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Chapter 7 Breaking the Cocoon and Flapping Wings to Dominate the Industry (8)

After hundreds of years of civil strife and mutual conquest between local forces, there are not many walls left in the ancient city of Syria, especially after the Xinhai Revolution, the land in southern Sichuan that has been weak for many years no longer has the prosperity of the Tang, Han and Song and Ming dynasties, the city walls that collapsed after heavy rain were not repaired, and finally most of the stones and city bricks became the foundations of large families and the walls of ordinary people. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Only in the Shuncheng street entrance on the shore of the Minjiang River, there is still a section of the Ming Dynasty city wall of more than 800 meters, there is a wide city gate of round arch in the middle of the towering city wall built up with huge stone strips, the heavy eaves gatehouse of the solemn atmosphere on the city gate, after hundreds of years of wind and rain still stands majestically, the gray tile red column, the carved beams and painted buildings, the exquisiteness reveals the simplicity and elegance of the silk, and the mottled contains a little heavy and vicissitudes.

Chaoyang gilded the gatehouse with a layer of dazzling golden light, and the middle-aged British minister Lan Pusheng was dressed in a neat and decent dark linen suit, and An Yi, who stood beside him with a kind smile on his face, sometimes looking at the Song Dynasty city tower and the towering yamen on the high mountain on the north bank of the Min River, and sometimes overlooking the spectacular scenery of the surging Min River and the Jinsha River not far downstream, talking to each other in a low voice, getting along very happily, without the slightest restraint and pretentiousness of getting along for the first time.

"Dear general, the Yangtze River rolls east from the confluence of the three rivers and leads straight to the sea, can this place be regarded as the beginning of the Yangtze River civilization?"

Lampuson is a typical English gentleman, speaking politely, in a low tone, and with classical and beautiful words mixed from time to time, it is quite difficult for An Yi, whose English level has improved rapidly, to listen.

The four British attachés around looked at An Yi with great interest, they followed Lan Pusheng to almost all the major provinces and major cities in China, and saw Hongru who was full of "who is also the best", and met with the warlords and heroes who dominated the party, almost without exception, they needed to work hard to translate each other to understand, and those officials or generals did not shake their heads when answering, humming a few words that did not know the so-called famous passages through the ages, which made people confused and confused, or extremely rude self-deprecation, Believing that everything abroad is good, even the moon is rounder than China, he doesn't take anything about the long history around him.

An Yi in front of him is completely different, since they met in Luzhou yesterday afternoon, An Yi's proficient English and decent conversation made all the British people have a great impression at the first time, especially An Yi, who was wearing dark trousers and linen shirts, seemed to be graceful and graceful, so that these Britons could not associate his tall figure and polite and elegant temperament with the decisive and fierce young Zhuang general on the battlefield. After an afternoon of visits, a simple and warm reception, and an evening of in-depth talks, the British were all in awe of the knowledgeable and broad-minded young general, but until now they had never heard the general utter a poetic and light-hearted language.

An Yi's gaze was retracted from the tumbling river, and when he saw that the guests were all looking at him, he smiled slightly and replied politely:

"Mr. Minister, the Yangtze River needs to be counted from the source, and its source is on the plateau thousands of miles away to the west, and that place is called the source of the three rivers. In this regard, the Yangtze River civilization is later than the Yellow River civilization, and its influence on Chinese history is slightly lower than that of the Yellow River civilization. However, the ancient city where we are now has a history of more than 2,000 years, as early as the Warring States Period, a county-level government has been set up here, and it has been developed rapidly since the ancient Han Dynasty, which is the starting point of the Southern Silk Road. It was from here that Chinese civilization spread to the Indian Ocean and to the Arab countries in the Middle East. At the same time, Syria, which is known as the first city of the Yangtze River, is also a gentle, generous, and very inclusive city, just like the local hard-working and kind people, there is always an optimistic, open-minded, and good learning spirit...... Sir, please look at the white tower on the high mountain on the north bank, which has a history of more than 500 years, and look at the city under construction to the east, and the two towering Catholic and Christian iconic and beautiful buildings, are they not the proof of the harmonious coexistence and mutual development of various civilizations? ”

Lan Pusheng looked in the direction An Yi pointed, nodded incessantly, and the attachés were also full of smiles, obviously understanding the many meanings contained in An Yi's words.

Yang Bin and Mr. Qi, who accompanied the visit together, could not understand English, but they could also see from the looks of the guests that An Yi's answer was approved.

Lan Pusheng casually combed his hair that was blown by the strong river wind, pointed to the construction site that was under construction along the river five hundred meters to the east to the Sanjiangkou Passenger Terminal, and asked curiously:

"General, what will be the future of this intense construction place?"

An Yi smiled and replied truthfully: "All the way to the mouth of the river, it turned out to be a bumpy and dirty pool full of animal manure, and it was muddy every rainy day, but the air became very bad in hot weather, which has seriously affected the health of the citizens, and it is a place where it is easy to breed germs."

"In the second half of last year, I submitted a proposal to the People's Assembly, suggesting that the construction bureau under the government develop this place, the representatives discussed for more than two months, and finally passed the proposal, but the government has no money to invest, can only be auctioned to the public for bidding, my wife's real estate company after three rounds of competition, bought at a price of 570,000 yuan, hired the Yangtze River Construction Group headquartered in Shanghai to design and build, and now you see on both sides of the road, is about to cap 50 European-style villas, The area beyond that is home to high-end apartments and office buildings, and with the surrounding public facilities and first-class greenery, the total investment in this area is about 9 million yuan. When completed, the community will become the largest financial and high-class commercial trade area in Syria and the entire southern Sichuan region. ”

"The total investment is nearly 10 million! Forgive me for my recklessness, dear general, do you think it will be possible to recoup your investment? Camsamson's assistant Johnson's eyes widened, looking very surprised.

An Yi replied with a smile: "It is estimated that the problem is not big, the consortium in Shanghai, Nanchang and Jiangsu and Zhejiang has booked ten of the buildings, and the German Lulin Commercial Bank, Rheinland Iron and Steel Complex and our cooperative institutions have also ordered two adjacent villas facing the river in the east, and also handed over the traditional logo pattern of their own design to the construction company, and asked to be delivered half a month before the Commodity Expo of the Southwest Four Provinces Economic Zone held in October, and we have agreed!" It is not necessary that British commercial institutions and banks will come to buy it soon, and if it is too late, it may not be able to buy, so you can only choose commercial real estate elsewhere...... However, the current population of Syria is growing too fast, and the number of chambers of commerce and large industrial and commercial institutions across the country has multiplied, and if you want to have a spacious place, you may have to go to Jiangbei or the south bank of the Jinsha River, far from the commercial center, to buy land and build it yourself. ”

Lan Pusheng and others immediately looked at the busy construction site, took a closer look, and found that the entire area was exquisite and reasonable layout, nearly 100 wide buildings were almost built to the third floor, 12 meters wide straight road, has shown the prototype, just paved cement or asphalt pavement, you can clearly see this complete block near the river, what is even more rare is that this new block occupies a unique geographical location, although it has not yet been built, but has shown extraordinary momentum.

"Very majestic atmosphere, without leaving home to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the confluence of the three rivers, if I have money, I also want to buy a completely own apartment here!" Lan Pusheng praised repeatedly, and then asked with interest: "May I ask the general's wife who is responsible for developing this villa, is it Mrs. Ou or Mrs. Feng?" ”

"Jieyun has not been in Syria for a long time, and it is my first wife, Ou Chuer, who takes care of it single-handedly." An Yi proudly introduced: "I am not in southern Sichuan all the year round, Chu'er in addition to taking care of the company's affairs, but also help to deal with and coordinate some government affairs in southern Sichuan, is my good assistant." ”

"Mrs. Ou is really a virtuous helper!"

Several Britons naturally knew who Ou Chuer was, and they all sighed. After Johnson finished praising it, he asked again: "Each building here occupies about 5,000 square feet, which is very spacious, what price does the general think it will be sold?" ”

"It is expected to be between 350,000 and 500,000, and the highest could be as high as 1 million. If there are too many people pre-ordering, I would like to suggest that Chu'er sell it at auction. An Yi replied without concealment.

Lan Pusheng was slightly stunned, Johnson and a few colleagues looked at each other, very surprised and admired An Yi's money-making methods, and only last night negotiated the issue of the British Chamber of Commerce setting up a liaison agency in Syria, and today An Yi came to such a show, which is really unexpected.

But if I think about it carefully, I can't see that An Yi was premeditated, if Mr. Minister didn't ask, An Yi wouldn't take the initiative to mention it, and listening to An Yi's meaning, it doesn't have to be to buy a house from her wife's real estate company, any agency can buy land to build or buy real estate as its own liaison agency, but I'm afraid there is no such a good community environment and an excellent location in Sanjiangkou in front of me.

Three hours later, the guests and hosts arrived at the scenic spot of Da Ta Tan north of Syria. Data Beach is located between Yuexi to Data in the east of Minjiang River, belongs to the lower reaches of Yuexi River Baili Cui Lake, surrounded by green bamboo, the scenery is picturesque, the wind is breezy, the water flow is clear, the fishing boats are dotted, the blue waves are like mirrors, just like a fairyland on earth, spotless. Stop at the bottom of the big tower beach dam, look back at the smoke in the distance, the hooker is like plastic, a good picture of the scenery of the water town, the river breeze is ignored, the cooking smoke is in vain, the fishing song is like this, and the water waves are rippling...... Immersed in it, the mind and body are comfortable, and the worries are forgotten.

European and American experts who admire nature have been using this beautiful place as a leisure resort since they discovered it. With the continuous exploration and development of mineral resources in southern Sichuan, light and heavy industrial enterprises have been completed and put into operation one after another, and there are more and more European and American technical experts in geological survey, machinery and equipment, mining and smelting, military manufacturing, wireless communications, bridges and railways, etc., and the fame of Datatan has become bigger and bigger. During the vacation, call friends or drag families to swim and fish here for easy communication, and the picnic parties that people from Europe and the United States like are gradually popular.

After greeting many experts from Europe and the United States, Puson specially inquired about several British materials engineers and mechanical and electrical engineers, and cordially greeted their wives and children.

After learning that all the European and American experts hired worked six days a week and another five days off a month, he was deeply surprised by the preferential treatment given by the government of southern Sichuan to professional and technical personnel from various countries. After discussing for a moment with An Yi, who was favored by experts from all over the world, he enthusiastically accepted the invitation of more than 100 expatriates from his country to participate in a relaxed and happy grand picnic party.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the process, journalists from Europe and the United States and dozens of Chinese media reporters rushed to the scene and strongly demanded a joint interview with Minister Lampusheng and General An Yi.

Lan Pusheng did not know whether An Yi was willing to disclose the meeting of the provisional decision to the press, but after obtaining An Yi's consent, Lan Pusheng was very happy to agree, and the reason was that in addition to deepening the economic and trade cooperation between China and Britain through his trip to southern Sichuan, An Yi's personality charm and the ardent hopes of many British expatriates were also important reasons why Lan Pusheng agreed to be interviewed.

The rigor and discipline of the British were quickly demonstrated, and a wide and elegant open hood was soon erected under the towering trees on the river beach, the British flag was hung on both sides of the tent, and five portable tabletops were arranged in a long line, covered with beautiful white openwork tablecloths, which looked decent and very formal at a glance.

Nearly 100 stools were arranged in front of the long table that served as the rostrum, and nearly 1,000 experts from various countries on vacation, with their wives and children, gathered around with great interest.

After Lan Pusheng and An Yi finished saluting with their assistants, they sat down on the chairs behind the long table and began their unique press conference. As the host, An Yi took the lead in delivering a short speech, expressing his gratitude to the British minister for the arrival and all European and American experts and technicians.

Out of care for the guests, the first to ask questions was a British journalist.

In response to the acute questions raised by several British reporters concerning Sino-British relations and economic and trade exchanges, Lampusang skillfully avoided the relationship between the two governments, expressed great satisfaction with his visit to southern Sichuan, and was very confident in the economic cooperation and economic and trade exchanges between China and Britain.

In particular, he talked about his feelings during his visit to Luzhou and Syria, praised the open-mindedness and Anyi leadership of the southern Sichuan government, and used words such as "the most dynamic, surprising and inspiring" to describe the astonishing speed of economic development in southern Sichuan, and earnestly hoped that the British engineers and technicians and experts in various fields who were undertaking the construction of the Syrian-Zhaotong railway would show more outstanding performance and make their own efforts for the development of Sino-British relations.

The middle-aged reporter of The Times finally threw the question to An Yi: "General, what do you think of your country's customs officials and the tax police force of the Ministry of Finance seizing the four cargo ships of the Jiangnan Group under the General for tax evasion and tax evasion?" ”

An Yi was ready to answer sharp questions from the moment he saw reporters flocking to the incident, and for the arrest of the four cargo ships, An Yi had already discussed countermeasures with the brothers at the core decision-making level, so the British reporters raised this sensitive issue at this time, which happened to fulfill An Yi's wish.

Under the nervous gaze of more than 100 Chinese and foreign reporters, An Yi replied seriously in English: "Jiangnan Group is a large-scale group enterprise that strictly follows the laws of the country, and has never had a bad record of tax evasion.

"This time there was a sudden accident, as one of the directors of Jiangnan Group, I was very shocked, the first time I received the news, I immediately called the group headquarters to understand the situation, the results reassured me, the export goods transported by four freighters include minerals, medicines, special cotton and linen fabrics, high-grade woodware and ethnic handicrafts, with a total value of more than 60 million yuan, all of which have the export approval procedures of the relevant departments of the Jiangxi Provincial Government.

"I believe that the problem will be clarified soon, please be patient for a while, I believe that the Ministry of Finance and the Central Ministry of Industry will release relevant news."

"General, do you think it is reasonable for you, as the director of the Sichuan-Hunan-Yunnan-Guizhou Border Region Pacification Office, and as a high-ranking general of the army, to still control the country's largest industrial and commercial group and control 40 percent of the shares of the National Industrial and Commercial Bank, which already ranks third in the country?"

Han Mohua, a forty-five-year-old veteran reporter of the "Republic of China Daily", did not wait for his turn, suddenly stood up and asked loudly in Chinese.

The reporters felt that Han Mohua's move was very impolite, but they did not criticize him, after all, this issue is also what everyone wants to know.

An Yi was very annoyed by the sword and pen officer of this political science department, but his face did not show any unhappiness, seeing Lan Pusheng looking over with a smile after listening to the translation of the entourage behind him, An Yi smiled easily and turned to everyone:

"It's a complicated question, but I'm willing to answer it, and I need to answer it in Chinese, and many of the journalists here are proficient in Chinese, so it doesn't matter if you're not proficient, I just need to slow down."

There was a low laugh in the group of reporters, An Yi put away his smile and said loudly: "Before this, the laws of our country did not have strict regulations on officials doing business, and the relevant drafts formulated by the Third Plenum for this purpose have never been effectively implemented, because the legislators who formulated these drafts have gone into the wilderness, and many people have become famous opposition figures against the central government in Nanjing, so many people have this feeling, and the legislators who formulated the relevant laws restricting party members and military generals from doing business, Now they are all against these laws that they have enacted. ”

There was a burst of laughter in the audience, and Han Mohua looked at An Yi with a stunned expression.

Several reporters thought that An Yi would fool the past, and immediately raised his hand to ask questions, An Yi waved his hand and smiled to stop it, and suddenly announced two important decisions:

"Please wait a minute, I'm not done yet. I would like to take this opportunity to solemnly announce two decisions: First, I have sent a telegram to the Shanghai head office of the National Industrial and Commercial Bank yesterday afternoon that I will resign as a director of the bank from today, and I hope that the shareholders of the bank will acquire all my shares within one month in accordance with the articles of association of the board of directors and make corresponding adjustments, and at the same time, in the name of the board of directors, I will publicly announce this news......

The reporters who were familiar with China's internal situation immediately thought of a series of chain reactions that were about to occur, first of all, An Yi's high-profile announcement of his withdrawal from the National Industrial and Commercial Bank meant that the reform of the central monetary and financial system that should have been tried in southern Sichuan from this year had come to naught, and the central financial reform plan that had been disrupted by the North China War would have been boycotted by An Yi and his allies in Sichuan, Hunan, Yunnan, and Guizhou.

Second, the Central Ministry of Finance has borrowed more than 60 million yuan from the National Industrial and Commercial Bank and the Jiangnan Group in the past six months, and An Yi suddenly and publicly announced his withdrawal from the National Industrial and Commercial Bank, and hinted that the National Industrial and Commercial Bank, which was jointly established by the six major chaebols of the Confucian family, the Feng family, the Yu family, the Du family, and the Nanchang Chamber of Commerce, must pay 40 percent of the bank's total assets in full to An Yi within one month. According to the analysis of the operating performance of the National Industrial and Commercial Bank publicly released at the end of last year, the National Industrial and Commercial Bank, whose total assets have reached 75 million yuan, must pay An Yi a huge amount of 30 million yuan within a month. Otherwise, it will be impossible to explain to An Yi and his peers at home and abroad.

An Yi and other reporters exclaimed, and then announced an even more shocking news:

"Yesterday morning, I received an order from the Central Military Commission, asking me to transfer two divisions to the north, and together with General Liu Xiang and other troops, I will go all out to encircle and suppress Zhang Guotao and Xu Qianqian in northern Sichuan.

"Because the three main divisions of the 24th Army stationed in southern Sichuan have not yet returned, and the local troops in southern Sichuan have just completed the major disarmament of 120,000 people, they can only wait for the return of the three main divisions of the 24th Army, which are only half of them left, and try to raise military funds before they can be ordered, after all, our army sent 80,000 troops to the North China War of Resistance, killed more than 10,000 people in battle, and wounded more than 20,000 people. Fortunately, despite the heavy losses, the officers and men of our army have never failed in their mission.

"Here, on behalf of the 24 th Army and all units in southern Sichuan, I implore the Central Committee to allocate as soon as possible the more than 20 million military expenses borrowed by our army for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in North China, and the specific expenditures and the expenses that should be borne by the Central Committee such as the pensions for the sacrificed soldiers, the severance pay for the retired soldiers, the treatment expenses for the wounded soldiers, and the resettlement expenses for the disabled soldiers, will be listed and submitted to the Central Military Commission as soon as possible. At that time, reporters are welcome to come and receive a copy of the report, so as to facilitate the supervision of the authenticity and rationality of our army's expenditures. ”

As soon as An Yi's words stopped, the reporters in the audience were stunned.

European and American reporters who are proficient in Chinese quickly reacted and immediately immersed themselves in excitement and quickly recorded them, hoping that these two explosive news that were destined to shake China's political and military circles and contained a huge crisis could be sent back to the headquarters as soon as possible.