Walking in the exhibition again, suddenly, an old man with gray hair attracted Chen Wenqiang's attention, and when he saw Chen Wenqiang turn his gaze, the old man smiled and arched his hand to him. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It's him. Chen Wenqiang hurriedly said to Zhu Erdian beside him: "I'm sorry, I have to go and make a noise when I see an old friend." ”

"Mr. Secretary, please, we should also go, so we will take our leave." Zhu Erdian said politely.

"Okay, we'll talk about it next time." Chen Wenqiang shook hands with Zhu Erdian, turned around and strode towards the old man.

"Mr. Chen, I haven't seen you for many years, but my spirit is still the same!" The old man took two steps forward and still greeted him with a bow.

"Brother Wang, you are also old and strong, and your demeanor has not diminished!" Chen Wenqiang also arched his hand and greeted affectionately: "When did you arrive?" Why don't you notify me? ”

"You are now an important minister of the country, under one person, above ten thousand, according to the old times, it was the prime minister, how dare I, a flat-headed people, disturb casually." The old man said with a smile.

"When an official is an official, love is righteous, and when Brother Wang says this, it seems that he is scolding me." Chen Wenqiang supported him with his hand and sat down with the old man.

This old man is Wang Hongtu, the assistant of the first Yunnan Chamber of Commerce and the premier of the second Yunnan Chamber of Commerce. Wang Hongtu inherited his father's business, although he did not have Wang Chi's courage and ability, but also inherited Wang Chi's integrity and virtue, and his economic strength and management ability dominated the Yunnan business community.

Since many years ago, Wang Chi and Chen Wenqiang have admired the prestige that Chen Wenqiang has achieved through letters, and secondly, they have also been impressed by the business strategy proposed in Chen Wenqiang's letter. In addition, the "Tongqingfeng" and "Tianshunxiang" silver accounts operated by Wang Chi were constantly borrowed by Qing Dynasty officials, and the old-fashioned way of operation was under the competition of foreign banks. It has shown a declining trend, and I have to think of another way. Therefore, Chen Wenqiang's suggestion was to send charcoal in the snow, and he hit it off with Wang Chi.

Wang Chi was sick with old age, so he sent his eldest son Wang Hongtu to Shanghai to discuss cooperation with Chen Wenqiang in detail, which led to the establishment of Kunming Pharmaceutical Factory. Subsequently. Chen Wenqiang sent technicians and cooperated with Wang's father and son to set up a Yunnan cigarette factory.

It's a pity that Wang Chi died of illness before he met Chen Wenqiang, which made Chen Wenqiang regret that he couldn't meet King Qian face-to-face.

However, after Wang Hongtu inherited his father's business, he still maintained a good cooperative relationship with Chen Wenqiang, and remitted dividends to Chen Wenqiang on time every year. Never delayed. After many years, the two met again, and their status was already very different, which couldn't help but make people feel unexpected.

"It's a long journey, and it's really rude for Chen to send a telegram to invite Brother Wang to come." Chen Wenqiang said apologetically.

"I can't say that, I'm getting older and not coming out to see how the country is changing. I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future. Wang Hongtu waved his hand disapprovingly and said with a smile: "Say it again." Mr. Chen must have something good to do, how can I not come? ”

"Let's talk about this good thing later." Chen Wenqiang pointed to the young man who was standing beside Wang Hongtu and asked, "This is—"

"Inuko Wangji." Wang Hongtu glared at his son and reprimanded, "I haven't come to see Mr. Chen yet." ”

Chen Wenqiang kindly reached out and grabbed Wang Ji's arm, and said, "I don't dare to accept your big gift, young people should also have momentum." It is more necessary to follow the trend, now that the republic is republican, these cumbersome etiquette and trivial things do not need to be too particular. ”

"This is not a salute to see officials, but a salute to see elders, and Mr. Chen called Brother Wang with a shy face. This child's etiquette is not exaggerated. Wang Hongtu explained.

Chen Wenqiang nodded with a smile and greeted: "Brother Wang has seen the exhibition, he will move to live with me in a while, and let's have a good talk." ”

"Zhongnanhai, West Flower Hall." Wang Hongtu sighed and said with a smile: "It turns out that the place where the emperor and the queen mother live, I didn't expect that I could also go to see and see, it's not in vain in this life!" ”

"Hehe, what's this, I'll ask the president to invite you to dinner." Chen Wenqiang joked with a smile.

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The night was darkened by the moment, the moon gradually shone brightly, the electric lights were lit in the house, and Chen Wenqiang and Wang Hongtu were talking.

"The opening of the Yunnan-Vietnam railway can accelerate the transformation of Yunnan's natural economy into a commodity economy and social transformation, but it also makes Yunnan's foreign exchange business subject to France." Chen Wenqiang solemnly pointed to the map on the table and explained in detail: "Moreover, France can arbitrarily increase the transit tax on the import and export goods of Yunnan, which will make our merchants and people exploited, and this situation must be changed." ”

"That's the case, Crédit Agricole CIB has set up many branches along the way, and it is very unfavorable to our Yunnan businessmen and people." Wang Hongtu nodded in agreement: "But even if the railway is built again, regardless of whether France interferes or not, it will drag on too long." ”

"It's true that the railway is slow to work, but you can think of another way first!" Chen Wenqiang smiled and took out a document and handed it to Wang Hongtu, saying: "This is a preliminary investigation report of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, the railway gauge is only one meter, the passenger car is narrow, the volume of the freight car is small, the capacity is only about 20 tons, relying on steam power, the speed can only reach 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. If the highway from Nanning to Kunming is built and transported by car, it is estimated that it will not be much slower than the railway. ”

Transportation was a sign of civilization, and as towns and villages evolved, from cities and towns, the transportation of goods became a vital social relationship. For centuries, people have used carts and carts to transport goods to distant places.

Thus, the truck was born. The first self-propelled truck, the steam-powered beast, appeared in the late 18th century. By the middle of the 19th century, one of the most important inventions in the history of transportation, helping the truck began to realize its full potential. Internal combustion engines were smaller and more efficient than steam engines, and trucks were slowly being adopted as a useful form of transportation. By 1910, there were about 10,000 trucks on the interstate highways of the United States, making the form of the trucking industry more comprehensive.

The development of railways is the focus, but the construction of highways cannot be neglected. For a country as vast as China, road transport also has many advantages.

First of all, the mobility of road transport in terms of time is also relatively large, and the vehicle can be dispatched and shipped at any time, and the connection time between each link is shorter. In particular, road transport has a strong adaptability to the amount of passengers and freight. It can be transported independently by a single vehicle or by a convoy of several vehicles at the same time, which is of particular importance for emergency rescue, disaster relief work and military transportation.

Secondly, due to the small size of the car, it generally does not need to be reloaded on the way, except that it can run along a widely distributed road network. It can also leave the road network and go deep into factories and enterprises, rural fields, urban residential buildings and other places. Because there is no need to reverse and transfer passengers and freight to the destination directly, therefore, compared with other modes of transportation, the transit time of passengers and goods is shorter, and the transportation speed is faster.

The most important thing is that compared with rail, water and air transportation, road transport is easy to invest and has a short payback period. Under normal business conditions, investment in road transport can be turned around once to three times a year, while rail transport takes three to four years to turn.

"Railroad construction requires skilled workers. However, the construction of highways does not need to be so strict, the tactics of crowds can be implemented, and the speed of construction can be greatly accelerated. Chen Wenqiang spread out a map, pointed and said: "From Kunming to Nanning, and then from Nanning to Qinzhou Port, the purpose of exporting goods has been realized." Even if it can't crush the Yunnan-Vietnam railway, it will prevent the French from arbitrarily raising freight prices. ”

Wang Hongtu pondered for a long time and asked, "If the construction of the railway is completed." Wouldn't this road transport be impacted? ”

Chen Wenqiang nodded and said, "This kind of worry is natural. However, it is also necessary to see the limitations of the railway and the expansion of the highway, during the period of the construction of the railway, the development of the highway is not only the section from Kunming to Nanning, and the space for expansion is very large. Think about the prospect of counties and counties connecting roads and townships to automobiles! The advantages of roads in short- and medium-distance transportation. As well as the continuous improvement of the performance of automobiles, in my opinion, road transport will not be affected too much by the existence of railways. In foreign countries, road transport, buses have been introduced, and in our country. Still blank. There is a plan for the development of road transport drawn up by the government, and Brother Wang can make some comments. ”

Wang Hongtu carefully flipped through and found that the development plan was very detailed, elaborating on the organization and operation of road transport, and even a plan to improve transport efficiency and reduce transport costs. As long as you take this development plan and move step by step, a motor transportation company can basically operate normally.

"Mr. Chen, I absolutely believe in you, please say, what do you want me to do? I will do my best. Wang Hongtu said with a smile.

Chen Wenqiang nodded with satisfaction and said: "In this exhibition and auction, the government has invited many celebrities and giant businessmen from various provinces, just to let everyone contribute money and efforts to make this road transportation happen. However, the government's initiative is afraid that it will be mistaken for a donation by others, so if I want to ask a few influential people to take the lead, Brother Wang is very suitable. ”

"It's easy to do." Wang Hongtu happily agreed: "As long as the government supports it, no one can do anything to make money." ”

"The government must support it, and the specific policy support needs should be put forward after consultation." Chen Wenqiang said: "For example, the establishment of a driving school, the training of drivers and maintenance workers, the supply and price of fuel, Brother Wang is to contact these celebrities and giants, use their funds and popularity, and cooperate with the Ministry of Transport." ”

"These things?" Wang Hongtu pointed to the documents on the table and smiled meaningfully.

"Brother Wang, just take it." Chen Wenqiang waved his hand generously and said with a smile: "Road transportation is effective quickly, and the government relies on railways alone, which takes too long and is difficult to support financially." ”

"Yes, if you don't know how expensive money is, I know your difficulties, and it is not easy to work hard to get to this point." Wang Hongtu said with a sympathetic feeling.

"By the way, I almost forgot something." Wang Hongtu suddenly remembered something and said: "****** seems to like that very much, that ninety-five, or fifty-nine exhibits, Chief Xiao will confirm it." ”

"What are you doing, you want to pay a bribe?" Chen Wenqiang smiled, shook his head and said, "If it was before, I could afford what she liked." It's just that now, in this position, you have to be cautious and cautious in your actions, so as not to attract criticism. Brother Wang, you don't have to worry about this, our friendship doesn't need to be fooled. ”

Wang Hongtu hesitated and thought for a while, and said helplessly: "It's okay, if the official body is not free, I won't embarrass you." This time I came to Beijing, I only brought some Yunnan souvenirs, and I will send them to you tomorrow, don't be shabby! ”

"Courtesy is light and affectionate, thank you Brother Wang." Chen Wenqiang got up and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, rest first, tomorrow I will let someone accompany you to visit this Zhongnanhai, but I-"

"You're a busy man, besides, I don't dare to let the court assistant accompany you." Wang Hongtu said with a smile.

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Chen Wenqiang returned to his residence, only to find Ah Xuan and a few friends looking at the instructions of the exhibits with great interest, seemingly still discussing.

Seeing that Chen Wenqiang was back, the ladies said a few words casually and left with interest.

Sitting next to Ah Xuan, Chen Wenqiang wrapped his arms around his wife's waist and said with a smile: "Your voice will be quieter in the future, what is the ninety-five, or the fifty-nine, someone wants to buy it and give it to you as a gift!" ”

Ah Xuan quickly flipped through the manual in surprise, pointed to a pair of bracelets and said, "It's ninety-five, I really like it!" ”

"If you like it, buy it, well, this bracelet matches your skin tone, it's really beautiful." Chen Wenqiang took out a bill of exchange and put it in Ah Xuan's hand, and said with a smile: "But on the day of the auction, let's find a stranger, you are too eye-catching, I'm afraid few people dare to bid with you, but it seems that we seem to be overwhelming." ”

"I'm afraid that if I wear it, I will also get you in trouble." Ah Xuan frowned slightly and said, "Yesterday's newspaper pointed out that Sang scolded Huai, which seems to be aimed at you. ”

"Hmph, I'm not afraid of these people." Chen Wenqiang suddenly stretched out his hand, hugged Ah Xuan's chest, and sneered: "If you want to find fault, we are saints, and they will not let it go." ”

Ah Xuan reached out and pinched Chen Wenqiang's arm, Chen Wenqiang was unconscious, covered it tighter, the hot breath in his nose sprayed behind Ah Xuan's ear, and he stretched out his tongue to lick and suck gently.

Ah Xuan closed her eyes slightly, tilted her head back slightly, snuggled in Chen Wenqiang's arms, and her slightly open lips were immediately kissed gently by Chen Wenqiang.

Chen Wenqiang enjoyed the softness and obedience of huddled in his arms, like a little sheep, and gently sniffed the fragrance emanating from the air. Only then did he feel relaxed, his heart was steady, and all the troubles of the outside world dissipated without a trace.

Beauty is in the arms, there is an official on the head, and there is money in the waist, what more can the husband ask for? (To be continued.) )