a few hours ago......

"In my personal opinion, Morgan doesn't need your new plan – if you're really planning to get the right to build a railroad from Beijing to the heart of western China. www.biquge.info Qin, I know you have enough strength to complete it alone, and, as a friend, I'd be happy to give you the chance to do it alone. Still, "after a brief, only a few seconds of pause," I respected my father and obeyed his will. So now, on behalf of Morgan & Company, I solemnly propose to you that we want to work with Umbrella to build that railway. ”

After saying that, he took a sip of whiskey, and Jack. Morgan put away his serious expression and asked a question in a low, old friend's tone: "But I want to know, do you really plan to get the right to build that railroad, Qin?" ”

Until you make a suggestion, no; But now, yes. Qin Lang thought about it and replied quietly, "That's a good idea." ”

"Good idea?" Morgan's eyebrows raised, "What do you mean, railroad or collaboration?" ”

He was surprised. Although Morgan was very clever in covering it up, Qin Lang still noticed it, but he was not surprised at all. Morgan, regardless of that Morgan, had installed his inner line in Umbrella, so they must have known that he had no plans to get the right to build that railroad......

Of course, this conclusion is not so certain, but the probability is very high and the evidence is abundant: he did not announce his plans within the company, nor did he make any preparations in any way. Both Morgans were extremely smart and experienced tradesmen, and that was enough of a clue to make the decision to put their chips down at the table.

However, he just replied, "That's a good idea." If it had been another Morgan, he would have laughed out loud, for the answer was what he had expected, the answer he hoped to get; But now this Morgan, his reaction shows that he had not expected such an outcome until then.

That's not a disguise. This is what Qin Lang can be sure of, because Jack. Morgan's idea was the opposite of his father's: as he claimed, he didn't want to work with Umbrella to build the railroad, but the only way to do that was if the plan didn't exist; He has his own idea and is full of expectations for it, which is enough to cause him to go wrong.

And his problems weren't just that, there were other ones -- of course, Jack. Morgan knew very well what problems he had, his father knew it too, and Qin Lang also knew it. They are not special and they are not difficult to guess, a guy who has earned tens of millions of dollars in capital for himself in less than six years, if no one has become alert and wary of him, it must be a miracle more outrageous than his rise - it's just that Jack. Morgan's vigilance and vigilance were a little more serious.

Yes, a little more serious, so much so that it somehow influenced his decision-making.

It's a shame.

Qin Lang sighed secretly, but still with a kind smile on his face, he told Jack. Morgan: "Both. ”

From your point of view, it is. Morgan thought mockingly, and drank to hide his eyes. As Qin Lang knew, and he knew he knew, he was resistant to the new partnership his father had proposed: Qin Lang had used the power of Morgan to amass capital rapidly over the past five years or so, and now it was time to slow him down rather than let this continue.

Unfortunately - and for Qin Lang, lucky, - this was only his own idea, not his father's. The emperor himself was very satisfied with the benefits of the cooperation, and as always, he hoped to know how far Qin Lang could go, so the cooperation would continue. And Qin Lang was still as cunning as before, going so far as to use his father's proposal to turn something that didn't exist into an idea that actually existed, or worse, a plan.

He had the ability to make a sketchy, but executable, plan in a few minutes, a talent that was both enviable and hated.

"So, you do plan to get the right to build that railway," Morgan also sighed in his stomach, put down his wine glass, and then turned his head and stared at Qin Lang's eyes, "But I'm curious, since that's the case, why is there no wind at all." ”

"Because the plan is not yet perfect and, most importantly, the time is not ripe yet." Qin Lang replied matter-of-factly.

"Timing?"

"I was going to bring it up again at the end of the year or early next year," he explained, "after our current rail plan moves to phase two." ”

"After that?" Jack. Morgan raised an eyebrow. It's a bad excuse: if we wait until the current railroad plan moves to the second phase before proposing a new one, the Americans, British, and French people who have just suffered a serious case of fraud and have lost $200 million or possibly more will certainly not be able to shell out a penny, and the remaining smart people who have not been deceived will have their pockets tightened......

Of course, either he intends to finance in other countries, or he does not intend to finance at all, but no matter how you look at it, this is not a good idea.

"After that?" Morgan repeated his doubts.

Explanation has always been Qin Lang's specialty: "Putting the new plan after the old plan has been transferred to the second stage does have some trouble in terms of financing, but the benefits are also obvious: first, it is not easily resisted by the patriotic Chinese public. As long as the old plan is used for publicity, I am sure that they will feel that the foreigners are only doing things in a half-tone, and they will have the opportunity to redeem the right to build the railway in the future......"

"Sounds good, but do we need to care about the opinions of the Chinese?" Morgan asked.

"Nope. It's just that I'm worried that the crumbling Qing government might collapse as a result. Qin Lang warned in a tone that was by no means a joke, "After the end of the war between China and Japan, the strength of the anti-government forces has been increasing, but now the Qing government does not have a strong enough military force to deal with the rebellion - this is a sensitive period, the war of 1898 destroyed its military machine, and a new one has not yet been formed." There were neither qualified officers, nor large-scale procurement of weapons. He sighed deliberately and complained, "You know, it's terrible for me. ”

Maybe it's real, maybe it's a disguise, Morgan laughed. "Yes, Qin, the light weapons monopoly you have is basically of no value."

"So, this is a big trouble," Qin Lang spread his hands, "so we'd better not create that kind of thing that would cause a riot enough." ”

"Okay." Morgan agreed, "What's the advantage? ”

"It was the war between the British and the Boers." "The British government has sent a large number of reinforcements to southern Africa to launch a counterattack, and in recent months, the British will feel that victory is in sight, but this will make them look away from other regions," Qin said. The same was true of the Germans, who, feeling that the Boers would soon fail, also turned their attention away from southern Africa. It's not good for our plans, and while I'm not sure if London and Berlin will get in the way for us, it's better if something gets them trapped. ”

"Do you think that by the end of this year or the beginning of next year, the Boers might be given a chance to change the situation?" Morgan shook his head, "You obviously wouldn't think so, would you?" ”

"The Boers had no chance to change the situation, but they could drag the British into an even bigger quagmire."

"At the end of this year or early next year?"

"After the complete occupation of the Transvaal and Orange by British troops, the declaration of victory, and the declaration of the end of the war - yes, perhaps the end of this year, perhaps the beginning of next year."

"I have a lack of research on military issues......" Morgan was silent for a moment, and then said, "Anyway, this is your plan, Qin, everything is up to you." ”

The familiar routine, that's it, he brushed himself off, and of course Morgan, and turned it into an immutable fact by way of a contract a few months later. However, Qin Lang didn't care, such things were always happening, and even inside Umbrella, the situation had not changed.

Qin Lang didn't want to waste time or energy on this kind of issue, just like he didn't intend to defend those actions of his. There is only one thing that matters now, to make a plan that doesn't actually exist. Of course, not the railway from Beijing to Lanzhou, the starting point of the railway he planned was not in Beijing, in Qinhuangdao.

Qinhuangdao is the ideal choice.

"I can assure you, Jack," he said slowly, "that it will be a successful collaboration." ”

"As successful as ever?"

"Yes."

Good news, but also bad news.

Right now......

"In other words, because of Morgan's suggestion, you really plan to build a railway from Qinhuangdao to Lanzhou?" Yi Shui sat down in the chair again, "Do you want to play really?" ”

"Of course."

"We have so much money to build a railroad like this?"

"Even if we had that much money, I wouldn't have built that railroad alone." Qin Lang replied.

"So, Morgan ......"

"It's not just Morgan-" Before Qin Lang's words could be finished, the door of the office was pushed open--O'Connor rushed in with a telegram: "An urgent telegram from the War Department wants us to immediately send mercenaries to the Philippines, and all combatants, as long as they are not on duty, will be sent over." ”

"What's going on?" Qin Lang furrowed his eyebrows. Send mercenaries to the Philippines now? It wasn't his plan. And...... All combatants? It looks like someone has been very stimulated. "Sean, what the hell is going on?"

He guessed right, someone was seriously stimulated.

"The Filipinos blew up MacArthur." (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.) )