On November 14, 1908, on October 21, the 34th year of Guangxu in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Emperor Guangxu Aixin Jueluo Zaiyan died in the Yingtai Hanyuan Palace, when he was Chinese New Year's Eve eight years old.

The next time, Yehenara Xingzhen, that is, the Empress Dowager Cixi, also died.

Empress Dowager Cixi was the highest decision-maker of the Manchu Tongzhi and Guangxu dynasties, and she ruled China for 47 years in the name of listening to and training the government.

Some people in the outside world say that Guangxu was poisoned by Cixi, and some people say that he was poisoned by Li Lianying, but who knows the truth inside?

In short, Guangxu died, and Cixi also died. When Guangxu died, the palace was not mourned, and it was only a few days later that everyone learned the news.

died a Guangxu, and a Xuantong came; If a Cixi dies, there will be a queen mother and a queen mother, which has nothing to do with Wang Hengyue.

The death of an emperor, and then the death of a queen mother, that is the "national funeral" plus the "national funeral", the whole country wears filial piety, everywhere becomes hung white, plus all entertainment activities are banned, that is essential.

Guangxu and Cixi were going to die before, but they didn't reveal any rumors, and two of them died suddenly, which is really a terrible thing!

The white cloth, which was originally uncared for, suddenly became a sought-after material.

Naturally, the revolutionaries will not wear filial piety for Guangxu Cixi, but what about the officials and gentry of all sizes? What about the common people who are unwilling but have to do so?

There are too many places to use white cloth, but what about white cloth? Why did the white cloth on the market disappear all of a sudden?

The white cloth of Chengdu, and even the surrounding towns, is in the hands of Wang Hengyue's team official!

Wang Hengyue was originally an official, and it was not appropriate to come forward publicly and make a fortune during the "national funeral", but Qin Guangcheng did not have so many scruples.

Governors, admirals, and governors are okay to send some and talk about filial piety, but others are not so polite.

The price of white cloth is "whirring" and rising, and it can be cheaper for ordinary people to buy it, but when the officials, traders, and rich masters come, they will never frown when they "brush"!

In the shortest possible time, the white cloth was replaced by white silver, and the price doubled again and again, but the supply was still in short supply. Qin Guangcheng smiled happily.

If you want to say that your brother is still in business, he has brains, and he has turned things that no one wants into a sought-after material. It's just a pity that I was too careful, so I bought five thousand taels of silver.

"Say, here is 35,000 taels of silver tickets, you collect it first, and the rest is still being shipped, and when all of them are sold out, I will naturally send someone to send the silver, which is a matter of the past few days." Qin Guangcheng put a silver ticket of 30,000 taels in front of Wang Hengyue.

Wang Hengyue didn't expect that the investment of 15,000 taels not only recovered the capital in the blink of an eye, but also earned more than double the silver so smoothly.

"I still know how to do business, and when the eldest brother has been busy for all these years, he is not as rewarding as his brother's single business." Qin Guangcheng was emotional.

"King, you have made a fortune, and you want a treat." Pete said solemnly: "And our salary, you should also pay it." ”

A dead foreign devil, when he sees that Lao Tzu is rich, he comes to blackmail? Wang Hengyue scolded in his stomach: "Brother Qin, you don't have to give me the rest of the silver, just put it here for you, you see what you can do for me." ”

I made a small fortune, I knew that Guangxu and Cixi were dying, so I had such a "terrifying" "vision", but if I really talked about doing business, I was definitely not Qin Guangcheng's opponent.

"That's fine, just put it on me, and make money on the money." Qin Guangcheng nodded frequently, and suddenly asked, "It's just that I still can't figure it out, how did my brother judge that the emperor and the queen mother would die?" ”

What Wang Hengyue was most afraid of was that the other party asked this, but fortunately he had been prepared: "This, my brother has friends in the capital, and a few days ago he sent a telegram and told him something about the situation in the palace, so there is such a thing."

Qin Guangcheng was skeptical, what friends could a revolutionary party who had returned from the United States of America have in the palace? I think my brother has something unspeakable.

He didn't ask any more questions, and muttered for a while: "Say, I'm going to invest the next silver into the Sichuan-Han Railway Company." ”

Railroad companies? Wang Hengyue was stunned for a moment, this is a matter that must be cautious, especially when he takes a stake in the Sichuan-Han Railway Company.

The Sichuan-Han Railway Company was founded by Xiliang, the former governor of Sichuan.

Sichuan is the railway that should be built, this vast territory, a province with a population of 70 million, is known for its abundant products, but it is surrounded by mountains, and the north is mainly communicated with the Central Plains through the Sichuan-Shaanxi Roads, the mountain roads are rugged, and the transportation capacity is limited; To the west is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and to the south is the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Historically, the largest channel for the exchange of people and products with the outside world is the Yangtze River waterway in the east, and the exchange of people and goods in and out of Sichuan is mainly carried out through this waterway, and then the traditional trade outlets and channels have also been formed.

Of course, the plan to build a railway in Sichuan was usually put forward by foreigners, and in the words of a historical one that Wang Hengyue was already familiar with, it was "the imperialists plotted to build a railway in Sichuan in order to seize the interests of Sichuan." ”

Various personnel from a number of "imperialist" countries have proposed plans to build railways in Sichuan, and some have even carried out illegal surveys. One of the most imaginative was the proposal proposed by an Englishman, Sir MacDonald Stevenson, in 1863:

With Wuhan as the center, an international railway will be built that connects Shanghai in the east and passes through Sichuan and Yunnan in the west.

Wang Hengyue was also surprised when he knew this history for the first time, so courageous! Isn't that globalization? If such a railway exists, China's commercial and trade relations with the Indian Ocean will be a new world: the role of a Sino-Indian land bridge will still be of vital importance to China in the future:

Avoid the Strait of Malacca for easier access to the Middle East's energy!

But how much money can you make by investing in the "Sichuan-Han Railway Company", which later became the fuse of the Manchu Dynasty? Whether the principal can be recovered or not really has to be pondered.

Qin Guangcheng didn't notice Wang Hengyue's strange appearance, and said with great interest:

"The articles of association of the Sichuan-Han Railway Corporation stipulate that 50 taels of Kuping silver shall be one share. Shares of the company are issued to those who invest in various forms of shares. The time of the stock collection is from the date of the establishment of the company and will not stop until the completion of the railway, which means that this is an open prospectus, and there is no specific limit on the number and time, which I think is promising. ”

Wang Hengyue nodded and said, "Everything is decided by the eldest brother, but you still need to be cautious!" ”