known to anyone. ”

Timothy Li and Zhao Qingluo saw what Young Master Meng said seriously, and they hurriedly said yes!

Young Master Meng smiles all day long, but when he speaks normally, the weight will automatically increase.

Xuan Yuemeng smiled: "I see that the people of the Canal Gang have been making too much trouble recently, and I am worried that they will be bad for our coal mine, which is called increased vigilance measures, if the gold mine is really discovered, what am I still sitting here for?" Mr. Timothy Lee, you should now proceed with the preparation of the steamship company, and contact the shipyards in Germany and ask them to start quoting, I will order a hundred freighters with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons. ”

Timothy Lee was surprised: "A hundred freighters with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons? Oh my God, how much does this cost? Mr. Yuemeng, did all your money fall from the sky? ”

Zhao Qingluo was a little unhappy, "Mr. Timothy Li, forget it, let's not ask, he doesn't want to say it." Don't you know him yet? What he didn't want to say, no one could ask. ”

Timothy Lee nodded, "Okay, I won't ask, it's good to keep this kind of thing secret, it's just, Mr. Yuemeng, don't you trust me?" ”

Xuan Yuemeng smiled and said, "Mr. Timothy Lee, how can I not trust you?" Don't worry too much, hurry up and prepare for the construction of the wharf and the steamship company, as well as the sales of commercial land in the US concession! In addition, Klinsmann & Co. should also refute the rumors internally, and stop letting people spread the rumors that gold mines have been discovered in coal mines. ”

Timothy Lee shook his head, "I'm really confused, is there a gold mine or not?" Well, I'll go and prepare for the construction of the wharf and the steamship company, as well as the sale of commercial land in the American concession and the refutation of rumors within Klinsmann & Co. Alas, I'm really confused by you. ”

The foreigners were all red-eyed, and the people inside Klinsmann's foreign company were confused, and this incident finally alarmed the imperial court and the queen mother of the two palaces.

Cixi instructed Li Hongzhang to find out whether gold had been found in the coal mine contracted by Klinsmann & Co.

Li Hongzhang also had to come forward to refute the rumors, saying that the coal mine contracted by Klinsmann & Co. did not find gold.

Hurd, of course, didn't believe it, and clamored to go to the coal mine contracted by Klinsmann & Co. to check it out.

Li Hongzhang: "Don't you even believe the words of the headquarters?" The headquarters went to check it out in person, and there really is no gold mine. In addition, Klinsmann & Co. agreed to return the power plant and the mining rights of the coal mine to Beiyang Yamen. ”

Zhilin Qi said: "Is there such a thing? How much did he offer? ”

Li Hongzhang: "Five million taels." ”

Zhilin smiled, "Lord Zhongtang, five million taels, if you don't find a gold mine, what mine can be worth five million taels?" Hurry up and take back this mine, let's get it ourselves! You give it to me, I'll do it! ”

Li Hongzhang shook his head, "I did go to see it, I did want Yuemeng to say, no gold mines were found, and we signed a contract with Klinsmann & Co., they have mining rights, the condition is that all the coal mines will be used for power plants, or provided to Beiyang Yamen, and cannot be sold to the outside world, and they have not violated the contract now, how can we take back other people's mines?" You can do it, you can pay these five million taels? ”

Zhilin stopped talking.

McMarfoy's eyes rolled and whispered to Hurd beside him.

Hurd asked: "Lord Li Zhongtang, what you just said is that as long as you can give five million taels to Klinsmann & Co., you can subcontract this coal mine, is this true?" ”

Zhilin: "Mr. Hurd, what are you talking about?" I was the first to know about it! If you want to subcontract, it is also a priority for us. ”

Hurd smiled, "Mr. Zhilin, do you have five million taels?" ”

Zhilin: "Hey, what you said, I didn't, you have?" I don't know how to find someone to partner with? ”

Hurd said to Li Hongzhang: "Lord Li Zhongtang, this coal mine and the power plant, no matter how you calculate it, are not worth 500,000 taels, how can you promise 5 million taels?" What if there really is a gold mine? ”

Li Hongzhang: "The headquarters was very annoyed by this matter, the headquarters said one last time, the headquarters has already been to check, it is true that no gold mines have been found, if you want to subcontract coal mines and power plants, you will pay 5 million taels to Klinsmann & Co., whoever does it, I have also been to see the US concession, and it is indeed very convenient to use electricity." ”

Hurd snorted, "Lord Li Zhongtang, I know that you have a good relationship with Xuan Yuemeng of Klinsmann & Co., you like this kid very much, aren't you favoring Klinsmann & Co.?" ”

Li Hongzhang sighed, "Anyway, I've said everything, believe it or not, whatever you want, Xuan Yuemeng said so to the headquarters anyway, as long as the Beiyang Yamen buys back five million, they Klinsmann Foreign Company is willing to hand over the coal mine and power plant to the Beiyang Yamen." My Beiyang Yamen doesn't have so much energy to do this, whether it's five million taels or fifty million taels, it has nothing to do with the Beiyang Yamen, whoever generates electricity is the same, anyway, we can't use so much coal a year, and our coal is supplied free of charge by Klinsmann & Co. ”

Hurd and a group of foreign businessmen, seeing Li Hongzhang back and forth are just a few words, and they reluctantly returned.

McMarford: "If there really is a gold mine, it can be converted into at least 10 million taels of silver according to the minimum reserves of a gold mine!" Five million taels, not much! I just don't know whether this coal mine really has a gold mine or a fake gold mine, and if there is a copper mine, it is more objective. ”

Hurd nodded, "Yes, Klinsmann is very arrogant, and now he has sent a large number of people from the US Patrol to guard it, so he can't enter this coal mine at all, and we didn't think of finding someone to get into." If you see gold ore with your own eyes, 5 million is 5 million, you can contact several foreign companies and work together to subcontract this coal mine and power plant. ”

McMarfoy nodded and said, "Yes, although five million taels is a lot, we can eat this business if we Xingtai Xing Foreign Firm, and then unite two or three British foreign firms." ”

The British, the French, were hesitating.

Ito Hirobumi has already turned around in a hurry, spending 800,000 taels to form an anti-Klinsmann alliance, and has not yet killed Klinsmann, and now another gold mine has emerged.

What makes Ito Hirobumi and Date Munejo, Yanagihara Maemitsu and others even more troublesome is that Xuan Yuemeng is still leading the Sino-Japanese negotiations!

Moreover, Xuan Yuemeng's attitude is even tougher, originally some of the terms can be negotiated again, and now Xuan Yuemeng has made Chen Qin make the final attitude, all the terms have been set, and all must be in accordance with the Chinese side, otherwise, there will be no more negotiations! Please leave the Japanese Mission!

It's to drive them away.

Hirofumi Ito: "Jirin-san, you took so much money from me, can't you give a letter?" Are there gold and copper mines in this coal mine? If this is a mine, there are three kinds of mines at the same time, it is really terrible, this is simply a cornucopia, Xuan Yuemeng is holding such a cornucopia, who can fight him? (To be continued.) )