Huang Xing thought for a while and replied, "Commander, I took over this matter...... If there's anything else, if not, I'll go back and prepare now, and try to leave early......"

"Yes, of course there are......" Yang Xingguo quickly replied. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"As we said just now, there are two necessary conditions for the development and growth of the Jiangdong Army, talent and silver. We have silver, but not much. Therefore, relying only on this little silver in our hands, even in the Year of the Monkey, we will not be able to develop Liaodong......"

"So, you have another task when you go to Hubei, and that is to get silver......"

"Get the silver...... Commander, setting up a foreign trade company and selling weapons in Hankow, isn't that just getting money? Huang Xing asked with a look of incomprehension.

Then, Huang Xing seemed to think of something, and said with a sudden realization: "Eh, I understand, Commander, you want me to go to Hubei to raise donations...... Learn from Jang Zhidong and collect donations among patriotic merchants in Hankow......"

Yang Xingguo hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, no matter how poor our Liaodong Army is, it is not so poor as to let the director of the Political Department raise donations......"

"Besides, the reason why Zhang Zhidong was able to raise so much money was because of Zhang Zhidong's identity as the governor of the two lakes."

"If you are allowed to go, I am sure, even if you are given a month, you will not be able to raise more than 10,000 taels of silver."

"As for foreign trade companies, even if they sell weapons, it is a long stream, and they can't get a lot of silver in a short period of time......"

Huang Xing's face was even more puzzled, and he asked Yang Xingguo: "Apart from these two methods, I really can't think of any other way to get silver...... Commander, tell me what you can do, and open my eyes. ”

After a mysterious smile quickly flashed on Yang Xingguo's face, he replied decisively: "It's very simple, just four words, attract investment......"

"What is investment attraction?" Huang Xing, who was even more incomprehensible, subconsciously asked.

"Investment, as the name suggests, is to call on businessmen to come to our Liaodong factory. As for attracting investment, it would be better to understand, and guide the money of those businessmen outside to us to make money......"

After listening to Yang Xingguo's explanation, Huang Xing's first reaction was doubt. After thinking about it seriously. directly vetoed Yang Xingguo's idea.

"Commander, you're too whimsical......"

"The most important thing for businessmen is profit. We don't have anything, why did they come to us with silver to open a factory......"

"Besides, everybody knows. The two great powers of Japan and Russia are fighting in Liaodong, and at this time, they can't even guarantee their own safety, let alone do business......"

"Unless those businessmen's heads are knocked out in the mud, otherwise. They will never risk their lives to do business in Liaodong, which is poor and white. ”

Yang Xingguo not only did not object, but also affirmed: "You are right, businessmen are all profit-oriented. ”

"If we don't give them benefits, they will never come to us for no reason. Therefore, I will not let you go empty-handed to attract investment......"

"My idea is that businessmen who come to Liaodong to set up factories will be exempted from taxes for two years as long as the factories are regular. In addition, our Liaodong Army can also provide them with a two-year period. An interest-free loan with a ceiling of 10,000 taels of silver. As long as the factory he wants to handle passes our review, he can apply for a loan. “

"In addition, although we are poor and white, we have almost no commercial foundation."

"However, there are a lot of business opportunities hidden in the land under our feet. As long as they choose the right direction, they will definitely be able to make money when they come to Liaodong, and they will also earn a lot of money. “

At this time, the puzzled expression on Huang Xing's face had turned into disbelief, and he said suspiciously at Yang Xingguo.

"A business opportunity? How come I didn't see it...... Commander. I have also been a businessman, and in my opinion, there is no other business opportunity in Liaodong that can make the businessman's heart flutter except that the land is a little more fertile. ”

Yang Xingguo shook his head and analyzed: "Then I'll tell you about a few business opportunities I see......

"Soldiers. In the past, Liao could only be self-sufficient in grain. Now it is different, because we have a large amount of land reclamation, and the land is evenly distributed to households, and the people's enthusiasm for farming is very high. When the time comes, the light will be a year away. We will have hundreds of millions of surplus grain in the five counties of central Liaoning......"

"It's close to the capital with little production and high consumption, you say, is this a business ......opportunity?"

"Second, in the several counties under our control, there are no less than 100 large and small iron mines, coal mines, and even gold and silver mines......

"Also, the Northeast is rich in fur and medicinal herbs...... Is this a business opportunity......

"Also, after the further expansion of our Liaodong Army, the amount of clothing, military uniforms, and meat to be purchased every year must be very large, is this considered a meat ......?"

"In addition, our arsenal will definitely be expanded in the future, and after the expansion, the arsenal will produce accessories for all kinds of weapons, and it will never be possible for the arsenal to produce and provide all kinds of accessories, even raw materials...... This is definitely a business opportunity as well......"

"In addition, I have said so much, but I have not yet said that the consumption power of one or two million people in my Liaoning is ......"

"As soon as this autumn's harvest is over, the people will have surplus grain in their hands, and if they have surplus grain, they will have silver...... Even if a common person only consumes one tael of silver, it is still a business opportunity of one or two million taels of silver. And this, not counting the hundreds of thousands of taels of military salaries that our Liaodong Army sends every month, counting their consumption, there will be at least four or five million taels of business opportunities every year......"

"Really, why didn't I think of that?" Huang Xing was shocked for half a minute before he sighed to Yang Xingguo.

After thinking about it, he said: "Such a big business opportunity, coupled with our good policy of two-year tax exemption and two-year interest-free loans, will definitely attract many bold businessmen to develop in Liaodong......"

"As long as the interests to attract them are big enough, they will definitely come over," Yang Xing said firmly ......Chinese .

"When the time comes, if a merchant brings a thousand taels of silver, a hundred merchants will be a hundred thousand taels...... This will definitely play a great role in our poor and white Liaozhong......"

Seeing the confident expression on Yang Xingguo's face, Huang Xing also became confident.

After a short period of contemplation, he replied decisively to Yang Xingguo: "Commander, I should also make a decision on this matter...... However, if I am given so many tasks at one time, I alone will not be able to complete it even if I have three heads and six arms......"

"You can pick twenty people from the deputy commander to follow you, and bring another 20,000 taels of silver for the start-up funds, 1,000 for the foreign trade company to base the rifles for sales, and when the time comes, the money from the sale of rifles will also be used for you for the time being......"

"In order to ensure your safety, I am transferring a company of guards from the guard regiment to you......"

"In two days, we will have a deal with Zhang Zhidong. When the time comes, you will take the fleet of Zhang Zhidong's return voyage and go to Hubei by water. Once the main thing is done, you can come back and leave some people in Hubei. (To be continued.) )