"Boss Qiao, I didn't expect to alarm you this time, why, you are also interested in Huizhou Luliang?"

"Master Mei, the Qiao family is not bigger than you, we started in business, of course we will not miss such a big deal. What about you? Do you want to take a stake in a factory or sell cotton cloth? ”

"Hehe, who knows what Mr. Lu's idea is, call us all to Huizhou to open a business promotion, let's talk about it then." The old man surnamed Mei is named Mei Delong, who is a famous big family and a wealthy gentleman in Guangdong, and there is the Mei family among the families that Wu Shimin can't offend. The boss surnamed Qiao is the head of the Jin merchant Qiao family in Guangdong, Qiao Zilu, who has been in Guangdong for many years, and is very familiar with all forces, this time the two met on the way from Guangzhou to Huizhou, and they couldn't help but say hello and inquire about each other.

Since the arrival of foreigners in Guangzhou, all kinds of new gadgets have followed, including the four-wheeled carriage in which the two are now riding. Two horses pulled an ornately decorated carriage, flanked by dozens of armed guards on horseback. After Qiao Mei and the two met, they entered the same carriage, and they were enthusiastic along the way, but in fact, they were secretly fighting, and if Lu Liang listened to it, he would sigh that the world of smart people could not be understood. When they were about to enter the boundary of Huizhou, the bumpy carriage suddenly became stable, and the two looked out from the curtain, and what they saw was a straight gray road! On the road, horse-drawn carriages carry heavy goods, pedestrians come and go, and there are tea stalls on the side of the road not far away for passers-by to rest and eat.

"Master, I've inquired, from here all the way to Huizhou, and then to Haifeng, it's all this kind of gray road." Hearing the information from his subordinates, Metro and Qiao Zilu were a little surprised, they could be regarded as having seen the world, but they were still shocked by this road.

"I can't imagine that this kind of road has appeared in Huizhou, as far as I know, the ash road costs a lot, and the ash alone is not something that ordinary people can get, could it be that there is an ash factory in Luliang, Huizhou?" Qiao Zilu took the lead in saying.

"Boss Qiao, the old man is not as knowledgeable as you, I have also heard of this ash, is it very valuable?"

"Yes, Mr. Mei didn't know, there was a British ash factory near Guangzhou, many buildings in the city used ash as a building material, a wide range of uses, the price is expensive, but it takes a lot of time to start an ash factory, I heard that there were some businessmen in Guangzhou who wanted to set up a joint venture, and then gave up because they needed too much money and opened for a long time. I heard that there is an ash factory ordered by Li Zhongtang in Tangshan in the north, but it is half dead, and now I don't know what the situation is. ”

Methlon gasped, even the imperial court can't run a factory, Lu Liang's descendants can do it? Rumors that he has the backing of an American company, are they true?

There were very few factories in the west of Huizhou, but along the way, the two were already shocked, and soon after arriving at the Ziqiang Hotel in Huizhou, big squires and big businessmen from all over Guangdong arrived one after another. Wu Shimin led the Huizhou squire to hold a luncheon at the Ziqiang Hotel, ignoring the questions that everyone couldn't wait. It is only said that the big boss Mr. Lu Liang Lu will lead everyone to visit the cotton mill, flour mill, steel mill, machinery factory, etc. in the afternoon, and then explain, the principal Lu Liang is not there, although everyone is a little dissatisfied, fortunately, it is important to make money, and they do not study deeply, and obey the arrangement.

The reason why he didn't attend the luncheon was that Lu Liang hated this kind of banquet occasion, although he didn't vomit when he smelled the wine, he was very impatient with the scene of pushing the glass and changing the lamp at the banquet. The luncheon ended quickly, and everyone's minds were no longer here, but they were very interested in the decoration and service of this self-powerful hotel, which was built by Lu Liang according to the template of the star hotels of later generations, which was very attractive to these people.

"Everyone, I'm really sorry, Lu missed the luncheon due to a sudden accident and asked the elders to forgive me." Lu Liang stepped into the hotel, just as everyone finished drinking, there was a room of people sitting in the hall, and it was roughly estimated that there should be more than 60 people. These people hold the power of Guangdong, representing the power of Guangdong's business, local, governmental, and military circles, and some can even influence the operation of the imperial court center, so they are very disapproving of the young Lu Liang, and they are all casually arching their hands to show their returns. Lu Liang didn't care, and when he saw his strength, these people's attitudes would change, which was also a reason for them to visit the factory.

Wu Shimin was sleek and old, playing a round for Lu Liang, got up and gave a general introduction, and the time was about two o'clock in the afternoon. After leaving the hotel, everyone boarded the carriage and went straight to the nearest flour mill.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our self-improvement flour mill, which covers an area of 8,000 square meters, has 4,000 workers, and can produce more than 50,000 bales of flour day and night. The second phase of the expansion is underway. ”

"This is a self-strengthening match factory, with more than 2,000 workers, and can produce 300,000 boxes of matches per month, and the second phase of the expansion project is underway."

"This is the pillar factory of our Ziqiang Group, the Ziqiang Cotton Yarn Factory, which has 20 steam engines, and will use more advanced steam turbines for production after the completion of the third phase of construction. With 13,000 textile machines and 200,000 spindles, it is currently the largest textile factory in the country, and the scale is still expanding. ”

"This is Ziqiang Iron and Steel Plant."

"This is the Ziqiang Machinery Factory."

The visit ended at five o'clock in the afternoon, and the spectacular scene of large-scale industrial production was not something that these old hats could imagine, even those big businessmen had never seen such a grand industrial area, the big chimney that reached to the sky, the steel factory and machines that towered like a hill, and the cotton cloth and molten steel produced under the rotation of the machines and the operation of the workers, everything seemed so magical and special. They seem to be out of place in ancient China, but they burst with vitality, and everyone can see the great wealth of these factories, as well as the powerful energy of Lu Liang, a later life. And the security guards and blond-haired, blue-eyed foreign genetics all over the factory made these people put away their last contempt.

After the visit, Lu Liang did not rush to hold a conference to promote investment, and accompanied everyone to have a hasty dinner, and everyone stayed in the room of the hotel. Ignoring the strange and luxurious hotel, everyone hurried back to their respective rooms, digesting what they had seen during the day, and thinking about how to deal with it.

"Master, in my opinion, if we get Lu Liang's shares, it is equivalent to being tied to him. Judging from the visit, I always have a feeling that I can't explain, I wonder if the master feels it? "It was Mei Jin, the big treasurer under Metro, who spoke, and he usually gave ideas by Metro's side.

Metrone nodded and said, "Not only you can see it, but most people can see it." A factory can't use so many guns, and those guards obviously have a military temperament, which is not something that a businessman can train, in my opinion, either this Lu Liang has a plan, or the Americans behind him have bad intentions. ”

"I see, recall that it is true, the old man's eyes are like torches. So do we cooperate with Lu Liang? ”

"Hehe, Mei Jin, you have followed me for so many years, I don't know what you mean, tell me what you think."

"Everything is too busy master, I think so, if we cooperate, the money will not be less, the key risk is that if Lu Liang has bad intentions, it will threaten the safety of our Mei family. But at present, the elite of the imperial court has been lost in Tianjin, Li Zhongtang is also dying, the Qing court is exhausted, and it will soon be full of smoke, that is, troubled times, if our family wants to last for a long time, we have to bet now, and Lu Liang is a good choice. I don't know if the old man noticed, he Lu Liang not only built a factory, but also provided generous treatment to workers, took the initiative to build roads, and even built schools to make those mud-legged people literate. Mei Jin hit the nail on the head, and Meddragon couldn't help nodding in agreement.

Most of the more than 60 rooms had such conversations, with the long-sighted and bold ones such as Medron, who decided to bet on Lu Liang, and the less timid ones who simply left the hotel that night. The next morning, after Meddragon came out, Qiao Zilu, who was close to him, also went out, and the two looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent.