Concession.

Some people say it is humiliation, but in this chaotic and unruly world, the concession is the only refuge for national industry, as well as for the national press and revolutionary ideas.

In China in this era, if there is still a place where Hu Chuyuan can find the feeling of being a man, it is really only the concession.

If he wants to continue to fight with Li Hongzhang on the territory of Zhili, the small concession will not be able to support him, he needs a bigger stage, a stage that Li Hongzhang cannot interfere with, and it is enough for him to perform.

21,740 acres of land, in the countryside, that is only 21,740 acres of land, that is, half of a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, if compared with a big town like Nanxun, it is less than 1/5 of Nanxun Town.

However, once these lands become concessions, the average land price per mu will rise to tens of thousands of yuan, which can be converted into a real estate market of 200 million yuan.

Hu Chuyuan is a person who can do big business, as long as he invests tens of millions of yuan, rectifies and sorts out these lots, invests in setting up factories, and stirs up popularity, the backhand is a return of hundreds of millions of yuan, and he can also protect the development space of the "Guardian" and national industry for a long time, and take the lead in developing the port of Tianjin.

This deal, no matter how you calculate it, is a good deal.

As for how Li Hongzhang wants to sell the country to seek glory, he is too lazy to care.

After negotiating the debt issue, Hu Chuyuan continued to be the general office of his Jiangnan Commercial Bank, and the imperial court had dismissed him from his official position and given him a false name to fill the title of Jiangxi political envoy.

He didn't care at all, and now even if he was asked to be the governor of Jiangsu, he didn't want to do it.

The world is so absurd, China is so absurd, that he, a latecomer, is completely unimaginable, and even has a strange feeling, as if everything is just a dream.

But that's the reality.

When he took the identity of a fake foreigner and really blackmailed the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty didn't dare to say anything to him, and now he really fucking began to protect him, and did not hesitate to sever the kind of diplomatic relations with Yue Ben that had never been normal, and forbade Yue himself from entering China.

In the Shanghai Concession, because of Hu Chuyuan's special surname, the British and American Public Concessions and the French Concession also imposed strict control policies on Yue himself.

In addition, Dongli Foreign Bank was secretly eradicated by Hu Chuyuan, and the Qing Gang and Zhejiang bandits were brutally killed by the Fuqing Society for a while, at this stage, it was indeed difficult for him to get close to Hu Chuyuan.

Yong Garden.

Hu Mansion.

In the middle of the scorching summer, it was rare for a heavy rain in Shanghai, and the weather was cool, Hu Chuyuan opened the window of the study and sat in the room to read.

The drastic changes in life made him have a lot of insights into life, just playing with antiques and building some gardens was far from satisfying his yearning for life, and he began to read Whitman's poetry.

Sometimes, he would also read Jane Austen's romance novels.

However, he preferred Dickens's novels, which were simple, humorous, and full of the adventurous spirit of peculiar little people.

Sometimes, he even wants to write several novels himself.

Reading a book is a good relief, which allows him to forget the changes in time and space and simply immerse himself in a fantasy space.

When he saw Caroline slandering Elizabeth in order to marry Darcy, he was also very angry, and really wanted to give this woman named Caroline a resounding slap in the face.

was angry, Wu Shuzhen knocked on the door quite interestingly, and deliberately asked loudly: "Hey, is there anyone?" ”

Hu Chuyuan replied lazily: "Here!" ”

Wu Shuzhen pushed open the door, but brought in a very beautiful little girl, wearing a beautiful silk gauze dress, and her black and bright black hair was permed into curls, which was quite foreign.

Hu Chuyuan glanced at it curiously, feeling a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, so he asked Wu Shuzhen, "Is it your relative?" ”

Wu Shuzhen smiled gently, sat down, and said: "Yes, this child's name is Wu Zhenni, and grandma Wu Wu is my father's own sister, and she is my cousin and niece. ”

Hu Chuyuan let out a casual sigh and took a closer look at this cousin named Wu Zhenni.

It is indeed a very beautiful and lovely girl, fifteen or sixteen years old, with big eyes and long eyelashes, like a doll.

After looking at her, Hu Chuyuan said to Wu Shuzhen: "Okay, you can take her to play in Shanghai these days, and you can also take her to Hangzhou, Hangzhou is much more fun than Shanghai." ”

Wu Zhenni fell in love with the book in Hu Chuyuan's hand, and suddenly became very happy, and said with a smile: "Little uncle, you are also reading such a girl's book, so happy, it seems that you have found a book friend!" ”

"This ......?"

Hu Chuyuan was embarrassed for a while, and the most embarrassing thing was that he was called "little uncle", although several grandsons of the fourth master's family also called him uncle, but those children were still young, and they could all get married.

Wu Shuzhen said with a smile: "He likes to read Dickens's novels, and I forced him to read this one." ”

Wu Jenny didn't seem to mind very much, and continued to ask Hu Chuyuan, "Then do you like to watch it?" ”

Hu Chuyuan sighed resentfully, looked at Wu Shuzhen, and said, "Can you not like it?" ”

Wu Shuzhen couldn't help but giggle a little proudly, and said: "It's best if you like it, in fact, I think Miss Austen's best book is "Emma", you must read it more carefully, anyway, you are very leisurely during this time, and there is nothing to do." ”

Jenny Wu smiled: "Then let's organize a Jane Austen Book Club, maybe this is the first one in Shanghai." Well, it must be a feat! ”

Hu Chuyuan smiled, and then said: "You are playing in Shanghai today, I don't have time to accompany you...... In this way, I will arrange for someone else to lead you around. ”

Wu Zhenni smiled: "Little uncle, I always heard my father say that you are the richest man in China, and now I am also going to study at mt.holyoke women's college, I want to study law, and I will come to you as a secretary after graduation." However, I need a good salary...... You know, we girls have a lot of money! ”

Hu Chuyuan smiled casually, and didn't take it seriously, anyway, he was his own junior, so he could say whatever he liked.

He picked up the phone and called Pan Limei in the general ledger room, asked Pan Limei to come over, and brought Pan Limei a check of 1,000 yuan, and asked her to accompany Wu Zhenni to play in the Shanghai concession in the past two days.

He thought that the two of them were quite young girls, so they should be more talkative.

got a check for 1,000 yuan so easily, Wu Zhenni was also quite happy, kissed the check, and praised happily: "It's still my sister-in-law who loves me, okay, then I'll play for a few days first." ”

After saying this, she pulled Pan Limei and ran out.

Hu Chuyuan couldn't help but think that this girl was very funny, and when she ran away, he sighed with Wu Shuzhen: "Look, we are already aunts, it's really time to get old!" ”

Hearing this, Wu Shuzhen couldn't help laughing.

She sat next to Hu Chuyuan, hugged his neck quite naturally, closed her eyes silently, and enjoyed this quiet time after the rain.

The storm has finally passed.

Although Hu Chuyuan lost his official position in the imperial court, at least he did not lose his surname and his family business was saved.

As long as they lived in the Shanghai Concession, the Qing court would not dare to think anything wrong about them, and as long as Hu Chuyuan was still alive, the Qing court would no longer fight the idea of Jiangnan Commercial Bank and China CITIC Bank.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask Hu Chuyuan again: "You say, will there be problems in the future business of Jiangnan Commercial Bank, and will the court give us small shoes?" ”

Hu Chuyuan replied cautiously: "This is not enough, and the key to whether the business of Jiangnan Commercial Bank can be done well depends on the Fujian and Zhejiang Yamen and the Liangjiang Yamen, and the imperial court may not be able to manage it." ”

Wu Shuzhen nodded slightly, but said: "Regarding the fact that you have American nationality, Lord Zuo Zongtang seems to be very angry, because he reuses you too much, and you have American nationality, his reputation has also been greatly frustrated, and he has been suppressed by Li Hongzhang for the past half a year." ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "This won't be a big deal, there will be some problems for the time being, and it will be solved later." He needs money, I have money, and that's a fact that will never change. ”

Wu Shuzhen smiled faintly, and suddenly said: "Marrying a man like you is really a wonderful life." ”

Hu Chuyuan smiled.

At this time, Chen Shanyuan hurriedly came in to pray, but he didn't knock on the door, and when he saw Hu Chuyuan and Wu Shuzhen ...... the door, he hurriedly turned his back and said, "Dongjia, Li Jingfang is here, saying that there are 100,000 urgent things I want to discuss with you!" ”

Hu Chuyuan let go of his hand and let Wu Shuzhen sit next to him.

He thought about it for a while, but said very coldly: "Why did you think of me again at this time, tell him that I am sick and will not be a guest for the time being." ”

Chen Shanyuan laughed, and ran out again.

Hu Chuyuan really didn't want to see Li Jingfang.

Li Hongzhang's family is a bad breed that has cut off children and grandchildren, and here he talks about cooperation with Hu Chuyuan, and over there he plots against him with himself.

Now it's all right......!

Hu Chuyuan lost his official position, Li Hongzhang's reputation was also completely damaged, and he also lost a handful of silver...... As soon as the Beiyang Bank collapsed, so many shares were all lost, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!

Hu Chuyuan didn't want to see Li Jingfang, so he picked up "Pride and Prejudice" and continued to read, while Wu Shuzhen pulled a chair and sat beside him and watched it with him.

She has seen it dozens of times, she is familiar with it to her chest, and she laughs while watching, and she is not in a hurry at all.

After a while, Chen Shanyuan ran in again and sighed: "No, Li Jingfang refuses to leave, he said that if he can't see the owner today, he will make a bunk in the hall at night." ”

Oh yes.

What does this mean?

Hu Chuyuan felt a little bored, so he nodded and said, "Let him come in!" ”

Chen Shanyuan was also very annoyed, and especially wanted to beat Li Jingfang.

If it weren't for Li Hongzhang making trouble behind his back, Hu Chuyuan would still be the Minister of Shipping in Fuzhou, how majestic he was, he would be by his side, and he would be able to go back to his hometown in Fuqing from time to time.

(To be continued)