"Brother Chen. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Li Zhun smiled very kindly, and his title changed, "I know that you have a wide range of friends, and there are acquaintances in Germany and the United States. By the way, I've seen that American subordinate of yours, surnamed Luo. ”

"Roden." Chen Wenqiang rolled his eyes with contempt, "The foreign devil's name is in front and the surname is in the back, Luo Deng is the first name, but not the surname Luo." ”

"Lonely and unheard, I'm really, ah!" Li Zhun smiled wryly and said, "Brother's dog is studying in the United States, this person is not familiar with the place, can you please explain to Brother Chen, let that Luo Deng's relatives and friends in the United States take a picture or two?" ”

"Oh, Lord Li's son-in-law studying in the United States?" Chen Wenqiang pretended to be stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "It's easy, Luo Deng's brother Luo Mai is my business agent in the United States." Besides, there are people in our rivers and lakes. The United States Zhi Gong Tang knows no, the largest Hongmen Hall in the Americas, thousands of brothers. Okay, I'll leave this matter to me, and I promise that Ling Gongzi is okay. Well, even if something happens, someone will help him settle it. ”

"Great, that's so thankful." A stone fell to the ground in Li Zhun's heart, he rubbed his hands happily, and his gaze at Chen Wenqiang also changed, "Then, this matter of chaos in Qiongzhou has to be done by Brother Chen!" This chaotic party has subsided, it's good for us! ”

Chen Wenqiang frowned, looking very embarrassed. After a long time, he nodded under Li Zhun's expectant gaze, and said reluctantly: "Okay, I'll do my best." In addition, I would like to recommend a person who was hired by Zhang Jilao with a lot of money and wanted him to serve as the Qiongya soldier. According to his ability, he will definitely be able to train the patrol battalion into a crack general, and I will not be afraid of the chaos of the party in Qiongzhou again. ”

"Oh, who is this man, so capable?" Li Zhun asked suspiciously.

"The surname is Wu, and the name is Luzhen. The word is scarf. Chen Wenqiang said in a deep voice: "The first non-commissioned officer student in the first phase of the study has outstanding results, and Zhang Zhidong once entrusted him with an important task to teach and learn in the Wuchang Wu Ordinary School. Later, Feng was transferred to Beijing and served as the supervisor of the training team of the Military Science Department of the Military Training Department. Later, he went to Yili, Xinjiang to inspect the new army, and was resentful of the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. Removed from the overseer. He has ambitions and difficult returns, and he travels to Shanghai, where he is known to Zhang Jilao and is hired as the chief teacher of the thirteen port business groups. ”

Li Zhun blinked his eyes, this resume is hard to get, and the backstage is also strong, Zhang Jian plus Chen Wenqiang, the leader of the constitutionalist faction who is in the limelight.

"How? This man is intelligent and capable, right? Chen Wenqiang smiled faintly. said: "If you talk about land combat ability, I'm afraid it's still above Lord Li, right?" Zhang Jilao, plus the recommendation of you and me, the Governor General will not reject it. What does Master Lee think? ”

"Okay, Qiongya Bingbei Dao will entrust this Wu Luzhen." Li Zhun suddenly discovered that Chen Wenqiang was also a terrible guy, and he had both foreign devil helpers and Hongmen friends in the United States, so wouldn't his son's life also be in the hands of Chen Wenqiang?

And. How can today's discussion make people feel a little strange, it seems that Chen Wenqiang is making suggestions. He's making decisions, but it's not exactly like that.

Without waiting for Li Zhun to think carefully and understand, Chen Wenqiang said something again, interrupting and disrupting Li Zhun's thoughts.

"Master Li, don't be too clean. Spending money to buy peace, risking his life and fearing the dead is not Chen alone. Chen Wenqiang was a little self-deprecating, and said with a little contempt: "I heard." There are many high-ranking officials who are looking for the Fuxing Association to build relations and buy recovery bonds, and even the new Guangzhou general Zengqi secretly sent someone to sponsor the revolutionary party for 10,000 yuan, what do you think that means? ”

"Oh?" Li Zhun was taken aback, but then he was relieved, and said with a wry smile: "Zengqi delayed his appointment due to illness. It turned out to be operating in secret, trying to buy a side of the revival network. It's not unusual, two Guangzhou generals have been stabbed to death in succession, this son is like a hanging blade, who dares to sit? Then Brother Chen, look, am I also-"

"To each his own!" Chen Wenqiang took a sip of tea and said lightly: "I am half a Jianghu person, and I believe in a sentence on the rivers and lakes: leave a line in everything, and see each other in the future." Who can be sure of this situation? In this world, no one should pretend to be high. Now the situation is not bad, but I am afraid that the imperial court will delay the constitution or make a perfunctory response, then the revolutionary party can agitate everywhere and make another momentum. ”

"I heard that even the flag bearers signed the petition, and the people's hearts can be seen." Li Zhun asked with some confusion: "But this constitution really works, and it can make the country strong all of a sudden?" ”

"Lao Li, read more books and read more newspapers." Chen Wenqiang said earnestly: "This is a world trend, although it is not immediate, but it is the foundation, and it must be established. ”

Li Zhun rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I don't expect that this petition will not succeed, if the petition can be successful once, then it will not be called the imperial court." ”

"If it doesn't work, there will always be some effect." Chen Wenqiang smiled disappreciatively: "Look at it, even if it doesn't work, the imperial court will inevitably speed up the pace of constitutionalization, and it will also encourage the petition activities." Without him, if the constitutionalists flourish, the revolutionaries will decline, and vice versa. Once the opening of the constitution is opened, the enthusiasm of the people (mainly the local gentry) for political participation will continue to heat up, and finally it will be as unstoppable as a flood. ”

Fallacies and misleading came as soon as he opened his mouth, but Li Zhun nodded again and again when he heard it, and he thought it was true. The meaning of the imperial court was also obvious: to tolerate and even condone the constitutionalists was to restrain the revolutionary party and morally deny the legitimacy of the revolution. In other words, it is foreseeable that the constitutionalist faction will grow stronger and stronger, and Chen Wenqiang, as the main rookie promoted by the constitutionalist, can be said to have a great future with his fame, as well as his proficiency in foreign affairs, and the strength of Yu Chunxuan's Austrian aid in the DPRK and China. It can be seen that he only squeezed out Sheng Xuanhuai and took over the Hanyang Iron Works.

With the help of Cen Chunxuan's relationship, Chen Wenqiang contacted Zhang Mingqi, the governor of Guangxi, to discuss matters related to investing in and building factories in Guangxi, and the two hit it off.

Because Zhang Mingqi was able to go from an unknown scholar to a rising tide and growing in power, it was thanks to Cen Chunxuan's strength. Moreover, Zhang Mingqi was also an active implementer of the new policy, and he was vigorously implementing the new policy in Guangxi, opening an agricultural and forestry experimental field, an agricultural school, a high-grade normal school, and a political and legal training center, and also setting up a telegraph office, a trial hall, and a procuratorial office, continuing to run the Fuhe Coal Mine, and preparing for the construction of the Guizhou-Quanzhou Railway.

Li Zhun has heard of these. Let's not mention that Chen Wenqiang's official rank and grade are already the squire of the Ministry of Industry, let's just say that he has been connected to Cen Chunxuan, an important minister of the imperial court, and has been connected to various industrial and commercial giants of the Constitutionalist faction, and has the help of foreigners and overseas Chinese. In the middle, the relationship with the local officials is very harmonious, and it can be said that the left and right sides are exquisite, and a network of interests involving all parties has been established, and it has an extraordinary influence.

The chaos in Qiongzhou and the assassination of two Guangzhou generals in succession not only shocked the imperial court. Even more angry. According to unconfirmed sources, if no progress is made in the short term, Governor Zhang Renjun's position will be difficult to protect, and even Guangdong officials will be punished.

On the one hand, there was the threat of assassination by the Fuxing Society, and on the other hand, there was the severe punishment of the imperial court, and Li Zhun and Zhang Renjun were both eager to achieve results and make a difference, and the sooner the better. And Li Zhun was appointed by the imperial court as the commander of the Guangdong Navy Division, and concurrently served as the commander-in-chief of Fujian, Guangdong and Nanao Town for less than a year. The time for reducing the weak and retaining the strong, reorganizing training, and vigorously changing the patrol battalions is too short, and it is not impossible to destroy them by force, but at least it cannot be accomplished in a short period of time. The difficulties of reality, the persecution of both sides, and the mentality of temporarily perfunctory and getting by have created favorable conditions and atmosphere for Chen Wenqiang to turn around in the midst of it.

Things have come to this point. Chen Wenqiang didn't have to do it himself, and recommended Wu Luzhen to come to the forefront. The specific operation can naturally be handed over to him. Because he believed that the investigation of Zhang Renjun and Li Zhun's thoughts was unmistakable, and the negotiation charter had been formulated, the so-called withdrawal was just a part of the men and horses hiding in the base, or changing their clothes to become a militia or patrol battalion. And Xu Chunshan and Li Jiajun can put on official uniforms in a grand manner, and lead a group of personnel to occupy Qionghai and Wanning as officers and soldiers for the revival association.

Secret negotiations were carried out in disguise, and the two patrol battalions of Yazhou withdrew to Qiongya. to show the determination of the Guangdong government to appease it; The rebels released some of the captured Qing soldiers, which showed their sincerity in being recruited. Zhang Renjun and Li Zhun both received a secret letter from the Fuxing Society, which was relatively politely worded, indicating that their actions and the current negotiation process satisfied the Fuxing Society, and the assassination was temporarily over. Both of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

As Chen Wenqiang said, in terms of life threats and official careers, no one should pretend to be high. Historically, even Tie Liang and Duan Fang, hardliners among the Manchurian officials, were intimidated by the assassination of bombs and pistols by the revolutionary party, and asked people to negotiate terms with the revolutionary party. In the face of the revival will be even more brutal and ruthless assassinations, and in the face of the continuous weakening of the central authority of the Qing court, how many officials can be "foolish" and "stubborn" to the end?

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The waves didn't look turbulent, just wave after wave crashing onto the beach and then disappearing softly into the sand. The setting sun burned the sky red on the horizon, and the sea was dyed red, giving it a satin-like sheen as the waves undulated.

Qingdao, the land of China, is also a leased land of Germany. Mr. Chen was sitting in the restaurant of a large hotel by the beach with a German-style tower and a steep double-fold roof, talking business with two Germans.

In the twentieth century, the capitalist countries have shifted from the export of commodities to the export of capital, and the large surplus capital generated by the great powers at home needs to be invested abroad in order to obtain more lucrative income than foreign trade.

This is not only the state form, but also many foreign capitalists who need investment channels. Because in the advanced capitalist countries, in those sectors where monopolies dominate, the places of investment where monopolies can obtain high profits have long been occupied by monopolies. In this way, for those monopoly capitalists, who have accumulated an extremely large amount of monetary capital in their hands, there is not enough place to invest in their own country to make a profit.

Compared with the scale of capital export of Britain and France, Germany is far behind, but in the process of implementing the "continental policy" to the "world policy", the increasingly powerful Germany has used China as an "experimental ground" for overseas colonial competition and cooperation with other countries, and has resorted to both force and cultural "tenderness" to compete with other countries on Chinese soil.

In particular, in terms of "borrowing", because this project has become the focus of competition among various countries because of its stable returns, high profits, large number of projects, and simple operation, Germany must exert more flexible and successful diplomatic means in this field, and develop influential spokesmen in China.

"The ten-year loan cannot be changed, I am not short of money, and the loan is just a sign of sincerity." Chen Wenqiang pondered for a moment, smiled and stretched out a finger, emphasizing: "If I raise funds from overseas Chinese in Nanyang and the Americas, I will definitely be able to raise enough funds." ”

"Industrial borrowing is risky, and I hope Mr. Chen can come up with more convincing evidence so that we can make a final decision." Hoffmann, a representative of the German company BASF, spread his hands and said: "Actually, some researchers in our company think that it is more practical to produce nitrogen oxide by arc and then synthesize ammonia. So—"

Ammonia synthesis was the greatest achievement of Haber's life, but it did not immediately gain favor with industry, and he was met with cold eyes and suspicion. Although BASF has a strong interest in nitrogen fixation and considers Haber's research on the electrooxidation of nitrogen to be important, it has expressed doubts about the prospects of Haber's ammonia synthesis. Similarly, Chen Wenqiang, although he vowed that he had solved the industrial production of synthetic ammonia, was still not convincing.

"I can understand your company's concerns, so after the first meeting, we prepared a second cooperation plan." Chen Wenqiang looked calm, as if he had expected this, "I will visit your country next year and build a small synthetic ammonia factory in your country." If successful, the investment in this small plant will be entirely yours. Moreover, your company should ensure that you will provide our company with all the equipment required for the ammonia plant in the future, and help our company build a factory in China for production. As for the loan, it will be offset by these equipment and construction costs, and it will be repaid in ten years. ”

"It's really an exciting and reassuring proposition." Hoffman exchanged glances with his colleagues and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen's confidence and courage are admirable, and I will report to the company immediately, and I believe that there will be a good news reply soon." ”

"I was in a hurry to go to the Hanyang Iron Works to handle the contact, and I could only stay in Qingdao for three days." Chen Wenqiang paused and said: "I hope your company can reply as soon as possible, and I also hope that the cooperation between the two sides can be successful." ”

"We have the same hopes." Hoffman got up and stretched out his big hand to Chen Wenqiang, "Please believe in the efficiency of our Germans." I'm going to send a telegram, Mr. Chen, please continue to taste our German beer, it tastes very good. ”

Chen Wenqiang got up, shook hands with Hoffman and his colleagues, and then sat back in his chair, looking out the window thoughtfully.

………… (To be continued.) )