Deng Tingbi saw the commander-in-chief, Dong Bochao. I also saw the call of his and the army. Therefore, when the operation to defect to the Beiyang Group failed, he resolutely fell to the commander-in-chief. And for this reason, we are ready to break the boat.

In the end, Bu Tingbi is speculating and gambling. Betting that the Republican Army will eventually replace the Beiyang bloc in China.

Bu Tingbi is a cautious person, and without a certain certainty, he will not bet on the side of the Republican Army, and what gives him confidence is the Republican Army's clear political stance and national and nationalist tendencies. It will not only bring self-confidence to the people, but also escort the country's industrial development, from the enthusiasm of those revolutionary young people who flock to Wuhan from all over the country, the republican army has obviously become the protector in the minds of many people, a new force wants to win the world, but it is the time, the place, the people, these three have been occupied by the republican army, enterprising the Central Plains, dominating the world is probably not just a dream, among the three hegemonic weapons, and "people" is the most important, in contrast, Yuan Shikai has fallen behind, The conflict between the Republican Army and the Rì intensified had to be dealt with by Yuan Shikai. However, the Beiyang clique has no confidence to go toe-to-toe with Rìmoto, and weak diplomacy will inevitably anger radical youth and lose their support. It is impossible for any force to maintain the enterprising jīng god, and without the support of the enterprising jīng god, this force can only go to ossification and decline.

But this bet is too big, the Ministry of Tingbi hesitated for a long time before making up his mind, Yuan Shikai has the support of the British and Rìben, but what about the Republican Army? At present, they have not seen any strong support from any great power, and without the support of the great powers, the road to the victory of the Republican Army may be very long. And the slightest carelessness will be shattered, tied to them, without some courage is not good.

This courage was given by Liang Shiyi, after Yuan Shikai became the interim president, he appointed Liang Shizhi to supervise the Bank of Communications, the original purpose of the establishment of this bank was to negotiate with the Belgian consortium to negotiate the resumption of the management and operation of the Jinghan Railway, but due to the outbreak of the "Wushen Revolution", the negotiations were suspended, until the establishment of the republic, Yuan Shikai entrusted Liang Shizhi to take the lead, and the Belgian consortium continued to negotiate. In order to expand the share capital and solve the problem of military spending of the Beiyang Army, Liang Shizhi sent people everywhere to woo and threaten small private banks, asking them to merge into the Bank of Communications within a time limit. He had no choice but to break the kettle and carry it to the end with the transportation department.

So there was this trip to Wuhan, and the confrontation with the Beiyang Group, it is not possible to have the support of the powerful faction behind it, the republican army is the last straw for Xi Tingbi, he is gambling, betting that Zhao Bei and Yuan Shikai are inseparable, betting that Zhao Bei has enough ambition to dominate the world, and betting that the republican army can maintain enough vitality and vigor for a long period of time.

When Tian Jinfu and Huang Hancheng talked about the business philosophy of the dismantling industry, Bu Tingbi was relaxed. For the cause of the Prudential Bank, he was out of the way, in order to prevent someone from hurting people with secret arrows, he has transferred his family and property to the French Concession in Shanghai, this speculation is the biggest speculation he has done in his life, Cheng, that is, the future Chinese financial hegemon, defeat, can only go to the concession to do an apartment.

After the ministry Tingbi collected his thoughts, he realized that Tian Jinfu was no longer in the house.

"Where's Chief Tian?" Ministry Tingbi asked.

"I went out and said that the commander-in-chief had come with a telegram." Huang Hancheng said absentmindedly, holding a pole pen in his hand, struggling to remember something on a piece of rattan paper.

Ministry Tingbi sat down and took a look, but saw some strange terms written on the paper, what "supermarket without warehouse" is inexplicable.

"What is this?" Ministry Tingbi couldn't help but ask.

This is Chief Tian relayed the words of the commander-in-chief, saying what is a "modern retail enterprise" Chief Tian has not operated the dismantling industry, and he is also confused, and he talks upside down, but I do understand that the dismantling industry of this foreigner is doing everything possible to reduce costs, which can be seen that this is a truth regardless of whether it is Chinese or foreign, the dismantling industry is a truth, find a way to buy goods cheaply, ship cheaply, occupy the warehouse as little as possible, pay attention to small profits and quick turnover, and foreigners are much more ruthless than us, even the guys in this store are not willing to invite more, and ask the guests to go to the shelves to pick up the goods themselves. After picking the goods, I will take it to the weighing platform and give the price. It's really slamming to the extreme. Huang Hancheng shook his head as he spoke.

Ministry Tingbi was surprised: "Ask the guests to get the goods themselves? How is this done? I've been in a foreign company for a while, but I've never heard of a foreigner running a business like this. If the customer takes the goods and runs away, won't the store suffer? It's okay to say that the bulky goods are stuffed into the sleeves of sesame seeds and salted fish, who can see it? How do you age dried fruits that can be eaten directly? ”

"So, this method doesn't work in our place, if it is a dispute caused by stealing goods, it is indispensable to go to the government to fight, if you take the stolen goods, it is good to say, if you steal it, you will eat it, then the store can only consider itself unlucky, and this is talking about retail, Yu Chuan.com" is not applicable to a seller, do not please, the teaching of the middleman is spider-hearted. Purchase directly from factories and farmers, as long as the calculation is accurate. Reasonable arrangement of goods in and out, then even spare warehouses and warehouses can be dispensed without, which is really a different way, which is breathtaking.

"This, it seems to be demanding on transportation, and it seems to be necessary to keep abreast of local conditions. Otherwise, it's a pot of porridge. ”

Bu Tingbi shook his head, thinking about the road in the concession. Thinking about the dirt roads in Wuxi, he is not optimistic about this way of doing business.

"This is inseparable from the telegraph, as for transportation, a Han River, a Yangtze River, two large rivers are convenient for shipping, there are many tributaries, and the west can go to Sichuan. You can go to Dongting Lake in the south, and the shipping center is Hankou, the thoroughfare of these nine provinces, without vehicles, you can directly transport it by boat, and you can reach southern Henan and southern Shaanxi in the north. Yuezhou and Changsha in the south, leather goods in Shaanxi, sesame seeds in Henan, firecrackers in Hunan, and foreign goods in Shanghai can all be transported to Hankou by ship, saving time and effort, and the ship is the warehouse. In this way, this way of doing business is worth trying. ”

"In that case, what's the difference with those foreign firms?" Ministry Tingbi asked.

"Foreign companies only wholesale, not retail, we are both wholesale and retail, and we buy directly from factories and farmers, and we don't have to be slaughtered anymore. This price naturally dropped, and foreign goods were cheaper. It's always cheaper, those farmers sell local products, it's just to subsidize the family, don't expect to make much silver, as long as you can collect it, the price is as cheap as picking it up, in fact, the key is this transportation matter, if you want to make money, you have to set up your own shipping company. As Chief Tian said just now, the commander-in-chief plans to set up a shipyard in Hubei to build small boats and barges first. Go to this shipyard to buy a ship, the military zhèngfǔ has a subsidy, calculated by tonnage, so calculated. It is far cheaper to buy a ship there than to buy a ship from a foreign merchant. It's just that at present, Huang Zhicheng's turnover is not working, and he wants to buy his own boat to operate, but he can't do it. ”

At this point, Huang Hancheng glanced up at Bu Tingbi and asked, "Mr. Ministry, are you interested in partnering in this business?" In the early years, I also ran a shipping company, but it was only abandoned halfway because of the crowding out of foreign merchants and the oppression of the government, and now the Republican Army supports Chinese businessmen, which may be worth a try. ”

The ministry stroked his short beard and said, "The contemptible people are not familiar with the shipping industry, so they dare not get involved in this way.

However, if Mr. Huang is really interested, I can lend you more silver, but I have to mortgage Huang Zhicheng's old store. ”

"The old shop has been handed over to the Jiang Xi Shang Gang, I have some land in Jiangxia, are you interested?"

"As soon as the title deed arrives, the loan is completed." Ministry Tingbi smiled and arched his hand.

Huang Hancheng stood up and arched his hand, but before he could speak, he heard Tian Jinfu shouting outside the house: "Mr. Ministry, the commander-in-chief just sent a telegram, he will not return to the Jǐng reserve, and will go back to Wuhan directly." If you rush to Wuhan, I'll take you. Go on a gunboat with Mr. Huang, and if you have any luggage with you, I will send someone to pick it up on the passenger ship. ”

The two walked out of the house, and saw that Tian Jinfu was limping to this side with a backpack, and the Ministry of Tingbi took a few steps to meet and asked, "Why did the commander-in-chief suddenly want to go back to Wuhan?" ”

"Doesn't the commander-in-chief take a boat?" Huang Hancheng also walked over.

Tian Jinfu glanced at the two of them, looked up into the distance again, and said, "Anyway, it's not a military secret, there will definitely be news in the newspaper, and it's nothing to tell the two now." Hunan's army fought infighting, the two gangs beat each other, yesterday Changsha street fighting, today Guizhou is also in trouble, a group of Junxian faction old and young people instigated a mutiny, the Guizhou governor who recommended the association called people to kill, the situation in Hunan and Guizhou was unstable, the Communist Association sent a telegram to the commander-in-chief for help, and the commander-in-chief rushed to Wuhan to take the town. The commander-in-chief is now rushing from Xingguozhou to the Yangtze River. Now the gunboat is already loading coal, and the cobalt will be up immediately, let's get on the ship and go west, and the commander-in-chief is waiting in the west, so ah, the two of you don't need to go to Wuhan to see the commander-in-chief. ”

Ministry Tingbi said worriedly: "How many soldiers did the commander-in-chief bring with him?" At this moment, I can't tell who is an enemy and who is a friend. Hunan and Hubei are adjacent to each other, and it seems that they should be safe

Tian Jinfu said: "Don't worry about this, the commander-in-chief always travels with hundreds of guards." Equip jīng liang. In addition, our Republican Army has been stationed in Yuezhou, northern Hunan Province, and the division is also assisted by the Xiangbei Revolutionary Army, and the field in Hunan can still be suppressed. At the beginning, the Communist Party wanted to drive our Republican Army troops out of Hunan, but now it is busy sending a telegram asking the Commander-in-Chief to send the Republican Army south to Changsha. Hehe, I already knew. The people of the Communist Advancement Association are not satisfied with swallowing Hunan and Guizhou, and they still want to swallow Yunnan and Guangxi, isn't this just a snake swallowing an elephant? Our commander-in-chief doesn't have that much appetite. ”

Zou Tingbi and Huang Hancheng looked at each other, although they didn't know the political situation in Hunan, but they also understood. At this time, there is infighting in the south, and the happiest person can only be Yuan Shikai.

It's a chaotic situation.

Both of them sighed in their hearts and subconsciously looked west.

What is the situation in Hunan?