Tan Yanmin, a native of Chaling County, Hunan. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info he inherited his family education at an early age, gifted and intelligent, Guangxu 18 years (1892) into the house of learning, Guangxu 28 years (1902) in the middle of the people, 30 years in the Jinshi, into the Hanlin, spin the editing, back to Hunan to run a school. The rise of the constitutional movement, Tan Yanmin actively echoed, was the leader of the Hunan constitutionalists, and later served as the chairman of the provincial "Advisory Bureau".

And Tan Yanmin's regular script is the most praised, there is a majestic momentum, although it is the former Qing Jinshi, but its calligraphy has no pavilion style soft atmosphere, is the Qing Dynasty after Qian Feng and another face writing everyone.

"Good words, good words!" Although Chen Wenqiang doesn't know calligraphy, he looks at Tan Yanmin's calligraphy, ah, it's good!

"It's just this-" Tan Yanmin shook his head with a wry smile, pointing to the four big characters that Chen Wenqiang had to write "The blood path is unimpeded", and he didn't know what to say.

"Hehe, scareless." Chen Wenqiang instructed his subordinates to put away the words, and sneered: "However, if you really want to stop me from doing things, what does it matter if you let some blood on this railway?" ”

"It's better not to make a big fuss." Tan Yanmin just wanted to put down his rolled up sleeves, but suddenly found that the foreign woman next to Chen Wenqiang had already laid out the paper on the table and respectfully handed over the brush.

"It's—"

"Ah, a foreign devil who advocates Chinese art, Brother Tan is affected, just write two words to her." Chen Wenqiang faced Tan Yanmin's surprised and inquiring gaze, shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly, and said perfunctorily.

Emily glanced at Chen Wenqiang, and when she turned to Tan Yanhong, she turned into a flattering smile, "Mr. Trouble, just write a poem, it's more elegant, and it will make people feel good." ”

I speak Chinese well. But you don't know a few Chinese characters. Chen Wenqiang rolled his eyes, turned around and walked to the side, and discussed in a low voice with a few close confidants.

Fighting down a group of gentry and courtesy, and winning over a group of gentry and businessmen, of course, there is a price to pay. Although the people are full of misgivings about the introduction of foreign capital, the huge profits of the foreign-funded railways have convinced and envied the government and the public: the income of the South Manchurian Railway (Japanese-funded) and the Jiaoji Railway (German-funded) is doubling every year. It has reached millions of taels. Even more than 30 years ago (1876), the Wusong Railway, which was secretly built by the British in Shanghai, surpassed the London Railway in terms of yield per kilometer within a few months of its opening, making it one of the most profitable railways in the world.

What is to be disintegrated and destroyed is the shameless gentry who are parasitic on the railway company and spend their shares, and it is the enlightened gentry who want to make a fortune by relying on the profits of the railway. Railway stocks, transportation companies, preferential freight rates, and even the stations along the railway, the management positions and management rights of the railway companies, etc., are all what the enlightened gentry want to get from Chen Wenqiang, and they are all rights and interests they want to obtain from supporting Chen Wenqiang.

Concessions and profit distribution are inevitable, and Chen Wenqiang didn't think about eating alone. I don't want to offend all the snakes on the ground. As long as the big goal can be realized, so that Yuehan can be built quickly and smoothly enter the profit period, there will still be huge profits after deducting interest and dilutions. Not to mention the impact of the power established by Chen Wenqiang through road construction, the help of wooing.

By the time Tan Yanmin, who was pestered by Emily with a headache, finally got out and walked over with a wry smile, Chen Wenqiang had basically decided on the plan.

"Brother Tan, please take a look." Chen Wenqiang pointed to the unfolded map. Pointing and saying: "The Wuchang (Wuhan Changsha) line can be divided into three sections from Xianning and Yueyang, and the managers of these three sections of the railway branch will be recommended by the Hunan and Hubei Provincial Constitutional Comrades Association and the head office respectively; And after that. In Hunan Province, we are divided into two families, and it has nothing to do with Hubei Province. For example, this Changzhu (Changsha Zhuzhou) line, Zhuheng (Zhuzhou Hengyang), Hengchen (Hengyang Chenzhou) and so on. ”

Tan Yanmin looked at the map carefully and said, "What about Chenzhou to Shaoguan, what does Guangdong Province say?" ”

"This can be discussed. Isn't there an assistant manager? Chen Wenqiang smiled disappreciatively.

"It's not much, that's it." Tan Yanmin shook his head lightly and touched his chin, a little regretful.

"Brother Tan, please take a look." Chen Wenqiang picked up a pencil and drew a horizontal line across the map from east to west. Passing through Zhuzhou, west through Xiangtan, Loudi, Huaihua until Guiyang, east through Pingxiang, Yichun, Xinyu to Nanchang, after the stroke, he shook the pen and said with a smile: "How, so there are a few more paragraphs." ”

"Wen Qiang, you're not coaxing me, are you?" Tan Yanmin stared at the random line on the map, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, staring at Chen Wenqiang in disbelief, "Such a project costs a lot of money, even if it needs to be repaired, when will it be completed?" ”

"No matter what time it is, it always has to be repaired." Chen Wenqiang sat in the chair and smiled faintly, "As soon as the trunk line is completed, the branch line will be easy." As for the cost, in fact, it is easy to solve, whether it is foreign debt, or the issuance of shares to be raised by the private sector, it always depends on the construction of the Guangdong-Hanzhou railway. If it is fast and good, it can quickly enter the profitable period, why worry about no one investing? ”

Tan Yanmin thought for a while, exhaled a long breath gently, looked at Chen Wenqiang and said with emotion: "If the railway is completed, the development of Hunan Province will be a thousand miles in a day. At the beginning, the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway was originally proposed to enter Guangdong through Jiangxi, and the Hunan gentry were in an uproar, and they fought many times to make the imperial court decide to turn into Hunan. But today, ten years have passed, and the completion of the railway is far away. After several twists and turns, the stubborn and shameless villain held the power of the road mine, and he took care of everything such as the purchase of roads in Tsukiji. As he spoke, he shook his head again and again, very sad.

"As long as Brother Tan mobilizes the full support of the Hunan Provincial gentry, the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway will only be completed and opened to traffic in five or six years." Chen Wenqiang pushed the teacup in front of Tan Yanmin and said sincerely: "As long as there is no obstruction in the place, I have my own way to fund the road construction workers, and the most important thing in China is the people with the spirit of hardship and hard work and outstanding intelligence." ”

Tan Yanmin looked at Chen Wenqiang puzzled, for those foolish people, such an evaluation of course made him not understand.

"The Pacific Railroad in the United States, with a total length of more than 3,000 kilometers, was completed in just over seven years." Chen Wenqiang said in a deep voice: "But what is little known is that the most difficult section of this great railway was built by workers mainly Chinese. ”

"Tan is really lonely." Tan Yanmin sighed again and again, and finally made a decision, "Wen Qiang let it go, although the Hunan Provincial Constitutional Comrades Association does not dare to say that all the gentry and businessmen will be included, but if it is mobilized, the power cannot be underestimated." The construction of the railway is a good thing for the benefit of the people of the country, the province. Whoever dares to obstruct it will let him be pointed out by thousands of people, and it will be notorious in Hunan Province. ”

Chen Wenqiang got up and was about to thank him, but Tan Yanmin stretched out his hand to stop it again, reminding: "It's just that Wen Qiang should be less violent and kill less!" ”

"It's nature." Chen Wenqiang nodded. But he did not make a definite promise, "As long as it is not a stubborn obstruction, I will not rush to kill everything, and I am even ready to spend money to buy success." ”

"That's good." Tan Yanmin hadn't dealt with Chen Wenqiang much before, and most of Chen Wenqiang's methods had not been exposed, so when he heard this, he was relieved.

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After sending Tan Yanmin away, Chen Wenqiang convened another meeting. I consulted carefully with the cronies I had brought.

At that time, the commercial railway company did not achieve good results, in addition to filling their own pockets with moths and not building roads, there was another reason, that is, Chen Wenqiang has always paid attention to and emphasized professional issues. Railway companies, which are composed of businessmen in traditional industries, lack the talents to operate and manage large railway companies, nor do they have the qualifications to build railways in complex geological environments.

How to hire qualified engineering and technical personnel, how to coordinate the relationship between management and shareholders, how to organize and manage the construction, etc. These are all problems that are impossible for the layman to solve.

And Chen Wenqiang dared to make a military order to Zhang Zhidong, not because he understood. Rather, he is confident that he will find a group of experts to do it. The engineers and technicians hired from Germany, plus the two great engineers recommended by Zhan Tianyou, Kuang Sunmou (Guanwai Railway Engineering Division, children studying in the United States) and Yan Deqing (Shanghai-Nanjing Railway Engineering Division, students studying in the United States), as well as Chai Junchou and Yu Renfeng and other engineers and trainees transferred from the railway engineering class of the Beiyang Military Academy and the Shanhaiguan Railway School, and then there are management personnel transferred from Shanghai and hired from Germany. The new railway company is unprecedentedly strong in terms of management and technical strength.

As long as the obstacles can be removed and the road construction project can be successfully taken over, the road construction project will be carried out vigorously. Scientific organization and overall arrangement will be a strong guarantee to ensure the progress and shorten the construction period. When the time comes. Survey, design, and construction will be carried out simultaneously, and multiple road sections and multiple engineering teams will be built together, as long as the funds keep up, whether it is technical personnel or construction personnel, there is no shortage of them.

The technical meeting is naturally simple and clear, starting with the construction of the road section that has been surveyed and repaired, that is, the Wuchang (Wuhan, Changsha) section and the Changzhu (Changsha Zhuzhou) section; At the same time, send people to survey and design other lines; When the railway companies of the three provinces are taken over, they will begin to make comprehensive overall plans. By next year, at least four engineering teams will be required to carry out the construction, and the number of railway patrol officers will be expanded to 500 per province to ensure the smooth progress of the construction.

"Funding is not your problem, and you don't have to worry about the obstacles to building roads, what you have to think about is how to build the railways quickly and well."

"Sweep up the recruitment of workers, set up an engineering team, from training and learning to proficiency, three or four months should be enough!"

"If the survey and design of the trunk line lag behind, then repair the branch line; If the survey and design of the branch line can't keep up, then repair the line. In short, the construction work of the engineering team cannot be stopped. ”

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Ambitious, confident and resolute, Chen's attitude is crucial to the motivation of his men. The enthusiasm of a group often depends on the spiritual will of the leader, and everyone knows that Chen Wenqiang has taken all the difficulties on himself, and has the confidence and ability to solve them, and the only problems handed over to them are technical problems within the scope of the profession.

At the end of the meeting, Chen Wenqiang moved to the back room, his face was solemn and serious. Full of confidence, that's for people to see, he himself knows that it is not so easy to take over smoothly.

In the room, two or three men dressed as civilians were drinking tea and chatting, and when they saw Chen Wenqiang coming in, they all got up and bowed.

"Brothers, don't be polite." Chen Wenqiang waved his hand, sat down casually, paused, and then opened his mouth to ask about the situation.

Qi Tianhui is just a small gang in Changsha, and it is not ranked among the Qing gangs in the Yangtze River Valley. Chen Wenqiang chose them, in addition to their familiarity, because he felt that they were small and easy to control. Coupled with the manpower sent from Xingyitang, Chen Wenqiang has already set up a network of eyes and ears in Changsha.

After listening to the report, Chen Wenqiang thought for a while and sneered: "In this way, the one surnamed Wang is the mastermind, he is planning, and the one surnamed Yu and the surname Jin are responsible for running errands and executing." ”

"Big brother is very right." Yang Hongming arched his hand and said: "Although Yu Zhaokang and Jin Youcheng are fierce and treacherous, they are the only ones who are the first to look forward to Wang Xianqian, and these three people have official bodies. ”

Chen Wenqiang looked at Yang Hongming with interest, the eldest brother of this small gang actually read a book, and he spoke a little crepe, if he polished it, he would be a powerful helper of his own.

"Although Wang Xianqian is the mastermind, he is already old, he must be very sorry for his life, and he should be able to be frightened." Chen Wenqiang thought about it and said: "This old dog's life - let me think about it." However, the two minions of Yu and Jin cannot be kept. Two human heads, should be enough to deter, right? ”

"Big brother in the hall." Yang Hongming agreed, and put forward his own suggestion, "Yu Zhaokang and Jin Youcheng are not in harmony with each other, and they are not less fighting. If they are all killed, the finger is too obvious. It's not as good as ......."

"Looks like you've thought it through." Chen Wenqiang nodded appreciatively, and said with a smile: "This matter is over, I will help Brother Yang get an official body, serve as an official in the railway patrol police, and then try to be promoted." ”

"Thank you, big brother, for your support." Yang Hongming was overjoyed and got up and bowed deeply.

This guy has read books, but he has entered the rivers and lakes, and he has some resentment that he has never met with talent, and giving him an official body is really the best way to fight.

Chen Wenqiang thought in his heart, but his face was as usual, and he discussed the action with Yang Hongming, Chen Deping, and Ke Youwei before getting up and leaving.

Yu Zhaokang and Jin Youcheng both want to be killed, but one is an open killing, and the other is missing. Coupled with far-fetched motive speculation, Chen Wenqiang felt that this could not only let the moths led by Wang Xianqian know what was going on and know that he did it, but they couldn't catch any tricks and couldn't find any evidence.

As for the government's investigation of the case, Chen Wenqiang is not afraid, as long as his hands and feet are clean, as long as the arrangements are appropriate, give the government a clue to solve the case, and give them a reason to close the case, who will be stupid enough to ask for trouble, and have to find out?

And to do this kind of thing, Chen Deping, Ke Youwei and others of Longxingtang have already experienced mature and sophisticated experience in Shanghai, and with the help of Yang Hongming, the head snake, Chen Wenqiang can act with confidence.

…………… (To be continued.) )