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Typing out the last letter on the typewriter keyboard, Qin Lang let out a long breath - thank God for enabling him to complete the "Handbook of Chemical Engineering" as quickly as possible, and now, this work of great historical significance and academic value has finally been completed, and he can return to his normal life and continue to care about and manipulate those things that he is willing to care about and manipulate with all his attention.

Thank God. Although he still did not believe in this legendary old man, he still had to say this at this time of celebration, just to express the pleasure in his heart.

"Praise the Lord!" Another voice joined, more joyful, more excited, more uncontrollable, "You've got it done!" ”

Elizabeth. Miss Daubers almost eagerly tore the last page of the manuscript from the typewriter, placed it at the bottom of the stack of manuscripts that had been put in order, and read it with all her heart, like a hungry Sierra Leonean man who suddenly saw a table full of delicious food. As for the maker of this "delicious meal", poor Mr. Qin Lang, he was ruthlessly abandoned by her.

"I was pathetic, and naïve, to think I could get a rewarding kiss." Qin Lang muttered self-deprecatingly, shrugging helplessly. But Elizabeth didn't pay any attention to him at all, not even a corner of the eye gave him. Finally, realizing that Miss Daubers would not react until she had finished reading the manuscript, he had to get up and walk out of the office.

As in many companies, his secretary, Miss Rose, had a desk just outside the office. Hearing the sound of the door opening and seeing Qin Lang come out, she immediately sent a stack of letters and telegrams to him.

"Can't you just let me rest for a while?" Qin Lang said. It's like a complaint, but it's not, it's just a joke.

So she wasn't scared at all, and still held up the letters and telegrams. "I'm sorry, boss." The answer was succinct, "They're all important." ”

"Important?" Qin Lang was suspicious of the letter: every letter written to him or telegram sent to him would indicate its importance and urgency, but in fact the vast majority of them were just inconsequential waste paper; Eventually, though, he took the things from Miss Ross and opened them one by one in front of her.

As he had expected, the vast majority of letters and telegrams were inconsequential things—the first letter was, then the second, the third...... Finally, so is the seventh letter. They are all invitations, from seven public obscure ...... At least the academy he hadn't heard of at all. So not only were they irrelevant, but they were also meaningless, and Qin Lang would not attend the events held by these academies at all.

He wouldn't even reply to the colleges, Miss Ross would take care of everything.

Returning the letter to the secretary, Qin Lang began to read the telegram - the first one was Duncan of United Textile Technology Company. Sent by Duke Sandy. His Royal Highness poured out his concern for his fellows, and his anticipation of the Christmas party, in a thousand ornate but incoherent words, but reported his work in only a hundred words, and finally made a simple but clear request in four words.

"I need more authorization." With just four words, it's simple and clear.

While flattered, Qin Lang also broke out with a burst of anger against His Royal Highness the Duke: on the one hand, Duncan didn't figure out what was important and what wasn't; On the other hand, he wanted to get more authorization in just four words, but that was never possible, even if he could run United Textile Technologies well......

It's really good. Although Duncan has not yet submitted any formal work report, Qin Lang is well aware of the operations of him and United Textile Technology. The representatives of the Chicago Consortium and the Cleveland Consortium in the company would report to him on a regular basis, and Yi Shui would also mention some information in his report, and Qin Lang also installed two Messerschmitt students in the company.

He has almost everything under control.

The Chicago Consortium and the Cleveland Consortium were pleased with Duncan's work. In Canton Bay, he showed a very aggressive spirit, trying to expand the share of the company's products in the cotton and cotton yarn market, buying silkworm cocoons on a large scale, trying to monopolize the silk reeling industry in the concession area, using mercenaries against peers with little background, and even trying to bribe pirates to further attack competitors - the last move was dangerous, but neither Chicago nor Cleveland objected to it, and even a little happy. In the face of monopolies and huge profits, everyone has become a little lawless.

The only thing that displeased the representatives of the consortium was the attitude of His Royal Highness the Duke towards the workers.

Duncan was a leftist, and he had hints from Qin Lang, so he took great care of the factory workers, building them spacious housing, providing them with abundant food, setting up clubs, and running study classes, and they also paid well. No pure capitalist would be like him, but His Royal Highness the Duke still felt that he had not done enough, "and he even wanted to buy insurance for every worker!" ”

"The insurance company may like the idea of His Royal Highness the Duke, but it is not the insurance company that controls the company." While he was still in New York discussing and refining the railroad fraud scheme with consortium leaders, Mather had privately warned Qin Lang, "If Mr. Duncan continues to waste the company's funds, I ask the board of directors to limit his powers." ”

And his reply was, "I agree." ”

But now Duncan is asking for more empowerment.

"It's impossible, and he can't be given more authority." It hadn't been more than five seconds since she received the telegram from Qin Lang's hand when Rachel announced her decision in an unquestionable tone.

"I see the same thing as you." Qin Lang agreed.

"At the very least, he should explain what he needs to authorize." O'Connor said.

"What else he wants to do, of course, is to continue to improve the welfare of workers! Remember what he used to want to do? Form a union in the company! Now he can finally get his wish. At the mention of Duncan's attitude towards the workers, his political leanings, and his ideology, Rachel immediately became angry – she was a pure capitalist, and her dislike of leftists was instinctive.

"We shouldn't have him as a manager at United Textile Technologies." She grumbled.

O'Connor glanced at Qin Lang. It was his suggestion, and perhaps he had long expected Duncan to do it, and also liked that he would raise the welfare of the workers according to his political leanings and ideologies; And Yi Shui, he must be even happier. The workers at United Textile Technology are all Chinese, and as long as Duncan's actions do not exceed a certain limit, they are certainly willing to see their lives better.

But there is also a difference: Yi Shui only has this hope because of his identity, but Qin Lang, obviously, he is only thinking about those secret plans of his.

He doesn't do things that don't make sense.

Then O'Connor set his sights on Rachel. She was still angry, but theoretically, since she was very smart and knew Qin Lang very well, Rachel should have seen Qin Lang's intentions from the beginning, and she could also expect the situation she was currently encountering. She is mentally prepared, and like Qin Lang, she has an acceptable bottom line, but since this is the case, why is she so angry?

He was curious and wanted to know why, but Qin Lang and Rachel had already started talking about other things.

"What else do you have to do besides Duncan's telegram?" She asked, "You're not going to run into my office just because of a telegram and call Sean over, are you?" ”

"You know me so well." Qin Lang said. Indeed, he bothered Rachel and O'Connor not just because of Duncan's telegram, but because of other things. In addition to the seven letters, Miss Ross gave him six telegrams, half of which were inconsequential things, but the remaining half were valued by him.

The three telegrams, in addition to Duncan's, and one from Washington, were sent by the State Department to Edwin. Conger warned: The first U.S. negotiations with Germany, Russia, and Japan were unsuccessful, and Berlin and Moscow bluntly threatened that they would act alone if Washington and London did not allow them to join the plan; Japan, on the other hand, is relatively cautious because of its complicated relationship with Great Britain, but it is still unwilling to let go of the opportunity to grab profits.

So the State Department asked Edwin. Conger solved the problem as soon as possible, and at the same time, of course, he was given a copy of this telegram to the Minister by the way. Perhaps, Secretary of State Sherman felt that Conger was unable to command Yi Shui's mercenaries and intended to give orders through him; Perhaps, Mr. Secretary of State, he would have come up with a way to end the coup d'état as soon as possible, or perhaps it was just the unauthorized actions of a correspondent who had an extra deposit on one of his accounts......

However, these questions were no longer important, and the contents of the telegram were only of value to his other plans - the telegram came a little late, so that only a second after seeing it, Qin Lang opened the telegram that Yi Shui had given him.

There were only two words on the telegram: "Mission accomplished." ”

The task was accomplished, Guangxu first accepted all the conditions put forward by Britain and the United States, and then the Empress Dowager Cixi also agreed to restore all the emperor's powers, and the "coup" came to an end.

Yishui's strategy was very successful. Claude's explanation removed much of the Emperor's resistance, and then the warnings of Prince Gong and Princess Rongshou Gulun completely destroyed the last remaining hesitation of him in less than a minute—and so did Cixi. In order to strengthen their persuasiveness, the Prince and Princess Celestia slightly modified Hartmann and Wang Zhen's lies to make the invasion look imminent, and as a result, most people were frightened.

The enemy was about to occupy Shengjing and Liaodong, which was a bad situation that had never been seen before. Suddenly discovering that the fierce struggle between the emperor and the empress dowager had caused Russian and Japanese invasion attempts against the most important areas of the Manchus, and that he was about to become the biggest sinner in the history of the Qing Dynasty, and even so serious that he could not enter the temple after his death, not only Guangxu and Cixi, but also the ultra-conservative princes and ministers could only declare compromise.

Of course, not everyone believed the rumors, but they could not openly question Prince Gong and Princess Rongshou Gulun, unless someone was prepared to pay for their political lives; Nor can they ask Russian and Japanese diplomats for confirmation, and at such a moment any reply from these people is questionable.

Moreover, the telegraph line was also sabotaged by mercenaries, so they could not immediately contact the officials in Shandong and Heilongjiang, and had to rely on messengers. However, the emperors, empress dowagers, nobles and ministers, who believed that Russia and Japan were about to invade Liaodong, could not wait for the messenger to bring them more accurate information, and they had to take steps now to eliminate the danger.

None of these people are willing to take on a responsibility that they cannot afford.

It took only one night for the dignitaries to reach a consensus, and then the Empress Dowager and the Emperor had a short, cordial, affectionate conversation -- in which Claude and Morrison participated as envoys -- Cixi pledged not to interfere in the Emperor's policies again, rescinded the wanted members of the Restoration, and Guangxu announced that he would not hold the conservative ministers accountable...... Of course, the neutral governors were not punished, so the problem was solved, and everyone was happy, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Only the Germans, Russians and Japanese will be angry, but who cares about them? At least Washington and London won't care. However, the U.S. and British governments still need to be vigilant, and there is one last thing that has not been done: getting the pay they have asked for. Until Conger and MacDonald saw the official documents issued by the Guangxu Emperor, the danger was always there.

"But Yi Shui can handle things well." Qin Lang was full of confidence.

He believed that Yi Shui could handle things well, and Rachel was equally convinced. However, at this moment, in distant China, at the strong request of the two ministers, Yi Shui was advancing towards Beijing with the "McBride Volunteer Infantry Regiment", just to protect their safety. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )